Panasonic DMC-LS75 User Manual

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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.

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-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.

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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.

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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.)

• 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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• 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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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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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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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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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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Preparation

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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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. (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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Preparation

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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Taking Pictures

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.

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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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Basic

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]

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 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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Basic

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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Using the Digital Zoom

Further extending the zoom

A maximum of 12 × zoom can be achieved with the 3 × optical zoom and the 4 × digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu. However, if a picture size that can use extra optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 18 × zoom can be achieved with the 4.5 × extra optical zoom and the 4 × digital zoom (DMC-LS75/DMCLS70).

■ Menu operation

1 Press [MENU/SET].

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

2 Press e/r to select [D.ZOOM]

and then press q.

3 Press r to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

MODE1

OFF OFF

SET

REC

AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D.ZOOM

SELECT SET

4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• 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]:

• [ON]:

3 12

4.5

For example: When using the digital zoom and the extended optical zoom [ ] (3M EZ) at the same

time with DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70.

1 Optical zoom 2 Digital zoom 3 Extra optical zoom

• The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the centre of the screen in the digital zoom range. (P63) 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 (P42) for best results.

• The indicated zoom magniﬁ cation is an approximation.

• The digital zoom does not operate in the following cases. – In simple mode [ ] – In intelligent ISO mode [ ] – In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET]

and [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode (P46)

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Basic

Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)

■ Enlarging pictures

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

1 Press r [REV].

REVIEW1X

EXIT DELETE

• The last recorded picture appears for about 10 seconds.

• Review is cancelled when the shutter button is pressed halfway or the r [REV] is pressed again.

2 Press w/q to choose a picture.

REVIEW1X

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[3] [T].

• Rotate the zoom lever to [3] [T] for a 4× magniﬁ cation and then rotate it even more for a 8× magniﬁ cation. When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magniﬁ cation becomes lower.

2 Press e/r/w/q to move the

position.

REVIEW4X

X8X1

• When you change the magniﬁ cation or the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second to check where is enlarged.

DELETE

EXIT DELETE4X

w : Previous picture q : Next picture

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■ 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 34.

• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON], pictures recorded holding the camera vertically are played back vertically (rotated) (P73).

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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. (P15)

Press w/q to select the picture.

100-0001

1/19

10 00 1 DEC 2007

:..

w : Play back the previous picture. q : Play back the next picture.

■ Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding

Press and hold w/q during playback.

100‑0001

1/19

Basic

• 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 (P68) 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.)

• When changing the folder name or ﬁ le name on a PC, the pictures will not be played back.

• When playing back a ﬁ le out of standard, the folder/ﬁ le 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.

:..

10 00 1 DEC 2007

q : Fast forward w : Fast rewind

• The ﬁ le number A and the picture number B only change one by one. Release w/q when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture.

• If you press and hold w/q, you can forward/rewind faster.

• In review playback in the recording mode or multi playback (P66), 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. (P15)

• Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Please double-check before deleting pictures.

■ To delete a single picture

1 Select the picture with w/q. 2 Press [A]. 3 Press e to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

DELETE SINGLE

DELETE THIS PICTURE ?

YES

SELECT

SET

MULTI/ALL

• While deleting the picture, [A] appears on the screen.

SET

Basic

■ To delete [MULTI DELETE]/[ALL DELETE]

1 Press [A] twice. 2 Press e/r to select [MULTI

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

MULTI/ALL DELETE

MULTI DELETE

ALL DELETE

SELECT SET CANCEL

• If you select [MULTI DELETE], perform

steps 3 onwards.

• If you select [ALL DELETE], perform

steps 5 onwards.

• When [FAVORITE] (P72) is set to [ON],

[ALL DELETE EXCEPT ★] appears. If you select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ★], perform steps 5 onwards. (However, if none of the pictures have [★] displayed, you cannot select [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ★] even if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].)

SET

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3 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press r to set.

(Only when selecting [MULTI DELETE])

MULTI DELETE

SELECT MARK/UNMARK

DELETE

EXIT

• Repeat the above procedure.

• The selected pictures appear with [A]. When r is pressed again, the setting is cancelled.

• The icon [c] blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted. Cancel the protect setting. (P78)

4 Press [A]. 5 Press e to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET] to set.

(Screen when selecting [MULTI DELETE])

MULTI DELETE

DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED ?

SELECT SET

• 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 ★?] is displayed when using [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ★].

• If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [ALL DELETE] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ★], the deleting will stop halfway.

YES

SET

Basic

• Do not turn off the camera while deleting.

• When deleting pictures, use batteries with sufﬁ cient battery power (P23) 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 (P15)

– When ﬁ les do not conform to the DCF

(P33)

– When pictures are protected [c]

(P78)

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About the LCD Monitor

Changing the information displayed

A 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 (P68), while playing back motion pictures (P69) and during a slide show (P71), you can only select “Normal display” or “Non-display”.

In recording mode

1 1

DISPLAY

In playback mode

100‑0001

1/19

ISO

200

2 3

* *

AWB

2007

1ST DAY

1 month 10 days

10 00 JAN1

100‑0001

F2.8 1/25

10 00 JAN1

1/19

2007

F Normal display G Display with recording information and

histogram H Non-display *2 The number of days that have passed

since the travel date is displayed when a

picture was taken with [TRAVEL DATE]

(P54) setting. *3 Displayed when you set birthday setting

for [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in scene

mode, and [WITH AGE] is selected

(P49) at taking pictures.

In simple mode [ ]

BACKLIGHT

B Normal display C Display with histogram D Guide line display E Non-display

*1 Histogram

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I Normal display J Non-display

• In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT

SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in scene mode (P46), the guide lines are grey.

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■ 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.

■ Histogram

• A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.

• 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 and the brightness is wellbalanced.

• When the values are concentrated to the left B, 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.

Example of histogram

100-0001

1/19

F2.8 1/100

10 00 JAN1 2007

F2.8 1/200

10 00 JAN1 2007

F2.8 1/50

10 00 JAN1 2007

100-0001

ISO

200

AWB

1/19

200

AWB

1/19

200

AWB

A Properly Exposed B Under Exposed C Over Exposed

* Histogram

• The image you are shooting and the histogram may not match when shooting in a dark place or with the ﬂ ash. The histogram will be orange to indicate this.

• The histogram in the recording mode is an approximation.

• The histogram in recording and playback may not match each other.

• 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 [ ]. – In motion picture mode [i]. – While multi playback is in progress. – While calendar playback is in progress. – While playback zoom is in use.

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Recording a picture with the camera held high above your head (High angle mode)

The LCD monitor becomes easier to see when the camera is held in the following position. This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way.

Press [HIGH ANGLE] A for 1 second to display the High angle mode icon [ ] B.

• 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 difﬁ cult to see when looked at straight on.)

■ Cancelling High angle mode

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

• High Angle mode is also cancelled if power save mode is activated.

• Pictures are displayed on the LCD monitor with increased 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 mode is not activated in the following cases: – In simple mode [ ] – In playback mode – In print mode [ ] – While the menu screen is displayed – During Review

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ON:PRESS

OFF:PRESS

HIGH

ANGLE

HIGH

ANGLE

FOR 1 SEC.

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash

■ Flash setting r : AUTO

The ﬂ ash is automatically activated

A: Photo ﬂ ash

• Do not cover the photo ﬂ ash with your ﬁ ngers or any other items.

■ Switching to the appropriate ﬂ ash

setting

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

1 Press q [<]. 2 Press e/r or q [<] to switch the

ﬂ ash setting.

FLASH

AUTO



AUTO/RED-EYE FORCED FLASH ON FORCED OFF

SELECT

SET

• For the ﬂ ash setting contents, refer to “Flash setting”. For the selectable ﬂ ash setting, refer to “Available ﬂ ash settings by recording mode” (P40).

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to ﬁ nish.

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

according to the recording condition.

s : AUTO/Red-eye reduction*

The ﬂ ash is automatically activated according to the recording condition. It reduces the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appear red in photo ﬂ ash) by triggering the ﬂ ash before actually recording the picture. After that, the ﬂ ash is activated for actual recording again.

• Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions.

t : Forced ON

The ﬂ ash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition.

• Use this when your subject is back-lit or under ﬂ uorescent light.

q : Forced ON/Red-eye reduction*

• In [PARTY] or [CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode (P46), the ﬂ ash mode is set to Forced ON/Red-eye reduction.

u : Slow sync./Red-eye reduction*

When you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature makes the shutter speed slow when the ﬂ ash is activated, so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

• You can use this setting only in [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [PARTY] or [CANDLE LIGHT] in scene mode (P46).

v : Forced OFF

The ﬂ ash is not activated in any recording condition.

• Use this when taking pictures in places where the use of the ﬂ ash is not permitted.

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*1 The ﬂ ash is activated twice. The

subject should not move until the second ﬂ ash is activated.

■ Available ﬂ ash settings by recording mode

The available ﬂ ash settings depend on the recording mode. (○ : Available, — : Not available, ◎ : Initial setting)

settings when you change the scene mode.

■ The available ﬂ ash range to take pictures

ISO

sensitivity

Available ﬂ ash range

(P60)

AUTO 30 cm to 4.7 m (Wide)

30 cm to 2.6 m (Tele)

ISO100 30 cm to 1.8 m (Wide)

30 cm to 1.0 m (Tele)

ISO200 40 cm to 2.6 m (Wide)

30 cm to 1.4 m (Tele)

ISO400 60 cm to 3.7 m (Wide)

40 cm to 2.1 m (Tele)

ISO800 80 cm to 5.3 m (Wide)

60 cm to 2.9 m (Tele)

ISO1250 100 cm to 5.3 m (Wide)

80 cm to 2.9 m (Tele)

• Refer to P106 for the focus range.

• When you use the ﬂ ash when you have

set ISO sensitivity to [AUTO] or set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [ ] to anything other than [ISO400], ISO sensitivity automatically becomes a maximum of [ISO640] ([ISO400] in the [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] scene modes (P46)).

• The edges of the picture may appear

dark if you shoot a very close subject with the ﬂ ash while the zoom lever is close to the W side. Zoom in slightly if this occurs.

It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the

backlight compensation function is activated.

• The ﬂ ash setting may change when you change the recording mode. Change the ﬂ ash setting again if necessary.

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

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■ The available ﬂ ash range to take pictures in intelligent ISO mode

ISO LIMIT

(P44)

ISO400 ISO800

ISO1250

Available ﬂ ash range

30 cm to 3.7 m (Wide) 30 cm to 2.1 m (Tele)

30 cm to 5.3 m (Wide) 30 cm to 2.9 m (Tele)

• When you have set ISO LIMIT in

Intelligent ISO mode (P44) to anything other than [ISO400] and use the ﬂ ash, ISO sensitivity automatically rises to a maximum of [ISO640].

■ Shutter speed for each ﬂ ash mode

Flash mode

: AUTO 1/30 to 1/2000

s : AUTO/

Shutter speed

(sec.)

1/30 to 1/2000 Red-eye reduction

t : Forced ON q : Forced

1/30 to 1/2000 ON/Red-eye

reduction

u : Slow sync./

Red-eye reduction

: Forced OFF 1/4 to 1/2000

1/4 or

1 to 1/2000*

1/4 to 1/2000*

1/8 or 1 to 1/2000*

1/4 or 1 to 1/2000*

3 4

*1 [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P47) or [CANDLE

LIGHT] (P48) in scene mode *2 [PARTY] (P48) in scene mode *3 In simple mode [ ] *4 Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P44)/

[SPORTS](P47), [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

(P47), [CANDLE LIGHT] (P48), [BABY]

(P49), and [PET] (P49) 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 [ ] or when the

Optical 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] (P48):

8 seconds to 1/2000th of a second

– [STARRY SKY] (P50):

15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds

– [FIREWORKS] (P51):

1/4th of a second, 2 seconds

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

• Do not bring the ﬂ ash too close to objects or close the ﬂ ash while it is activated. The objects may be discoloured by its heat or lighting.

• While the ﬂ ash 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 ﬂ ash 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 ﬂ ash is insufﬁ cient. (P59)

• When the shutter speed is fast, the ﬂ ash effect may not be sufﬁ cient.

• When you repeat taking a picture, recording may be disabled even if the ﬂ ash 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 ﬁ rst ﬂ ash, the effect may not be evident.

• You cannot take photographs in succession when using the ﬂ ash.

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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

1 Press w []. 2 Press e/r or w [ ] to switch the

self-timer mode.

SELFTIMER

OFF

10SEC.

2SEC.

SELECT

SET

3 Press [MENU/SET].

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to ﬁ nish.

• When 5 seconds pass without any 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.

• The self-timer indicator A 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 cancelled.

CANCEL

• 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. In dark places, the self-timer indicator blinks and then it may turn on brightly to work as the AF assist lamp (P65) for focusing on the subject.

• In simple mode [ ], the self-timer is ﬁ xed to 10 seconds.

• 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 ﬁ xed to 3.

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

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Compensating the Exposure

1 Press e [C] to display [C

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

Over exposed

EXPOSURE] and press w/q to compensate the exposure.

EXPOSURE

Compensate the exposure toward negative.

Properly Exposed

Compensate the exposure toward positive.

Under exposed

SELECT

EXIT

A : The exposure compensation value

• You can compensate from -2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.

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

2 Press [MENU/SET] to ﬁ nish.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to ﬁ nish.

• 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 memorised even if the camera is turned off.

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

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

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Shooting with the Intelligent ISO mode

• When taking pictures of a motionless

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

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

and then press q.

REC

ISO MAX

SELECT

W.BALANCE ISO LIMIT ASPECT RATIO PICT.SIZE QUALITY

SET

AWB

400

4:3

800

1250

3 Press e/r to select the menu

item and then press [MENU/SET].

Item Content

400 The camera raises the ISO

sensitivity up to the level you have

800

set to match the movement and

1250

brightness of the subject.

• 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.

F2.8

ISO

1/125 ISO800

subject, you can reduce noise by setting ISO sensitivity at a low level.

F2.8

1/30 ISO200

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

ISO

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

F2.8

• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• ISO sensitivity can be raised to a maximum of [ISO640] when using the ﬂ ash (when ISO Limit is set to anything other than [ISO400]).

• Refer to P41 for the available ﬂ ash 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] (P65).

• You cannot use the digital zoom.

ISO

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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 ﬂ owers. You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 ×).

■ Focus range

30 cm

5 cm

• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for best results.

• When the subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range (depth of ﬁ eld) is signiﬁ cantly narrowed. Therefore, you will have difﬁ culty 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, if the distance between the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal picture mode.

• The available ﬂ ash range is about 30 cm to 5.0 m (Wide). (This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to [AUTO].) We recommend setting the ﬂ ash to Forced OFF [v] 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

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 47 to 51 for details about the modes. Explanations about the scene modes are also included in the camera’s [ INFORMATION] feature.

1 Press q to enter the scene mode

menu screen.

2 Press e/r/

scene mode.

SCENE MODE

SCN

SELECT SET

SCENE MODE

SCN

SELECT SET

• Press r at A to switch 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.

w/q to select the

BABY1

DISPLAY

STARRY SKY

DISPLAY

■ Scene mode help [ 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.

INFORMATION

BABY1 Suitable for taking pictures of your baby. Age can be displayed with pictures if you set the birthday.

CANCEL

DISPLAY

SET

• Refer to P41 for the shutter speed.

• Flash settings return to the factory settings when you change the scene mode (P40).

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

• [SCN] is selected if you press w while you have selected either [PORTRAIT] or [STARRY SKY] in step 2. If you select either the [REC] menu [ ] or the [SETUP] menu [ ], you can set the desired items. (P18)

• The following cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting. – [SENSITIVITY] – [COL.MODE]

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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46)

SET

Portrait mode

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

Advanced-Shooting

Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects (e.g. outdoor sports).

Sports mode

■ 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 daylight shooting, 5 m 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

• Suitable for outdoors in the daytime.

• ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100].

Soft skin mode

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.

