Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 67)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD
Memory Cards/SDHC Memory Cards.
• Depending on the type of the card, the
card access indication may appear for a
while after recording motion pictures. This
is not a malfunction.
• Motion pictures can be recorded
continuously up to 2 GB.
The maximum available recording time for
up to 2 GB only is displayed on the
screen.
• When motion pictures recorded with the
camera are played back on other
equipment, the quality of the picture and
sound may deteriorate and it may not be
possible to play them back. Also the
recording information may not be
displayed correctly.
• In motion picture mode [ ], the following
functions cannot be used.
– [
] in the AF mode
– Direction detection function
– Review function
– [MODE2] on the optical image stabilizer
function
• The bundled software includes QuickTime
to play back motion picture files recorded
with the camera on the PC.
Recording which Day
of the Vacation You
Take the Picture
If you set the departure date of the vacation
in advance, the number of days that have
passed since the departure date (which
day of the vacation it is) is recorded when
you take the picture. You can display the
number of days that have passed when
playing back the pictures and stamp it on
the recorded pictures with [TEXT STAMP]
(P101).
The number of days that have passed
since the departure date
• The number of days that have passed
since the departure date can be printed
on each picture by using the software
[LUMIX Simple Viewer] or
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the
CD-ROM (supplied). [For printing the
pictures, refer to the operating instructions
(PDF file) of the software.]
w Setting the departure/return date
(e.g.: The following are examples of the
screen in program AE mode [
].)
1 Press [MENU/SET] and then
press
.
2 Press  to select the [SETUP]
menu icon [ ] and then press
.
3 Press / to select
[TRAVEL DATE] and then press
.
4 Press  to select [SET] and then
press [MENU/SET].
MENU
SET