Panasonic DMC-LZ1GN manual

Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Mode l No. DMC-LZ2GN DMC-LZ1GN Before use, plea se read t hese instruction s completely . VQT0P83 VQT0P83ENG.book 1 ペー ジ ２００５ 年３月１日　火曜日 　午前１１時２８分[...]

Before Use 2 VQT0P8 3 Before Use Dear Customer , We would lik e to tak e this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for f uture reference. Inf ormatio n f or Y our Safety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs [...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT0P83 ∫ Ca re fo r th e ca mer a • Do not shake or cause impact to the camera. The cam era ma y not be operated nor mally or recording of pic tures may be disabled, or the l e ns may be damaged. • Sand or dust ma y cause a malfunction of the camera. Wh en you use the camera on a beach etc., take care so that sand or dust does[...]

Before Use 4 VQT0P8 3 ∫ If y ou will not be using the c amera f or a long time • Store the batteries in a cool and dr y place with a relatively stab le temperature. (Recommended temperature: 15 o C–2 5 o C, Recommended humidity: 40% – 60%) • Be sure to remov e the batteries and the card from t he camera. • When the bat teries are left i[...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT0P83 About Th ese Ope rating In struction s Please note that the descr iption on this page is a sample and all pages are not descr ibed in this manner . ∫ About il lustrations i n these operat ing instruct ions Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustrat ion or the menu screen are a little diff erent from those[...]

6 VQT0P8 3 Contents Before Use Infor mation fo r Your Saf ety ...... .... .... ....... .. 2 About These O perating Instructions ......... 5 Prepa rat ion Standard Access ories .......................... ..... 8 Names of the Components ....................... 9 Quick Gui d e ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... 11 About t he Batterie s [...]

7 VQT0P83 Playb ack (advanced ) Playing Back Pictures with Audio/ Motion Images. ....... ................... .......... 69 Using the [PLAY] mode menu ................ 70 • Displaying pict ures in a direction at the time of recording [ROTATE DISP.] ..... .... ....... ........ ...... 71 • Rot ating the Pic ture [ROT ATE ].. ...... . 71 • Settin[...]

Prepara tion 8 VQT0P8 3 Preparation Standar d Accessories Before using y our camera, check the contents. 1 Batteries AA Oxyride bat teries 2 USB Connec tion Cab le 3 1 :A V C a b l e (Supplied with DMC-LZ2 only) 2 : Video Cable (Supplied with DMC-LZ1 only) 4C D - R O M 5S t r a p • SD Memor y Card is optional. When you do not use the car d, yo u [...]

Preparation 9 VQT0P83 Names of th e Components 1 Self-timer Indicator (P42) 2 Lens (P3) 3 Flash (P39) 4 LCD Monito r (P27, 91) 5 Status Indicat or (P13, 17, 53) 6 [DISPLA Y] Button (P27) 7 Cursor B uttons 2 /Self-timer Button (P42) 4 /[REV ] Button (P37) 1 /Flash Setting Button (P39) 3 /Exposure Compensat ion (P43)/Auto Brack et (P44)/White Balance[...]

Prepara tion 10 VQT0P8 3 10 Microphone (DM C-LZ2 only) ( P54, 65) 11 Zoom Lev er (P38, 67) 12 Optical Image Stabilizer Button (P45) 13 Mode Dial (P29) 14 Shutter Button (P30) 15 Camera ON/ OFF Switch (P11) 16 Strap Eyelet 17 Card Doo r (P18) 18 [DIGIT AL/A V OUT] Sock et (DMC -LZ 2 on ly) [DIGIT AL/V .OUT] S oc ket (DMC -LZ 1 on ly) (P83, 85, 87) 1[...]

Preparation 11 VQT0P83 Quic k Guide This is the ov er view of the procedure to record and playbac k pictures with the camera. For each operation, be s ure to refer to the correspond ing pages. 1 Insert the batteries. (P1 2 , 17) • When y o u do not use the card (optional), you can record or pla y bac k pict ures on the b uilt-in me mory (P19). Re[...]

