Panasonic DMC-TZ1 инструкция обслуживания

PP Operating In structions Digi tal Camera Model N o. DMC-TZ1 VQT0V 40 Bef o re con necti ng, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , ple ase read the instru ctions completely . For USA assistance , please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : digitalstillcam@panasonic.com For Canadian assistance , please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www[...]

Before Use 2 VQT0V4 0 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. Informatio n for Y our Saf ety Carefully observe copyright laws. Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs o[...]

Befo re Us e 3 VQT0V 40 FCC Note: (U.S. only) This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installat ion. This equipment generates, uses, and can rad[...]

Before Use 4 VQT0V4 0 -If you see this sym bol- ∫ Care of the cam era • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera. The camera may stop operat ing norm ally , pict ures may not be recorded or the lens may be dam aged. • Retract the lens before carrying the camera. • Retract the lens before pla ying back pictures. • Sand or dust may cause th[...]

Befo re Us e 5 VQT0V 40 ∫ About Condens ation (When t he lens is fogg ed up) • Condensation occurs when t he ambient temperature or humidity changes as described below . B e careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and ca mera malfunction. – When the camera is taken from the cold outdoors to the war m indoors. – When the [...]

Before Use 6 VQT0V4 0 ∫ About indications in these operating instructions Modes indicated here allow y ou to use the functions or settings described on t his page. Set the mode dial t o any of the modes to use the functions or settings. Conv enient or helpful inf ormation for use of the camera is described. ∫ About illustrations in these operat[...]

7 VQT0V 40 Contents Befo re Use Informa tion fo r Your Safet y ....... .......... ...... 2 About The M ode Dial .............. .............. .... 5 Prepar ation Standard A ccessories . .............................. 9 Names of the Components ....................... 9 Quick Guide ..... .... .... .... ...... ........... .... .... .. 11 Charging the [...]

8 VQT0V4 0 • [ SENSI TIVI TY] Setti ng the light sensitivit y ... ...... ....... 72 • [ASP ECT RAT IO] Setting the aspect ratio of pictures ... 73 • [PICT .SIZE ]/[Q UALIT Y] Setting a picture siz e and quality that matches you r use of the pictur es ......... .......... ........... .......... ..... 73 • [AUDIO RE C.] Recording still pictur[...]

Preparatio n 9 VQT0V 40 Preparation Standar d Accessories Check that all the accessor ies are included before using the camer a. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as “Battery” in the text) 2 Batter y Charger (Indicated as “Charger” in the text ) 3 USB Connection Cable 4A V C a b l e 5 CD-ROM 6S t r a p 7 Lens Cap/Lens Cap Str ing 8 Batter y[...]

Preparation 10 VQT0V4 0 4 LCD monitor (P37, 99) 5 Status indicator (P22) 6 Cursor buttons 2 /Self-timer button (P44) 4 /[REV] button (P33) 1 /Flash setting b utton (P40) 3 /Exposure compens ation (P45)/Auto brack et (P46)/White balance f ine adjustment (P71)/Backlight compensation in simple mode (P29) but ton 7 [DISPLA Y/LCD MODE] button (P37, 39) [...]

Preparatio n 11 VQT0V 40 Quic k Guide This is an ov erview of how to record and playback pictures with the camera. For each step, be sure to refer to the pages indicated in brack ets. 1 Charge the battery . (P12) • The battery is not ch arged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery be fo re use. 2 Insert the battery an d the car d. (P14, 1[...]

Preparation 12 VQT0V4 0 Charging the Battery with the Charger The batter y is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use. 1 Insert the battery termin als and attach the battery to the ch arger . 2 Connect the c harger to the electri cal outlet. • Charging star ts when the [CHARGE] indicator A lights green. • Charging [...]

Preparatio n 13 VQT0V 40 About the Battery (char ging/nu mber of recorda ble pictures) ∫ Batter y indication The remaining battery power app ears on the screen. [It does not appear when you use the camera with the A C adapt or (DMW-A C5 ; optional) connected.] • The batter y ind ication tur ns red and blinks. (The statu s indicator blinks when [...]

Preparation 14 VQT0V4 0 Inser ting /Re moving the Battery • Check that the camera is turned off and that the lens is retracted. 1 Slide th e releas e leve r in the directio n of arr ow a nd open the card/ battery door . • Alwa ys use g enuine P anasonic batteries (CGA-S007A). 2 Insert: Insert the char ged battery until it clic ks. Remo ve: Slid[...]

Preparatio n 15 VQT0V 40 Inser tin g /Remo v ing the Car d • Chec k that the camera is tur ned off and that the lens is retracted. • Prepare an SD Memor y Card (optional) or a MultiMediaCard (optional). • Y ou can record or pla y back p ictures on the built-in memory when y ou are not using a card. (P16) 1 Slide the release lev er in the dire[...]

Preparation 16 VQT0V4 0 About the Built-in Memory/the C ar d ∫ Built-in Memor y [ ] Y ou can record or play back pictures on the built-in memor y when you are not using a car d. • The bui lt-i n memory capacit y is about 13.4 MB. • Picture si z e is f ixed to QV GA (320 k 240 pixels) when recor ding motion pictu res to the built-in memory . ([...]

