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Page 1: ... com For USA assistance please call 1 800 272 7033 or send e mail to digitalstillcam us panasonic com Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model No DMC LS75 DMC LS70 DMC LS60 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely The illustration shows DMC LS75 PC VQT1C63 1 ...

Page 2: ...NSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 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 ...

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

Page 4: ...th water wipe it off with a dry cloth When the camera does not operate normally contact your dealer or your nearest Service Center About the LCD monitor Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction Condensation may form on the LCD monitor in places with large temperature differences Wipe the condensation with a soft dry cloth ...

Page 5: ...ecomes 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 59 F to 77 F Recommended humidity 40 to 60 Always remove the batteries and the card from the camera If the batteries are left inserted in the camera they will discharge as a weak electric cu...

Page 6: ...rded Picture Review 33 Playing Back Pictures 34 Deleting Pictures 35 Advanced Shooting About the LCD Monitor 37 Changing the information displayed 37 Recording a picture with the camera held high above your head High angle mode 39 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash 40 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 43 Compensating the Exposure 44 Shooting with the Intelligent ISO mode 45 Taking Close up...

Page 7: ... DPOF PRINT 77 PROTECT 79 RESIZE 80 TRIMMING 81 COPY 82 FORMAT 83 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC 84 Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer 87 Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 91 Others Screen Display 92 Cautions for Use 94 Message Display 96 Troubleshooting 98 Number of recordable pictures and available recording time 104 Specifications 107 Digital Camera Accessory Sy...

Page 8: ...mation about optional accessories please refer to Digital Camera Accessory System P110 If any of the accessories are lost please contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 833 9626 For USA or in Canada call 1 800 995 8649 for more details on how to obtain replacement parts About illustrations in these operating instructions Please note that the appearance of the product the illustration or the ...

Page 9: ...AL Socket P84 87 91 11 LCD Monitor P37 92 12 MENU SET Button P17 13 Camera Switch P17 14 Status Indicator P25 15 Cursor buttons w Self timer Button P43 r REV Button P33 q Flash Mode Button P40 e Backlight Compensation in Simple Mode P29 Exposure Compensation P44 Button In these operating instructions operations using the cursor buttons are described as follows e g When you press the r button 16 DI...

Page 10: ...e card optional you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P15 when you use a card 2 Turn the camera on to take pictures Set the clock P17 Select the type of battery in use on BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P21 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press the shutter button to take pictures P25 3 Play back the pictures 1 Set the mode dial to Q 2 Select the picture you want to view ...

Page 11: ...Battery performance may vary greatly depending on the brand used and the storage life and conditions of the batteries Battery performance temporarily deteriorates in low temperature conditions 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 ...

Page 12: ...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 t...

Page 13: ...sively 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 Batteries Used Number of recordable pictures Approx DMC LS75 DMC LS70 DMC LS60...

Page 14: ...of oxyride batteries and alkaline batteries significantly decreases in low temperature conditions Playback time Batteries Used Continuous playback time Approx DMC LS75 DMC LS70 DMC LS60 Panasonic Oxyride batteries supplied or optional 430 min 440 min Panasonic Alkaline batteries optional 420 min 430 min Fully charged Panasonic Ni MH batteries optional 610 min 620 min The number of recordable pictu...

Page 15: ... 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 battery door or the card door 2 Slide the battery door or the card door to the end and then close it firmly If the card door cannot be completely closed remove the card check its direction and insert it again Select the battery type being used in BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P...

Page 16: ...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 Specifications It also supports SDHC Memory Cards formatted in the FAT32 system This unit SDHC compliant equipment supports both SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards You can use SDHC Memory Cards on equipment that su...

Page 17: ...n 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 P66 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 P21 When batteries have been inserted for more than 3 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for appro...

Page 18: ...which mode is selected P23 The current mode appears on the LCD when you turn the camera on Simple mode P28 This mode is recommended for beginners Playback mode P34 This mode allows you to play back recorded pictures Advanced NORMAL PICTURE Print mode P87 This mode allows you to print pictures from a PictBridge compliant printer connected directly to the camera Motion picture mode P53 This mode all...

