Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ40 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

Preparation- 18 -∫ Recording still pictures (When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder)Recording conditions by CIPA standard• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].• Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on.• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).• Using the supplied battery.• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the Optical ImageStabilizer Function is set to [AUTO].)• Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording.• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording.• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the batterydecreases.The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time.If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable picturesdecreases. [For example, if you were to take one picture every two minutes, then thenumber of pictures would be reduced to approximately one-quarter of the numberof pictures given above (based upon one picture taken every 30 seconds).]Approximate operating time and number of recordable picturesNumber of recordablepictures Approx. 580 pictures (By CIPA standard in Program AEMode)Recording time Approx. 290 min