Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FS42 DMC-FS4 Before use, please read these 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. Web Site: http://www.panasonic-europe.com EB VQT2B55-1_DMC-FS42_EB_EN.
Dear Customer, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Information for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. • USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.
Caution for AC Mains Lead For your safety, please read the following text carefully. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
About the battery pack CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not heat or expose to flame. • Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed. Warning Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 ºC or incinerate.
– If you see this symbol – Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
• If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly, turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (DMWAC5E: optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on. Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines. • If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected.
About cards that can be used in this unit You can use an SD Memory Card, an SDHC Memory Card and a MultiMediaCard (only for DMC-FS4). • When the term card is used in these operating instructions this refers to the following types of Memory Cards. – SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB) – MultiMediaCard (Still pictures only) More specific information about memory cards that can be used with this unit.
Contents Information for Your Safety.................................................................................................. 2 Standard Accessories......................................................................................................... 9 Names of the Components ............................................................................................... 10 Charging the Battery .......................................................................................................
Standard Accessories Before using your camera, check the contents. 1 Battery Pack (Indicated as battery in the text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicated as charger in the text) 3 AC mains lead 4 USB Connection Cable 5 CD-ROM • Software: Use it to install the software to your PC. • Operating Instructions: 6 Hand Strap 7 Battery Case • SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard (only for DMC-FS4) are indicated as card in the text. • Card is optional.
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 9 10 11 12 17 AV OUT 13 14 18 DIGITAL 15 16 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 The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BCF10E. 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. There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion.
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. This is not a malfunction. • The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged.
Note • The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases. For long term battery use, we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted. • The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/snowboarding). Inserting/Removing the Battery/Card (Optional) • Check that the camera is turned off. • We recommend using a Panasonic card.
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]. 3 Press w/q to select the items (year, month, day, hour, minute, display sequence or time display format), and press e/r to set.
About the Mode and Menu Operation Mode switching 1 2 Slide the recording/playback switch A to 1 (right) or 5 (left). 1 : Recording Mode 5 : Playback Mode MODE Press [MODE] to display the mode selection screen. MODE (Example: Normal Picture Mode) 3 Press e/r to select a mode and press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. List of Recording Modes ; Auto Scene Mode Taking pictures easily. 1 Normal Picture Mode Taking pictures in the desired setting.
About the menu operation The camera comes with menus that allow you to set the settings for taking pictures and playing them back just as you like. In particular, the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
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. Proceed to step 2 on “How to use the menu”. 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.
4 5 Press the shutter button halfway to focus. • The focus indication E lights green when the subject is focused. • The AF area F is displayed around the subject’s E face by the face detection function. In other cases, it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus. • The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet)(Wide)/50 cm (1.64 feet)(Tele) to 7. • The maximum close-up distance (the shortest distance at which the subject can be taken) differs F depending on the zoom magnification.
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).
Specifications Digital Camera: Information for your safety Power Source: DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.1 W (When recording) (DMC-FS42)/ 1.0 W (When recording) (DMC-FS4) 0.5 W (When playing back) Camera Effective pixels: 10,100,000 pixels (DMC-FS42)/ 8,100,000 pixels (DMC-FS4) Image sensor: 1/2.5˝ CCD Total pixels: 10,300,000 pixels (DMC-FS42)/ 8,320,000 pixels (DMC-FS4) 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.
Burst recording Burst speed: Approx. 2.3 pictures/second (DMC-FS42)/ Approx. 3 pictures/second (DMC-FS4) (NORMAL), Approx. 1.7 pictures/second (DMC-FS42)/ Approx. 2 pictures/second (DMC-FS4) (Unlimited) Number of recordable pictures: Max. 5 pictures (DMC-FS42)/ Max. 7 pictures (DMC-FS4) (Standard), Max. 3 pictures (DMC-FS42)/ Max. 4 pictures (DMC-FS4) (Fine), Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card (Unlimited). Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Approx.
Picture size Still picture: [+ 10M] 3648 × 2736 pixels (DMC-FS42), [+ 8M] 3264 × 2448 pixels (DMC-FS4), [+ 5M] 2560 × 1920 pixels, [+ 3M] 2048 × 1536 pixels [* 9M] 3648 × 2432 pixels (DMC-FS42), [* 7M] 3264 × 2176 pixels (DMC-FS4), [* 2.5M] 2048 × 1360 pixels [} 7.5M] 3648 × 2056 pixels (DMC-FS42), [} 6M] 3264 × 1840 pixels (DMC-FS4), [} 2M] 1920 × 1080 pixels Motion pictures: [WVGA] 848 × 480 pixels (When a card is used.), [VGA] 640 × 480 pixels (When a card is used.
Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A60A): 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) 26 (Panasonic DMW-BCF10E): Information for your safety Voltage/capacity (Minimum): 3.6 V/940 mAh VQT2B55 (ENG) VQT2B55-1_DMC-FS42_EB_EN.
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