Preparatio n 17 VQT0V 40 • On this unit, you can use SD Memor y Cards of the f ollowing capacity (from 8 MB to 2 GB ). Please confir m the latest information on the follo wing website . http://panasonic. co. jp/ pavc/g loba l/cs (This Site is En glish only .) • Ref er to P111 f or information about the number of recordable pict ures and the av [...]

Preparation 18 VQT0V4 0 • When you turn the camera off , carry the camera or pla y back t he pictures, attach the lens cap to protect the surf ace of the lens. • Detach the lens cap bef ore turning on the camera in the recording mode. • If you t urn the camera on and then rotate the zoom le v er when the lens cap is attached, the m essage [RE[...]

Preparatio n 19 VQT0V 40 • Refer to [W ORLD TIME] (P61) f or inf ormation about setting the local time at the tra vel destination area. 3 Press [ME NU/SET] se veral tim es to clos e the m enu. • T urn the camera off after finishing setting the clock. Then turn it on and check that the cloc k set ting is correct. ∫ Changing the c lock set ting[...]

Preparation 20 VQT0V4 0 3 Press 3 / 4 to select th e menu item. • Press 4 at A to s witch to the ne xt menu screen. 4 Press 1 , press 3 / 4 to sele ct th e setting and then pres s [MENU/ SET]. 5 Press [MENU/SET] to clos e the menu. • Y ou can also press the shutter button halfway to c l ose the menu. ∫ About the menu screen items • There ar[...]

Preparatio n 21 VQT0V 40 [TRA VEL D A TE ] Press [ ] to displa y the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P19) [SET]: When tak ing a pi cture, the dat e on which it was tak en is recorded. [OFF]: When taking a picture, the dat e on which it was tak en it is not recorded. • Ref er to P59 f or information about setting [TRA VEL DA TE]. • The [TRA [...]

Preparation 22 VQT0V4 0 [ECONOMY] Press [ ] to d isplay the [SETUP] menu and select this it em. (P19) Batter y lif e is sa ved by reducing the brightness of the LCD monitor and turning it off automatically when the camer a is not being used in recor ding mode. [LEVEL 1] : The LCD monitor turns off if the camera is not operated f or about 15 seconds[...]

Preparatio n 23 VQT0V 40 [RES ET] Press [ ] to displa y the [SETUP] menu and select this item. (P19) The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are reset to the initi al settings . • The bir thday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P57) in scene mode, the n umber of days that hav e passed since the depar ture date f or [TRA VEL D A TE] (P59) and the [WORLD TIM[...]

Preparation 24 VQT0V4 0 [SCENE MENU] Press [ ] to d isplay the [SETUP] menu and select this it em. (P19) [A UT O ]: [SCENE MODE] menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to [ ] or [ ]. Select the des ired scene mode. (P50) [OFF]: [ SCENE MODE] menu does not appear w hen setting the mode dial to [ ] or [ ] and the camera is operated in [...]

Basic 25 VQT0V 40 Basic T aking Pic tures The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the apert ure v alue according to the brightness of the subject. • Remov e the lens cap. 1 1 T urn the camera on. 2 Select norma l picture mode [] . 2 Aim the AF are a 1 to the point you want to focus o n and then press the shu tter b utton halfwa y . ?[...]

Basic 26 VQT0V4 0 • T o av oid noise, w e recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity (P72) or setting [PICT .ADJ .] to [N A TURAL]. ( P78) (ISO sensitivity is set to [A UT O] when the camera is shipped. T heref ore, when taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases. ) ∫ Tips f or taking good pictur es • Hold the cam era gently wit[...]

Basic 27 VQT0V 40 • In the f ollowi ng cases, the camera will not f ocus on s ubjects properly . – When there a re both near and distant subjects in a scene. – When there is dirt or dust on glass between the lens and the subjec t. – When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject. – When taking a picture in dark places[...]

Basic 28 VQT0V4 0 T aking Pictur es in Simple Mode This mode allo ws beginners to take pictures easily . Only the bas ic functions appear in the m enu to make operations simple. ∫ Basic menu settings 1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select th e desire d menu it em and then press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select th e desire d setting and then pres [...]

Basic 29 VQT0V 40 • Burst speed (P48): Low speed (2 fr ames/second) • [W .BALANCE ] (P71): [AUT O ] • [SENSITIV ITY] (P72) : [AUT O ] • [ASPECT RA TIO]/ [PICT .SI ZE]/[QU ALITY] (P73): – [ EN LARGE]: / (5M)/Fine –[ 4 qk 6 q /10 k 15cm]: / (2.5M EZ)/Standard –[ E - M A I L ] : / (0.3M EZ)/Standard • [METERING MODE] (P75): [ ] (Multip[...]

Basic 30 VQT0V4 0 T aking Pi ctures wit h the Zoom Y ou can make people and subjec ts appear closer with the 10 k optical zoom and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. ∫ T o make subjects app ear cl oser use (T ele) Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds Te l e . • When the setting f or picture size i s [] ( 5 M ) . ∫ T o make subjects ap pear[...]

Basic 31 VQT0V 40 ∫ Picture size and maximum zoom magnif icati on ( ± : Av a il able, — : N ot availabl e) ∫ Extende d op tical zoom mec hani sm When you set the picture siz e to [ ] (3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 5M (5 million pix els) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pix els) area, allo wing a picture with a higher zoom eff[...]

