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Panasonic
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Mo_e, No. DMC-FX12
DMC-FXl0
Before connecting, operating or
adjusting this product, please read
the instructions completely.
LEICA
DC VARIO-ELMARIT
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Before Use • Please note that the actual controls and Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to components, menu items, etc. of your thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep illustrations in these Operating Instructions. them handy for future reference. • SDHC Logo is a trademark. • Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Information for Yo
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Before Use THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: Panasonic FCC Note: Model No.: DMC-FX12 This equipment has been tested and DMC-FX1O 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 Way, protection against harmful interference Secaucus, NJ 07094 in a residential installation. This Suppor
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Before Use -If you see this symbol- • About the battery charger Information on Disposal in other CAUTION! Countries outside the European DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS Union UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN This symbol is only valid in the European CABINET OR IN ANOTHER Union. CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE If you wish to discard this product, please UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO contact your local authorities or dealer PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC and ask for the correct method of SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO d
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Before Use • Care of the camera • About cards that can be used in this unit • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera. You can use an SD Memory Card, an This unit may malfunction, recording SDHC Memory Card and a MultiMediaCard. pictures may no longer be possible or the • When the term card is used in these lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged. operating instructions this refers to the • We strongly recommend following types of Memory Cards. you do not leave the - SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB
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Contents • Brightening the LCD Monitor (Power LCD/High angle mode) ........ 34 Taking Pictures using Before Use the Built-in Flash ................................. 35 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 39 Information for Your Safety ....................... 2 Compensating the Exposure .................. 40 Optical Image Stabilizer .......................... 41 Changing the sensitivity according to the Preparation movement of the subject being Standard Accessories .....................
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•[ASPECT RATIO] • [RESIZE] Setting the aspect ratio ofpictures ...60 Making the picture smaller ................ 77 •[PICT.SIZE]/[Q UALITY] • [TRIMMING] Setting apicture size and Enlarging a picture and trimming it ... 78 • [COPY] quality that match your use ofthe pictures ............................................. 61 Copying the picture data ................... 79 •[AF MODE] • [FORMAT] Setting the focus method .................. 62 Initializing the card ............................ 80 •[BURS
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Preparation 1 Battery Pack Standard Accessories (Indicated as battery in the text) 2 Battery Charger Check that all the accessories are included (Indicated as charger in the text) before using the camera. 3 USB Connection Cable 4 AV Cable 1 2 5 CD-ROM t 6 Strap 7 Battery Carrying Case • SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text. CGA-S005A DE-A41B • The card is optional. 3 4 You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not us
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Preparation 10 Camera ON/OFF switch (PIO, 15) 11 Zoom lever (P26) 4 5 12 Optical image stabilizer button (P41) 13 Speaker (P68) 14 Microphone (P52) 15 Shutter button (P22, 52) 16 Mode dial (P16) 17 6 7 89 4 LCD monitor (P32, 88) 2O 5 Cursor buttons 41/Self-timer button (P39) • /[REV] button (P29) 17 Strap eyelet I_/Flash setting button (P35) • When detaching the strap, untie the A/Exposure compensation (P40)/ knot in the string with a pointed object and then detach it. Backlight compensation in
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Preparation Quick Guide 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures. This is an overview of how to record and • Set the clock. (P15) playback pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets. 1 Charge the battery. (Pll) 0 Set the mode dial to [O], Press the shutter button to take • The battery is not charged when the pictures. (P22) camera is shipped. Charge the 4 Play back the pictures. battery before use. 2 Insert the battery and the card. (P13) 0 Set the
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Preparation Charging the Battery 3 Detach the battery after charging is completed. with the Charger The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use. | 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 using it and during and after charging. The camera also becomes warm during use. This is not a malfunction. • The batte
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Preparation About the Battery The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording (charging/number of recordable interval time. If the recording interval time becomes pictures) longer, the number of recordable pictures decreases. • The battery life [e.g. When recording once every The number of recordable pictures (By ._minutes, the number of recordable CIPA standard in normal picture mode )ictures decreases to about 86 [O]) DMC-FX12)/92 (DMC-FX10).] Approx. 350 pictures Playback
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Preparation (B): Do not touch the connection Inserting and terminals of the card. Removing the Battery/ • The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted. the Card (optional) 30 Close the card/battery door. • Check that this unit is turned off. Slide the release lever in the • Prepare a card. (optional) direction of the arrow. • You can record or play back pictures on the built=in memory when you are not using a card. (P14) ] Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow and open O t
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Preparation About the Built-in • You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory/the Card Memory Cards however you cannot use (optional) an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards. The built-in memory can be used as a (Always read the operating instructions for temporary storage device when the card the equipment being used. If you also being used becomes full. order a photo studio to print pictures, ask the photo studio before
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Preparation Setting Date/Time 3 Press [MENU/SET] to set. • Turn the camera off after setting the (Clock Set) clock. Then set the mode dial to a recording mode to turn the camera on and check whether or not the clock setting is [] correct. • Initial setting The clock is not set so the following screen • Changing the clock setting appears when you turn the camera on. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press &/T to select [CLOCK SET]. (P64) 3 Press • and then perform steps :2 and 3 to set the clock. 4 Press [ME
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Preparation • Basic About the Mode Dial O : Normal picture mode (P22) Use this mode for normal recording, If you turn on this unit and then rotate the mode dial, you can not only switch V : Simple mode (P24) between recording and playback but This mode is recommended for beginners. also switch to macro mode to take a (_ : Playback mode (P30) close-up picture of a subject or to a This mode allows you to play back scene mode that matches your recorded pictures. recording purpose. • Advanced • Swit
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Preparation Setting the Menu 1 Press A/_' to select the menu item. • Displaying the menu screens Press [MENU/SET]. e.g.: The first page of the total 3 pages is A displayed. © V ('A)Menu icons t_B)Current page (c) Menu items and settings • Press • at t_D_ to switch to the next • Rotate the zoom lever to switch to the screen. next/previous page easily, • The menu icons and the menu items that 2 Press I_. are displayed differ depending on the position of the mode dial. • About the menu icons O [REC
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Preparation • Closing the menu screen About the Setup Menu Press [MENU/SET]. • When the mode dial is set to rr_]/ • Set items as required. (Refer to P18 to 20 i i I i also for each menu item.) [Ii M you can • Select [RESET] to return the settings to the close the menu screen by pressing the initial settings at the time of purchase. (P20) shutter button halfway. • [CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW], [POWER SAVE] and [ECONOMY] are • Switching to the [SETUP] menu important items. Check their settings | Pre
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Preparation • Power save mode is not activated in the -While the self-timer is set following cases. -While recording motion pictures -When using the AC adaptor (_ [WORLD TIME] (P56) (DMW-AC5PP; optional) Press [ _ ] to display the [SETUP] menu -When connecting to a PC or a printer and select the item to set. (P17) -When recording or playing back motion Set the time in your home area and travel pictures destination. -During a slide show (P70) [_-]: Your home area EC0 [ECONOMY] [,,,,_]: Traveldest
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Preparation [VIDEO OUT] [a,)) [VOLUME] (Playback mode only) (P87) Press [ _ ] to display the [SETUP] menu Press [ _] to display the [SETUP] menu and select the item to set. (P17) and select the item to set. (P17) The volume of speakers can be adjusted in Set to match the color television system in 7 steps from level 6 to O. each country. • When you connect the camera to a TV, the [NTSC]: Video output is set to NTSC volume of the TV speakers does not change. system. [PAL]: Video output is set to
