Panasonic DMCF1 Operating instructions

For Digital Camera

PC Connection

Operating Instructions

QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks

used under license. The QuickTime logo is

registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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Contents

Contents................................................................................... 2

Introduction ............................................................................. 4

Check the contents of the USB connection kit .........................................................4

Features ................................................................................... 5

Supporting to OS .................................................................... 6

Operating environment........................................................... 7

Install guide ............................................................................. 8

Installing the USB driver (For Windows)...................................................................8

When Uninstallation of the driver or software is necessary (For Windows) .............9

Installing the supplied software (for Macintosh) .......................................................10

Connecting PC and Digital Camera....................................... 11

Checking that the digital camera is recognized correctly .........................................12

Removing the USB connection cable safely ............................................................13

Starting the SD Viewer for DSC ............................................. 14

Starting the SD Viewer for DSC ...............................................................................14

Closing the SD Viewer for DSC................................................................................14

SD Viewer for DSC screen.......................................................................................15

Changing the picture display................................................. 16

Changing the display format in the picture display section ......................................16

Changing the thumbnail display size........................................................................17

Rearrangement of pictures.......................................................................................17

Displaying only the desired pictures.........................................................................18

Displaying DPOF informations .................................................................................18

Operating pictures .................................................................. 19

Selecting pictures .....................................................................................................19

Enlarging still pictures ..............................................................................................20

Playing back motion images.....................................................................................20

Using the Preview ....................................................................................................21

Saving files edited by the Preview............................................................................22

Copying pictures to another folder ...........................................................................23

Copying from the Memory Card to the PC ...............................................................23

Copying an image to the Memory Card....................................................................24

Moving pictures to another folder .............................................................................24

Deleting a picture .....................................................................................................25

Renaming a picture ..................................................................................................25

Rotating a picture .....................................................................................................25

Changing the picture size.........................................................................................26

Making the picture into Wallpaper ............................................................................26

Updating the display contents in the Folder Bar or the picture display section ........27

Updating the display of Memory Card contents (connection)...................................27

Changing the picture format .....................................................................................27

Making the album .....................................................................................................28

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DPOF Setting........................................................................... 29

Adding print informations to the Memory Card (DPOF Setting)............................... 29

Searching for pictures............................................................ 30

Searching by file name ............................................................................................ 30

Find by Date ............................................................................................................ 31

SlideShow................................................................................ 32

Playback SlideShow ................................................................................................ 32

SD SlideShow.......................................................................................................... 34

Saving the SlideShow.............................................................................................. 34

Printing pictures ..................................................................... 37

Printing the picture................................................................................................... 37

Printing the list of pictures displayed (Index-printing) .............................................. 39

Printing the picture easily (Simple print) .................................................................. 41

Attaching a picture to an e-mail ............................................ 42

Attaching a picture to an e-mail automatically ......................................................... 42

Display bar .............................................................................. 43

[Toolbars]................................................................................................................. 43

[View Type Bar] ....................................................................................................... 44

[Launcher Bar] ......................................................................................................... 44

[Status Bar].............................................................................................................. 44

Context menu .......................................................................... 45

Menu ........................................................................................ 46

Troubleshooting

(Q&A) ............................................................. 49

Caution for Use ....................................................................... 50

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Introduction

≥ Microsoft

®

Windows

®

is the registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation, USA in

America and other countries.

≥ Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh, MacOS are the registered trademarks of the

Apple Computer, Inc., USA.

≥ Adobe, Adobe logo, Acrobat are the trademarks of the Adobe Systems Incorporated.

≥ Intel

®

Pentium

®

II or Celeron™ is the registered trademark of the Intel Corporation in various

countries.

≥ Further, various names, organization names, products etc. mentioned herein are the

registered trademarks or trademarks of respective organizations.

≥ The actual contents and screen, and those described in these operating instructions

may differ depending on the PC operating environments used, etc. Please be aware of

this beforehand.

≥ No information is provided about basic PC operations and terms. Please refer to the

relevant PC manual.

≥ The contents of these operating instructions may be subjected to changes without prior

notice.

