Panasonic DMC-TS3 owner manual Contents

Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera	5
(Important) About the Waterproof/
Dustproof and Anti-shock
Performance of the Camera	8
Standard Accessories	13
Names of the Components	14
Attaching the Strap	16
Preparation
Charging the Battery	17
• Charging	17
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures	19
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery	21
About the Built-in Memory/the Card	24

•Approximate number of recordable pictures and

available recording time	26
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	27
• Changing the clock setting	28
Basic
Selecting the [Rec] Mode	29
Taking Pictures with
Your Favorite Settings
(Normal Picture Mode)	30
• Tips for taking good pictures	31
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)	31
Focusing	32
Playing Back Pictures
([Normal Play])	34
Recording Motion Pictures	36
Playing Back Motion Pictures	38
Taking Pictures Using
the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)	39
• Changing the settings	40
• Scene Detection	41
Deleting Pictures	42
• To delete a single picture	42
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures	43
Setting the Menu	44
• Setting menu items	44
• Using the Quick Menu	45
About the Setup Menu	46

Recording
About the LCD Monitor	54
Taking Pictures with the Zoom	55

•Using the Optical Zoom/

Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/

Using the Intelligent Zoom/Using the

Digital Zoom	55
Taking Pictures Using the
Built-in Flash	58
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting	58
Taking Close-up Pictures
([AF Macro]/[Macro Zoom])	61
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	62
Compensating the Exposure	63
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket	64
Take the Outdoors
Scene Expressively	65
• [Sports]	65
• [Snow]	65
• [Beach & Snorkeling]	66
• [Underwater]	68

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