Recording Motion Pictures, Applicable modes

Basic

Recording Motion Pictures

Applicable modes:

This unit can record motion pictures in QuickTime Motion JPEG format.

1 Start recording by pressing the motion picture button.

AAvailable recording time B Elapsed recording time

• You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording Mode.

• Release the motion picture button right after you press it.

• The recording state indicator (red) C will flash while recording motion pictures.

• For the setting of [Rec Quality], refer to P79.

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2 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again.

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Panasonic DMC-SZ3 Recording Motion Pictures, Start recording by pressing the motion picture button, Applicable modes

Contents

Digital Camera Customers only F1212HH0 Contents Using the Rec Menu Switching to the appropriate flash settingTaking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Digital Zoom 106 104Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 109 About Condensation When the lens is fogged up Care of the cameraDo not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure Standard Accessories Names and Functions of Main Parts Or Press Lens barrel AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P11, 98, 102 Card/Battery door P10 Release lever P10Strap eyelet P22 Zoom lever P46 Microphone Charging the Battery Inserting the Battery Insert the battery into the camera to charge it Charging Check that this unit is turned off Battery indication About the charging lampOff Charging time Preparation Recording conditions by Cipa standard When recording with picture quality set to HDRecording still pictures Approx min Playback Playback time Inserting and Removing the Card optional Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Built-in Memory Following operations can be performed using this unitAbout the Built-in Memory/the Card Card Preparation Number of recordable pictures Available recording time when recording motion picturesQuality setting Picture size Press camera ON/OFF button Setting Date/Time Clock SetClock is not set when the camera is shipped Press MENU/SET to set Changing the Clock Setting Clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 Preventing jitter camera shake Tips for taking good picturesFit the strap and hold the camera carefully Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp Selecting the Recording Mode Recording Mode Taking pictures using the automatic functionPress Mode Minimal distance how close you can be to Portrait Scenery Macro Night Portrait¢ Night Scenery Sunset When taking picturesScene Detection Backlight Compensation Changing the settings Taking pictures with your favorite settings Normal Picture Mode AF area B FocusingRange of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode Sound Picture Recording Motion Pictures Start recording by pressing the motion picture buttonApplicable modes About zooming while recording motion pictures Playing Back Press Press 2/1 to select pictures Playing Back Motion Pictures Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback Basic Rotate the zoom lever towards L W Using the Playback ZoomDisplaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T To delete a single picture Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredDeleting Pictures Select the picture to be deleted, and then Press Setting the Menu Setting menu itemsPlayback Mode only Etc. of recorded pictures Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select the menu item and then press MENU/SET Destination Travel destination area About the Setup MenuSetting Date/Time Home Your home area Brightness Beep Level Low High OFFShutter Vol Contrast · Saturation 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN SEC SECPictures are displayed until one of the buttons is pressed PAL Video Out¢ NtscVideo output is set to Ntsc system Video output is set to PAL system ~ Language Set the language displayed on the screenDisplays the amount of jitter the camera has detected Stabilizer Demo Press 4 to change Playback ModeAbout the LCD Monitor LCD monitor Recording guideline Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele Using the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Wide Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZ Intelligent ZoomDigital Zoom Press 1 ‰ Taking Pictures Using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash setting Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects Light Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescentPress 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Flash is not permitted Available Flash Settings in Recording Mode Shutter speed for each flash setting Available flash range Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed Taking Pictures with the Self-timerThen press it fully to take the picture Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed Compensate the exposure Compensating the ExposureUnderexposed Properly exposed Towards positive Towards negative Taking Pictures with different image effects Press 3/4 to select image effects and then press MENU/SET High Key ExpressiveRetro Low Key Impressive Art SepiaDynamic Monochrome High Dynamic Miniature Effect Cross ProcessToy Effect Items that can be set One Point Color Set the color to leaveCheck the color you have set, and then press MENU/SET Taking panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode After confirming the recording direction, press MENU/SET Technique for Panorama Shot Mode About playback Stop Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scenery PortraitSoft Skin This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape Night Portrait Technique for Night Portrait ModeSports Night Scenery Sunset Baby1/Baby2Pet High Sens Starry Sky Glass ThroughPhoto Frame Using the Rec Menu For details on Rec menu settings, refer to P37Picture Size 100 200 400 Settings Description of settingsSensitivity 800 1600 100 White Balance Setting the White Balance manually Auto White Balance AF Mode About š Face Detection Resolution is activated ResolutionSettings ON/OFF Exposure Burst Settings Description of settings Burst speedFlash setting is fixed to ‰ Number of recordable Burst Mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off Flash setting is fixed to Œ except for Color Mode AF Assist Lamp Red-Eye Removal Stabilizer You can take a picture with date and time of recording Date StampClock Set Stamp the year, month, and day Rec Quality Using the Motion Picture MenuFor details on Motion Picture menu settings, refer to P37 Continuous AF Various methods of playback You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods Operations performed during slide show Slide ShowPress 3/4 to select Start and then press MENU/SET MENU/SET Stop Changing the slide show settings Switching from one picture to the nextTo filter images for slide show playback Filtering Play SelectionRecording information e.g. Scene Modes Changing the filtering date Press MENU/SET to display a list of pictures CalendarPress 3/4/2/1 to select the date you want to search Press 3/4/2/1 to select a picture and then press MENU/SET Press 2/1 to select a picture, and then press Having Fun with Recorded Pictures RetouchAuto Retouch Brightness and color of the pictures taken can be balanced Beauty Retouch Press 3/4 to select the item, and then pressPress 3/4 to select the effect After finishing the picture editing, press MENU/SET Creative Retouch Multi setting Using the Playback MenuSingle setting Retouch Playback/Editing Cropping Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move Favorite Select the picture, and then press MENU/SETPress 3/4/2/1 to select the pictures Print Set To print the date Protect Copy Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Connect the camera and a TV Connecting to other equipment About the supplied software Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your100 PC that can be used 101 Installing supplied softwareMB or more for installing software Check the environment of your PC Preparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC 102Transferring pictures to a PC 103 Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIOConnection in the PTP Mode For Windows Printing the Pictures 104Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET 105 Selecting a single picture and printing itSelecting multiple pictures and printing them Print with Date Print Settings106 Num.of prints 107 Paper Size When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper 108Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Screen Display 109 110 111 112 About the LCD monitorAbout the Lens Dispose of unusable battery Do not remove or damage the external label on the batteryBring charged spare batteries when going out 113 About the personal information When uploading images on WEB services114 Disclaimer About the picture data When not using the camera for a long period of time115 About tripods or unipods Message Display 116 117 This battery cannot be usedRead Error/Write Error Please check the card Insert SD card again/Try another card First, try out the following procedures P118-127 TroubleshootingBattery and power source Card/battery door does not close 119 Recording Recorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture Recording by Panorama Shot Mode is ended before finishing120 Motion picture recording stops in the middle 121 LCD monitor Playback 122Flash Flash is not activated Thumbnail is displayed appears on the screen 123Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black Sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up 124 TV, PC and printer Ends of the pictures are cut at printing 125Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used Panorama picture is not printing correctly 126 Others File numbers are recorded with previously used numbers 127File numbers are not recorded consecutively Card cannot be formatted

Panasonic DMC-SZ3 owner manual Recording Motion Pictures, Applicable modes

Models: DMC-SZ3

Recording Motion Pictures

Applicable modes:

1 Start recording by pressing the motion picture button.