Panasonic DMC-LS2S User Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

Digital Camera

Model No.

DMC-LS2

VQT0V10

Before connecting, operating or

adjusting this product, please read

the instructions completely.

For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033 or send e-mail to : [email protected]

For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-561-5505 or visit us at www.panasonic.ca

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Summary of Contents for DMC-LS2S

Page 1: ...re connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam panasonic com For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 561 5505 or visit us at www panasonic ca PP ...

Page 2: ...n in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions SD Logo is a trademark Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES AND DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT REMOVE ...

Page 3: ...between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or peripheral device...

Page 4: ...h 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 W...

Page 5: ...teries We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet About The Mode Dial Adjust part A to the desired mode The mode dial can be rotated 360o Rotate it slowly and surely to adjust to each mode Do not adjust it to parts where there is no mode Normal picture mode P23 Use this mode for normal recording Economy mode P46 This mode allows you to tak...

Page 6: ...or helpful information for use of the camera is described 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 About illustrations of the cursor button In these operating instructions the operations on the cursor button are described as illustrated as shown e g When you...

Page 7: ...ing the Built in Flash 38 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 41 Compensating the Exposure 42 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 43 Optical Image Stabilizer 44 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 45 Economizing Power Consumption 46 Taking Close up Pictures 47 Scene Mode 48 Portrait mode 49 Soft skin mode 49 Scenery mode 49 Sports mode 50 Night portrait mode 50 Night scenery mode 50 Food mode 51 Party...

Page 8: ... TRIMMING Enlarging a picture and trimming it 72 COPY Copying the picture data 72 FORMAT Initializing the built in memory or a card 74 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC 75 Printing the Pictures 77 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 81 Others Screen Display 82 Cautions for Use 84 Message Display 85 Troubleshooting 87 Number of recordable pictures and available recording time 91 Spe...

Page 9: ...A should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 833 9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 561 5505 for further information about obtaining replacement parts Names of the Components 1 Flash P38 2 Lens P4 3 Self timer indicator P41 4 LCD monitor P4 35 82 5 Status indicator P13 16 46 6 Cursor buttons 2 Self timer button P41 4 REV button P31 1 Flash setting button P38 3 Exposure com...

Page 10: ...11 18 15 Strap eyelet 16 Lens barrel 17 Battery door P15 18 DIGITAL V OUT socket P75 77 81 19 DC IN socket P75 77 Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC6 optional 20 Card door P16 21 Tripod receptacle When you use a tripod make sure it is stable when the camera is attached to it 10 11 12 14 13 15 17 16 DIGITAL V OUT DC IN 3V 18 19 20 21 ...

Page 11: ... optional you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P16 when you use a card 2 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P18 Select the type of battery in use on BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P20 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P23 3 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Select the picture you want to view P32 S C ...

Page 12: ...itions 10 C 50 F 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 pow...

Page 13: ...10 C 50 F 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...

Page 14: ...nue 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 Recording conditions by ...

Page 15: ...xyride batteries supplied alkaline batteries optional or Ni MH batteries optional 1 Slide the battery door to open it 2 Insert the batteries with the and poles aligned correctly 3 1 Close the battery door 2 Slide the battery door to the end and then close it firmly Select the battery type being used in BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P20 Remove the batteries after use When batteries have been inser...

Page 16: ...ction of the 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 3 1 Close the card door 2 Slide the card door to the end and then close it firmly If the card door cannot be completely closed remove the card and insert it again The card and the data may be damaged if it is inserted or removed while the camera is on We recommen...

Page 17: ...mory may be longer than the access time for a card Max about 7 sec If the card was formatted on a PC or other equipment format it again on the camera P74 SD Memory Card optional and MultiMediaCard optional The SD Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are small lightweight removable external cards The reading writing speed of an SD Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card is equipped with a Write Protect sw...

Page 18: ... camera off after finishing setting the clock Then turn it on and check that the clock setting is correct Changing the clock setting 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu and then press 2 2 Press 4 to select the SETUP menu icon and then press 1 3 Press 3 4 to select CLOCK SET and then press 1 Set as shown previously When batteries have been inserted for more than 3 hours the clock setting is stored...

Page 19: ...e menu item Press 4 at A to switch to the next menu screen 4 Press 1 press 3 4 to select the setting and then press MENU SET 5 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu EXIT MENU SELECT AUTO SENSITIVITY PICT SIZE QUALITY ASPECT RATIO AUTO W BALANCE REC 1 2 MENU SET SETUP 1 3 BATTERY TYPE EXIT MENU SELECT MONITOR AUTO REVIEW 0 n CLOCK SET POWER...

