Panasonic DMC-LS75 User Manual

Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No.DMC-LS75

DMC-LS70

The illustration shows DMC-LS75.

DMC-LS60

Before use, please read these

instructions completely.

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Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference.

Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

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.

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.

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.

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Marking sign is located on bottom of the unit.

-If you see this symbol-

Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union

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 malfunction. Make sure that sand or dust does not get into the lens, the ﬂ ash or the terminals when using the camera on a beach etc.

• 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. In case the camera comes into contact with water, wipe it off with a dry cloth. When the camera does not operate normally, contact your dealer or your nearest servicentre.

Before Use

■ About the LCD monitor

• Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force. Uneven colours 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 ﬁ rst. However, the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases.

Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen. However there may be some dark or bright spots (red, blue or green) on the screen. This is not a malfunction. 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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Before Use

■ 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.

■ 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, 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 P11 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 speciﬁ c 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

Before Use

Information for Your Safety ...................... 2

Preparation

Standard Accessories .............................. 7

Names of the Components ...................... 8

Quick Guide ............................................. 9

About the Batteries ................................ 10

Inserting/Removing the Batteries/Card

(Optional) ........................................... 14

About the Built-in Memory/the Card ......15

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ............... 16

• Changing the clock setting ..............16

About the Mode Dial .............................. 17

Using the Menus .................................... 18

About the Setup Menu ............................ 20

LCD monitor and changes to

the display .......................................... 23

Basic

Taking Pictures ...................................... 24

• Photography basics –

exposure, focus, and colour ............. 25

Taking Pictures in Simple Mode ............ 27

Taking Pictures with the Zoom .............. 29

• Using the Optical Zoom/the Extra

Optical Zoom (EZ) ........................... 29

• Using the easy zoom button ............. 30

• Using the Digital Zoom ....................31

Checking the Recorded Picture

(Review) ............................................ 32

Playing Back Pictures ............................ 33

Deleting Pictures ...................................34

Advanced-Shooting

About the LCD Monitor .......................... 36

• Changing the information

displayed .......................................... 36

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

(High angle mode) ........................... 38

Taking Pictures using the

Built-in Flash ...................................... 39

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ........ 42

Compensating the Exposure ................. 43

Shooting with the Intelligent

ISO mode ........................................... 44

Taking Close-up pictures ....................... 45

Scene mode ..........................................46

– Portrait mode ..............................47

– Soft skin mode ............................ 47

– Scenery mode ............................ 47

– Sports mode ............................... 47

– Night portrait mode .....................47

– Night scenery mode .................... 48

– Food mode ................................. 48

– Party mode ................................. 48

– Candle light mode ....................... 48

– Sunset mode ............................... 49

– Baby mode 1 .............................. 49

– Baby mode 2 .............................. 49

– Pet mode ..................................... 49

– High Sensitivity mode .................50

– Beach mode ............................... 50

– Starry sky mode .......................... 50

– Fireworks mode ..........................51

– Snow mode ................................. 51

– Aerial photo mode ...................... 51

Motion picture mode .............................. 52

Recording which day of the vacation

you take the picture ...........................54

Displaying the time at the travel

destination .........................................56

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Using the [REC] mode menu ................. 58

• [W.BALANCE] .................................. 59

• [SENSITIVITY] ................................. 60

• [ASPECT RATIO] ............................. 61

• [PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] ................... 61

• [AF MODE] ......................................62

• [STABILIZER] ................................... 63

• [BURST] ........................................... 64

• [AF ASSIST LAMP] .........................65

• [COL.MODE] .................................... 65

• [CLOCK SET] ................................... 65

Advanced-Viewing

Displaying Multiple Screens

(Multi Playback) ................................. 66

Displaying pictures by recording date

(Calendar playback) .......................... 67

Using the Playback Zoom ...................... 68

Playing Back Motion pictures ................69

Using the [PLAY] mode menu ............... 70

• [SLIDE SHOW] ................................. 71

• [FAVORITE] ..................................... 72

• [ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE] ............. 73

• [DATE STAMP] ................................ 74

• [DPOF PRINT] ................................. 76

• [PROTECT] ...................................... 78

• [RESIZE] .......................................... 79

• [TRIMMING] ..................................... 80

• [COPY] ............................................. 81

• [FORMAT] ........................................ 82

Connecting to other equipment

Connecting to a PC ...............................83

Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant

Printer ................................................ 86

Playing Back Pictures with a

TV Screen .......................................... 90

Others

Screen Display .......................................91

Cautions for Use ..................................... 93

Message Display .................................... 95

Troubleshooting ...................................... 97

Number of recordable pictures and

available recording time .................... 103

Speciﬁ cations ....................................... 106

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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. (P15)

• Consult the dealer or your nearest servicentre if you lose the supplied accessories. (You can purchase the accessories separately.)

