Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DMC-FX180 Panasonic
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Befor e use, ple ase re ad thes e instruc tions c omplete ly . Please also refer to Operating Instr uct ions (PD F f orma t) recorded on the CD-ROM cont aining the Operating Instr ucti ons (suppl ied). Y ou can lear n about advanced operation methods and check the T roubleshooting.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 2 Dear Customer , We would like to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panas onic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for futur e refer ence. Before Use Information fo r Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws.
3 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 -If you see this symbol- ∫ About the bat tery cha rger • The battery charger is in the st andby condition when the AC power supply cord is connec ted. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the power cord is connected to an elec trical outlet.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 4 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expos e to flame. • Do not leave the bat tery(ies) in an automobil e exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long period of time with doors and wind ows closed . ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do no t use an y oth er A V cab les excep t the su ppli ed one .
5 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 ∫ About c ards tha t ca n be use d in t h is u nit Y ou c an use an SD Memory Card , an SDHC M emory Card and a MultiMediaCard. • When the term card is used in these ope rating instru c tions this refers to the f ollowing types of Memory Car ds.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 6 Contents Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ........ ........... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... .......... ......... ........ ..... 2 Standard Access ories .... .......................................................
7 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 St andard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery in the text ) Charge the battery before use.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 8 Names of the Compon ent s 1F l a s h 2 Lens 3 Self-timer indicator AF assist lam p 4 LCD monitor 5 S tatus ind icat or 6 [MEN U/S ET] bu tton 7 [DISPLA Y] button 8 [Q.
9 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 1 1 Camera ON /OFF switch 12 Zoom lever 13 [E.ZO OM ] but ton 14 Speaker 15 Microphone 16 Shutter button 17 Mode dial 18 S trap eyelet • Be sure to att ach the stra p w hen using the ca mera t o ensu re th at you will not drop it.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 10 Preparation Charging the Battery • Use the dedicate d charger and ba ttery . • The batter y is not charg ed when the cam era is shipp ed. Charge the battery befor e use. • Charge the batter y with the ch arger indoors . • Charge the battery in a temperature be tween 10 o C to 35 o C.
11 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 About the Battery (char ging/number of recordable pictures) ∫ The batt ery life Recordin g conditions by CIP A st andard • CIP A is an abbre viation of [Came ra & Imaging Produc ts As s ociat ion]. • T emperature : 23 o C/Humidi ty: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 12 Inserting and Remov ing the Card (option al)/the Battery • Check t hat this unit is turned o ff. • We recomme nd using a Panason ic card. Slide the r elease le ver in the direction of the arrow and open th e card/battery door . • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGA-S005E).
13 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The cl o ck is not set when the c amera is sh ipped. Press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select the language , and press [MENU/SET]. • The [P LEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (This mess age does not appear in [PLA Y BACK ] mode .
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 14 Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to set the sett ings for taking pictures and playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun wit h the camera and us e it more ea sily .
15 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 This section describes how to select the programme AE mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YB ACK] menu and [SETUP] m enu as well. Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the programme AE mode Setting m enu items T urn the camer a on.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 16 Press [MEN U/SET] to clo se the menu . By using t he quick menu, som e of the menu settings can be easily found. • Some of the menu it ems cannot be set by the modes . • Advanced s ettings f or the following items can be perf ormed by pressing [DISPLA Y].
17 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mode When the [ REC] mode is s elected, the camera c an be set to t he Intelligent auto mode in which the optimal settings are established in line.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 18 [REC] mode : ñ Basic T a king pictures usin g the automatic function ( ñ : Intelligent Au to Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings t o match the s ubject and the recor ding conditions so we recommend t his mode for beginners or those wh o want to leave t he settings to the c amera and take pictures easily .
19 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 When the c amera identifies the o ptimum scene, the icon of the scene concer ned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after wh ich its colour changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if non e of the scenes are appli c able, and t he standard se ttings ar e set.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 20 [REC] mode: ³ T a king pictures with your favourite settings ( ³ : Program AE mo de) Many more menu items can be se t and you can take pictures with greater freedom than when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode. Aim the AF area at the subject, and t h en press the shutter button halfway .
21 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 [REC ] mo de: 񳲿n T aking Pictures with the Zoom Y ou c an zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer o r zoom-out to record landscapes in w ide angle. T o make s ubjects appear even closer [maximum of 7.7 k ], do not set t he picture size to the highest se tting for each aspect ratio ( X / Y / W ).
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 22 [REC] mode: ñ³²¿ T a king Pictures usi ng the Built-in Flash Set the flash to match the recording. Press 1 [ ‰ ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elect a mode . • Y ou can also press 1 [ ‰ ] to s elect. Press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can also press the shutter but ton halfway to fin is h.
23 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 [PLA YBACK] m ode: ¸ Playing back P ictures ([NORM AL PLA Y]) • S peed of pic ture f o rwardin g/rewind ing c han ges depending on th e playback st atus. ∫ Fast forwarding/Fas t rewinding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • The file number A an d the pictur e number B on ly change one by one.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 24 [PLA YBACK ] mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the buil t-in memory or the ca rd, which is being pl ayed back will be deleted. T o delete a singl e picture Select the p icture to be deleted, a nd then press [ ‚ ].
25 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou c an acquire recorded pictures to a PC by c onnecting the camera and the PC. • Y ou can easily print out or mail the pict ures you have impo rted. Use of th e “ PHOTOf unSTUDIO-viewer- ” bundled software on th e CD-ROM (supplied) is a conveni ent way of d oing this.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 26 Using a drag-a nd-drop operation, m ove the pictu res you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to an y different folder on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cab le safely • Proceed with the hardwar e removal using “Saf ely Remove Hardware” on th e task tra y of the PC.
27 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 Reading the Operating In structions (PDF for mat) • Y ou have pra ctised th e basic operati ons introduced in these operati ng inst ructions a nd want to progre ss to a dvanced opera t ions. • Y ou want to check the T roubles hooting.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 28 Specifications Digit al Cam era: Infor mation for your safe ty Power So urce: DC 5.1 V Power Cons umption: 1.6 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playing back) Camera effect ive pi xels : 14,700,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/1.72 q CCD, total pixel number 15, 000,000 pixels, Prim ary colour filter Lens: Optical 3.
29 (ENG ) VQT1 T03 Shutter speed : 60 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [ST ARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds White balan ce: Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Incandescent light.
VQT1 T03 ( ENG) 30 Dimensi ons: Approx . 96.7 mm ( W) k 54.0 mm (H) k 24.8 mm (D) (excluding the projecting part s) Mass: Approx. 151 g (excluding c ard and battery) Approx.
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