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Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-FZ20GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0 M54 FZ20-GN.book 1 ページ 2004年 8月9日 月曜日 .
Before Use 2 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Inf ormatio n f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws.
Befo re Use 3 ∫ Ca re fo r th e ca mer a • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The camera m a y not be operated normally or recording of pictures may be disabled, or the l ens may be damaged. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction of the camera.
Before Use 4 About T hese Operat ing Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described in this manner. ∫ About illustrations in these operating instruction s Please note that t he appearance of the prod uct, the illustration or the menu scr een are a little diff erent from those in actual use.
5 Contents Befo re Use Informa tion for Your S afety ....... ........ ...... .. 2 About These Operating Instructions ......... 4 Prepar ation Standard A ccessories ............................... 7 Names of the Components ....................... 8 Quick Guide .
6 Playbac k (advan ced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images ................... 81 Usin g the [P LAY ] mod e menu ...... ...... .... 82 • Rota ting the P icture [ROTATE] . ....... 82 • Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT].
Preparation 7 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. ∫ SD Mem or y Ca rd (16 MB ) RP-SD016B (In the te x t, it is indi c ated as “Card”) ∫ Batter y Pac.
Prepara tion 8 Names of the Compon ents 1L e n s 2 Flash (P3 7) 3 Microphone (P 55, 69) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P40) AF Assist Lamp (P72) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P27) 6 Viewfinder (P26, 104) 7 [EVF.
Preparation 9 18 MF Ring (P63) 19 Zoom Lever (P36, 72) 20 Hot Shoe (P79) 21 Mode Dial (P29) 22 Shutter Button ( P30) 23 Single/Burst Mode Button (P43, 80) 24 Focus Switch (P60, 63) 25 Strap Eyelet (P1.
Prepara tion 10 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. For each operation, be sure to ref er to the corresponding pages. 1 Char ge the battery . (P11) • When the camera is shipped, the battery i s not c harged.
Preparation 11 Char ging the Ba ttery with the Charger When the c amera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use . 1 Attach the b a ttery to the c harger . 2 Connect the A C cable. • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the A C input terminal.
Prepara tion 12 About the Ba ttery ∫ Battery indication The remaining batter y power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera along with t he AC adaptor (DMW-CA C1; optional) .] > > > The indication tur ns red an d bli nks: Recharge or replac e the batter y .
Preparation 13 Inserting /Remo ving the Battery • Check that the camer a is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Close the flash. 1 Slide the car d/battery door to open it. • Please be sure to use genuine P anasonic batteries (CGA- S002E).
Prepara tion 14 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d • C heck that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. • C lose the flash. 1 Slide the c ard/ battery door to open it . • The card a nd the data ma y be damaged if it is ins erted or re moved while the camera is on.
Preparation 15 About the Car d ∫ Access to the card While the card is being accessed (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ Deleting), the c ard access indication 1 lights. When the c ard access indication 1 light s, do not: • turn the camera off. • remov e the battery or the card.
Prepara tion 16 Appr ox imate n umber of recor dable pictures a nd the si z e • The numbers are appro ximations. (If y ou mix TIFF , Fine and Standard quality , the number of recordable pictures c hanges.) • The number of recordable pictures ma y vary depending on subjects.
Preparation 17 Attachin g the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap 1 Attach the l ens cap. ∫ Stra p 1 P ass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eye let. 2 P ass the strap thr ough the stopper an d fasten the s trap. A : Pull the s trap 2 cm or m ore. • Attach the strap to the ot her side of the camera being careful not to twist it.
Prepara tion 18 Attach ing the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimise lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improv es the picture quality . • C heck that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted.
Preparation 19 ∫ T emporaril y storing the len s hood 1 Remove the lens hood, re vers e it and then atta ch it again. 1 Place the c amera upside do wn. 2 Catch the hook on the lens hood adapt or . 3 Push the le ns hood. 4 Align the ma rks as illustrated.
Prepara tion 20 Setting Date /Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Init ial se ttin g The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the fol lowing screen appears. • When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 2 appears.
