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1. 84 Playing Back Motion Pictures 85 Using the PLAYBACK Mode Menu 86 CALENDAR shine 86 oo Sl Ol Sr ne 86 TEXT STAMP Isis his 88 RESIZE SSSR a teat as calories wen oe 90 TRIMMING 92 ASPECT CONV rs 93 ROTATE ROTATE DISP 94 FAVORITE lense Sn en 95 DPOF PRIN T SSL Le 96 PROTECT oiia 98 ICOPY a ei 99 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC ceceeeeeeeeeee eee 100 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Printer 103 Playing Back Pictures with a IV SC eni ainsi ten 107 Others Screen Display 108 Cautions for Use 110 Message Display 112 Troubleshooting 114 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time 120 Specifications 124 Digital Camera Accessory System 127 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers 128 Request for Service Notice For USA Only 129 Limited Warranty For USA OnlVissass ss neamss 130 Customer Services Directory For USA Only ist 132 Pr cautions a prendre Pour le Canada seulement 133 IE aia rere rere er rrrer yer Te terrcr tr 135 7 VQT1L86 Preparation Standard Accessories Before using your camera check the contents E Batteries E Strap AA Alkali
2. RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV 85 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing Using the PLAYBACK Mode Menu e When saving the edited picture in TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING and You can use various functions in playback ASPECT CONV the picture will be mode to rotate pictures set protection for saved as new file Check remaining them etc capacity of the card or built in memory 1 Press MENU SET before using those functions e During Category Playback and Favorite 2 Press Y to select gt and then Play only ROTATE ROTATE DISP press P DPOF PRINT and PROTECT can be set 3 Press 4 Y to select the menu item and then press P CALENDAR PLAYBACK Seaching pictures at the date CALENDAR _ Cog You can search pictures by recording date using the calendar function alee J Select CAL CALENDAR from playback RESIZE Germa D E menu SELECT lt gt SET Yer SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 4 TERT ol a 2 e Press V at to switch to the next EMEC menu screen RREFEEEE e You can switch menu screens from any BEEEENE EE ios menu item by rotating the zoom lever T x y g DAY lt gt MONTHS SET e After selecting a menu item in step 3 refer to the description of the menu Refer to the step 2 4 on P79 for further item in the operating instructions and operations then set it Items you can set TITLE EDIT Menu Page Item mage a a a i gt You can add text
3. 2 Press to select YES 3 Press MENU SET e During playback zoom you can press DISPLAY to show or clear the shooting information e The more the picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates e If you want to save the enlarged picture use the trimming function P92 e The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment Advanced Viewing Playing Back Pictures Automatically 2 siide show Set the recording playback switch to the playback gt P18 Playing back pictures automatically in order Recommended when viewing on TV screen etc 1 Press MENU SET and press gt 2 Select SLIDE SHOW with A V and then press MENU SET button PLAYBACK MODE gt NORMAL PLAY 21 SLIDE SHOW PF CATEGORY PLAY MENU SET SELECT 3 Select a slide show item with A V and press MENU SET 1 SLIDE SHOW ALL CATEGORY SELECTION CANCEL SELECT SET All pictures Select a category P83 with A W lt gt and press MENU SET Pictures set as FAVORITE P95 is played back Set FAVORITE to ON and set any pictures as favorites a ALL CATEGORY SELECTION FAVORITE 4 Select START with A and press MENU SET 1 ALL SLIDE SHOW START EFFECT NATURAL CANCEL SELECT SET e The cursor displayed during playback corresponds to A W lt P gt To finish the slide show Ej Press V Pausing Press
4. J F228 1200 1000 JAN T2008 AE Normal display Normal display with recording information Non display 1 The number of days that have passed since the travel date is displayed when a picture was taken with TRAVEL DATE setting 2 Displayed when you set birthday setting for BABY 1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode and WITH AGE is selected at taking pictures 3 When characters are registered under BABY or PET mode or TITLE EDIT in PLAYBACK mode menu the recorded date and time appears after the registered characters are displayed for a few seconds E Guide line When recording you can refer to the the guideline for composing You can choose the guideline pattern from setup menu P21 HE H To divide the entire screen into 3x3 for a well balanced composition gt K To align the subject on the center of the screen Advanced Shooting E Histogram A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis You can see the exposure condition of the picture by looking at the histogram shape graph distribution for the picture taken e If the graph forms mountain shape with its top located in the center this means medium parts and bright parts are distributed in a well balanced manner This picture is good for recording e f the values are extremely concentrated on the left the
5. Maintenance Uninstall the batteries or DC coupler optional and wipe them with a soft dry cloth for maintenance e When the camera becomes dirty clean it with a soft slightly damp cloth Then wipe the camera with dry cloth e Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner alcohol or kitchen detergent This can cause damage to the body of the camera and the surface may peel off e When using chemically treated cloth read the instruction before hands Others E Batteries Be sure to remove the batteries when you will not be using the camera for a long period of time e If the temperature is too high or low the terminals may rust causing a malfunction If you drop the batteries accidentally check to see if the body of the batteries and the terminals are damaged e Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera Bring charged spare batteries when going out e Be aware that the operating time of the batteries becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort Dispose of unusable batteries e Batteries have a limited life e Do not throw batteries into fire because they may cause an explosion e 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 e This can cause short circ
6. Suitable 70 VQT1L86 WHITE BALANCE Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture PASM x SCN H This function allows you to reproduce a white color closer to the tone in real life on the pictures recorded under sunlight halogen lighting etc in which the white color may appear reddish or bluish Select a setting that matches the recording conditions AWB for auto setting auto white balance Daylight for recording outdoors on a bright day FA Cloudy for recording outdoors on a cloudy day EN Shade for recording in shaded areas outdoors on a bright day Halogen for recording under halogen lighting RA White set for using the preset white balance White set for using set mode with a different white balance setting e The optimum white balance under fluorescent lights depends on the type of light so use AWB or Nii SET Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 E 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 case set the white balance to a mode except AWB manually 1 The range that is controlled by the auto white balance adjustment mode of t
7. AF ASSIST LAMP Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier PAS M 8 kA SCN HH Illuminating the subject O with the AF assist lamp allows the camera to focus on the subject in low light m X conditions If the AF assist lamp is set to ON an AF area with a size wider than usual is displayed and the AF assist lamp turns on The AF assist lamp turns on under low light conditions In this time the AF assist lamp icon PAF appears on the screen The effective range of the AF assist lamp is 1 5 m 4 92 feet pe ee AF assist lamp does not turn on e Be sure of the following points when the AF assist lamp is in use Do not look into the AF assist lamp closely Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when you take a picture of animals in a dark place set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it becomes difficult to focus on the subject The AF assist lamp is fixed to ON while the camera is in intelligent auto mode ff AF assist lamp is fixed to OFF in SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY SELF PORTRAIT SUNSET FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO modes e The default setting for PET mode is OFF 77 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing Displaying Multiple Screens mutti Playback DE x 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards 4 W to display multiple scr
8. Depending on the remaining capacity of the built in memory card Number of recordable pictures The burst speed is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card e The focus is fixed when the first picture is taken The exposure and the white balance vary depending on the burst mode setting When burst mode is set to they are fixed to the values set for the first picture and when the burst speed is set to EM they are adjusted each time you take a picture e When the self timer is used the number of recordable pictures in burst mode is fixed to 3 e In burst mode the flash setting is fixed to Forced FLASH OFF Q e Burst mode is not canceled even when the camera is turned off e When the burst mode setting is set to gt the burst speed becomes slower halfway The exact timing of this depends on the type of card and each settings e The burst speed may become slower if the ISO sensitivity is set to high or in dark places e f you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place where there is a large difference between the light and shade the exposure may not become optimal e If you take pictures in burst mode with the built in memory it will take time to write the picture data e In burst mode auto review is activated even if the setting is off e Burst mode cannot be set in STARRY SKY and HI SPEED BURST modes e Auto bracket mode setting is canceled whe
9. e If you have not set the return date press MENU SET while is displayed 7 Press MENU SET to exit the menu 63 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting 8 Take a picture e The day of the vacation appears for about 5 seconds after setting the travel dates and when the camera is turned on when the travel date is set e When TRAVEL DATE is set ton appears on the lower right of the screen It is not displayed if the current date is after the return date E Canceling the travel date The travel date is cleared if the current date is after the return date If you want to cancel part way through the setting select OFF in step 4 and press MENU SET twice 64 VQT1L86 e The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME to the travel destination the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting The travel date setting is 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 white and the day of the vacation that you took the picture on i
10. 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 printing is performed at intervals In such cases the number of remaining prints shown on the display will differ from the number of prints you set The discrepancy however does not indicate an error Date print function on the printer may have priority over the same settings on the camera Check the setting on the printer as well 106 VQT1L86 Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen E Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied e Set the TV ASPECT P23 e Turn the camera and the TV off AV OUT gt D ESNTE DIGITAL 1 Connect the AV cable supplied to the AV OUT socket of the camera e Connect the AV cable with the m mark facing the gt mark on the AV OUT socket e Hold and then insert or pull the AV cable straight 2 Connect the AV cable to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV Yellow to the video input socket White to the audio input socket 3 Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on and playback the picture e Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one e The top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off slightly when it is displayed due to the charac
11. the following cases so take special care not to move the camera when pressing e If the noise reduction effect is enhanced the shutter button noise decreases but picture resolution When too much jitter occurs may deteriorate slightly To decrease When the zoom magnification is high noise without enhancing the noise In digital zoom range reduction effect lower the setting When taking pictures while following for each items other than NOISE subjects in motion REDUCTION When the shutter speed is extremely slow due to dark conditions or other reasons e In Intelligent auto mode ff OFF is not selectable e It is fixed to MODE2 in SELF PORTRAIT mode and OFF in STARRY SKY mode e In motion picture mode f MODE2 cannot be set 76 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 MIN SHTR SPEED Setting the minimum shutter speed P You can prevent jitter by setting the minimum shutter speed a number which indicates the slowest speed e The slow shutter speeds you can select are 1 250 1 125 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 initial setting 1 4 1 2 1 e When intelligent ISO is used the minimum shutter speed cannot be set e f the camera cannot get the correct exposure and the picture becomes dark MN blinks In this case change the setting to another minimum shutter speed
12. 1070 1220 are aro 1000 no 4 5m 4 5M EZ 2 5M 2 5M EZ 2560 x 1712 pixels 2048 x 1360 CA Quality FA A FA Built in see msaa e e SE 5 32MB 13 20 40 gt a si 5 3 s EN ss Lee ET 18 33 38 69 EC 260 300 530 600 1070 1220 Ca a3 no E S mo 0 so Card so 650 0 680 1810 2 1706 3350 6820 13720 121 VQTIL86 Others Aspect ratio DMC LZ10 only DMC LZ8 only DMC LZ10 only Picture size 75M 7 5 M 6M EZ 5 5m 5 5M EZ 3648 x 2056 pixels 3264 x 1840 pixels 3072 x 1728 pixels ie a A Built in Memory ae sf 16MB 3 ds seme 7 ue 40 EE Es ES 4 DH EC Le 45 Oa 80 160 i A 7 5 a1 Ce 92 250 360 520 730 12 14 10 19 21 40 45 81 92 Card 512 MB 1GB 250 510 320 630 360 710 2GB 520 1020 650 1270 730 1420 Aspect ratio 16 9 3 5M See 3 5M EZ 2M EZ 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Quality A J Built in Memory Approx 20MB 10 20 _ O1 _ NO m 7 14 o a 2 34 25 30 63 128 MB 66 125 250 Card 512 MB 500 1000 900 1720 _ 1980 3890 7920 15940 122 VQT1L86 Others E Available recording time In Motion picture mode Picture quality 30fps 10fps 30fps 10fps 30fps 10fps setting VGA VGA QVGA QVGA 16 9 16 9 Built in Memory 37 5 1 min Approx 20MB 55 s 16 MB 6s 265 265
13. 9 area focusing QUICK AF ON AF ASSIST LAMP ON POWER SAVE 5 MIN SELFTIMER OFF or 10SEC is only selectable Basic E Change the setting Press MENU SET to set the following recording menu setup menu Refer to each corresponding page for the details on each mode PICTURE SIZE P68 ASPECT RATIO P69 BURST P75 COLOR EFFECT P75 STABILIZER P76 REC menu BATTERY TYPE P21 CLOCK SET P17 SETUP menu BEEP P21 LANGUAGE P24 The available settings differ from the other recording modes e The settings for above mentioned recording menu except BURST are effective only for Intelligent auto mode M The SETUP menu settings are applied in all modes E Quick setting Using Q MENU and the cursor button you can easily make the following settings STABILIZER P76 BURST P75 PICTURE SIZE P68 LCD mode P42 ugs i 10m wy Cy od VA D f DEMO DISPLAY SELECT lt gt EXIT Gap Refer to P67 for more details on quick setting 29 VQT1L86 Basic Taking Pictures in the Desired Setting P Program AE Mode This mode allows you to take pictures freely as more options are setup is available than Intelligent auto mode ff 1 Select program AE mode P 2 Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet shoulder width apart Flash AF assist lamp 3 Aim the AF area to the point
14. DISPLAY to finish JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO e Press MENU SET to finish AUTO DEMO e While the AV cable or the USB connection cable is connected to the camera AUTO DEMO is not available About demonstration of jitter movement detection screen The camera automatically detects jittering and movement of the subject and indicates them You cannot shoot while the demonstration is on JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO CANNOT BE DISPLAYED WHILE RECORDING AE DISPLAY Jitter indicator Movement indicator e The demonstration can also be displayed from quick setting P67 Select the stabilizer and press DISPLAY e The demonstrations are examples only e The automatic ISO sensitivity setting using movement detection only works in intelligent ISO and the INDOOR PORTRAIT NORMAL SPORTS OUTDOOR SPORTS INDOOR SPORTS BABY and PET modes 25 VQT1L86 Preparation LCD Monitor and Changes to the Display E Display in program AE mode P at the time of purchase Recording mode 2 Flash mode P43 e The flash icon turns red when activating the flash and pressing the shutter button halfway 3 AF area e The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places 4 Focus P27 5 Picture size P68 6 Quality P68 7 Battery indication NI 7 LZ Z gt LI e The battery indication turns red and blinks The status indicator blinks when the LCD monitor
15. P81 e Delete all the pictures not set as favorites ALL DELETE EXCEPT P38 e Print only the pictures set as favorites P104 Select x FAVORITE from playback menu P86 1 Press A F to select ON and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK FH ASPECT CONV BP ROTATE Fa ROTATE DISP FAVORITE D DPOF PRINT SELECT MENU SET e You cannot set pictures as favorites if FAVORITE is set to OFF Also the favorites icon X will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if it was previously set to ON 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu 3 Press lt gt to select the picture then press V e Repeat the above procedure e if Vis pressed while the X favorites icon is displayed X is cleared and the favorites setting is canceled e You can place up to 999 pictures in your favorites list E Canceling all favorites Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 1 and then press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot select CANCEL if none of the pictures have X displayed e When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT P38 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card e Use PHOT OfunSTUDIO viewer on the included CD ROM to change settings check or erase your pictures in your favorites list For details refer to the separate ope
16. SELECT lt gt SET printers supporting PictBridge The date printing setting on the printer may take 2 Press MENU SET to close the priority over the date printing setting menu on the camera Check the date printing DPOF print settings on the built in setting on the printer also memory are canceled when a card is e Some DPOF information set by other not inserted DPOF print settings on equipment may not be effective In such the card are canceled when a card is cases delete all of the DPOF information inserted and then set it again with this camera e f the file is not based on the DCF standard the DPOF print setting cannot be set E To print the date You can set cancel the printing with the recorded date with each press of the DISPLAY button when setting the number of prints COUNT D WE a DISPLAY CANCEL FE e The date print icon MH appears e When you go to a photo studio for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date if required e The date may not be printed depending on photo studios or printers even if you set the date print For further information ask the photo studio for details or refer to the operating instructions of the printer e This function is not available for images imprinted with the text stamp 97 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 PROTECT Preventing accidental erasure of the
17. Select COPY from playback menu P86 1 Press A F to select the copy destination and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK On PROTECT Le COPY SELECT SET e iNet All the picture data in the built in memory are copied onto the card at one time Perform step 3 e DEN One picture at a time is copied from the card to the built in memory Perform step 2 Only when N is selected 2 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET 3 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET The illustration shows the screen when pictures are copied from the built in memory to a card 4 COPY COPY PICTURES FROM BUILT IN MEMORY TO MEMORY CARD MENU CANCEL SELECT SET e The message COPY THIS PICTURE TO BUILT IN MEMORY appears when you copy picture from the card to the built in memory e If you press MENU SET while copying pictures from the built in memory to the card the copying will stop halfway e Do not turn the camera off or do any other operations before copying is finished The data on the built in memory or the card may be damaged or lost 4 Press several times to close the menu e 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 e If you copy picture data from the built in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free space t
18. monitor in places with large temperature differences Wipe the condensation with a soft dry cloth e f the camera is cold when you turn it on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen However there may be some dark or bright spots red blue or green on the screen This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor screen has more than 99 99 effective pixels with a mere 0 01 of the pixels inactive or always lit The spots will not be recorded in pictures stored in the built in memory or a card Before Use E About the Lens e Do not press the lens or the lens barrel with excessive force e Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when you leave the camera outside or near a window E About Condensation When the lens is fogged up e Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes as described below Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction When the camera is taken from the cold outdoors to the warm indoors When the camera is taken from outside to inside an air conditioned car When cool wind from an air conditioner etc blows di
19. the recorded pictures e Registered text can be displayed on the This function is suitable when you print screen of this unit Displayed on slide if 4 x 6710 x 15 cm images Images are too many texts are input resized when you add the text to the e The name setting of BABY or PET pictures taken with a resolution of more mode can be registered by using the than 3m same operation as Single setting Select TEXT STAMP from However the name setting and TITLE playback menu P86 EDIT cannot be registered at the same i ime E Common operation e You can use the software Press A F to select SINGLE or PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer on the MULTI and press MENU SET CD ROM supplied to print the text comments For details refer to the PLAYBACK operating instructions PDF file of the NODE CALENDAR software TITLE EDIT EJ TEXT STAMP 1m RESIZE gt TRIMMING SELECT SET Example of text entry In case of entering LUMIX Move A lt gt to move the cursor to L and then press MENU SET e You cannot add the texts or the date to Move A W lt 4 gt to move the cursor to the following images U and then press MENU SET Images taken when the clock is not set Move A W lt 4 to move the cursor to Images that already have texts on them M and then press MENU SET Motion pictures Move A V 4 to move the cursor to Images recorded with other equipmen
20. 00985 Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Coverage If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or workmanship Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc collectively referred to as the warrantor will for the length of the period indicated on the chart below which starts with the date of original purchase warranty period at its option either a repair your product with new or refurbished parts or b replace it with a new or refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS DIGITAL STILL CAMERA EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED 1 ONE YEAR 1 ONE YEAR BELOW 6 SIX MONTHS 90 NINETY DAYS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK IN EXCHANGE FOR 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK SD MEMORY CARD IN EXCHANGE FOR 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE DEFECTIVE SD CARD 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 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
21. In INDOOR PORTRAIT NORMAL SPORTS INDOOR SPORTS OUTDOOR SPORTS BABY 1 BABY2 PET HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST mode 36 VQT1L86 Basic Playing Back Pictures 5 Normal playback mode Select the normal playback mode gt P18 The picture data on the built in memory appears when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted E Playing back pictures Press to select the picture i an r p Lu j lt E P pus lt 4 Play back the previous picture gt Play back the next picture E Fast forwarding Fast rewinding Press and hold lt during playback 10 00 JAN 15 2008 ai gt Fast forward lt Fast rewind e The file number and the picture number only change one by one Release lt when the number of the desired picture appears to play back the picture e If you press and hold lt gt you can forward rewind faster e In multi playback P78 the picture can only be forwarded or rewound one by one e 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 e The LCD monitor may not be able to display the details of the recorded pictures You can use the playback zoom P80 to check the details of the pictures e If you play back pictures that have been recorded with other equipm
22. T Text Stamp Round datent 88 ThuMmbNANL SEE SES Ram ns en nr ot 37 Wh cat Yo ee een ene Da a tee 86 WAVE CALC ses ur nr 63 MMA SR a 92 IV aspects nets 23 U USB connection cable 100 103 USB MOG x30 eset ei ees 23 V Video OUt HSE sr uns eased atts 23 W White balance 70 White balance fine adjustment 72 World time cris at Rd na cn 65 Z FOO Wiest a de ed ones 33 137 VQTIL86 138 VQT1L86 139 VQTIL86 Q QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom QuickTime Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanter a Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 2008 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd P VQT1L86 H1207HMO
