User manual PANASONIC DMCFX700

[. . . ] Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FX700 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. VQT2Y02 Contents Before Use Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Names of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 How to Use the Touch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 · Using the Playback Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 · Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode . . . . . . . . 51 Deleting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 · To delete a single picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 · To delete multiple pictures (up to 100) or all the pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Advanced (Recording pictures) About the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash . . . . . 56 · Switching to the appropriate flash setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Taking Close-up Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 · [AF MACRO] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 · [MACRO ZOOM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer. . . . . . . . . . 63 Taking Pictures with Set Aperture (Aperture-priority AE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Taking Pictures with Set Shutter Speed (Shutter-priority AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Taking Pictures with Exposure Set Manually (Manual exposure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Compensating the Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket. . . . . . . . 71 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode. . . . . . . . . . . 73 Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Recorded (Scene Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 · [PORTRAIT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 · [SOFT SKIN] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 · [TRANSFORM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 · [SELF PORTRAIT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 · [SCENERY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 · [PANORAMA ASSIST] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 · [SPORTS] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 · [NIGHT PORTRAIT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 · [NIGHT SCENERY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 · [HANDHELD NIGHT SHOT] . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 · [FOOD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 · [PARTY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 · [CANDLE LIGHT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 · [BABY1]/[BABY2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 · [PET] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 · [SUNSET]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 · [HIGH SENS. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 · [FLASH BURST] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 · [STARRY SKY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 · [FIREWORKS] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 · [BEACH] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 · [SNOW] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 · [AERIAL PHOTO]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 · [PIN HOLE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 · [FILM GRAIN]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 · [HIGH DYNAMIC]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 · [PHOTO FRAME] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Recording Motion Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 · Taking pictures or taking pictures with Burst while recording Motion Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Preparation Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 · Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures . . . . . . . . . . 14 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 About the Built-in Memory/the Card . . . . . . . . 18 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 · Changing the Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 · Setting menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 · Using the Quick Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 About the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Basic Selecting the [REC] Mode, and Record Still Picture or Motion Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 · Scene Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 · AF Tracking Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 · Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode . . . . . . 37 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 · Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 · When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the center of the composition of the picture you want to take) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 · Preventing jitter (camera shake) . . . . . . . 42 · Direction Detection Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on Subject (Touch AF/AE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Taking Pictures with the Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 · Using the Optical Zoom/ Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Intelligent Zoom/ Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 · Zooming with touch operation . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Playing Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY]) . . . 48 · Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 -2- · Changing [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 · Face Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 · Setting Auto Registration/ Sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 · Auto Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Useful Functions at Travel Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 · Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture . . . . . . . 103 · Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Using the [REC] Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 · [ASPECT RATIO]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 · [PICTURE SIZE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 · [QUALITY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 · [SENSITIVITY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 · [ISO LIMIT SET]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 · [WHITE BALANCE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 · [FACE RECOG. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 · [AF MODE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 · [PRE AF] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 · [METERING MODE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 · [I. EXPOSURE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 · [MIN. SHTR SPEED] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 · [I. RESOLUTION]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 · [DIGITAL ZOOM] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 · [COLOR EFFECT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 · [PICT. ADJ. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 · [STABILIZER] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 · [AUDIO REC. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 · [AF ASSIST LAMP] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 · [RED-EYE REMOVAL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 · [CLOCK SET]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 · [REC MODE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 · [REC QUALITY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 · [CONTINUOUS AF] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 · [WIND CUT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Entering Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 · Motion pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 · Pictures with audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu . . . . . 143 · [TITLE EDIT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 · [VIDEO DIVIDE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 · [TEXT STAMP]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 · [RESIZE] Reducing the picture size (number of pixels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 · [CROPPING] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 · [LEVELING]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 · [ROTATE DISP. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 · [FAVORITE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 · [PRINT SET] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 · [PROTECT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 · [FACE REC EDIT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 · [COPY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen . . . . . 161 · Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 · Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 · Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 · Copy the playback image using an AV cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 · Copying to a PC using "PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5. 2 HD Edition". . . . . 169 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Printing the Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 · Selecting a single picture and printing it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 · Selecting multiple pictures and printing them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 · Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Others Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Cautions for Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Message Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Advanced (Playback) Playing Back Burst Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Editing Burst Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Playing Back Pictures in Sequence (Slide Show). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 · [CALENDAR] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 · [MODE PLAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 · [CATEGORY PLAY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 · [FAVORITE PLAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Playing Back Motion Pictures/ Pictures with Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 -3- Before Use Before Use Quick Guide This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. [. . . ] The ISO sensitivity is adjusted according to the movement of the subject and the brightness. The ISO sensitivity is fixed to various settings. About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control) The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject. · The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway. It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until the shutter button is pressed fully. Confirm the actual shutter speed on the information display for the picture being played back. - 111 - Advanced (Recording pictures) Note · When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO400] according to the brightness. (It can be adjusted to a maximum of [ISO1600] when using the flash. ) · When setting to [ ], ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness within the maximum setting of [ISO1600]. · The ISO sensitivity will be set to [AUTO] when recording motion pictures. · The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity, the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise. · Refer to P59 for the flash range. · Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving, jitter may not be avoided even if [ ] is selected. · Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small, when a moving subject is at the edge of the screen or when a subject moved at the very moment when the shutter button was pressed fully. · The setting is fixed to [ ] in the following cases. ­ In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET] and [FLASH BURST] in Scene Mode · You cannot select [ ] in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and Manual Exposure Mode. · If picture noise becomes a problem, we recommend that you take pictures after lowering the ISO sensitivity level, increasing the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] under [PICT. ADJ. ], or lowering the setting for each of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. (P123) - 112 - Advanced (Recording pictures) [ISO LIMIT SET] For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23. It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of the subject. Applicable modes: [AUTO]/[200]/[400]/[800]/[1600] Note · The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity, the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise. · It will work when the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [ ]. [WHITE BALANCE] For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23. In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source. Applicable modes: [ AWB ]: [ [ [ [ [ [ ]: ]: ]: ]: ]: ]: 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 [ SET ] When using the preset color temperature setting Note · The optimal White Balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use [ AWB ] or [ SET ]. · The White Balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. (However, the White Balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed. ) · In the Scene Modes listed below, White Balance is fixed to [AWB]. ­ [SCENERY]/[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[NIGHT SCENERY]/[HANDHELD NIGHT SHOT]/[FOOD]/ [PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/[SUNSET]/[FLASH BURST]/[STARRY SKY]/[FIREWORKS]/ [BEACH]/[SNOW]/[AERIAL PHOTO]/[FILM GRAIN] - 113 - Advanced (Recording pictures) Setting the White Balance manually Set the White Balance value. [. . . ] 40 MB) A 7 90 180 360 720 1100 1470 2230 2970 4320 5970 8470 11490 > 11 130 270 540 1060 1620 2170 3270 4370 6340 8770 12140 16470 Y ( A 18 200 410 820 1630 2470 3310 5000 6670 9690 13390 18210 24710 ) > 36 390 790 1530 3010 4580 6130 9260 12350 17930 24780 30350 41190 A 250 2510 5030 8770 17240 26210 35080 52920 70590 ( ) > 390 3770 7550 12290 24130 36700 49120 74090 98830 A 10 115 230 470 940 1430 1910 2890 3860 5600 7740 10710 14530 ( ) > 15 175 350 710 1400 2130 2850 4300 5740 8340 Y ( A 12 135 270 560 1100 1680 2250 3390 4530 6580 9090 12560 17040 ) > 21 230 460 930 1820 2770 3720 5610 7480 10870 15010 19170 26010 A 14 160 320 660 1290 1970 2640 3980 5310 7710 10650 14570 19770 ( ) > 27 300 600 1180 2320 3520 4720 7120 9500 13790 19060 24280 32950 Card 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 11520 15170 20590 Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (Approx. 40 MB) Card 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 102500 143510 141620 198260 121420 182130 164770 247150 - 203 - Others Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (Approx. 40 MB) A 8 100 200 400 800 1220 1630 2460 3290 4780 6600 9100 12350 > 13 150 300 600 1190 1810 2430 3660 4890 7100 9810 13000 17650 W ( A 41 450 900 1800 3540 5390 7220 10890 14530 21100 29150 36420 49430 ) > 80 860 1720 3410 6700 10190 13640 20580 27450 39860 55070 60710 82380 A 300 3020 6040 10240 20110 30580 40930 61740 82360 119590 ( ) > 460 4310 8630 15360 30170 45870 61400 92610 A 10 125 250 500 990 1510 2020 3060 4080 5920 8190 11030 14970 ( ) > 17 195 390 780 1540 2350 3140 4740 6330 9190 W ( A 12 140 280 570 1130 1730 2310 3490 4660 6760 9350 12560 17040 ) > 22 250 500 1000 1970 3000 4020 6070 8100 11760 16250 20230 27460 A 15 165 330 680 1340 2030 2720 4110 5490 7970 11010 14570 19770 ( ) > 29 310 630 1250 2460 3740 5010 7560 10080 14640 20230 24280 32950 Card 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 12700 16550 22460 Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (Approx. 40 MB) Card 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 GB 48 GB 64 GB 123540 179380 165220 247830 121420 182130 164770 247150 - 204 - Others Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (Approx. 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