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Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ8 PP VQT1B25 Bef o re con necti ng, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , ple ase read the instru ctions completely . For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@us.
Before Use 2 VQT1B2 5 Before Use Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choo sing P anasoni c! Y ou ha ve purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used prop erly , we’ re sure it will bring you and your fa mily years of enjoy ment.
Befo re Us e 3 VQT1B 25 • Please note that the actual c ontrols and components, menu items, et c. of your Digital Camera ma y look somewhat diff erent from those shown i n the illustrations in t hese Operating Instructions. • SDHC Logo is a tr adem ark.
Before Use 4 VQT1B2 5 THE FO LLO WIN G APPLIE S ONL Y IN CANADA -If you see this sym bol- ∫ About the battery pack ∫ About the battery charger Declaration of Conf or mity T rade Name: P anasonic Model No .
Befo re Us e 5 VQT1B 25 ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera. This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor ma y be damaged. • Retract the lens bef ore carr ying the camera or pla ying bac k pictures.
6 VQT1B2 5 Contents Before Use Infor mation f or Your Saf ety ...... .... .... ..... .... 2 Prepa ration Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ....................... 9 Attaching the Le ns Cap/Strap .........
7 VQT1B 25 • [PICT.S IZE]/ [QUALITY] Sett ing a pic tur e size and q ualit y that matc hes your us e of the pictu res ...... .. 80 • [AUDIO REC.] Recording still pictures with audio .... 82 • [METER ING MODE] Deciding the method to m easure bright ness .
Preparation 8 VQT1B2 5 Preparation Standar d A ccessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1 Batt ery P ack (Indicated as battery in the te xt) 2 Batter y Charger (.
Preparatio n 9 VQT1B 25 Names of the Components 1 Lens (P123) 2 Flash (P43) 3 Microphone (P82, 105) 4 Self-timer indicator (P47) AF assi st lamp (P 85) 5 Flash open button (P43) 6 Diopter adjustment d.
Preparation 10 VQT1B2 5 18 Zoom lev er (P32) 19 Shutter button (P27, 70) 20 Mode dial (P20) 21 Focus s witch button (P59) 22 Optical image st abilizer b u tton (P50) 23 Strap ey elet (P11) 24 [DIGIT AL/A V OUT] Soc ket (P110, 113, 117) 25 [DC IN] Sock et (P11 0, 113) • Alwa ys use a genuine P anasonic AC adaptor (DMW-A C7PP ; optional).
Preparatio n 11 VQT1B 25 Attaching the Lens Cap/ Stra p ∫ Lens Cap (sup plied) 1 P ass the strin g thr ough the hole on the lens c ap. 2 P ass the sa me string thro ugh the hole on th e camera.
Preparation 12 VQT1B2 5 Attaching the Len s Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood cuts off e xce ss lighting and improv es the picture quality . • Check that the c amera is turned off.
Preparatio n 13 VQT1B 25 ∫ T emporari ly sto ring the len s hood 1 Loosen the scre w and remo ve the lens hood. 2 Rever se the lens hood . 3 Attach the l ens hood with the scre w facing up wards and then tig hten t he screw ag ain. • Make sure the screw is loose and then attach the lens hood.
Preparation 14 VQT1B2 5 Quic k Guide This is an ov er view of ho w to reco rd and play back pictures with t he camera. F or each step, be sure to re f er to the pages indicated in brack e ts. 1 Char ge the battery . (P15) • The bat tery is not c harged when the camera is shi pped.
Preparatio n 15 VQT1B 25 Charging the Battery with the Char g er The battery is not charged when t he camera is shipped. Charge the battery bef or e u se . 1 Insert the battery term inals and attach the battery to the cha rger . 2 Connect the c harger to the elec tri cal out let .
Preparation 16 VQT1B2 5 About the Batter y (char ging/number of recor dable pictures) ∫ The battery life The number of recor d able pictures (By CIP A standard in pro gram AE mode [ ]) Recor ding conditions b y CIP A standar d • T em perature: 23 °C (73.
Preparatio n 17 VQT1B 25 Inser ting and Removi n g the Battery/ the Car d (opt iona l) • Check t hat this unit is turned off. • Close the flash. • Prepare a card. (optional) • Y ou can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when y o u are not using a card.
Preparation 18 VQT1B2 5 About the Built-in Memory/the C ar d (optional) The built-in memor y can be used as a temporar y storage de vice when the card being used becomes full. ∫ Built-in Memor y [ ] Y o u can record o r play back pictures with the bu ilt-in memory .
