User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-F2

[. . . ] Operating Instructions for Advanced Features Digital Camera Model No. DMC-F2 Before use, please read these instructions completely. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. , used under license therefrom. VQT2T79 Before Use Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. -- Before Use Information for Your Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted. [. . . ] (P25) 2 Press e to select [TRAVEL SETUP] and then press q. 3 Press r to select [SET] and then press [MENU/ SET]. 4 Press e/r/w/q to set the departure date (year/ month/day), and then press [MENU/SET]. - - Advanced-Shooting 5 Press e/r/w/q to set the return date (year/month/ day), and then press [MENU/SET]. · If you do not want to set the return date, press [MENU/SET] while the date bar is displayed. 6 Press r to select [LOCATION] and then press q. 7 Press r to select [SET] and then press [MENU/ SET]. 8 Enter the location. · For details on how to enter characters, read the [TITLE EDIT] section on P85. 9 10 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu. · The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date is set. · When the travel date is set, [t] appears on the lower right of the screen. Take a picture. - - Advanced-Shooting Cancelling the travel date The travel date is cleared if the current date is after the return date. If you want to cancel part way through the setting, select [OFF] in step 3 or 7 and press [MENU/SET] twice. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to [OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF]. · The [TRAVEL DATE] function is available in Auto Scene Mode; however, the setting cannot be changed. · The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting. · The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. · If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded. · If you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture on is recorded when the travel destination date is, for example, one day before the departure date. · If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, the day of the vacation you took them on is not displayed. · The text set as [LOCATION] can be edited later with [TITLE EDIT]. · The name for [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] will not be recorded when [LOCATION] is set. · [LOCATION] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures. Note - - Advanced-Shooting Recording date/time at overseas travel destinations (World time) You can display the local time at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures you take. · Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P18) 1 2 3 Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] menu, and then press q. (P25) · When you are setting the world time for the first time, the [PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. Press [MENU/SET], and set the home area on the screen in step 3. Press r to select [HOME], and then press [MENU/ SET]. Press w/q to select the home area, and then press [MENU/SET]. A Current time B Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) · If daylight saving time [z] is used at the home area, press e. Press e again to return to the original time. · The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time. [. . . ] · If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock setting may be reset. When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. (P18) When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas around the subject contain colours which are not actually present. · It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get coloured, depending on the zoom magnification, but this is not a malfunction. [. . . ]