Panasonic DMC-TZ2 manual

VQT1B83 GN Before use, please read these instructions completely . This manual is based on the DMC-TZ3 model. Product illustrations and screens may vary . Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-TZ2 DMC-TZ3[...]

2 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 3 Dear Customer , We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Information for Y our Safety W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE THIS[...]

4 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 5 The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery and Set the clock before use. When you do not use the card (optional), you can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory (P .26). Camera ON/OFF Switch Previous Next Q u i c k s t a r t g u i d e Note Example screens displayed in this manual are f[...]

6 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 7 R e c o r d , v i e w , s a v e t h o s e p r e c i o u s m o m e n t s . SD memory card (Optional) Z oo me d- i n pi c tu re s Close-up pictures of people in distance [10x optical zoom] (P .27) C le ar p i ct ur e s Prevents blurring from shaky hands [Optical Image Stabilizer] (P .39) B ea ut if u l pi c tu re s Dark places, mo[...]

8 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 9 C o n t e n t s Before use 10 Before use .......................................... 10 Read first (10) T o prevent damage and faults (10) Standard Accessories ....................... 1 1 Names of parts ................................... 12 Mode dial (13) Preparations 14 Charging battery ............................... 14 Insert[...]

10 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 1 1 T o prevent damage and faults B e f o r e u s e Do a test shot first! Check first to see if you can take pictures and record sounds (motion pictures/pictures with audio) successfully . We will not compensate for failed/ lost recording or for direct/indirect damage. Panasonic will not provide compensation even if damage is cau[...]

Mode dial NORMAL PICTURE 12 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 13 Camera ON/OFF switch (P .18) Optical image stabilizer button (P .39) Lens barrel Self-timer indicator (P .35) /AF assist lamp (P .56) Release lever (P .15) N a m e s o f p a r t s Speaker (P .22) Microphone (P .47, 53, 70) Status indicator (P .15, 24) DISPLA Y/LCD MODE button (P .33, 34) FUNC (Quick se[...]

14 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 15 Preparations 2 I n s e r ti n g ba t t er y a nd c ar d Preparations 1 C h a r g in g b at t e ry Always charge before first use! (not sold pre-charged) Note Battery will be warm during charging and for some time thereafter. Battery will run out if not used for long periods of time, even after being charged. Charge the battery[...]

16 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 17 Preparations 3 S e t t i ng t h e c l oc k Preparations 4 K n o w th e d if f e re n t me n u s t o ge t m or e ou t of y ou r c am er a While this message is displayed Press Adjust year , month, date, time Select Adjust Set Press Turn on power again and check time display . Note Failure to set the clock will mean correct date[...]

1 / 4 CLOCK SET SETUP WORLD TIME MONITOR ± 0 OFF EXIT SELECT GUIDE LINE TRA VEL DA TE 1 / 3 SENSITIVITY ASPECT RA TIO PICT .SIZE QUALITY W .BALANCE REC AWB AUTO EXIT SELECT 1 / 4 SELECT CLOCK SET SETUP WORLD TIME MONITOR ± 0 OFF EXIT GUIDE LINE TRA VEL DA TE 2 / 4 SETUP ECONOMY ZOOM RESUME AUTO REVIEW OFF OFF SELECT SET 5MIN. 1SEC. BEEP OFF 1MIN.[...]

20 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 21 Preparations 6 U s i n g S E T UP me n u Make general camera settings such as adjusting the clock, extending the battery life, and changing the beep sounds. (Settings method → P .18) Default setting outlined: Item Uses, operations Settings, notes CLOCK SET 1, 2 Set the date and time. Set the date/month/year and time (P .16).[...]

22 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 23 Preparations 6 U s i n g S E T UP me n u (C on ti nu ed ) Default setting outlined: Item Uses, operations Settings, notes BEEP 1, 2 Change or mute beep sounds. V olume: (mute) / (low) / (high) T one: / / SHUTTER 1, 2 Change or mute shutter sounds. V olume: (mute) / (low) / (high) T one: / / VOLUME 2 Adjust volume of sound from[...]

F3.3 1/30 NORMAL PICTURE F3.3 1/30 F3.3 1/30 300 24 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 25 Basics 1 T a k in g pi c t u re s Please set the clock before taking pictures (P .16). Display on screen T urn on the power Adjust the focus T ake a picture Press halfway T ake care not to shake the camera. Press fully Holding the camera When set to maximum W (1x): Distance of a[...]

300 26 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 27 Pictures may be copied between cards and the built-in memory (P .73). It is recommended that you copy important pictures to your computer (as electromagnetic waves, static electricity , or faults may cause data to be damaged). Cards Always format (P .73) cards in this camera before first use. If the switch on the card is s[...]