Basic 32 VQT0V4 0 A maximum of 40 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 10 k optical zoom and the 4 k digital zoom when [ D .ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu. Ho we ver , if a picture size that can use e xtended optical zoom is selected, a max imum of 50 k zoom can be achiev ed with the 12.5 k extended optical zoom and the 4 k digital zoom. ∫ Me[...]

Basic 33 VQT0V 40 Chec king the Re corded P ict ure (Re vie w) Y ou can ch eck the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode . 1 Press 4 [REV]. • The last recorded pictu re appears for about 10 seconds. • Re view is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfwa y or the 4 [REV] is pressed again. • Y ou can check other pictures by press[...]

Basic 34 VQT0V4 0 Pla ying Bac k Pictures The picture data on the b u ilt-in memory appears when a card is not inse rted. T he picture data on the card appears when a card is inser ted. ( P16) Press 2 / 1 to select th e picture. 2 : Play back the previous picture 1 : Play back the next picture • The first r ecorded picture will be display ed af t[...]

Basic 35 VQT0V 40 Deleting Pictures The picture data on the b uilt-in memory is deleted when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card is deleted when a card is inser ted. (P16) ∫ T o delete a single picture 1 Sel ect th e pictu re with 2 / 1 . 2 : Play bac k the pre vious picture 1 : Play bac k the ne xt picture 2 Press [ ]. 3 Press 3[...]

Basic 36 VQT0V4 0 4 Press [ ]. 5 Press 3 to select [YES] and th en press [MENU/SET ] to set. (Screen when selecting [MUL TI D ELETE ]) • [DELETE ALL PICTURES?] i s display ed when using [ALL DELETE] and [DELE TE ALL EXCEPT ?] is display ed when using [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]. • When you delete all pictures, only pictures in either of the b uilt-in [...]

Advanced 37 VQT0V 40 Advanced About the LCD Monitor A LCD monitor (LCD) Press [DISPLA Y] to c hange. • When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLA Y] button is not activat ed. Duri ng play back zoom (P68), while playing bac k motion pictures (P 69) and during a slide show (P81), you can only select “Norma l display” or “No di splay”. In s i[...]

Advanced 38 VQT0V4 0 ∫ 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. ∫ Highligh t displa y When setting [HIGHLIGHT] to [ON] on the [SETUP] menu ([...]

Advanced 39 VQT0V 40 • When y ou take pictures with the flash or in dark p laces, the histogram is displayed i n orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other . • The histogram is an approximation in recording mode. • The histogr am of a picture may not match in recording mode and pla yback mode . • The histo[...]

Advanced 40 VQT0V4 0 ∫ Canceling High angle mode or P ower LCD mode • If you press and hold [LCD MODE] ag ain for 1 second the screen shown in step 2 is display ed . Select [OFF] to cancel P ower LCD mode or High angle mode. • High angle mode is also canceled if you tur n the camera off or power sav e mode is activated. • The brightness of [...]

Advanced 41 VQT0V 40 : Forced ON The flash is activated e ver y time regardless of the recording conditions. • Use this when y our subject is back-lit or under fluo rescent light. : Forced ON/Red-eye reduction ¢ 1 • Y ou can set to Forced ON/Red-eye reduc tion on ly w hen you s et [P AR TY] (P54) or [CANDLE L IGHT] (P54) in scene mode . : Slow[...]

Advanced 42 VQT0V4 0 ∫ The avai lable flash range to take pictur es The av ailab le flash range t o take pictures depends on the ISO sensitivity selected. • The av ailabl e flash range differs in [HIGH SENS.] (P57) scene mode. Wide: 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.7 m (18.7 feet) T ele: 1 m (3.28 f eet) to 3.7 m (12.1 feet ) • The av ailable flash ran[...]

Advanced 43 VQT0V 40 • There ma y be diff erences in the above shutter speeds in scene mode. – [NIGHT SCENER Y] (P53): 8 to 1/2000th – [FIREWORKS] (P55): 1/4th, 1 second – [ST A RR Y SKY] (P55): 15 seconds, 30 sec onds, 60 seconds • Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it i s activated. • If you brin g the flash t oo cl[...]

Advanced 44 VQT0V4 0 T aking Pi ctures wit h the Self-timer 1 Press 2 [ ] to select the self-timer mode. : Self-timer set to 10 seconds ; : Self-timer set to 2 seconds ; No display: canceled 2 Press th e shutter b utton halfwa y to focus and then pr ess it fully to take th e picture. • A : Press the shutter button halfway to focus. • B : Press [...]

Advanced 45 VQT0V 40 Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achiev e appropriate e xposure due to t he diff erence in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the f ollowing examples. Under exposed Compensate the exposure to wards positive. Pr operl y expos ed Over exposed Compensate the exposure towards negat[...]

Advanced 46 VQT0V4 0 T aking Pictur es using A uto B rac ket In this mode, 3 picture s are automatically recorded in the selected e xposure compensation range each time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can select the picture with the desired exposure from the 3 pictures with dif f erent exposures. 1 Press 3 [ ] severa l times u ntil [A UTO BRA C[...]

