DMC-ZS6 DMC-ZS5
Model No. DMC-ZS7
Quick start guide
To play back the pictures
Contents
Contents
Connecting with other devices
Playback Mode
Application View
Others
Read first
To prevent damage, malfunctions, and faults
Camera ON/OFF switch
When using a tripod or unipod
Lens
About GPS
Standard Accessories
Before use
Names of parts
Camera ON/OFF switch Card/Battery door →14
AF Assist Lamp →106
Zoom lever Lens barrel Hand strap eyelet Lens →7
Microphone ∗ 1 →76
Charging battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Recording still pictures
Recording motion pictures
Recording conditions
Viewing pictures
VQT2R20
Inserting and removing the card optional/ the battery
Completely insert battery and card
Slide to the Open position and open the lid
Close lid
Open DC coupler cover
Using the DC coupler optional instead of battery
Insert DC coupler instead of battery previous
Inserting and removing the card optional Battery
Remaining battery and memory capacity
When in operation
Picture save destination cards and built-in memory
Setting the Clock
Turn on the power
REC/PLAY switch
Press MENU/SET
To change time setting
Select Clock SET from the REC menu or Setup menu →22
If automatically correcting time of day, select YES
About automatic time correction
Press MENU/SET Confirm the setting and press MENU/SET
Select Clock SET from the Setup menu →22, perform
Setting the menu
Playback Mode menu REC/PLAY switch
Motion Picture menu REC/PLAY switch
Travel Mode menu REC/PLAY switch
Using the Setup menu
LCD Mode
Auto Power LCD
Power LCD
Display Size STANDARD/LARGE
Economy Sleep Mode
LCD Power Save OFF/ON
REC Area
OFF/2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN
NO.RESET
Auto Review
Zoom Resume
YES/NO
Reset Reset REC. SETTINGS?
Reset Setup PARAMETERS?
USB Mode Select on Connection
Video OUT NTSC/PAL
Viera Link
Hdmi Mode
Interlaced and Progressive Formats
Language
Version Disp
Format
Functions
Demo Mode
Stabilizer DEMO. Only during recording
Recording motion pictures Press the motion picture button
Basic shooting operation
Taking still pictures Press the shutter button
Mode Program AE Mode
Mode Custom Mode
Clipboard Mode
Mode
Press the shutter button again to finish recording
Taking still pictures Recording motion pictures
Press the shutter button
→10
Motion Picture Mode Clipboard Mode
Please set the Clock before shooting →19
Taking pictures with automatic settings
Recording Mode
Set to Intelligent Auto Mode
Take a picture
To use flash
Set AF Mode to AF Tracking
About Happy colors
Face Detection and Face Recognition
AF Tracking
Taking pictures with your own settings
To adjust picture brightness
To adjust coloring
To use zoom
Return to desired composition
Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference
Zoom types
Taking pictures with zoom
Zoom In/Out
What is Extended Optical Zoom EZ?
Maximum zoom ratios by picture size
Zoom
Change of zoom ratio
Easy Zoom For zooming rapidly to maximum ratio
Press to change zoom ratio
Digital Zoom
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extended Optical Zoom
Viewing your pictures Normal Play
Set to Scroll through pictures
Deleting pictures
To delete multiple up to 50 or all pictures
Changing recording information display
Press to change display
Histogram
Guide lines
Taking pictures with flash
Display Flash Select the desired type
Sensitivity
Focus range according to ISO Sensitivity and zoom
ISO80
Display Macro Mode Select AF Macro
Taking close-up pictures
Turn to max. T
Digital Zoom may also be used
Display Macro Mode Select Macro Zoom
Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
Taking pictures at even closer range Macro Zoom
Digital Zoom magnification 1 x to 3
Zoom ratio ∗1
Available recording range in Program AE Mode
Focus range
Taking pictures with self-timer
Display Selftimer Select time duration
Select a value
Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
Display Exposure
Recording while exposure is changed
Display Auto Bracket
Picture Size combinations
Taking pictures by automatically changing
Display Multi Aspect
Aperture values that can be set
Determine aperture and record
Determine aperture value
Determine shutter speed and record
Determine shutter speed
Shutter speeds that can be set
Set to Set to
Manual Exposure Mode
Aperture value
Register your own settings and record
CUST.SET MEM. Registering your own settings
Up to 3 current camera settings can be registered
Following menus and functions are saved in the custom set
Custom Switch to your own settings and record
Select custom set
Taking pictures according to the scene
Set to Select and set the scene
To take motion pictures
Registering commonly used scenes
Scene Uses, Tips