Preparatio n 19 VQT1B 25 Setting Date/Time (C lock Set) ∫ Initial setting The clock is not set so the f ollowing screen appears when you turn the c amera on. A : [MENU/S ET] butt on B : Cursor buttons 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e date and time.
Preparation 20 VQT1B2 5 About the Mode D ial If you turn on this unit and then r o tate the mode dial, you can not only s w itch between recording and playbac k but also switch to a scene m ode that matche s yo ur recording purpose. ∫ Switc hing the mode by r otating the mode dia l • Adj ust part A to the desired mode.
Preparatio n 21 VQT1B 25 Setting the Menu ∫ Displaying the menu screens Press [MENU/SET]. A Menu icons B Current page C Menu items and settings • Rotate the z oom le ver to s witch to the next/pre vious page easily . • The menu icons and the menu items that are display ed diff er depending on the position of the mode d ial.
Preparation 22 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Closing the menu screen Press [MENU/SET]. • When the mode d ial is set to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]/ [ ], you can also close the m enu screen by pressing the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish.
Preparatio n 23 VQT1B 25 [PO WER SA VE] (T urning off t his un it automatic all y .) Press [ ] to display t he [SETUP] menu and se lect the item to set. (P 21) P ower sav e m ode is activated (the camera is automatically tur ned off to s a ve the batter y lif e) if the camera has not been used for t he time selected on the setting.
Preparation 24 VQT1B2 5 [MF ASSIST] (P 59) (Recor ding mode onl y) Press [ ] to display the [SE TUP] menu and select the item to set. (P21) In manual focus, the assistance screen appears on the center of the screen to facil i tate f ocusing on the subject.
Preparatio n 25 VQT1B 25 [VIDEO O UT] (P117) (Playback mode onl y) Press [ ] to display t he [SETUP] menu and se lect the item to set. (P 21) Set to m atch the color television system in each countr y . [NTSC ]: Video output is set to NTSC system. [P AL] : Video output is set to PAL system.
Preparation 26 VQT1B2 5 LCD Monitor Display / Switc hing th e LCD Monitor Displa y ∫ Screen display in pr o gram AE mode [ ] (at the time of purch ase) 1 Recording m ode 2 Flash mode (P 43) 3 AF area (P2 7) • The AF area displa yed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places.
Basic 27 VQT1B 25 Basic T aking Pic tu res The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the apert ure v alue accor ding to the brightness of the subject. 1 : Shutter b utton • The status indicator 3 lights f or about 1 second when you turn this un it on 2 .
Basic 28 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Exposur e (P48) • The exposure is automatically adjusted to the appropriate exposure on this unit (AE=Auto Exposure). Howe ver , depending on the recording conditions such as when there is backli ght, the recorded picture will be dark.
Basic 29 VQT1B 25 ∫ Preventing jitter (cam era shake) • Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button. • If jitter could occur because of slo w shutter speed, the jitter alert A appears. • When the jitter alert appears, we recommend using a tripod.
Basic 30 VQT1B2 5 T aking Pictur es in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . Only the basic f unctions appear in the m enu to make operations simple. ∫ Basic menu settings 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the desired menu it em and then press 1 .
Basic 31 VQT1B 25 • [SE NSITIVITY] (P79): This setting becomes the same as when the highest ISO sensitivity is set t o [ISO800] in int elligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. (P 52) • [AS PECT RA TIO]/[PICT . SIZE]/ [QU A LI TY] (P80): – [ ENLARG E]: : (7M)/ –[ 4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm]: : (2.
Basic 32 VQT1B2 5 T aking Pi ctures wit h the Zoom Y ou can make people and objects appear closer and landscap es can be rec orded in wide angle with the 12 k optical zoom. (35 mm fi lm camera equivalent: 36 mm to 432 mm) ∫ T o make subjects appear closer use (T ele) Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds Te l e .
Basic 33 VQT1B 25 This camera has a 12 k optical z oom . Howe ver , if the pictur e size is not set to the highest setting f or each aspect ratio [ / / ], a maximum of 18 k optical zoom can be achie v ed with no picture quality deterioration.
Basic 34 VQT1B2 5 A maximum of 48 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 12 k optical zoom and the 4 k digital zoom when [ D. ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu. Ho wev er , if a picture size that can use e xtended optical zoom is selected, a max imum of 72 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 18 k ex tended optical zoom and the 4 k digit al zoom.
