Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc80pp Operating Instructions

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Card
 Do not leave the card in places where there is high temperature or direct 
sunlight, or where electromagnetic 
waves or static electricity are easily 
generated.
 Do not bend or drop the card. The  card or the recorded content may be 
damaged.
 After use, be sure to remove the card  from the camera.
 Do not touch the terminals on the back 
of the card with your fingers. Do not 
allow dirt, dust or water to enter it.
ª LCD monitor
 In a place with drastic temperature  changes, condensation may form on 
the LCD monitor. Wipe it with a soft, 
dry cloth.
 If the camera is extremely cold when  you turn the camera on, the image on 
the LCD monitor is slightly darker than 
usual at first. However, as the internal 
temperature increases, it goes back to 
the normal brightness. ª
Folder Composition
When a Memory Card with data 
recorded on it is inserted into a PC, the 
folders shown below will appear.
 In the [100_PANA] folder it is possible  to record up to 999 pictures.
 In the [MISC] folder it is possible to  record the files that have been set with 
DPOF settings.
 The files recorded in flip animation  function are stored in [PRIVATE1] 
folder (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70).
 The motion images created by flip  animation function are stored in 
[100_PANA] or another folder 
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70).
ª Printing pictures recorded with 
HDTV mode
When you print pictures recorded after 
setting the picture size to [HDTV] 
(1920 k1080 pixels), both ends of the 
pictures may be cut out.
To print pictures with ends:
When you order photo studios to print 
pictures:
 Ask the photo studio if the pictures can 
be printed with both ends.
When you print pictures with your 
printer:
 When using the printer with a trimming  feature or a feature which cuts out 
both edges of the pictures, cancel the 
feature for printing.
 The feature depends on the printer 
used. Refer to the operating 
instructions of the printer for details.
100_PANA
MISC
PRIVATE1 EXPORT
DCIM
SD Memory  
Card
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Approximate number of recordable pictures 
and the size
 If you mix fine quality and standard quality, the number of recordable pictures changes.
 The number of recordable pictures depends on the subject.
Picture  size2560 k1920 
(DMC-LC80)2304k 1728 
(DMC-LC70)2048k 1536 
(DMC-LC80)
(DMC-LC50)
1600k1200
Quality
8 MB363749816
16 MB 6 13 8 16 10 20 17 34
32 MB 14 27 17 34 22 43 36 72
64 MB 29 56 35 70 45 88 74 149
128 MB 58 115 72 142 91 178 150 301
256 MB 117 229 144 283 181 354 300 600
512 MB 236 462 291 571 365 714 604 1209
1 GB 454 889 559 1099 702 1373 1162 2325
Picture  size1280 k960640k4801920k 1080 
(HDTV)
Quality
8 MB 10 20 34 68 8 16
16 MB 22 43 69 129 17 34
32 MB 47 90 145 270 36 72
64 MB 96 184 298 553 74 149
128 MB 195 372 602 1118 150 301
256 MB 390 743 1200 2229 300 600
512 MB 785 1497 2418 4491 604 1209
1 GB 1511 2878 4650 8636 1162 2325
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Message Display
[NO MEMORY CARD]
Insert the card.
[THIS MEMORY CARD IS 
PROTECTED]
Cancel the card lock.
[NO VALID IMAGE TO PLAY]
Play back after recording or after 
inserting a card with a recorded picture.
[MEMORY CARD FULL] /
[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY IN THE 
CARD]
Insert a new card or delete the 
unnecessary data.
[MODE DIAL IS NOT IN THE PROPER 
POSITION]
This message appears when you turn 
the camera on with the mode dial in the 
wrong position.
Rotate the mode dial to the proper 
position.
[PLEASE SET THE CLOCK]
This message appears when you use 
the camera for the first time or you do 
not use the camera for a long time.
Set the clock.
[PLEASE REPLACE THE BATTERIES]
Replace the batteries with new batteries 
or sufficiently charged batteries.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
After canceling the protect setting, you 
can delete or overwrite the picture.
[THIS PICTURE CAN’T BE 
DELETED] / [SOME PICTURES CAN’T 
BE DELETED]
The pictures not based on the DCF 
standard cannot be deleted.[CAN’T BE SET ON THIS PICTURE] /
[CAN’T BE SET ON SOME 
PICTURES]
If the pictures are not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print cannot be set.
[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE 
SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE]
You have exceeded the number of 
pictures that can be set at once with 
multi-delete setting.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR
FORMAT THIS CARD?]