Prepara tion 12 VQT0P8 3 About the Ba tteries ∫ Usable batteries ¢ The o xyride batter y is a ne w type of non-rechargeable battery dev e loped by P anasonic. Oxyride batteri es hav e higher power and more stability to handle the higher load on the batteries, compared to conv entional alkaline batt eries. Oxyride bat teries are spec ially design[...]

Preparation 13 VQT0P83 ∫ Unusable batteries • Operations b y using the batter ies listed abov e are not guaranteed. If the ba tteries listed abov e are used, leakages can result and the f ollowing malfunctions can occur ; – Remaining batter y pow er may not be displa yed accurately . – The camera may not be t urned on. – Data written to t[...]

Prepara tion 14 VQT0P8 3 • As the ambient temperature is low (10 o C or less), the performance of the b atteries will be deter iorated and the av ailab le recording/playbac k time becomes extremely short . This is normal. Alkaline batteries s ignificantly show such tendencies. In such cases, remove the batteries a nd warm them in your pock et. T [...]

Preparation 15 VQT0P83 • The battery life diff ers depending on the condition stored or used or environment. When you do not use batteries for a long per iod of time • When the batteries are left i ns er ted in the camera, the batteries are discharged since a weak electric current is passed ev en if t he camera is tur ned off. If you leav e the[...]

Prepara tion 16 VQT0P8 3 Recordable number in low temperatures (In normal picture mode) (T empe rature: 0°C/Other recording conditions comply with CIP A st andard) • Please note that the perf or mance of the oxyride batteries and the alkaline batteries significantly decreases in low temperature conditions. Pla ybac k time • Recordable number/p[...]

Preparation 17 VQT0P83 Inserting /Remo ving the Bat teries • Chec k that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Use ox yride batter ies (supplied), alkaline batteries (optional) or Ni-MH batteries (optional). 1 Slide the batte ry door to open it. 2 Insert the batterie s observing the direction of the + and - polarities. 3 1 [...]

Prepara tion 18 VQT0P8 3 Inserting /Remo ving the Car d (Optional) • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. • Prepare SD Memor y Card (optional) or MultiMediaCard (optional). • When y ou do not use t he car d, y ou can record or pla y back pictures on the built-in memory . (P19) 1 Slide the c a rd door to open it.[...]

Preparation 19 VQT0P83 About the Buil t-in Memory/the Car d ∫ Built-in Memory [ ] When you do not use the car d , y ou can recor d or pla y bac k pict ures on the built -in me mor y . (The capacity of the built-in memory is about 14 MB.) ∫ Card [ ] When you use the car d , y ou can recor d or pla y ba ck pictures on it. (The b uilt-in me mory c[...]

Prepara tion 20 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Access to the built-in memory or the card When pictures are being recorded onto the built-in memor y (or the card), the access indication lights red. A : W hen the built -in memor y is used B : When the ca rd is used When the access indication lights, pictures are being read or deleted, or the built-in memor y (or the c[...]

Preparation 21 VQT0P83 Appr o ximate n umber of rec or dab le pictures and the size • If you select a larger picture size, you can print pictures clearly . When you select a smaller picture size , you can record m ore pictures. • The numbers are approximations. (If you mi x Fine and Standar d quality , t he number of recordable pictures changes[...]

Prepara tion 22 VQT0P8 3 Setting Date /Time (Cloc k Set) ∫ Init ial se ttin g The clock is not set w hen the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the fol lowing screen appears. • When pres sing the [MENU] button, the screen shown in step 1 appears. • The screen disappears in about 5 seconds. T urn t he camera on again or select [CL[...]

Preparation 23 VQT0P83 About the Set up Menu • Set the items if necessar y . (Ref er to P24 – 26 f or each menu item.) 1 T urn the camera on. • The menu items depend on the mode selected with the mode dial (P29). In this page, the items in n ormal picture mode [ ] are indicated. 2 Press the [MENU] b utton. 3 Select the [SETUP] Menu. • When [...]

Prepara tion 24 VQT0P8 3 B A TTER Y TYPE Select the type of battery in use from the fol lowing 2 items . [ ALKA LINE (LR6)/Ni-MH]: Alkaline batter ies or Ni-MH batter ies [ O XY RIDE (ZR6)]: Oxyride batter ies • If the item on this setting is not select ed according to the type of battery in u se, the batter y indication cannot be displa yed corr[...]