Basic 35 VQT1B 25 Chec king the Re corded P ict ure (Re vie w) Y ou can ch eck the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode . 1 Press 4 [REV]. • The last recorded picture appears f or about 10 seconds. • Re view is canceled when the sh utter button is pressed halfwa y or the 4 [REV] is pressed again.
Basic 36 VQT1B2 5 Playing bac k/Deleting Pictures The picture data on the b u ilt-in memor y is play ed b ack or deleted when a card is not inser ted. The picture data on the c ard is play ed b ack or deleted when a card is inser ted. (P18) Once del eted, pict ures ca nnot be recovered.
Basic 37 VQT1B 25 ∫ T o del ete [MUL TI DELETE]/ [ALL DELETE ] 1 Press [ ] twice. 2 Press 3 / 4 to selec t [MUL TI DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] an d then press [MENU/SET]. • [MUL TI DELETE] > step 3 . • [ ALL DELETE] > step 5 . • [ALL DELETE E XCEPT ] (When [F A VORIT E] (P99) is set onl y ) > step 5 .
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 38 VQT1B2 5 Advanced ( Recording pictures ) About the LCD Monitor/Vie wfinder 1 Switchi ng the LCD moni tor/ Vie wfinder Press the [EVF/LCD] button to s witch the monitor scre en. A LCD monitor (LCD) B Viewfinder (EVF) • When the LCD monitor tur ns on, the Viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 39 VQT1B 25 In pla ybac k mode J Norma l disp la y K Display with recording inf ormation and histogram L No displa y ¢ 4 Displayed if [BIR THDA Y SE T .] and [WITH AGE] w ere set in [BABY1]/ [BABY2] (P 66) and [PET] (P 67) in scene mode before taking pict u res.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 40 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Monitor prio rity When [PLA Y ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu (P23), the LCD monitor is turne d on in the follo w ing cases. Y ou can save the time it would take to s witch the displa y to the LCD monitor e ven when using the Viewfinder t o rec ord.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 41 VQT1B 25 • When the recorded pictu re and the histogr am do not match e ach other under t he f ollowin g conditions, the histogr am is displ ayed i n orange.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 42 VQT1B2 5 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • The [POWER LCD] B or [HIGH ANGLE] C ico n appears. ∫ Canceling P ower LCD or High angle mode • If you press and hold [LCD MODE] again f or 1 second the screen shown in step 2 is display ed.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 43 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using the Built-in Flash A T o open the flash Press the [ OPEN] button. B T o c lose the flash Press the flash until it clic ks. • Be sure to close t he flash when not in use. • The flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [ ] while the f lash is closed.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 44 VQT1B2 5 ∫ A vailable flash setting s by recording mode The av ailable flash settings depend on the recording mode. ( ± : A vailab le, —: Not av ailable, ¥ : Initial setting) ¢ 2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the backlight compensation function is activated.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 45 VQT1B 25 • The av ailable flash r ange is an approxi mation. • The av ailable f ocus range dif f er s depending on the r ecording mode. (P134) • If IS O sensitivit y is set to [A UT O] or [ ] when using the flash, it will be automatically increased to a maximum of [ISO400].
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 46 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Adjusting flash output Adjust the flash output when t he subject is small or reflection ratio is e xtremely high or low . 1 Press 3 ( ) se veral times until [FLASH] app ears and the n press 2 / 1 to set the fla sh output.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 47 VQT1B 25 T aking Pic tu res with the Self-t imer 1 Press 2 [] . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also press 2 [ ] to select. • If y ou set [10S/3PICTURE S], after 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 48 VQT1B2 5 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when y ou cannot achiev e appropriate exposure due to t he difference in brightness bet ween the subject and the background. Look at the follo wing ex amples. Under e xposed Compensate the exposure towards positiv e.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 49 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using A uto Bracket In this mode, 3 pictures are automatically recorded in t he selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired e xposure from the 3 pictures with different e xposures.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 50 VQT1B2 5 Optical I mage Stab iliz er This mode detects jitter and compensates for it . 1 Press a nd hold the op tical image stabilizer b utton until [ST ABILIZER] appear s. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the stab iliz er f unct ion mo de a nd th en press [MENU/SET].