23. again to return to the previous screen 2 Select the picture with A V lt gt and press DISPLAY to set cancel A RESIZE 5 A Fr 4000 C DISPLAY Set Resize display appears Cancel Resize display disappears e Repeat these steps e Each time you select a picture the reduced size is shown on bottom left on the screen 3 Press MENU SET 4 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 5 Press to close the menu e You may not be able to resize pictures you have taken using other equipment e The picture becomes slightly rougher 91 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 TRIMMING 4 Press MENU SET eek EE ETS 5 Press to select YES and then 4 press MENU SET Use this function when you trim unnecessary parts of the recorded picture gt TRIMMING Select gt TRIMMING from playback SAVE NEW PICTURES menu P86 YES 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press se li cee gale o oD e If you select NO the screen returns to the one shown in step 2 6 Press 1 twice to close the za GET menu OUR ae NGANCEL T SELECT SEI esp e f you trim a picture the number of pixels may be fewer in the trimmed picture than in the original e The picture quality of the trimmed picture may be deteriorated 2 Enlarge or decrease the parts to e It may not be p
24. cable to the PC again e When connecting the camera to a Mac OS v10 2 or lower and using SDHC Memory card to inport the picture data set the Write Protect switch on the SDHC first to remove USB cable When the Memory Card to LOCK icon is not displayed make sure the e Refer to the operating instructions of the PC too connection screen is not displayed and turn the camera OFF to remove When connecting the camera to a Windows 2000 OS PC with the USB connection cable do not replace the card while the camera and the PC are connected The information on the card may be damaged Before changing cards make sure you perform the necessary steps to safely remove hardware double click the icon in the task bar in Windows When there are many pictures on the built in memory or the card it may take some time to transfer them Motion image files in the built in memory or on a Card in this unit may not play properly on a computer so upload them to your computer for playback If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps In this case stop the communication at once on the PC Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black in playback mode multi playback and calendar If a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the PC you can edit or access the picture data on the built in memory If a card is inserted yo
25. clear pictures of the night sky or other dark subjects E Setting the shutter speed Choose a shutter speed 15 30 or 60 seconds 1 Press A F to select the shutter speed then press MENU SET STARRY SKY SHUTTER SPEED 15 SEC 30 SEC 60 SEC CANCEL tf SELECT sE TIAE e To change the shutter speed press MENU SET then select STARRY SKY again with gt e The shutter speed can also be changed in quick setting P67 2 Take a picture HSO 2 wal CE MENU CANCEL SET Advanced Shooting Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu e The countdown screen appears Do not move the camera PLEASE WAIT appears for the number of seconds you chose for shutter speed after the countdown This is to process the signals e To cancel the shot press MENU SET while the countdown screen is displayed E Technique for Starry sky mode e The shutter opens for 15 30 or 60 seconds so use a tripod and the self timer for best results e The histogram is displayed in orange e The Flash setting is fixed to Forced FLASH OFF 6 e The ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e The following functions cannot be used Exposure compensation White balance adjustment Stabilizer Burst Auto bracket si Fireworks mode Take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky E Technique for Fireworks mode e Shutter speed becomes slower so use a tripod e This is m
26. comments to pictures After text has been registered it can be TEXT STAMP P88 included in prints using TEXT STAMP RESIZE P90 P88 Only alphabetic characters and TRIMMING P92 symbols can be entered ASPECT CONV P93 Select _2 TITLE EDIT from playback FN ROTATE P94 menu Ha ROTATE DISP P94 FAVORITE P95 3 DPOF PRINT P96 Press A F to select SINGLE or Page 3 On PROTECT P98 MULTI and then press MENU COPY P99 SET Adding text comments to pictures E Common operation 86 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 PLAYBACK CALENDAR TITLE EDIT MULTI EJ TEXT STAMP RESIZE gt TRIMMING SELECT MENU SET e Title edit cannot be used on the following pictures Images recorded with other equipment Protected pictures Motion pictures E Single setting After the common operation 1 Select a picture using lt gt and press MENU SET mH CANCEL SELECT GASET Gap e The title edit icon 4j is displayed for pictures that have already been recorded with text in BABY or PET name settings 2 Select text using A V lt gt and press MENU SET to register US A nm An a A A S ISPACEIDELETE EXIT NP MENU CANCEL SELECT Sq isa CURSOR w 1 INPUT Ea Press DISPLAY to switch text between A c
27. e Refer to P21 25 for more details on menu items SETUP 1 BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET amp 3 WORLD TIME 2 lt 3 lt MONITOR 0 LCD MODE OFF SELECT gt EXIT 20 VQT1L86 Preparation Press 65 to display menu enter the setup menu and select the item P20 The setting marked gt means it is the initial setting BEEP LEVEL XK No operational sound gt Soft operational sound d Loud operational sound Select the type of batteries you have inserted BATTERY TYPE Select the type of battery being used from the following 2 types gt _ ALKALINE LR6 Ni MH BEEP TONE __ OXYRIDE ZR6 gt O e If the type of battery being used and the type of battery selected are not the x3 same the battery indication will not be displayed correctly i 2 No shutter sound Set the date and time gt Soft shutter sound CLOCK SET P17 D Loud shutter sound 2 SHUTTER VOL Change date and time SHUTTER TONE WORLD TIME P65 gt D Set date and time at your home area and Na the travel destination or The local time at the travel destination gt The time at your home area Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 7 steps VOLUME Adjust the speaker volume in 7 steps e The speaker volume of TV does not change when connected to a TV GUIDE LINE P40 LCD MODE P42 REC INFO Set to make the LCD monitor easier to Set wheth
28. each item manually See P51 for values that can be set 1 Turn the mode dial to match A S M 2 Select mode with A F and press MENU SET SELECT 9 SET iy A Aperture priority AE To align focus of the background set large aperture value To defocus the background set small aperture value Press EXPOSURE and determine the e If it is too bright set large value S Shutter priority AE When recording stopped movement set fast shutter soeed When you want to express the movement set slow shutter speed Press EXPOSURE and set the shutter speed with A V 50 VQT1L86 M Manual exposure Determine the exposure by adjusting the aperture value and shutter speed Press EXPOSURE set the aperture value with lt gt and set the shutter speed with A V Press the shutter button halfway and confirm the manual exposure assist value displayed approx 10 sec Set large aperture value or set fast shutter speed Set small aperture value or set slow shutter speed 3 Take a picture Advanced Shooting E To change mode Press MENU SET select mode with A Each setting value is the one shown at and press MENU SET again the end of Zoom W Depending on the You can move to the recording menu or zoom position some values cannot be SETUP menu Select A S M icon with lt selected and select Recording menu or e The LCD brightness may differ from SETUP menu
29. 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 lt is recorded to a new folder that has a number following on from the one previous You can also reset the folder number to 100 by using NO RESET immediately after formatting the card when there are no folders or pictures on the card E Connection in the PTP mode If the OS is Windows XP Windows Vista or Mac OS X you can connect in PTP mode if you set the camera to PictBridge PTP and press MENU SET after connecting the USB cable e You can only load pictures from the camera and cannot write them on the card or delete them However you can connect in MTP mode on Windows Vista instead of PTP Then you can format or delete the data on the card e When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported 101 VQT1L86 Connecting to other equipment e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one e While ACCESS is being displayed do not disconnect the USB connection cable e When using Windows PC click Safety Remove Hardware icon on the task trey the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection
30. is turned off Replace with new batteries or fully charged Ni MH batteries 8 Remaining number of recordable pictures P120 9 Recording indication 26 VQT1L86 10 Built in memory in Card Bin or lights red during accessing e Do not do the following when the access indication lights Turn the camera off Remove the batteries or the card Shake or impact the camera Disconnect the AC adaptor optional Observe the above caution also when pictures are being read or deleted or the built in memory or the card is being formatted The access time for the built in memory may be longer than the access time for a card Max about 7 sec 11 Shutter speed P30 12 Aperture value P30 e f the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red They do not turn red when the flash is activated 13 Metering mode P72 14 Optical image stabilizer P76 e For details about other displays refer to P108 E Changing the display Press DISPLAY to change the display Choose whether to display information such as the number of pixels and possible number of images for recording while you are shooting For details refer to P40 Basic Taking Pictures Easily 3 Intelligent Auto Mode The camera automatically sets the appropriate settings according to the subject and recording condition This mode is recommended for beginners to take pictures easily 1 Set the camera to i
31. more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused Under the following cases the facial detection function may fail to work depending on the recording situation In that case AF MODE is switched to E88 When the face is not facing the camera or is at an angle When the face is extremely bright or dark When there is little contrast on the faces or the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses etc 73 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 When the face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement of subjects When the subject is other than a human being When there is jitter When the digital zoom is used About 3 area focusing 1 area focusing High speed e You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes e Pictures may become still in the condition they were in before the subject was focused when you press the shutter button halfway However it is not a malfunction e When using the digital zoom or when you take pictures in dark places the AF area is displayed on the center of the screen with a size wider than usual When multiple AF areas max 9 areas light at the same time the camera is focusing on all the AF areas The focus position is not predetermined because it is set to the position
32. of flowers You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm 0 17 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide 1 x 1 Press V 000 D v e Macro shooting starts E Focus range AF 5 cm 0 17 feet Changes gradually __ 1 0m af 3 28 feet fla LH 46 VQT1L86 Use a tripod and the self timer for best results When the subject is close to the camera the effective focus range depth of field is significantly narrowed Therefore you will have difficulty in focusing on the subject if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject When the camera lens is at a distance beyond the available range from the subject the subject may not be focused even if the focus indication lights Macro shooting 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 shooting than normal shooting The available flash range is about 50 cm 1 64 feet to 6 8 m 22 31 feet Wide This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to AUTO We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF when you take pictures at close range When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction Advanced Shoo
33. optical Zoom If you set a picture size that activates the extended optical zoom the extended optical zoom icon 4 is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function The zoom will stop moving for an instant near W 1 x when the extended optical zoom is used This is not a malfunction The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation The extended optical zoom cannot be activated in the following modes Motion picture mode HH HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST 34 VQT1L86 Using the easy zoom button Press the E ZOOM button to quickly zoom Actual zoom factors depend on the pixel recording setting E ZOOM button E When the picture size is set to the highest resolution for each aspect ratio Resolution is temporarily reduced and you can use the extended optical zoom 1x A 5X l I 1x 1 1x Press E ZOOM once Press E ZOOM twice Press E ZOOM three times Optical zoom Extended optical zoom Maximum extended optical zoom magnification e 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 tte DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 gt gt COM gt Boul C7 gt eS eu gt Em Basic e If you press E ZOOM three times the zoom position returns to Wide and the resolution returns to the original The res
34. or scene mode is changed E The available flash range to take pictures ISO sensitivity Available flash range AUTO 50 cm 1 64 feet to 6 8 m 22 31 feet Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 3 8 m 12 47 feet Tele ISO100 50 cm 1 64 feet to 2 1 m 6 88 feet Wide 1 0 m 8 28 feet to 1 2 m 3 94 feet Tele ISO200 1 64 feet to 3 0 m 9 84 feet Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 5 58 feet Tele ISO400 ISO800 28 feet to 1 16 feet Tele ISO1600 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 8 6 m 28 22 feet Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 4 8 m 15 75 feet Tele e The available focus range differs depending on the recording mode e When you use the flash when you have set ISO sensitivity to AUTO ISO sensitivity automatically becomes a maximum of ISO1000 e The edges of the picture may appear dark if you shoot a very close subject with the flash while the zoom lever is close to the W side Zoom in slightly if this occurs e Available flash range varies depending on ISO sensitivity in HIGH SENS W approximately 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 17 2 m 56 43 feet T approximately 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 9 6 m 31 49 feet 62 feet to 69 feet Wide Advanced Shooting E The available flash range to take pictures in Intelligent ISO are as follows ISO LIMIT Available flash range ISO MAX400 60 cm 1 97 feet to 4 3 m 14 11 feet Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 4 m 7 88 feet Tele ISO MAX800 80 cm 2 62 feet to 9 69 f
35. picture You can set protection for the pictures you do not want to delete to prevent them from accidental erasure Select On PROTECT from playback menu P86 E Common operation Press 4 Y to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK SELECT SET E Single setting After the common operation 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET to set cancel SELECT CA Aen SET The protect icon appears CANCEL The protect icon K disappears 2 Press Ty twice to close the menu 98 VQT1L86 E Multi setting To cancel all settings Perform the same operation as in DPOF PRINT P96 to 97 e The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment e If you want to delete protected pictures cancel the protect setting first e While this feature protects the pictures from accidental erasure formatting the card will permanently delete all data e Sliding the Write Protect switch of the SD Memory Card or the SDHC Memory Card to LOCK prevents pictures from deletion even if protection is not set e The following functions cannot be used with protected pictures TITLE EDIT ROTATE Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 COPY Copying the picture data You can copy recorded picture data from the built in memory to a card or vice versa
36. picture is under exposed with too many dark parts This type of histogram occurs for example when black parts such as night scenery occupy most of the screen e f the values are extremely concentrated on the right the picture is overexposed with too many bright parts This type of histogram occurs for example when white parts occupy most of the screen P F284 110 00 JANS1 2008 P F2 8 1 200 gt 10 00 JAN 1 2008 Dark Bright e The recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other when recording in a dark place compensating the exposure manually or with the flash The histogram is displayed in orange e The histogram is an approximation in recording mode e The histogram of a picture displayed may not match in recording mode and playback mode e The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc e Histogram is not displayed under the following conditions In intelligent auto mode X Motion picture mode HH Multi playback Calendar Playback zoom 41 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Making the LCD monitor easier to see LCD mode PASM D 24 EI SCN HA 1 Press and hold Q MENU until quick setting screen is displayed 2 Select indication at the right end initial setting C using gt select mode using A F and press MENU SET SELECT gt EXIT 42 VQT1L86 Brigh
37. pictures printed by someone first find out if they are able to use SDHC Memory Cards Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This site is in English only e Refer to P120 for the number of recordable pictures and available recording time on a card e Use the high speed SD Memory Card or the high speed SDHC Memory Card for motion picture recording e Save important data in such places as your PC as well Electromagnetic waves static electricity unit malfunctions card damages and other factors may destroy or erase data e f the card was formatted on a PC or other equipment format it again on the camera P24 e Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing Preparation Setting Up the Clock Turning the camera ON for the first time E Initial setting The clock is not set when the camera is shipped When you turn the camera on the following screen appears It does not appear in playback mode 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A V lt gt to select the date and time O x CLOCK SET A Ea 00 JAN 1 2008 amp A y C2 M D Y lt Vere gt CANCEL ft SELECT gt Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P65 Appearence lt gt Select the desired item A Set date time and the display order for the date and time ft To cancel without settin
38. play a picture and you can add it to the picture for printing with TEXT STAMP P88 e When you play back a picture the date on which it was taken is naa A y 0 Fins 1552008 e The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed on each picture by using the software PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer in the CD ROM supplied For information about printing refer to the separate operating instructions PDF file of the software E Setting the travel date Example for the program AE mode P 1 Press MENU SET and then press lt 2 Press to select the SETUP menu icon and then press P 3 Press A to select TRAVEL DATE and then press gt 4 Press to select SET and then press MENU SET SETUP BEEP qY VOLUME GUIDE LINE imal HISTOGRAM ain TRAVEL DATE SELECT LEVEL3 MENU SET 5 Press A V lt gt to select the departure date and then press MENU SET ui TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE amp DEC RE CANCELf SELECT SET mm lt gt Select the desired item A V Set the year month and date 6 Press A V lt gt to set the return date and then press MENU SET in TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE RETURN DATE CANCEL SELECT SET mm lt gt Select the desired item A V Set the year month and date e The travel date is cleared if the current date is after the return date
39. radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Declaration of Conformity Trade Name Panasonic Model No DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 Responsible party Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Support Contact Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1 800 211 PANA 7262 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this dev
40. with V the brightness for actual pictures taken E Aperture priority AE setting value Playback and confirm e If optimum exposure cannot be achieved Aperture value Shutter speed the aperture value and shutter speed setting with 1 3 EV i setting sec value turn to red SER e Using tripod is recommended when the EAE B10 1 1000 shutter speed is slow F5 0 F4 5 F4 0 8 to 1 1300 e When shutter priority AE is set you F7 1 F6 3 F5 6 8 to 1 1600 cannot make the following settings 8 to 1 2000 Flash Slow sync Red eye reduction Intelligent ISO E Shutter priority AE setting value e When manual exposure is set you Shutter speed cannot make the following settings setting value sec i Flash Slow sync Red eye reduction with 1 3 EV step SENS Intelligent ISO 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 5 Compensating exposure P48 2 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 e If you set the ISO sensitivity to AUTO 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 5 while manual exposure mode the 1 3 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 camera automatically selects ISO100 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 F3 3 to F8 0 1 40 1 50 1 60 1 80 1 100 1 125 1 160 1 200 1 250 1 320 1 400 1 500 1 640 1 800 1 1000 1 1300 F4 0 to F8 0 1 1600 F5 6 to F8 0 1 2000 E Manual exposure setting value Aperture value Shutter speed setting with 1 3 EV setting sec with step 1 3 EV step F3 3 to F3 5 0 to 1 1000 Aperture value F4 0 to F5 0 0 to 1 1300 F5 6 to F7 1 0
41. your printer has trimming and border settings change the images are cut off settings so that there is no trimming and no border Read your printers operating instructions e Some photography shops can handle pictures shot in the IS aspect ratio Enquire before sending them for printing E Others Unreadable language Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon and was selected by then select the 38 icon to set the desired language P24 mistake Cannot change the auto Is auto bracket SELF PORTRAIT HI SPEED BURST review setting burst or motion picture mode fH activated You cannot change the auto review setting when using these modes 118 VQT1L86 Others When the shutter button In dark places the AF assist lamp P77 lights red to make it is pressed halfway easier to focus on a subject a red lamp turns on sometimes The AF assist lamp Is AF ASSIST LAMP on the REC mode menu set to ON does not turn on P77 Are you taking pictures in dark places The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places Lamp is not illuminated in SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY SELF PORTRAIT SUNSET FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO modes The camera gets hot The camera may get a little warm while you are using it but this is normal The lens clicks When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other the lens may click and
42. 0 Q MENU P67 delete P38 button 21 DC coupler door P100 103 127 22 Card door P15 23 Strap eyelet e Attach the strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping 24 Tripod receptacle e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable with the camera attached to it 25 Battery door P15 9 VQT1L86 Preparation Quick Guide This is the overview of the procedure 3 Play back the pictures to record pictures with this camera For each operation be sure to refer to the corresponding pages 1 Insert the batteries Set the Recording playback switch to gt Select the picture you want to view P37 e When you do not use the card optional you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory Refer to P16 when you use a card 2 Turn the camera on to take pictures e Set the clock P17 e Select the type of battery in use in BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P21 Set the recording playback switch to O Press the shutter button to take pictures P30 10 VQT1L86 Preparation About the Batteries E Usable batteries AA Alkaline batteries Supplied AA Rechargeable Ni MH nickel metal hydride batteries optional AA Oxyride batteries optional One of the following messages appears when you insert batteries for the first time change the batteries when they become exhausted etc CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING ALKALINE Ni MH CUR
43. 0 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 640 x 480 pixels Aspect ratio KHA DMC LZ10 3648 x 2432 pixels 3072 x 2048 pixels 2560 x 1712 pixels 2048 x 1360 pixels DMC LZ8 3264 x 2176 pixels 2560 x 1712 pixels 2048 x 1360 pixels Aspect ratio Hd DMC LZ10 3648 x 2056 pixels 3072 x 1728 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels DMC LZ8 3264 x 1840 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Aspect ratio Ed 640 x 480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory card SDHC Memory Card 320 x 240 pixels Aspect ratio Hd 848 x 480 pixels Only when using an SD Memory card SDHC Memory Card Fine Standard JPEG Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard DPOF corresponding QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures with audio USB 2 0 Full Speed NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output monaural Dedicated jack 8 pin Typel jack Only when using DC coupler 3 84 W x 2 44 H x 1 31 D 97 5 mm W x 62 0 mm H x 33 3 mm D excluding the projection part Approx 0 31 lb 141 g excluding Memory Card and battery Approx 0 41 Ib 188 g with Memory Card and battery 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 10 to 80 Others Digital Camera Accessory System DC coupler AC Adaptor DMW DCC2 DMW AC6PP e Purchase DC coupler and AC adaptor together You cannot use either of them individually Soft Case Semi Hard