≥ Reproduction of these operating instructions in part or in full without permission is

prohibited.

≥ In these operating instructions, SD Viewer Version 2.0 for DSC is indicated as SD

Viewer for DSC.

Check the contents of the USB connection kit

≥ CD-ROM

[For Windows]

SD Viewer Version 2.0 for DSC

≥ Operating instructions [PDF file]

ArcSoft Software Suite

QuickTime 5.0

USB device driver for digital camera

Adobe

®

Acrobat

®

Reader

TM

5.0

[For Macintosh]

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

ArcSoft Panorama Maker

ArcSoft PhotoBase

QuickTime 5.0

≥ USB connection cable

This is the cable for connecting the USB terminal of the

Panasonic digital camera to the A-type USB terminal on

the PC.

≥ Operating instructions

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Features

The digital camera and PC are connected using the supplied USB connection cable

and pictures in the SD Memory Card allowing the Multimedia Card can be transferred

to the PC. Moreover, by using the supplied software, the still pictures in the Memory

Card can be edited and processed.

SD Viewer Version 2.0 for DSC (Windows only)

Thumbnail* of the pictures in the Memory Card can be displayed.

In addition, a SlideShow for playback on camera can be created easily.

*Thumbnail means displaying pictures in small size.

ArcSoft Software Suite (Editing and processing software)

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

Editing, processing and printing of still pictures can be done. Pictures can be stored in

albums.

ArcSoft Panorama Maker

It is possible to combine several still pictures to make panoramic photos.

ArcSoft PhotoBase

Software which enables catalogue-making by bundling files together containing still

pictures, etc.

QuickTime (Picture playback software)

To playback motion images recorded with digital camera (motion JPEG format: file

extension.MOV).

≥ For details about the supplied software and user support, please refer to the Help files

for the respective software.

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Supporting to OS

[USB Driver] Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me*

1

,

Windows 2000 Professional*

1

, Windows XP Home Edition/

XP Professional*

1

, Mac OS 9.X*

1

and Mac OS X*

1

.

[SD Viewer for DSC] Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Home Edition/XP Professional.

[ArcSoft] Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me,

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition/

XP Professional, Mac OS 9.X and Mac OS X.

[QuickTime] Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me,

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition/

XP Professional*

2

and Mac OS 9.X.

[Acrobat Reader] Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me,

Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Home

Edition/XP Professional*

2

.

*

1

Use the standard driver equipped with OS.

*

2

See the web site about QuickTime and Acrobat Reader. (QuickTime: http://

www.apple.com)(Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com)

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Operating environment

[For Arcsoft Software Suite (PhotoImpression, Panorama Maker and PhotoBase)]

PC and OS:

[For Windows]

DOS/V PC having Pentium/Pentium II or Celeron

TM

CPU of

800MHz or more recommended (includes compatible CPU),

and preloaded Microsoft Windows XP

Home Edition/

XP Professional

, Windows 2000

Professional

, Windows

Me, Windows

98SE and Windows

98

[For Macintosh]

iMac, iBook, Power Mac G3/G4, PowerBook G3/G4 with

Mac OS 9.0 or more

Graphics display: High Color (16bit) or more

Desktop environment 800 x 600 or more

Random Access Memory:

[For Windows]

64MB or more (128MB or higher recommended)

[For Macintosh]

64MB or more

Hard disk:

[For Windows]

275MB or more free space

[For Macintosh]

275MB or more free space

Disk drive: CD-ROM drive

Connection terminal: USB (A type)

Others: Mouse or equivalent pointing device

[For SD Viewer for DSC]

PC and OS: DOS/V PC having Intel Pentium II or Celeron

TM

CPU of

300MHz or more, and preloaded Microsoft Windows XP

Professional/Home Edition, Windows 2000 Professional,

Windows Me and Windows

98SE

Graphics display: High Color (16bit) or more

Desktop environment 800 x 600 or more

Random Access Memory: 32MB or more (64MB or higher recommended)

Hard disk: 30MB or more free space

Disk drive: CD-ROM drive

Connection terminal: USB (A type)

Others: Mouse or pointing device equivalent to mouse

≥ When 2 or more USB devices are connected to one PC, or when devices are

connected through USB hub or by using extension cable, operation is not

guaranteed.