Preparation 25 VQT0P83 ECONO MY (Econo my mode onl y) The batter y life is sa ved b y tur ning the LCD monitor off automatically while the camera is not in use. (P53) (Press any b utton to recover from the economy mode.) [LEV EL 1]: If y ou do not operate the camera for about 15 seconds, the LCD monitor is turned of f . [LEV EL 2]: If y ou do not o[...]

Prepara tion 26 VQT0P8 3 SCENE ME NU [OFF]: S cene menu does not appear when setting the m ode dial to [ ] or [ ] and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently se lected. If you change the scene mode, press the [MENU] button to displa y the scene menu and then select the desired scene mode. [A UTO]: Scene menu appears automatically when se[...]

Preparation 27 VQT0P83 About the LCD Monitor ∫ Selecting the screen to be used A LCD monitor (LCD) Press the [DI SPLA Y ] button to change the disp l ay . • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not a ctiv ated. During 9 pictures multi playback (P49) or play back zoom (P50), the indications on the screen can be tur ned on and o[...]

Prepara tion 28 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Recording gui de line When you align the subject on the horizontal and ver tical guide lines or the cross point of these lines , you can t ake pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size , the slope and the balance of the subject. ∫ Histogram • A histogram is a graph that displa ys brightness along t[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 29 VQT0P83 Recording pictures (basic) T aking Pictur es ∫ The Mode Dial This camera has a mode dial to suit recording of many kinds of scenes . Select the des ired mode and enjoy the variety of recording. The mode dial can be rotated 360 o . Rotate it slowly and securely to adjus t to each mode. (Do not adjust the mode[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 30 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Normal recordi ng The camera automa tically sets the shutter speed and the aper ture v alue according to the brightness of the subject. 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Select nor mal pictur e mode [] . 2 Aim the AF area 1 to the po int yo u want to f ocus and the n press the shutter b utton halfway . • A : P[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 31 VQT0P83 ∫ AF/AE Lock (AF: A uto focus/ AE: Auto expo sure ) When rec ording a picture of p eople with a composition as the abov e picture, you cannot focus on the subject because it is out of AF area in usual oper ation. In this case, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the s hutter button halfwa y t o fix the[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 32 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Focusing • The focus r ange is 50 cm – ¶ (Wide), 1.2 m – ¶ (T ele). • When you press t he shutter button fully with one st roke , pictures m a y be blurry or unfocused. • When the focus indicat ion is blinking, the subject is not f oc used. Press t he shutter button halfw a y and f oc us on th[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 33 VQT0P83 ∫ Expos ure • If you press the shutter but ton halfwa y when the exposure is not adequate, the indication of the aperture value and the shutter speed t urns r ed. (Howe ver , the aper ture value and the shutter speed do not turn red when the flash is activ ated.) • The brightness of t he LCD monitor may [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 34 VQT0P8 3 T akin g Pictures in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . On ly the most basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple. 1 Select the desired item and s et the desired v alue. ∫ Setti ngs in Sim ple mode [PICT .MO DE] [B A TTER Y TYPE] Change the type of battery yo[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 35 VQT0P83 ∫ Other Set tings in Simple mode In Simple mode, other settings are fix ed as follows. For details, refer to the pages corresponding to eac h item. Focus range 50 cm – ¶ (T ele) 5c m – ¶ (Wide) MONITOR [0] (standard) P23 A UT O REVI EW [1SEC .] P23 PO WER SA VE [2MIN .] P23 Self-timer 10 seconds P42 Op[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 36 VQT0P8 3 ∫ The Bac kligh t Compen sation Backlight is a situation where light com es from the back of subjects. The subjects such as people become dar k when pictures are recorded in backlight. If you pr ess 3 , [ ] (compensating backlight ON indication) appears and t he backlight compensation functi on is activated[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 37 VQT0P83 Chec king the Reco rded Pic ture (Re view) 1 Press 4 . • The last recorded pictu re appears for about 10 seconds. • Press the shutter but ton halfwa y or 4 to cancel the re v ie w . • Y ou can chec k other pictures by pressing 2 / 1 . • When the recorded pictures are too bright or dim, compensate the e[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 38 VQT0P8 3 Using the Op tical Zoom Y ou can make people and subjects appear closer with the 6 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. ∫ T o m ake subjects appear fur ther away use (Wide) ∫ T o m ake subjects appear closer use (T ele) • The optical z oom is set to Wide (1 k ) when the came[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 39 VQT0P83 T aking Pictur es using the Built -in Flash When you set the flash, you can tak e pictures using the built-in flash according to the recording condition. A : Photo fla sh Do not cover it with your finger or any other items. ∫ Switching to the appropriate flash setting For the selectable flash settings, refer[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 40 VQT0P8 3 ∫ A vailable flash set tings by recording mode The avail a ble flash settings depend on the r ecording mode. ( ± : A vailable , —: Not av ailabl e) ¢ Not av ailable in bac klight compensation ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictures • The av ailable flash range is an appro ximation. • Refer t[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 41 VQT0P83 ∫ Shutter speed for each fl ash setting ¢ The shutter speed changes depending on the slow shutter setting. (P67 ) • Do not stare at the photo flas h from close pro ximity . • I f yo u bring th e flash too c lose to the subjects, they may be distorted or discoloured by its heat an d lighting. • Do not [...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 42 VQT0P8 3 T aking Pic tures with the Self-tim er 1 Select the self- timer mode. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display: cancelled 2 T ake the picture. • A : Press t he shutter button halfway to focus. • B : Press t he shutter button fully to take the picture. • The self-timer [...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 43 VQT0P83 Compensati ng the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due to t he diff er ence of br ightness between the subject and the background. Under ex posed Compensate the e xposure toward positive . Pr operl y expos ed Over exposed Compensate the exposure tow ard negative. 1 Pres[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 44 VQT0P8 3 T aki ng Pi ctures using A ut o Bracket In this mode, 3 p ictures are automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the compensation range of the exposure. Y ou can select the desired exposure among the 3 ty pes of pictures. 1 Press 3 sever al ti mes u ntil [ A UT O BRA C KET] appear[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 45 VQT0P83 Optica l Ima g e Stabi lizer This mode recognises and compensates jitter . Y ou can reduce blurring caused by jitter especially when you take pictures with the optical zoom set to T ele or when you take pictures indoors w here the shutter speed is slowed down. A : Optical image s tabilizer button 1 Press the o[...]

