Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 Operating Instructions Manual

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7Before Use ZSupported picture filesSupported picture filesPicture files which can be handled in PHOTOfunSTUDIOare in the following formats. In a display function, all of the compatible files are displayed asa picture.Pictures for a non-supported file are not displayed; insteadthey are displayed in thumbnail list by icons of a relatedapplication. (It cannot be displayed after expansion or infull-screen) When the size of the picture file is huge or the picture is inspecial format, the picture browser may not be changed to theFocus mode or the Full Screen mode. There are some functional limitations on compatible files likecategorization, processing, retouch, output, etc. Please readthe explanation of each function.J Still picturezJPEG formatExtensions: .JPG, .JPEG, .JPE• JPEG is an abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group,and derives from the designation of the committee that hasdeveloped this compression format. This file format adoptsthe data compression method that thins out color data from acolored image to the extent that the human eye cannotdiscern.zBMP formatExtensions: .BMP• Some BMP files with special formats are excluded.• BMP is an abbreviation of Bitmap, and an image format mostcommonly used in Windows ®.zTIFF formatExtensions: .TIF, .TIFF• TIFF is an abbreviation of Tagged Image File Format.J Motion pictureIn a list display, the representative picture in a motion picture(usually the first frame of a motion picture) is displayed.zMOV motion pictureExtensions: .MOV• The QuickTime motion picture files of Motion JPEG formatare the target files.• To play files in this format, QuickTime is needed.J Other fileszRAW formatExtensions: .RAW, .RW2• If JPEG image data for thumbnails is contained in a RAW file,a thumbnail is displayed in List mode. Any RAW files with nothumbnail information are indicated by the [RAW] icon. Pictures recorded using this software or using the digitalcamera compatible with this software can be used. Picturesrecorded by any other digital camera or other software mightnot operate normally. Moreover, pictures with the recording date between 1971 to2037 can be handled without any problem.