Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ4, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...structions completely VQT0Q09 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 Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC FZ5PP DMC FZ4PP ...

Page 2: ...RNING 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 Notice This product has parts that contain a small amount of mercury It also contains lead in some components Dis...

Page 3: ...een the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 An...

Page 4: ...s Do not direct the lens to the sun or strong light sources It may cause not only a malfunction of the camera but irreversible damage to your eye Do not press the lens strongly Leaving the camera with the lens facing the sun may cause a malfunction Be careful when you put the camera outside or near a window About Condensation When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up Condensation takes place wh...

Page 5: ... inserted in the camera for a long time discharge takes place even if the camera is turned off If you leave the battery inserted for an extended period of time it will be excessively discharged and it may become unusable even after it is charged To store the battery for a long period of time we recommend charging it once every year and storing it again after you completely use up the charged capac...

Page 6: ...structions the operations on the cursor button are described as illustrated below e g When you press the 4 button Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference of brightness between the subject and the background EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutt...

Page 7: ... 45 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 46 Optical Image Stabilizer 47 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 48 Playback basic Playing Back Pictures 50 9 Pictures Multi Playback 51 Using the Playback Zoom 52 Deleting Pictures 53 Recording pictures advanced Using the Mode Dial 55 Aperture priority AE 55 Shutter priority AE 56 Manual exposure 57 Macro mode 60 Motion image mode 61 Scene mode 63 Portrait mo...

Page 8: ...imming the Pictures TRIMMING 92 Initializing the Card FORMAT 94 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 95 Connecting to a PC or Printer Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer USB MODE 96 Connecting to a PC 97 Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer 99 Others Using the MC Protector ND Filter 103 Screen Display 104 Cautions for Use 107 Message Display 109 Troubleshooting 110 Specifications 11...

Page 9: ...d as Battery 3 Battery Charger In the text it is indicated as Charger 4 USB Connection Cable 5 1 AV Cable Supplied with DMC FZ5 only 2 Video Cable Supplied with DMC FZ4 only 6 CD ROM 7 Strap 8 Lens Cap Lens Cap String 9 Lens Hood Lens Hood Adaptor A Silver B Black DMC FZ5 only RP SD016B RP SD008B 2 3 4 5 CGA S002A K1HA08CD0005 DE 993B K1HA08CD0006 1 DMC FZ5 2 DMC FZ4 K1HA08CD0004 VFC4078 6 8 9 7 V...

Page 10: ...ndicator P31 12 Camera ON OFF Switch P12 13 LCD Monitor P27 104 DMC FZ5 Size 1 8q DMC FZ4 Size 1 5q 14 MENU Button P23 15 Delete P53 FOCUS P67 77 Button 16 Cursor Buttons 2 Self timer Button P44 4 REVIEW Button P38 1 Flash Setting Button P40 3 Exposure Compensation P45 Auto Bracket P46 White Balance Fine Adjustment P72 Flash Output Adjustment P42 Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode P37 Button 17...

Page 11: ...ical Image Stabilizer Button P47 23 Strap Eyelet P19 24 AV OUT DIGITAL Socket DMC FZ5 only V OUT DIGITAL Socket DMC FZ4 only P95 97 99 25 DC IN Socket P97 99 Please be sure to use genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional 26 Terminal Door 27 Card Battery Door P15 16 28 Tripod Receptacle 20 21 22 18 19 24 23 25 26 27 28 ...

Page 12: ...he camera is shipped the battery is not charged Charge the battery before use 2 Insert the battery and the card P15 16 3 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P22 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Open the flash When using the flash P40 3 Press the shutter button to take pictures P31 4 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Select the picture you want to view P50 OFF ON M S A S C N P O...

Page 13: ... green charging starts When the CHARGE indicator A turns off in about 120 minutes charging is completed 3 Detach the battery After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet The battery becomes warm after use charge or during charge The camera also becomes warm during use However it is not a malfunction Use the dedicated charger and battery Charge the batter...

Page 14: ... the number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack CGA S002A are the same as above When charging starts the CHARGE indicator lights Charging error If a charging error occurs the CHARGE indicator blinks in 1 second cycles In this case disconnect the charger from the electrical outlet remove the battery and make sure that both room and battery temperature are not too low or high and t...

Page 15: ... time remove the battery 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 The storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock again P22 Do not remove the card and the bat...

Page 16: ... card with SD Logo 2 Insert Insert the card fully until it clicks and it is locked with the label facing the front of the camera Remove Push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright Check the direction of the card Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 3 1 Close the card battery door 2 Slide the card bat...

Page 17: ...riting speed of an SD Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card is equipped with a Write Protect switch A 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 On this unit you can use SD Memory Cards of the following capaci...

