Operating Instructions
DMC-LZ1PP
Digital Camera
VQT0P65
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
U.S.A. CONSUMERS ONLY
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∫ Care for the camera
∫ About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
∫ About the LCD monitor
∫ About the Lens
∫ If you will not be using the camera for a long time
Compensating the Exposure
About These Operating Instructions
∫ About illustrations in these operating instructions
∫ About illustrations of the cursor button
Recording Menu Settings
Contents
Before Use
Recording pictures basic
Playback advanced
Connecting to a PC or Printer
Others
Specifications
3 1 DMC-LZ2 2 DMC-LZ1
Standard Accessories
Names of the Components
Microphone DMC-LZ2 only P55
13 14
1 Insert the batteries. P13
Quick Guide
2 Turn the camera on to take pictures
3 Play back the pictures
A When oxyride batteries are selected
About the Batteries
B When alkaline/Ni-MH batteries are selected
∫ Usable batteries
∫ Unusable batteries
∫ Battery indication
∫ Shapes of batteries that cannot be used
∫ Proper Care and Handling of the Batteries
Page
∫ The battery life
When you do not use batteries for a long period of time
e.g., when taking pictures every
Recording conditions by CIPA standard
Playback time
Recordable number in low temperatures In normal picture mode
3 1 Close the battery door
1 Slide the battery door to open it
2 Slide the battery door to the end and then close it firmly
Inserting/Removing the Batteries
1 Slide the card door to open it
Inserting/Removing the Card Optional
2 Insert
Remove Push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright
When you do not use the card, you can
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
When you use the card, you can record or play back pictures on it
The built-in memory cannot be used when the card is inserted
∫ Access to the built-in memory or the card
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
2 Select M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
1 Set date and time
∫ Initial setting
3 Select the SETUP Menu
About the Setup Menu
1 Turn the camera on
2 Press the MENU button
POWER SAVE
BATTERY TYPE
ALKALINE LR6/Ni-MH
OXYRIDE ZR6
NO.RESET
ECONOMY Economy mode only
RESET
USB MODE
LANGUAGE
SCENE MENU
ENGLISH English DEUTSCH German FRANÇAIS French ESPAÑOL Spanish
ITALIANO Italian
In recording mode P31
About the LCD Monitor
In simple mode P35
In playback mode P49
∫ Histogram
∫ Recording guide line
Example of histogram
1 SCN
Taking Pictures
∫ The Mode Dial
Normal picture mode P31
3 Take a picture
1 1 Turn the camera on 2 Select normal picture mode
∫ Normal recording
∫ AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus AE Auto exposure
∫ Jitter camera shake
∫ Focusing
∫ Direction detection function
∫ Exposure
SIMPLE MODE
Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
1 Select the desired item and set the desired value
PICT.MODE
∫ Other Settings in Simple mode
You cannot set the following items in the simple mode NO.RESET RESET
1 Press
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
2 Enlarge and shift the picture
∫ To make subjects appear further away use Wide
Using the Optical Zoom
∫ To make subjects appear closer use Tele
∫ Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light
A Photo flash
∫ The available flash range to take pictures
∫ Available flash settings by recording mode
ISO sensitivity
Available flash control range
Flash setting
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
Shutter speed Sec
Do not stare at the photo flash from close proximity
1 Select the self-timer mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
2 Take the picture
Under exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Properly exposed Over exposed
1 Press 3 several times until
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
A Optical image stabilizer button
Optical Image Stabilizer
1 Select the burst mode
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
∫ Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
When the burst mode setting is set to Unlimited
When the burst mode is activated, AUDIO REC. cannot be used DMC-LZ2 only
1 Select the picture
Playing Back Pictures
1000001
9 Pictures Multi Playback
1 Switch to multi screen
1 2 4 5 7 8
2 Select the pictures
1 Rotate the zoom lever towards
Using the Playback Zoom
to enlarge the picture
2 Shift the picture
1 Select the picture to be deleted
Deleting Pictures
2 Delete the picture
1 Select MULTI DELETE
2 Delete all of the pictures
3 Delete the pictures
1 Select ALL DELETE
∫ To delete all pictures
Economy mode
Using the Mode Dial
Macro mode
How to turn the LCD monitor on again
2 Press the shutter button halfway
Motion image mode
1 Select MOTION RATE
3 Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
You cannot record audio on DMC-LZ1
∫ Available recording time seconds
Scene mode
Sports mode
Portrait mode
∫ Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective
∫ Technique for Sports mode
Night scenery mode
Scenery mode
∫ Technique for Night scenery mode
Fireworks mode
Night portrait mode
∫ Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash
∫ Technique for Fireworks mode
Snow mode
Party mode
∫ Technique for Party mode
