Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 User manual

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Operating Instructions
for advanced features
Digital Camera
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Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
_Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [ O ], and then press
[MODE].
_Touch [MOTION PICTURE].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
and then press it fully to start recording.
® Audio recording
" The available recording time ® is displayed on
the top right and the elapsed recording time ® is
displayed on the bottom right of the screen.
" After pressing the shutter button fully, release it
straight away.
" When the subject is focused, the focus indication
lights.
" The focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when recording starts (the first
frame).
" The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the built-in microphone on this
unit. (Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio.)
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording.
,, If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the
camera stops recording automatically.
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Advanced (Recording piefures)
_ Press [MENU].
_ Touch [REC QUALITY].
_Touch the item.
item Picture size Ifps Aspect ratio
HD _ 1280 x 720 pixels 30 16:9
WVGA _ 848 x 480 pixels 30
VGA _ 640 x 480 pixels 30 4:3
QVGA 320 x 240 pixels 30
Cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
_ Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
o You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
•The flash setting is fixed to [ @ ].
,, It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class _ with "Class 6" or higher when
recording motion pictures.
The SD Speed Class Rating is the speed standard for successive writes.
" Refer to P148 for information about the available recording time.
" The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.
" Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while
after recording motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
" When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment,
the quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play
them back. Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly.
" This camera has improved sound quality so motion pictures recorded on this camera
cannot be played back on a Panasonic Digital Camera (LUMIX models) that was sold
in July 2008 or before. (However, motion pictures recorded on previous models can be
played back on this camera.)
" In Motion Picture Mode, Direction Detection function cannot be used.
" In the Motion Picture Mode, [AF MODE] is fixed to [ [] ] and [STABILIZER] to [MODE1].
" [DIGITAL ZOOM] and [AF ASSIST LAMP] cannot be set in Motion Picture Mode. Setting
of other Recording Mode will be reflected.
" Compared to still pictures, motion pictures may have a narrow angle of view.
" We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when
recording motion pictures.
" If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor the power supply is cut off
due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc., the motion picture being
recorded will not be recorded.
" The sound of the button operation may be recorded when it is operated during the
recording of a motion picture.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P22.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the
number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation
it is) is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that
have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with
[TEXT STAMP] (P103).
" The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using
the "PHOTOfunSTUDIO" bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
*Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P19)
_Select [TRAVEL DATE] from the [SETUP] menu.
_Touch [TRAVEL SETUP].
_ Touch [SET].
_Touch [A]/[Y] for each item to set the departure
date (yearlmonth/day), and touch [SET]. _T_;_;
_Touch [A]/[Y] for each item to set the return date
(yearlmonth/day), and touch [SET]. _:_:
"If you do not want to set the return date, touch [SET] while
the date bar is displayed.
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_ Touch [LOCATION].
_Touch [SET].
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Enter the location.
,, For details on how to enter characters, read the "Entering Characters" section on
P94.
_ Touch [CANCEL].
" Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
_Take a picture.
" The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for
about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when
the travel date is set.
" When the travel date is set, [_ ] appears on the lower right of the screen.
[] Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after the return date. If you
want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen
shown in step 3 or 7. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to [OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will
be also set to [OFF].
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
" The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure
date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P81) 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 memorized even if the camera is turned off.
" If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the
departure date will not be recorded. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking
the pictures, the day of the vacation you took them on is not displayed.
" 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 the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in white, there is a time difference that
involves date change between the [HOME] and [DESTiNATiON]. (It will be recorded)
" [LOCATION] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.
" [TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set in the intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other recording
mode will be reflected.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P22.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures
you take.
• Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance. (P19)
_Select [WORLDTIME] from the [SETUP] menu.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the
[PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. Set
the home area on the screen in step 3.
_ Touch [HOME].
_Touch [_l] or [_] to select the home area, and
touch [SET].
® Current time
® Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
•If daylight saving time [{_B_]is used at the home area,
touch [_]. Touch [1_)] again to return to the original
time.
• The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current
time. Advance the clock setting by one hour.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
_Touch [DESTiNATiON].
© Depending on the setting, the time at the travel
destination area or the home area is displayed.
Touch [4] or [_] to select the area that the
travel destination is in, and touch [SET].
© Current time of the destination area
® Time difference
" If daylight saving time [1_] is used at the travel
destination, touch [_]. (The time advances by one
hour.) Touch [1_1_]again to return to the original time.
_ Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
" Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and
3.
" If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use.
" If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the
time difference from the home area.
" The travel destination icon [_ ] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel
destination.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Refer to P50 for details.
Refer to P57 for details.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
Set the number of pixels and aspect ratio of the pictures. The higher the number of pixels,
the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large
sheets.
Applicable modes: _ 0 MSSON
_ 4320 x 3240 pixels
_ [] _ 3648 x 2736 pixels
_ [] 2560 x 1920 pixels
_ [] _ 2048 x 1536 pixels
_ [] 640 x 480 pixels
[] _ 4320 x 2880 pixels
_ 4320 x 2432 pixels
This item cannot be set in the intelligent Auto Mode.
[_]: Aspect ratio of a 4:3 TV
[[]]: Aspect ratio of a 35 mm film camera
[_ ]: Aspect ratio of a high-definition TV, etc.
" If [O] is highlighted, an explanation about the picture size (suitable print size, etc.) is
shown when an item is touched.
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