Advanced 47 VQT0V 40 Optical Im age Stabilizer This mode detects jitter and compens ates for it . 1 Press and hold the optic al ima ge stabilizer b utton A until [ST ABILIZER] appears. 2 Press 3 / 4 to selec t the stabilizer function mod e and then press [MENU/SET]. ∫ Demonstr ation of th e optica l image stabilizer (Demon stration Mode) Press 1 [...]

Advanced 48 VQT0V4 0 T aking Pictur es using Burst Mode 1 Press the b urst mode b utton to swi tch the b urst mode se tting. : High speed ; : Low speed ; :U n l i m i t e d ¢ 1 ; No display: canceled ¢ 1 Depends on t he memor y siz e, battery power , picture size and quality (compression). 2 T ake a pictur e. • Hold down the shutter b utton ful[...]

Advanced 49 VQT0V 40 T aking Close-up Pictures This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. Y ou can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm (0.16 f eet) from the lens by rotating t he zoom le ver upmost to Wide (1 k ). ∫ Focus range • W e recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P44[...]

Advanced 50 VQT0V4 0 Scene Mode When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, t he camera sets the optimal e xposure and hue to obtain the desired pict ure. • T wo frequently used s cenes can be s et to the mode dials [ ] and [ ].Ref er to P51 to 58 f or each scene menu. 1 Press 3 / 4 to sel ect th e scen e mode. • [...]

Advanced 51 VQT0V 40 • When you take a picture with a sce ne mode that is not adequate f or the purpos e, t he hue of the pict ure may di ffer from the actual scene. • When you want to change the brightness of the picture to be recorded, compensate the e xposure (P45). (Howe ver , the ex posure cannot be compensated in [ST ARRY SKY].) • Press[...]

Advanced 52 VQT0V4 0 • This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdoors in the daytime. • If a par t of the bac kground etc. is a color close to skin color , this part is also smoothed. • This mode may not be eff ective when there is insufficient brightness. • ISO sensitivity is fix ed to [ISO80]. Press [ ] to display the [SC ENE MO[...]

Advanced 53 VQT0V 40 • When using the flash, Slo w sync./Red-ey e reduction [ ] is selected and the flash is activated ev er y time. • The continuous AF setting is d isab led. Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select this mode. (P50) This mode allows you to record the nightscape vividly by reducing the shutter speed. ∫ T echniqu[...]

Advanced 54 VQT0V4 0 • The av ailabl e f oc us range is about 30 cm (0.98 feet) t o 70 cm (2.30 feet ). • Y ou can take a picture of yourself with audio (P74). If you do this , the self-timer indicator will light up while recording the audio. (P44) • When you select [SELF POR TRAIT], the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide (1 k [...]

Advanced 55 VQT0V 40 • W e recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P44) f or taking pictures. • The f ocus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (T ele) to ¶ ] • The flash setting can be set to Slow sync. / Red-ey e reduction [ ] or Forced ON/ Red-ey e reduction [ ]. Press [ ] to displa y the [SC[...]

Advanced 56 VQT0V4 0 ∫ T echnique for Starry sky mode • The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Be s ure to use a tr ipod. We also recommend taking pictures with the self-timer . (P44) • Histograms are always displa y ed in orange. (P38) • The continuous AF setting is disabled. • The flash setting is fix ed to Forced OFF [] . • The [...]

Advanced 57 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [SCENE MODE] menu and select this mode. (P50) The sensitivity is set higher than usual allowing f or pictures to be taken with f as ter shutter speeds. This mode helps minimize the blur of moving subjects in situations with inadequate lighting such as a baby in a dimly lit room. • ISO sensitivity is [...]

Advanced 58 VQT0V4 0 • The display style when printing may diff er slightly from the displa y style on the screen. • The date of birth is display e d as [0 month 0 day]. • If the age is not properly dis pla yed, check the clock and birthday settings . • If the camera is set to [WITHOUT A GE], the age is not recorded e v en if the t ime and [...]

Advanced 59 VQT0V 40 Reco r ding whi c h day of the vacation y o u take the picture If you set the depar ture date in advance , you can record wh ich da y of the vacation you take the picture. • When you pla y bac k a picture, t he date on which it wa s tak en is displa yed. A : The number of days that hav e passed since the depar ture date • T[...]

Advanced 60 VQT0V4 0 7 T ake a pictur e. A : The number of days t hat hav e passed since the depar ture date • The current date and time and which day of the v acation it is are displayed f or about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen if the camera is tur ned on when the trav el date is set, after setting the clock, depar ture date or trav el d[...]

Advanced 61 VQT0V 40 Displa ying the time at the tra vel dest ination (W orld Ti me) If you set y our home area and the t ra vel destination area when trav eling abroad etc., the local time at the tr av el destination area can be displa yed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken. • Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and ti me in[...]

Advanced 62 VQT0V4 0 • If you are setting the hom e area for the second tim e etc., the screen return s to the screen shown in step 3 after you press [MENU/SE T] to set your home area. Press [MENU/SET] again to close the men u. ∫ Setting the travel destination area (P erfor m steps 1 , 2 and 3 .) 1 Pres s 3 / 4 t o selec t [DESTINA TION] and th[...]

