Panasonic DMC-FP8-K User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  2
• Before Use

  4
  • Quick Guide

    4
  • Standard Accessories

    6
  • Names of the Components

    7
• Preparation

  9
  • 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
• Basic

  32
  • Taking pictures using the automatic function (Intelligent Auto Mode)

    32
    • Scene detection

      34
    • AF Tracking Function

      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
  • 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)

  47
  • 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
    • [AF MACRO]

      54
    • [MACRO ZOOM]

      55
  • 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
    • Registering scenes in Scene Mode (My Scene Mode)

      59
    • Selecting the Scene Mode for each recording (Scene Mode)

      60
    • [PORTRAIT]

      61
    • [SOFT SKIN]

      61
    • [TRANSFORM]

      61
    • [SELF PORTRAIT]

      62
    • [SCENERY]

      62
    • [PANORAMA ASSIST]

      63
    • [SPORTS]

      63
    • [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

      64
    • [NIGHT SCENERY]

      64
    • [FOOD]

      64
    • [PARTY]

      65
    • [CANDLE LIGHT]

      65
    • [BABY1]/ [BABY2]

      66
    • [PET]

      67
    • [SUNSET]

      67
    • [HIGH SENS.]

      67
    • [HI-SPEED BURST]

      68
    • [FLASH BURST]

      69
    • [STARRY SKY]

      70
    • [FIREWORKS]

      70
    • [BEACH]

      71
    • [SNOW]

      71
    • [AERIAL PHOTO]

      71
    • [PIN HOLE]

      72
    • [FILM GRAIN]

      72
    • [HIGH DYNAMIC]

      73
    • [PHOTO FRAME]

      73
  • Motion Picture Mode

    74
  • Taking a picture with Face Recognition function

    77
    • Face Settings

      78
    • Auto Registration

      82
    • Sensitivity

      83
  • Useful Functions at Travel Destinations

    84
    • Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture

      84
    • Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)

      87
  • Using the [REC] Mode Menu

    89
    • [PICTURE SIZE]

      89
    • [REC QUALITY]

      90
    • [QUALITY]

      90
    • [ASPECT RATIO]

      91
    • [INTELLIGENT ISO]

      91
    • [SENSITIVITY]

      92
    • [WHITE BALANCE]

      93
    • [FACE RECOG.]

      95
    • [AF MODE]

      95
    • [PRE AF]

      98
    • [CONTINUOUS AF]

      98
    • [I.EXPOSURE]

      99
    • [MIN. SHTR SPEED]

      99
    • [BURST]

      100
    • [DIGITAL ZOOM]

      101
    • [COLOR MODE]

      101
    • [STABILIZER]

      102
    • [AUDIO REC.]

      103
    • [AF ASSIST LAMP]

      104
    • [RED-EYE REMOVAL]

      104
    • [CLOCK SET]

      104
• Advanced (Playback)

  105
  • Playing Back Pictures in Sequence (Slide Show)

    105
  • Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([CATEGORY PLAY]/[FAVORITE PLAY])

    108
    • [CATEGORY PLAY]

      108
    • [FAVORITE PLAY]

      109
  • Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio

    110
    • Motion pictures

      110
    • Pictures with audio

      111
  • Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu

    112
    • [CALENDAR]

      112
    • [TITLE EDIT]

      113
    • [TEXT STAMP]

      115
    • [RESIZE] Reducing the picture size (number of pixels)

      117
    • [TRIMMING]

      118
    • [LEVELING]

      119
    • [ROTATE DISP.]

      120
    • [FAVORITE]

      121
    • [PRINT SET]

      122
    • [PROTECT]

      124
    • [AUDIO DUB.]

      125
    • [FACE REC EDIT]

      126
    • [COPY]

      127
• Connecting to other equipment

  128
  • Connecting to a PC

    128
  • Printing the Pictures

    131
    • Selecting a single picture and printing it

      132
    • Selecting multiple pictures and printing them

      133
    • Print Settings

      134
  • Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen

    137
    • Playing back pictures using the AV cable (supplied)

      137
    • Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot

      138
    • Playing back on the TV with component socket

      139
• Others

  141
  • Screen Display

    141
  • Cautions for Use

    144
  • Message Display

    149
  • Troubleshooting

    152
    • Battery and power source

      152
    • Recording

      153
    • Lens

      154
    • LCD monitor

      155
    • Flash

      155
    • Playback

      156
    • TV, PC and printer

      158
    • Others

      159
  • Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time

    161