Recording pictures (ba sic) 46 VQT0P8 3 T akin g Pictures u sing Bur st Mode 1 Select the burst mo de. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :U n l i m i t e d ¢ ; No displa y: cancelled ¢ Depending on the memory size, battery power , picture siz e and quality (compression) ∫ Number of pictu res recorded in bur s t mode ¢ When the shutter speed is high[...]

Recording pictu res (basic) 47 VQT0P83 • Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the b urs t mode. • When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in b urst mode is fixed to 3. • When the burst mode is ac tiv ated, [A UDIO REC.] cannot be used (DMC-LZ2 only). • If the f lash is activated, y ou can record only 1 pictu[...]

Playback (ba sic) 48 VQT0P8 3 Playbac k (basic) Pla ying Bac k Picture s When a card is not inserted, the picture data in the built-in memory appear. When a card is inser ted, the picture data in the card appear . (P 19) 1 Select the picture . • 2 : Play bac k the previous picture. • 1 : Play bac k the next picture. • The last recorded pictur[...]

Playback (basic) 49 VQT0P83 9 Pi ctur es Mult i Playback 1 Sw itch to multi sc reen . (The illustration shows the screen when the card is used.) 2 Sel ect t he pict ure s. ∫ T o return to the normal playbac k Rotate the zoom lev er towards [ ] or press the [MENU] button. • The picture wit h the number coloured in orange appears. ∫ T o delete [...]

Playback (ba sic) 50 VQT0P8 3 Using the Pla yback Zoom 1 Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds [ ] to en large t he pi ctur e. • When you rotate the z oom le ver towards [ ] after the picture is enlarged, the magnification becomes lower . When you rotate the z oom le ver tow ards [ ], the magnification becomes higher . • When you change the magnific[...]