• Suitable for daylight shooting.

• Other ﬂ esh-coloured elements are also

softened.

• The effect may not be as obvious if there

isn’t enough light.

• ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100].

Scenery mode

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

Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P44) to [ISO800].

• The digital zoom is ﬁ xed to [OFF].

Night portrait mode

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

■ Technique for Night portrait mode

• Use the ﬂ ash.

• Due to the slow shutter speed, use a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for best results.

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

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

• Focus range is 1.2 m to 5 m. (See page 40 for details about available ﬂ ash 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 ﬂ ash, Slow sync./Red- eye reduction [u] is selected and

• Focus range is 5 m to Z.

• The Flash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

the ﬂ ash is activated every time.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

•

You cannot change the white balance setting.

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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46)

SET

Night scenery mode

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. (P42)

Advanced-Shooting

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

Party mode

■ Technique for Party mode

• The focus range is 5 m to Z.

• The shutter may close (max. about 8 seconds) after shooting due to signal processing. This is not a malfunction.

• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for best results.

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

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

• The Flash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• The ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100].

• The settings on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Food mode

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

• The ﬂ ash setting can be set to Forced ON/Red-eye reduction [q] or Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [u].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Candle light mode

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

■ Technique for Candle light mode

• Don’t use the ﬂ ash.

• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for best results.

• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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• The focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• The ﬂ ash setting can be set to Forced ON/Red-eye reduction [q] or Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [u].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46)

SET

Sunset mode

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

Advanced-Shooting

[MENU/SET].

2 [PLEASE SET THE BIRTHDAY OF THE

BABY] appears. Select year/month/day with w/q and change the date with e/r.

3 Press [MENU/SET] to exit.

• The ﬂ ash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100]. You cannot change the white balance setting.

•

Baby mode 1

Baby mode 2

Adjusts the exposure and tone to bring out the healthy colour of your baby’s skin. The ﬂ ash will be weaker than normal if you choose to use it. 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] (P74).

• You can also use the [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-]

• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P44) 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. (P22)

• The digital zoom is ﬁ xed to [OFF].

software on the included CD-ROM to print your baby’s age. (For details, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.)

■ Age display setting

• To show age, ﬁ rst enter the birthday, select [WITH AGE], and press [MENU/ SET].

BABY1

WITH AGE WITHOUT AGE BIRTHDAY SET.

CANCEL

SELECT SET

■ Birthday setting

1 Select [BIRTHDAY SET.] and press

Pet mode

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] (P74).

• 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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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46)

SET

Advanced-Shooting

• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P44) 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. (P22)

• The digital zoom is ﬁ xed to [OFF].

• The AF assist lamp (P65) is changed to [OFF].

High Sensitivity mode

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

• Focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to Z.

• The resolution of the recorded picture decreases signiﬁ cantly because of high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.

• The ﬂ ash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• You cannot use the extra optical zoom or digital zoom.

Beach mode

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

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• 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, ﬂ ash or terminals.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Starry sky mode

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 e/r to select the shutter speed,

then press [MENU/SET].

STARRY SKY

15 SEC. 30 SEC. 60 SEC.

CANCEL

•

To change the shutter speed, press

SELECT SET

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

2 Take a picture.

OFF

CANCEL

•

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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Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46)

SET

■ Technique for Starry sky mode

• The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 seconds, so use a tripod and the selftimer (P42) for best results.

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

Snow mode

• The LCD darkens automatically.

• The histogram is always orange. (P37)

• The Flash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• The ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100].

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

Fireworks mode

Take beautiful pictures of ﬁ reworks exploding in the night sky.

■ Technique for Fireworks mode

• Shutter speed becomes slower so use a tripod.

• This is most effective on subjects 10 m 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. (P37)

• The Flash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• You cannot change the AF mode setting.

• AF area is not displayed.

• The settings on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO100].

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

Aerial photo mode

Allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.

■ Technique for Aerial photo mode

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

• Turn the camera off when taking off or landing.

• When using the camera, follow all instructions from the cabin crew.

• Be careful about the reﬂ ection from the window.

• The ﬂ ash setting is ﬁ xed to Forced OFF [v].

• The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled.

• You cannot change the white balance setting.

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Motion picture mode

1 Press the shutter button halfway

to focus and then press it fully to start recording.

30fps

A: Available recording time B: Elapsed recording time

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

• The focus, zoom and aperture value are ﬁ xed to those set at the beginning of recording (for the ﬁ rst 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.

VGA

R10S

■ Changing the aspect ratio and the picture quality settings

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

RATIO] and then press q.

REC

W.BALANCE ASPECT RATIO PICT.MODE AF MODE STABILIZER

SELECT SET

AWB

4:3

16:9

MODE1

3 Press e/r to select the item and

then press [MENU/SET].

4 Press e/r to select [PICT.MODE]

and then press q.

REC

W.BALANCE ASPECT RATIO PICT.MODE AF MODE STABILIZER

SELECT SET

AWB

30fps VGA 10fps VGA 30fps QVGA 10fps QVGA

5 Press e/r to select the item and

then press [MENU/SET].

■

When the aspect ratio setting is [h]

Item Picture size fps

30fpsVGA 640 × 480 pixels 30 fps

10fpsVGA 640 × 480 pixels 10 fps 30fpsQVGA 320 × 240 pixels 30 fps 10fpsQVGA 320 × 240 pixels 10 fps

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When the aspect ratio setting is [

Item Picture size fps

30fps16:9 848 × 480 pixels 30 fps 10fps16:9 848 × 480 pixels 10 fps

• 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 ﬁ le size is smaller, so the ﬁ les 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”.

6 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

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

• The focus range is 5 cm to Z (Wide), 30 cm to Z (Tele).

• Refer to P105 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 MultiMediaCard.

• 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.

• 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 [i], you cannot use the direction detection function and the review function.

• You cannot set [MODE2] on the Optical Image Stabilizer function.

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Recording which day of the vacation you take the picture

4 Press r to select [SET] and then

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] (P74).

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

100-0001

1/19

1ST DAY

:. .

10 00 2007DEC1

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

■ Setting the travel date

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

1 Press [MENU/SET] and then

press w.

2 Press r to select the [SETUP]

menu icon [ ] and then press q.

3 Press e/r to select [TRAVEL

DATE] and then press q.

press [MENU/SET].

SETUP

BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE

SELECT SET

OFF

‑

SET

5 Press e/r/w/q to select the

departure date and then press [MENU/SET].

TRAVEL DATE

PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE

DEC 2 2007

SELECT SET

SET

w/q: Select the desired item. e/r: Set the year, month and date.

6 Press e/r/w/q to set the return

date and then press [MENU/SET].

TRAVEL DATE

PLEASE SET THE RETURN DATE

– – –– – – – – –

SELECT EXIT

SET

w/q: Select the desired item. e/r: 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] to exit the

menu.

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8 Take a picture.

1ST DAY

:..

10 00

2007DEC1

• The day of the vacation A 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, [ ] appears on the lower right of the screen. (It is not displayed if the current date is after the return date.)

■ Cancelling 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.

• The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting (P16) and the departure date you set. If you set [WORLD TIME] (P56) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting.

• The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off.

• If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded.

• If you set a departure date and then change the clock setting to the date and time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) 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, one day before the departure date.

• If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], 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 (P16) if the message “PLEASE SET THE CLOCK” appears.

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

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Displaying the time at the travel destination

2 Press w/q to select your home area

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. (P16)

1 Press [MENU/SET] and then

press w.

2 Press r to select the [SETUP]

menu icon [ ] and then press q.

3 Press e/r to select [WORLD

TIME] and then press q.

± 0

OFF

SETUP

BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE

SELECT EXIT

• If you are setting the world time for the ﬁ rst 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 2 in “Setting the home area [HOME]”.

■ Setting the home area [HOME]

(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3.)

1 Press r to select [HOME] and then

press [MENU/SET].

WORLD TIME

and then press [MENU/SET].

10:00

Berlin Paris Rome Madrid

GMT +1:00

SELECT SET

CANCEL

SET

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

• If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, press e. Press e 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. (P16)

DESTINATION HOME

10 00

:..