Page 20: ... seconds ZOOM The recorded picture automatically appears on the screen for about 1 second It is then enlarged 4 times and appears for about 1 second This mode is useful for confirming focus Pictures recorded using auto bracket or burst mode are not enlarged even if ZOOM is selected OFF The recorded picture does not automatically appear The auto review function is not activated in motion picture mo...

Page 21: ...nu screen is displayed or the self timer is set BEEP Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P19 No operation sound Soft operation sound Loud operation sound The BEEP setting also affects simple mode NO RESET Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P19 Set this when you want the file number of the next recording to start from 0001 The folder number is updated ...

Page 22: ...Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system SCENE MENU Press to display the SETUP menu and select the item to set P19 AUTO SCENE MODE menu appears automatically when setting the mode dial to or Select the desired scene mode P48 OFF SCENE MODE menu does not appear when setting the mode dial to or and the camera is operated in the scene mode currently selected If you cha...

Page 23: ...o take the picture We recommend checking that the clock is set properly before taking pictures P18 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 When a time is set for power save P20 the camera automatically turns off if you do not operate it within the set time To oper...

Page 24: ...omposition like the following picture you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area In this case 1 Aim the AF area at the subject 2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure The focus indication lights when the subject is focused 3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the pictu...

Page 25: ...ly 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 Slow sync Red eye reduction P38 NIGHT PORTRAIT P50 NIGHT SCENERY P50 PARTY P51 CANDLE LIGHT P51 FIREWORKS P52 STARRY SKY P52 When the shutter speed is slowed in SLOW SHUTTER P64 Exposure If you press the shutter button halfway when the ex...

Page 26: ...K SET in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes The settings for MONITOR P20 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 fixed as follows For more information about each setting refer to the page indicated Focus range 30 cm 0 98 feet to Tele 5 cm 0 16 feet to Wide AUTO REVIEW P20 1SEC POWE...

Page 27: ...a subject In this case the subject such as a person will become dark If you press 3 compensating backlight ON indication A appears and the backlight compensation function is activated This function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture If you press 3 while is displayed disappears and the backlight compensation function is canceled We recommend using the flash when you u...

Page 28: ...tion will be more visible when using a wider area of the zoom lens as you move closer to the subject Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may have some colored fringes around the subject This is called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again The indicated zoom magni...

Page 29: ...for aspect ratio settings P62 for picture size and P26 for simple mode EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom You can further enhance the zoom magnification with the extended optical zoom without worrying about further picture distortion If you set a picture size that activates the extended optical zoom the extended optical zoom icon is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom functio...

Page 30: ...shutter button halfway to close the menu Entering the digital zoom range The on screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again 1 Optical zoom 2 Digital zoom 3 Extended optical zoom Wh...

Page 31: ...8k magnification When you rotate the zoom lever towards W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower 3 Press 3 4 2 1 to move the position When you change the magnification or the position to be displayed the zoom position indication A appears for about 1 second so that you can check the enlarged area Deleting the recorded picture during Review Quick deletion 1 Press 2 Press 3 to s...

Page 32: ...P56 the pictures can only be forwarded or rewound one by one This camera is based on the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA The file format that can be played back on the camera is JPEG In some cases even JPEG pictures cannot be played back The LCD monitor may not be able to display ...

Page 33: ...ps 5 onwards When FAVORITE P67 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 3 Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press 4 to set Only when selecting MULTI DELETE Repeat the above procedure appears on the selected pictures If 4 is pr...

Page 34: ...g will stop halfway Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Double check pictures before deleting them Do not turn off the camera while deleting When deleting pictures use batteries with sufficient battery power P13 or use the AC adaptor DMW AC6 optional It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at one time using MULTI DELETE The greater the number of pictures the longer it takes to delete them...

Page 35: ... with histogram F No display Recording guide line G No display 1 Histogram In playback mode H Normal display I Display with recording information and histogram J No display 2 Displayed if BIRTHDAY SET and WITH AGE were set in BABY1 BABY2 P53 in scene mode before taking pictures In NIGHT PORTRAIT P50 NIGHT SCENERY P50 FIREWORKS P52 and STARRY SKY P52 in scene mode the lines are grey Changing the in...

