Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Ts25 Owners Manual

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Recording
•Depending on the operating conditions, it may take time to take the next picture if you repeat the 
recording of pictures.
•It may take time to save pictures taken in Burst Mode on the card. If you take pictures 
continuously while saving, the maximum number of recordable pictures decreases. For 
continuous shooting, use of a high speed memory card is recommended.
•Burst Mode is not canceled when the camera is turned off.•If you take pictures in Burst Mode with the built-in memory, it will take time to write the picture data.
•The Burst Mode cannot be used in the following cases.–[Toy Effect]/[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)–[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
–When using [Time Lapse Shot]•When the Self-Timer is used, the number of recordable pictures in Burst Mode is fixed to 3
(5 pictures in [ ]).
•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] (except for [ ]). 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
You can set the recording start time, the recording interval and the number of pictures, and 
automatically record subjects such as animals and plants as time elapses.
You can create motion pictures using [Time Lapse Video] in [Playback] menu. ( P 111 )
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Set the date and time settings in advance.  (P25)
•It cannot be recorded into the built-in memory. Please use a card.
∫Set the recording start time/interval/number of pictures
1Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
[Time Lapse Shot]
ItemDescription of settings
[Start Time]
[Now]:
Starts the recording by fully-pressing the shutter button.
[Start Time Set]:
You can set the time to start recording. Any time up to 24 hours 
ahead can be set.
Select the start time (hours/minutes) with  2/1, adjust with 
3 /4 , and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
[Shooting Interval]
[Image Count]
Sets the number of pictures to be taken and the recording interval.
Select the item (recording interval/number of pictures to be 
taken) with  2/1, adjust with  3/4 , and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
[Shooting Interval]:
You can set the time ranging from 10 seconds to 1 minute in 
10-second increments, and from 1 minute to 30 minutes in 
1-minute increments.
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The setting may be available from a 1-minute interval or 5-minutes 
interval depending on the shutter speed.
[Image Count]:
You can set the number of pictures ranging from 10 to 1000 in 
10-picture increments.
[Alert]
[ON]:
The user is notified that recordi ng is to start by a warning sound 
and flashing AF assist lamp.
[OFF]:
There is no warning sound. Also, the AF assist lamp doesn’t flash. 
						

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2Press 3/4  to select [Start Shooting] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press the shutter button fully.
•The recording starts automatically.•If the recording interval is set to 40 seconds or more, this unit will turn off automatically while in 
recording standby. [Time Lapse Shot] is continued even with this unit turned off. When the 
recording start time arrives, this unit turns on automatically. To turn on this unit manually, press 
the camera [ON/OFF] button or press and hold [ (].
•To stop the Time Lapse Shooting partway through, press [MENU/SET] or [ (] while this unit 
turned on, and end the recording on the displayed confirmation screen.
•This function is not for use in a security camera.
•If you leave the unit somewhere to perform [Time Lapse Shot], please be careful of theft.•Recording for long periods in cold places such as ski resorts or places at high altitude, or in 
warm, wet environments may cause a malfunction, so please be careful.
•When the recording interval is set to a value of less than 1 minute and the previous recording has 
not finished yet, recording may be skipped.
•We do not recommend using [Time Lapse Shot] while underwater.•When the recording warning is set to [ON], a warning sound will be emitted. Check this setting is 
suitable for the recording environment.
•The unit is fixed to the zoom position prior to the start of recording.•We recommend to use a fully charged battery.•In situations that require longer recording time such as when recording in [Starry Sky] of the Scene 
Mode or when recording in a dark place, we recommend you use an AC adaptor (optional).
•[Time Lapse Shot] will be canceled partway through in the following cases.–When the charge on the battery runs out
–When the number of recordable pictures drops to none•Do not connect the AV cable (optional) or the USB connection cable (supplied) during Time Lapse 
Shooting. 
						