Advanced 63 VQT0V 40 ¢ “GMT” is an abbrev iation of [Greenwich Mean Time]. Location ca ndidates fo r W orld Time settings Offset from GMT Listed location name -11 Midway Islands Sa moa -10 Hawaii Honolulu T ahiti -9 Alaska Anchorage -8 V ancouver Seattle Los Angeles -7 Denv e r Phoenix -6 Chicago Houston Me xico City -5 T oronto New Y ork Miam[...]

Advanced 64 VQT0V4 0 Motion Picture Mode 1 Press th e shutter b utton halfwa y to focus and then pr ess it fully to start recording . • When the subject is f ocused, the f oc us indication lights. • The av ailab le recording time A is display ed on the top right and the elapsed recording time B is displayed on the bottom r ight of the screen. F[...]

Advanced 65 VQT0V 40 If you selected [ ] on t he screen shown in step 2 • fps (fr ames per second ); This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second. • Y ou can record sm oother motion pictures with 30 fps. • Y ou can record longer mot ion pictures with 10 fps although the picture quali ty is lower . • The file siz e with [10fpsQVGA] i[...]

Advanced 66 VQT0V4 0 Disp laying M ultip le Screens (Mul ti Pla ybac k) 1 Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds [ ] [W] to displa y multiple screen s. (Screen when 9 screens are displa yed) • : 1 screen > 9 screens > 25 screens > Calendar screen disp l ay • After the multiple screens are display ed, rotate the zoom lev er fur ther towards [[...]

Advanced 67 VQT0V 40 Displa ying pictures b y recor ding date (Calendar pla yback) Y ou can display pictures by recording date using the calendar p la yback function. 1 Rotate the zoo m leve r towar ds [ ] [W] to displa y the c alendar screen. • The recording date of t he picture selected in the pla yback screen becomes the date selected when the[...]

Advanced 68 VQT0V4 0 Using the Pl a yback Zoom 1 Rotate the z oom lev er towa rds [ ] [T ] to enlar ge the p icture. •: 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k • When you rotate the zoom le ver towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification b ecomes lower . When you rot ate the zoom le ver towards [ ] [ T], the magnification be[...]

Advanced 69 VQT0V 40 Playing Back Motion Pictures /Picture s with Au d i o ∫ Motion pi ctures Press 2 / 1 to selec t a pictu re with a motio n picture icon [ ]/ [] / [] / [] / [ ] / [ ] and the n press 4 to pl a y back. • The motion picture recording t ime A is display ed on the screen. After pla yback star ts, the motion picture recording time[...]

Menu Setting s 70 VQT0V4 0 Menu Settings Usin g the [REC ] Mod e Menu Increase the variety of pictures you can take by setting color effect, picture adjustment etc. • Set the mode dial to the desired recording mode. • Menu items diff er depending on the mode selected with t he mode dial (P5). This page describes how to set [QU ALITY] in norm al[...]

Menu Settin gs 71 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70) This function allows y ou t o reproduce a white color c lose to real life in pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting etc. in which the white color ma y appear reddish or bluish. Select a setting that matches the recording conditions. ?[...]

Menu Setting s 72 VQT0V4 0 1 Press 3 [ ] sever al times until [WB ADJUST .] appear s and then press 2 / 1 to adjust th e white balance. • 2 [RED]: Press when the hue is bluish. • 1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is reddish. • Select [0] to return to the original white balance. 2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish. • Y ou can also press the shutter butt[...]

Menu Settin gs 73 VQT0V 40 • T o av oid picture noise, we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting [PICT .ADJ .] to [NA TURAL]. (P78) • ISO sensitivity cannot be set in scene mode, motion picture mode [ ] and simple mode [ ]. Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70) By changing the aspect ratio , yo[...]

Menu Setting s 74 VQT0V4 0 ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ]. ∫ Quali ty Y ou can increase the number of rec ordabl e pictures without changing the picture size if quality is set to [ ]. • The number of pixels that can be selected diff ers depending on the aspect ratio . If you [...]

Menu Settin gs 75 VQT0V 40 • Y ou cannot take pictures with audio in auto bracket , burst mode or [ST ARRY SK Y] in scene mode. Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and se lect the item to set. (P 70) Y ou can switch to the follo wing metering modes. • Metering mode is fixed to multi ple [ ] in simple mode [ ]. Press [ ] to display the [RE[...]

Menu Setting s 76 VQT0V4 0 ∫ About 3-area-focusing (High speed) and 1-area-focusing (High speed) • Y ou can f ocus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes. • The picture m ay stop moving for a moment before being brought int o f ocus when you press the s hutter button halfwa y . This is not a malfunction. • The AF area displa yed on[...]

Menu Settin gs 77 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70) Illuminating the subject makes it easier f or the camera to f o cus when recording in low light conditions that m ake f ocus ing difficult. If the AF assist lamp is set to [ON], an AF area with a size wider than usual is display ed and the AF assi[...]

Menu Setting s 78 VQT0V4 0 • When the shu tter speed is m ade slower using [SLO W SHUTTER], j itter is lik ely to occur . W e recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P44) for taking pictures . • Y ou cannot set the slow shutter in [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and [ST ARRY SKY] in scene m ode. Press [ ] to d isplay the [REC] mode menu and s[...]