Page 18: ...pprox 2M pixels Quality SD Memory Card 8 MB 0 2 5 0 3 7 0 4 8 1 6 13 16 MB 0 5 11 1 8 16 1 9 17 2 14 28 32 MB 1 12 24 2 17 33 3 19 37 4 31 59 64 MB 3 25 49 4 35 69 6 39 75 10 63 121 128 MB 8 51 100 9 71 139 12 79 153 20 128 244 256 MB 15 99 195 19 139 272 24 154 299 39 250 476 512 MB 30 197 387 38 277 539 48 305 592 78 495 944 1 GB 61 395 775 76 554 1079 96 610 1185 157 991 1889 Picture size 1280k...

Page 19: ... the camera being careful not to twist it Check that the strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the strap so that you can see LUMIX logo 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 Detach the lens cap before turning on the camera in the recording mode When the mode dial is set to one of the recording modes an...

Page 20: ...s of the lens hood adaptor until marker A is at UNLOCK position 2 Place the camera upside down Align UNLOCK to groove B on the camera then slide the lens hood adaptor over the lens until it stops 2 Rotate ring C clockwise until LOCK mark is aligned with marker A on the adaptor Rotate the ring until it clicks 3 1 Place the camera right way up Align marker D on the lens hood to marker E on the adapt...

Page 21: ...firmly attached When the lens hood is attached unstrap the lens cap and attach the lens cap only Before taking pictures with flash remove the lens hood first otherwise a shadow from the hood will be cast on the bottom part of the pictures vignetting effect When using the AF assist lamp in the dark detach the lens hood For details on how to attach the MC protector and the ND filter refer to P103 If...

Page 22: ...after turning the camera off and on 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 The storing time may be shorter if the battery is not charged sufficiently If more than 3 months has passed the clock setting will be lost In this case set the clock again You can set the year from 2...

Page 23: ... value Close the menu by pressing the MENU button after finishing the setting In recording mode you can also close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway OFF ON AUTO 2560 OFF AUTO MENU SENSITIVITY QUALITY AUDIO REC W BALANCE PICT SIZE SETUP SELECT MENU REC 1 3 EXIT 1SEC n0 OFF 2MIN AUTO REVIEW POWER SAVE BEEP MONITOR PLAY ON LCD REC SELECT MENU EXIT SETUP 1 3 Be sure to press 1 at the end...

Page 24: ...motion image mode auto review function is not activated When pictures are recorded in any speed and on burst mode P48 or auto bracket P46 the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged When using pictures with audio the auto review function works while recording the audio or the data into the card regardless of the setting on...

Page 25: ... shutter sound No shutter sound Soft shutter sound Loud shutter sound VOLUME DMC FZ5 only The volume of speakers can be adjusted in 7 steps LEVEL 6 to 0 When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the speakers of the TV is not changed CLOCK SET Change date and time P22 NO RESET Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from 0001 on the next recording The folder number is...

Page 26: ...CENE MENU OFF Scene menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to scene mode and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently selected If you change the scene mode press the MENU button to display the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode AUTO Scene menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to scene mode Select the desired scene mode LANGUAGE Set to the language ...

Page 27: ...PLAY button is not activated During 9 pictures multi playback P51 or playback zoom P52 the indications on the screen can be turned on and off In simple mode P35 C Normal display D No display In recording mode P31 E Normal display F Display with histogram G Out of frame display H No display Recording guide line I No display Histogram In playback mode P50 J Normal display K Display with recorded inf...

Page 28: ...when using the Viewfinder in recording When the recording mode is switched to playback mode When reviewing pictures P38 When turning the camera on in playback mode 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 subje...

Page 29: ...exposed Example of histogram A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed Histogram When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the flash is activated When the flash is closed 1 When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places 2 When the exposure is not adequately adjust...

Page 30: ...ture value you set Shutter priority AE P56 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual exposure P57 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Macro mode P60 This mode allows you to take a picture closely focusing on the subject Motion image mode P61 This mode allows you to record motion images Scene mode ...

Page 31: ...ged battery 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway A Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed 3 Take a picture B Press the shutter button fully to take the picture M S A S C N P OFF ON 1 25 F2 8 When the subject is not focused When the subject is ...

Page 32: ... To take pictures without blurring Hold the camera gently with both hands keep arms stationary at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Make sure that camera shake does not occur when you press the shutter button Do not cover the microphone DMC FZ5 only or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects Do not touch the front of the lens When recording with Viewfinder When recordi...

Page 33: ...ocus on the subject Even if the focus indication appears and the subject is focused it is canceled when you release the shutter button Press the shutter button halfway again Jitter camera shake Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button especially when fully zoomed into the subject When jitter could occur because of slow shutter speed the jitter alert A appears When the jitter alert ...

