DMC-TZ3
Information for Your Safety
Dear Customer
Declaration of Conformity Trade Name
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note U.S. only
Model No
About the battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger
Charge the battery
Insert the battery and the card Set the mode dial to
Battery is not charged
10x optical zoom P.27
Dark places, moving subjects Intelligent ISO P.46
On computer
With your printer
At digital photo center
With DVD recorder
Contents
Index 104 Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Review
Taking/viewing clipboard pictures Clipboard
To prevent damage and faults
Read first
Standard Accessories
Status indicator P.15 DISPLAY/LCD Mode button P.33
Microphone 47, 53
DIGITAL/AV OUT socket P.74, 76 DC in socket P.74
Up/down/left/right Selection
Connect to charger
Preparations 1 Charging battery
Fold out pins Plug into electrical outlet
Charging light Charge
Open Lock
Preparations 2 Inserting battery and card
Set the camera ON/OFF switch to
To remove card
Preparations 3 Setting the clock and language
Adjust year, month, date, time
While this message is displayed
Preparations 4 Know the different menus
Making the camera more convenient to use Setup menu P.20
Using your pictures Play menu P.64
Changing photography preferences REC menu P.50
Turn on the power
Select Setup menu
Set to Bring up the menu
Select the correct item
Select this setting Finish
Move across to the items
Select this item
Preparations 6 Using Setup menu
Uses, operations
· · ±0 · · +3
Settings, notes
Destination / Home
OFF / on
Beep 1
YES/NO
Volume Mute Low High Tone
· · LEVEL3 · · LEVEL6
Ntsc / PAL
Taking pictures
Set to Normal Picture mode
Adjust the focus
Take a picture
Checking remaining battery and memory capacity
Adjusting the focus
Problems with adjusting focus subject not in center, etc
Remaining battery
Picture save destination
When in operation
Recording picture capacity estimates default settings
Cards
Basics 2 Taking pictures with zoom
Enlarge Tele Restore Wide
What is Extended optical zoom EZ?
Zoom types
Set to Adjust the focus
Backlight compensation Simple Mode only
Basics 3 TakingMODE pictures with Simple
Setting
Display Simple Mode Select desired item Menu
Select desired setting Finish
‘SIMPLE MODE’ menu
Enlarge picture 4x/8x
Viewing your pictures instantly
Display picture
While picture is displayed Select ‘YES’
Scroll through pictures
Viewing your pictures Play
Set to
To fast-forward rewind
Select type of deletion
Deleting pictures
While picture is Select ‘YES’ Displayed P.31
Select the pictures to delete Repeat
Histogram
Display in Playback mode
Applications Record
Guide lines
Makingsee LCD monitor easier to
Select mode
Power LCD
Display ‘LCD MODE’
Adjust focus
Taking pictures with self-timer
Display ‘SELFTIMER’ Select time duration
Simple Mode ‘10SEC.’
Applications 4 Taking pictures with flash
Display ‘FLASH’ Select the desired type
Types
Available types vary depending on the mode in use
Available types in each mode default setting
Scene Mode
Select a value
Taking pictures with exposure compensation
Display ‘EXPOSURE’
Display ‘AUTO BRACKET’
Optical image stabilizer
Jitter correction
To view jitter/movement detection demo screen
Set to ‘SCN1’ or ‘SCN2’
Scene
Taking pictures according to
Select scene
Party Candle Light Baby PET
Portrait Soft Skin
Scenery
Sunset High Sens Starry SKY Fireworks
Scene
Scene Uses, functions
Tips, notes Main fixed settings
Using flash in scene modes P.37
Taking pictures according to
High Sens
Flash Forced OFF AF Assist Lamp OFF Sensitivity ISO100
Set to
Set to Take a picture P.24
Taking close-up pictures of flowers, etc
Take a picture P.24
Estimated recording time
Applications 9 Taking motion pictures
Set to Start recording
Aspect and picture quality
Recording holiday duration Travel Date
Useful features for travel
Select ‘TRAVEL DATE’ from Setup menu P.18 Select ‘SET’
Set departure date
Select ‘HOME’
Select ‘WORLD TIME’ from Setup menu P.18,20
Registering local time at your overseas destination
Select
White balance fine adjustment excluding ‘AWB’
Using REC menu
Setting white balance manually
Balance
Aspect Ratio
Applicable modes Settings
