Panasonic DMC-TZ50 operating instructions Using REC menu, World Time, Picture Size, Quality

Applications 9 Useful features for travel

(Record) (Continued)

WORLD TIME

(Registering local time at your overseas destination)

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

•Press ‘MENU/SET’ → ‘SETUP MENU’ → Select ‘WORLD TIME’ (P.20)

‘PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA’ will be displayed when setting for the first time. In this case, press ‘MENU/SET’ and skip to step 2.

Applications	10	Using REC menu
(Record)		REC/PLAY switch:

Default setting:

‘Quick setting’ (P.66) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.

PICTURE SIZE

Set size of picture. Number of pictures which can be recorded depends on this setting and on ‘QUALITY’ (see below). (P.100)

Set-up: Mode dial → Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘PICTURE SIZE’

Set home area

Select ‘HOME’

1	WORLD TIME
		DESTINATION
		HOME
	10:00 MAR.15.2008
2	CANCEL	SELECT	SET
	Set your home area
	Current time
	10:00		• To cancel
			→
	Toronto		Press .
	New York
	Miami
	Lima
	GMT-5:00
	CANCEL	SELECT	SET

Difference with GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

City/area name

Screen from step 1 will then be displayed only when camera is used for the first time (or has been reset).

To close menu, press ‘MENU/SET’ 3 times.

3 Finish

Set destination area

Select ‘DESTINATION’

1	WORLD TIME
		DESTINATION
		HOME
2	CANCEL	SELECT SET
	Set destination area
	Current time at selected
	destination
	10:00	0:30 • To cancel
		→
		Press .

Adelaide

+ 14:30

CANCEL SELECT SET

Difference with home time

City/area name

If actual destination is unavailable, select based on ‘difference with home time’.

3 Finish

(P.20)

Settings:
ASPECT RATIO			Picture size
(P.56)
9 M	(3456	7 M	(3072	5 M	(2560	3 M	(2048
	×2592)		×2304)		×1920)		×1536)
2 M	(1600	0.3 M	(640	—			—
	×1200)		×480)
8.5 M	(3552	6 M	(3072	4.5 M	(2560	2.5 M	(2048
	×2368)		×2048)		×1712)		×1360)
7.5 M	(3712	5.5 M	(3072	3.5 M	(2560	2 M	(1920
	×2088)		×1728)		×1440)		×1080)

Extended optical zoom can be used for picture sizes indicated with .
When using (INTELLIGENT AUTO mode), 7 M				and 2 M	may not be selected
with 4:3 ratio, 6 M	with 3:2 ratio, nor 5.5M		with 16:9 ratio.
Extended optical zoom is not used in the ‘HIGH SENS.’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, and
‘MULTI ASPECT’ scene modes.
Mosaic effect may appear depending on subject and recording conditions.
Setting guide
Larger picture size		Smaller picture size		For example, ‘0.3 M		’ is
Crisper picture		Coarser picture		suitable for e-mail attachments
lower recording capacity		higher recording		or longer recording.
		capacity

Upon your return Go through steps 1, 2 and 3 on the upper left, and return to the original time.

To set/release summer time

Press ▲ in step 2. (Press again to release)

Clock settings will not be changed even if home summer time is set. Advance the clock setting by one hour.

Pictures recorded when set to destination will be displayed with in playback mode.

QUALITY

Set quality of picture.

Set-up: Mode dial → Press ‘MENU/SET’ → Select ‘QUALITY’ (P.20)

Settings: Fine (High quality, priority to picture quality)

Standard (Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures)

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