Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc70 Operating Instructions

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Setting the White Balance manually (White set)
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [W.BALANCE] and set to 
[].
2(Only when setting the white 
balance again) Press 1.
3Aim the camera at a sheet of white 
paper 1 or similar object so that it 
completely fills the frame to white 
on the screen and press 4.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
Use of auto white balance adjustment in 
inappropriate lighting conditions may 
result in reddish or bluish pictures. 
Where the subject is surrounded by 
many light sources, auto white balance 
adjustment may not operate properly. 
In this case, set the white balance to a 
mode except [AUTO] manually.
1 The range that is controlled by the 
auto white balance adjustment 
mode of this camera
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 TV screen
5 Sunlight
6 White fluorescent light
7 Incandescent light bulb
8 Sunrise and sunset
9 Candlelight
KlKelvin Color Temperature
REC1/3SETUP
W.BALANCE 
EXITSET SELECTMENU
AUTO
WBWB
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY1600SENSITIVITYAUTO
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
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Finely Adjusting the White Balance
If you cannot acquire the desired hue with white balance because of too many 
different light sources, etc., adjust the fine white balance as follows.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P29)
 Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P60)
1Press 3 until [ WB ADJUST.] 
appears.2Adjust the white balance.
 1  [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 2  [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
 Close the function by pressing  4 
after finishing the adjustment.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 The white balance icon turns red or blue.
 You can set the value independently for  each of the modes in white balance.
 The setting of the fine white balance is applied to the recording with the flash.
 When you set the white balance using 
the White set [ ], the adjustment 
level is set to “0”.
 The adjusted picture will be close, 
though may not be identical to the 
actual picture.
 When setting the color effect to 
[COOL], [WARM] or [B/W] (P71), you 
cannot adjust the fine white balance.
REDBLUE
WB ADJUST.
EXITSELECT
WB
REDBLUE
WB ADJUST.
EXITSELECT
WB
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Setting ISO Sensitivity
The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can be 
increased when you need to take pictures in places where a flash may not be 
allowed. The overall picture quality will decrease slightly as the ISO setting is 
increased.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [SENSITIVITY] and set the 
ISO sensitivity.
(The screen illustrated above appears 
on DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50. DMC-LC80 
has ISO sensitivity between 
[80]
–[400].)
 DMC-LC80:
When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted 
from [ISO80] to [ISO200] according 
to the brightness. (From [ISO80] to 
[ISO400] when using the flash) DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50:
When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted 
from [ISO50] to [ISO200] according 
to the brightness. (From [ISO50] to 
[ISO400] when using the flash)
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 In Simple mode [ ]/Motion image 
mode [ ], ISO sensitivity is fixed to 
[AUTO].
 To avoid noises, we recommend 
decreasing the ISO sensitivity or 
setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. 
(P72)
 For the shutter speed, refer to P41.
 When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO400], you cannot use the burst 
mode. (DMC-LC80)
 When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO400], the recording interval may 
become longer due to the process to 
reduce picture noises. (DMC-LC80) ISO sensitivity80       400 
(DMC-LC80) 
50       400 
(DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50)
Use in bright places
(e.g. outdoors)Suitable Not suitable
Use in dark places Not suitable Suitable
Shutter speed Slow Fast
Noises Less Increase
REC1/3SETUP
W.BALANCE AUTO
EXITSET SELECTMENU
WBWB
SENSITIVITYAUTO100 200 400 50
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY1600
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Changing the Picture Size
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [PICT.SIZE] and set the 
picture size.
 [2560]: 2560k1920 pixels
(DMC-LC80)
 [2304]: 2304k1728 pixels
(DMC-LC70)
 [2048]: 2048k1536 pixels
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC50)
 [1600]: 1600k1200 pixels
 [1280]: 1280k960 pixels
 [640]: 640k480 pixels
 [HDTV]: 1920k1080 pixels
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 In Motion image mode [ ], the 
picture size is fixed to 320k240 pixels.
 The smaller the picture size 
(640k480 pixels) you select, the more 
pictures you can store on the card. In 
addition, a small file size allows you to 
attach the picture to an e-mail or post 
it on a website more easily.
 If you select a larger picture size 
(2560k1920 pixels: DMC-LC80, 
2304k1728 pixels: DMC-LC70,   
2048k1536 pixels: DMC-LC80/
DMC-LC50), the printed picture will be 
clearer, especially with larger sized 
prints.
 If you playback pictures recorded 
using [HDTV] mode on a 
High-Definition TV, (HDTV has 16:9 
aspect) the picture quality will be 
higher. An SD Memory Card can be 
played on TVs with an SD Memory 
Card slot.
WBWB
REC1/3SETUP
W.BALANCE AUTO
EXITSET SELECTMENU
1280PICT.SIZE1600640 2304
QUALITY
SENSITIVITYAUTO
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Changing the Quality
“Quality” refers to the amount each image is compressed. Lower compression 
results in superior picture quality. Higher compression allows you to store more 
images on your SD Memory card.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [QUALITY] and set the 
quality.
 : Fine (Low compression)
It gives priority to picture quality to 
record high quality pictures.
