Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls1 Operating Instructions

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∫Normal recording
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
1 1 Turn the camera on.
2 Select normal picture mode 
[].
2Aim the AF area  1 to the point 
you want to focus and then press 
the shutter button halfway.
 A : Press the shutter button halfway to 
foc us.
 The focus indication  2 is lit and then 
the aperture value  3 and the shutter 
speed  4 are displayed.
3Take a picture.
B : Press the shutter button fully to take 
the picture.
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When the 
subject is not 
focusedWhen the 
subject is 
focused
Focus 
indication Blink (green) On (green)
AF area Turns from  white to red Turns from 
white to green
Sound Beeps 4 times Beeps 2 times
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∫AF/AE Lock (AF: Auto focus/
AE: Auto exposure)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition as the above picture, you 
cannot focus on the subject because it is 
out of AF area in usual operation.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
 When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
3Keeping the focus and the exposure 
fixed, move the camera as you compose 
the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
 You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.∫Tips 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.
 Make sure that camera shake does not 
occur when you press the shutter button.
 Do not cover the photo flash with your 
finger or other objects.
 Do not touch the front of the lens.
1: When holding the camera sideways
2: When holding the camera vertically
A: Photo flash
 Especially in the following cases, the 
shutter speed will be slower. Keep the 
camera still from the moment you press 
the shutter button until the picture appears 
on the screen. We recommend using a 
tripod.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [ ] 
(P40)
– [NIGHT SCENERY], [NIGHT 
PORTRAIT], [FIREWORKS] and 
[PARTY] in scene mode (P57)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in 
[SLOW SHUTTER] (P67)
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∫Focusing
 The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) – ¶.
 When you press the shutter button fully 
with one stroke, pictures may be blurry or 
unfocused.
 When the focus indication is blinking, the 
subject is not focused. Press the shutter 
button halfway and focus on the subject 
again.
 If the camera will not focus after a few  tries, turn it off and on and try again.
 In the following cases, the camera cannot 
focus on subjects properly.
– When including both near and distant  subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on the glass  between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering 
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in a dark place.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using
AF/AE lock (P32).
 Even if the focus indication appears and 
the subject is focused, it is canceled when 
you release the shutter button. Press the 
shutter button halfway again. ∫
Jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering when pressing the  shutter button, especially when fully 
zoomed into the subject.
 When jitter could occur because of slow  shutter speed, the jitter alert  A appears.
 When the jitter alert appears, we  recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful of how you hold 
the camera. (P32)
∫ Direction detection function
 If you take pictures by holding the camera 
vertically, the information of the rotation on 
the pictures are automatically added and 
recorded to the pictures.
When [ROTATE DISP.] (P71) is set to 
[ON], you can rotate and display pictures 
on the screen or the TV according to the 
information of the rotation on the pictures.
 When you take pictures by holding the  camera vertically, read “Tips for taking 
good pictures” on P32 carefully.
 This function may not work properly on  pictures recorded by aiming the camera 
up or down.
 In motion image mode [ ], you cannot  use the direction detection function.
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∫Exposure
 If you press the shutter button halfway 
when the exposure is not adequate, the 
indication of the aperture value and the 
shutter speed turns red. (However, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed do 
not turn red when the flash is activated.)
 The brightness of the LCD monitor may 
differ from that of recorded pictures. The 
subject looks dark on the LCD monitor, 
but the actual picture is bright.
 When most of the subjects in the screen 
are bright (e.g. blue sky on a clear day, 
snowy field, etc.), the recorded pictures 
may become dark. In this case, 
compensate the exposure value on the 
camera. (P44)
 When you press the shutter button, the 
LCD monitor may become bright or dark 
for a moment. This function allows easy 
adjustment of focus and the recorded 
picture will not be affected.
 We recommend making sure the clock is 
set properly before taking pictures. (P23)
 The camera is automatically turned off if 
you do not operate it within the time set on 
[POWER SAVE]. (P24)
When operating the camera again, press 
the shutter button halfway or turn the 
camera off and on.
 In some cases, if the distance between 
the camera and the subject is beyond the 
recordable range when you use the 
camera, the picture may not be properly 
focused even if the focus indication is lit.
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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the most basic 
functions appear in the menu to make 
operations simple.
1Select the desired item and set 
the desired value.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE]
[BATTERY TYPE]
Change the type of battery you use. 
(P24)
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P23)
SIMPLE MODE
BATTERY TYPE
BEEP
CLOCK SET
PICT.MODE
EXITMENUSELECT SET
MENU
MENU
ENLARGE
4k6/10k15 cm
E-MAIL
ENLARGE This selection is intended 
for situations when large 
printing (8qk10q, Letter 
etc.) is desired.
4qk6q/
10k15cmThis selection offers an 
easy way to produce 
small “general purpose” 
prints.
E-MAIL This selection favors a 
smaller file size, optimized 
for home page and e-mail 
use.
OFF No operational sound
LOW Soft operational sound
HIGH Loud operational sound
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∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In Simple mode, other settings are fixed as follows. For details, refer to the pages 
corresponding to each item.