Page 34: ...y field etc the recorded pictures may become dark In this case compensate the exposure value on the camera P45 When you press the shutter button the LCD monitor may become bright or dark for a moment This function allows easy adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected We recommend making sure the clock is set properly before taking pictures P22 When the time for power save i...

Page 35: ... CLOCK SET EXITMENU SELECT SET MENU MENU PICT MODE ENLARGE 4 k6 10k15cm E MAIL ENLARGE This selection is intended for situations when large printing 8qk10q Letter etc is desired 4qk6q 10k15cm This selection offers an easy way to produce small general purpose prints E MAIL This selection favors a smaller file size optimized for home page and e mail use The recorded picture does not automatically ap...

Page 36: ...eed Low speed P48 Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode DMC FZ5 ENLARGE max 4 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 7 pictures E MAIL max 7 pictures DMC FZ4 ENLARGE max 5 pictures 4qk6q 10k15cm max 10 pictures E MAIL max 10 pictures White balance AUTO P71 ISO sensitivity AUTO P73 Picture size and Quality ENLARGE 2560k1920 pixels Fine DMC FZ5 2304k1728 pixels Fine DMC FZ4 4qk6q 10k15cm 1600k1200 pixels ...

Page 37: ...the backlight compensation function we recommend using the flash The settings on the simple mode are not applied to other recording modes except CLOCK SET and BEEP You cannot set the following items in the simple mode PLAY ON LCD NO RESET RESET USB MODE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO OUT LANGUAGE However the setting on NO RESET and LANGUAGE in the SETUP menu also affects the simple mode You cannot use the follow...

Page 38: ...posure P45 2 Enlarge and shift the picture 1k 4k 8k 8k 4k 1k When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second to check the enlarged area Recorded pictures can be deleted during the review Quick Deletion Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Multi pictures or all pictures can be deleted Read P53 or P54 to operate them RE...

Page 39: ... you get closer to the subject When using the zoom lens at high magnification the quality of the picture can be enhanced if a tripod is used At high magnification even small movements can cause a slight decrease in picture sharpness If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again When you record motion images the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at...

Page 40: ...hat the flash is activated for actual recording again The flash is activated twice The first flash is activated only for a preparation of actual recording The subject should not move until the second flash is finished Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition Use this when your subject is b...

Page 41: ...ng the ISO sensitivity P73 or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P80 In motion image mode SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY or FIREWORKS in scene mode P63 the flash setting is fixed to the Forced OFF even if the flash is opened ISO sensitivity Available flash control range Wide Tele AUTO 30 cm 0 98 feet 4 5 m 14 8 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet 3 8 m 12 5 feet ISO64 DMC FZ4 only 30 cm 0 98 feet 1 8 m 5 91 feet 30 cm 0 98 feet...

Page 42: ...then set the flash output You can adjust this from j2 EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV The flash output setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off In motion image mode simple mode SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY or FIREWORKS in scene mode P63 you cannot adjust the flash output Flash setting Shutter speed Sec AUTO 1 60 1 2000 AUTO Red eye reduction 1 60 1 2000 Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction 1...

Page 43: ...to bracket only 1 picture is recorded for every flash activated The flash icon turns red when activating the flash and pressing the shutter button halfway 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 When taking a picture with the flash we recommend removing the lens hood In some cases it may not allow the scen...

Page 44: ...ases setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button When you press the shutter button fully with one stroke the subject is automatically focused just before the recording In dark places the self timer indicator blinks and then it may turn on brightly to work as the AF assist lamp P78 for focusing on the subject In simple mode the s...

Page 45: ...oward negative 1 Press 3 several times until EXPOSURE appears and then compensate the exposure You can compensate from j2 EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV EV is an abbreviation for Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject The exposure comp...

Page 46: ...sing auto bracket after the exposure compensation the pictures are based on the compensated exposure When the exposure is compensated the compensated exposure value appears on the lower left of the screen When the flash is activated you can take only 1 picture When the auto bracket is activated AUDIO REC cannot be used DMC FZ5 only When setting the quality to TIFF you cannot take pictures with the...

Page 47: ...is displayed the optical zoom is fixed to Wide 1k and the zoom function cannot be activated Moreover you cannot take pictures The stabilizer function may not work sufficiently in the following cases When too much jitter occurs In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following subjects in motion When the shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons Be careful of ...

Page 48: ...peed is higher than 1 60 and the flash is not activated When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited You can take pictures until the capacity of the card becomes full The speed of taking pictures becomes slow during a recording In simple mode the burst speed is fixed to Low P35 2560 19 Burst speed pictures second Number of recordable pictures pictures DMC FZ5 3 DMC FZ4 4 DMC FZ5 max 4 DMC FZ4 m...

