Applications 9 Useful features for travel

(Record)

TRAVEL DATE (Record travel date and destination)

Record information as to what day and where pictures were taken by setting departure dates and destinations.

Set-up:• Clock must be set in advance (P.19).

•Press ‘MENU/SET’ → ‘SETUP MENU’ → Select ‘TRAVEL DATE’ (P.20)

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Select ‘TRAVEL SETUP’

TRAVEL DATE

 

TRAVEL SETUP

OFF

LOCATION

OFF

CANCEL SELECT EXIT MENU

Select ‘SET’

TRAVEL DATE

TRAVEL SETUP OFF

LOCATIONSET

SELECT SET

Set departure date

TRAVEL DATE

PLEASE SET THE

DEPARTURE DATE

MAR / 15/ 2008

CANCEL SELECT SET

Set return date with ▲▼◄►

Exit without entering if you do not wish to set a return date.

Select ‘LOCATION’

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TRAVEL DATE

 

TRAVEL SETUP

SET

 

LOCATION

OFF

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CANCEL SELECT

EXIT MENU

Select ‘SET’

 

TRAVEL DATE

 

TRAVEL SETUP

SET

 

LOCATION

OFFOFF

 

 

SET

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SELECT

SET

Enter destination

• Text input method (P.72)

• Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice after inputting

text to complete.

To release

Setting is released automatically one return date has passed. To release before this date, select ‘OFF’ in step 2, and press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.

The number of days elapsed is displayed for approx. 5 sec. when switching from playback to recording mode. ( displayed at bottom-right of screen)

When destination is set in ‘WORLD TIME’ (next page), days elapsed are calculated based on local destination time.

If settings are made before holiday, number of days to departure are displayed in orange with a minus sign (but not recorded).

When ‘TRAVEL DATE’ is displayed in white with a minus sign, the ‘HOME’ date is one day in advance of the ‘DESTINATION’ date (this is recorded).

Text in ‘LOCATION’ can be edited after recording with ‘TITLE EDIT’ (P.72).

To print travel date or destination → Use ‘TEXT STAMP’ (P.73), or print using supplied CD-ROM (PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-).

Names in ‘BABY’ and ‘PET’ scene modes cannot be recorded when ‘LOCATION’ is set. ‘LOCATION’ cannot be recorded in motion picture recording.

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Panasonic DMC-TZ4, DMC-TZ5 Applications 9 Useful features for travel, Travel Date Record travel date and destination
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DMC-TZ5, DMC-TZ4 specifications

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