Playback (basic) 51 VQT0P83 Deleting Pic tures When a card is not inser ted, the pic ture data in the b uilt-in memory will be deleted. When a card is inser ted, the picture data in the card will be deleted. (P19) ∫ T o delete a single picture 1 Select the pic ture to be deleted. • 2 : Play back the prev ious picture. • 1 : Play back the next[...]

Playback (ba sic) 52 VQT0P8 3 3 Delete the pictures. • It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once. ∫ T o d elete all pictures 1 Select [ALL DEL ETE]. 2 Delete all o f the pictures. • When you delete al l pictures, only pictures in either of the b uilt-in memor y or the card can be deleted. (Y ou cannot delete pictures in both t he[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 53 VQT0P83 Recording pictures (advanced) Usi ng th e Mode D ial In economy m ode, the camera reduces the brightness of the LCD monitor and works as follo ws to reduce the battery power consumption. On other operations in this mode, the camera wor ks the same as the norm al picture mode [ ]. Re f e r to P23 for s etti [...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 54 VQT0P8 3 This mode allows y ou to record motion images. 1 Select [MO TION RA TE]. • [10fps]: Recording motion images for a longer time is a vail able though the quality will be less tha n the quality recorded at [30fps]. The file size is sm aller , so t he files are suitabl e to be attached to e-mails. • [30fps[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 55 VQT0P83 ∫ Av ailable recording time (seconds) • The recordable time is an approximation. • The picture siz e is fix ed to 320 k 240 pix els. • The motion images canno t be recorded without audio on DMC-LZ2. • Y ou cannot re cor d audi o on DMC-LZ1. • If using a MultiMediaCard, after recording motion ima[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 56 VQT0P8 3 Set the mode dial to the scene mode to display t he scene menu. When [SCENE MENU] on the [SETUP ] menu (P23) is set to [OFF], press the [MENU] button to display the scene menu. • When you press 2 , the e xplanations for each scene mode are display ed. (When you press 1 , the screen retur ns to the scene [...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 57 VQT0P83 Select this m ode when you want to take pictures of peo ple . This mode allows you to make the subject stand out and adjust the e xposure and the hue to achieve a health y complexion on the subject. ∫ T echnique for P ortrait mode T o make this mode more effecti ve: 1 Rotate the zoom le v er to T ele as f[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 58 VQT0P8 3 This mode allows you to take a picture of a wide landscape. The camera f ocu ses on a distant subject pref erentially . • The f ocus range is 5 m – ¶ . • The ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [A UT O]. • The flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [] . This mode allows you to take a picture of a nightsca[...]

Recording pictu res (advanced) 59 VQT0P83 This mode allows you to take pictures against a night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for Night portrait mode • Use the flash. • Since the shutter speed b ecomes slow , we recommend using a tripod.[...]

Recording pictures (ad vanced) 60 VQT0P8 3 This mode allows y ou to take a picture according to the atmosphere of the situation (e.g. a wedding reception, a party in a room, etc.). Both the people and the bac kground can be recorded with brightness in real lif e by using the flash and slo wing down the shutter speed. ∫ T echnique for P ar ty mode[...]

Recording Menu Settings 61 VQT0P83 Recording Menu Se ttings Using the [REC] mode menu Setting the hue, picture quality adjustm ent, etc. allows you to creat e wide variations on taking pictures. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • When rotating the zoom lev er toward T or W , the page of the menu screen can be f orwarded or re [...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 62 VQT0P8 3 This function allows you to reproduc e a white colour closer to the tone in real life on the pictures reco rded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. i n which the white colour may appear reddish or bluish. • When setting the white balance to t he mode except [A UTO], you can finely adjust the white balance [...]

Recording Menu Settings 63 VQT0P83 ∫ Setting the White Balance manual ly (Whit e set ) Use this mode when you w ant to set the white balance manually . 1 Set to [ ] (White Set) and then press 1 . 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of wh ite paper or a similar w hite object so that the f rame in the centre is filled b y the white object only and then pre[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 64 VQT0P8 3 ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the ISO sensitivity higher , the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places. • When setting to [A UTO], the ISO sensitivity is autom atically adjusted in the range described below according to the brigh tness. DMC-LZ2: [I[...]