Page 49: ...ite balance vary depending on the burst mode setting When the burst speed is set to they are fixed to the values set for the first picture The burst speed is prioritized When the burst speed is set to or they are adjusted each time you take a picture When setting the burst mode the auto review function is activated regardless of the setting on the auto review function The picture is not enlarged M...

Page 50: ...ly be forwarded or rewound one by one When you forward or rewind a large number of pictures release 2 1 once before reaching the picture to be played back then press 2 1 to forward rewind pictures little by little 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 When ch...

Page 51: ...er colored in orange appears To delete a picture during a 9 pictures multi playback Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P53 Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P85 1 2 3 4 7 9 5 6 8 10 00 DEC 1 2005 100_0001 1 19 CANCEL SELECT 2560 T W 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 10 11 8 9 12 CANCEL SELECT CANCEL SELECT 13 1...

Page 52: ...cture during playback zoom Press the button When the confirmation screen appears press 4 to select YES and press 1 P53 When you use the zoom function on rotated pictures they are not displayed in the rotated direction P85 The more the picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment Even if the indications o...

Page 53: ... MULTI DELETE 2 Select the pictures to be deleted Repeat the above procedure The selected pictures appear with When 4 is pressed again the setting is canceled The icon blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting P88 100_0001 1 19 10 00 DEC 1 2005 2560 DELETE THIS PICTURE DELETE SINGLE MULTI ALL SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE SE...

Page 54: ...ctures Do not turn off the camera while deleting When you delete pictures use a battery with sufficient battery power P14 or use the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional Pictures that are protected P88 or do not conform to DCF standard P50 will not be deleted even if ALL DELETE is selected MULTI DELETE DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED SELECT SET YES NO MULTI ALL DELETE CANCEL SELECT MULTI DELETE ALL DELETE ...

Page 55: ... cm 0 16 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele If the subject is too bright set to a larger aperture value if too dim set to a smaller aperture value The brightness of the screen may differ from that of the actual pictures Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to AUTO P73 When the recording mode is switched to Aperture priority AE the ISO sensitivi...

Page 56: ...e actual pictures Check it using review function or setting to the playback mode You cannot set the following items in Shutter priority AE Slow sync Red eye reduction P40 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P73 When the recording mode is switched to Shutter priority AE the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO100 even though it was set to AUTO beforehand You can also change ISO setting from ISO80 DMC FZ...

Page 57: ...re assistance appears for about 10 seconds When the exposure is not adequate set the aperture value and the shutter speed again 3 Take the picture Manual Exposure Assistance The manual exposure assistance is an approximation We recommend taking pictures and then checking them using the review function Manual exposure 1 30 F2 8 19 2560 EXPOSURE 1 125 F4 0 The exposure is adequate Set to faster shut...

Page 58: ...u cannot set the following items in manual exposure Slow sync Red eye reduction P40 AUTO in ISO sensitivity P73 When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to ISO100 even though it was set to AUTO beforehand You can also change ISO setting from ISO80 DMC FZ5 ISO64 DMC FZ4 ISO200 or ISO400 on the menu Exposure compensation P45 Please set HIGHLIGHT...

Page 59: ...EV Shutter Speed Sec F8 0 1 1 2000 F7 1 F6 3 F5 6 1 1 1600 F5 0 F4 5 F4 0 1 1 1300 F3 6 F3 2 F2 8 1 1 1000 Available Shutter Speed Sec Per 1 3 EV Aperture Value 8 6 5 4 F2 8 F8 0 3 2 2 5 2 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 80 1 100 1 125 1 160 1 200 1 250 1 320 1 400 1 500 1 640 1 800 1 1000 1 1300 F4 0 F8 0 1 1600 F5 6 F8 0 1 2000...

Page 60: ...t is changed after focusing on the subject In the tele macro mode the depth of field is extremely narrowed and camera jitters occur easier than usual Therefore when you cannot use a tripod we recommend taking pictures under the brightness in which the aperture value is set to F4 0 or larger and the shutter speed is set to 1 125th or faster to keep the depth of field and the performance of the stab...

Page 61: ...menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting 2 Press the shutter button halfway When the subject is focused the focus indication A lights 3 Press the shutter button fully to start the recording The remaining recording time approximation appears on the screen The audio recording starts simultaneously from the built in microphone of the camera DMC FZ5 on...

Page 62: ...he first frame Depending on the type of the card recording may stop while you are recording motion images When motion images recorded with the camera are played back on other equipment the quality of pictures and sounds may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back Motion images recorded with setting MOTION RATE to 30fps on the camera cannot be played back on a camera which does ...