3 BACKLIGHT 28 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 29 Basics 3 T a k in g pi c t u re s wi t h SI M P LE M O D E This mode is designed for beginners to easily take pictures. Only major functions and menu items are displayed. The settings for the following functions are fixed. Item Setting SELFTIMER (P .35) OFF/10 SEC. POWER SA VE (P .20) 5 MIN. ST ABILIZER (P .39) MOD[...]

Deleting instantly SET DELETE SINGLE DELETE THIS PICTURE? NO YES SELECT MUL TI/ALL 1 / 3 100-0001 10:00 15.MAR.2007 2X 4X CANCEL DELETE 30 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 31 Basics 4 V i e w i ng y o ur p ic t u r es i ns t a n tl y (R EV IE W) Pictures can be checked while still in a recording mode ( ). Note Deleted pictures cannot be recovered. Motion pictures c[...]

ALL DELETE MULTI DELETE SELECT SET CANCEL MULTI/ALL DELETE SET DELETE SINGLE DELETE THIS PICTURE? NO YES SELECT MUL TI/ALL 7 10 1 1 12 8 9 MUL TI DELETE SELECT MARK/UNMARK EXIT DELETE MUL TI DELETE DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED? NO YES SELECT SET 32 VQT1B83 Basics 6 T o delete 1 picture While picture is displayed (P .31) Select ‘YES’ Highlight[...]

1 / 3 10:00 15.MAR.2007 100-0001 1 month 10 days 3RD DAY 1 / 3 100-0001 100 ISO AWB 1/30 F3.3 10:00 15.MAR.2007 (Example) OK Dark Bright 3 3 VQT1B83 33 Basics 1 No display Histogram During playback zoom (P .31), motion picture playback (P .62), slideshow (P .64): Display on/off During multi playback, calendar playback (P .61), DUAL DISPLA Y (DMC-TZ[...]

34 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 35 Applications (Record) 3 T a k in g pi c t u re s wi t h se l f -t i m e r Display ‘SELFTIMER’ Select time duration OFF 10SEC. 2SEC. 10 2 SELFTIMER SELECT SET Displayed for approx. 5 sec. Can also be selected with ◄. Adjust focus Press halfway Focus will be automatically adjusted immediately before recording if shutter bu[...]

36 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 37 Available types in each mode ( ◎ : default setting) SCENE MODE ○ － ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ◎ ◎ － ○ － － － ○ － ◎ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ － ◎ ◎ ○ － － － － － ◎ － － － － ○ － ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ － ○ － － ○ ○ ◎ ○ ○ － － － － － － － － － － － ○[...]

38 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 39 Applications (Record) 6 O p t i c al i m ag e st a b i li z e r Automatically detects and prevents jitter . Settings cannot be changed in SIMPLE MODE (P .28) or in ‘SELF PORTRAIT’ (P .42) and ‘ST ARRY SKY’ (P .44) scene modes. Hold down Select mode SELECT SET DEMO. ST ABILIZER MODE2 OFF MODE1 MODE1: Constant correction[...]

Scene types 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 months 10 days 10:00 15.MAR.2007 3 F3.3 1/30 3 OFF 3 OFF 3 OFF 15 3 3 3 3 3 AF LOCK 40 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 41 PORTRAIT SOFT SKIN SCENER Y SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENER Y SELF PORTRAIT FOOD P ARTY CANDLE LIGHT FIREWORKS ST ARRY SKY BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOT O HIGH SENS. BABY UNDERW A TER SUNSET PET Functions, tips f[...]

42 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 43 Applications (Record) 7 T a k in g pi c t u re s ac c o r di n g t o t he s c e n e ( Co n ti nu ed ) Using flash in scene modes (P .37) Scene Uses, functions Tips, notes Main fixed settings PORTRAIT Improves the skin tone of subjects for a healthier appearance in bright daylight conditions. Stand as close as possible to objec[...]

44 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 45 Scene Uses, functions Tips, notes Main fixed settings BABY Date of birth will be displayed as ‘0 month 0 day’. T o reset: Select ‘RESET’ from SETUP menu (P .22). Age cannot be added after recording. Age may be printed from a computer using the supplied software (P .1 1). Age can be stamped onto picture using ‘DA TE S[...]

R20 S F3.3 F3.3 46 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 47 Applications (Record) 9 T a k in g mo t i o n p i ct u r e s Record motion pictures and sound (motion pictures cannot be recorded without sound). Set to Start recording Finish Press halfway (align focus) Press fully Elapsed time (approx.) Available recording time (approx.) Ends automatically if memory is full. [...]

