Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-F2 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. Please also refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting. For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.
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About the battery pack CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack. • Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit. • Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals. • Do not touch the plug terminals (4 and 3) with metal objects. • Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire. If any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water.
– If you see this symbol – Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. Cautions for Use • Do not use any other cables except a genuine Panasonic AV cable (DMW-AVC1: optional). • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
About Condensation (When the lens is fogged up) • Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction. • If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature. About cards that can be used in this unit You can use an SD Memory Card and an SDHC Memory Card.
Contents Information for Your Safety.................................................................................................. 2 Standard Accessories......................................................................................................... 8 Names of the Components ................................................................................................. 9 Charging the Battery ......................................................................................................
Standard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. Product numbers are correct as of January 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Battery Pack (Indicated as battery in the text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicated as charger in the text) 3 USB Connection Cable 4 CD-ROM • Software: Use it to install the software to your PC.
Names of the Components 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Zoom lever Shutter button Camera ON/OFF switch Microphone Speaker Self-timer indicator AF assist lamp Flash Lens part Lens barrel LCD monitor Recording/playback switch Cursor buttons A: e /Exposure compensation B: r /Macro button C: w /Self-timer button D: q /Flash mode button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 17 AV OUT 13 14 9 15 16 18 DIGITAL In these operating instructions, operations using the cursor buttons are described as follows. e.g.
Charging the Battery About batteries that you can use with this unit Supplied battery or dedicated optional batteries (DMW-BCF10PP) can be used with this camera. It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets. Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards.
When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes • The battery temperature is excessively high or low. The charging time will be longer than normal. Also, charging may not be completed. • The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry cloth. Note • After charging is completed, be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet. • The battery becomes warm after using it, and while and after charging. The camera also becomes warm during use.
Charging Charging time ¼ Supplied battery Approx. 100 min Optional battery Approx. 130 min with the supplied charger The charging time will vary slightly depending on the status of the battery and the conditions in the charging environment. When the charging has been completed successfully, the [CHARGE] indicator turns off. ¼ Note • The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases.
3 1: Close the card/battery door. 2: Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow. • If the card/battery door cannot be completely closed, remove the card, check its direction and then insert it again. Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. 1 Turn the camera on. • When you turn the camera on, [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message appears. (It does not appear in Playback Mode.) A [MENU/SET] button B Cursor buttons OFF ON A B 2 Press [MENU/SET].
Changing the clock setting 1 Press [MENU/SET] in Normal Picture Mode. 2 Press e/r to select [CLOCK SET]. 3 Press q and perform steps 3 and 4 for setting. 4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • You can also set the clock in the [SETUP] menu. • The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built-in clock battery even without the battery. (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built-in battery.
List of Recording Modes ; Auto Scene Mode Taking pictures easily. 1 Normal Picture Mode Taking pictures in the desired setting. 5 Scene Mode Taking pictures according to the scene. 6 Motion Picture Mode This mode allows you to record motion pictures with audio. List of Playback Modes 9 Normal Play Mode Playing back the pictures normally. 8 Slide Show Mode Playing back the pictures continuously. z Favorite Play Mode Playing back the pictures set as your favorite.
3 Press q. 4 Press e/r to select a setting. 5 Press [MENU/SET] to confirm your setting. 6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • Depending on the item, the settings may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way. (Example: Selecting [3]) Switching to the [SETUP] menu When the camera shows the menu screen after step 1 on “How to use the menu”: 1 Press w to move the menu icon. 2 Press r to select the [SETUP] menu icon [e]. 3 Press q to move to the menu item list.
Recording Mode: ; Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function (Auto Scene Mode) The camera automatically sets the appropriate settings according to the subject and recording condition. This mode is recommended for beginners to take pictures easily. • The following functions are activated automatically. – Scene detection/Face detection/Motion detection/Backlight Compensation A Shutter button MODE B Recording/playback switch 1 Slide the recording/playback switch to [1] and press [MODE].