The format of the card cannot be 
recognized by this camera. Format the 
card again with this camera.
[PLEASE TURN OFF AND ON THE 
CAMERA AGAIN]
This message appears when the 
camera does not operate properly. Turn 
the camera off and on. If the message 
persists, contact the dealer or your 
nearest servicenter.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR]
Failed access to the card.
Insert the card again.
[READ ERROR]
Data reading error.
Play it back again.
[WRITE ERROR]
Data writing error.
Turn the camera off and remove the 
card. Then insert the card and turn the 
camera on again. Be sure that the 
camera is turned off before removing or 
inserting the card to avoid damage.
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Troubleshooting
Operational difficulties may be improved 
by restoring the initial settings on the 
[SETUP] menu. Select [RESET] on the 
SETUP menu and reset the Setup 
parameters.
1: The camera is not turned on.
1-1: Are the batteries inserted or the AC adaptor (optional, DMW-AC1) 
correctly connected? Check the 
connection.
1-2: Are the batteries sufficiently 
charged? Use sufficiently charged 
batteries (when using Ni-MH 
batteries). Replace them with new 
batteries (when using Alkaline 
batteries).
2: As the power is turned on, it turns  off immediately.
2-1: Is the battery power sufficient to operate the camera? Charge the 
batteries (when using Ni-MH 
batteries). Replace them with new 
batteries (when using Alkaline 
batteries).
2-2: Are the batteries other than the  recommended ones?
2-3: The remaining battery life of the  Nickel Manganese battery cannot 
be correctly displayed because of 
its characteristics.
2-4: If you press the shutter button  halfway without enough power 
remaining on the batteries, the 
camera may be turned off. This is 
a feature which helps to avoid 
abnormal recordings due to 
insufficient battery power, not a 
malfunction. Replace the 
batteries.
2-5: The Power Save is set before  shipment. Therefore, the camera 
is turned off in 2 minutes if you do 
not operate it. This is not a  malfunction. You can select it on 
the setup menu.
3: The brightness of the screen 
becomes dark or bright for a 
moment.
3: This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button 
halfway to set the aperture value 
and does not affect the recorded 
pictures.
4: The picture cannot be recorded.4-1: Is the card inserted?
4-2: Is the mode dial correctly set? Check it.
4-3: There is no memory capacity left 
on the card. Before recording, 
delete some pictures.
5: The picture is not displayed on  the LCD monitor. (The power 
indicator is lit.)
5-1: Is the LCD monitor set to OFF? 
5-2: Does the economy mode work?
5-3: Is the built-in flash charging?
6: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
6: Adjust the brightness of the LCD  monitor.
7: Flash does not light.
7: The flash mode is set to forced  OFF. Change the flash mode.
8: The focus range depends on  recording mode.
8-1: Set the mode dial to the mode 
corresponding to the distance to 
the subject.
8-2: Set the [AF TRIGGER] to 
[].
9: The picture is not played back.
9-1: Is the card inserted?
9-2: Is there a picture in the card?
9-3: Is the mode dial set to playback  []?
SHUTTER
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10: The picture does not appear on the television. The display may 
be distorted or may look 
colorless if you select the 
incorrect video out setting.
10-1: Is the camera connected to the TV  correctly? Check it.
10-2: Set the TV to video input mode.
10-3: Check and confirm that the video  out setting is selected on the set 
up menu as below depending on 
the country of use.
 NTSC: In Japan and America
 PAL: In Europe
11: When connecting to a PC,  pictures cannot be transferred.
11-1: Is the camera connected to the PC  correctly? Check it.
11-2: Is the camera recognized by the  PC correctly?
11-3: Is the USB mode set correctly?
12: The clock setting is reset.
12-1: If you do not use the camera for a  long time, the clock setting may be 
reset. When the message 
[PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] 
appears, set the clock again.
12-2: When you take a picture before 
setting the clock, 
[0:00 0. 0. 0] is 
recorded.
13: When you rotate the zoom lever  from T to W, and then release it, 
the picture may appear closer 
for a moment again and the 
camera may vibrate.
13: This is the operation for keeping  the focus accuracy, not a 
malfunction.
14: Some pixels are inactive or  always lit on the LCD monitor.
14: This is not a malfunction. These 
pixels do not affect the recorded 
pictures.
15: Noise appears on the LCD  monitor. 15: In dark places, noise may appear 
to maintain the brightness of the 
LCD monitor. This does not affect 
the pictures you are recording.
