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Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model No. DMC-LC80GN DMC-LC70GN DMC-LC50GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0M82 LC80GN.book 1 ページ 2004年6 月17日 木曜日 午前10時18分[...]
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Safety 2 Safety Dear Customer , We would lik e to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this P anasonic Digital Camera. Please read t hese Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy f or future reference . Information for Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recor ded tapes or discs or other publish[...]
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Safety 3 Extremely high precision t echnolog y is employ ed to produce the LCD monitor screen. The result is more than 99.99% eff ective pix els with a mere 0.01% of the pix els inact iv e or alwa ys lit. Ho we ver , this is not a malfunction and does not aff ect the recorded pictures. LC80GN.book 3 ページ 2004年6 月17日 木?[...]
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4 Contents Safety Info rmat ion for Y our Safe ty ...... .... ..... .. 2 Preparat ion Standard Acces sories ......................... 6 Names of the Components ................. 7 Quick Guide ....... ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... 9 Char gin g the Batt erie s ..... ...... ...... ..... 1 0 About the Battery ........................ ...... 11 [...]
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5 Playba ck (advanced) Playing Back Pictures with Audio (DM C-LC8 0/D MC-L C70) .. ...... ...... . 6 2 Pla ying Back Mot ion I mag es ...... .... ... 63 Rotatin g the Pict ure......... ...... ...... ...... 64 Setting the Pictur e to be Printed and the Number of Prints (DPOF P rint Set ting)...... ........ ...... .. 6 5 Preventing Accidental E rasur[...]
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Preparation 6 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using your camera, ch eck the contents. ∫ SD Memory Card (16 MB) RP-SD016B (In the te xt, it is indicated as “Card”) ∫ Batteries AA Ni-MH (nickel-metal h ydride) ∫ Battery Charger DE-894A ∫ AC C a bl e K2CJ2DA00002 or K2CJ2DA00011 ∫ AV C a b l e (DMC-LC80/DMC- LC70) K1HB08CD0003 ?[...]
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Preparation 7 Preparation Names of t he Compone nts 1 Strap Eyelet 2 Self-timer Indicator (P38) 3F l a s h 4 Lens 5 Lens Cov er 6 LCD Monitor ( P23, 88) 7 Optical Finder 8 P ower Indicator (P26) 9 Status Indicator (P17, 26, 35) 10 Mode Dial (refer to next page) 11 Single/Burst Mode Button (P39) 12 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer Button (P38) 4 /REVI E[...]
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Preparation 8 21 T er minal Cov er 22 [DC IN] Soc ket * 23 [DIGIT AL] (P82, 8 4) / [A V OUT] (P79) Socket (DMC-LC80/ DMC-LC70) [DIGIT AL] (P82, 84) / [V .OUT] ( P79) Sock et (DMC-LC50) 24 Card Door (P18) * When you use the AC adaptor (optional, DMW- AC2), do not extend the DC cable connected to the camera. 25 T r ipod Receptacle 26 Batter y Door (P[...]
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Preparation 9 Quick Guide • This is the summar y of operations for recording on the c amera. • Refer t o the corresponding pages for each operat ion in detail. 1 Check the batteries and the car d. • Inser t the supplied bat teries or new batteries. (P16) (When using t he Ni-MH (nick el-metal hydride) batteries, inser t the batter ies after ch[...]
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Preparation 10 Char ging the Batteries • Charge the batteries before use (when using Ni-MH batteries). 1 Insert the batte ries into the b attery cha rge r . 2 Connect the AC cable to the charger and A C socket. • The charge lamp 1 lights and char ge starts . • The AC cable does not fit entirely into the sock et. A gap will remains shown 2 . 3[...]
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Preparation 11 About the Ba ttery ª Recom men ded ba tter ies Use P anason ic AA Ni-MH batteries (n ickel- metal hydr ide) (supplied) or AA Alkaline batteries . (We recommend th at yo u use P anasonic batteries.) • The perf ormance of the batteries may va ry depending on bra nd or storage terms/c ondition of the b attery . It may ca use malf unc[...]
