DMC-FX78 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely. VQT3G35-1 Contents Before Use Care of the camera ...................................4 Standard Accessories...............................5 Names of the Components .......................6 How to Use the Touch Panel ....................7 Preparation Charging the Battery.................................8 • Charging .............................................8 • Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures............9Inserting and Removing the Card(optional)/the Battery...............................11About the Built-in Memory/the Card........13 • Approximate number of recordablepictures and available recording time ...................................................15 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................16 • Changing the Clock Setting ..............17 Basic Selecting the [Rec] Mode........................18Taking Pictures with Your FavoriteSettings (Normal Picture Mode)..............19 • Tips for taking good pictures.............20 • Preventing jitter (camera shake).......20Taking pictures using the Touch Shutterfunction....................................................21 Focusing..................................................22Playing Back Pictures ([Normal Play])........................................24Recording Motion Pictures......................26Playing Back Motion Pictures..................28Taking Pictures Using the AutomaticFunction (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............30 • Changing the settings ......................31 • Scene Detection................................32 Deleting Pictures.....................................33 • To delete a single picture..................33 • To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures..............34Selecting Application...............................35Setting the Menu.....................................36 • Setting menu items...........................36 About the Setup Menu ............................38 Recording About the LCD Monitor............................46 Taking Pictures with Focus and Exposure Set on Subject(Touch AF/AE).........................................47Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................49 • Using the Optical Zoom/ Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Intelligent Zoom/ Using the Digital Zoom......................49 • Zooming with touch operation ...........51Shortcut setting .......................................52Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Recorded (Scene Mode) ...............53 • [Portrait]............................................53 • [Transform].......................................53 • [Self Portrait] ....................................54 • [Scenery] ..........................................54 • [Panorama Assist] ............................54 • [Sports].............................................55 • [Night Portrait] ..................................55 • [Night Scenery].................................55 • [Handheld Night Shot] ......................55 • [Food] ...............................................55 • [Party]...............................................56 • [Candle Light] ...................................56 • [Baby1]/[Baby2]................................56 • [Pet]..................................................57 • [Sunset] ............................................57 • [High Sens.]......................................57 • [Hi-Speed Burst]...............................57 • [Flash Burst] .....................................58 • [Starry Sky].......................................58 • [Fireworks]........................................58 • [Beach] .............................................59 • [Snow] ..............................................59 • [Aerial Photo]....................................59 • [Photo Frame] ..................................59Taking 3D pictures (3D Photo Mode)......60Taking pictures while changing the skin texture (Cosmetic Mode).........................61Taking pictures while adjusting color (My Color Mode)......................................62Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function...................................................63 • Face Settings ....................................64Taking a still picture while recording a motion picture.......................................67Useful Functions at Travel Destinations.............................................68 • Recording which Day of the Vacation and the Location of the Vacation ([Travel Date]) ....................68 • Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations ([World Time]) ...70 - 2 Using the [Rec] Mode Menu....................71 • [Flash] ..............................................71 • [Selftimer].........................................74 • [Aspect Ratio]...................................74 • [Picture Size]....................................75 • [Quality].............................................