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DMC-LS75.

Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

DMC-LS70

DMC-LS60

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.

Dear Customer,

Thank you for choosing Panasonic!

You 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 in the box below.

The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient

Camera information source.

information

Safety for Your

Before Use

Carefully observe copyright

laws.

Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright

laws. Even for the purpose of private

use, recording

of certain material may be restricted.

Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc.

of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating

Instructions.

SDHC Logo is a trademark.

Other names, company names, and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered

trademarks of the companies concerned.

THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE

INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT

AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

i

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,

ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT

DAMAGE,

• DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE,

DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND

THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH

LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL

BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

• USE

ONLY THE

RECOMMENDED

ACCESSORIES.

® DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER

(OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER

SERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Marking unit.

sign is located on bottom of the

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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN

THE U.S.A.

FCC Note: (U.S. only)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral devices.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Before Use

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Panasonic

Model No.: DMC-LS75

DMC-LS70

DMC-LS60

Responsible party: Panasonic

Corporation of North

America

Support Contact:

One Panasonic Way,

Secaucus, NJ 07094

Panasonic Consumer

Electronics Company

1-800-272-7033

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Only for Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies wth Canad an ICES-O03.

Only for U.S.A.

i i i

Panasonic

DMC-SS75

Panas_ic

DMC-LSTO

Panasonic

DMC-SS60

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-If you see this symbol-

Information

Countries

Union on Disposal

outside

in other the European

This symbol is only valid in the European Union.

If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

[] Care for the camera

Do not strongly shake

or bump

the camera.

The camera may not be operated normally, recording of pictures may be disabled or the lens and the LCD monitor may be damaged.

Sand

or dust

may cause the camera to maJfunction.

Make

sure that sand

or dust does

not get into the

lens,

the flash or the terminals

camera on

a beach etc.

when

using the

• Make sure that water does not get into the camera when using it on a rainy day or on a beach.

• This camera

is not waterproof.

_n case the

camera comes

into

contact

with water, wipe it off with a dry cloth.

When the camera does not operate normally, contact

nearest

Service your dealer or your

Center.

Before Use

[] About the LCD monitor

Do not press the LCD monitor

with

excessive force.

Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction.

Condensation may form on the LCD monitor in places with large temperature differences.

Wipe the condensation with a soft, dry cloth.

• If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first.

However, the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases.

Extremely

is employed monitor high precision technology to produce screen.

not a malfunction.

However be some dark or bright the LCD there may spots

blue or green) on the screen.

(red,

This is

The LCD monitor screen has more than 99.99% effective

pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels

inactive or always

lit.

The spots will not be recorded in

pictures stored in the built-in memory or a card.

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[] About the Lens

• Do not press the lens or the lens barrel with excessive force.

• Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as it may cause the camera to malfunction.

Also, be careful when you leave the camera outside or near a window.

[] About Condensation (When the lens

is fogged up)

• Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes as described below. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction.

- When the camera is taken from the cold outdoors to the warm indoors

- When the camera is taken from outside to inside an air-conditioned car

- When cool wind from an air conditioner etc. blows directly on the camera

- in humid places

To prevent condensation, put the camera in a plastic bag until the temperature of the camera is close to the ambient temperature.

If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature.

Before Use

[] When not using the camera for a long

period of time

Store the batteries in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature.

[Recommended temperature:

15 °C to 25 °C (59 °F to 77 °F),

Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%]

Always remove the batteries and the card from the camera.

if the batteries are left inserted in the camera they will discharge as a weak electric current passes through them even if the camera is turned off. [Read

P12 for information about Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride) batteries.]

• We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant (silica gel) when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet.

[] About cards that can be used in this unit

You can use an SD Memory Card, an SDHC Memory Card and a

MultiMediaCard.

• When the term card is used in these operating instructions this refers to the following types of Memory Cards.

- SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB)

- SDHC Memory Card (4 GB)

- MultiMediaCard

More specific information about memory cards that can be used with this unit.

• You can only use an SDHC Memory

Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity.

• A 4 GB Memory Card without an SDHC logo is not based on the SD Standard and will not work in this product.

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Contents

Information for Your Safety ......................

2

Standard Accessories ..............................

8

__;

Names of the Components ......................

9

Quick Guide ...........................................

10

About the Batteries ................................

11

Inserting/Removing the Batteries/Card

(Optional) ...........................................

15

About the Built-in Memory/the Card ...... 16

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ............... 17

• Changing the clock setting .............. 17

About the Mode Dial ..............................

18

Using the Menus ....................................

19

About the Setup Menu ............................

21

LCD monitor and changes to the display ..........................................

24

Basic

Taking Pictures ......................................

25

• Photography basics exposure, focus, and color ............... 26

Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ............ 28

Taking Pictures with the Zoom .............. 30

• Using the Optical Zoom/the Extended

Optical Zoom (EZ) ...........................

30

• Using the easy zoom button ............. 31

• Using the Digital Zoom ....................

32

Checking the Recorded Picture

(Review) ............................................

33

Playing Back Pictures ............................

34

Deleting Pictures ...................................

35

About the LCD Monitor ..........................

37

Changing the information displayed ..........................................

• Recording a picture with the camera held high above your head

37

(High angle mode) ...........................

39

Taking Pictures using the

Built-in Flash ......................................

40

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ........ 43

Compensating the Exposure ................. 44

Shooting with the Intelligent

ISO mode ...........................................

45

Taking Close-up pictures .......................

46

Scene mode ..........................................

47

- Portrait mode ..............................

48

- Soft skin mode ............................

48

- Scenery mode ............................

48

- Sports mode ...............................

48

- Night portrait mode .....................

48

- Night scenery mode ....................

49

- Food mode .................................

49

- Party mode .................................

49

- Candle light mode .......................

49

- Sunset mode ...............................

50

- Baby mode 1 ..............................

50

- Baby mode 2 ..............................

50

- Pet mode .....................................

50

- High Sensitivity mode ................. 51

- Beach mode ...............................

51

- Starry sky mode ..........................

51

- Fireworks mode ..........................

52

- Snow mode .................................

52

- Aerial photo mode ......................

52

Motion picture mode ..............................

53

Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture ...........................

55

Displaying the time at the travel destination .........................................

57

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Using the [REC] mode menu .................

59

[W.BALANCE] ..................................

60

[SENSITIVITY] .................................

61

[ASPECT RATIO] .............................

62

[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] ...................

62

[AF MODE] ......................................

63

[STABILIZER] ...................................

[BURST] ...........................................

64

65

[AF ASSIST LAMP] .........................

66

[COL.MODE] ....................................

[CLOCK SET] ...................................

66

66

Displaying Multiple Screens

(Multi Playback) .................................

67

Displaying pictures by recording date

(Calendar playback) ..........................

68

Using the Playback Zoom ......................

69

Playing Back Motion pictures ................ 70

Using the [PLAY] mode menu ............... 71

[SLIDE SHOW] .................................

72

[FAVORITE] .....................................

73

[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE] ............. 74

[DATE STAMP] ................................

75

[DPOF PRINT] .................................

77

[PROTECT] ......................................

79

[RESIZE] ..........................................

[TRIMMING] .....................................

[COPY] .............................................

[FORMAT] ........................................

80

81

82

83

Others

Screen Display .......................................

Cautions for Use .....................................

92

94

Message Display ....................................

96

Troubleshooting ......................................

Number of recordable pictures and

98 available recording time ....................

104

Specifications .......................................

107

Digital Camera Accessory System ....... 110

Digital Camera Accessory Order Form

(For USA Customers) ......................

111

Request for Service Notice

(For USA Only) ................................

112

Limited Warranty (For USA Only) ........ 113

Customer Services Directory

(For USA Only) ................................

115

Precautions _ prendre (pour les clients canadiens) ........................................

Index ....................................................

116

118

Connecting to a PC ...............................

84

Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant

Printer ................................................

87

Playing Back Pictures with a

TV Screen ..........................................

91

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Preparation

Standard Accessories

Before using your camera, check the contents.

[] Batteries

AA Oxyride batteries (ZR6)

[] Strap

VFC4090

[] Video Cable

K1HA08CD0015

[] USB Connection Cable

K1HA08CD0013

[] CD-ROM

Card is optional.

You can record or play back pictures

on the built-in memory when you are

not using a card. (P16)

• For information about optional accessories, please refer to "Digital

Camera Accessory System". (P110)

• If any of the accessories are lost, please contact Panasonic's parts department at

1 800 833-9628 (For USA) or in Canada call 1 800 995-8649 for more details on how to obtain replacement parts.

[] About illustrations in these

operating instructions

Please note that the appearance of the product, the illustration or the menu screen are a little different from those in actual use.

The illustrations in these operating instructions show DMC-LS75.

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Preparation

Names

of the Components

11

1 23

14

15 17

20

4

7 8

5

12 13

21

20 Tripod Receptacle

* When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable with the camera attached to it.

21 Battery Door (P15)

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1 [E. ZOOM] (Easy Zoom) Button (P31)

2 Zoom Lever (P30)

3 Shutter Button (P25, 53)

4 Mode Dial (P18)

5 Flash (P40)

6 Self-timer Indicator (P43)

AF Assist Lamp (P66)

7 Lens part (PS)

8 Lens barrel

9 [DC IN] Socket (P84, 87)

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC6: optional).

10 [V.OUT/DIGITAL] Socket

(P84, 87, 91)

11 LCD Monitor (P37, 92)

12 [MENU/SET] Button (P17)

13 Camera Switch (P17)

14 Status Indicator (P25)

15 Cursor buttons

4/Self-timer Button (P43)

Y/[REV] Button (P33)

_"/Flash Mode Button (P40)

A/Backlight Compensation in Simple

Mode (P29)lExposure Compensation

(P44) Button

• In these operating instructions, operations using the cursor buttons are described as follows.

e.g.: When you press the Y button, y

16 [DISPLAY] (P37)/[HIGH ANGLE] (P39)

Button

17 [FUNC] (function) (P59)/Delete (P35)

Button

18 Card Door (P15)

19 Strap Eyelet

• To remove the strap, use a pointed object to undo the knot.

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Quick Guide

This is the overview of the procedure to record pictures with this camera. For each operation, be sure to refer to the corresponding pages.

1 insert the

batteries.

(P15)

Preparation

3 Play

back the

pictures.

@ Set the mode dial to [(_].

@ Select the picture you want to view.

(P34)

When you do not use the card

(optional), you can record

or

play back pictures on the built-in memory (P16). Refer to P15 when

you use a card.

2 Turn the camera on to take pictures.

Set the clock. (P17)

• Select the type of battery in use or=

]BATTERY TYPE] in the ]SETUP] menu.

(P21)

@ Set the mode dial to [O].

e Press the shutter button to take pictures. (P25)

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Preparation

About

the Batteries

[] Usable

batteries

AA Oxyride batteries (supplied) _

AA Alkaline batteries (optional)

AA Rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metal hydr de) batter es (opt ona)

One of the following messages appears when you insert batteries for the first time, change the batteries when they become exhausted etc.

[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING:

OXYRiDE]/[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE

SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni-MH[

if the batteries inserted are different from the type displayed in the message, set [BATTERY TYPE) in the

[SETUP) menu. (P21)

• The battery type that is set can be

distinguished

by the color of the battery

indication

[blue or white).

- The battery indication does not appear when using the AC adaptor

(DMW-AC6; optional).

the storage life and conditions batteries.

of the

• Battery performance deteriorates conditions

However, in low temperature

[10 °C (50 °F) or less].

it recovers temporarily when the temperature

• Depending conditions returns to normal.

on the of use, temperature the camera and the may not operate properly and the batteries may become exhausted without warning because the battery indication is not displayed malfunction.

correctly.

This is not a

• We recommend frequently while turning recording the camera to conserve off battery power for longer battery life.

if you will be using the camera for long periods of time, using rechargeable

MH batteries is recommended.

Ni-

• Exhausted performance batteries may recover some if left for a period of time.

However, they cannot be used for a long time.

Be sure to replace them with new batteries.

[] Unusable

batteries

" i •

@:When oxyride batteries are selected

The battery indication turns blue.

(B.;:When alkaline/Ni-MH

batteries

are selected

The battery indication turns white.

An oxyride battery is a new type of non-rechargeable battery developed by

Panasonic.

It has more power than a regular alkaline battery and is suitable for high-drain equipment such as digital cameras.

• We recommend using Panasonic batteries.

• Battery performance may vary greatly depending on the brand used and

Manganese ies

_m_

INi-Cd

batteries

• Operation is not guaranteed when using the batteries listed above.

The batteries can leak and the following can occur: malfunctions

- The remaining battery power is not displayed accurately.

- The camera does not turn on.

Data written to the built-in memory or the card is damaged resulting in loss of the photographs.

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[] Battery shapes that cannot be used

• Batteries with unusual shapes cause leakage, heat generation or explosion if inserted in the camera.

• Batteries with the covering partly or fully peeled off. Never use these batteries.

(Refer to the illustration below.)

The _ pole is flat.

• All or part of the covering on the battery is peeled

Off.

Preparation

[] Proper Care and Handling of Batteries

Mishandling batteries may cause leakage, heat generation, fire or explosion.

Observe the following.

• Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not splash batteries with water/sea water or wet battery terminals.

• Do not peel off or scratch the covering on batteries.

• Do not drop, throw or subject batteries to other strong impacts.

• Do not use batteries that show signs of leakage, deformation, discoloration etc.

• Do not store batteries in high humidity areas or high temperatures.

• Keep batteries away from children.

• Always use 2 new batteries of the same type when replacing batteries.

• Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the unit for a long time.

• Batteries may heat up soon after you start using the unit. Turn the camera off and wait until the battery temperature decreases before removing them.

• Battery performance deteriorates and recording/playback time decreases when the ambient temperature is low [10 °C

(50 °F) or less]. This is particularly true when using oxyride or alkaline batteries

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• If there is grease or dirt on the battery poles, the recording/playback time may become extremely short. Before inserting the batteries, clean the battery terminals with a soft, dry cloth.

If battery leakage occurs, remove the batteries and thoroughly wipe the leakage/ in the battery compartment.

Insert new / batteries or fully charged Ni-MH batteries. ]

] hands or clothes, thoroughly wash them with water. Battery electrolyte can cause loss of sight if it comes into contact with your

Ill battery electrolyte spills on your immediately with clean water and consult a doctor.

[] Ni-MH Batteries (Nickel Metal Hydride)

You can use Ni-MH batteries after charging them with a nickel metal hydride battery charger. However, improper handling of the batteries may cause leakage, heat generation, fire or explosion.

Observe the following.

• If rechargeable batteries are to be used, rechargeable batteries manufactured by

Panasonic are recommended.

• If there is dirt on the battery poles, you may not be able to charge normally.

Clean the battery poles and the battery recharger terminals with a soft, dry cloth.

• When charging batteries for the first time, or after having not used them for a long period of time, they may not charge fully.

This is a feature of Ni-MH batteries and is not a malfunction.

Battery performance will become normal after a few charges and discharges.

Preparation

• We recommend charging the batteries after they are fully discharged.

If you charge the batteries before they are fully discharged, it can reduce battery performance.

effect".

This is called "memory

• If "memory effect" occurs, continue using the batteries until the camera stops working and then charge them fully.

Battery performance will be restored after a few charges and discharges.

• Over time Ni-MH batteries naturally discharge and their capacity lowers even when they are not used.

• Once the batteries have reached full charge, do not continue to charge them.

• Do not peel off or scratch the covering on

Ni-MH batteries.

• Read the operating battery charger.

instructions for the

Ni-MH batteries have a limited life.

Battery capacity gradually decreases over time.

If the length of time you can use the camera is extremely short even after fully charging the batteries, they may have exceeded their life span.

Purchase new batteries.

• Battery life differs depending on the conditions environment.

of storage and usage and the

[] Battery

life

The number

CIPA standard

of recordable pictures (By in normal picture

mode)

Panasonic Oxyride

(supplied or optional)

PanasonicAIkaline batteries

(optional)

Fully charged

Panasonic Ni-MH

batteries (optional}

250 pictures

(125 rnin)

260 pictures

(130 rain)

150 pictures 160 pictures

(75 rnin) (80 rnin)

460 pictures

(230 rnin)

470 pictures

(235 rain)

Recording

• Temperature: conditions by ClPA

23 °C (73.4 °F)/ standard

Humidity: 50% when the LCD monitor is on.

• Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card

(16 MB) _

The card is not supplied.

• Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to

[MODE1])

Recording

once every

30 seconds, with full flash every second recording.

• Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to

Wide or vice versa in every recording.

• Turning the camera off every 10 recordings./Leaving batteries cool down.

the camera until the

• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera &

Imaging Products Association[.

When not using

the

batteries for

a long

period

of time

• If the batteries are left in the camera they will discharge.

This is because a small electrical current continues to flow even when the camera is turned off.

If the batteries continue to be left in the camera, they will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged.

• When storing the batteries for a long period of time, we recommend charging them once a year.

Remove the batteries from the camera and store them again after they have completely discharged.

The number of recordable varies

depending on the

pictures recording interval

time.

if the

recording

time

becomes longer,

the

interval number

of

recordable recording pictures decreases.

(e.g.

When recording minutes: about 1/4 the once every

number

2

when once

every 30 seconds)

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The number

of

recordable

low temperatures

(In normal pictures picture in

mode when the temperature

(32 °F) and other

recording

comply with CIPA

standard.)

is 0 °C conditions

Preparation

Panasonic

Oxyride

batteries

(supplied or optional)

Panasonic

Alkaline batteries (optional)

Fully

charged

Panasonic Ni-MH batteries (optional)

50 pictures

(25 rnin)

40 pictures

(20 rain)

55 pictures

(27 rain)

45 pictures

(22 rain)

380 pictures 390 pictures

(190 rain) (195 ruin)

Please note that the performance of oxyride batteries and alkaline batteries significantly temperature conditions.

decreases in low

Playback

time

Panasonic Oxyride batteries

(supplied or optional)

Panasonic Alkaline batteries (optional}

Fully charged

Panasonic Ni-MH batteries (optional)

430 rnin

420 rnin

610 min

440 min

430 rnin

620 min

• The number playback of recordable pictures time will vary depending operating is stored.

conditions and on the and how the battery

• The number of recordable pictures and the playback time will also vary depending on the brand and type of batteries used.

• We recommend using power save mode

(P21) or economy mode (P22) or turning off the camera frequently while recording to maintain battery power.

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Inserting/Removing

the BatterieslCard

, Check that the camera is turned off.

+ Use oxyride batteries (supplied), alkaline batteries (optional) or Ni-MH batteries

(optional).

+ Prepare an SD Memory Card (optional), an SDHC Memory Card (optional) or a

MultiMediaCard (optional).

+ You

can

record

or

play back pictures

on the

built-in memory when

you are

not using

a card.

(P16)

1 Slide the

battery

card door (B) to

door

open

it.

(A_ or the

Preparation

(opt+ona+)

3

@ Close the battery card

door.

door

or the

@ Slide the battery

door

or the card

door

to the

end

and

then close

it

firmly.

+ If the card door cannot be completely closed, remove the card, check its direction and insert it again.

2 Batteries:

Insert

the

batteries

with the c; and _ poles aligned

Card: correctly.