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Preparation 12 ª Batt eries that can not be used The fo llowing batteries ca nnot be used. • Batteries where par t or their entire outer cov ering jacket has been removed or par tially peeled awa y . • Batteries that have “f lattened” ends that would pre vent a proper connection from being ma de with internal battery contact s. ª Pr oper [...]
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Preparation 13 ª Ni-MH Battery (Nick el Metal Hydride) The battery ch arger should on ly be used with th e Ni-MH batteries. Do not attempt to charge n on-rechar geable bat teries. Ple ase be aw are of the fol lowing issues ; • If any oxidation or f oreign su bstance is found on the batter y contacts, the batter y may not be charged c orrectly . [...]
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Preparation 14 • Even if the batter y power depletes when leaving them unused for a while, the batter y power ma y recover . Howe ver , they will not be usable , so re place them with new ones once the battery power depletes. ª About the Battery Consumptio n Record able n umber unde r CIP A Standar ds Measured under the fol lowing conditions: ?[...]
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Preparation 15 Recordable nu mber when the LCD monitor is turned off (The LCD monitor is off / Other recording conditions are the same as specified in CIP A S tandards) • The rem aining battery life lasts longer when you use the camera with the LCD monitor tur ned off . Continu ous play back tim e ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The numbers and tim[...]
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Preparation 16 Inserting/Remo ving the Batteries Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Use AA Ni-MH batteries (nic kel-metal h ydride) or AA Alk aline batteries. 1 Slide the door in the direct ion of the arrow to open the battery door. 2 Insert the batteries obser ving the direction of the + and - p[...]
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Preparation 17 About the Ca rd ª Access to the card While the card is being accessed, the status indicator 1 and card access indication 2 light. When the status indicator 1 and card access indicat ion 2 light, do not: • tur n the camera off . • remove the batteri es or the card. • do not rem ov e the AC Adaptor (optional, DMW- AC2). The card[...]
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Preparation 18 Inserting/Remo ving the Car d Preparation • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide the door in the direction of the arrow to open th e card door . • The card may be damaged if it is removed whi le the camera is on. • We r ecommend using P anasoni c’ s SD Me mor y C ard. (U se on ly the g e[...]
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Preparation 19 Setting the Date/Tim e (Cloc k Set) ª Init ial se ttin g The clock is not set when the ca mera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the clock setting screen appears. When pressing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in st ep 2 appears. Set the clock on it. 1 Select [CLOCK SET] fr om the [SETUP] menu. (P2 0) 2 Set date, time and [...]
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Preparation 20 Setup Men u 1 T urn the camera on. • The power indicator 1 lights. 2 Press the [M ENU] button. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. 4 Select the desired item. • When rotating the zoom le ver 2 toward T , the page of the menu scr een can be f orwarded. (vice versa) 5 Set the desired value. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button a[...]
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Preparation 21 Y ou can control the f ollowing items on [SETUP] Menu. Menu Functio ns MO NIT OR Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps. A UT O REVIEW (Recording mode only) • [OFF]: The recorded picture does not autom atically appear . • [1SEC.]: The recorded picture aut omatically appears on the screen f or about 1 second. • [3SE[...]
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Preparation 22 Menu Fun ctions ECONOMY (Economy mode only) The remaining battery life is extended by turning the LCD monitor off automatically while c amera is not use d. Y ou can set the condition to tur n the LCD monitor off when the Economy mode is selected. (P45) NO.RESET (Recording mode only) Set this when you w ant to star t the file number o[...]
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Preparation 23 Using the L CD Monitor ª Selecting the screen to be used Press the [DISPLA Y] button to switch to the screen to be used. • The [DISPLA Y] button is not activated when the m enu screen appears. When you press the [DISPLA Y] button in play back zoom or in multi pla yback, you can s witch whether y ou use the LCD monitor or not. In r[...]