44. A during playback Pause will be released when you press A again To adjust the volume Rotate the zoom lever To return to the previous screen Press 17 61 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing E Setting EFFECT Select EFFECT in step 4 and press gt Select one of EFFECTS for your preference with A V and press MENU SET only when CATEGORY is selected The camera automatically adjusts the effect Aa Slow effect with muset Slow effect with music SWING a tempo effect with music URBAN a tempo effect with music E Setting DURATION or REPEAT Select SETUP in step 4 and press gt Select settings with A V and press P DURATION only when OFF is selected Select seconds 1 2 3 5 with A F and press MENU SET REPEAT Select ON or OFF with A V and press MENU SET only when effects other than OFF is selected Select ON or OFF with A F and press MENU SET Press MENU SET e The following functions cannot be used for slide show 1 Motion picture playback POWER SAVE However while paused POWER SAVE functions for fixed 10 minutes 82 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing Searching by Recording Information Set the recording playback switch to the playback gt P18 You can perform category playback by classifying pictures according to the recording information such as scene mode PORTRAIT SCENERY etc 1 Press MENU SET and press gt 2 Se
45. ALANCE LI METERING MODE AEAF MODE EI SELECT ser WE 3 Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET 4 Press A to select PICTURE MODE and then press P EF ASPECT RATIO WHITE BALANCE 1 METERING MODE AF AF MODE SELECT 5 Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET E When the aspect ratio setting is EE Picture size tps E When the aspect ratio setting is 16 99 item Picture size fs 10fps16 9 848 x 480 pixels 10 fps 61 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting e fps frame per second This refers to the number of frames used in 1 second e You can record smoother motion pictures with 30 fps e You can record longer motion pictures with 10 fps although the picture quality is lower e 10fpsQVGA The file size is smaller so the files are suitable to be attached to e mails Set ASPECT RATIO to EI and the PICTURE MODE to 80fpsQVGA or 10fpsQVGA 320 x 240 pixels when you record motion pictures to the built in memory 6 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu e When you use the optical image stabilizer function only MODE 1 is available in motion picture mode e Refer to P123 for information about the available recording time e The remaining recordable time shown on the LCD may not reduce regularly e This camera cannot take motion pictures if you are using a MultiMedia
46. Card e When PICTURE MODE is set to 80fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend that you use cards offering 10 MB s or higher speeds printed on their packages and elsewhere for best results e 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 e Depending on the type of card you are using the card access indication may appear for a while after shooting motion pictures This is normal 62 VQT1L86 e The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen When motion pictures recorded with this camera are played back on other equipment the quality of pictures may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back Also the recording information may not be displayed correctly When the brightness of the subject is changed the lens operation noize may be recorded In motion picture mode HHH the following functions cannot be used Direction detection function MODE2 on the optical image stabilizer function face detection on the AF mode Advanced Shooting Vacation Date Recording PAS M D 24 EI SCN EX gt By setting the departure and return dates you can record which date of the vacation you take a picture The day of the vacation is shown when you
47. Case DMW CLZ10 DMW CHTZ3 SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card 16 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDV16GU1K 8 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDVO8GU1K 4 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDM04GU1K 4 GB SDHC Memory Card RP SDV04GU1K 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDMO2GU1A 2 GB SD Memory Card RP SDVO2GU1A 1 GB SD Memory Card RP SDRO1GU1A 1 GB SD Memory Card RP SDV01GU1A e NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary by country Please consult your local dealer E Connecting DC coupler and AC adapter to the camera Read operating instructions on how to connect the DC coupler to the camera Battery door DC coupler door e Open the DC coupler door in advance DC coupler AC adaptor e Make sure the battery door is closed e Use specified DC coupler and AC adaptor left Using other products may cause malfunction 127 VQT1L86 Others Digital Camera Accessory Order Form For USA Customers Please photocopy this form when placing an order 1 Digital Camera Model 2 Items Ordered Quantity Total Price Subtotal Your State amp Local Sales Tax Shipping amp Handling Total Enclosed 3 Method of payment check one C Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA Credit Card MasterCard Expiration Date Discover Customer Signature Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Sh
48. Do not touch the connection terminals on the back side of the card e The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 3 Close the battery door or the card door Slide the battery door or the card door to the end and then close it firmly e f the card door cannot be completely closed remove the card check its direction and insert it again e Select the battery type being used in BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P21 e Remove the batteries after use e Remove the batteries after the LCD monitor and the status indicator green turn off Otherwise the settings on the camera may not be stored properly e Do not remove or insert the batteries or the card while the unit is on particularly while accessing the built in memory or the card This can damage data e We recommend using Panasonic s SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card 15 VQT1L86 Preparation About the Built in Memory the Card The built in memory can be used as a temporary storage device when the card being used becomes full E Built in Memory in You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card The built in memory cannot be used when a card is inserted e You can copy pictures from the built in memory to a card P99 e The built in memory capacity is about 20 MB e Picture size is fixed to QVGA 320x240 pixels when recording motion pictures to the built in memory E Card Yo
49. HTR SPEED e Do not look directly at the flash at close range when it is activated e Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it is activated The objects may be discolored by its heat or lighting e While the flash is charged the LCD monitor turns off and you cannot take pictures The status indicator lights up If the remaining battery power is low the screen may be turned off fora longer period of time e 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 e When the flash icon blinks the flash is being charged and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully e The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the photo flash is insufficient e When the shutter speed is fast the flash effect may not be sufficient e When you repeat taking a picture recording may be disabled even if the flash is activated Take a picture after the access indication disappears e The red eye reduction effect differs between people Also if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash the effect may not be evident e In burst mode or auto bracket mode you cannot use the flash 45 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting Taking Close up Pictures aF amp Macro Shooting This mode allows you to take close up pictures of the subject e g when taking pictures
50. Hold 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 3 Select PictBridge using A and press MENU SET e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one e f a card is not inserted when the camera is connected to the printer you can print the picture data on the built in memory If a card is inserted you can print the picture data on it You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the printer When you want to switch between the built in memory and the card disconnect the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again To print the name or the age in BABY and PET in scene mode the departure date for TRAVEL DATE or the text input in TITLE EDIT use the PHOT OfunSTUDIO viewer software in the CD ROM supplied and print from the PC For information about this refer to the separate operating instructions PDF file of the software To find out more about PictBridge compliant printers contact your local dealer 103 VQT1L86 Connecting to other equipment E Printing the selected picture making a single print 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET 10 Mu 100 0001 1 9 PLEASE SELECT THE PIC
51. L ZOOM Cow COLOR EFFECT 9 PICTADJ W STABILIZER MODE2 MIN MIN SHTR SPEED fii SELECT SET 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu 35 VQT1L86 Basic E Entering the digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position the on screen zoom indication may momentarily pause You can enter the digital zoom range to continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele or to release the zoom lever once and then rotate it to Tele again OFF e ON 7 mm tA 1x 5x 20X D EZA es T QG D 8 9x 35 6x For example When using the digital Zoom and the extended optical zoom 3M 3M EZ at the same time with DMC LZ10 Optical zoom Digital zoom Extended optical zoom e The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the center of the screen in the digital zoom range Also the stabilizer function may not be effective When using the digital zoom the picture quality becomes deteriorated When using the digital zoom we recommend setting the stabilizer to MODE 1 When using the digital zoom use a tripod and the self timer for best results The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation The digital zoom does not operate in the following cases In Intelligent auto mode ff When the Intelligent ISO setting is activated
52. M EZ 560 x 1440 pixels 2M EZ 1920 x 1080 pixels Cannot be set in Intelligent auto mode MY E Quality PAS MD 24 RAA SCN A Fine Low compression This type gives priority to picture quality Picture quality will be high Standard High compression This type gives priority to the number of recordable pictures and records standard quality pictures e The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on the aspect ratio If you change the aspect ratio set the picture size e EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed e Pictures may have a mosaic like appearance depending on the subject or the recording condition e Refer to P120 for the number of recordable pictures Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 e The number of recordable pictures vary depending on the subject e The number of recordable pictures displayed on LCD monitor may not correspond with recorded pictures ASPECT RATIO Setting the aspect ratio of pictures PASM D 24 EI SCN A By changing the aspect ratio you can select an angle of view that matches the subject Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4 3 TV or a computer monitor Select to take pictures with the same 3 2 aspect ratio
53. ME EL 100 0001 1 19 E In Playback O1 ND N 9 Playback mode P18 Protected picture P98 Favorites indicator P95 Text stamp complete indicator P88 Picture size P68 In Motion picture mode P61 RE CERN EN EN 4 3 LEE MRA 16 9 Quality P68 Battery indication P26 Folder File number P101 N Built in memory P16 Elapsed playback time P85 Picture number Total pictures 10 Histogram P41 Motion picture recording time P85 11 Recording information 12 Favorites setting P95 13 Recorded date and time Name P57 58 Title P86 14 Destination settings P65 15 Age display P57 16 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P63 17 Power LDC mode P42 18 Number of DPOF prints P96 19 Motion picture P85 Cable disconnection warning icon P106 Others 109 VQT1L86 Cautions for Use E Optimal Use of the Camera Take care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it e Do not leave the unit in your pants pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full bag etc e Take care not to drop or knock the bag that you inserted the unit in as it may strongly shock the unit e A strong shock may break the lens screen or outer case and cause the camera to malfunction Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment such as microwave ovens TVs video games etc
54. NDAR You can display pictures by recording date using the calendar function 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards W several times to display the calendar screen SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Pit st fae CE 2 Tai ed 0 Palatal al al ze eof co of 2008 DAY gt MONTH 9 SET ED e The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed e f there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed 2 Press A V lt gt to select the date to be played back A V Select the month lt gt Select the date e If there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed 3 Press MENU SET to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date MENU CANCEL e To return the calendar screen press T1 4 Press A V lt 4 gt to select a picture and then press MENU SET e The selected picture is displayed on the 1 screen playback screen E To return to the 1 screen playback screen After the calendar screen is displayed rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to display 30 screens 12 screens and 1 screen e The pictures are displayed without being rotated even if you set ROTATE DISP to ON e You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 e If the recording date of the picture selected in 30 scree
55. NO the screen returns to the one shown in step 3 5 Press p twice to close the menu e After converting the aspect ratio the picture size may become larger than that of the original picture e Files that do not conform to the DCF standard cannot be converted e You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment 93 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 ROTATE ROTATE DISP To display the picture rotated This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 increments E Rotate The picture is rotated manually Select AP ROTATE from playback menu P86 e When ROTATE DISP is set to OFF ROTATE function is disabled 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET a ROTATE ral m 1 J CANCEMMMSENECIL SEM e Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated 2 Press A V to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press MENU SET La SHENU TT CANCEL tm SEARES The picture rotates clockwise in nn increments of 90 gt The picture rotates counter clockwise in increments of 90 3 Press 7 twice to close the menu 94 VQT1L86 E Rotate display The picture is automatically rotated and displayed Select F
56. Normal Sports ist 53 NTS Caicos ns ne aaa cae 23 Number of prints 96 105 Number of recordable pictures 120 O Optical ZOOM sn 33 Outdoor portrait cccccsseseeeeeeesseeeeeeees 52 Outdoor sports 53 136 VQT1L86 P Page NAY OUE siasat 105 PASS ee 23 PADCI SIZ0 miennes 105 Panty modestes tonmiduns 56 POMOC nd ends 58 PICIBMNOGQG rene nr 103 Picture adjustment 76 Picture quality settings 61 Picture SIZE ns onccnataea 68 Playback mode 18 PLAYBACK mode menu 86 Playback motion pictures 85 Playback ZOOM nur Grenss 80 POWER LCD nn anses 42 Program AE mode 30 PIOUS CE PEN EA AE rs na ner 98 FFF Mode ES a 101 Q Qualy ir penis rs nos 68 QUICR AF RE nn 74 Quick setting rane ea 67 R REC mode menu 67 Recording mode 18 ROS mena unensnss 23 ROSIZE in nee enr ns 90 ROIS ES Su an osent 94 ROLE display anis 94 Others S Scene Menu us Lu 24 Scene MO ters ee ic tetiedaae 55 Sell immersion 47 Self portrait mode 56 DENSIIVILY annaba 70 Setup MENU 20 Shutter priority AE 50 Slide SNOW LE te Un uen 81 SMOW MOG Siri sea Ne nee 59 Soft SKIN Sn en nt 52 Speaker volume 21 SlADINZe rete Re ee rer Le 76 SANdArdes nn som ann cac 68 Starry Sky mode 58 Status indicator 15 22 26 Suns timode 1 408 200 Onl Shae 57
57. OE PRET 24 SCENE MENU 24 DIAL DISPLAY ses ss ieee ties 24 FORAY oseon er ent 24 LANGUAGE visix xccecencneincnmeaen 24 DEMO MODE mars ete 25 LCD Monitor and Changes t the Display cicci 26 6 VQT1L86 Basic Taking Pictures Easily LY Intelligent Auto Mode 27 Taking Pictures in the Desired Setting P Program AE Mode 30 Photography basics exposure focus and color 31 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 33 Using the optical zoom the extended optical ZOOM EZ 33 Using the easy zoom button 34 Using the digital zoom 35 Playing Back Pictures Normal playback mode 37 Deleting Pictures 38 Advanced Shooting About the LCD Monitor 40 Changing the information displayed 40 Making the LCD monitor easier to see LOD MOG 4 san 42 Taking Pictures Using the Built in Flash 43 Taking Close up Pictures AF amp Macro Shooting 0 0c ee 46 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 47 Compensating the Exposure a ennneen 48 Auto Bracket Recording 49 Set Aperture Shutter Speed Exposure A S M 50 Taking Pictures of People Scenery etc Expressively Advanced Scene Mode 52 PORTRAIT mode 52 SCENERY mode 53 SPORTS mode 53 NIGHT P
58. ON T HOME CANCEL SELECT SET EE Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed e f you are setting the travel destination area for the first time the date and time are displayed as shown in the screen above Press lt gt to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set G 10 0 or 0 30 CANCELi SELECT SET e 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 e If daylight saving time is used in your travel destination press A The time advances by one hour Press A again to return to the original time 66 VQT1L86 Press MENU SET to close the menu SETUP 12345 BATTERY TYPE CLOCK SET 4 amp 3 WORLD TIME of gt MENU 3 4 MONITOR 0 LCD MODE OFF SELECT lt gt EXIT e The icon changes from 2 to gt r after setting the travel destination e Return the setting to HOME when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1 2 3 and then steps and of Setting the home area HOME P65 e If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area e Now when you play photographs taken while on holiday the travel icon Eg appears Advanced Sh
59. ORTRAIT mode 54 Scene Mode cceececececsssseeeeeeeeeeseeeees 55 Food MOJE nn en 56 Party MOG sata site 56 Candle light mode 56 Self portrait mode 56 Sunset mode 57 Baby mode tint 57 Baby mode 2 ass anne 57 PERMOMR sine o 58 High sensitivity mode 58 Beach mode sata 58 Starry Sky mode 58 Fireworks mode 59 Snow mode 59 Aerial photo mode 59 High speed burst mode 60 Motion Picture Mode 61 Vacation Date Recording 63 Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination 65 Using the REC Mode Menu 67 PICTURE SIZE QUALITY 68 ASPECT RATIO IS non 69 INTELLIGENT ISO 69 SENSITIVITY 70 WHITE BALANCE 70 METERING MODE 72 AF MODE QUICK AF 00 73 ES SSSR EN haters welts 75 COLOR EFFECT 75 PIG EADS ss us 76 STABILIZER en 76 MIN SHTR SPEED 77 AF ASSIST LAMP 77 Advanced Viewing Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 78 Displaying Pictures by Recording Date CAL CALENDAR 00ccecceessseseeeeees 79 Using the Playback Zoom 80 Playing Back Pictures Automatically Ed Slide Show 81 Searching by Recording Information Ny Category Playback 83 Playing Back Your Favorite Pictures K Favorite Play
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61. Panasonic Operating Instructions Digital Camera vono DMIC LZ10 DMC LZ8 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely For USA assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com P VQT1L86 Before Use Dear Customer Thank you for choosing Panasonic You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today Used properly we re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment Please take time to fill in the information in the box below The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information source Model No Serial No Information for Your Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 2 VQT1L86 Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre recorded tape
62. RENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING OXYRIDE If the batteries inserted are different from the type displayed in the message set BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P21 e The battery type that is set can be distinguished by the color of the battery indication white or blue el When alkaline Ni MH batteries are selected The battery indication turns white When oxyride batteries are selected The battery indication turns blue e We recommend using Panasonic batteries e Battery performance may vary greatly depending on the brand used and the storage life and conditions of the batteries e Battery performance temporarily deteriorates in low temperature conditions 10 C 50 F or less However it recovers when the temperature returns to normal e 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 nota malfunction e We recommend turning the camera off frequently while recording to conserve battery power for longer battery life If you will be using the camera for long periods of time using rechargeable Ni MH batteries is recommended e Exhausted batteries may recover some performance if left for a period of time However they cannot be used for a long time Be sure to replace them with new batteries E Unusable ba
63. T IN MEMORY NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD There is no space left on the built in memory or the card e When you copy pictures from the built in memory to the card batch copy the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED The following pictures cannot be copied e When a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy destination When copying pictures from the card to the built in memory e Files not based on the DCF standard Moreover pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT IN MEMORY This message will be displayed when you format the built in memory on the PC or remove the battery without turning the camera off Format the built in memory of the camera again P24 The data on the built in memory will be deleted Others MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD The format of the card cannot be recognized by this camera Format the card again with this camera Save your data to your computer then use this unit to reformat the card P24 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN This message appears when the camera is not operating properly Turn the camera off and on If the message persists contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center MEMORY CARD ERROR MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR Use a card compatible with this camer
64. TE MULTI perform steps 3 onwards e If you select DELETE ALL perform steps 5 onwards When FOVORITE P95 is set to ON DELETE ALL and ALL DELETE EXCEPT appear in advance Select either of them using A V press MENU SET and then perform steps 5 onwards When no picture is set as favorite ALL DELETE EXCEPT is not selectable 3 Press A V lt gt to select the picture and then press DISPLAY to set Only when selecting DELETE MULT DELETE MULTI Fes mgd lt O gt 8 7 mir MENU DISPLAY CANCEL SELECT SET CANCEL DISPLAY 0 SET e Repeat the above procedure e The selected pictures appear with 4 When DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is canceled e The icon fexl blinks red if the selected picture cannot be deleted Cancel the protect setting P98 Basic 4 Press MENU SET 5 Press to select YES and then press MENU SET to set Screen when selecting DELETE MULTI DELETE MULTI DELETE THE PICTURES YOU MARKED CANCEL fii SELECT gt SET HEY e When you delete all pictures only pictures in either of the built in memory or the card can be deleted You cannot delete pictures in both the built in memory and the card at the same time e If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT X the deleting will stop halfway e Do not turn off the camera while deleting pi
65. TURE TO PRINT e A message displays for about 2 seconds 2 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET SINGLE SELECT PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE NUM OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT CANCEL f SELECT SET El e Press MENU SET to cancel printing 3 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing E Selecting multiple pictures for printing 1 Press A 2 Press A to select an item and then press MENU SET PictBridge MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL DPOF PICTURE FAVORITE CANCEL amp SELECT SET EE 104 VQT1L86 Setting contents Multiple pictures are selected at once for printing Operation On the plural pictures screen press A W lt 4 gt to select pictures When you press DISPLAY uy is displayed with the picture you selected for printing When you press DISPLAY 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 Pictures in the DPOF FAVORITE _ Pictures set as favorites are printed e This item appears only when favorite setting is ON e You cannot select any picture when FAVORITE is set to ON but no picture is marked with Xx 3 Press A to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET MULTI SELECT PRINT START PRINT WITH DATE OFF NUM OF PRINTS Item MULTI SELECT PAPER SIZE PAGE LAYOUT CANCEL