Scene detection When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red. ; 3 [i-PORTRAIT] 4 [i-SCENERY] 2 [i-MACRO] 5 [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] • Only when [q] is selected 1 [i-NIGHT SCENERY] • [;] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
Recording Mode: 1 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Normal Picture Mode) This mode allows you to take pictures freely as more options are available than Auto Scene Mode [;]. 1 Slide the recording/playback switch to [1] and press [MODE]. MODE A Recording/playback switch 2 Press e/r to select [NORMAL PICTURE] and press [MENU/SET]. 3 Aim the AF area to the point you want to focus on. 4 Press the shutter button B halfway to focus.
Playback Mode: 9 Playing Back Pictures (Normal Playback Mode) 1 2 Slide the recording/playback switch A to [5]. • Normal playback is set automatically in the following cases: – When the mode was switched to the Playback Mode. – When the camera was turned on while the recording/ playback switch was at [5]. A Press w/q to select the picture. w: Play back the previous picture q: Play back the next picture • Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
Playback Mode: 9 z Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, which are being played back, will be deleted. To delete a single picture 1 Select the picture to be deleted, and then press [4]. DISPLAY 2 Press w to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures 1 Press [4]. 2 Press e/r to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then press [MENU/SET]. • [DELETE ALL] step 5.
Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • You have practised the basic operations introduced in these operating instructions and want to progress to advanced operations. • You want to check the Troubleshooting. In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions (PDF format) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). [Windows] 1 Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplied). 2 3 Click the [Operating Instructions].
Specifications Digital Camera: Information for your safety Power Source: DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.1 W (When recording) 0.5 W (When playing back) Camera Effective pixels: 10,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.5˝ CCD Total pixels: 10,300,000 pixels Primary color filter Lens: Optical 4 × zoom, f=5.5 to 22 mm [35 mm film camera equivalent: 33 to 132 mm] / F2.8 to F5.9 Digital zoom: Max. 4 × Extended optical zoom: Max. 7.
Burst recording Burst speed: Approx. 2.3 pictures/second (NORMAL) Approx. 1.7 pictures/second (Unlimited) Number of recordable pictures: Max. 5 pictures (Standard), Max. 3 pictures (Fine), Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card (Unlimited). Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Approx. 6 pictures/second [+ 3M], [* 2.5M] or [} 2M] is selected as the picture size. Number of recordable When using the built-in memory: Approx.
Picture size Still picture: [+ 10M] 3648 × 2736 pixels, [+ 5M] 2560 × 1920 pixels, [+ 3M] 2048 × 1536 pixels [* 9M] 3648 × 2432 pixels, [* 2.5M] 2048 × 1360 pixels [} 7.5M] 3648 × 2056 pixels, [} 2M] 1920 × 1080 pixels Motion pictures: [WVGA] 848 × 480 pixels (When a card is used.), [VGA] 640 × 480 pixels (When a card is used.), [QVGA] 320 × 240 pixels Quality: Fine/Standard Recording file format Still Picture: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.
Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A59B): Information for your safety Input: 110 V to 240 V Output: CHARGE 4.2 V Equipment mobility: Movable 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A 0.65 A Battery Pack (lithium-ion) (Panasonic CGA-S/106B): Information for your safety Voltage/capacity (Minimum): 26 3.6 V/740 mAh VQT2T42 (ENG) VQT2T42_DMC-F2_P_EN.
Digital Camera Accessory System Battery Pack: DMW-BCF10PP DC coupler: DMW-DCC4 AC Adaptor: DMW-AC5PP • Purchase DC coupler and AC adaptor together. You cannot use either of them individually. AV Cable: DMW-AVC1 SD Memory Card 2 GB ..........RP-SDP02GU1K 2 GB .........RP-SDR02GU1A SDHC Memory Card 4 GB ..........RP-SDW04GU1K 4 GB ..........RP-SDP04GU1K 4 GB .........RP-SDR04GU1A 8 GB ..........RP-SDW08GU1K 8 GB ..........RP-SDP08GU1K 8 GB ..........RP-SDR08GU1A 16 GB ........RP-SDW16GU1K 16 GB ........
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Mail-In Service For assistance in the U.S.A. and Puerto Rico in obtaining repairs, please ship the product prepaid to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 George McVay Drive Suite B McAllen, TX 78503 panacare@us.panasonic.com When shipping the unit, carefully pack, include all accessories, and send it prepaid, adequately insured and preferably in the original carton. If Lithium Ion batteries are shipped by air the package must be labeled “Contains Lithium Ion Battery (No lithium metal)”.
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