■ 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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Names of the Components

123 4 5

11 12 13

141516 18

V.OUT

DIGITAL

DC IN

910

1 [E. ZOOM] (Easy Zoom) Button (P30) 2 Zoom Lever (P29) 3 Shutter Button (P24, 52) 4 Mode Dial (P17) 5 Flash (P39) 6 Self-timer Indicator (P42)

AF Assist Lamp (P65) 7 Lens part (P4) 8 Lens barrel 9 [DC IN] Socket (P83, 86)

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

10 [V.OUT/DIGITAL] Socket

(P83, 86, 90) 11 LCD Monitor (P36, 91) 12 [MENU/SET] Button (P16) 13 Camera Switch (P16) 14 Status Indicator (P24) 15 Cursor buttons

w /Self-timer Button (P42)

r /[REV] Button (P32)

q /Flash Mode Button (P39)

e /Backlight Compensation in Simple

Mode (P28)/Exposure Compensation

(P43) Button

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

e.g.: When you

press the r button.

20 21

20 Tripod Receptacle

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

21 Battery Door (P14)

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16 [DISPLAY] (P36)/ [HIGH ANGLE] (P38)

Button

17 [FUNC] (function) (P58)/Delete (P34)

Button 18 Card Door (P14) 19 Strap Eyelet

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

Quick Guide

Preparation

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. (P14)

• When you do not use the card (optional), you can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory (P15). Refer to P15 when you use a card.

2 Turn the camera on to take

pictures.

• Set the clock. (P16)

• Select the type of battery in use on [BATTERY TYPE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P20)

3 Play back the pictures.

SCN

1 Set the mode dial to [Q]. 2 Select the picture you want to view.

(P33)

1 Set the mode dial to [ ]. 2 Press the shutter button to take

pictures. (P24)

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About the Batteries

Preparation

■ Usable batteries

AA Oxyride batteries (supplied)* AA Alkaline batteries (optional) AA Rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metal

hydride) batteries (optional)

• One of the following messages appears when you insert batteries for the ﬁ rst 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. (P20)

• The battery type that is set can be distinguished by the colour of the battery indication (blue or white).

– The battery indication does not

appear when using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

A: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

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the storage life and conditions of the batteries.

• Battery performance temporarily deteriorates in low temperature conditions [10 °C or less]. However, it recovers when the temperature returns to normal.

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

• We recommend turning the camera off frequently while recording to conserve battery power for longer battery life. If you will be using the camera for long periods of time, using rechargeable NiMH batteries is recommended.

• Exhausted batteries may recover some performance 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

Manganese

Lithium batteries

batteries Nickel batteries Ni-Cd batteries

• Operation is not guaranteed when using the batteries listed above. The batteries can leak and the following malfunctions can occur:

– 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.

Preparation

■ 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.)

• All or part of the

• The ) pole is ﬂ at. covering on the battery is peeled off.

■

Proper Care and Handling of Batteries

Mishandling batteries may cause leakage, heat generation, ﬁ re or explosion. Observe the following.

• Do not heat or expose to ﬂ ame.

• 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, discolouration 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 or less]. This is particularly true when using oxyride or alkaline batteries so warm

them in your pocket etc. before using them. Make sure that no metal objects such as a lighter are placed together with the batteries when warming them in your pocket.

• 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.

If battery electrolyte spills on your hands or clothes, thoroughly wash them with water. Battery electrolyte can cause loss of sight if it comes into contact with your eyes. Do not rub your eyes. Wash them 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, ﬁ re 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 ﬁ rst 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.

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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. This is called “memory effect”.

• 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 instructions for the battery charger.

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 of storage and usage and the environment.

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 ﬂ ow 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.

■ Battery life The number of recordable pictures (By CIPA standard in normal picture mode)

Number of recordable

Batteries Used

Panasonic Oxyride batteries (supplied or optional)

Panasonic Alkaline batteries (optional)

Fully charged Panasonic Ni-MH batteries (optional)

pictures (Approx.)