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Preparation 24 ª Recor ding guide lin e Y ou can achieve balanced pictures by aligning the subject on the cross point of the horizontal and ver tical guide lines. Y ou can also take pict ures easily by adjusting the horizon to t he guide line. Y ou can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size and the balance of subjects. ª[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 25 Recording pictu res (basic) T aki ng Pi cture s Preparation • Inser t the b atteries. (P16) • Inser t the ca rd. (P18) 1 1 T urn the cam era on. 2 Select Normal P icture mode [] . 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the poi nt y ou want to fo cus. 3 Focus on the subject t o take the pictur e . • A : Press the shutter b utton[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 26 ª Correc t posture for taking good pictures T o take pictures without b lurring: • Hold the ca mera gently with bo th hands, keep arms stationary at your side and st and with your f eet slightly apar t. • Check that the camer a shake does not occur when pressing the shutter button halfw ay . • After pressing th[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 27 ª Focusing • Y ou can focus on t he subject up to a distance of 50 cm. • If you press the s hutter button fully without prefocusing, pictures may be blurry or unfocused. • When the s ubject is focused, the camera beeps 2 times. If not, i t beeps 4 times. Ref er to P21 if y ou want to tur n the operational sound[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 28 • When using the camera in a sandy or dusty place, be careful not to let dir t, grit or seaw ater come int o the camera. ª AF/AE Lock (AF: A uto focus/ AE: A uto e xposure) When recording a picture of people with a composition such as in the abov e picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF ar[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 29 T aking Pic tures in Sim ple Mode We recommend y ou use this mode when you ask someone to tak e a picture. • Offering simplified menu f or ease of use . • The picture s ize is easy to se lect. • The icons on the displa y are larger . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [PIC T .MODE] an d sele[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 30 Burst speed (P39): • Fixed t o low speed. Number of reco r dable pictures in Burst mode (P39): White balance setting (P51): • Fix ed to [A UTO] . ISO sensitivity setting (P53): • Fix ed to [A UTO] . Picture size (P53) an d quality (P54) in [PICT .MODE] AF trigger sett ing (P55): • Fix ed to [ ] (SHUTTER). ª T[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 31 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The recordable range is 50 cm – ¶ (T ele), 10 cm – ¶ (Wide). • If the distance between the camera and the object is bey ond the recordable range, the focus may not be adjusted p roperly ev en the focus indication is lit. • Y ou cannot set the foll owing items in the Simple mode [...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 32 Checking th e Recorded Pic ture ( Review) Preparation • In Motion image mode [ ], review function is not activated. 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded picture appears f or about 1 0 seconds. • Press the shutter button halfwa y or 4 to cancel the r e view . • Y ou can check the pre vious or f ollowing picture with[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 33 Using th e Optical Zo om With this feature, y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and landsc apes c an be rec orded in wide angle. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ]. (P 8) ª T o make su bjects appear fur ther awa y (Wid e) ª T o make subjects appear closer (T[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 34 T aking Pic tures using the Built-in Flash Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P8) ª Switching the flash settin g :A U T O The flash is aut omatically activated according to the recording condition. : A UT O/Red-ey e reduction The flash is aut omatically activated according to the recording co[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 35 ª The av ailable flash range to take pictures • The availab le flash range is an approximation. ª Shutter speed for each flash mode ° 1 :DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50 ° 2 :DMC-LC80 ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • In Landscape mode [ ]/Motion image mode [ ], flash setting is fixed to the F orced OFF [ ]. • When using the flash[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 36 Compensa ting the Exp osure Use this function whe n you cannot ac hie ve appropriate exposure due to t he diff erence of br ightness between the s ubject and the background. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ]/[ ]. (P8) 1 Select [ EXPOSURE] and compensate the exposure. • Y ou can compensate from j 2E [...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 37 T aki ng Pict ure s using Auto Bracket In this mode, 3 p ictures are autom atically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compens ation r ange of the ex posure. Y ou can select the desired e xposur e among the 3 types of pictures. Preparation • Set the m ode dial except f or [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P 8[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 38 T aking Pic tures with the Self-timer Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ] . (P8) 1 Switch the self-ti mer setting. : Self-timer set t o 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set t o 2 seconds ; No display (cancelled) 2 Focus on the subject to take the pictu re . • If you press the [MENU] button when the self-t[...]