Adelaide 10:00 GMT +9:30 SET SELECT CANCEL CANCEL SET SELECT WORLD TIME HOME DESTINA TION -- : -- -- . -- . ---- CANCEL SET SELECT WORLD TIME DESTINA TION HOME 10:00 15.MAR.2007 10:00 9:30 Seoul - 0:30 T okyo SET SELECT CANCEL 3 1ST DAY 10:00 15.MAR.2007 100-0001 1 / 3 1ST DAY 10:00 15.MAR.2007 48 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 49 Registering local time at your o[...]

4 3 3 2 9 16 1 / 3 REC SENSITIVITY ASPECT RA TIO PICT .SIZE QUALITY W.BALANCE AUTO SELECT EXIT AWB 10000K 9000K 8000K 7000K 6000K 5000K 4000K 3000K 2000K 1000K SET MEN U WHITE SET CANCEL WB ADJUST . RED BLUE SELECT EXIT 50 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 51 SENSITIVITY Set sensitivity to lighting. We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker locat[...]

52 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 53 QUALITY Set compression ratio for saving. Number of pictures which can be recorded depends on this setting and on ‘PICT .SIZE’ (see left). (P .92) Applicable modes: Settings: : Fine (priority to picture quality) : Standard (increases recording capacity by limiting standard picture size and picture quality) AUDIO REC. Sound[...]

54 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 55 Settings: BURST setting Speed 1 No. of pictures 2 OFF No burst (High speed) 3 3 pictures/sec Fine: Max. 5 Standard: Max. 7 (Low speed) 3 2 pictures/sec 3 , 4 (Free) Approx. 2 pictures/sec 5 Until card/built-in memory is full 1 : Depends on shutter speed and ‘SENSITIVITY’ settings. 2 : When using self-timer: Fixed at 3 pict[...]

Quick setting 56 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 57 COL. MODE Set colour effects. Applicable modes: Settings: ST ANDARD / NA TURAL (soft) / VIVID (sharp) / COOL (more blue) / W ARM (more red) / B/W / SEPIA If interference is noticeable in dark locations: Set to ‘NA TURAL ’. MOTION PICTURE mode: ‘NA TURAL ’ and ‘VIVID’ cannot be selected. White balance [...]

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CANCEL MARK AUDIO DUB. COPY INITIAL DISP . ON GO TO REC PLA Y ON CLIPBOARD SELECT EXIT PICT .SIZE AUDIO REC. INITIAL DISP . CLOCK SET ON OFF GO TO PLA Y REC ON CLIPBOARD SELECT EXIT 60 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 61 Applications (View) 1 V ie w i ng a s l i s t ( Mu lt i p la yb ac k/ Ca le nd a r pl ay ba ck ) Y ou can view 9 (or 25) pictures at once (multi p[...]

W SAVE SELECT SA VE T W NO YES SA VE AS A SINGLE PICTURE ? SELECT SET 1 / 3 100-0001 PLAY AUDIO 10:00 15.MAR.2007 25s 1 / 3 100-0001 PLAY MOTION PICTURE 10:00 15.MAR.2007 62 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 63 Applications (View) 3 C re a t i ng s ti l l pi c t ur e s fr o m m o t i o n p i c tu r e s (D MC -T Z3 o nl y) T o make single picture from single frame wh[...]

SET DURA TION EFFECT ST ART ALL SLIDE SHOW SELECT CANCEL OFF 2SEC. AUDIO OFF 64 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 65 F A VORITE Mark your favourite pictures and enable the following functions. Favourites-only slide show (P .64) Delete all except favourites (useful for when printing in shop, etc) (P .32) Select ‘F A VORITE’ from PLA Y menu (P .17, 18) Select ‘O[...]

66 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 67 Select ‘DA TE ST AMP’ from PLA Y menu (P .17, 18) Select ‘SINGLE’ or ‘MUL TI’ 2 / 3 DPOF PRINT AUDIO DUB. RESIZE PROTECT PLAY SELECT SET SINGLE MUL TI DA TE ST AMP (Screen example: DMC-TZ3) Select picture SINGLE MUL TI (up to 50 pictures) 1 / 1 3 100-0001 DA TE ST AMP EXIT SET SELECT 7 10 11 12 8 9 DA TE ST AMP SET[...]

68 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 69 PROTECT Set protection to disable picture deletion. Prevents deletion of important pictures. Select ‘PROTECT’ from PLA Y menu (P .17, 18) Select ‘SINGLE’ or ‘MUL TI’ DA TE ST AMP 2 / 3 PLAY SELECT SET DPOF PRINT AUDIO DUB. RESIZE PROTECT CANCEL MUL TI SINGLE (Screen example: DMC-TZ3) Select picture and make setting[...]