Page 19: ...enu item Press r at A to switch to the next menu screen Using the Menus To show the menus Press MENU SET MENU 1 3 4 3 REC SELECT EXIT W BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT SIZE QUALITY AWB AUTO Menu Icons The menu icons and items that appear depend on the position of the mode dial Current Page For example The first page of a 3 page menu You can move to the next previous page by turning the zoom ...

Page 20: ...s and change settings AWB MENU 1 3 4 3 REC SELECT EXIT W BALANCE SENSITIVITY ASPECT RATIO PICT SIZE QUALITY AUTO MENU 0 1 3 SETUP SELECT EXIT BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR TRAVEL DATE OFF AUTO AUTO 2 3 MENU W WH REC SELECT SET AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D ZOOM ON OFF AUTO AUTO 2 3 MENU W WH REC SELECT SET AF MODE STABILIZER BURST AF ASSIST LAMP D ZOOM ON OFF MENU SET 2 3 M...

Page 21: ...he date and time CLOCK SET P17 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 i You cannot change the auto review setting in simple mode or burst mode The setting is not selectable Have the camera turn off automatically POWER SAVE If you perfor...

Page 22: ...f timer is set While recording motion pictures WORLD TIME P57 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 MONITOR Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps TRAVEL DATE P55 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 o...

Page 23: ...n your country P91 q NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system 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 q h Select if your television has a 4 3 aspect ratio DIAL DISPLAY P18 Choose whether to show the mode dial display when you turn the mode dial OFF q ON LANGUAGE Set to the langu...

Page 24: ...hen 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 P83 The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a ...

Page 25: ...64 feet 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 flash If the flash is set to AUTO r or AUTO Red eye reduction s the flash wil...

Page 26: ...een 50 cm 1 64 feet and Z 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...

Page 27: ...P P74 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 Preventing jitter camera shake Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button The jitter...

Page 28: ...tery type being used P21 BEEP OFF No operation sound LOW Soft operation sound HIGH Loud operation sound CLOCK SET Change date and time P17 If 4 6 10 15 cm or E MAIL is set in PICT MODE the extended optical zoom is activated P30 The settings for BATTERY TYPE BEEP and CLOCK SET in simple mode are also applied to other recording modes The settings for WORLD TIME P22 MONITOR P22 TRAVEL DATE P22 NO RES...

Page 29: ...M COL MODE You cannot change the following settings TRAVEL DATE WORLD TIME 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 When you use the backlight compensation function we recomme...

Page 30: ...hoose 3M EZ 3 million pixels the 7M 7 million DMC LS75 DMC LS70 or 6M 6 million DMC LS60 CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect Resolution and maximum zoom Aspect ratio P62 Pixels P29 62 Maximum zoom Tele DMC LS75 DMC LS70 DMC LS60 h DMC LS75 DMC LS70 7M 3 DMC LS60 only 6M 3 DMC LS75 DMC LS70 5M EZ 3 6 3M EZ 2M EZ 1M EZ 0 3M EZ 4 5 4...

Page 31: ...ed optical zoom magnification The resolution becomes smaller as shown below when the extended optical zoom is used The color of the zoom bar and the resolution displayed on the screen change at this time Aspect ratio Picture size h j 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...

Page 32: ...ause 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 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 Extended optical zoom The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a poi...

Page 33: ... for a 8 magnification When you rotate the zoom lever towards W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower 2 Press e r w q 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 to check where is enlarged Recorded pictures can be deleted during the review Quick Deletion During review you can ...

Page 34: ...wound one by one This camera is based on the DCF standards Design rule for Camera File system which was established by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures You can use the playback zoom P69 to check the details of the pictures If you play back pictures that have been recorded wi...

