Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls2 Operating Instrutions Manual

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1Press 3  [ ] several times until 
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then 
press  21 to adjust the white 
balance.
 2  [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
 1  [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 Select [0] to return to the original white  balance.
2 Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
About the white balance
 When you take a picture with the flash, the white balance is automatically adjusted 
[except for [ ] (Daylight)]. However, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient.
 The white balance cannot be set in simple  mode [ ] and scene mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
 You can finely adjust the white balance  independently for each white balance 
item.
 The white balance icon on the screen 
turns red or blue.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting  is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting  is memorized even if the camera is turned 
off.  The white balance fine adjustment level in 
[ ] (White set) returns to “0” when you 
reset the white balance using White set 
[].
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance  when [COL.EFFECT] (P65) is set to 
[COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
 When [AUTO] is selected, the ISO  sensitivity automatica lly increases to a 
maximum of [ISO200] (or [ISO400] when 
the flash is activated) depending on the 
brightness.
 To avoid picture noise, we recommend  decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting 
[PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P65)
 ISO sensitivity cannot be set in scene  mode, motion picture mode [ ] and 
simple mode [ ].
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WB ADJUST.
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[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity80 400
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors) Suitable
Not 
suitable
Use in dark 
places Not 
suitable Suitable
Shutter speed Slow Fast
Noise Less Increased
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P90) Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A
 Many pixels (Fine)
B  Few pixels (Rough)
∫ Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (5M) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].
[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
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[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that matches your use of the pictures
 (5M) 2560k1920 pixels
 (3M EZ) 2048k1536 pixels
 (2M EZ) 1600k1200 pixels
 (1M EZ) 1280k960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ) 640k480 pixels
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∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫ Quality
You can increase the number of recordable 
pictures without changing the picture size if 
quality is set to [STANDARD].
 The number of pixels that can be selected  differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of  [Extended optical Zoom]. This is a 
function which further extends the optical 
zoom ratio. If you select a picture size with 
EZ displayed, the zoom ratio is extended 
to a maximum of 3.8 k when the digital 
zoom is set to [OFF]. (P29) 
 In motion picture mode [ ], the picture 
size is fixed to QVGA (320 k240 pixels).
 Pictures may appear mosaic depending  on the subject and the recording 
conditions. 
 Refer to P91 for information about the  number of recordable pictures.
 The number of recordable pictures  depends on the subject.
 The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on the screen may not 
correspond with recorded frames.  In simple mode [ ], the settings become 
as follows.
–ENLARGE:
[ ] (5M [ ])/Fine
–4 qk6q/10 k15cm:
[ ] (2.5M EZ [ ])/Standard
–E-MAIL:
[ ] (0.3M EZ [ ])/Standard
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.
 (4.5M)
2560k1712 pixels
 (2.5M EZ) 2048k1360 pixels
 (3.5M) 2560k1440 pixels
 (2M EZ) 1920k1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
 (5-area-focusing):
The camera focuses on 
any of 5 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 [3-area-focusing (High speed)]:
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or center. This 
is effective when the 
subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 [1-area-focusing (High speed)]:
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the 
center of the screen.
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∫About 3-area-focusing (High speed) 
and 1-area-focusing (High speed)
 You can focus on the subject more quickly  than other AF modes.
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
 The AF area displayed on the center of the screen is bigger than usual when 
using the digital zoom or when taking 
pictures in dark places.
 The camera is focusing on all the AF  areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
5 areas) light at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode (High 
speed), 1-area-focusing mode or 
Spot-focusing mode.
 Switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing  mode (High speed) or 1-area-focusing  mode if it is difficult to focus using 
Spot-focusing mode.
 The AF mode cannot be set in simple  mode [ ] or [FIREWORKS] (P52) in 
scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
The shutter speed is automatically 
adjusted. However, if you want brighter 
pictures you can manually select an even 
slower shutter speed.
 The slow shutter speeds you can select  are: [1/8–], [1/4–], [1/2–] and [1–].
 This is effective if you want to take bright  pictures of both a night landscape and a 
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P50) 
in scene mode.
∫ Example
 This should usually be set to [1/8–] to take 
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter 
speed other than [1/8–], [ ] appears on 
the lower left of the screen.)
 When the shutter speed is made slower  using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to 
occur. We recommend using a tripod and 
the self-timer (P41) for taking pictures.
 (1-area-focusing):
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the center of 
the screen.
 (Spot-focusing):
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
1/60F5.0
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark 
places
Slow shutter 
setting1/8– 1–
Brightness Darker Brighter
Jitter Less More
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 You cannot set the slow shutter in [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS] and 
[STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Select a color effect that matches the 
recording conditions and your image of the 
recording.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Select an effect that matches the recording 
situation and your image of the recording.
 When you take pictures in dark places,  noise may become visible. To avoid noise, 
we recommend setting [PICT.ADJ.] to 
[NATURAL].
Using the [PLAY] mode 
menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
 Refer to P66  to 74 for each menu item.