Page 36: ...trated on the left the picture is under exposed B When the values are distributed evenly the exposure is proper and the brightness is well balanced C When the values are concentrated on the right the picture is over exposed Example of histogram A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed Histogram When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places the histogram is displayed in orange be...

Page 37: ...gh Angle mode is also canceled 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 You may not notice the High angle mode effect if the LCD monitor is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it In t...

Page 38: ...en you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light Forced ON Red eye reduction 1 The flash setting is set to Forced ON Red eye reduction only when you set PARTY P51 or CANDLE LIGHT P51 in scene mode Slow sync Red eye reduction 1 If you take a p...

Page 39: ...nge is an approximation Refer to P61 for the ISO sensitivity Refer to P24 for the focus range 2 1 2 2 ISO sensitivity Available flash range AUTO Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 3 7 m 12 1 feet Tele 30 cm 0 98 feet to 2 1 m 6 89 feet ISO80 Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 6 m 5 25 feet Tele 30 cm 0 98 feet to 0 9 m 2 95 feet ISO100 Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 8 m 5 91 feet Tele 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 0 m 3 28 feet IS...

Page 40: ...longer period of time If you press the shutter button halfway when the flash is activated the flash icon turns red When the jitter alert appears we recommend using a tripod When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark When taking a picture with the flash the white balance is automatically adjusted excep...

Page 41: ...is set the self timer setting is canceled When using a tripod etc setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button When you press the shutter button once fully the subject is automatically focused just before recording In simple mode the self timer is fixed to 10 seconds When you set the self timer in burst mode the camera starts tak...

Page 42: ...EV to i2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value It refers to 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 set exposure value is memoriz...

Page 43: ... after setting the exposure compensation range the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range When the exposure is compensated the exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The auto bracket setting is canceled if the camera is turned off When setting auto bracket and burst mode simultaneously auto bracket will be performed When auto bracket is se...

Page 44: ...he stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases When there is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high In digital zoom range When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button In simple mode the setting is fixed to MODE2 and...

Page 45: ... the capacity of the built in memory or the card is full The burst speed will become slower halfway The burst speed of a MultiMediaCard becomes even slower than that of an SD Memory Card However the exact timing of this depends on the number of recordable pictures and the card The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst ...

Page 46: ... pass without any operation When 5 seconds pass without any operation after taking a picture Only effective when ECONOMY in the SETUP menu is set to LEVEL 2 P21 Operation The MONITOR OFF message blinks and then the LCD monitor turns off and the status indicator lights How to turn the LCD monitor on again Press any button Power save The camera turns off and power save mode is activated when 2 minut...

Page 47: ...to focus on it again If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly 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 30 cm 0 98 feet it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal pictur...

Page 48: ...o OFF P22 2 Press 3 4 to select the scene mode and then press MENU SET When the mode dial is set to or the selected scene mode is activated and the SCENE MODE menu is not displayed This is convenient as you do not need to select the scene mode in the SCENE MODE menu every time you take pictures When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture ma...

Page 49: ...80 Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P48 The camera detects the face or skin area to achieve a smoother appearance of the skin than portrait mode Technique for Soft skin mode To make this mode more effective 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective This mode is only suitable when taking pictures outdo...

Page 50: ...de 1k and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture The focus range is 1 2 m 3 94 feet to 5 m 16 4 feet Refer to P39 for the available flash range to take pictures The shutter may remain closed max about 1 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places When using the flash S...

Page 51: ... Party mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P41 for taking pictures We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1k and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures The flash setting can be set to Slow sync Red eye reduction or Forced ON Red eye reduction Press to display the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P48 This...

Page 52: ... the SCENE MODE menu and select a scene mode P48 This mode allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject that you could not take in NIGHT SCENERY by making the shutter speed slower Setting the shutter speed Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC 30 SEC or 60 SEC 1 Press 3 4 to select the number of seconds and then press MENU SET 2 Taking Pictures Press the shutter button to display...

Page 53: ...elect WITH AGE and press MENU SET If you do not want the age to be displayed select WITHOUT AGE and press MENU SET Birthday setting 1 Press 3 4 to select BIRTHDAY SET and then press MENU SET 2 When the message PLEASE SET THE BIRTHDAY OF THE BABY appears select items Year Month Day using 2 1 and set them using 3 4 3 Press MENU SET to finish the setting If you select WITH AGE without setting the bir...

Page 54: ...dication lights The focus zoom and aperture value are fixed to the setting when recording starts the first frame The available recording time A is displayed on the top right and the elapsed recording time B is displayed on the bottom right of the screen For example 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 1h20m30s The available recording time and the elapsed recording time are approximatio...