Page 35: ...pears on the screen 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 If you select MULTI DELETE perform steps 3 onwards If you select ALL DELETE perform steps 5 onwards When FAVORITE P73 is set to ON ALL DELETE EXCEPT appears If you select ALL DELETE EXCEPT perform steps 5 onwards However if none of the pictures have display...

Page 36: ... 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 Do not turn off the camera while deleting When deleting pictures use batteries with sufficient battery power P24 or use the AC adaptor DMW AC6 optional It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures at ...

Page 37: ...ram In playback mode F Normal display G Display with recording information and histogram H Non display 2The number of days that have passed since the travel date is displayed when a picture was taken with TRAVEL DATE P55 setting 3Displayed when you set birthday setting for BABY1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode and WITH AGE is selected P50 at taking pictures In simple mode I Normal display J Non display...

Page 38: ...ogram 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 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 flash The histogram will be orange to indicate this The histogram in the reco...

Page 39: ...d at straight on Canceling High angle mode Press and hold HIGH ANGLE again for 1 second or turn the camera off High Angle mode is also canceled if power save mode is activated 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 scree...

Page 40: ... the subject appear red in photo flash by triggering the flash before actually recording the picture After that the flash is activated for actual recording again Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions t Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light q Forced ON Red eye...

Page 41: ...t Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 2 6 m 8 53 feet Tele ISO100 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 8 m 5 91 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 0 m 3 28 feet Tele ISO200 40 cm 1 31 feet to 2 6 m 8 53 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet to 1 4 m 4 59 feet Tele ISO400 60 cm 1 97 feet to 3 7 m 12 14 feet Wide 40 cm 1 31 feet to 2 1 m 6 89 feet Tele ISO800 80 cm 2 62 feet to 5 3 m 17 39 feet Wide 60 cm 1 97 feet to 2 9 m 9 51 feet Tele ISO...

Page 42: ...nimum possibility of blurring The shutter speed will be different from that shown in the above table in the following scene modes NIGHT SCENERY P49 8 seconds to 1 2000th of a second STARRY SKY P51 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds FIREWORKS P52 1 4th of a second 2 seconds Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it is activated Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the f...

Page 43: ... 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 P66 for focusing on the sub...

Page 44: ...ginal exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen The exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off The compensation range of the expo...

Page 45: ...can reduce noise by setting ISO sensitivity at a low level 1 30 ISO200 When you press the shutter button halfway appears When you press the shutter button fully the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity appear for a while Focus range is 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to Z ISO sensitivity can be raised to a maximum of ISO640 when using the flash when ISO Limit is set to anything other tha...

Page 46: ...ed 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 1 64 feet it takes longer to focus on it in macro mode than normal picture mode...

Page 47: ...anations about the scene modes press DISPLAY while a scene mode is selected in step 2 Press again to return to the scene mode menu Refer to P42 for the shutter speed Flash settings return to the factory settings when you change the scene mode P41 The color of the picture may seem strange if you use a scene mode that is unsuitable for the shot SCN is selected if you press w while you have selected ...

Page 48: ...nge the white balance setting Sports mode Allows you to shoot fast moving subjects e g outdoor sports Suitable for daylight shooting 5 m 16 4 feet or more away from the subject When shooting fast moving subjects indoors sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode P45 to ISO800 The digital zoom is fixed to OFF Night portrait mode Shoot the subject with natura...

Page 49: ...e to Z You cannot change the white balance setting Party mode Use to take pictures at wedding receptions indoor parties etc Both the people and the background can be shot with natural brightness using the flash and slow shutter speed Technique for Party mode Use a tripod and the self timer P43 for best results Rotate the zoom lever to Wide 1 about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject The flash setting...

Page 50: ...cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to Z Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO LIMIT in Intelligent ISO mode P45 to ISO400 After turning on the camera in BABY1 BABY2 in scene mode the age current date and time appear for about 5 seconds at the bottom of the screen Actual age displays depend on the LANGUAGE setting Check the clock and birthday settings if the age shown is incorre...