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

250 pictures

(125 min)

150 pictures

(75 min)

460 pictures

(230 min)

260 pictures

160 pictures

470 pictures

DMC-LS60

(130 min)

(80 min)

(235 min)

Recording conditions by CIPA standard

•

Temperature: 23 °C/

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 ﬂ ash 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 the camera until the batteries cool down.

• CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association].

The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time. If the recording interval time becomes longer, the number of recordable pictures decreases. (e.g. When recording once every 2 minutes: about 1/4 the number when recording once every 30 seconds)

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The number of recordable pictures in low temperatures (In normal picture mode when the temperature is 0 °C and other recording conditions comply with CIPA standard.)

Number of recordable

Batteries Used

Panasonic Oxyride batteries (supplied or optional)

Panasonic Alkaline batteries (optional)

Fully charged Panasonic Ni-MH batteries (optional)

pictures (Approx)

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

50 pictures

(25 min)

40 pictures

(20 min)

380 pictures

(190 min)

DMC-LS60

55 pictures

(27 min)

45 pictures

(22 min)

390 pictures

(195 min)

• Please note that the performance of oxyride batteries and alkaline batteries signiﬁ cantly decreases in low temperature conditions.

Playback time

Continuous playback

Batteries Used

Panasonic Oxyride batteries (supplied or optional)

Panasonic Alkaline batteries (optional Fully charged

Panasonic Ni-MH batteries (optional)

time (Approx.)

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

430 min 440 min

420 min 430 min

)

610 min 620 min

DMC-LS60

• The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions and how the battery is stored.

•

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 (P20) or economy mode (P21) or turning off the camera frequently while recording to maintain battery power.

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Preparation

Inserting/Removing the Batteries/Card (Optional)

• 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. (P15)

1 Slide the battery door A or the

card door B to open it.

2 Batteries:

Insert the batteries with the ( and ) poles aligned correctly.

Card:

Insert the card with the label side facing the back of the camera until it clicks and locks. To remove the card, push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright.

3 1 Close the battery door or the

card door.

2 Slide the battery door or the

card door to the end and then close it ﬁ rmly.

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

• Select the battery type being used in [BATTERY TYPE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P20)

• Remove the batteries after use.

• Remove the batteries after the LCD monitor and the status indicator (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 while accessing the builtin memory or the card (P23). This can damage data.

• We recommend using Panasonic’s SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.

• Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card.

• The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted.

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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 ﬁ xed to QVGA (320×240 pixels) when recording motion pictures to the built-in memory. (P52)

■ Card [ ]

You can record or play back pictures on a card.

■ About SD Memory Card (optional),

SDHC Memory Card (optional) and MultiMediaCard (optional) (P4)

• 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

systems that comply with SD Memory Card Speciﬁ cations. 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, ﬁ rst ﬁ nd out if they are able to use SDHC Memory Cards.)

Please conﬁ rm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs

(This site is in English only.)

• Refer to page 103 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. (P52)

• 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. (P82)

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

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Preparation

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

Set the mode dial to [ ].

■ Initial setting

The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. When you turn the camera on, the following screen appears.

PLEASE SET THE CLOCK

CLOCK SET

A: [MENU/SET] button B: Cursor buttons C: Mode dial

1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press e/r/w/q to select the date.

CLOCK SET

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• When you ﬁ nish setting the clock, switch the camera off, then switch it on in recording mode to check that the clock is set correctly.

Changing the clock setting

1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press e/r to select [CLOCK SET]

(P65).

3 Press q and perform the above steps 2

and 3 for setting.

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

• You can set the clock from the setup menu (P20).

• When batteries have been inserted for more than 3 hours, the clock setting is stored in the camera for approximately 3 months even if the batteries are removed.

• You can set the year from 2000 to 2099. The 24-hour system is used.

• Set the date so that the correct date is printed when you order prints or use the date stamp (P74).

00 JAN1 2007

:..

SELECT

D/M/Y

SET

：..

CANCEL

EXIT

D: Time at the home area E: Time at the travel destination (P56)

• w/q : Select the desired item.

• e/r : Set date and time.

• A : 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.

Changing the mode

SCN

NORMAL PICTURE

Adjust part A to 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 (P22). The current mode appears on the LCD when you turn the camera on.

