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1. e f 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 Advanced and then set home area from the screen shown in step in Setting the home area HOME E Setting the home area HOME Perform steps 1 2 and 3 Press A F to select HOME and then press MENU SET DESTINATION 10 00 DEC 1 2006 Press lt gt to select your home area and then press MENU SET GMT 5 00 SELECT gt E94 SET e The current time is displayed on the top left of the screen and the time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time is displayed on the bottom left of the screen e f daylight saving time e is used at the home area press A Press A again to return to the original time e The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour P18 E Finishing setting the home area e f you are setting the home area for the first time the screen returns to the screen shown in step of Setting the home area HOME after you press MENU SET to set your home area Press lt to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press MENU SET to close the menu 61 VQTOV40 Advanced e f 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 ar
2. Humidity 50 when LCD monitor is on e Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card 16 MB 2 e Using the supplied battery e Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the optical image stabilizer function is set to MODE1 e Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording e Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording e Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and waiting for the battery temperature to decrease e CIPA is an abbreviation of Camera amp Imaging Products Association x1 The number of recordable pictures decreases when the power LCD function or high angle function P39 are used x2 The card is not supplied Approx 250 pictures Approx 125 min Preparation The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time If the recording interval time becomes longer the number of recordable pictures decreases e g When recording once every 2 minutes the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 62 Playback time Playback time Approx 260 min The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions and storing condition of the battery E Charging Charging time Approx 170 min Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S007A are the same as above e The CHARGE indicator lights
3. Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED The Write Protect switch on the SD Memory Card is moved to LOCK Move the switch back to unlock it P16 86 91 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED Delete or overwrite the picture after canceling the protect setting P85 THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P91 NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at once with MULTI DELETE Delete the selected pictures and then select MULTI DELETE again to delete any remaining pictures More than 999 favorites have been set CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES If the pictures are not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print cannot be set 103 VQTOV40 Others NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT IN MEMORY NOT ENOUGH MEMORY IN THE CARD There is no space left on the built in memory or the card e When you copy pictures from the built in memory to the card batch copy the pictures are copied until the capacity o
4. NIGHT SCENERY P53 FIREWORKS P55 SELF PORTRAIT P53 and AERIAL PHOTO P56 in scene mode SLOW SHUTTER Recording bright pictures in dark places ogam MENU Press amp to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 The shutter speed is automatically adjusted However if you want brighter pictures you can manually select an even slower shutter speed e The slow shutter speeds you can select are 1 8 1 4 1 2 and 1 e This is effective if you want to take bright pictures of both a night landscape and a subject using NIGHT PORTRAIT P52 in scene mode Slow shutter Brightness Darker Brighter E Example e This should usually be set to 1 8 to take pictures When you select a slow shutter speed other than 1 8 BMJ appears on the lower left of the screen Tf VQTOV40 Menu Settings e When the shutter speed is made slower using SLOW SHUTTER jitter is likely to occur We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 for taking pictures e You cannot set the slow shutter in NIGHT SCENERY FIREWORKS and STARRY SKY in scene mode COL EFFECT EA Setting color effects for the recorded pictures OQE MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 Select a color effect that matches the FLIP ANIM Connecting images to create a motion picture file OU E MENU Press 6 t
5. a The number of days that have passed since the departure date e The current date and time and which day of the vacation it is are displayed for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen if the camera is turned on when the travel date is set after setting the clock departure date or travel date after changing the world time setting and after switching from playback mode to another mode e When TRAVEL DATE is set 0 appears on the lower right of the screen E Canceling the travel date If you leave TRAVEL DATE set to SET the number of days that have passed since the departure date will continue to be recorded When the vacation is finished set TRAVEL DATE to OFF on the screen shown in step 4 and then press MENU SET twice e The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting P18 and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME P61 to the travel destination the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting e The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off e f you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date minus is displayed in orange 60 VQTOV40 and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded elf you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel destination minus is displayed i
6. 1 Press V to select ON and then press MENU SET T Ey SLIDE SHOW 020 FAVORITE Vv B ROTATE DISP i lt L EP ROTATE 1 DPOF PRINT MENU SET e The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select OFF e Refer to P34 for information about how to play back pictures 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu E Rotate The picture is rotated manually 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V EPROTATE lle cts araal 100 000 rm 1 3 e The ROTATE function is disabled when ROTATE DISP is set to OFF e Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated Menu Settings 2 Press A F to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press MENU SET A en v NY MENU MENU r gt The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 lt The picture rotates counter clockwise in steps of 90 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Example When rotating clockwise gt Original picture e When ROTATE DISP is set to ON pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically rotated e f you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically P26 e The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the AV cable supplied and played back vertically e When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displ
7. Panasonic Operating Instructions Digital Camera vaino DMIC T 21 Before connecting operating or SS aD adjusting this product please read the instructions completely LEICA DC VARIO ELMARIT For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam panasonic com For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca VQTOV40 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 OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE 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 CYC Sori C Pn Dann Su VQTOV40 e Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustration
8. e Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer e Does the printer support PictBridge You cannot print pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge P95 e Set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP P23 95 7 The ends of the pictures are cut at printing e When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operating instructions for the printer e When you order photo studios to print pictures ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends 8 The picture is not displayed fully on the TV e Set the aspect of the TV on the camera P23 E Others 1 An unreadable language was selected by mistake e Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon and then select the 30 icon to set the desired language P24 2 A certain part of the picture blinks els HIGHLIGHT set to ON P23 This appears due to the highlight display function which shows white saturated areas P38 3 The camera will make sounds caused by internal mechanical movement when it is shaken e The sound arises when the lens moves This is not a malfunction 4 The setting for the auto review function is disabled e Are you taking pictures using auto bracket P46 Is the camera in burst mod
9. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Others Recording state Histogram P38 Travel date P59 Elapsed recording time P64 Self timer mode P44 Current date and time e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to recording mode Zoom P30 Extended optical zoom P30 Digital zoom P32 Shutter speed P25 Aperture value P25 Slow shutter P77 Exposure compensation P45 Metering mode P75 High angle mode P39 CX Power LCD P39 Spot AF area P75 AF area P25 Spot metering target P75 Optical image stabilizer P47 White balance P71 ISO sensitivity P72 Burst P48 FOI Audio recording P64 74 Color effect mode P78 Continuous AF P76 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P59 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds if the camera is turned on when the travel date is set after setting the clock departure date or travel date 99 VQTOV40 Others after changing the world time setting and after switching from playback mode to another mode 31 Age P57 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on in baby mode after setting the clock or birthday and after switching from other modes to baby mode 32 Auto bracket P46 33 AF assist lamp P77 34 Flip animation P78 i M a aia 6 12 11 10 Geach Recording in simple mode 1 Fl
10. 92 PICIBNOGQG 3 2c0ccstcen deecadeund eaan 23 95 Picture Adjustment cccseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 78 Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture Mode Picture Quality Setting Simple Mode 28 Picture SIZE aves 0 Orch ets decor eo eee deca cels 73 Pictures with Audio ccccseeeeneeeeeees 69 Playback Pictures On TV cccseeeeeeees 98 PlAYDACK ZOOM ccsstsuetaesseeesiancwikcesvercsease 68 Playing Back Motion Pictures 69 Portrait Mode lt i22 8 280s ee oles 51 Power BOD oreore 39 POWOr Saves esis een Aa 21 PrOtGOE cananan e nA 85 Q OWA E T 73 R Recording Guide Line ccccceeeseees 38 Reset of Setting cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 23 RESIZING oenn coast nA 87 REVIEW coaren ature aes 33 PROV esea rena seme E RR 83 Rotate Display saisir 83 122 VQTOV40 S Scene MENU 0 cccceceeseeseeeeeeeseseeeeees 24 Scene Mode cccccecccsesseeeeeeeneeseeeeees 50 Scenery MOE ccccccceeseeseeeeeeeneeseeees 52 Self Portrait Mode ceseceeeeeseeeeeees 53 SGlMsHINGN eren easier aca aoa 44 Setting Favorites ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 82 Setup MENU cccccesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 19 Shutter sound cccccccceseeseeeeeeeeeeseeees 22 Simple MOE cceeceeecesseseseeeeeeeeeseeees 28 Sde SHOW cenena 81 Slow SHUIET aranceis A 77 Snow Mode o2o5 cdc ssc de setecnzceeeac mademetband caas 56 Soft Skin Mode ccccecc
11. AUDIO DUB Y FH RESIZE v gt TRIMMING 4 1 ASPECT CONV MENU NU 85 VQTOV40 Menu Settings E Single setting 1 Press lt P gt to select the picture and then press to set cancel SET The protect icon e appears CANCEL The protect icon fea disappears 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Multi setting To cancel all settings Perform the same operation as in DPOF PRINT Setting the picture to print and the number of prints P84 to 85 elf you press MENU SET while canceling protection the canceling will stop halfway e The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment e f you want to delete protected pictures cancel their protection e Even if you protect pictures in the built in memory or a card they will be deleted if the built in memory or the card is formatted P91 e Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card they cannot be deleted when the card s write protect switch is set to LOCK e The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures ROTATE AUDIO DUB 86 VQTOV40 AUDIO DUB Adding audio after taking pictures MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 You can add the audio after taking a picture 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press Y to start audio recording AUDIO ES 2 za DUB 100 0001m e The mes
12. DPOF print settings 84 VQTOV40 E Single setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture to print and then press A V to set the number of prints Fo SEEN DATE RD e The number of prints icon Fg appears e The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to 0 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E Multi setting 1 Press lt gt to select the picture to print then press A F to set the number of prints e The number of prints icon 5 appears e Repeat the above procedure You cannot set all the pictures at one time e The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to 0 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu E To cancel all settings 1 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET CANCEL ALL DPOF PRINT SETTINGS NO 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu e DPOF print settings on the built in memory are canceled when a card is not inserted DPOF print settings on the card are canceled when a card is inserted E To print the date After setting the number of prints set cancel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY 77 J 00 0001m eine 1 3 ee lt i DATE OS e The date print icon fj appears e When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing be sure to order the
13. LOW Soft operation sound HIGH Loud operation sound CLOCK SET Change date and time P18 e f 4 x6 10x 15cm or E MAIL are set in PICT MODE the extended optical zoom is activated and the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 12 5x P30 e The settings for BEEP and CLOCK SET in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes e The settings for WORLD TIME P20 MONITOR P20 TRAVEL DATE P21 BEEP P22 SHUTTER P22 NO RESET P22 and LANGUAGE P24 in the SETUP menu are applied to simple mode E Other Settings in Simple mode In simple mode other settings are fixed as follows For more information about each setting refer to the page indicated e Focus range 1 m 3 28 feet to Tele 5 cm 0 16 feet to Wide e AUTO REVIEW P21 1SEC e POWER SAVE P21 2MIN e Self timer P44 10 seconds e Optical Image Stabilizer P47 MODE1 e Burst speed P48 Low speed 2 frames second e W BALANCE P71 AUTO e SENSITIVITY P72 AUTO e ASPECT RATIOJ PICT SIZE QUALITY P73 ENLARGE EEJ 5m 5M Fine 4 x6 10x 15cm EFA 25m 2 5M EZ Standard E MAIL ERE P3m 0 3M EZ Standard e METERING MODE P75 Multiple e AF MODE P75 m 1 area focusing e AF ASSIST LAMP P77 ON e SLOW SHUTTER P77 1 8 e You cannot use the following functions in simple mode High angle
14. When jitter occurs When recording a very bright subject We recommend taking pictures using AF AE lock In dark places the AF assist lamp P77 may turn on to focus on the subject eEven when the focus indication appears and the subject is focused it is canceled if you release the shutter button Press the shutter button halfway again E Preventing jitter camera shake e Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button e f jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed the jitter alert appears ti cP ae 4 p 7 e When the jitter alert appears we recommend using a tripod If you cannot use a tripod be careful how you hold the camera P26 The use of the self timer prevents jittering caused by pressing the shutter button when you are using a tripod P44 e Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen We recommend using a tripod Basic Slow sync Red eye reduction P40 NIGHT PORTRAIT P52 NIGHT SCENERY P53 PARTY P54 CANDLE LIGHT P54 FIREWORKS P55 STARRY SKY P55 When the shutter speed is slowed in SLOW SHUTTER P77 E Exposure e f you press the shutter button halfway when the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red They do not turn red when the flash is
15. and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV 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 Before Use Trade Name Panasonic Model No DMC TZ1 Responsible party Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Support Contact Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1 800 272 7033 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 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 C Panasonic DMC TZ1 VQTOV40 Before Use If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in other Countries
16. or MANUAL manual playback If set to ON the audio of the pictures with audio is played back e You can only select MANUAL when xx has been selected in step 1 e Press lt gt to display the previous or next picture when MANUAL is selected 81 VQTOV40 Menu Settings as 3 Press lt gt to select the picture e f you set AUDIO to ON and then play then press A back a picture with audio the next picture will be displayed after the audio has i in 1 PS finished i 100 0001m 150 v e You cannot play back motion pictures and ih oa f ve ge use power save in a slide show However 3 bs EN A the setting for power save mode is fixed to ea ae 050 10MIN while pausing a slide show or 10 00 DEC 1 20068 A MACS playing back a manual slide show e Repeat the above procedure elf A is pressed while the xk favorites icon is displayed x is cleared and the favorites setting is canceled e You can set up to 999 pictures as Press 6 to display the PLAY mode favorites menu and select the item to set P80 You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favorites e Delete all the pictures not set as favorites ALL DELETE EXCEPT x P35 e Play back the pictures set as favorites only FAVORITE Setting your favorite pictures E Deleting all favorites 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 1 and then pres
17. 2 GB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB Maximum Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This Site is English only e Refer to P111 for information about the number of recordable pictures and the available recording time for each SD Memory Card e This unit supports SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT12 system and FAT16 system based on SD Memory Card Specifications This unit does not support SD Memory Cards formatted in FAT32 system e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards We recommend using High Speed SD Memory Cards when recording motion pictures P64 e The reading writing speed of a MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD Memory Card When a MultiMediaCard is used the performance of certain features may be slightly slower than advertised e Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Preparation Attaching the Lens Cap Strap E Strap supplied 1 Pass the strap through the strap eyelet E Lens Cap supplied 1 Pass the string through the hole on the lens cap M 2 Pass the same string through the hole on the camera s S 17 VQTOV40 Preparation e When you turn the camera off carry the camera or play back the pictures attach the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens e Detach the lens cap before turning on the camer
18. Accessory Figure Description CGA S007A Battery Pack o DMW CTH1 Semi Hard Case o DMW AC5 Uf 4 f jf AC Adaptor RP SDK02GU1A 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDQ02GU1A 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDK01GU1A 1 GB SD Memory Card RP SDQ01GU1A 1 GB SD Memory Card RP SDK512U1A _ 512 MB SD Memory Card RP SD512BU1A 512 MB SD Memory Card RP SDH256U1A 256 MB SD Memory Card RP SD256BU1A 256 MB SD Memory Card RP SD128BU1A 128 MB SD Memory Card RP SD064BPPA 64 MB SD Memory Card SD USB Reader Writer BN SDCAPU 1B compatible with S MultiMediaCard y SD PC Card Adaptor BN SDABPU 1B SS compatible with MultiMediaCard e Refer to P13 for information about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures e NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary between countries Consult your local dealer 115 VQTOV40 Others Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Please photocopy this form when placing an order 1 Digital Camera Model 2 Items Ordered Subtotal Your State amp Local Sales Tax Shipping amp Handling Total Enclosed 3 Method of payment check one L Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS LI VISA Credit Card O MasterCard Expiration Date Discover Customer Signature Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Ship To Mr Mrs Ms SS
19. DPOF prints or the number of DPOF pictures printed is high pictures may be printed several times The remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set This is not a malfunction e With date printing the setting on the printer may take priority over the setting on the camera Check the date print setting on the printer also 97 VQTOV40 Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen E Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied e Set the aspect of the TV on the camera P23 e Turn the camera and the TV off 1 Connect the AV cable supplied to the AV OUT socket on the camera e Connect the AV cable with the lt mark facing the gt mark on the AV OUT socket e Hold the AV cable at and insert straight in or take straight out 2 Connect the AV cable to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV e Q Yellow to the video input socket e White to the audio input socket 3 Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on 98 VQTOV40 e Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one e The top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off slightly when it is displayed due to the characteristics of the TV e Depending on the screen mode setting of the TV when you connect the camera to a wide screen TV or a high definition TV the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and th
20. Daylight However the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient e The white balance cannot be set in simple mode and scene mode About the white balance fine adjustment e You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item e The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue e The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash 72 VQTOV40 e The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off e The white balance fine adjustment level in White set returns to 0 when you reset the white balance using White set MMLSET J e You cannot finely adjust the white balance when COL EFFECT P78 is set to COOL WARM B W or SEPIA SENSITIVITY Setting the light sensitivity Press 6 to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light The higher the sensitivity is set the less light is needed to take a picture so the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places e When setting to AUTO the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted from ISO80 to ISO200 according to the brightness It can be adjusted from ISO80 to ISO400 when using the flash ISO sensitivity 80 lt gt 800 Use in bright Not places l e g outdoors suitable Suitable Use i