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Recording pictur es (basic) 39 T aking Pic tures using Burst Mode Preparation • Set the mode dial e xcept for [ ]/[ ] . (P8) 1 Switch the burst mode setting. : High speed ; : Low speed ; No displa y ( cancelled) 2 T ake pictures. • K eep pressing the shutter button full y to act ivate th e burst mo de. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • If the flash[...]
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Playback (basic) 40 Playback (basic) Pla ying Bac k Pictures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select the picture . • Press 2 to play back the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play back the ne xt picture. • The picture follo wing the last one is the first picture. ª Fa st fo rwardi ng/F ast re winding When you keep pressing 2 /[...]
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Playback (basic) 41 9 Pictu res Multi Pl ay bac k Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Switc h to multi s creen. 2 Select the pictures. ª T o return to the normal playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ]. • The picture with the n umber colour ed in yellow appears. ª T o delete a pict ure during a 9 pi ctures mu lti pl aybac k. P[...]
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Playback (basic) 42 Using the Pl ay bac k Zoom Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Enlarge the p icture. •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k •: 1 6 k > 8 k > 4 k > 2 k > 1 k • The magnification rev er ts to [1 k ], when you press the [MEN U] button. • When you change the magnification, the zoom position indi[...]
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Playback (basic) 43 Delet ing Pi ctures Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) ª T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pi cture to be delete d. • Press 2 to play back the pre vious picture. • Press 1 to play back the ne xt picture. 2 Delete the pictu re. (The button illustrated is from the DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70.) ª T o delete mul ti pi[...]
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Playback (basic) 44 3 Delete the pictu res. • It is possib le to delete up to 50 pictures all at once . ª T o delete all pi ctures 1 Select [ALL DELE TE]. (The button illustrated is f rom the DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70. ) 2 Delete all of the pictures. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Once deleted, p ictures cannot be recov ered. Please double-check before del[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 45 Recording pictu res (advanced) Using the Mod e Dial Select the desire d mode tur ning the mode d ial. : Economy mode (P45) : Macro mode (P46 ) : P or trait mode (P47) : Landscape mode (P47) : Night por trait mode (P48) : Motion image mode (P49) ª T aking Pict ures usi ng Econom y Mode In Economy mode, the c amera [...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 46 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The LCD monitor is also turned off when you charge t he flash. • The Economy mode is not activ ated while the menu screen is displa yed or the self-timer is s et. ª T aking Pictures using Macro Mode This mode allo w s y ou to take pictures closely focusing on t he subject. (e.g. Whe[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 47 ª T aking Pi ctures using Portrait Mode This mode allows you t o make a subject stand out from an unf ocused background and adj ust the ex posure and the hue. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) T echnique f or P ortrait mode T o make this mode more eff ective: 1 Rotate the zoom le ver to T ele as far a[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 48 ª T aking Pictur es using Nigh t P ortrait M ode Night por trait mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape. By using the flash and a slo w shutter speed, the picture w ill show the subject and the background brighter t han they appear in real life. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 49 ª Recor ding Motion Im ages Y ou can record motion images. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [ MO TION RA TE]. • [30fps]: The motion of recor ded image is smooth, but the file size is large. • [10fps]: The file size is smaller so y ou can record motion images for a longer time. • fps (f[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 50 Av ailable recor ding time (seconds) • The remaining recording time appears on the sc reen. (It is an approximation.) • The recordable time is an approximation. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Audi o cannot be play ed back from this camera. Connect to the television (P79) or PC (P82) to pla y back audio . • The p[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 51 Using [RE C] mode me nu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows you to create wide v ariations on taking pictures. [W .BALANCE] (P51) [SENSI TIVITY] (P53) [PICT .SIZE ] (P53) [QU ALITY] (P54) [SPOT MODE] (P54) [A UDIO REC .] (P55) [AF TRIGGER] ( P55) [D .ZOOM] (P 57) [COL.EFFECT ] (P58) [PICT .ADJ [...