Basic

Normal picture mode (P24)

Use this mode for normal recording.

Simple mode

This mode is recommended for beginners.

Playback mode (P33)

This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures.

(P27)

Intelligent ISO mode (P44)

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

Macro mode (P45)

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

Scene mode (P46)

SCN

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

Advanced

Motion picture mode (P52)

This mode allows you to record motion pictures.

Print mode (P86)

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

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Using the Menus

■ To show the menus

Press [MENU/SET].

Menu Icons

• The menu icons and

items that appear depend on the position of the mode dial.

Preparation

REC

W.BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT.SIZE QUALITY

SELECT EXIT

AWB

AUTO

4:3

Current Page

• For example: The ﬁ rst page of a 3-page menu.

You can move to the next/ previous page by turning the zoom lever.

Menu items and settings

■ The menu icons Recording menu (P58)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ].

Q Play menu (P70)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to [].

Y Scene mode menu (P46)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to [].

Setup menu (P20)

Displayed when the mode dial is set to [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ].

■ Changing the menu settings

• The following example shows how to set [AF MODE] when normal picture mode [ ] is selected.

1 Press e/r to select the menu

item.

AWB

AUTO

4:3

REC

W.BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT.SIZE QUALITY

SELECT EXIT

• Press r at A to switch to the next menu screen.

REC

AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D.ZOOM

SELECT EXIT

MODE1

OFF

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2 Press q.

REC

AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D.ZOOM

SELECT SET

AUTO

OFF

3 Press e/r to select the setting.

REC

AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D.ZOOM

SELECT SET

AUTO

OFF

4 Press [MENU/SET] to conﬁ rm the

setting.

REC

AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D.ZOOM

SELECT EXIT

■ To exit the menus

MODE1

OFF

SET

Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also exit the menus when the mode dial is set to [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ] by pressing the shutter button halfway.

■ Switching to the setup menu

1 Press w in the menu screen.

AWB

AUTO

4:3

REC

W.BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT.SIZE QUALITY

SELECT EXIT

2 Press r to select the setup menu

icon

[].

‑

OFF

SETUP

BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE

SELECT EXIT

3 Press q.

‑

OFF

SETUP

BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE

SELECT EXIT

• Continue to select items and change settings.

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About the Setup Menu

• Change the settings if necessary.

• Select [RESET] to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase. (P22)

Press [ ] to display menu, enter the setup menu [ ] and select the item. (P19)

SET

The setting marked “q” 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 batteries you have inserted.

BATTERY TYPE

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

ALKALINE (LR6)/Ni-MH q OXYRIDE (ZR6)

• 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.

Set the date and time.

CLOCK SET (P16)

Change date and time.

Show images you have taken.

AUTO REVIEW

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

OFF / q 1 SEC. / 3 SEC.

• 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.)

i].

Have the camera turn off automatically.

POWER SAVE

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

OFF / 1 MIN. / 2 MIN. / q 5 MIN. / 10 MIN.

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

• Power save mode is ﬁ xed 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 (P71), the power save mode is not activated.

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Press [ ] to display menu, enter the setup menu [ ] and select the item. (P19)

SET

Have the LCD turn off automatically.

ECONOMY

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.

q OFF: Economy mode cannot be

activated.

LEVEL1:The LCD monitor turns off if

the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode.

LEVEL2:The LCD monitor turns off if

the camera is not operated for about 15 seconds in recording mode or for about 5 seconds after taking a picture.

• 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 ﬁ xed 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

Preparation

MONITOR

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps.

TRAVEL DATE (P54)

Set the departure and return dates.

q OFF / SET

BEEP

Set to select the volume of operational sound.

7 : No operational sound

q 8 : Soft operational sound 9 : Loud operational sound

NO.RESET

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

• The folder number is updated, and the ﬁ le number starts from 0001 (P84).

• 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 ﬁ rst reformat the built-in memory or the card (P82). After this perform [NO. RESET] to reset the ﬁ le number, after which a screen appears asking whether you want to reset the folder number. Select [YES].

WORLD TIME (P56)

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

: The local time at the travel

destination

q : The time at your home area

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Press [ ] to display menu, enter the setup menu [ ] and select the item. (P19)

SET

RESET

The settings on the recording or the [SETUP] menu are reset to the initial settings.