Menu Settin gs 79 VQT0V 40 1 Pres s 3 / 4 to s elect [FLI P ANIM .] and then press 1 . 2 Select [PICTURE CAPTURE] and then pres s 1 . • The picture siz e is QV G A (320 k 240 pixels). 3 Press the shutter b utton and capture the images one frame at a time. • Y ou can check the recorded image with 4 and the pre vious or f ollowing image with 2 / [...]

Menu Setting s 80 VQT0V4 0 7 Press 4 to select [CREA TE MO TION PICTURE], press 1 and then crea te a fli p ani matio n. • The file number appears after creating a flip animation. • Pre ss [M ENU/SE T] thr ee ti mes to c lose the menu after creating the flip animation. ∫ Deleting all still i mages used to create flip animati on When selecting [...]

Menu Settin gs 81 VQT0V 40 ∫ About the menu s creen ite ms • There are 3 menu screens (1/3, 2/3 and 3/3). • Y ou can switch menu screens from an y menu item by rotating the zoom le v er . Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P80) This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen. Y ou can skip [...]

Menu Setting s 82 VQT0V4 0 • If you set [A UDIO] to [ON] and then pla y back a picture w ith audio , the next picture will be displa yed af ter the audio has finished. • Y ou cannot play bac k motion pictures and use power sav e in a slide show . (Howe ver , the setting for power sav e mode is fixed to [10MIN.] while pausing a slide sho w or pl[...]

Menu Settin gs 83 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P80) This mode allows you to automatically display pictures v er tically if t hey were recorded holding t he camera vert ically or rotate pictures m anually in 90° steps. ∫ Rotate displa y (The pictu re is automatically rotated and displa yed.) 1[...]

Menu Setting s 84 VQT0V4 0 established by JEIT A [Japan Electronics and Inf orm ation T echnolog y Industries Associ ation]. • Rotated pictures are display ed without being rotated when they are pl a yed bac k in multi pla y back. • It may not be possible to rotate pict ures that hav e been recor ded with other equipment. Press [ ] to d isplay [...]

Menu Settin gs 85 VQT0V 40 2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to clo se the menu. ∫ T o cancel all settings 1 Press 3 to sele ct [YES] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press [MENU/SET] to cl ose the me nu. • DPOF print settings on the built-in memor y are canceled when a card is not inser ted. DPOF pr int settings on the card are canceled when a card is inse[...]

Menu Setting s 86 VQT0V4 0 ∫ Single s etting 1 Press 2 / 1 to select th e picture and then pre ss 4 to set/canc el. 2 Press [MEN U/SET] twi ce to c lose the men u. ∫ Multi settin g/T o cancel all settings P erform the sam e operation as in “[DPOF P RINT] Setting the picture to print and the number of prints”. (P84 to 85) • If you press [M[...]

Menu Settin gs 87 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P80) This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of a pict ure to attach it to an e-mail or upload it to a website. 1 Press 2 / 1 to s elect t he pi cture and then press 4 . • The f ollowing pictures cannot be resized. • When the[...]

Menu Setting s 88 VQT0V4 0 Press [ ] to d isplay the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to set. ( P80) Y ou can enlarge and then clip the important par t of the recorded picture. 1 Press 2 / 1 to select th e picture and then pre ss 4 . • The follo wing pictures ca nnot be trimmed. – Motion pictures – Pictures with audio – Flip animation[...]

Menu Settin gs 89 VQT0V 40 Press [ ] to displa y the [PLA Y] mode menu and select the item to set. (P80) Y ou can conv er t pictures taken with a [ ] aspect ratio to a [ ] or a [ ] aspect ratio. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [ ] or [ ] and then press [MENU/ SET]. • Only pictures taken with a [ ] aspect ratio can be con v er ted. • Y ou m a y not be a[...]

Menu Setting s 90 VQT0V4 0 Press [ ] to d isplay the [PLA Y] mode menu and se lect the item to set. ( P80) Y ou can cop y recorded picture data from the built-in memor y to a card o r vice versa. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select th e copy destination and then press [MENU/SET]. •: All the picture data in the built-in memor y are copied ont o the card at on[...]

Menu Settin gs 91 VQT0V 40 • If you cop y picture data from the b uilt-in memor y to a card, we recommend using a card which has more free space than the built-in memor y (about 13.4 MB). • It may tak e time to cop y the picture data. • Only pictures recorded with a P anasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even i f the pictures were[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment 92 VQT0V4 0 Connecting to ot her equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera an d the PC. The soft ware [LUM IX S impl e Vi ewer] o r [PHO TOfunSTUDIO -vie wer-] (for Windows ® ) in the CD-ROM (supplied) allows you to easily acquire pictures recorded with the camer[...]

Connecting t o other equ ipment 93 VQT0V 40 • If you set [USB MODE] to [Pict Bridge (PTP)] and then connect the camera to the PC , messages may appear on the screen of the PC. Select [Cancel] to close the messages and disconnect the camera from the PC. Set [USB MODE] to [PC] again. [Windo ws] The drive appears in the [ My Computer] folder . • I[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment 94 VQT0V4 0 ∫ Conditi ons und er whi ch a diff erent folder number is used In the follo wing cases, the picture is not recorded in the same f older as the previously recorded picture. It is reco rded in a folder with a new number . 1 When the f older just recorded t o contains a picture file wi th the number 999 in [...]

