Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Owner's Manual
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- Page 1 Pa.aso.ic Owner's Manual for advanced features Digital Camera Mode, No DMC-FX78 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. ,S',_ T_ VQT3G35-1...
- Page 2 Recording For details on [Motion Picture] Mode menu settings, refer to P3& This sets up the data format of motion pictures. Applicable modes: [_'_r_[]_ [AVCHD]] • Select this format to record HD (high definition) video for playback on your HDTV using an HDMI connection, •...
- Page 3 (This Site is English only.) • To play back AVCHD motion pictures recorded with this unit on Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Players (DMP-BD30/DMP-BD31/DMP-BD50) it is necessary to update the firmware of the Blu-ray Disc Player.
- Page 4 Recording For details [Motion Picture] Mode menu settings, refer to P36. In addition to the optical image stabilizer, the electronic image stabilizer is used, further decreasing the jitter of the image when recording motion picture while walking, etc. Applicable modes: [ON]/[OFF] •...
- Page 5 Recording It is possible to enter babies' and pets' names and the names of travel destinations when recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.) You can use the stylus pen (supplied) if it is hard to operate with your fingers. Display entry screen.
- Page 6 Playback/Editing You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture. Touch [_ ] during Motion Picture playback. Touch [_]. • Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. Exit the menu after it is executed. 2 M (16:9) 0.3 M (4:3) •...
- Page 7 Playback/Editing You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods. Touch [_]. Touch the mode icon. _tti_ i_q [Normal Play] (P24) All the pictures are played back. [Slide Show] (P96) images are played back in sequence. [Filtering Play] (P98) images are sorted into categories...
- Page 8 Playback/Editing You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures. You can also put together a slide show composed of only still pictures, only motion pictures, only 3D pictures etc.
- Page 9 Playback/Editing • Changing the slide show settings You can change the settings for Slide Show Playback by selecting [Effect] or [Setup] the slide show menu screen. [Effect] This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when switching from picture to the next.
- Page 10 Playback/Editing Pictures are classified into only still pictures, only motion pictures, or only 3D pictures etc., and played back. [Picture Only] Only still pictures are played back. [Video Only] Only motion pictures are played back. [3D PLAY] Only 3D pictures are played back.
- Page 11 Playback/Editing Pictures registered to an album can be played back by the albums with [My Photo Album]. • For details on [My Photo Album], refer to Pl16. You can display two recorded pictures on the screen to compare them. • You cannot select [Dual Play] if there are no recorded pictures...
- Page 12 Playback/Editing You can setup pictures to be uploaded to image sharing sites and perform editing like cropping recorded pictures, as well as set up the protection of recorded images, etc. • With [Text Stamp], [Resize] or [Cropping], a new edited picture is created.
- Page 13 Playback/Editing • Canceling all the [Upload Set] settings Select [Upload Set] on the [Playback] Mode menu. Touch [CANCEL]. • Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. Exit the menu after it is executed. • Setting may not be possible for pictures recorded with other cameras.
- Page 14 Playback/Editing You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the recorded pictures. Mode Select [Text Stamp] [Playback] menu. (P36} Touch ([Single]) or [_] ([Multi]). wish with text. Select an image stamp • [I-_] is displayed on pictures already with date or text stamped.
- Page 15 Playback/Editing Select the item to stamp. [W/O TIME]: Stamp the year, month and date. [Shooting Date] [WITH TIME]: Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes. [OFF] [_:i]: Stamps names registered in name settings [Face Recog.]. [Name] [_,/'_]: Stamps names registered in name settings [Babyl]/[Baby2]...
- Page 16 Playback/Editing Recorded motion picture be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want divide a part you need with a part you do not need. It cannot be restored once divided. Mode Select [Video Divide] on [Playback] menu. (P36} screen horizontally picture divide,...
- Page 17 Playback/Editing TO allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number pixels) is reduced. Mode Select [Resize] on [Playback] menu. _P36} Touch [[_] ([Single]) or [[_] ([Multi]). Select the picture and size. [Single] setting Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Set].
- Page 18 Playback/Editing YOU can enlarge and then crop the important part of the recorded picture. Mode Select [Cropping] on [Playback] menu. (P36} screen horizontally image, [Set]. _Drag to select and then touch elect the parts to be cropped. Touch [[_]: Enlarge Touch [[_]: Reduce...
- Page 19 Playback/Editing YOU can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favorites. • Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([Favorite] in [Filtering Play]) • Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.
- Page 20 When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built-in memory, copy them to a card (Pl12) and then set the print setting. For more information visit: http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_l 10/white_e. htm Select [Print Set] on the [Playback] Mode menu. (P36}...