70 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 71 TRIMMING Enlarge your pictures and trim unwanted areas. Select ‘TRIMMING’ from PLA Y menu (P .17, 18) Select picture 1 / 3 100-0001 SELECT SET EXIT TRIMMING Select area to trim Expand Reduce Change position T rim Select whether to delete original picture CANCEL SET SELECT TRIMMING NO YES DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE ? YES’: T[...]

72 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 73 COPY Copy between built-in memory and memory card, or from memory card to clipboard folder . Select ‘COPY’ from PLA Y menu (P .17, 18) Select copy method (direction) FORMA T TRIMMING 3 / 3 ASPECT CONV . PLAY SELECT SET COPY : Copy all pictures (except clipboard) from built-in memory to card (go to step ). : Copy 1 picture [...]

Folder and file names on computer ACCESS 74 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 75 Connecting with other devices 1 U s i n g w i t h c o m pu t e r Connect to your computer to save, print, and e-mail your pictures. (Using the supplied software is recommended. (P .1 1).) Preparations: Ensure that you have a sufficiently-charged battery , or an AC adaptor attached (DMW-[...]

76 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 77 Connecting with other devices 2 P r i n t in g Y ou can connect directly to a PictBridge-compatible printer for printing. Preparations: Ensure that you have a sufficiently-charged battery , or an AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G, optional). Remove memory card to use pictures in built-in memory . Adjust settings on your printer (print qual[...]

78 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 79 Connecting with other devices 2 P r i n t in g (C on t in ue d) Print settings Item Settings PRINT WITH DA TE OFF/ON NUM. OF PRINTS Set number of pictures P APER SIZE (printer takes priority) L/3.5”×5” 2L/5”×7” POSTCARD A4 CARD SIZE 10×15cm 4”×6” 8”×10” LETTER (89 × 127 mm) (127 × 178 mm) (100 × 148 mm)[...]

F3.3 1/30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 COOL 6 5 3 4 1 2 3RD DAY PLAY AUDIO 10:00 15.MAR.2007 F3.3 1/30 AWB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 13 14 15 17 16 80 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 81 Others 1 L i s t of L C D m o ni t o r d i s pl a y s 1 Recording mode (P .13) 1 Flash mode (P .36) Optical image stabilizer (P .39) 2 AF area (P[...]

82 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 83 Others 2 M e s s a ge d i sp l a ys Meanings of and required responses to major messages displayed on LCD monitor . THIS MEMOR Y CARD IS LOCKED Release using the write-protect switch on the SD memory card or SDHC memory card. (P .26) NO V ALID PICTURE TO PLA Y T ake pictures, or insert a different card already containing pictu[...]

Printing Recording Pictures Memory Card 84 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 85 Others 3 Q & A T ro ub le sh oo ti n g T ry checking these items (P .84-89) first. (Restoring menu settings to default values may solve certain problems. T ry using ‘RESET’ in SETUP menu (P .22).) How do I get the date printed? Use DA TE ST AMP before printing (P .66). (Do not ma[...]

86 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 87 Others 3 Q & A T ro ub le sh oo ti n g (C on ti n ue d) Recording (continued) Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference. ISO sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low. (Default SENSITIVITY setting is ‘AUT O’ – interference may appear with indoor pictures.) → Lower ‘SENSITIVITY’ (P .51). → S[...]

88 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 89 Others 3 Q & A T ro ub le sh oo ti n g (C on ti n ue d) TV , computer , printer No image appears on TV . Image blurred or not coloured. Not connected correctly (P .79). TV input setting not set to auxiliary input. ‘VIDEO OUT’ not set to ‘P AL ’ (P .22). TV screen display different to LCD monitor . Aspect ratio may [...]

90 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 91 Others 4 U s a g e c a u t io n s a n d no t e s In the event of abnormal operation (e.g. if the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell), immediately stop operating the unit and consult the Panasonic Customer Care Centre on 132600. When in use Camera may become warm if used for long periods of time, but this is not a fault. T o [...]

92 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 93 Others 5 R e c o r di n g pi c t ur e / t im e ca p a c it y Figures given are estimates. May vary according to conditions, card type, and subject. Recording capacities/times displayed on LCD monitor may not be reduced regularly . Recording picture capacity (still pictures) V aries according to following settings. Recording ti[...]

94 VQT1B83 VQT1B83 95 Others 6 S p e c i fi c a t io n s Power Source DC 5.1 V Power Consumption When recording: 1.7 W (DMC-TZ3)/1.4 W (DMC-TZ2) When playing back: 0.8 W Camera effective pixels DMC-TZ3: 7,200,000 pixels DMC-TZ2: 6,000,000 pixels Image sensor DMC-TZ3: 1/2.35” CCD, total pixel number 8,500,000 pixels DMC-TZ2: 1/2.33” CCD, total p[...]

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