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VQT0Q40ENG.book 1 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-FZ5GN
Before use, please read these
instructions completely.
VQT0Q40
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 2 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Before Use Before Use Dear Customer, • Please note that the actual controls and We would like to take this opportunity to components, menu items, etc. of your thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera may look somewhat Digital Camera. Please read these different from those shown in the Operating Instructions carefully and keep illustrations in these Operating them handy for future reference. Instructions. SD Logo is a trademark.
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 3 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Before Use ∫ Care for the camera ∫ About the Lens Do not shake or cause impact to the Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong camera. The camera may not be light sources. It may cause not only a operated normally or recording of pictures malfunction of the camera but irreversible may be disabled, or the lens may be damage to your eye. damaged. Do not press the lens strongly. • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction Leaving the camera wi
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 4 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Before Use ∫ If you will not be using the camera for a long time Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature. (Recommended temperature: 15oC–25oC, Recommended humidity: 40% – 60%) Be sure to remove the battery and the card from the camera. When the battery is left inserted in the camera for a long time, discharge takes place even if the camera is turned off. If you leave the battery inserted for an ext
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M S A R E V VQT0Q40ENG.book 5 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Before Use About These Operating Instructions Please note that the description on this page is a sample and all pages are not described in this manner. Compensating the Exposure EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value, Use this function when you cannot achieve and it is the amount of light given to the appropriate exposure due to the difference CCD by the aperture value and the of brightness between the subject and the shutter s
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 6 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Contents 9 Pictures Multi Playback........................50 Before Use Using the Playback Zoom....................... 51 Deleting Pictures.....................................52 Information for Your Safety....................... 2 About These Operating Instructions .........5 Recording pictures (advanced) Preparation Using the Mode Dial ............................... 54 Aperture-priority AE .......................... 54 Standard Accessories.....
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 7 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Playback (advanced) Others Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Using the MC Protector/ND Filter .........102 Motion Images.....................................82 Screen Display......................................103 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................83 Cautions for Use ...................................106 Displaying pictures in a direction Message Display ..................................108 at the time of recording Troubleshooting ...
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 8 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Preparation Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. 1 SD Memory Card (16 MB) 12 (In the text, it is indicated as “Card”) 2Battery Pack (In the text, it is indicated as “Battery”) 3 Battery Charger (In the text, it is indicated as “Charger”) RP-SD016B CGA-S002E 4AC Cable 5 USB Connection Cable 3 4 6AV Cable 7CD-ROM 8Strap 9 Lens Cap/Lens Cap String 10 Lens Hood/Lens Hood Adaptor DE-994A K2CJ2DA00008 A: Silver 56
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 9 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Names of the Components 1 Lens (P3) 12 34 2 Flash (P39) 3 Microphone (P60, 74) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P43) AF Assist Lamp (P77) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P27) 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 Viewfinder (P26, 103) 7 [EVF/LCD] Button (P26) 8 Flash Open Button (P39) 9 [DISPLAY] Button (P26) 10 [EXPOSURE] Button (P54, 55, 56) 11 Power Indicator (P30) 12 Camera ON/OFF Switch (P11) 13 LCD Monitor (P26, 103) 14 [MENU] Button (P22) 15 Delete (P52)/[FOCUS]
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 10 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation 18 Zoom Lever (P38, 78) 18 19 19 Shutter Button (P30) 20 Mode Dial (P29) 21 Single or Burst Mode Button (P47) 22 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P46) 20 21 22 23 Strap Eyelet (P18) 23 24 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] Socket (P94, 96, 98) 25 [DC IN] Socket (P96, 98) Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CAC1; optional). 24 26 Terminal Door 25 26 27 Card/Battery Door (P14, 15) 28 Tripod Receptacle 27 28 10 VQT0Q40