 : Standard
(High compression)
It gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures and records 
standard quality pictures.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 It may happen that pictures appear like 
a mosaic depending on the subject or 
the recording condition.
 The number of recordable pictures 
depends on the subject.
 The number of remaining pictures may 
not correspond with recorded pictures.
 Refer to P112 for the number of 
recordable pictures.
WBWB
W.BALANCE AUTO
EXITMENU
PICT.SIZE1600
QUALITY
SENSITIVITYAUTO
REC1/3SETUP
SET SELECT
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Taking Pictures using Spot Mode
When using Spot mode the size of the area used to calculate the focus and 
exposure is decreased. It is useful when you may be shooting through a group of 
people and want to designate where in the group the camera will calculate the 
exposure.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [SPOT MODE] and set it to 
[ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Aim the spot AF area to the 
subject and press the shutter 
button halfway for the AF/AE lock.
 The spot AF area   1 and spot 
metering target   2 appear.
3Move the camera to compose the 
picture fixing the focus on the 
subject and take the picture.
 You can set suitable AF/AE in more 
limited areas.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 When the subject is dark, it may not be 
focused properly.
 Background may become dark or 
whitish depending on the subject 
because the exposure is set 
appropriately in the spot AF area.
WBWB
REC2/3SETUP
AUDIO REC.
AF TRIGGER
D.ZOOMOFF
OFF
EXITSET SELECTMENU
SPOT MODEOFFON
1600
19
1/25F2.8
1600
19
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Taking Pictures with Audio 
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [AUDIO REC.] and set it to 
[ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the  [MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Take the picture.
 5 seconds after, the audio recording is stopped automatically.
 If you press the [MENU] button 
during the audio recording, it will be 
canceled. The audio cannot be 
recorded.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 It is not necessary to keep pressing  the shutter button.
 Audio is recorded from the built-in 
microphone  1 of the camera.
 When setting to auto bracket/burst  mode, it is not possible to take pictures 
with audio.
 When audio is recorded with each 
picture the total number of pictures 
that can be stored on each card will be 
slightly decreased.
REC2/3SETUP
AUDIO REC.
D.ZOOM
OFF
OFFON
EXITSET
SELECTMENU
AF TRIGGER
WBWB
SPOT MODEOFF
1600
19
1/100F2.8
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Using the AF Trigger 
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
Prefocus is a technique to focus on the point where the subject comes in advance, 
and it is used when taking a picture of the subject with quick motion.
This function is suitable when the distance between the camera and the subject is 
certain.
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [AF TRIGGER] and set it to 
[FOCUS].
 Close the menu by pressing [MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
2Aim the AF area to the point 
where you want to focus (P30) and 
press the [FOCUS] button.  When the subject is focused, the 
AF area turns from white to green 
and the focus indication  1 lights up 
for 1 second. If the subject is out of 
the focus range, the focus 
indication will keep on blinking.
 Even when pressing the shutter  button halfway, the focus will not be 
changed unless you press the 
[FOCUS] button again.
 When you press the shutter button  halfway, [ ] indication 
disappears and then the aperture 
value and the shutter speed are 
displayed.
 When you press the shutter button 
halfway without pressing the 
[FOCUS] button, the [ ] 
indication turns to red.
WBWB
SELECT SET EXITMENU
REC2/3SETUP
AF TRIGGER
AUDIO REC.
SHUTTER
D.ZOOMOFF
FOCUS
OFF
SPOT MODEOFF
1600
19
AFFOCUS
AFFOCUS
AFFOCUS
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3Take the picture.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
 When the AF Trigger is set to 
[FOCUS], you cannot focus on the 
subject by only pressing the shutter 
button halfway. Be sure to press the 
[FOCUS] button before taking 
pictures.
 When taking pictures normally, set the 
AF Trigger to [ ].
 In Simple mode [ ]/Motion image 
mode [ ], the AF Trigger is 
automatically set to [ ].
1600
19
AFFOCUS
SHUTTER
SHUTTER
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Using the Digital Zoom
Preparation
 Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]. (P29)
1Select [D.ZOOM] and set it to [ON].
 Close the menu by pressing the  [MENU] button after finishing the 
setting.
 When rotating the zoom lever with  setting the [D.ZOOM] to [ON], the 
digital zoom indication appears. 
(P106)
ª Entering the digital zoom range
When you rotate the zoom lever to the 
extreme Tele position the on screen 
zoom indication may momentarily 
pause. This is not a malfunction.
You can enter the digital zoom range to 
continuously rotate the zoom lever to 
Tele or to release the zoom lever once 
and then rotate it to Tele again.
1 Optical zoom
2 Digital zoom
¬
Suggestions/Tips ¬
 It is possible to further magnify a  subject already magnified 3 times with 
the optical zoom by 3 more times with 
the digital zoom, thereby reaching a 
maximum of 9 times.
 When using the digital zoom the  picture quality becomes deteriorated.
 We recommend using a tripod in the 
digital zoom range.
 The digital zoom is canceled when the  LCD monitor is turned off.
3X
6X
9X
WBWB
AUDIO REC.OFF
REC2/3SETUP
D.ZOOMOFFON
EXITSET
SELECTMENU
AF TRIGGER
SPOT MODEOFF
W
W T
T
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