Connecting t o other equ ipment 95 VQT0V 40 Printing the Pictures By connecting the camera directly to a printer suppor ting PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to print and star t pr inting on the camera’ s screen. Set print settings such as the print quality on the printer beforehand. (Read t he print[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment 96 VQT0V4 0 CD-ROM (supplied) and pr int from the PC. F or inf ormation a bout this, ref er to the separate operating instructions f or PC connection. • T o find ou t more ab out Pic tBrid ge comp liant printe rs, contact y our l ocal deal er . ∫ Single pic tur e 1 Press 3 to selec t [SINGLE PICTURE] and the n pre[...]

Connecting t o other equ ipment 97 VQT0V 40 •[ P A G E L A Y O U T ] (Lay out s that can be set with this unit) • An item cannot be selected if the printer does not supp ort the page lay out . ∫ DPOF pic ture • Set the DPOF print setting on the camera in adv an ce. (P84) 1 Press 4 to sele ct [DPOF PICTURE] and th en press [MENU/SET]. 2 Pres[...]

Connecting to other equ ipment 98 VQT0V4 0 Pla ying Bac k Pictures on a TV Screen ∫ Play ing bac k pictures using t he A V cable ( supplie d) • Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. (P23) • T ur n the camera and the TV off . 1 Connect the A V cable A (supplied) t o the [A V OUT] soc ket on the cam era. • Connect the A V cable with the [ ][...]

Others 99 VQT0V 40 Others Screen Displa y A In recor ding 1 Recor ding mode (P25) 2 Flash mode ( P40) 3 Focus (P25) 4 Picture siz e (P73) 5 Quality (P73) In Motion picture mode (P64) //// / : Jitter aler t (P27) 6 Batter y indication (P13) 7 Numb er of recordable pictures/ A v ailable recording time In Motion picture mode (P64) e.g. : 8 Built -in m[...]

Others 100 VQT0V4 0 after changing the world time setting and after switching from playback mode to another mode. 31 Age ( P57) • This is displa yed f or about 5 seconds when the cam era is turned on in baby mode, after setting the c loc k or birt hda y , and after switching from other modes to bab y mode. 32 Auto br ack et (P46) 33 AF assist lam[...]

Others 101 VQT0V 40 In Sim ple mode (P28) :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/File n umber (P93) Built-in memory /Card (P16) 9 Picture number/T ot al pictures 10 Cable disconnection warning icon (P 97) • This is displayed when printing using a printer suppor ting PictBr idge. 　 (Depending on the[...]

Others 102 VQT0V4 0 Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high-volta ge lines. • If you record near r adio transmitters or high-voltage lines , the recorded pictures and soun d may be adv ersely affected. Alwa ys use the supplied cor ds and cables. If you use optional accessories, use the cords and the cables su pplied with t hem. Do n[...]

Others 103 VQT0V 40 Bring charged spare batteries when going out. • Be aw are that the operating time of the battery becomes shor ter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resor t. • When you t ra vel, do not f orget to bring the battery charger (supplied) so that you can charge the battery in the country that y ou are tra v elling in.[...]

Others 104 VQT0V4 0 [NO T ENOUGH SP AC E ON B UIL T - IN MEMORY]/[NOT ENOUGH ME MOR Y IN THE CARD] There is no space left on the built-in memor y or the card. • When you cop y pictures from the b uilt-in memor y to the card (batch copy), t he pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full. [SOME PICTURES CA NNO T BE COPIED]/[COPY[...]

Others 105 VQT0V 40 [PICTURE IS DISPLA YED FOR 4:3 TV]/ [PICTURE IS DISPLA YED FOR 16:9 TV] • The A V cable is connected to the camer a. Press [M ENU/SET] if you want to de lete this message at once. • Select [TV AS PECT] in the [SET UP] menu to change the TV aspect. (P23) • This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected[...]

Others 106 VQT0V4 0 ∫ Recording 1: The picture cannot be recorded. • Is the mode dial correctly set? • Is there any memor y remaining on the built-in memory or the card? – Bef ore recording, delete some pictures. (P35) 2: The recor ded picture is whitish . The l ens is dirty . • The picture can become whitish if there is dir t e.g. finger[...]

Others 107 VQT0V 40 2: The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter f o r a moment. • This phenomenon appears when y ou press the shutter button halfwa y to set the aper ture value and does not affect the recorded pictures. 3: The LCD monitor flic ker s indoor s. • The LCD monitor ma y flick er for a f ew seconds a fter turning t he camera on ind[...]

Others 108 VQT0V4 0 3: The f older number and the fil e number are displayed as [—] and t he screen turns blac k. • Is the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manuf acturer? This may also happen i f the battery is removed immediately after recording or if recording with a e xhausted battery . – F ormat the [...]

Others 109 VQT0V 40 7: The ends of the pictures are cut at printing . • When using a printer with a t rimming or borderless printing funct ion, cancel this function bef or e printing. (F or details, refer to the operating instructions for t he printer . ) • When y ou order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo st udio if the pictures c[...]

