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. In this case, use of a 
tripod is recommended.
[Lighting]
When accessing the card
When the flash fires (It lights when the 
shutter is pressed halfway)




						

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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 that 
this mode is suitable for landscape farther 
than 13.12 feet (4 m) and in daylight 
situation.
: Night portrait mode (P44)
When you take the picture of, for example, 
your friends in front of beautiful night 
illumination scenery, this mode ensures 
the appropriate exposure for your subject 
as well as the background, using flash and 
slow shutter. Since slow shutter is set, the 
use of tripod is recommended. Subject 
should be placed within the range of the 
flash light.
: Motion images (P29)
Recording motion images.




						

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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 to choose the item and 
press 2/1 to set
.
3Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
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W. BALANCE
PICT. SIZE
QUALITY
SENSITIVITY
D. ZOOM1600
1600W. BALANCE
PICT. SIZE
QUALITY
SENSITIVITY
D. ZOOM
1600W. BALANCE
PICT. SIZE
QUALITY
SENSITIVITY
D. ZOOM




						

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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 again.1,42,3
2
3
CLOCK  SET
YEAR
MONTH
DAY
TIME
STYLE2002
00 
00 
00
 : 00
YMD
CLOCK  SET
MONITOR
AUTO  REVIEW
BEEP
POWER  SAVE
CLOCK  SET




						

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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 button halfway.
When the focus is adjusted, the 
focus indication [¥] C appears.
The shutter speed and the aperture 
value are automatically adjusted and 
displayed on the LCD monitor.
When the subject is out of the AF 
target or the focus area, use the AF/
AE lock. (P38)
3Press the shutter button fully to 
take the picture.
After taking a picture, when the auto 
review (P59) is set to [ON], the 
picture is displayed on the LCD 
monitor for about 1 second.
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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 mark 1
Moving the zoom lever towards T and 
taking pictures at a distance of 2.3 feet 
(70 cm) - 3.28 feet (1 m) from the subject, 
match the top of the subject with the 
parallax compensation mark, so that it 
does not get cut off. When an accurate 
framing is necessary, use the LCD 
monitor.




						

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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 review
2Press the [MENU] button.
3Press 2/1 to select [YES].
4Press the [REVIEW/SET] button.
The picture is erased.
Once erased, pictures cannot be 
recovered.
When using the burst mode [ ], you 
can see only the first picture with the 
review.
In motion image mode [ ], the review 
cannot be used.
When you turn the power switch to 
[OFF] or change the mode dial, the 
review cannot be displayed.
Even if you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ], multi playback cannot be 
used during the review. 
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REVIEW
REVIEW
1
DELETE
DELETECANCEL:




						

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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.
4Pressing the shutter button fully 
again, recording stops.
If the memory of the card becomes 
full during the recording, the 
recording is stopped automatically.
The motion image is recordable for 
up to approximately 19 seconds per 
capture.
After recording the motion image, the status indicator blinks while 
recording it in the memory card and after recording it, the status indicator 
lights. Do not operate the camera while recording to the memory card.
In motion image mode [ ], [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] 
automatically and you cannot select [D. ZOOM], [PICT. SIZE] and 
[QUALITY].
In motion image mode [ ], flash mode is set to Forced OFF [
].
In motion image mode [ ], you cannot take pictures with burst mode or 
compensate the exposure.
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10 s
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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 adjusted at a distance of 
more than 1.64 feet (50 cm). For 
information on Macro mode, read P42.
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