CANCEL SET

SELECT

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SET

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Finishing setting the home area

• If you are setting the home area for the ﬁ rst time, the screen returns to the screen shown in step 1 of “Setting the home area [HOME]” after you press [MENU/ SET] to set your home area. Press w to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

• 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] again to close the menu.

■ Setting the travel destination area

(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 on P56.)

1 Press e to select [DESTINATION] and

then press [MENU/SET] to set.

WORLD TIME

DESTINATION HOME

--:-- --.--.----

CANCEL SET

SELECT

SET

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 ﬁ rst time, the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above.

2 Press w/q to select the area the travel

destination is in and then press [MENU/ SET] to set.

10:00 18:30

• 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 at the bottom left of the screen.

• If daylight saving time [ ] is used in your travel destination, press e. (The time advances by one hour.) Press e again to return to the original time.

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

± 0

OFF

SETUP

BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE

SELECT EXIT

• The icon changes from [ ] to [ ] after setting the travel destination.

• Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is ﬁ nished by performing steps 1, 2, 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of “Setting the home area [HOME]” (P56).

• If you cannot ﬁ nd 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 [ ] appears.

Adelaide

+8:30

SELECT SET

CANCEL

SET

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Using the [REC] mode menu

1 In shooting mode, press and hold

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 (P18).

Items you can set

(In normal picture mode [ ])

Menu page Item

W.BALANCE (P59)

SENSITIVITY (P60)

Page 1

ASPECT RATIO (P61)

PICT.SIZE (P61)

QUALITY (P61)

AF MODE (P62) STABILIZER (P63)

Page 2

Page 3

BURST (P64)

AF ASSIST LAMP (P65)

D.ZOOM (P31)

COL.MODE (P65)

CLOCK SET (P65)

■ Using the quick setting

You can use the [FUNC] button to easily set the following 6 items when recording (In normal picture mode [ ]).

• [STABILIZER]

• [BURST]

• [W.BALANCE]

• [SENSITIVITY]

• [PICT.SIZE]

• [QUALITY]

[FUNC] until the quick setting items appear.

SELECT EXIT

2 Press e/r/w/q to select the

menu item and setting and then press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.

SELECT EXIT

• You can also close the menu by pressing [FUNC].

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

OFF

AWB

AUTO

FUNC

OFF

AWB

AUTO

ISO

100

ISO

200

ISO

400

ISO

800

ISO

1250

SET

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

[W.BALANCE]

Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture

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■ 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

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

AWB for auto setting (auto

white balance)

k (Daylight)

for recording outdoors on a bright day

l (Cloudy)

for recording outdoors on a cloudy day

(Shade) for recording in

shaded areas outdoors on a bright day

m (Halogen)

for recording under halogen lighting

o (White set)

for using the preset white balance

p (White set)

for using set mode with a different white balance setting

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 The range that is controlled by the auto

white balance adjustment mode of this

camera 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky (Rain) 4 Shade 5 TV screen 6 Sunlight 7 White ﬂ uorescent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight

10)

K=Kelvin Colour Temperature

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

■ Setting the white balance manually (White set |)

Use this to set the white balance manually.

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[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

1 Select [|] (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 centre of the screen turns white and then press [MENU/SET].

WHITE SET

ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity of the image sensor to light. If you set the ISO sensitivity 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 ﬂ ash, the

CANCEL SET

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the

menu.

• You can also press the shutter button halfway to ﬁ nish.

adjustment range becomes a maximum of [ISO640].)

ISO sensitivity 100 1250

Use in bright places

Suitable

(e.g. outdoors)

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

• The white balance you set is saved even if you switch the camera off, but if

Use in dark places

Shutter speed Slow Fast Noise Less More

Not suitable

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 (P46)

• The ISO sensitivity is ﬁ xed to [ISO3200] in [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode.

• To avoid picture noise we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity or setting [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P65)

• If the camera is in Intelligent ISO mode (P44), the screen changes to the one for [ISO LIMIT].

• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the following cases: – In simple mode [ ] – In motion picture mode [i] – In scene mode

Not suitable

Suitable

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

[ASPECT RATIO]

Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

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[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]

Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use of the pictures

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.

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 ﬁ ner 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 ﬁ lm.

This is suitable for landscapes etc. where a wide view is preferable. This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide-screen

TV, high-deﬁ nition TV etc.

• You cannot choose [ ] during motion picture mode [i] (P52).

• The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P101)

A Many pixels (Fine) B 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 [ ]

0.3M

(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 [h]

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

(7M)

DMC-LS60 only

(6M)

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

(5M EZ)

(3M EZ) 2048 × 1536 pixels

(2M EZ) 1600 × 1200 pixels

(1M EZ) 1280 × 960 pixels

0.3M

(0.3M EZ) 640 × 480 pixels

3072 × 2304 pixels

2816 × 2112 pixels

2560 × 1920 pixels

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

■

When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

(6M)

DMC-LS60 only

(5M)

2.5M

(2.5M EZ) 2048 × 1360 pixels

■

When the aspect ratio setting is [

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70

5.5M

(5.5M)

DMC-LS60 only

4.5M

(4.5M)

(2M EZ) 1920 × 1080 pixels

3072 × 2048 pixels

2816 × 1880 pixels

3072 × 1728 pixels

2816 × 1584 pixels

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Select the mode that matches the

]

recording conditions and the composition.

– E-MAIL:

h/[ ] (0.3M EZ)/Standard

0.3M

[AF MODE]

Setting the focus method

5-area-focusing: The camera focuses on any of 5 focus areas. This is effective when the subject is not in the centre 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.

The number of pixels that can be selected

•

1-area-focusing (high speed):

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

differs depending on the aspect ratio. If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size.

• [EZ] is an abbreviation of [Extra optical zoom]. (P29)

• The extra optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.

1-area-focusing:

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

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

• Refer to P103 for the number of recordable pictures.

• In simple mode [ ], the settings become as follows. – ENLARGE:

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

– 4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm:

/[ ] (2.5M EZ)/Standard

2.5M

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

■ 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

Advanced-Shooting

[STABILIZER]

This feature detects jitter and corrects for it

they were in before the subject was focused when you press the shutter button halfway. However, it is not a malfunction.

• When using the digital zoom or when you take pictures in dark places, the AF area is displayed on the centre 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

MODE1 (7)

The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photo composition.

MODE2 (8)

The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed. There is a greater stabilizing effect.

OFF ()

When image stabilization is not desired.

■ About demonstration of jitter/ movement detection screen

Press q to display [JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.] when the [STABILIZER] screen is displayed. You cannot shoot while the demonstration is on. Press q again to stop the demonstration.

JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.

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

CANNOT BE DISPLAYED IN REC MODE

on a subject.

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

A Jitter indicator B Movement indicator

• The camera automatically detects jittering and movement of the subject and indicates them.

• The demonstrations are examples only.

• The automatic ISO sensitivity setting using movement detection only works in Intelligent ISO mode and the [SPORTS], [BABY], and [PET] scene modes (P46).

A B

EXIT

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

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[BURST]

• 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 magniﬁ cation 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 [ ], the setting is ﬁ xed to [MODE2] and in [STARRY SKY] (P50) in scene mode it is ﬁ xed to [OFF].

• In motion picture mode [i], [MODE2] cannot be set.

Shooting in quick succession

• 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 (P44, 60) is higher than [ISO400].

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

• The focus is ﬁ xed in the ﬁ rst 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 ﬁ xed to 3.

• Burst mode is not cancelled 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 ﬂ ash.

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

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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P18)

SET

[AF ASSIST LAMP]

N T

Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier

Advanced-Shooting

[COL.MODE]

Setting colour effects for the recorded pictures

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 (P62) with a size wider than usual is displayed and the AF assist lamp A turns on.

ON The AF assist lamp turns on

under low light conditions. In this time, the AF assist lamp icon [S] appears on the screen. The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m.

OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn

on.

• 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 ﬁ ngers 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 difﬁ cult to focus on the subject.