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2Press  34 to select the menu 
item.
 Press  4 at  A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
3 Press  1. 
 After selecting a menu item in step 3, 
refer to the description of the menu 
item in the operating instructions 
and then set it.
[COL.EFFECT]
Setting color effects for the 
recorded pictures
COOL The picture becomes bluish.
WARM The picture becomes reddish.
B/W The picture becomes black and 
white.
SEPIA The picture becomes sepia.
[PICT.ADJ.]
Adjusting the picture quality for 
the recorded pictures
NATURAL The picture becomes softer.
VIVID The picture becomes sharper.
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MENUSET
PLAY1/2
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATEON
OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
SLIDE SHOW
PLAY2/2
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMINGCOPY
PROTECT
FORMAT
DPOF PRINT
PLAY2/2
SELECT
ONRESIZETRIMMINGCOPYFORMAT
SINGLE
MULTIPROTECT
SETMENU
CANCEL
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∫About the menu screen items
 There are 2 menu screens (1/2 and 2/2).
 You can switch menu screens from any  menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P65)
This is recommended when playing back 
pictures on a TV screen. You can skip 
unwanted pictures if [FAVORITE] (P67) has 
been set.
1 Press  34 to select [ALL] or [ ] 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 The screen shown in step 1 appears 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [ON]. When 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], perform 
step 2 onwards.
 If none of the pictures have [ ]  displayed, you cannot select [ ] even 
if [FAVORITE] is set to [ON].
2 Press  3 to select [START] and 
then press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when [ALL] is selected)
 The cursor displayed during a slide 
show  A or while a slide show is paused 
B is the same as  3/4 /2 /1.
 Press  3 to pause the slide show. Press 
3 again to cancel pause.
 Press  2/1 while paused to display the 
previous or next picture.
3 Press  4 to finish.
∫Setting the duration
Select [DURATION] on the screen shown in 
step 2 and set.
 You can only select [MANUAL] when [ ] has been selected in step 1.
 Press  2/1 to display the previous or 
next picture when [MANUAL] is 
selected.
 You cannot play back motion pictures and 
use power save in a slide show. (However, 
the setting for power save mode is fixed to 
[10MIN.] while pausing a slide show or 
playing back a manual slide show.)
[SLIDE SHOW]
Playing back pictures in order for a 
fixed duration
[ALL] Displays all pictures.
[] Displays only those pictures 
that have been set as 
favorites (P67).
PLAY1/2
DPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATEON
OFF
EXITMENUSELECT
SLIDE SHOWPLAY2/2
EXITMENUSELECT
RESIZETRIMMINGCOPY
PROTECT
FORMAT
MENUSET
MENU
SET
PLAY1/2
ON
OFF
SETMENUDPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
ALL
SLIDE SHOW
SELECT
[DURATION] Can be set to [1SEC.], 
[2SEC.], [3SEC.], 
[5SEC.] or [MANUAL] 
(manual playback).
ALL SLIDE SHOW
MENU
SET
SELECTSETMENUCANCEL
START1 SEC.DURATION
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Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P65)
You can do the following if a mark has been 
added to pictures and they have been set 
as favorites.
 Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT ]) (P33)
 Play back the pictures set as favorites only 
as a slide show. (P66)
1 Press 4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 You cannot set pictures as favorites if 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also the 
favorites icon [ ] will not appear when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it 
was previously set to [ON].
 You cannot select [CANCEL] if none of  the pictures have [ ] displayed.
2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
3Press 2 1 to select the picture 
then press  3.
 Repeat the above procedure.
If 3 is pressed while the [ ] favorites 
icon  A is displayed, [ ] is cleared, and 
the favorites setting is canceled.  You can set up to 999 pictures as 
favor ites.
∫ Deleting all favorites
1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in 
step 1 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  3 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
 When printing pictures at a photo printing 
store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT ] (P33) is 
useful so only the pictures you want to be 
printed remain on the card.
 Use [LUMIX Simple Viewer] on the 
CD-ROM (supplied), to set, confirm or 
delete favorites. (For information about 
this, refer to the separate operating 
instructions for PC connection.)
 You may not be able to set pictures taken 
with other equipment as favorites.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P65)
This mode allows you to automatically 
display pictures vertically if they were 
recorded holding the camera vertically or 
rotate pictures manually in 90° steps.
∫ Rotate display
(The picture is automatically rotated 
and displayed.)
1Press  4 to select [ON] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
[FAVORITE]
Setting your favorite pictures
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MENU
SET
PLAY1/2
ON
OFF
SETMENUDPOF PRINT
ROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
ON
OFFCANCEL
FAVORITE
SELECT
1/3
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[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
To display the picture rotated
MENUSET
MENU
SET
PLAY1/2
ON
OFF
SETMENU
OFF
ON
DPOF PRINT
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
SELECT
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 The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].
 Refer to P32 for information about how  to play back pictures.
2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
∫ Rotate
(The picture is rotated manually.)
1Press  21 to select the picture 
and then press  4.