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 52 Setting the White Balance manually (White set ) If you want to set the white balance manually , select [ ] (White set) and press 1 . Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 1 or similar object so that it completely fills the frame to whit e on the screen and press 4 . Finel y Adjusting the White Balance If you can[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 53 ª Setti ng ISO Sensit ivity The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can be increased when you need to take pictures in places where a flash may not be allowed. The ov erall picture qua lity will decrease slightly as the ISO setting is increased. Preparation Set the mod e dial except [...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 54 ª Changing the Quality “Quality” refers to the amount eac h image is compressed. Lower compression r esults in superior picture quality . Higher compress ion allows you to store mo re images on your SD Memor y card. Preparation Set the mod e dial except f or [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]. (P8) Setting item s • : Fine (Lo w c[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 55 ª T aking Pictures with Audio (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70) Y ou can tak e a picture with audio . Preparation Set the mod e dial except f or [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]. (P8) Setting item s • When selecting [AUDIO REC .] and setting it to [ON], appear . • 5 sec onds after , the audio recording is stopped automatically . • Audio is r[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 56 Procedure f or recording with pref ocus using [FOCUS] b utton 1 Aim the AF area to the point where you want to focus. (P25) 2 Press the [FO CUS] button. • When the subject is f ocused, the AF area turns from white to green and the focus indication 1 lights up f or 1 second. If the subject is out of the focus r an[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 57 ª Using the Digital Zoom It is possible to fur ther magnify a subject already magnified 3 times with the optical zoom by 3 more t imes with the digital zoom, t hereby reaching a maximum of 9 times. Preparation Set the mod e dial except f or [ ]/ [] . ( P 8 ) Setting item s When rotating the zoom le ver with se tti[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 58 ª Using the Colour Effect Y ou can use 3 types of colour effects depending on the image of the picture . Preparation Set the mod e dial except f or [ ]/ [ ]/[ ]. (P8) Setting item s • [COOL]: The picture becomes bluish. •[ W A R M ] : The picture becomes reddish. •[ B / W ] : The picture becomes blac k and w[...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 59 Capturi ng images 1 Select [FLIP AN IM.]. 2 Select [IMA GE CAPTURE]. 3 Capture images for flip animati on. • Y ou can take up to 100 pictures. 4 Check the image. • Y ou can check t he previous or f ollowing image with 2 / 1 . • Delete unnecessary images with [ ] butt on. REC 3 / 3 SETUP PICT .ADJ. COL.EFFECT [...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 60 Creating motion images 5 Select [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE]. 6 Select [FR AME RA TE] an d set the numbe r of fra mes . •[ 5 f p s ] : 5 frames/sec. • [10fps]: 10 frames/sec. (The motion images become smoother. ) 7 Selec t [CREA TE MO TION IMA GE] and create a flip animation. • Including the created images , the [...]
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Recording pictur es (advanced) 61 ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • Flip animations are created as mot ion image files. • The number of pix el is 320 k 240. • Y ou cannot use pictures with audio , burst mode and auto br acket. • The images in each frame do not appear in normal review . (P32) • Flip animations may not be played back by other equ[...]
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Playback (advance d) 62 Playback (advanced) Pla ying Bac k Pictures with A udio (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select the pi cture wit h audio i con [] . 2 Pla y bac k the audio. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • A udio cannot be playe d back fr om this camera. Connect t o a television (P79) or PC (P82) to play back [...]
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Playback (advance d) 63 Pla ying Bac k Motio n Images Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select the picture with the motion image icon [ ]. 2 Pla y bac k the motion ima ges. • Motion image playback stops and the norma l pla yback is restored by pressing 4 . • The icon 1 is corresponding to the 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . ª Fast f orwarding/F[...]
