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Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FX9PP
Before connecting, operating or
adjusting this product, please read
the instructions completely.
For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@panasonic.com
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca
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Before Use Before Use Dear Customer, Carefully observe copyright laws. We would like to take this opportunity to Recording of pre-recorded tapes or thank you for purchasing this Panasonic discs or other published or broadcast Digital Camera. Please read these material for purposes other than your Operating Instructions carefully and keep own private use may infringe copyright them handy for future reference. laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be re
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Before Use FCC Note: (U.S. only) Trade Name: Panasonic This equipment has been tested and Model No.: DMC-FX9 found to comply with the limits for a Responsible party: Panasonic Class B digital device, pursuant to Part Corporation of 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are North America designed to provide reasonable One Panasonic protection against harmful interference Way, Secaucus, NJ in a residential installation. This 07094 equipment generates, uses, and can Support Contact: Panasonic ra
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Before Use -If you see this symbol- ∫ Care for the camera Do not shake or cause impact to the Information on Disposal in other camera. The camera may not be Countries outside the European operated normally or recording of pictures Union may be disabled, or the lens may be This symbol is only valid in the European damaged. Union. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction If you wish to discard this product, please of the camera. When you use the contact your local authorities or dealer
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Before Use ∫ About the Lens ∫ If you will not be using the camera for Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong a long time light sources. It may cause not only a Store the battery in a cool and dry place malfunction of the camera but irreversible with a relatively stable temperature. damage to your eye. [Recommended temperature: Do not press the lens strongly. 15 oC to 25 oC (59 oF to 77 oF), Leaving the camera with the lens facing Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%] the sun may cause
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Before Use About These Operating Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described in this manner. Compensating the Exposure EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value, Use this function when you cannot achieve and it is the amount of light given to the appropriate exposure due to the difference CCD by the aperture value and the of brightness between the subject and the shutter speed. background. 1 Modes indicated here allow you to use t
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Contents Using the Playback Zoom .......................50 Before Use Deleting Pictures.....................................51 Information for Your Safety.......................2 Recording pictures (advanced) About These Operating Instructions .........6 Using the Mode Dial ...............................53 Preparation Macro mode......................................53 Motion picture mode .........................53 Standard Accessories...............................9 Scene mode...........
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Playback (advanced) Others Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Screen Display...................................... 100 Motion Pictures ................................... 77 Cautions for Use ...................................103 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 78 Message Display .................................. 105 Playing Back with Slide Show Troubleshooting.................................... 107 [SLIDE SHOW]................................. 79 Specifications...................
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Preparation Preparation Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. 1 SD Memory Card (16 MB) 12 (In the text, it is indicated as “Card”) 2Battery Pack (In the text, it is indicated as “Battery”) 3 Battery Charger (In the text, it is indicated as “Charger”) RP-SD016B CGA-S005A 4 USB Connection Cable 3 4 5AV Cable 6 CD-ROM 7Strap 8 Battery Carrying Case For information about optional DE-A11B K1HA08CD0004 accessories, please refer to “Digital Camera Accessory System”. (P1
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Preparation Names of the Components 1 Photo Flash (P38) 12 3 2Lens (P5) 3 Self-timer Indicator (P41) AF Assist Lamp (P74) 4 LCD Monitor (P25, 100) 4 5 5 Cursor Buttons 2/Self-timer Button (P41) 4/[REV] Button (P36) 1/Flash Setting Button (P38) 3/Exposure Compensation (P42)/Auto Bracket (P43)/White Balance Fine Adjustment (P68)/Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode (P35) Button 6 [MENU] Button (P21) 7 Status Indicator (P14, 23) 6 7 89 8 [DISPLAY/PWR LCD] Button (P25, 26) 9 Single or Burst Mod
