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FZ3-GN.book 1 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-FZ3GN
Before use, please read these
instructions completely.
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FZ3-GN.book 2 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５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. Ot
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FZ3-GN.book 3 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Before Use ∫ Care for the camera Do not press the lens strongly. Do not shake or cause impact to the Leaving the camera with the lens facing camera. The camera may not be the sun may cause a malfunction. Be operated normally or recording of pictures careful when you put the camera outside may be disabled, or the lens may be or near a window. damaged. ∫ About Condensation • Sand or dust may cause a malfunction Condensation takes place when the
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M S A FZ3-GN.book 4 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５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. Modes indicated here allows you to use the functions or settings described on this page. Set the Mode dial to any of the modes to use the functions or settings. Compensating the Exposure EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value, Use this function when you cannot achieve and it is the amoun
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FZ3-GN.book 5 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Contents Before Use Recording pictures (advanced) Information for Your Safety.......................2 Using the Mode Dial ...............................51 About These Operating Instructions .........4 Aperture-priority AE .......................... 51 Shutter-priority AE ............................ 52 Manual exposure .............................. 53 Preparation Macro mode......................................56 Motion image mode ...........
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FZ3-GN.book 6 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Playback (advanced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images..................................... 78 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 79 Rotating the Picture [ROTATE] ........ 79 Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints [DPOF PRINT].................................. 80 Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture [PROTECT].................... 82 Playing Back with Slide Show [SLIDE SHOW].......................
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FZ3-GN.book 7 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Preparation Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (16 MB) ∫ AV Cable RP-SD016B K1HA08CD0002 (In the text, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ USB Connection Cable ∫ Battery Pack K1HA08CD0001 CGA-S002E (In the text, it is indicated as “Battery”) ∫ CD-ROM ∫ Battery Charger DE-994A (In the text, it is indicated as “Charger”) ∫ Lens Cap/Lens Cap String VYK0W73 ∫ AC Cable K2CJ2DA00011 ∫ Strap VFC4078
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FZ3-GN.book 8 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Names of the Components 1 Lens part 12 34 2 Flash (P39) 3 Microphone (P57, 69) 4 Self-timer Indicator (P42) AF Assist Lamp (P73) 5 Diopter Adjustment Dial (P27) 6 Viewfinder (P26, 100) 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 [EVF/LCD] Button (P26) 8 Flash Open Button (P39) 9 [DISPLAY] Button (P26) 10 [EXPOSURE] Button (P51, 52, 53) 11 Power Indicator (P30) 12 Camera Switch (P10) 13 LCD Monitor (P26, 100) 14 [MENU] Button (P22) 15 Delete (P49)/[FOCUS] (P62, 72
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FZ3-GN.book 9 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation 18 Zoom Lever (P38, 74) 18 19 Mode Dial (P29) 20 Shutter Button (P30) 21 Single/Burst Mode Button (P45) 19 20 21 22 Strap Eyelet (P17) 23 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] Socket (P90, 93, 95) 22 24 [DC IN] Socket (P93, 95) Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-CAC1; optional). 23 25 Terminal Door 24 25 26 Card/Battery Door (P13, 14) 27 Tripod Receptacle 26 27 9
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M S M S A P A FZ3-GN.book 10 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Quick Guide This is the overview of the procedure to 3 Turn the camera on to take record pictures with this camera. For each pictures. operation, be sure to refer to the Set the clock. (P20) corresponding pages. 1 Charge the battery. (P11) When the camera is shipped, the battery is not charged. Charge the battery before use. OFF ON 1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Open the flash. (When using the flash) (P39) 2 Insert
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FZ3-GN.book 11 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５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 malfunct
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FZ3-GN.book 12 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation About the Battery ∫ Battery indication Playback time when using the LCD monitor The remaining battery power appears on the screen. [It does not appear when you Playback time Approx. 240 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 indication turns red and blinks: R
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FZ3-GN.book 13 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５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 fully charged batt
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FZ3-GN.book 14 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Inserting/Removing the Card Check that the camera is turned off and Check the direction of the card. that the lens is retracted. Do not touch the connection terminals Close the flash. on the back side of the card. The card may be damaged if it is not 1 Slide the card/battery door to fully inserted. open it. 3 1 Close the card/battery door. 2 Slide the card/battery door to the end and then close it firmly. The card and the
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FZ3-GN.book 15 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation About the Card ∫ Access to the card ∫ SD Memory Card (supplied) and While the card is being accessed MultiMediaCard (optional) (Recognizing/Recording/Reading/ The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard Deleting), the card access indication 1 are small, lightweight, removable external lights. memory cards. The reading/writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast. The SD 2016 Memory Card is equipped with a 19 Write-Protect switch A that can in
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FZ3-GN.book 16 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Picture size 2016k1512 1600k1200 1280k960 Quality 16 MB 1 9 17 2 14 28 3 22 41 32 MB 3 19 37 4 31 59 7 47 86 64 MB 6 39 75 10 63 121 15 96 176 128 MB 12 79 153 20 128 244 31 195 356 256 MB 25 157 306 40 255 487 62 390 709 512 MB 51 317 616 81 515 982 126 785 1429 1 GB 98 610 1185 157 991 1889 243 1511 2748 Picture size 640k480 1920k1080 (HDTV) Quality 16 MB 13 69 113 2 13 25 32 MB 28 1
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FZ3-GN.book 17 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap ∫ Lens Cap ∫ Strap 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 the strap is firmly atta
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FZ3-GN.book 18 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight, the lens hood 2 Rotate the ring C to the direction will minimize lens flare and ghosting. of the arrow until [LOCK] is The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and adjusted to A on the adaptor. improves the picture quality. Check that the camera is turned off and [ ] LOCK that the lens is retracted. Close the flash. 1 1 Adjust A on the lens hood adaptor to [UNLOCK]. 2 Place th
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FZ3-GN.book 19 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation ∫ Temporarily storing the lens hood When taking pictures with flash with the 1 1 Remove the lens hood, reverse lens hood attached, the lower portion of it and then adjust D on the the photo may turn dark (vignetting effect) lens hood to E on the lens and the control of the flash may be hood adaptor. disabled because the photo flash may be 2 Insert the lens hood straight to obscured by the lens hood. We the lens hood adaptor. rec
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FZ3-GN.book 20 ページ ２００４年７月２７日 火曜日 午前９時２５分 Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ∫ Initial setting 2 Set date and time. The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the CLOCK SET following screen appears. 10 :00 11.. DEC 2004 D/M/Y PLEASE SET THE CLOCK MENU CLOCK SET SELECT SET EXITMENU When pressing the [MENU] button, the 2/1: Select the desired item. screen shown in step 2 appears. 3/4: Set date and time. The screen disappears in about 5 seco
