Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc20 Operating Instructions

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The Indicators
ª Status Indicator (Green) 1
[Blinking]
Warning indication
[Lighting]
When turning the power switch to [ON]
ª Flash/Access Indicator (Red) 2
[Blinking]
When charging the flash
The flash indicator blinks quickly when 
the flash is being charged. If the flash 
indicator blinks slowly, it is an alert for the 
shutter jiggle. This appears when you set 
the flash mode to [SLOW SYNC.] or 
[OFF] and try to take a picture in a dark 
situation. [ ] mark will also appears on 
the LCD screen....

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The Shutter Button 
(Pressing halfway/Pressing fully)
The shutter button is pressed in 2 steps: 
“pressing halfway” and “pressing fully”.
Pressing halfway (Press lightly) 
A
Focus and exposure are set.
Pressing fully (Press all the way) 
B
The picture is captured to the card. In 
motion image mode [ ], the 
recording starts.
You can adjust the beep sound in menu. (P60)
When pressing the shutter button fully at a stroke, the captured picture may 
be unclear due to camera shake, or out of focus.



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The Mode Dial
You can set modes by this dial, as shown 
below.
: Playback (P46)
Play back recorded images.
You can choose among 5 REC modes, as 
shown below.
: Normal Picture (P26)
When taking pictures, the shutter speed 
and the aperture value are automatically 
adjusted.
: Macro mode (P42)
When the camera lens is at a distance 
from 0.49 feet (0.15 m) to 2.3 feet (0.70 m) 
from the subject, set the mode.
: Landscape mode (P43)
You can capture sharp and crisp 
landscape photos easily. Please note...

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Operating the Menu
By operating the menu, it is possible to set 
the settings of the REC or playback mode. 
It is also possible to set the date and time, 
the beep sound and other settings. Follow 
these instructions looking at the LCD 
monitor.
1Press the [MENU] button.
If you set the mode dial to the normal 
picture mode, macro mode, 
Landscape mode, Night portrait 
mode and motion image mode, the 
REC menu is displayed; if you set to 
the playback mode, the playback 
menu is displayed.
2Press 3/4...

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Setting the Date/Time (Clock Set)
It is possible to set the year from 2002 to 
2099. The 24-hour system is used.
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [CLOCK SET] 
and then press 
1.
3Press 3/4/2/1 to set date, time 
and style
.
4Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
Even if the battery is not inserted, the camera, with a built-in power source for 
back-up, can store the set time for about 6 hours. But, after about 6 hours the 
set time is cancelled, so set date and time...

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Taking Pictures 
By pressing the shutter button, the 
exposure (shutter speed and aperture 
value) will be automatically adjusted and 
the picture is taken.
[Preparations]
Insert the card. (P15)
Set the power switch to [ON]. (P17)
1Set the mode dial. (P23)
2From the optical finder 1, centre 
the subject in the AF target A 
inside the optical finder and press 
the shutter button halfway.
From the LCD monitor 
2, after 
centering the subject in the focus 
area 
B on the LCD monitor, press 
the shutter...

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When power saving time is set, if you do not operate the camera, it is 
automatically turned off depending on the set time (approx. 2 / 5 / 10 
minutes). To operate the camera again, turn the power switch first to [OFF] 
and then to [ON]. (P61)
The brightness of the LCD monitor may differ from that of the recorded 
pictures. In particular, when taking pictures in dark places with a long 
exposure time, darkness appears on the LCD Monitor, but recorded 
pictures are bright.
ª Parallax compensation...

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Checking the Last Picture (Review)
After taking a picture, when auto review 
(P59) is set to [ON], the captured picture is 
displayed on the LCD monitor for about 1 
second, but you can also check the picture 
following the method shown below.
1After taking a picture, press the 
[REVIEW/SET] button.
The last captured picture is displayed 
for about 3 seconds. The captured 
picture is zoomed 4 times/8 times 
whenever you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ].
ª Erasing the captured picture during 
the...

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Recording Motion Images
[Preparations]
Insert the card. (P15)
Set the power switch to [ON]. (P17)
1Set the mode dial to motion image 
mode [ ].
2Center the subject on the LCD 
monitor and press the shutter 
button halfway.
When the focus is adjusted, the 
focus indication 1 [¥] appears.
3Pressing the shutter button fully, 
the recording starts.
The status indicator 2 blinks when 
recording the motion image.
The audio REC starts simultaneously.
The picture size is fixed at 320 
a 240 
pixels....

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Using the Optical Zoom
With this function, you can make people 
and subjects appear closer and 
landscapes can be captured in wide angle, 
because they can be further zoomed by 3 
times. 
[Preparation]
Set the mode dial. (P23)
1Aim the camera at the subject and 
adjust the size with the zoom lever.
To make subjects closer (Tele): 
Rotate towards T.
To make subjects wider (Wide angle):
Rotate towards W.
2Take a picture.
The recording method is the same as 
in “Taking Pictures”. (P26)
The focus is...