Panasonic DMC-TZ2 operating instructions Preparations 6 Using Setup menu

Preparations 6 Using SETUP menu

‘CLOCK SET’, ‘AUTO REVIEW’, ‘POWER SAVE’ and ‘ECONOMY’ are important for clock setting and battery life. Be sure to check these before use.

Make general camera settings such as adjusting the clock, extending the battery life, and changing the beep sounds. (Settings method → P.18)

Default setting outlined:

1	Settings also reflected in SIMPLE MODE	(P.28).
2	Settings also reflected in CLIPBOARD mode	(P.58).

3DMC-TZ3 only.

Item

Uses, operations

Settings, notes

CLOCK SET 1, 2

Set the date and time.

Set the date/month/year and time (P.16).

WORLD TIME 1, 2

Set the local time at an overseas destination (P.49)

(DESTINATION) /

(HOME)

MONITOR 1, 2

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (7 levels).

-3 · ·

· · +3

±0

Change the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking

Recording information:

/ ON Histogram:

/ ON PATTERN:

/

OFF

OFF

GUIDE LINE

pictures.

‘PATTERN’ cannot be

selected in CLIPBOARD mode (P.58). Recording information and

Display recording information or histogram together with guide

histogram cannot be displayed.

lines (P.33).

Not displayed in SIMPLE MODE.

TRAVEL DATE 1, 2

Record the number of days elapsed in your travels.

/ SET (P.48)

OFF

Automatically display pictures immediately after taking

OFF /

1SEC.

/ 3SEC. / ZOOM 3 (displays for 1 second, then at 4x zoom for 1

second)

AUTO REVIEW

them.

In ‘SELF PORTRAIT’ scene mode (P.42), ‘AUTO BRACKET’ 3 (P.38), ‘BURST’ mode

Select display time (seconds).

(P.54), or pictures with audio (P.53, 70), auto review performed regardless of setting.

‘ZOOM’ is useful for checking focus.

Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.

OFF / 1 MIN. / 2 MIN. /

/ 10MIN. (Set time before POWER SAVE is initiated)

5 MIN.

Automatically shut off power while not in use.

Cannot be used in the

following

cases:

When using AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G, optional), when connected to computer/printer,

POWER SAVE

(Saves battery consumption)

during motion picture recording/playback, during slideshows (exception: set to 10

To restore: Press the shutter button halfway, or turn on the

minutes while slideshow is paused and during ‘MANUAL’ slideshows)

power again.

Setting fixed to ‘2 MIN.’ in ‘ECONOMY’, and to ‘5 MIN.’ in SIMPLE MODE (P.28) and

CLIPBOARD (P.58).

ZOOM RESUME 1, 2

Focus position cannot be stored.

Remember the zoom ratio when turning power off.

OFF

/ ON

Released and cannot be set when using ‘SELF PORTRAIT’ scene mode.

Restrict battery consumption when recording.

OFF

/ LEVEL 1 (turned off after approx. 15 seconds of inactivity)/LEVEL 2 (turned off

after approx. 15 seconds, or approx. 5 seconds of inactivity after recording)

(Dims LCD monitor, automatically shuts off monitor when not

Cannot be used in the following cases:

ECONOMY

in use.)

When using SIMPLE MODE, CLIPBOARD mode ,or AC adaptor (DMW-AC5G,

Monitor also shut off during flash battery charging.

optional), when menu screen is displayed, when using self-timer setting or during

Status indicator is illuminated while monitor is off.

motion picture recording.

To restore: Press any button.

LCD monitor not dimmed when using ‘POWER LCD’ or ‘HIGH ANGLE’ (P.34).

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