Page 55: ...he available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly You cannot record audio This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards Depending on the type of SD Memory Card recording may stop in the middle We recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Card Depending on the type of SD Memory Card the card access indication may appear for a while after recording ...

Page 56: ...wing icons will appear Favorites Motion picture BABY1 BABY2 in scene mode Examples of 16 screens and 25 screens B 16 screens C 25 screens To return to normal playback Rotate towards T or press MENU SET The picture appears framed in orange To delete a picture during multi playback 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to select a picture and then press 2 Press 3 to select YES 3 Press MENU SET Even if the indications on ...

Page 57: ... the playback zoom Rotate towards W or press MENU SET To delete a picture during the playback zoom 1 Press 2 Press 3 to select YES 3 Press MENU SET Even if the indications on the screen are turned off in normal playback mode P35 the magnification and operation appear on the screen when the playback zoom is activated You can switch between displaying or not displaying the indications on the screen ...

Page 58: ... 3 during motion picture playback Press 3 again to cancel pause The motion pictures cannot be recorded with audio The file 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 files created with the camera on the PC Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not pl...

Page 59: ...en 3 Press 1 press 3 4 to select the 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 About the menu screen items There are 2 menu screens 1 2 and 2 2 You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever SCN1 SCN2 EXIT MENU SLOW SHUTTER 1 8㧙 D ZOOM 2 2 REC COL EFFECT STANDARD PICT ADJ OFF OFF AF ...

Page 60: ... Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight KlKelvin Color Temperature Setting the white balance manually White set Use this to set the white balance manually 1 Select White set and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and then press MENU SET 3 Press...

Page 61: ...t setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off The white balance fine adjustment level in White set returns to 0 when you reset the white balance using White set You cannot finely adjust the white balance when COL EFFECT P65 is set to COOL WARM B W or SEPIA Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P59 ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light The higher the sensitivity...

Page 62: ... pixels You can print pictures more clearly when a large picture size 5M is selected When a smaller picture size 0 3M EZ is selected you can record more pictures and attach them to an e mail or post them on a website because their file size is small When the aspect ratio is ASPECT RATIO Setting the aspect ratio of pictures Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4 3 TV or a compute...

Page 63: ...isplayed on the screen may not correspond with recorded frames In simple mode the settings become as follows ENLARGE 5M Fine 4qk6q 10k15cm 2 5M EZ Standard E MAIL 0 3M EZ Standard Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P59 Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition 4 5M 2560k1712 pixels 2 5M EZ 2048k1360 pixels 3 5M 2560k1440 pixels 2M EZ 1920k...

Page 64: ... using Spot focusing mode The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode or FIREWORKS P52 in scene mode Press to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P59 The shutter speed is automatically adjusted However if you want brighter pictures you can manually select an even slower shutter speed The slow shutter speeds you can select are 1 8 1 4 1 2 and 1 This is effective if you want to take br...

Page 65: ...m etc Refer to P66 to 74 for each menu item 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press 3 4 to select the menu item Press 4 at A to switch to the next menu screen 3 Press 1 After selecting a menu item in step 3 refer to the description of the menu item in the operating instructions and then set it COL EFFECT Setting color effects for the recorded pictures COOL The picture becomes bluish WARM The picture becomes redd...

Page 66: ...ancel pause Press 2 1 while paused to display the previous or next picture 3 Press 4 to finish Setting the duration Select DURATION on the screen shown in step 2 and set You can only select MANUAL when has been selected in step 1 Press 2 1 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 ...

Page 67: ...2 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT P33 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card Use LUMIX Simple Viewer on the CD ROM supplied to set confirm or delete favorites For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection Y...

Page 68: ...he video cable supplied and played back vertically When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Rotated pictures are disp...

Page 69: ...U SET twice to close the menu Multi setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture to print then press 3 4 to set the number of prints The number of prints icon appears Repeat the above procedure You cannot set all the pictures at one time The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 The DPOF print setting is canceled when the number of prints is set to 0 2 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu To ca...

Page 70: ...essary to delete all previous DPOF print information made on other equipment when setting DPOF print on the camera If the file is not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print setting cannot be set DCF is an abbreviation of Design rule for Camera File system stipulated by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Press to display the PLAY mode menu and select the ite...

