Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Sz3 Owners Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
∫Installing supplied software
•Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.
1Check the environment of your PC.
•Operating environment of “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.0 LE ”–OS:
WindowsR XP (32bit) SP3,
Windows VistaR (32bit) SP2,
WindowsR 7 (32bit/64bit) or SP1
WindowsR 8 (32bit/64bit)
–CPU:
PentiumR III 500 MHz or higher (WindowsR XP),
PentiumR III 800 MHz or higher (Windows VistaR),
PentiumR III 1 GHz or higher (WindowsR 7/WindowsR 8)
–Display:
1024k768 pixels or more (1920k 1080 pixels or more recommended)
–RAM:
512 MB or more (WindowsR XP/Windows VistaR),
1 GB or more (WindowsR 7 32bit/WindowsR 8 32bit),
2 GB or more (WindowsR 7 64bit/WindowsR 8 64bit)
–Free hard disk space:
450 MB or more for installing software
•Refer to the operating instructions of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” (PDF) for further operating 
environment.
2Insert the CD-ROM with the supplied software.
•When you insert the supplied CD-ROM, the install menu will start.
3Click on the [Applications] on the install menu.
4Click on the [Recommended Installation].
•Proceed with installation according to messages appearing on the screen.
•The software compatible with your PC will be installed.•“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” is not compatible with Mac. 
						

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∫Transferring pictures to a PC
1Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
2Press 3/ 4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
3Copy the images to a PC using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”.
•Do not delete or move copied files or folders in Windows Explorer. When viewing in 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, you will not be able to play back or edit.
•If the remaining battery power becomes low while  the camera and the PC are communicating, the 
alarm beeps.
Refer to 
“Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely”  (P103)  before disconnecting the USB 
connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable. 
Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
Preparations: Install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” to the PC.
•
Please turn this unit on and your PC before connecting.•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight 
out. (Otherwise the connectors may bend out of shape, which may cause malfunction.)
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine 
Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional).
A USB connection cable (supplied)
B Align the marks, and insert. 
						

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∫Copying to a PC without using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
If the installation of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” fails, you can copy files and folders to your PC by 
dragging and dropping them from the camera after connecting to your PC.
Directory structure of built-in memory/card of this unit is shown by the figure below.
•
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.–When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another maker of camera)
–When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Select the [ ] icon in the task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject 
DMC-XXX] (XXX varies by model).
•
Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.
•If the icon is not displayed, check that [Access] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital 
camera before removing the hardware.
∫ Connection in the PTP Mode
Select [PictBridge(PTP)] when connecting USB connection cable.
•
Data can now be read only from the card in the PC.
•When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP Mode.
For Windows: A drive ([Removable Disk]) is displayed in [Computer]
For Mac: A drive ([NO_NAME]) is displayed on the desktop
•
Built-in Memory•Card
DCIM: Images
1 Folder number
2 File number
3 JPG: Still pictures
MOV: Motion pictures
MISC: DPOF print
Favorite
DCIM
100_PANA
101_PANA
999_PANAP1000001.JPG
P1000002.JPG
P1000999.JPG
MISC 
						

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Connecting to other equipment
Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to be 
printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor.
•
Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to the 
operating instructions of your printer.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures from the built-in memory.
Check print quality and other settings on the printer before printing the pictures.
1Connect the printer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
2Press 3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then press [MENU/SET].
•If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the 
alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop pr inting at once. If not printing, disconnect the USB 
connection cable.
•Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ å] (Cable disconnect prohibit icon) is displayed.
(may not be displayed depending on the type of printer used)
•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection cable.•Motion pictures cannot be printed out.
•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight 
out. (Otherwise the connectors may bend out of shape, which may cause malfunction.)
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine 
Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional).
A USB connection cable (supplied)
B Align the marks, and insert. 
						