Page 63: ...le the scene menu is displayed you can set the REC mode menu P70 and the SETUP menu P23 PORTRAIT P64 SPORTS P64 SCENERY P65 NIGHT SCENERY P65 NIGHT PORTRAIT P66 PANNING P66 FIREWORKS P67 PARTY P68 SNOW P69 When you take pictures with a scene mode which is not adequate for the purpose the hue may differ from the actual scene When you want to change the brightness of the picture to be recorded compe...

Page 64: ...ible from the camera and get closer to the subject This mode is only suitable for outdoors in the daytime The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO This mode allows you to take pictures of a fast moving subject e g When taking pictures of outdoor sports Technique for Sports mode To take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject the shutter speed becomes faster than usual This mode is more effective when...

Page 65: ...orded vividly by slowing down the shutter speed Technique for Night scenery mode Since the shutter speed becomes slow max about 8 sec use a tripod The focus range is 5 m 16 4 feet The shutter may be kept closed max about 8 sec after taking a picture because of signal conditioning but it is not a malfunction When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible The ISO sensitivity is fixed...

Page 66: ... pictures in dark places noise may become visible When the flash is set the flash setting is fixed to Slow sync Red eye reduction and the flash is always activated The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO The setting on the continuous AF is disabled When you take a picture following the motion of a subject which moves in a certain direction such as a runner or a car the background will show some motio...

Page 67: ...p and the continuous AF are disabled This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky The shutter speed or the exposure is automatically adjusted for taking pictures of fireworks Technique for Fireworks mode We recommend following the prefocus procedure below to ensure that you do not miss the chance to take pictures 1 Set the AF TRIGGER to FOCUS P77 2 Aim th...

Page 68: ...sphere of the situation e g a wedding reception a party in a room etc Both the people and the background can be recorded with brightness in real life by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed Technique for Party mode Open the flash P40 Since the shutter speed becomes slow we recommend using a tripod We recommend taking pictures by rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1k and being at a dista...

Page 69: ... allows you to take a picture in locations such as skiing resorts and locations near snowy mountains The exposure and the white balance are adjusted to make the white color of the snow stand out The ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO Snow mode 2560 19 ...

Page 70: ...or W the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed Close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway or the MENU button after finishing the setting W BALANCE P71 SENSITIVITY P73 PICT SIZE P74 QUALITY P74 AUDIO REC DMC FZ5 only P75 METERING MODE P75 AF MODE P76 CONT AF P77 AF TRIGGER P77 AF ASSIST LAMP P78 D ZOOM P79 COL EFFECT P80 PICT ADJ P80 FLIP ANIM P80 MENU EXITMENU SENSITIVITY...

Page 71: ...nce adjustment may not operate properly In this case set the white balance to a mode except AUTO manually 1 The range that is controlled by the auto white balance adjustment mode of the camera 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky Rain 4 TV screen 5 Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight KlKelvin Color Temperature White Balance W BALANCE AUTO for auto set...

Page 72: ...sh 2 RED Press when the hue is bluish About the white balance In simple mode the white balance is fixed to AUTO When taking a picture with the flash the white balance will be automatically adjusted except for Daylight and Flash but the white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient About the white balance fine adjustment The white balance icon on the screen turns red...

Page 73: ...to DMC FZ5 DMC FZ4 In simple mode motion image mode or scene mode P63 ISO sensitivity is fixed to AUTO In NIGHT SCENERY and PANNING in scene mode it is fixed to ISO80 DMC FZ5 ISO64 DMC FZ4 You cannot select AUTO in Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE and Manual exposure mode To avoid picture noise we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting PICT ADJ to NATURAL P80 Refer to P59 for ...

Page 74: ...cording to the usage of the picture When the quality is set to TIFF a JPEG picture with the quality equal to Standard is created at the same time Pictures may appear like a mosaic depending on the subject or the recording condition The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject The number of remaining pictures displayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded frames The following ...

Page 75: ...rd pictures with audio in auto bracket burst mode or when the quality is set to TIFF When audio is recorded with each picture the total number of pictures that can be stored on each card will slightly decrease You can switch to the following metering modes Audio Recording AUDIO REC DMC FZ5 only Metering Mode METERING MODE Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable e...

Page 76: ...When multiple AF areas max 9 areas light at the same time the camera is focusing on all the AF areas The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position that the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing mode AF Mode AF MODE 9 area focusing The camera focuses on an...

Page 77: ...arting AF Auto focus to FOCUS on AF TRIGGER Prefocus is a technique to focus on the point where you take a picture of the subject with quick motion This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is pre determined Procedure for recording with prefocus using FOCUS button 1 Aim the AF area to the point where you want to focus P31 2 Press the FOCUS button When the subje...

