Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX66

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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.......................30
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............32
• Scene detection ................................34
• AF Tracking Function........................35
• [Happy] colour ([COLOR MODE]) .....35
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......36
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Normal Picture Mode)...............37
• Focusing ...........................................38
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the centre
of the composition of the picture
you want to take) ..............................38
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......39
• Direction detection function...............39
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................40
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom .....................40
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................43
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................44
• Using the Playback Zoom .................44
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode.....45
Deleting Pictures .....................................46
• To delete a single picture ..................46
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures ..............47
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor............................48
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash...... 50
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................50
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................55
• [AF MACRO] ....................................55
• [MACRO ZOOM] ..............................56
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........57
Compensating the Exposure ...................58
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........59
Taking pictures while changing the skin
texture (Cosmetic Mode) .........................60
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene Mode).................61
• [PORTRAIT] .....................................62
• [TRANSFORM] ................................62
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ...........................63
• [SCENERY]......................................63
• [PANORAMA ASSIST].....................64
• [SPORTS] ........................................65
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT].........................65
• [NIGHT SCENERY]..........................65
• [FOOD].............................................66
• [PARTY] ...........................................66
• [CANDLE LIGHT] .............................66
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] .............................67
• [PET] ................................................68
• [SUNSET].........................................68
• [HIGH SENS.] ..................................68
• [HI-SPEED BURST] .........................69
• [FLASH BURST] ..............................70
• [STARRY SKY] ................................71
• [FIREWORKS] .................................71
• [BEACH]...........................................72
• [SNOW] ............................................72
• [AERIAL PHOTO].............................72
• [PIN HOLE] ......................................72
• [FILM GRAIN]...................................73
• [HIGH DYNAMIC].............................73
• [PHOTO FRAME] .............................73
Motion Picture Mode ...............................74
Taking a picture with Face Recognition
function....................................................77
• Face Settings ....................................78
• Setting Auto Registration/
Sensitivity..........................................82
• Auto Registration...............................83
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations .....84
• Recording which Day of the
Vacation You Take the Picture .........84