Contents
DMC-TZ3
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
Model No
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note U.S. only
Declaration of Conformity Trade Name
About the battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger
Charge the battery
Insert the battery and the card Set the mode dial to
Battery is not charged
Dark places, moving subjects Intelligent ISO P.46
10x optical zoom P.27
With DVD recorder
With your printer
At digital photo center
On computer
Contents
Index 104 Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Review
Taking/viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard
Read first
To prevent damage and faults
Standard Accessories
Status indicator P.15 DISPLAY/LCD Mode button P.33
Microphone 47, 53
DIGITAL/AV OUT socket P.74, 76 DC in socket P.74
Up/down/left/right Selection
Charging light Charge
Preparations 1 Charging battery
Fold out pins Plug into electrical outlet
Connect to charger
To remove card
Preparations 2 Inserting battery and card
Set the camera ON/OFF switch to
Open Lock
Preparations 3 Setting the clock and language
Adjust year, month, date, time
While this message is displayed
Changing photography preferences REC menu P.50
Making the camera more convenient to use Setup menu P.20
Using your pictures Play menu P.64
Preparations 4 Know the different menus
Turn on the power
Select Setup menu
Set to Bring up the menu
Select this item
Select this setting Finish
Move across to the items
Select the correct item
Uses, operations
Preparations 6 Using Setup menu
OFF / on
Settings, notes
Destination / Home
· · ±0 · · +3
Beep 1
Ntsc / PAL
Volume Mute Low High Tone
· · LEVEL3 · · LEVEL6
YES/NO
Take a picture
Set to Normal Picture mode
Adjust the focus
Taking pictures
Remaining battery
Adjusting the focus
Problems with adjusting focus subject not in center, etc
Checking remaining battery and memory capacity
Cards
When in operation
Recording picture capacity estimates default settings
Picture save destination
Zoom types
Enlarge Tele Restore Wide
What is Extended optical zoom EZ?
Basics 2 Taking pictures with zoom
Set to Adjust the focus
Backlight compensation Simple Mode only
Basics 3 TakingMODE pictures with Simple
‘SIMPLE MODE’ menu
Display Simple Mode Select desired item Menu
Select desired setting Finish
Setting
While picture is displayed Select ‘YES’
Viewing your pictures instantly
Display picture
Enlarge picture 4x/8x
To fast-forward rewind
Viewing your pictures Play
Set to
Scroll through pictures
Select the pictures to delete Repeat
Deleting pictures
While picture is Select ‘YES’ Displayed P.31
Select type of deletion
Guide lines
Display in Playback mode
Applications Record
Histogram
Display ‘LCD MODE’
Select mode
Power LCD
Makingsee LCD monitor easier to
Simple Mode ‘10SEC.’
Taking pictures with self-timer
Display ‘SELFTIMER’ Select time duration
Adjust focus
Applications 4 Taking pictures with flash
Display ‘FLASH’ Select the desired type
Types
Available types vary depending on the mode in use
Available types in each mode default setting
Scene Mode
Display ‘AUTO BRACKET’
Taking pictures with exposure compensation
Display ‘EXPOSURE’
Select a value
Optical image stabilizer
Jitter correction
To view jitter/movement detection demo screen
Select scene
Scene
Taking pictures according to
Set to ‘SCN1’ or ‘SCN2’
Sunset High Sens Starry SKY Fireworks
Portrait Soft Skin
Scenery
Party Candle Light Baby PET
Scene Uses, functions
Scene
Using flash in scene modes P.37
Tips, notes Main fixed settings
High Sens
Taking pictures according to
Flash Forced OFF AF Assist Lamp OFF Sensitivity ISO100
Take a picture P.24
Set to Take a picture P.24
Taking close-up pictures of flowers, etc
Set to
Aspect and picture quality
Applications 9 Taking motion pictures
Set to Start recording
Estimated recording time
Set departure date
Useful features for travel
Select ‘TRAVEL DATE’ from Setup menu P.18 Select ‘SET’
Recording holiday duration Travel Date
Select
Select ‘WORLD TIME’ from Setup menu P.18,20
Registering local time at your overseas destination
Select ‘HOME’
Balance
Using REC menu
Setting white balance manually
White balance fine adjustment excluding ‘AWB’