21. First Last Phone Day __ Street Address Night City State Zip TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL PANASONIC S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1 800 332 5368 6 AM 5 PM M F 6 AM 10 30 AM SAT PACIFIC TIME OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO PANASONIC SERVICES COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 In CANADA please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories 116 VQTOV40 Others Request for Service Notice For usa only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Request for Service Notice e Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair USA Only e To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to Panasonic Services Company 410B Airport Road Elgin IL 60123 9333 Attn Digital Camera Repair 117 VQTOV40 Others Limited Warranty For USA Only PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 PANASONIC PUERTO RICO INC Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Digital Sti
22. When the aspect ratio setting is ZAR 2560 x 1920 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 1280x960 pixels 640x480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is Rg 2560 1712 pixels 2048 x 1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is RE 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 1080 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is ZAR 640 x 480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory Card 320X240 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is EE 848 x 480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory Card Fine Standard JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard DPOF corresponding JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard QuickTime picture with audio QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures with audio USB 2 0 Full Speed NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output monaural Dedicated jack 8 pin Dedicated jack 2 pin Approx 112 mm W x58 1 mm H x 40 2 mm D 4 13 32 W x 2 9 32 H x1 19 32 D excluding the projection part Approx 234 g 8 25 oz excluding card and battery Approx 262 g 9 24 oz with card and battery 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 10 to 80 Information for your safety 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A CHARGE 4 2 V 0 5A Movable Battery Pack lithium ion Panasonic CGA S007A Information for your safety Voltage capacity 114 VQTOV40 3 7 V 1000 mAh Others Digital Camera Accessory System
23. and cannot be selected e When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to a and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer e PRINT WITH DATE onea AS prioritized e If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture e NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints e PAPER SIZE Paper sizes that can be set with this unit The paper sizes are displayed on pages 1 2 and 2 2 Press V to select Settings on the printer are prioritized POSTCARD m4 x These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes L 3 5 x 5 10x 15cm 4 x 6 e PAGE LAYOUT Layouts that can be set with this unit Settings on the printer are prioritized e An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout E DPOF picture e Set the DPOF print setting on the camera in advance P84 1 Press V to select DPOF PICTURE and then press MENU SET SINGLE PICTURE DPOF PICTURE 2 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT DPOF SET e You cannot select PRINT START when the DPOF print setting is not set Select DPOF SET and then set the DPOF print setting P84 e Press MENU SET to cancel printing 3 Discon
24. and select the item to set P80 You can copy recorded picture data from the built in memory to a card or vice versa 1 Press A to select the copy destination and then press MENU SET Di oOo LRO FORMAT Tin gt 7 All the picture data in the built in memory are copied onto the card at one time Perform step 3 e gt Dn One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built in memory Perform step 2 2 Press lt P gt to select the picture and then press V d D ae COPY EZ i aa A 100 000110 5 ey e When you copy picture data from the built in memory to the card all the pictures are selected at one time so this screen does not appear 90 VQTOV40 3 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built in memory to a card COPY PICTURES FROM BUILT IN MEMORY TO MEMORY CARD ves NO e The message COPY THIS PICTURE TO BUILT IN MEMORY appears when you copy pictures from the card to the built in memory elf you press MENU SET while copying pictures from the built in memory to the card the copying will stop halfway e Do not turn the camera off or do any other operations before copying is finished The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost 4 Press MENU SET several times to close the menu e f you copy picture data from the built in memory
25. composition 9 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen a 3 area focusing High speed The camera quickly focuses on any of 3 focus areas points left right or center This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen H 1 area focusing High speed The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen 1 area focusing The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen e Spot focusing The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen 75 VQTOV40 Menu Settings E About 3 area focusing High speed and 1 area focusing High speed e You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes e The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway This is not a malfunction e The AF area displayed on the center of the screen is bigger than usual when using the digital zoom or when taking pictures in dark places e The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas max 9 areas light at the same time e The focus position is not predetermined It is set to a position automatically determined by the camera at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures swit
26. frame do not appear in normal review P33 elf you execute CREATE MOTION PICTURE flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation Delete unnecessary pictures e Audio cannot be recorded e You cannot record audio using the audio dubbing P86 e Playback may not be possible on other equipment You may also hear noise during playback on other equipment which does not have a mute function 80 VQTOV40 Using the PLAY mode menu You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures set protection for them etc e Refer to P81 to 91 for each menu item 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A V to select the menu item m SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE Y Ea ROTATE DISP AR ROTATE On PROTECT AUDIO DUB Y F RESIZE gt TRIMMING k ASPECT CONV e Press V at to switch to the next menu screen 3 Press P On PROTECT SINGLE AUDIO DUB MULTI CANCEL Y Ma RESIZE gt TRIMMING E ASPECT CONV MENU SET E gt e After selecting a menu item in step 3 refer to the description of the menu item in the operating instructions and then set it E About the menu screen items e There are 3 menu screens 1 8 2 3 and 3 8 e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever On PROTECT AUDIO DUB Y Ma RESIZE gt TRIMMING F ASPECT CO Ey SLIDE SHOV FAVORITE Y E ROTATE DIS BP ROTATE 1 DPOF
27. is fixed to MODE2 P47 e The AF mode is fixed to 9 area focusing P75 e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled W W Food mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to 54 VQTOV40 Party mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 Select this mode when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception indoor party etc By using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed both people and the background can be recorded with a brightness close to real life E Technique for Party mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 for taking pictures e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1X and keeping a distance of about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures e The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction RZA or Forced ON Red eye reduction ROJ Candle light mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere E Technique for Candle light mode e f you make the most of the
28. is set for power save P21 the camera automatically turns off if you do not operate it within the set time To operate the camera again press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on 25 VQTOV40 Basic e To avoid noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity P72 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P78 ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when the camera is shipped Therefore when taking pictures indoors etc the ISO sensitivity increases E Tips for taking good pictures e Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart e Make sure the camera does not shake when you press the shutter button e Do not cover the photo flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects e Do not touch the front of the lens elf the LCD monitor screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it we recommend using your hand or another object to block the light when using the camera When holding the camera sideways When holding the camera vertically a Photo flash AF assist lamp E Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P83 is set to ON e Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down e Pictures cannot be displayed vertically when
29. middle e Are you using a MultiMediaCard This unit does not support MultiMediaCards e When you set the picture quality to 30fpsVGA or 80fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card recording may stop in the middle E LCD monitor 1 The LCD monitor sometimes turns off although the camera is turned on e Have you set economy mode P22 In economy mode the LCD monitor turns off while the flash is charged e After recording the LCD monitor is turned off until the camera is ready for the next picture to be taken The LCD monitor is turned off for a maximum of 6 seconds particularly when using the built in memory The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment e This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures The LCD monitor flickers indoors e The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor is too bright or dark e Adjust the brightness of the screen P20 els the power LCD function or high angle mode activated Black red blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor e These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures This is not a malfunction Noise appears on the LCD monit
30. printing of the date additionally if required e Depending on the photo printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer Menu Settings e DPOF is an abbreviation of Digital Print Order Format This feature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF compliant system e DPOF print setting is a convenient function when printing pictures with a printer that supports PictBridge P95 The date printing setting on the printer may take priority over the date printing setting on the camera Check the date printing setting on the printer also P95 elt is necessary to delete all previous DPOF print information made on other equipment when setting DPOF print on the camera e f the file is not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print setting cannot be set DCF is an abbreviation of Design rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association PROTECT On Preventing accidental erasure of pictures MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake Press A to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET A On PROTECT N50
31. recorded 109 VQTOV40 Others 10 Colors appear on the picture which were not found in the actual scene e Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects However this is nota malfunction 11 The file numbers are not recorded consecutively e When you perform an operation after taking a certain action the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation P93 12 The file numbers are recorded in ascending order e f the battery is inserted or removed when the camera is not turned off the recorded folder numbers are lost However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures the recorded folder numbers are different from the prior recorded folder numbers 13 The picture is displayed in black e Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode P34 multi playback P66 and calendar playback P67 110 VQTOV40 Others Number of recordable pictures and available recording time e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card e The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the subjects E Number of recordable pictures 3 5m 5M 3m 3M EZ
32. set a picture with an aspect ratio other than Jf the message CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE is displayed on the screen 3 Press lt gt to determine the horizontal position and press the shutter button to set Menu Settings e Use A F to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears 4 Press A V to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET KSIASPECT CONV y DELETE oRIGNAL gt PICTURE e The picture is overwritten when you select YES If you convert the aspect ratio of a picture and then overwrite it you cannot restore it e A picture with the converted aspect ratio is newly created when you select NO e When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a picture with the converted aspect ratio 5 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e After converting the aspect ratio the picture size may become larger than that of the original picture e The following pictures cannot be converted Pictures with audio Motion pictures e Files that do not conform to the DCF standard cannot be converted DCF is an abbreviation of Design rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association 89 VQTOV40 Menu Settings COPY Copying the picture data MENU Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu
33. sin carga Carguela antes del uso 2 Inserte la bateria y la tarjeta Ajuste el disco del modo a Elija la imagen que quiere ver 123 VQTOV40 Q QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered QuickTime trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd VQTOV40 FO206Hy0 17000
34. stop motion picture playback and return to the normal playback screen Fast forwarding Fast rewinding Press and hold lt during motion picture playback lt Fast rewind gt Fast forward e The camera returns to normal motion picture playback when lt gt is released To pause Press A during motion picture playback ePress A again to cancel pause Advanced E Pictures with audio Press lt gt to select a picture with the audio icon my and then press V to play back e Refer to AUDIO REC P74 and AUDIO DUB P86 for information about how to create still pictures with audio e Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P22 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu e The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG e Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC e Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not play back on the camera e f you play back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate or the pictures may not play back e When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual e You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures and pictures with audio Playback zoom While playing back or pa
35. than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed If you insert a battery that is not sufficiently charged the length of time that the clock setting is stored may become less However the clock setting is canceled after this length of time In this case set the clock again P18 e Do not remove the card or the battery while the card is being accessed The data may be damaged P16 e Remove the batteries after the LCD monitor and the status indicator green turn off Otherwise the settings on the camera may not be stored properly e Do not remove the battery with the camera turned on as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly e The supplied battery is designed only for the camera Do not use it with any other equipment Inserting Removing the Card e Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted e Prepare an SD Memory Card optional or a MultiMediaCard optional e You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card P16 1 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow and open the card battery door 2 Insert Insert the card fully until it clicks and it is locked Remove Push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright e Check the direction of the card e Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card e The card may
36. the pictures and sound e Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors e Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound e f the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on 101 VQTOV40 Others Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines e f you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected Always use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords and the cables supplied with them Do not extend the cords or the cables Do not spray the camera with insecticides or volatile chemicals e f the camera is sprayed with such chemicals the body of the camera may be damaged and the surface finish may peel Off e Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time Do not use benzine thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera e Before cleaning the camera remove the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional from the electrical outlet e The body of the camera may be damaged
37. the slow shutter Advanced A Self portrait mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures of yourself E Technique for Self portrait mode Press the shutter button halfway to focus The self timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus Making sure you hold the camera still press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The subject is not focused when the self timer indicator is blinking Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus e The recorded picture automatically appears for about 10 seconds on the LCD monitor for reviewing Refer to P33 for information about using the review function e f the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 second self timer P44 53 VQTOV40 Advanced e The available focus range is about 30 cm 0 98 feet to 70 cm 2 30 feet e You can take a picture of yourself with audio P74 If you do this the self timer indicator will light up while recording the audio P44 e When you select SELF PORTRAIT the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1x If you rotate the zoom lever it will become difficult to focus e The self timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds P44 If it is set to 2 seconds this setting will remain until the camera is turned off or the mode dial is rotated e The stabilizer function mode
38. to a 4 3 screen TV e This is suitable for displaying pictures recorded with a fy aspect on the full screen of a 16 9 TV Pictures recorded with a P or Ia aspect are displayed with black bands on the left and right of the screen e When EER is selected pictures recorded with a fay or EFA aspect are displayed with black bands on the top and bottom of the screen e When you select IX and use the AV cable supplied for output P98 pictures are displayed vertically on the LCD monitor 23 VQTOV40 Preparation SCENE MENU Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 AUTO SCENE MODE menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to ScN1 or SCN2 Select the desired scene mode P50 OFF SCENE MODE menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to SCN1 or SCN2 and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently selected If you change the scene mode press MENU SET to display the SCENE MODE menu and then select the desired scene mode QH LANGUAGE Press to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Set the language on the menu screen from the following languages Set to the desired language with A V and store it with MENU SET ENGLISH English DEUTSCH German FRANCAIS French ESPANOL Spanish ITALIANO Italian F x Chinese Traditional DAE Japanese e f you set a different language by mis
39. to a card the screen automatically returns to the playback screen when all the pictures are copied e f you copy picture data from the built in memory to acard we recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 13 4 MB e t may take time to copy the picture data e Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera LUMIX will be copied Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC e DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished P84 e f a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination the picture will not be copied e f you copy picture data from the built in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space the picture data will only be copied halfway FORMAT MENU Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 Usually it is not necessary to format the built in memory and the card Format them when the message BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR or MEMORY CARD ERROR appears Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET The illustration shows the screen when the built in memory is formatted A DELETE ALL DATA 0o00 ON THE BUILT IN MEMORY No MENU Menu Settings e When a card is not inserted you can format the built
40. vacation is finished by performing steps 1 2 3 and then steps and of Setting the home area HOME e f you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area e The WORLD TIME setting also affects simple mode Advanced Location candidates for World Time settings Offset from Listed location name GMT 11 Midway Islands Samoa 10 Hawaii Honolulu Tahiti 9 Alaska Anchorage 8 Vancouver Seattle Los Angeles 7 Denver Phoenix 6 Chicago Houston Mexico City 5 Toronto New York Miami Lima 4 Caracas Manaus La Paz 3 30 Newfoundland 3 Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Buenos Aires 0 Fernando de Noronha 1 Azores 0 London Casablanca 1 Berlin Paris Rome Madrid 2 Helsinki Athens Cairo Johannesburg 3 Moscow Kuwait Riyadh Nairobi 3 30 Tehran 4 Dubai Abu Dhabi 4 30 Kabul 5 Islamabad Karachi Male 5 30 Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Chennai 5 45 Kathmandu 6 Dacca Colombo 6 30 Yangon 7 Bangkok Jakarta 8 Beijing Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Singapore 9 Seoul Tokyo 9 30 Adelaide 10 Guam Sydney 11 Solomon Islands New Caledonia 12 Fiji Auckland Wellington 412 45 Chatham Islands GMT is an abbreviation of Greenwich Mean Time 63 VQTOV40 Advanced Motion Picture Mode 2 Press the shutter button fully to D s