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 51 VQT1B 25 T aking Pict ures using Burst Mode 1 Pre ss an d ho ld th e burst mo de button. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select a mode. • Y ou can also use the s ingle or burst mode button to select. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 52 VQT1B2 5 • The exposure and the whit e balance vary depending on the burst mode setting. When burst mode is set to [ ], they are fixed t o the val ues set f or the first picture. When the burst s peed is set to [ ] or [ ], they are adj u sted each time y ou take a picture.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 53 VQT1B 25 • Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject b y increasing the ISO se nsitivity and making the shut ter speed f a ster . • Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no mo vement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity .
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 54 VQT1B2 5 T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows y ou to take close-up pictures of a subject, e. g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom le v er upmost to Wide (1 k ).
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 55 VQT1B 25 • We recommend using a tr ipod and the self-timer (P47) in macro mode. • When a subject is close to the camera, the eff ective f ocus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 56 VQT1B2 5 Aper ture-priority AE Set the aper ture v alue to a higher number when you want a shar p focus bac kground. Set the aper ture val u e to a lo wer number when you want a soft focus background. 1 Tilt the jo ystic k towa rds 3 / 4 to set the ap er ture v alue.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 57 VQT1B 25 Manual exposure Deter mine the e xp osure b y manually setting the apert ure v alue and the shutter speed. 1 Tilt the jo ystick to wards 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the ap er ture v alue and the shutter spe ed. 2 Press the shut ter button half way .
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 58 VQT1B2 5 Aper ture V alue and Shutter Speed Aperture-p riority AE Shutter -priority AE Manua l expos ure • The aper ture v alues giv en in the table abov e are values when the z oom le ver is rotated to Wide. • Depending on the zoom magnification, some of the aperture values cannot be selected.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 59 VQT1B 25 T aking Pic tu res with Manual Focus 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 auto f o cus. 1 Press and hold the f ocus switc h button u ntil the focu s switch selectio n screen appear s.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 60 VQT1B2 5 ∫ MF AS SIST If you ti lt the joyst ick towa rds 3 / 4 when [MF ASSIST] is set to [MF1] o r [MF 2 ], MF assistance is act iv at ed and the screen is enlarged. This allows you to f ocus on the subject more easily .
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 61 VQT1B 25 ∫ Pref ocus This is a technique f or focusing in advance on the point the pictures will be tak en when it is difficult to f ocus on the subject with auto focus due to its quick m otion.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 62 VQT1B2 5 T aki ng pictu res that matc h the scene being recor ded (Scene mod e) When you select a s cene mode to match the subject and recording situation, t he camera sets the optimal e xposure and hue to obtain the desired pict ure.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 63 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) The person stands out from the background and has a healt hier comp le xion . ∫ T echnique for P or trait mode T o increas e the effectiv eness of this mode: 1 Rotate the zoom le v er as far as possible to T ele.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 64 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display t he [SCENE MODE] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P62) When you mov e the camera t o foll ow a subject moving in one direction such as a runner or car , the background becom es a blur and t he subject stays f ocused.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 65 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape. ∫ T echnique for Night scener y mode • Set [AF] with the focus switch b utton.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 66 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [SC ENE MOD E] menu and se lect a scene mode. (P62) This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. Y ou can set two diff erent bir thda y s by using [BABY1] and [BA BY2].
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 67 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) Select this wh en you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 68 VQT1B2 5 2 T aking Pictur es. • Press the shutter b utton fully to displa y the countdown screen. Do not mov e the camera after t his screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [PLEASE W AIT ...] is displa yed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 69 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCE NE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P62) This allows y o u to tak e e ven more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also pre vents under ex posure of people under strong sunlight.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 70 VQT1B2 5 Motion Picture Mode 1 Press th e shutter b utton halfwa y to focus and then pr ess it fully to start recording . A : Audio r ecording • The av ailable recordi ng time B is display ed on the top right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on the bottom r ight of the screen.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 71 VQT1B 25 • Y ou can record smoother motion pictures with “30 fps”. • Y ou can record longer motion pictures with “10 fps” alt hough the picture quality is lower . • The file siz e with [10fpsQVGA] is small so it is su ita ble for e-m ai ls.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 72 VQT1B2 5 Recor ding which day of the vacati on y ou take the pict u re If you set the depar ture date of the v ac ation in adv ance, the n u mber of da ys that have passed since the depar ture date (which day of t he v acat ion it is) is r ecorded when you tak e the picture.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 73 VQT1B 25 6 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set the return date and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 / 1 : Select the desired item. 3 / 4 : Set the year , month and date . • The tra vel date is canceled if the current date is after the return date.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 74 VQT1B2 5 Disp laying the t ime at the trav el destination (W orl d Time) If you set your home area and the trav el destination area when tra veling abroad etc., the local ti me at the tra vel destination area can be displa yed on the screen and recorded on t he pictures taken.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 75 VQT1B 25 ∫ Finishing sett ing the home area • If y o u are setting the home area f or the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of “Setting the home area [HOME] ” after you press [ME NU/ SET] to set your home area.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 76 VQT1B2 5 Usin g the [REC ] Mod e Menu Increase the variey of pictures you can take by setting the white balance, color mode etc.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 77 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [ REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) This function allows y ou to reproduce a white color close to real lif e in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 78 VQT1B2 5 3 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc. so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press [MENU/ SET]. 4 Press [MENU/SE T] twice to close the menu. • Y ou can also press the shutter b utton halfwa y or press the center of the joystick t o finish.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 79 VQT1B 25 • Y ou can finel y adjust the white balan ce indepe ndently for each whi te balanc e item. • The whi te balanc e fin e adju stmen t setti ng is refl ected in the p icture wh en using t he flash . • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off .