• The AF assist lamp is ﬁ xed 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. (P46)

• The AF assist lamp is changed to [OFF] in [PET] (P49) in scene mode.

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

NATURAL Shoot softer pictures. VIVID Shoot more vivid pictures. B/W The picture becomes black

and white.

SEPIA 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].

[CLOCK SET]

Setting the date, time and display

Set the clock when you change the date or time (P16).

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Advanced-Viewing

Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)

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

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[ ] [W] to display multiple screens.

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CANCEL

1/34..

For example: When you have chosen to show 9 pictures

• : 1 screen➝9 screens➝ 25 screens➝Calendar screen display (P67)

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T] to

return to the previous screen.

2 Press e/r/w/q to select a

picture.

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.. 5/34

CANCEL

A: Number of the selected picture and the

total number of recorded pictures

appear. – [ ] (Favourites) – [ ] (Motion picture) – [K] ([BABY1]/[BABY2] in scene

mode) – [ ] ([PET] in scene mode) – [ ] (Travel date) – [ ] (Travel destination) – [ ] (Date stamp complete)

■ Example of 25 screens

DEC1 2007

. .

CANCEL

■ To return to the normal playback

Rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T], or press [MENU/SET].

• The image you select is shown.

■ To delete a picture during a multi playback

1 Press e/r/w/q to select a picture and

then press [A].

2 Press e to select [YES]. 3 Press [MENU/SET].

• 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] (P73).

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Advanced-Viewing

Displaying pictures by recording date (Calendar playback)

4 Press e/r/w/q to select a picture

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

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[ ] [W] several times to display the calendar screen.

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

30 31

DAY MONTH SET

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

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

2007

2 Press e/r/w/q to select the date

to be played back.

e/r: Select the month w/q: Select the date

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

3 Press [MENU/SET] to display the

pictures that were recorded on the selected date.

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1/34..

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 [3] [T] to display 25 screens, 9 screens and 1 screen. (P66)

• The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to [ON]. (P73)

• 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.

• 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 (P16), the recording date is set as January 1st,

2007.

• If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME] (P56), the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.

CANCEL

• Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] to return to the calendar screen.

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Advanced-Viewing

Using the Playback Zoom

1 Rotate the zoom lever towards

[3] [T] to enlarge the picture.

■ To stop using the playback zoom

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

■ To delete a picture during the playback zoom

1 Press [A]. 2 Press e to select [YES]. 3 Press [MENU/SET].

CANCEL DELETE

• 3: 1×➝2×➝4×➝8×➝16×

• When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the magniﬁ cation becomes lower. When you rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T], the magniﬁ cation becomes higher.

• When you change the magniﬁ cation, the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second to check the position of the section enlarged.

2 Press e/r/w/q to move the

position.

CANCEL DELETE

• When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom position indication is displayed for about 1 second.

• 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. (P80)

• The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.

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Advanced-Viewing

Playing Back Motion pictures

Press w/q to select a picture with a motion picture icon [ ] / [ ]

30fps

/ [ ] / [ ] / [ ] / [ ]

QVGA

10fps QVGA

30fps VGA

30fps

10fps VGA

10fps

16:9

and then press r to play back.

30fps VGA

PLAY MOTION PICTURE

10:00 1.DEC.2007

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15S

• The motion picture recording time A 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 [1h20m30s].

• The cursor displayed during playback corresponds to e/r/w/ q.

To stop motion picture playback

Press r.

Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding

During motion picture playback, keep pressing w/q.

q: Fast forward w: Fast rewind

• When releasing the button, it turns to normal motion picture playback.

To pause

Press e during motion picture playback.

• Press e again to cancel pause.

Frame-by-frame forward/reverse viewing

Press w/q during pause.

• The ﬁ le format that can be played back with this camera is QuickTime Motion JPEG.

• Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime to play back motion picture ﬁ les created with the camera on the PC (P83).

• Some QuickTime Motion JPEG ﬁ les 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]

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Advanced-Viewing

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 P71 to 82 for each menu item.

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

item and then press q.

OFF

PLAY

SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE ROTATE DISP. ROTATE DATE STAMP



SELECT EXIT

Menu Page

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Item

SLIDE SHOW (P71)

FAVORITE (P72) ROTATE DISP. (P73)

ROTATE (P73)

DATE STAMP (P74) DPOF PRINT (P76)

PROTECT (P78)

RESIZE (P79)

TRIMMING (P80)

COPY (P81)

FORMAT (P82)

PLAY

DPOF PRINT PROTECT RESIZE TRIMMING COPY



SELECT EXIT

• Press r at A 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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ABC

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

Advanced-Viewing

[SLIDE SHOW]

Playing back pictures in order for a ﬁ xed duration

This is recommended when playing back pictures on a TV screen. You can skip unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P72) 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 e/r to select [ALL] or [★]

and then press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE ROTATE DISP. ROTATE DATE STAMP



SELECT

SET

ALL For playing back all pictures

★

For showing pictures in your favourites list (P72)

• If none of the pictures have [★] displayed, you cannot select [★] even if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].

ALL

OFF

SET

2 Press e to select [START] and

then press [MENU/SET].

(Screen when [ALL] is selected)

ALL SLIDE SHOW

START DURATION

2SEC.

• The cursor displayed during a slide show A or while a slide show is paused B or during [MANUAL] slide show C is the same as e/r/w/q.

• Press e to pause the slide show. Press e again to cancel pause.

• Press w/q while paused to display the previous or next picture.

3 By pressing the r, the Slide

Show stops.

■ About playback duration

Select [DURATION] for setting on the screen displayed in step 2.

DURATION Select intervals of 1, 2, 3,

5 seconds or MANUAL.

• You can select [MANUAL] if you have selected [

• Press w/q 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 ﬁ xed to [10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or playing back a manual slide show.)

★] in step 1.

CANCEL

SELECT SET

SET

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[FAVORITE]

Setting your favourite pictures

Advanced-Viewing

3 Press w/q to select the picture

then press e.

You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favourites.

• Delete all the pictures not set as favourites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT

★])

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(P34)

• Play back the pictures set as favourites only as a slide show. (P71)

• Print only the pictures set as favourites. (P87)

1 Press r to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE ROTATE DISP. ROTATE DATE STAMP

SELECT



SET

• You cannot set pictures as favourites if [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the

OFF

CANCEL

SET

1000 DEC1 2007

:. .

• Repeat the above procedure.

• If e is pressed while the [★] favourites icon A is displayed, [★] is cleared, and the favourites setting is cancelled.

• You can place up to 999 pictures in your favourites list.

■ Cancelling all favourites

1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown

in step 1 and then press [MENU/SET].

2 Press e to select [YES] and then press

[MENU/SET].

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

favourites icon [★] will not appear when [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it was previously set to [ON].

• You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of the pictures have [★] displayed.

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.

• Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] (on the included CD-ROM) to change settings, check, or erase your pictures in your favourites 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 favourites list.

★] (P34)

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]

To display the picture rotated

This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were

Advanced-Viewing

2 Press e/r to select the direction

to rotate the picture and then press [MENU/SET].

ROTATE

recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.

■ Rotate display (The picture is automatically rotated and displayed.)

1 Press r to select [ON] and then

press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE ROTATE DISP. ROTATE DATE STAMP

SELECT



SET

• When you select [OFF], the pictures are

displayed without being rotated.

• Refer to P33 for how to play back

pictures.

OFF OFF

SET

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

■ Rotate (The picture is rotated manually.)

1 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press r.

ROTATE

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CANCEL

SELECT

The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90°.

The picture rotates counterclockwise in steps of 90°.

3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

• If you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down, it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically. (P26)

• The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the video cable (supplied) and played back vertically.

• When you play the picture on a PC, you cannot play rotated pictures without an OS or a software compatible with Exif. Exif is the ﬁ le format for still pictures, to which recording information and other can be added, established by JEITA [Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association].

SET

• When playing back rotated pictures in multi playback, pictures appear in original

SELECT

SET EXIT

• When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF],

orientation.

• You may not be able to rotate images shot on other equipment.

[ROTATE] function is disabled.

• Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated.