• The birthday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] (P49) in scene mode and the number of days that have passed since the departure date for [TRAVEL

Preparation

TV ASPECT

(Playback mode only)

Set to [

j] or [h] according to your

television.

j: Select if your television has a

16:9 aspect ratio.

h: Select if your television has a

4:3 aspect ratio.

DATE] (P54) and the [WORLD TIME] setting (P56) are also reset when the [SETUP] menu settings are reset. Also, [FAVORITE] (P72) is ﬁ xed to [OFF] and [ROTATE DISP.] (P73) is ﬁ xed to [ON].

• The battery type setting, the folder

DIAL DISPLAY (P17)

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

OFF / q ON

number and the clock setting are not changed.

VIDEO OUT

(Playback mode only)

Set to [NTSC] or [PAL] according to the TV system in your country (P90).

NTSC: Video output is set to NTSC

system.

q PAL: Video output is set to PAL

system.

{

LANGUAGE

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

q [ENGLISH]: English [DEUTSCH]: German [FRANÇAIS]: French [ESPAÑOL]: Spanish [ITALIANO]: Italian [日本語]: Japanese

• When you set to other language by mistake, select [

{] from the menu icons

to set the desired language.

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LCD monitor and changes to the display

■ Display in normal picture mode [ ]. (at the time of purchase)

5 6 73 4

1112

1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P39)

• The ﬂ ash icon turns red when activating the ﬂ ash 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 (P24) 5 Picture size (P61) 6 Quality (P61)

6 : Jitter alert indication (P26)

7 Battery indication

• 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

( or 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).

– 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 (P82).

• 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 (P24) 12 Aperture value (P24)

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

13 Optical image stabilizer (P63)

• For details about other displays, see page 91.

■ 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 36.

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Basic

Select normal picture mode [ ].

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

A Shutter button B Turn the camera on. C The 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.

D: When holding the camera vertically E: Flash F: AF assist lamp

2 Aim the AF area H to the point

you want to focus on.

3 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus.

I J

G: The focus indication lights green. H: AF area: white  green

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I: Aperture value J: Shutter speed

• The camera beeps twice when the subject is focused.

• The camera can focus between 50 cm and Z.

• 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 button fully to

take the picture.

■ Using the ﬂ ash

If the ﬂ ash is set to AUTO [r] or AUTO/Red-eye reduction [ 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 ﬂ ash settings (P39).

• 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 ﬂ ash or the AF assist lamp with your ﬁ nger or other objects.

• Do not touch the lens.

s], the ﬂ ash

Basic

Photography basics – exposure, focus, and colour

A little knowledge about exposure, focus and colour will come in handy when you are having trouble with a shot.

Are images dark?

Exposure problems

Go to page 43

Focus problems

Go to page 26, 45

In normal picture mode [ ], Auto Exposure (AE) normally sets the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if there is backlight.

Use exposure compensation in these situations for brighter images.

In normal picture mode [ ], Auto Focus (AF) normally sets the correct focus for you, but images may be unfocused in the following situations. The camera can focus between 50 cm and

– 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 [w] in these situations.

Colour problems

Go to page 59

How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting, so colours in different lights will be different. This unit adjusts the colour automatically to give a more natural result. (Auto white balance)

You can also adjust the white balance to suit different situations to reproduce natural colours.

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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 1 appears when the shutter speed is slow and the chances of blurring are greater.

In this case,

1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfway to ﬁ x

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.

■ 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.] (P73) is set to [ON], you can rotate and display pictures on the screen or the TV according to the information of the rotation on the pictures.

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

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

• When the jitter alert appears, take special care with the shooting methods described on P24, or use a tripod for best results. By combining the use of a tripod with the self-timer (P42), 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 (P46)

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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode

[BATTERY TYPE]

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

■ Basic menu settings

1 Press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press e/r to select the desired

menu item and then press q.

SIMPLE MODE

PICT.MODE BATTERY TYPE BEEP CLOCK SET

SELECT SET

ENLARGE 4˝×6˝/10×15 cm E-MAIL

3 Press e/r to select the desired

setting and then press [MENU/ SET].

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.

■ Settings in Simple mode [PICT.MODE]

ENLARGE Suitable for enlarging the

pictures to be printed to 8˝ × 10˝ size, letter size etc.

4˝ × 6˝/ 10 × 15 cm

E-MAIL Suitable for attaching

Suitable for regular size printing.

pictures to e-mails or adding pictures to websites.

