Operation Manual

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Preparation
Battery indication
The battery indication is displayed on the screen.
The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted. (The status
indicator also blinks) Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery.
Recording still pictures (By CIPA standard in Programme AE Mode)
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].
Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on.
Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (2 GB).
Using the supplied battery.
Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on.
(When attaching an interchangeable lens compatible with the optical image stabiliser function,
set the optical image stabiliser to [ ])
Recording once every 30 seconds using full flash every second recording.
When an interchangeable lens compatible with power zoom (electrically operated zoom) is
attached, the zoom moves from Tele to Wide or from Wide to Tele on each recording.
Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery
decreases.
The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures
decreases. [For example, if you were to take one picture every two minutes, then the
number of pictures would be reduced to approximately one-quarter of the number
of pictures given above (based upon one picture taken every 30 seconds).]
Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is used
Number of recordable pictures Approx. 330 pictures
Recording time Approx. 165 min
When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is used
Number of recordable pictures Approx. 320 pictures
Recording time Approx. 160 min
When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is used
Number of recordable pictures Approx. 360 pictures
Recording time Approx. 180 min