Page 78: ...as prefocus set to FOCUS After you complete recording with prefocus set the AF Trigger to again In simple mode the AF Trigger is automatically set to Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera to focus on the subject in low light conditions When you press the shutter button halfway in dark places or other situations an AF area wider than usual appears and the AF assist lamp...

Page 79: ...mp because the AF assist lamp may be obscured by the lens however this does not cause a problem with the performance of the camera It is possible to further magnify a subject already magnified 12 times with the optical zoom 4 more times with the digital zoom thereby reaching a maximum of 48 times Entering the digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position the on scr...

Page 80: ...s 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 as if it is moving You can play back created flip animations with the same method used to play back motion images P83 Color Effect COL EFFECT COOL The picture becomes bluish WARM The picture becomes reddish...

Page 81: ...lete unnecessary images with button You can record up to 100 pictures The number of recordable pictures displayed is an approximation 4 Select CREATE MOTION IMAGE MENU OFF STANDARD OFF COL EFFECT FLIP ANIM D ZOOM PICT ADJ EXITMENU SELECT REC 3 3 CREATE MOTION IMAGE DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE EXITMENU SELECT FLIP ANIM 8 92 REMAIN 320 EXIT MENU DELETE STILL IMAGES IMAGE CAPTURE MENU EXITMENU ...

Page 82: ...execute CREATE MOTION IMAGE flip animation is made from all pictures recorded for flip animation Delete unnecessary pictures Audio cannot be recorded The audio dubbing P90 is equipped with DMC FZ5 However you cannot use the audio dubbing with flip animations Flip animations may not be played back by other equipment The audio is not recorded on flip animations however you may hear varying levels of...

Page 83: ...ack Press 3 again to cancel pause You can hear audio from the speaker To adjust the sound volume refer to P25 DMC FZ5 only You cannot record audio on DMC FZ4 The picture with audio cannot be resized P91 or trimmed P92 You cannot use the zoom function while playing back or pausing motion images The file format that can be played back with the camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG Some QuickTime Motion JP...

Page 84: ...lever toward T or W the page of the menu screen can be forwarded or reversed After selecting a menu item with the operation described above make settings for each menu ROTATE DISP P85 ROTATE P85 PROTECT P88 DPOF PRINT P86 SLIDE SHOW P89 AUDIO DUB DMC FZ5 only P90 RESIZE P91 TRIMMING P92 FORMAT P94 PLAY 1 2 DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW PROTECT EXITMENU SELECT MENU ROTATE ROTATE DISP ON Menu items ...

Page 85: ...es in normal playback can be rotated When playing back rotated pictures in zoom playback or multi playback pictures appear in original orientation You can rotate and display pictures by using ROTATE function even if you do not take pictures by holding the camera vertically You can rotate the recorded pictures in steps of 90 and display them Example When rotating clockwise Original picture 1 Select...

Page 86: ...tically the pictures are rotated DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed how many copies of each picture will be printed or whether the recording date is to be printed on compatible photo printers or commercial photo printing services For details ask photo printing servicer For more information please visit http panasonic jp dc dp...

Page 87: ...date print icon appears When using the software SD Viewer for DSC in the CD ROM supplied you can print pictures with the date by setting the position on the print preview screen For details refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection When you go to a photo studio for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required The date may not be printed...

Page 88: ...ipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association When setting the DPOF print on the camera delete any previous DPOF print settings made by other equipment You can set the protection for the pictures which you do not want to be deleted by accident 1 Select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL Single setting Select the picture and set cancel the protection Preventing Accidenta...

Page 89: ... Write Protect switch A on the SD Memory Card to LOCK prevents the picture from deletion even if the protection is not set The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures ROTATE P85 AUDIO DUB DMC FZ5 only P90 1 Set the items of the Slide Show 2 Select START 3 By pressing the MENU button the Slide Show stops Playing Back with Slide Show SLIDE SHOW DURATION It can be set to 1 2 3 or 5...

Page 90: ...ow When you play back pictures with audio the next picture appears after the playback of the audio is finished when AUDIO is set to ON DMC FZ5 only You can record the audio after taking a picture max 10 seconds per picture 1 Select the picture and start audio recording When audio has already been recorded the confirmation screen appears Press 4 to select YES and press 1 to start audio recording Th...

Page 91: ...cture and set it The following pictures cannot be resized Pictures equal to or smaller than 640k480 pixels Pictures recorded after setting the picture size to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio DMC FZ5 only It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Select the size and set it MENU AUDIO DUB 100_00...

Page 92: ...O a resized picture is newly created Use this function when you trim needed parts of the recorded picture 1 Select the picture to trim and set it The following pictures cannot be trimmed Pictures smaller than 640k480 pixels Pictures recorded after setting the picture size to HDTV Pictures recorded after setting the quality to TIFF Motion images Flip animation Pictures with audio DMC FZ5 only It ma...

