Panasonic DMC-FZ50 User Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC 
by connecting the camera and the PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] 
(for Windows
®
) in the CD-ROM (supplied) 
allows you to easily acquire pictures 
recorded with the camera to a PC, print 
them and send them by e-mail.
If you use “Windows 98/98SE”, install 
the USB driver and then connect it to 
the computer.
For information about installing [LUMIX 
Simple Viewer] or 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] etc., refer to 
the separate operating instructions for PC 
connection.
: USB connection cable (supplied)
: AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional)
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7; optional).
• Turn the camera off before inserting or 
removing the cable for the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7; optional).
1 Turn on the camera and the PC.
2 Connect the camera to a PC via 
the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
• Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [
] mark facing the [
] mark on 
the [DIGITAL] socket.
• Hold the USB connection cable at 
and insert straight in or take straight 
out. (If you forcibly insert the USB 
connection cable at a slant or upside 
down you can deform the connection 
terminals and damage the camera or 
the connected equipment.)
: This message appears during data 
transfer.
3 Press  to select [PC] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
• If you set [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] 
menu to [PC] in advance, it is not 
necessary to set this every time you 
connect to a PC. (P30)
• If you set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge 
(PTP)] and then connect the camera to 
the PC, messages may appear on the 
screen of the PC.
Select [Cancel] to close the messages 
and disconnect the camera from the 
PC. Set [USB MODE] to [PC] again.
REMOTE
DC IN 8.4V
AV OUT/
DIGITAL
ACCESS
USB MODE
SELECT
SET
MENU
PictBridge(PTP)
PC
PLEASE SELECT
THE USB MODE
SET
MENU