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

Models: DMC-SZ3

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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 F1212HH0Contents Using the Rec Menu Switching to the appropriate flash settingTaking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Digital Zoom106 104Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 109About 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 PressLens barrel AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P11, 98, 102 Card/Battery door P10 Release lever P10Strap eyelet P22 Zoom lever P46 MicrophoneCharging the Battery Inserting the Battery Insert the battery into the camera to charge itCharging Check that this unit is turned offBattery indication About the charging lampOff Charging time Preparation Recording conditions by Cipa standard When recording with picture quality set to HDRecording still pictures Approx minPlayback Playback timeInserting and Removing the Card optional Do not touch the connection terminals of the cardBuilt-in Memory Following operations can be performed using this unitAbout the Built-in Memory/the Card CardPreparation Number of recordable pictures Available recording time when recording motion picturesQuality setting Picture sizePress camera ON/OFF button Setting Date/Time Clock SetClock is not set when the camera is shipped Press MENU/SET to setChanging the Clock Setting Clock can be reset as shown in steps 5Preventing jitter camera shake Tips for taking good picturesFit the strap and hold the camera carefully Direction Detection Function Rotate DispSelecting the Recording Mode Recording Mode Taking pictures using the automatic functionPress Mode Minimal distance how close you can be toPortrait Scenery Macro Night Portrait¢ Night Scenery Sunset When taking picturesScene Detection Backlight CompensationChanging the settings Taking pictures with your favorite settings Normal Picture ModeAF area B FocusingRange of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode SoundPicture 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 picturesPlaying Back Motion Pictures Operations performed during Motion Picture PlaybackBasic Rotate the zoom lever towards L W Using the Playback ZoomDisplaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Rotate the zoom lever towards Z TTo delete a single picture Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredDeleting Pictures Select the picture to be deleted, and then PressSetting 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/SETDestination Travel destination area About the Setup MenuSetting Date/Time Home Your home areaBrightness Beep Level Low High OFFShutter Vol Contrast · Saturation2MIN 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 DemoPress 4 to change Playback ModeAbout the LCD Monitor LCD monitorRecording guideline Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele Using the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Wide Optical ZoomExtended 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 objectsLight 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 permittedAvailable Flash Settings in Recording Mode Shutter speed for each flash setting Available flash rangePicture 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 pressedCompensate the exposure Compensating the ExposureUnderexposed Properly exposed Towards positive Towards negativeTaking Pictures with different image effects Press 3/4 to select image effects and then press MENU/SETHigh Key ExpressiveRetro Low KeyImpressive Art SepiaDynamic Monochrome High DynamicMiniature Effect Cross ProcessToy Effect Items that can be setOne 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/SETTechnique for Panorama Shot Mode About playback StopTaking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scenery PortraitSoft Skin This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscapeNight Portrait Technique for Night Portrait ModeSports Night ScenerySunset Baby1/Baby2Pet High SensStarry 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 100White Balance Setting the White Balance manually Auto White BalanceAF Mode About š Face Detection Resolution is activated ResolutionSettings ON/OFF ExposureBurst Settings Description of settings Burst speedFlash setting is fixed to ‰ Number of recordableBurst Mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off Flash setting is fixed to Œ except forColor Mode AF Assist LampRed-Eye Removal StabilizerYou can take a picture with date and time of recording Date StampClock Set Stamp the year, month, and dayRec Quality Using the Motion Picture MenuFor details on Motion Picture menu settings, refer to P37 Continuous AFVarious methods of playback You can play back the recorded pictures in various methodsOperations performed during slide show Slide ShowPress 3/4 to select Start and then press MENU/SET MENU/SET StopChanging 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/SETPress 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 balancedBeauty 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 RetouchPlayback/Editing Cropping Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 MoveFavorite 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 TVConnecting to other equipment About the supplied software Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your100 PC that can be used101 Installing supplied softwareMB or more for installing software Check the environment of your PCPreparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC 102Transferring pictures to a PC 103 Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIOConnection in the PTP Mode For WindowsPrinting 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 prints107 Paper SizeWhen printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper 108Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Screen Display 109110 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 113About the personal information When uploading images on WEB services114 DisclaimerAbout the picture data When not using the camera for a long period of time115 About tripods or unipodsMessage Display 116117 This battery cannot be usedRead Error/Write Error Please check the card Insert SD card again/Try another cardFirst, try out the following procedures P118-127 TroubleshootingBattery and power source Card/battery door does not close119 RecordingRecorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture Recording by Panorama Shot Mode is ended before finishing120 Motion picture recording stops in the middle121 LCD monitorPlayback 122Flash Flash is not activatedThumbnail 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 up124 TV, PC and printerEnds of the pictures are cut at printing 125Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used Panorama picture is not printing correctly126 OthersFile numbers are recorded with previously used numbers 127File numbers are not recorded consecutively Card cannot be formatted