SET

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[DATE STAMP]

Stamping the date on your pictures

You can stamp your pictures with the date of shooting, ages, and travel dates. This function is suitable when you print 4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm images. (Images are resized when you add the date to the pictures taken with a resolution of more than [ ].)

1 Press e/r to select [SINGLE] or

Advanced-Viewing

3 Press e/r/w / q to select

[SHOOTING DATE], [AGE], or [TRAVEL DATE] and change the settings for the item, and then press [MENU/SET].

CANCEL

DATE STAMP

SHOOTING DATE AGE TRAVEL DATE

SELECT SET

W/O TIME

OFF OFF

[MULTI] and press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

SLIDE SHOW FAVORITE ROTATE DISP. ROTATE DATE STAMP



SELECT

SET

• 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

OFF

SINGLE

MULTI

SET

■ SHOOTING DATE

W/O TIME Date is added WITH TIME Date and time are added

■ AGE (P49)

OFF Age not added ON Age added

■ TRAVEL DATE (P54)

OFF Travel dates not added ON Travel dates added

2 Press w / q to choose a picture,

then press r.

DATE

STAMP

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SET

SELECT SET EXIT

• 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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Advanced-Viewing

4 Press [MENU/SET].

• Images are resized as follows when you add the date to the pictures taken with a resolution of more than [ ]. – h aspect ratio ➞ – aspect ratio ➞

– j aspect ratio ➞

2.5M

5 Press e/r to select [YES] or [NO]

and press [MENU/SET].

(Screen when you have chosen an image taken at [ ])

DATE STAMP

IT WILL BE STAMPED ON THE PICTURE RESIZED TO . DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?

CANCEL

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?] appears when the picture is taken with a resolution of [ ] 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 new picture with the date.

YES

SELECT SET

SET

6 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

• Pictures that have been date stamped will be marked with the date stamp complete indicator A.

• To conﬁ rm the date stamp B, use playback zoom (P68).

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10:00 1.DEC.2007

• 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 printers.

• 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]

2007.12.1 10:00

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[DPOF PRINT]

Setting the Picture to be Printed and 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

Advanced-Viewing

■ Single setting

1 Press w/q to select the picture to

print and then press e/r to set the number of prints.

DPOF SET THIS

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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 (P81) and then set the DPOF setting.

Press e/r to select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

DPOF PRINT PROTECT RESIZE TRIMMING COPY

SELECT

SET

• You cannot select [CANCEL] if there are no prints that have been set in the DPOF print settings.

SINGLE

MULTI

CANCEL

SET

COUNT DATE

SELECT

DISPLAY

EXIT

• The number of prints icon [d] 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 cancelled.

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

■ Multi setting

1 Press w/q to select the picture to

print and then press e/r to set the number of prints.

DPOF SET MULTI

COUNT DATE

SELECT

DISPLAY

EXIT

• Repeat the above procedure. (You cannot set all the pictures at one time.)

• The number of prints icon [d] 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 cancelled.

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

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Advanced-Viewing

■ To cancel all settings

1 Press e to select [YES] and then

press [MENU/SET].

CANCEL ALL DPOF

CANCEL ALL DPOF PRINT SETTINGS?

YES

SELECT

SET

2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the

menu.

• DPOF print settings on the built-in memory are cancelled when a card is not inserted. DPOF print settings on the card are cancelled when a card is inserted.

■ 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.

DPOF SET THIS

DATE

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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 on the camera. Check the date printing setting on the printer also. (P86)

• When setting the DPOF print, delete any previous DPOF print settings made by other equipment.

• If the ﬁ le is not based on the DCF standard (P33), the DPOF print setting cannot be set.

COUNT DATE

SELECT

DISPLAY

EXIT

• The date print icon [L] 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 cancelled if you imprint the date stamp on the picture.

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[PROTECT]

Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture

You can set protection for the pictures you

Advanced-Viewing

■ 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]. (P76 and 77)

do not want to delete to prevent them from accidental erasure.

Press e/r to select [SINGLE], [MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

SELECT

DPOF PRINT PROTECT RESIZE TRIMMING COPY

SET

SINGLE

MULTI

CANCEL

SET

• The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment.

• If you want to delete protected pictures, cancel the protect setting ﬁ rst.

• While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure, formatting the card will permanently delete all data. (P82)

• Sliding the Write-Protect 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 w/q to select the picture

and then press r to set/cancel.

PROTECT THIS

SELECT SET/CANCEL EXIT

SET CANCEL

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The protect icon [c] appears. The protect icon [c]

disappears.

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

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• The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures. – [ROTATE]

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[RESIZE]

Making the picture smaller

This function is useful if you want to reduce the ﬁ le size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a website.

1 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press r.

RESIZE

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Advanced-Viewing

3 Press e/r to select [YES] or [NO]

and then press [MENU/SET].

• When you select [YES], the picture is overwritten. When resized pictures are overwritten, they cannot be restored.

RESIZE

DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?

CANCEL

YES

SELECT SET

• When you select [NO], a resized picture

SELECT SET EXIT

• The following pictures cannot be resized.

Aspect ratio Picture size

0.3M

2.5M

– Motion pictures – Pictures imprinted with the date stamp

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] twice to close

the menu.

• You may not be able to resize pictures you have shot on other equipment.

2 Press w/q to select the size and

then press r.

RESIZE

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SET

SELECT RESIZE EXIT

• 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. (P70)

SET

[TRIMMING]

Enlarging a picture and trimming it

Use this function when you trim unnecessary parts of the recorded picture.

1 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press r.

TRIMMING

SELECT SET EXIT

• The following pictures cannot be trimmed. – Motion pictures – Pictures imprinted with the date stamp

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2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to

be trimmed with the zoom lever.

Advanced-Viewing

4 Press the shutter button.

• The message [DELETE ORIGINAL

5 Press e/r to select [YES] or [NO]

and then press [MENU/SET].

• 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?] appears.

TRIMMING

DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?

YES

CANCEL

SELECT SET

picture.

6 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close

the menu.

SET

3 Press e/r/w/q to move the

position of the part to be trimmed.

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• 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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SET

Advanced-Viewing

• 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 ﬁ nished. The data on the built-in memory or the card may be damaged or lost.

4 Press [MENU/SET] several times

to close the menu.

• 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.

Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[COPY]

Copying the picture data

You can copy recorded picture data from the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.

1 Press e/r to select the copy

destination and then press [MENU/SET].

PLAY

DPOF PRINT PROTECT RESIZE TRIMMING COPY

SELECT SET

• : All the picture data in the built-in memory

are copied onto the card at one time. (Perform step 3)

• : One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built-in memory. (Perform step 2)

2 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press r. (Only when is selected)

3 Press e 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.)

COPY

COPY PICTURES FROM BUILT-IN MEMORY TO MEMORY CARD?

YES

SELECT

SET

• If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufﬁ cient free space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built-in memory (about 27 MB).

• You cannot copy an image ﬁ le if there is already a ﬁ le in the destination that has the same name (same ﬁ le 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 ﬁ nished. (P76)

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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode menu and select the item to set. (P70)

SET

[FORMAT]

Initializing the built-in memory or a card

Usually, it is not necessary to format the built-in memory and the card. Format them when the message [BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR] or [MEMORY CARD ERROR]

Advanced-Viewing

sec.)

• Sliding the Write-Protect switch of the SD Memory Card or the SDHC Memory Card to [LOCK] prevents formatting. (P15)

• If the built-in memory or the card cannot be formatted, consult your nearest servicentre.

appears.

Press e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].

(The illustration shows the screen when the built-in memory is formatted.)

FORMAT

DELETE ALL DATA ON THE BUILT-IN MEMORY ?

YES

SELECT SET

• 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 will stop halfway. (However, all the pictures will be deleted.)

SET

• Once the card is formatted, all data including protected images are irretrievably erased. Please conﬁ rm 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, format it on the camera again.

• Use batteries with sufﬁ cient power (P23) or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional) when formatting.

• During formatting, do not turn the camera off.

• It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card. (Max. about 15

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Connecting to a PC

• 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 [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] for Windows 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.

A : AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional)

B : USB connection cable (supplied) C : This message appears during data

) to print or send your images

DIGITAL

V.OUT

DC IN

ACCESS

• Use batteries with sufﬁ cient battery power (P23) or the AC adaptor (DMWAC6; optional).

• Make sure this unit is off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

transfer.

D : Check the facing of the connector and

push straight in.

• 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 B (supplied).

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [c] mark facing the [q] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold D 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 ﬁ rst time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognised 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.

■ 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

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PC when you use Windows98/98SE/Me.

http://www.apple.com/support/quicktime/

• The software is a standard Macintosh feature.

■ Folder Composition

Folders appear as follows.

• Built-in memory

• Card

DCIM

100_PANA

P1000001.JPG

P1000002.JPG

P1000999.JPG

101_PANA

999_PANA

MISC

100_PANA

1 Folder number 2 File number 3 JPG : Pictures

MOV : Motion pictures

MISC : Folder containing ﬁ les with DPOF

settings.

• This unit stores up to 999 picture ﬁ les in each folder. A new folder is created after this maximum is reached.

• To reset ﬁ le and folder numbers, use [NO.RESET] in the setup menu. (P21)

■ Conditions under which a different folder number is used

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 ﬁ le 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 (P21). (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] is being displayed, do not disconnect the USB connection cable.

• Data transmission takes time when a card contains a large number of pictures.

• Motion image ﬁ les 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 during communication, the recorded data may be damaged. When you connect the camera to the PC, use a battery with sufﬁ cient battery power (P23) 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 at once on the PC.

• When connecting the camera to a Windows 2000 OS PC with the USB connection cable, do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected. The information on the card may be damaged. Before changing cards, make sure you do the necessary steps to safely remove hardware (double-click the icon in the task bar in Windows).

• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode (P33), multi playback (P66) and calendar playback (P67).

• Refer to the operating instructions of the PC, too.

• 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.

• 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.)

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Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer

and [PET] in scene mode (P46) or the

By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting 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.)

Turn on the camera and the printer.

2 Set the mode dial to [ ].

• [PLEASE CONNECT TO THE PRINTER] appears.

Connect the camera to a printer via the

USB connection cable

• Connect the USB connection cable with the [c] mark facing the [q] mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

• Hold C and then insert or pull the USB connection cable straight.

• 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 dial to [ ], 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]

•

(supplied).

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departure date for [TRAVEL DATE] (P54), use the software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or [PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CDROM (supplied) and print from the PC. For information about this, refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection.

• To ﬁ nd out more about PictBridge compliant printers, contact your local dealer.

■ To connect

V.OUT

DIGITAL

DC IN

A : USB connection cable (supplied) B : AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional)

• It may take time to print some pictures. Use batteries with sufﬁ cient battery power (P23) or the AC adaptor (DMWAC6; optional) when you connect to a printer.

• Make sure this unit is off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional).

C : Check the facing of the connector and

push straight in.

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■ Printing the selected picture (making a single print)

1 Press w/q to select the picture

and then press [MENU/SET].

PictBridge

PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT

SELECT

100-0001

PRINTMULTI PRINT

1/19

SET

• A message displays for about 2 seconds.

2 Press e to select [PRINT START]

and then press [MENU/SET].

SINGLE SELECT

PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM.OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT

SELECT SETCANCEL

OFF

SET

• Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.

3 Disconnect the USB connection

cable after printing.

■ Selecting multiple pictures for printing

1 Press e. 2 Press e/r to select an item and

then press [MENU/SET].

PictBridge

MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL DPOF PICTURE FAVORITE

SETSELECT CANCEL

SET

Item Setting contents MULTI

SELECT

Multiple pictures are selected at once for printing. [Operation] On the plural pictures screen, press w/q to select pictures. When you press r, [ ] is displayed with the picture you selected for printing. (When you press r once more, the print setting is cancelled.) Press [MENU/SET] when you ﬁ nish selection.

SELECT ALL All pictures in the built-in

memory or the card are printed.

DPOF PICTURE

Pictures in the [DPOF PRINT] setting (P76) are printed.

FAVORITE Pictures set as favourites

(P72) are printed.

• This item appears only when favourite setting is [ON].

• You cannot select any picture when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON], but no picture is marked with [

★].

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3 Press e to select [PRINT START]

and then press [MENU/SET].

MULTI SELECT

PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM.OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT

SELECT SETCANCEL

OFF

SET

• 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 P76.

• Press [MENU/SET] when you wish to cancel printing halfway.

• When you select [MULTI SELECT], [SELECT ALL] or [FAVORITE], the print conﬁ rmation 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 conﬁ rmation screen.

4 Disconnect the USB connection

cable after printing.

■ 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)” (P87) or on the screen for step 3 in “Selecting multiple pictures for printing” (P87, 88).

• 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 [

F] and

then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)

• [PRINT WITH DATE]

OFF Date is not printed. ON 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 r to select the desired item.

1/2

Settings on the printer are

prioritised. L/3.5˝ × 5˝ 89 mm × 127 mm 2L/5˝ × 7˝ 127 mm × 178 mm POSTCARD 100 mm × 148 mm A4 210 mm × 297 mm

2/2* CARD SIZE 54 mm × 85.6 mm 10 × 15cm 100 mm × 150 mm 4˝ × 6˝ 101.6 mm × 152.4 mm 8˝ × 10˝ 203.2 mm × 254 mm LETTER 216 mm × 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)

Settings on the printer are

prioritised.

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 printing

• When 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 LAYOUT] to [J] 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 [J] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] for the pictures to 1.

• Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon [K] 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 [*] indication lights orange during printing. After ﬁ nishing 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 [ ] before disconnecting the USB connection cable. Disconnect the USB connection cable after cancelling printing.

• When you want to print pictures with date, the [DATE STAMP] function (P74) 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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Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen

• Do not use any other Video cables

■ Playing back pictures with the supplied cable

• Set the [TV ASPECT]. (P22)

• Turn the camera and the TV off.

V.OUT

DIGITAL

DC IN

1 Connect the video cable A

(supplied) to the [V. OUT] socket of the camera.

• Connect the video cable with the [c]

mark facing the [q] mark on the [V. OUT] socket.

• Hold B 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.

except the supplied one.

• You can display pictures on a TV only when the mode dial is set to playback mode [Q].

• 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-deﬁ nition 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.

■ 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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Others

Screen Display

The LCD monitor shows the status of the camera.

In normal picture mode [ ] (Initial setting)

12 3 4

F2.8 1/30

567

1112

■ In recording

1 Recording mode 2 Flash mode (P39) 3 AF area (P24) 4 Focus indication (P24) 5 Picture size (P61) 6 Quality (P61)

Jitter alert indication (P26) : 6 7 Battery indication (P23) 8 Remaining number of recordable

pictures 9 : Built-in memory (P15)

: Card (P15) 10 Recording indication 11 Shutter speed indication (P24) 12 Aperture value indication (P24) 13 Optical image stabilizer (P63) 14 Burst (P64) 15 White balance (P59) 16 Sensitivity (P60)

: ISO limit (P44) 17 Colour mode (P65) 18 In Motion picture mode (P52) :

30fps

[]

VGA

10fps

[]

QVGA 30fps

[]

16:9

10fps

[]

VGA

(4:3)

10fps

[ ] (16:9)

16:9

30fps

[]

QVGA

19 Available recording time in Motion

picture mode

R 1h 20m 30s

e.g. :

20 Histogram (P37)

In recording (After settings)

8 9 10

21 Age (P49)

22 Travel date (P54) 23 Elapsed recording time (P52) 24 Current date and time/Destination

25 Intelligent ISO (P44) 26 Exposure compensation (P43) 27 High angle mode (P38) 28 Self-timer (P42) 29 AF assist lamp (P65)

14 15 16

17 18

ISO

100

NATURAL R15s

30fps VGA

28 27

ISO

• 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 (P54)

settings: (P56)

• 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 (P29)/Extra optical zoom (P29)/ Easy zoom (P30)/Digital zoom (P31) :

