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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

DMC-FP3
Model No.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting
this product, please read the instructions
completely.
Please also refer to Operating Instructions (PDF
format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the
Operating Instructions (supplied).
You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the
Troubleshooting.
For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or,
contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
VQT2L40-1
P
M0110KZ1020

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  • Page 1: Basic Operating Instructions

    CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting. For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo VQT2L40-1 M0110KZ1020...

  • Page 2: Information For Your Safety

    Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing Panasonic! You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take the time to fill in the information below.
  • Page 3 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. •...

  • Page 4: Fcc Note

    Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-FP3 Responsible party: Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company...

  • Page 5: Battery Charger

    ■ About the battery charger CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT- IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Information for Your Safety ..2 Before use Basics Standard accessories ....7 Taking pictures with Names of parts......8 automatic settings Touch operations ......9 [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode ..16 Selecting the [REC] mode ..18 Taking motion pictures Preparations [MOTION PICTURE] Mode ..19 Viewing your pictures Charging battery .......10 [NORMAL PLAY] .......20...

  • Page 7: Before Use

    • Cards are optional. You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card. • If any accessories are lost, customers should contact Panasonic’s parts department at 1 800 833-9626 for further information about obtaining replacement parts.

  • Page 8: Names Of Parts

    Names of parts Zoom lever Shutter button Flash Lens Self-timer indicator/ AF assist lamp Lens cover • Fully peel off the strip of tape from the lens cover before using the camera. • When opening and closing the lens button cover, make sure that liquid or foreign objects such as sand do not enter.

  • Page 9: Touch Operations

    [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket [DC IN] socket ● Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC5PP: optional). ● If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor the power supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc., the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded.

  • Page 10: Charging Battery

    Panasonic products and batteries manufactured by other companies and certified by Panasonic. (Batteries which do not support this function cannot be used). Panasonic cannot in any way guarantee the quality, performance or safety of batteries which have been manufactured by other companies and are not genuine Panasonic products.

  • Page 11: Recording Time

    • [NORMAL PICTURE] Mode • Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on. ∗ • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the supplied battery. • Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [AUTO].)

  • Page 12: Inserting And Removing The Card (Optional)/The Battery

    • To remove card: move lever in direction of arrow. press down in center. Lever ● Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BCH7PP). ● If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. ● The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted.

  • Page 13: Picture Save Destination (Cards And Built-In Memory)

    ● The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time for a card. ■ Compatible memory cards (optional) The following SD standard-based cards (Panasonic brand recommended) Switch (LOCK) Type of Card Capacity Notes SD memory 8 MB –...

  • Page 14: Setting The Clock

    Setting the clock The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Do not touch Open the lens cover ( A ) the lens. The power is turned on. Touch [CLOCK SET] Touch ▲▼◄► on the screen to set date and time and display format •...

  • Page 15: Setting The Menu

    Setting the menu Refer to the procedure below when operating the [SETUP] menu, [REC] menu and [PLAYBACK] menu. Open the lens cover The power is turned on. Press to display the menu screen Touch the type of menu to switch between them Menu type : [REC] menu (Recording Mode only) : [PLAYBACK] menu (Playback Mode only)

  • Page 16: Taking Pictures With Automatic Settings

    Taking pictures with automatic settings Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face,’ ‘movement,’ ‘brightness,’ and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually. Open the lens cover The power is turned on.

  • Page 17: [Intelligent Auto] Mode

    [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode Recording Mode: ■ Automatic scene detection Camera identifies scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically. The type of scene detected is indicated by a blue icon for two seconds. [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]: People and [i PORTRAIT]: People are night scenery are detected detected...

  • Page 18: Selecting The [Rec] Mode

    Selecting the [REC] mode Open the lens cover The power is turned on. Press the [MODE] button ( A ) Touch the desired Recording Mode [NORMAL PICTURE] Mode Take pictures with your own settings. [MY SCENE MODE] Take pictures in commonly used Scene Modes.

  • Page 19: Taking Motion Pictures

    Taking motion pictures [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Recording Mode: Record motion picture with audio as follows. (Note that recording without audio is not possible.) Press the [MODE] button Touch [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Start recording Remaining recording time (approx.) Hold down halfway Press fully (adjust the focus) (start recording)

  • Page 20: [Normal Play]

    Viewing your pictures [NORMAL PLAY] Playback Mode: Press ( A ) Scroll through pictures ( B ) ● You can also go to the next or previous picture by dragging the center of the screen. ● To play back a motion picture, use ◄► to select the picture and touch Deleting pictures Playback Mode: Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.

  • Page 21: Reading The Operating Instructions (Pdf Format)

    Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • You have practised the basic operations introduced in these operating instructions and want to progress to advanced operations. • You want to check the Troubleshooting. In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied).

  • Page 22: For Macintosh

    ■ To uninstall the Operating Instructions (PDF format) Delete the PDF file from the ‘Program Files\Panasonic\Lumix\’ folder. • When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed, click the [Show the contents of this folder] to display them.

  • Page 23: Specifications

    Specifications Digital Camera: Information for your safety Power Source DC 5.1 V Power When recording: 1.0 W Consumption When playing back: 0.6 W Camera effective 14,100,000 pixels pixels Image sensor 1/2.33” CCD, total pixel number 14,500,000 pixels Primary color filter Lens Optical 4 x zoom f=6.3 mm to 25.2 mm (35 mm film camera...
  • Page 24 Specifications (Continued) Shutter speed 8 to 1/1600 th [STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Exposure (AE) AUTO (Program AE) Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, -2 EV to +2 EV) Metering mode Multiple LCD monitor 3.0” TFT LCD (Approx.
  • Page 25 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) temperature Operating 10 % to 80 % humidity Language select [ENGLISH]/[ESPAÑOL] Battery charger (Panasonic DE-A75B): Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50/60Hz, 0.2 A Output 4.2 V 0.65 A (Battery charging) Equipment mobility: Movable...

  • Page 26: Optional Accessories

    Optional accessories Product name: Battery Pack Product no.: DMW-BCH7PP ● Performance identical to supplied battery pack. ● Recommended for taking on holiday, etc. Product name: AC adaptor Product no.: DMW-AC5PP Product name: SDXC Memory Card Product no.: 48GB: RP-SDW48GU1K 64GB: RP-SDW64GU1K Product name: SDHC Memory Card Product no.: 4GB: RP-SDW04GU1K...

  • Page 27: Digital Camera Accessory Order Form

    THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER CALL PANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F, PACIFIC TIME] MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent, WA. 98032 (ENG) VQT2L40...

  • Page 28: Limited Warranty (Only For U.s.a. And Puerto Rico)

    Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (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)
  • Page 29 Mail-In Service For assistance in the U.S.A. and Puerto Rico in obtaining repairs, please ship the product prepaid to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 George McVay Drive Suite B McAllen, TX 78503 panacare us.panasonic.com When shipping the unit, carefully pack, include all accessories, and send it prepaid, adequately insured and preferably in the original carton.
  • Page 30 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 or damage to media or images, data or other memory or recorded content.
  • Page 31 Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY: 1-877-833-8855 Accessory Purchases (United States and Puerto Rico) Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at: http://www.pstc.panasonic.com Or, send your request by E-mail to: npcparts@us.panasonic.com...
  • Page 32 MEMO VQT2L40 (ENG)
  • Page 33 MEMO (ENG) VQT2L40...
  • Page 34 Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 © Panasonic Corporation 2010 Printed in China...

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