Recording Menu Settings
Using the REC mode menu
∫ Auto White Balance
White Balance W.BALANCE
∫ Finely Adjusting the White Balance White Balance Fine Adjustment
∫ Setting the White Balance manually White set
About the white balance fine adjustment
About the white balance
Picture Size PICT.SIZE
ISO Sensitivity SENSITIVITY
ISO sensitivity
DMC-LZ2
Quality QUALITY
Audio Recording AUDIO REC
DMC-LZ2 only
F4.5 1/60
AF Mode AF MODE
1/8-1
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
setting
Slow Shutter SLOW SHUTTER
Color Effect COL.EFFECT
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ
∫ Pictures with audio DMC-LZ2 only
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion Images
Select the picture with audio icon and play back the audio
1000001
PLAY 1
Using the PLAY mode menu
ROTATE
PROTECT
Rotating the Picture ROTATE
1 Select ON to set it
1 Select the picture to be rotated and set it
∫ Example When rotating clockwise
1 Select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL
Setting the Picture to be Printed and the Number of
2 Select the direction to rotate the picture
Prints DPOF PRINT
∫ Multi setting Select the pictures and set the number of prints
∫ Single setting Select the picture and set the number of prints
∫ To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
CANCEL ALL DPOF
1 Select SINGLE, MULTI or CANCEL
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture PROTECT
∫ Single setting Select the picture and set/cancel the protection
1 Set the items of the Slide Show
Playing Back with Slide Show
2 Select START
3 By pressing the MENU button, the Slide Show stops
∫ SD Slide Show
1 Select the picture and start audio recording
Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures AUDIO DUB DMC-LZ2 only
Resizing the Pictures RESIZE
2 Stop audio recording
1 Select the picture and set it
2 Select the size and set it
3 Select YES or NO and set it
Trimming the Pictures
1 Select the picture to trim and set it
TRIMMING
3 Shift the picture and press the shutter button to set
2 Enlarge or decrease the picture
4 Select YES or NO and set it
ZOOM
1 Select the direction to copy the picture data
Copying Picture Data COPY
2 Select pictures to be copied and set them
3 Select YES and set it
1 Select YES to format the medium
Initializing the Built-in Memory the Card FORMAT
During formatting, do not turn the camera off
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
4 Turn the camera on and then set the mode dial to playback mode
1 Connect the AV cable A supplied to the AV OUT socket of the camera
3 Turn the TV on and select external input
USB MODE
Before Connecting to the PC or the Printer
1 Select USB MODE
2 Select PC or PictBridge PTP
2 Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A supplied
Connecting to a PC
If you use Windows 98/98SE, install the
USB driver and then connect it to the computer
∫ Folder Composition
∫ PictBridge PTP setting
DCIM
100PANA
2 Turn on the printer
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
1 Select a picture to be printed
2 Set the print settings
∫ Single picture
1000001
1 Select DPOF PICTURE
3 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture
2 Select PRINT START and then print out the picture
PAGE LAYOUT
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
∫ Setting the date printing with the DPOF print in advance
cable when the cable disconnection warning icon is indicated
∫ Layout printing
F2.8 1/25
Screen Display
∫ In recording
∫ Recording in simple mode
1000001
In Motion image mode
1000 DEC
F2.8 1/25
When carrying the camera, take care not to drop or cause impact to it
Cautions for Use
Do not use benzine, thinner or alcohol for cleaning the camera
∫ Optimal Use of the Camera
∫ Card
When you go out, bring spare batteries
Do not bend or drop the card
∫ Batteries
BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?
Message Display
THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED
NO VALID IMAGE TO PLAY
MEMORY CARD ERROR
MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD?
READ ERROR
WRITE ERROR
Carry out the RESET in the SETUP menu. P24
Troubleshooting
∫ Batteries and the power source
2 The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on
2 The screen is too bright or dark
∫ LCD monitor
3 Some pixels are inactive or always lit on the LCD monitor
4 Noise appears on the LCD monitor
2 The setting for the auto review function is disabled
2 When connecting to a PC, pictures cannot be transferred
4 The clock setting is reset
∫ TV, PC and printer 1 The picture does not appear on the television
Power Source
Specifications
Power Consumption
Metering mode
Weight
Dimensions
Operating Temperature
Flash
Accessory#
Digital Camera Accessory System
Description
For USA Customers
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Request for Service Notice Please include your proof of purchase
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Centralized Factory Servicenter
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
MAIL TO
Service in Puerto Rico
Index
Others
Numerics
1 Inserte las baterías
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
2 Encienda la cámara para tomar las imágenes
3 Reproduzca las imágenes
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