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 80 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) By changing the as pect ratio , you can select an angle of vie w that matches the subject. • In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot select [ ].
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 81 VQT1B 25 ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ Quality • The number of pix e ls that can be selected diff ers depending on t he aspect ratio . If you change the aspect r atio, set the picture size.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 82 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) Y ou can record audio with the still picture if this is set t o [ON]. This means you can record the conversation that took place when you w ere recording or an e x planation of the picture.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 83 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [ REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P76) Select the m ode that matches the recording conditions and the composition. ∫ About [ ] or [ ] • Y ou can f ocus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 84 VQT1B2 5 ∫ About AF area selection Y ou can select the AF area when [ ] , [ ], [ ] or [ ] i s sel ected. 1 Press the focus switch button until the focus mode appears and then press 3 / 4 to sel ect [A F] or [A F MACRO ].
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 85 VQT1B 25 • The batter y will be consumed fast er than usual. • It m a y tak e time to foc us on t he subject i f you rotate the zoom lev er from Wide to T ele or suddenly change the s ubject from a distant one to a nearby one.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 86 VQT1B2 5 Press [ ] to display the [REC ] mode menu and se lect the item to se t. (P76) Select an effect that matches the recording situation and your image of t he recording. • When you take pict ures in dark places, noise may become vis ib le.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 87 VQT1B 25 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to select [FLI P ANI M.] and then press 1 . 2 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE] and then pres s 1 . • The picture size i s 320 k 240 pix els. 3 Press the shutter b utton and capture the images one frame at a time.
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 88 VQT1B2 5 7 Press 4 to selec t [CREA TE MOTION PICTURE], press 1 and then crea te a flip anim atio n. • The file number appears after creating a flip animation. • P ress [M ENU/ SET] th ree times to clos e the menu after creating the flip animation.
Advanced (Recor ding pictures) 89 VQT1B 25 3 Attach the con versio n lens or close -up lens. • Y ou cannot attach a conversion lens or the close-up lens to the hood adaptor (supplied). 4 T urn the camera on, press 3 / 4 to select [CONVERSION] and then press 1 .
Advanced (Reco rding pictures) 90 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Recordable ran ge when using a con version lens When attaching the tele c on version lens When attaching the wide conv ers ion lens When attaching the c lose-up lens • The zoom is fix e d to T ele when using the tele conv ersion lens and is fix ed to Wide when using th e wide conv er sion lens.
Advanced (Playback) 91 VQT1B 25 Advanced (Pla y bac k) Dis playing Mu ltip le Screens ( Multi Playbac k ) 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r to war ds [ ] [W] to displa y m ultiple screens .
Advanced (Playback ) 92 VQT1B2 5 Displaying pictures b y recor ding date (Calendar play back ) Y ou can displa y pictures by recording date using the calendar pla yback function. 1 Rotat e the zoom l ever sever al times to ward s [ ] [W] to display the calend ar screen.
Advanced (Playback) 93 VQT1B 25 Using the Playbac k Zoom 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r to war ds [ ] [T] to enlar g e the pic ture . •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k • When y ou rotate the z oom le ver tow ards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower .
Advanced (Playback ) 94 VQT1B2 5 Playing Bac k Motion Pictures/P ictures with A udi o ∫ Motion pictures Press 2 / 1 to selec t a pi cture with a mo tion picture icon [ ]/ [] / [] / [] / [ ] / [ ] and then press 4 to pla y bac k.
Advanced (Playback) 95 VQT1B 25 • Sound can be heard through the speaker . Refer to [V O LUME] (P24) for information about how to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu. • The file f or mat that can be pla yed back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG.
Advanced (Playback ) 96 VQT1B2 5 3 Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds [ ] [W] to displa y the 9 s creens playba ck scree n. • After the 9 screens playbac k screen is display ed, r otate the zoom lev er tow ards [ ] [W] to swi tch the frames/ second.
Advanced (Playback) 97 VQT1B 25 Using the [PLA Y] mode menu Y ou can use various functions in play back mode to rotate pictures, set protection f or them etc. • Refer to P97 to 109 for each menu item. 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the menu item and then press 1 .
Advanced (Playback ) 98 VQT1B2 5 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to select [ALL ] or [ ] and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • If none of the pictures ha ve [ ] display ed, you cann ot select [ ] ev en if [F A V ORITE] is set to [ON] . 2 Press 3 to select [ST AR T] and then press [MENU/SET].
Advanced (Playback) 99 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P97 ) Y ou can do the follo w ing if a mark has been added to pictures and the y hav e been set as f av ori te s. • Delete all the pictures not set as f avorites.
Advanced (Playback ) 100 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Rotate (The pict ure is rotat ed ma nually .) 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then pre ss 4 . • The [R O T A TE] function is disabled when [R OT A T E DISP .] is se t to [OFF]. • Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated.
Advanced (Playback) 101 VQT1B 25 ∫ Singl e set ting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select the picture and then press 4 . 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to selec t [SHOO T ING D A TE], [AGE] or [TRA VEL D A TE] and then press [MENU/SET] to set eac h item.
Advanced (Playback ) 102 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Multi setting 1 Press 2 / 1 to se lect the picture and th en press 4 to SET/ CANCEL. • Repeat this step. 2 Press [MENU/SET]. • After pe rformi ng step 2 , perfor m step 2 onward s in “When [SINGLE ] is selected”.
Advanced (Playback) 103 VQT1B 25 ∫ Singl e set ting 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he pict ure to print and the n press 3 / 4 to set the nu mber of prints. • The number of pr ints icon [ ] A appears. • The number of pr ints can be set from 0 to 999.
Advanced (Playback ) 104 VQT1B2 5 • DPO F is an abbreviation of “Digital Print Order Format”. T his f eature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF-compliant system. • DPO F print setting is a conv enient function when pr inting pictures with a printer that suppor ts PictBridge (P113).
Advanced (Playback) 105 VQT1B 25 Press [ ] to display t he [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P97 ) Y ou can add the audio after taking a pict ure . 1 Press 2 / 1 t o sel ect t he pict ure and then press 4 to start audio recor ding. • The message [ O VERWRITE A U DIO D A T A?] screen appears whe n audio has already been recorded.
Advanced (Playback ) 106 VQT1B2 5 2 Press 2 / 1 to se lect the size and then press 4 . • Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are display ed. • The message [DE LETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [YES] or [NO] and then pre ss [MENU/SET].
Advanced (Playback) 107 VQT1B 25 4 Press shutter b utton. • The message [ DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appe ars. 5 Press 3 / 4 to select [YES] or [NO] and then press [MENU/SET]. • The picture is o verwritten when you select [YES]. T he trimmed pict ures cannot be restored when they are ov erwr itten.
Advanced (Playback ) 108 VQT1B2 5 3 Press 2 / 1 to determine the horizon tal position and p ress the shutter b utton to set. •U s e 3 / 4 to set the frame position f or pictures rotated vertically . • The message [DE LETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears.
Advanced (Playback) 109 VQT1B 25 • Do not turn the camera off or perf or m any other operat ions bef ore copy ing is finished. The data on t he built-in memor y or the card may be dam aged or lost. 4 Press [ME NU/SET] se veral times to clos e the menu.
Connecting to other equipment 110 VQT1B2 5 Connecting to ot her equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera an d the PC.
Connecting t o other equipment 111 VQT1B 25 ∫ About motion pic ture playbac k on a PC Use the software “QuickTime” (for Windows 2000/XP) in the CD-ROM (supplied) to play bac k motion pictures recorded on this camera on a PC. • If you use “Windows 98/98SE/M e”, download “QuickTime 6.