Insert

the card

with

the

label

side facing the back of the camera clicks and

locks.

until it

To remove

until

it clicks, the card, push the card then pull the card

out upright.

+ Select the

battery

type

being

used

in )BATTERY TYPE) in the )SETUP)

menu.

(P21)

+ Remove the batteries after use.

+ Remove monitor the and batteries the status after the

indicator

LOB

(green) turn

off.

Otherwise, the settings on the camera may

not

be

stored

properly.

+ Do not remove or insert the batteries

or the card

while

the unit is on

particularly

in memory

damage

data.

while accessing the

built-

or the card (P24).

This

can

+ We

recommend using Panasonic's

Memory

Card/SDHC

Memory

Card.

SD

+ Do not touch the connection the back side of the card.

+ The card may be damaged inserted.

terminals on if it is not fully

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Preparation

About

the Built=in

Memory/the

Card

The built-in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full.

[] Built-in Memory [[_]]

You can record or play back pictures

on the built-in memory when you are not using a card. (The built-in

memory cannot be used when a card is

inserted.)

• The built-in memory capacity is about

27 MB.

• Picture size is fixed to QVGA (320x240

pixels) when recording

motion

pictures

to the built-in memory.

(P53)

[] Card [D]

You can record or play back pictures on a card.

[] About SD Memory Card (optional),

SDHC Memory Card (optional) and

MultiMediaCard (optional) (P5)

• The SD Memory Card, the SDHC

Memory Card and the MultiMediaCard are small, lightweight, removable external memory cards.

• The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD

Association in 2006 for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB.

• The reading/writing speed of the SD

Memory Card and the SDHC Memory

Card is fast. The SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are equipped with a Write-Protect switch

(A)that can inhibit writing and formatting.

(When the switch is slid to the [LOCK] side, it is not possible to write or delete data on the card and format it. When the switch is unlocked, these functions become available.)

• This unit supports SD Memory Cards formatted in the FAT12 and FAT16

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Card Specifications.

It also supports

SDHC Memory Cards formatted in the

FAT32 system.

• This unit (SDHC compliant equipment) supports both SD Memory Cards and

SDHC Memory Cards. You can use

SDHC Memory Cards on equipment that supports them. You cannot use

SDHC Memory Cards on equipment that supports SD Memory Cards only.

(When you use SDHC Memory Cards on other equipment, make sure to read the equipment's operating instructions.

If you intend to have your pictures printed by someone, first find out if they are able to use SDHC Memory Cards.)

Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

_lpanasonic.co.jp_/pavclgloballcs

(This site is in English only.)

• Refer to page 104 for the number of recordable pictures and available recording time on a card.

• Use the high speed SD Memory Card or the high speed SDHC Memory Card for motion picture recording.

(P53)

• Save important data in such places as your PC as well. Electromagnetic waves, static electricity, unit malfunctions, card damages and other factors may destroy or erase data.

• If the card was formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it again on the camera.

(P83)

• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

Settin 0 Date/Time

Preparation

(Clock Set)

Set the mode dial to [O].

[] initial setting

The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.

When you turn the camera on, the following screen appears,

3 Press [MENU/SET].

When you finish setting the clock, switch the camera off, then switch it on in recording set correctly.

mode to check that the clock is

OFFON

© ®

@ Press [MENU/SET].

@ Press A/T to select [CLOCK SET]

(P66).

O Press _" and perform the above steps 2 and 3 for setting.

O Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• You can set the clock from the setup menu (P21).

• When batteries have been inserted for

CA):[MENU/SET] button more than 3 hours, the clock setting is stored in the camera for approximately months even if the batteries are removed.

3

(B): Cursor buttons

2 Press

,I&ITI41P,.

to

select

the date.

• You can set the year from 2000 to 2099.

©: Mode dial The 24-hour system is used.

................................................................................................................

date so that the correct date is

1 Press [MENU/SET].

printed when you order prints or use the date stamp (P75).

@: Time at the home area

CE):Time at the travel destination

• 4/_ : Select the desired item.

(P57)

, A!y

: Set date and time.

• _ : To cancel without setting the clock.

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Preparation

About the Mode

Dial

When the power is on and you turn the mode dial, you can switch between shooting and playback modes, and also select modes suited to the subject such as the macro mode and scene modes.

Adjust part CAhto the

desired

mode.

The mode dial can be rotated 360 ° .

Rotate it slowly and surely to adjust to each mode.

(Do not adjust it to parts where there is no mode.)

This screen appears when you turn the mode dial to show which mode is selected (P23).

The current mode appears on the LCD when you turn the camera on.

Use this mode for normal recording.

This mode is recommended for beginners.

This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures.

This feature detects the subject's movement and brightness, choosing the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed for shooting.

This mode allows you to take a close-up picture of a subject.

This mode allows you to take pictures depending on the recording scenes.

This mode allows you to record motion pictures.

This mode allows you to print pictures from a PictBridge-compliant printer connected directly to the camera.

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Preparation

Using the Menus

[] To show the menus

Press [MENU/SET].

The menu icons and items that appear depend on the position of the mode dial.

For example: The first page of a 3-page menu.

[] The

menu icons

O Recording menu (P59)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to

(_ Play menu (P71)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to

SCN mode

menu

(P47)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to

Setup menu (P21)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to

[] Changing

• The following the

menu

settings example shows how to set

[AF MODE] when normal picture mode

[O] is selected.

1 Press

item.

A/Y to select the menu

SENSITIVITY i AUTO

I_J_I I m

A

Q

V

.

ress Y at @ to switch to the

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2 Press

_'.

_

Preparation

[] Switching to the setup menu

1 Press _ in the menu screen.

3 Press A/Y to select the setting.

A

©

v

2 Press

Y to select the setup menu

icon ['_1.

4 Press [MENU/SET] setting.

IIIIIIIIIH

to confirm the

MENU @

I

;_:

_ MONITOR

....

........

3 Press _'.

[ + 0

_ _,_

I

[] To exit the menus

Press [MENU/SET].

You can also exit the menus when the or [_] by pressing the shutter button halfway.

Continue to select items and change settings.

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Preparation

About

the Setup

Menu

Change the settings if necessary.

• Select [RESET] to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase (P23).

Press

[_[ to display

menu,

enter the setup menu [_] and select the

item.

(P20]

The

setting marked

"_'"

means

it is the

initial

setting.

[BATTERY TYPE], [CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW], [POWER SAVE] and [ECONOMY] are very

important items.

Check their settings

before

use.

Select the type of battery being used from the following 2 types.

If you perform no operations, turns off automatically after the camera the interval you set to save the battery.

• If the type of battery being used and the type of battery selected are not the same, the battery indication will not be displayed correctly.

Change date and time.

• Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to recover from the power save mode.

• Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in economy mode and [5MIN.] in simple mode [_].

• When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional)/connecting to a PC or a printer/ recording motion pictures/playing back motion pictures/during Slide Show (P72), the power save mode is not activated.

Adjust how long the recorded picture automatically appears on the screen.

• Auto review is not available in motion picture mode [_].

• You cannot change the auto review setting in simple mode [_] or burst mode.

(The setting is not selectable.)

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Press [_ ] to display

Preparation

menu,

enter

the setup menu [_] and select the

item.

(P20)

Battery life is saved by reducing the brightness of the LCD monitor and turning it off automatically when the camera is not being used in recording mode.

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.

Set the departure and return dates.

Set to select the volume of operational sound.

• The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off. Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.

• Power save mode is fixed to [2 MIN.] in economy mode.

[However, power save mode is not activated when using the AC adaptor

(DMW-AC6; optional).[

• Economy mode is not activated in the following cases.

- In simple mode [_]

-When using the AC adaptor (DMW-

AC6; optional)

-While a menu screen is displayed

-While the self-timer is set

-While recording motion pictures

Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from 0001 on the next recording.

The folder number is updated,

and the file number starts from 0001 (P85).

The folder number can be assigned

from

100 to 999. When the folder number reaches 999, it cannot be reset. We recommend formatting the card after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.

To reset the folder number to 100, you

must first reformat the built-in memory or the card (P83). After this perform [NO.

RESET] to reset the file number, after which a screen appears asking whether you want to reset the folder number.

Select [YES].

Set date and time at your home area and the travel destination.

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Preparation

MENU

Press

[ _ ] to display

menu,

enter the setup

menu

[_] and select the item.

(P20)

The settings on the recording or the

[SETUP] menu are reset to the initial settings.

• The birthday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] (PSO) in scene mode and the number of days that have passed since the departure date for [TRAVEL

DATE] (P55) and the [WORLD TIME] setting (P57) are also reset when the

[SETUP] menu settings are reset. Also,

[FAVORITE] (P73) is fixed to [OFF] and

[ROTATE DISP.] (P74) is fixed to [ON].

• The battery type setting, the folder number and the clock setting are not changed.

Set to [_] television.

or [_] according to your

Choose whether to show the mode dial display when you turn the mode dial.

Set to the language on the menu screen from the following languages.

Set to [NTSC] or [PAL] according to the TV system in your country (P91).

Available in Canada only

• When you set to other language by mistake, select [_] from the menu icons to set the desired language.

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Preparation

LCD monitor and changes to the display

[] Display in normal picture mode [ll_].

(at the time of purchase)

1 2 34 56 7

1 Recording

mode

2 Flash mode (P40)

The flash icon turns red when activating the flash and pressing the shutter button halfway.

3 AF area

• The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark place.

4 Focus (P25)

5 Picture size (P62)

6 Quality (P62)

: Jitter alert indication (P27)

7 Battery

indication

- Shake or impact the camera.

- Disconnect the AC adaptor

(DMW-AC6; optional).

(when using the AC adaptor)

Observe the above caution also when pictures are being read or deleted or the built-in memory (or the card) is being formatted (P83).

The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time for a card. (Max. about 7 sec.)

11 Shutter speed (P25)

12 Aperture value (P25)

• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red. (They do not turn red when the flash is activated.)

13 Optical image stabilizer

(P64)

For details about other displays, see page 92.

[] Changing the display

Press [DISPLAY] to change the display.

Choose whether to display information such as the number of pixels and possible number of images for recording while you are shooting.

For details, see page 37.

The battery indication turns red and blinks. (The status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor is turned off.)

Replace with new batteries or fully charged Ni-MH batteries.

• It does not appear when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

8 Remaining

number of recordable pictures

9 Recording

indication

10 Built-in memory ['_/Card [._

(,_'_'1or _ lights red during accessing.)

Do not do the following when the access

indication lights.

- Turn the camera off.

- Remove the batteries or the card

(if used).

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Taking Pictures

[] Select normal picture mode [O].

The camera automatically

sets the shutter

speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

Basic

@ Turn the camera on.

(ohThe status indicator lights for 1 second.

1 Hold the camera gently

with both hands,

keep your

arms

still at your side and stand with your feet shoulder-width

apart.

(Y):Aperture value

Ca):Shutter speed

The camera beeps twice when the subject is focused.

• The camera can focus between 50 cm

(1.64 feet) and co

• The following indicate that the subject is out of focus.

- Focus indication blinks (green).

- AF area turns white to red or no AF area.

- Beeps 4 times.

• The focus indicator may light even if the subject is not properly focused if the subject is out of range.

4 Press the shutter take the picture. button fully to

®

@: When holding the camera vertically

(_: AF assist lamp

2 Aim the AF area (0) to the point you want to focus on.

button

halfway

3 Press

the shutter to focus.

® ®

[] Using the flash

If the flash is set to AUTO [_]_m] or

AUTO/Red-eye reduction [_], the flash will work when you press the shutter button if the camera determines that the area to be shot is too dark.

• You can change the flash settings (P40).

• When you press the shutter button, the screen may become bright or dark for a moment. This function allows easy adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected.

• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.

Do not cover the photo flash or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects.

Do not touch the lens.

.0

¢_h:The focus indication lights green.

@: AF area: white --' green

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Basic

A little knowledge about exposure, having trouble with a shot.

focus and color will come in handy when you are

In normal picture mode [O], Auto Exposure sets the correct exposure for you, but images

(AE) may normally be dark if there is backlight.

Use exposure compensation

brighter images.

in these situations for

In normal picture mode [l_], Auto Focus (AF) normally sets the correct focus for you, but images may be unfocused in the following situations.

(1.64

feet) and co.

The camera can focus between 50 cm

When shooting something that is far away and something that is close by at the same time.

When shooting through a dirty window.

When there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject.

When shooting in a dark place.

When shooting a subject that is moving fast.

When shooting a scene with minimal contrast.

When shooting something very bright.

When taking a close-up picture of the subject

When there is jitter.

Use AF/AE

lock

or

macro mode [_]

in these situations,

How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting, so colors in different lights will be different.

This unit adjusts the color automatically to give a more natural result.

(Auto white balance)

You can also adjust the

white balance

to suit

different

situations to reproduce

natural

colors,

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[] When you want to take a subject outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)

When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture, you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the

AF area.

Basic

[] Preventing jitter (camera shake)

• Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button.

• The jitter alert 0) appears when the shutter speed is slow and the chances of blurring are greater.

Q

In this case,

1 Aim the AF area at the subject.

2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure.

• The focus indication lights when the subject is focused.

3 Press and hold the shutter

button

halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture.

4 Press the shutter button fully.

• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully.

When the jitter alert appears, take special care with the shooting methods described on P25, or use a tripod for best results.

By combining the use of a tripod with the self-timer (P43), you can avoid blurring caused when you press the shutter button.

Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend using a tripod.

- ]NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT

SCENERY[, [PARTY], [CANDLE

LIGHT], [STARRY SKY],

[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P47)

[] Direction

detection

function

• If you take pictures by holding the camera vertically, the information of the rotation on the pictures is automatically added and recorded to the pictures.

When [ROTATE DISP.] (P74) is set to

[ON], you can rotate and display pictures on the screen or the TV according information of the rotation on the to the pictures.

• This function may not work properly on pictures recorded by aiming the camera up or down.

In motion picture mode [_], you cannot use the direction detection function.

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Basic

Taking Pictures

in Simple

Mode

_]

This mode allows beginners to take pictures easily. Only the basic functions appear in the menu to make operations simple.

® [BATTERY TYPE]

Change the battery type being used.

(P21)

@ [BEEP]

_ sound

!_

LOW _Soft operation sound

N,GH

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press A/V to select the desired Change date and time. (P17)

3 Press

setting

A/V and

[MENU/SET].

to select then the

press

_

desired

• If [4" x 6"110 x 18 cm] or [E-MAIL] is set in [PICT.MODE], the extended optical zoom is activated (P30).

• The settings for [BATTERY TYPE],

[BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes.

The settings for [WORLD TIME]

(P22), [MONITOR] (P22), [TRAVEL

DATE] (P22), [NO.RESET] (P22) and

[LANGUAGE] (P23) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to simple mode.

4 Press menu.

[MENU/SET] to dose the

You can also press the shutter

[] Other Settings in simple mode

In simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For more information about each

..........................

[] Settings

@ [PICT.MODE]

(_} ENLARGE Suitable for enlarging the

)ictures to be printed to

8" x 10" size, letter size etc.

O 4" x 6"/

in Simple

10 x 15 cm

@ E-MAIL mode

Suitable for regular size printing.

Suitable for attaching

)ictures to e-mails or adding pictures to websites.

..................

refer to the page indicated.

Focus range:

30 cm (0.98 feet) to oo (Tele)

5 cm (0.16 feet) to oo (Wide)

[AUTO REVIEW] (P21):

[1SEC.]

• [POWER SAVE] (P21):

[SMIN.]

• [ECONOMY] (P22):

[OFF]

Self-timer (P43):

10 seconds

Optical Image Stabilizer (P64):

[MODE2]

• [W.BALANCE] (P60):

[AWB]

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• [SENSITIVITY] (P61):

Settings will be the same as those used when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [{_] (P45) to

[isoa00].

• [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/

[QUALITY] (P62):

- [@ ENLARGE]:

L_/DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70:

DMC-LS60: [_ (6M)/Fine

- [O 4" × 6"/10 x 15 cm]:

FT_] (7M),

_I_/1_

- [@ E-MAIL]:

(2.5M EZ)/Standard

L_/15_I (0.3M EZ)/Standard

• [AF MODE] (P63):

[E_] (1-area-focusing)

• [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P66)

[ON]

Basic

[] The Backlight Compensation

Backlight is a situation where light comes from behind the subject. This can cause the subject to appear dark, so brightening the whole image compensates for this.

Press A.

[_)] appears when you are using

backlight compensation.

Press A to cancel.

• You cannot use the following functions in simple mode.

- High angle mode

- Exposure compensation

- [BURST]

- [D.ZOOM]

- [COL.MODE]

• You cannot change the following settings.

- [TRAVEL DATE]

- [WORLD TIME]

• When you use the backlight compensation function, we recommend using the flash. (When you use the flash, the flash setting is fixed to Forced ON

[O].)

• When you use the flash with the backlight compensation off, the flash setting is fixed to AUTO/Red-eye reduction [8 ].

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Basic

Taking Pictures

with

the Zoom

[] Resolution and maximum

zoom

m mmmi

You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.

(35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to

105 ram)

To zoom even more (up to 4.5 times with

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70) with no reduction in picture quality, choose any resolution for each of the available aspect ratios except the largest one.

[] To make subjects appear closer

use

(Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards

Tele,

[] To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

Lmj_j

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

F?_I/®(7M)

DMC-LS60 only

[_/@(6M)

3 ×

_

3.6 x

(5M

EZ)

(3M EZ),

F_q (2M EZ),

(1M EZ),

/ @(0.3M EZ)

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

F_q (6M)

4.5x

3 x

DMC-LS60 only

(5M) m

12_fi]/@(2.SMEZ) 4.5x

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

_(5.5M)

3 x

DMC-LS60 only

_(4.5M)

[_(2M EZ) 4.5 ×

--

3 x

--

4.1 x

--

3 x

4.1 x

--

3 x

4.1 ×

[] How the extended

optical zoom

works

The extended optical zoom works by extracting the center of the picture and expanding it for a higher telephoto effect. So, for example, if you choose

[F_q] (3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M

(7 million) (DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70) or

6M (6 million) (DMC-LS60) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 x) when the camera is turned on.

• If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.

• The lens barrel (P9) extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.

• In motion picture mode [_], the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording.

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• "EZ" is an abbreviation of [Extended optical Zoom].

• If you set a picture size that activates the extended optical zoom, the extended optical zoom icon [_'_] is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function.

• The zoom will stop moving for an instant near [W] (1 ×) when the extended optical zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

• In motion picture mode [_] and [HIGH

SENS.] in scene mode, the extended optical zoom does not work.

Basic

(B)Extended optical zoom

(c) Maximum extended optical zoom magnification

• The resolution becomes smaller as shown below when the extended optical zoom is used. The color of the zoom bar and the resolution displayed on the screen change at this time.

rai,

r_7

r_

Press the [E.ZOOMI

button to quickly zoom. Actual zoom [actors depend on the pixel recording setting.

®

• If you press [E.ZOOM] three times, the zoom position returns to the Wide and the resolution returns to the original. The resolution also returns to normal when you return the zoom lever to the optical zoom position.

[] When the picture size is set except

highest resolution for each aspect ratio

O . :_f,ff ,;

1'× ® ®

_A)[E.ZOOM] button

[] When the picture size is set to the

highest resolution

for each aspect ratio

Resolution is temporarily reduced and you can use the extended optical zoom.