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1Press 3.
2Press 3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3 to select [Print start] and then press [MENU/SET].
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [Yes], and print the pictures.
•Refer to P106 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
1Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
2Press 3 to select [Print start] and then press [MENU/
SET].
•Refer to P106 for the items which can be set before starting to print the 
pictures.
•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
ItemDescription of settings
[Multi Select] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Press 
3/4/2/1  to select the pictures, and then press [MENU/SET]. 
(When [MENU/SET] is pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
•After the pictures have been selected, press  2 to select [OK], and 
then press [MENU/SET].
[Select All] Prints all the stored pictures.
[Print Set (DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [Print Set] only.  (P94)
[Favorite] Prints the pictures set as favorites only. (P93)
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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture 
and printing it” and in step 
3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” 
procedures.
•
When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the camera, set 
[Paper Size] or [Page Layout] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For 
details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [Print Set (DPOF)] has been selected, the [Print with Date] and [Num.of prints] items are not 
displayed.
•If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.•Depending on the printer, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if this 
is the case.
•When printing images with [Date Stamp], please remember to set [Print with Date] to [OFF] or the 
date will print on top.
When asking the photo shop to print the pictures
•By stamping the date using [Date Stamp]  (P78) or setting date printing at the time of the [Print Set] 
(P94)  setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
Print Settings
[Print with Date]
ItemDescription of settings
[ON] Date is printed.
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[Num.of prints] 
						

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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
[Paper Size]
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk6 q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk10q ] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm 
						

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•An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[Page Layout] to [ ä] and then set [Num.of prints] to 4 for the picture that you want to print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different  pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [Page Layout] to 
[ ä ] and then set [Num.of prints] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
•
The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ ¥] indication lights orange 
during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer.
•If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the remaining 
number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
[Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã 2pictures on 1page
ä 4pictures on 1page 
						

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Others
Screen Display
∫In recording
1 Recording Mode
2 Recording Quality  (P79)
Picture Size (P67)
: Backlight Compensation  (P25)
3 Flash Mode  (P48)
4 Optical Image Stabilizer  (P77)
: Jitter alert (P22)
5 White Balance (P69)
6 Color Mode  (P76)
7 Battery indication  (P12)
8 Burst  (P74)
9 Intelligent Exposure (P73)
10 Focus  (P28)
11 AF area  (P28)
12 Self-timer Mode  (P52)
13 Shutter speed  (P27)
14 Aperture value  (P27)
15 ISO sensitivity  (P68)
16 AF assist lamp (P76) 17 Exposure compensation 
(P53)
18 Age  (P65)
Current date and time
“ : World Time  (P39)
Zoom  (P46): 
19 Elapsed recording time  (P30):
¢
20 Date Stamp (P78)
21 Recording state (P30)
22 Built-in memory (P17)
: Card (P17)  (displayed only during 
recording)
23 Number of recordable pictures  (P19)
Available recording time  (P19, 
30) :
¢
¢“h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute 
and “s” for second.
B&W B&W
B&W
5
5
ISO
3s
3s
3s
1/60
1/60
1/60F3.1
F3.1
F3.1
11812 9
10
141513
1716
22
21 23
20
19
18 1
37
4256
TW
8m30s 
						

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Others
∫In playback
1 Playback Mode (P80)
2 Protected picture  (P96)
3 Favorite  (P93)
4 Date stamped display  (P78)
5 Color Mode  (P76)
6 After Auto Retouch  (P86)
After Creative Retouch  (P89)
7 After Beauty Retouch  (P87)
8 Picture Size (P67)
9 Battery indication  (P12)
10 Picture number
Total pictures
Elapsed playback time  (P33):
¢
11 Number of prints  (P94) 12 Auto Retouch 
(P86)
Creative Retouch  (P89)
Beauty Retouch (P87)
Motion picture playback  (P33)
Play panorama  (P61)
13 Recorded date and time “: World Time  (P39)
Recording information  (P44)
Age  (P65)
14 Folder/File number  (P103)
15 Motion picture recording time 
(P33) :
¢
16 Recording Quality  (P79)
17 Built-in memory (P17)
Cable disconnection prohibiting icon 
(P104)
¢
“h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute 
and “s” for second.
B&W B&W
B&W
1/5
1/5
1/51
1100
100   
  
0001
0001
100  0001_ _
3s
3s
3s
12345968 7
10
11
16
1315
17
14
12
8m30s
8m30s