Connecting to other equipment 112 VQT1B2 5 • Do not use any other USB connection cables e xcept the su pplied one. • Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ACCESS] is displa yed. • If there are a lot of pict ures on the built -in me mor y o r a card, it may take ti me to transfer them.
Connecting t o other equipment 113 VQT1B 25 Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to print and star t pr inting on the camera’ s screen.
Connecting to other equipment 114 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Select ing a sing le picture and p rinting it 1 Press 2 / 1 to sel ect th e pict ure and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • The message disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Press 3 to select [PRINT ST ART] and then pre ss [MENU/SET].
Connecting t o other equipment 115 VQT1B 25 3 Press 3 to sele c t [PRINT ST ART] and then press [M ENU/SET]. • The items [PRINT W ITH DA TE] and [NUM. OF PRINTS] are not display ed when [DPOF PICTURE] is set. • The DPOF settings ar e displa yed when [DPOF PICTURE] is selected.
Connecting to other equipment 116 VQT1B2 5 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance We recommend setting DPOF date printing with [DPOF PRINT] (P103) in advance when the printer suppor ts it. If you select [DPOF PICTURE ], printing star ts and the recording date is pr inted.
Connecting t o other equipment 117 VQT1B 25 Pla ying B ac k Pictures on a TV Screen ∫ Pla ying b ack pict ures using t he A V cable ( supplied) • Set the [TV ASPECT ]. (P25) • T ur n this unit and the TV off . 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) to th e [A V OUT] socket on the came r a.
Others 118 VQT1B2 5 Others Using the MC Pr otector/ND Filter The MC pr otector (DMW-LMC5 2; optional) is a transparent filter w hich aff ec ts neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can alwa ys be used to protect the c amera’ s lens.
Others 119 VQT1B 25 Screen Displa y A In recor ding 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P43) 3 Focus (P27) 4 Pictur e siz e (P80) 5 Quality (P80) In Motion picture mode (P70) //// / : Jitter alert (P29) 6 Batter y indication (P26) 7 Number of re cordable pictures/ A v ailable recording time In Motion picture mode (P70) e.
Others 120 VQT1B2 5 24 Optical image st abilizer (P50) 25 White balance (P 77) White balance fine adjustment (P78) 26 ISO sensitivity (P79) / / : ISO limit (P52) 27 Flip animation (P86) 28 Burst (P51).
Others 121 VQT1B 25 C In pl ay ba ck 1 Pla yback mode (P36) 2 Number of DP OF prints (P102) 3 Protected picture (P104) 4 Picture with audio/Motion pictures (P94) 5 Pictur e siz e (P80) 6 Quality (P80).
Others 122 VQT1B2 5 Cautions for Use ∫ Optimal use of th e camera T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on i t. • T ake care not to drop or knock t h e bag that you inser ted the unit in as it may strongly shock the unit.
Others 123 VQT1B 25 ∫ About the Lens • Do not press t he lens with excessive fo r c e. • Do not lea ve the camera with t he lens f a cing the sun as it may cause the camera to malfunction. Also , be careful when y ou leav e the camera outside or near a window .
Others 124 VQT1B2 5 Message Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. The major m essages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS LOCKED] The Write-Protect switch on t he SD Memor y Card or the SDHC M emor y Card is slid to the [LOCK] si de.
Others 125 VQT1B 25 [PLEASE TURN CAME RA OFF AND THEN ON A GAIN] This message appear s when the camera is not operating properly . T ur n the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest S ervic e Center. [MEMOR Y CARD P ARAMETER ERROR] • Use a card compatible wit h this unit.
Others 126 VQT1B2 5 T r oubleshooti ng If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase, the condition may improve . Select [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P24 ) ∫ Battery and power source 1: The camera cannot be operated even when i t is t urned on.
Others 127 VQT1B 25 7: The recorded picture looks ro ugh. Noise appears on the picture. • Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (ISO sensitivity is set to [A UTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc.
Others 128 VQT1B2 5 5: Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor . • These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures. This is not a malfunction. 6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor . • In dar k places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor .
Others 129 VQT1B 25 • Did you record the pictures after setting the clock correctly on t his unit? (P19) For e xample, if th e clock setting on the camera is diff erent from the date and time set on.