66. The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration only ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product develops during or after the warranty period you may contact your dealer or Service Center If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction then write to the warrantor s Consumer Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 131 VQTIL86 Others Customer Services Directory For USA Only Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance locate your nearest Dealer or Service Center purchase Parts and Accessories or make Customer Service and Literature requests by visiting our Web Site at http www panasonic com consumersupport or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo You may also contact us directly at 1 800 211 PANA 7262 Monday Friday 9 am 9 pm Saturday Sunday 10 am 7 pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purc
67. The cursor displayed during playback corresponds to A W lt gt To stop motion picture playback Press V Fast forwarding Fast rewinding During motion picture playback keep pressing lt gt gt Fast forward lt Fast rewind e When releasing the button it turns to normal motion picture playback To pause Press A during motion picture playback e Press A again to cancel pause Frame by frame forward reverse viewing Press lt gt during pause To adjust the volume Rotate the zoom lever Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P21 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu 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 P100 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 with other equipment the quality of pictures may be deteriorated or it may not be possible to play them back When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual You cannot use the following functions with motion pictures Playback zoom While playing back or pausing motion pictures ROTATE DISP ROTATE TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP
68. a P5 16 You can only use 4 GB cards if they are SDHC Memory Cards MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e Failed access to the card Insert the card again READ ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD Data reading error Insert the card again Make sure the card is inserted properly and then play back again WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD Data writing error Turn the camera off and remove the card Then insert the card and turn the camera on again This error may also indicate that the card is damaged MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD e When you set the PICTURE MODE to 80fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using cards that offer 10 MB second or higher speeds shown on their packages and elsewhere for best results e 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 Save your data to your computer then use this unit to reformat the card P24 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P23 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV e The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once e Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu to change the TV aspect P23 e This me
69. a ROTATE DISP from playback menu P86 1 Press V to select ON and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK 1 ASPECT CONV En ROTATE MODE Ha ROTATE DISP X FAVORITE DPOF PRINT SELECT MENU SET e When you select OFF the pictures are displayed without being rotated 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu e f you take pictures when aiming the camera up or down it may not be possible to display the pictures vertically e The picture may be slightly blurred when the camera is connected to the TV with the AV cable supplied and played back vertically e When you play the picture on a PC you cannot play rotated pictures without an OS or a software compatible with Exif Exif is the file format for still pictures to which recording information and other data can be added established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e Rotated pictures are displayed without being rotated when they are played back in multi playback e You may not be able to rotate images shot on other equipment Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 FAVORITE Setting your favorite pictures You can do the following if a mark X has been added to pictures and they have been set as favorites e Play back the pictures set as favorite P84 e Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show
70. amn 5s 225 225 32 MB 17s 58 s 59 s emn 14s 50s 55s 64 MB 39 s 2 min 2 min 6 min 33 s sn 45s 1 min 4 min 4 min 12 min 1 min 8 min 2 min 8 min 8 min 2 min 5 min 16 min 16 min 47 min 4 min 32 min 32 min 1h 9 min 28 min gt GB 22 min 1h 1h 3h 19 min 57 min 30s 7 min 7 min 15 min 20s 30s T 44 min 2h 2h 6h 1h 8 GB 1h 4h 4h 12h 1h 3h 30 min 28 min 28 min 59 min 17 min 50 min 16 GB 3h 8h 8h 26h 2h 7h 1 min 59 min 59 min 8 min 36 min 43 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 e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD monitor may not decrease in order e This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards e The extended optical zoom does not work in HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST mode so the picture size for EZ is not displayed 123 VQTIL86 Specifications Digital Camera Power Source Power Consumption Camera Effective pixels Image sensor Total pixels Lens Digital zoom Extended optical zoom Focus Focus range Shutter system Motion picture recording Burst recording Burst speed 124 VQT1L86 Others Information for your safety DC 3 0 V DMC LZ10 1 5 W When recording DMC LZ8 1 4 W When recording 0 6 W When playing back DMC LZ10 10 100 000 pixels DMC LZ8 8 100 000 pixe
71. amp amp Hiso INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY E SELECT SET SELECT SET EF ASPECT RATIO I SO SENSITIVITY SET SET 19 VQT1L86 Preparation Basic settings Setup menu Setting up the preference of battery type 4 Press gt and select settings using clock economy mode etc A V Make sure to set BATTERY TYPE e The further items will be displayed e If the type of battery being used and depending on items Press gt again the type of battery selected are not the and select the settings using A V same the battery indication will not be displayed correctly The battery life may also become shorter e We recommend confirming the settings for CLOCK SET AUTO REVIEW and ECONOMY 3 4 MONITOR SELECT SET 1 Press MENU SET e The displayed menu depends on the 5 Press MENU SET to confirm recording mode Example When the setting and press it again program AE mode P is selected several times to close the menu 2 Press and select an icon using vV e Items set are limited for intelligent auto e SETUP menu screen appears mode EJ SETUP BATTERY TYPE co 4 LOU a CLOCK SET J pb WORLDTIME amp 3 MONITOR 0 2 ad LCD MODE OFF SELECT gt EXIT ap 3 Press and select the item using A V e You can turn to the next page by pressing on the item at the bottom You can turn the pages by rotating the zoom lever
72. anasonic SD Memory Card 16 MB e Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the optical image stabilizer function is set to MODE2 e Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording e Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording e Turning the camera off every 10 recordings Leaving the camera until the batteries cool down 1 The number of recordable pictures decreases when the auto power LCD power LCD or high angle mode is used P42 e CIPA is an abbreviation of Camera amp Imaging Products Association 13 VQTIL86 Preparation The number of recordable pictures e The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording and the playback time will also vary interval time If the recording interval depending on the brand and type of time becomes longer the number of batteries used recordable pictures decreases e We recommend using economy mode or e g When recording once every 2 turning off the camera frequently while minutes about 1 4 the number when recording to maintain battery power recording once every 30 seconds The number of recordable pictures in low temperatures In program AE mode P when the temperature is 0 C 32 F and other recording conditions comply with CIPA standard Number of recordable Batteries Used pictures Approx DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 ee Alkaline se cictures Aecicuies supplied or
73. apitals a small case and amp 1 special characters and numbers Rotate the zoom lever Move the cursor to SPACE and press MENU SET Move the cursor to DELETE and press MENU SET e Refer to next page for an example of the text entry e A maximum of 30 characters can be entered e To stop editing during text entry press Wl 3 Move the cursor to EXIT and press MENU SET to finish text input 4 Press 1 twice to close the menu E Multi setting up to 50 pictures After the common operation 1 Select the picture using A V lt gt and press DISPLAY to set cancel CA TITLE EDIT A PAG lt 2 SA 000 meld mee icy Co P v SR DISPLAY ok SELECT gt SET CANCEL Set The L icon appears Cancel The icon disappears e Repeat this step 2 Press MENU SET After performing step 2 perform step 2 to 3 onwards in Single setting Press MENU SET to close the menu 87 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 E Delete the title for SINGLE only TEXT STAMP 1 In step 2 when SINGLE is selected BM Stamping the text on your delete all the texts select EXIT and pictures press MENU SET 2 Press j twice to close the menu You can stamp the set text date and time of recording the age and the travel date on
74. as 35 mm film This is suitable for landscapes etc where a wide view is preferable This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide screen TV high definition TV etc e You cannot choose YA during motion picture mode H e The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing INTELLIGENT ISO ER Changing ISO sensitivity automatically The camera detects the movement of the subject and then sets the optimal ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the movement and the brightness of the subject The settings listed below indicates the selectable highest ISO sensitivity MAX shows the maximum level of ISO sensitivity 160 MAX800 The ISO sensitivity ISO MAX1EOO the set val increases up to the set value e H1 0 displays when you press the shutter button halfway If you press it fully the shutter speed and ISO sensitivity will be displayed e Jitter is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a moving subject by increasing the ISO sensitivity and making the shutter speed faster However picture noise will increase e Noise is avoided when taking pictures indoors of a subject with no movement by decreasing the ISO sensitivity e Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided When the moving subject is small When the moving subject is at the edge of the screen When the subject starts moving the instant the shutter button is pr
75. atiOn sisssshrins sito 26 Advanced scene mode 52 Aerial photo mode 59 APIA NOC Kes oes de nee he ne 32 AP ATOM E 27 AF assist AMP ennss 77 AFNOR ur ner ne 73 Aperture priority AE 50 ArenitectUre SSSR ns ares 53 Aspect convert 93 ASDECE TAC menti 69 Auto bracket asics ia See sen 49 Auto power LCD cccceeesseeeeeeeeenees 42 AUTO MOVIE se nent 22 Auto white balance 71 Available recording time 123 AV CADIE i sine ere 107 AVOUT rsi taco 107 B Baby Mode eei aai nn 2 57 Backlight compensation 29 Batlerie Seen a same A EAN 11 Battery Ypa erre e in 21 Beach MOG ccccccceeseeeeeeeseeeseeeeeeenees 58 OS ct Sect cia EEE ES EE ents 21 Built in Memory 16 BUS nent Mans 75 C Calendar shit 79 86 Candle light mode 56 CAN VEE OE E EA icant eterna 16 Category playback 83 CIOCK SEL nn RE ME cent 17 Color efect daare 75 Compensating the exposure 48 CODES SR AN En ARE 99 Creative night scenery 54 Creative portrait 52 Creative scenery 53 Creative sports ccccccssesseeeeeeesesseeeees 53 D DCCoupl r sessssuns 100 103 Deleting pictures 38 DEMO MOC is neo 25 Demonstration of jitter movement detection screen 25 D
76. back switch to E To cancel the favorite setting X the playback gt P18 You may not be able to cancel the favorite You can playback the pictures set as in x FAVORITE PLAY If V is pressed favorites only while the x favorites icon is displayed in 1 Press MENU SET and press gt gt NORMAL PLAY or ft CATEGORY PLAY the favorites setting is canceled 2 Select x FAVORITE PLAY with Refer to P95 for details A V and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK MODE e When one of the following operations is gt NORMAL PLAY done the favorite playback mode X is D SLIDE SHOW canceled PT CATEGORY PLAY L Changes the mode to other playback 4 Xx FAVORITE PLAY mode or to recording mode Turns the camera off SELECT SET e X FAVORITE PLAY does not appear when the FAVORITE is set to OFF and is not selectable if no picture is set as favorite 3 Select a picture using lt gt e Turn the zoom lever to F3 W and 12 screen will be displayed Turn to Q T to enlarge pictures 84 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing Playing Back Motion Pictures Press lt gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon SAN RAA CEA MRE SRE RRA and then press to play back is displayed on the LCD monitor After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the upper right of the LCD monitor For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s e
77. ccording to the scene to be recorded 1 Press gt 4 2 Press A F or gt 4 to switch the flash setting FLASH ZA AUTO TER SAO AUTO RED EYE BS FORCED FLASH ON SO SLOW SYNC RED EYE M FORCED FLASH OFF a SELECT lt gt SET Gap e For the flash setting contents refer to Flash setting For the selectable flash setting refer to Available flash settings by recording mode P44 3 Press MENU SET e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set e When 5 seconds pass without any operation the setting selected at the time is automatically adopted E Flash setting A AUTO The flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition A AUTO Red eye reduction White The flash is automatically activated according to the recording condition e Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced FLASH ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording condition e Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light Forced ON Red eye reduction e In PARTY or CANDLE LIGHT mode the flash mode is set to Forced ON Red eye reduction S Slow sync Red eye reduction Orange When you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature makes the shutter speed slow when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright e This functi
78. ctures or movies e When deleting pictures use batteries with sufficient battery power or use the AC adaptor optional e The more pictures there are to delete the more time it takes e In the following cases pictures are not deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT is selected When the Write protect switch of the SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card is set to the LOCK side When files do not conform to the DCF When pictures are protected HO 39 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting About the LCD Monitor Changing the information displayed DISPLAY LCD monitor LCD Press DISPLAY to switch to the screen to be used e When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated e During playback zoom motion picture playback slideshow you can only select Normal display or Non display e The histogram is displayed when HISTOGRAM is set to ON in the SETUP menu P22 e The display is appear when the REC INFO in GUIDE LINE is set to ON in the SETUP menu P21 In recording mode 5 LZ Normal display recording information Non display Guide line display Normal display recording information guide line display Histogram 40 VQT1L86 In playback mode 10M le 100 0001 1 19 1ST DA 1 Imo Wekys 2 10 00 JANA 2008 43 N 10M 100 0001 1719
79. d Other cases than the case listed above e CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY is selected SENSITIVITY is fixed to IS0100 e When NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected the initial setting for AF MODE is face detection e You cannot set the white balance Advanced Shooting Scene Mode Set the recording playback switch to Q P18 When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture e Refer to P56 to 60 for details about the modes 1 Turn the mode dial to match SCN e If you set SCENE MENU in SETUP menu to OFF the previous scene mode is set 2 Press A V lt gt to select the scene mode SCENE MODE BABY 1 SELECT i SET 3 Press MENU SET Press MENU SET gt and then perform steps 2 and 3 to change the scene mode E Scene mode help H INFORMATION To see explanations about the scene modes press DISPLAY while a scene mode is selected in step 2 Press again to return to the scene mode menu i INFORMATION BABY1 Suitable for taking pictures of your baby Age can be displayed with pictures if you set the birthday CANCEL MENU SET Refer to P45 for the shutter speed Flash settings return to the factory settings when you change the scene mode despite it remains still even if the camera is turned off The color of the picture may seem strange if you use a scene
80. d 3 Press MENU SET e Images are resized as follows when you add the text to the pictures taken with a high resolution L5M or more gt ___ EX ZE or more EN ES BMor more gt A e The picture becomes slightly rougher 89 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 E Multi setting up to 50 pictures After the common operation 1 Select the picture using A V lt gt and press DISPLAY to set cancel DISPLAY CANCEL SELECT gt SET CANCEL MENU OK Set The X icon appears Cancel The X icon disappears e Repeat this step 2 Press MENU SET After performing step 2 perform step 2 to 4 onwards in Single setting Press MENU SET to close the menu e Note that if you use text 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 The text may be cut off with some printers The printed texts may be blurred on the pictures with the resolution of 0 3M Once you have added the text stamp you will no longer be able to use the following functions with the pictures TEXT STAMP Date print setting in DPOF PRINT RESIZE TRIMMING ASPECT CONV 90 VQT1L86 71 RESIZE Making the picture smaller This function i
81. e If you use the camera on top of or near a TV the pictures and sound on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and sound Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC6PP optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on 110 VQT1L86 Others Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines e If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected Make sure to use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords and the cables supplied with them Do not extend the cords and the cables Do not spray insecticides or volatile chemicals onto the camera e f the camera is sprayed with such chemicals the camera body may be damaged and the surface finish may peel off e Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time
82. eens For example When you have chosen to show 12 pictures e Fal 1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen display P79 e Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to return to the previous screen 2 Press A V lt gt to select a picture JAN 15 2008 is Juy Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures 78 VQT1L86 e Depending on the recorded picture and the setting the following icons will appear J Favorites FE Motion picture EX BABY1 BABY2 mode Bad PET mode ff Travel date Eig Travel destination 4 Title edit complete 4 Text stamp complete E Example of 30 screens E To return to the normal playback Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T or press MENU SET e The image you select is shown E To delete a picture during a multi playback 1 Press 4 V to select a picture and then press T 2 Press lt to select YES 3 Press MENU SET e During multi playback you cannot clear the shooting information from the display by pressing DISPLAY e Pictures will not be displayed in the rotated direction even if ROTATE DISP is set to ON e Pictures will be displayed only in 12 screens during category playback E and favorite X playback e Multi playback cannot be activated during in slide show Mj Advanced Viewing Displaying Pictures by Recording Date x cALE
83. eet Wide 28 feet to 1 16 feet Tele ISO MAX 1 15 m 3 77 feet to 1600 8 6 m 28 22 feet Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 4 8 m 15 75 feet Tele E Shutter speed for each flash mode Flash mode Shutter speed sec A AUTO 1 30 to 1 2000 4A AUTO 1 30 to 1 2000 Red eye g Forced 1 30 to 1 2000 FLASH ON Forced ON Red eye reduction reduction 1 8 or 1 to 1 2000 1 8 to 1 2000 Forced 1 8 to 1 2000 FLASH OFF 1 8 or 1 to 1 2000 1 4 or 1 to 1 2000 1 NIGHT PORTRAIT or CANDLE LIGHT mode 2 PARTY mode 3 Intelligent ISO SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT CANDLE LIGHT BABY and PET mode e The shutter speed reaches the maximum of 1 second for 1 and 3 when Optical Image Stabilizer is OFF In intelligent auto mode ff or when the Optical Image Stabilizer is set to MODE1 or MODE2 and the camera determines that there is minimum possibility of blurring e Refer to P50 for details in aparture priority AE Shutter priority AE and manual exposure S Slow sync Red eye reduction e The shutter speed will be different from that shown in the table in the following scene modes NIGHT SCENERY 8 seconds or 1 8th of a second to 1 2000th of a second STARRY SKY 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds FIREWORKS 1 4th of a second 2 seconds e In program AE mode P the highest shutter speed value varies depending on the setting in MIN S
84. ent the picture quality may deteriorate The pictures are displayed as THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED on the screen e When changing the folder name or file name on a PC the pictures will not be played back e When playing back a file out of standard the folder file number is indicated by and the screen may turn black e You cannot play back the audio of still pictures with audio recorded on other equipment e The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from REC mode to PLAYBACK mode 37 VQT1L86 Deleting Pictures Select the normal playback mode ch P18 The picture data on the built in memory is deleted when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card is deleted when a card is inserted e Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Please double check before deleting pictures E To delete a single picture 1 Select the picture with lt gt 2 Press y 3 Press lt to select YES and then press MENU SET i DEL To TZ amp DELETE shore DELETE MULTI ie RE Wi a CANCEL SEL M e While deleting the picture wl appears on the screen 38 VQT1L86 Basic E To delete DELETE MULTI up to 50 pictures DELETE ALL 1 Press Ty 2 Press A F to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL and then press a x DELETES amp DELETE mr ci gives NO A Py DELETE MULTI Ce x DELETE ALL j k taoa A lt Me e If you select DELE
85. er in every picture 117 VQT1L86 Others E Connecting to a TV computer or printer The picture does not Is the camera connected to the TV correctly appear on the television Set the TV to video input mode The TV screen is disturbed or displayed in monochrome The display areas on Depending on the TV model the area display may be smaller the TV screen and the so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and camera s LCD monitor the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut are different off when it is displayed This is due to the TV specifications and is not a malfunction Cannot play motion You cannot play motion pictures if you have inserted the card pictures on a television into a card slot on a television Connect the camera to the television with the included AV cable and play the pictures on this unit P107 The picture size does Check the TV ASPECT setting on this unit P23 not fit the TV screen Cannot upload pictures Check the connections to your computer Check that the computer has correctly recognized the camera The computer does not Disconnect the USB connection cable then insert the card recognize the card and reconnect the cable The built in memory is recognized The pictures cannot be Does the printer support PictBridge You cannot print printed with printers pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge P103 The sides of printed e If
86. er recording information is displayed with guide lines see gt OFF alae EX AUTO POWER LCD ON CX POWER LCD PATTERN O HIGH ANGLE Select the pattern of the guide lines gt FEE e In playback mode only OFF or PK POWER LCD is selectable VQTIL86 Preparation MENU Press to display menu enter the setup menu and select the item P20 The setting marked gt means it is the initial setting HISTOGRAM P41 Set whether histogram is displayed or not with the recording information gt OFF ON 1 TRAVEL DATE P63 Set the departure and return dates gt OFF SET Restrict battery consumption Or 0 A4 POWER SAVE If you perform no operations the camera turns off automatically after the interval you set OFF 2 MIN gt 5 MIN 10 MIN C3 e Press the shutter button halfway or restart the camera to cancel e Power save is fixed to 5 MIN in intelligent auto mode ff e This function is not activated in the following cases When connected to the PC printer While recording playing back motion pictures While performing slide show OFF AUTO LCD OFF LCD monitor is turned off automatically while the camera is not in use for the set time in recording mode only gt OFF 15 SEC 30 SEC 22 VQT1L86 e The status indicator lights while the LCD monitor is turned off Press any button to turn on the LCD
87. essed fully If picture noise becomes a problem we recommend setting the maximum ISO sensitivity to low level setting the NOISE REDUCTION of PICT ADJ to high level or setting each of the items other than NOISE REDUCTION to low level e The digital Zoom cannot be used 69 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 SENSITIVITY 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 e 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 ISO1000 ISO sensitivity 100 lt gt 1600 Use in bright Not places e g outdoors suitable Use in dark Not Suitable places suitable Shutter speed Slow Fast Noise Less More e The ISO sensitivity automatically changes between ISO1600 and ISO6400 in HIGH SENS mode e To avoid picture noise we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity setting the NOISE REDUCTION of PICT ADJ to high level or setting each of the items other than NOISE REDUCTION to low level e ISO sensitivity cannot be set when the intelligent ISO is used e In manual exposure mode AUTO cannot be selectable