≥ When connected to the keyboard USB terminal, normal function may not be

possible.

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Install guide

Installing the USB driver (For Windows)

Be sure to install the driver before connecting the digital camera to the PC. (Only for

Windows 98 and Windows 98SE) Close all software programs (even permanently

resident software) running on Windows.

1

Insert the CD-ROM.

The Set Up menu starts automatically.

≥If the Set Up menu does not start automatically,

double click on the [instmenu.exe] from the CD-

ROM.

2

Click on [USB Driver].

3

Click on [Next].

4

If the [Restarting Windows] dialog box

appears, click on [OK].

After restarting the PC, installation of the driver will

be finished.

≥ If you click on icons other than the USB driver, installation of the respective software

begins.

≥ For details about how to use the supplied software, please refer to the Help for the

respective software.

≥ When starting [SD Viewer for DSC], a message that there is no supported Memory Card

is displayed, confirm whether install of the USB driver has been finished.

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When Uninstallation of the driver or software is

necessary

(For Windows)

1

Click on [Start] >>> [Control Panel], and select [Add/Remove

Programs].

2

Select the software or the driver which you want to uninstall

procedure.

Select when uninstalling

[Arcsoft Software Suite] [PhotoImpression], [Panorama Maker] or

[PhotoBase]

[SD Viewer for DSC] [SD Viewer for DSC]

[QuickTime] [QuickTime]

[Acrobat Reader 5.0] [Acrobat Reader]

[Panasonic USB Storage Driver] [USB Driver]

3

Click on [Add/Remove].

≥Repeat 2-3 if you want to uninstall more driver or software.

On clicking [SD Viewer], [USB Driver] on the Set Up menu screen, uninstall procedure

begins automatically.

≥ Depending on the OS, the uninstallation procedure may vary.

For details, please refer to operating instructions of the OS used.

≥ When using a Macintosh PC, it is not necessary to uninstall the driver.

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Installing the supplied software (for Macintosh)

1

Insert the CD-ROM.

The folder is automatically displayed.

2

Double click on the folder containing the

software to be installed.

[ArcSoft]/[English]:

Select 1 of the 3 software programs and double click to

start installation.

[QuickTime Installer]/[English]:

Installation of QuickTime begins.

≥After carefully reading the displayed contents, please start the installation

according to the instructions.

≥ For details about how to use the supplied software, please refer to the Help menu for the

respective software.

≥ When using a Windows PC, click on the software to be installed from the Set Up menu

(P8).

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Connecting PC and Digital Camera

When using Windows 98/Windows 98SE, only connect after installing the driver (P8).

The DMC-FZ1 is used for illustration of Digital camera.

A To USB terminal

B To USB connection terminal

1

Insert the Memory Card in the digital camera, and close the memory

card door.

2

Turn on the digital camera, and set to Playback mode.

3

Connect using the supplied USB connection cable.

≥Camera automatically changes to PC connection mode.

≥When connecting, use the AC adaptor as the digital camera power source. (When

using the battery, the data being transmitted may be damaged if the battery power

consumes)

≥ When the card access indication of the digital camera is lit, please do not disconnect the

USB connection cable. The software may not function correctly and damage the data

being transmitted. Please refer to the digital camera operating instructions.

≥ During connection, if a message is displayed that the file is not found, please see

P49.

USB

A/V

OUT

A

B

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Checking that the digital camera is recognized

correctly

[For Windows]

1

Ensure that the [Removable Disk] is

included in [My Computer].

Drive name (H: etc.) varies with the PC being

used.

≥If camera does not operate correctly, please check the

connection again.

[For Macintosh]

1

Ensure that the [untitled] icon is displayed

on the desktop.

≥If camera does not operate correctly, please check the

connection again.

Still pictures or motion images recorded with the digital camera are saved in the following

folders within the Memory Card.