Sensitivity
Applicable modes Settings
Sensitivity
Aspect Ratio
PICT.MODE
PICT.SIZE
Aspect Ratio
OFF
Metering Mode
Quality
Audio REC
Use or if focus is difficult to align with
AF Mode
Applicable modes Settings High-speed focus
Burst
Low speed
Settings Burst setting Speed No. of pictures
CONT.AF
High speed
Slow Shutter
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment
Applicable modes Settings OFF Do not use / on Use
AF Assist Lamp
Clock SET
COL. Mode
Set to one from ‘ ’ Display ‘Quick setting’
Select item Select setting
Select ‘REC’
Aspect Ratio Quality Selftimer OFF/2SEC
Taking/viewing clipboard
Taking clipboard pictures clipboard recording
Expand Change Position
Viewing clipboard pictures clipboard playback
Taking/viewing clipboard
Clipboard menu
Select item
Select picture with
Applications Viewing as list
Set to Set to multiple screen display
Press ‘MENU/SET’
Pictures with audio
Viewing motion pictures
Select and play picture
Create still picture
Motion pictures DMC-TZ3 only
Creating still pictures from
During playback, pause at desired moment
Select ‘DUAL DISPLAY’ from Play menu P.17 View pictures
Applications 4 Using Play menu
Dual Display DMC-TZ3 only
Slide Show
Select ‘ON’ Select picture repeat
Favorite
Select ‘START’
Select ‘FAVORITE’ from Play menu P.17
Select ‘ON’ Select picture
Rotate Disp
Date Stamp
Select ‘ROTATE DISP.’ from Play menu P.17
Select items and make
Settings for each
Select ‘DATE STAMP’ from Play menu P.17 Select picture
Select ‘SINGLE’ or ‘MULTI’
Dpof Print
Select picture and set number to print repeat
To complete
Select picture and make setting
Protect
Picture protected To release
Select whether to delete original picture
Audio DUB
Resize
Stop recording
Trim Select whether to delete original picture
Trimming
Select ‘TRIMMING’ from Play menu P.17 Select picture
Select area to trim
From Play menu
Aspect Conv
Copy
Select ‘ASPECT CONV.’
Select ‘FORMAT’ from Select ‘YES’ Play menu P.17
To cancel during Press
Format
Select picture for Select ‘YES’ Screen shown is example
USB cable Always use cable supplied
Using with computer
Do not move the mode dial while connected to computer
Connect camera to computer
Macintosh
Connecting with PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
Windows
Drives are displayed in ‘My Computer’ folder
Printing
Select picture to print
Select ‘PRINT START’
Select ‘MULTI PRINT’
Postcard
Card Size
Letter
Set to auxiliary input
Viewing on TV screen
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Turn on camera Set to
Recording
List of LCD monitor displays
Playback
Simple Mode
Message displays
Write Error Please Check the Card
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
Memory Card Error Memory Card Parameter Error
Read Error Please Check the Card
Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring
Using Panasonic cards is recommended
Which cards can I use?
How can I easily send pictures to my computer?
Recording
Battery, power
LCD monitor
Playback
Flash
TV, computer, printer
Others
Caring for your camera
When in use
When not using for a while
Others 4 Usage cautions and notes
Memory cards
Battery
Recording time capacity motion pictures
Varies according to following settings
Recording picture/time capacity
Recording picture capacity still pictures
PICT.MODE P.47 Picture smoothness Fps frames per second
Aspect Ratio
7M P.52
Quality picture quality High Standard P.53
Image sensor
Specifications
Microphone
Optional accessories
For USA Customers
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Request for Service Notice
USA Only
Ninety Days
Limited Warranty For USA Only
Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Centralized Factory Service Center
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Avertissement
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Propos du chargeur de batterie
Propos du bloc-batterie
List of LCD monitor displays P.80
74, 76
Number of Recordable Pictures
11, 74
Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture
Picture Quality Setting Simple Mode
Operational Sound
Memo
Memo
Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
Panasonic Canada Inc