O

lx ® 3x

I""""""""""""""'_

1× ® ©

rx

@ Press [E.ZOOM] once.

O Press [E.ZOOM] twice.

O Press [E.ZOOM] three times.

®

@ Optical zoom r× @

¢ Press [E.ZOOM] once.

@ Press [E.ZOOM] twice.

@ Extended optical zoom

CE)Maximum extended optical zoom magnification

• Press [E.ZOOM] until the zoom starts working.

• The easy zoom is also activated if the zoom position is anything other than Wide.

• You can further extend the zoom to the

Digital zoom range when [D.ZOOM]

(P32) is set to [ON].

• In [@ENLARGE] in simple mode [V],

[HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode and motion picture mode [_], the zoom is limited to the 3 x optical zoom.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

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A maximum of 12 x zoom can be achieved with the 3 x optical zoom and the 4 × digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu.

However, size that can use extended if a picture optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 18 x zoom can be achieved with the 4.5

x extended optical zoom and the 4 x digital zoom (DMC-

LS75/DMC-LS70).

[] Menu

operation

1

Press

[MENU/SET].

• When a scene mode is selected, select the [REC] menu icon flail and then press _'.

2 Press A/Y to select and then press _'.

[BLOOM]

3

Press Y to

select

[ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

©

Y

AF ASSIST LAMP

MENU

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the nlenu.

You can also

press

the shutter button

halfway

to close the menu.

Basic

[] Entering the digital zoom

range

When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom indication may momentarily pause.

You can enter the digital zoom range to continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele or to release the zoom lever once and then rotate it to Tele again.

• [OFF]: i

[ON]: i ix

=_==== _ .==.._[_.®-€,

3x i

_

12x lx 4.5x

18×

For example: When using the digital zoom and the extended optical zoom

[F_M]] (3M EZ) at the same time with

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70.

¢0 Optical zoom

(2)Digital zoom

¢_ Extended optical zoom

• The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the center of the screen in the digital zoom range.

(P64) Also, the stabilizer function may not be effective.

• When using the digital zoom, the picture quality becomes deteriorated.

• When using the digital zoom, use a tripod and the self-timer (P43) for best results.

• The indicated zoom magnification approximation.

is an

• The digital zoom does not operate in the following cases.

In simple mode [!1_]

In intelligent

In [SPORTS],

ISO mode [_]

[BABY1]/[BABY2], and [HIGH SEN&] in scene mode

(P47)

[PET]

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Basic

Checking the Recorded Picture

(Review)

You can check the recorded pictures while still in [REC] mode.

1 Press Y [REV].

v

[] Enlarging

pictures

1 Rotate the zoom

lever

towards

[O,,] [T].

• Rotate the zoom lever to [O,,] [T] for a 4× magnification and then rotate it even more for a 8x magnification.

When you rotate the zoom lever towards

[_1_] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.

2 Press JJVI_IP" position.

to move the

The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds.

• Review is canceled when the shutter button is pressed halfway or the Y [REV] is pressed again.

2 Press 4/_ to choose a picture.

A

,Y

When you change the magnification

or the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication CA_) second to check where is enlarged.

4 : Previous picture

_" : Next picture

[] Recorded pictures can be deleted during the review (Quick Deletion)

During review you can delete one, multiple, or all pictures.

For details about how to delete images, see page 35.

• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically

(rotated) (P74).

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Playing

Back

Pictures

[]

The picture data on the built-in memory appears when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted. (P16)

Press

41/1_ to select the

picture.

Basic

4 : Play back the previous picture.

..........

[] Fast forwarding/Fast

rewinding

Press and hold 4/_ during playback.

® ®

This camera is based on the DCF standards (Design rule for Camera

File system) which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information

Technology Industries Association

(JEITA).

The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures. You can use the playback zoom

(P69) to check the details of the pictures.

• If you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the picture quality may deteriorate.

(The pictures are displayed as [THUMBNAIL

IS DISPLAYED[ on the screen.) name on a PC, the pictures will not be played back.

• When playing back a file out of standard, the folder/file number is indicated by [--] and the screen may turn black.

• You cannot play back the audio of still pictures with audio recorded on other equipment.

: Fast forward

4 : Fast rewind

• The file number CA)and the picture number (B)only change one by one.

Release 4/1_ when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture.

• If you press and hold 4/1_, you can forward/rewind faster.

• In review playback in the recording mode or multi playback (P67), the picture can only be forwarded or rewound one by one.

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Deleting

Pictures

[]

The picture data on the built-in memory is deleted when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card is deleted when a card is inserted.

(P16)

• Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.

Please double-check before deleting pictures.

m To delete a single

picture

1 Select the picture with

"_/1_.

Basic

[] To delete [MULTI DELETE]/[ALL

DELETE]

2 Press

,_bJY to select

]MULTi

DELETE] or [ALL DELETE] then press [MENU/SET].

A

© v and

MENU

3 Press

A to select ]YES] and then press

[MENU/SET].

A

MENU

" While deleting the picture, on the screen.

fell] appears

• If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform steps 3 onwards.

If you select [ALL DELETE], perform steps 5 onwards.

When [FAVORITE] (P73) is set to [ON],

[ALL DELETE EXCEPT "/_] appears.

If you select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT "_r], perform steps 5 onwards.

(However, if none of the pictures have ['_r] displayed, you cannot select [ALL DELETE

EXCEPT "k] even if [FAVORITE] is set to

[ON].)

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3 Press

_/!_

to seJect the picture and then

press

V to set.

(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])

Basic

v

• Repeat the above procedure.

• The selected pictures appear with [_].

When V is pressed again, the setting is canceled.

• The icon [[_] blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted.

Cancel the protect setting.

(P79)

• Do not turn off the camera while deleting.

• When deleting pictures, use batteries with sufficient battery power (P24) or use the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

• It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at one time using [MULTI DELETE].

• The more pictures there are to delete, the more time it takes.

• In the following cases, pictures are not deleted even if [ALL DELETE[ or [ALL

DELETE EXCEPT "_] is selected.

- When the Write-protect switch of the

SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory

Card is set to the ]LOCK] side (P16)

- When files do not conform to the DCF

(P34)

- When pictures are protected [[_]

(P79)

5 Press A to select [YES] and then

press

[MENU/SET] to set.

(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE]]

A

MENU

• When you delete all pictures, only pictures in either of the built-in memory or the card can be deleted. (You cannot delete pictures in both the built-in memory and the card at the same time.)

• [DELETE ALL PICTURES ON THE

BUILT-IN MEMORY ?] or [DELETE ALL

PICTURES ON THE MEMORY CARD ?] is displayed when using [ALL DELETE], and [DELETE ALL EXCEPT "/r?] is displayed when using [ALL DELETE

EXCEPT "k].

• If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [ALL DELETE] or [ALL

DELETE EXCEPT "_'], the deleting will stop halfway.

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About

the

LCD Monitor

in playback

mode

@

® ®

(_ DISPLAY

@)LCD monitor (LCD)

Press the [DISPLAY] button to switch to the screen to be used.

• When the menu screen appears, the

[DISPLAY] button is not activated.

During playback zoom (P69), while playing back motion pictures (P70) and during a slide show (P72), you can only select "Normal display" or "Non-display".

in recording

mode

® ©

(F)Normal display

@)Display with recording information and histogram e) Non-display

_2The number of days that have passed since the travel date is displayed when a picture was taken with [TRAVEL DATE]

(P55) setting.

_3 Displayed when you set birthday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in scene mode, and [WITH AGE] is selected

(PS0) at taking pictures.

in simple mode [_]

@ ®

r r

®

k

°" 1G

@)Normal display

@)Display with histogram

O)Guide line display

_1 Histogram

®

a

@ Normal display

@)Non-display

• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT

SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and

[FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P47), the guide lines are grey,

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Example [] About

guide line

display

When you align the subject on the guide lines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance of the subject.

® of histogram

®

[] Histogram

A histogram brightness is a graph that displays along the horizontal axis

(black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness axis.

level on the vertical

• It allows the camera user to easily check the way a picture is being exposed.

• When the values in the histogram are distributed evenly (A), the exposure is adequate balanced.

and the brightness is well-

• When the values are concentrated to the left (Bh,the picture is under exposed.

Pictures that are mostly black, such as night scenery, forms this type of histogram.

• When the values are concentrated to the right (c), the picture is over exposed.

Pictures that are mostly white, form this type of histogram.

®

CA)Properly Exposed

(B) Under Exposed

(c) Over Exposed

* Histogram

. The image

you are shooting the

histogram

may not match and

when

shooting flash.

The

in a dark

place

or with the

histogram indicate

this.

will be orange to

. The histogram in the recording mode is an approximation.

. The histogram in recording may not match each other.

and playback

. The histogram in this camera does not match the one displayed in image editing software used with a PC, etc.

. No histogram appears in the following cases.

In simple mode [qp].

In motion picture mode [_].

While multi playback is in progress.

While calendar playback is in progress.

While playback zoom is in use.

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The when

LCD position.

monitor the camera

This becomes is held is useful easier

Advanced-Shooting

in the following when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way.

to see

High angle mode is activated.

The

LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see when the camera is held away from you.

(However it becomes more difficult to see when looked at straight on.)

[] Canceling High angle

mode

Press and hold [HIGH ANGLE] again for 1 second or turn the camera off.

High Angle mode is also canceled if power save mode is activated.

second to display the High angle

mode icon [_O,_]_B_.

Pictures are displayed monitor with increased on the LCD brightness in High angle mode.

Therefore, some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor.

However, this does not affect the recorded pictures.

If the LCD monitor screen is hard to see because of light from the sun etc. shining on it, block the light with your hands.

High angle following mode cases: is not activated in the

In simple mode [y]

In playback mode

In print mode [1_]

- While the menu screen is displayed

During Review

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Taking Pictures using

the Built-in Flash

• Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or any other items.

[] Switching to the appropriate flash setting

Set the flash setting of the built-in flash according to the scene to be recorded.

• For the flash setting contents, refer to

"Flash setting".

For the selectable flash setting, refer to "Available by recording mode" (P41).

flash settings

3 Press

[MENU/SET].

You can also

press

the shutter

button

halfway to finish.

When 5 seconds pass without any operation, the setting selected at the time is automatically adopted.

_

The according

: AUTO flash is automatically activated to the recording condition.

: AUTO/Red-eye

The flash is automatically

reduction

_1 activated according to the recording condition.

reduces the red-eye phenomenon

It

(eyes of the subject appear red in photo flash) by triggering the flash before actually recording the picture.

After that, the flash is activated for actual recording again.

Use this

when

you take

pictures

people in low lighting conditions.

of

The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition.

Use this

when

your or under fluorescent subject light.

is back-lit

: Forced

in [PARTY]

ONIRed-eye

or [CANDLE reduction

LIGHT] in scene

mode

(P47),

the flash

mode is

"_ set to Forced ON/Red-eye

reduction.

: Slow sync./Red-eye

reduction

_1

When you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature makes the shutter speed slow when the flash is activated, so that the dark background landscape will become bright.

Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

• You

can

use

this setting

[NIGHT PORTRAIT], only

[PARTY]

in

or

[CANDLE LIGHT] in scene

mode

(P47).

: Forced OFF

The flash is not activated condition.

in any recording

Use this when taking

pictures in places where

the use of the flash

is not permitted.

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[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

[]

41The fJash is activated twice. The

subject should not move until the second flash is activated.

Advanced-Shooting

[] The available flash range to take

pictures

[] Available flash settings by recording

mode

The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.

((." : Available, -- : Not available, _ : Initial setting)

rta

[]

tra

[] r_

©

O

Q

C;

Q

Q

O

©

0.2

_._

O

O

0

O

0

_2_ C)

©

0 c,_; ©

('-,_ O

O f:D

©

Q

C>

Q

O

O

©

O

©

©

©

m

N

L_

[]

42 It becomes Forced ON [_], when the backlight activated.

compensation function is

• The flash setting may change when you change the recording mode.

Change the flash setting again if necessary.

• Flash settings are retained even if you switch the camera off. However, scene mode flash settings return to the factory settings when you change the scene mode.

0

©

O

@

@

O

@

©

O

1o;

@

O

0

AUTO

ISO100

ISO200

ISO400

ISO800

ISO1280

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 4.7 m

(15.42 feet) (Wide)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 2.6 m

(8.53 feet) (Tele)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 1.8 m

(8.91 feet) (Wide)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 1.0 m

(3.28 feet) (Tele)

40 cm (1.31 feet) to 2.6 m

(8.53 feet) (Wide)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 1.4 m

(4.59 feet) (Tele)

60 cm (1.97 feet) to 3.7 m

(12.14 feet) (Wide)

40 cm (1.31 feet) to 2.1 m

(6.89 feet) (Tele)

80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.3 m

(17.39 feet) (Wide)

60 cm (1.97 feet) to 2.9 m

(9.81 feet) (Tele)

100 cm (3.28 feet) to 5.3 m

(17.39 feet) (Wide)

80 cm (2.62 feet) to 2.9 m

(9.81 feet) (Tele)

• Refer to P107 for the focus range.

• When you use the flash when you have set ISO sensitivity to [AUTO] or set

IS© LIMIT in Intelligent IS© mode [(_] to anything other than [ISO400], IS© sensitivity automatically becomes a maximum of [ISO640] ([ISO400] in the

[BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] scene modes

(P47)).

• The edges of the picture may appear dark if you shoot a very close subject with the flash while the zoom lever is close to the W side. Zoom in slightly if this occurs.

41

[] The available

pictures

flash

in intelligent range

ISO

to take mode

ISO400

ISO800

ISO1250

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 3.7 m

(12.14 feet) (Wide)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 2.1 m

(6.89 feet) (Tele)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 5.3 m

(17.39 feet) (Wide)

30 cm (0.98 feet) to 2.9 m

(9.51 feet) (Tele)

• When you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent

ISO mode [_] (P45) to anything other than

[ISO400] and use the flash, ISO sensitivity automatically rises to a maximum of [ISO640].

Advanced-Shooting

Image Stabilizer is set to [MODE1] or

[MODE2] and the camera determines that there is minimum possibility of blurring.

• The shutter speed will be different from that shown in the above table in the following scene modes.

- [NIGHT SCENERY] (P49):

8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second

- [STARRY SKY] (P51):

15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds

- [FIREWORKS] (P52): l/4th of a second, 2 seconds

[] Shutter

[]

"1 [NIGHT PORTRAIT (P48) or [CANDLE

LIGHT] (P49) in scene mode

*2 [PARTY] (P49) in scene mode

*3 In simple mode [V]

*4 Intelligent ISO mode [[_] (P45)/

[SPORTS] (P48), [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

(P48), [CANDLE LIGHT] (P49), [BABY]

(PS0), and [PET] (PS0) in scene mode

. The shutter speed reaches the maximum of 1 second for "1, *3 and *4 when:

- Optical Image Stabilizer is [OFF]

- In simple mode [y] or when the Optical

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: AUTO

: AUTO/

Red -eye reduction

: Forced ON

: Forced

ON/Red-eye reduction

: Slow sync./

Red -eye reduction

: Forced OFF

1/30 to 1/2000

1/30 to 1/2000

1/30 to 1/2000

1/4 or to 1/2000 .1

1/4 to 1/2000 *2

1/4 to 1/2000

1/8 or 1 to 1/2000 *_

1/4 or 1 to 1/2000 .4

• Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it is activated.

• Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it

is activated.

The objects may be discolored by its heat or lighting.

While the flash is charged, the LCD monitor turns off and you cannot take

pictures. The status indicator lights up. ]This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).]

if the remaining battery

power is low,

the screen may be turned off for a

longer period of time.

When you take a picture beyond the available flash range, the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark.

• The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the photo flash is insufficient. (P60)

• When the shutter speed is fast, the flash effect may not be sufficient.

• When you repeat taking a picture, recording may be disabled even if the flash is activated. Take a picture after the access indication disappears.

• The red-eye reduction effect differs between people. Also, if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash, the effect may not be evident.

• You cannot take photographs in succession when using the flash.

Advanced-Shooting

Taking Pictures with

the Self-timer

..........................................................................................

1 Press 4 [ _.)].

the 2 Press self-timer

A/Y

or

_ [4_)] to switch mode.

A

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You

can also

press

the shutter

halfway

to finish,

• When 5 seconds pass without any

button

operation, the setting selected at the time is automatically adopted.

4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then

press

it fully to take a picture.

When using a tripod or in other cases, setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to stabilize the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button.

When you press the button fully with one stroke, the subject is automatically focused just before the recording.

places, the self-timer indicator

In dark blinks and then it may turn on brightly to work as the

AF assist lamp (P66) for focusing on the subject.

In simple mode [y], fixed to 10 seconds.

the self-timer is

"

When you set the self-timer in burst mode, the camera starts taking a picture

2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.

The number of pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.

We recommend using a tripod when setting the self-timer.

• The self-timer indicator

CA)blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).

• If you press [MENU/

SET] when the self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is canceled.

..-_-=4_

(_

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Compensating the Exposure

@ mmi

Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference of brightness background.

between the subject and the

Over exposed

I Press A [[]] to display [[]

EXPOSURE] and press 41/_ to compensate the exposure.

A

Q

Compensate the exposure toward negative.

Properly Exposed

@ : The exposure

• You can compensate compensation from value

-2 EV to +2

EV in steps of 1/3 EV.

• Select [0 EV] to return to the original exposure.

2 Press [MENUISET] to finish.

• You can also press the shutter button

halfway

to finish.

Under

exposed

Compensate toward positive.

the exposure

• EV is an abbreviation of "Exposure

Value", and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed.

• The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen.

• The exposure value is memorized the camera is turned off.

even if

• The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject.

• You cannot compensate with [STARRY SKY] the exposure in scene mode.

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Advanced-Shooting

Shooting with the intelligent ISO mode

[]

The camera detects movements of the subject near the center of the frame and sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed and brightness.

according to the movements

1 Press ]MENU/SET].

When taking pictures of a motionless subject, you can reduce noise by setting

ISO sensitivity at a low level.

2 Press A/Y to select and then press _'.

[ISO

LiMiT]

A

© v

1/30 ISO200

When you press the shutter button halfway, [[_] appears.

When you press the shutter button fully, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while.

QUALITY Q_,

3 Press

A/Y to

select

the menu item and then

press

]MENU/SET].

• The higher you raise the ISO sensitivity, the less chance there is of the subject blurring, but picture noise will increase.

• When shooting a moving subject indoors, you can reduce blur by raising ISO sensitivity and increasing the shutter speed.

1/125 IS0800

Focus range is 5 cm (0.16

feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98

feet) (Tele) to oo.

ISO sensitivity can be raised to a maximum of [ISO640] when using the flash (when

ISO Limit is set to anything other than

[ISO400]).

• Refer to P42 for the available flash range.

• Brightness or the subject's moving speed may cause pictures to blur.

• Movement detection may not be possible in the following cases.

- When the moving subject is too small

- When the moving subject is on the edge of the frame

In case the subject began to move the moment you pressed the shutter button fully

• To avoid picture noises, we recommend reducing the [ISO LIMIT] or setting [COL.

MODE] to [NATURAL] (P66).

• You cannot use the digital zoom.