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M S M S A P A VQT0Q40ENG.book 11 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Quick Guide This is the overview of the procedure to 3 Turn the camera on to take record and playback pictures with the pictures. camera. For each operation, be sure to Set the clock. (P21) refer to the corresponding pages. 1 Charge the battery. (P12) When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. OPEN OFF ON 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Open the flash. (When using the fla
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 12 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Charging the Battery with the Charger When the camera is shipped, the battery is 3 Detach the battery. not charged. Charge the battery before use. 1 Attach the battery to the charger. After charging is completed, be sure to disconnect the AC cable from the electrical outlet. The battery becomes warm after use/ charge or during charge. The camera also 2 Connect the AC cable. becomes warm during use. However, it is not a malfunc
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 13 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation About the Battery ∫ Battery indication Playback time when using the LCD The remaining battery power appears on monitor the screen. [It does not appear when you Playback time Approx. 300 min. use the camera along with the AC adaptor The number of recordable pictures and (DMW-CAC1; optional).] playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions and storing condition of the battery. The battery indication turns red and ∫
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 14 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Inserting/Removing the Battery Check that the camera is turned off and 3 1 Close the card/battery door. that the lens is retracted. 2 Slide the card/battery door to Close the flash. the end and then close it firmly. 1 Slide the card/battery door to open it. Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S002E). If you will not be using the camera for a long time, remove the battery. 2 Insert: When a fully charged
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 15 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Inserting/Removing the Card Check that the camera is turned off and The card may be damaged if it is not that the lens is retracted. fully inserted. Close the flash. 3 1 Close the card/battery door. 1 Slide the card/battery door to 2 Slide the card/battery door to open it. the end and then close it firmly. The card and the data may be damaged if it is inserted or removed If the card/battery door cannot be while the camer
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 16 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation About the Card ∫ Access to the card SD Memory Card When pictures are being recorded onto the card, the card access indication lights red. 2560 19 On this unit, you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capacity (from 8 MB to 1 GB). When the card access indication A lights, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, pictures are being read or deleted, or the 256MB, 512MB, 1GB (Maximum) card is formatted, do not: Please confirm the latest
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 17 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Picture size 2560k1920 2048k1536 1600k1200 Reference for number Approx. Approx. Approx. of pixels 5M pixels 3M pixels 2M pixels Quality 16 MB 0 5 11 1 9 17 2 14 28 32 MB 1 12 24 3 19 37 4 31 59 64 MB 3 25 49 6 39 75 10 63 121 SD Memory 128 MB 8 51 100 12 79 153 20 128 244 Card 256 MB 15 99 195 24 154 299 39 250 476 512 MB 30 197 387 48 305 592 78 495 944 1 GB 61 395 775 96 610 118
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 18 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap (supplied) ∫ Strap (supplied) 1 Pass the string through the hole 1 Pass the strap through the hole at on the lens cap. the Strap Eyelet. 2 Pass the string through the hole 2 Pass the strap through the on the camera. stopper and fasten the strap. 3 Attach the lens cap. A: Pull the strap 2 cm or more. Attach the strap to the other side of the camera being careful not to twist it. Check that t
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 19 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood will minimise lens flare and ghosting. [LOCK] The lens hood cuts out excess light and improves the picture quality. Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. Close the flash. 1 1 Counter-rotate the 2 halves of the lens hood adaptor until marker A is at [UNLOCK] position. 2 Place the camera upside down. Align [UNLOCK] to groove B
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VQT0Q40ENG.book 20 ページ ２００５年２月１６日 水曜日 午後２時４７分 Preparation ∫ Temporarily storing the lens hood 2 Attach the lens cap. 1 1 Remove the lens hood, turn it around then align marker D on the lens hood to marker E on the adaptor. 2 Push the lens hood onto the adaptor until it clicks. 3 Rotate the lens hood counter-clockwise until it Do not take a picture while the lens clicks. hood is temporarily stored. Ensure that the lens cap is firmly attached. When the lens hood is attached, unstr