Page 71: ...1 to select the picture and then press 4 The following pictures cannot be resized When the aspect ratio setting is Pictures recorded in 0 3M EZ When the aspect ratio setting is Pictures recorded in 2 5M EZ When the aspect ratio setting is Pictures recorded in 2M EZ Motion pictures It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment 2 Press 2 1 to select the size and then press ...

Page 72: ...is overwritten when you select YES The trimmed pictures cannot be restored when they are overwritten A trimmed picture is newly created when you select NO When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite it Select NO and newly create a trimmed picture 6 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Depending on the cut size the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that o...

Page 73: ... 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 If you copy picture data from the built in memory to a card we recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 14 MB It may take time to copy the picture data Only pictu...

Page 74: ...g any protected pictures Check the data carefully before formatting If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again Use batteries with sufficient power P13 or the AC adaptor DMW AC6 optional when formatting Do not turn the camera off during formatting It may take longer to format the built in memory than the card Max about 15 sec You cannot format an SD Memo...

Page 75: ...d the PC 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied Connect the USB connection cable with the mark facing the 1 mark on the DIGITAL socket Hold the USB connection cable at C and insert straight in or take straight out If you forcibly insert the USB connection cable at a slant or upside down you can deform the connection terminals and damage the camera or the connected equ...

Page 76: ...older just recorded to contains a picture file with the number 999 in it example P1000999 JPG 2 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 ...

Page 77: ... the camera is connected to the PC you can edit or access the pictures on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can edit or access the pictures 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...

Page 78: ...he USB connection cable to the printer again To print the age in BABY1 BABY2 P53 in scene mode use the software LUMIX Simple Viewer in the CD ROM supplied and print from the PC For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions for PC connection To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers contact your local dealer Single picture 1 Press 3 to select SINGLE PICTURE and ...

Page 79: ...e page layout DPOF picture Set the DPOF print setting on the camera in advance P68 1 Press 4 to select DPOF PICTURE and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET You cannot select PRINT START when the DPOF print setting is not set Select DPOF SET and then set the DPOF print setting P68 Press MENU SET to cancel printing 3 Disconnect the USB connection cable after p...

Page 80: ... connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon is displayed 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 camer...

Page 81: ... camera to a wide screen TV or a high definition TV the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom and or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed In this case change the screen mode setting Read the operating instructions for the TV When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regi...

Page 82: ...he camera is turned on in baby mode after setting the clock or birthday and after switching from other modes to baby mode 16 Elapsed recording time P54 17 Current date and time This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to recording mode Zoom P28 Extended optical zoom P29 Digital zoom P30 18 Shutter speed P23 19...

Page 83: ... mode P32 2 Number of DPOF prints P68 3 Protected picture P70 4 Picture size P62 5 Quality P62 In Motion picture mode P54 In Simple mode P26 ENLARGE 4qk6q 10k15cm E MAIL 6 Battery indication P13 7 Folder File number P76 Built in memory Card P16 8 Picture number Total pictures 9 Cable disconnection warning icon P80 This is displayed when printing using a printer supporting PictBridge Depending on t...

Page 84: ... disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC6 optional Then reinsert the batteries 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 Always use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords and the cables supplie...

Page 85: ...teries should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline on 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals 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 Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be dis...

Page 86: ...4 The data on the built in memory will be deleted MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The card format cannot be recognized by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P74 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 ...

Page 87: ... cancel these modes Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity When you use Ni MH batteries charge them 4 The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity When you use Ni MH batteries charge them If you leave the camera on the batteries will be exhausted Turn the...

Page 88: ...ictures with the flash While the flash is being charged the LCD monitor is turned off 2 The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures 3 The LCD monitor flickers indoors The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under...

Page 89: ...pen if batteries are removed immediately after recording or if recording with exhausted batteries Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P74 Formatting irretrievably deletes all data including the other pictures Check the data carefully before formatting TV PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television Is the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to...

Page 90: ...3 The camera becomes warm The surface of the camera may become warm during use This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera 4 The lens clicks When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change However the picture is not affected The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This i...

Page 91: ...y Approx 14 MB 5 10 8 16 13 27 Card 16 MB 5 10 8 16 13 27 32 MB 11 23 18 36 29 58 64 MB 24 48 38 75 61 120 128 MB 50 99 78 150 125 240 256 MB 98 190 150 290 240 470 512 MB 195 380 300 590 480 940 1 GB 390 770 600 1180 970 1880 2 GB 790 1530 1220 2360 1920 3610 Aspect ratio Picture size 1M EZ 1280k960 pixels 0 3M EZ 640k480 pixels 4 5M 2560k1712 pixels Quality Built in Memory Approx 14 MB 20 39 67 ...

