Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................4
Standard Accessories ...............................6
Names of the Components .......................7
Preparation
Charging the Battery .................................9
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures ..........12
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................13
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........15
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................17
• Changing the clock setting................18
Setting the Menu .....................................19
• Setting menu items ...........................20
• Using the quick menu .......................22
About the Setup Menu ............................23
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................27
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Auto Scene Mode)....................28
• Scene detection ................................30
• Settings Auto Scene Mode ...............31
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Normal Picture Mode)...............32
• Focusing ...........................................33
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the center
of the composition of the picture
you want to take) ..............................33
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......34
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................35
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom
.......................35
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................37
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................38
• Using the Playback Zoom .................38
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode.....39
Deleting Pictures .....................................40
• To delete a single picture ..................40
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)
or all the pictures...............................41
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor............................42
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash ....43
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................43
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................48
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........49
Compensating the Exposure ...................50
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene Mode).................51
• [PORTRAIT] ......................................52
• [SOFT SKIN] .....................................52
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ............................53
• [SCENERY] .......................................53
• [SPORTS] .........................................53
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT] ..........................54
• [NIGHT SCENERY]...........................54
• [FOOD] .............................................54
• [PARTY] ............................................55
• [CANDLE LIGHT] ..............................55
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] ..............................56
• [PET] .................................................57
• [SUNSET]..........................................57
• [HIGH SENS.] ...................................57
• [HI-SPEED BURST] ..........................58
• [FLASH BURST] ...............................59
• [STARRY SKY] .................................60
• [FIREWORKS] ..................................60
• [BEACH] ............................................61
• [SNOW] .............................................61
• [AERIAL PHOTO]..............................61
Motion Picture Mode ...............................62
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations ....65
•
Recording which Day of the Vacation
You Take the Picture
.........................65
• Recording Dates/Times at Overseas
Travel Destinations (World Time) .....68
Using the [REC] Mode Menu...................70
• [PICTURE SIZE] ...............................70
• [SENSITIVITY] ..................................71
• [WHITE BALANCE] ...........................72
• [AF MODE] ........................................74
• [BURST] ............................................76
• [DIGITAL ZOOM] ..............................76
• [COLOR MODE]................................77

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3 Specifications

General

Brand	Panasonic
Model	Lumix DMC-F3
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English