Others 110 VQT0V4 0 10:Colors appear on the picture which were not found in the actual scene. • Depending on the zoom magnification, the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject. This is called chroma tic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects. How e ver this is not a malfunction. 11: Th e file numbers [...]

Others 111 VQT0V 40 Others Number of recor dab le pictures and av ailabl e recor ding time • The number of recordable pictures and the av ailab le recording time are an approxi mation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.) • The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the subjects. ∫ Number of reco[...]

Others 112 VQT0V4 0 ∫ A vailab le recording time • The numbers inside the thick b lack lines are the number of recordable pictures in simple mode [ ]. (P28) • The number of recordable pictures and the av ailab le recording time displa yed on the LCD monitor may not decreas e in order . • This unit does not support recording motion pictures [...]

Others 113 VQT0V 40 Specif icatio ns Digit al Camera: I nf or mati on f or your saf ety Camera e ffe cti ve pix el s: 5,0 00,000 p ix els Imag e sens or: 1/2.5 q CCD , total pixel number 6,370,0 00 pixels, Primary colo r fi lter Len s: Optical 1 0 k zoom, f l 5.2 m m to 52 mm (35 mm film cam era equi va lent : 35 mm to 350 mm)/ F2.8 t o F4.2 Digita[...]

Others 114 VQT0V4 0 Recor ding medi a: Built-in Memory (Ap prox. 13. 4 MB)/ SD Memo ry Card/ Mul tiMed iaCa rd (St ill pi ctures onl y) Pictur e size Stil l pictur e: Whe n the aspect ratio setting is [ ] 2560 k 1920 pixels , 2048 k 1536 pixels , 1600 k 1200 pixel s, 1280 k 960 pixels , 640 k 480 pix els When the aspect ratio setting is [ ] 2560 k [...]

Others 115 VQT0V 40 Digital Camera Accessory System • Ref er to P13 f or information about the battery charging time and the number of recordable pictures. • NO T E: Accessor ies and/or model numbers may v ar y between countries. Consult your local dealer . Accessory# Description Figure BN-SDCAPU/1B BN-SDABPU/1B SD USB Reader/Writer (compatible[...]

Others 116 VQT0V4 0 Digital Camera Accessor y Or der Form (For USA Customers) In CANA D A, please con tact y our l ocal De aler f or more inf or mation about access ories . TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA A CCESSORIES Y OU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT Y OUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S A CCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-[...]

Others 117 VQT0V 40 Re ques t for Ser vic e Not ice (For USA Only) Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with y our unit to: P anasonic Services Company 410B Airpor t Road Elgin, IL 60123-9333 Attn: Digital Camera Repair Request f or Service Notice: (USA Only) Please photocopy this f or m when making a request for service notice[...]

Others 118 VQT0V4 0 Limited W arranty (For USA Only) P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION OF P ANASONIC CORPORA TION OF NOR TH AMERICA One P anasonic W ay , Se caucus , New Je rse y 07094 P ANASONIC PUER T O RICO, I NC . A ve. 6 5 de In f antería, Km . 9.5, San Gabriel In dustrial P ark, Carolina , Puerto Rico 0098 5 P anasonic Digi[...]

Others 119 VQT0V 40 Carry-In or Mail-In Service For Carr y-In or Ma il-In Service in th e Unite d States ca ll 1-800-272-7 033. F or assis tance in Pue r to Rico ca ll P anaso nic Puerto Rico , Inc. (787)-750-43 00 or f ax (787)-768-29 10. This wa rranty ONL Y CO VERS fai lures due to def ects in mate rials or workmanshi p , and DOES NO T CO VER no[...]

Others 120 VQT0V4 0 Customer Services Dir ectory (For USA Onl y) Product Repairs Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com/consumersupport You can purchase parts, accessories or locate your nearest servicenter by visiting our Web Site. For Product Information, Operating Assistance, Literature Request, Dealer Locations, and all Customer Service inquiries p[...]

Others 121 VQT0V 40 Others Index A AC Adaptor .... ........... ....................... 92, 95 Access I ndication ........ .... ....... ........ ...... .. 16 Aerial Ph oto Mode ........ .... ..... .... .... .... .... 56 AF Assis t Lamp ....... .... .... ..... .... ...... ........ 77 AF Mode ....................... ................. ........ 75 AF/AE[...]

Others 122 VQT0V4 0 N Night Portrait M ode ........................... ..... 52 Night Scenery Mode .............................. 53 Normal Record ing .... ....... .......... .... .... ..... 25 NO.RESET .. .... ...... ........... .......... ........... 22 NTSC .... ........... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ....... 23 Number of Prints ......[...]

Others 123 VQT0V 40 Others Spanish Quic k Use Guide/Gu ía rápid a en español Ésta es una visión de conjunto que t rata del procedimiento para grabar y reproduci r las imágenes con la cámara. 1 Cargue la batería. • Cuando se en vía la cámara, la batería está sin car ga. Cárguela antes de l uso. 2 Inserte la batería y la tarjeta . 3 E[...]

P Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One P anasonic Wa y , Secaucus, NJ 070 9 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. A v e. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9 .5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00 9 85 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Ambler Drive , Mississauga, Ontar io , L4W 2T3 C 2006 Matsushi[...]