Digital Camera

Owner’s Manual for advanced features

Model No. DMC-TS3

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Panasonic DMC-TS3 owner manual Digital Camera

Contents

Digital Camera Contents Switch between displaying Hiding the location Update the GPS information Change the recorded place nameUsing the Rec Mode Menu Using the Motion Picture Playing back pictures using Using the Playback Mode menu 123Copy the playback image using Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Care of the camera Conditions in which inner side of the lens may be fogged About the information of recording location When used during overseas travel etcAbout the positioning About the compass, altimeter, depth meter, and barometer Handling of the camera Waterproof/Dustproof Performance Press 2 to select Yes, and press MENU/SET About the Precautions demonstration displayPress 2/1 to select the picture Return to the previous screen View the next screen Close the side door securely Rinse with water with the side door closed Using the camera underwater Wipe off water drops on the camera with a Standard Accessories Names of the Components When you press the 4 down buttonOr Press Release lever P21 Lock switch P10 Side door P10 Run the strap through the strap eyelet on the camera Attaching the Strap Charging Charging the BatteryConnect the charger to the electrical outlet About batteries that you can use with this unit Charge indicator turns off Charge indicator a is turned on during chargingAbout the Charge indicator The Charge indicator turns on When the Charge indicator flashes Battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor Battery indicationRecording still pictures Recording conditions by Cipa standard Playback Recording motion picturesMotion Jpeg Set to FSH Set to HD Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the BatteryConfirm that there is no foreign object. P10 About the water leakage warning message ロヰヤレモヷチヰヶヵチバチュリヨリヵモロ About the Built-in Memory/the Card Preparation Number of recordable pictures Quality settingPicture size Motion Jpeg Clock is not set when the camera is shipped Setting Date/Time Clock SetPress the OFF/ON button Press MENU/SET to set Changing the clock setting Press Mode Press 3/4/2/1 to select the mode Press MENU/SET Selecting the Rec Mode Rec Mode · Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Preventing jitter camera shake Tips for taking good picturesDirection Detection Function Range of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode Focusing30 cm 0.99feet Cm 0.17 feet Compose the picture Press Playing Back Pictures Normal PlayPress 2 or Selecting a picture Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Press W of the zoom buttonScreen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display Press T of the zoom button k2k4k8k16k Recording Motion Pictures Rec Mode ñ· ¿Start recording by pressing the motion Picture button Night Portrait, Night Scenery Handheld Night Shot About fast forward/rewind playback Playing Back Motion Pictures Rec Mode ñ Taking Pictures Using the Automatic FunctionFocus indication Changing the settings When recording motion pictures When taking picturesScene Detection Portrait Scenery Low Light Macro Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredTo delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted, and then Press To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures When Delete Multi is selected, Press MENU/SET Setting menu items Setting the Menu Using the Quick Menu Press 3/4 to select the setting and then press MENU/SETPress 3/4 to select the menu item and then press MENU/SET Travel Setup Location About the Setup MenuTo check before use ON/OFF „ Auto Power LCD¢ Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels… Power LCD ¢ Can be set only when Rec mode is set Histogram Angle of view for Motion Picture Recording can be checkedRec Area Auto Power Off 2MIN./5MIN./10MIN./OFF ECO LCD Power Save1SEC 2SEC Economy Select on connection Reset the file number of the next recording toPictBridgePTP When connecting to a 169 screen TV Type of TV. Playback Mode onlyWhen connecting to a 43 screen TV Set to match the color television system in each country or Back connected to a TV It will rotate and display vertically Stabilizer Demo Set the language displayed on the screenAuto Demo on Playback Mode Recording ModeAbout the LCD Monitor Press DISP. to change Press T of the zoom button Taking Pictures with the ZoomTo make subjects appear further away use Wide To make subjects appear closer use Tele Feature Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZTypes of zooms Recording Switching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures Using the Built-in FlashDo not cover the flash with your fingers or other objects Set the flash to match the recording About the Digital Red-Eye Correction Available flash settings by Recording Mode Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingAvailable flash range Wide Tele Auto Taking Close-up Pictures AF Macro/Macro Zoom When taking pictures of flowers. You can take pictures of aZoom button upmost to Wide 1k You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3k while Picture is taken after 10 seconds Taking Pictures with the Self-timerPicture is taken after 2 seconds Mode Compensating the Exposure Rec Mode · ¿Underexposed Properly exposed Compensate the exposure Is set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set Taking Pictures Using Auto BracketWith Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV Take the Outdoors Scene Expressively Rec ModeSports Snow Beach & Snorkeling About the screen display underwater About the fine adjustment of the white balance Underwater White Balance fine adjustmentFixing the focus underwater AF Lock Aim the AF area at the subject Press 2 to fix the focus Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Rec Mode ¿Portrait Transform Soft SkinSelf Portrait Scenery Night Portrait Panorama Assist Handheld Night Shot Night SceneryFood Party Pet Baby1/Baby2Sunset Hi-Speed Burst High SensMaximum Burst speed Number of recordable Starry Sky Flash BurstFireworks Aerial Photo Film Grain Pin HoleHigh Dynamic Photo Frame Technique for taking 3D pictures Taking 3D pictures 3D Photo ModeYou cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function Playback Mode Point of recording when registering the face images Face SettingsWhen it is not recognising during recording Good example for registering Registering face image of new person Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET Press 3/ 4/ 2/ 1 to select the priority and then press Change