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Preparation 10 Camera ON/OFF Switch (P12) 10 11 12 11 Zoom Lever (P37, 71, 75) 12 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P44) 13 Speaker (P77) 14 Microphone (P54, 72) 15 Shutter Button (P29, 54) 16 Mode Dial (P28) 13 14 15 16 17 Strap Eyelet 17 18 AV OUT 19 DIGITAL 20 DC IN 18 Lens Barrel 19 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] Socket (P92, 94, 96) 20 [DC IN] Socket (P94, 96) Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC5; optional). This camera cannot charge the battery even though the AC adaptor (D
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Preparation Quick Guide This is the overview of the procedure to 3 Turn the camera on to take record and playback pictures with the pictures. camera. For each operation, be sure to Set the clock. (P20) refer to the corresponding pages. 1 Charge the battery. (P13) OFF ON When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Press the shutter button to take 2 Insert the battery and the card. pictures. (P29) (P15, 16) 4 Play
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Preparation Charging the Battery with the Charger When the camera is shipped, the battery is 3 Detach the battery after charging not charged. Charge the battery before is completed. use. 1 Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery. After charging is completed, be sure to disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet. The battery becomes warm after use/ charge or during charge. The camera also becomes warm during use. However, it is not a malfunction. The
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Preparation About the Battery (charging/number of recordable pictures) ∫ Battery indication Playback time The remaining battery power appears on Playback time Approx. 310 min the screen. [It does not appear when you The number of recordable pictures and use the camera along with the AC adaptor playback time will vary depending on the (DMW-AC5; optional).] operating conditions and storing condition of the battery. ∫ Charging The battery indication turns red and blinks. (When the LCD moni
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Preparation Inserting/Removing the Battery Check that the camera is turned off and 3 1 Close the card/battery door. that the lens is retracted. 2 Slide the release lever to the 1 Slide the release lever to the direction of arrow. direction of arrow, and open the card/battery door. OPEN LOCK OPEN LOCK If you will not be using the camera for a Please be sure to use genuine long time, remove the battery. Store the Panasonic batteries (CGA-S005A). removed battery in the battery carrying
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Preparation Inserting/Removing the Card Check that the camera is turned off and Check the direction of the card. that the lens is retracted. Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card. 1 Slide the release lever to the The card may be damaged if it is not direction of arrow, and open the fully inserted. card/battery door. 3 1 Close the card/battery door. 2 Slide the release lever to the direction of arrow. OPEN LOCK The card and the data may be damaged if i
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Preparation About the Card ∫ Access to the card SD Memory Card When pictures are being recorded onto the card, the card access indication A lights red. 3 On this unit, you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB to 2 GB). When the card access indication lights, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, pictures are being read or deleted, or the 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB (Maximum) card is cleaned up (P90) or formatted, do Please confirm the latest information on the not: foll
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Preparation Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Aspect ratio Picture (6M): (3M EZ): (2M EZ): (1M EZ): size (2816k2112 pixels) (2048k1536 pixels) (1600k1200 pixels) (1280k960 pixels) Quality 16 MB 4 9 9 17 14 28 22 41 32 MB 10 20 19 37 30 59 46 86 64 MB 20 41 39 75 62 120 94 175 128 MB 42 83 79 150 125 240 190 350 256 MB 82 160 150 290 240 470 370 690 512 MB 160 320 300 590 480 940 730 1370 1 GB 320 640 610 1180 970 1880 1470 2740 2 GB 660 1280 1220 2360 1920 3610 2920 5120
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Preparation Aspect ratio Picture (4.5M): (2M EZ): size (2816k1584 pixels) (1920k1080 pixels) Quality 16 MB 6 121325 32 MB 13 26 28 54 64 MB 27 54 58 110 128 MB 56 110 115 220 256 MB 105 210 230 430 512 MB 210 420 450 860 1 GB 430 850 910 1720 2 GB 870 1700 1800 3410 The aspect ratio is the horizontal to vertical ratio of a picture. Refer to P69 for the aspect ratio. If you select a larger picture size, you can print pictures more clearly. When you select a smaller picture size, you can r
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Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ∫ Initial setting 2 Select [M/D/Y], [D/M/Y] or [Y/M/D]. The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the CLOCK SET following screen appears. 10:001DEC.11.2005 M/D/Y PLEASE SET THE CLOCK MENU CLOCK SET SELECT SET EXIT MENU When pressing the [MENU] button, the Close the menu by pressing the screen shown in step 1 appears. [MENU] button 2 times after finishing The screen disappears after about the setting. 5 seco