Page 51: ...This is not a malfunction The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF v You cannot use the extended 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 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 camer...

Page 52: ...displayed in orange P38 The Flash setting is fixed 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 fixed to ISO100 You cannot change the white balance setting Snow mode Exposure and white balance are adjusted to make the white of the snow stand out You cannot change the white balance setting Aerial pho...

Page 53: ...lity settings 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press e r to select ASPECT RATIO and then press q 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 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 10fpsQV...

Page 54: ...fpsVGA 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 sho...

Page 55: ...ess r to select the SETUP menu icon and then press q 3 Press e r to select TRAVEL DATE and then press q 4 Press r to select SET and then press MENU SET 5 Press e r w q to select the departure date and then press MENU 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 w q Select the desired item e r Set the year month and d...

Page 56: ...on setting The travel date setting is memorized 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 ...

Page 57: ...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 2 Press w q to select your home area and then press MENU 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...

Page 58: ...ress w q to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set 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 t...

Page 59: ...IZER P64 BURST P65 N AF ASSIST LAMP P66 O D ZOOM P32 Page 3 T COL MODE P66 3 CLOCK SET P66 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 1 In shooting mode press and hold FUNC until the quick setting items appear 2 Press e r w q to select the menu item and settin...

Page 60: ...set white balance p White set for using set mode with a different white balance setting Auto White Balance AWB Use of auto white balance adjustment in inappropriate lighting conditions may result in reddish or bluish pictures Where the subject is surrounded by many light sources or there are no white or whitish objects in the frame auto white balance adjustment may not operate properly In this cas...

Page 61: ...SITIVITY Setting the light sensitivity 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 flash the adjustment range becomes a maximum of ISO640 I...

Page 62: ... Although you cannot see the difference on the camera s screen the more the pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a computer monitor Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures A Many pixels Fine B Few pixels Rough These pictures are examples to show the effect Number of pixels Select a higher number of pix...

Page 63: ... not work in HIGH SENS P51 in scene mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed Pictures may have a mosaic like appearance depending on the subject or the recording condition Refer to P104 for the number of recordable pictures In simple mode 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 E MAIL h 0 3M EZ Standard AF MODE Setting th...

Page 64: ... camera focused on a subject The AF mode cannot be set in simple mode or FIREWORKS in scene mode STABILIZER This feature detects jitter and corrects for it 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 Abou...

Page 65: ...pacity of the built in memory or the card is full Burst speed slows when ISO sensitivity P45 61 is higher than ISO400 Shutter speed decreases in dark places so burst speed may also be slower The focus is fixed in the first picture The camera sets the exposure and white balance for each picture in the series When panning across areas with a large difference in brightness the camera takes some time ...

Page 66: ...amp e g when you take a picture of animals in a dark place set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it becomes difficult to focus on the subject The AF assist lamp is fixed to ON while the camera is in simple mode You cannot use the AF assist lamp in SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO in scene mode P47 The AF assist lamp is changed to OFF in PET P50 in scene mode COL MODE Se...

Page 67: ...s will appear Favorites Motion picture K BABY1 BABY2 in scene mode PET in scene mode Travel date Travel destination Date stamp complete Example of 25 screens 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 Pres...

Page 68: ...s 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 P67 The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set ROTATE DISP to ON P74 You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the recording date of the picture ...

Page 69: ...ove the position When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication is displayed for about 1 second 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 During playback zoom you can clear the shooting information from the display by pressing DISPLAY The ...

Page 70: ...s w q during pause 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 P84 Some QuickTime Motion JPEG files recorded by a PC or other equipment may not be played back with this camera When playing back motion pictures that have been recorded wit...

Page 71: ...rom 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 Items you can set Menu Page Item Page 1 a SLIDE SHOW P72 FAVORITE P73 j ROTATE DISP P74 b ROTATE P74 DATE STAMP P75 Page 2 l DPOF PRINT P77 g PROTECT P79 e RESIZE P80 f TRIMMING P81 COPY P82 Page 3 0 FORMAT P83 MENU 2 3 1 3 MENU ...