Recording Menu Settings 65 VQT0P83 Y ou can se lect 2 types of quality (compression rate) according to the us age of the picture. • Pictures may appear like a mosaic depending on the subjec t or the recording condition. • The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject. • The number of remaining pict ures display ed on the screen may[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 66 VQT0P8 3 • When setting to 3-area-f ocusing, pictures may become still while being f ocused on, howe ver , this is not a malfunction. • When using the digital z oom or when y ou take pict ures in dark places, the AF area is displa yed on the centre of t he screen with a size wider than usual. • When multiple AF ar[...]

Recording Menu Settings 67 VQT0P83 The shutter speed can be automatically adjusted. Howe ver , if you want brighter pictures, you can manually select a slower shutter speed. This is especially effectiv e if you want to take pictures where both the night landscape and the subject are bright, using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in scene mode (P56). The slow shutt[...]

Recording Me nu Setting s 68 VQT0P8 3 Y ou can use 4 types of colour eff ect s depending on the atmosphere of the picture. Use this function according to the rec ording situation and the atmosphere of the picture. • When you t ake pictures in dark places, noise may become visible. T o avoid noise, we recommend setting [PICT .ADJ.] to [NA TUR AL].[...]

Playback (advan ced) 69 VQT0P83 Playback (advanced) Playin g Ba c k Pi cture s wit h Audio/Mo tion I mag es ∫ Pictures with audio (DMC-LZ2 only) Select th e pictur e with audi o icon [ ] and pla y bac k the audi o . ∫ Motion ima g es Select the picture with th e motion image icon [ ] and p lay back the motion images. • The cursor displa yed d[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 70 VQT0P8 3 Using the [PLA Y ] mode menu Y ou can use v arious functions in playbac k mode su ch as a rotating function or protections for record ed pictures. • When rotating the zoom le ver tow ard T or W , the page of the menu screen can be forw arded or reversed. • After selecting a menu item with the operation descr ibe[...]

Playback (advan ced) 71 VQT0P83 This mode allows you to displa y pictures recorded by holding the camer a vertically or pictures rotated in [RO T A T E] function in the rotated direction. 1 Select [ON] to set it. • When you select [OFF], the pictures are display ed w ithout being rotated. • Ref e r to P48 for how to pla y back pictures. • Whe[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 72 VQT0P8 3 2 Select the direction to rot ate the picture. • When you pla y back pictures on a PC, you cannot play back pi ctures keeping the rotated direction without an OS or software compatible with Exif . • Exif is the file f or mat for sti ll pictures, to which recording information and other can be added, es tab lishe[...]

Playback (advan ced) 73 VQT0P83 ∫ Singl e set ting Select the pictur e and set the number of prints. • The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999. • The number of prints icon [ ] appears. • When the number of prints is set to “0”, DPOF print setting is cancelled. ∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of print s. ?[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 74 VQT0P8 3 • DPOF pr int setting is a conv enient function when you print pictures with printers suppor ting PictBridge. (P 87) • DPOF is an abbreviati on of Digital Pr int Order Format. T his feature allo ws you to write print information into the media and to use s uch information on the DPOF-com pliant system. • If th[...]

Playback (advan ced) 75 VQT0P83 ∫ Multi setting/T o cancel all settings P erf orm t he same operation as in “Setting the Picture to be P rinted and the Number of Print s [DPOF PR INT] ”. (P72 – 74) • If y ou want to delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting first. • While this feat ure protects the pictures from accidental e[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 76 VQT0P8 3 ∫ SD Slide Sh ow If you inser t a card including the SD Slide Show edited wit h the [SD View er f or DSC] which is in t he supplied CD-RO M, and then turn the camera on in pla yback mode, the confirmation screen appears. Select [YES] and press 1 to st ar t the SD Slide Show . Select [NO] and press 1 to star t norm[...]

Playback (advan ced) 77 VQT0P83 2 Stop audio reco rding. • The audio recording stops b y pressing the 4 button . • Ev en if you do not press 4 , after about 10 seconds, the audio recording stops automatically . This function is useful if you w ant to reduce the file size of the pict ure in cases when it needs to be atta ched to an e-mail or upl[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 78 VQT0P8 3 • [2048]: 2048 k 1536 pixels (DMC-LZ2 only) • [1600]: 1600 k 1200 pixels • [1280]: 1280 k 960 pixels • [640]: 640 k 480 pi x els 3 Select [YES] or [NO] a nd set it. • When you select [YES], the picture is ov erwritten. When resized pictures are ov er written, they cannot be restored. • When the original [...]