 The [ROTATE] function is disabled 
when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].
 Motion pictures and protected pictures  cannot be rotated.
2 Press  34 to select the direction 
to rotate the picture and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫ Example
When rotating clockwise ( )
Original
picture
 When [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON],  pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated).
 If you take pictures when aiming the  camera up or down, it may not be possible 
to display the pictures vertically. (P24)
 The picture may be slightly blurred when  the camera is connected to the TV with 
the video cable (supplied) and played 
back vertically.
 When you play back pictures on a PC, they  cannot be displayed in the rotated direction 
unless the OS or software is compatible 
with Exif. Exif is a file format for still 
pictures which allows recording information 
etc. to be added. It was established by 
JEITA [Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association].
 Rotated pictures are displayed without being rotated when they are played back 
in multi playback.
 It may not be possible to rotate pictures  that have been recorded with other 
equipment.
Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P65)
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a 
system that allows the user to select which 
pictures to print, how many copies of each 
picture to print and whether or not to print 
the recording date on the pictures when 
The picture rotates clockwise in 
steps of 90°.
The picture rotates 
counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.
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SELECT
SET
1/3
EXITMENU
ROTATE
SELECTSETMENUCANCELMENU SET
[DPOF PRINT]
Setting the picture to print and the number of prints
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using a DPOF compatible photo printer or 
photo printing store. For details, ask at your 
photo printing store.
When you want to use a photo printing 
store to print pictures recorded on the 
built-in memory, copy them to a card (P72) 
and then set the DPOF setting.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/
white_e.htm
Press 34 to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 You cannot select [CANCEL] if there 
are no prints that have been set in the 
DPOF print settings.
∫ Single setting
1Press 2 1 to select the picture 
to print and then press  34 to 
set the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] 
appears.
 The number of prints can be set from 0  to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to “0”.
2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫ Multi setting
1Press  21 to select the picture 
to print then press  34 to set 
the number of prints.
 The number of prints icon [ ] 
appears.
 Repeat the above procedure. (You 
cannot set all the pictures at one time.)
 The number of prints can be set from 0  to 999. The DPOF print setting is 
canceled when the number of prints is 
set to “0”.
2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫ To cancel all settings
1Press  3 to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2 Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 DPOF print settings on the built-in 
memory are canceled when a card is 
not inserted. DPOF print settings on the 
card are canceled when a card is 
inserted.
MENU
SET
PLAY1/2
ON
OFF
SETMENU
FAVORITEROTATE DISP.ROTATE
SLIDE SHOW
SINGLE
MULTI
CANCELDPOF PRINTSELECT
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1SELECT
1/14
EXITMENU
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0001
DATEDISPLAYCOUNT1
7918
1112
DPOF SET MULTI
10
SELECTEXITMENU
CANCEL ALL DPOF
CANCEL ALL DPOF
PRINT SETTINGS?
SELECT
SET
NO
MENUMENU SETYES
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∫To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/
cancel printing with the recording date by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
 The date print icon [ ] appears.
 When you go to a photo printing store for  digital printing, be sure to order the 
printing of the date additionally if required.
 Depending on the photo printing store or 
the printer, the date may not be printed 
even if you set to print the date. For further 
information, ask at your photo printing 
store or refer to the operating instructions 
for the printer.
 DPOF is an abbreviation of [Digital Print Order Format]. This feature allows you to 
write print information to media and then 
use the information on a DPOF-compliant 
system.
 DPOF print setting is a convenient  function when printing pictures with a 
printer that supports PictBridge (P77). 
The date printing setting on the printer 
may take priority over the date printing 
setting on the camera. Check the date 
printing setting on the printer also. (P77)
 It is necessary to delete all previous  DPOF print information made on other 
equipment when setting DPOF print on 
the camera.
 If the file is not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print setting cannot 
be set. DCF is an abbreviation of [Design 
rule for Camera File system], stipulated by 
JEITA [Japan Electronics and Information 
Technology Industries Association]. Press [ ] to display the [PLAY] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P65)
You can set protection for pictures you do 
not want to be deleted by mistake.
Press 
34 to select [SINGLE], 
[MULTI] or [CANCEL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
∫ Single setting
1Press  21 to select the picture 
and then press  4 to set/cancel.
2Press [MENU/SET] twice to close 
the menu.
∫ Multi setting/To cancel all settings
Perform the same operation as in 
“[DPOF PRINT] Setting the picture to print 
and the number of prints”. (P68 to 70)
DATEDISPLAY
1DPOF SET THIS
COUNT1
1/14
SELECTEXITMENU
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0001DATE
DATE
[PROTECT]
Preventing accidental erasure of 
pictures
SET The protect icon [ ] appears.
CANCEL The protect icon [ ]  disappears.
MENUSET
MENU
SET
PLAY2/2
ON
OFFRESIZETRIMMINGCOPY
SINGLE
MULTI
CANCELPROTECT
SETMENUSELECTFORMAT
SET/CANCEL
PROTECT THIS
SELECT
1/3100 _
0001
EXITMENU
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