Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety .......................2
Preparation
Standard Accessories ...............................7
Names of the Components .......................8
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap .................10
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................11
Quick Guide ............................................13
Charging the Battery with the Charger....14
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) ................................15
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................17
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
(optional) .................................................18
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................19
• Changing the clock setting................20
About the Mode Dial................................21
Setting the Menu .....................................23
About the Setup Menu ............................25
LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Display/
Switching the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Display ....................................................29
Basic
Taking Pictures .......................................31
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ..............35
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................38
• Using the Optical Zoom ....................38
• Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) ...39
• Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom..............40
Checking the Recorded Picture
(Review) ..................................................41
Playing back/Deleting Pictures................42
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ..........45
• Changing the information
displayed...........................................45
• Brightening the LCD Monitor.............48
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash........................................................50
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........55
Compensating the Exposure ...................57
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........59
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode...........60
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................62
Aperture-priority AE.................................64
Shutter-priority AE...................................64
Manual exposure.....................................65
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed .........66
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........67
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings)..................70
Taking pictures in Custom mode.............71
Taking expressive portraits and
landscape pictures
(Advanced scene mode) .........................72
• [PORTRAIT] ......................................73
• [SCENERY].......................................74
• [SPORTS] .........................................74
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT]..........................75
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene mode).................76
• [FOOD] .............................................77
• [PARTY] ............................................77
• [CANDLE LIGHT] ..............................78
• [SUNSET]..........................................78
• [HIGH SENS.] ...................................79
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] ..............................79
• [PET] .................................................80
• [PANNING]........................................81
• [STARRY SKY] .................................82
• [FIREWORKS] ..................................83
• [BEACH]............................................84
• [SNOW] .............................................85
• [AERIAL PHOTO]..............................85
Motion Picture Mode ...............................86
Recording which Day of the Vacation
You Take the Picture...............................88

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Specifications

General

Megapixel	8.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Maximum image resolution	3264 x 2448 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	18 x
Focal length range	4.6 - 82.8 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Built-in flash	Yes
Camera shutter speed	60 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 504 mm
Focus	TTL
Normal focusing range	0.3 -? m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Spot Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.01 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (tele)	2 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (wide)	0.3 - ∞ m
Flash modes	Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	1 - 4 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 6 m
Internal memory	27 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd, sdhc
Motion JPEG frame rate	10 fps
Maximum video resolution	848 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	207000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	beach, Children, Fireworks, Night landscape, Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, Fluorescent, Shade
Playback zoom (max)	1/4/8 x
Product color	Black
Battery capacity	710 mAh
Number of batteries supported	1
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Camera shutter type	electronic, mechanical

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	88.2 mm
Width	117.6 mm
Height	75.3 mm
Weight	407 g