Preparation 21 • When a fully char ged batter y has been inser ted f or more than 24 hours, the clock setting is stored (in the camera) f or at least 3 months e ven if the battery is remov ed. (The storing time may be shor ter if the b attery is not charged sufficiently .
Prepara tion 22 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Press th e [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • When rotating the zoom le ver A tow ard T , t he page of the m enu screen can be forw arded. (vice versa) 4 Select the d esired item. 5 Set the desi r ed v alue.
Preparation 23 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. Menu F unctions MONIT O R/ FINDER Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (when pictures appear on the LCD monitor) o r Viewfinder (when pictures a ppear on the Viewfinder) in 7 steps.
Prepara tion 24 Menu Funct ions MF AS SIST (Recording mode only) In manual focus , assistance sc reen appears on the ce ntre of the screen to f ac ilitate f ocusing on the subject.
Preparation 25 Menu F unctions SCENE ME NU [OFF]: Scene menu does not appear whe n setting the mode dial to [ ] or [ ] and the camera is operated in t he scene mode currently selected. If you change the scene mode, Press t he [MENU] button to display the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode.
Prepara tion 26 About the L CD Monitor/Vie wfinder 1 Switc hing the LCD moni tor/Viewfi nder Pres s the [EVF /LC D] button to s w itch to the screen you would like to turn on. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor tur ns on, the Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
Preparation 27 ∫ Out-of-f rame display The recor ding inf or mation is d isplay ed out of the recording screen, theref ore, you can take pictures without interruption by icons or others on the recording screen. ∫ Diopter adjustm ent This feature is handy for users who w ear corrective lenses and prefer to use the Viewfinder .
Prepara tion 28 ∫ Histogram • A his togram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis. • It allows the c amera user to easily chec k the wa y a picture is being e xposed.
Recording pictu res (basic) 29 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit for recording of man y kinds of scenes. Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. Rotate the mode dial slowly and securely .
Recording pictures (basi c) 30 ∫ Programme AE The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • Inser t t he charged batter y . (P13) • Inser t t he card. (P14) • Remove the lens cap.
Recording pictu res (basic) 31 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/ AE: Auto exposu re) When rec ording a picture of p eople with a composition as the abov e picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual oper ation. In this case, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject.
Recording pictures (basi c) 32 ∫ Focusing • The focus range is 30 cm – ¶ (Wide), 200 cm – ¶ (T ele). • If you press the shutter b utton fully without prefocusing, pictures ma y be b lurr y or unfocused. • When the focus indication is b linking, the subject is not f oc used.
Recording pictu res (basic) 33 • When you press the shutter b utton, the screen may become bright f or a moment. This function allows easy adjust ment of f ocus and the recorded picture will not be aff ected. • We recommend setting the clock again before taking pictures.
Recording pictures (basi c) 34 ∫ Example of Programme shift (A): Aperture value (B): Shutter speed • Programme shift can be set in Macro mode [ ] too . • If t he e xposure is not adequate when pressing the shutter button hal fwa y , the shutter speed tur ns red.
Recording pictu res (basic) 35 Chec king the Reco rded Pic ture (Re vie w) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appears f or about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfw ay or 4 to cancel the re v ie w . • Y ou can check the previous or follo wing picture with 2 / 1 .
Recording pictures (basi c) 36 Using the Op tical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 12 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
Recording pictu res (basic) 37 T a king Pictu res using the Built -in Flash When you set the flash, you can tak e pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition. ∫ T o open the flash Press the [ OPE N] button. ∫ T o close the flash Press the fl ash until it clicks.
Recording pictures (basi c) 38 ∫ A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avail a ble flash settings depend on the r ecording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable) ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures ¢ Except when the flash mode is set to Slow sync.
Recording pictu res (basic) 39 ∫ Adjusting f lash output Adjust the flash output when the s ubject is small or reflection ratio is e xtrem ely high or low . 1 Press 3 several time s unti l [ FLASH] a ppears and the n set the flash output. • Y ou can adjust this from j 2E V t o i 2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV .
Recording pictures (basi c) 40 T aking Pic tures with the Self-tim er 1 Switch the self-time r setting. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on th e subject to take the picture. • If you press the [MENU] b u tton when the self-timer is set , the self-timer setting is cance lled.
Recording pictu res (basic) 41 Compensati ng the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due t o the diff erence of br ightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 several time s until [ EXPOSURE] appears and then compensate the exposure.
Recording pictures (basi c) 42 T aki ng Pi ctures using A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired exposure among the 3 types of pictures.
Recording pictu res (basic) 43 T aking Pictur es using Bur st Mode 1 Switch the bur st mode se tting to recor d pictures. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :N o l i m i t ; No display (cancel led) ∫ Numb.
Playback (ba sic) 44 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying Bac k Picture s 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play back t he previous picture. • 1 : Play back t he next picture.
Playback (basic) 45 9 Pi ctur es Mult i Playback 1 Switch to multi scree n. 2 Sel ect t he pict ure s. ∫ T o return to the normal playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture with the n um ber coloured in orange appears.
Playback (ba sic) 46 Using the Pla yback Zoom 1 Enla rge th e pict ure . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k • When you rotate the z oom lev er towards W after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower .
Playback (basic) 47 Deleting Pic tures ∫ T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pic ture to be dele ted. • 2 : Play back the previous picture. • 1 : Play back the next picture. 2 Del ete t he pi ctur e. • While deleting the picture, [ ] appears on the screen .
Playback (ba sic) 48 3 Delete the pictures. • It is p ossible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o d elete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DEL ETE]. 2 Delete all o f the pictures. • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recov ered. Please dou ble-check bef ore deleting pictures.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 49 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode D ial When you want the background t o be in shar p f oc us, set the aper ture v a lue to a higher number . The higher t he apert ure value i s the smaller the aper ture opening will be.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 50 When you want to take a shar p picture of a fast mo v ing subject, set to a f aster shut ter speed. When you w ant to create a tr ail eff ect, set t o a slower shutter speed. 1 Set the shut ter speed and take the p ictur e.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 51 Decide the e xposure by setting the aper ture value and t he shutter speed man ually . 1 Set the aperture v alue and the shutter sp eed. • 3 / 4 : Aper ture value • 2 / 1 : Shutter speed 2 Press the shut ter button half way .
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 52 • Refer to P53 f or the av ailable range of the aper ture value and t he shutter speed. • The focus range is 5 cm – ¶ (W ide), 200 cm – ¶ (T ele). • If t he e xposure is not adequate, the aper ture value and the shutter speed tur n red when pres sing the shutter button ha lfway .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 ∫ Apert ure V alue and Shutter Speed Aper ture-priority AE Sh utter-pr iori ty AE Manual exposure Av ailable Apertu re V alue (Per 1/3 EV) Shutter Speed (Sec.) F8.0 1 – 1/2000 F7.3 F6.5 F5.6 1 – 1/1600 F5.2 F4.6 F4.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 This mode allows y ou to take pictures closely focusing on the subject. (e.g. When taking pictures of flowers. ) Y ou can take pict ures with the lens at a distance of up t o 5 cm (Wide) f rom the subject. ∫ Focus range • Normal • Macro mode [ ] • We recommend using a tripod.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 2 Press the shut ter button half way . • When the subject is f ocused, t he f ocus indication 1 lights . • The remaining recording t ime (approximation) appears on the screen. 3 Press the shut ter button fully to start the recor ding.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 Press the [MENU] button to displa y the scene menu. When setting [A UTO] in the [SETUP] menu, set the mode dial to [ ] or [ ] to display the scene menu automatically . • When rotating the zoom le ver to ward T , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 This mode allows you to make the subject stand out from an unf oc used backg round and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achiev e a healthy comple xion on the subject. ∫ T echnique for P ortrait mo de T o make this mode more effecti ve: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as f ar as pos si ble.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera f ocu ses on a distant subject pref erentially . • The focus range is 5 m – ¶ . • The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [A UTO]. • The Flash setting is fix ed to Forced OF F [] .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and the slow shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for Night portrait mode • Open the flash.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 • In panning mode, the shutter speed becomes slower than usual to achie ve the panning effect. As a result, jitter can easily occur . • Panning function does not work well in the follo wing situations. – V ery bright scenes such as daytime in summer .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 61 • When the auto f ocu s is activ ated, the av ailable recording range is 5 m – ¶ . (We recommend follo wing steps 1 to 5 on the previous page to take pictures with prefocus . ) • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [ISO100] .
