Panasonic DMC-FZ18 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.
Read the separate operating instructions 
for the supplied software for more 
information about the software in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
B AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional)
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power 
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; 
optional).
• Turn the camera off before inserting or 
removing the cable for the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC7PP; optional).
• Set the camera to a mode other than 
[
] mode.
1 Turn on the camera and the PC.
2 Connect the camera to a PC via 
the USB connection cable 
A 
(supplied).
• Connect the USB connection cable with 
the [
] mark facing the [
1] 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.)
C This message appears during data 
transfer.
[Windows]
The drive appears in the [My Computer] 
folder.
• If you are connecting the camera to a PC 
for the first time, the required driver is 
installed automatically so that the camera 
can be recognized by “Windows Plug and 
Play”. The drive then appears on the 
[My Computer] folder.
[Macintosh]
The drive is displayed on the screen.
• The drive is displayed as [LUMIX] when 
you connect the camera with no card 
inserted.
• The drive is displayed as [NO_NAME] or 
[Untitled] when you connect the camera 
with a card inserted.
∫ About motion picture playback on a 
PC
Use the software “QuickTime” in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) to play back motion 
pictures recorded on this camera on a PC.
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