16: A vertical red spectrum appears 
on the LCD monitor.
16: This is called smear. It is specific  to CCD, not a malfunction. It is 
recorded on motion images, but 
not recorded on still pictures.
17: The pictures cannot be printed 
with printers supporting USB 
DIRECT-PRINT or PictBridge.
17: Is the USB mode set correctly?
18: Both ends of the picture  recorded by setting the picture 
size to [HDTV] (1920 k1080 
pixels) are cut out.
18-1: When you order photo studios to  print pictures, ask the photo studio 
if the pictures can be printed with 
both ends.
18-2: When using the printer with a 
trimming feature or other feature 
which cuts out both edges of the 
pictures, cancel the feature for 
printing. The feature depends on 
the printer used. 
Refer to the operating instructions 
of the printer for details.
19: Linear noises appear on the  picture.
19: In the following cases, the inside  of the camera becomes hot and 
linear noises may be recorded on 
the picture.
 When the camera is left outside in the sun and heat.
 When the camera is left inside a  car in the summer.
 When the camera is 
continuously used for a long time 
outdoors in the summer.
If you are not using the camera, 
turn it off and make sure to keep it 
stored in a cool place away from 
direct sunlight.
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Specifications
Digital CameraInformation for your safety
Camera Effective pixels 5,000,000 pixels (DMC-LC80)
4,000,000 pixels (DMC-LC70)
3,200,000 pixels (DMC-LC50)
Image sensor 1/2.5
q CCD 
Total pixel number 5,360,000 pixels (DMC-LC80)
Total pixel number 4,230,000 pixels (DMC-LC70)
Total pixel number 3,340,000 pixels (DMC-LC50)
Primary color filter
Lens Optical 3
k zoom, fl5.8 – 17.4 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 35 – 105 mm)/F2.8 – 4.9
Digital zoom Max. 3 k
Focus TTL Auto/Macro Spot AF (Spot mode)
Focus range 1.64 feet ( 50 c m ) –
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Macro/Simple mode:  0.33 feet (10 cm) (Wide)/
1.64 feet ( 50 c m ) (Tele) – ¶ 
Shutter system Electronic shutter
iMechanical shutter
Burst recording (DMC-LC80) 2.7 pictures/second (high speed), 1.5 pictures/ second (low speed) 
Max. 9 pictures (standard)/Max. 5 pictures (fine)
When the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO400], you cannot use 
the burst mode. (DMC-LC80)
(DMC-LC70) 3.3 pictures/second (high speed), 2 pictures/
second (low speed) 
Max. 5 pictures (standard)/Max. 3 pictures (fine) for 
2304k1728 pixels
 (DMC-LC50) 3.5 pictures/second (high speed), 2 pictures/
second (low speed) 
Max. 8 pictures (standard)/Max. 5 pictures (fine) for 
2048 k1536 pixels
(Performance of specification is only confirmed with SD 
Memory Card. MultiMediaCard performance will be less.)
Motion image recording 320 k240 pixels
(30 or 10 frames/second. The maximum recording time 
depends on the capacity of the card.)
(Motion images are recorded with audio in DMC-LC80/
DMC-LC70. In DMC-LC50, audio is not recorded.)
ISO sensitivity (DMC-LC80)AUTO (without flash: from ISO80 to ISO200/ with flash: from ISO80 to ISO400)/80/100/200/400
(DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50)AUTO (without flash: from ISO50 
to ISO200/with flash: from ISO50 to ISO400)/50/100/200/
400
Shutter speed 8 – 1/2,000th
Motion image mode: 1/30th – 1/2,000th
White balance AUTO/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/White set
Exposure (AE) Program AE Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, 
j2–i2 EV)
Metering mode Multi/Spot (Spot mode)
LCD monitor 1.5
q low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD 
(114,000 pixels) (field of view ratio about 100%)
Optical finder Real-image zoom finder
Power Source: DC 3 V
Power Consumption: 1.6 W (When recording with LCD Monitor to on)
0.45 W (When recording with LCD Monitor to off)
0.8 W (When playing back with LCD monitor)
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FlashFlash range: ISO400/AUTO
Approx. 0.98 feet (30 cm) – 15.7 feet (4.8 m) (Wide)/
Approx. 1.64 feet (50 cm) – 9.19 feet (2.8 m) (Tele)
AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced ON, 
Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced OFF
Microphone Monaural (DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
Recording media SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard
Picture size (DMC-LC80) 2560k1920 pixels, 2048 k1536 pixels 
1600 k1200 pixels, 1280 k960 pixels, 640 k480 pixels, 
1920 k1080 pixels (Still picture)
(DMC-LC70) 2304 k1728 pixels, 1600 k1200 pixels, 
1280 k960 pixels, 640 k480 pixels, 1920k 1080 pixels
(Still picture)
(DMC-LC50) 2048 k1536 pixels, 1600 k1200 pixels,
1280 k960 pixels, 640 k480 pixels, 1920 k1080 pixels
(Still picture)
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70/DMC-LC50) 
320 k240 pixels (Motion image)
Quality Fine/Standard
Recording file format
Still Picture JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 
2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding
Picture with audio JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif  2.2 standard)
i640k480 pixels
QuickTime (picture with audio)(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70) 
Motion images QuickTime Motion JPEG (motion images with audio)
(Motion images are recorded with audio in DMC-LC80/
DMC-LC70. In DMC-LC50, audio is not recorded.)
