User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FX50

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FX50 PP Before use, please read these instructions completely. GC SG VQT0Y35 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. · Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned. THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. Information for Your Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. [. . . ] Press [MENU/SET] and set the birthday in steps 2 and 3. 55 VQT0Y35 Advanced Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture If you set the departure date in advance, you can record which day of the vacation you take the picture. · When you play back a picture, the date on which it was taken is displayed. Setting the travel date 1 Press [MENU/SET] and then move 2. REC W. BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT. SIZE QUALITY SELECT EXIT MENU 1/ 3 AUTO AUTO MENU /SET 2 Move 4 to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then move 1. SETUP 1/4 1/3 CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR n0 OFF 10:00 2. DEC. 2006 GUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE SELECT EXIT MENU A: The number of days that have passed since the departure date · The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] in the CD-ROM (supplied). (For information about printing, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection. ) 3 Move 3 4 to select [TRAVEL DATE] and then move 1. SETUP CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR n0 OFF OFF SET 1/ 4 GUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE SELECT SET MENU 4 Move 4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET]. SETUP CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR n0 OFF OFF SET 1/4 GUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE SELECT SET MENU MENU /SET 56 VQT0Y35 Advanced 5 Move 3/4/2/1 to select the date. TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE 12 . 2006 SELECT SET EXIT MENU Cancelling the travel date If you leave [TRAVEL DATE] set to [SET], the number of days that have passed since the departure date will continue to be recorded. When the vacation is finished, set [TRAVEL DATE] to [OFF] on the screen shown in step 4 and then press [MENU/ SET] twice. 2/1: Select the desired item. 3/4: Set the year, month and date. 6 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu. 7 Take a picture. 3 10:00 2. DEC. 2006 A: The number of days that have passed since the departure date · The current date and time and which day of the vacation it is are displayed for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen if the camera is turned on when the travel date is set, after setting the clock, departure date or travel date, after changing the world time setting and after switching from playback mode to another mode. · When [TRAVEL DATE] is set, [ ] appears on the lower right of the screen. · The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting (P16) and the departure date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P58) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting. · The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off. · If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded. · If you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is recorded when the travel destination date is, for example, one day before the departure date. · If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date or the clock. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed. · If you set a departure date when the clock is not set, the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears. (P16) · The [TRAVEL DATE] setting also affects simple mode [ ]. 57 VQT0Y35 Advanced Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination (World Time) If you set your home area and the travel destination area when travelling abroad etc. , the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken. · Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P16) · If you are setting the world time for the first time, the message [PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] appears. If this message appears, press [MENU/SET] and then set home area from the screen shown in step 2 in "Setting the home area [HOME]". Setting the home area [HOME] (Perform steps 1, 2 and 3. ) 1 Move 4 to select [HOME] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. WORLD TIME DESTINATION HOME 10:00 1. DEC. 2006 CANCEL SELECT SET MENU 1 Press [MENU/SET] and then move 2. REC W. BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT. SIZE QUALITY SELECT EXIT MENU MENU /SET 1/3 AUTO AUTO MENU /SET 2 Move 2/1 to select your home area and then press [MENU/SET] to set. 10:00 Beijing Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Singapore 2 Move 4 to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then move 1. SETUP CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR n0 OFF 1/4 GMT+8:00 SELECT CANCEL MENU SET MENU /SET GUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE SELECT EXIT MENU 3 Move 3/4 to select [WORLD TIME] and then move 1. SETUP CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR n0 OFF 1/4 GUIDE LINE TRAVEL DATE SELECT EXIT · The current time is displayed on the top left of the screen and the time difference from GMT "Greenwich Mean Time" is displayed on the bottom left of the screen. · If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, move 3. · The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time. [. . . ] 8: Colours appear on the picture which were not found in the actual scene. · Depending on the zoom magnification, the picture may have some coloured fringes around the subject. This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects. However this is not a malfunction. 9: The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. [. . . ]