Change the battery type being used. (P20)

[BEEP]

OFF No operation sound LOW Soft operation sound HIGH Loud operation sound

[CLOCK SET]

Change date and time. (P16)

• If [4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm] or [E-MAIL] is set in [PICT.MODE], the extra optical zoom is activated (P29).

• The settings for [BATTERY TYPE], [BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes.

• The settings for [WORLD TIME] (P21), [MONITOR] (P21), [TRAVEL DATE] (P21), [NO.RESET] (P21) and [LANGUAGE] (P22) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to simple mode.

■ Other Settings in simple mode

In simple mode, other settings are ﬁ xed as follows. For more information about each setting, refer to the page indicated.

• Focus range: 30 cm to Z (Tele) 5 cm to Z (Wide)

• [AUTO REVIEW] (P20): [1SEC.]

• [POWER SAVE] (P20): [5MIN.]

• [ECONOMY] (P21): [OFF]

• Self-timer (P42): 10 seconds

• Optical Image Stabilizer (P63): [MODE2]

• [W.BALANCE] (P59): [AWB]

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• [SENSITIVITY] (P60): Settings will be the same as those used when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P44) to [ISO800].

• [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/ [QUALITY] (P61): – [ ENLARGE]:

h/DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70: (7M), DMC-LS60: (6M)/Fine

– [ 4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm]:

2.5M

/ (2.5M EZ)/Standard

– [ E-MAIL]:

0.3M

h/ (0.3M EZ)/Standard

• [AF MODE] (P62):

W] (1-area-focusing)

[

• [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P65) [ON]

• 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]

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■ 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 e.

• [

0] appears when you are using

backlight compensation. Press e to cancel.

BACKLIGHT

• When you use the backlight compensation function, we recommend using the ﬂ ash. (When you use the ﬂ ash, the ﬂ ash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced ON [ ].)

• When you use the ﬂ ash with the backlight compensation off, the ﬂ ash setting is ﬁ xed to AUTO/Red-eye reduction [ ].

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom / the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. (35 mm ﬁ lm camera equivalent: 35 mm to 105 mm) 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.

■ How the extra optical zoom works

The extra optical zoom works by extracting the centre of the picture and expanding it for a higher telephoto effect. So, for example, if you choose [ ] (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 centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

■ Resolution and maximum zoom Aspect

ratio

(P61)

Pixels

(P28, 61)

Maximum zoom (Tele)

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

DMC-LS60

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

/ (7M)

DMC-LS60 only

/ (6M)

DMC-LS75/ DMC-LS70

(5M EZ)

(3M EZ),

(2M EZ),

(1M EZ), /

(0.3M EZ)

0.3M

3 × —

—3 ×

3.6 × —

4.5 × 4.1 ×

DMC-LS75/ DMC-LS70

(6M)

DMC-LS60 only

(5M)

2.5M

(2.5M EZ)

3 × —

—3 ×

4.5 × 4.1 ×

DMC-LS75/

DMC-LS70

5.5M

(5.5M)

DMC-LS60 only

4.5M

(4.5M) (2M EZ) 4.5 × 4.1 ×

3 × —

—3 ×

• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×)

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 (P8) 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 [i], the zoom

magniﬁ cation is ﬁ xed to the value set at the start of recording.

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• “EZ” is an abbreviation of [Extra optical

Zoom].

• If you set a picture size that activates the extra optical zoom, the extra 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 extra optical zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.

• The indicated zoom magniﬁ cation is an approximation.

• In motion picture mode [i] and [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the extra optical zoom does not work.

Using the easy zoom button

Press the [E.ZOOM] button to quickly zoom. Actual zoom factors depend on the pixel recording setting.

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 extra optical zoom.

1 Press [E.ZOOM] once. 2 Press [E.ZOOM] twice. 3 Press [E.ZOOM] three times.

A Optical zoom B Extra optical zoom

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C Maximum extra optical zoom

magniﬁ cation

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

Aspect ratio Picture size

2.5M

• 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

4 Press [E.ZOOM] once. 5 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.

D Extra optical zoom E Maximum extra optical zoom

magniﬁ cation

• 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] (P31) is set to [ON].

• In [ ENLARGE] in simple mode [ ], [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode and motion picture mode [i], the zoom is limited to the 3 × optical zoom.

• The indicated zoom magniﬁ cation is an approximation.

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