Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 User manual

Panasonic
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FS5
DMC-FS3
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely .
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For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonlc.com/contactlnfo
For Canadian assistance, please call:
1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or
send e-mail to:[email protected]
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Before Use
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing Panasonic!
You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market
today. Used properly, we're sure
it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment.
Please take time to fill
in the information on the below.
The serial number
is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to
retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source.
Model
No.
Serial No.
Alithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have
purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information
on how to
recycle this battery.
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,
•DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS
TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR
SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES,
SHALL
BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
•USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.
•DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
Carefully observe copyright laws.
Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material
for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for
the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.
•Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital
Camera may look somewhat different from those shown
in the illustrations in these
Operating Instructions.
•SDHC Logo is atrademark.
•Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
•Other names, company names, and product names printed
in these instructions are
trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned.
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THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND
SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries
according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Warning
Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60°C (140 OF) or
incinerate.
Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA.
This Class Bdigital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.
FCC
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass Bdigital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in aresidential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate
the receiving antenna.
-Increase
the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on acircuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult
the dealer or an experienced radiorrV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation
instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when
connecting to computer or peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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Before Use
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: Panasonic
Model No.: DMC-FS5
DMC-FS3
Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic
Way,
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1-800-211-PANA (7262)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Panasonic
DMC-FS5 Panasonic
DMC-FS3
-If you see this symbol-
Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union
This symbol is only valid in the European Union.
If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local
authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.
•About the battery pack
CAUTION
Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)
•
Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.
•
Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit.
•
Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals.
•
Do not touch the plug terminals (+ and -) with metal objects.
•
Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.
If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off
thoroughly with water.
If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse
eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult adoctor.
•
Do not heat or expose to flame.
•
Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for along period of
time with doors and windows closed.
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•About the battery charger
CAUTIONI
DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN ABOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR
IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS
WELL VENTILATED. TO
PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING,
ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND
ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT
THE VENTILATION VENTS.
I B.a~ery char~er A
Tnls battery cnarger operates on AC between 110 Vand 240 V.
But
•
In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger must be connected to a120 VAC power
supply only.
•When connecting to an
AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use aplug adaptor to suit
the
AC outlet configuration.
•Care of the camera
•
Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc.
This unit may malfunction, recording pictures may no longer be possible orthe
lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged.
•We strongly recommend you do not leave the camera
in your pants pocket
when you sit down or forcefully insert it into afull or tight bag etc.
Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result.
• Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this
unit to malfunction.
-Places with alot of sand or dust.
-Places where water can come into contact with this unit such
as when using
it on arainy day or on abeach.
• Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands. Also, be careful not to allow
liquids, sand
and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens, buttons etc.
•If water or seawater splashes
on the camera, use adry cloth to wipe the camera body
carefully.
•About Condensation (When the lens is fogged up)
•Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of
condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction.
•
If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2hours. The fog will
disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient
temperature.
•Read together with the "Cautions for Use". (P91)
•About illustrations in these operating instructions
The procedure
is described for DMC-FS5 as an example.
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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety 2
Quick Guide 8
Standard Accessories 9
Names of the Components 10