Focus range 30 cm (0.98 feet) –¶ (Tele)
5 cm (0.16 feet) –¶ (Wide)
MONITOR [0] (standard) P24
AUTO REVIEW [1SEC.] P24
POWER SAVE [2MIN.] P24
Self-timer 10 seconds P43
Optical Image 
Stabilizer[MODE2] P46
Burst speed Low speed P47
Number of recordable pictures in Burst mode
 [ENLARGE]: max. 4 pictures
[4qk6q/10k15cm]: max. 7 pictures
 [E-MAIL]: max. 7 pictures
White balance [AUTO] P63
ISO sensitivity [AUTO] P65
Picture size and 
Quality [ENLARGE]: 2304k1728 pixels/Fine
[4qk6q/10k15cm]: 1600k1200 pixels/Standard
 [E-MAIL]: 640k480 pixels/StandardP65
P66
AF mode [ ] (1-area-focusing) P66
Slow shutter 1/8 – P67
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∫The Backlight Compensation
Backlight is a situation where light comes 
from the back of subjects. The subjects 
such as people become dark when pictures 
are recorded in backlight. If you press 3, 
[ ] (compensating backlight ON 
indication) appears and the backlight 
compensation function is activated. This 
function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture.
 If you press 3 while [ ] is displayed, 
[ ] disappears and the backlight 
compensation function is canceled.
 When you use the backlight compensation 
function, we recommend using the flash.
 The settings on [BATTERY TYPE], 
[BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in the simple 
mode are also applied to other recording 
modes.
 You cannot set the following items in the 
simple mode.
– [NO.RESET]
–[RESET]
– [USB MODE]
– [VIDEO OUT]
–[LANGUAGE]
However, the setting on [NO.RESET] and 
[LANGUAGE] in the [SETUP] menu also 
affects the simple mode.
 You cannot use the following functions in 
the simple mode.
– White balance fine adjustment
– Exposure compensation
– Auto bracket
– [PICT.SIZE]
– [QUALITY]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [COL.EFFECT]
– [PICT.ADJ.]
However, the setting on [PICT.SIZE] and 
[QUALITY] corresponds to the setting on 
[PICT.MODE].
BACKLIGHT
BACKLIGHT
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Checking the Recorded Picture (Review)
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 other pictures by  pressing  2/1 .
 When the recorded pictures are too  bright or dim, compensate the 
exposure. (P44)
2 Enlarge and shift the picture.
:1 k>4k> 8k
:8 k>4k> 1k  When you change the magnification or 
the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication  A appears for about 
1 second to check the enlarged area.
∫ Recorded pictures can be deleted 
during the review (Quick Deletion)
 Once deleted, pictures cannot be  recovered.
 Multi pictures or all pictures can be  deleted. Read P52 or P53 to operate 
them.
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1XDELETE8X
REVIEW4X
DELETE THIS PICTURE?
DELETE SINGLE
MULTI/ALLSELECT
SET
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Using the Optical Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele) The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
 The picture may have some distortion 
(typical example: vertical straight line bent 
outwards). This is due to the lens 
aberration, which is common to some 
extent with all photographic lenses. 
Distortion may be more visible when using 
a wider area of the zoom lens as you get 
closer to the subject.
 When using the zoom lens at high 
magnification, the quality of the picture 
can be enhanced if a tripod is used. At 
high magnification, even small 
movements can cause a slight decrease 
in picture sharpness.
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 When you record motion images, the 
zoom magnification is fixed to the value 
set at the start of recording.
 The lens is ejected or retracted according 
to the zoom position.
 Take care not to interrupt the motion of the 
lens while the zoom lever is rotated.SCN1SCN2
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Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
When you set the flash, you can take 
pictures using the built-in flash according to 
the recording condition.
A:Photo flash
Do not cover it with your finger or any other 
items.
∫Switching to the appropriate flash 
setting
For the selectable flash settings, refer to 
“Available flash settings by recording 
mode” on P41.
: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 the picture) by 
triggering the flash before actually 
recording the picture. After that, the flash is 
activated for actual recording again. The flash is activated 2 times. The first 
flash is activated only for a preparation 
of actual recording. The subject should 
not move until the second flash is 
finished.
 Use this when you take pictures of 
people in low lighting conditions.
: Forced ON
The flash is activated every time regardless 
of the recording condition.
 Use this when your subject is back-lit 
or under fluorescent light.
: Forced ON/Red-eye reduction
 The flash setting is set to Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction only when you set 
to [PARTY] in scene mode. (P57)
: Slow sync./Red-eye reduction
When you take a picture with a dark 
background landscape, this feature makes 
the shutter speed slow when the flash is 
activated, so that the dark background 
landscape will become bright. 
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye 
phenomenon.
 Use this when you take pictures of 
people in front of a dark background.
: Forced OFF
The flash is not activated in any recording 
condition.
 Use this when you take pictures in 
places where the use of the flash is not 
permitted.
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