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 62 This mode allows you to tak e a picture in locations such as skiing resor ts and locations near s nowy mountains. The ex posure and t he white balance are adjusted to make t he white colour of the snow stand out. • The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [A UTO].
Recording pictu res (advanced) 63 T aki ng Pi cture s wit h Manual Fo cus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate the auto f ocus. 1 Select [MF ASSIST] fr om the [SETUP] menu (i n the recor ding mode) (P22) and s et it to [ON].
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 64 ∫ T e chniq ue for Manua l focus 1 Rotate the MF ring slowly . 2 Even if the subject is focused, rotate it a little more .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 65 Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustm ent, etc. allows you to creat e wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When rotating the zoom le ver tow ard T , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 66 This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to the mode except [A UTO], you can finely adjust the white balance .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 67 ∫ Setting the White Balance manual ly (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White Set) and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh ite paper or a similar w hite object so that the f rame on the centre of the screen turns white and then pres s 1 .
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 68 ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [A UT O], the ISO sensitivity is automat ically adjusted from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according to the brightness.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 69 Y ou can se lect 3 types of quality (compression rate) according to the us age of the picture. • When the quality is set to [ TIFF], a JPEG picture with the quality equal to the standard is c reated at the same time.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 70 Y ou can s witch to the f ollowing metering modes. Meteri ng Mode [MET ERING M ODE] Multiple: This is the m ethod in which the camera measures the most suitable ex posure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically .
Recording pictu res (advanced) 71 • When setting to 3- area-f ocusing, pictures may become still while being f ocus ed on, howe ver , th is is not a malfunction. • When using the digital zoom or when you take pictures in dar k places, the AF area is display ed on the centre of the screen with a size wider than usual.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 72 Illuminating the subject with t he AF assist lamp allows the camera t o f ocus on the subject in low light conditions . When you press the shutter button halfwa y in dark places or othe r situations, an AF area wider than us ual appears and the AF assist lamp 1 turn s on.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 73 Y ou can us e 4 types of colour effect s depending on the image of the picture . Use this function according to the recording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you take pictures in dark places, noise may become visible.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 74 • The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently in the follo wing c ases . – When too much jitter occurs – In digital zoom range – When taking pictures wh.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 75 1 Select [FLIP ANIM .]. • A motion image file is created by putt ing images recorded in [IM A G E CAPTURE] together by [CREA TE MOTION IMAGE]. • A udio cannot be recorded. • Y ou cannot record audio using the audio dubbing.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 76 5 Select [F R AME RA TE] and set the number of fram es. 6 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and cr eat e a fl ip anim atio n. • The file number appears after creating a flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still i mages used to create flip animat ion When selecting [ DELETE STILL IMA GES] in [FLIP ANIM.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 77 The tele conv e rsion lens (DMW -L TZ 10; optional) allows y ou to record pictures zooming in much mo re (1.5 times ). The wide conversion l ens (DMW-L WZ 10; optional) allows y ou to recor d pictures with wider range of f ocus than usual (0.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 78 ∫ Recordable range when using the con version lens When using the t ele conv ers ion lens: • Normal: 4.6 m – ¶ • Macro mode [ ]: 4.
Recording pictu res (advanced) 79 After installing the external flash (DMW-FL28; optional), the effectiv e range will be incre ased when compared to the camera’ s built in flash. 1 Attach the e xternal flash to th e hot shoe 1 an d turn the cam era on.