Interface Digital USB 
Analog video/audio NTSC/PAL Composite/Audio line output (monaural)
Te r m i n a l
DIGITAL/AV OUT Dedicated jack (8 pin)
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
DIGITAL/V.OUT Dedicated jack (8 pin)
(DMC-LC50)
DC IN Type 1 jack
Dimensions 3 
2/5q (W) k  2 1/2q (H)  k 1 2/5q (D)
[87.5 mm (W)  k64.1 mm (H)  k35.3 mm (D)]
(excluding the projection part)
Weight Approx. 5.71 oz/162 g
(excluding Memory Card and batteries)
Approx. 7.30 oz/207 g (with Memory Card and batteries)
(DMC-LC80/DMC-LC70)
Approx. 5.61 oz/159 g
(excluding Memory Card and batteries)
Approx. 7.20 oz/204 g (with Memory Card and batteries)
(DMC-LC50)
Operating Temperature 32
oF–104oF (0oC–40oC)Operating Humidity 10% – 80%
Power source
AA Alkaline batteries (2 pieces) (supplied)
AA Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydri de) batteries (2 pieces)
(optional)
AC adaptor (DMW-AC1) (optional)
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Digital Camera Accessory System
NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please consult your local dealer.
Accessory#  Description
Figure
BN-SDABPU/1B SD PC Card Adaptor  
(compatible with  
MultiMediaCard)   
BN-SDCAPU/1B
SD USB Reader/Writer 
(compatible with  
MultiMediaCard)   
    1 GB SD Memory Card
512 MB SD Memory Card
256 MB SD Memory Card
128 MB SD Memory Card
  64 MB SD Memory Card
  32 MB SD Memory Card
DMW-AC1 AC AdaptorRP-SDH01GU1A
RP-SDH512U1A
RP-SDH256U1A
RP-SD128BU1A
RP-SD064BPPA
RP-SD032BPPA
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
(For USA Customers)
In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information on 
Accessories.
TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF  
THE FOLLOWING:  
VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER   OR  
CALL PANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800-332-5368   [6 AM-5 PM M-F, 6 AM-10:30 AM SAT, PACIFIC TIME]   OR 
MAIL THIS ORDER TO: PANASONIC SERVICES COMPANY ACCESSORY ORDER OFFICE   20421 84th Avenue South Kent, WA. 98032
Ship To: 
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
First Last
Street Address 
City State Zip
Phone#: 
Day ( )
Night ()
4. Shipping information (UPS delivery requires complete street address)        
Please photocopy this form when placing an order.
3. Method of payment (check one)     
Check of Money Order enclosed (NO C.O.D.SHIPMENTS)
VISA                          
MasterCard         
Make Check or Money Order to: PANASONIC ACCESSORIES
(Please do not send cash)    
2. Items Ordered  
Quantity
Accessory #  Price Each
Description Total Price 
6.95
Subtotal
Your State & Local Sales Tax Shipping & Handling
Total Enclosed 
1. Digital Camera Model #   
Discover          
Expiration Date  Credit Card #  
Customer Signature 
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Request for Service Notice (For USA Only)
Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to:  Panasonic Services Company  1705 N. Randall Road  Elgin, IL. 60123-7847  
Attn: Digital Camera Repair             
Request for Service Notice:
(USA Only)   
Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice.
In the unlikely event this product needs service.
•Please include your proof of purchase.  
(Failure to do so will delay your repair.)
•To further speed your repair, please provide  
an explanation of what wrong with the unit  
and any symptom it is exhibiting.
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