Page 93: ... trimmed picture When you select NO a trimmed picture is newly created Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON P85 The picture size of the trimmed pictures may become smaller than that of the original one depending on the cut size The picture quality of the trimmed picture will be deteriorated ZOOM EXIT TRIMMING 100_0001 1 19 2560 MENU T W TRIM SHUT...

Page 94: ...eeding with format function During formatting do not turn the camera off When you format the card use a battery with sufficient battery power P14 or AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional When the SD Memory Card Write Protect switch is slid to LOCK you cannot format the card If the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest servicenter Initializing the Card FORMAT FORMAT DELETE ALL DATA ON THE MEMORY CAR...

Page 95: ...he camera on and then set the mode dial to playback mode Viewing pictures in other countries When setting VIDEO OUT on the SETUP menu you can view images on the TV in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system Even if you set menu selection for VIDEO OUT to PAL the output signal is still NTSC in the recording mode Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot A recorded SD Memory ...

Page 96: ...SB MODE 2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP If you connect the camera to a PC select PC P97 If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge select PictBridge PTP P99 When PC is selected the camera is connected via USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system MENU PC SCENE MENU LANGUAGE VI...

Page 97: ... the PC messages may appear on the screen of the PC Select Cancel to close the indications and disconnect the camera from the PC Connect the camera after you set USB MODE again 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing you Hold the plug C to push into or pull out D This message appears during data transfer Windows The...

Page 98: ...sconnect the USB connection cable When the OS of your PC is Windows 2000 and you connect the camera to the PC with the USB connection cable do not replace the card with the camera connected to the PC The information in the card may be damaged Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one For more information refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection Also...

Page 99: ...r 3 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing you Hold the plug C to push into or pull out It may take time to print some pictures Therefore use a battery with sufficient battery power P14 or the AC adaptor DMW CAC1 optional when you connect to a printer If the remaining battery power becomes low during communicati...

Page 100: ... printed on the picture NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints PAPER SIZE Possible paper sizes on the camera The items are listed on 1 2 and 2 2 Press 4 to select the desired item These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT 100_0001 1 19 PictBridge PRINT SELECT 2560 CANCELMENU PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT NUM OF PRINTS PRINT START ...

Page 101: ...t it to the printer again You can change the DPOF print setting by pressing the MENU button P86 2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture Refer to P100 for print setting Press the MENU button to cancel printing Settings on the printer are prioritized 1 page with no frame print 1 page with frame print 2 pages print 4 pages print CANCELMENU PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT NUM OF PRINTS PRINT START ...

Page 102: ...or the number of printed pictures is high pictures may be printed several times The indication of the remaining number of prints is different from the setting however this is not a malfunction The setting on the printer may have priority over the setting on the camera in the date print Also check the date print setting on the printer If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be...

Page 103: ...without affecting the color balance 1 Remove the lens cap 2 Attach the lens hood adaptor P20 3 Attach the MC protector 1 or the ND filter 2 The lens cap supplied with the camera cannot be attached to the MC protector or the ND filter You cannot attach the MC protector and the ND filter at the same time When taking pictures with the flash using the MC protector or ND filter vignetting effect may oc...

Page 104: ...2 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the recording mode 18 Zoom Digital zoom P39 79 19 Shutter speed P31 20 Aperture value P31 21 Exposure compensation P45 22 Auto bracket P46 23 Metering mode P75 24 Tele macro P60 25 Spot metering target P75 26 AF area P31 27 Spot AF area P76 28 AF assist lamp P78 29 Sel...

Page 105: ...indication P17 8 AF area P31 9 Operation for backlight compensation P37 10 Current date and time P22 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the simple mode Zoom P39 11 Backlight compensation P37 12 Self timer P44 13 AF assist lamp P78 14 Burst P48 8 1 2 3 4 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 14 12 BACKLIGHT 13 W T 1X ...

Page 106: ...umber P98 9 Page number Total pictures 10 Histogram P29 It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 11 Recording information Recording mode Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity Flash mode White balance It will be displayed when the DISPLAY button is pressed 12 Recorded date and time 13 Audio playback DMC FZ5 only P83 In Motion image mode 14 Flip animation P80 8 9 10 11 12 100_0...

Page 107: ...on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines recorded pictures or sounds may be adversely affected Make sure to 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 and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals o...

Page 108: ...eck to see if the battery body and terminals are damaged Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera When you go out bring charged spare batteries Be aware that the operating time of the battery will become shorter in low temperatures such as outdoors at a ski resort When you travel be sure to prepare the supplied charger to charge the battery on the spot Dispose of an unusabl...

