Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls80 Operating Instructions

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Troubleshooting
If you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be 
improved. Carry out the [RESET] in the setup menu while the camera is in the recording 
mode. 
( P23 )Batteries and power supply
Conditions Causes
The camera turns off 
immediately even when 
battery power is full.The remaining battery power may not be displayed 
accurately, and the camera may suddenly stop working, when 
the type of battery and the settings on [BATTERY TYPE] are...

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Conditions Causes
The subject is not 
focused properly.The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject.
Is the subject out of the focus range? 
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Have you taken a picture with jitter?
The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed 
halfway.
The recorded picture 
is blurred. The optical 
image stabilizer is not 
effective.
When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors, the shutter 
speed...

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LCD
Conditions Causes
The LCD monitor 
sometimes turns off 
although the camera is 
turned on.The LCD turns off immediately after using the fl ash while it 
recharges. 
The LCD may turn off immediately after setting to recording 
mode while it recharges.
Have you set [AUTO LCD OFF]? 
( P22 )
The brightness of the 
LCD monitor becomes 
dark or bright for a 
moment.This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button 
halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the 
recorded...

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Playback
Conditions Causes
Pictures rotate 
unexpectedly.One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when 
you have turned the camera sideways to take a picture, then 
rotate that picture for you when you play it back.
In some cases, the unit may detect that you have turned the 
camera sideways, when in fact you are facing it up or down. 
Set [ROTATE DISP.] 
( P81 ) to [OFF] so that the camera 
does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.
You can use [ROTATE] 
( P81 )...

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Connecting to a TV, computer or printer
Conditions Causes
The picture does not 
appear on the television. 
The TV screen is 
disturbed or displayed 
in monochrome.Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
Set the TV to video input mode.
The display areas on 
the TV screen and the 
camera’s LCD monitor 
are different.Depending on the TV model, the area display may be smaller 
so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and 
the top and bottom or left and right of the...

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Conditions Causes
When the shutter button 
is pressed halfway, 
a red lamp turns on 
sometimes.In dark places, the AF assist lamp 
( P66 ) lights red to make it 
easier to focus on a subject.
The AF assist lamp 
does not turn on.Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? 
( P66 )
Are you taking pictures in dark places? The AF assist lamp 
does not turn on in bright places.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on when [SELF 
PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET],...

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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an 
approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time vary depending on 
the subjects.
   
 
Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratioh
Picture size : 8M 
(3264 × 2448 pixels) : 5M EZ 
(2560 × 1920 pixels) : 3M EZ 
(2048 × 1536 pixels)
Quality
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Aspect ratio
Picture size : 7M
(3264 × 2176 pixels) : 4.5M EZ
(2560 × 1712 pixels) : 2.5M EZ
(2048 × 1360 pixels)
Quality
GHGHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 24MB)6 1210211632
Card16 MB 3 7 5 12 9 18
32 MB7 1613262040
64 MB 16 33 27 54 43 83
128 MB 34 69 56 110 88 165
256 MB 68 135 110 210 170 330
512 MB 135 260 210 430 340 650
1 GB 270 530 440 860 680 1310
2 GB 550 1070 890 1700 1360 2560
4 GB 1080 2110 1740 3350 2680 5020
8 GB 2210 4300 3550 6820 5450 10230
16 GB 4450 8660 7160 13720...

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Available recording time (In Motion picture mode)
Picture quality 
setting30fps
VGA10fps
VGA30fps
QVGA10fps
QVGA30fps
16:910fps
16:9
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 24MB)— — 46 s2 min
20 s——
Card16 MB 6 s 26 s 26 s1 min
23 s5 s 22 s
32 MB 17 s 58 s 59 s2 min
55 s14 s 50 s
64 MB 39 s 2 min 2 min 6 min 33 s1 min
46 s
128 MB1 min
23 s4 min
10 s4 min
10 s12 min
20 s1 min
11 s3 min
35 s
256 MB2 min
45 s8 min
10 s8 min
10 s24 min2 min
20 s7 min
512 MB5 min
30 s16 min
20 s16 min
20 s47 min
50...

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Specifi cations
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Power Source:DC 3 V
Power Consumption:1.5 W (When recording)
0.6 W (When playing back)
Camera Effective pixels:8,100,000 pixels
Image sensor:1/2.5˝ CCD
Total pixels:8,320,000 pixels
Primary color fi lter
Lens:Optical 3 × zoom, f=5.5 to 16.5 mm [35 mm fi lm camera 
equivalent: 33 to 100 mm] / F2.8 to F5.1
Digital zoom:Max. 4 ×
Extended optical zoom:Max. 4.8 ×
Focus:Normal / Macro
5-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing (high speed) /...