Names may automatically change as [100_PANA]

([101_PANA], [102_PANA]...)

Saving still pictures (file extension .JPG), motion images

(file extension.MOV) recorded by digital camera

[MISC]

Saving DPOF Set up data (AUTPLAY1.MRK)

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Removing the USB connection cable safely

[For Windows]

If the USB connection cable is removed or the power switched off while the PC is working,

an error dialog box may appear. In such cases, click on [OK] to close the dialog box. To

remove the USB connection cable without the error dialog box being displayed, proceed as

follows.

1

Double click icon on the task tray.

The Hardware removal dialog box appears.

2

Click on [USB Mass Storage Device], and

click on [Stop].

3

Confirm that the [USB Mass Storage

Device] is selected, click on [OK].

4

Click on [OK].

The USB connection cable can be safely removed.

≥Depending on OS Windows 98SE, etc. the icon for safe

removal may not be displayed in the task tray. (There will

be no display depending on the set up of the OS) Make

sure that the card access indication of the digital camera

is off, then remove the cable. Please refer to the digital

camera operating instructions.

[For Macintosh]

1

Drop the [untitled] icon which appeared

when you connected the digital camera

with the USB connection cable into the

recycle bin, then disconnect the USB

connection cable.

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Starting the SD Viewer for DSC

Before starting, install the SD Viewer for DSC from the Set Up menu (P8).

Before using for the first time, click on [Readme] from [Start] >>> [All Program] >>>

[Panasonic] >>> [SD Viewer for DSC], please read the supplementary explanation or

updated information.

Starting the SD Viewer for DSC

1

Click on [Start] >>> [All Programs] >>>

[Panasonic] >>> [SD Viewer for DSC] >>> [SD

Viewer for DSC]

Or

When the indication of removable disc appears,

click on [List images] >>> [OK].

If the Memory Card has been inserted, the Memory Card

image is displayed.

≥ If the Memory Card has not been inserted, the message [There is no supported

memory card.] is displayed.

On clicking [OK], SD Viewer for DSC starts.

≥ It is also possible to start by double clicking on the shortcut icon on the desktop.

≥ Please do not disconnect the USB connection cable when SD Viewer for DSC is in use.

The software may not function correctly and damage the data being transmitted.

≥ To view the installed operating instructions, Adobe Acrobat

Reader 4.0 or higher is

required. Please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 from the supplied CD-ROM.

Closing the SD Viewer for DSC

1

Click on [File] >>> [Exit].

≥It is also possible to close by clicking on the [x] in

the top right-hand corner of the SD Viewer for

DSC.

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SD Viewer for DSC screen

1

[Folder Bar]

Folder structure in the Memory Card or hard disk is displayed.

•File explorer and Album are displayed.

2

[Launcher Bar] (P44)

If you register an application, you can start the application by one click. Preview is

registered at the default setting.

3

[View Type Bar] (P44)

It is possible to select the picture type displayed in the picture display section. Pictures

of only the type selected are displayed.

4

[Tool bars] (P43)

By clicking on the respective buttons, it is possible to perform various operations.

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Picture display section

JPEG, MOV, TIFF, BMP etc. files in the folder are displayed with thumbnail. Other files

are displayed as icons. File data, etc. is also displayed.

•If the number of pictures in a folder is large, it may take time displaying the thumbnails.

•Some files of TIFF or MOV which were recorded by other products than Panasonic

digital cameras may not be displayed with thumbnail.

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[Status Bar] (P44)

Displays the status of the selected folder.

[Files]: Displays the number of files present in the displayed folder.

[Displayed]: Displays the number of files shown in the picture display section.

[Selections]: Displays the number of files selected.

≥ To display anything other than the picture display section, select Display/Hide from the

[View] menu.

≥ Depending on the PC being used, scrolling in the picture display section with a scrolling

mouse may not be possible.

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2

3

4

5

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Changing the picture

display

Changing the display format in

the picture display section

1

Select the display format from [View] >>>

[Image View Type].

[Thumbnail]

File names and thumbnails are displayed.