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Taking

Close-up

pictures

[]

This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking pictures of flowers.

You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.16

feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 x).

[] Focus

range

• Use a tripod and the self-timer best results.

(P43) for

• When the subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed.

Therefore, you will have difficulty in focusing on the subject if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject.

• When the camera lens is at a distance beyond the available range from the subject, the subject may not be focused even if the focus indication lights.

• Macro mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera.

Therefore, distance between the camera if the and the subject is more than 50 cm (1.64

feet) it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal picture mode.

• The available flash range is about 30 cm

(0.98

feet) to 5.0

m (16.40

feet) (Wide).

(This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to [AUTO].) We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF [_] when you take pictures at close range.

• When you take pictures at close range, the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly.

This is not a malfunction.

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Scene

mode

r=_

When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture.

See pages 48 to 52 for details about the modes.

Explanations about the scene modes are also included in the camera's

[n INFORMATION] feature.

1 Press _" to enter the scene menu screen.

mode

[] Scene mode

help

[H

iNFORMATiON]

To see explanations about the scene modes, press [DISPLAY] while a scene mode is selected in step 2. Press again to return to the scene mode menu.

scene mode,

BABY1

STARRY SKY

A

Y

Refer to P42 for the shutter speed.

• Flash settings return to the factory settings when you change the scene mode (P41).

• The color of the picture may seem strange if you use a scene mode that is unsuitable for the shot.

• [SCN] is selected if you press 4 while you have selected either [PORTRAIT] or [STARRY SKY] in step 2. If you select either the [REC] menu [O] or the [SETUP] menu ['1_], you can set the desired items. (P19)

• The following cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting.

- [SENSITIVITY]

- [COL.MODE]

Press T at CA_) to the next menu screen.

You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever.

3 Press [MENU/SET].

Now you can take pictures with the scene mode that you selected.

• Press [MENU/SET] and then perform steps 1, 2 and 3 to change the scene mode.

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Press

[ _ ] to display the ]SCENE

MODE]

menu and select a scene mode.

(P47)

The background is blurred and the person stands out with a healthier complexion.

[] Technique to make this mode more effective:

1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible.

2 Move close to the subject.

• Suitable for outdoors in the daytime.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [IS0100].

Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects

(e.g. outdoor sports).

• Suitable for daylight shooting, 5 m (16.4

feet) or more away from the subject.

• When shooting fast moving subjects indoors, sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in

Intelligent ISO mode [_] (P45) to

](SOS00].

• The digital zoom is fixed to [OFF].

The camera detects the face or skin area to achieve a smoother appearance than portrait mode. Use when taking portraits from the chest up.

[] Technique to make this mode more effective:

1 Rotate the zoom lever to Tele as far as possible.

2 Move close to the subject.

Shoot the subject with natural brightness using the flash and slow shutter speed.

[] Technique for Night portrait mode

Use the flash.

• Due to the slow shutter speed, use a tripod and the self-timer (P43) for best results.

• Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking a picture.

• Rotate the zoom lever to Wide (1 x), about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from the subject.

• Suitable for daylight shooting.

• Other flesh-colored elements are also softened.

• The effect may not be as obvious if there isn't enough light.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

The camera focuses on distant subjects to allow you to take pictures of wide landscapes.

• Focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to co.

• The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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• Focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to 5 m (16.4 feet). (See page 41 for details about available flash range.)

• The shutter may close (max. about

1 sec.) after shooting due to signal processing.

This is not a malfunction.

• When shooting in dark places, noise may become visible.

• When using the flash, Slow sync./Redeye reduction [_4L_] is selected and the flash is activated every time.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Advanced-Shooting

MENU

Press [ _] to display the [SCENE

MODE]

menu and select a scene mode.

(P47)

The nightscape can be recorded vividly.

[] Technique for Night scenery mode

• Use a tripod as the shutter may be open for as long as 8 seconds.

Use the selftimer for best results. (P43)

Use to take pictures at wedding receptions, indoor parties, etc. Both the people and the background can be shot with natural brightness using the flash and slow shutter speed.

.......................................................................... [] Technique for Party mode

• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P43) for

The focus range is 5 m (16.4

feet) to co.

best results.

The shutter may close (max.

about 8

• Rotate the zoom lever to Wide (1 x), seconds) after shooting due to signal about 1.5 m (4.92

feet) from the subject.

processing.

This is not a malfunction.

• When shooting in dark places, noise may become visible.

• The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

• The settings on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• The flash setting can be set to Forced

ON/Red-eye reduction [_] or Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [_/_j].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Use to get the most from the mood created by candlelight.

Use to take pictures of food in restaurants, irrespective of the lighting, so that the natural colors of the subject come out.

[] Technique for Candle light

mode

Don't use the flash.

• Use a tripod best results.

and the self-timer (P43) for

• Focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98

feet) (Tele) to co.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

• The focus range is 5 cm (0.16

feet)

(Wide)/30 cm (0.98

feet) (Tele) to co.

• The flash setting can be set to Forced

ON/Red-eye reduction [_] or Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [_].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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MENU

Press [ _ [ to display the [SCENE MODE[ menu and select a scene mode.

[P47)

Use to take pictures of the sunset. Sunset color can be reproduced vividly.

[MENU/SET[.

2 [PLEASE SET THE BIRTHDAY OF THE

BABY] appears.

Select year/month/day with 4/t_ and change the date with A/Y.

3 Press [MENU/SET[ to exit.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Adjusts the exposure choose to use it.

(P75).

and tone to bring out the healthy color of your baby's skin.

The flash will be weaker than normal if you

You can set the birthdays of two babies by using [BABY1[ and [BABY2[.

You can display the set age when playing back the pictures and imprint the age on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP]

• You can also use the [LUMIX Simple

Viewer[ or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] software on the included CD-ROM to print your baby's age. (For details, refer to the separate operating instructions for

PC connection.)

• Focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to oo.

• Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [[::_] (P45) to [ISO400].

• After turning on the camera in [BABY1[/

[BABY2[ in scene mode, the age, current date, and time appear for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen.

• Actual age displays depend on the

[LANGUAGE] setting.

• Check the clock and birthday settings if the age shown is incorrect.

• Note that if you select [WITHOUT AGE], age information is not recorded. The information will not appear even if you select [WITH AGE] after taking pictures.

• To reset the birthday setting, use

[RESET] in the [SETUP] menu. (P23)

• The digital zoom is fixed to [OFF].

[] Age display setting

• To show age, first enter the birthday, select [WITH AGE], and press [MENU/

SET].

[] Birthday setting

1 Select [BIRTHDAY SET.] and press

Suitable for taking pictures of your pet.

Keep a record of your pet's development by adding the date. You can display the set age when playing back the pictures and imprint the age on the recorded pictures with [DATE STAMP] (P75).

• Displays and settings are the same as for the baby modes. For details on how to set age and birthday, see [BABY1[/

[BABY2[.

• You can also use the [LUMIX Simple

Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] software on the included CD-ROM to print the pet's age. (For details, refer to the separate operating instructions for

PC connection.)

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MENU

Press [ _ ] to display the [SCENE MODE[ menu and select a scene mode, (P47)

• Focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to oo.

• Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [[::_] (P45) to [ISO400].

• After turning on the camera in [PET] in scene mode, the age, current date, and time appear for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen.

• Actual age displays depend on the

[LANGUAGE] setting.

• Check the clock and birthday settings if the age shown is incorrect.

• Note that if you select [WITHOUT AGE], age information is not recorded. The information will not appear even if you select [WITH AGE] after taking pictures.

• To reset the birthday setting, use

[RESET] in the [SETUP] menu. (P23)

• The digital zoom is fixed to [OFF].

• The AF assist lamp (P66) is changed to

[OFF].

• Do not touch the camera with wet hands.

• Sand or seawater may cause the camera to malfunction.

Make sure that sand or seawater does not come in touch with the camera, particularly its lens, flash or terminals.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Take clear pictures of the night sky or other dark subjects.

[] Setting the shutter speed

Choose a shutter speed; 15, 30, or 60 seconds.

1 Press A/Y to select the shutter speed, then press [MENU/SET

60 SEC.

Allows you to take pictures at [ISO3200] level with high sensitivity processing.

• Focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to oo.

• The resolution of the recorded picture decreases significantly because of high sensitivity processing.

This is not a malfunction.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• You cannot use the extended optical

zoom or digital zoom.

• To change the shutter speed, press

[MENU/SET], then select [STARRY SKY] again with I_.

2 Take a picture.

Prevents under exposure of the subject under strong sunlight to allow you to take pictures on a beach.

• The countdown screen appears. Do not move the camera. [PLEASE WAIT...] appears for the number of seconds you chose for shutter speed after the countdown. This is to process the signals.

• To cancel the shot, press [MENU/SET] while the countdown screen is displayed.

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MENLf

Press [ _ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode.

]P47)

[] Technique for Starry sky mode

The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 seconds, so use a tripod and the selftimer (P43) for best results.

Exposure and white balance are adjusted to make the white of the snow stand out.

You cannot change the white balance

setting.

The LCD darkens automatically.

The histogram is always orange. (P38)

• The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF [_].

• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

• You cannot use exposure compensation, white balance adjustment, stabilizer function or burst mode.

Take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.

[] Technique for Fireworks mode

Shutter speed becomes slower so use a tripod.

Allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.

[] Technique for Aerial photo mode

Use this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus, then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

This is most effective on subjects 10 m

(32.8 feet) or more from the camera.

The shutter speed becomes:

- When [OFF] is set on the optical image stabilizer function: 2 seconds

- When optical image stabilizer [MODE1] or [MODE2] is on: 1/4th or 2 seconds

(The shutter speed becomes 2 seconds when the camera determines that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc.)

• Histogram is always displayed in orange.

(P38)

• The Flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• You cannot change the AF mode setting.

• AF area is not displayed.

• The settings on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

• Turn the camera off when taking off or landing.

• When using the camera, follow all

instructions

from the cabin crew.

• Be careful about the reflection from the window.

• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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F"_

1 Press the shutter button

halfway

to focus

and

then

press it fully

to start

recording.

®

[] Changing the aspect ratio and the

picture quality

settings

1 Press [MENU/SET].

2 Press _ldY to select [ASPECT

RATIO] and then press _'.

iiiiiiiiiii

A

rQ:;::_l w } AWB I QV

®

CAb: recording time

(_):Elapsed recording time

• When the subject is focused, the focus indication lights.

• The focus, zoom and aperture value are fixed to those set at the beginning of recording (for the first frame).

• When you use the optical image stabilizer function, only [MODE1] is available in motion picture mode.

2 Press the shutter button fully to stop

recording.

• If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera stops recording automatically.

I

@,

3 Press

,JJY to select

the item and then press [MENU/SET].

4 Press AdY to select [PICT.MODE]

and

then

press I_.

N

iiiiiiiiiii

; _] W_ALANCE },AWB

I

Q

T

I

@,

5 Press A/Y to select the item and then

press

[MENU/SET].

[] When the aspect ratio setting is [L_]

30fpsVGA

10fpsVGA

30fpsQVGA

10fpsQVGA

640 x 480 pixels

640 × 480 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

30 fps

10 fps

30 fps

10 fps

[] When the aspect ratio setting is [_]

• fps (frame per second); This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second.

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You can record smoother motion pictures

with 30 fps.

You can record longer motion pictures with 10 fps although the picture quality is lower.

[10fpsQVGA]:

The file size is smaller, so the files are suitable to be attached to e-mails.

You can only record to the built-in memory if the picture size is set to

"30fpsQVGA"

/ "10fpsQVGA".

When motion pictures recorded with this camera are played back on other equipment, the quality of pictures may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back.

Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly.

• In motion picture mode [_], you cannot use the direction detection function and the review function.

• You cannot set [MODE2] on the Optical

Image Stabilizer function.

6 Press [NIENU/SET] menu.

to close the

• You can also press the shutter

button halfway to close the menu.

The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) to co

(Wide), 30 cm (0.98 feet) to co (Tele).

Refer to P106 for information about the available recording time.

• The remaining recordable time shown on the LCD may not reduce regularly.

You cannot record audio.

• This camera cannot take motion pictures if you are using a MuRiMediaCard.

• When [PICT.MODE] is set to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend you to use cards offering "10 MB/s" or higher speeds (printed on their packages and elsewhere) for best results.

Depending on the type of SD Memory

Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

• We recommend

using

Panasonic's

SD

Memory Card/SDHC

Memory

Card.

• Depending on the type of card you are using, the card access indication may appear for a while after shooting motion pictures.

This is normal.

• The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session. The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.

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Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture

By setting the departure and return dates, you can record which date of the vacation you take a picture.

The day of the vacation is shown when you play a picture and you can add it to the picture for printing with

[DATE STAMP[ (P75).

When you play back a picture, the date on which it was taken is displayed.

4 Press press

Y to select

[MENU/SET].

[SET] and then

© v

@ WORLD TIME

MONITOR

I _"

MENU

5 Press JJVI_I_ to select the departure date and then press

[MENU/SET].

A

The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each picture by using the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer[ or

[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-

ROM (supplied).

(For information about printing, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.)

[] Setting

(Screen the travel shows date an example normal picture mode [O]) for the

1 Press [MENU/SET]

press

41.

and then

3 Press

menu

Y to select

icon [_]

and the [SETUP] then

press

3 Press A/V to select

[TRAVEL

DATE] and then press _'.

I_.

v

MENU

4/_: Select the desired item.

A/Y: Set the year, month and date.

6 Press ,_JYI',91_ to set the return date and then press [MENU/SET].

A v

MENU

'_/_: Select the desired item.

A/V: Set the year, month and date.

• The travel date is cleared if the current date is after the return date.

• If you have not set the return date, press ]MENU/SET] while "- - - " is displayed.

7 Press

[MENU/SET] menu.

to exit the

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• The day of the vacation @ appears for about 5 seconds after setting the travel dates and when the camera is turned on when the travel date is set.

When [TRAVEL DATE] is set, [D] appears on the lower right of the screen.

(It is not displayed if the current date is

[] Canceling the travel

date

The travel date is cleared if the current date is after the return date.

if you want to cancel part way through the setting, select

[OFF] in step 4 and press [MENU/SET] twice.

is displayed in white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture on is recorded when the travel destination date is, for example, departure

• If [TRAVEL date.

DATE] one day before is set to [OFF], the the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date.

Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to

[SET] after taking the pictures, the day of the vacation you took them on is not displayed.

• Set the clock (P17) if the message

"PLEASE SET THE CLOCK" appears.

• The travel dates are also used in the simple mode [_].

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the time at the travel

destination

e Press 4!P

to select your home area and then press [MENU/SET].

[__]

If you set your home area and the travel destination area when traveling abroad etc., the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken.

Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.

(P17)

1 Press [MENU/SET]

press

4.

and then

2 Press Y to select the [SETUP] menu icon [_] and then press I_.

3 Press A/V to select [WORLD

TIME]

and then press _.

A

© v

MENU

The current time is displayed on the top left of the screen and the time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is displayed screen.

on the bottom

If daylight saving time [_] left of the is used at the home area, press A.

Press A again to return to the original time.

The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time.

Advance the clock setting by one hour.

(P17)

_

If you are setting the world time for the first time, the message [PLEASE SET

THE HOME AREA] appears.

If this message appears, press [MENU/SET] and then set home area from the screen shown in step _ in "Setting the home area [HOME]".

[] Setting the home area [HOME]

(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3.)

@ Press _" to select [HOME] and then press [MENU/SET].

Y

ME.U

@

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Finishing

setting the

home

area

• If you are setting the home area for the first time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step @ of "Setting the home area [HOME]" after you press [MENU/

SET] to set your home area.

Press 4 to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press [MENU/SET] menu.

to close the

• If you are setting the home area for the second time etc., the screen returns to the screen shown in step 3 after you press [MENU/SET] to set your home area.

Press [MENU/SET] the menu.

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• The current time at the selected travel destination area is displayed on the top right of the screen and the time difference from the home area is displayed bottom left of the screen.

at the

• If daylight saving time [_] your travel destination, press is used

A.

(The in time advances by one hour.) Press A again to return to the original time.

O Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

MENU

[] Setting the travel destination area

(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 on P57.)

@ Press A to select [DESTINATION] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.

• The icon changes from ['_] to [,>€] after setting the travel destination.

I

L(A)

@

(A): Depending on the setting, the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed.

• If you are setting the travel destination area for the first time, the date and time are displayed above.

as shown in the screen e Press 4/_" to select the area the travel destination

SET] to set.

is in and then press [MENU/

• Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2, 3 and then steps O and O of

"Setting the home area [HOME]" (P57).

• If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time difference from the home area.

• The [WORLD TIME] setting also affects simple mode [_].

• Now when you play photographs taken while on holiday, the travel icon [[L_] appears.

MENU

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Using the [REC] mode menu

1 In shooting

mode,

press

and

hold

[FUNC] until the quick setting items appear.

Setting the hue, picture quality adjustment, etc. allows you to create wide variations on taking pictures.

The menu items that can be set differ depending on the recording mode.

[] Using the [REC] mode menu

Press [MENU/SET] to show the recording menu, then select the item you want to change (P19).

Items you can set

(in normal picture mode [O]) iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

[] W.BALANCE

(Pd0)

[] SENSITIVITY (P61)

[] ASPECT RATIO (P62)

_

-_

PICT.SIZE

(P62)

QUALITY (P62)

[] AF MODE (P63)

((_)) STABILIZER (P64)

E_ BURST (P65)

AF-_AF ASSIST LAMP (P66)

D.ZOOM (P32)

COL.MODE

(P66)

(_ CLOCK SET (P66)

FUNC v

MENU

• You can also close the menu by pressing

[FUNC].

• The [_SET] (White Set) setting for white balance does not appear when using the quick setting.

[] Using the quick setting

You can use the [FUNC] button to easily set the following 6 items when recording

(in normal picture mode [O]).

[STABILIZER]

[BURST]

[W.BALANCE]

[SENSITIVITY]

[PICT.SIZE]

[QUALITY]

2 Press AIYI41_ to select the menu item and setting and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

A

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

This function allows you to reproduce a white color closer to the tone in real life on the pictures recorded under sunlight, halogen lighting, etc. in which the white color may appear reddish or bluish. Select a setting that matches the recording conditions.

AWB

_'_

B

[]

(Daylight)

(Cloudy)

(Shade)

(Halogen)

(White set) for auto setting (auto white balance) for recording outdoors on a bright day for recording outdoors on a cloudy day for recording in shaded areas outdoors on a bright day for recording under halogen lighting for using the preset white balance

[] Auto White Balance (AWB)

Use of auto white balance adjustment in inappropriate lighting conditions may result in reddish or bluish pictures.

Where the subject is surrounded by many light sources or there are no white or whitish objects in the frame, auto white balance adjustment may not operate properly.

In this case, set the white balance to a mode except [AWB] manually.

1

2

The range that is controlled

7) [:[_3 by the auto white balance adjustment mode of this camera

Blue sky

3 Cloudy sky (Rain)

4 Shade

5 TV screen

6 Sunlight

7 White fluorescent light

8 Incandescent light bulb

9 Sunrise and sunset

10 Candlelight

I

60OOK

50OOK

_

(White set) for using set mode with a different white balance setting

--

3000K

_8)

_9)

2000K

1OOOK_10)

,_

K=Kelvin Color Temperature

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[] Setting the white

balance

manually

(White

set _SET)

Use this to set the white balance manually.