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Playback (advance d) 64 Rotating the Picture Y ou can rotate the recorded pictures in increments of 90°. This is a conv enient function to pla y bac k pictures on TV . Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [RO T A TE]. 2 Select the direction to rotate the pictu re . • [ ]: The p icture rotates cou nte rclo ckwi se in increments[...]
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Playback (advance d) 65 Setting the Picture t o be Printed and the Number of Prin ts (DPOF Print Se tting) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures are to be printed on compatib le photo printers. DPOF also allows the user to set how many copies of each picture will be pr inted. Many comm ercial ph[...]
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Playback (advance d) 66 ª Multi setting 1 Select [DPOF PRINT]. 2 Select [MUL TI]. 3 Select the pictures and set th e numb er of p rints . • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • Repeat step 3. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF pri nt set ting is cancelled. • Close the [...]
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Playback (advance d) 67 2 Select [CANCEL] . 3 Select [YES] to cancel all settings. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after cancelling the setting. ª Index setting 1 Sele ct [DPOF PRI NT]. 2 Select [INDE X] . PLAY 1 / 2 SETUP PRO TECT ROT A T E DPOF PRINT SLIDE SHOW A UDIO DUB. SINGLE MUL TI CANCEL INDEX EXIT SET SELECT MENU WB WB C[...]
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Playback (advance d) 68 3 Select [YES] to index setting. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª When the index is al ready set • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. ª T o prin t the date Y ou can set/cancel the printing with the recorded date each press of the [DIS[...]
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Playback (advance d) 69 Preven ting Accide ntal Erasur e of t he Pi cture Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) ª Single sett ing 1 Select [PRO TECT]. 2 Select [SINGLE] . 3 Select the picture and set/cancel the protection. •[ S E T ] : The protect icon [ ] appears. • [CANCEL]: The protect icon [ ] disappears. • Close the menu b y pr[...]
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Playback (advance d) 70 ª Multi setting/ T o cancel all settings P erform the same operation as in [Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints (DP OF Print Setting)]. (P65 – 66) ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, f or matting the card will permanently delete all data. ([...]
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Playback (advance d) 71 Pla ying Bac k with Slide Sho w Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [SLIDE SHOW]. 2 Select the type of pictures to play back. • [ALL]: f or playing bac k all pictures •[ D P O F ] : f or playing bac k the pictures DPOF Slide Show is set 3 Select the fo llowing items. • [DURA TION]: It can be set amo[...]
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Playback (advance d) 72 4 Select [ST ART]. 5 By pressing th e [MENU] button, the Sl ide Show st ops. ª SD Slide Show If setting the SD Slide Show with the [SD View er for DSC] which is in the supplied CD-ROM, when playing back, the confir mation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 4 to start the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 4 to star t[...]
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Playback (advance d) 73 Adding A udio to Re cord ed Pictures (A udio Dubbing ) (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70) Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [A UDIO DUB.]. 2 Select the picture and start audio recording. • When audio has already been recorded, the conf irmation sc reen appears. Press 2 to sele ct [YES], and press 4 to star t audio r[...]
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Playback (advance d) 74 Resizing the Pictu res This function is useful if y ou want to reduce the file size of the picture in those cases when it needs to be attached t o an e-mail or uploaded to a website. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [RESIZ E]. 2 Select the picture and set it. 3 Select the size and set it. • [2048]: 2[...]
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Playback (advance d) 75 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the resized picture. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the resizing. ¬ Sugge stio ns/T ips ¬ • The f ollowing pictures canno[...]
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Playback (advance d) 76 T rimmin g the Pictu res Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [TRIMMING]. 2 Select the picture to trim. 3 Enlarge or decrease the picture. PLAY 2 / 2 SETUP TRIMMING RESIZE FORMA T EXIT SET SELECT MENU WB WB SET SELECT EXIT MENU TRIMMING 1600 100 - 0001 1/19 WB WB TRIMMING ZOOM 1600 1/19 EXIT MENU 100 _ 000[...]
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Playback (advance d) 77 4 Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to se t. 5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When you select [YES], t he picture is ov erwritten. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the trimme d picture. • Close the menu b y pressing the [MENU] button 2 tim es after finishing the trim[...]
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Playback (advance d) 78 Formatting the Car d Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8) 1 Select [FORMA T]. 2 Select [YES] to format. ¬ Suggestions/T ips ¬ • Usually , it is not necessar y to f or mat the card (initializing). F ormat the card when the message [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR] appears. • If the card has been f ormatted by a PC or other[...]
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Playback (advance d) 79 Pla ying Bac k Pictures with a T V Screen ª Pla ying bac k pictures with A V cable (su pplied with DMC-LC80/ DMC-LC70) or video cab le (supplie d with DMC-LC50). • T ur n the camera and the TV off. • DMC-LC80/DM C-LC70 is illus trated below as an e xample. 1 A V cable (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70) Video cable (DMC-LC50) 1 Connect[...]
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Playback (advance d) 80 Bef ore Connecti ng with USB Conn ection Cable Select the US B communication s ystem according t o the OS o f your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camer a with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P22) 1 Select [USB MODE]. (In the recording m ode) 2 Select [M[...]
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Playback (advance d) 81 ª When using Windows 98/98 SE When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driv er before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac O S 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver .) ª When using Windows 2000 Prof essional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x The [PTP] (PictBr idge) setting i[...]
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Playback (advance d) 82 Connecting to a PC • If you us e Windows 98/98SE, install the USB driver and t hen connect i t to the comp uter . • When using Wi ndows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver . • DMC-LC80/DM C-LC70 is illus trated below as an e xample. A A C adaptor (optional, DMW -A C2) B USB [...]
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Playback (advance d) 83 ª Mass Storage [Windo ws] The drive appears on t he [My Computer] folder . • If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Pla y , then it appears on the [My Computer] f older . [Macint osh] The dri[...]
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Playback (advance d) 84 Connecting to a Printer By connecti ng the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge o r USB DIRECT -PRINT via the USB connec tion cab le (supplied), you can se lect the pictures to be printed or start printing. • DMC-LC80/DM C-LC70 is illus trated below as an e xample. A A C adaptor (optional, DMW -A C2) B USB c[...]
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Playback (advance d) 85 Preparation • Set the paper size and print quality with th e printer in advance. (Read the pr inter operating instructions.) • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P84) ª Singl e pict ure 1 Select [SINGLE PICTURE]. • The screen shown in step 2 appears when DPOF print is not set or the pr inter does not suppor t DPOF p[...]
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Playback (advance d) 86 Preparation • Set the DPOF print with this camera in advance. (P65) • Set the paper siz e and print quality with the printer . (Read the printer operating inst ructi ons .) • Connect the c amera to a pr inter . (P84) ª DPOF pictur e 1 Select [DPOF P ICTURE]. • When printing under the ne w settings, disconnect the US[...]
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Playback (advance d) 87 ª T o print th e date connec ting to the prin ter There are two wa ys. 1 The one is t o connect to the printer and then set t he date printing. 2 The other is to set the date printing with the DPOF print in adv ance. 1 Setting the date printing after connecting to the printer • Before starting th e print (when t he screen[...]
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Others 88 Oth ers Screen Displa y ª In re cord ing 1 Recording mode (P8, 51) 2 Flash (P34 ) 3 White balance (P 51) 4 ISO sensitivity (P53) 5 Pi ctur e size (P53 ) 6 Quality (data compression ratio) (P54) / (Motion rate): In Motion image mode (P49) 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 P ictur e/Tim e rem ain In Motion image mode: e.g. 11S 9 Jitter aler t [...]
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Others 89 ª Recor ding in Si mple mode 1 Flash (P34 ) 2 Focus indication (P25) 3 Jitter aler t indication (P 27) 4 Picture mode ( P29) 5 Batter y indication (P13) 6 Pic ture rema in 7 Zoom (P33) 8 Recording indication 9 Self-timer (P38) 10 Card access indication (P17) 11 AF area (P25) 12 Backlight compensation indication (P30) 13 Current date and [...]