- Page 21 Playback/Editing • Canceling all the [Print Set] settings Select [Print Set] on the [Playback] Mode menu. Touch [CANCEL]. • Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. Exit the menu after it is executed. • To print the date After setting...
- Page 22 Playback/Editing YOU can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake. Select [Protect] on the [Playback] Mode menu. (P36} Touch [[_] ([Single]) or [[_] ([Multi]). Select the picture. [Single] setting Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Set].
- Page 23 Playback/Editing YOU can delete or change the information relating to Face Recognition for the selected picture. Mode Select [Face Edit] on [Playback] menu. _P36} Touch [_] ([Replace]) or [_] ([Delete]). Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Set]. name person you Touch the...
- Page 24 Playback/Editing YOU can copy data of pictures have taken from the built-in memory onto a card or from a card into the built-in memory. Mode Select [Copy] on [Playback] menu. (P36} copy Touch the destination. All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied onto...
- Page 25 Having fun You can optimize the color and tone of skin and change the impression of the face. touch -_J-r_-_l" (P35) Select in the playback screen, and then Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [OK]. Touch the face of the person to edit.
- Page 26 Ha ving fun Touch [OK]. • You can go ahead and edit another person. Repeat steps 3 and 4. • People already edited cannot be edited again. If you want to edit again, save the picture once and go back to select the person again.
- Page 27 Having fun YOU can change the saturation or brightness of recorded pictures, and create impressive pictures. Select [_] in the playback screen, and then touch [_]. {P35) _Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [OK]. Touch the item. Saturation can be changed in +6 steps.
- Page 28 Having fun Pictures be copied into specific albums and you can selectively retrieve your favorite ones. Registering pictures contained in the card by album allows the following. • Playing back only the pictures registered in albums. ([Playback Album]) • Playing back the pictures registered in albums...
- Page 29 Connecting to other equipment Preparations: Set the [TV Aspect]. (P43) Turn this unit and the TV off. Yellow: to the video input socket White: to the audio input socket _) Align the marks, and insert. (_) AV cable (supplied) • Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight...
- Page 30 TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen. • Motion pictures recorded with [AVCHD] can be played back on Panasonic TVs (VlERA) with the AVCHD logo mark. In all other cases, connect the camera to the TV using the AV cable...
- Page 31 [Aspect Ratio], bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures. • Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional). Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet)
- Page 32 Link devices. (As of December 2010) Preparations: Set the [VIERA Link] to [ON]. (P441 Connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with an HDMI mini cable (optional) (P118). camera on, Playback _Turn and set to the Mode.
- Page 33 Link, read the operating instructions for the TV. • Available linked operations between this unit and a Panasonic TV is different depending on the types of Panasonic TVs even if they are compatible with VlERA Link. Refer to the operating...
- Page 34 Connecting to other equipment Connecting the camera to a 3D compatible television and playing back pictures taken 3D allows you to enjoy 3D pictures for extra impact. It is also possible to playback the recorded 3D pictures by inserting an SD card into the 3D compatible television...
- Page 35 Connecting to other equipment • When a picture recorded in 3D is displayed on the LCD monitor of this unit, it is played back in 2D (conventional image). • A black screen is displayed for a few seconds when switching back and forth playback of 3D pictures...
- Page 36 Blu-ray disc, DVD disc, or hard disk by inserting an SD card with still pictures and motion pictures recorded by this unit into a Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Recorder or DVD Recorder. Check the latest information about the equipment that can copy directly by inserting the SD card recorded by this unit, and equipment that is compatible with high definition (AVCHD) on the following website.
- Page 37 Connecting to other equipment File formats that can be used: [AVCHD], [Motion JPEG] Copy images played back with this unit to Blu-ray disc, DVD disc, hard disk, or video using a Blu-ray Disc Recorder, DVD recorder, or video. This can be played back with equipment that is not compatible with high definition (AVCHD), so it is convenient for distributing copies.
- Page 38 Connecting to other equipment File formats that can be used: [JPEG], [MPO], [AVCHD], [Motion JPEG] It is possible to acquire still pictures and motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] or [Motion JPEG] formats, or create conventional standard quality DVD video from the motion picture that was recorded as [AVCHD], using "PHOTOfunSTUDIO"...
- Page 39 Connecting to other equipment You can transfer the pictures in the camera to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Some PCs can read directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your PC.
- Page 40 Connecting to other equipment Preparations: Turn on the camera and the PC. Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory. USB connection cable (supplied) • Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out.
- Page 41 Connecting to other equipment • Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional), turn the camera off. • Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed. • Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder composition)
- Page 42 Connecting to other equipment • Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely • Proceed with the hardware removal using "Safely Remove Hardware" on the task tray of the PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [Access] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital...