41. when charging starts E When the CHARGE indicator flashes e When the battery temperature is excessively high or low the CHARGE lamp flashes and the charging time will be longer than normal e The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth e When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery E Charging conditions e Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F The battery temperature should also be the same e The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions e g skiing snowboarding 13 VQTOV40 Preparation Inserting Removing the Battery e Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted 1 Slide the release lever in the direction of arrow and open the card battery door e Always use genuine Panasonic batteries CGA S007A 2 Insert Insert the charged battery until it clicks Remove Slide the lock to remove the battery 14 VQTOV40 3 Close the card battery door Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow e Remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied e When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more
42. 14 Inserting Removing the Card 15 About the Built in Memory the Card 16 Attaching the Lens Cap Strap 17 Setting Date Time Clock Set 18 About the Setup Menu c0cceeee 19 Basic Taking PICtUI6S aerosani 25 Taking Pictures in Simple Mode 28 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 30 e Using the Optical ZOoM 006 30 e Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ acct nace cnet yet cime auch EA 30 e Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom 32 Checking the Recorded Picture REVIEW Gite eatin 33 Playing Back Pictures a a 34 Deleting Pictures 35 Advanced About the LCD Monitor ccccccceee 37 e Changing the information displayed irasas aE E 37 e Brightening the LCD Monitor Power LCD High angle mode 39 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash ce 40 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 44 Compensating the Exposure 45 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 46 Optical Image StabiliZer ccee 47 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 48 Taking Close up Pictures ccccc 49 Scene Modesa taae eee i 50 Portrait MOdG c1cccceseeeseeeeeeecees 51 Soft skin MOE ccceeeeeseeeeeeees 51 Scenery MOE cceeeceeeeeeeeee ees 52 SportS MOE ccccceeececeeeeeeeeeeees 52 Night portrait m
43. 2m 2M EZ ee ss Built in Memory Approx 13 4 MB Aspect ratio i 1m 1M EZ 0 3m 0 3M EZ 4 5M R em 21 em 6 0 21 45 93 111 VQTOV40 Others Picture size 25m 2 5M EZ 35m 3 5M 2m 2M EZ 2048 x 1360 pixels 2560x1440 pixels 1920 1080 pixels 20 43 88 340 680 m a 14 31 64 250 17 40 83 k oo ajf MP N f 50 Approx 13 4 MB 7 15 32 520 seme 20 same a3 ae Psiawp 340 eo 20 E Available recording time l 30fps 10fps 30fps 10fps 30fps Picture quality setting PA A E A ave A oe Built in Memory 25 5 1 min Approx 13 4 MB 18s 1 min _ al _ io O 27 57 230 450 32 MB 17s 59s Aan 145 50 s 55 Ss 1 min 428 MB 1 min 4 min 4 min 12 min 1 min 3 min SD Memory 2358 10s 10s 20s 11s 35s Card 2 min 8 min 8 min 2 min 256 MB 10s 10s 24 min 7 min 5 min 16 min 16 min 47 min 4 min 32 min 32 min Th 9 min 28 min 2 GB 22 min 1h h 3h 19 min 57 min 30 s 7 min 7 min 15 min 20s 30 s CA a a ee fee Se Sra e The numbers inside the thick black lines are the number of recordable pictures in simple mode P28 e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD monitor may not decrease in order e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS P57 in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not di
44. 5 in scene mode AF ASSIST LAMP AF Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier 5 O E D E MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult If the AF assist lamp is set to ON an AF area with a o size wider than usual is O displayed and the AF SN assist lamp turns on when you press the shutter button halfway in dark places etc The AF assist lamp turns on in low light conditions At this time the AF assist lamp icon 4 appears on the screen The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet The AF assist lamp does not turn on e Be careful about the following when using the AF assist lamp Do not look at the AF assist lamp from close up Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects e When the AF assist lamp is turned on the AF area on the center of the screen is displayed and it is bigger than usual P76 e When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when taking pictures of animals in dark places set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject Menu Settings e The setting for AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to ON in simple mode e The setting for the AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to OFF in SCENERY P52
45. 50 This mode allows you to match the picture to the scene being recorded Two frequently used scenes can be set to the mode dials S cn1 and S N2 w Simple mode P28 This mode is recommended for beginners gt Playback mode P34 This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures 5 VQTOV40 Before Use E About indications in these operating instructions ooa Modes indicated here allow 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 Convenient or helpful information for use of the camera is described E About illustrations in these operating instructions Please note that the appearance of the product the illustration or the menu screen are a little different from those in actual use E About illustrations of the cursor button In these operating instructions the operations on the cursor button are described as illustrated as shown e g When you press the Y button 6 VQTOV40 Contents Before Use Information for Your Safety 0ccce 2 About The Mode Dial 5 Preparation Standard ACCESSOSICS ccceeeeeeeeeteeeeeees 9 Names of the Components 0008 9 QUICK Gulden ona nad taaeas 11 Charging the Battery with the Charger 12 About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures 13 Inserting Removing the Battery
46. C again Windows The drive appears in the My Computer folder elf you are connecting the camera to a PC for the first time the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by Windows Plug and Play The drive then appears on the My Computer folder Macintosh The drive is displayed on the screen e The drive is displayed as LUMIX when you connect the camera with no card inserted e The drive is displayed as NO_NAME or Untitled when you connect the camera with a card inserted Connecting to other equipment E Folder Composition Folders are displayed as shown in the following illustration e Built in memory eSD Memory Card e MultiMediaCard Folder number File number JPG pictures MOV motion pictures The items in each folder are as follows DCIM Folders from 100_PANA to 999_PANA 100_PANA to Pictures motion pictures papama fe MISC Files on which the DPOF print settings are recorded PRIVATE1 Pictures recorded in flip a ton inten e The data for up to 999 pictures recorded by the camera can be included in 1 folder If the number of pictures exceeds 999 another folder is created e To reset the file number or the folder number select NO RESET in the SETUP menu P22 93 VQTOV40 Connecting to other equipment E Conditions under which a different folder number is used In the following cases the picture is not recorded in the
47. E MOTION PICTURE gt 090 DELETE STILL PICTURES v 2 Select PICTURE CAPTURE and 4 then press P 5 090 5 Select FRAME RATE and then PICTURE CAPTURE gt press P CREATE MOTION PICTURE FRAME RATE e The picture size is QVGA CREATE MOTION PICTURE 320x240 pixels 3 Press the shutter button and capture the images one frame ata 6 Press A V to select 5fps or time 10fps and then press MENU SET FRAME RATE 5fps 10fps CREATE MOTION Ploro MEI NU e You can check the recorded image with Y and the previous or following image with lt gt Sps Stramesisec e Delete unnecessary images with the 10 frames sec The motion T button e pictures become smoother e You can record up to 100 pictures The number of recordable pictures displayed is an approximation 79 VQTOV40 Menu Settings 7 Press VY to select CREATE MOTION PICTURE press gt and then create a flip animation FRAME RATE CREATE MOTION PICTURE gt e The file number appears after creating a flip animation e Press MENU SET three times to close the menu after creating the flip animation E Deleting all still images used to create flip animation When selecting DELETE STILL PICTURES in FLIP ANIM menu a confirmation screen appears Select YES with A and then press MENU SET e You cannot use the direction detection function burst mode auto bracket and AUDIO REC e The images in each
48. Flip animation e t may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment 6 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e A trimmed picture is newly created when you select NO e When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a trimmed picture 2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to be trimmed with the zoom lever Se ae ar eee gt TRIMMING ET sis om e Depending on the cut size the picture size A ie of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture e The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate ZOOMQ 4 EXIT 3 Press A W lt gt to move the position of the part to be trimmed TRIM SHUMTER MIIL EXIT 88 VQTOV40 ASPECT CONV EZ Changing the aspect ratio of a 16 9 picture MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 You can convert pictures taken with a ae aspect ratio to a jeg or a ERR aspect ratio 1 Press A V to select my or Z amp and then press MENU SET A D Om PROTECT o0 AUDIO DUB MWRESIZE v EETA JY FBIASPECT CONV BEM MENU e Only pictures taken with a TRY aspect ratio can be converted e You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment 2 Press lt gt to select a picture and then press V EEI ASPECT CONV 100 i SETY EXIT SELECTA e f you select and
49. ISO sensitivity P72 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P78 e f you take a picture with the flash at close range when the zoom is near W 1x the edges of the recorded picture may become dark Rotate the zoom lever slightly and then take the picture E Shutter speed for each flash setting Shutter speed Sec 1 30 to 1 2000 1 30 to 1 2000 Flash setting FAW AUTO FIX AUTO Red eye reduction FR Forced ON BOJ Forced ON Red eye reduction AXA Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF 1 8 to 1 2000 x3 The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting P77 1 30 to 1 2000 1 8 3 to 1 2000 Advanced e When the shutter speed is fast the flash e There may be differences in the above shutter speeds in scene mode NIGHT SCENERY P53 8 to 1 2000th FIREWORKS P55 1 4th 1 second STARRY SKY P55 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds e Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it is activated elf you bring the flash too close to an object the object may be distorted or discolored by the heat or lighting from the flash e Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or other objects eIn economy mode the LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator blinks while the flash is charged This does not happen when using the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional If the remaining battery power is low the length of time that the LCD monitor turns o
50. ITH AGE after taking the pictures AF Lock e Use RESET in the SETUP menu to You can fix the focus before taking a picture reset the birthday setting P23 with AF AE lock This is useful if you want to take pictures of a fast moving subject etc Underwater mode 1 Aim the AF area at the subject 2 Press lt to fix the focus e The AF lock icon amp appears when the subject is focused Press 6 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode stops pictures from becoming blue underwater Use the marine case DMW MCTZ1 optional when you want to take pictures underwater ePress lt again to cancel AF lock e When you rotate the zoom lever the AF E Adjusting the white Balance lock is canceled In this case focus on WB ADJUST the subject and fix the focus again You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather 1 Press A 4 several times to display e The focus range becomes the same as WB ADJUST macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 2 Press lt P to adjust the white balance 3 28 feet Tele to e The self timer cannot be set e lt RED Press when the hue is bluish e gt BLUE Press when the hue is reddish 58 VQTOV40 Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture OVE Mio If you set the departure date in advance you can record which day of the vacation you take the picture e When y
51. K SET amp WORLD TIME a f X MONITOR 0 Win TRAVEL DATE EY AUTO REVIEW 19 VQTOV40 Preparation 3 Press A V to select the menu item CLOCK SET A WORLD TIME CoO MONITOR O x A v O 2 POWER SAVE 2MIN ECO ECONOMY OFF t amp SHUTTER amp VOLUME LEVELS e Press V at to switch to the next menu screen 4 Press gt press A to select the setting and then press MENU SET O OF POWER SAVE 2MIN ECO ECONOMY OFF BEEP X wt SHUTTER d q VOLUME q MENU 5 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu 20 VQTOV40 E About the menu screen items e There are 4 menu screens 1 4 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever a CLOCK SET Sc SCENE MENU AUTO Od QILANGUAGE ENG CLOCK SET Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Change date and time P18 Z gt WORLD TIME Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 lt lt The time at your home area is set sy The local time at the travel destination area is set e Refer to P61 for information about setting WORLD TIME e The WORLD TIME setting also affects simple mode 3 MONITOR Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Adjust th
52. L AV OUT Socket P92 95 98 20 DC IN Socket P92 95 e Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e This camera cannot charge the battery even though the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional is connected to it 21 21 Lens cap Strap eyelet P17 22 23 22 Release lever P14 15 23 Card Battery door P14 15 24 Tripod receptacle e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it Preparation Quick Guide 3 Turn the camera on to take a ey a er pictures This is an overview of how to record and e Set the clock P18 playback pictures with the camera For each step be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brackets 1 Charge the battery P12 T e The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the 4 Play back the pictures battery before use Set the mode dial to 6 Press the shutter button to take pictures P25 2 Insert the battery and the card P14 15 Set the mode dial to gt Select the picture you want to view P34 e When you do not use the card optional you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P16 when you use a card 11 VQTOV40 Preparation Charging the Battery with the Charger The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use 1 Insert the battery terminals and attach the battery to
53. NU SET e While the picture is being deleted 1 appears on the screen Basic E To delete MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE 1 Press q7 twice 2 Press A F to select MULTI DELETE or ALL DELETE and then press MENU SET ALL DELETE e f you select MULTI DELETE perform steps 3 onwards e f you select ALL DELETE perform steps 5 onwards e When FAVORITE P82 is set to ON ALL DELETE EXCEPT x appears If you select ALL DELETE EXCEPT x perform steps 5 onwards However if none of the pictures have x displayed you cannot select ALL DELETE EXCEPT gt even if FAVORITE is set to ON 3 Press lt P gt to select the picture and then press to set Only when selecting MULTI DELETE ch MULT DELETE e Repeat the above procedure T appears on the selected pictures If Y is pressed again the setting is canceled e The icon fq blinks red if the selected picture is protected and cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting and then delete the picture P85 35 VQTOV40 Basic 4 Press 77 5 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to set Screen when selecting MULTI DELETE e DELETE ALL PICTURES 7 is displayed when using ALL DELETE and DELETE ALL EXCEPT x is displayed when using ALL DELETE EXCEPT x e When you delete all pictures only pictures in either of the built in memory or the card can be deleted You cannot delete
54. P35 towards Em9 W after enlarging the B oh Press Tz 2 Press A to select YES 3 Press MENU SET i Ze i 4 aai DELETE THIS PICTURE Fri of mm axis picture the magnification becomes e When ROTATE DISP is set to ON lower pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically rotated 33 VQTOV40 Basic Playing Back Pictures The picture data on the built in memory appears when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted P16 Press lt gt to select the picture lt 4 Play back the previous picture gt Play back the next picture e The first recorded picture will be displayed after the last recorded picture e When ROTATE DISP P83 is set to ON pictures recorded by holding the camera vertically are played back vertically E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding Press and hold lt during playback lt q Fast rewind gt Fast forward 34 VQTOV40 e The file number and the picture number 8 only change one by one Release lt when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture e f you press and hold lt gt the number of files forwarded rewound at one time increases The actual number of files forwarded rewound at one time depends on the number of files recorded e In review playback in recording mode and in multi playback P66 the pict
55. PRIN SLIDE SHOW Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen You can skip unwanted pictures if FAVORITE P82 has been set 1 Press A V to select ALL or and then press MENU SET A D eS FAVORITE Y a ROTATE DISP ON v Bi ROTATE 3 DPOF PRINT MENU ALL Displays all pictures x Displays only those pictures that have been set as favorites P82 e The screen shown in step 1 appears when FAVORITE is set to ON When FAVORITE is set to OFF perform step 2 onwards Menu Settings e f none of the pictures have displayed you cannot select x even if FAVORITE is set to ON 2 Press A to select START and then press MENU SET Screen when ALL is selected CO lt Qo gt DURATION 1SEC OFF e The cursor displayed during a slide show or while a slide show is paused or during MANUAL slide show is the same as A W lt 4 gt e Press A to pause the slide show Press A again to cancel pause e Press lt gt while paused to display the previous or next picture 3 Press Y to finish AUDIO m Z Cc E Setting the audio and duration Select DURATION or AUDIO on the screen shown in step 2 and set DURATION Can be set to 1SEC 2SEC 8SEC 5SEC
56. SIZE Making the picture smaller 87 e TRIMMING Enlarging a picture and trimming it 88 e ASPECT CONV Changing the aspect ratio Of a 16 9 piCtUre snceceecccsens 89 e COPY Copying the picture data 90 e FORMAT Initializing the card 91 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC ccceceeeeeeeeeeeees 92 Printing the Pictures 95 Playing Back Pictures ON a TV Screen cccccccseeseeeeceseeseeees 98 Others Screen DISplay cccccccsssesseeeeeeeeeeeeees 99 Cautions for USC ceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 101 Message Display cccccccccseccsseeeeaees 103 Troubleshooting c n resinen 105 Number of recordable pictures and available recording time 04 111 Specificato S aana 113 Digital Camera Accessory System 115 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers ccccccceeee 116 Request for Service Notice For USA Only seeccc cco a 117 Limited Warranty For USA Onlly 118 Customer Services Directory For USA On y werk nee ene 120 MAOR soanet AERAN 121 Spanish Quick Use Guide Guia r pida en espanol 08 123 Standard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera VFC4090 VYF3082 VFC4177 VYQ3680 Preparation 1 Battery Pack Indicated as Battery in the text 2 Battery Charger Indicated as Charger in the
57. a in the recording mode e f you turn the camera on and then rotate the zoom lever when the lens cap is attached the message REMOVE THE LENS CAP AND TURN THE CAMERA ON AGAIN appears Detach the lens cap and turn the camera off and on e Be careful not to lose the lens cap e Check that the strap is properly attached e When detaching the strap use a pointed object to loosen the knot and then detach it e When using the lens cap and the strap at the same time attach the strap before the lens cap If you attach the lens cap first it may become difficult to attach the strap 18 VQTOV40 Setting Date Time Clock Set E Initial setting The clock is not set so the following screen appears when you turn the camera on PLEASE SET THE CLOCK CLOCK SET KET a MENU SET button 8 Cursor buttons e The screen disappears after about 5 seconds Turn the camera off and on again 1 Press MENU SET while the above screen is displayed 2 Press A W lt P to select the date and time A amp 8 7 oloo JANI 112006 QQ Vv a Time at the home area 8 Time at the travel destination P61 e lt gt Select the desired item e A V Setthe display order for the date and time e Refer to WORLD TIME P61 for information about setting the local time at the travel destination area 3 Press MENU SET several times to close the menu e Turn the camera off after finishing setting the
58. activated e The brightness of the screen may differ from the brightness of the recorded pictures especially when recording in low light conditions e When most of the subjects on the screen are bright e g a blue sky on a Clear day a snowy field etc the recorded pictures may become dark In this case compensate the exposure value on the camera P45 ar VQTOV40 Basic Taking Pictures in Simple Mode v This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily Only the basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple E Basic menu settings 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A V to select the desired menu item and then press P CY PICT MODE ENLARGE EQAUTO REVIE 46045m BEEP EMAIL CLOCK SET MENU SET 3 Press A V to select the desired setting and then press MENU SET 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu E Settings in Simple mode Q PICT MODE ENLARGE Suitable for enlarging the pictures to be printed to 8 x 10 size letter size etc Suitable for regular size printing Suitable for attaching pictures to e mails or adding pictures to websites 4 X 6 10x15cm E MAIL 28 VQTOV40 amp AUTO REVIEW D OFF The recorded picture does not automatically appear ON The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second BEEP OFF
59. adjusted in 7 steps from level 6 to 0 e When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change mam NO RESET Press 65 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Set this when you want the file number of the next recording to start from 0001 The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001 e A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned When the folder number reaches 999 the number cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere e To reset the folder number to 100 format the built in memory P91 or the card first and then use this function to reset the file number A reset screen for the folder number will then appear Select YES to reset the folder number e Refer to P93 for detailed information about the file number and the folder number e The NO RESET setting also affects simple mode r RESET Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 The REC or SETUP menu settings are reset to the initial settings e The birthday setting for BABY 1 BABY2 P57 in scene mode the number of days that have passed since the departure date for TRAVEL DATE P59 and the WORLD TIME setting P61 are also reset when the SETUP menu settings are reset Also FAVORITE P82 is fixed to OFF and ROTATE DISP P83 is fixed to ON e The folder number and the
60. ake the picture eA Press the shutter button halfway to focus e Press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The self timer indicator blinks and the R shutter is activated ZN after 10 seconds or ZN 2 seconds elf you press MENU SET while the self timer is set the self timer setting is canceled 44 VQTOV40 n anaa a E e When using a tripod etc setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button e When you press the shutter button once fully the subject is automatically focused just before recording In dark places the self timer indicator will blink and then may turn on brightly operating as an AF assist lamp P77 to allow the camera to focus on the subject e n simple mode the self timer is fixed to 10 seconds e In SELF PORTRAIT P53 in scene mode the self timer is fixed to 2 seconds e When you set the self timer in burst mode the camera starts taking a picture 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3 e We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self timer When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it e The self timer cannot be used in UNDER WATER P58 in scene mode Advanced Compensating the Press A FA until EXPOSURE Exposu re appears compensate the exposure with lt g
61. and the surface finish may peel off e Wipe the dust or fingerprints with a soft dry cloth To remove stubborn stains soak a dry cloth in water and then use it to wipe the dirt Then wipe again with a dry cloth e Do not use a kitchen detergent or a chemically treated cloth e f rain water or other drops of water splash onto the camera wet a soft cloth with tap water wring it well then use it to wipe the camera body carefully Lastly wipe the camera again with a dry cloth 102 VQTOV40 E Card Do not leave the card where the temperature is high where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight Do not bend or drop the card e The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or deleted e Put the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when storing or carrying the card e Do not allow dirt dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers E Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery Its ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that takes place inside it This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity If the temperature is too high or too low the operating time of the battery will become shorter Always remove the battery after use Store the removed battery in the battery carrying case supplied I
62. ash mode P40 2 Focus P25 3 Picture mode P28 rex Jitter alert P27 4 Battery indication P13 5 Number of recordable pictures 6 Built in memory Card P16 fit Built in memory E Card 7 Recording state 8 AF area P25 9 Travel date P59 10 Operation for backlight compensation P29 11 Current date and time 100 VQTOV40 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to simple mode Zoom P30 Extended optical zoom P30 12 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P59 e This is displayed for about 5 seconds if the camera is turned on when the travel date is set after setting the clock travel date and after switching from playback mode to another mode 13 Backlight compensation P29 14 Power LCD P39 15 Self timer mode P44 16 AF assist lamp P77 17 Burst P48 20 Ia ioe 100 0001 m8 18 HAM AUDIOV 7 rie axe 16 iy 11 a 281 25 iiien 2 14 A E1 In playback 1 Playback mode P34 2 Number of DPOF prints P84 3 Protected picture P85 4 Picture with audio Motion pictures P69 Picture size P73 6 Quality P73 In Motion picture mode P69 f ERN CRN EFN ETN Ce O1 In Simple mode P28 m ENLARGE fm 4 6 10x 15cm fa E MAIL 7 Battery indication P13 8 Folder File number P93 Built in memory Card P16 9 Pictu
63. ay not be effective e When using the digital zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 for taking pictures e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e The digital zoom does not work in simple mode or HIGH SENS in scene mode Basic Checking the 3 Press A W lt P gt to move the Recorded Picture position Revi ew PENEIN OW MU i You can check the recorded pictures while L still in REC mode PE ooo LT 1 Press V REV e When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication a appears for about 1 second so that you can check the enlarged area E Deleting the recorded picture during Review Quick deletion e The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds e Review is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfway or the Y REV is pressed again e You can check other pictures by pressing lt P gt Be e When the recorded pictures are too fa a _ ves bright or too dim compensate the ae M exposure P45 2 Rotate the zoom lever towards e Once deleted pictures cannot be Q T to enlarge the picture recovered Double check pictures e Rotate the zoom lever to Q T fora before deleting them l 4x magnification and then rotate it e Multiple pictures or all the pictures can even more for a 8x magnification be deleted For information about how When you rotate the zoom lever to delete pictures refer to
64. ayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was 83 VQTOV40 Menu Settings established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e Rotated pictures are displayed without being rotated when they are played back in multi playback e t may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment DPOF PRINT Fo Setting the picture to print and the number of prints MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store For details ask at your photo printing store When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built in memory copy them to a card P90 and then set the DPOF setting For more information visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm Press A to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET A D m T SLIDE SHOW 0o00 k FAVORITE OFF Y Ea ROTATE DISP ON i e You cannot select CANCEL if there are no prints that have been set in the
65. be damaged if it is not fully inserted Preparation 3 Close the card battery door Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow e f the card battery door cannot be completely closed remove the card and insert it again e The card and the data may be damaged if it is inserted or removed while the camera is on eWe recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Card 15 VQTOV40 Preparation About the Built in Memory the Card E Built in Memory fn You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card e The built in memory capacity is about 13 4 MB e Picture size is fixed to QVGA 320X240 pixels when recording motion pictures to the built in memory P64 E Card You can record or play back pictures on a card The built in memory cannot be used when a card is inserted E Access to the built in memory or the card e The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the built in memory or the card e Do not do the following when the access indication lights pictures are being read or deleted or the built in memory or the card is being formatted P91 Turn the camera off Remove the batteries or the card if used Shake or impact the camera Disconnect the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional when using the AC adaptor The card or the data may be damaged and the camera may not operate normally Icon
66. candle light you can take successful pictures without using the flash e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 for taking pictures e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction BRZA or Forced ON Red eye reduction ROJ Fireworks mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky E Technique for Fireworks mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod e This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m 32 8 feet or more away e The shutter speed becomes the following When OFF is set on the optical image stabilizer function Fixed to 1 second When MODE1 or MODE2 is set on the optical image stabilizer function 1 4th or 1 second The shutter speed becomes 1 second only when the camera has determined that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc e Histograms are always displayed in orange P38 e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF A Advanced e The setting on the AF assist lamp and continuous AF are disabled e You cannot set the slow shutter Starry sky mode MENU Press amp to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to ta
67. cene menu 1 Press A V to select the scene mode SCENE MODE 1 NIGHT SCENERY F SELF PORTRAIT iol FOOD SELECT lt gt e Press V at to switch to the next menu screen elf SCENE MODE menu does not appear press MENU SET to display the SCENE MODE menu e When you press amp explanations about each scene mode are displayed When you press lt the screen returns to the SCENE MODE menu 2 Press MENU SET 50 VQTOV40 E About the menu screen items e There are 6 menu screens 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 and 6 6 e You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever sc Y AE CANDLE LIGHT FINS HIGH SE By BABY _SELECT lt gt SELECT 4 SELECT 4 Setting frequently used scenes to the mode dials scyj and scy 2 1 Set SCENE MENU in the SETUP menu to OFF P24 2 Press A F to select the scene mode and then press MENU SET e When the mode dial is set to scy1 or scn2 1 the selected scene mode is activated and the SCENE MODE menu is not displayed This is convenient as you do not need to select the scene mode in the SCENE MODE menu every time you take pictures e When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene e When you want to change the brightness of the picture to be recorded compensate the exposure P45 How
68. ch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode High speed 1 area focusing mode or Spot focusing mode e Switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode High speed or 1 area focusing mode if it is difficult to focus using Spot focusing mode e AF mode cannot be set in simple mode and SELF PORTRAIT P53 in scene mode 76 VQTOV40 CONT AF Continuously focusing ona subject OO a amp MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by always focusing on the subject The time required for focusing when the shutter button is pressed halfway will be reduced when the AF mode is set to 1 area focusing 1 area focusing High speed or spot focusing e The R indication appears when it is set to ON e The battery will be consumed faster than usual elt may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one e We recommend setting CONT AF to ON if you use the zoom in motion picture mode HH e You can have different CONT AF settings when recording motion pictures and still pictures e Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject e The CONT AF setting is fixed to OFF in simple mode and in NIGHT PORTRAIT P52 NIGHT SCENERY P53 FIREWORKS P55 and STARRY SKY P5
69. ck zoom P68 while playing back motion pictures P69 and during a slide show P81 you can only select Normal display or No display In simple mode Normal display No display In recording mode Advanced Normal display Display with histogram No display Recording guide line No display x1 Histogram In playback mode 100 0001 i e 00 DEC 1 2006 K2 ef Normal display Display with recording information and histogram Q No display x2 Displayed if BIRTHDAY SET and WITH AGE were set in BABY 1 BABY2 P57 in scene mode before taking pictures x3 The number of days that have passed since the travel date are displayed if you set TRAVEL DATE P59 before taking a pictures 1s0100 10 00 DEC 1 2006 e In NIGHT PORTRAIT P52 NIGHT SCENERY P53 FIREWORKS P55 and STARRY SKY P55 in scene mode the lines are gray 37 VQTOV40 Advanced E Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject E Highlight display When setting HIGHLIGHT to ON on the SETUP menu P23 while the auto review or review function is activated any white saturated area extremely bright or glistening part on the
70. clock Then turn it on and check that the clock setting is correct E Changing the clock setting 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu and then press lt 2 Press Y to select the SETUP menu icon Y and then press gt 3 Press A F to select CLOCK SET and then press gt Set as shown previously a CLOCK SET WORLDTIME amp X MONITOR 0 WEE TRAVEL DATE OFF Sj AUTO REVIEW 1SEC e When a fully charged battery has been inserted for more than 24 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for at least 3 months even if the battery is removed e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 The 24 hour system is used e f the date is not set in the camera it will not be printed when you use a photo printing service even if the store provides a date printing option for your photographs P85 Preparation About the Setup Menu e Set items as required Refer to P20 to 24 for each menu item e Menu items differ depending on the mode selected with the mode dial P5 The following example shows how to set BEEP when normal picture mode 6 is selected e Select RESET to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase P23 1 Press MENU SET and then press lt MENU WB W BALANCE AUTO BA SENSITIVITY AUTO E ASPECT RATIO NV EPICTSIZE S siz QUALITY AS lt No0 D 2 Press Y to select the SETUP menu icon Y and then press gt o CLOC
71. clock setting are not changed USB MODE Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Select the USB communication system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable Supplied a SELECT ON CONNECTION Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge PC Set after or before connecting to a PC da PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge e When PC is selected the camera is connected via the USB Mass Storage communication system e When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system Preparation HIGHLIGHT Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 ON When the auto review or review function is activated a white saturated area appears blinking in black and white P38 OFF No highlight display gt VIDEO OUT Playback mode only P98 Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system Video output is set to PAL system PAL EHI TV ASPECT Playback mode only P98 Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 EBEN Select this if connecting the camera to a 16 9 screen TV EE Select this if connecting the camera
72. ctures 73 e PICT SIZE QUALITY Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use of the PICTUS So esit abcd van be ee a 73 e AUDIO REC Recording still pictures with audio 74 e METERING MODE Deciding the method to measure DIIQUIINCSS 262th EE E teenies 75 e AF MODE Setting the focus method 75 e CONT AF Continuously focusing on a S bjeC enie eae 76 e AF ASSIST LAMP Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier ccccsseecsseseeeneees 77 e SLOW SHUTTER Recording bright pictures in dark places ccecssececseseeeneeees 77 e COL EFFECT Setting color effects for the recorded PICtUres ccceccceeeeseeeeees 78 e PICT ADJ Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures cccceeeeceeeeees 78 e FLIP ANIM Connecting images to create a motion picture file cccseeeeees 78 Using the PLAY mode menu 80 e SLIDE SHOW Playing back pictures in order for a fixed duration cccsseeeeeees 81 e FAVORITE Setting your favorite pictures 82 e ROTATE DISP ROTATE To display the picture rotated 83 e DPOF PRINT Setting the picture to print and the number Of prints ccceceeeeeeeeeeees 84 8 VQTOV40 e PROTECT Preventing accidental erasure of DICTO S ecetet inea e 85 e AUDIO DUB Adding audio after taking pictures 86 e RE
73. de Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide e When the setting for picture size is 5m SM e You can use the zoom while recording in motion picture mode HH In this case we recommend setting CONT AF P76 to ON P64 30 VQTOV40 e The optical zoom is set to Wide 1x when the camera is turned on e Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may have some distortion Distortion will be more visible when using a wider area of the zoom lens as you move closer to the subject e Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects e f you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e The lens barrel P10 extends or retracts according to the zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated e When you rotate the zoom lever you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera may be shaken This is not a malfunction Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ Os amp This camera has a 10x optical zoom However if the picture size is not set to the highest setting for each aspect ratio EER eA aE a maximum of 12 5x optical zoom can be achieved with no picture quality deterioration Picture size wit
74. ded data may be damaged When you connect the camera to the PC use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e f the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication at once on the PC e When connecting the camera to a Windows 2000 OS PC with the USB connection cable do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected The information on the card may be damaged Disconnect the USB connection cable before replacing the card e Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode P34 multi playback P66 and calendar playback P67 e For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection e Read the operating instructions for the PC e f a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC you can edit or access the pictures on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can edit or access the pictures on it e You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC When you want to switch between the built in memory and the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the PC again Printing the Pictures OVEDMMUSG By connecting the camera directly to a
75. displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly e Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards e When you set the picture quality to 30fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card recording may stop in the middle e We recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Card e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures This is not a malfunction e When motion pictures recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment the quality of the picture and sound may deteriorate and it may not be possible to play them back Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly e In motion picture mode f you cannot use the direction detection function and the review function e You cannot set MODE2 on the optical image stabilizer function e The bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files recorded with the camera on the PC 65 VQTOV40 Advanced Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards F W to display multiple screens Screen when 9 screens are displayed 1 screen 9 screens gt 25 screens gt Calendar screen display faa e After the mult
76. e P48 SELF PORTRAIT P53 in scene mode or motion picture mode H H P64 Is AUDIO REC set to ON P74 In these cases you cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu Others 5 A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway e ln dark places the AF assist lamp P77 lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject The AF assist lamp does not turn on els AF ASSIST LAMP on the REC mode menu set to ON P77 e Are you taking pictures in dark places The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places e The AF assist lamp does not turn on when SCENERY P52 NIGHT SCENERY P53 SELF PORTRAIT P53 FIREWORKS P55 or AERIAL PHOTO P56 in scene mode is selected The camera becomes warm e The surface of the camera may become warm during use This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera The lens clicks e When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change However the picture is not affected The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This is not a malfunction The clock is reset e f you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again P18 e When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 0 OJ is
77. e shutter button to start recording Recording will automatically stop about 5 seconds later There is no need to press and hold the shutter button e Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera elf you press MENU SET during audio recording the audio recording is canceled The audio is not recorded e The total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will decrease slightly when audio is recorded with each picture e You cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket burst mode or STARRY SKY in scene mode METERING MODE Deciding the method to measure brightness 1 Press ee to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 You can switch to the following metering modes Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically Usually we recommend using this method Center weighted This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center of the screen and measure the whole screen evenly Spot This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target e Metering mode is fixed to multiple in simple mode Menu Settings AF MODE Setting the focus method OU EG MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the
78. e brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps e The MONITOR setting also affects simple mode gag TRAVEL DATE Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 SET When taking a picture the date on which it was taken is recorded OFF When taking a picture the date on which it was taken it is not recorded e Refer to P59 for information about setting TRAVEL DATE e The TRAVEL DATE setting also affects simple mode X AUTO REVIEW Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 1SEC The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second 3SEC The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 3 seconds ZOOM The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second It is then enlarged 4 times and appears for about 1 second This mode is useful for confirming focus Pictures recorded using auto bracket or burst mode and pictures with audio are not enlarged even if ZOOM is selected The recorded picture does not automatically appear e The auto review function is not activated in motion picture mode HHH e When pictures are recorded in auto bracket P46 or burst mode P48 the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged e The auto review function is activated while pictures with audio P74 are being r
79. e top and bottom and or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed In this case change the screen mode setting e Audio playback is monaural e Read the operating instructions for the TV e When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry e You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set VIDEO OUT in the SETUP menu Even if you set VIDEO OUT to PAL the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode E Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot e Depending on the TV model pictures may not be displayed on the full screen e Motion pictures cannot be played back To play back motion pictures connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied e You may not be able to play back MultiMediaCards Screen Display 1 ao A O N 31 30 a In recording Recording mode P25 Flash mode P40 Focus P25 Picture size P73 Quality P73 In Motion picture mode P64 EEN CEAN ERN ETN RO 10fPs 16 9 Wal Jitter alert P27 6 Battery indication P13 7 Number of recordable pictures Available recording time In Motion picture mode P64 e g ladkies Built in memory Card P16 fit Built in memory E Card 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
