User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FT3

[. . . ] Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FT3 Before use, please read these instructions completely. VQT3L44 until 2010/2/28 Contents Recording Before Use Care of the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (Important) About the Waterproof/ Dustproof and Anti-shock Performance of the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Attaching the Strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 About the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Taking Pictures with the Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 • Using the Optical Zoom/ Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Intelligent Zoom/Using the Digital Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 • Switching to the appropriate flash setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Taking Close-up Pictures ([AF Macro]/[Macro Zoom]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer. . . . . . . . . . 62 Compensating the Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket. . . . . . . . 64 Take the Outdoors Scene Expressively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 • [Sports] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 • [Snow] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 • [Beach & Snorkeling]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 • [Underwater]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Preparation Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 • Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 • Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . 19 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 About the Built-in Memory/the Card . . . . . . . . 24 • Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 • Changing the clock setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Basic Selecting the [Rec] Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings (Normal Picture Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 • Tips for taking good pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 • Preventing jitter (camera shake) . . . . . . . 31 Focusing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Playing Back Pictures ([Normal Play]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Recording Motion Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Playing Back Motion Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 • Changing the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 • Scene Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 • To delete a single picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 • To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Setting the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 • Setting menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 • Using the Quick Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 About the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 -2- Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Recorded (Scene Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 • [Portrait] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 • [Soft Skin]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 • [Transform]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 • [Self Portrait] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 • [Scenery] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 • [Panorama Assist] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 • [Night Portrait] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 • [Night Scenery] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 • [Handheld Night Shot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 • [Food] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 • [Party]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 • [Candle Light] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 • [Baby1]/[Baby2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 • [Pet]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 • [Sunset] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 • [High Sens. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 • [Hi-Speed Burst]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 • [Flash Burst] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 • [Starry Sky] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 • [Fireworks] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 • [Aerial Photo] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 • [Pin Hole] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 • [Film Grain] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 • [High Dynamic]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 • [Photo Frame] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Taking 3D pictures (3D Photo Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 • Face Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Recording using the GPS function . . . . . . . . . . 83 • Acquiring of the GPS information. . . . . . 84 • Update the GPS information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 • Change the recorded place name information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 • Switch between displaying and hiding the location name information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 • Register additional landmarks. . . . . . . . . . . 88 • Automatically correct the clock using GPS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Measure bearing, altitude and atmospheric pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 • Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 • Altimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 • Barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Useful Functions at Travel Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 • Recording which Day of the Vacation and the Location of the Vacation ([Travel Date]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 • Recording Dates/ Times at Overseas Travel Destinations ([World Time]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Using the [Rec] Mode Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 • [Aspect Ratio] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 • [Picture Size] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 • [Quality] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 • [Sensitivity] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 • [White Balance] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 • [AF Mode]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 • [Quick AF] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 • [Face Recog. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 • [i. Exposure] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 • [Min. Shtr Speed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 • [i. Resolution] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 • [Digital Zoom] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 • [Burst] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 • [Color Mode]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 • [AF Assist Lamp] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 • [Red-Eye Removal] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 • [Stabilizer] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 • [Date Stamp] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 • [Clock Set] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Using the [Motion Picture] Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 • [Rec Mode] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 • [Rec Quality]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 • [Active Mode] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 • [Continuous AF] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 • [Wind Cut] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 • [LED Light] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 -3- Playback/Editing Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Various methods to playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 • [Slide Show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 • [Filtering Play] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 • [Calendar] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Using the [Playback] Mode menu . . . . . . . . . 123 • [Upload Set] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 • [Title Edit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 • [Place-Name Edit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 • [Text Stamp]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 • [Video Divide] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 • [Resize] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 • [Cropping] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 • [Favorite] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 • [Print Set] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 • [Protect]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 • [Face Rec Edit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 • [Copy]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Others Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Cautions for Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Message Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 • Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 • Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 • Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Playing back 3D pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 • Playing back 3D pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 • Saving 3D pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 • Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 • Copy the playback image using an AV cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 • Copying to a PC using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 • Uploading the images to sharing sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Printing the Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 • Selecting a single picture and printing it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 • Selecting multiple pictures and printing them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 • Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 -4- Before Use Please be sure to read “(Important) About the Waterproof/Dustproof and Anti-shock Performance of the Camera” (P8) before using this unit underwater to prevent the unit from being mishandled, which may cause water to seep in. Before Use Care of the camera ∫ Handling of the camera (to prevent water leakage and malfunction) • Foreign objects may adhere to the inner side of the side door (around the rubber seal or connecting terminals) when the side door is opened or closed in places with sand or dust etc. This may result in the impairment of the waterproof performance if the side door is closed with foreign objects adhered. Be extremely careful since it may result in malfunction etc. [. . . ] In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the colour of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the colour of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source. Applicable modes: · [AWB] [V] [Ð] [î] [Ñ] [Ò] ¿ Automatic adjustment When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky When taking pictures outdoors in the shade When taking pictures under incandescent lights Value set by using [Ó] [Ó] Set manually Note • The optimal White Balance will differ depending on the type of fluorescent lamp being recorded • The White Balance setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. (However, the White • White balance is fixed to [AWB] in following conditions: – [Snow] – [Beach & Snorkeling] – [Underwater] – In [Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], [Party], Balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed. ) under so use [AWB] or [Ó]. [Candle Light], [Sunset], [Flash Burst], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Aerial Photo] or [Film Grain] in Scene Mode ∫ Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions when pictures are taken, the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, Auto White Balance may not function properly. In this case, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB]. 1 Auto White Balance will work within this range. 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade 5 Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight KlKelvin colour temperature - 101 - Recording Setting the White Balance manually Set the White Balance value. Use to match the condition when taking photographs. 1 Select [Ó] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the centre is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/SET]. • If the subject is overly bright or overly dark, you may not be able to set the White Balance. If this is the case, adjust to an appropriate brightness and then set the White Balance again. • Exit the menu after it is set. Finely adjusting the White Balance You can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the White Balance. • Fine adjustment is possible only when the White Balance is set to [V]/[Ð]/[î]/[Ñ]/[Ò]. 1 Select the White Balance to finely adjust and then press [DISP. ] to display [WB Adjust. ]. 2 Press 2/1 to adjust the White Balance. 1 [Blue]: Press when the hue is reddish. • Select [0] to return to the original White Balance. Press [MENU/SET] to finish. 3 Note • The White Balance icon on the screen turns red or blue. • You can finely adjust the White Balance independently for each White Balance item. • The White Balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash. [. . . ] • It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get coloured, depending on the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is not a malfunction. Zooming stops instantaneously. • When using the Extra Optical Zoom or the Intelligent Zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily. This is not a malfunction. Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification. • Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode? [. . . ]