Page 72: ...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 in step...

Page 73: ...n A is displayed is cleared and the favorites setting is canceled You can place up to 999 pictures in your favorites list Canceling all favorites 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 When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT P35 is useful so only the pictures...

Page 74: ... rotates counter clockwise 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 P27 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 w...

Page 75: ...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 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 SHOOTING DATE W O TIME Date is added WITH TIME Date and time are added AGE P50 OFF Age not added ON Age added TRAV...

Page 76: ...arked with the date stamp complete indicator A To confirm the date stamp B use playback zoom P69 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 picture...

Page 77: ...print settings Single setting 1 Press w q to select the picture to print and then press e r to set the number of prints 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 canceled 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 n...

Page 78: ...e operating instructions of the printer This function is not available for images imprinted with the date stamp This function is canceled if you imprint the date stamp on the picture 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 whe...

Page 79: ... Printed and the Number of Prints P77 and 78 The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment If you want to delete protected pictures cancel the protect setting first While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure formatting the card will permanently delete all data P83 Sliding the Write Protect switch A of the SD Memory Card or the SDHC Memory Card to LOCK prevents p...

Page 80: ...RE appears 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 When you select NO a resized picture is newly created When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite the resized picture Select NO and newly create a resized picture 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu You ...

Page 81: ...n you select YES the picture is overwritten When trimmed pictures are overwritten they cannot be restored When you select NO a trimmed picture is newly created When the original picture is protected you cannot overwrite the trimmed picture Select NO and newly create a trimmed picture 6 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu If you trim a picture the number of pixels may be fewer in the trimmed pic...

Page 82: ...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 If you copy picture data from the built in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space the picture data will only be copied halfway We recommend using a card which has more free s...

Page 83: ...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 sufficient power P24 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 sec Sliding the Write Protect switch of the SD Mem...

Page 84: ...tion 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 first time you are connecting the cam...

Page 85: ...NA in it and that card is removed and replaced with a card that has a folder with the number 100 in it recorded by a camera from a different maker 100XXXXX with XXXXX being the name of the maker and then a picture is recorded You start shooting again after using NO RESET in the setup menu P22 It is recorded to a new folder that has a number following on from the one previous You can also reset the...

Page 86: ...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 P34 multi playback P67 and calendar playback P68 Refer to the operating instructions of the PC too If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to th...

Page 87: ...e 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 t...

Page 88: ...you press r is displayed with the picture you selected for printing When you press r once more the print setting is canceled Press MENU SET when you finish selection SELECT ALL All pictures in the built in memory or the card are printed DPOF PICTURE Pictures in the DPOF PRINT setting P77 are printed FAVORITE Pictures set as favorites P73 are printed This item appears only when favorite setting is ...

Page 89: ...s for printing P88 89 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 p...

Page 90: ...eps 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 finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer If the total number of ordered prints or the number of pictures set for print is large pr...

Page 91: ...ide screen TV or a high definition TV the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom and or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed In this case change the screen mode setting Read the TV operating instructions too Pictures might be slightly blurred if you show them vertically on a television You can view pictures on TVs in other countries ...

Page 92: ...50 It is displayed about 5 seconds when switching to BABY or PET in scene mode Number of days that have passed since the departure date P55 22 Travel date P55 23 Elapsed recording time P53 24 Current date and time Destination settings P57 It is displayed for about 5 seconds when turning the camera on setting the clock and after switching from the playback mode to the recording mode Zoom P30 Extend...

Page 93: ...cture P79 4 Picture size P62 5 Quality P62 In Motion picture mode P53 4 3 16 9 In simple mode P28 ENLARGE 4 6 10 15 cm E MAIL 6 Battery indication P24 7 Folder File number P85 Built in memory P16 Card P16 8 Picture number Total pictures 9 Cable disconnection warning icon P90 Motion picture recording time P70 10 Histogram P38 11 Recording information 12 Favorites setting P73 Elapsed playback time P...