80. ea Press MENU SET again to close the menu E Setting the travel destination area Perform steps 1 2 and 3 Press A F to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set a Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed e f you are setting the travel destination area for the first time the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above Press lt gt to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set SELECT4 gt Jo SET e 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 e If daylight saving time EJO is used at the home area press A The time advances by one hour Press A again to return to the original time e The names of major cities in the selected area are displayed Also the time difference between the selected area and 62 VQTOV40 the home area is displayed on the bottom left of the screen Refer to P63 for information about the names of the major cities that are displayed Press MENU SET to close the menu o CLOCK SET amp WORLD TIME MENU P X MONITOR WH TRAVEL DATE S AUTO REVIEW 41SEC e The icon changes from 4 to gt after setting the travel destination e Return the setting to HOME when the
81. ecorded regardless of its setting The picture is not enlarged OFF Preparation e The auto review setting is disabled when using auto bracket or burst mode in motion picture mode or when AUDIO REC or SELF PORTRAIT in scene mode is set to ON e The setting for the auto review function is fixed to 1SEC in simple mode ry POWER SAVE Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 1MIN J 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN Power save mode is activated the camera is automatically turned off to save the battery life if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting OFF Power save mode is not activated e Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel power save mode e n simple mode and economy mode power save mode is fixed to 2MIN e When using the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional connecting to a PC or a printer recording or playing back motion pictures and during a slide show power save mode is not activated However the setting for power save mode is fixed to 10MIN while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show 21 VQTOV40 Preparation ECO ECONOMY Press 6 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Battery life is saved by reducing the brightness of the LCD monitor and turning it off automatically when the camera is not being used in recording mode LEVEL 1 The LCD moni
82. ect still for about 1 second after taking the picture e We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1X and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture e The focus range is 1 2 m 3 94 feet to 5 m 16 4 feet Refer to P42 for the available flash range to take pictures e The shutter may remain closed max about 1 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places e When using the flash Slow sync Red eye reduction RYA is selected and the flash is activated every time e The continuous AF setting is disabled Night scenery mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to record the nightscape vividly by reducing the shutter speed E Technique for Night scenery mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower up to about 8 sec use a tripod We also recommend using the self timer P44 for taking pictures e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e The shutter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF IS e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 e The setting on the AF assist lamp and continuous AF are disabled e You cannot set
83. emely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen However there may be some dark or bright spots red blue or green on the screen This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor screen has more than 99 99 effective pixels with a mere 0 01 of the pixels inactive or always lit The spots will not be recorded on pictures on a card E About the Lens e Do not press the lens with excessive force e Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as it may cause the camera to malfunction Also be careful when you leave the camera outside or near a window e When there is dirt water oil and fingerprints etc on the surface of the lens the picture may be affected Lightly wipe the surface of the lens with a soft dry cloth before and after taking pictures E About Condensation When the lens is fogged up e Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes as described below Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction When the camera is taken from the cold outdoors to the warm indoors When the camera is taken from outside to inside an air conditioned car When cool wind from an air conditioner etc blows directly on the camera In humid places e To prevent condensation put the camera in a plastic bag until the temperature of the camera is close to the ambient temperature If condensation occurs turn the cam
84. ending on the aspect ratio If you change the aspect ratio set the picture size e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom This is a function which further extends the optical zoom ratio If you select a picture size with EZ displayed the zoom ratio is extended to a maximum of 12 5 when the digital zoom is set to OFF P30 e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed e Pictures may appear mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions 74 VQTOV40 e Refer to P111 for information about the number of recordable pictures e The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject e The number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded frames e In simple mode the settings become as follows ENLARGE 5m 5M ERR Fine 4 x6 10x 15cm 25m 2 5M EZ KEFA Standard E MAIL 0 3m 0 3M EZ ER Standard AUDIO REC Recording still pictures with audio OVUM E MENU Press amp to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 You can record audio with the still picture if this is set to ON This means you can record the conversation that took place when you were recording or an explanation of the picture U9 appears on the screen when you set AUDIO REC to ON e Focus on the subject and press th
85. era 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 E When not using the camera for a long period of time e Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature Recommended temperature 15 C to 25 C 59 F to 77 F Recommended humidity 40 to 60 e Always remove the battery and the card from the camera e lf the battery is left inserted in the camera it will discharge even if the camera is turned off If the battery continues to be left in the camera it will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged e When storing the battery for a long period of time we recommend charging it once a year Remove the battery from the camera and store it again after it has completely discharged e We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it ina closet or a cabinet Before Use About The Mode Dial Adjust part to the desired mode The mode dial can be rotated 360 Rotate it Slowly and surely to adjust to each mode Do not adjust it to parts where there is no mode Normal picture mode P25 Use this mode for normal recording W Macro mode P49 This mode allows you to take a close up picture of a subject HH Motion picture mode P64 This mode allows you to record motion pictures sc Scene mode 1 scN2 Scene mode 2 P
86. es recorded holding the camera vertically If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down the camera may recognize that it is being held vertically e You can display the pictures without being rotated when ROTATE DISP P83 is set to OFF e You can rotate pictures with the ROTATE function P83 2 The picture is not played back e Is the mode dial set to playback b gt els there a picture on the built in memory or the card The pictures on the built in memory appears when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a Card is inserted P16 107 VQTOV40 Others 3 The folder number and the file number are displayed as and the screen turns black els the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer This may also happen if the battery is removed immediately after recording or if recording with a exhausted battery Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P91 Formatting irretrievably deletes all data including the other pictures Check the data carefully before formatting 4 The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback e Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback P67 e Is the cloc
87. ever the exposure cannot be compensated in STARRY SKY e Press lt and then press A in the SCENE MODE menu to select either the REC menu icon 6 P70 or the SETUP menu icon Y P19 and set the desired items e The following cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting W BALANCE SENSITIVITY METERING MODE COL EFFECT PICT ADJ Advanced ES Portrait mode MENU Press amp to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 The person stands out from the background and has a healthier complexion E Technique for Portrait mode To increase the effective of this mode 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective e This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 Soft skin mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 The camera detects the face or skin area to achieve a smoother appearance of the skin than portrait mode E Technique for Soft skin mode To make this mode more effective 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective 51 VQTOV40 Advanced e This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime e f a part of the back
88. exclusive but are for illustration only ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period you may contact your dealer or Servicenter If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction then write to the warrantor s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 119 VQTOV40 Others Customer Services Directory For usa only For Product Information Operating Assistance Literature Request Dealer Locations and all Customer Service inquiries please contact 1 800 272 7033 Monday Friday 8 30am 8pm EST Web Site http www panasonic com consumersupport You can purchase parts accessories or locate your nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site Accessory Purchases Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pasc panasonic com or send your request by E mail to npcparts
89. f the card becomes full SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED The following pictures cannot be copied e When a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination e Files not based on the DCF standard Moreover pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT IN MEMORY This message will be displayed when you format the built in memory on the PC or remove the batteries without turning the camera off Format the built in memory on the camera again P91 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The card format cannot be recognized by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data ona PC etc P91 REMOVE THE LENS CAP AND TURN THE CAMERA ON AGAIN This message appears when you exert pressure on the lens with your hand etc or the camera is not operating properly Turn the camera off and on If the message persists contact the dealer or your nearest servicenter 104 VQTOV40 MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e An error has occurred accessing the card Insert the card again e A card with a capacity more than 2 GB is inserted Do not use a card witha capacity more than 2 GB READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred reading the data Insert the card again Make sure the card is inserted p
90. f you drop the battery accidentally check to see if the body of the battery and the terminals are damaged e Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera Bring charged spare batteries when going out e Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort e When you travel do not forget to bring the battery charger Supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in Dispose of unusable battery e The battery has a limited life e Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion e The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline on 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects Such as necklaces hairpins etc e This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a battery E Charger e f you use the battery charger near a radio the radio reception may be disturbed Keep the charger 1 m 3 28 feet or more away from radios e The charger may generate whirring sounds when it is being used This is nota malfunction e After using the charger be sure to disconnect it from the electrical outlet A very small amount of current is consumed if it is left connected e Keep the terminals of the charger and battery clean
91. feet Te ao a 1m 3 28 feet We wy 5cm 0 16 feet Advanced e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 in macro mode e When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range depth of field is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again e f the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights e Macro mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera Therefore it takes longer to focus in macro mode than normal picture mode when the subject is distant e The available flash range is about 30 cm 0 98 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet Wide When the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO e We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF RJ when you take pictures at close range e When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is nota malfunction 49 VQTOV40 Advanced Scene Mode When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture e Two frequently used scenes can be set to the mode dials scy and scn 2 Refer to P51 to 58 for each s
92. ff to charge may become longer e f you press the shutter button halfway when the flash is activated the flash icon turns red e When the jitter alert appears we recommend using a tripod e When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark e When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully e When taking a picture with the flash the white balance is automatically adjusted except for xt Daylight However the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient P71 effect may not be sufficient e f you repeat taking a picture it may not actually be taken even if the flash is activated Take a picture after the access indication disappears e The red eye reduction effect differs between people Also if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash the effect may not be evident e When you set burst mode or auto bracket only 1 picture is recorded for every flash activated 43 VQTOV40 Advanced Taking Pictures with the Self timer OVUM MU 1 Press lt gt to select the self timer mode Ook Self timer set to 10 seconds l J Self timer set to 2 seconds J No display canceled 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to t
93. ground etc is a color close to skin color this part is also smoothed e This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 Scenery mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 The camera focuses preferentially on a distant subject This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape e The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet to e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF E e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled Sports mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g when taking pictures of outdoor sports 52 VQTOV40 E Technique for Sports mode e This mode is effective when taking pictures during the day in good weather e This mode is suitable for taking pictures outdoors in the daytime when you are 5 m 16 4 feet or more away from the subject Night portrait mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures of a subject and a landscape with near real life brightness by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed E Technique for Night portrait mode e Use the flash e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 for taking pictures e Keep the subj
94. h the Picture size with the extended optical zoom extended optical zoom not activated example activated example 5m M 3m 3M EZ 10x __12 5x E Picture size and maximum zoom magnincatlon O Available Not available Extended optical zoom Maximum zoom _ Basic E Extended optical zoom mechanism When you set the picture size to 3m 3M EZ 3 million pixels the 5M 5 million pixels CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect e Refer to P73 for aspect ratio settings P73 for picture size and P28 for simple mode 9 e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom e You can further enhance the zoom magnification with the extended optical zoom without worrying about further picture distortion e f you set a picture size that activates the extended optical zoom the extended optical zoom icon 4 is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation e The on screen zoom indication may not change consecutively if you rotate the zoom lever near the Tele position when the extended optical zoom is used This is not a malfunction e In motion picture mode HH and HIGH SENS in scene mode the extended optical zoom does not work 31 VQTOV40 Basic Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom O D E A maximum of 40x zoom ca
95. he time of purchase the condition may improve Select RESET in the SETUP menu P23 E Battery and power source 1 The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on els the battery inserted correctly Check the direction of the battery P14 els the battery sufficiently charged Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged 2 The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on els power save mode P21 or economy mode P22 activated Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes els the battery exhausted Charge the battery or replace it with a battery which has enough capacity 3 The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on els the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged If you leave the camera on the batteries will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using power save mode P21 economy mode P22 etc 105 VQTOV40 Others E Recording 1 The picture cannot be recorded 6 The recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture els the mode dial correctly set els there any memory remaining on the built in memory or the card Before recording delete some pictures P35 The recorded picture is whitish The lens is dirty e The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e g fingerprints on the lens If the lens is dirty turn the camera off re
96. hting such as a baby ina dimly lit room e ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the optimal value between ISO800 and ISO1600 e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e The resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction e You can take pictures suitable for 4 x 6 10x 15cm printing e The extended optical zoom and digital zoom cannot be used Baby mode 1 Baby mode 2 Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion When the flash is used the light from it is weaker than usual You can set the birthdays of two babies by using BABY 1 and BABY2 e The baby s age can be displayed when playing back pictures e The age can also be printed on each picture by using the software LUMIX Advanced Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the CD ROM supplied For information about printing refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection E Age display setting e f you want the age to be displayed set the birthday in advance select WITH AGE and press MENU SET e f you do not want the age to be displayed select WITHOUT AGE and press MENU SET WITH AGE WITHOUT AGE BIRTHDAY SET p 9 months TA 10 00 DEC 1 2006 _ E Bir
97. ilable Recording Time 112 B Baby Mod eerren aai 57 Backlight Compensation c ccsseeee 29 Battery Carrying Case ccccceseeees 102 Beach MOG Cire ccvestasccitccsvssvinpelersuetisennese 56 Brightness of the LCD Monitor 20 BUMIN FPIASIN ssccsccmncdssassesscinesacearen sosasactace 40 Built in Memory 0ccceceeeseeeeeeeseeeeees 16 BUISE MOG soisissa aai 48 C Calendar Playback ccccssseeseeeeeees 67 Candle Light Mode ccceeceeeeeeeeees 54 Center Weighted cccccecceeeeeeeees 75 ORAGO T idaossa ai a eiw 103 CMAN QNING eeii a 13 Clock Set ee aia een aa A 18 20 Color ENEO asian a A n 78 Condensate disei 5 Continuous AF sssessssssesssssrrrrressrrrrrreee 76 OOD Y EE AE N 90 D Date Printing cccccesseeeeeees 85 96 97 Deleting Pictures c eceeeeeeeeeeees 35 Demonstration of the Optical Image SlaDIliZeN sce bap aeead ened cect eave 47 Digital ZOOM caweseressteniserstne esterase 32 DPOF Print Setting sirrane 84 Others E Economy Mode cccccseseseeeeeseeeeeees 22 EXPOSUS aoe o 8 teat Oaths devas veces cee toee 27 Exposure Compensation 000s000e 45 Extended Optical ZOOM ccccseeeees 30 a E ee ere AET EE AET 30 73 F File Number nccc 22 93 101 FING sne a a 74 Fireworks Mode cccccccsesseeeeeeeeeeeeees 55 FIpANIMAUON serrie renni aaa 78 FOCUS torea
98. ilable flash settings by recording mode P41 GW AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary FING AUTO Red eye reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording e Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions FS Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions e Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light RHOJ Forced ON Red eye reduction e You can set to Forced ON Red eye reduction only when you set PARTY P54 or CANDLE LIGHT P54 in scene mode FXG Slow sync Red eye reduction If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon e Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background Forced OFF The flash is not activated in any recording conditions e Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted x1 The flash is activated twice The subject should not move until the second flash is acti
99. in memory When a card is inserted you can format the card elf you press MENU SET while formatting the built in memory the formatting will stop halfway However all the pictures will be deleted e Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data including any protected pictures Check the data carefully before formatting e f the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again e Use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional when formatting e Do not turn the camera off during formatting elt may take longer to format the built in memory than the card Max about 15 sec e You cannot format an SD Memory Card when the card s write protect switch is set to LOCK e f the built in memory or the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest servicenter For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam panasonic com For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca 91 VQTOV40 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC OVEDRMUS You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC The software LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer for Windows in the CD ROM supplied allows you to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camera to a PC print them and send them by e mail If you use Windows 98 98SE ins
