Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls1 Operating Instructions

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∫Access to the built-in memory or the 
card
When pictures are being recorded onto the 
built-in memory (or the card), the access 
indication lights red.
A: When the built-in memory is used
B: When the card is used
When the access indication lights, pictures 
are being read or deleted, or the built-in 
memory (or the card) is formatted, do not:
 turn the camera off.
 remove the batteries or the card (if used).
 shake or impact the camera.
 disconnect the AC adaptor (DMW-AC1; 
optional).
(when using the AC adaptor)
The card and the data may be damaged 
and the camera may not operate normally.
 The built-in memory (about 14 MB) can 
be used as a temporary memory 
instead of the card, when the capacity 
of the card becomes full.
 The data on the built-in memory or the 
card may be damaged or lost due to 
electromagnetic wave, static electricity or 
breakdown of the camera or the card. We 
recommend storing precious data to the 
PC or other. 
 The access time on the built-in memory 
may become longer than the access time 
on the card. (Max. about 7 sec.)
 Do not format the built-in memory or the 
card with a PC. Please use the camera to 
format the built-in memory and the card. 
(P80)
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Approximate number of recordable pictures and 
the size
 If you select a larger picture size, you can print pictures clearly. When you select a 
smaller picture size, you can record more pictures.
 The numbers are approximations. (If you mix Fine and Standard quality, the number of 
recordable pictures changes.)
 The number of recordable pictures varies depending on subjects.
 The remaining number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen is an 
approximation.
Picture size2304k17281600k12001280k960640k4801920k1080
(HDTV)
Reference for number 
of pixelsApprox.
4M pixelsApprox.
2M pixelsApprox.
1.3M pixelsApprox.
0.35M pixelsApprox.
2M pixels
Quality
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB)8 1514272240681111325
SD 
Memory 
Card
16 MB 8 1614282241691131325
32 MB 17 33 31 59 47 86 145 236 28 54
64 MB 35 69 63 121 96 176 298 484 58 110
128 MB 71 139 128 244 195 356 602 979 118 223
256 MB 139 272 250 476 381 693 1173 1906 231 435
512 MB 277 539 495 944 755 1373 2324 3777 457 863
1 GB 554 1079 991 1889 1511 2748 4650 7557 916 1727
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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
∫Initial setting
The clock is not set when the camera is 
shipped. When you turn the camera on, the 
following screen appears.
 When pressing the [MENU] button, the 
screen shown in step 1 appears.
 The screen disappears in about 
5 seconds. Turn the camera on again or 
select [CLOCK SET] on the [SETUP] 
menu and then set the clock. (P24)
1Set date and time.
2/1: Select the desired item.
3/4: Set date and time.
2Select [M/D/Y], [D/M/Y] or [Y/M/D].
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button 2 times after finishing 
the setting.
 Check if the clock setting is correct, 
after turning the camera off and on.
 When new batteries or fully charged 
Ni-MH batteries have been inserted for 
more than 3 hours, the clock setting will 
be stored (in the camera) for at least 
3 months even if the batteries are 
removed. (The storing time may be 
shorter if the batteries are not charged 
sufficiently.)
If more than 3 months has passed, the 
clock setting will be lost. In this case, set 
the clock again.
 You can set the year from 2000 to 2099. 
The 24-hour system is used.
 If you do not set the date, the date cannot 
be printed when you go to a photo studio 
for digital printing.
 For the date print setting, refer to P73.
PLEASE SET THE CLOCK
CLOCK SETMENU
M/D/Y
JAN112005..0000:
CLOCK SET
EXITMENUSET SELECT
EXIT
10:001DEC.11. 2005
MENU
M/D/Y
CLOCK SET
SET SELECT
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About the Setup Menu
 Set the items if necessary. (Refer to 
P25 – 27 for each menu item.)
1Turn the camera on.
 The menu items depend on the mode 
selected with the mode dial (P30). In 
this page, the items in normal picture 
mode [ ] are indicated.
2Press the [MENU] button.
3Select the [SETUP] Menu.
 When rotating the zoom lever A toward 
T or W, the page of the menu screen 
can be forwarded or reversed.
4Select the desired item.
5Select the desired value.
 Close the menu by pressing the 
[MENU] button after finishing the 
setting. In recording mode, you can also 
close the menu by pressing the shutter 
button halfway.