1 Select [ mi_SET] (White set) and then press [MENU/SET].

2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that the frame on the center of the screen turns white and then press [MENU/SET].

3 Press [MENU/SET] menu.

twice to close the

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

ISO sensitivity represents the ISO sensitivity the sensitivity of the image sensor to light. If you set higher, the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places.

• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of [ISO400] according to the brightness.

(When using the flash, the adjustment range becomes a maximum of [ISO640].)

ISO sensitivity

Use in bright

}laces

(e.g. outdoors)

Use in dark

}laces

Shutter speed

Noise

100 <

Suitable

Not suitable

Slow

Less

> 1250

Not suitable

Suitable

Fast

More

• The white balance may not be correct if the subject is out of flash range.

• The white balance you set is saved even if you switch the camera off, but if you change the scene mode, the white balance setting returns to [AWB].

• The white balance cannot be set in the following cases:

- In simple mode [_]

- [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],

[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [FOOD],

[PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT],

[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH],

[STARRY SKY], [SNOW], or [AERIAL

PHOTO] in scene mode (P47)

• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in [HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode.

• To avoid picture noise we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity or setting

[COL.MODE]

• if the camera

[ISO LIMIT].

to [NATURAL].

is in Intelligent

(P66)

ISO mode

(P45), the screen changes to the one for

• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the following cases:

- In simple mode [y]

- In motion picture mode [_]

- In scene mode

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

By changing the aspect ratio, you can select an angle of view that matches the subject.

Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a computer monitor.

i mm(

A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. Although you cannot see the difference on the camera's screen, the more the pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a computer monitor.

Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures.

®

®

Select to take pictures with the same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm

[ilm.

This is suitable for landscapes etc. where a wide view is

_referable.

This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide-screen

TV, high-definition TV etc.

• You cannot choose [m] picture mode [_] (P53).

during motion

• The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P102)

CA)Many pixels (Fine)

(_)Few pixels (Rough)

* These pictures are examples to show the effect.

[] Number of pixels

Select a higher number of pixels for clearer pictures when printing.

Select a lower number of pixels [1_] (0.3M

EZ) to store more pictures. Fewer pixels also means it is easier to send pictures by e-mail or use them on a homepage.

[] When the aspect ratio setting

is

[L_3]

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

[_ (7M)

3072 x 2304 pixels

DMC-LS60 only 2816 x 2112 pixels

F_q (6M)

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

2560 x 1920 pixels

(SM EZ)

F_q (3M EZ) 2048 x 1536 pixels

1600 x 1200 pixels

[_(1M

(2M EZ)

EZ)

I_ (0.3M EZ)

1280 x 960 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[] When the aspect ratio setting is 1|1

)MC-LS75/DMO-LS70

[_ (SM)

DMC-LS60 only

[_ (SM)

3072 × 2048 pixels

2816 x 1880 pixels

_4" x 6V10 x 15cm:

_/[1_] (2.5M EZ)/Standard

@ E-MAIL: m/[15_l] (O.3M EZ)/Standard

(2.5M EZ) 2048 x 1360 pixels

[] When the aspect ratio setting is [_|

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

3072 × 1728 pixels

(5.5M)

DMC-LS60 only

(4.5M) 2816 × 1584 pixels

(2M EZ) 1920 × 1080 pixels

Select the mode that matches the recording conditions

[] 5-area-focusing: and the composition.

The camera focuses on any of 5 focus areas. This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen.

[] Quality

Fine (Low compression):

This type gives priority to picture quality, Picture quality will be high,

Standard (High compression):

This type gives priority to the number of recordable pictures and records standard quality pictures,

[_]H

1-area-focusing (high speed):

The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen.

• The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on the aspect ratio, If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size.

• [EZ] is an abbreviation of ]Extended optical Zoom]. (P30)

• The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.

• Pictures may have a mosaic-like appearance depending on the subject or the recording condition.

• Refer to P104 for the number of recordable pictures.

• In simple mode [V], the settings become as follows.

_ ENLARGE:

L_I_/DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70:[[

(7M), DMC-LS60:[[_]

7_]

(6M)/Fine

[]

1 -area-focusing:

The camera focuses on the subject in AF area on the center of the screen.

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[] About 1-area-focusing (High speed)

• You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.

• Pictures may become still in the condition they were in before the subject was focused when you press the shutter button halfway. However, it is not a malfunction.

MODE1 The stabilizer operates

(_) continuously and can assist during photo composition.

MODE2 The jitter is compensated for

(_) when the shutter button is

)ressed. There is a greater stabilizing effect.

OFF

(_)

When image stabilization is not desired.

• When using the digital zoom or when you take pictures in

clark places, the AF area is displayed on the center of the screen with a size wider than usual.

• When multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas) light at the same time, the camera is focusing on all the AF areas. The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing.

If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the

AF mode to 1 -area-focusing or 1 -areafocusing (high speed) mode.

• In 5-area focusing mode, AF areas are not displayed until the camera focused on a subject.

• The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode [_] or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

[] About demonstration movement detection of jitter/ screen

Press I_ to display [JITTER, SUBJ.

MOVE

DEMO.] when the [STABILIZER] screen is displayed.

demonstration

You cannot the demonstration.

shoot while the is on.

Press _ again to stop

CA)Jitter indicator

(B) Movement indicator

• The camera automatically jittering and movement indicates them.

detects of the subject and

• The demonstrations

• The automatic ISO are examples sensitivity setting only.

using movement detection only works in

Intelligent ISO mode and the [SPORTS],

[BABY], and [PET] scene modes (P47).

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

• The stabilizer function may not work in the following cases so take special care not to move the camera when pressing the shutter button.

- When too much jitter occurs.

- When the zoom magnification is high.

- in digital zoom range.

- When taking pictures while following subjects in motion.

- When the shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons.

• In simple mode [V], the setting is fixed to [MODE2] and in [STARRY SKY] (P51) in scene mode it is fixed to [OFF].

• In motion picture mode [_], cannot be set.

[MODE2]

• Turn this mode [ON] and when you press and hold the shutter button several pictures are taken in succession.

• The burst speed will become slower

halfway. When it slows down depends on the type of card, picture size, and quality.

• You can take pictures until the capacity of the built-in memory or the card is full.

• Burst speed slows when ISO sensitivity

(P45, 61) is higher than [ISO400].

• Shutter speed decreases in dark places, so burst speed may also be slower.

• The focus is fixed in the first picture.

• The camera sets the exposure and white balance for each picture in the series.

• When panning across areas with a large difference in brightness, the camera takes some time to get the right exposure.

This means that the exposure may not be correct when taking pictures in succession.

• When the self-timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3.

• Burst mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off.

• in Burst mode, auto review is activated even if the setting is off. You cannot change the auto review setting in the setup menu.

• You can only take one photograph at a time when using the flash.

• You cannot take photographs in succession when the camera is in simple mode [y] or [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

Illuminating the subject with the AF assist lamp allows the camera to focus on the

(_ subject in low light conditions.

If the AF assist lamp is set to

[ON], an AF area (P63) with a size wider than usual is displayed and the AF assist

ON

OFF

The AF assist lamp turns on under low light conditions.

In this time, the AF assist lamp icon

[_"_] appears on the screen. The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m (4.92 feet).

The AF assist lamp does not turn

0n.

You can use following types of color effects depending on the image of the picture.

NATURAL

VIVID

B/W

SEPIA

Shoot softer pictures.

Shoot more vivid pictures.

The picture becomes and white.

black

The picture becomes sepia.

• Picture noises might stand out when taking a picture in a dark place. To avoid picture noises we recommend setting

[COL.MODE] to [NATURAL].

• Be sure of the following points when the

AF assist lamp is in use.

- Do not look into the AF assist lamp closely.

- Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.

• When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture of animals in a dark place), set the [AF

ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it becomes difficult to focus on the subject.

• The AF assist lamp is fixed to [ON] while the camera is in simple mode [_].

• You cannot use the AF assist lamp in [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],

[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL

PHOTO] in scene mode. (P47)

• The AF assist lamp is changed to [OFF] in [PET] (PS0) in scene mode.

l m mmm]

Set the clock when you change the date or time (P17).

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Multiple

Screens

(MultiPlayback)

1 Rotate the zoom

lever

towards

[_1;_] [W] screens.

to display multiple

• Depending on the recorded picture and the setting, the following icons will appear.

- [_._] (Favorites)

- [[]] (Motion picture)

- [_] ([BABY1]/[BABY2] in scene mode)

([PET] in scene mode)

(Travel date)

(Travel destination)

(Date stamp complete)

[] Example of 25 screens

For example: When you have chosen to show 9 pictures

• _l_: 1 screen .9 screens ,

25 screens *Calendar screen display (P68)

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [O_] [T] to return to the previous screen.

2 Press AIYI41P" to select a

picture.

[] To return to the normal playback

Rotate the zoom lever towards [0_] [T], or press [MENU/SET].

The image you select is shown.

[] To delete a picture during a multi

playback

1 Press A./Y/4/I_ to select a picture and then press fell].

2 Press A to select [YES].

3 Press [MENU/SET].

_Ah:Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures

• During multi playback, you cannot clear the shooting information from the display by pressing [DISPLAY].

• Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON] (P74).

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Displaying pictures by recording date

(Calendar

playback)

You can display pictures by recording date using the calendar playback function.

1 Rotate the zoom

lever

towards

[_1_] [W]

severM

times to display the calendar screen.

4 Press A/Y/4/!_

to select a picture

and

then

press

[MENU/SET].

The selected picture is displayed on the 1 screen playback screen.

[] To return to the 1 screen

playback screen

After the calendar screen is displayed, rotate the zoom lever towards [O_] [T] to display 25 screens, 9 screens and 1 screen. (P67)

• The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed.

• If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day is displayed.

2 Press AIYI@I_ to select the date

The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set ]ROTATE DISP.] to [ON]. (P74)

You can display the calendar between

January 2000 and December 2099.

If the recording date of the picture selected in 25 screens multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099, the camera automatically displays it in the oldest calendar date.

to be played back.

A/Y: Select the month

4/1_: Select the date

• If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is not displayed.

pictures that were recorded the selected date.

• Pictures edited on a PC or processed on other equipment may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates.

• If the date is not set in the camera (P17), on

the........therecording

2007.

If you take pictures after setting the travel

destination in ]WORLD TIME] (P57), the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.

MENU

Rotate the zoom lever towards [[]]

[W] to return to the calendar screen.

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Using the

Playback

Zoom

[]

[] To stop using the playback zoom

Rotate the zoom lever towards [_li_] [W] or press [MENU/SET].

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[OJ [T] to enlarge the picture.

[] To delete a picture during the playback zoom

1 Press [_].

2 Press A to select [YES].

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• O.,: 1× _2x *4x *8x q6×

• When you rotate the zoom lever towards

[_li_] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower. When you rotate the zoom lever towards [O_] [T], the magnification becomes higher.

• When you change the magnification, the zoom position indication CA)appears for about 1 second to check the position of the section enlarged.

2 Press AIYI411_ to move the position.

• During playback zoom, you can clear the shooting information from the display by pressing [DISPLAY].

The more the picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.

• if you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function.

(P81)

• The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.

• When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication is displayed for about 1 second.

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Playing

Back

Motion pictures

[]

Press 4/_ to select a picture with a

motion picture icon [_m] / [_] and then press V to play back.

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• The motion picture recording time @ is displayed on the LCD monitor.

After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the bottom right of the LCD monitor.

For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as

[1 h20m30s].

• The cursor displayed during playback corresponds to A/V/41

/_'m'k

To stop motion

picture playback

Press T.

Fast forwarding/Fast

rewinding

During motion picture playback, keep pressing 4/_'.

_': Fast forward

4: Fast rewind

• When releasing the button, it turns to normal motion picture playback.

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• The file format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion

JPEG.

• Please note that the bundled soRware includes QuickTime to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC (P84).

• Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not be played back with this camera.

• When playing back motion pictures that have been recorded with other equipment, the quality of pictures may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back.

• You cannot play back the audio of motion pictures with audio recorded on other equipment.

• When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.

• You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures.

- Playback zoom (While playing back or pausing motion pictures)

- [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]

- [DATE STAMP[

- [RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]

To pause

Press ,A.during motion picture playback.

• Press A again to cancel pause.

Frame-by-frame

forward/reverse

viewing

Press 4/_" during pause.

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Using the [PLAY]

mode menu

Items you can set

You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc.

Refer to P72 to 83 for each menu item.

1 Press

[MENU/SET].

2 Press A/Y to select the menu item and then press _.

Page1

Page 2

A

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T

Page 3

_

"k

SLIDE SHOW (P72)

FAVORITE (P73) hA ROTATE DISP. (P74)

_*_ ROTATE (P74)

[] DATE STAMP (P75)

I1_ DPOF PRINT (P77)

O'_ PROTECT (P79)

RESIZE (P80)

TRIMMING (P81)

E"_-] COPY (P82)

[._

FORMAT (P83)

_

Press Y at _) to switch to the next menu screen.

• You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever.

• After selecting a menu item in step 2, refer to the description of the menu

item in the operating

instructions

and then set it,

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

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This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen. You can skip unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P73) has been set.

• The screen shown in step 1 appears when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When

[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform step

2 onwards.

1 Press A/Y to select [ALL] or [_] and then

press

[MENU/SET].

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Y

MENU back all _pictures g pictures in your t (P73)

• If none of the pictures have ['it] displayed, you cannot select ['It'] even if

[FAVORITE] is set to [ON].

2 Press A to select [START]

and

then press [MENU/SET].

(Screen when [ALL] is selected)

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The cursor displayed during a slide show

(A)or while a slide show is paused 6) or during [MANUAL] slide show (c) is the same as A/Y/4/_.

• Press ,A.to pause the slide show. Press

A again to cancel pause.

Press 4/!_ while paused to display the previous or next picture.

3 By pressing

Show stops.

the Y, the Slide

[] About playback duration

Select [DURATION] for setting on the screen displayed in step 2.

DURATION

• You can select [MANUAL] if you have selected ['k] in step 1.

Press 4/!_ to display the previous or next picture when [MANUAL] is selected.

• You cannot play back motion pictures and use power save in a slide show.

(However, the setting for power save mode is fixed to [10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show.)

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Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

3 Press 4/1_ to select the picture then press A.

®

You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favorites.

• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites.

([ALL DELETE EXCEPT "_r])

(P35)

• Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show. (P72)

• Print only the pictures set as favorites.

(P88)

1 Press

)ress

Y to select

[MENU/SET].

IIIIIIIIIIIIIII1

[ON] and

@ v then

Repeat the above procedure.

If _. is pressed while the ['_r] favorites icon @ is displayed, [Yr] is cleared, and the favorites setting is canceled.

• You can place up to 999 pictures in your favorites list.

MENU

[] Canceling all favorites

@ Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 1 and then press [MENU/SET].

Press ,A.to select [YES] and then press

[MENU/SET].

O Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• You cannot set pictures as favorites

[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF].

Also the if favorites

[FAVORITE] icon ['_r] will not appear when is set to [OFF] even if it was previously

• You cannot set to [ON].

select [CANCEL] the pictures have ['_] displayed.

if none of

• When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT "/_] (P35) is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.

2 Press [MENU/SET] menu.

to close the [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (on the included CD-ROM) to change settings, check, or erase your pictures in your favorites list. (For details, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.)

• You may not be able to put pictures you have shot on other equipment into your favorites list.

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

2 Press AJY to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press [MENU/SET].

A This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 ° steps.

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[] Rotate display

(The picture is automatically and displayed.)

rotated

I

Press

Y to select [ON] and then

Jress [MENUISET],

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Y

MENU

The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 °.

The picture rotates counterclockwise in steps of 90 ° .

3 Press

[MENU/SET] the menu.

twice to close

MENU

When you select [OFF], the pictures are displayed without being rotated.

• Refer to P34 for how to play back pictures.

2 Press menu.

[MENU/SET] to close the

If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down, it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically.

(P27)

• The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the video cable (supplied) and played

[] Rotate

When you play the picture on a PC, you

(The picture is rotated manually.) cannot play rotated pictures without an

OS or a software compatible with Exif.

1 Press _/!_

to select the picture

Exif is the file format for still pictures, to and then press Y.

which recording information and other can be added, established by JEITA

[Japan Electronics

Technology and

Industries

Information

Association[.

• When playing back rotated pictures in multi playback, orientation.

pictures appear in original

Y

• You may not be able to rotate images shot on other equipment.

• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF],

[ROTATE[ function is disabled.

• Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated.

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

3 Press AJY/4 / @" to select

[SHOOTING

DATE],

[AGE],

or

[TRAVEL

DATE]

and change the

settings

for the item,

and

then

_ress [MENU/SET].

You can stamp your pictures with the date of shooting, ages, and travel dates.

This function is suitable when you print

4" x 6"/10 x 15 cm images.

(Images are resized when you add the date to the pictures taken with a resolution of more than [[_].)

1 Press A/T to select [SINGLE]

[MULTi]

and

press [MENU/SET].

A

or

OFF

[] SHOOTING

DATE

W/O TIME Date is added

W TH T ME Date and time are added

_j_ ROTATE

MENU

[]AGE (P50)

OFF

ON

Age not added

Age added

• You cannot add the date to the following images.

- Images taken when the clock is not set

- Images taken on other cameras

- Images that already have a date on them

- Motion Pictures

[]TRAVEL

OFF

ON

DATE (P55)

Travel dates not added

Travel dates added

2 Press 41 / _" to choose a picture, then press V.

V

• When you have selected [SINGLE] in step 1, proceed to step 3.

• When you have selected [MULTI] in step

1, repeat step 2 for each picture, press

[MENU/SET], then proceed to step 3.

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4 Press [MENU/SET].

• Images are resized as follows when you add the date to the pictures taken with a resolution of more than [F_M]].

m aspect ratio --* FffM]

_

_ aspect ratio --* aspect ratio _

Advanced-Viewing

6 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.

• Pictures that have been date stamped will be marked with the date stamp complete indicator _b.

• To confirm the date stamp (B),use playback zoom (P69),

5 Press A/Y to select [YES] or [NO] and press [MENU/SET].

(Screen when you have chosen an image taken at [ITMT])

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MENU

• The message [DELETE

PICTURE?[ appears

ORIGINAL when the picture is taken with a resolution of [I_M7] or less,

• The image is replaced if you select

[YES], The original image is overwritten with the resized image that has the date added,

• Select [NO] to save a new picture with the date,

• You cannot save over the original picture if it is protected, Select [NO] to save a

...........

Note that if you

use

date stamp and then specify

printing

the date when you order prints or on a printer,

both

dates will be printed and may overlap.

• Make sure there is some space available on the built-in memory or card.

• It is possible to set up to 50 pictures at one time using [MULTI].

• If protected pictures are included when you use [MULTI], a message appears when you select [YES] in step 5 and the date stamp will not be imprinted on the protected pictures.

• The date may be cut off with some

• Once you have added the date, you will no longer be able to use the following functions with the pictures.

- [DATE STAMP]

Date print setting in [DPOF PRINT]

- [RESIZE]

- [TRIMMING]

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

[] Single setting

1 Press

,q./_- to select

the picture to

print and then

press

A/V to set the number of prints.