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Recording
Pictures taken in [Time Lapse Shot] are stored in groups, each containing 
the series of pictures recorded in a single Time Lapse Shot. The [ ] icon 
is displayed for the group.
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Deleting and editing in a group unit is possible. (For example, if you delete a 
picture group with [ ], all the pictures in that group are deleted.)
∫Continuously playing back
Press  2/1  to select a picture with the [ ] icon, and then press  3.
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If you have filtered images for playback by using [Slide Show]   (P99) or [Filtering Play]  (P101), the 
selection screen appears. Press  3/4  to select [Sequential Play] , and then press [MENU/SET] .
•Operations during continuous playback
∫ Playing back each picture
1Press  2/1  to select a picture with the [ ] icon, and then press  4.2Press  2/1  to select the picture.
•Press 4 again to return to the normal playback screen.
•Operations similar to those for Normal Play can be used on the pictures in the group. (Multi 
playback, playback zoom, deleting the pictures, etc.)
•If you delete all pictures except one in the group, that picture will be saved as a single picture.
Playing back pictures taken in [Time Lapse Shot]
3
Play/Pause
4Stop
2Fast rewind, Previous picture¢
1Fast forward, Next picture¢
¢These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode. 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
Sets various color effects, including making the picture sharper, brighter, or applying a sepia 
tone.
¢ 1 This can be set only when Intelligent Auto Mode is set.
¢ 2 This can be set only during Normal Picture Mode.
Applicable modes: 
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Refer to P68  for details.
Applicable modes: 
AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button is pressed halfway, making it 
easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions. (Larger AF area is 
displayed depending on the recording conditions.)
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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The effective distance of the AF Assist Lamp is a maximum of approximately 
1.5 m (4.9 feet).
•When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp  A (e.g. when taking pictures 
of animals in dark places), set the [AF Assist Lamp] to [OFF]. In this case, it will 
become more difficult to focus on the subject.
•[AF Assist Lamp] is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.
–[Scenery]/[Night Scenery]/[Sunset]/[Glass Through] (Scene Mode)
[Color Mode]
SettingsDescription of settings
[STANDARD]This is the standard setting.
[Happy]¢ 1Image with enhanced brightness and vividness.
[VIVID]¢2The picture becomes sharper.
[B&W]The picture becomes black and white.
[SEPIA]The picture becomes sepia.
[Color Reproduction]
[AF Assist Lamp] 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ]) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed 
whenever the flash is used. The camera automatically detects red-eye and corrects the picture.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Only available when [AF Mode] is set to [ š] and Face Detection is active.•Under certain circumstances, red-eye cannot be corrected.
Applicable modes: 
Using this mode, jitter during picture taki ng is detected, and the camera automatically 
compensates for the jitter, enabling jitter-free images to be taken.
When recording motion pictures, “Active Mode” (sta bilizer for motion pictures) will automatically 
function. This decreases the jitter of the image  when recording motion pictures while walking, 
etc.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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During motion picture recording, this setting is fixed to [ON] and “Active Mode” is enabled. 
Note that “Active Mode” is disabled when [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA].
•In “Active Mode”, stronger effect of the correction can be achieved at the wide end.
•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
–When there is a lot of jitter
–When the zoom magnification is high–In Digital Zoom range–When taking pictures while following a moving subject
–When the shutter speed becomes slower to  take pictures indoors or in dark places•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following case.–[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
[Red-Eye Removal]
[Stabilizer] 
						

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Recording
Applicable modes: 
You can take a picture with date and time of recording.
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Date information for pictures recorded with the [Date Stamp] set cannot be deleted.•When printing pictures with [Date Stamp] at a shop or with a printer, the date will be printed 
on top of the other if you choose to print with the date.
•If the time has not been set, you cannot stamp with the date information.•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.
–When using Auto Bracket–When using [Burst]–When recording motion pictures
•[Text Stamp], [Resize], and [Cropping] cannot be set for pictures recorded with [Date Stamp] set.•Even if you take a picture with [Date Stamp] set to [OFF], it is possible to stamp dates onto the 
recorded pictures using [Text Stamp] (P108) or setup the Date print  (P116, 129) .
•Refer to P25  for details.
[Date Stamp]
SettingsDescription of settings
[W/O TIME]Stamp the year, month, and day.
[WITH TIME]Stamp the year, month, day, hour, and minutes.
[OFF] j
[Clock Set] 
						

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Recording
Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to P40.
Applicable modes: 
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
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What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed 
automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a 
subject with fast movement is recorded.
Applicable modes: 
It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Set this function to [OFF] if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion 
picture recording.
•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following case.
–[Starry Sky] (Scene Mode)
[Rec Quality]
SettingsPicture size/Bit ratefpsAspect ratio
[HD] 1280k720 pixels/Approx. 10 Mbps
3016:9
[VGA]
640k480 pixels/Approx. 4 Mbps 4:3
[Continuous AF] 
						

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Playback/Editing
Various methods of playback
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods.
Press [(].
Press [MODE].
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select item, and then press [MENU/SET].
•Following items can be selected.
You can play back the pictures you have tak en in synchronization with music, and you can do 
this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures.
You can also play back images that have been sorted by category, images that have been set 
as favorites, etc. in a slide show.
This playback method is recommended when you have connected the camera to a TV set to 
view the pictures you have taken.
Press 3/ 4 to select [Start] and then press [MENU/SET].
∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4/ 2/1.
[] ([All]) (P37) []([Filtering Play])  (P101)
[] ([Slide Show])  (P99) []([Calendar])  (P104)
[Slide Show]
3Play/Pause
Reduce volume level
4Stop
2Back to previous pictureIncrease volume level
1Ahead to next picture 
						

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Playback/Editing
∫To filter images for slide show playback
You can filter images and play them back in a slide show by selecting 
[Filtering] on the slide show menu screen.
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If you select [All], you can play back all images in a slide show. 
You can also filter images by using the same setting as [Filtering Play]. Refer 
to  P101
–103  for the setting.•The filter settings are stored even after terminating slide show playback. To 
cancel filtering, refer to  P101.
∫Changing the slide show settings
By selecting  [Setup] on the slide show menu screen, you can change the 
settings such as [Effect] and [Duration] for slide show playback.
SettingsDescription of settings
[Effect] This allows you to select the screen effects or music effects when switching 
from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF]
•When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and 
white as a screen effect.
•Some [Effect] will not operate when playing back pictures displayed 
vertically.
•Even if [Effect] is set, it does not work during a slide show of Group 
Pictures.
•[Effect] is locked to [OFF] when [Filtering] is set to the following:–[Motion Pic. Only]–[ ] in [Category Selection]
[Duration] [1SEC.]/[2SEC.]/[3SEC.]/[5SEC.]
•When playing back the following pictures, the [Duration] setting is 
disabled.
–Motion pictures –Panorama pictures
–Group of pictures taken in [Time Lapse Shot]
[Repeat] [ON]/[OFF]
[Sound] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]: Music is played when t
he still pictures are played back, 
and audio is played when the motion pictures are played 
back.
[Music]: Music is played back.
[Audio]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back.