88. expos au soleil avec vitres et portes ferm es pendant une longue p riode de temps 133 VQTIL86 Others vitez d approcher l appareil photo de tout quipement magn tis four micro ondes t l viseur quipement de jeux vid o etc e Si vous utilisez l appareil photo a proximit d un t l viseur les radiations lectromagn tiques pourraient nuire au son et l image N utilisez pas l appareil photo proximit d un t l phone cellulaire cela pourrait entra ner un bruit nuisible l image et au son Le puissant champ magn tique de haut parleurs ou de moteurs peut endommager les donn es enregistr es sur support magn tique et distordre les images Les ondes lectromagn tiques mises par un microprocesseur peuvent nuire l appareil photo num rique et perturber l image et le son Advenant le cas ou le fonctionnement de l appareil serait d rang par un champ magnetique coupez le contact retirez les piles ou d branchez l adaptateur secteur mod le DMW AC6PP en option pour ensuite soit remettre les piles en place soit rebrancher l adaptateur Remettez l appareil en marche N utilisez pas l appareil photo proximit d un metteur radio ou de lignes haute tension e L utilisation de l appareil photo a proximit d un metteur radio ou de lignes haute tension pourrait perturber les images enregistr es 134 VQT1L86 Others Index A ACcesS INdiC
89. f you press MENU SET when the self timer is being set the self timer setting is canceled 47 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Compensating the Exposure PAS D ZA EA SCN EE 1 Press A 4 to display Use this function when you cannot achieve EXPOSURE and press lt gt to appropriate exposure due to the difference compensate the exposure of brightness between the subject and the background Over exposed ICT ay lt gt ExT SE Compensate the exposure The exposure compensation value toward negative e You can compensate from 2 EV to 2 Properly Exposed EV in steps of 1 3 EV e Select 0 EV to return to the original exposure 2 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also press the shutter A Compensate the exposure button halfway to finish toward positive e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value and it is the amount of light given shutter speed e The exposure compensation value appears on the lower left of the screen to the CCD by the aperture value and the e The exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off e The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject e You cannot compensate the exposure in STARRY SKY mode 48 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Auto Bracket Recording PASM D 244 BA SCN 3 pictures are taken in succession automatically changing the exposure The pic
90. g conditions Dusk Sunrise glow Low light intensity Jitter example The camera cannot detect the face since the face occupied in the screen is too big e In any case the camera makes the best setting To take pictures in some specific scene using the recording mode matching your purpose is recommended example e When Lid i PORTRAIT changes to ff PORTRAIT mode P52 When PA i SCENERY changes to X SCENERY mode P53 When FU i MACRO changes to IEN Macro shooting P46 e When the flash is set to AUTO A i NIGHT SCENERY cannot be used When the flash is set to Forced FLASH OFF i NIGHT PORTRAIT cannot be used Intelligent ISO The camera automatically sets the adequate ISO sensitivity and shutter speed according to the action and brightness of the subject Face detection The camera automatically detects the person s face The focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face maximum 15 Quick AF Focusing will be faster when the shutter button is pressed as the camera automatically adjusts the focus when there is not much jittering Stabilizer The camera automatically detects and compensates for jittering 28 VQT1L86 e You can automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically P32 94 e When you press the shutter button the screen may become bright or dark for a moment This function allows eas
91. g the clock 3 Press MENU SET Checking the clock setting Press DISPLAY several times Current date and time will be displayed on the bottom left of the screen for about 5 seconds Changing the clock setting Press MENU SET Press A to select CLOCK SET Press and perform steps 2 and 3 for setting Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also set the clock in the SETUP menu P20 e When batteries have been inserted for more than 3 hours the clock setting is stored in the camera for approximately 3 months even if the batteries are removed e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 The 24 hour system is used e Set the date so that the correct date is printed when you order prints or use the text stamp e f the clock is set the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen of the camera 17 VQT1L86 Preparation Basics of Modes and Menus About the mode Selecting recording modes or playback mode A 2 b 650 6e 4 1 Slide the recording playback switch to up or down Recording mode a gt Playback mode b 2 Setting recording playback mode a lt Recording mode gt Turn the mode dial to set the desired mode to microphone b lt Playback mode gt Other playback mode than normal playback gt mode can be selected Press MENU SET Press gt Select playback mode using A V P
92. h setting P43 The flash is not activated when motion picture mode HH SCENERY NATURE ARCHITECTURE CREATIVE SCENERY NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY SUNSET HI SPEED BURST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS AERIAL PHOTO mode burst or auto bracket mode is selected The flash is activated 2 When you select red eye reduction P43 the flash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording 116 VQT1L86 E Playback Others Pictures rotate unexpectedly The picture is not played back Folder or file number appears as and the display goes black The picture is displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when you have turned the camera sideways to take a picture then rotate that picture for you when you play it back In some cases the unit may detect that you have turned the camera sideways when in fact you are facing it up or down e Set ROTATE DISP P94 to OFF so that the camera does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you e You can use ROTATE P94 to rotate the pictures when necessary Is the recording playback switch set to playback Is the
93. hases Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pstc panasonic com or send your request by E mail to npcpar ts us panasonic 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 For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 866 605 1277 Product Repairs Centralized Factory Service Center Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center MAIL TO 1590 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 Please carefully pack and ship prepaid and insured to the Elk Grove Village Centralized Factory Service Center Customer s in Puerto Rico please ship or carry in to location below Service in Puerto Rico Service in Puerto Rico Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Phone 787 750 4300 Fax 787 768 2910 As of December 2007 132 VQT1L86 Others Pr cautions prendre Pour le Canada seulement AVERTISSEMENT POUR R DUIRE TOUT RISQUE D INCENDIE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE OU DE DOMMAGE N EXPOSEZ PAS CET APPAREIL LA PLUIE L HUMIDITE AUX GOUTTES OU ECLABOUSSURES ET ASSUREZ VOUS QU AUCUN OBJET
94. he TV system in your country gt NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system TV ASPECT P107 Playback mode only Set to EX or EM according to your television E Select if your television has a 16 9 aspect ratio gt Ee Select if your television has a 4 3 aspect ratio 23 VQTIL86 Preparation MENU Press to display menu enter the setup menu and select the item P20 The setting marked gt means it is the initial setting m ft Set the unit to display available recording range m displayed in meter gt ft displayed in feet SCENE MENU P52 55 Setup the screen in advanced scene mode or scene mode OFF Displays scene currently selected gt AUTO Displays scene selection screen DIAL DISPLAY Set whether the mode dial position is displayed on screen when turning the mode dial OFF gt ON Initializing the built in memory or a card FORMAT Usually it is not necessary to format the built in memory and the card Format them when the message BUILT IN MEMORY ERROR or MEMORY CARD ERROR appears Use batteries with sufficient power when formatting e Once formatting has been completed all data including protected pictures will be deleted Make sure not to delete them before formatting e When the card is not inserted built in memory can be formatted When the card is inserted the card can be formatted e D
95. he camera will adjust the exposure to suit the person s face 72 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 AF MODE QUICK AF QAF Setting the focus method E AF MODE PASM D 2A kA SCN EH Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition Face detection The camera automatically detects the person s face The focus and exposure can then be adjusted 9 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas points 3 area focusing high speed The camera quickly focuses on any of 3 focus areas points left right or center 1 area focusing high speed The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen 1 area focusing The camera focuses on the subject in AF area on the center of the screen Spot focusing The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen About the face detection This function detects a person s face in the image area so that the focus can be adjusted properly This is particularly effective in preventing errors such as when the focus is on the background when taking a commemorative photograph When the camera detects a person s face the following color AF area max 15 is displayed Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when
96. he picture data will only be copied halfway We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory In case of IN you can copy an image file even if there is already a file in the destination that has the same name same file and folder numbers by making new folder In case of _ N if a picture exists with the same name as the picture to be copied in the built in memory it is not copied It may take time to copy the picture data Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera LUMIX will be copied Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera you may not be able to copy them if they were edited with a PC DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied Set the DPOF settings again after copying is finished 99 VQT1L86 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC e By connecting the camera to a computer you can upload your pictures then use the software on the included CD ROM PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer for Windows to print or send your images by e mail e If you use Windows 98 98SE install the USB driver and then connect the camera to the computer e For details refer to the operating instructions PDF file of the software 1 Turn on the camera and the PC 2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable supplied e The screen to select PictBridge PTP or PC is displayed e If USB MODE in
97. he playback mode Advanced Shooting Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e Optical image stabilizer is fixed to MODE2 e The initial setting for the AF mode is face detection Sunset mode Use to take pictures of the sunset Sunset color can be reproduced vividly as e The flash setting is fixed to Forced FLASH OFF e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e You cannot change the white balance setting amp Baby mode 1 amp Baby mode 2 Adjusts the exposure and tone to bring out the healthy color of your baby s skin The flash will be weaker than normal if you choose to use it e You can set two different birthdays and names by using BABY 1 and BABY2 You can display the set items when playing back the pictures and stamp them on the recorded pictures with TEXT STAMP P88 e You can also use the PHOT OfunSTUDIO viewer software on the included CD ROM to print your baby s age For details refer to the separate operating instructions PDF file of the software E Age and name display setting BABY1 AGE MENU set E 1 Select AGE or NAME using A and press D 2 Select SET using A F and press MENU SET 3 When setting Age Select year month day using lt and set them using A V Setting NAME Enter the name Refe
98. his camera Blue sky Cloudy sky Rain Shade TV screen Sunlight White fluorescent light Incandescent light bulb Sunrise and sunset 0 Candlelight 9000K 8000K 7OOOK N 5 6000K J OND O1 W PY 1000K K Kelvin Color Temperature E Setting the white balance manually White set J SET 1 Select NM SET White set and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper or a similar white object so that the frame on the center of the screen turns white and then press MENU SET amp WHITE SET CANCEL MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish e The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the white balance setting for the advanced scene mode or the scene mode returns to AWB when the advanced scene mode or the scene mode is changed e The white balance may not be correct if the subject is out of flash range e You cannot use white set and white balance fine adjustment in the following modes INDOOR PORTRAIT OUTDOOR PORTRAIT OUTDOOR SPORTS INDOOR SPORTS FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET BEACH STARRY SKY FIREWORKS SNOW and AERIAL PHOTO modes 71 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 E To finely adjust the white balance METERING MODE If you se
99. ice must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation C Panasonic DMC LZ10 C Panasonic DMC LZ8 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 3 VQT1L86 Before Use If you see this symbol Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal E Care for the camera e Do not strongly shake or bump the camera The camera may not be operated normally recording of pictures may be disabled or the lens and the LCD monitor may be damaged Sand or dust may cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or dust does not get into the lens the flash or the terminals when using the camera on a beach etc Make sure that water does not get into the camera when using it on a rainy day or on a beach This camera is not waterproof In case the camera comes into contact with water wipe it off with a dry cloth When the camera does not operate normally contact your dealer or your nearest Service Center 4 VQT1L86 E About the LCD monitor e Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction e Condensation may form on the LCD
100. igital zoom 35 DIP OTR DNS AS RS Ne ART 96 E EASY ZOOM aein nus 34 ECONOMY SAR Or Arr 22 EDOS E AR amas ein 31 Extended optical zoom 33 Ze de ee 33 F Face detection 73 FAVO RE Reef 95 Favorite play 84 El ments 23 101 FIRE en ne 68 Fireworks mode 59 Fast sd tn 43 FOCUS ESS ae 27 30 31 46 Focus indication 27 FOIS SSSR tee AN 101 Food Mode sirarna a 56 O12 Rc Bere Na 24 G Guide line sise clad wine ac tein 40 H High angle aieeaii einean es i 42 High Sensitivity mode 58 FAL STO FANN sokeria nr on 41 I Iuminations 54 ING COM PONMIANl nan sur 52 WHC GOR SIONS ws soe soar se 53 Intelligent auto mode 27 Intelligent ISO 69 135 VQTIL86 Others J NO ane nn nae etals 32 L LANG UA QC mes rss 24 ECD MOIE 5er nine 42 LED MONIO cintra ere 26 M Macro Shooting 46 Manual exposure 50 Meter feet sua une 24 Metering mode 72 Minimum shutter speed 77 Mode dial sant nr eus 24 MONO ee nes 21 Motion Picture Mode 61 Multi playback 78 N NAS iss Sn nee 53 Night ponai nan Laits 54 Night scenery 54 NOTES Su nn Can ne 23 Normal OFAN nn 52 Normal scenery ccscceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeenees 53
101. ining capacity of the built in memory or the card Unlimited DMC LZ10 Approx 5 pictures second DMC LZ8 Approx 5 5 pictures second EX 25m E2 2 E1 AUTO 100 200 400 800 1600 HIGH SENS mode 1600 to 6400 60 seconds to 1 2 000th of a second STARRY SKY mode 15 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Auto white balance Daylight Cloudy Shade Halogen White set Program AE Aperture priority AE Shutter priority AE Manual exposure Exposure compensation 1 3 EV Step 2 EV to 2 EV Multiple Center weighted Spot TFT LCD 2 5 Approx 230 000 dots field of view ratio about 100 Flash range Approx 50 cm 1 64 feet to 6 8 m 22 31 feet Wide ISO AUTO mode AUTO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF Monaural Monaural Built in Memory Approx 20 MB SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCard Still pictures only 125 VQTIL86 Still picture Motion picture Quality Recording file format Still Picture Motion pictures Interface Digital Analog video audio Terminal AV OUT DIGITAL DC IN Dimensions Mass Weight Operating Temperature Operating Humidity 126 VQT1L86 Others Aspect ratio Ed DMC LZ10 3648 x 2736 pixels 3072 x 2304 pixels 2560 x 1920 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 640 x 480 pixels DMC LZ8 3264 x 2448 pixels 2560 x 192
102. ip 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 PM M F 6 AM 10 30 AM SAT PACIFIC TIME OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 In CANADA please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories 128 VQT1L86 Others Request for Service Notice For USA only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Request for Service Notice e Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair USA Only e To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 129 VQTIL86 Others Limited Warranty For USA only PANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMPANY DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way Secaucus New Jersey 07094 PANASONIC PUERTO RICO INC Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico
103. is function is suitable for taking pictures of a person in dark places NIGHT SCENERY Night scenery is vividly photographed with maximum of 8 seconds slow shutter MU ILLUMINATIONS Illuminations are photographed beautifully CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY The aperture value can be changed with the same setting in NIGHT SCENERY See P50 Aperture priority AE E Recording technique e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e In NIGHT PORTRAIT we recommend rotating the zoom lever to W Wide and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture e The range in which the focus is adjusted is NIGHT PORTRAIT 1 2 m 3 94 feet to 5 m 16 41 feet other settings 5 m 16 41 feet to CO e For details about available flash range see P44 e The shutter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction e Noise may become noticeable when taking pictures in dark places e The flash Slow sync Red eye reduction fixed can be set for settings only for NIGHT PORTRAIT 54 VQT1L86 e In NIGHT SCENERY the shutter speed becomes as follows Max 8 seconds When optical image stabilizer is OFF When optical image stabilizer is MODE1 or MODE2 and the camera determines that there is little jitter Max 1 8 secon
104. isplayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING ALKALINE Ni MH CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING OXYRIDE This message is displayed the first time you insert batteries and when the batteries are exhausted and you replace them If the battery type being used is different from the one indicated in the message change the battery type in BATTERY TYPE in the SETUP menu P21 THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED e Cancel the card lock P17 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY Play back after recording or after inserting a card with a recorded picture THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED After canceling the protect setting P98 you can delete the picture THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED The pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted To delete this kind of picture first save your data to your computer then use this unit to reformat the card P24 NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE You have selected more than the allowed number of items in multi delete or the MULTI setting in TITLE EDIT or TEXT STAMP Repeat the procedure as necessary You have placed more than 999 pictures in your favorites list 112 VQT1L86 CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES DPOF TITLE EDIT and TEXT STAMP cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUIL
105. lect CATEGORY PLAY with A F and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK MODE gt NORMAL PLAY E SLIDE SHOW 4 CATEGORY PLAY SELECT MENU SET e Category search starts e f a picture is found in a category the category icon turns blue e The more pictures there are the more time it takes to search e Press to cancel searching 3 Select category using A V lt gt and press MENU SET CATEGORY A 4050 D v D MENU BABY CANCEL SELECT SET EU Category Playback Recording information PORTRAIT mode i PORTRAIT SELF PORTRAIT PORTRAIT NIGHT etc PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT BABY1 2 SCENERY mode ESENERY etc SCENERY SUNSET etc AERIAL PHOTO NIGHT PORTRAIT mode i NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT i NIGHT SCENERY SCENERY etc STARRY SKY SPORTS mode PARTY CANDLE LIGHT FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO TRAVEL DATE 10 00 JAN 1 2008 e Turn the zoom lever to 2 W and 12 screen will be displayed Turn to Q T to enlarge pictures e If X FAVORITE is set to ON you can register the pictures as favorite by pressing V P95 e When one of the following operations is done the category playback mode ea is canceled Changes the mode to other playback mode or to recording mode Turns the camera off 83 VQTIL86 Advanced Viewing Playing Back Your Favorite Pictures x Favorite Play Set the recording play
106. lelight E Technique for Candle light mode e Don t use the flash e Use a tripod and the self timer for best results e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to CO 56 VQT1L86 e The flash setting can be set to Forced ON Red eye reduction or Slow sync Red eye reduction 8 e You cannot change the white balance setting e The initial setting for the AF mode is face detection Self portrait mode For taking pictures of yourself easily E Technique for self portrait mode e Press the shutter button halfway to focus The self timer indicator lights up when you are brought into focus Making sure you hold the camera still press the shutter button fully to take the picture e The subject is not focused when the self timer indicator is blinking Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to focus e The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor for reviewing for 10 seconds e f the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 second self timer P47 e The focus range is about 30 cm 0 99 feet to 70 cm 2 29 feet Wide e When you select SELF PORTRAIT the zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide e The self timer can only be set to OFF or 2 SEC If it is set to 2 seconds this setting will remain until the camera is turned off the scene mode is changed or the camera is switched to t
107. lines are displayed CREATIVE SCENERY The shutter speed can be changed with the same setting in NORMAL SCENERY See P50 Shutter priority AE e The camera can focus between 5 m 16 41 feet and CO e The flash setting is fixed to Forced FLASH OFF e AF assist lamp setting is disabled e The white balance cannot be adjusted SPORTS mode Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast moving events NORMAL SPORTS Controls the ISO sensitivity while stopping movement with a high shutter speed OUTDOOR SPORTS Fast shutter speed for stopping movement when taking photographs outdoors in good weather INDOOR SPORTS Increases the ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed to prevent blurring for indoor photography CREATIVE SPORTS The shutter speed can be changed with the same setting in NORMAL SPORTS See P50 Shutter priority AE e This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m 16 41 feet or more e INTELLIGENT ISO operates for all settings except for CREATIVE SPORTS e White balance cannot be adjusted when OUTDOOR SPORTS or INDOOR SPORTS is set e Digital zoom cannot be used except for CREATIVE SPORTS 53 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting To select each advanced scene P52 NIGHT PORTRAIT mode This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real life brighiness NIGHT PORTRAIT Th
108. ls DMC LZ10 1 2 33 CCD DMC LZ8 1 2 5 CCD DMC LZ10 10 700 000 pixels DMC LZ8 8 320 000 pixels Primary color filter Optical 5 x zoom f 5 2 to 26 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 30 to 150 mm DMC LZ10 32 to 160 mm DMC LZ8 F3 3 to F5 9 Max 4 x DMC LZ10 max 8 9 x DMC LZ8 max 8 0 x Normal Macro Face Detection 9 area focusing 3 area focusing high speed 1 area focusing high speed 1 area focusing Spot Normal 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 1 m 8 28 feet Tele to co Macro Intelligent auto 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to co Advanced scene mode Scene mode settings may be different to those shown above Electronic shutter Mechanical shutter Aspect ratio El 640 x 480 pixels 30 frames second 10 frames second When a card is used 320 x 240 pixels 30 frames second 10 frames second Aspect ratio Hd 848 x 480 pixels 30 frames second 10 frames second When a card is used With audio Approx 2 5 pictures second NORMAL Approx 2 pictures second Unlimited Number of recordable pictures Hi speed burst Burst speed Picture size ISO sensitivity Shutter speed White balance Exposure AE Metering mode LCD monitor Flash Microphone Speaker Recording media Picture size Others DMC LZ10 Max 5 pictures Standard max 3 pictures Fine DMC LZ8 Max 7 pictures Standard max 4 pictures Fine Depends on the rema