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store. For details, ask at your photo printing store.

When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the builtin memory, copy them to a card (P82) and then set the DPOF setting.

For more information please visit: http://panasonicjp/dc/dpof 110/white e.btm

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The number of prints icon [_]

appears.

The number of prints can be set from 0 to

999. When the number of prints is set to

"0", DPOF print setting is canceled.

2 Press ]MENU/SET] the menu.

twice to close

Press A/V to select ]SINGLE],

[MULTi] or [CANCEL] press [MENU/SET].

and then

A

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Y

[] Multi setting

1 Press 4/_" to select the picture to print and then press A/Y to set the number

of prints.

MENU

A

• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there are no prints that have been set in the DPOF print settings.

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• Repeat the above procedure.

(You cannot set all the pictures at one time.)

The number of prints icon [_-_] appears.

• The number of prints can be set from 0 to

999. When the number of prints is set to

"0", DPOF print setting is canceled.

2 Press ]MENU/SET] the menu. twice to dose

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[] To cancel all settings

1 Press A to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].

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• DPOF is an abbreviation of [Digital Print

Order Format]. This feature allows you to write print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF-compliant system.

• DPOF print setting is a convenient function when you print pictures with printers supporting PictBridge.

The date printing setting on the printer may take priority over the date printing setting menu.

setting on the printer also. (P87)

• DPOF print settings on the built-in • When setting the DPOF print, delete any memory are canceled when a card is previous DPOF print settings made by other equipment.

not inserted. DPOF print settings on the card are canceled when a card is

• If the file is not based on the DCF inserted.

standard (P34), the DPOF print setting cannot be set,

[] To print the date

You can set!cancel

the printing with the recorded date each press of the ]DISPLAY] button when setting the number of prints.

• The date print icon Ira] appears.

• When you go to a photo studio for digital printing, be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required.

• The date may not be printed depending on photo studios or printers even if you set the date print.

For further information, ask the photo studio for details or refer to the operating instructions of the printer.

• This function is not available for images imprinted with the date stamp.

• This function is canceled if you imprint the date stamp on the picture.

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Press

MENU

[ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and

select

the item to set.

(P71)

[] Multi setting/To cancel all settings

Perform the same operation as in [[DPOF

PRINT] Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of Prints].

(P77 and 78)

You can set protection for the pictures you do not want to delete to prevent them from accidental erasure.

Press A/Y to select

]SINGLE],

]MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].

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• The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment.

• If you want to delete protected cancel the protect setting first.

pictures,

• While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, formatting the card will permanently

(P83)

• Sliding the Write-Protect delete all data.

switch (A)of the

SD Memory Card or the SDHC Memory

Card to [LOCK] prevents pictures from deletion even if protection is not set.

[] Single

setting

1 Press _/_ to select and then press Y to the picture

set/cancel.

• The following functions cannot be used

with protected

- [ROTATE1 pictures.

Y appears.

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Idisapp ears'

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the

menu.

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Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a website.

3 Press

A/Y to select [YES] or [NO]

and

then

press

[MENU/SET].

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1 Press _/_" to select the picture and then

press Y.

MENU

• The following

m

m

Y pictures cannot be resized.

When you select [YES], the picture is overwritten.

When resized pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored.

When you select [NO], a resized picture is newly created.

When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the resized picture.

Select [NO] and newly create a resized picture.

4 Press [MENU/SET] the menu.

twice to close

You may not be able to resize pictures you have shot on other equipment.

- Motion pictures

- Pictures imprinted with the date stamp

2 Press _/_" to select the size

and

then press Y.

• Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed.

The message [DELETE ORIGINAL

PICTURE?] appears.

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Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

4 Press the shutter button.

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL

PICTURE?] appears.

Use this function when you trim unnecessary parts of the recorded picture.

5 Press AJ_' to select [YES] or [NO]

1 Press _/_ to select the picture and then

press

Y.

and

then

press

[MENU/SET].

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MENU

Y

• The following pictures cannot be trimmed.

- Motion pictures

- Pictures imprinted with the date stamp

2 Enlarge or decrease

be trimmed the

with the zoom

parts

to lever.

• When you select [YES], the picture is overwritten.

When trimmed pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored.

• When you select [NO], a trimmed picture is newly created.

• When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the trimmed picture.

Select [NO] and newly create a trimmed picture.

6 Press [MENU/SET] the menu.

twice to close

3 Press

AITI41),.

position trimmed.

to move the of the part to be

A

• If you trim a picture, the number of pixels may be fewer in the trimmed picture than in the original.

• The picture quality of the trimmed picture may be deteriorated.

It may not be possible to trim pictures

recorded with other equipment.

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MENU

Press [ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P71)

You can copy recorded picture data from the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.

1 Press A/Y to select the copy

destination

and then

press

[MENU/SET].

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• The message [COPY THIS PICTURE TO

BUILT-IN MEMORY?) appears when you copy picture from the card to the built-in memory.

• If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.

• Do not turn the camera off or do any other operations before copying is finished. The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged or lost.

MENU

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

several

times

If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card, the screen automatically returns to the playback screen when all the pictures are copied.

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All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied onto the card at one time.

(Perform step 3)

"El "_:

One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built-in memory.

(Perform step 2)

• If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend

2 Press _II/_ to select the picture and then press Y.

(Only when r_] ,_ is selected)

3 Press A to select [YES] and then

press

[MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built-in memory to a card.)

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MENU than the built-in memory (about 27 MB).

• You cannot copy an image file if there is already a file in the destination that has the same name (same file and folder numbers).

• It may take time to copy the picture data.

• Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied.

(Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC.)

• DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished.

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Press

Usually, appears.

MENU

[ _] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and

select

the item to set.

(P71) it is not necessary to format the built-in memory when the message and the card.

Format them

[BUILT-IN MEMORY

ERROR[ or [MEMORY CARD ERROR]

• Sliding the Write-Protect switch of the SD

Memory Card or the SDHC Memory Card to [LOC K] prevents formatting.

(P16)

• if the built-in memory or the card cannot be formatted,

Service Center.

consult your nearest

Press

A to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when the built-in memory is formatted.)

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• When a card is not inserted, you can format the built-in memory.

When a card is inserted, you can format the card.

• If you press [MENU/SET] while formatting the built-in memory, the formatting stop halfway.

(However, will all the pictures will be deleted.)

• Once the card is formatted, all data including protected irretrievably erased.

images

Please are confirm that all data is transferred to your PC before proceeding with format function.

• If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, again.

format it on the camera

• Use batteries with sufficient power (P24) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional) when formatting.

• During formatting, off.

do not turn the camera

• It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card.

(Max. about 15 sec.)

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Connecting to other equipment

Connecting to a PC

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• By connecting the camera to a computer, you can upload your pictures, then use the software on the included CD-ROM ([LUMIX

Simple Viewer] and [PHOTOfunSTUDIOviewer-] for Windows _) to print or send your images by e-mail.

• If you use Windows

98/98SE, install

the USB driver and then connect the camera to the computer.

• For details about installing [LUMIX

Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIOviewer-] etc., refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.

Set the camera's mode dial to a mode other than Print mode [_].

1 Turn on the camera and the PC.

2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable CB)

(supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [_] mark facing the [_'] mark on the ]DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold (0)and then insert or pull the USB connection cable straight. Do not try to force the connector in backwards or sideways. This can damage this unit and the equipment you are connecting.

[Windows]

The drive appears on the [My Computer] folder.

• If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then it appears on the [My

Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

The drive is displayed on the screen.

• The drive is displayed as [LUMIX] when you connect the camera with no card inserted.

• The drive is displayed as [NO NAME] or

]Untitled] when you connect the camera with a card inserted.

®

(A) : AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional)

• Usebatterieswithsufficientbatterypower(P24) or the AC adaptor(DMW-AC6;optional).

• Make sure this unit is off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

® : USB connection cable (supplied)

(c) : This messageappears duringdata transfer.

(D): Check the facing of the connector and push straight in.

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[] Motion picture playback on a PC

Use "QuickTime" (for Windows 2000/XP) in the supplied CD-ROM when you play back motion pictures recorded on this camera on your PC.

• Download [QuickTime6.5.2

for PC] from the following website and install it on your

PC when you use Windows98/98SE/Me.

http:llwww.apple.comlsupportlquicktimei

• The software is a standard Macintosh feature.

[] Folder Composition

Folders appear as follows.

@ Folder number

O File number

OJPG : Pictures

MOV

- P1000001 .JPG

O O

- P1000002.JPG

i

I

- P1000999.JPG

: Motion pictures

MISC : Folder containing settings.

Connecting

files with DPOF

• This unit stores up to 999 picture files in each folder. A new folder is created after this maximum is reached.

• To reset file and folder numbers, use

[NO.RESET] in the setup menu. (P22)

to other equipment

[] Conditions under which folder

number

is used a different

In the following cases, the picture is not recorded in the same folder as the previously recorded picture.

It is recorded in a folder with a new number.

• The folder containing the picture you just shot had a file numbered 999 in it

(example: P1000999.JPG).

• When the card just recorded to contains, for example, a folder with the number

100 (100 PANA) in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different maker (100XXXXX, with XXXXX being the name of the maker) and then a picture is recorded.

• You start shooting again after using

[NO.RESET] in the setup menu (P22).

(It is recorded to a new folder that has a number following on from the one previous.

You can also reset the folder number to 100 by using [NO.RESET] immediately after formatting the card when there are no folders or pictures on the card.)

[] Connection in the PTP mode

Windows XP/Mac OS X users can establish connection in the PTP mode by setting the camera in print mode [_] and connecting it to their PC.

• You can only load pictures from the camera and cannot write them on the card or delete them.

• When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported.

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• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.

• While [ACCESS] do not disconnect is being displayed, the USB connection cable.

• Data transmission takes time when a card contains a large number of pictures.

• Motion image files in the built-in memory or on a card in this unit may not play properly on a computer, so upload them to your computer for playback.

• If the remaining battery power is exhausted recorded during data may communication, be damaged.

the

When you connect the camera to the PC, use a battery with sufficient battery power (P24) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

• If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps.

In this case, stop the communication

PC.

at once on the

Connecting to other equipment

• You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC. When you want to switch between the built-in memory and the card, disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the PC again.

• When you change the mode dial to print mode [_] with the camera connected to the PC, ]PLEASE RE-CONNECT THE

PRINTER.] appears on the camera's

LCD monitor.

Before reconnecting the camera to a printer, change the mode from [_] to another one and make sure that data transmission is not in progress.

([ACCESS] appears on the camera's

LCD monitor while data transmission is in progress.)

• When connecting

Windows 2000 the camera

OS PC with the to a

USE} connection cable, do not

replace

the card

while

the camera and the

PC

are connected.

The information on

the card may

be damaged.

changing cards,

make

sure

Before

you do the

necessary hardware

steps

(double-click to safely the

remove icon

in the task bar in Windows).

• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode

(P34), multi playback (P67) and calendar playback (P68).

• Refer to the operating

PC, too.

instructions of the

• If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC, you can edit or access the picture data on the built-in memory.

If a card is inserted, you can edit or access the picture data on it.

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Connecting

Connecting to other equipment

to a PictBridge-compliant Printer

F_

By connecting printer supporting the camera directly to a

PictBridge via the USB connection cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or start printing on the LCD monitor.

Make the necessary settings on your printer beforehand.

(Read your printer's operating instructions.)

1 Turn

on

the

camera

and the printer.

2 Set the mode

• [PLEASE dial

CONNECT to

TO

[_].

THE PRINTER] appears.

3 Connect the camera

via

the USB connection to a printer cable CA_

(supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [_] the [DIGITAL] mark facing the [_'] mark on socket.

• Hold (c) and then insert or pull the USB connection cable straight.

and [PET] in scene mode (P47) or the departure date for [TRAVEL DATE] (P55), use the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or

[PHOTOfunSTU DIO-viewer-] in the CD-

ROM (supplied) and print from the PC. For information about this, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.

• To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers, contact your local dealer.

[] To connect

®..

i]if

• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.

• When you connect the camera to a printer without setting the mode dial to

[_], remove the cable, set the mode dal to [U], turn the camera and the printer off and on, and connect again.

• If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the printer, you can print the picture data on the built-in memory.

If a card is inserted, you can print the picture data on it.

• You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer.

When you want to switch between the built-in memory and the card, disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again.

• To print the age in [BABY1]/[BABY2]

®

CA): USB connection cable (supplied)

(B) : AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional)

• It may take time to print some pictures.

Use batteries with sufficient battery power (P24) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional) when you connect to a printer.

• Make sure this unit is off before connecting or disconnecting adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

the AC

(c) : Check the facing push straight in.

of the connector and

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Connecting

[] Printing the selected picture (making a single

print)

to other equipment

1 Press _/1_ to select the picture

and then

press

[MENU/SET].

MENU

• A message displays for about 2 seconds.

2 Press A to select [PRINT START[ and then press

[MENU/SET].

NUMOF PRINTS

PAGE LAYOUT I

!

_

PAPER ,Z

_ I

I

©

MENU

@

• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.

3 Disconnect

the USB connection cable after printing.

[] Selecting multiple pictures for printing

1 Press A.

2 Press A/Y to select an item and then press

[MENU/SET[.

MULTI

SELECT

Multiple pictures are selected at once for printing.

[Operation]

On the plural pictures screen, press 4/_ to select pictures. When you press V, [_] is displayed with the picture you selected for printing.

(When you press Y once more, the print setting is canceled.)

Press [MENU/SET] when you finish selection.

SELECT ALL All pictures in the built-in memory or the card are

_rinted.

DPOF Pictures in the [DPOF

PICTURE

FAVORITE

PRINT] setting (P77) are

_rinted.

Pictures set as favorites

(P73) are printed.

This item appears only when favorite setting is

[ON].

• You cannot select any picture when

[FAVORITE] is set to

[ON], but no picture is marked with [Yr].

DPOF PICTURE

SELECTALL i Y

MENU

@

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Connecting

3 Press

A to select ]PRINT

START]

and then

press

[MENU/SET].

A

©

to other equipment

When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER

SIZE] and [PAGE LAYOUT] to [m[_] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)

MENU

• [PRINT WITH DATE]

• In DPOF setting, [PRINT WITH DATE] and

[NUM. OF PRINTS] are not displayed.

• When you select [DPOF PICTURE],

[DPOF SET] is selectable.

When you select [DPOF SET], refer to P77.

• Press ]MENU/SET] when you wish to cancel printing halfway.

• When you select [MULTI SELECT],

[SELECT ALL] or [FAVORITE], the print confirmation screen appears.

Select

[YES] and perform printing.

When the number of prints exceeds

1,000, [PRINTING --- PICTURES DO

YOU WANT TO PROCEED?] appears on the print confirmation screen.

4 Disconnect the USE] connection cable after printing.

OFF

ON

Date is not printed.

Date is printed.

• If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.

[NUM. OF PRINTS[

Set the number of prints.

• You can set up to 999 prints.

[PAPER SIZE]

(Possible paper sizes on the camera)

The items are listed on 1/2 and 2/2.

Press Y to select the desired item.

[] Setting

date printing,

the

number

of

prints,

the

paper

size and the

page

layout

• Select an item to set on the screen for step 2 in "Printing the selected picture

(making a single print)" (P88) or on the screen for step 3 in "Selecting pictures for printing" (P88, 89).

multiple

L/3.5" x 5"

2LIS"xT

POSTCARD

A4

Settings on the printer are prioritized.

89 mm x 127 mm

127 mm x 178 mm

100mm x148mm

210 mm x 297 mm

2!

::i,,,

CARD SIZE

10 x 15cm

4" x 6"

8" x 10"

LETTER

i ::,i! i

54 mm x 85.6 mm

100 mm x 150 mm

101.6 mm x 152.4 mm

203.2 mm x 254 mm

216 mm x 279.4 mm

These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes.

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[PAGE LAYOUT[

(Possible layouts on the camera)

Connecting to other

equipment r_

_

Settings on the printer are

3rioritized.

1 page with no frame print

1 page with frame print

2 pages print

4 pages print

• An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.

[] Layout

When

printing

printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper

For example, if you want to print a picture

4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE

IBHBB

LAYOUT] to [IBIB] and then set the number of prints to 4 for the picture on

[NUM. OF PRINTS].

When

printing different

pictures on 1 sheet of paper

For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE LAYOUT] to 4-picture printing

[R::_B:_]and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] for the pictures to 1.

Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon [_] is indicated.

(Depending on the printer, the icon may not be displayed.)

If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, press [MENU/SET] and stop printing at once. if not printing, disconnect the USB connection cable.

The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [O] indication lights orange during printing.

After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer.

If the total number of ordered prints or the number of pictures set for print is large, printing is performed at intervals.

In such cases, the number of remaining prints shown on the display will differ from the number of prints you set. The discrepancy, however, does not indicate an error.

• Date print function on the printer may have priority over the same settings on the camera. Check the setting on the printer as well.

• When the mode dial is set to a choice other than print mode [_], [USB MODE

CHANGED.

PLEASE REMOVE THE

USB CABLE.] appears on the camera's

LCD monitor. Set the mode dial back to [U] before d sconnect ng the USB connection cable. Disconnect the USB connection cable after canceling printing.

• When you want to print pictures with date, the [DATE STAMP] function (P75) is also useful. Note that if you use date stamp and then specify printing the date when you order prints or on a printer, both dates will be printed and may overlap.

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Connecting to other equipment

Playing Back Pictures with

a TV Screen

r_

[] Playing supplied

back pictures with the cable

• Set the [TV ASPECT].

(P23)

• Turn the camera and the TV off.

1 Connect the video cable _A_

(supplied) to the IV. OUT] socket of the camera.

• Connect the video cable with the [_] mark facing the [_] mark on the [V. OUT] socket.

Hold (0)and then insert or pull the video cable straight.

2 Connect the video cable to the

video

input

socket

of" the TV.

3 Turn the TV on and select external

input.

4 Turn the camera

on.

• Do not use any other Video cables

except the supplied one.

The top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off slightly when it is displayed due to the characteristics of the

TV.

• Depending on the screen mode setting of the TV when you connect the camera to a wide-screen TV or a high-definition TV, the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom and or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed.

In this case, change the screen mode setting.

• Read the TV operating instructions too.

• Pictures might be slightly blurred if you show them vertically on a television.

• You can view pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set [VIDEO

OUT] in the [SETUP] menu. Even if you set [VIDEO OUT] to [PAL], the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode.

[] Playback pictures on TV with SD

Memory Card slot

You can put your SD Memory Card in a television with an SD Memory Card slot to show still images.

Depending on the television, some pictures may not take up the whole screen.

You cannot play motion pictures. To play back motion pictures, connect the camera to the TV with the video cable (supplied).

You may be unable to play MultiMedia

Cards.