Soft
Skin
Self
How to select a scene →61 Using flash in Scene Modes →48
Scenery
Assist
Sports
Party
Night
Food
Candle
Light
Baby
PET
High
Sens
HI-SPEED
Burst
SKY
Flash
Starry
Beach
Snow
Aerial
Photo
Film
Grain
Dynamic
MENU/SET
Frame
Frame is superimposed over the image
Registering commonly used scenes
Set to Set to / for
Taking pictures in registered Scene Modes
Changing registered Scene Modes
Changing motion picture settings
Taking motion pictures
Press the motion picture button again to end recording
About the motion picture recording screen
Motion picture recording format REC Mode
REC Mode
Recording motion pictures
Following functions are fixed
REC Mode REC Quality
Recordable time on 2 GB SD memory card
Recording may end while in progress
Taking motion pictures Motion Picture Mode
Set to Set the mode dial to Start recording
End recording
Do not cover with your finger
∗2 Qvga is fixed when recording to built-in memory
REC Quality
Ratio
169
During playback
Recording with the Face Recognition function
How the Face Recognition function works During recording
Recording tips when registering face pictures
Registering face pictures
Select the item to edit and make the setting
About settings
Record the face picture
Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu
Editing or deleting information about registered persons
To set the Face Recognition function to OFF
Select the item to edit and make the setting Step →80
Automatically register face pictures
Select YES from the registration confirmation screen
Select NEW Person or Additional Image
Setting recognition sensitivity
What is GPS?
Receiving signals from GPS satellites
Using in locations such as airplanes or hospitals
Recording the place of recording with GPS
GPS Setting Using GPS
Select GPS Setting from
Travel Mode menu →20
When checking GPS reception
When GPS Setting is set to on or
Information recorded on recorded pictures
Positioning is not performed in the following situations
Icon Status
Change the recorded place name information
Changing the display of location name information
If you do not wish to record place names and landmarks
Using GPS to set the Clock
Useful features for travel Travel Mode
Select Travel Date from the Travel Mode menu →20
Recording Mode ∗ ∗
Travel Date
Set departure date
Useful features for travel Travel Mode
Location
To clear
Step , select OFF and press MENU/SET
Select World Time from the Travel Mode menu →20
World Time
Select Home Select Destination Set destination area
To set summer time
Using GPS to make automatic settings
REC Quality
Using the REC menu
Picture Size
Recording Mode Settings OFF Setting guide
Quality
Aspect Ratio
Intelligent ISO
1600
For REC menu setting procedures →20 Slow-moving subject
Sensitivity
White Balance
White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB
Setting White Balance manually
AF Mode
For REC menu setting procedures →20
Face Recog
For details →78
Setting, switch to another setting
Aerial PHOTO, Underwater Scene Modes
Metering Mode
PRE AF
Scene Modes Night PORTRAIT, Night SCENERY, Starry SKY or
AF will not work while AF Tracking is operating
MIN. Shtr Speed
Recording Mode Settings OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
Exposure
Resolution
Recording Mode Settings OFF/ON/i.ZOOM
Burst
No burst
Recording Mode Settings OFF/ON
This is fixed to on when Macro Zoom is set
Continuous AF
Color Effect
Automatically detects and prevents jitter
PICT.ADJ
Stabilizer
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment
Disabled when AF Mode is other than Face Detection
Audio REC
AF Assist Lamp
Set the Clock. Same function as that in Setup menu →22
Clock SET
Using the Motion Picture menu
REC Mode
For Motion Picture menu setting procedures →20
Sets the data format of the motion picture that is recorded
Wind CUT
Recording Mode Settings OFF/ON appears on the screen
Continuous AF
Set REC/PLAY switch to Set mode dial to
Taking/viewing clipboard pictures
Taking clipboard pictures
Set to Take a clipboard picture
REC on Clipboard menu REC/PLAY switch
Zoom Mark
Clipboard menu
To register zoom enlarged size and position
Using Quick menu
Select item and setting
Set to Display Quick menu
GPS function operations
Entering Text
MENU/SET repeat
Text is inserted at the cursor position
To change the character type
Select picture with and press MENU/SET
To restore
Set to multiple screen display
Watching motion pictures/still pictures with audio
Operations during motion picture playback
Deleting →45
Correctly
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture
Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Capture still picture Select YES
Original motion picture that was split does not remain