Page 92: ... 2 5M EZ 2048k1360 pixels 3 5M 2560k1440 pixels 2M EZ 1920k1080 pixels Quality Built in Memory Approx 14 MB 9 18 6 14 12 24 Card 16 MB 9 18 7 14 12 25 32 MB 20 40 15 31 27 53 64 MB 43 83 32 64 57 105 128 MB 88 165 66 130 115 220 256 MB 170 330 130 250 230 430 512 MB 340 650 250 510 450 860 1 GB 680 1310 520 1020 910 1720 2 GB 1360 2560 1040 2040 1800 3410 Picture quality setting 30fpsQVGA 10fpsQVG...

Page 93: ...Depends on the remaining capacity of the built in memory or the card Unlimited Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard performance will be less Motion picture recording 320k240 pixels 30 or 10 frames second without audio The maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the built in memory or the card ISO sensitivity AUTO 80 100 200 400 Shutter speed 8 to 1 20...

Page 94: ...ed on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 2 standard DPOF corresponding Motion pictures QuickTime Motion JPEG Motion pictures without audio Interface Digital USB 2 0 Full Speed Analog video NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Terminal DIGITAL V OUT Dedicated jack 8 pin DC IN Type 1 jack Dimensions Approx 110 5 mm W k53 5 mm H k30 9 mm D 4 3 8q W k2 1 8q H k1 3 16q D excluding the pr...

Page 95: ... PC Card Adaptor compatible with MultiMediaCard DMW AC6 DMW CLSH2 DMW CLS2 AC Adaptor Semi Hard Case Soft Case 2 GB SD Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 1 GB SD Memory Card 1 GB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Memory Card 256 MB SD Memory Card 256 MB SD Memory Card 128 MB SD Memory Card 64 MB SD Memory Card RP SDK02GU1A RP SDQ02GU1A RP SDK01GU1A RP SDQ01GU1A RP SDK512U1A RP SD512BU1A ...

Page 96: ...DER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do no...

Page 97: ... 60123 9333 Attn Digital Camera Repair Request for Service Notice USA Only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting ...

Page 98: ... it with a new or refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies to...

Page 99: ...IES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other memory content The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration o...

Page 100: ... Panasonic Services Company 410B Airport Road Elgin IL 60123 9333 Attention Digital Camera Repair Please carefully pack and ship prepaid and insured to the Elgin Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer s in Puerto Rico please ship or carry in to location below Service in Puerto Rico Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Produ...

Page 101: ... Zoom 30 DPOF Print Setting 68 E Economy Mode 21 46 Exposure 25 Exposure Compensation 42 Extended Optical Zoom 29 EZ 29 62 F File Number 21 76 83 Fine 63 Fireworks Mode 52 Focus 24 Folder Composition 76 Folder Number 21 76 83 Food Mode 51 Formatting 74 H High Angle Mode 37 Histogram 36 I ISO Sensitivity 61 J Jitter 25 L Language Setting 22 Layout 79 LCD Monitor 35 82 M Macro Mode 47 MANUAL 66 Mass...

Page 102: ...view 31 Rotate 67 Rotate Display 67 S Scene Menu 22 Scene Mode 48 Scenery Mode 49 Self timer 41 Setting Favorites 67 Setup Menu 19 Simple Mode 26 Slide Show 66 Slow Shutter 64 Snow Mode 53 Soft Skin Mode 49 Sports Mode 50 Spot focusing 64 Standard 63 Starry Sky Mode 52 Status Indicator 13 16 21 46 T Trimming 72 U USB Connection Cable 75 77 USB Mode 22 75 78 V Video Output 22 81 W White Balance 60 ...

Page 103: ...tarjeta opcional puede grabar o reproducir las imágenes en la memoria integrada 2 Encienda la cámara para tomar las imágenes Ajuste el reloj Seleccione el tipo de batería en uso en TIPO BATERÍA en el menú de CONF 1 Ajuste el disco del modo a 2 Pulse el botón del obturador para tomar las imágenes 3 Reproduzca las imágenes 1 Ajuste el disco del modo a 2 Elija la imagen que quiere ver S C N 1 S C N 2...

Page 104: ...to Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infantería Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 C 2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license P VQT0V10 F0106Mn0 P ...

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