Playback (advan ced) 79 VQT0P83 2 Enlarge o r decreas e the picture. 3 Shift the pictur e and pr ess the shutter b utton to set. 4 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it. • When y ou select [YES], the picture is ov e rwritten. When trimm ed pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored. • When the original picture is protected, you cannot ov erwri[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 80 VQT0P8 3 Use this function when y ou want t o copy recorded picture dat a from the built-in memor y to the c ard and vice versa. 1 Select the direction to cop y the picture data. •: All pictures are copied from the built-in memor y to the card at one time . (Proceed t o step 3.) •: Pictures are copied from the ca rd to t[...]

Playback (advan ced) 81 VQT0P83 • If y ou copy the data from the b uilt-in memor y to the card, we recomm end using a card which h as more free space than the built-in memor y (about 14 MB ). • If a picture having the same name as the name of picture to be copied exists in the cop y destination, the picture will not be copied. • When you copy[...]

Playback (ad vanced) 82 VQT0P8 3 • Usually , it is not necessar y to format the built-in memory and the card. Format them when the message [BUIL T -I N MEMOR Y ERROR] or [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR] appears. • If the built-in memor y or the card has been formatted by a PC or ot her equipment, format it on the cam era again. • Once the built-in mem or[...]

Playback (advan ced) 83 VQT0P83 Play ing Back Pictures on a T V Screen ∫ Playing back pictures with the supplied cable The proced ure for DMC-LZ2 is descr ibed below . In the case of DMC-LZ1, connect the TV and the [V .OUT] terminal on the camera with the video cable (supplied). • T ur n the camera and the T V off. 1 Connect the A V cable A (su[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 84 VQT0P8 3 Connecting to a PC or Printer Bef ore Connecting to the P C or the Pri nter [ : USB MODE] Select the USB communication system before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with t he USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P23) 1 Select [USB MODE]. 2 Sel[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 85 VQT0P83 Connecting to a PC If you u se W indow s ® 98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the computer . (When using Windows Me/2000/XP , Mac OS 9.x, M ac OS X, you do not hav e to install the USB driver . Refer to the separate operating instructions about PC connection for the installation of the [...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 86 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Folder Composit ion The folder structure of the built-in memor y , the card or MultiMediaCard is displayed as the illustration below . 1 Folder n umber 2 File number 3 JPG: pictures MO V: motion images Files will be sa ved in each f older as follows. • When recording, up to 999 picture data can be i[...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 87 VQT0P83 Connecting to a PictBridge-complian t Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or st art printing on the LCD monitor . Set the pr int settings such as print quality on the printer beforeha[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 88 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Select a pi cture to be printed. • A messag e disappears in about 2 seconds. 2 Set the print s ettings. • The items whic h are not suppor ted b y the printer are display ed in grey and cannot be selected. • When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a la yout which is [...]

Connecting to a PC or Prin ter 89 VQT0P83 •[ P A G E L A Y O U T ] (P ossible la youts o n the camera) 3 Select [PRINT ST ART] and then print out the pic ture. • Press the [MENU] b ut ton to cancel printing. ∫ DPOF pictu re • Set the DP OF print with the camer a in advance . (P72) 1 Select [DPOF PICT URE]. • When printing under the ne w s[...]

Connectin g to a PC or P rinter 90 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Setting the date printi ng with the DPOF print in ad v ance When the printer suppor ts the date print ing by DPOF setting, we recommend setting the date pr inting with the DPOF print in advance . (P73) The recording date can be printed by selecting [DPOF PICTURE] to star t printing. • Do not disc on[...]

Others 91 VQT0P83 Others Screen Displ a y ∫ In recor d ing 1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode ( P39) 3B u r s t ( P 4 6 ) : Audio recording (DMC-LZ2 only) (P54, 65) 4 White balance (P62) 5 ISO sensitivity (P64) 6 Focus (P30) 7 Picture s ize (P64) 8 Quality (P65) : Jitter alert (P32) 9 Batter y indication (P13) 10 Colour effect (P68) 11 Pict ure/Time r[...]

