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FZ3-PP.book 1 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-FZ3PP
Before use, please read these
instructions completely.
For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@panasonic.com
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FZ3-PP.book 2 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Before Use Before Use Carefully observe copyright laws. Dear Customer, Recording of pre-recorded tapes or We would like to take this opportunity to disks or other published or broadcast thank you for purchasing this Panasonic material for purposes other than your Digital Camera. Please read these own private use may infringe copyright Operating Instructions carefully and keep laws. Even for the purpose of private them handy for future reference.
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FZ3-PP.book 3 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Before Use FCC Note: (U.S. only) Trade Name: Panasonic This equipment has been tested and Model No.: DMC-FZ3 found to comply with the limits for a Responsible party: Matsushita Electric Class B digital device, pursuant to Part Corporation of 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are America designed to provide reasonable One Panasonic protection against harmful interference Way, Secaucus, NJ in a residential installation. This 07094 equipment gene
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FZ3-PP.book 4 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Before Use ∫ Care for the camera Leaving the camera with the lens facing Do not shake or cause impact to the the sun may cause a malfunction. Be camera. The camera may not be careful when you put the camera outside operated normally or recording of pictures or near a window. may be disabled, or the lens may be ∫ About Condensation damaged. Condensation takes place when the • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction ambient temperature or humidity i
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M S A FZ3-PP.book 5 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 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. Modes indicated here allows you to use the functions or settings described on this page. Set the Mode dial to any of the modes to use the functions or settings. Compensating the Exposure EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value, Use this function when you cannot achieve and it is the amount
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FZ3-PP.book 6 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Contents Before Use Recording pictures (advanced) Information for Your Safety....................... 2 Using the Mode Dial ............................... 53 About These Operating Instructions .........5 Aperture-priority AE ......................... 53 Shutter-priority AE ............................ 54 Manual exposure .............................. 55 Preparation Macro mode...................................... 58 Motion image mode ..........
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FZ3-PPTOC.fm 7 ページ ２００４年６月２３日 水曜日 午前１１時５９分 Playback (advanced) Others Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Using the MC Protector/ND Filter .........101 Motion Images.....................................80 Screen Display......................................102 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................81 Cautions for Use ...................................105 • Rotating the Picture [ROTATE]......... 81 Message Display ..................................108 Setting the Picture to be Printed Tro
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FZ3-PP.book 8 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Preparation Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (8 MB) ∫ AV Cable RP-SD008B K1HA08CD0002 (In the text, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ USB Connection Cable ∫ Battery Pack K1HA08CD0001 CGA-S002A (In the text, it is indicated as “Battery”) ∫ CD-ROM ∫ Battery Charger DE-993B (In the text, it is indicated as “Charger”) 8
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FZ3-PP.book 9 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation ∫ Lens Cap/Lens Cap String VYK0W73 ∫ Strap VFC4078 ∫ Lens Hood/Lens Hood Adaptor VYQ3228/VYQ3227 9
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FZ3-PP.book 10 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Names of the Components 1 Lens part 12 34 2 Flash (P41) 3 Microphone (P59, 71) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P44) AF Assist Lamp (P75) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P29) 6 Viewfinder (P28, 102) 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 [EVF/LCD] Button (P28) 8 Flash Open Button (P41) 9 [DISPLAY] Button (P28) 10 [EXPOSURE] Button (P53, 54, 55) 11 Power Indicator (P32) 12 Camera Switch (P12) 13 LCD Monitor (P28, 102) 14 [MENU] Button (P24) 15 Delete (P51)/[FOCUS] (P64, 74
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FZ3-PP.book 11 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation 18 Zoom Lever (P40, 76) 18 19 Mode Dial (P31) 20 Shutter Button (P32) 21 Single/Burst Mode Button (P47) 19 20 21 22 Strap Eyelet (P19) 23 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] Socket (P92, 95, 97) 22 24 [DC IN] Socket (P95, 97) Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CAC1; optional). 23 25 Terminal Door 24 25 26 Card/Battery Door (P15, 16) 27 Tripod Receptacle 26 27 11
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M S M S A P A FZ3-PP.book 12 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Quick Guide This is the overview of the procedure to 3 Turn the camera on to take record pictures with this camera. For each pictures. operation, be sure to refer to the Set the clock. (P22) corresponding pages. 1 Charge the battery. (P13) When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. OFF ON 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Open the flash. (When using the flash) (P41) 2 Insert
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FZ3-PP.book 13 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Charging the Battery with the Charger When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before After charging is completed, be sure to use. disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet. 1 Attach the battery to the charger. The battery becomes warm after use/ charge or during charge. The camera also becomes warm during use. However, it is not a malfunction. Use the dedicated charger and battery. Ch
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FZ3-PP.book 14 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation About the Battery ∫ Battery indication Playback time when using the LCD monitor The remaining battery power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you Playback time Approx. 240 min. use the camera along with the AC adaptor The number of recordable pictures and (DMW-CAC1; optional).] playback time will vary depending on the > > > operating conditions and storing condition of the battery. The indication turns red and blinks: Re
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FZ3-PP.book 15 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 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 card/battery door to Close the flash. the end and then close it firmly. 1 Slide the card/battery door to open it. Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S002A). If you will not be using the camera for a long time, remove the battery. 2 Insert: When fully charged batte
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FZ3-PP.book 16 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 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 Close the flash. on the back side of the card. The card may be damaged if it is not 1 Slide the card/battery door to fully inserted. open it. 3 1 Close the card/battery door. 2 Slide the card/battery door to the end and then close it firmly. The card and the d
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FZ3-PP.book 17 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation About the Card ∫ Access to the card ∫ SD Memory Card (supplied) and While the card is being accessed MultiMediaCard (optional) (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard Deleting), the card access indication 1 are small, lightweight, removable external lights. memory cards. The reading/writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast. The SD 2016 Memory Card is equipped with a 19 Write-Protect switch A that can inh
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FZ3-PP.book 18 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Picture size 2016k1512 1600k1200 1280k960 Quality 8 MB 0481 6 13 1 10 19 16 MB 1 9 17 2 14 28 3 22 41 32 MB 3 19 37 4 31 59 7 47 86 64 MB 6 39 75 10 63 121 15 96 176 128 MB 12 79 153 20 128 244 31 195 356 256 MB 25 157 306 40 255 487 62 390 709 512 MB 51 317 616 81 515 982 126 785 1429 1 GB 98 610 1185 157 991 1889 243 1511 2748 Picture size 640k480 1920k1080 (HDTV) Quality 8 MB 632 580
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FZ3-PP.book 19 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap ∫ Strap 1 Pass the string through the hole 1 Pass the strap through the hole at on the lens cap. the Strap Eyelet. 2 Pass the string through the hole 2 Pass the strap through the on the camera. stopper and fasten the strap. 3 Attach the lens cap. A: Pull the strap 2 cm or more. Attach the strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it. Check that the strap is firmly attac
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FZ3-PP.book 20 ページ ２００４年６月２１日 月曜日 午後７時６分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood 2 Rotate the ring C to the direction will minimize lens flare and ghosting. of the arrow until [LOCK] is The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and adjusted to A on the adaptor. improves the picture quality. Check that the camera is turned off and [LOCK] that the lens is retracted. Close the flash. 1 1 Adjust A on the lens hood adaptor to [UNLOCK]. 2 Place the
