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Owner’s Manual
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.
DMC-FP7
DMC-FP5
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.
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Contents • Using the Playback Zoom ................ 33 Before Use Recording Motion Pictures ..................... 34 Precaution ................................................ 4 Playing Back Motion Pictures ................. 36 Standard Accessories............................... 6 Deleting Pictures .................................... 37 Names of the Components ....................... 7 • To delete a single picture ................. 37 • To delete multiple pictures How to Use the Touch Panel
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• [Party] ............................................... 65 Advanced (Playback) • [Candle Light] ................................... 65 • [Baby1] / [Baby2] .............................. 66 Playing Back Pictures in Sequence • [Pet] .................................................. 66 (Slide Show) ....................................... 88 • [Sunset] ............................................ 67 Selecting Pictures and Playing • [High Sens.] ...................................... 67 them B
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Before Use Precaution Optimal use of the camera Fully peel off the strip of tape A from the lens cover before using the camera. Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it. Do not subject to strong pressure. • When you use in the following cases, the camera may malfunction, A recording pictures may become impossible, or the lens, the LCD monitor or the external case may be damaged. – Dropping or hitting the camera. – Leaving the camera in your trousers pocket when y
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Before Use 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 malfunctions. • If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature. - 5 -
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Before Use Standard Accessories Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. • The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera was purchased. For details on the accessories, refer to Basic Owner’s Manual. • Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery in the text. • Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text. • SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in
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Before Use Names of the Components 1 Flash (P51) 2 Microphone 3 Lens (P5, 120) 4 Lens cover (P18) 5 Self-timer Indicator (P57) AF Assist Lamp (P85) 6 Strap eyelet • Be sure to attach the strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it. 7 Touch Panel / LCD Monitor (P8, 47, 116, 129) 8 Camera ON / OFF switch (P21) 9 Shutter button (P22) 10 Zoom lever (P48) 11 Speaker 12 [AV OUT / DIGITAL] socket (P105, 107, 111) 13 Tripod receptacle 14 Card / Battery door (P14) 15 Release leve
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Before Use How to Use the Touch Panel This touch panel is a type that detects pressure. You can operate the camera by directly touching the icons or images on the LCD monitor (Touch Panel) with your finger or the supplied stylus pen. Touch Drag To touch and release the touch panel. A movement without releasing the touch panel. Use this to select icons or images, or to set Use this to see the next/previous image by the items. dragging horizontally or change the range • It may not operate prop
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Before Use Note • If you use a commercially available liquid crystal protection sheet, please follow the instructions that accompany the sheet. (Depending on the material, visibility or operability may be impaired.) • Apply a little extra pressure when touching if you have a commercially available protection sheet affixed or if you feel it is not responding well. • Touch panel will not operate properly when the hand holding this unit is pressing on the touch panel. • Do not press using a
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Preparation Charging the Battery About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optional batteries can be used with this camera. It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards. There is a possibility that these battery packs
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Preparation Plug-in type Connect the charger to the electrical outlet. • Charging starts when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green. Inlet type [CHARGE] indicator Lights on: Charging Lights off: Charging complete (Disconnect the charger from the electr ical socket and detach the battery after charging is completed.) • When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes – The battery temperature is too high or too low. It is recommended to charge the battery again in an ambient temperature of between 10
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Preparation Charging time Supplied battery Optional battery Charging time Approx. 115 min Approx. 120 min (When charging the exhausted battery) Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor. (Only when using the battery) • If the indication blinks, charge or replace the battery. Note • The battery charging time may become longer in high or low temperature or for the battery which has not been used for a long period of time. • The battery becomes warm while c
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Preparation Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures Recording still pictures (By CIPA standard in Normal Picture Mode) DMC-FP7 DMC-FP5 Supplied Optional Supplied Optional battery battery battery battery Capacity 660 mAh 680 mAh 660 mAh 680 mAh Number of recordable Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. pictures 240 pictures 245 pictures 260 pictures 265 pictures Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. Recording time 120 min 122 min 130 min 132 min Recording conditions by CIPA stan
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Preparation Inserting and Removing the Card (optional) / the Battery • Check that this unit is turned off. • We recommend using a Panasonic card. Slide the release lever in the direction of the [OPEN] and open the card / battery door. • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries. • If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. Completely insert battery and card. Battery: Check the direction is correct and insert it securely to the end until the clicking sound i
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Preparation Note • Remove the battery after use. • Before removing the card or battery, turn the camera off and wait for the “LUMIX” display on the LCD monitor to clear. (Otherwise, this unit may no longer operate normally and the card itself may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost.) Using an AC adaptor (optional) and a DC coupler (optional) instead of the battery The AC Adaptor (optional) can only be used with the designated Panasonic DC coupler (optional). The AC adaptor (
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Preparation About the Built-in Memory / the Card When the card is inserted, pictures are saved to the card. When there is no card inserted, pictures are saved to the built-in memory [1]. Built-in Memory • You can copy the recorded pictures to a card. (P104) • Memory size: Approx. 70 MB • Recordable motion pictures: QVGA (320 × 240 pixels) only • The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full. • The access time for the built-in memory may be
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Preparation While accessing the built-in memory or card The access indication lights red. [] (Built-in Memor 2 y) / [3] (Card) While lighting, operations such as writing/reading pictures, deleting or formatting are being performed. Do not turn the power off, or do not remove the battery, card or AC adaptor (optional). Also, do not subject the camera to vibration, impact or static electricity. Access operation may be stopped midway. The data may be damaged or malfunction may occur. Note
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Preparation Setting Date / Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Open the lens cover. • The camera is turned on. • If the language select screen is not displayed, proceed to step 4. Touch the language select icon on the screen. Select the language. • The [Please set the clock] message appears. Touch [Clock Set]. - 18 -
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Preparation Aq Touch the items you wish to set (Year / Bw Month / Day / Hours / Minutes), and set using [e] / [r]. A : Time at the home area B : Time at the travel destination • You can continue to switch the settings by continuously touching [e] / [r]. • Touch [:] to cancel the date and time settings without setting a date and time. To set the display sequence and the time display format. • Touch [Style] to display the settings screen for setting display order/time display format. • Se
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Basic Recording Sequence Open the lens cover. The camera is turned on in Recording Mode. (Recording is possible with this setting.) A Shutter button Select Recording Mode. 1 Touch [1]. w 2 Touch the mode icon. • The description is displayed after the first touch. • When operating from Playback Mode, touch [1] first to switch to Recording Mode, and then perform 1. List of [Rec] Modes 4 Intelligent Auto Mode (P22) The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by