Page 109: ...the DPOF print cannot be set NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have exceeded the number of pictures that can be set at once with MULTI DELETE Once delete the selected pictures and then repeat deleting multiple pictures MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The format of the card cannot be recognized by the camera Format the card again with the camera PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON A...

Page 110: ...re is blurred When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors the shutter speed becomes slow and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly In this case we recommend holding the camera with both hands firmly to take pictures When you take pictures with slow shutter speed we recommend using a tripod P32 LCD monitor 1 The brightness of the screen becomes dark or bright for a moment...

Page 111: ...se appears on the picture Is the ISO sensitivity is high or is the shutter speed slow Decrease the ISO sensitivity P73 Set PICT ADJ to NATURAL P80 Take pictures in bright places TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television Is the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to external input mode 2 When connecting to a PC pictures cannot be transferred Is the camera c...

Page 112: ...s This is not a malfunction 6 When the zoom lever is rotated the camera makes a noise When the zoom function is activated you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera may shake However it is not a malfunction 7 The lens clicks When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other the lens may click and the picture on the screen may be drastically changed howev...

Page 113: ...cond unlimited DMC FZ4 4 frames second high speed 2 frames second low speed Approx 2 frames second unlimited Number of recordable pictures DMC FZ5 Max 7 frames Standard max 4 frames Fine DMC FZ4 Max 10 frames Standard max 5 frames Fine Depends on the remaining capacity of the card unlimited Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion im...

Page 114: ...ixels DMC FZ5 1600k1200 pixels 1280k960 pixels 640k480 pixels 1920k1080 pixels Still picture 320k240 pixels Motion image Quality Fine Standard TIFF Recording file format Still Picture JPEG Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard TIFF RGB DPOF corresponding Picture with audio DMC FZ5 JPEG Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard i640k480 pixels QuickTime p...

Page 115: ... Panasonic DE 993B Information for your safety Equipment mobility Movable Battery Pack lithium ion Panasonic CGA S002A Information for your safety Input 110 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 15 A Output CHARGE 8 4 V 0 43 A Voltage capacity 7 2 V 680 mAh ...

Page 116: ...scription Figure BN SDCAPU 1B BN SDABPU 1B 1 GB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Memory Card 256 MB SD Memory Card 128 MB SD Memory Card 64 MB SD Memory Card 32 MB SD Memory Card SD USB Reader Writer compatible with MultiMediaCard SD PC Card Adaptor compatible with MultiMediaCard DMW LND55 DMW LMC55 DMW CAC1 RP SDK01GU1A RP SDK512U1A RP SDH256U1A RP SD128BU1A RP SD064BPPA RP SD032BPPA ND Filter MC Protect...

Page 117: ...ER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not...

Page 118: ...L 60123 7847 Attn Digital Camera Repair Request for Service Notice USA Only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting ...

Page 119: ... it with a new or refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor 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...

Page 120: ...IES 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 exclusive but are for illustration o...

Page 121: ...Panasonic Services Company 1705 N Randall Road Elgin IL 60123 7847 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 Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Prod...

Page 122: ...7 D Date Printing 87 102 Deleting Pictures 53 Demonstration of the Optical Image Stabilizer 47 Digital Zoom 79 Diopter Adjustment 28 DPOF Print Setting 86 E Exposure 34 Exposure Compensation 45 F File Number 25 98 106 Fine 74 Fireworks Mode 67 Flip Animation 80 Focus 33 Folder Composition 98 Folder Number 25 98 106 Formatting 94 H HDTV 74 95 Highlight Display 26 28 Histogram 29 I ISO Sensitivity 7...

Page 123: ... 31 Power Save 25 Prefocus 77 Program AE 31 Protect 88 PTP 96 Q Quality 74 R Recording Guide Line 28 Reset of setting 26 Resizing 91 Review 38 Rotate 85 Rotate Display 85 S Scene Menu 26 Scene Mode 63 Scenery Mode 65 SD Slide Show 90 Self timer 44 Setup Menu 23 Shutter sound 25 Shutter priority AE 56 59 Simple Mode 35 Slide Show 89 Snow Mode 69 Sports Mode 64 Spot 75 Spot focusing 76 Standard 74 S...

Page 124: ... se envía la cámara la batería está sin carga Cárguela antes del uso 2 Inserte la batería y la tarjeta 3 Encienda la cámara para tomar las imágenes Ajuste el reloj 1 Ajuste el disco del modo a 2 Abra el flash Cuando usa el flash 3 Pulse el botón del obturador para tomar las imágenes 4 Reproduzca las imágenes 1 Ajuste el disco del modo a 2 Elija la imagen que quiere ver OFF ON M S A S C N P OPEN M ...

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Page 128: ...nasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infantería Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 C Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 C 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license The QuickTime logo is registered in the U S and other countries P ...