121, LCD monitor | Panasonic DMC-SZ3 instruction

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The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.

•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures.

•This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or when the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the camera, and it is not a malfunction.

The LCD monitor flickers indoors.

•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning this unit on. This is an operation to correct flicker caused by lighting such as fluorescent lights, LED lights etc. and is not a malfunction.

The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.

•Perform [Monitor Display]. (P40)

Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.

•This is not a malfunction. These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

Noise appears on the LCD monitor.

•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording.

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Panasonic DMC-SZ3 owner manual 121, LCD monitor

Contents

Customers only F1212HH0 Digital Camera Contents Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Switching to the appropriate flash settingUsing the Rec Menu Digital Zoom Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 104106 109 Care of the camera About Condensation When the lens is fogged upDo not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure Standard Accessories Or Press Names and Functions of Main Parts Strap eyelet P22 Card/Battery door P10 Release lever P10Lens barrel AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P11, 98, 102 Zoom lever P46 Microphone Charging the Battery Insert the battery into the camera to charge it Inserting the Battery Check that this unit is turned off Charging About the charging lamp Battery indicationOff Charging time Preparation Recording still pictures When recording with picture quality set to HDRecording conditions by Cipa standard Approx min Playback time Playback Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Inserting and Removing the Card optional About the Built-in Memory/the Card Following operations can be performed using this unitBuilt-in Memory Card Preparation Quality setting Available recording time when recording motion picturesNumber of recordable pictures Picture size Clock is not set when the camera is shipped Setting Date/Time Clock SetPress camera ON/OFF button Press MENU/SET to set Clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 Changing the Clock Setting Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully Tips for taking good picturesPreventing jitter camera shake Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp Selecting the Recording Mode Press Mode Taking pictures using the automatic functionRecording Mode Minimal distance how close you can be to Scene Detection When taking picturesPortrait Scenery Macro Night Portrait¢ Night Scenery Sunset Backlight Compensation Changing the settings Normal Picture Mode Taking pictures with your favorite settings Range of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode FocusingAF area B Sound Picture Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Recording Motion PicturesApplicable modes About zooming while recording motion pictures Press Press 2/1 to select pictures Playing Back Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback Playing Back Motion Pictures Basic Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards L W Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredTo delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted, and then Press Setting menu items Setting the MenuPlayback Mode only Etc. of recorded pictures Press 3/4 to select the menu item and then press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press MENU/SET Setting Date/Time About the Setup MenuDestination Travel destination area Home Your home area Shutter Vol Beep Level Low High OFFBrightness Contrast · Saturation SEC SEC 2MIN 5MIN 10MINPictures are displayed until one of the buttons is pressed Video output is set to Ntsc system Video Out¢ NtscPAL Video output is set to PAL system Displays the amount of jitter the camera has detected Set the language displayed on the screen~ Language Stabilizer Demo About the LCD Monitor Playback ModePress 4 to change LCD monitor Recording guideline Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Using the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele Optical Zoom Intelligent Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZDigital Zoom Switching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures Using the Built-in FlashPress 1 ‰ Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescentLight Flash is not permitted Available Flash Settings in Recording Mode Available flash range Shutter speed for each flash setting Then press it fully to take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerPicture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed Underexposed Properly exposed Compensating the ExposureCompensate the exposure Towards positive Towards negative Press 3/4 to select image effects and then press MENU/SET Taking Pictures with different image effects Retro ExpressiveHigh Key Low Key Dynamic Monochrome SepiaImpressive Art High Dynamic Toy Effect Cross ProcessMiniature Effect Items that can be set Set the color to leave One Point ColorCheck the color you have set, and then press MENU/SET After confirming the recording direction, press MENU/SET Taking panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode Technique for Panorama Shot Mode Stop About playback Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Soft Skin PortraitScenery This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape Sports Technique for Night Portrait ModeNight Portrait Night Scenery Pet Baby1/Baby2Sunset High Sens Glass Through Starry SkyPhoto Frame For details on Rec menu settings, refer to P37 Using the Rec MenuPicture Size Sensitivity Settings Description of settings100 200 400 800 1600 100 White Balance Auto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually AF Mode About š Face Detection Settings ON/OFF ResolutionResolution is activated Exposure Flash setting is fixed to ‰ Settings Description of settings Burst speedBurst Number of recordable Flash setting is fixed to Œ except for Burst Mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off AF Assist Lamp Color Mode Stabilizer Red-Eye Removal Clock Set Date StampYou can take a picture with date and time of recording Stamp the year, month, and day For details on Motion Picture menu settings, refer to P37 Using the Motion Picture MenuRec Quality Continuous AF You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods Various methods of playback Press 3/4 to select Start and then press MENU/SET Slide ShowOperations performed during slide show MENU/SET Stop Switching from one picture to the next Changing the slide show settingsTo filter images for slide show playback Selection Filtering PlayRecording information e.g. Scene Modes Changing the filtering date Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date you want to search CalendarPress MENU/SET to display a list of pictures Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/SET Auto Retouch Having Fun with Recorded Pictures RetouchPress 2/1 to select a picture, and then press Brightness and color of the pictures taken can be balanced Press 3/4 to select the item, and then press Beauty RetouchPress 3/4 to select the effect After finishing the picture editing, press MENU/SET Creative Retouch Single setting Using the Playback MenuMulti setting Retouch Playback/Editing Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move Cropping Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET FavoritePress 3/4/2/1 to select the pictures Print Set To print the date Protect Copy Connect the camera and a TV Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Connecting to other equipment 100 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on yourAbout the supplied software PC that can be used MB or more for installing software Installing supplied software101 Check the environment of your PC 102 Preparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PCTransferring pictures to a PC Connection in the PTP Mode Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO103 For Windows 104 Printing the PicturesPress 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET Selecting a single picture and printing it 105Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 106 Print SettingsPrint with Date Num.of prints Paper Size 107 108 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 109 Screen Display 110 111 About the LCD monitor 112About the Lens Bring charged spare batteries when going out Do not remove or damage the external label on the batteryDispose of unusable battery 113 114 When uploading images on WEB servicesAbout the personal information Disclaimer 115 When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout the picture data About tripods or unipods 116 Message Display Read Error/Write Error Please check the card This battery cannot be used117 Insert SD card again/Try another card Battery and power source TroubleshootingFirst, try out the following procedures P118-127 Card/battery door does not close Recording 119 120 Recording by Panorama Shot Mode is ended before finishingRecorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture Motion picture recording stops in the middle LCD monitor 121 Flash 122Playback Flash is not activated Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black 123Thumbnail is displayed appears on the screen Sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up TV, PC and printer 124 Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used 125Ends of the pictures are cut at printing Panorama picture is not printing correctly Others 126 File numbers are not recorded consecutively 127File numbers are recorded with previously used numbers Card cannot be formatted