100. iple screens are displayed rotate the zoom lever further towards i W to display 25 screens and the calendar screen P67 Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to return to the previous screen e When you switch to multiple screens a scroll bar appears You can confirm the location of the displayed picture in all the recorded pictures with this scroll bar 2 Press A W lt P to select a picture 8 Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures 66 VQTOV40 e The recording date and number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures are displayed e Depending on the recorded picture and the setting the following icons will appear J Favorites 3 Motion picture EE9 BABY1 BABY2 in scene mode age in months age in years etc gifg Travel date gag Flip animation E Examples of 25 screens E To return to normal playback Rotate towards Q T or press MENU SET e The picture appears framed in orange E To delete a picture during multi playback 1 Press A W lt 4 P to select a picture and then press 77 2 Press A to select YES 3 Press MENU SET e Even if the indications on the screen are turned off in normal playback mode P37 the recording information etc appears on the screen in multi playback If you return to the previous screen the indications on the screen are displayed as in
101. k in the camera set properly P20 For example if the clock setting on the camera is different from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write them back to the card the pictures may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar playback etc E TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television els the camera connected to the TV correctly e Set the TV input to external input mode 108 VQTOV40 2 The display areas on the TV screen and the camera s LCD monitor are different Depending on the TV model the area display may be smaller so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed This is due to the TV specifications and is not a malfunction The motion pictures cannot be played back ona TV e Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied and then play back the pictures on the camera The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC els the camera connected to the PC correctly els the camera recognized by the PC correctly e Set USB MODE to PC P23 92 The card is not recognized by the PC The built in memory is recognized
102. ke vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject that you could not take in NIGHT SCENERY by making the shutter speed slower Ho W oFF 2 E Setting the shutter speed e Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC 30 SEC or 60 SEC 1 Press A to select the number of seconds and then press MENU SET 44 STARRY SKY 30 SEC CANCEL e Press the shutter button to display the countdown screen Do not move the camera after this screen is displayed When countdown finishes PLEASE WAIT is displayed for the same length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing e Press MENU SET to stop taking the picture while the countdown screen is displayed 55 VQTOV40 Advanced E Technique for Starry sky mode e The shutter opens for 15 30 or 60 seconds Be sure to use a tripod We also recommend taking pictures with the self timer P44 e Histograms are always displayed in orange P38 e The continuous AF setting is disabled e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF E e The optical image stabilizer function is fixed to OFF e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 e You cannot compensate the exposure or set AUDIO REC auto bracket burst mode set the slow shutter Beach mode MENU Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures ona beach It prevents under exposure of the subject under strong sunlight e Do n
103. lected P on the screen shown in step 2 30fpsVGA 30fpsQVGA 320 x 240 pixels 10fpsQVGA If you selected fey on the screen shown in step 2 848 x 480 pixels e fps frames per second This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second e You can record smoother motion pictures with 30 fps e You can record longer motion pictures with 10 fps although the picture quality is lower e The file size with 10fpsQVGA is small so it is suitable for e mails x You can only record to the built in memory if the picture size is set to QVGA 320x240 pixels O Available Not available SD Memory Built in Card Memory sofpsvea o J fopsvea Oo o o o osava o0 o mosavo o J oO ss o S o Goss oi o 6 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu e The focus range is the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet to Wide 1 m 3 28 feet to Tele e The zoom movement may momentarily stop when moving from the optical zoom range to the digital zoom range e f CONT AF P76 is set to OFF the focus is fixed when recording starts e Refer to P112 for information about the available recording time Advanced e The available recording time is an approximation It varies depending on the recording condition and the types of SD memory Card e The available recording time changes with subjects e The available recording time
104. ll Camera Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc collectively referred to as the warrantor will for the length of the period indicated on the chart below which starts with the date of original purchase warranty period at its option either a repair your product with new or refurbished parts or b replace it with a new or refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR DIGITAL STILL CAMERA EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED 1 ONE YEAR 90 NINETY DAYS BELOW 6 SIX MONTHS 90 NINETY DAYS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK IN EXCHANGE FOR 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK SD MEMORY CARD IN EXCHANGE FOR 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE DEFECTIVE SD CARD During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold as is A purchase receipt or other proof of
105. mode White balance fine adjustment Exposure compensation Auto bracket AUDIO REC D ZOOM COL EFFECT PICT ADJ CONT AF HIGHLIGHT Recording guide line ECONOMY e You cannot set the following items in simple mode TRAVEL DATE WORLD TIME Basic E The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this case the subject such as a person will become dark If you press A compensating backlight ON indication appears and the backlight compensation function is activated This function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture elf you press A while is displayed disappears and the backlight compensation function is canceled e We recommend using the flash when you use the backlight compensation function When using the flash it is fixed to Forced ON e The flash setting is fixed to AUTO Red eye reduction GX when the backlight compensation function is set to OFF 29 VQTOV40 Basic Taking Pictures with the Zoom opgaat You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 10x optical zoom and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle E To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele e When the setting for picture size is 5m 5M l C Q E To make subjects appear further away use Wi
106. n E cnemeetsuciassenns 26 Folder Composition ceceeeseeeeeeees 93 Folder Number ancen 22 93 101 Food Mode a A westward 54 FORNAIO p crest creas each aera we nanen ans 91 H High Angle Mode eeeeeeeeees 39 High Sensitivity Mode cceeeeee 57 Highlight Display eee 23 38 ISIOGI ANT eia caten ees 38 I ISO Sensitivity cccccecessssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 72 J MOT serar E 27 L Language Setting cseeeeeeeeeeeees 24 LAVON oane e E 97 LCD Monitor saeeescererne 37 99 Lens Cap sisena eana 17 M Macro Moda ceciren 49 MANUAL erer S 81 Mass Storage su iaisiissdckieceucsnnacadvariavaccencerns 23 Metering Mode assnaannnnaasenenennnenanrennnnnne 75 Motion Picture Mode ccccseeeeeeeees 64 Multi Playback cccccssseeeeesseeeeeeeeeees 66 MUDIE eneee ieee ian erie a era 75 121 VQTOV40 Others N Night Portrait Mode eee 52 Night Scenery Mode seeeeeeeees 53 Normal Recording cceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 NO RESET oaar EARANN 22 NTS O cr e A 23 Number of Prints aaen 84 96 Number of Recordable Pictures 13 111 O Operational Sound seseeeeeeeeeeeeees 22 Optical Image Stabilizer 47 Optical ZOOM sran a aves 30 P PA anera a ene ean eer nee ne 23 Paper SIZE nivestercerersapeaytduesenssencmeevayecscast 96 Party MOG aara 54 PO eaea dapat r Aeon RE 23
107. n be achieved with the 10x optical zoom and the 4x digital zoom when D ZOOM is set to ON in the REC menu However if a picture size that can use extended optical zoom is selected a maximum of 50 zoom can be achieved with the 12 5 extended optical zoom and the 4x digital zoom E Menu operation 1 Press MENU SET e When a scene mode is selected press lt in the SCENE MODE menu P50 press V to select the REC menu icon 6 and then press P 2 Press A V to select D ZOOM and then press P 3 Press V to select ON and then press MENU SET Y ACOLEFFECT im 4 omc PICT ADJ FLIP ANIM MENU SET 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu 32 VQTOV40 E Entering the digital zoom range The on screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again oF dd e ON lt T p O 1x 10x5 40x P ee Oe 1x 12 5x 50x a Optical zoom Digital zoom 3 Extended optical zoom e When using the digital zoom the AF area on the center of the screen is displayed and it is bigger than usual P76 e In digital zoom the larger the picture the lower the picture quality e In the digital zoom range the stabilizer function m
108. n dark Not Suitable places suitable Shutter speed Slow Fast Noise Less increased e ISO sensitivity is automatically set to the optimal value between ISO800 and ISO1600 in HIGH SENS P57 scene mode e To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P78 e ISO sensitivity cannot be set in scene mode motion picture mode FE and simple mode E ASPECT RATIO Setting the aspect ratio of pictures O D a MENU Press amp to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 By changing the aspect ratio you can select an angle of view that matches the subject Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4 3 TV ora PC monitor AES Select to take pictures with the same 3 2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film This is suitable for landscapes etc where a wide view is preferable This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide screen TV high definition TV etc Menu Settings e In motion picture mode HHH you can select E or HE1 e The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing P109 PICT SIZEJ QUALITY EJ Setting a picture size and quality EA that matches your use of the pictures ogam MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels Although you cannot see the diffe
109. n white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is recorded when the travel destination date is for example one day before the departure date elf TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date or the clock Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed e f you set a departure date when the clock is not set the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears In this case set the clock e The TRAVEL DATE setting also affects simple mode Displaying the time at the travel destination World Time oe If you set your home area and the travel destination area when traveling abroad etc the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P18 1 Press MENU SET and then press lt MENU WEIWBALANCE auto SENSITIVITY AUTO Y E ASPECT RATIO Ny GEPICTSIZE 5m S sis QUALITY 0 O 0 D 2 Press YW to select the SETUP menu icon Y and then press P al CLOCKSET amp WORLD TIME MONITOR WEN TRAVEL DATE Si AUTO REVIEW 3 Press A V to select WORLD TIME and then press P CLOCK SET amp WORLD TIME a P X MONITOR 0 MI TRAVEL DATE OFF AUTO REVIEW _1SEC
110. nect the USB connection cable after printing Connecting to other equipment E Setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance We recommend setting DPOF date printing with DPOF PRINT P85 in advance when the printer supports it If you select DPOF PICTURE printing starts and the recording date is printed E Layout printing e When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example if you want to print a picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to 3 and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 4 e When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper only in DPOF printing For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to 8 and then set COUNT in DPOF PRINT P84 to 1 for each of the 4 pictures e Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon 2 is displayed Depending on the printer the icon may not be displayed e f the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If this happens during printing press MENU SET and stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable e The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer e f the total number of
111. normal playback mode e Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P83 Displaying pictures by recording date Calendar playback You can display pictures by recording date using the calendar playback function 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards E5 W to display the calendar screen e The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed elf there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed e The calendar is displayed monthly 2 Press A W lt to select the date to be played back A V Select the month lt P gt Select the date e f there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed 3 Press MENU SET to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date DEC 1 2006 MENU Advanced e The pictures that were recorded on the selected date are displayed on the 9 screens playback screen e Rotate the zoom lever towards Ems W to return to the calendar screen 4 Press A W lt P to select a picture and then press MENU SET e The selected picture is displayed on the 1 screen playback screen WE To return to the 1 screen playback screen After the calendar screen is displayed rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to display 25 screens 9 screens and the 1
112. o display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 This camera allows you to create motion picture files up to 20 seconds long by connecting images recorded in flip animation mode Example When capturing images of the subject in sequence moving the camera little by little and aligning the images the subject looks recording conditions and your image of the recording COOL The picture becomes bluish WARM The picture becomes reddish B W The picture becomes black and white SEPIA The picture becomes sepia as if it is moving PICT ADJ bad Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures fof MENU Press amp to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 Select an effect that matches the recording situation and your image of the recording NATURAL The picture becomes softer VIVID The picture becomes sharper e When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL e You can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play back motion pictures P69 78 VQTOV40 Menu Settings 1 Press A F to select FLIP ANIM 4 Press MENU SET press A V to and then press gt select CREATE MOTION PICTURE and then press P MENU o IW SLOW SHUTTER 1 g O D ZOOM OFF DcCOLEFFECT oFF 4 2c PICT ADJ STANDARD Y A OS PICTURE CAPTURE A D CREAT
113. ode ee 52 Night scenery mode 53 Self portrait mode ceee 53 FOO MOda s 54 Party mode ics oiec cee eicliel gd 54 Candle light Mode 00cccce 54 Fireworks MOdEC 0 cceeeeeeeeeeees 55 Starry Sky MOdE ccccceeeeeee ees 55 Beach MOG ccsccesceesseceeeeneeees 56 Aerial photo mode 0c0008 56 SNOW MOE cceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 56 High Sensitivity mode 000 57 Baby mode 1 Baby mode 2 57 Underwater Mode cceeeeeees 58 Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture ccccceeeeeeeees 59 Displaying the time at the travel destination World Time 0008 61 e Location candidates for World Time SCUINGS sco can teases ee est 63 Motion Picture Mode c cceeeeeeeeeeeee 64 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback ccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 Displaying pictures by recording date Calendar playback cccccsseeeeees 67 Using the Playback ZOOM ccee 68 Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with AUIO cceeeeeeeeeeee 69 Menu Settings Using the REC Mode Menu 70 e W BALANCE Adjusting the hue for a more natural DICU ccc aa ede 71 VQTOV40 e SENSITIVITY Setting the light sensitivity 72 e ASPECT RATIO Setting the aspect ratio of pi
114. oes not appear e In motion picture mode HH MODE2 cannot be set 47 VQTOV40 Advanced Taking Pictures using Burst Mode OVUM MU 1 Press the burst mode button to switch the burst mode setting High speed l Low speed mig Unlimited No display canceled x1 Depends on the memory size battery power picture size and quality compression 2 Take a picture e Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the burst mode E Number of pictures recorded in burst mode Number of recordable pictures pictures a M max 3 Burst speed pictures second max 5 x2 The burst speed is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card e The number of pictures indicated is when the shutter speed is faster than 1 60 and the flash is not activated e f you set the ISO sensitivity P72 to IS0400 or ISO800 and then take 48 VQTOV40 Depends on the remaining capacity of the built in memory card approx 2 pictures using burst mode the number of recordable pictures is less than indicated e In simple mode the settings become as follows appears on the left of the screen P28 ENLARGE E Max 3 pictures 4 x6 10x 150m E MAIL E Max 5 pictures e When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited You can take pictures until the capacity of the built in memory or the card is full The burst speed will become slower halfwa
115. or e In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording A vertical line appears on the LCD monitor e This is a phenomenon called smear It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part Uneven colors may also appear around the smear This is not a malfunction It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures Distortion in the LCD monitor e When holding the edge of the LCD monitor there may be some distortion however this is not a malfunction Moreover this has no effect on the taken pictures or playback Others E Flash 1 The flash is not activated els the flash setting set to Forced OFF ey Change the flash setting P40 e The flash is not activated when motion picture mode H SCENERY P52 NIGHT SCENERY P53 FIREWORKS P55 STARRY SKY P55 or AERIAL PHOTO P56 in scene mode is selected 2 The flash is activated 2 times e When you select red eye reduction P40 the flash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording E Playback 1 The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction The camera has a function that automatically rotates the display of pictur
116. ot touch the camera with wet hands e Sand or seawater may cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or seawater does not get into the lens or the terminals 56 VQTOV40 ke Aerial photo mode Press 65 to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window E Technique for Aerial photo mode e We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture e Turn the camera off when taking off or landing e When using the camera follow all instructions from the cabin crew e Be careful about the reflection from the window e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF E e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled Snow mode MENU Press amp to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 This mode will adjust the white balance and the exposure to show the snow as white as possible 7 High Sensitivity mode MENU Press j to display the SCENE MODE menu and select this mode P50 The sensitivity is set higher than usual allowing for pictures to be taken with faster shutter speeds This mode helps minimize the blur of moving subjects in situations with inadequate lig
117. ou play back a picture the date on which it was taken is displayed Ll i a The number of days that have passed since the departure date e The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each picture by using the software LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the CD ROM supplied For information about printing refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection Setting the travel date 1 Press MENU SET and then press lt MENU NBIWBALANCE AUTO B0 SENSITIVITY AUTO Y ASPECT RATIO Gs PICT SIZE 5m S s QUALITY 4000 D Advanced 2 Press V to select the SETUP menu icon and then press gt o QoQ ol CLOCK SET amp WORLD TIME v l X MONITOR d NF WN TRAVEL DATE AUTO REVIEW 050 gt D 3 Press A F to select TRAVEL DATE and then press gt A O CLOCK SET AS WORLDTIME amp oS Xx MONITOR 0 Vv mi TRAVEL DATE OFF vy Si AUTO REVIEW _ SET S MENU 0 O 0 gt SET oS 4 Press V to select SET and then press MENU SET 0 020 OcLockseT D WORLDTIME v f XMONITOR ay MENU MENU T 5 Press A V lt 4 gt to select the date PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE lt P gt Select the desired item A V Set the year month and date 6 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu 59 VQTOV40 Advanced 7 Take a picture T aoe ee DEC 2 2006
118. out 1 second 68 VQTOV40 Rotate the zoom lever towards a W or press MENU SET E To delete a picture during the playback zoom 1 Press jj 2 Press A to select YES 3 Press MENU SET e Even if the indications on the screen are turned off in normal playback mode P37 the magnification and operation appear on the screen when the playback zoom is activated You can switch between displaying or not displaying the indications on the screen by pressing DISPLAY When you set the magnification to 1x the indications on the screen are displayed as in normal playback mode e The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates e f you want to save the enlarged picture use the trimming function P88 e The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio E Motion pictures Press lt P gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon aia ERA V EEA V A V A 1 UEA and then press Y to play back z a P 00 DEC 1 2006 e The motion iplere recording time is displayed on the screen After playback starts the motion picture recording time disappears and the elapsed playback time is displayed on the bottom right of the screen For example 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 1h20m30s e The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W W lt gt e Press V again to
119. 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 E Care of the camera e Do not strongly shake or bump the camera The camera may stop operating normally pictures may not be recorded or the lens may be damaged e Retract the lens before carrying the camera e Retract the lens before playing back pictures e Sand or dust may cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or dust does not get into the lens or the terminals when using the camera on a beach etc e Make sure that water does not get into the camera when using it on a rainy day or on a beach elf water or seawater splashes on the camera wet a soft cloth with tap water wring it well and use it to wipe the camera body carefully Then wipe the camera again with a dry cloth 4 VQTOV40 E About the LCD monitor e Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction e Condensation may form on the LCD monitor in places with large temperature differences Wipe the condensation with a soft dry cloth elf the camera is cold when you turn it on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Extr