109. ly adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item 31 VQTIL86 Basic E When you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area AF AE Lock When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area In this case 1 Aim the AF area at the subject 2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure e The focus indication lights when the subject is focused 3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture 4 Press the shutter button fully e You can repeatedly retry AF AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully i TT 7 ag ie ISO WOO e We recommend you to use face detection when taking pictures of a person P73 32 VQT1L86 E Direction detection function If you take pictures by holding the camera vertically the information of the rotation on the pictures is automatically added and recorded to the pictures When ROTATE DISP P94 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 e This function may not work properly on pictures recorded by aiming the camera up or down e Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically E Preve
110. mode that is unsuitable for the shot When you press MENU SET to display the menu screen then you can move to the REC mode menu SETUP menu etc Select SCN icon with lt and select REC mode menu or SETUP menu with V Next press gt Recording menus that can be set depend on the scenes The following cannot be set in scene mode INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY METERING MODE COLOR EFFECT PICT ADJ 55 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu iol Food mode Use to take pictures of food in restaurants irrespective of the lighting so that the natural colors of the subject come out e Focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to CO e You cannot change the white balance setting Y Party mode Use to take pictures at wedding receptions indoor parties etc Both the people and the background can be shot with natural brightness E Technique for Party mode e Use the flash e Use a tripod and the self timer for best results e Rotate the zoom lever to Wide 1 x about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject e The flash setting can be set to Forced ON Red eye reduction or Slow sync Red eye reduction S e You cannot change the white balance setting e The initial setting for the AF mode is face detection ti Candle light mode Use to get the most from the mood created by cand
111. monitor again e If you fix the Auto LCD off function to 15 SEC 30 SEC the power save is fixed to 2 MIN e This function is not activated in the following cases While a menu screen is displayed While the self timer is set While recording motion pictures Show images you have taken AUTO REVIEW Adjust how long the recorded picture automatically appears on the screen OFF 1 SEC gt 2 SEC HOLD ZOOM e When HOLD is selected the picture remains on the display Press MENU SET to cancel e When ZOOM is set the picture is displayed for 1 second then at 4 x zoom for further 1 second e AUTO REVIEW works even if set to OFF in AUTO BRACKET BURST or HI SPEED BURST modes However HOLD and ZOOM are disabled e You can not change settings in AUTO BRACKET BURST SELF PORTRAIT HI SPEED BURST and motion picture HH modes e Fixed to 2 SEC in Intelligent auto mode ED Preparation MENU Press to display menu enter the setup menu and select the item P20 The setting marked gt means it is the initial setting NO RESET Set this when you want to start the file number of the picture from 0001 on the next recording e The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001 e The folder number can be assigned from 100 to 999 When the folder number reaches 999 it cannot be reset the number We recommend formatting the ca
112. n BURST is activated COLOR EFFECT EJ Setting color effects for the recorded pictures You can use following types of color effects depending on the image of the picture Setting Standard setting Black and white Sepia colored pictures e Noise may become noticeable when taking pictures in dark places If it bothers you we recommend setting COLOR EFFECT to OFF e When in intelligent auto mode MY COOL and WARM cannot be set e When in intelligent auto mode ff it is set independently from other modes 75 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 PICT ADJ STABILIZER Setting the picture quality for the Ww This feature detects jitter and pictures taken corrects for it 0 PAS M D 2A EU SCN EE Set PICT ADJ depending on recording situations and recording images CONTRAST Adjust the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture SHARPNESS The picture is sharply defined or softly S The stabilizer operates continuously and can assist during photo composition The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed There is a greater stabilizing effect When image stabilization is not desired e g When using a tripod ATURATION The colors in the picture The noise reduction effect REDUCTION lis adjusted e The stabilizer function may not work in
113. n P27 15 Metering mode P72 16 Optical image stabilizer P76 Jitter alert indication P32 17 Spot AF area P73 Spot metering target P72 18 White balance P70 White balance fine adjustment P72 19 Sensitivity P70 BI EA ERM ISO limit P69 20 Color effect P75 21 Picture mode P61 CES CR 1 Bica MI 16 9 22 Available recording time in motion picture mode e g EEES 108 VQT1L86 I O O1 BR ND In recording After settings 1718 1 20 a e 31 30 29 28 27 23 Histogram P41 24 Self timer P47 25 Travel date P63 26 Elapsed recording time P61 Backlight compensation operation P29 Intelligent auto mode only Intelligent ISO P69 27 Minimum shutter speed P77 28 Name P57 e It is displayed about 5 seconds when switching to BABY or PET in scene mode 29 Exposure compensation P48 30 Age P57 e It is displayed about 5 seconds when switching to BABY or PET in scene mode 31 Current date and time Destination settings P65 e 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 P33 Extended optical zoom P33 ee zoom P34 Digital zoom PSE FX 32 ee mode P42 33 Burst Auto bracket P49 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P63 Audio recording P61 T 34 Quick AF P73 AF assist lamp P77 In Playback 10
114. n the camera Settings on the printer are promeee e These items cannot be displayed when the printer does not support the paper sizes e PAGE LAYOUT Possible layouts on the camera Settings on the printer are prioritized A i page with no frame print B page with frame print LE 2 pages print Bn 4 pages print e An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout E Layout printing e When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example if you want to print a picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to HA and then set the number of prints to 4 for the picture on NUM OF PRINTS e When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to 4 picture printing AA and then set NUM OF PRINTS for the pictures to 1 105 VQTIL86 Connecting to other equipment e Do not disconnect the USB connection cable when the cable disconnection warning icon is indicated Depending on the printer the icon may not be displayed If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If this happens during printing press MENU SET and stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the
115. nd holding the effective camera with both hands firmly to take pictures Images are grainy or Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow noisy When set to AUTO ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and other shooting occasions e Reduce ISO sensitivity P70 e Enhance NOISE REDUCTION of PICT ADJ or lower the setting for each items other than NOISE REDUCTION P76 e Improve the ambient light In HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST in scene mode the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction The brightness or color Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter of the picture differs speed under fluorescent lights but this is a characteristic of from the actual scene such lighting and is not a malfunction Shooting of motion This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording pictures stops on MultiMediaCards unexpectedly e When you set the PICTURE MODE to 30fpsVGA or 30fps16 9 we recommend using cards that offer 10 MB second or higher speeds shown on their packages and elsewhere for best results e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card recording may stop in the middle Reddish vertical lines This is a phenomenon called smear It appear on the LCD is a characteristic of CCD and appears monitor while shooting when the subject has a bright part Irregularities may also appear ar
116. ne batteries LR6 VFC4297 E AV Cable e Card is optional K1HA08CD0008 You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card e For information about optional accessories please refer to Digital Camera Accessory System P127 e f any of the accessories are lost customers in the USA should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 833 9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 8 DF 995 8649 for further information about E CD ROM obtaining 8 VQT1L86 OO O1 R ND o N Preparation Names of the Components E ZOOM Easy Zoom button P34 Zoom lever P33 Shutter button P27 61 Mode dial P18 Flash P43 Self timer indicator P47 AF assist lamp P77 Lens part Lens barrel Speaker 10 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P100 103 107 11 LCD monitor P40 108 12 Microphone P61 13 Recording playback switch P18 14 MENU SET button P17 15 Camera ON OFF switch P17 16 EXPOSURE button P50 17 Cursor buttons lt Self timer button P47 V Macro button P46 gt Flash mode button P43 A Exposure compensation P48 Auto bracket P49 White balance fine adjustment P72 Backlight compensation P29 button e In these operating instructions operations using the cursor buttons are described as follows e g When you i press the V button 18 Status indicator P15 22 26 19 DISPLAY button P40 2
117. ng printing DPOF etc E Changing the menu settings Example shown below describes how to set recording menu in program AE mode P MENU GED Press MENU SET REC 1234 SETUP 12345 fig PICTURE SIZE 10M fal BATTERY TYPE 1 8s QUALITY ss N CLOCK SET REC 1234 Hs PICTURE SIZE 10wp sts QUALITY ots kE ASPECT RATIO Also INTELLIGENT ISO OFF SENSITIVITY AUTO SELECT EXIT EU SS 4 Oo Move to the 000 Select S No0 CY menu Icons 2D i v v i i FF ASPECT RATIO gA gt WORLDTIME amp Ho INTELLIGENT ISO OFF 24 MONITOR 0 SQ SENSITIVITY AUTO LCD MODE OFF SELECT EXIT JEU SELECT EXIT XEU Select item How to switch the screen to the next or previous REC 1234 page HE PICTURESIZE 10M REC Indicating the first page of sz QUALITY sts PICTURE SIZE 10M lt amp ASPECT RATIO _ E gt st QUALITY EA l a 4 page menu Ho INTELLIGENT ISO OFF d SENSITIVITY AUTO SELECT EXIT EU eB ASPECT RATIO Aso INTELLIGENT ISC 22 You can move to the next Isa SENS AUTO page by pressing Vv on SELECT EXIT Gap Cc the item at the bottom os se es sc cas in cain a a a je i a ae a a a in aaa a a ine it dt Se eue Show the setting REC REC Ha PICTURE SIZE 10M a PICTURE SIZE Confirm Exit siz QUALITY zis QUALITY o MENU MENU
118. ng them with a nickel metal hydride battery charger However improper handling of the batteries may cause leakage heat generation fire or explosion Observe the following e If rechargeable batteries are to be used rechargeable batteries manufactured by Panasonic are recommended e f there is dirt on the battery poles you may not be able to charge normally Clean the battery poles and the battery recharger terminals with a soft dry cloth e When charging batteries for the first time or after having not used them for a long period of time they may not charge fully This is a feature of Ni MH batteries and is not a malfunction Battery performance will become normal after a few charges Preparation E Battery life The number of recordable pictures By CIPA standard in program AE mode P Number of recordable pictures Approx DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 Labtec 160 pictures 180 pictures supplied or optional 80 min 90 min and discharges e We recommend charging the batteries after they are fully discharged If you charge the batteries before they are fully discharged it can reduce battery performance This is called memory effect e If memory effect occurs continue using the batteries until the camera stops working and then charge them fully Battery performance will be restored after a few charges and discharges e Over time Ni MH batteries naturally discharge and their capacity lowers even when the
119. ns multi playback is not between January 2000 and December 2099 the camera automatically displays it in the latest calendar date e Pictures edited on a PC or processed on other equipment may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates e f the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2008 e f you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback 79 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing Using the Playback Zoom DE x 1 Rotate the zoom lever towards Q T to enlarge the picture Ba es W Q 1x gt 2x 4x 8x 16x DELETE ii e When you rotate the zoom lever towards Bed W after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower When you rotate the zoom lever towards Q T the magnification becomes higher e When you change the magnification the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second to check the position of the section enlarged 2 Press A V V lt gt to move the position D A T aN Yi 10 QU CANCEL EE V DECETE ti e When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication is displayed for about 1 second 80 VQT1L86 E To stop using the playback zoom Rotate the zoom lever towards Hag W or press MENU SET E To delete a picture during the playback zoom 1 Press 7
120. ntelligent auto mode ff 2 Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Flash AF assist lamp 3 Aim the composition and press the shutter button halfway The focus indication lights green e When the focus indication blinks the subject is out of focus AF area e By using face detection AF area is automatically displayed on person s face Otherwise AF area is displayed on suitable focus points Aperture value e The camera beeps twice when the subject is focused e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet to co However the available distance between the camera and the subject becomes further as you set high magnification up to 1 m 3 28 feet to co 4 Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture S The following functions are automatically activated Automatic scene detection The camera detects different recording situations and automatically switches to the suitable scene setting The selected scene is displayed with the icon top left on screen CD from oo Mimo e f none of the scenes is selected the camera changes to ff standard setting e Depending on the conditions below different scenes may be selected for the same subjects Subject conditions Face brightness Subject size Subject distance Subject movement Zoom ratio 27 VQT1L86 Basic Recordin
121. nting jitter camera shake e Be careful of jittering when pressing the shutter button e The jitter alert appears when the shutter speed is slow and the chances of blurring are greater When the jitter alert appears use a tripod for best results By combining the use of a tripod with the self timer P47 you can avoid blurring caused when you press the shutter button Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen We recommend using a tripod NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY FIREWORKS mode When slowing down the shutter speed Basic Taking Pictures with the Zoom Using the optical zoom the extended optical zoom EZ E Maximum Zoom When the picture size is set except at the highest resolution optical Zoom becomes extended optical zoom to enlarge more You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 5 times optical zoom and Enlargement Max 8 9 x DMC LZ10 landscapes can be recorded in wide angle Max 8 x DMC LZ8 35 mm film camera equivalent 30 mm to eE Maximum zoom Tele Maximum zoom Tele 150 mm for DMC LZ10 32 mm to 160 mm ee Pixels P68 for DMC LZ8 P69 DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 DMC LZ10 0M ov 10M To record in wider angle without deteriorating Extended optical zoom do not set the picture size to the highes
122. o not turn the camera off during formatting e It may take longer to format the built in 24 VQT1L86 memory than the card Max about 15 sec e You cannot format an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card when the card s Write Protect switch set to LOCK e f the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again e f the built in memory or the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest Service Center For USA assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com LANGUAGE Set to the language on the menu screen from the following languages gt ENGLISH English DEUTSCH German FRANCAIS French ESPANOL Spanish ITALIANO Italian 282 3c Chinese Traditional H4555 Japanese Available in Canada only e When you set to other language by mistake select Q from the menu icons to set the desired language Preparation MENU Press 6a to display menu enter the setup menu and select the item P20 The setting marked gt means it is the initial setting DEMO MODE Display the demonstration JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO below AUTO DEMO Displays the product feature as a slide show e JITTER SUBJ MOVE DEMO only works in recording mode e Press
123. ocus and color will come in handy when you are having trouble with a shot Are images dark In program AE mode P Auto Exposure AE normally sets Exposure the correct exposure for you but images may be dark if there problems is backlight Refer to P48 Use exposure compensation in these situations for brighter images Focus In program AE mode P Auto Focus AF normally sets the problems correct focus for you but images may be unfocused in the Refer to P32 46 following situations The camera can focus between 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele and co When shooting something that is far away and something that is close by at the same time When shooting through a dirty window When there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject When shooting in a dark place When shooting a subject that is moving fast When shooting a scene with minimal contrast When shooting something very bright When taking a close up picture of the subject When there is jitter Use AF AE lock or macro in these situations Refer to P73 for details in face detection function Color problems How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting so Refer to P70 colors in different lights will be different This unit adjusts the color automatically to give a more natural result Auto white balance You can also adjust the white balance to suit different situations to reproduce natural colors You can fine
124. olution also returns to normal when you return the zoom lever to the optical zoom position E When the picture size is set except at the highest resolution for each aspect ratio 1x D e 1x Press E ZOOM once Press E ZOOM twice Extended optical zoom Maximum extended optical zoom magnification e Press E ZOOMI until the zoom starts working e The easy zoom is also activated if the zoom position is anything other than Wide e You can further extend the zoom to the Digital zoom range when DIGITAL ZOOM is set to ON e In motion picture mode HH HIGH SENS and HI SPEED BURST mode the zoom is limited to the optical zoom e The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation Using the digital zoom Further extending the zoom A maximum of 20 x zoom can be achieved with the 5 x optical zoom and the 4 x digital zoom when DIGITAL ZOOM is set to ON in the REC menu However if a picture size that can use extended optical zoom is selected a maximum of 35 6 x zoom can be achieved with the 8 9 x extended optical zoom and the 4 x digital zoom DMC LZ10 E Menu operation 1 Press MENU SET when the recording playback switch is set to e When an A S M mode an advanced scene mode or a scene mode is selected select the recording menu and then press gt 2 Press A to select DIGITAL ZOOM and then press P 3 Press Y to select ON and then press MENU SET DIGITA
125. on is suitable for taking pictures of a person in dark places Forced FLASH OFF The flash is not activated in any recording condition e Use this when taking pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted 1 Flash is activated twice to prevent eyes of the subjects appearing red The subject should not move until the second flash is activated 43 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting E Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode O Available Not available Initial setting __ A A So to OJOJO OO e IOIO olololo ololololo i lolo pE ppoloolo EUEBGSGE e 1 FREE Fe EN at SES NE O o MD ER EI O OR OJO JO LEZ gt 2 O ke a 2 When AUTO is selected depending on the type of subject or brightness flash is set i AUTO i A i AUTO Red eye reduction i A or i Slow sync Red eye reduction S O e The flash setting may change when you 44 VQT1L86 change the recording mode Change the flash setting again if necessary e The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the advanced scene mode
126. ooting Using the REC Mode Menu Ly PAS M D 24 s kA SCN H on the recording mode Setting the color picture quality adjustment etc allows you to create wide variations on taking pictures The menu items that can be set differ depending on the recording mode E Using the REC mode menu Press MENU SET to show the recording menu then select the item you want to change P19 1 In shooting mode press and hold Items you can set Q MENU until the quick setting In program AE mode P Menu page Item items appear Hs PICTURE SIZE P68 f QUALITY P68 Page 1 ASPECT RATIO P69 Also INTELLIGENT ISO P69 SENSITIVITY P70 n Se _ WHITE BALANCE P70 METERING MODE P72 2 Press A V lt gt to select the Page 2 Ake AF MODE P73 menu item and setting and then QUICK AF P73 press MENU SET to close the BURST P75 DIGITAL ZOOM P35 ae COLOR EFFECT P75 ORE Page 3 PICT ADJ P76 aS i W STABILIZER P76 MN MIN SHTR SPEED P77 AF AF ASSIST LAMP P77 Page 4 CLOCK SET P17 e You can also close the menu by pressing E Using the quick setting Q MENU You can use the Q MENU button to easily set the following items when recording In program AE mode P e In quick setting M SET white set e STABILIZER setting for white balance does not e BURST appear e AF MODE e WHITE BALANCE e SENSITIVITY e PICTURE SIZE e LCD MODE The items that can be
127. optional 20 min 23 min Fully charged Panasonic Ni MH Ses COE ria batteries optional Panasonic Oxyride 50 pictures 55 pictures batteries optional 25 min 28 min e Please note that the performance of alkaline batteries and oxyride batteries significantly decreases in low temperature conditions Playback time Continuous playback Batteries Used time Approx DMC LZ10 DMC LZ8 Panasonic Alkaline batteries 420 min 420 min supplied or optional Fully charged Panasonic Ni MH 610 min 610 min batteries optional Panasonic Oxyride e The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depending on the operating conditions and how the battery is stored 14 VQT1L86 Preparation Inserting Removing the Batteries Card optional e Check that the camera is turned off e Use alkaline batteries Supplied Ni MH batteries optional or oxyride batteries optional e Prepare a card e You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card P16 1 Slide the battery door or the card door to open it Press and keep the lever down and slide the door 2 Batteries Insert the batteries with the and poles aligned correctly Card Insert the card with the label side facing the back of the camera until it clicks and locks To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright e
128. or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service 130 VQT1L86 Others Carry In or Mail In Service For Carry In or Mail In Service in the United States call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc 787 750 4300 or fax 787 768 2910 This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage The warranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment or failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from accidents misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification or commercial use such as in a hotel office restaurant or other business rental use of the product service by anyone other thana Factory Service Center or other Authorized Servicer or damage that is attributable to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES 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
129. ossible to trim pictures be trimmed with the zoom lever recorded with other equipment e The following pictures cannot be trimmed Motion pictures Pictures imprinted with the text stamp 3 Press A V V lt gt to move the position of the part to be trimmed 92 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 ASPECT CONV Changing the aspect ratio of a 16 9 picture You can convert pictures taken with a EX aspect ratio to a RR or a RR aspect ratio Select gt ASPECT CONV from playback menu P86 1 Select KA or EH using A V and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK HaAROTATE DISP ON X FAVORITE OFF sy DPOF PRINT SELECT SET e The following pictures cannot be converted Motion pictures Pictures imprinted with the text stamp 2 Press lt gt to select a picture and then press MENU SET BI ASPECT il 5 m CN N e f you select and set a picture with an aspect ratio other than EI the message CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE is displayed on the screen 3 Press lt gt to determine the horizontal position and press MENU SET to set e Use V A to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically 4 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET kE ASPECT CONV SAVE NEW PICTURES YES CANCEL ff SELECT lt gt SET e If you select