Page 94: ...era 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...

Page 95: ...ay cause an explosion Unusable batteries should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline on 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals 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 Card Do not leave the card in pla...

Page 96: ...IONAL 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 favorites 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 SP...

Page 97: ...elsewhere for best results Depending on the type of Card recording may stop in the middle A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P85 Save your data to your computer then use this unit to reformat the card P83 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P22 PICTURE IS DISPL...

Page 98: ...n the LCD monitor Is the power save mode P21 or economy mode P22 activated Press the shutter button halfway to deactivate these modes Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity When you use Ni MH batteries charge them The camera turns off soon after turning it on Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity When ...

Page 99: ...cene mode the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction The brightness or color of the picture differs from the actual scene Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent lights but this is a characteristic of such lighting and is not a malfunction Shooting of motion pictures stops une...

Page 100: ...e LCD monitor P22 Is the high angle mode activated P39 Black red blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures 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 t...

Page 101: ...tteries immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very little charge left You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of picture P83 Remember that all data will be irretrievably erased when you format the card so save your data and check the card before proceeding The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback Was the ...

Page 102: ...er does not recognize the card The built in memory is recognized Disconnect the USB connection cable then insert the card and reconnect the cable The pictures cannot be printed with printers Does the printer support PictBridge You cannot print pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge P87 Set the camera s mode dial to Print mode P87 The sides of printed images are cut off If your prin...

Page 103: ...k again P17 When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 0 0 is recorded Images appear slightly distorted Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the zoom ratio This distortion increases as you get nearer the subject but it is not a malfunction Strange colors appear around the edge of the image Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may have some colored fringes a...

Page 104: ...Picture size DMC LS75 DMC LS70 7M 3072 2304 pixels DMC LS60 only 6M 2816 2112 pixels Quality G H G H Built in Memory Approx 27 MB 7 14 8 17 Card 16 MB 3 7 4 8 32 MB 7 16 9 19 64 MB 16 34 20 40 128 MB 35 69 41 82 256 MB 68 135 81 160 512 MB 135 270 160 320 1 GB 270 540 320 640 2 GB 550 1090 660 1270 4 GB 1090 2150 1290 2510 Aspect ratio h Picture size DMC LS75 DMC LS70 5M EZ 2560 1920 pixels 3M EZ ...

Page 105: ...y G H G H G H Built in Memory Approx 27 MB 8 16 9 19 19 37 Card 16 MB 3 8 4 10 9 18 32 MB 8 18 10 21 20 40 64 MB 19 38 22 45 43 83 128 MB 39 78 46 92 88 165 256 MB 77 150 91 180 170 330 512 MB 150 300 180 350 340 650 1 GB 300 600 360 710 680 1310 2 GB 620 1220 730 1420 1360 2560 4 GB 1230 2410 1450 2800 2680 5020 Aspect ratio j Picture size DMC LS75 DMC LS70 5 5M 3072 1728 pixels DMC LS60 only 4 5...

Page 106: ... 20 s 47 min 50 s 4 min 40 s 14 min 1 GB 11 min 32 min 50 s 32 min 50 s 1 h 35 min 9 min 20 s 28 min 10 s 2 GB 22 min 30 s 1 h 7 min 1 h 7 min 3 h 15 min 19 min 20 s 57 min 30 s 4 GB 44 min 20 s 2 h 11 min 2 h 11 min 6 h 22 min 38 min 1 h 53 min The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen ...

Page 107: ...ution is or less DMC LS60 max 4 1 When recording resolution is or less Focus Normal Macro Mode dial 5 area focusing 1 area focusing high speed 1 area focusing Focus range Normal 50 cm 1 64 feet to Z Macro Simple Intelligent ISO Motion picture 5 cm 0 16 feet Wide 30 cm 0 98 feet Tele to Z Scene mode settings may be different to those shown above Shutter system Electronic shutter Mechanical shutter ...