120. picture and the histogram do not match each other e The histogram is an approximation in recording mode e The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode e The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc e Check for any white saturated areas with the highlight display when the auto review or review function is activated P38 e The histogram does not appear in simple mode or motion picture mode HH and during multi playback or calendar playback and playback zoom Brightening the LCD Monitor Power LCD High angle mode OVEMMUS 1 Press LCD MODE for one second DISPLAY LCD MODE a LCD monitor LCD 2 Press A F to select a mode OFF Q HIGH ANGLE Advanced C POWER LCD The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors The LCD monitor is easier to see when taking pictures with the camera held high above your head This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way However it becomes more difficult to see when looked at straight on L A HIGH ANGLE OFF The LCD monitor returns to the normal brightness 3 Press MENU SET POWER LCD HIGH ANGLE e The POWER LCD or HIGH ANGLE icon appears 39 VQTOV40 Advanced E Canceling High angle mode or Power LCD mode elf yo
121. picture appears blinking in black and white e f you compensate the exposure to minus referring to the histogram and then take a picture again it may result in a better quality picture No highlight display BSREVIEWIXE SLA ye Ta 38 VQTOV40 E Histogram e A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis black to white and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis e t allows you to easily check a picture s exposure elt is very useful if manual adjustments of the lens aperture and shutter speed are available especially in those situations where automatic exposure may be difficult due to uneven lighting Using the histogram feature allows you to get the maximum performance from your camera a When the values are concentrated on the left the picture is under exposed When the values are distributed evenly the exposure is proper and the brightness is well balanced When the values are concentrated on the right the picture is over exposed Example of histogram ka gt fai TEF 2 8 1 200 AmS 4 10 00 DEC 1 2006 3 4100 0001 tm N ff a 1 3 FF ey ae se gt 3 K j TBIF2 8 1 100 gh Fi80100 euro See 10 00 DEC 1 2006 Ad E C es a Under Exposed Properly Exposed Over Exposed xHistogram e When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded
122. picture data on it e You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer When you want to switch between the built in memory and the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again e To print the age in BABY 1 BABY2 P57 in scene mode or the departure date for TRAVEL DATE P59 use the software LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the 95 VQTOV40 Connecting to other equipment CD ROM supplied and print from the PC For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection e To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers contact your local dealer Single picture 1 Press A to select SINGLE PICTURE and then press MENU SET SINGLE PICTURE DPOF PICTURE 2 Press lt P gt to select the picture and then press V PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT e The message disappears in about 2 seconds 3 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET PRINT WITH DATE NUM OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT e Press MENU SET to cancel printing 4 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing 96 VQTOV40 E Setting date printing the number of prints the paper size and the page layout Select and set each item in step 3 e Items not supported by the printer are displayed in gray
123. pictures in both the built in memory and the card at the same time e If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x the deleting will stop halfway 36 VQTOV40 elf you press f twice and execute ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x when pictures that were recorded on the same date are displayed on the 9 screens playback screen using the calendar playback function P67 be careful as all pictures that are not protected will be deleted and not only those pictures that were recorded on the same date e Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Double check pictures before deleting them e Do not turn off the camera while deleting e When deleting pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e t is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at one time using MULTI DELETE e The greater the number of pictures the longer it takes to delete them elf there are pictures that are protected fem P85 do not conform to the DCF standard P34 or are in a card with the Write Protect switch slid to the LOCK side P16 they are not deleted even if ALL DELETE or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x is selected About the LCD Monitor Changing the information displayed ae DISPLAY LCD MODE a LCD monitor LCD Press DISPLAY to change e When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated During playba
124. playing motion pictures or creating flip animations 26 VQTOV40 E When you want to take a subject outside the AF area AF AE Lock When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area In this case 1 Aim the AF area at the subject 2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure e The focus indication lights when the subject is focused 3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture 4 Press the shutter button fully e You can repeatedly retry AF AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully E Focusing e The focus range is 40 cm 1 31 feet to Wide 2 m 6 56 feet to Tele Use macro mode when recording close up pictures P49 e f the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights e In the following cases the camera will not focus on subjects properly When there are both near and distant subjects in a scene When there is dirt or dust on glass between the lens and the subject When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject When taking a picture in dark places When the subject is moving fast When the scene has low contrast
125. printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable supplied you can select the pictures to print and start printing on the camera s screen Set print settings such as the print quality on the printer beforehand Read the printer operating instructions a USB connection cable supplied 8B AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e t may take time to print some pictures Use a battery with sufficient battery power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional when you connect to a printer e Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional 1 Turn on the camera and the printer Connecting to other equipment 2 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the lt a mark facing the gt mark on the DIGITAL socket e Hold the USB connection cable at and insert straight in or take straight out 3 Press YW to select PictBridge PTP and then press MENU SET e f you set USB MODE in the SETUP menu to PictBridge PTP in advance it is not necessary to set this every time you connect to a PC P23 e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one e f a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC you can edit or access the picture data on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can edit or access the
126. ptical image stabilizer button until STABILIZER appears 2 Press A V to select the stabilizer function mode and then press MENU SET MODE 1 The stabilizer operates C continuously and can assist during photo composition MODE2 The jitter is compensated for CI when the shutter button is pressed There is a greater stabilizing effect OFF When you want to take a picture CIMA with jitter Advanced E Demonstration of the optical image stabilizer Demonstration Mode Press to display the demonstration After the demonstration ends the screen returns to the stabilizer function mode selection menu Press again if you want to exit the demonstration before it ends While the demonstration is displayed the optical zoom is fixed to Wide 1X and the zoom function cannot be activated You also cannot take pictures e The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases When there is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter soeed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button e The setting is fixed to MODE1 in simple mode MODE2 in SELF PORTRAIT P53 in scene mode and OFF in STARRY SKY P55 in scene mode The stabilizer function mode selection menu d
127. rding is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less 848 x 480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory Card 640x480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory Card 320 x 240 pixels 30 or 10 frames second with audio The maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the built in memory or the card AUTO 80 100 200 400 800 HIGH SENS mode 800 to 1600 8 to 1 2000th STARRY SKY mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Motion picture mode 1 30th to 1 20000th AUTO Daylight Cloudy Halogen White set AUTO Program AE Exposure compensation 1 3 EV Step 2 EV to 2 EV Multiple Center weighted Spot 2 5 low temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD Approx 207 000 pixels field of view ratio about 100 Flash range ISO AUTO Approx 30 cm 0 98 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet Wide AUTO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF Monaural Monaural 113 VQTOV40 Others Recording media Picture size Still picture Motion pictures Quality Recording file format Still Picture Picture with audio Motion pictures Interface Digital Analog video audio Terminal DIGITAL AV OUT DC IN Dimensions Mass Operating temperature Operating humidity Battery Charger Panasonic DE A25B Input Output Equipment mobility Built in Memory Approx 13 4 MB SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Still pictures only
128. re are displayed Menu Settings e When the aspect ratio setting is RR 3a V 2 ea V m V 0 30 e When the aspect ratio setting is EFA 25m e When the aspect ratio setting is EEN 2x e The message DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE appears 3 Press A V to select YES or NO and then press MENU SET Geass DELETE ORIGINAL S PICTURE wam e The picture is overwritten when you select YES Resized pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten e A resized picture is newly created when you select NO e f the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a resized picture 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu 87 VQTOV40 Menu Settings TRIMMING 4 Press shutter button Enlarging a picture and trimming it e The message DELETE ORIGINAL Press to display the PLAY mode PO TURE T appean menu and select the item to set P80 5 Press A V to select YES or You can enlarge and then clip the important NO and then press MENU SET part of the recorded picture 1 Press lt gt to select the picture AE and then press V gt PICTURE ree CO ie ee lt 2 ee eee a e NY e The picture is overwritten when you WY xX 650 select YES The trimmed pictures Ss cannot be restored when they are overwritten e The following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion pictures Pictures with audio
129. re number Total pictures 10 Cable disconnection warning icon P97 e This is displayed when printing using a printer supporting PictBridge Depending on the printer the icon may not be displayed Motion picture recording time P69 1h20m30s 11 Histogram P38 h 12 Recording information 13 Favorites settings P82 Elapsed playback time P69 MEEI 14 Recorded date and time 15 Age P57 16 Power LCD P39 17 Number of days that have passed since the travel date P59 18 Audio playback P69 PLAY MOTION PICTUREY In motion picture mode P69 19 Flip animation P78 20 Favorites P82 Others Cautions for Use E Optimal use of the camera Take care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it e Do not leave the unit in your pants pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full bag etc e Take care not to drop or knock the bag that you inserted the unit in as it may strongly shock the unit e A strong shock to the unit may break the lens screen or outer case and cause the unit to malfunction Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment such as microwave ovens TVs video games etc elf you use the camera on top of or near a TV the pictures and sound on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation e Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting
130. reen Menu Settings 5 Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight K Kelvin Color Temperature E Setting the white balance manually White set set Use this to set the white balance manually 1 Select W set White set and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press MENU SET MH WHITE SET 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish E Finely adjusting the white balance white balance fine adjustment WB You can adjust the white balance finely when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance e Set the white balance to x amp V 71 VQTOV40 Menu Settings 1 Press A 4 several times until WB ADJUST appears and then press lt P gt to adjust the white balance me ce RED rE RKI AE amp A je Z e lt RED Press when the hue is bluish e gt BLUE Press when the hue is reddish e Select 0 to return to the original white balance 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e The white balance icon on the screen turns red or blue About the white balance e When you take a picture with the flash the white balance is automatically adjusted except for 3
131. rence on the camera s screen the more pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures a Many pixels Fine Few pixels Rough x These pictures are examples to show the effect E Number of pixels You can print pictures more clearly when a large picture size 5m 5M is selected When a smaller picture size 0 3m 0 3M EZ is selected you can record more pictures and attach them to an e mail or post them on a website because their file size is small 73 VQTOV40 Menu Settings E When the aspect ratio is ER 5m 5M 2560 1920 pixels 3M EZ 2048X 1536 pixels 1M EZ 1280x960 pixels 3m 0 3M EZ 640x480 pixels E When the aspect ratio is Rpg 4 5M 25601712 pixels 25m 2 5M EZ 2048x 1360 pixels When the aspect ratio is RX 35m 3 5M 2560 x 1440 pixels 2m 2M EZ 1920X1080 pixels E Quality You can increase the number of recordable pictures without changing the picture size if quality is set to IP Fine Low compression This gives priority to picture quality Picture quality will be high Standard High compression 3m m 2MEZ 1600x1200 pixels im Dam This gives priority to the number of recordable pictures Standard quality pictures are recorded e The number of pixels that can be selected differs dep
132. roperly and then play back again WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD An error has occurred writing the data Turn the camera off and remove the card Insert the card again and turn the camera on Make sure the camera is turned off before removing or inserting the card to avoid damage MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD e When you set the picture quality to S0fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card recording may stop in the middle A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P93 Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P91 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P22 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV e The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once e Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu to change the TV aspect P23 e This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P92 95 Others Troubleshooting If you return the menu settings to the initial settings at t
133. s MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu as a slide show P81 M gt 1 Press W to select ON and then e When printing pictures at a photo printing press MENU SET store ALL DELETE EXCEPT x P35 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card BB SUDE SHOW VO e Use LUMIX Simple Viewer or o X FAVORITE v PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer on the Y E ROTATE DISP ON 4 EP ROTATE 3 DPOF PRINT MEI NU e You cannot set pictures as favorites if FAVORITE is set to OFF Also the favorites icon x will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if it was previously set to ON e You cannot select CANCEL if none of the pictures have x displayed 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu 82 VQTOV40 CD ROM supplied to set confirm or delete favorites For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection e You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites ROTATE DISP J ROTATE To display the picture rotated MENU Press 6 to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 steps E Rotate display The picture is automatically rotated and displayed
134. s displayed on the screen a When using the built in memory 8B When accessing the built in memory 16 VQTOV40 When using the card When accessing the card e Picture data recorded on the built in memory or a card can be copied from the built in memory to the card or vice versa P90 e The built in memory about 13 4 MB can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full e The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card We recommend storing important data on a PC etc e The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a card Max about 7 sec e lf the card was formatted on a PC or other equipment format it again on the camera P91 E SD Memory Card optional and MultiMediaCard optional e The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are small lightweight removable external cards e The reading writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card is equipped with a Write Protect switch that can inhibit writing and formatting a card When the switch is slid to the LOCK side it is not possible to write or delete data on the card and format it When the switch is unlocked these functions become available SD Memory Card gt e On this unit you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capacity from 8 MB to
135. s in these Operating Instructions e SD Logo is a trademark e Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the mains plug or an appliance coupler shall remain readily operable 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 A lithium ion polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased Please call 1 800 8 BAT TERY for information on how to recycle this battery FCC Note U S only This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 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
136. sage OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA screen appears when audio has already been recorded Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The original audio is overwritten e Audio dubbing cannot be used with the following pictures Motion pictures Protected pictures e Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment 2 Press V to stop recording AUDIO DUB 100 000 1mm PPPrrrrrprp e The audio recording stops automatically if V is not pressed after about 10 seconds 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu leq RESIZE Making the picture smaller MENU Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the item to set P80 This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of a picture to attach it to an e mail or upload it to a website 1 Press lt P gt to select the picture and then press V e The following pictures cannot be resized e When the aspect ratio setting is ZER Pictures recorded in 0 3m 0 3M EZ e When the aspect ratio setting is EFA Pictures recorded in 25m 2 5M EZ e When the aspect ratio setting is EE Pictures recorded in 2m 2M EZ e Motion pictures e Pictures with audio e Flip animation e t may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Press lt P gt to select the size and then press V e Sizes smaller than the recorded pictu
137. same folder as the previously recorded picture It is recorded in a folder with a new number 1 When the folder just recorded to contains a picture file with the number 999 in it example P1000999 JPG 2 When the card just recorded to contains for example a folder with the number 100 100_PANA in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different maker 100XXXXX with XXXXX being the name of the maker and then a picture is recorded 3 When recording after selecting NO RESET P22 from the SETUP menu Pictures will be recorded to a new folder with a number sequential to the folder recorded to immediately before By using NO RESET on a card that does not contain folders or pictures such as one just formatted the folder number can be reset to 100 E PictBridge PTP setting Even if you set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP you can connect to your PC if the OS is Windows XP Home Edition Professional or Mac OS X e Pictures can only be read on the camera They cannot be written to a card or deleted e When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported 94 VQTOV40 e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one e Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while ACCESS is displayed e f battery power is exhausted while the camera and the PC are communicating the recor
138. screen P66 e The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set ROTATE DISP to ON P83 e You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 e f the recording date of the picture selected in 25 screen multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099 the camera displays it in the oldest recording date in the calendar e Pictures processed on a PC or other equipment may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates e f the date is not set in the camera P18 the recording date is set as January 1st 2006 e f you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME P61 the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback 67 VQTOV40 Advanced E To stop using the playback zoom Using the Playback Zoom 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to enlarge the picture Q 1X 2Xx 4Xx 8x 16x e When you rotate the zoom lever towards Kail W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you rotate the zoom lever towards Q T the magnification becomes higher e When you change the magnification the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second so that you can check the position of the enlarged section 2 Press A W lt P to move the position e When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for ab
