Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LC50 Operating Instructions

Playback (advanced)

Trimming the Pictures

Preparation

• Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8)

2 Select the picture to trim.

TRIMMING

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1 Select [TRIMMING].

PLAY

RESIZE

TRIMMING

FORMAT

SETUP

EXITSETSELECT

SELECT SET

EXIT

3 Enlarge or decrease the picture.

TRIMMING

ZOOM

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EXIT

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4 Shift the picture and press the

shutter button fully to set.

TRIMMING

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ZOOM TRIM:SHUTTER

EXIT

5 Select [YES] or [NO] and set it.

TRIMMING

DELETE ORIGINAL PICTURE?

YES NO

CANCEL

SETSELECT

Suggestions/Tips

• The following pictures cannot be trimmed. – Pictures smaller than 640k480

pixels

– Pictures recorded after setting the

picture size to [HDTV] – Motion images – Flip animation (DMC-LC70 only)

Pictures with audio (DMC-LC70 only)

– – Rotated pictures (You can trim them

if you rotate them back.)

• It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment.

• The picture size of the trimmed pictures may become smaller than that of the original one depending on the cut size.

• The picture quality of the trimmed picture may be deteriorated.

• When you select [YES], the picture is overwritten.

• When the original picture is protected, you cannot overwrite the trimmed picture.

• Close the menu by pressing the [MENU] button 2 times after finishing the trimming.

Formatting the Card

Preparation

• Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P8)

1 Select [FORMAT].

PLAY

SETUP

RESIZE TRIMMING

FORMAT

EXITSETSELECT

2 Select [YES] to format.

FORMAT

DELETE ALL DATA ON THE MEMORY CARD?

YES NO

SETSELECT

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Suggestions/Tips

• Usually, it is not necessary to format the card (initializing). Format the card when the message [MEMORY CARD ERROR] appears.

• If the card has been formatted by a PC or other equipment, format the card on the camera again.

• After formatting, recorded pictures and any other data cannot be recovered.

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• If the card is formatted all images and data will be permanently erased. They cannot be reclaimed. If any important pictures are on the card, please copy them to your PC before proceeding.

• During formatting, do not turn the camera off.

• Use sufficiently charged batteries (P13) or AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC2).

• When the SD Memory Card Write-Protect switch is slid to [LOCK], you cannot format the card.

• If the card cannot be formatted, consult your nearest servicentre.

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Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen

ª Playing back pictures with AV cable (supplied with DMC-LC70) or video

cable (supplied with DMC-LC50).

• Turn the camera and the TV off.

• DMC-LC70 is illustrated below as an example.

1 AV cable (DMC-LC70)

Video cable (DMC-LC50)

1 Connect the AV cable (supplied

with DMC-LC70) to the [AV OUT] socket of the camera (DMC-LC70). Connect the video cable (supplied with DMC-LC50) to the [V.OUT] socket of the camera (DMC-LC50).

• Align the 2 mark on the AV cable (video cable) and the 1 mark on the [AV OUT (V.OUT)] socket.

2 Connect the AV cable to the video

input and the audio input sockets of the TV (DMC-LC70). Connect the video cable to video input socket of the TV (DMC-LC50).

• A Yellow: to the video input socket

• B White: to the audio input socket (DMC-LC70 only)

3 Turn the TV on and select external

input.

4 Turn the camera on and then set

the mode dial to playback mode [].

ª Viewing pictures in other

countries

When setting [VIDEO OUT] on the menu, you can view pictures on a TV in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system.

ª Playback pictures on TV with an

SD Memory Card slot

An SD Memory Card can be played back on TVs with an SD Memory Card slot. If you play back pictures recorded using [HDTV] mode on a High-Definition TV, (HDTV has 16:9 aspect) the picture quality will be higher.

Suggestions/Tips

• Use the supplied AV cable or video cable.

• Only when the mode dial is set to Playback mode [ ], the image is displayed on the TV.

• Read the TV operating instructions too.

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Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable

Select the USB communication system according to the OS of your PC or your printer before connecting them to the camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Set the items on [USB MODE] in the [SETUP] menu. (P22)

1 Select [USB MODE].

(In the recording mode)

REC SETUP

NO.RESET RESET CLOCK SET

USB

USB MODE

USB mode PC to be connected

Mass Storage (USB Direct-Print)

PTP (PictBridge)

EXITSETSELECT

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Windows

XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS X (10.1 or above), Mac OS 9.x

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional or Mac OS X

2 Select [Mass Storage] or [PTP].

USB MODE

USB Direct-Print

Mass Storage

PictBridge

PTP

SETSELECT

Printer to be

connected

Printers supporting USB DIRECT-PRINT.

Printers supporting PictBridge.

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ª When using Windows 98/98 SE

When using Windows 98/98 SE, install the USB driver before connecting. (When using Windows Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not have to install the USB driver.)

ª When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me,

Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x

The [PTP] (PictBridge) setting is not supported on the following OS’s: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE or Mac OS 9.x. Please refer to the following information.

• When connecting the camera to a PC, do not set [USB MODE] to [PTP]. (When the camera is shipped, [Mass Storage] is selected.)

• When connecting to a PC which includes the above-mentioned OS and setting the [USB MODE] to [PTP],

B MODE

the messages shown on the right appear on the LCD monitor of the camera.

The following messages appear for each OS on the display of the PC. Select [Cancel] to close the window and disconnect the PC.

OS Message

Windows 2000 Professional [Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard]

Windows Me Windows 98/98 SE

[New Hardware Found]> [Add New Hardware Wizard] (When you connect to the PC more than 2 times, only [Add New Hardware Wizard] appears.)

Mac OS 9.x [Software needed for the USB device

“DMC-LC70 or DMC-LC50” is not available. Would you like to look for the software on the Internet?]

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Connecting to a PC

•

If you use computer

• When using Windows Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X, you do not have to install the USB driver.

Windows

98/98SE, install the USB driver and then connect it to the

• DMC-LC70 is illustrated below as an example.

A AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC2) B USB connection cable

1 Turn the camera on and set the

[USB MODE] according to the OS you use.

• Set to [PTP] or [Mass Storage]. Refer to “Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable” on page

80.

• Do not set to [PTP] if you use Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98/98 SE, Mac OS 9.x. (P81)

2 Connect the camera to a PC via

the USB connection cable (supplied).

• Align the 2 mark on the USB connection cable and the 1 mark on the [DIGITAL] socket.

Depending on the USB mode setting, the indications on the screen may vary. Read the page 83.

ª Mass Storage

[Windows]

The drive appears on the [My Computer] folder.

• If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then it appears on the [My Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

The drive is shown on the screen.

ª PTP

[Windows]

The camera icon appears on the [My Computer] folder.

• If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC, the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play, then the camera icon appears on the [My Computer] folder.

[Macintosh]

You can read pictures with image capture or iPhoto.

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Suggestions/Tips

• If the remaining battery power becomes low during communication, the power indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. In this case, stop the communication, because the data may be destroyed. Then turn the camera off and use the following power source. (P13)

• New batteries

• Charged batteries

• AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC2)

• Refer to P81 carefully when connecting to the OS except for Windows XP and Mac OS X with setting [USB MODE] to [PTP].

• The status indicator lights during communication.

• Use the supplied USB connection cable only.

• When connecting to a PC, we recommend using the AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC2) as the power source.

• Refer to the supplementary operating instructions about connection with a PC for details.

When setting PTP

• It may take time to display the communication screen depending on the 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 the card, the pictures may not be imported.

• When the PC recovers from the standby mode while connecting it to a camera with USB connection cables, they may not properly communicate with each other.

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