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
PICT.MODE
PICT.SIZE
Aspect Ratio
Audio REC
Metering Mode
Quality
OFF
Burst
AF Mode
Applicable modes Settings High-speed focus
Use or if focus is difficult to align with
High speed
Settings Burst setting Speed No. of pictures
CONT.AF
Low speed
AF Assist Lamp
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment
Applicable modes Settings OFF Do not use / on Use
Slow Shutter
Select item Select setting
COL. Mode
Set to one from ‘ ’ Display ‘Quick setting’
Clock SET
Taking clipboard pictures clipboard recording
Aspect Ratio Quality Selftimer OFF/2SEC
Taking/viewing clipboard
Select ‘REC’
Viewing clipboard pictures clipboard playback
Expand Change Position
Taking/viewing clipboard
Clipboard menu
Select item
Press ‘MENU/SET’
Applications Viewing as list
Set to Set to multiple screen display
Select picture with
Pictures with audio
Viewing motion pictures
Select and play picture
During playback, pause at desired moment
Motion pictures DMC-TZ3 only
Creating still pictures from
Create still picture
Slide Show
Applications 4 Using Play menu
Dual Display DMC-TZ3 only
Select ‘DUAL DISPLAY’ from Play menu P.17 View pictures
Select ‘FAVORITE’ from Play menu P.17
Favorite
Select ‘START’
Select ‘ON’ Select picture repeat
Select ‘ROTATE DISP.’ from Play menu P.17
Rotate Disp
Date Stamp
Select ‘ON’ Select picture
Select ‘SINGLE’ or ‘MULTI’
Settings for each
Select ‘DATE STAMP’ from Play menu P.17 Select picture
Select items and make
Dpof Print
Select picture and set number to print repeat
To complete
Select picture and make setting
Protect
Picture protected To release
Stop recording
Audio DUB
Resize
Select whether to delete original picture
Select area to trim
Trimming
Select ‘TRIMMING’ from Play menu P.17 Select picture
Trim Select whether to delete original picture
Select ‘ASPECT CONV.’
Aspect Conv
Copy
From Play menu
Select picture for Select ‘YES’ Screen shown is example
To cancel during Press
Format
Select ‘FORMAT’ from Select ‘YES’ Play menu P.17
Connect camera to computer
Using with computer
Do not move the mode dial while connected to computer
USB cable Always use cable supplied
Drives are displayed in ‘My Computer’ folder
Connecting with PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
Windows
Macintosh
Printing
Select picture to print
Select ‘PRINT START’
Select ‘MULTI PRINT’
Postcard
Card Size
Letter
Turn on camera Set to
Viewing on TV screen
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Set to auxiliary input
List of LCD monitor displays
Recording
Simple Mode
Playback
Message displays
Read Error Please Check the Card
Memory Card Error Please Check the Card
Memory Card Error Memory Card Parameter Error
Write Error Please Check the Card
How can I easily send pictures to my computer?
Using Panasonic cards is recommended
Which cards can I use?
Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring
Battery, power
Recording
LCD monitor
Flash
Playback
TV, computer, printer
Others
Others 4 Usage cautions and notes
When in use
When not using for a while
Caring for your camera
Battery
Memory cards
Recording picture capacity still pictures
Varies according to following settings
Recording picture/time capacity
Recording time capacity motion pictures
Quality picture quality High Standard P.53
Aspect Ratio
7M P.52
PICT.MODE P.47 Picture smoothness Fps frames per second
Specifications
Image sensor
Microphone
Optional accessories
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA Customers
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Request for Service Notice
USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Limited Warranty For USA Only
Panasonic Digital Still Camera Limited Warranty
Ninety Days
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Service Center
Précautions à prendre pour le Canada
Avertissement
Propos du bloc-batterie
Propos du chargeur de batterie
List of LCD monitor displays P.80
74, 76
Number of Recordable Pictures
Operational Sound
Picture Quality Setting Motion Picture
Picture Quality Setting Simple Mode
11, 74
Memo
Memo
Panasonic Canada Inc
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3