Panasonic DMCTS2S manual

Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No. DMC-TS2 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or ad justing t his produc t, please r ead the instruct ions comp letel y . Please also refer to Operating Inst ruct i o n s (PDF fo rm at) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplie d). Y ou c an learn about advanced operation m[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment . Please take time to fill in the information below. The Serial Number is on the t ag locat ed on the un[...]

3 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Information for Y our Safety W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRI PPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APP AR A TUS . • USE ONL Y THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. • DO NOT REM[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. This equipment generates, uses, and c an radiate radio frequen[...]

5 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flame. • Do not leave th e battery(ies) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of time with doors and win dows closed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e the batt[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Always use a genu ine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; optio nal). • Always us e a genuine Panas onic multi conversion adaptor (DMW -MCA 1; optional ). • Do not use any oth er A V cables except the su pplied one. • Do not use any other c ables except a genuine Panas onic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM1[...]

7 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Contents Infor m ation for Your Safe ty ...... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........... ........ ........ ....... .... 3 (Important) About the Waterproof/ Dustproof and Ant i-shock Performan ce of the Camera ................................ 8 Maintenance and Waterproof Perform ance ...........................................[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 8 (Importa nt) About the W a terproof/ Dustproof and Anti-shoc k Performance o f the Camera • Please observ e t he following precauti ons, and avoid using thi s camera in any situati on where the camera is subject t o high wa ter pressure . This camera’ s waterproof /dustproof rat i ng complies with the “IPX 8” and “IP6X[...]

9 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 ∫ Handli ng of the camera • Do not le ave t he c amer a for a lon g period o f time in pl aces where te mpera ture is very low (ski res o rt etc.) or very hig h [a bove 40 o C (104 o F)], inside a car under strong sunlight , clos e to a heat er , on t he beach, e t c. W aterproof performanc e may be degraded. • The inside of[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 10 Maintenance and Waterproof Performance ∫ T o prevent water leaking into the camera, observe the following items be f ore using it. ∫ Check that there is enough remaining battery pow er or memory in the card. ∫ Do not open or clo se the card/batt e r y door or terminal cover in places with s and and dust, or with wet hands[...]

11 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Confirm th at there are no foreign obj ects on inner side of the card/ba ttery door or terminal cove r ( B rubb er seal and C plac e where rubber seal meet). • If there is any c rack or deformat ion in the rubber seal i nside the card/batt ery door and termina l c over , get the came ra ins pected or repair ed by the dealer or [...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 12 • Wipe it of f with a dry sof t cloth if there is any liquid . • The integr ity of the rubber seals may de cr ease after abou t 1 year , with use and age. T o av oid pe rmanently damaging th e camera t he s eals should be replaced once ea c h year . Plea s e contact Panasonic Ser v ice Center for related costs and other inf[...]

13 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 1 :Wit h the [LOCK] switc h released, close the card/ battery door and terminal cover by pus hing until you hear a cli ck. • T o preven t wat er seeping into the camera , be careful not to tr ap f oreign object s such as liquids, sand, hair or du st etc. • Closing the door with th e [LO CK] switch in the locked s t ate may re[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 14 • Use the camera und erwater up to 10 m (33 feet) dep th , water temperatu re from 0 o C to 40 o C (32 o F to 104 o F), and not longer than 60 minutes continuou s ly . • If the re is wate r or dir t on the camer a, us e it af ter wipin g it o f f wit h a dr y sof t cloth and have it dry out in a well ventilated area. • Do[...]

15 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 • When the camera is use d in the foll owing conditions , a g ap may occur b etween the camera an d the card/batte ry door or termin al cover , causing water to lea k and mal function. – When there are forei gn obje ct s , su ch as l int , hair , sand, etc. , betwee n t he c ard/ battery door or terminal c over and the camera[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 16 1 With t he car d /battery door a nd terminal cover closed, rinse with water , or i f it was used i n the sea, soak the unit i n fresh water in a shallow container fo r 10 minutes or less. • If you have att a ched the silicon jacke t , be sure to rins e the ca me ra afte r removing it. • Leaving the c amera with foreign obj[...]

17 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 ∫ This unit incorp orates a drain d esign This unit incorporates a drain design, draining water from gaps in the camera [OFF/ ON] button and zoom lever etc. As a result of this, bubbles may come out when you soak the unit in water , b ut it is not a malf unction. Note • Wipe off the water and dirt on the camera with a dry sof[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 18 St a ndard Accessor ies Check that all the ac cessories are included before using the c amera. Product numbers correct as of January 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Batte ry P ack (Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charger (Indicated as batte r y ch a r ger or cha[...]

19 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Names of the Compone nt s 1F l a s h 2 Self-timer indicator/ AF Assist Lamp/LED light 3 Lens 4 LCD monitor 5 Motion picture button 6 [MENU/SET] but ton 7 [DISPLA Y ] button 8 [Q.MENU]/Delete button 9 Playback button 10 Mode dial 1 1 Cursor buttons A : 3 /Exposure Compens ation/Auto Bracket/White Balance fine adjustment B : 4 /Mac[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 20 12 S peake r 13 Microphone 14 Zoom lever 15 Ca mer a [O FF/ON ] b utto n 16 Shutter button 17 Hand strap eyelet • Be sur e to atta ch the h and st rap when using the came ra to ensure t hat you will not dro p it. 18 [HDMI] socket 19 [A V/DIGIT AL/MUL TI] socket • When using an AC adaptor , ensure that the Panas oni c multi [...]