Page 108: ... feet Wide ISO AUTO mode AUTO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF Recording media Built in Memory Approx 27 MB SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCard Still pictures only Picture size Still picture Aspect ratio h 3072 2304 pixels DMC LS75 DMC LS70 2816 2112 pixels DMC LS60 only 2560 1920 pixels DMC LS75 DMC LS70 2048 1536 pixel...

Page 109: ...rminal DIGITAL V OUT Dedicated jack 8 pin DC IN Type1 jack Dimensions 3 69 W 2 44 H 1 17 D 93 7 mm W 62 0 mm H 29 7 mm D excluding the projection part Weight DMC LS75 Approx 4 87 oz 138 g excluding Memory Card and battery Approx 6 49 oz 184 g with Memory Card and battery DMC LS70 DMC LS60 Approx 4 76 oz 135 g excluding Memory Card and battery Approx 6 38 oz 181 g with Memory Card and battery Opera...

Page 110: ... RP SDK512U1A RP SDR512U1A RP SDH256U1A RP SDR256U1A RP SD128BU1A RP SD064BPPA 4 GB SDHC Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 1 GB SD Memory Card 1 GB SD Memory Card 1 GB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Memory Card 512 MB SD Memory Card 256 MB SD Memory Card 256 MB SD Memory Card 128 MB SD Memory Card 64 MB SD Memory Card NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary by country Please con...

Page 111: ... street address Accessory Description Price Each Quantity Total Price Subtotal Your State Local Sales Tax Shipping Handling 6 95 Total Enclosed Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Phone Day Street Address Night City State Zip TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL PANASONIC S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1 800 332 5368 6 AM 5 P...

Page 112: ...y event this product needs service Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to Request for Service Notice USA Only 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 1590 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 ...

Page 113: ...ust carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold as is A purchase receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is requir...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...ic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone 1 800 237 9080 Fax Only Monday Friday 9 am to 9 pm EST PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 We Accept Visa MasterCard Discover Card American Express and Personal Checks Service in Puerto Rico Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infantería Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico...

Page 116: ...priée peut exploser Ne remplacez qu avec une batterie identique ou d un type recommandé par le fabricant L élimination des batteries usées doit être faite conformément aux instructions du manufacturier Une inscription se trouve en dessous de l appareil Si vous songez à utiliser des piles rechargeables les piles fabriquées par Panasonic sont recommandées Assurez vous d utiliser un adaptateur secteu...

Page 117: ...port magnétique et distordre les images Le rayonnement électromagnétique produit par les microprocesseurs peuvent nuire au fonctionnement de l appareil photo et perturber les images Advenant le cas où le fonctionnement de l appareil serait dérangé ou interrompu par un champ électromagnétique coupez le contact retirez les piles ou débranchez l adaptateur secteur DMW AC6 en option Remettez l apparei...

Page 118: ...ictures 35 Demonstration of jitter movement detection screen 64 DIAL DISPLAY 23 Digital Zoom 32 DPOF Print 77 E Easy zoom 31 Economy mode 22 Exposure 26 44 Exposure Compensation 44 Extended optical zoom 30 EZ 30 63 F Favorites setting 73 File number 22 85 Fine 63 Fireworks mode 52 Focusing 26 Folder Composition 85 Folder number 22 85 Food mode 49 Formatting 83 G Guide line display 37 H High angle ...

Page 119: ...n Pictures 70 Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 91 Portrait mode 48 Power save 21 Print mode 87 Protect 79 Q Quality 62 Quick setting 59 R Reset 23 Resize 80 Review 33 Rotate 74 Rotate Display 74 S Scene mode 47 Scenery mode 48 Self timer 43 Setting Date Time 17 66 Setup Menu 21 Simple Mode 28 Slide Show 72 Snow mode 52 Soft skin mode 48 Sports mode 48 Standard 63 Starry sky mode 51 Status In...

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