Others 92 VQT0P8 3 ∫ Recording in simple mode 1 F lash mode (P39) 2 Focus (P30) 3 P icture mode (P34) : Jitter aler t (P3 2) 4 B attery indication (P13) 5 P ictures remaining 6 B uilt-in memor y/card (P19) : Built-in memor y :C a r d 7 Rec ording state 8 A F area (P30) 9 Operation for bac klight compensation (P36) 10 Current date and time ( P22 )[...]

Others 93 VQT0P83 ∫ In pla ybac k 1 Playbac k mode 2 Number of DPOF prints ( P72) 3 Protected picture (P74) 4 Picture with audio (DMC-LZ2 only) (P69) 5 Picture s ize (P64) : In Motion image mode 6 Quality (P65) / : In Motion im age mode (P54) Simple mode (P 34): :E N L A R G E :4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm :E - M A I L 7 Batter y indication (P13) 8 Folder[...]

Others 94 VQT0P8 3 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 ope rating the unit and consult the P anasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. ∫ Optimal Use of the Camera When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it. • The lens o r the outer[...]

Others 95 VQT0P83 ∫ Card Do not leave the car d in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight, or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated. Do not be nd o r dr op t he car d. • The card may be damaged or t he recorded content m a y be da maged or erased. • Store the card in the card case or the sto[...]

Others 96 VQT0P8 3 Messa g e Displa y Confirma tion messages or error messages will be displa yed on the screen in some cases. Major messages are descr ibed below as ex amples. [CURRENT BA TTER Y TYPE SETTING: O XYRIDE] / [CURRENT B A TTER Y TYPE SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni -MH] If the type of batteries in use is diff erent from the one indicated in the m[...]

Others 97 VQT0P83 [MEMOR Y CARD ERROR FORMA T THIS CARD?] The f orm at of t he card cannot be recognised by the camera. Format the card again with the camera. [PLEASE TURN CAME RA OFF AND THEN ON A GAIN] This message appears when the camera does not op erate properly . T urn t he camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or y o[...]

Others 98 VQT0P8 3 T roubles hooti ng If you put the menu back to the set tings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improv ed. Carry out the [RESET] in th e [SETUP] menu. (P23) ∫ Batteries and the power source 1: The camera is turned off immediately even when the battery power is full. The batter y indication shows less than the actual[...]

Others 99 VQT0P83 ∫ LCD monitor 1: The brightness of the screen becomes da rk or bright for a moment. • This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button halfway to set the aper ture v alue and does not aff ect the recorded pictures. 2: The screen i s too bright or dark. • Adjust the brightness of the screen. 3: Some pixels are inactiv[...]

Others 100 VQT0P8 3 3: The card is not recognised b y the PC. (The built- in m emo ry is rec ognis ed. ) • Disconnect the USB connection cable and then connect it again with the card inser ted into the camera. 4: The picture s can not be pr inted with the camera con nected to printers. • Is the printer suppor ting PictBridge? – Y ou cannot pr[...]

Others 101 VQT0P83 Specificati ons Digital Camera: Inf orm ation f or y our safety Camera Effective pixels: DMC-LZ2: 5,000,000 pixels DMC-LZ1: 4,000,000 pix els Image sensor: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel n um ber 5,360,000 pix els (DMC-LZ2)/ 4,230,000 pixels (DMC-LZ1) Primar y colo ur filter Lens: Opti cal 6 k zoom, f l 6.1 – 36.6 mm (35 mm film cam[...]

Others 102 VQT0P8 3 Flash: Flash range: (ISO AUT O) Approx. 30 cm – 4.2 m (Wide) A UTO , A UTO /Red-eye reduction, F orced ON (F orce d ON/ Red-ey e reduction), Slow sync./Red-ey e reduction, Fo r c e d O FF Micr opho ne: Monaural (DMC-LZ2) Recording media: Built-in Memor y/SD Memor y Card/MultiMediaCar d Picture siz e: 2560 k 1920 pixels (DMC-LZ[...]

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