Splitting up motion pictures
Decide the point to split the motion picture Select YES
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Mode Play
Slide Show
Select the playback method
Set playback effects
Select Start with and press MENU/SET
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Mode Play
Select the type of data View pictures
Operations during Slide Show
To delete picture →Press delete
For switching Playback Mode procedure →118
GPS Area Play
Travel Play
Select Travel Date
Select the date to play back
Select the picture
Select the item View pictures
Play back by destination
Category Play
Select the Category
To delete pictures → Press
Category Recording information such as Scene Modes
Favorite Play
Title Edit
Using the Playback menu
Calendar
PLACE-NAME Edit
Select the picture Enter characters Entering text
Video Divide
To delete a location name or landmark name
Select items and make settings for each
Text Stamp
Set-up Press MENU/SET → Playback menu → Select Text Stamp
Single
Items that can be stamped
To check stamped text
Resize
Select Single Select size
Select still picture Select YES
Select Multi in step above Select size
Cropping
Leveling
Set-up Press MENU/SET→ Playback menu → Select Cropping
Set-up Press MENU/SET→ Playback menu → Select Leveling
Aspect Conv
Rotate Disp
Set-up Press MENU/SET → Playback menu → Select Aspect Conv
Set-up Press MENU/SET → Playback menu → Select Rotate Disp
To clear all
Favorite
Set-up Press MENU/SET→ Playback menu → Select Favorite
Print SET
Select Single or Multi Select picture
Set number of pictures
Set-up Press MENU/SET→ Playback menu → Select Print SET
Select Single or Multi Select picture and make setting
To cancel while releasing all Press MENU/SET
Protect
Set-up Press MENU/SET → Playback menu → Select Protect
Face REC Edit
Select Replace or
For another
Select the picture Select YES Select a person
Copy
Select the copy method direction
Select picture with and press MENU/SET for Select YES
Set-up Press MENU/SET → Playback menu → Select Copy
Keep the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables
Correct method for your device Only
Available file types Motion Avchd Lite∗, Motion Jpeg
Use ‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ to copy pictures to your computer
For connection procedures →141
Use ‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ to copy to your computer
Using with your PC
Computer specifications
To cancel connection
Copying still pictures and motion pictures
Select PC on the camera
Operate with your computer
Private
When using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS
Folder and file names on computer
VQT2R20
Select PictBridge PTP on the camera
To cancel print Press MENU/SET
Printing
Printing multiple pictures
Print with date and text
With Text Stamp
Printing date without Text Stamp
Letter
Make settings before selecting Print Start
Select item
Turn on camera Set REC/PLAY switch to
When TVs or DVD recorders have an SD card slot
Viewing on TV screen
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
What is HDMI?
Viewing on a TV with Hdmi Socket
Preparation
Set to Hdmi input
What is Viera Link HDMI?
Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control
Switching Playback Mode
When operating, refer to the Viera Link operating panel
You can press SUB Menu to switch between Playback Modes
Select a picture with , and press OK
Other related operations
If Viera Link Hdmi does not function correctly →161
List of LCD monitor displays
Recording
Playback
Press the Display button to change display →46
Message displays
No Additional Selections can be Made
No Battery Power Remains
GPS
Try checking these items →156 162 first
MIN. Shtr Speed is set to fast speeds, e.g /250 →102
LCD monitor
Flash
TV, computer, printer
Cannot print when connecting to printer
Others
When in use
Usage cautions and notes
Memory cards
Restrictions
User License Agreement for Location Name Data
Personal Use Only
Disclaimer of Liability
No Warranty
Disclaimer of Warranty
Export Control
Entire Agreement
About the geographical coordinate system
About copyright
Usage cautions and notes
Screen display Country or area
Switzerland
Countries and regions with no landmark information
Vanuatu
Landmark types
Recording picture/time capacity
Aspect Ratio Picture Size
Quality
REC Quality
11.5 M 10.5 M
Motion Jpeg Wvga VGA Qvga
Varies according to REC Quality →77 setting
REC Quality Wvga VGA Qvga
Wvga VGA Qvga
For DMC-ZS7 users
Basic shooting operation
Turn on the power
Set to 
: Still pictures and motion pictures can be taken.
: The captured still pictures and motion pictures can be played back.
Set to the desired Recording Mode