21 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BCF10PP. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat tery . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (DMW -B CF10PP) supports this function. The [...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 22 ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator • When the [ CHARGE] indicato r flashes – The battery temperatur e is too high or too low . It is reco mmended to charge the ba tter y ag ain i n an am b i e nt temp er ature of between 10 ºC to 35 ºC (50 o F to 95 o F). – The termina ls of the ch arge r or the battery are dirt y . In th[...]

23 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a tempor ary storage dev ice when the card being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longe r than the access ti me for a card. The following card s which conform to t he SD video s tandar[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 24 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • Confirm that there is no foreign objec t. • We rec o mmend using a Panasonic car d. 1 :Slide the [L O CK] switch B , and release the lock . 2 :Slide t he release lever A and open the card /battery door . • Always use gen[...]

25 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. • [PRECAUTIONS] is displayed. Be sure to check this so t ha t yo u can main t ain the waterp roof pe rform a nce. (P9) Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (yea r , month, day , hour , minute, displ ay sequence or time display forma[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 26 Setting the Menu This section desc ribes how to select the Normal Pictur e Mode settings, and the same setting can be used for the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: S etting [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the Normal Pi cture Mode Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu. Pre[...]

27 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mo de ∫ List of [REC] Mode s Press the [OFF/ O N] button. Switch t he Mode by rot ating th e mode dial. A Mode di al ¦ Intelligent Auto Mode The subjects are recorded using setti ngs automatically selected by the camera. ! Normal Picture Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings.[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 28 [REC] Mode: ñ T aking Pictures Using the Auto matic Function ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most app ropriate settings to m atch the subject and the recording conditions so w e recommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leave the settings to t he camera and take pictures easily . Set the mo[...]

29 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of t he scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 sec onds, after which its color changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the sce nes are applicable, and th e s t and ard settings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is select ed, the c amera aut omatically d ete[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 30 [REC] Mode: ñ· ¿ Recording Motion Pictu re This mode can r ecord high definition motion pictures compatible with the A V CHD format or motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorded in monaural. Note • Motion pic ture record ed cont inuo usly in [ MOTIO N JPEG] is u p to 2 GB. Only the maximum recor dabl [...]

31 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([NORMAL PL A Y]) [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the bui lt -in memory or the card, th at are bein g played back will be del eted . Press [ ( ]. A [ ( ] butto n • Normal Playba c k is displayed auto matically when th[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 32 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practi sed the basic opera tions introduce d in these operating instructi ons and want to progress to advance d operations. • Y ou want to check t he T roublesho oting. In thes e ki nds of situation s re fer to Operating Inst ructions (PDF format ) rec orded on the[...]

33 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 ∫ When the O perating Instruction s (PDF format) will not op en Y ou will need Adobe Acr obat Reader 5.0 or later or Ad obe Reader 7.0 or la ter to browse or prin t the Operating Inst ructions (PDF format) . Insert the CD-ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Instructions (supplied), click B and then f ollow the messages on the scr [...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 34 Specifications Digit al Cam era: Information for your safety Power So urce: DC 5.1 V Power Consum ption: 1. 2 W (When recording) 0.7 W (When playing back) Camera effe ctive pixels : 14,100,000 pixels Image sensor: 1/2.33 q CCD, total pixel number 14,500,0 00 pixels, Primary color filter Lens: Optic al 4.6 k z oom, f l 4.9 mm to[...]

35 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Hi-speed Burst Burst speed: Approx. 10 pictures/second (S peed priority) Approx. 5 pictures/second (Image priorit y ) (3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture size.) Number of recordable pictures: When using the built-in memory: Approx. 15 pictures (immediately after formatting) When using a Card: Max. 100 pi[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 36 Inter fac e Digit al: “USB 2.0” (High Speed) Ana log v ide o/au dio: NTSC Audio line output (m onaural) T erminal [A V/ DIGIT AL/ MUL TI]: Dedicated jack (14 pin) [HDMI]: MiniHDMI T ypeC Dim ensio ns: A pprox. 99.3 mm (W) k 63.1 m m (H) k 24.3 mm (D) [3.91 q (W) k 2.48 q (H) k 0.96 q (D)] (excluding the projecting parts) Ma[...]

37 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Battery Charger (Panasonic DE-A59B): Information for your safety Input: 1 1 0V t o 2 4 0V 5 0 / 6 0H z , 0 . 2A Output : 4.2 V 0.65 A (Bat tery cha rging) Operating temperature: 0 o C ¢ to 4 0 o C (32 o F ¢ to 104 o F) ¢ The batt ery cannot be recharg ed in a temperature less than 0 o C (32 o F).(The [CHARGE] indicator blinks [...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 38 Digital Camera Accessory System Product numbers corre ct as of January 2010. These may be subject to change. ¢ The AC Adaptor (DMW -AC5PP; optional) can on ly be used with the designat ed Pa nasonic multi conver s ion ada ptor (DMW-MCA1; optio nal). • NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may va ry between c ountries. Consu[...]

39 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER OF[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 40 Limited W arr anty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Digit al St ill Camera Products Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico On ly) If your produ c[...]

41 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stance in th e U.S.A. and Pu ert o Rico in obt aining repair s , pl eas e ship the product prepaid to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McVay Dr ive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.panasonic.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p ack, include all access ories , and send it prep aid, a[...]

VQT 2 M30 (E NG ) 42 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTI ES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDE R “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENT IAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FRO M THE USE OF THI S PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this exclu des damage s for los t time, trav el to and from[...]

43 (ENG ) VQT 2M30 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Director y (United States and P uerto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se r vic e Cen t er ; purchase Part s and Accessories; or ma ke Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic.c om/[...]

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