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22 23

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Others

In Simple mode In Playback

1234

14 13

6 7

8 9

BACKLIGHT

12 3

19 18

PLAY MOTION PICTURE

16 15

F2.8 1/100

10 00 1.DEC. 2007

1ST DAY

4 5 6

100-0001

ISO

200

1/19

AWB

7 8

10 11

■ In simple mode

1 Flash mode (P39) 2 Focus indication (P24) 3 Picture mode (P27)

6 : Jitter alert indication (P26) 4 Battery indication (P23) 5 Remaining number of recordable

pictures 6 : Built-in memory (P15)

: Card (P15) 7 Recording indication 8 AF area (P24) 9 Travel date (P54) 10 Backlight compensation operation

(P28)

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 (P29)/Extra optical zoom (P29)/ Easy zoom (P30)

12 Number of days that have passed since

the departure date (P54) 13 Backlight compensation (P28) 14 Self-timer (P42) 15 AF assist lamp (P65)

■ In Playback

1 Playback mode (P33) 2 Number of DPOF prints (P76) 3 Protected picture (P78) 4 Picture size (P61)

5 Quality (P61)

In Motion picture mode (P52) :

30fps

[]

VGA 10fps

[]

QVGA

30fps

[]

16:9

10fps

[]

VGA

(4:3)

10fps

[]

16:9

(16:9)

30fps

[]

QVGA

In simple mode (P27):

: ENLARGE : 4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm

: E-MAIL 6 Battery indication (P23) 7 Folder/File number (P84)

: Built-in memory (P15)

: Card (P15) 8 Picture number/Total pictures 9 Cable disconnection warning icon

(P89) Motion picture recording time (P69) :

1h 20m 30s

10 Histogram (P37) 11 Recording information 12 Favourites setting (P72)/

Elapsed playback time (P69) :

1h 20m 30s

13 Recorded date and time 14 Destination settings (P56) 15 Age display (P49) 16 Number of days that have passed since

the departure date (P54) 17 Motion picture playback (P69) 18 Date stamp complete indicator (P75) 19 Favourites indicator (P72)

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Cautions for Use

Others

■ 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 ﬁ elds 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.

Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.

• If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage 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 or volatile chemicals onto the camera.

• If the camera is sprayed with such chemicals, the camera body may be damaged and the surface ﬁ nish may peel off.

• 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 the AC adaptor (DMW-AC6; optional) from the electrical outlet.

• The camera body may be deformed and the surface ﬁ nish may peel off.

• Wipe the dust or ﬁ ngerprints with a soft, 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 will not be using the camera for a long period of time.

• If the temperature is too high or low, the terminals may rust causing a malfunction.

If you drop the batteries accidentally, check to see if the body of the batteries and the terminals are damaged.

• Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera.

Bring charged spare batteries when going out.

• Be aware that the operating time of the batteries becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort.

Dispose of unusable batteries.

• Batteries have a limited life.

• Do not throw batteries into ﬁ re because they may cause an explosion.

Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects (such as necklaces, hairpins, etc.).

• This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch the batteries.

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.

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 ﬁ ngers.

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Others

Message Display

Conﬁ rmation 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]/[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni-MH]

This message is displayed the ﬁ rst 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. (P20)

[THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED]

Cancel the card lock. (P15, 78)

[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]

Play back after recording or after inserting a card with a recorded picture.

[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]

After cancelling the protect setting (P78), you can delete or overwrite the picture.

[THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/ [SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED]

The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted. To delete this kind of picture, ﬁ rst save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P82)

[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE]

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 favourites list.

[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE]/ [CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES]

The DPOF setting cannot be set to the following pictures.

• Pictures not based on the DCF.

[NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT-IN MEMORY]/[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD]

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.

[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 recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied.

[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. (P82) 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 recognised by this camera. Format the card again with this camera. Save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P82)

[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN]

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 servicentre.

[MEMORY CARD ERROR MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR]

Use a card compatible with this camera. (P4, 15) You can only use 4 GB cards if they are SDHC Memory Cards.

[MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]

• Failed access to the card. Insert the card again.

[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.

[MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD]

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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.

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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. (P84) Save your data to your computer, then use this unit to reformat the card. (P82) If you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] menu after formatting, the folder number is reset to 100. (P21)

[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. (P22)

• 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. (P83, 86)

[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.)

[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. (P22)

■ Batteries and power supply Conditions Causes

The camera turns off immediately even when battery power is full.

The remaining battery power is low even if new batteries are inserted.

The camera will not turn on.

The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor.

The camera turns off soon after turning it on.

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 not identical. However this is not a malfunction. Depending on the battery brand and the operating temperature, or if exhausted batteries are used, the remaining battery power may not be displayed accurately. Please check [BATTERY TYPE] (P20) in the [SETUP] menu.

Are the batteries inserted correctly? Use sufﬁ ciently charged batteries when using Ni-MH

batteries. Is the power save mode (P20) or economy mode (P21)

activated? Press the shutter button halfway to deactivate these modes.

Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries which have sufﬁ cient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH batteries, charge them.)

• Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries which have sufﬁ cient 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 (P20) or economy mode (P21) etc.

■ Shooting Conditions Causes

The picture cannot be recorded.

The recorded pictures are pale. There is dirt on the lens.

The recorded picture is too bright or dark.

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. (P34)

The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. ﬁ ngerprints on the lens. If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel (P8) and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth.

Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. (P43)

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Conditions Causes

The subject is not focused properly.

The 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? (P24, 45) Have you taken a picture with jitter?

Sometimes two or three

Is the camera set in burst mode (P64)?

pictures are taken with a single press of the shutter button.

The recorded picture is blurred. The optical image stabilizer is not effective.

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 ﬁ rmly to take pictures (P24).

Images are grainy or noisy.

Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow? (When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and other shooting occasions.)

• Reduce ISO sensitivity. (P60)

• Set [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P65)

• Improve the ambient light. In [HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode, the resolution of

the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.

The brightness or colour of the picture differs from the actual scene.

Shooting of motion pictures stops unexpectedly.

Brightness and colours may change when using a fast shutter speed under ﬂ uorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of such lighting and is not a malfunction.

This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording on MultiMediaCards.

• 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.

• Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

A reddish vertical line appears on the LCD monitor while the shutter button is pressed halfway or recording motion pictures.

This 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 the 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 Conditions Causes

The LCD monitor sometimes turns off although the camera is

Is the LCD monitor turned off soon after you take pictures with the ﬂ ash? While the ﬂ ash is being charged, the LCD monitor is turned off.

turned on. The brightness of the

LCD monitor becomes dark or bright for a

This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures.

moment. The LCD monitor ﬂ ickers

indoors.

The LCD monitor may ﬂ icker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under ﬂ uorescent light. This is not a malfunction.

The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.

Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. (P21) Is the high angle mode activated? (P38) This is not a malfunction.

These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

LCD monitor. Noise appears on the

LCD monitor.

In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording.

■ Flash Conditions Causes

Flash is not activated. Is the ﬂ ash setting set to Forced OFF [v]?

Change the ﬂ ash setting. (P39) The ﬂ ash is not activated when motion picture mode [i],

[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HIGH SENS.], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode (P46) is selected.

The ﬂ ash is activated 2 times.

When you select red-eye reduction (P39), the ﬂ ash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the redeye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording.

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■ Playback Conditions Causes

Pictures rotate unexpectedly.

One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when you 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.] (P73) to [OFF] so that the camera does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.

• You can use [ROTATE] (P73) to rotate the pictures when necessary.

The picture is not played back.

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. (P15)

Folder or ﬁ le number appears as [-] and the display goes black.

The picture may have been changed on a computer or taken on a different manufacturer’s camera. This 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. (P82) (Remember that all data will be irretrievably erased when you format the card, so save your data and check the card before proceeding.)

The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback.

Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer? This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback. (P67)

Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P16) For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire pictures 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.

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■ Connecting to a TV, computer or printer Conditions Causes

The picture does not appear on the television.

Is the camera connected to the TV correctly? Set the TV to video input mode.

The TV screen is disturbed or displayed in monochrome.

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