OFF ON
AUTO
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QUALITY W.BALANCE
PICT.SIZE
SETUP
SELECTMENU
REC1/2
EXIT
AF MODE
MENU
1SEC.n
0
2 MIN.MONITOR
POWER SAVE
BEEP BATTERY TYPE
AUTO REVIEW
REC
SELECTMENUEXIT
SETUP1/3
Be sure to press 1 at the end to 
store the setting.
n
0
SELECTEXITMENUSET
SETUP1/3
MONITOR
POWER SAVE
BEEP BATTERY TYPE
AUTO REVIEWOFF
3 SEC.
ZOOM
1 SEC.
SELECTEXITMENUSET
SETUP1/3
n
0MONITOR
POWER SAVE
BEEP BATTERY TYPEOFF
ZOOM
1 SEC.AUTO REVIEW
3 SEC.
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BATTERY TYPE
Select the type of battery in use from the 
following 2 items.
[ ALKALINE (LR6)/Ni-MH]:
Alkaline batteries or Ni-MH batteries
[ OXYRIDE (ZR6)]:
Oxyride batteries
 If the item on this setting is not selected 
according to the type of battery in use, the 
battery indication cannot be displayed 
correctly.
 The setting on the type of battery also 
affects simple mode [ ].
MONITOR
Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 
7 steps.
AUTO REVIEW
[OFF]:The recorded picture does not 
automatically appear.
[1SEC.]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second.
[3SEC.]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 3 seconds.
[ZOOM]:The recorded picture 
automatically appears on the 
screen for about 1 second. Then 
it is enlarged 4 times and appears 
for about 1 second. This mode is 
useful for confirming focus. 
Pictures in burst mode, auto 
bracket are not enlarged even if 
[ZOOM] is selected. In motion image mode [ ], auto review 
function is not activated.
 When pictures are recorded in simple 
mode [ ] (P35), any speed ([ ], 
[ ] and [ ]) on burst mode (P47) or 
auto bracket [ ] (P45), the auto review 
function is activated regardless of the 
setting on the auto review function. (The 
picture is not enlarged.)
 The setting for the auto review function is 
disabled in motion image mode, burst 
mode, auto bracket.
POWER SAVE
(Except for the economy mode)
[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]:
The power save mode is activated 
(the camera is automatically turned 
off to save the battery life) if the 
camera has not been used for the 
time selected on the setting.
 Press the shutter button halfway or turn 
the camera off and on to cancel the power 
save mode.
 When using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC1; 
optional)/connecting to a PC or a printer/
recording motion images/playing back 
motion images/during Slide Show, the 
power save mode is not activated.
 In simple mode [ ] (P35), the setting for 
the power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.].
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ECONOMY
(Economy mode only)
The battery life is saved by turning the LCD 
monitor off automatically while the camera 
is not in use. (P54) (Press any button to 
recover from the economy mode.)
[LEVEL 1]:If you do not operate the 
camera for about 15 seconds, 
the LCD monitor is turned off.
[LEVEL 2]:If you do not operate the 
camera for about 15 seconds, 
or if you do not operate the 
camera for about 5 seconds 
after you take a picture, the 
LCD monitor is turned off.
 The status indicator lights while the LCD 
monitor is turned off.
 In the economy mode, [POWER SAVE] is 
fixed to [2MIN.].
BEEP
[]:No operational sound
[]:Soft operational sound
[]:Loud operational sound
 The operational sound setting also affects 
simple mode [ ].
CLOCK SET
Change date and time. (P23)
NO.RESET
Set this when you want to start the file 
number of the picture from 0001 on the 
next recording. (The folder number is 
updated, and the file number starts from 
0001.) The folder number can be assigned from 
100 to 999.
When the folder number reaches 999, you 
cannot reset the file number. We 
recommend formatting the built-in 
memory or the card after saving the data 
on a PC or elsewhere.
 To reset the folder number to 100, format 
the built-in memory or the card first and 
then use this function to reset the file 
number.
After that, the reset screen for the folder 
number appears. Select [Yes] to reset the 
folder number.
 Refer to P85 for detailed information about 
the file number and the folder number.
 The file number reset also affects simple 
mode [ ].
RESET
The settings on the [REC] or the [SETUP] 
menu are reset to the initial settings.