Recording pictures (ad vanced) 80 ∫ Setti ngs on the ext ernal fl ash • [PRES ET] – When setting t o [PRESET] and attaching the external flash, the aper ture v alue and the ISO sensitivity are respectively set to [F2.8] and [ISO100] on the camera regardless of the recording mode.
Playback (advan ced) 81 Playback (advanced) Play ing Back Pictures with A udio/Motion Ima ges ∫ Pictures with audio Select th e picture with audio icon [ ] and pla y bac k the audio . ∫ Motion ima g es Select the picture with th e motion image icon [ ] and p lay back the m otion images.
Playback (ad vanced) 82 Using the [PLA Y] mode me nu Y ou can rotate the recorded pictures in increments of 90 °. This is a conv enient f unction to play bac k pictures on TV . ∫ Example Wh en rot at ing clockwis e ( ) Original pictur e 1 Select [R OT A TE].
Playback (advan ced) 83 • Still pictures can only be rotated in norm al play back. When pla ying back rotated pictures in zoom pla yback or multi play back, pictures appear in or iginal angle. • Protected pictures an d pictures reco rded after setting the quality to [TIFF] cannot be rotated.
Playback (ad vanced) 84 ∫ Single s etting Select the picture and set the number of prints . • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • When the number of pr ints is set to “0”, DPOF pr int setting is cancelled.
Playback (advan ced) 85 • DPOF print setting is a conv en ient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting DPOF pr inting. (P98) • DPOF is t he abbre viation for Digital Print Order F or mat.
Playback (ad vanced) 86 ∫ Multi settin g/T o cancel all settings P erform the same ope rati on as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [ DPOF PRINT]]. ( P83 – 84) • If you want t o delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting first.
Playback (advan ced) 87 3 Select [ST ART]. 4 By pressing the [MENU] bu tton, the Slide Show stops. ∫ SD Sl ide Show If you inser t a card including the S D Slide Show edited with the [SD Viewer f or DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, and then tur n the came ra on in playbac k mode, the confirm ation screen appears.
Playback (ad vanced) 88 Y ou can record the audio after taking a picture. 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and start audio recor ding. • When audio has already been recorded, the c onfirma tion screen appears. Press 4 to se lect [YES ], and press 1 to star t audio recording.
Playback (advan ced) 89 This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-m ail or uploaded to a website . 1 Select [RESIZE]. 2 Select the pic ture and set i t. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized.
Playback (ad vanced) 90 4 Select [YES] or [NO] a nd set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwr itten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot o verwr ite the resiz ed picture. • It may not be possib le to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.
Playback (advan ced) 91 2 Select the pic ture to trim and set it. • The f ollowing pictures cannot be trimmed. –Pictures sm aller than 640 k 4 80 pix els –Pictures rec orded after setting the pi.
Playback (ad vanced) 92 1 Select [FO RMA T]. 2 Select [YES] to format. • Usually , it is not necessar y to format the card. Format the card when the mess age [MEMOR Y CARD E RROR] appears. • If the card has been formatted by a PC or other equipment, format the c ard on the camera again.
Playback (advan ced) 93 Play ing Back Pictures with a TV Screen ∫ Pla ying b ack p ictures with A V cable (supplie d) • T ur n the camera and the TV off. 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to th e [A V OUT/ DIGIT AL] sock et of the camera. • Connect the A V cable with the [ ] mark facing you.
Connectin g to a PC or Printer 94 Connecting to a PC or Printer Bef ore Connecting with USB Conn ection Cab le [ : USB MODE ] Select the USB communication syst em according to t he OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the cam era wit h the USB connection cable (supplied).
Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 95 ∫ When usi ng Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driv er before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , M ac OS 9.x and M ac OS X, you do not hav e to install the U SB driv er .) ∫ When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.
Connectin g to a PC or Printer 96 Conn ect ing t o a PC • If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer. • When using Win dows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and M ac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver .
Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 97 ∫ PC [Windo ws] The dr iv e appears on th e [My Computer] folder . • If it is the first time y ou are connecting the camera to a PC , the required dr iver is installed automatically so that the camer a can be recognised by the Windows Plug and Play , then it appears on the [My Comp uter] folder.