≥It is also possible to display by clicking on [ ]

in the Tool bar.

[File Data]

Thumbnail and file name, type, file size, creation

date, date last modified, size of the picture, number

of colors used and DPOF setting numbers are

displayed.

≥It is also possible to display by clicking on [ ]

in the Tool bar.

[Camera data]

File name, model name, date/time shot, shutter

speed, aperture value, ISO sensitivity, exposure +/-,

white balance, flash, and simple mode are

displayed.

≥It is also possible to display by clicking on [ ] in

the Tool bar.

[Details]

File name, size, type, date and time last modified,

picture data (picture size, colors etc.) are displayed

in a list.

≥By clicking on the respective tabs, it is possible to

change the order of pictures.

≥By right-clicking on the respective tabs, it is

possible to display details of the selected item.

≥It is also possible to display by clicking on [ ]

in the Tool bar.

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Changing the thumbnail

display size

1

Select the size for display from [View] >>>

[Image Size].

≥5 types of sizes can be selected.

≥It is also possible to select the display size by

clicking on [

4 ] in the Tool bar.

Rearrangement of pictures

1

Select the display order from [View] >>>

[Sort].

The display order changes.

≥Selection can be made from [Name], [Size], [Type],

[Modified] etc.

≥Selection cannot be made from the picture data.

≥If [in Descending Order] is checked, the selected

display order is displayed in descending order.

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Displaying only the desired

pictures

1

Select the type of the file to be displayed

from [View] >>> [Image Format].

Only the selected type of files are displayed.

[ALL] :Displaying all files

[IMAGE] :Displaying all picture formats that can

be displayed as thumbnails in SD

Viewer for DSC

[JPEG] :Displaying JPEG files

(file extension.jpg)

[TIFF] :Displaying TIFF files

(file extension.tif)

[MOV] :Displaying MOV files

(file extension.mov)

[Selected Data]

:Displaying selected files (P19)

[Found] :Displaying pictures found during

search

≥ It is also possible to select the format of the picture for

display by clicking on the button in the [View Type Bar]

(P44) at the bottom of the screen.

Displaying DPOF informations

1

Select [View] >>> [Display DPOF

information].

When displaying the thumbnails, DPOF informations

are displayed.

≥The number of sheets set to DPOF is displayed.

Click on the number, and use

3/4 buttons to set

the number of sheets.

≥DPOF informations are displayed only when the

JPEG files are recorded by a digital camera to a

Memory Card.

≥[Display DPOF information] can be selected only

when displaying the thumbnails.

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Operating pictures

Selecting pictures

1

Click on the folder containing the picture in

[File explorer] of [Folder Bar].

Files in the folder are displayed.

2

Select the picture by clicking on it.

A blue frame appears around the selected picture.

Select by holding down the [Ctrl] key and clicking on

each desired picture

<Selecting a continuous range of multiple

pictures>

After selecting the first picture, complete the

selection by holding down the [Shift] key and clicking

on the last picture

Click on [Edit] >>> [Select All]

Click on [Edit] >>> [Deselect All]

<Swap selected pictures with pictures which are

not selected>

Click on [Edit] >>> [Invert Selection]

≥ Files can be selected by dragging a mouse around the

desired file. A white frame appears when dragging a

mouse.

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Enlarging still pictures

1

Select the picture, and double click on it.

≥The picture is enlarged as large as the monitor

size, and the operation panel appears on the

bottom-right corner.

≥ When the aspect ratio of the picture differs from

that of the monitor, black areas will appear at the

edge of the screen.

2

Click on [ ( )] on the operation panel

to go forward (backward).

≥By clicking [ ( )], the first (last) picture of

the folder is displayed.

3

Click on [ ] on the operational panel to

return to the previous display.

Playing back motion images

Check that Quick Time is already installed.

1

Select [MOV] or [ALL] from [View] >>>

[Image Format].

2

Double click on MOV files (file

extension.mov) to start Quick Time.

3

Click on [ ] to play back motion images.

≥

By clicking thumbnails, thumbnails of motion images

are played back.

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