Preparation
Charging the Battery 12
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) 13
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery 14
About the Built-in Memory/the Card 15
Setting DatefTime (Clock Set) 16
•Changing the clock setting
(In normal picture mode) 17
Setting the Menu 18
•Setting menu items 19
•Using the quick menu
21
About the Setup Menu 21
Selecting the [REC] Mode 26
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function
(~: Intelligent Auto Mode) 27
•Scene detection 28
•The Backlight Compensation 28
-About the flash 29
•Settings in intelligent auto mode 29
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings
(C':1: Normal picture mode) 30
•Focusing 30
-When the subject is not
in focus
(such as when it
is not in the center
of the composition of the picture
you want to take)
31
-Preventing jitter (camera shake) 31
Taking Pictures with the Zoom 32
•Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using
the Digital Zoom 32
•Using the Easy zoom 33
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY)) 34
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•Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi
Playback) 35
•Using the Playback Zoom 35
•SWitching the [PLAYBACK] mode 36
Deleting Pictures 36
•To delete asingle picture 36
-To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures 37
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor 38
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash 39
•Switching to the appropriate flash
setting 39
Taking Close-up Pictures 43
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 44
Compensating the Exposure 45
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket.. 46
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded
(III.: Scene mode) 47
·0 [PORTRAIT] 47
.I?J [SOFT SKIN] 48
• [B] [SELF PORTRAIT] 48
• E! [SCENERy] 49
• BI [SPORTS] 49
•
~ [NIGHT PORTRAIT] 49
-III [NIGHT SCENERY] 49
•[S) [FOOD] 50
-n [PARTY] 50
· II [CANDLE LIGHT] 50
•
~ [BABY1 ]/~ [BABY2] 50
- ~ [PET] 51
• ~ [SUNSET] 51
· '*~ [HIGH SENS.] 52
• ~ [HI-SPEED BURST] 52
• ~ [STARRY SKY] 53
·11 [FIREWORKS] 53
·g [BEACH] 54
• (l [SNOW] 54
•t!J [AERIAL PHOTO] 54
-
[] [UNDERWATER] 54
Motion Picture Mode
55
Useful Functions at Travel
Destinations 57
•Recording which Day of the
Vacation You Take the Picture 57
-Recording DatesfTimes at Overseas
Travel Destinations (World Time)..... 58

Using the [REC] Mode Menu 59
• iii: [PICTURE SiZE] 59
• =1= [QUALITy] 60
.1!El [ASPECT RATIO] 60
• also [INTELLIGENT ISO] 61
• ~ [SENSITIVITY] 61
• [Yffi] [WHITE BALANCE] 62
• [Af)~ [AF MODE] 63
• Q'AF [QUICK AF] 64
•
~ [BURST] 65
•Dl [DIGITAL ZOOM] 65
• r:b [COLOR MODE] 66
•
UII: [STABILIZER] 66
• AF* [AF ASSIST LAMP] 67
• C2) [CLOCK SET] 67
Advanced (Playback)
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence
(Slide Show) 68
Selecting Pictures and Playing them
Back ([CATEGORY PLAY]/
[FAVORITE PLAy]) 70
•[CATEGORY PLAY] 70
•[FAVORITE
PLAy] 71
Playing Back Motion Pictures 71
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu 72
•[@ [CALENDAR] 72
•
~ [TITLE EDIT] 73
•
[] [TEXT STAMP] 74
•
~ [RESIZE] 75
•:>{: [TRIMMING] 76
.1!El [ASPECT CONV.] 77
• Eh~ [ROTATE]/
Eb'\A [ROTATE DISP.] 78
·*[FAVORITE] 79
• " [DPOF PRINT] 80
• o-n [PROTECT] 81
• ~ [COPY] 82
Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to aPC 83
Printing the Pictures 85
•Selecting asingle picture and
printing it.. 86
•Selecting multiple pictures and
printing them 86
•Print Settings 87
Playing Back Pictures on a
TV Screen 89
•Playing back pictures using the AV
cable (supplied) 89
•Playing back pictures on aTV with
an SO Memory Card slot 89
Others
Screen Display 90
Cautions for Use 91
Message Display 94
Functions that cannot be set or will not
work under some conditions 96
Troubleshooting 98
Number of Recordable Pictures and
Available Recording Time 104
Specifications 107
Digital Camera Accessory System 110
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
(For USA Customers)
111
Request for Service Notice
(For USA Only) 112
Limited Warranty (For USA Only) 113
Customer Services Directory
(For USA Only) 115
Precautions aprendre
(pour
Ie Canada) 116
Index 118
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Quick Guide
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This is an overview of how to record and play back pictures with the camera. For each
step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets.
Charge the battery. (P12)
•The battery is not charged when the
camera is shipped. Charge the battery
before use.
Insert the battery and the card.
(P14)
•When you do not use the card, you can
record or play back pictures on the
built-in memory. (P15) Refer to P15
when you use acard.
Turn the camera on to take
pictures.
oSlide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector
switch to
[IB/Q].
ePress the shutter button to take
pictures. (P27)
mN Play back the pictures.
oSlide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector
switch to
[(B].
eSelect the picture you want to view.
(P34)
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Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera.
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1Battery Pack
(Indicated as
battery in the text)
2Battery Charger
(Indicated
as charger in the text)
3USB Connection Cable
4AV Cable
5CD-ROM
•Software
6Strap
7Battery Carrying
Case
• SO Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and
MultiMediaCard are indicated
as card in the
text.
•The card
is optional.
You can record
or play back pictures on the
built-in
memory when you are not using a
card.
•
For information about optional accessories,
refer to the "Digital Camera Accessory
System".
(P11 0)
• If any accessories are lost, customers in the
USA should contact Panasonic's parts
department at 1800 833-9626 and customers
in Canada should contact 1800 99-LUMIX
(1-800-995-8649) for further information about
obtaining replacement parts.
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1Flash (P39)
2Lens (P5, 92)
3Self-timer indicator (P44)
AF assist lamp (P67)
)
4LCD monitor (P38, 90)
5Status indicator (P15, 23, 27)
6[MENU/SET] button (P16)
7[DISPLAY] button (P38)
8[Q.MENU]
(P21 )/Delete (P36) button
9[MODE] button (P26)
10 [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch
(P18)
4910 11
5 6 78
11 Cursor buttons
@: ./Exposure compensation (P45)/
Auto bracket (P46)/The Backlight
Compensation (P28)
@: T/Macro mode (P43)
@: .... /Self-timer button (P44)
@: ~ /Flash setting button (P39)
In these operating instructions, the cursor buttons are described as shown in the
figure below or described with
./T / .... /~.
e.g.: When you press the T(down) button
or Press ~
12 13
12 Camera ON/OFF switch (P16)
13 Zoom lever (P32)
14 Speaker
(P71 )
15 Microphone (P55)
16 Shutter button (P27, 55)
17 [E.ZOOM] button (P33)
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16 17