130. ost effective on subjects 10 m 32 8 feet or more from the camera e The shutter speed becomes When OFF is set on the optical image stabilizer function 2 seconds When optical image stabilizer MODE1 or MODE2 is on 1 4th or 2 seconds The shutter speed becomes 2 seconds when the camera determines that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod etc You can change shutter soeed when exposure is compensated e The histogram is displayed in orange e The Flash setting is fixed to Forced FLASH OFF e The settings on the AF assist lamp is disabled e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO100 e You cannot change the white balance setting 3 Snow mode Exposure and white balance are adjusted to make the white of the snow stand out e You cannot change the white balance setting Aerial photo mode Allows you to take pictures through an airplane window E Technique for Aerial photo mode Use this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the picture e Turn the camera off when taking off or landing e When using the camera follow all instructions from the cabin crew e Focus range is 5 m 16 41 feet to CO e Be careful about the reflection from the window e The flash setting is fi
131. ound Es the smear but this is not a malfunction lye It is recorded in motion pictures but not on still pictures e We recommend not to let a strong source of light such as the sun light enter the screen when taking pictures 115 VQT1L86 Others E LCD The LCD monitor The LCD turns off immediately after using the flash while it sometimes turns off recharges although the camerais The LCD may turn off immediately after setting to recording turned on mode while it recharges Have you set AUTO LCD OFF P22 The brightness of the This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button LCD monitor becomes halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the dark or bright for a recorded pictures moment The LCD monitor The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning flickers indoors the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor is too Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor P21 bright or dark Is the power LCD or the high angle mode activated P42 Black red blue and This is not a malfunction green dots appear on These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures the LCD monitor Noise appears on the In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness LCD monitor of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording E Flash Flash is not activated Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF Change the flas
132. peratures e Keep batteries away from children e Always use 2 new batteries of the same type when replacing batteries e Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the unit for a long time e Batteries may heat up soon after you start using the unit Turn the camera off and wait until the battery temperature decreases before removing them e Battery performance deteriorates and recording playback time decreases when 12 VQT1L86 the ambient temperature is low 10 C 50 F or less This is particularly true when using alkaline or oxyride 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 e If there is grease or dirt on the battery poles the recording playback time may become extremely short Before inserting the batteries clean the battery terminals with a soft dry cloth If battery leakage occurs remove the batteries and thoroughly wipe the leakage in the battery compartment Insert new batteries or fully charged Ni MH batteries If battery electrolyte spills on your hands or clothes thoroughly wash them with water Battery electrolyte can cause loss of sight if it comes into contact with your eyes Do not rub your eyes Wash them immediately with clean water and consult a doctor E Ni MH Batteries Nickel Metal Hydride You can use Ni MH batteries after chargi
133. r to P86 for details on text entry 4 Press MENU SET AGE and NAME is automatically set to ON and displayed on the screen when age and name is set To change display none select ON or OFF in AGE or NAME in step 1 above and press MENU SET e If ON is selected when name or age is not set the setup screen is automatically displayed e If AGE or NAME is set to OFF the age or name will not be displayed e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to CO e Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO limit in intelligent ISO to ISO MAX400 e If you turn on the camera in BABY 1 BABY 2 age will be displayed for about 5 seconds e Actual age displays depend on the LANGUAGE setting e f the age is not properly displayed check the clock and birthday settings e The birthday setting can be reset with RESET P23 e The digital Zoom cannot be used e The initial setting for the AF mode is face detection 57 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu Pet mode Suitable for taking pictures of your pet This allows you to set the birthday age and name of your pet For details on how to set age and birthday see BABY1 IBABY2 e Sensitivity will be the same as when you have set ISO limit in Intelligent ISO to ISO MAX 800 e The AF assist lamp is changed to OFF e The AF mode is changed
134. ra with a card inserted Connecting to other equipment E Motion picture playback on a PC Use QuickTime for Windows 2000 XP Vista in the supplied CD ROM when you play back motion pictures recorded on this camera on your PC e Download QuickTime6 5 2 for Windows from the following website and install it on your PC when you use Windows98 98SE Me http www apple com support downloads quicktime652forwindows html e The software is a standard Macintosh feature E Folder composition Folders appear as follows e Built in memory e Card 100_PANA Li 100_PANA P1000001 JPG T i P1000002 JPG P1000999 JPG Folder number File number JPG Pictures MOV Motion pictures MISC Folder containing files with following settings DPOF print Favorite e This unit stores up to 999 picture files in each folder A new folder is created after this maximum is reached e To reset file and folder numbers use NO RESET in the setup menu P23 E Conditions under which a different folder number is used In the following cases the picture is not recorded in the same folder as the previously recorded picture It is recorded in a folder with a new number e The folder containing the picture you just shot had a file numbered 999 in it example P1000999 JPG e When the card just recorded to contains for example a folder with the number 100 100_PANA in it and that card
135. rating instructions PDF file of the software e You may not be able to set pictures shot on other equipment as favorites e The setting cannot be changed during favorite play X 95 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 DPOF PRINT Setting the picture to be printed and the number of prints DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store For details ask at your photo printing store When you want to use a photo printing store to print pictures recorded on the built in memory copy them to a card P99 and then set the DPOF setting For more information please visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_ e htm Select DPOF PRINT from playback menu P86 E Common operation Press 4 Y to select SINGLE MULTI or CANCEL and then press MENU SET PLAYBACK FBI ASPECT CONV HN ROTATE Ha ROTATE DISP FAVORITE DPOF PRINT SELECTS SET e You cannot select CANCEL if there are no prints that have been set in the DPOF print settings 96 VQT1L86 E Single setting After the common operation 1 Select a picture with lt gt and press MENU SET 2 Select the n
136. rd after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere e To reset the folder number to 100 you must first reformat the built in memory or the card After this perform NO RESET to reset the file number after which a screen appears asking whether you want to reset the folder number Select YES The settings on the recording or the SETUP menu are reset to the initial settings e When you reset the settings on the recording in recording mode lens is also placed back to initial position Despite the lens operation noise will be occurred this is not malfunction When you reset the SETUP settings following settings are also initialized Birthday and name settings in BABY and PET mode The number of days that have passed since the departure date for TRAVEL DATE WORLD TIME setting e FAVORITE is fixed to OFF and ROTATE DISP is fixed to ON e The battery type setting the folder number and the clock setting are not changed USB MODE P100 103 Set the USB mode to be used when connecting the camera to a computer or a printer gt a SELECT ON CONNECTION amp PictBridge PTP Connects the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer PC Connects the camera to a PC e When you set SELECT ON CONNECTION PictBridge PC selection screen will be displayed when connecting with USB cable VIDEO OUT P107 Playback mode only Set to NTSC or PAL according to t
137. re a picture on the built in memory or the card e The pictures on the built in memory appear when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted The picture may have been changed on a computer or taken on a different camera This problem can also occur if you remove the batteries immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very little charge left e You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of picture P24 Remember that all data will be irretrievably erased when you format the card so save your data and check the card before proceeding Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital camera from another manufacturer This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different from the actual recording date in calendar playback Is the clock in the camera set properly P17 For example if the clock setting on the camera is different from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write them back to the card the pictures may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar etc If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position diff
138. rea HOME E Setting the home area HOME Perform steps 1 2 and 3 Press Y to select HOME and then press MENU SET amp WORLD TIME or DESTINATION lt gt HOME 10 00 JAN 1 2008 CANCEL SELECT gt gt SET EU Press lt gt to select your home area and then press MENU SET e 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 e If daylight saving time E9 is used at the home area press A Press A again to return to the original time e The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour Finishing setting the home area e f you are setting the home area for the first time the screen returns to the screen shown in step of Setting the home area HOME after you press MENU SET to set your home area Press wl to return to the screen shown in step 3 and then press MENU SET to close the menu e If you are setting the home area for the second time etc the screen returns to the screen shown in step 3 after you press MENU SET to set your home area Press MENU SET again to close the menu 65 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting E Setting the travel destination area Perform steps 1 2 and 3 on P65 Press A to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set WORLD TIME DESTINATI
139. rectly on the camera In humid places To prevent condensation put the camera in a plastic bag until the temperature of the camera is close to the ambient temperature If condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature E When not using the camera for a long period of time e 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 e Always remove the batteries and the card from the camera e f the batteries are left inserted in the camera they will discharge as a weak electric current passes through them even if the camera is turned off Read P12 for information about Ni MH nickel metal hydride batteries e We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet E About cards that can be used in this unit You can use an SD Memory Card an SDHC Memory Card anda MultiMediaCard e When the term card is used in these operating instructions this refers to the following types of Memory Cards SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 16 GB MultiMediaCard More specific information about memory cards that can be used with this unit e When you use a card of 4 GB or more capacity
140. ress MENU SET PLAYBACK MODE oe Le NORMAL PLAY SLIDE SHOW EHI CATEGORY PLAY FAVORITE PLAY MENU SET SELECT 18 VQT1L86 Recording mode Intelligent auto mode P27 P Program AE mode P30 P50 A S M mode This mode allows you to create elaborate pictures A Aperture priority AE S Shutter priority AE M Manual exposure Advanced scene mode Taking pictures of people scenery etc expressively PORTRAIT SCENERY SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT SCN Scene mode P55 Taking pictures according to the scene HHH Motion picture mode P61 This mode allows you to record motion pictures Playback mode gt Normal playback mode P37 Playing back the pictures normally Other playback modes 4 Slide show mode P81 gt H Category playback mode P83 Favorite playback mode P84 e FAVORITE PLAY does not appear when the FAVORITE is set to OFF Preparation About the menu This camera contains various menus to enable you to setup your own preferences for recording and playing Displayed menu items vary depending on each mode Setup menu Common in recording mode playback mode To setup the default setting of the camera such as the batteries clock etc Recording menu Only in recording mode To setup the picture size ISO sensitivity etc gt Playback menu Only in playback mode To setup the preference for editi
141. s recorded when the travel destination date is for example one day before the departure date If TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures the day of the vacation you took them on is not displayed e Set the clock if the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears e The travel dates are also used in the Intelligent auto mode fy Advanced Shooting Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination PAS M D 24 BEA SCN EH gt If you set your home area and the travel destination area when traveling abroad etc the local time at the travel destination area can be displayed on the screen and recorded on the pictures taken e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P17 Example for the program AE mode P 1 Press MENU SET and then press lt 2 Press to select the SETUP menu icon and then press P 3 Press A to select WORLD TIME and then press P SETUP 1234 0 BATTERY TYPE 1 I6 CLOCK SET nonme Y MONITOR 0 ay LCD MODE OFF E SELECT EXIT Gap Yet e If you are setting the world time for the first time the message PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA appears If this message appears press MENU SET and then set home area from the screen shown in step in Setting the home a
142. s The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching retracted from REC mode to PLAYBACK mode 119 VQTIL86 Others Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time vary depending on the subjects E Number of recordable pictures a ee only DMC LZ8 ec LZ10 only 10M CM SM 7 7M EZ ee ee gex x 276 pixels x 2448 pixels a x 2304 pixels EAU QE Built in Memory 4 Approx 20MB 3 2 5 Aspect ratio a eee aa s so en ss 48 97 61 120 68 Se EIEN 97 190 120 240 135 270 195 380_ Aspect ratio lt a Bene 3M EZ 2M EZ 0 3M EZ x 1536 pixels ate x 1200 pixels ae x 480 pixels au CFA ALFA a fatal m6mB 8 i 13 26 68 110 32 MB 64MB 38 75 61 115 290 480 eee 190 125 230 e00 970_ d Pace s00 1180 120 VQT1L86 Others Aspect ratio DMC LZ10 only DMC LZ8 only DMC LZ10 only Picture size 9M 7M EZ 6M EZ x 2432 pixels 3264 x 2176 pixels 3072 x 2048 pixels OM A EI A MU FT gt e ee 20MB i6MB 2 5 3 ti 2 7 64MmB 13 27 16 EERE 27 s5 a 256MB 54 105 6s Card 480 270 wo sro sso
143. s 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 e Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions e SDHC Logo is a trademark e Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of unit Before Use THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U S A FCC Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to
144. s useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in cases when it needs to be attached to an e mail or uploaded to a website Select M RESIZE from playback menu P86 E Common operation Select SINGLE or MULTI with A V and press MENU SET PLAYBACK ope CALENDAR TITLE EDIT C TEXT STAMP RESIZE L gt TRIMMING SELECT SET E Single setting After the common operation 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET Motion pictures Pictures imprinted with the text stamp Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 2 Press lt to select the size and then press MENU SET NZ n ma m D nean MENU DE SENSED e Sizes smaller than the recorded picture are displayed 3 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET RESIZE SAVE NEW PICTURES YES CANCER SELECT S SET ED e If you select NO the screen returns to the one shown in step 2 4 Press TJ twice to close the menu E Multi setting up to 50 pictures After the common operation 1 Select size with A V and press MENU SET REDUCED SIZEi EE 7M Asem Dee 55m 4 5M 3 5M 20M eM 2 5M 2M 2 5M 2M CANCEL fi SELECT SET HE e e g If you select 7m the pictures of and EEE are all converted to and 55v respectively e Press DISPLAY to see the explanations Press
145. se Ni MH batteries charge them The camera turns off e Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries soon after turning it on which have sufficient capacity When you use Ni MH batteries charge them e If you leave the camera on the battery will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using economy mode P22 etc E Shooting The picture cannot be Is the mode correctly set recorded Is there any memory capacity left on the built in memory or the card Before recording delete some pictures P38 The recorded pictures The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e g fingerprints are pale on the lens If the lens is dirty turn on the camera eject the lens barrel and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth The recorded picture is Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P48 too bright or dark 2 or 3 pictures are taken Is auto bracket P49 HI SPEED BURST P60 or burst at one time P75 mode set 114 VQT1L86 Others focused properly Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed halfway However this excludes intelligent auto mode The recorded picture When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors the shutter is blurred The optical speed becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer function image stabilizer is not may not work properly In this case we recomme
146. set differ depending 67 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 PICTURE SIZE QUALITY Setting a picture size and FA quality that matches your use of the pictures A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels Although you cannot see the difference on the camera s screen the more the pixels the 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 E Number of pixels PAS M D AA BA SCN Select a higher number of pixels for clearer pictures when printing Select a lower number of pixels to store more pictures Fewer pixels also means it is easier to send pictures by e mail or use them on a homepage Many pixels Fine Few pixels Rough These pictures are examples to show the effect When the aspect ratio setting is E oe 3648 x 2736 pixels 10M 10M DMC LZ10 7M 7M EZ 5M 5M EZ DMC LZ8 8M 3264 x 2448 pixels 3 3072 x 2304 pixels 25 3M SV EZ 2M Ez 0 3M 0 3M EZ 68 VQT1L86 When the aspect ratio setting is 3 2 7M 13 DMC LZ8 7M 7M 3264 x 2176 pixels DMC LZ1 eu ue 3072 x 2048 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is fT LZ10 i 2 DMC LZ1 Te 5M gt 3072 x 1728 pixels 5 5M 3 5
147. setup menu is set to other than SELECT ON CONNECTION the screen is not displayed P23 AC adaptor DMW ACG6PP optional DC coupler DMW DCC2 optional e Use batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor and the DC coupler 100 VQT1L86 e Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC6PP optional and DC coupler DMW DCC2 optional e Make sure the camera is off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor USB connection cable supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the q mark facing the gt mark on the DIGITAL socket This message appears during data transfer Check the facing of the connector and push straight in e Hold 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 3 Select PC using V and press MENU SET Windows The drive appears on the My Computer folder e If it is the first time you are connecting the camera to a PC the required driver is installed automatically so that the camera can be recognized by the Windows Plug and Play then it appears on the My Computer folder Macintosh The drive is displayed on the screen e The drive is displayed as LUMIX when you connect the camera with no card inserted e The drive is displayed as NO_NAME or Untitled when you connect the came
148. ssage also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer E PRINTER BUSY PLEASE CHECK THE PRINTER The printer cannot print Check the printer 113 VQTIL86 Troubleshooting If you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase the conditions may be improved Carry out the RESET in the setup menu while the camera is in the recording mode P23 E Batteries and power supply The camera turns off The remaining battery power may not be displayed immediately even when accurately and the camera may suddenly stop working when battery power is full the type of battery and the settings on BATTERY TYPE are The remaining battery not identical However this is not a malfunction Depending power is low even if new on the battery brand and the operating temperature or if batteries are inserted exhausted batteries are used the remaining battery power may not be displayed accurately Please check BATTERY TYPE P21 in the SETUP menu The camera will not turn Are the batteries inserted correctly on Use sufficiently charged batteries when using Ni MH batteries The picture is not Is the economy mode P22 activated Press the shutter displayed on the LCD button halfway to deactivate these modes monitor Are the batteries exhausted Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity When you u
149. t setting for each aspect ratio PEJE 16 9 Cv 7M EZ E To make subjects appear closer use 5M 5M EZ Tele SM 3M EZ Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele ee EZ 18 9 x 8 x 9M E To make subjects appear further away use Wide DE a oe z 9 9 X Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide _ Wont eau suez 29x sx DC Dee sul 7 5M EC LZ8 6M b DMC LZ10 samen 59x o 33 VQT1L86 Basic E How the extended optical zoom works The extended optical zoom works by extracting the center of the picture and expanding it for a higher telephoto effect So for example if you choose 3M 8M EZ 3 million pixels the 10M 10 1 million DMC LZ10 or 8M 8 1 million DMC LZ8 CCD area is cropped to the center 3M 3 million pixels area allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect e The optical zoom is set to Wide 1 x when the camera is turned on e When using the zoom function an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar Example 0 99 ft co If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated In motion picture mode fH the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording EZ is an abbreviation of Extended
150. t I and then press MENU SET E Single setting Move A W lt gt to move the cursor to After the common operation X and then press MENU SET 1 Press lt gt to choose a picture then press MENU SET ES L nt PET R VA X CANCEL my SELECTS SETEN nu 88 VQT1L86 Advanced Viewing MENU Press GE to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 2 Press A V lt gt to select 4 Press to select YES and SHOOTING DATE AGE press MENU SET TRAVEL DATE or TITLE and Screen when you have chosen an change the settings for the item image taken at ER and then press MENU SET J TEXT STAMP IT WILL BE STAMPED ON THE TEXT STAMP PICTURE RESIZED T0 EM SHOOTING DATE W O TIME gt SAVE NEW PICTURES AGE OFF YES TRAVEL DATE OFF ee QBE CANCEL SELECT SET Gap CANCEL tH SELECT gt SET El e If you select NO the screen returns to E SHOOTING DATE the one shown in step 2 OFF Date and time does not 5 Press I twice to close the added menu W O TIME Date added e Pictures that have been text stamped will WITH TIME Date and time added be marked with the text stamp complete E AGE indicator OFF Age not added ha aca use ON jAge added pay _ E TRAVEL DATE Travel dates not added Travel dates added E TITLE Title or name is not added 7 ON itle or name in BABY or PET mode is adde
151. t other than AWB you can Setting the method to measure finely adjust the white balance while the brightness recording screen is displayed The white balance can be adjusted PASM lor Pan S NCERENGENTY a You can switch to the following metering memorized even if the camera is turned aides off Multiple Press A several times until WB Theis me mehadinihidithe ADJUST is displayed camera measures the most WB ADJUST suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically Usually we recommend using this method Center weighted ADJUST lt gt exit MEN This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center of the Adjust with lt gt screen and measure the whole lt 4 red blue bluish screen evenly Spot E a reai This is the method to measure Press MENU SET to finish When you finely adjust the white balance the white balance icon changes to red or blue e White balance fine adjustment is effective when using flash e The white balance fine adjustment level in Wi returns to 0 when you reset M SET white set e You cannot use white balance fine the subject in the spot metering target e Metering mode is fixed to multiple in intelligent auto mode ff adjustment when COLOR EFFECT e When multiple L is selected and the is set to W B SEPIA COOL or AF mode is set to face detection WARM t