- Page 43 Connecting to other equipment If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printing be started from the camera's LCD monitor. • Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your printer.
- Page 44 Connecting to other equipment Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Print]. Touch [Print start]. • Refer to P133 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures. • Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
- Page 45 Connecting to other equipment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the "Selecting a single picture and printing it" and in step 3 of the "Selecting multiple pictures printing them" procedures. • When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the...
- Page 46 Connecting to other equipment iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Settings on the printer are prioritised. [L/3.5"x 8"] 89 mmX127 [2L/5"xT"] 127 mmX 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 mmX 148 mm [16:9] 101.6 mm x 180.6 mm [A4] 210 mmX297 [A3] 297 mmX420 [10x15cm] 100 mmX150 [4"x 6"] 101.6 mmX 152.4 mm [8"x10"]...
- Page 47 O_e_ • In recording Recording in Normal Picture Mode [O] (Initial setting) Recording Mode 2345678 Recording quality (P91) Picture size (P75) Quality (P76) Flash Mode (P71) Optical Image Stabilizer (P89)/((r'6h!}: Jitter alert (P20) Focus (P22) AF area (P22) Battery indication (P9) 161514 Recording Mode selection (PI8)
- Page 48 Others • In recording (after settings) 2122 23 24 25262728 29 21 Available recording time (P26): R8rn30s I1 Number of days that have passed since the departure date 12 (P68) Name 13 (P56) Spot AF area (PS0) Motion Deblur (P3I) White Balance (P78) Color Mode (P87) Exposure Compensation...
- Page 49 Others 4 56789101112 • In playback Playback Mode (P95) _!_: Recording quality (P91) Color Mode (P87) Protected picture (Pl10) Favorites (P107) Date/Text stamped display (P89, I02) My Photo Album registration (PI16) Playback (Motion Picture) (P28) _1: Number of prints (P108) @_': Beauty Retouch (PI13) E_: Art Retouch (Pl15) 10 Picture size (P75)
- Page 50 O_e_ Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.
- Page 51 Others Before cleaning the camera, remove the battery or the DC coupler (optional), disconnect power plug from outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry soft cloth. • When the camera is soiled badly, it can be cleaned by wiping the dirt off with a wrung wet cloth, and then with a dry cloth.
- Page 52 Others 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 the surrounding temperature and humidity. If the temperature is too high or too low, the operating time of the battery will become shorter.
- Page 53 Others • About 3D viewing Anyone who is hyper sensitive to light, suffers from heart disease or is otherwise unwell should avoid viewing 3D pictures. • Doing may have an adverse affect on such medical conditions. If you feel tired, uncomfortable or otherwise strange when viewing 3D pictures,...
- Page 54 Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect damage from the alteration or vanishing of information or personal information.
- Page 55 • Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling. Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data. • When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it.
- Page 56 O_e_ Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases. The major messages are described below as examples. Delete the picture after canceling the protect setting. (PII0) • Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted.
- Page 57 O_e_ Use a card compatible with this unit. (P13) Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) -SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB) -SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB) • An error has occurred accessing the card. Insert the card again. Insert a different card.
- Page 58 O_e_ First, try out the following procedures (P146-154). If the problem is not resolved, it may be improved by selecting [Reset] (P42) on the [Setup] menu when tak ng p ctures. • The battery is exhausted. Charge the battery. • If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted.
- Page 59 Others • The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode. Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject. • The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera. (P22) • There is camera shake (jitter) or the subject is moving slightly.
- Page 60 Others • This is a characteristic of CCDs, and it appears when the subject has a bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, this is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
- Page 61 Others • This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures. • This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed when the camera is moved.
- Page 62 Others • Is the flash setting set to [(_]? Change the flash setting. (P7I) • Flash Mode is not available when [Auto Bracket] (P84) or [Burst] (P87) have been set. • The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction (P7I) has been set.
- Page 63 (Motion JPEG) may not be possible with other companies' digital cameras. Also, Panasonic's digital cameras (LUMIX) I may also not be able to play them back. introduced prior to December 2008, and FS and LS series introduced in 2009.
- Page 64 Others • Is the camera connected to the TV correctly? Set the TV input to External input Mode. • Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off. •...
- Page 65 Others Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera. Check if your PC is compatible with SDXC memory cards. htto:lloanasonic.netlavclsdcardlinformationlSDXC.html A message prompting to format the card may be displayed when connecting, but do not format.
- Page 66 Others • 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. sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
- Page 67 • SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. • The "AVCHD" and the "AVCHD" logo are AVCHD trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • Manufactured under license from Dolby DOLBY Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks...