Panasonic dmc-sz3 manual

Owner’s Manual for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model No. DMC-SZ3 Please read thes e instruc tions ca refully be fore using this pro duct, and sav e this ma nual for future use. until 2013/01/1 1 VQT4S 07 F1212HH0 Reg ister onlin e at www.p anasonic .com/reg ister (U.S. customers only)[...]

- 2 - Content s Before Use Care of the camera ...... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ .... 5 St andard A ccessories .......................... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Names and Funct ions of Main Par[...]

- 3 - • Digit a l Zoom. .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ 47 T aki ng Pictu res Using th e Built-in Flash ...... ......... ...... ......... ........ ........ ....... ........ .... 48 • Switching to the appropriate flash setting ..........................[...]

- 4 - • [S ta bi lizer] ......... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. .... 77 • [Date S tamp] ......... .. ...... .. ......... ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ........ ....... .. ...... .. 78 • [Clock Set] ..... ... ...... .. ........[...]

- 5 - Before Use Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, LCD monit or , or external ca se may be damaged if used in the following c onditions. It may also malf unction or image may not be recorded if you: – Drop or hit the camer a. – Sit down with t he camera in your trous e rs pocket or forceful[...]

- 6 - Before Use St andard Acce ssories Check that all the ac cessories are s upplied before using the c amera. • The accessori es and their sh ape will diff er depending o n the country or area where the c a mera was purchased. For details on the accessories, ref er to “Basic Owner’s Manual” . • Batte ry Pack is indi cated a s battery p [...]

- 7 - Before Use Names and Functions of Main Parts 1F l a s h (P48) 2 Lens (P5 , 1 12) 3 Self-timer indicator (P52) AF Assist Lamp (P76) 4 LCD monitor (P44 , 109 , 1 12) 5 [MENU/SET] button (P37) 6[ ( ] (Playback) button (P32) 7 [ ] (Delete/Cancel) button (P36) 8 [MODE] button (P 23 , 80) 9 Charging lamp (P1 1) 10 S peaker (P 40) • Be carefu l no[...]

- 8 - Before Use 13 S trap eyelet (P22) • Be sure to attach th e stra p w h en usi n g the camera to ensure that you will not dr op it. 14 Lens barrel 15 [A V OU T/ D I GIT AL] s o cke t (P1 1 , 98 , 102 , 104) • This socket is al s o used when charging the battery . 16 Zoom lever (P46) 17 Microphone • Be carefu l not to cover the microph one[...]

- 9 - Prepar ation Charging the Bat tery Use th e dedicat ed AC adapt or (supplied ), USB con nection cabl e (suppli ed) and b attery . • The batter y is not charged wh en the camera is ship ped. Charge the batte ry before use. • Char ge t he ba ttery o nly when it is inser ted in the came ra. ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit[...]

- 10 - Prepar ation Insert the battery into t he camera to c harge it. 1 Slide the r elease lever i n the direction of the arrow and open the card/ battery door . • Always u se genuin e Panasonic batterie s. • If you use oth er batteries, we ca nnot guarantee the quality of this product. 2 Being careful about the battery orient ation, securely [...]

- 11 - Prepar ation • Charge the ba tter y in areas with a n ambient temperatu r e, between 10 o C and 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F ) (sa me as the battery tem p erature), is recom mended. (Charging from th e power outlet) Connect the AC adaptor (suppli ed) and this camera w ith the USB connecti on cable (sup plied), and insert the AC adaptor (suppl[...]

- 12 - Prepar ation (Charging from a computer) Connect the computer and this camer a with the USB connect ion cable (supplied). • Charging may not be possible dependin g on computer specific ations. • If the computer enter s a suspended state while chargi ng t he battery , charging will stop. • Connecting thi s camera to a notebook c omput er[...]

- 13 - Prepar ation • Do not leave any metal ite ms (such as clip s) near the cont act areas of the po wer plug. Otherwise, a fire and/or electri c shocks may b e caused by short-cir cuiting or the resulting heat genera ted. • Do not use an y o ther USB connect i on c ables except the supplied one or a ge nuine Panasoni c USB connection c able [...]

- 14 - Prepar ation ∫ Recording still pictures Recording conditions by CIP A stand ard • CIP A is an abbreviatio n of [Camera & Imaging Product s Associatio n]. • T emper ature: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH whe n LCD monitor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the su ppli ed battery . • S tarting re cordi[...]

- 15 - Prepar ation ∫ Playback • The opera ting times and nu mber of recordable pictures will differ a ccording to the environment and the operating conditions. For example, in the followi ng cases, the operating ti mes will sh ort en and the number of recordab le pictures is reduc ed: – In low-t emperature e nvironment s, such a s on ski slo[...]

- 16 - Prepar ation Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional) • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • We rec ommend using a Panasonic c ard. 1 Slide the r elease lever i n the direction of the arrow and open the card/ battery door . 2 Push it sec urely all the way until you hear a “c lick” while be ing careful about the dire ction in[...]

- 17 - Prepar ation About the Built-in Memory/ the Card • Y ou can copy th e recorded picture s to a card. (P97) • Memory size: Approx. 90 MB • The access time for th e built-in memory may be longe r than the a ccess time for a card. The following cards, which conform to the SD video standard, can be used with this unit. (These cards are indi[...]

- 18 - Prepar ation • During acce ss ( image writing, r eading and deleti ng, formatting etc. ), do not turn thi s unit off, remove the ba ttery , card or disconnect the AC adaptor (supplied). Furtherm ore, do not subject the cam era to vibration, i mpact or st atic electricity . The card or the data on the card may be dama ged, and thi s unit ma[...]

- 19 - Prepar ation ∫ About the displ ay of the numb er of recordable pictures an d available recording t ime ∫ Number of recordable pictures • [ i 99999 ] is displayed if there are more t han 100,000 pictur es remaining. ∫ A vailable recording time (when recording motion pictures) • “h” is an abbreviat ion for hour , “m” for minu[...]

- 20 - Prepar ation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. 1 Press came ra [ON/OFF] button. • If the lang uage select screen is not displa yed, proceed t o st ep 4 . 2 Press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the language, and press [MENU/SET]. 4 Press [MENU/SET]. 5 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (y[...]

- 21 - Prepar ation Select [Clock Set] in the [Rec] or [Setup] men u, and press [ME NU/SE T]. (P37) • The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 . • The clock setting i s maintained for 3 months us ing the built-in clock battery even w ithout the battery . (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 2 4 hours to charge the built-in battery[...]

- 22 - Prepar ation Tip s for taking good pictures Hold the camera gently w ith both hands, k eep your arms still at your s ide and st and with yo ur feet slightly apar t. • T o pr event dropping, be sure to atta ch the supplied strap and fit it to your wrist. (P8) • Do not s wing around or pull for cefully on t he unit with the strap attached.[...]

- 23 - Basic Selecting the Recording Mode ∫ List of Recording M odes • When the mode has been switched from Playbac k Mode to Recording Mode, the pr eviously set Recording Mode will be set. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the Recording Mode. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. ¦ Intelligent Auto Mode (P24) The subjects are recorded using sett[...]

- 24 - Basic T aking pictures using the automa tic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) Recording Mode: The camera will set the m ost appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend th is mode for beginners or those who want to leave the s ettings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The followin g functio[...]

- 25 - Basic When the camera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after which its color c hanges to the usual red. When takin g pictu res • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plic able, and the st andard setti ngs are set. • When [ ] or [ ] is s elected, th e camera au tomat[...]

- 26 - Basic Following menus can be set. • For the setting metho d of the menu, refer to P37 . ¢ Avai lable settings may be dif fer ent f rom other Recording Modes . • Color setti ng of [Happy] is available in [Col or Mode]. It is possible to au tomat ically tak e a picture with a higher level of brill iance for the color bri ghtness and viv i[...]

- 27 - Basic T aking pictures with your favorite settings (Normal Picture Mode) Recording Mode: The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to t he brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures wit h greater freedom by changing various settings in the [Rec] menu. 1 Press [MO DE]. A Shutter bu tton 2 Press 3 [...]

- 28 - Basic Focusing Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter b utton halfway . • The AF area may be disp layed larger for cert ain zoom magnificat ions and in dark places. ∫ About focus range The focus range is displayed wh en operating the zoom. • The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused aft er pressing [...]

- 29 - Basic ∫ When the su bject is not i n focus (such as when it i s not in the center of the composition of the picture you want to take) 1 Aim the AF area at the su bject, and press the shutter button half way to fix the focus and exposure. 2 Press and hold the shutter button half way while moving the camera as you compo se the pict ure. • [...]

- 30 - Basic Recording Motion Pictures Appl ica ble m odes : This unit can rec ord motion pict ures in QuickTime Motion JP EG format. A Available re cording time B Elapse d rec ording time • Y ou can record motion pictures f itting each Recording Mod e. • Release the motio n picture button rig ht after you pre ss it. • The recording state ind[...]

- 31 - Basic • When recordin g to the built-in memor y , [Rec Quality] is f i xed to [QVGA]. • The available re cording time display ed on the screen may not de crease regularl y . • Depending on th e typ e of t he ca rd, the c ard ac ces s indi catio n may a ppea r for a while aft er record ing motion pict ure s. This is not a malfunc t ion.[...]

- 32 - Basic Playing Back 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect pictures. A File number B Picture nu mber • If you press and hold 2 / 1 , you c an play back the p ictur es in succession. • S pe ed of picture F orwar ding /Rewi ndin g changes depe nding on the playb ac k status. 100-0001 100-0001 100-0001 1/ 5 1/ 5 A B[...]

- 33 - Basic ∫ Playing Back Motion Pictu res Press 2 / 1 to select a picture with a Motion Picture icon (such as [ ]), and then press 3 to play back. A Motion picture icon B Motion picture recording time • If you have f iltered images fo r play bac k by using [Slide Show] (P81) or [Filter ing Play] (P83) , the sele ction screen appears. Press 3[...]

- 34 - Basic • When the camer a is turned off, press and hold [ ( ]. If you turn it on this way , the playback s creen will be displayed automa tically . • This camera complies with the DCF standar d “D esign rule for Camera File system” establ ished by JEIT A “Japa n Electronics and Inf ormation T echnology In dustries Asso c iation” a[...]

- 35 - Basic Rot ate the zoom lev er towards [ L ] (W). 1 screen > 12 scr eens > 30 screens > Calendar screen display A Number of the se lected picture an d th e total number of recorded pict ures • Rotate the zoom le ver towards [ Z ] (T) to return t o the prev i ous screen. • Pictures dis pla yed using [ ] cannot be pl ay ed back. ?[...]

- 36 - Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he bui lt-in memory or the c ard that are being playe d back will be deleted. • Pictures th at are not in the DCF s tandard or th ose that are prot ected cannot be deleted. Select the p icture to be de leted, and then press [ ]. • Con fi r m a ti on s [...]

- 37 - Basic Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back jus t as you like and menus that enable you to have m ore fun with the camera and us e it more eas ily . In particular , the [Setup] menu c ontains some important settings relating to t he camera’s clock and po[...]

- 38 - Basic ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] until the screen returns to th e recording/playback screen or press the shutter button half-w ay . • There a re functio ns that cannot be s et or used depending on the mo des or menu settings being used on the camer a due to the specifi cations. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the menu i tem and then press [MENU[...]

- 39 - Basic About the Setup Menu For details o n how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P37 . • [Clock Set], [Auto Power Of f] and [Au to Review] are imp ortant i tems. Chec k their se ttings be fore using them. • In Intelligent Auto Mode, only [ Clock Set], [ W orld Time], [Beep] ¢ , [Langu age ], [S tabi liz er Demo.] c an be set[...]

- 40 - Basic • When you conn ec t the c amera t o a TV , the v olu me of t he TV s peak ers do es not chang e. Also, when connected , no sound is outp ut from the camera speak ers. • Some subjec t s may appear dif ferently fr om actuality on the LC D monito r . However , this does not affe ct the recorded pic t ures. • Motion pic ture recordi[...]

- 41 - Basic • [Auto Po we r Off] is set to [5MI N.] in th e Intellige nt Auto Mod e. • [Auto Po w e r Off] does not w ork i n the fo l l owin g case s. – When using the AC ada ptor (supplied) – When conne cting to a PC or a printer – When record ing or playing back mot i on pi ctures – During a Slid e Sho w • [Auto Review] is acti va[...]

- 42 - Basic • This will wo rk when th e A V cable (optional) is connected. ¢ P AL video out is not availa ble on the version DMC- SZ3P sold in the U.S. and th e version DMC-SZ3PC sold i n Canada. • Refer to P32 for informatio n about how to play back pic tu res. • When you play bac k pictures on a PC, t hey cannot be displ ayed in the rotat[...]

- 43 - Basic • Do not tu rn th e ca m era off duri n g fo r mat ti n g. • If a card has bee n inserted, only the c ard is formatted. T o format the built -in memo ry , remove the car d. • If the ca rd has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again. • It may tak e longer to format the bu ilt-in memory than the c[...]

- 44 - Recording About the LCD Monitor Press 4 to change . 1 LCD monitor • During moti on pic ture playback, p anorama playback or a slideshow , you can only select “Normal Display E ” or “No Display G ”. In Rec ording Mode A Normal display B Normal display C No display D No display (Recording gu ideline) 2 Number of recordable pictures 3[...]

- 45 - Recording ∫ Recording guidelin e This is used as a reference of compositi on, such as balance, while taking a pictur e. • In the follo wing c ases, the guidelines are not displayed: – Panor ama Sho t Mode – [Photo Fra me] (Scene Mode)[...]

- 46 - Recording Using the Zoom Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle. ∫ Screen display Example of display when Extended Opt ical Zoom (EZ), Intelligent Zoom and Digital Zoom are used together . • When using the Z oom function, an estimate of the focus rang[...]

- 47 - Recording This function works when any of the pict ure sizes (P67) indicated with is selected. Y ou can zoom in further than you can with t he Optica l Zoom without deteriorat ing the image quality . Maximum magnification: 22.5 k (This includes th e optical zoom magnifi cation. The magnification l evel differs depending on [Picture S iz e] s[...]

- 48 - Recording T aking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Appl ica ble m odes : Set the flash to match the recording. 1 Press 1 [ ‰ ]. A Flas h Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects. Switching to the appropriate fla sh setting[...]

- 49 - Recording 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET]. ¢ 1 This can be set only when Inte lligent Auto Mode is s et. The i con change s depending on the t ype of sub ject and brig htness. (P26) ¢ 2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash i s activated. Interval until the second flas[...]

- 50 - Recording ∫ A vailable Flash Settings in Record ing Mode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Scene M ode initial setting) ¢ [ ] is displayed. • The flas h se tting may change if the Rec or ding Mode is changed . Set the flas h setting again if necessary . • The flas h s[...]

- 51 - Recording ∫ The available flash range • The available f lash range is an approx imat ion. ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting ¢ 1 The shutter speed cha nges depending on the [S tabilize r] s etting. ¢ 2 When [ ] in [Sensi tivity ] is se t. • ¢ 1, 2: The shutt er speed becomes a max i mum of 1 second in the following cases. – [...]

- 52 - Recording T aking Pictures with the Self-time r Appl ica ble m odes : 1 Press 2 [ ë ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET]. • When you pres s the shut ter button once fully , the subje ct is automatic ally focused just befo re recording. In dark places, the S elf-timer indi cator wi ll blink and t hen may turn on [...]

- 53 - Recording Compensating th e Exposure Appl ica ble m odes : Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriat e exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 [ È ] to displa y [Exposure]. • EV is an abbrevi at ion of [Exposur e V alue], a unit indic ating the amount of exposure. The EV c[...]

- 54 - Recording T aking Pictures with different ima ge effects (Creative Control Mode) Recording Mode: This mode records with additional image effects. Y ou can set the effects to add by selecting example images a nd checking them on the sc reen. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Cr eative Control], and then press [M ENU/ SET]. 3 P[...]

- 55 - Recording ¢ These pic tures are e xamples t o show the e ffect. This effect emphasizes the color t o mak e a pop art picture. This effect gives a faded image. This effect adds a bright, airy and soft feel to the overall im age. This effect adds a dark and relaxing feel to the overall i mage and enhances bright parts. [Exp res sive] [Retro] [...]

- 56 - Recording This ef fect creates a sepia ima ge. This effect gi v es a higher contrast to create an impressive black and white picture. This effect gi v es your photo a dramatic contrast look. This effect produces the optimum brightness for b oth dark and b right part s. [Sepia] [Dynami c Monochrome] [Imp ress ive A rt] • If you select this [...]

- 57 - Recording This effect gi v es your photo a dramatic color look. This effect reduces peripheral brightness to give th e impression of a toy camera. This effect blurs peripheral ar eas to give the im pression of a diorama. [Cross Proc ess] Items that can be set Color Green tone/Blue tone/Y ellow tone/Red tone • Press 2 / 1 to select the colo[...]

- 58 - Recording This effect l eav es one selected color to emphasize impres siveness . [One Point Color] ∫ Set the color to leave in 1 Fit the color you want to leave in th e frame at the center of the screen, and then press [MENU/SE T]. • If you press 4 ([DISP .]), you will r eturn to step 1 . 2 Check the color you have set, and then press [M[...]

- 59 - Recording T aking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mod e) Recording Mode: Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically , and are combined to m ake a single panorama p icture. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Pano rama Shot], and the n press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to sel ect t he re[...]

- 60 - Recording 7 Press th e shutter button fully and record a picture while mo ving the camera in a small circle in the direction sele cted in St ep 3 . 8 Press th e shutter button onc e again to end the still picture recording. • Recording can also be ende d by keeping the camera still while recording. ∫ T echnique for Pano rama Shot Mode Re[...]

- 61 - Recording • The zoom posit ion is fixed to Wide. • The focus , white balance, and expo sure are fixed at the optimum values fo r th e first pictu re. As a result, if t he focus or b rightness chan ges substan tia lly during rec ordin g, the entire panorama picture may not be record ed at the s uitable focus or brightness. • White Balan[...]

- 62 - Recording T aking pictures that match the sc ene being recorded (Scene Mode) Recording Mode: When you se lect a Scene Mod e to match t he subject and recording situation, the ca mera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Scene Mode], and the n press [MENU/SET]. 3 Pr[...]

- 63 - Recording When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to im prove the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier . ∫ T echnique for Portrait Mode T o mak e this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective[...]

- 64 - Recording Setting for when you want to t ake pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. • Shutter spee d may slow down up to 1 secon d. • This mode is suit able for tak i n g pictures of sub jects at dist ances of 5 m (16 feet) or more. This allows you to take pictures of a per s on and the background with near real-life brig[...]

- 65 - Recording This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. It is possible to set di fferent birthdays for [Baby1] and [Baby2]. Y ou can display those during playback. ∫ Birthday setting 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [Age] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [S[...]

- 66 - Recording This mode allows you to take vivid pic tures of a starry sk y or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shu tter speed of [15 sec.], [30 sec.] or [60 sec.]. • Press the sh utter button ful ly to display the c ount down scree n. Do not move the camera af ter this screen is display ed. When count down finishes , [P [...]

- 67 - Recording Using the [Rec] Menu For det ails on [R ec] menu s ettings, r efer to P37 . Appl ica ble m odes : Set the number of pixels. The hi gher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of t he pictures will appear even when they are print e d onto large sheets. ¢ This item cannot be set in the Int ellige nt Auto Mode. • In speci fic [...]

- 68 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitiv ity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places wi thout t he resulting pictures coming out dark. • For th e foc us range of flash wh en [ ] is set, r e fe r to P51 . • The ISO sens it ivity is automatic ally set[...]

- 69 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other s uch conditions where the color of whit e takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of w hite which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source. • Under fluo rescent light ing, LED li ghting fixture etc[...]

- 70 - Recording ∫ Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pict ures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a mult iple number of l ight so urces are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Au to White Balance may not f unction properly . In this case, set the W [...]

- 71 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the focusing method that suits t he positions and number of the subjects to be selected. ¢ [ Ø ] will be used during motion picture reco rding. • [AF Mode] is f i xe d to [ Ø ] in the following case s. – [Miniature E ffect] (Creative Control Mode) – [S tarry Sky] (Sc ene Mode) • It is no[...]

- 72 - Recording ∫ About [ š ] ([Face Detection] ) The following AF area frames are dis played when the c amera detects the face s. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns green when the camera is focused. White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Ot her f ac es that are the same distance away as the fa[...]

- 73 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Contrast and expos ure will be adjusted a utoma tically when there is a big di fference in brightness between the background and subject, to bring the i mage close to real life. Setti ngs: [ON]/[ OFF] • [ ] in the scre en turns yellow when [i. Exposure] is in ef fect. • Even when the [Sensitivi ty] is set [...]

- 74 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Pictures are taken continuously wh ile the shutter button is pressed. [Burst] Setti ngs D escription of settings [ ˜ ] ([Burs t On ]) Bur st sp e ed approx. 1.4 pictures/s ec ond • Y ou can tak e pic t ures until the cap acity of the built- in memory or the card is full. • The burst speed bec omes slower [...]

- 75 - Recording • Depending on th e operating c ondi tions, it may t ake time to take the next pict ure if you repeat the recording of pic tures. • It may t ake time to save pi ctures take n in Burst Mode on the card. If yo u take pic tures continuously w hile saving, the m aximum num ber of reco rdable pictures d ecreases. For continuous shoo[...]

- 76 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Sets various color ef fects, including making the picture sharper , brighter , or applying a sepia tone. ¢ 1 This can be set only when In telligent Au to Mode is set. ¢ 2 This can be set only during Normal Pic ture Mode. Appl ica ble m odes : AF assist lam p will illuminate the subject when the shutter butto[...]

- 77 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ] ) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatic ally detects red-eye and corrects the picture. Setti ngs: [ON]/[ OFF] • Only avail able when [AF Mode] is set to [ š ] and Face Detection is active. • Under cert ain circum st ance[...]

- 78 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can take a picture with date and time of recording. • Date information for pi ctures recorded with the [Date St amp] s et cannot be deleted. • When prin ting pictures with [Date St amp] at a shop or with a printer , the da te will be printed on top of th e other if you choos e to print with the date. [...]

- 79 - Recording Using the [Motion Picture] Menu For details on [Motion Picture] m enu setti ngs, refer to P37 . Appl ica ble m odes : This sets up the pictu re quality of motion pictures. Appl ica ble m odes : It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set. Setti ngs: [ON]/[ OFF] • Set this func tion to [OFF] [...]

- 80 - Playback/Editing V arious methods of play back Y ou can play back the recorded pictures in various methods. 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press [MO DE]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select item , and then press [MENU/SET ]. • Following it ems can be selected. [] ([All]) (P32) [] ([Slide Show]) (P81 ) [] ([Filtering Play]) (P83) [] ([Calendar] ) (P85)[...]

- 81 - Playback/Editing Y ou can play back the pictures you have tak en in synchronization wit h mus ic, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval bet ween each of the pictures. Y ou can also p lay back images that have been sor ted by category , images that hav e been set as favorites, etc. in a slide show . This playback meth[...]

- 82 - Playback/Editing ∫ T o filter images for slide show playback Y ou can filter imag es and play them b ack in a slide show by selec ting [Filtering] on the slide show menu screen. • If you select [All], you can p lay back a ll images in a slide sho w. Y ou can also fil ter images by using the same setting as [Filte ring Play]. Refer to P8 [...]

- 83 - Playback/Editing The images s orted into the ca tegory or images s et as favorite are played back. ∫ T o cancel filtering 1 Press 3 while playing back one picture at a time. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [Filtering Off] and then press [MENU/SE T]. • Filtering is also can ce led by turning of f the camera or switching to Recording Mode. 1 Press[...]

- 84 - Playback/Editing 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [S elect Date] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the date to be played back, and then press [MENU/ SET]. • If there were no pic tures recorded du ring a month, that mont h is not displayed. ∫ Changing the filtering date 1 Press 3 while playing back one picture at a time. 2[...]

- 85 - Playback/Editing Y ou can search for images by recorded date. • The recording date of the picture s ele cted in the playbac k scree n becomes the date select ed when the calend ar s creen is first displa yed. • If there are multiple picture s with the same record ing date, the fir st picture recor ded on that day is displayed. • Y ou c[...]

- 86 - Playback/Editing Having Fun with Recorde d Pictures (Retouch ) Y ou can adjust t he color tone of the pictur es taken, or add your preferred effects. • The processed pictures are newly gen erated, so be sure that you have enough space in the built -in memory or on the card. Note also that processing will not be possible if the Wri te-Prote[...]

- 87 - Playback/Editing Apply effects similar to that of aesthetics or mak eup to brighten up any face. 1 Press 2 / 1 to s elect a picture, a nd then press 3 . • If you hav e filt ered imag es fo r play bac k by us ing [Sli de Show] (P81) or [Filt ering P lay] (P83) , the s election scr een appears . Y ou can p roceed to step 2 by selecting [Reto[...]

- 88 - Playback/Editing 6 Af ter finishing the picture editing , press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmation scre en is displayed . Selecting [Y es] displ ays images before applic ation and afte r applicatio n. 7 Press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displayed. I t is ex ecuted when [Y es] is select ed. • T wo or mor e people c annot be e dit ed a[...]

- 89 - Playback/Editing Y ou can add your desired ef fects to the pictures that you have t aken. 1 Press 2 / 1 to s elect a picture, a nd then press 3 . • If you hav e filt ered imag es fo r play bac k by us ing [Sli de Show] (P81) or [Filt ering P lay] (P83) , the s election scr een appears . Y ou can p roceed to step 2 by selecting [Retouch] wi[...]

- 90 - Playback/Editing Using the [Playb ack] Menu Y ou can perform actions like cropping recorded pict ures, as well as set up the protection of recorded images, et c. • With [Retou ch], [Resize] or [Cr opping], a ne w edit ed picture is cr eat ed. A new picture cann ot be created if th ere is no free sp a ce on the built- in memory or the car d[...]

- 91 - Playback/Editing • Y ou can set up to 50 pic tures at on e time in [MUL TI]. • The picture qu ality of the resized pict ure will deteriorat e. • It may not be poss ible to resize pict ures recorded with other eq uipment. • The followin g images cannot be resi z ed. – Motion picture s – Pictures t aken in Panorama Shot Mode – Pi[...]

- 92 - Playback/Editing Y ou can enlarge and then clip t he important part of t he reco rded picture. 1 Select [Croppin g] on the [Playbac k] menu. 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the picture, and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 3 Use the zoom lever and press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the p arts to be cropped . 4 Press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displa[...]

- 93 - Playback/Editing Y ou can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favo rites . • Play back only th e pictures set as favo rites. ([Fav orite] in [Filtering Play]) • Play back th e pictures set as fa vorites only as a Slide Sh ow. • Dele te all the pi ctures not set as fa vorite s. ([All Delete Ex[...]

- 94 - Playback/Editing DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows t he user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to prin t and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible phot o printer or phot o printing store. For details, ask at yo ur photo printing sto[...]

- 95 - Playback/Editing ∫ T o print the da te After setting the num ber of prints, set/cancel printing with the r ecording date by pressing 1 . • Depending on th e photo printi ng store or the prin ter , the date may not be printed ev en if you set to print the dat e. For further inf ormation, ask at your phot o printing s to re or refer to the[...]

- 96 - Playback/Editing Y ou can set prot ection for pictures y ou do not want t o be deleted by mistake. 1 Select [Protec t] on the [Playb ack] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. ∫ Canceling all the [Protect] settings 1 Select [Protect] on the [ Playback] m enu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [CANCEL] and th[...]

- 97 - Playback/Editing Y ou can copy the data of the pic tures you have taken from the built-in memor y to a card or from a card to the buil t-in mem ory . 1 Select [Copy] on the [Playba ck] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the copy d estination and the n press [MENU/SET ]. • Confirmatio n screen is displayed. I t is ex ecuted when [Y es] is selec[...]

- 98 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Playing Back P ictures on a TV Screen Pictures recorded with this unit can be played back on a TV screen. Preparations: Set the [TV Aspect]. (P42) T urn this unit and the TV of f. 1 Connect the camera a nd a TV . • Check the d irec tions of t he conne ctor s, an d pl ug t h em stra ight in or un plug t hem [...]

- 99 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ If the TV , Blu-ray disc recorder , DVD recorder o r other equipment has an SD card slot Insert the ca rd into the SD c ard slot. • Photos can be played back. • In some cases, p anorama pict ures cannot be played back. Als o, auto-sc roll playback of pan orama pictures may not work. • Depending o n [...]

- 100 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Saving still pictures an d motion pictures on your PC Y ou can transfer the pictures in the camera to a PC by connec ting the camera a nd the PC. • Some PCs can read dire ctly from the card removed from t he c amera. For details, ref er to the operating ins t ructions of your PC. • If the com puter being[...]

- 101 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ Inst alling supplied software • Before insert ing the CD-ROM, close all running applications. 1 Check the environment of your PC. • Operat in g environment of “PHO T OfunSTUDIO 9.0 L E ” – OS: Windows R XP (32bit) SP3, Windows Vista R (32bit) SP2, Windows R 7 (32bit/64bit) or SP1 Windows R 8 (3[...]

- 102 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ T ransferring pictures to a PC 1 Connect the computer and camera with the USB connect ion cable (supplied). 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [PC], and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 3 Copy the im ages to a PC using “ PHOTOfunST UDIO ”. • Do not delete or move cop i ed files or folder s in Windows Explorer . When [...]

- 103 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ Copying to a PC without us ing “ PHOTOf unSTUDIO ” If the inst allation of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” fails, you can copy files and folders to your PC by dragging and dropping t hem from the camera after connecting t o your PC. Directory structure of built-in memory/card of this unit is shown by the figu[...]

- 104 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Printing the Pict ures If you connect t he camera t o a printer supporting PictBridge, you c an select the pictures to be printed out and inst ruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD mon itor . • Some printers can print directly fr om the card remove d fro m the c amer a. For deta ils, refer to[...]

- 105 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment 1 Press 3 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect an item and the n press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 to selec t [Print st art] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. • If the prin t check screen has app eared, select [Y es], and pri nt the pictures. • Refer to P106 for the items which can be se t be fore start i n g to print the pic[...]

- 106 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecti ng a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Se le c t ing multip le pic t ures and print ing them” proce dures. • When you wan t to p rint p ic tures i n a pa per s ize or a layout whic h is no t supp orted by the [...]

- 107 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment • Paper sizes not supported by the prin ter will not be displayed. [Paper Size] Item D escription of settings { Settin gs on the print er ar e prioritize d. [L/ 3.5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/ 5 qk 7 q ] 127 m m k 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 m m k 148 mm [16:9] 1 01.6 mm k 180.6 mm [A4] 21 0 mm k 297 mm [A3] 29[...]

- 108 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment • An item canno t be s elected if the print er does not support the page layo ut. ∫ Lay ou t pr i n ting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to pr int the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , set [Page Layout] to [ ä ] and then set [Num.of prints] t o[...]

- 109 - Other s Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing 1 Recording Mode 2 Recording Quality (P79) Picture S ize (P67) : Backlight Compensa tion (P25) 3 Flash Mode (P48) 4 Optical Image Stabili zer ( P77) : Jitter alert (P22) 5 White Balance (P69) 6 Color Mode ( P76) 7 Battery indication (P12) 8 Burst (P74) 9 Intelligent Exposure (P 73) 10 Focus (P28) 1 [...]

- 110 - Other s ∫ In playback 1 Playback M ode (P80) 2 Protected pict ure (P96) 3 Favorite (P93) 4 Date stamped display (P78) 5 Color Mode ( P76) 6 After Auto Retouch (P86) After Creative Retouch (P89) 7 After Beauty Retouch (P87) 8 Picture S ize (P67) 9 Battery indication (P12) 10 Picture number T ot al pictures Elapsed playback time (P33) : ¢ [...]

- 111 - Other s Cautions for Use Keep this un it as far away as possible from electromagnetic equ ipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use t his unit on top of or nea r a TV , the pict ures a nd/or s oun d on this unit may be dis ru pte d by electroma gnet ic wave radiati on. • Do not use this uni t near cell phones[...]

- 112 - Other s Before cleaning th e camera, remove the battery o r disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry , soft clo th. • When the c amera is soil ed b adly , it can be c leaned by wipin g the dirt of f with a wr ung wet cloth , and then wit h a dry c loth. • Do not use solve nts suc h as benzine , t hinn e[...]

- 113 - Other s The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . Its ab ility to generate power comes from the ch emical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction i s susceptible to the surr ound ing temperat ure and humidity . If the temperat ure is too high or too lo w, the operating time o f the batt ery will become sh orter . Always[...]

- 114 - Other s Do not leave the card where t he temperature is high, where electromagnetic waves or st atic electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dr op the card. • The card may be dama ged or the recorded co ntent may be damage d or dele ted. • Put the ca rd in th e card case or the st or age bag after [...]

- 115 - Other s • S tore the batt ery in a cool and dry plac e with a relatively st able temperatur e: [Recommended temp er at ur e : 15 o C to 25 o C (59 o F to 7 7 o F), Recommend ed humidity: 40%RH t o 60%RH] • Always remove t he ba ttery and the card from the camera. • If the battery is le ft inserted in the c amera, it will discharge eve[...]

- 116 - Other s Message Display Confirmation messages or error m essages will be displayed on the screen in some cases. The major m essages are des cribed below as exa mples. [This picture is protected] > Delete the pict ure after cancelin g the protect sett ing. (P96) [Some pictures cannot be d eleted]/[ This pict ure cannot be delete d] • Pi[...]

- 117 - Other s [Memory Card Error]/[Memory card parameter error]/[This memory card cann ot be used] > Use a card co mpatible with this unit. (P1 7) – SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Ca rd (4 GB to 32 GB) – SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB) [Insert SD card again]/[T ry anoth er card] • An error has occurred accessin g the card.[...]

- 118 - Other s T roubleshooting First, try out the f ollowing procedures ( P1 18 – 127 ). • This phenomeno n occurs when charging in a locat ion where the temper ature is very high or very low . > Reconne ct the USB c onnection c able (supp lied) in a location where the a mbient temper ature (and the t emperature of batte ry) is in a 10 o C[...]

- 119 - Other s • Is there an y memory remaining on the bui lt-in memory or t he c ard? > Delete th e pictures which are no t necessary t o inc rease availabl e sp ace in the memory . (P36) • Y ou may not be able to recor d for a short while after tu rnin g this unit o n whe n using a large capacity car d. • The picture can be come whitish[...]

- 120 - Other s • Is the IS O sensitivity high or the shutter spee d slow? (ISO sensit iv ity is set to [ ] when the camera is shipped. Therefor e, when taking pic tu res indoors etc. noise will appea r. ) > Decreas e t he ISO sensitivity . (P68) > T ake pictur es in bright places. • Have you s et [Hig h S ens.] i n Sce ne M ode, or [B ur[...]

- 121 - Other s • This phenome non appears when you press th e shutter butt on halfway t o s et the aperture value and does not af fect the recor ded pictures. • This phenome non also appea rs when the bright nes s changes when t he c amera is zoomed or when the camera is mov ed . This is bec ause of ope ration of th e automa tic ape rt ure of [...]

- 122 - Other s • Is t he flas h setti ng se t to [ Œ ]? > Change t he flash setting. (P48) • The flas h ca nnot be used in the follo wing cases: – Creative Control Mode (P54) – Panorama S hot Mode (P59) – [Scenery] /[Night Scenery] /[Sunset]/ [S tarry Sky]/[Gl ass Through] (Scene Mod e) (P62) – When recording in [B urs t] (except f[...]

- 123 - Other s • Is the cl ock in the camera set pro perly? (P 20) • When pi ctures edit ed using a PC or pict ures tak en by ot her equipment are searche d, they may disp lay dat es differ i ng fr om th e ac tual da te s on w hic h th e pi c t ur e s were taken. • When Red-Eye Remo val ([ ], [ ] ) is in operation, if y ou take a pictu re of[...]

- 124 - Other s • Is the ca mera c onnected to the TV correctly? > Set the TV input to Exte r n al In pu t M od e . • Depending on the TV model , the pict ures may be elong ated horizont ally or vertical ly or they may be displayed with their e dges cut o ff. • Are you tryi ng to play back the moti on pictures by direct ly inserting the c [...]

- 125 - Other s > Check if your PC is compat ible with SDXC memory c ards . http:// panaso nic.net/avc/ sdcard/info rmation/SDXC.htm l > A message pro mpting to forma t the card may be display ed when connecting, but do not format . > If the [Acc es s] displayed on the LCD monit o r do es not disappe ar , disconnect t he USB connect ion ca[...]

- 126 - Other s > Press [MENU/SET], s elect t he [Setup] menu icon [ ]. T hen press [ MENU/SET], an d then select the [ ~ ] icon to set th e desired language . (P43) • In dark places, t he AF Ass ist Lamp light s red to make i t easier t o focus o n a subject . • Is [AF Assi st Lamp] on the [Rec] menu set to [ON]? (P76) • The AF Assist Lam[...]

- 127 - Other s • When you per for m an op eratio n af ter tak in g a cert ain a cti on, t he pictu res may be re corde d in folde rs with di fferent numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. • If you insert or remove the battery bef ore turning of f this unit, th e folder and file numbe r s for the pictures t aken will not be stor ed [...]

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