139. splayed 112 VQTOV40 2 min 2 min N O ie Others Specifications Digital Camera Power Source Power Consumption Camera effective pixels Image sensor Lens Digital zoom Extra optical zoom Focus Focus range Shutter system Burst recording Burst speed Number of recordable pictures Motion picture recording ISO sensitivity Shutter speed White balance Exposure AE Metering mode LCD monitor Flash Microphone Speaker Information for your safety DC 5 1 V 1 6 W When recording 0 8 W When playing back 5 000 000 pixels 1 2 5 CCD total pixel number 6 370 000 pixels Primary color filter Optical 10x zoom f 5 2 mm to 52 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 35 mm to 350 mm F2 8 to F4 2 Max 4x Max 12 5x Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio Normal Macro 9 area focusing 3 area focusing High speed 1 area focusing High speed 1 area focusing Spot focusing Normal 40 cm 1 31 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele to Macro Simple Motion picture 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to Electronic shutter Mechanical shutter 3 frames second High speed 2 frames second Low speed Approx 2 frames second Unlimited Max 5 frames Standard max 3 frames Fine Depends on the remaining capacity of the built in memory or the card Unlimited Performance in burst reco
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141. t OWE Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background Look at the following examples e You can compensate from 2 EV to Under exposed 2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV m l e Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish Compensate the exposure towards positive P e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value It refers to the amount of light given to the Properly exposed CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed e The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen e The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off e The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject e Exposure cannot be compensated when using STARRY SKY in scene mode Compensate the exposure towards negative 45 VQTOV40 Advanced Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket OU a In this mode 3 pictures are automatically recorded in the selected exposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed You can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with different exposures Press A 4 several times until AUTO BRACKET appears set the compensation range of the exposure with lt gt e You can selec
142. t OFF 0 1 3 EV 2 3 EV or 1 EV e When you do not use auto bracket select OFF 0 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish 46 VQTOV40 e When setting auto bracket the auto bracket icon appears on the lower left of the screen e When taking pictures using auto bracket after setting the exposure compensation range the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range When the exposure is compensated the exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen e The auto bracket setting is canceled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated e When setting auto bracket and burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed e When auto bracket is set the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting The picture is not enlarged You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used e The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on the brightness of the subject e When the flash is activated or STARRY SKY in scene mode is selected you can take only 1 picture e f the number of recordable pictures is 2 or less you cannot take pictures by setting auto bracket Optical Image Stabilizer OO oe This mode detects jitter and compensates for it 1 Press and hold the o
143. take select X from the menu icons to set the desired language e The LANGUAGE setting also affects simple mode 24 VQTOV40 Taking Pictures The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject e Remove the lens cap 1 Turn the camera on Select normal picture mode 2 Aim the AF area to the point you want to focus on and then press the shutter button halfway eA Press the shutter button halfway to focus e The focus indication lights and then the aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed e f 9 area focusing or 3 area focusing High speed is used in AF mode the AF area does not appear until the subject is brought into focus P75 e The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when using the digital zoom or when taking pictures in dark places P75 Basic E Focus range 40cm 2m picture 1 31 feet to 6 56 feet to mode 00 00 e Refer to P49 for the focus range in macro mode In normal When the subject is not focused When the subject is focused 6 Press the shutter button fully to take the picture e We recommend checking that the clock is set properly before taking pictures P18 e When you press the shutter button the screen may become bright or dark for a moment This function allows easy adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected e When a time
144. tall the USB driver and then connect it to the computer For information about installing LUMIX Simple Viewer or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer etc refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection a USB connection cable supplied AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional 92 VQTOV40 e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e Turn the camera off before inserting or removing the cable for the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional 1 Turn on the camera and the PC 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the lt m mark facing the gt mark on the DIGITAL socket e Hold the USB connection cable at and insert straight in or take straight out If you forcibly insert the USB connection cable at a slant or upside down you can deform the connection terminals and damage the camera or the connected equipment ACCESS This message appears during data transfer 3 Press A to select PC and then press MENU SET e f you set USB MODE in the SETUP menu to PC in advance it is not necessary to set this every time you connect to a PC P23 e f you set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP and then connect the camera to the PC messages may appear on the screen of the PC Select Cancel to close the messages and disconnect the camera from the PC Set USB MODE to P
145. text 3 USB Connection Cable 4 AV Cable 5 CD ROM 6 Strap 7 Lens Cap Lens Cap String 8 Battery Carrying Case e SD Memory Cards are optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card P16 e For information about optional accessories refer to the Digital Camera Accessory System P115 elf any accessories are lost customers in the USA should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 833 9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 561 5505 for further information about obtaining replacement parts Names of the Components 1 Flash P40 2 Lens P4 3 Self timer indicator P44 AF assist lamp P77 9 VQTOV40 Preparation 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCD monitor P37 99 Status indicator P22 Cursor buttons lt Self timer button P44 V REV button P33 gt Flash setting button P40 A Exposure compensation P45 Auto bracket P46 White balance fine adjustment P71 Backlight compensation in simple mode P29 button DISPLAY LCD MODE button P37 39 Single or burst mode P48 Delete P35 button MENU SET button P19 10 11 12 oe 13 14 1516 10 Speaker P69 11 Zoom lever P30 12 Optical image stabilizer button P47 13 Microphone P64 74 86 14 Mode dial P5 15 Shutter button P25 64 16 Camera ON OFF switch P11 18 10 VQTOV40 17 Lens barrel 18 Terminal door 19 DIGITA
146. thday setting 1 Press A to select BIRTHDAY SET and then press MENU SET 2 When the message PLEASE SET THE BIRTHDAY OF THE BABY appears select items Year Month Day using lt gt and set them using A V 3 Press MENU SET to finish the setting e f you select WITH AGE without setting the birthday in advance a message is displayed Press MENU SET and set the birthday in steps 2 and 3 e The focus range becomes the same as macro mode 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to e After turning on the camera in BABY 1 BABY 2 in scene mode or switching to BABY 1 BABY2 from other scene modes the age and current date and time are displayed for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen e The age display style differs depending on the language setting in the recording mode 57 VQTOV40 Advanced e The display style when printing may differ e f you adjust the white balance mg slightly from the display style on the appears on the screen in red or blue screen aS UO eas aa e The date of birth is displayed as or F 0 month O day ry e f the age is not properly displayed check the clock and birthday settings Z e f the camera is set to WITHOUT AGE e Select 0 if you do not wani to finely the age is not recorded even if the time adjust the white balance and birthday are set This means the age cannot be displayed even if camera is set W Fixing the focus underwater to W
147. the charger 2 Connect the charger to the electrical outlet e Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator lights green e Charging is complete when the CHARGE indicator turns off after about 170 minutes 3 Detach the battery after charging is complete 12 VQTOV40 e After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet e The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The camera also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged Recharge the battery when it is exhausted e Use the dedicated charger and battery e Charge the battery with the charger indoors e Do not disassemble or modify the charger About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures E Battery indication The remaining battery power appears on the screen It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional connected NN_LLZY gt Z mr T Z7ITNN e The battery indication turns red and blinks The status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor turns off Recharge the battery or replace it with fully charged battery E The battery life The number of recordable pictures By CIPA standard in normal picture mode Number of recordable pictures Recording conditions by CIPA standard e Temperature 23 C 73 4 F
148. the original purchase date is required for warranty service 118 VQTOV40 Others Carry In or Mail In Service For Carry In or Mail In Service in the United States call 1 800 272 7033 For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc 787 750 4300 or fax 787 768 2910 This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from accidents misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification or commercial use such as in a hotel office restaurant or other business rental use of the product service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other memory content The items listed are not
149. top recording e f the built in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording 1 Press the shutter button halfway the camera stops recording to focus and then press it fully to automatically start recording 3 E Changing the settings for the aspect ratio and the picture quality 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A V to select ASPECT RATIO and then press gt e When the subject is focused the focus near a indication lights We Pict MODE e The available recording time is FIIMETERING MODE EI displayed on the top right and the GEIAF MODE elapsed recording time is displayed On lite ONANAN O ME EEEN 3 Press A F to select the item and For example 1 hour 20 minutes and then press MENU SET 30 seconds is displayed as 1h20m30s 4 Press A F to select e The available recording time and the PICT MODE and then press P elapsed recording time are approximations e Audio recording starts simultaneously HEWBALANCE auto 7 ai E ASPECT RATIO from the camera s built in microphone i PICT MODE IOSA e You can use the zoom while recording CI METERING MODE ica However the zoom movement AF AF MODE lll becomes slower than usual ioa E 5 Press A V to select the item and recorded e We recommend setting CONT AF then press MENU SET P76 to ON It can also be set to OFF however if you rotate the zoom lever it will become difficult to focus 64 VQTOV40 If you se
150. tor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode LEVEL 2 The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture Economy mode cannot be activated e In economy mode the LCD monitor is OFF turned off while the flash is being charged e The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again e Power save mode is fixed to 2MIN in economy mode However power save mode is not activated when using the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional e Economy mode will not work in simple mode when using the AC adaptor DMW AC5 optional recording in motion picture mode the menu screen is displayed or the self timer is set BEEP Press to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 X No operation sound Soft operation sound 1 Loud operation sound e The BEEP setting also affects simple mode 22 VQTOV40 SHUTTER Press 65 to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 Set to select the volume of shutter sound 2x No shutter sound A Soft shutter sound J Loud shutter sound e The SHUTTER setting also affects simple mode VOLUME Press to display the SETUP menu and select this item P19 The volume of speakers can be
151. tract the lens barrel P10 and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth The recorded picture is too bright or dark e Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P45 The subject is not focused properly e The focus range varies depending on the recording mode Rotate the mode dial to set the proper mode for the distance to the subject e Is the subject beyond the focus range of the camera P26 e Have you taken a picture with jitter The recorded picture is blurred The optical image stabilizer is not effective e The shutter speed will become slower and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly when taking pictures especially in dark places In this case we recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures P26 When SLOW SHUTTER P77 is set we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P44 when taking pictures 106 VQTOV40 els the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when the camera is shipped Therefore when taking pictures indoors etc the ISO sensitivity increases Decrease the ISO sensitivity P72 Set PICT ADJ to NATURAL P78 Take pictures in bright places e In HIGH SENS P57 in scene mode the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction Motion picture recording stops in the
152. u press and hold LCD MODE again for 1 second the screen shown in step 2 is displayed Select OFF to cancel Power LCD mode or High angle mode e High angle mode is also canceled if you turn the camera off or power save mode is activated e The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is adjusted when Power LCD mode or High angle mode is activated Therefore some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor However this does not affect the recorded pictures e The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in Power LCD mode Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again e You may not notice the High angle mode effect if the LCD monitor is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it In this case we recommend using your hand or another object to block the light when using the camera e High angle mode is not activated in the following cases In simple mode In playback mode While the menu screen is displayed While the review screen is displayed 40 VQTOV40 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash OVUM MU a Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects E Switching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash to match the recording Press 4 to switch the flash setting 5 BO EE XS e For information about flash settings that can be selected refer to Ava
153. ures can only be forwarded or rewound one by one e This camera is based on the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA e The file format that can be played back on the camera is JPEG In some cases even JPEG pictures cannot be played back e The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures You can use the playback zoom P68 to check the details of the pictures e f you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipment the picture quality may deteriorate The pictures are displayed as THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED on the screen elf you change a folder name or file name on your PC the pictures may not play back on the camera e f you play back a non standard file the folder file number is indicated by and the screen may turn black e Depending on the subject an interference fringe may appear on the screen This is called moire This is not a malfunction Deleting Pictures The picture data on the built in memory is deleted when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card is deleted when a card is inserted P16 E To delete a single picture 1 Select the picture with lt gt mis a E 10 00 DEC ae ae lt Play t zm the previous picture gt Play back the next picture 2 Press 7 3 Press A to select YES and then press ME
154. us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Customer Orders Only Panasonic Services Company 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 6 am to 5 pm Monday Friday 6 am to 10 30 am Saturday PST Visa MasterCard Discover Card American Express Check Product Repairs E Centralized Factory Servicenter Panasonic Services Company MAIL TO 410B Airport Road Elgin IL 60123 9333 Attention Digital Camera Repair Please carefully pack and ship prepaid and insured to the Elgin Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer s in Puerto Rico please ship or carry in to location below Service in Puerto Rico Service in Puerto Rico Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanter a Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 As of October 2005 120 VQTOV40 Index A AC Adaptor iusto seeees 92 95 Access Indication siacacs tence deauaesinacareains sree 16 Aerial Photo Mode seceeeeneeeeees 56 AP ASSISt anne eiia edad 77 A MOOG xc secetccseteucdeiey cs Secs eae ee 75 AFJAE LOCK cicera e 26 ASPCCl Ratione o davon a Starnes 73 Aspect Ratio Conversion 0 c0ce 89 Audio DUDDING C icccicctvserctedaeceeetcd eeveenate 86 Audio Recording eceeeeeeeeeeees 64 74 AU Bracket nnr r 46 Auto Review sssssssssssssressrrresrrrreerrrreenne 21 Auto White Balance ccccceseeeeeeeees 71 Ava
155. using motion pictures and while playing audio ROTATE DISP ROTATE AUDIO DUB Motion pictures only RESIZE TRIMMING J ASPECT CONV 69 VQTOV40 Menu Settings Using the REC Mode Menu OO a amp Increase the variety of pictures you can take by setting color effect picture adjustment etc e Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode e Menu items differ depending on the mode selected with the mode dial P5 This page describes how to set QUALITY in normal picture mode 6 Refer to P71 to 78 for each menu item e Select RESET in the SETUP menu to return the menu settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase P23 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A V to select the menu item ME W BALANCE auToO A SENSITIVITY AUTO S Y EE ASPECT RATIO No0 Hm PICTSIZE 5m QUALITY gt Jide W AUDIO REC C METERING MODE Y GEIAFMODE Car CONT AF AF AF ASSIST LAMP e Press V at to switch to the next menu screen 70 VQTOV40 3 Press gt press A V to select the setting and then press MENU SET AUDIOREC OFF J METERING MODE ON o Y F AF MODE CaF CONT AF OFF AF AF ASSISTLAMP ON u 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu E About the menu screen items e There are 3 menu screens 1 3 2 3 and 3 3 e You can switch menu screens from an
156. vated Advanced E Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode O Available Not available Be ok colo Nom rolo o 2 It becomes Forced ON when the backlight compensation function is activated 41 VQTOV40 Advanced E The available flash range to take pictures The available flash range to take pictures depends on the ISO sensitivity selected ISO sensitivit 42 VQTOV40 y Available flash range 30 cm 0 98 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 2 4 m 7 87 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 6 m 5 25 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 1 1 m 3 61 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 8 m 5 91 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 1 2 m 3 94 feet 40 cm 1 31 feet to 2 6 m 8 53 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 1 7 m 5 58 feet 60 cm 1 97 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 2 4 m 7 87 feet 80 cm 2 62 feet to 5 3 m 17 4 feet 1 m 3 28 feet to 3 4 m 11 2 feet e The available flash range differs in HIGH SENS P57 scene mode Wide 80cm 2 62 feet to 5 7 m 18 7 feet Tele 1m 3 28 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet e The available flash range is an approximation e Refer to P72 for the ISO sensitivity e Refer to P26 for the focus range e f ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when using the flash it will be automatically increased to a maximum of ISO400 e To avoid noise we recommend decreasing the
157. y When the built in memory is used the burst speed becomes a maximum of 1 picture approximately every 6 seconds However the exact timing of this depends on the number of recordable pictures and the card e The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken e When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3 e Burst mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off e When auto bracket and burst mode are set simultaneously auto bracket will be performed e The exposure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting When burst mode is set to EJ they are fixed to the values set for the first picture When the burst speed is set to or Ef they are adjusted each time you take a picture e When burst mode is set the auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting The picture is not enlarged You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When burst mode is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used e When the flash is activated or STARRY SKY in scene mode is selected you can take only 1 picture Taking Close up Pictures This mode allows you to take close up pictures of a subject e g when taking pictures of flowers You can take pictures of a Subject as close as 5 cm 0 16 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide 1x E Focus range 82 m 6 56 feet i 40 A 1 31
158. y menu item by rotating the zoom lever SENSITIVIT Y k ASPECT RA E iim PICT SIZE siz QUALITY J METERING M Y AFJAF MODE 6 SA SLOW SHUTTER 1 3 Car CONT AF O D ZOOM OFF AF AF ASSIST LA gt COL EFFECT OFF ome PICT ADJ STANDARD gag FLIP ANIM W BALANCE Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture MENU Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P70 This function allows you to reproduce a white color close to real life in pictures recorded under sunlight halogen lighting etc in which the white color may appear reddish or bluish Select a setting that matches the recording conditions AUTO for auto setting auto white balance on a bright day on a cloudy day 0 Halogen for recording under halogen lighting white balance W seT White set for setting the white balance again e f you select a setting other than AUTO you can finely adjust the white balance E 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 Also auto white balance may not operate properly if the subject is surrounded by many light sources In these cases set the white balance to a mode other than AUTO 1 Auto white balance will work within this range 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky Rain 4 TV sc

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