 The setting on [ROTATE DISP.] in the 
[PLAY] mode menu is also reset. (P71)
 The settings on the type of battery, the 
folder number and the clock setting are 
not changed.
USB MODE
Set the USB communication system.
 Set before connecting to a PC or a printer. 
(P83)
VIDEO OUT
(Playback mode only) (P82)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
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SCENE MENU
[OFF]:Scene menu does not appear 
when setting the mode dial to 
[ ] or [ ] and the camera is 
operated in the scene mode 
currently selected. If you change 
the scene mode, press the 
[MENU] button to display the 
scene menu and then select the 
desired scene mode.
[AUTO]:Scene menu appears 
automatically when setting the 
mode dial to [ ] or [ ]. Select 
the desired scene mode.
LANGUAGE
Set to the language on the menu screen 
from the following languages.
Set to the desired language with 3/4 and 
store it with 1.
[ENGLISH]:English
[DEUTSCH]:German
[FRANÇAIS]:Fr e n c h
[ESPAÑOL]:Spanish
[ITALIANO]:Italian
[]:Chinese (Traditional)
[]:Japanese
 When you set to other language by 
mistake, select [ ] from the menu icons 
to set the desired language.
 The language setting also affects simple 
mode [ ].
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About the LCD Monitor
∫Selecting the screen to be used
ALCD monitor (LCD)
Press the [DISPLAY] button to change the 
display.
 When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. During 
9 pictures multi playback (P50) or 
playback zoom (P51), the indications on 
the screen can be turned on and off.
In simple mode [ ] (P35)
BNormal display
CNo displayIn recording mode (P31)
DNormal display
EDisplay with histogram
FNo display (Recording guide line)
GNo display
¢Histogram
In playback mode (P49)
HNormal display
IDisplay with recorded information and 
histogram
JNo display
DISPLAY
BACKLIGHT
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∫Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the 
horizontal and vertical guide lines or the 
cross point of these lines, you can take 
pictures with well-designed composition by 
viewing the size, the slope and the balance 
of the subject.
∫ Histogram
 A histogram is a graph that displays  brightness along the horizontal axis (black 
to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
 It allows the camera user to easily check 
the way a picture is being exposed.
 It is very useful if manual adjustments of  the lens aperture and shutter speed are 
available, especially in those situations 
where automatic exposure may be difficult 
due to uneven lighting. Using the 
histogram feature will allow you to get the 
best performance from the camera.
A When the values are concentrated to 
the left, the picture is under exposed.
B When the values in the histogram are 
distributed evenly, the exposure is 
adequate and the brightness is 
well-balanced.
C When the values are concentrated to 
the right, the picture is over exposed. Example of histogram
A
Under Exposed
B Properly Exposed
C Over Exposed
¢ Histogram
 When you take pictures with the flash 
or in dark places, the histogram is 
displayed in orange because the 
recorded picture and the histogram do 
not match each other.
 The histogram does not appear when in  motion image mode [ ], during multi 
playback and playback zoom.
 The histogram in the recording mode is an  approximation.
 The histogram in recording and playback 
may not match each other.
 The histogram in the camera does not  match the one displayed in image editing 
software used with a PC, etc.
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10:00  DEC. 1.2005F2.8 1/100
10:00  DEC. 1.2005F2.8 1/50
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Recording pictures (basic)
Taking Pictures
∫The Mode Dial
This camera has a mode dial to suit recording of many kinds of scenes.
Select the desired mode and enjoy the variety of recording.
The mode dial can be rotated 360o. Rotate it slowly and securely to adjust to each mode. 
(Do not adjust the mode dial to the space between the marks of modes.)
: Normal picture mode (P31)
Use this mode for usual recording.
: Economy mode (P54)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
reducing the battery power consumption.
: Macro mode (P54)
This mode allows you to take a picture 
closely focusing on the subject.
: Motion image mode (P55)
This mode allows you to record motion 
images.
: Scene mode 1
: Scene mode 2 (P57)
This mode allows you to take pictures 
depending on the recording scenes.
This mode also allows you to set [SCENE 
MENU] on the [SETUP] menu to [OFF] and 
set the scene modes which are frequently 
used to [ ] and [ ] on the mode dial.
It is convenient because you can select the 
scene mode quickly and minimize the 
operation.: Simple mode (P35)
This is the recommended mode for 
beginners.
: Playback mode (P49)
This mode allows you to play back 
recorded pictures.
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