Table Of Contents - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX40 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................4
Standard Accessories ...............................6
Names of the Components .......................7
Preparation
Charging the Battery .................................9
• About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures).........12
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery ...............................14
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........16
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................18
• Changing the clock setting................19
Setting the Menu .....................................20
• Setting menu items ...........................21
• Using the quick menu .......................23
About the Setup Menu ............................24
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................30
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............32
• Scene detection ................................34
• Face Recognition ..............................35
• AF Tracking Function........................35
• About the flash ..................................35
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode.......36
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Normal picture mode) ...............37
• Focusing ...........................................38
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the centre
of the composition of the picture
you want to take) ..............................38
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......39
• Direction detection function...............39
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................40
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom .....................40
Basic
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................42
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................43
• Using the Playback Zoom .................44
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode .....44
Deleting Pictures .....................................45
• To delete a single picture ..................45
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)
or all the pictures...............................45
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor............................47
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash............................................49
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................49
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................54
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........56
Compensating the Exposure ...................57
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........58
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode).................59
• [PORTRAIT] .....................................60
• [SOFT SKIN] ....................................60
• [TRANSFORM] ................................60
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ...........................61
• [SCENERY] ......................................61
• [PANORAMA ASSIST] .....................62
• [SPORTS] ........................................62
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] .........................63
• [NIGHT SCENERY]..........................63
• [FOOD] .............................................63
• [PARTY] ...........................................64
• [CANDLE LIGHT] .............................64
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] .............................65
• [PET] ................................................66
• [SUNSET].........................................66
• [HIGH SENS.] ..................................66
• [HI-SPEED BURST] .........................67
• [FLASH BURST] ..............................68
• [STARRY SKY] ................................69
• [FIREWORKS] .................................69
• [BEACH] ...........................................70
• [SNOW] ............................................70
• [AERIAL PHOTO].............................70
• [PIN HOLE] ......................................71
• [FILM GRAIN]...................................71
• [UNDERWATER] .............................72
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