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O_e_

Screen Display

The LCD monitor shows the status of the camera.

in normal picture mode

(initial

setting)

[O]

in recording

(After settings)

1 2 14 15 16 17 18

13--

3 4

L'

5 6 7

'1

--8

--9

--10

29--

28

27-i

12 11

[] in recording

1 Recording mode

2 Flash mode (P40)

3 AF area (P25)

4 Focus indication (P25)

5 Picture size (P62)

6 Quality (P62)

Jitter alert indication (P27) :

7 Battery indication (P24)

8 Remaining number of recordable pictures

9 I_ : Built-in memory (P16) r._: Card (P16)

10 Recording indication

11 Shutter speed indication (P25)

12 Aperture value indication (P25)

13 Optical image stabilizer (P64)

14 Burst (P65)

15 White balance (P60)

16 Sensitivity (P61)

: ISO limit (P45)

17 Color mode (P66)

18 In Motion picture mode (P53) :

25 Intelligent ISO (P45)

26 Exposure compensation (P44)

27 High angle mode (P39)

28 Self-timer (P43)

29 AF assist lamp (P66)

--19

=20

=21

--22

--23

26 25 24

21 Age (PS0)

• It is displayed about 5 seconds when switching to [BABY] or [PET] in scene mode.

Number of days that have passed since the departure date (P55)

22 Travel date (P55)

23 Elapsed recording time (P53)

24 Current date and time/Destination settings : _ (P57)

• It is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on, setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the recording mode.

Zoom (P30)/Extended optical zoom

(P30)/Easy zoom (P31)/Digital zoom

(P32) :

[m_l_] (4:3)

[_]

/ [_]

(16:9)

19 Available recording time in Motion picture mode e.g. :_

20 Histogram (P38)

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in Sire _le mode

15-

14

13-

11

2

&

3 4

10

-5

-6

-7

-9

8

[] In simple mode

1 Flash mode (P40)

2 Focus indication (P25)

3 Picture mode (P28)

: Jitter alert indication (P27)

4 Battery indication (P24)

5 Remaining number of recordable pictures

6 _ : Built-in memory (P16)

[._ : Card (P16)

7 Recording indication

8 AF area (P25)

9 Travel date (P55)

10 Backlight compensation operation

(P29)

11 Current date and time

It is displayed about 5 seconds then turning the camera on, setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the recording mode.

Zoom (P30)/Extended optical zoom

(P30)/Easy zoom (P31)

Others

in Playback

1 2

19-

18-

17-

16-

15-

14-

3 4 5 6

13

5 Quality (P62)

In Motion picture mode (P53) :

[_] (4:3)

[_Lq]/[_o_[q]

Q :4"x6"/10x

@ : E-MAIL

(16:9)

In simple mode (P28):

(D : ENLARGE

15cm

6 Battery indication (P24)

7 Folder/File number (P85)

: Built-in memory (P16)

[._ : Card (P16)

8 Picture number/Total pictures

9 Cable disconnection warning icon

(P9O)

Motion picture recording time (P70)

10 Histogram (P38)

11 Recording information

12 Favorites setting (P73)/

Elapsed playback time (P70) :

12 Number of days that have passed since the departure date (P55)

13 Backlight compensation (P29)

14 Self-timer (P43)

15 AF assist lamp (P66)

[] in Playback

1 Playback mode (P34)

2 Number of DPOF prints (P77)

3 Protected picture (P79)

4 Picture size (P62)

13 Recorded date and time

14 Destination settings (P57)

15 Age display (P50)

16 Number of days that have passed since the departure date (P55)

17 Motion picture playback (P70)

18 Date stamp complete indicator (P76)

19 Favorites indicator (P73)

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Cautions for Use

[] Optimal Use of the Camera

Take care not to drop or

knock

the

unit

or put a lot

of pressure

on

it.

• Do not leave the unit in your pants pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full bag etc.

• Take care not to drop or knock the bag that you inserted the unit in as it may strongly shock the unit.

• A strong shock may break the lens, screen or outer case and cause the camera to malfunction.

Keep the camera as far away as

possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave

ovens,

TVs, video games etc.).

• If you use the camera on top of or near a TV, the pictures on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.

• Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures.

• Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.

• Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera, disturbing the pictures.

• If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly, turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect

AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on.

Others

Do not use the camera

near radio

transmitters

If you record high-voltage

or high-voltage

near radio

lines.

transmitters or lines, the recorded pictures may be adversely affected.

Make

sure to use the

supplied

cords and

cables.

If you

use optional

accessories, use the

cords

and the cables supplied with them.

Do not

extend

the cords and the cables.

Do not spray

insecticides

chemicals onto the camera.

or volatile

• If the camera is sprayed with such chemicals, the camera body may be damaged off.

and the surface finish may peel

Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time.

Do not

use

benzine, thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera.

• Before cleaning the camera, remove the batteries or disconnect

(DMW-AC6; outlet.

the AC adaptor optional) from the electrical

The camera body may be deformed the surface finish may peel off.

and

Wipe the dust or fingerprints with a soR, dry cloth.

To remove stubborn stains, soak a dry cloth in water and then use it to wipe the dirt.

Then wipe again with a dry cloth.

Do not use a kitchen detergent or a chemically treated cloth.

in case rain or other sources of water splash onto the camera, wipe it with a dry cloth.

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[] Batteries

Be sure to remove the batteries when you

wiii not

be using the camera for a

long

period of time.

• if the the temperature terminals malfunction.

is too

high or low,

may

rust

causing a

Others

[] Card

Do not leave the card in places

where

there is high temperature

or direct

sunlight,

or where electromagnetic waves

or static electricity are easily generated.

if you check and

drop

the

• Inserting camera to see the

if the terminals

accidentafly,

of the

are damaged.

a damaged will damage

Bring charged going

out.

batteries spare body battery the in the camera.

batteries

• Be aware that the operating time of the batteries becomes shorter in low temperature resort.

conditions batteries

when

such as at a ski

Do not bend or drop the card.

• The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or erased.

• Store the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when you store or carry the card.

• Do not allow dirt, dust or water to enter the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers.

Dispose

of unusable

batteries.

Batteries have a limited life.

Do not throw batteries into fire because they may cause an explosion.

• Unusable batteries should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws.

Call the RBRC hotline on 1-800-822-

8837 for information.

Do not allow

battery

terminals into contact

with

metal

objects

to come

(such as

necklaces, hairpins,

etc.).

• This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch the batteries.

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Others

Message Display

Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.

The major messages are described below as examples.

[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING:

OXYRIDE]t[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE

SETTING: ALKAUNEINi-MH]

This message is displayed the first time you insert batteries and when the batteries are exhausted and you replace them. If the battery type being used is different from the one indicated in the message, change the battery type in ]BATTERY TYPE] in the

]SETUP] menu. (P21)

[THIS MEMORY

Cancel the card lock. (P16, 79)

[NO VALID

CARD IS LOCKED[

PICTURE TO PLAY]

Play back after recording or after inserting a card with a recorded picture.

[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE]/

[CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES[

The DPOF setting CaRROtbe set to the following pictures.

• Pictures not based on the DCF.

[NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT-IN

MEMORY]/[NOT

THE CARD[

ENOUGH MEMORY ON

There is no space left on the built-in memory or the card.

• When you copy pictures from the builtin memory to the card (batch copy), the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full.

[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED[

After canceling the protect setting (P79), you can delete or overwrite

[THIS PICTURE CANNOT the picture.

BE DELETED[/

[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE

DELETED[

The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted.

To delete this kind of picture, first save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P83)

[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE

COPIED[/[COPY COULD NOT BE

COMPLETED[

The following pictures cannot be copied.

When a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination.

• Files not based on the DCF standard.

Moreover, pictures other equipment recorded or edited by may not be copied.

[NO ADDITIONAL

CAN BE MADE[

DELETE SELECTIONS

You have selected more than the allowed number of items in multi delete or the

MULTI setting in [DATE STAMP].

Repeat the procedure as necessary.

You have placed more than 999 pictures in your favorites list.

[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT

BUILT-IN MEMORY?]

This message will be displayed when you format the built-in memory on the PC or remove the battery without turning the camera off. Format the built-in memory of the camera again. (P83) The data on the built-in memory will be deleted.

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[MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS

CARD?[

The format of the card cannot be recognized by this camera.

Format the card again with this camera.

Save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P83)

Others

[PLEASE TURN CAMERA

THEN ON AGAIN[

OFF AND

This message appears when the camera is not operating properly. Turn the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center.

• Depending on the type of Card, recording may stop in the middle.

[A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED]

A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used. (P85)

Save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P83)

If you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu after formatting, the folder number is reset to 100. (P22)

[MEMORY

MEMORY

Use a card compatible

(PS, 16)

CARD ERROR

CARD PARAMETER

SDHC Memory Cards.

[MEMORY CARD ERROR

PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]

• Failed access to the card.

Insert the card again.

ERROR[ with this camera.

You can only use 4 GB cards if they are

[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4:3 TV]/

[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16:9 TV]

• The video cable is connected to the camera.

Press [MENU/SET] if you want to delete this message at once.

• Select [TV ASPECT] in the [SETUP] menu to change the TV aspect. (P23)

• This message also appears when the

USB connection cable is connected to the camera only.

In this case, connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer. (P84, 87)

[READ ERROR

PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]

Data reading error.

Insert the card again. Make sure the card is inserted properly and then play back again.

[WRITE ERROR

PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]

Data writing error.

Turn the camera off and remove the card.

Then insert the card and turn the camera on again. This error may also indicate that the card is damaged.

[PLEASE RE-CONNECT THE PRINTER.]

This message appears if you change the mode dial to [_] while the camera and the PC are connected.

Set the camera to a mode other than [_] mode, check that no data is being transferred and then connect to the printer again. ([ACCESS] appears on the LCD monitor of the camera while data is being transferred.]

]MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED

DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE

WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD]

• When you set the [PICT.MODE] to

[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10 MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages and elsewhere) for best results.

[USB MODE CHANGED.

PLEASE

REMOVE THE USB CABLE.]

This message appears if you change the mode dial to a mode other than [_] while the camera and the printer are connected,

Set the mode dial to [_] again and then disconnect the USB connection cable, If this happens during printing, stop printing and then disconnect the USB connection cable,

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if you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improved. Carry out the [RESET] in the setup menu. (P23)

[] Batteries and power supply

The camera turns off immediately even when battery power is full.

The remaining battery power may not be displayed accurately, and the camera may suddenly stop working, when the type of battery and the settings on [BATTERY TYPE[ are

The remaining battery not identical. However this is not a malfunction.

Depending

_ower is low even if new on the battery brand and the operating temperature, or if batteries are inserted, exhausted batteries are used, the remaining battery power may not be displayed accurately.

Please check [BATTERY TYPE] (P21) in the [SETUP] menu.

The camera will not turn Are the batteries inserted correctly?

on.

Use sufficiently charged batteries.

batteries when using Ni-MH

The picture is not

displayed on the LCD monitor,

The camera soon turns off after turning it on,

Is the power save mode (P21) or economy mode (P22) activated?

Press the shutter button halfway to deactivate these modes.

Are the batteries exhausted?

Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity.

(When you use Ni-MH batteries, charge them.)

• Are the batteries exhausted?

Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH batteries, charge them.)

• if you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted.

Turn the camera off frequently by using power save mode

(P21) or economy mode (P22) etc.

[] Shooting

The picture cannot recorded.

be

The recorded

pictures are

pale.

There

is dirt on the lens.

The

recorded picture too bright

or dark.

is

Is the mode dial correctly set?

is there any memory capacity left on the built-in memory or the card?

Before recording, delete some pictures.

(P35)

The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens. If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel (P9) and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth.

Check that the exposure is correctly compensated.

(P44)

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The subject focused

is not properly.

]-he focus range varies depending on the recording mode.

To set the proper mode for the distance to the subject, rotate the mode dial.

is the subject out of the focus range? (P25, 46)

Have you taken a picture with jitter?

is the camera set in burst mode (P65)?

Sometimes two or three

_ictures are taken

with

a single

press

of the shutter button.

The recorded picture is blurred.

The optical image stabilizer effective.

is not images are grainy or noisy.

]'he brightness or color af the picture differs from the actual scene.

Shooting of motion

_ictures stops

unexpectedly.

A reddish vertical

line

appears on the

LCD monitor while

the

shutter

button

is pressed halfway or recording

motion pictures.

When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors, the shutter speed becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer

Function may not work properly. In this case, we recommend holding the camera with both hands firmly to take pictures

(P25).

Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?

When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor an( ather shooting occasions.)

Reduce ISO sensitivity.

(P61)

Set [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL].

(P66)

Improve the ambient light.

In [HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode, the resolution of

Lhe recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing.

This is not a malfunction.

Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of such lighting and is not a malfunction.

]-his camera is not compatible with motion picture recording an MultiMediaCards.

When you set the [PICT.MODE] to [3OfpsVGA] or

[30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10

MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages anc elsewhere) for best results.

Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC

Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

]-his is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part.

Black or green vertical lines or horizontal irregularities may also appear around

Ihe smear, but this is not a malfunction.

It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.

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[] LCD

The

LCD monitor sometimes turns off although turned

on.

the camera is

Is the LCD monitor turned off soon after you take pictures with the flash?

While the flash is being charged, the LCD monitor is turned off.

The brightness

LCB monitor of the

becomes dark

or bright for a moment.

The

LeD monitor indoors.

flickers

This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures.

Noise appears

LCD monitor.

on the

The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light.

This is not a malfunction.

The

LeD monitor is too bright or dark.

Black,

red,

blue and green

dots

appear on the

LCD monitor.

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. (P22)

is the high angle mode activated?

(P39)

This is not a malfunction.

These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording.

[] Flash

Flash is not activated.

The

flash is activated times.

2

Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF [_]?

Change the flash setting.

(P40)

The flash is not activated when motion picture mode [_1_],

[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HIGH SENS.],

[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS] scene mode (P47) is selected.

or [AERIAL PHOTO] in

When you select red-eye reduction activated once before the actual

(P40), recording the flash to reduce is the redeye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the

_icture) and then activated again for the actual recording.

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[] Playback

Pictures rotate unexpectedly.

The picture is not played

back.

Folder or file

number

appears as [-] and the

display goes black.

The picture is displayed

_vith a date different from

Lhe actual recording

date in calendar playback.

One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when

'ou have turned the camera side on to take a picture, then rotate that picture for you when you play it back.

In some cases, the unit may detect that you have turned the camera sideways, when in fact you are facing it up or down.

Set [ROTATE DISP.] (P74) to [OFF] so that the camera does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.

You can use [ROTATE[ (P74) to rotate the pictures when necessary.

Is the mode dial set to playback [(_]?

Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?

The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted. (P16)

]-he picture may have been changed on a computer or taken an a different manufacturer's camera.

]-his problem can also occur if you remove the batteries immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very little charge left.

You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of picture. (P83) (Remember that all data will be irretrievably erased when you format the card, so save your data and check the card before proceeding.)

Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer?

]-his kind of picture may be displayed with a date different ffom the actual recording date in calendar playback.

(P68)

Is the clock in the camera set properly?

(P17)

For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different ffom the date and time set on the PC and you acquire

_ictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write them back to the card, the pictures may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar playback etc.

[] Connecting to a TV, computer

or printer

_a

The picture does not appear on the television,

The TV screen

is disturbed or displayed in

monochrome, is the camera connected to the TV correctly?

Set the TV to video input mode.

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The

the camera's are display

TV screen different,

Cannot

_ictures

LOD

play

areas and monitor motion on the on a television,

The picture size fit the TV screen.

does

not

cable and play the pictures on this unit.

(P91)

Check the [TV ASPECT] setting on this unit.

(P23)

Cannot upload to your computer.

pictures

The

computer

recognize

the does card.

(The

built-in

memory recognized.)

not is

Check camera.

the connections.

Check that the computer

Set the camera's has correctly mode dial to a mode other than Print mode

(P84).

Disconnect and reconnect the USB connection the cable.

cable, recognized then insert the the card

The pictures

cannot

_rinted with

printers.

be

Depending on the TV model, the area display may be smaller so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed.

and is not a malfunction.

This is due to the TV specifications

You cannot play motion pictures if you have inserted the card into a card slot on a television.

Connect the camera to the television with the included video

The

sides images of printed are cut off.

Does the printer support PictBridge?

You cannot print

3ictures with printers which do not support PictBridge.

Set the camera's mode dial to Print mode (P87).

(P87)

• If your printer has trimming and border settings, change the settings so that there is no trimming and no border.

(Read your printer's operating instructions.)

• Some photography shops can handle pictures shot in the

[_] printing.

aspect ratio (P62).

Enquire before sending them for

[] Others

Unreadable was selected language by mistake,

Cannot change the auto

review

setting,

When the shutter button

Is pressed halfway, a red lamp turns on sometimes.

C_use

Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [_] and then select the [(_] icon to set the desired language.

(P23)

You cannot change the auto review setting when using burst mode or shooting motion pictures.

in dark places, the AF assist lamp (P66) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.

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The AF assist

lamp does

not turn on.

The camera

gets hot.

The

lens clicks.

The clock

setting is

reset.

images

appear

slightly

distorted.

Strange

colors appear around the edge of the image.

File numbers are not created in order.

The file

numbers

are recorded arder.

in ascending

The

picture is displayed

black.

is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]?

(P66)

Are you taking pictures in dark places? The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.

]-he AF assist lamp does not turn on when ]SCENERY],

NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL

PHOTO] in scene mode (P47) is selected,

]-he camera may get a little warm while you are using it, but this is normal,

When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other, the lens may click and the

)icture on the screen may be drastically changed, however,

Ihe pictures are not affected,

]-he sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aperture, It is not a malfunction,

If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock setting may be reset, When the message [PLEASE SET THE

CLOCK] appears, set the clock again, (P17)

When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0, 0,

9] is recorded,

Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the zoom ratio, This distortion increases as you get nearer the subject, but it is not a malfunction,

Depending on the zoom magnification, the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject, This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects, However this is not a malfunction,

Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with different numbers, (P85)

If the batteries are inserted or removed when the camera is not turned off, the recorded folder numbers are lost,

However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures, the file numbers may be recorded in ascending order,

Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode (P34), multi playback (P67) and calender playback (P68),

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Number of recordable pictures

and available

recording

time

• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation.

(These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)

• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time vary depending on the subjects.

• The numbers inside the thick black line are the number of recordable pictures in simple mode [V].

(P28)

[] Number

of recordable pictures

Built-in Memory

(Approx. 27 MB)

16MB

32 MB

Card

64MB

128MB

256 MB

512 MB

1GB

2GB

4GB

7

68

135

270

55O

1090

3

7

16

35

14

7

16

34

69

135

27O

54O

1090

2150

8

4

9

20

41

81

160

32O

660

1290

17

8

19

40

82

160

320

640

1270

2510

Built-in Memo_

(Approx. 27 MB)

16 MB

32MB

Card

64MB

128 MB

258 MB

512 MB

1GB

2 GB

4 GB

10

5

11

24

50

98

195

390

790

1560

21

10

23

48

99

190

380

770

1530

3010

16

8

18

38

78

150

300

600

1220

2410

33

16

36

75

150

290

590

1180

2360

4640

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Built-in Memory

(Approx. 27 MB)

16MB

32 MB

Card

64 MB

128 MB

256 MB

'

512 MB

1 GB

2 GB

4 GB

27

13

29

61

125

24O

48O

97O

1920

3770

53

27

58

120

24O

47O

94O

1880

3610

7090

41

21

45

93

190

370

730

1470

2920

5740

78

40

85

175

350

690

1370

2740

5120

10050

130

68

145

290

600

1170

2320

4640

8780

17240

210

110

230

480

970

1900

3770

7550

12290

24130

Bui!t,in Memory

(Approx.