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Others 90 ª In pla ybac k 1 Playbac k mode 2 DPOF (P65, 71) (White): DPOF sett ing f or printing (Green): DPOF sett ing f or Sl ide Sho w (Green with nu mber of prints): DPOF setting f or printing and Slide Show 3 Protected picture (P69) 4 Picture with audio (DMC-LC80/ DMC-LC70) (P 62) 5 Pi ctur e size (P53 ) : In Motion image m ode (P63) 6 Qualit[...]
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Others 91 Caut io ns for Use In the ev ent of abnor mal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and cons ult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ª Optimal Use of the Camera Keep the camera awa y from magnetized equipmen t (such as a micro wave oven, TV , vi deo game equipment, et[...]
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Others 92 If y ou will not be using the c amera fo r a long time, • Do not keep the cam era in a place where it will be subjected to high temperatures, high humidity or s oot. Fungus may be attached to the lens or condensation may occur . • K eep the camera in a cool, dr y and well-v entilated place and a void storing near dust or chemicals. ?[...]
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Others 93 • Store the batt eries in a complet ely discharged state. T o store the rechargeable batteries for a long peri od of time, we recommend charging them once e very year and storing them again after you completely use up the charged capacity . Card • Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or w[...]
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Others 94 Appr o ximat e numbe r of recor dable pic tures and th e size • If you mix fine quality and standard quality , the number of recordable pictures changes. • The number of recordable pi ctures depends on the subject. Picture siz e 2560 k 1920 (DMC-LC 80) 2304 k 1728 (DMC-LC70) 2048 k 1536 (DMC-LC80) (DMC-LC50) 1600 k 1200 Quality 16 MB [...]
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Others 95 Messag e Disp la y [NO MEMORY CARD] Insert the card. [THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS PR OT ECTED] Cancel the card lock. [NO V ALID IMAGE T O PLA Y] Play bac k after rec ording or after inser ting a card with a recorded pict ure. [MEMOR Y CARD FULL] / [NO T ENOUGH MEMOR Y IN THE CARD] Inser t a new card or delete the unnecessar y data. [MO DE DIA L [...]
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Others 96 T roubles hoot ing Operational difficulties ma y be improved by restoring the initial settings on the [SE TUP] me nu. Sele ct [RE SET] on the SETUP menu and reset the Setup parameters. 1: The camera is not turned on. 1-1: Are the batteries inser ted or the A C adaptor (optional, DMW-A C2) correctly connected? Check the connection. 1-2: Ar[...]
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Others 97 10: The picture does n ot appear on the television. The display may be dis tor ted or may look colourless if y ou select the incorrect video out setting. 10-1: I s the c amera connected to the TV correctly? Check it. 10-2: Set the TV to video input mode. 10-3: Check and confirm that the video out setting is selected on the set up menu as [...]
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Others 98 Specificat ions Digital Camera Information f or your saf ety Camera Eff ective pix els 5,000,00 0 pixels (D MC-LC80) 4,000,00 0 pixels ( DMC-LC70) 3,200,00 0 pixels ( DMC-LC50) Image sensor 1/2.5 inc h CCD T otal pixel numb er 5,360,000 pix els (DMC-LC80) T otal pixel numb er 4,230,000 pix els (DMC-LC70) T otal pixel numb er 3,340,000 pix[...]
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Others 99 Flash Flash ra nge: ISO4 00/A UT O Appro x. 30 cm – 4.8 m (Wide)/ Appro x. 50 cm – 2.8 m (T ele) AUTO, AUTO / R ed - eye r e d uc t io n , Fo rc e d ON , Slow syn c./Red-e ye reduc tion, F orced OFF Microphone Monaural (DMC-LC80 /DMC-LC70) Recording medi a SD Memor y Card/Mul tiMediaCard Picture siz e (DMC-LC80) 2560 k 1920 pixe ls, 2[...]
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