152. teristics of the TV e Read the TV operating instructions too e Pictures might be slightly blurred if you show them vertically on a television e Set the volume of this unit to O when outputting audio P21 e You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set VIDEO OUT in the SETUP menu Even if you set VIDEO OUT to PAL the output signal will still be NTSC in the recording mode E Playback pictures on TV with SD Memory Card slot You can put your SD Memory Card ina television with an SD Memory Card slot to show still images e Depending on the television some pictures may not take up the whole screen e You cannot play motion pictures To play back motion pictures connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable Supplied e You can use SDHC Memory Card only on SDHC Memory Card compatible TV e You may be unable to play MultiMedia Cards 107 VQT1L86 Screen Display Others The LCD monitor shows the status of the camera In program AE mode P Initial setting 1234 5 E In recording Recording mode Flash mode P43 Macro shooting P46 AF area P30 Focus indication P30 Picture size P68 Quality P68 Battery indication P26 Remaining number of recordable pictures P120 10 Built in memory P16 Access indication P26 11 Recording indication 12 ISO sensitivity 13 Shutter speed indication P30 14 Aperture value indicatio
153. the picture on the screen may be drastically changed however the pictures are not affected The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aperture It is not a malfunction The clock setting is If you do not use the camera for a long time the clock setting reset may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again P17 When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0O 0 0 is recorded Images appear slightly Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the distorted zoom ratio This distortion increases as you get nearer the subject but it is not a malfunction Strange colors appear Depending on the zoom magnification the picture may around the edge of the have some colored fringes around the subject This is image called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when recording distant subjects However this is not a malfunction File numbers are not Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with ee ee numbers P101 The file numbers are If the batteries are inserted or removed when the camera is recorded in ascending not turned off the recorded folder numbers are lost order However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures the file numbers may be recorded in ascending order The picture is displayed Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in black black in playback mode multi playback and calendar The lens barrel i
154. the camera automatically determines at the time of focusing If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to 1 area focusing or 1 area focusing high speed mode If AF mode is set to 9 area focusing or 3 area focusing high speed AF area is not displayed until the focus is aligned The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the faces In this case switch to other AF modes The face detection cannot be set in the following modes NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY FOOD STARRY SKY 74 VQT1L86 FIREWORKS and AERIAL PHOTO modes Motion picture mode E QUICK AF PASM 24 Sth When quick AF is set to ON focusing will be faster when the shutter button is pressed as the camera automatically adjusts the focus when there is not much jittering e Setting is fixed to ON in Intelligent auto mode N e Quick AF cannot be set in the following modes NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY ILLUMINATIONS CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY or FIREWORKS Advanced Shooting MENU Press een to display the REC mode menu and select the item to set P19 BURST Shooting in quick succession PASM D 24 BA SCN When you press and hold the shutter button several pictures are taken in succession 2 5 fps Approx 2 fps AA Max 3 DMC LZ10 Max 4 DMC LZ8 FA Max 5 DMC LZ10 Max 7 DMC LZ8
155. the skin tone of subjects for a healthier appearance EJ NORMAL PORTRAIT Improves the skin tone of subjects with the background defocused SOFT SKIN Skin surface of subjects is expressed smoothly OUTDOOR PORTRAIT Prevents faces from becoming dark outdoors in the daytime fi INDOOR PORTRAIT The optimum ISO sensitivity is set to prevent subjects from blurring when recording indoors CREATIVE PORTRAIT Background blurring level can be changed by changing the aperture value See P50 Aperture priority AE Advanced Shooting To select each advanced scene P52 E Recording technique e Place the zoom position to T side Tele as closely as possible and record moving close to the subject e ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO 100 However when selecting INDOOR PORTRAIT ISO MAX400 of intelligent ISO is set e face detection is set for AF mode as default setting e White balance cannot be adjusted when OUTDOOR PORTRAIT or INDOOR PORTRAIT is set e If some objects in skin color exist besides faces when SOFT SKIN is set the similar effect is produced However clarity of effect may vary depending on brightness SCENERY mode Taking pictures of widespread scenery NORMAL SCENERY The focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority FS NATURE The best setting for shooting natural scenery ARCHITECTURE You can take sharp pictures of architecture with this setting The guide
156. ti SELECT SET EN e In DPOF setting PRINT WITH DATE and NUM OF PRINTS are not displayed Connecting to other equipment e When you select DPOF PICTURE DPOF SET is selectable When you select DPOF SET refer to P96 e Press MENU SET when you wish to cancel printing halfway e When you select MULTI SELECT SELECT ALL or FAVORITE the print confirmation screen appears Select YES and perform printing e When the number of prints exceeds 1 000 PRINTING PICTURES DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED appears on the print confirmation screen 4 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing E Setting date printing the number of prints the paper size and the page layout Select an item to set on the screen for step 2 in Printing the selected picture making a single print or on the screen for step 3 in Selecting multiple pictures for printing e 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 dma and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer e PRINT WITH DATE Date is not printed ON Date is printed e f the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture e NUM OF PRINTS Set the number of prints e You can set up to 999 prints e PAPER SIZE Possible paper sizes o
157. ting Taking Pictures with the Self timer D PAS M D ZA ESC e When using a tripod or in other cases 1 Press 4 setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a convenient way to stabilize the jitter 2 Select shutter speed using A V caused by pressing the shutter button or lt 4 0 e When you press the shutter button pee 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 for focusing on the subject e In Intelligent auto mode ff 10 SEC or OFF is selectable 3 Press MENU SET e In SELF PORTRAIT mode 2 SEC or e You can also press the shutter button OFF is selectable halfway to set e When you set the self timer in burst e When 5 seconds pass without any mode the camera starts taking a picture operation the setting selected at the time 2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button is automatically adopted is pressed The number of pictures taken 4 Press the shutter button halfway at one time is fixed to 3 to focus and then press it fully to pe tae ale a tripod when take a picture setting the selt timer i e You cannot use the self timer in HI l po ONL ES SPEED BURST sprl gt Ti yap P Lb 7 th N 44 Pam N CANCEL ES e The self timer indicator blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds e I
158. tness of the LCD AUTO monitor automatically POWER LCD Changes depending on brightness of the environment The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way More difficult to see when looked straight on CX The LCD monitor returns to the normal brightness e You can set LCD mode in setup menu P21 e High angle mode is canceled if you turn the camera off Same occurs in POWER SAVE e The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in power LCD mode Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is adjusted when power LCD mode or high angle mode is activated Therefore some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor However this does not affect the recorded pictures If the screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light The number of recordable pictures decreases when the auto power LCD power LCD or high angle mode is used Advanced Shooting Taking Pictures Using the Built in Flash PASM Dx ESC Flash e Do not cover the photo flash with your fingers or any other items E Switching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash setting of the built in flash a
159. to 1 AREA e Refer to BABY for more details High sensitivity mode The ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 when taking pictures E Setting the aspect ratio and a picture size 94 HIGH SENS PICTURE SIZE 4 3 3M 2 5M 16 9 2M CANCEL tt SELECT SET M 1 Select E 3M RA 2 5M or EX 2M using A and press MENU SET e The resolution of the recorded picture decreases significantly because of high sensitivity processing This is not a malfunction e This mode is suitable when you print 4 x 6710 x 15 cm images e Focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to CO e The flash setting can be set to AUTO A or FORCED FLASH ON e The quality setting is fixed to fH e The following function cannot be activated Extended optical zoom Digital zoom 58 VQT1L86 Z Beach mode Prevents underexposure of the subject under strong sunlight to allow you to take pictures on a beach e Do not touch the camera with wet hands e Sand or seawater may cause the camera to malfunction Make sure that sand or seawater does not come in touch with the camera particularly its lens flash or terminals e Problems caused by sand or seawater are not covered by the product warranty e You cannot change the white balance setting e The initial setting for the AF mode is face detection lt lt Starry sky mode Take
160. to IPA e The focus range is 5 cm 0 17 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to OO e The shutter speed becomes 1 8th of a second to 1 2000th of a second e ISO sensitivity is automatically set between ISO500 and ISO800 ISO sensitivity is set higher as burst speed becomes faster e Focus shutter speed ISO sensitivity zoom white balance and exposure are 60 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Motion Picture Mode Set the recording playback switch to REC 3 side P18 1 Turn the mode dial to match HH 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to start recording 4 2 Ww a O M cal cars Available recording time Elapsed recording time Audio recording e The audio is also recorded through the microphone e When the subject is focused the focus indication lights e The focus and zoom are fixed to those set at the beginning of recording for the first frame e While you keep pressing the shutter button the motion picture is recorded without audio for the first few seconds 3 Press the shutter button fully to stop recording e f the built in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automatically E Changing the aspect ratio and the picture quality settings 1 Press MENU SET 2 Press A to select ASPECT RATIO and then press P REC PICTURE MODE EE ASPECT RATIO WHITE B
161. to 1 1600 8 0 0 to 1 2000 51 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting Taking Pictures of People Scenery etc Expressively Advanced Scene Mode Set the recording playback switch to REC 3 side P18 You can take pictures of people scenery sports and night portrait more effectively according to recording environment 1 Turn the mode dial to match 4 SELECT gt ipsw SET a A Screen shown is the example of selecting D D PORTRAIT mode SCENERY mode SPORTS mode NIGHT PORTRAIT mode 2 Select advanced scene with A V and press MENU SET Dar D CREATIVE SELECT gt IP SET a e Press MENU SET again to change advanced scene e When you press MENU SET to display the menu screen then you can move to the REC mode menu or SETUP menu Select A SCN icon with lt and select 3 REC mode menu or SETUP menu with V 52 VQT1L86 m H information e When you press DISPLAY while the advanced scene is selected in step 2 the explanation for the selected scene mode is displayed Press again to return to the advanced scene mode menu i INFORMATION CREATIVE PORTRAIT Aperture can be changed in normal portrait mode allowing defocusing of the background CANCEL SET e The following cannot be set in advanced scene mode INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY METERING MODE COLOR EFFECT PICT ADJ MIN SHTR SPEED FA PORTRAIT mode Improves
162. tteries Manganese Lithium batteries batteries Nickel batteries Ni Cd batteries e Operation is not guaranteed when using the batteries listed above The batteries can leak and the following malfunctions can occur The remaining battery power is not displayed accurately The camera does not turn on Data written to the built in memory or the card is damaged resulting in loss of the photographs 11 VQTIL86 Preparation E Battery shapes that cannot be used e Batteries with unusual shapes cause leakage heat generation or explosion if inserted in the camera e Batteries with the covering partly or fully peeled off Never use these batteries Refer to the illustration below e All or part of the e The pole is flat covering on the battery is peeled off E Proper Care and Handling of Batteries Mishandling batteries may cause leakage heat generation fire or explosion Observe the following e Do not heat or expose to flame e Do not leave the batteries in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed e Do not splash batteries with water sea water or wet battery terminals e Do not peel off or scratch the covering on batteries e Do not drop throw or subject batteries to other strong impacts e Do not use batteries that show signs of leakage deformation discoloration etc e Do not store batteries in high humidity areas or high tem
163. tures are based on the selected compensation range after setting the exposure P48 1 Press A d several times to display AUTO BRACKET and set the compensation range of the exposure using lt gt a AUTO BRACKET A it oan 1 Oo 0350 gt SELECT gt EXIT JEU 4659 e You can select OFF 1 3 EV 2 3 EV or 1 EV When you do not use auto bracket select OFF 2 Press MENU SET to apply e When setting auto bracket the auto bracket icon lai appears on the screen 3 Press the shutter button to take pictures e The auto review function is activated after taking pictures e The auto bracket setting is canceled if you turn the camera off Same occurs in POWER SAVE e You cannot use auto bracket in STARRY SKY and HI SPEED BURST mode e The number of recordable pictures is 2 or less auto bracket cannot be activated e The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on the brightness of the subject e When auto bracket is activated FLASH is set to Forced OFF O e Auto bracket is deactivated when the shutter speed is set longer than 1 second in the shutter priority AE mode or the manual exposure mode e Burst mode setting is canceled when AUTO BRACKET is activated 49 VQT1L86 Advanced Shooting Set Aperture Shutter Speed Exposure as Set the recording playback switch to REC 3 side P18 You can take your favorite pictures by setting
164. u can edit or access the picture data on it You cannot switch between the built in memory and the card while the camera is connected to the PC When you want to switch between the built in memory and 102 VQT1L86 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PictBridge compliant Printer By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection cable supplied you can select the pictures to be printed or start printing on the LCD monitor Make the necessary settings on your printer beforehand Read your printer s operating instructions 1 Turn on the camera and the printer 2 Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable supplied e The screen to select PictBridge PTP or PC is displayed e lf USB MODE in setup menu is set to other than SELECT ON CONNECTION the screen is not displayed P23 USB connection cable supplied e Connect the USB connection cable with the q mark facing the gt mark on the DIGITAL socket AC adaptor DMW ACG6PP optional DC coupler DMW DCC2 optional e Use batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor and the DC coupler e Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC6PP optional and DC coupler DMW DCC2 optional e Make sure the camera is off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor Check the facing of the connector and push straight in e
165. u can record or play back pictures on a card E About SD Memory Card optional SDHC Memory Card optional and MultiMediaCard optional e The SD Memory Card the SDHC Memory Card and the MultiMediaCard are small lightweight removable external memory cards Read P5 for information about cards that can be used in this unit e The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006 for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB e The reading writing speed of the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card is fast The SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are equipped with a Write Protect switch that can inhibit writing and formatting When the switch is slid to the LOCK side it is not possible to write or delete data on the card and format it When the switch is unlocked these functions become available 16 VQT1L86 e 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 supports them You cannot use SDHC Memory Cards on equipment that supports SD Memory Cards only When you use SDHC Memory Cards on other equipment make sure to read the equipment s operating instructions If you intend to have your
166. uiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch the batteries E Card Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct sunlight or where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated Do not bend or drop the card e The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or erased e Store the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when you store or carry the card e Do not allow dirt dust or water to enter the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers E About the picture data e Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data E About tripods e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it e You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod e Make sure that the screw on the tripod is not at an angle when attaching or detaching the camera You may damage the screw on the camera if you use excessive force when turning it Also the camera body and the rating label may be damaged or scratched if the camera is attached too tightly to the tripod e Read the operating instructions for the tripod carefully 111 VQTIL86 Others Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be d
167. umber of prints with A V and press MENU SET DPOF PRINT o toa A ten i z C O 000 Y COUNT Iaoa MENU W MENU SET CANCELT e The number of prints icon P 1 appears e 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 3 Press 1 twice to close the menu E Multi setting After the common operation 1 Select a picture with A V lt gt and press MENU SET 2 Select the number of prints with A V and press MENU SET COUNT MENU 1 DISPLAY CANCEL t SET e Repeat step 1 and 2 You cannot set all the pictures at one time e The number of prints icon JJ 1 appears e 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 3 Press Ty twice to close the menu Advanced Viewing MENU Press to display the PLAYBACK mode menu and select the item to set P86 Gey E To cancel all settings e This function is canceled if you imprint After the common operation the text stamp on the picture 1 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET e DPOF is an abbreviation of Digital Print Order Format This feature allows you to D DPOF PRINT write print information to media and then CANCEL ALL DPOF use the information on a DPOF compliant PRINT SETTINGS system e DPOF print setting is a convenient function when you print pictures with CANCEL
168. xed to Forced FLASH OFF e The setting on the AF assist lamp is disabled e You cannot change the white balance setting 59 VQTIL86 Advanced Shooting Refer to P55 for details on selecting a scene menu High speed burst mode fixed to the values set for the first picture sue e The recorded picture becomes slightly This is a convenient mode for shooting rougher Suitable for 4 x 6 10 x 15 cm rapid movement or a decisive moment Burst speed Approx 5 fps DMC LZ10 Approx 5 5 fos DMC LZ8 printing e The following function cannot be used Extended optical zoom E Setting the aspect ratio and a picture size Digital zoom Auto bracket M HI SPEED BURST Meelis rai Self timer PICTURE SIZE Burst amp 2M 2 5M 16 9 2M CANCEL tf SELECT gt seT ME 1 Select E 2M RA 2 5M or iar 2M using A and press MENU SET 2 Press the shutter button fully to take pictures Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully E Number of recordable pictures Built in memory Approx 25 Card Approx 15 to 100 max e The burst speed changes depending on the recording conditions e The number of picture is limited depending on the recording conditions the type of card etc e The number of picture taken in succession may increase right after formatting e The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF 6 e The quality setting is fixed
169. y adjustment of focus and the recorded picture will not be affected Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button Do not cover the photo flash or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects Do not touch the lens In i NIGHT SCENERY the shutter speed becomes 8 seconds only when the camera has determined that there is little jitter such as when using a tripod Do not move the camera while taking pictures You cannot use the following functions Exposure compensation Auto bracket White balance fine adjustment Digital zoom E Flash P43 You can select the setting of flash AUTO A or Forced OFF When AUTO is selected depending on the type of subject or brightness flash is set to i AUTO i A i AUTO Red eye reduction i A or i Slow sync Red eye reduction i s e In 4AE or 1 flash mode flash emitted twice E The Backlight Compensation Intelligent auto mode ff only Press A to compensate that backlight cause the subject to appear dark Press again to cancel a g oa 1 A Cc 0o00 CS ss BACKLIGHT This icon appears when you are using backlight compensation E Intelligent auto mode ff setting fixed Quality Fine When the picture size is 0 3 M Standard White balance AWB Metering mode Multiple ISO sensitivity Intelligent ISO MAX800 AF mode Face detection When the face is not detected
170. y are not used e Once the batteries have reached full charge do not continue to charge them e Do not peel off or scratch the covering on Ni MH batteries e Read the operating instructions for the battery charger Ni MH batteries have a limited life Battery capacity gradually decreases over time If the length of time you can use the camera is extremely short even after fully charging the batteries they may have exceeded their life soan Purchase new batteries e Battery life differs depending on the conditions of storage and usage and the environment When not using the batteries for a long period of time e f the batteries are left in the camera they will discharge This is because a small electrical current continues to flow even when the camera is turned off If the batteries continue to be left in the camera they will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged e 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 Batteries Used Fully charged Panasonic Ni MH batteries optional Panasonic Oxyride batteries optional 460 pictures 470 pictures 230 min 235 min 260 pictures 270 pictures 130 min 135 min Recording conditions by CIPA standard e Temperature 23 C 73 4 F Humidity 50 when the LCD monitor is on e Using a P
171. you want to focus on and press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication lights green AF area white gt green Aperture value Shutter speed 30 VQT1L86 e The camera beeps twice when the subject is focused e The camera can focus between 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele and When the macro is not used e The followings 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 e The focus indicator may light even if the subject is not properly focused if the subject is out of range 4 Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture S E Using the flash If the flash is set to AUTO A AUTO RED EYE A or Slow sync Red eye reduction the flash will work when you press the shutter button if the camera determines that the area to be shot is too dark e You can change the flash settings P43 e 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 e Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button e Do not cover the photo flash or the AF assist lamp with your finger or other objects e Do not touch the lens Basic Photography basics exposure focus and color A little knowledge about exposure f
172. you can use only the SDHC Memory Card with SDHC logo that is based on the SD Standard e A MultiMediaCard is compatible with still pictures only E About illustrations in these operating instructions Please note that the appearance of the product the illustration or the menu screen are a little different from those in actual use The illustrations in these operating instructions show DMC LZ10 5 VQTIL86 Contents Before Use Information for Your Safety 2 Preparation Standard Accessories 8 Names of the Components 9 QUICK GUIDE eaaa antenne 10 About the Batteries 11 Inserting Removing the Batteries Card Optional sicer 15 About the Built in Memory the Card 16 Setting Up the Clock 17 Checking the clock setting 17 Changing the clock setting 17 Basics of Modes and Menus 4 18 About the mode 18 About the Men ss To 19 Basic settings Setup menu 20 BATTERY IMPE ns 21 CLOCK SE T Ses ia 21 WORLD IME isisi dus 21 MONITOR ri 21 ECD MODE iderien rese o 21 BEEP oraa nn 21 VOLUME its das 21 GUIDE LINE 2 siimsssinsas 21 FAIS TOGRAM ES SR Sn 22 TRAVEL DATE paume 22 ECONOMY ER panne nee 22 AUTOREVIEW 4 nue 22 NO RESET ES EE 23 RE SE Reenter ae ine nee ese mere ene Or Mees nee 23 WSB MODE we ented cn vannes nr 23 VIDEO OUT nee Rise 23 IN ASPECT 2532 de 23 PT PAPAS A AE EINES EA

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