Connectin g to a PC or Printer 98 Connectin g to a PictBridge-complia nt Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or start printing.
Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 99 • Set the print settings such as paper size or print quality on the printer bef orehand. (Read the pr inter operating instruct ions.) • Connect the camera to a pr inter . (P98) ∫ Singl e pict ure 1 Select a pict ure to be printed.
Connectin g to a PC or Printer 100 ∫ [P AG E LA Y OUT] (P os sib le lay outs on the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and the n print out the p icture . • Press the [MENU] button to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF picture • Set the DPO F print with this c amera in adv ance.
Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 101 ∫ Setting th e date printing with the DPO F prin t in advan ce When the printer supp ort s the date printing by DPOF setting, we rec ommend setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance. (P84) The recording date can be printed by sel ecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing.
Others 102 Others Using the MC Pr otector/ND Filter The MC pr otector (DMW-LMC 72; optional) is a transparent filter w hich aff ec ts neither the colours no r the amount of light, so it can always be used to protect the cam era’ s lens.
Others 103 Using the Re mote Shutte r The remote shutter (DMW -RS1; optional) works similar t o the shutter button on the camera. Y ou can av oid jitter (camera shake) when using a tripod. 1 Connect the re mote shutter to the [REMO TE] socket on the camera firmly .
Others 104 Screen Dis play ∫ In re cordin g 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash (P37) 3 Conversion lens (P77) 4 Burst (P43) : Audio recording (P55, 69) 5 White balance (P66) 6 ISO sensit ivity (P68) 7 Focus i.
Others 105 ∫ In pla yback 1 Pla yback mode 2 DPOF (P83, 87) (Whit e): DPOF setting f or printing (Green): DPOF setting f or Slide Show (Green with number of prints): DPOF setting f or printing and S.
Others 106 Caut io ns for Use In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop ope rating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying this camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it.
Others 107 ∫ Batter y The batter y is a rec hargeable lithium ion batter y . Its ability to gen erate power is based upon the chemical reaction t hat takes place inside it.
Others 108 ∫ Card While the card access indication appears (the card i s being accessed), do not open the Ca rd/Ba ttery Door t o remove the car d, do not turn the camera off or do not shake or cause impact to the camera.
Others 109 Messag e Disp lay [NO ME MOR Y CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS P RO TECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID IMA GE T O PLA Y ] Play bac k after recording or after insert ing a card wit h a recorded picture. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL / NOT ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a new card or delete the unnecessar y data.
Others 110 T roubles hooti ng If you put the menu back to the set tings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carr y out the [RESET] in the setup menu. (P22) Condition s Cau ses The camera will not turn on. Is the battery inserted correctly? Is the battery sufficiently charged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged.
Others 111 Conditi ons Causes When con necting to a PC, pictur es cannot be transferred. Is the camera c onnected to the PC correctly? Check it. Is the camera r ecognised by the PC correc tly? Is the U SB mode se t correctly? The cl ock setting is reset.
Others 112 Condition s Cau ses Both ends of the picture recorded b y setti ng the picture size t o [HDTV] (1920 k 1080 pixels) are cut out. When you order photo studios to pr int pi ctures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends.
Others 113 Specificati ons Digital Camera: Information for y our safety Camera Effective pixels: 5,000, 000 pix els Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 5,360,000 pix els Primar y colo ur filter Lens: Opti cal 12 k zoom, f l 6 – 72 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 36 – 432 mm)/F2.
Others 114 Flash: Built-in pop up flash Flash range: (ISO A UTO) Approx. 30 cm – 7 m A UTO , A UTO/Red-ey e reduct ion, F orced ON (F orce d ON/ Red-ey e reduction), Slow sync.
115 MEMO FZ20-GN.book 115 ペー ジ 2004 年8月9日 月曜日 午後5時51分.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/ A VQT0M54 F0804Mn0( 3800 A ) C FZ20-GN.book 116 ペー ジ 2004 年8月9日 月曜日 午後5.
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