Others 130 VQT1B2 5 4: A red lamp som etimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfw a y . • In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P85) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
Others 131 VQT1B 25 Others Number of recor dable pictures and av ailabl e recor ding time • The number of rec ordabl e pictures and the av ailab le recording time are an approxi mation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.
Others 132 VQT1B2 5 Aspect ratio Pictur e siz e (1M EZ): (1280 k 960 pixels) / (0.3M EZ ): (640 k 480 pixels) Quality / Built-i n Memo ry (Approx. 2 7 MB) 41 78 130 210 Card 16 MB 21 40 68 110 32 MB 4.
Others 133 VQT1B 25 ∫ Av ailable recording time (when recording motion pictures) ¢ Motion pictures can be reco rded continuously up to 2 GB . The maximum av ailable recording time f or up to 2 GB only is displa yed on the screen.
Others 134 VQT1B2 5 Specificatio ns Digital C amera: Inform ation for your s afety Came ra effect ive pixe ls: 7,200, 000 pix els Imag e senso r: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pi xel n umber 7,380, 000 pix els Primary color fil t er Lens: Optical 12 k zoom , f l 6 mm to 72 m m (35 mm fi lm camera equivale nt: 36 m m to 4 32 mm) /F2.
Others 135 VQT1B 25 Fla sh: Built-i n pop up flash Flash r ange: (I SO A UT O) Appr o x . 30 c m (0.98 feet) to 6 m (19.7 feet) (Wi de) A UTO , A UT O/Red -eye reduct ion, F orced ON (F orced O N/ Red-e ye red uction) , Slo w sync.
Others 136 VQT1B2 5 Digital Camera Accessory Syste m • Refer to P16 for inf or mation about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NOTE: Accessor ies and/or model numbers ma y v ary between countr ies. Consult your local dealer .
Others 137 VQT1B 25 Digital Camera Accessory Or der Form (For USA Customer s) In CANAD A, ple ase conta ct your local D ealer f or more in formation abou t acce ssor ies.
Others 138 VQT1B2 5 Request f or Service Notice (For USA Onl y ) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 T ouh y Ave . Elk Grov e Village, IL 60007 Request f or Ser vice Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request f or service notice.
Others 139 VQT1B 25 Limi ted W ar ranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS CO MP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One P anason ic W a y , Sec aucus , New Jers ey 07094 P ANASONIC PUER TO RICO , INC . A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km.
Others 140 VQT1B2 5 Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or Mai l-In Ser vice in the United States cal l 1-800 -272-7033. F or assistance i n Puer to Rico cal l P anasonic Puer to Ric o , Inc.
Others 141 VQT1B 25 Customer Services Directory (For USA Onl y ) Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your nearest Service Center by visiting our Web Site.
Others 142 VQT1B2 5 Others Précautions à prendre (pou r le Cana da) • Assurez-vous d’ut iliser un adaptateur secteur de marque P ana sonic (DMW- A C7PP; en option). • Assurez-vous d’utiliser une batterie de marque P anasonic (CGA-S006A). • Si vous utilisez d’autres batteries, nous ne pouv ons pas garantir la qualité de ce produit.
Others 143 VQT1B25 Évitez d’appr ocher l’appa reil photo de tout équipement magnétisé (four à micro-ondes, téléviseur , équipemen t de jeux vidéo, et c.). • Si v ous util isez l’appareil photo à proxi mité d’un téléviseur , les radiations électromagnétiques pourraient nuire au son et à l’image.
Others 144 VQT1B2 5 Others Index A AC Adaptor .............. .................... 110, 113 Adjustin g Flas h Output ....... .... ...... ......... 46 Aerial Photo Mode ...................... ........... 69 AF Are a Select ion ........ ........... .....
Others 145 VQT1B 25 M Macro M ode ................................... ........ 54 MANUAL .... ......... .... .... ...... ......... .......... .. 98 Manual Exposure ..................... ........ 57, 58 Manual Exposure Assistance ........ ........ 57 Manual Focus .
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VQT1B25 F1206Hd0 ( 20000 A ) Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic W ay , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A ve. 65 de Inf antería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabriel Industr ial P ar k, Carolina, Puer to Rico 00 9 85 C Panasonic Canada Inc.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Panasonic DMCFZ8K c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Panasonic DMCFZ8K - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Panasonic DMCFZ8K, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Panasonic DMCFZ8K va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Panasonic DMCFZ8K, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Panasonic DMCFZ8K.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Panasonic DMCFZ8K. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Panasonic DMCFZ8K ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
