Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc70 Operating Instructions

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ªCorrect posture for taking good 
pictures
To take pictures without blurring:
 Hold the camera gently with both 
hands, keep arms stationary at your 
side and stand with your feet slightly 
apart.
 Check that the camera shake does not 
occur when pressing the shutter 
button halfway.
 After pressing the shutter button, keep 
the camera stationary until the picture 
appears on the screen.
In the following cases, keep the 
camera stationary for a long time.
– Slow...

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ªFocusing
 You can focus on the subject up to a  distance of 1.64 feet (50 cm).
 If you press the shutter button fully  without prefocusing, pictures may be 
blurry or unfocused.
 When the subject is focused, the  camera beeps 2 times. If not, it beeps 
4 times. Refer to P24 if you want to 
turn the operational sound off.
 In the following cases, the camera 
cannot focus on subjects properly in 
Normal Picture mode.
– When including both near and  distant subjects in a...

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 When using the camera in a sandy or dusty place, be careful not to let dirt, 
grit or seawater come into the camera.
ª AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/
AE: Auto exposure)
When recording a picture of people with 
a composition such as in the above 
picture, you cannot focus on the subject 
because it is out of AF area in usual 
operation.
In this case,
1. Aim the AF area at the subject.
2. Press the shutter button halfway to fix  the focus and the exposure.
 When the subject is...

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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
We recommend you use this mode when you ask someone to take a picture.
 Offering simplified menu for ease of use.
 The picture size is easy to select.
 The icons on the display are larger.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P29)
1Select [PICT.MODE].
 [AUTO REVIEW]
[ON]: The recorded picture 
automatically appears on 
the screen for about 
1 second.
[OFF]: The recorded picture does 
not automatically appear.
 [BEEP]
[]:
The...

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3Take the picture.
ªPicture size and quality in 
[PICT.MODE]
ª Other settings in Simple mode
MONITOR (P24):
 Fixed to [0] (standard).
POWER SAVE (P24):
 Fixed to [2MIN.].
 When you want to turn the camera on  again, press shutter button or turn the 
camera off and then on.
 When you use the AC adapter  (optional, DMW-AC1), the power save 
mode is not activated. ª
Selecting the screen to be used
Press the [DISPLAY] button to switch to 
the screen to be used.
A Display
B...

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ªThe Backlight Compensation in 
Simple Mode
Backlight is a situation where light 
comes from the back of subjects. The 
subjects such as people become dark 
when pictures are recorded in the 
backlight. If you press 3, compensating 
backlight ON indication [ ] appears 
and the backlight compensation function 
is activated. This function compensates 
the brightness of the subject darkened 
by the backlight by brightening the 
whole of the screen. 
 If you press  3 while the...

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 You cannot use the following functions 
in the Simple mode [ ].
– W.BALANCE
– AUTO BRACKET
–PICT.SIZE
–QUALITY
–SPOT MODE
– AUDIO REC. 
– D.ZOOM
– COL.EFFECT
–PICT.ADJ.
– FLIP ANIM.
However, the setting on [PICT.SIZE] and 
[QUALITY] corresponds to the setting 
on [PICT.MODE] (P35).
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Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
Preparation
 In Motion image mode [ ], review function is not activated.
1Press 4.
 The last recorded picture appears  for about 10 seconds.
 Press the shutter button halfway or  4  to cancel the review.
 You can check the previous or  following picture with  2/1.
 When the recorded pictures are too 
bright or dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P43)
2Enlarge and shift the picture. :1
k
>4k>8k
:8 k
>4k>1k
 When you change the...

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Using the Optical Zoom
With this feature, you can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times 
optical zoom, and landscapes c an be recorded in wide angle.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]. (P29)
ª To make subjects appear further 
away (Wide) ª
To make subjects appear closer 
(Tele)
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Suggestions/Tips ¬
 The picture may be slightly distorted  according to the lens. The distortion 
will increase as you make subjects 
wider and closer.
 When using...

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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
ªSwitching the flash setting
:AUTO
The flash is automatically activated 
according to the recording condition.
: AUTO/Red-eye reduction
The flash is automatically activated 
according to the recording condition.
It reduces the red-eye phenomenon 
(eyes of the subject appear red in 
photo flash) by lighting the flash at 
1 second before actually recording 
the picture.
Use...