Viewing on TV screen

Getting Ready:

Set [TV Aspect]. (→23)

Turn off both camera and TV.

You can view pictures on a TV screen by connecting your camera to your TV with the AV cable (supplied).

Also consult TV operating manual.

Check socket direction and insert straight in. (Damage to socket shape can lead to faulty operation.)

AV cable (always use cable supplied)

Connect camera to TV Turn on TV

Set to auxiliary input.

Turn on camera

Set REC/PLAY switch to

Yellow: To video socket

White: To audio socket

When TVs or DVD recorders have an SD card slot

Insert the SD Memory Card into the SD card slot

Still pictures only can be played back.

To play motion pictures on other televisions, please connect the camera to the television with the AV cable (supplied).

When using both SDHC and SDXC Memory Cards, be sure to play each type of card in equipment compatible with the particular format.

Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.

You can play back pictures on TVs in other countries (regions) which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set [Output] in [Setup] menu. (→23) (DMC-ZS8PU/DMC-TZ18PR only.)

Pictures rotated to portrait may be blurred slightly.

Change settings for picture mode on TV if aspect ratios are incorrect on widescreen or high-definition televisions.

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Panasonic MC-ZS8, DMC-TZ18 Viewing on TV screen, Connect camera to TV Turn on TV, Turn on camera Set REC/PLAY switch to

DMC-TZ18, MC-ZS8 specifications

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