Table Of Contents - Panasonic DMC-FX36 Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
Quick Guide .............................................. 7
Standard Accessories ............................... 8
Names of the Components ....................... 9
Preparation
Charging the Battery ............................... 11
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) ................................ 12
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery .............................. 13
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........ 14
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 15
• Changing the clock setting
(In normal picture mode) .................. 16
Setting the Menu..................................... 16
• Setting menu items ........................... 17
• Using the quick menu ....................... 19
About the Setup Menu ............................ 19
Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 24
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function
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( : Intelligent Auto Mode)..................... 25
• Scene detection ................................ 26
• The Backlight Compensation............ 26
• About the flash.................................. 27
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode....... 27
Taking pictures with your favourite
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settings ( : Normal picture mode)........ 28
• Focusing ........................................... 28
• 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) .................. 29
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 29
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 30
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom
(EZ)/Using the Digital Zoom ............. 30
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]).................................. 31
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................ 32
• Using the Playback Zoom................. 32
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] mode .... 33
Deleting Pictures..................................... 33
• To delete a single picture.................. 33
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures.............. 34
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor ........................... 35
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash ........................................... 37
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting ............................................... 37
Taking Close-up Pictures........................ 40
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 41
Compensating the Exposure .................. 42
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........ 43
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (¿: Scene mode)........... 44
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• [PORTRAIT]............................... 45
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• [SOFT SKIN] .............................. 45
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• [SELF PORTRAIT] ..................... 45
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• [SCENERY]................................ 46
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• [SPORTS] .................................. 46
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• [NIGHT PORTRAIT]................... 46
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• [NIGHT SCENERY].................... 46
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• [FOOD] ...................................... 47
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• [PARTY] ..................................... 47
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• [CANDLE LIGHT] ....................... 47
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• [PET] .......................................... 48
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• [SUNSET]................................... 48
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• [HIGH SENS.] ............................ 48
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• [HI-SPEED BURST] ................... 49
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• [STARRY SKY] .......................... 49
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• [FIREWORKS] ........................... 50
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• [BEACH]..................................... 50
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• [SNOW] ...................................... 50
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• [AERIAL PHOTO]....................... 50
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• [UNDERWATER] ....................... 51
Motion Picture Mode ............................... 52
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations..... 54
• Recording which Day of the Vacation
You Take the Picture ........................ 54
• Recording Dates/Times at Overseas
Travel Destinations (World Time) ..... 55
[BABY2] ................ 47
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