27 MB)

16 MB

32 MB

64 MB

Card

128MB

256MB

512MB

1GB

2 GB

4 GB

8

3

8

19

39

77

150

300

620

1230

16

8

18

38

78

150

300

600

1220

2410

_ _........

s): (;

',',

;[j[ j pRelS)

9

4

10

22

46

91

180

360

730

1450

19

10

21

45

92

180

350

710

1420

2800

19

9

20

43

88

170

340

680

1360

2680

37

18

40

83

165

330

650

1310

2560

5020

Built-!n Memory

(Approx.

27 MB)

16 MB

32 MB

64 MB

128 MB

Card 258 MB

512 MB

' 1GB

2 GB

4 GB

9

4

10

22

46

91

180

360

730

1450

19

10

21

45

92

180

350

710

1420

2800

11

5

12

27

55

105

210

430

870

1720

23

11

25

53

105

210

420

850

1700

3350

25

12

27

57

115

230

450

910

1800

3540

48

25

53

105

220

430

880

1720

3410

6700

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[] Available recording time (in Motion picture mode)

Built:in Memory

(Approx. 27 MB)

16MB

32 MB m

6s

17s m

26 s

59 s

53s

26 s

59 s

2 rain

40 s

I min

23 s

2 min

55 s

5s

14s

22s

50s

Card

I

64 MB

128 MB

256 MB

512 MB

1 GB

39s

1 min

23 s

2 min

45 s

5 rain

30 s

11 min

2 min

4 min lOs

8 min lOs

16 min

20 s

32 min

50 s lh

7 min

2h

11 min

2 min

4 rain lOs

8 rain lOs

16 min

20s

32 min

50s lh

7 min

2h

11 min

6 rain

12 rain

20s

24 min

47 min

50 s

1 h

35 min

3h

15 min

6h

22 min

33 s

1 min

11 s

2 min

20 s

4 min

40 s

9 rain

20 s

19min

20 s

1 rain

46 s

3 rain

35s

7 rain

14 min

5'4 GB

22 rain

30 s

44 min

20 s

38 min

The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session. The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.

28 rain

10 s

57min

30 s lh

53 min

• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the

LCD monitor may not decrease in order.

• This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.

• The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P51) in scene mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.

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Specifications

Digital Camera: Information for your safety

Camera Effective

pixels:

Image sensor:

Total pixels

Lens:

Digital

zoom:

Extended

optical zoom:

Focus:

Focusrange:

Shutter system:

Motion picture recording:

DMC-LS60:1.4

W (When recording)

0.6 W (When playing back)

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70:7,200,000

DMC-LS60:6,000,000

1/2.5" CCD pixels pixels

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70:7,380,000

DMC-LS60:6,370,000

Primary color filter pixels pixels

Optical 3 x zoom, f=5.8 to 17.4 mm [35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 to 105 mm]/F2.8

to FS.0

Max. 4 ×

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70 resolution is _

: max 4.5 x (When recording or less)

DMC-LS60 : max 4.1 x (When recording resolution is or less)

Normal/Macro (Mode dial)

5-area-focusingll-area-focusing focusing

Normal:

(high speed)/1-area-

50 cm (1.64 feet) to co

Macro/Simple/Intelligent ISO/Motion picture:

5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to co

Scene mode: settings may be different to those shown above

Electronic shutter+Mechanical shutter

Aspect ratio [mY:

640 x 480 pixels (When a card is used.)/320 x 240 pixels

Aspect ratio [_]:

848 × 480 pixels (When a card is used.)

30 or 10 frames/second without audio

Burst

recording

Burst speed:

Number

of recordable

pictures:

Depends on the type of card, the recording picture quality resolution, and

Depends on the remaining the card.

(unlimited) capacity of the Built-in memory or

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ISO sensitivity:

Shutter

speed:

White balance:

Exposure

(AE):

Metering mode:

LCD monitor:

Flash:

Recording

media:

Picture size:

Still

picture:

Motion

picture:

Others

AUTO/

100/200/400/800/1250

[HIGH SENS.] mode: 3200

[STARRY SKY] mode:15 seconds,30 seconds,60 seconds second

Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/White set

Program AE

Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, -2 EV to +2 EV)

Multiple

Amorphous silicon active TFT LCD

DMC-LS75: 2.5" (Approx.

115,200 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)

DMC-LS70/DMC-LS60: view ratio about 100%)

2.0" (Approx. 86,400 pixels) (field of

Flash range: (ISO AUTO)

Approx. 30 cm (0.98 feet) to 4.7 m (15.42 feet) (Wide [ISO

AUTO] mode)

AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON (Forced ON/

Red-eye reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced

OFF

Built-in Memory (Approx.

27 MB)/SD Memory Card/SDHC

Memory Card/MultiMediaCard (Still pictures only)

Aspect ratio [Lq_'l]:

3072 × 2304 pixels (DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70), 2816 × 2112 pixels (DMC-LS60 only), 2560 x 1920 pixels (DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70), 2048 x 1538 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 1280 x

960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels

Aspect ratio [ m]:

2816 × 1880 3072 × 2048 pixels (DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70), pixels (DMC-LS60 only), 2048 x 1360 pixels

Aspect ratio [_]:

3072 x 1728 pixels (DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70), pixels (DMC-LS60 only), 1920 x 1080 pixels

2816 x 1584

Aspect ratio [Lq_'_]:

640 x 480 pixels(Only when using an SD Memory card/

SDHC Memory Card), 320 x 240 pixels

Aspect ratio [_]:

848 x 480 pixels(Only when using an SD Memory card/

SDHC Memory Card)

Fine/Standard

Quality:

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Recording

file format

Still Picture:

Motion pictures: interface

Digital:

Anaio 9 video:

Terminal

DiGITAL/V.OUT:

DC iN:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Operating

Temperature:

Operating Humidity:

JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif

2.21 standard), DPOF corresponding

QuickTime Motion JPEG

USB 2.0 (Full Speed)

NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu)

Dedicated jack (8 pin)

Type1 jack

3.69"(W) × 2.44"(H) × 1.1T(D)

(93.7 mm (W) x 62.0 mm (H) x 29.7 mm (D))

(excluding the projection part)

DMC-LS75:

Approx. 4.87 oz/138 g

(excluding Memory Card and battery)

Approx. 6.49 oz/184 g

(with Memory Card and battery)

DMC-LS70/DMC-LS60:

Approx. 4.76 oz/135 g

(excluding Memory Card and battery)

Approx. 6.38 oz/181 g

(with Memory Card and battery)

0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

10%to80%

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Others

System

DMW-AC6 AC Adaptor

DMW-CLS75

Soft Case

DMW-CHTZ3 Semi Hard Case

RP-SDR04GUI K

RP-SDK02GUIA

RP-SDR02GUIA

RP-SDK01GUIA

RP-SDH01GUIA

RP-SDR01GUIA

RP-SDK512UIA

RP-SDRSI2UIA

RP-SDH256UIA

RP-SDR256U1A

RP-SD128BU1A

RP-SDO64BPPA

[ I

4 GB SDHC Memory Card

2 GB SD Memory Card

2 GB SD Memory Card

1 GB SD Memory Card

1 GB SD Memory Card

1 GB SD Memory Card

512 MB SD Memory Card

512 MB SD Memory Card

256 MB SD Memory Card

256 MB

SD Memory Card

128 MB

SD Memory Card

64 MB SD Memory Card

NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please consult your local dealer.

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(For USA Customers)

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Order Form

Please photocopy this form when placing an order.

1. Digital Camera Model #

2. Items Ordered

Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price

Subtotal

Your State & Local Sales Tax

Shipping & Handling

Total Enclosed

[]

[]

[]

[]

3. Method of payment (check one)

Check

VISA

MasterCard

Discover of Money Order enclosed (NO C.O.D.SHIPMENTS)

Credit Card #

Expiration

Customer

Date

Signature

6.95

Make Check

(Please

Mrs.

Ms.

do not send cash)

4. Shipping

Ship To:

Mr.

information

First

(UPS delivery

Last or Money requires complete

Order to: PANASONIC street address)

Phone#:

Day (

Street Address

Night (

City State Zip

)

)

ACCESSORIES

TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF

THE FOLLOWING:

VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER

OR

CALL PANASQNIC'S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-880-332-£368

[6 AM-5 PM M-F, 6 AM-10:30 AM SAT, PACIFIC TIME]

OR

MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE

20421 84th Avenue South Kent, WA. 98032

In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories.

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Request

for Service

Notice

(For

USAOnly)

Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.

In the unlikely event this product needs service.

(USA

On_y)

(Failure to do so will delay your repair,)

To further speed your repair, please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting.

Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:

Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center

1590 Touhy Ave.

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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Limited Warranty

(For USA Only)

PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY, DIVISION OF

PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

PANASONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.

Ave. 65 de Infanteria, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto

Rico 00985

Panasonic

Digital Still Camera

Limited

Warranty

Limited

Warranty Coverage

If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto

Rico, Inc. (collectively referred to as "the warrantor") will, for the length of the period

indicated

on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase ("warranty period"), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished parts, or (b) replace it with a new or refurbished decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor.

product.

The

PRODUCT OR PART NAME

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

(EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED

BELOW)

CCD

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

PACK (IN EXCHANGE

DEFECTIVE BATTERY

FOR

PACK)

SD MEMORY CARD

(IN EXCHANGE

DEFECTIVE

FOR

SD CARD)

PARTS

1 (ONE) YEAR

6 (SIX)

MONTHS

90 (NINETY)

90 (NINETY)

DAYS

DAYS

LABOR

1 (ONE) YEAR

90 (NINETY) DAYS

NOT APPLICABLE

NOT APPLICABLE

During the "Labor" warranty period there will be no charge for labor.

During the

"Parts" warranty period, there will be no charge for parts.

You must carry-in or mail-in your product during the warranty period.

If non-rechargeable batteries are included, they are not warranted.

This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico. This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold "as is". A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service.

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Carry-In or Mail-in Service

For Carry-In or MaNn Service in the United States call

1-800-272-7033.

For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico, inc.

(787)-750-4300 or fax (787)-768-2910.

This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage, The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor, or failures which result from accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use (such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product, service by anyone other than a

Factory Service Center or other Authorized Servicer, or damage that is attributable to acts of God,

THERE

ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES

"LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE".

EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER

THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE

FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE

USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS

WARRANTY.

(As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory content, The items listed are not exclusive, but are for illustration only,) ALL EXPRESS AND

IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF

MERCHANTABILITY,

ARE LIMITED

TO

THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED

WARRANTY.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the exclusions may not apply to you,

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state, If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or Service Center, If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor's

Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor,

PARTSAND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED

WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY,

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Customer Services

Directory

(For

USAOnly)

Accessory Purchases

]

Purchase

Parts, Accessories and instruction Books online for all Panasonic

Products

by visiting our Web Site at:

http://www.pasc.panasonic.com

or, send your request by E-mail to:

[email protected]

You may also contact us directly at:

1-800-332-5368 (Phone) 1-800-237-9080 (Fax Only)

(Monday - Friday 9 am to 9 pro, EST.)

PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

20421 84th Avenue South,

Kent, WA 98032

(We Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and Personal Checks)

Centralized Factory Service Center

MAIL TO

: Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center

1590 Touhy Ave.

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Please carefully pack and ship, prepaid and insured, to the Elgin Centralized

Factory Service Center.

Customer's in Puerto Rico, please ship or carry in to location below ("Service in Puerto Rico").

As of March 2007

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Precautions

AVERTISSEIVlENT:

POUR

REDUIRE

TOUT

RISQUE

D'INCENDIE, DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

OU DE DOMMAGE,

O N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET APPAREIL

A LA PLUIE, A L'HUMIDITE, AUX

GOUTTES OU ECLABOUSSURES

ET ASSUREZ-VOUS QU'AUCUN

OBJET OU VASE REMPU DE

LIQUIDE NE SOIT PLACE SUR

L'APPAREIL

• N'UTIUSEZ QUE LES

ACCESSOIRES RECOMMANDES.

O NE PAS RETIRER LE COUVERCLE

(OU LE PANNEAU ARRIERE) ;

AUCUNE PIECE iNTERNE NE

PEUT ETRE REPAREE PAR

LUTIUSATEUR.

CONFIER TOUTE

REPARATION A UN TECHNICIEN

QUAMFE.

a prendre (pour d ents

• Si vous songez a utiliser des piles rechargeables, les piles fabriquees par

Panasonic sont recommandees.

• Assurez-vous d'utiliser un adaptateur secteur de marque Panasonic (modele

DMW-AC6; en option).

• N'utilisez pas d'autres c_bles de connexion USB a I'exception de celui fourni.

• N'utilisez pas d'autres cSbles video

I'exception de celui qui est fourni.

• Conservez la carte m{_moire hors de portee des enfants afin qu'ils ne puissent pas ravaler.

A propos

des batteries

• N'exposez pas les piles a la flamme ou la chaleur.

LA PRISE DE COURANT DOlT

SE TROUVER A PROXIMITE DE

L'APPAREIL ET ETRE FACILEMENT

ACCESSIBLE.

MISE EN GARDE

Une batterie de remplacement inappropriee peut exploser.

Ne remplacez qu'avec une batterie identique ou d'un type recommande par le fabricant. L'elimination des batteries usees dolt _tre fake conformement aux instructions du manufacturier.

Une inscription se trouve en-dessous de rappareil.

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Evitez d'approcher

I'appareil

photo

de tout equipement magnetise

(four

micro-ondes, televiseur, equipement

de

jeux video, etc.).

• Si vous utilisez I'appareil sur ou proche d'un televiseur, les images de I'appareil photo risquent d'6tre distordues par le rayonnernent electrornagnetique.

• N'utilisez pas I'appareil a proxirnite des telephones cellulaires qui pourraient creer du bruit video sur les images.

• Le puissant champ magnetique de hautparleurs ou de rnoteurs peut endornmager les donnees enregistrees sur support rnagnetique et distordre les images.

• Le rayonnement electrornagnetique produit par les rnicroprocesseurs peuvent nuire au fonctionnement de I'appareil photo et perturber les images.

Advenant le cas ou le fonctionnernent de

I'appareil serait derange ou interrompu par un champ electromagnetique, coupez le contact, retirez les piles ou debranchez

I'adaptateur secteur (DMW-AC6; en option). Remettez I'appareil en marche.

Others

N'utilisez pas I'appareil photo

pro×imite d'un emetteur radio ou de

lignes a haute tension.

L'utilisation

de I'appareil photo _-_ proximitY, d'un ernetteur radio ou de lignes a haute tension pourrait perturber les images enregistrees.

Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du

Canada.

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index

A

AC adaptor ..............................

84, 87, 110

Access indication ...................................

24

Aerial photo mode .................................

52

AF Assist Lamp .....................................

AF/AE Lock ............................................

66

27

AF Mode .................................................

Alkaline batteries ....................................

63

11

Aspect ratio ............................................

Auto Review ..........................................

62

21

Auto White Balance ...............................

60

Available recording time ......................

106

B

Baby mode ............................................

50

Backlight Compensation ........................

29

Batteries ...........................................

11, 15

Battery type ............................................

Beach mode ..........................................

Built-in Flash ..........................................

21

51

40

Built-in memory ......................................

Burst Mode ............................................

16

65

C

Calendar playback .................................

68

Candle light mode ..................................

49

Card .............................................

5, 15, 16

Color ......................................................

26

Color mode ............................................

Condensation ..........................................

Copy ......................................................

66

5

82

D

Date Printing ....................................

Date stamp ............................................

78, 89

75

Deleting Pictures ...................................

35

Demonstration of jitter/movement detection screen ................................................

64

DIAL DISPLAY .......................................

23

Digital Zoom ..........................................

DPOF Print ............................................

32

77

E

Easy zoom .............................................

Economy mode ......................................

31

22

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Exposure .........................................

26, 44

Exposure Compensation .......................

44

Extended optical zoom ..........................

30

EZ ....................................................

30, 63

F

Favorites setting ....................................

73

File number ......................................

Fine ........................................................

22, 85

63

Fireworks mode .....................................

52

Focusing ................................................

26

Folder Composition ...............................

85

Folder number .................................

22, 85

Food mode ............................................

49

Formatting .............................................

G

83

Guide line display ..................................

37

H

High angle mode ...................................

39

High sensitivity mode .............................

51

Histogram ..............................................

38

I

ISO Sensitivity .......................................

61

Intellingent ISO mode ............................

45

J

Jitter .................................................

L

27, 64

Language setting ...................................

23

LCD Monitor .......................... 4, 24, 37, 92

M

Macro mode ...........................................

Monitor ...................................................

Motion picture mode ..............................

53

Multi Playback .......................................

67

N

46

22

Nickel metal hydride batteries .......... 11, 12

Night portrait mode ................................

48

Night scenery mode ...............................

49

NO.RESET

............................................

22

NTSC ...............................................

23, 91

Normal picture mode ..............................

25

Number of Prints ..............................

77, 89

Number of recordable pictures ...... 13, 104

Others

_,(eration:i :,_,,:a 9,_

Optical Image Stabilizer .........................

64

Optical Zoom .........................................

30

Oxyride batteries ....................................

P

11

Page layout ............................................

PAL ..................................................

90

23, 91

Paper size ..............................................

Party mode ............................................

PC ..........................................................

Pet mode ...............................................

89

49

84

50

PictBridge ..............................................

87

Picture Quality Setting (Simple Mode),,,, 28

Picture Quality Setting (Motion Picture

Mode) ................................................

Picture Size ...........................................

53

62

Playback Zoom ......................................

69

Playing Back Motion Pictures ................ 70

Playing Back Pictures with a TV

Screen ...............................................

91

Portrait mode .........................................

Power save ............................................

48

21

Print mode .............................................

Protect ...................................................

87

79

Simple Mode ...........................................

Slide Show .............................................

Snow mode ............................................

Sports mode ..........................................

Standard ................................................

Starry sky mode .....................................

Status Indicator ......................................

Strap

Sunset mode .........................................

Thumbnail ...............................................

Travel date .......................................

Trimming ................................................

TV ASPECT ...........................................

USB Connection

U

Cable ....................

V

Video cable ............................................

Video Output ....................................

W

34

22, 55

81

23

84, 87

91

23, 91

White Balance .......................................

White set ................................................

World time .......................................

60

60

22, 57

Zoom ......................................................

48

48

63

51

25

9

50

28

72

52

30

Quality ...................................................

Quick setting ..........................................

R

Reset .....................................................

Resize ....................................................

Review ...................................................

Rotate ....................................................

Rotate Display .......................................

62

59

Scene mode

S

..........................................

Scenery mode .......................................

Self-timer ...............................................

Setting Date/Time ............................

17, 66

Setup Menu ...........................................

21

47

48

43

23

80

33

74

74

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QuickTime

QuickTime trademarks and the QuickTime of Apple Computer, logo are trademarks or registered

Inc., used under license therefrom.

Panasonic Consumer

Electronics Company,

Division of Panasonic Corporation

of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.

Ave. 65 de Infanteria, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Panasonic

Canada

inc.

5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3

¢72007 Matsushita

Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

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