or delete the information for a registered person Receiving signals from GPS satellites Recording using the GPS functionMy Landmark/Altimeter Adjust/Depth indicator¢ About the GPS OFF Info Acquiring of the GPS information About the GPS information stored in the recorded pictures About the GPS information display screen Press MENU/SET in the information confirmation screen Update the GPS informationAbout the time interval of the positioning Change the recorded place name information When not storing specific location name informationSelect GPS Area Select from the GPS/Sensor menu. P44 Select Delete country, etc., in above step Register additional landmarks Automatically correct the clock using GPS function About the declination adjustment Select GPS Setting from the GPS/ Sensor menu. P44Measure bearing, altitude and atmospheric pressure Press 3/4 to select on or , and then press MENU/SET Adjusting the compass Altimeter Adjusting the altitudeYou can check the altitude of the current location This can be used as a rough indication to understand BarometerReference, it is displayed on the graph within the range About the measured altitude and atmospheric pressure Useful Functions at Travel Destinations For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P44 Enter the location Canceling the travel date Current time of the destination area Press 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set Aspect Ratio Using the Rec Mode MenuPicture Size When the aspect ratio is 2992k2992 pixels When the aspect ratio is W 4000k2248 pixels640k360 pixels 480k480 pixels Quality Sensitivity 100Applicable modes · AUTO/ /100/200/400/800/1600 Jitter of the subject White Balance 101 Finely adjusting the White Balance Setting the White Balance manually102 Press MENU/SET to finish Exposure can then be adjusted to fit the face no matter AF Mode103 Face Detection About š Face Detection 104 Quick AF 105Face Recog Exposure 106 ResolutionMin. Shtr Speed 107 Is set for the flash when Burst is setDigital Zoom Burst 108 Color ModeAF Assist Lamp Red-Eye Removal 109Stabilizer Date Stamp 110Clock Set Stamp the year, month, and day Rec Mode Using the Motion Picture Mode menu111 This sets up the data format of motion pictures When Motion Jpeg is selected Applicable modes ñ· ¿ When Avchd is selected112 Rec Quality 113 Active ModeContinuous AF Wind Cut 114LED Light 115 Entering TextDisplay the entry screen 116 Creating Still Pictures from a Motion PicturePress 3 to pause motion picture playback Press MENU/SET Motion Jpeg Picture size 117 Various methods to playbackYou can playback the recorded pictures in various methods Calendar P122 Slide Show 118Operations performed during slide show Cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3/4/2/1 119 Changing the slide show settingsEffect Duration or Repeat can be set Filtering Play 120 About the categories to be sorted 121Recording information e.g. Scene Modes Calendar 122Press 3/4/2/1 to select the date to be played back You can display pictures by recording date 123 Using the Playback Mode menuUpload Set Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set Upload to the image sharing sites 124 Title Edit 125Enter the text. P115 Place-Name Edit 126Press 3/ 4 to select item, and then press MENU/SET Text Stamp 127 128 Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET Press Press 3 to select OK, and then press MENU/SET 129 130 It cannot be restored once dividedVideo Divide Resize 131 Cropping 132Zoom button T Enlargement Zoom button W Reduction 2/1 Move Favorite 133Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET Print Set 134 To print the date 135 Protect 136 Face Rec Edit 137 Copy 138 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied139 Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 140Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket 141 Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P52 142Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link Other linked operations Turning the power off Automatic input switching143 144 Playing back 3D picturesPlaying back 3D pictures Preparations Set 3D Playback P52 to Saving 3D pictures 145Copying to a PC 146 Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion PicturesCopy by inserting the SD card into the recorder File formats that can be used JPEG, Avchd 147 Copy the playback image using an AV cable Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIOCopy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 148 149 Connecting to a PCPC that can be used Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET 150Operate the PC 151 152 Disconnecting the USB connection cable safelyUploading the images to sharing sites Startup the LUMIXUP.EXE by double-clicking it. P151 153 Printing the PicturesPress 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET Selecting a single picture and printing it 154Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 155 Print SettingsPrint with Date Num.of prints 156 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperPaper Size Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit REC Mode P111/Recording quality Recording ModeScreen Display 157 158 Recording after settingsHistogram P48 Elapsed playback time¢1 P38 8m30s 159Number of prints P134 Histogram P48 160 When using in a cold climate or at low temperatures 161 About the LCD Monitor 162About the lens, the microphone, and the speaker 163 164 Do not bend or drop the card 165About the personal information Disclaimer 166 When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout the picture data About tripods or unipods 167 No WarrantyRestrictions 168 169 Landmark types 170 171 Message Display Memory card parameter error/This memory card cannot be used Please turn camera off and then on again/System ErrorRead Error/Write Error Please check the card 172 173 This battery cannot be usedFolder cannot be created Battery and power source Troubleshooting174 This unit is turned off automatically About the GPS 175 Recording 176 177 Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possibleRecorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Lens 178Motion Picture Recording stops in the middle Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails LCD monitor 179 Flash 180Playback Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black 181Thumbnail is displayed appears on the screen Sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up TV, PC and printer 182 183 There is a problem trying to upload to YouTube or FacebookCard is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used Ends of the pictures are cut at printing Others 184 185