Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FS42 DMC-FS4 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.
Contents Information for Your Safety.................................................................................................. 2 Standard Accessories......................................................................................................... 8 Names of the Components ................................................................................................. 9 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 USB Connection Cable 4 CD-ROM • Software: Use it to install the software to your PC. • Operating Instructions 5 Hand Strap 6 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-BCF10PP. 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”. 16 VQT2B45 (ENG) VQT2B45_DMC-FS42_P-PC_EN.
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] 1 [i-NIGHT SCENERY] • Only when [q] is selected • Only when [o] is selected • [;] 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).
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-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 DMW-BCF10PP): Information for your safety Voltage/capacity (Minimum): 26 3.6 V/940 mAh VQT2B45 (ENG) VQT2B45_DMC-FS42_P-PC_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 Soft Case: DMW-CS5 Semi Hard Case: DMW-CHFX30 SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card 32 GB SDHC Memory Card .... RP-SDV32GU1K 16 GB SDHC Memory Card .... RP-SDV16GU1K 12 GB SDHC Memory Card .... RP-SDM12GU1K 8 GB SDHC Memory Card ...... RP-SDV08GU1K 6 GB SDHC Memory Card ......
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Please photocopy this form when placing an order. 1. Digital Camera Model # 2. Items Ordered Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price Subtotal Your State & Local Sales Tax Shipping & Handling 6.95 Total Enclosed 3. Method of payment (check one) Check of Money Order enclosed (NO C.O.D.
Request for Service Notice Please make a copy of this page and note the problem you are having. Include it with your proof of purchase, and ship your camera to the address below. Reason for requesting service: (USA and Puerto Rico Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Services Company Customer Servicenter Suite B 4900 George McVay Drive McAllen, TX 78503 (ENG) VQT2B45 VQT2B45_DMC-FS42_P-PC_EN.
Limited Warranty PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY, DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase (“warranty
Carry-In or Mail-In Service For Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States and Puerto Rico call 1-800-211-PANA (7262). This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage.
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