Panasonic DMC-FX30 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety.......................2
Preparation
Standard Accessories...............................8
Names of the Components.......................8
Quick Guide..............................................9
Charging the Battery with the Charger.....10
About the Battery (charging/
number of recordable pictures)...........11
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...........................12
About the Built-in Memory/
the Card (optional) ..............................13
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)................14
• Changing the clock setting ...............15
About the Mode Dial...............................15
Setting the Menu.....................................16
About the Setup Menu............................18
LCD Monitor Display/Switching
the LCD Monitor Display.....................21
Basic
Taking Pictures.......................................22
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode.............24
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ...............26
• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)............26
• Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom .............27
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review)..............................................28
Playing back/Deleting Pictures...............29
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor...........................31
Changing the information displayed
....31
• Brightening the LCD Monitor
(Power LCD/High angle mode) ........33
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
.....34
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer .........38
Compensating the Exposure ..................39
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........40
Changing the sensitivity according to
the movement of the subject
being recorded....................................41
Taking Close-up Pictures........................42
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode).............43
– [PORTRAIT]..................................44
– [SOFT SKIN] .................................44
– [SELF PORTRAIT]........................44
– [SCENERY]...................................45
– [SPORTS]......................................45
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT]......................45
– [NIGHT SCENERY].......................45
– [FOOD] .........................................46
– [PARTY] ........................................46
– [CANDLE LIGHT]..........................46
– [BABY1]/[BABY2]..........................46
– [PET] .............................................47
– [SUNSET]......................................47
– [HIGH SENS.]................................48
– [STARRY SKY]..............................48
– [FIREWORKS]...............................49
– [BEACH]........................................49
– [SNOW].........................................49
– [AERIAL PHOTO]..........................49
– [UNDERWATER]...........................50
Motion Picture Mode...............................51
Recording which Day of the Vacation
You Take the Picture...........................53
Displaying the Time at the Travel
Destination (World Time) ....................55
Using the [REC] Mode Menu..................57
• [W.BALANCE]
Adjusting the hue for a more natural
picture...............................................58
• [SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity................60
• [ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
....60
• [PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality
that match your use of the pictures
.....61