User manual PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ18

[. . . ] Cover Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FZ18 Before use, please read these instructions completely. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. , used under license therefrom. VQT1K47 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. Information for Your Safety 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. · DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. [. . . ] · The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time. Advance the clock setting by one hour. · 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]". - 90 - Advanced (Recording pictures) Finishing setting the home area · If you are setting the home area for the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of "Setting the home area [HOME]" after you press [MENU/SET] to set your home area. Press 2 to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. · If you are setting the home area for the second time etc. , the screen returns to the screen shown in step 3 after you press [MENU/SET] to set your home area. Setting the travel destination area (Perform steps 1, 2 and 3. ) 1 Press 3 to select [DESTINATION] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. · The current time at the selected travel destination area is displayed on the top right of the screen and the time difference from the home area is displayed at the bottom left of the screen. · If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel destination, press 3. (The time advances by one hour. ) Press 3 again to return to the original time. 3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. MENU SET · The icon changes from [ ] to [ setting the travel destination. ] after A MENU SET A Depending on the setting, the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed. · If you are setting the travel destination area for the first time, the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above. 2 Press 2/1 to select the area the travel destination is in and then press [MENU/ SET] to set. · Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2, 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of "Setting the home area [HOME]". (P90) · 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. MENU SET - 91 - Advanced (Recording pictures) Using the [REC] Mode Menu 4/4 : : : : : [COL. EFFECT] (P107) [PICT. ADJ. ] (P108) [FLIP ANIM. ] (P109) [CONVERSION] (P111) [CLOCK SET] (P19) Increase the variety of pictures you can take by setting colour effect, picture adjustment etc. The menu items that can be set differ depending on the recording mode. Setting from the menu screen Press [MENU/SET] to display the [REC] mode menu and then select the item to set. (P23) Items that can be set (Recording in programme AE mode [ Menu screen : : 1/4 : : : : : 2/4 : : : : : 3/4 : : : Item [W. BALANCE] (P93) [WB ADJUST. ] (P95) [INTELLIGENT ISO] (P96) [SENSITIVITY] (P97) [ASPECT RATIO] (P97) [PICT. SIZE] (P98) [QUALITY] (P98) [AUDIO REC. ] (P100) [METERING MODE] (P100) [AF MODE] (P101) [STABILIZER] (P104) [CONT. AF] (P105) [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P105) [AF/AE LOCK] (P106) [D. ZOOM] (P40) ]) Using the quick setting · You can use the joystick to easily set the following items when recording. (Recording in programme AE mode [ ]) ­ [STABILIZER] ­ [AF MODE] ­ [METERING MODE] ­ [W. BALANCE] ­ [SENSITIVITY] ­ [PICT. SIZE] ­ [QUALITY] 1 Keep pressing the joystick when recording. 2 Tilt the joystick towards 3/4/2/1 to select the menu item and the setting and then press the centre of the joystick to finish. · The [ ] (White Set) setting does not appear when using the quick setting. - 92 - Advanced (Recording pictures) [W. BALANCE] Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture Press [ SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P92) This function allows you to reproduce a white colour close to real life in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc. [AWB] (Auto white balance) (Daylight) (Cloudy) (Shade) for auto setting MENU Auto white balance The available white balance range is shown in the following illustration. When you take a picture beyond the available white balance range, the picture may appear reddish or bluish. Even within the confines of the range, the auto white balance may not operate properly if there are many light sources or there is no colour close to white. 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade 5 TV screen 6 Sunlight 7 White fluorescent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight 2) 3) 4) 1) 6) 7) 5) 1 for recording outdoors on a bright day for recording outdoors on a cloudy day for recording outdoors in the shade on a bright day for recording with the flash only for recording under halogen lighting for using the preset white balance (Flash)¢ (Halogen) (White set 1) (White set 2) (White set) 8) 9) 10) KlKelvin Colour Temperature for setting the white balance again ¢ Cannot be selected when the motion picture mode [ ] is set. [. . . ] (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card. ) · The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the subjects. Number of recordable pictures (Still picture) Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (8M): (3264k2448 pixels) (5M EZ): (2560k1920 pixels) (Approx. 27 MB) 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB Card 1 0 1 3 7 14 27 56 110 220 1 0 1 3 6 12 24 50 100 200 6 2 6 14 30 61 120 240 490 970 13 6 14 30 61 120 240 480 970 1910 10 5 11 24 50 98 195 390 790 1560 21 10 23 48 99 190 380 770 1530 3010 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (3M EZ): (2048k1536 pixels) (2M EZ): (1600k1200 pixels) (0. 3M EZ): (640k480 pixels) (Approx. 27 MB) 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB Card 16 8 18 38 78 150 300 600 1220 2410 32 16 36 75 150 290 590 1180 2360 4640 26 13 29 61 125 240 480 970 1920 3770 52 27 58 120 240 470 940 1880 3610 7090 130 68 145 290 600 1170 2320 4640 8780 17240 210 110 230 480 970 1900 3770 7550 12290 24130 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB - 167 - Others Aspect ratio Picture size Quality Built-in Memory (7M): (3264k2176 pixels) (4. 5M EZ): (2560k1712 pixels) (Approx. 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