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 
not identical. However this is not a malfunction. Depending 
on the battery brand and the operating temperature, or if 
exhausted batteries are used, the remaining battery power 
may not be displayed accurately.
Please check [BATTERY TYPE] 
( P21 ) in the [SETUP] menu.  The remaining battery 
power is low even if new 
batteries are inserted.
The camera will not turn 
on.Are the batteries inserted correctly?
Use suffi ciently charged batteries when using Ni-MH 
batteries.
The picture is not 
displayed on the LCD 
monitor.Is the economy mode 
( P22 ) activated? Press the shutter 
button halfway to deactivate these modes.
Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries 
which have suffi cient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH 
batteries, charge them.)
The camera turns off 
soon after turning it on.Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries 
which have suffi cient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH 
batteries, charge them.)
If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted. 
Turn the camera off frequently by using economy mode 
( P22 ) etc. •
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Shooting
Conditions Causes
The picture cannot be 
recorded.Is the mode correctly set?
Is there any memory capacity left on the built-in memory or 
the card?
Before recording, delete some pictures. 
( P35 )
The recorded pictures 
are pale.The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fi ngerprints 
on the lens. If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the 
lens barrel and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry 
cloth.
The recorded picture is 
too bright or dark.Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. 
( P44 )
2 or 3 pictures are taken 
at one time.Is AUTO BRACKET ( P45 ), HI-SPEED BURST ( P50 ) or 
BURST ( P65 ) mode set?  ■
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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? 
( P28 ,  42 )
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 becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer function 
may not work properly. In this case, we recommend holding the 
camera with both hands fi rmly to take pictures.
Images are grainy or 
noisy.Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and 
other shooting occasions.)
Reduce ISO sensitivity. 
( P62 )Set [COLOR MODE] to [NATURAL]. ( P65 )Improve the ambient light. •
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In [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] mode, the resolution 
of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high 
sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.
The brightness or color 
of the picture differs 
from the actual scene. Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter 
speed under fl uorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of 
such lighting and is not a malfunction.
Shooting of motion 
pictures stops 
unexpectedly.This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording 
on MultiMediaCards. 
When you set the [PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsVGA] or 
[30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10 
MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages and 
elsewhere) for best results.
Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC 
Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle. •
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Reddish vertical lines 
appear on the LCD 
monitor while shooting.This is a phenomenon called smear. It 
is a characteristic of CCD and appears 
when the subject has a bright part. 
Irregularities may also appear around 
the smear, but this is not a malfunction. 
(It is recorded in motion pictures but 
not on still pictures.)
We recommend not to let a strong 
source of light such as the sun light 
enter the screen when taking pictures. •
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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 pictures.
The LCD monitor 
fl ickers indoors.The LCD monitor may fl icker for a few seconds after turning 
the camera on indoors under fl uorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
The LCD monitor is too 
bright or dark.Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. 
( P21 )
Is the power LCD or the high angle mode activated? ( P38 )
Black, red, blue and 
green dots appear on 
the LCD monitor.This is not a malfunction.
These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
Noise appears on the 
LCD monitor.In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness 
of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are 
recording.
Flash
Conditions Causes
Flash is not activated.Is the fl ash setting set to Forced OFF [
v]?
Change the fl ash setting. ( P39 )
The fl ash is not activated when motion picture mode [i], 
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HI-SPEED 
BURST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL 
PHOTO] mode, burst and auto bracket is selected.
The fl ash is activated 2 
times.When you select red-eye reduction 
( P39 ), the fl ash is 
activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the 
picture) and then activated again for the actual recording. ■
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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 ) to rotate the pictures when 
necessary. •
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The picture is not 
played back.Is the recording/playback switch set to playback [
Q]?
Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is 
not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a 
card is inserted. •
Folder or fi le number 
appears as [-] and the 
display goes black.The picture may have been changed on a computer or taken 
on a different camera. 
This problem can also occur if you remove the batteries 
immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very 
little charge left.
You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of 
picture. 
( P23 ) (Remember that all data will be irretrievably 
erased when you format the card, so save your data and 
check the card before proceeding.) •
The picture is displayed 
with a date different 
from the actual 
recording date in 
calendar playback.Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital 
camera from another manufacturer? 
This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different 
from the actual recording date in calendar playback. 
Is the clock in the camera set properly? 
( P17 )For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different 
from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire 
pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write 
them back to the card, the pictures may be displayed with 
dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar 
etc.
White round spots like 
soap bubbles appear on 
the recorded picture.If you take a picture with the fl ash in a 
dark place or indoors, white round spots 
may appear on the picture caused by 
the fl ash refl ecting of particles of dust in 
the air. This is not a malfunction.
A characteristic of this is that the number 
of round spots and their position differ in 
every picture.
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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 picture may be cut 
off when it is displayed. This is due to the TV specifi cations 
and is not a malfunction.
Cannot play motion 
pictures on a television.You cannot play motion pictures if you have inserted the card 
into a card slot on a television.
Connect the camera to the television with the included AV 
cable and play the pictures on this unit. 
( P94 )
The picture size does 
not fi t the TV screen.Check the [TV ASPECT] setting on this unit. ( P23 )
Cannot upload pictures 
to your computer.Check the connections.
Check that the computer has correctly recognized the 
camera.
The computer does not 
recognize the card. 
(The built-in memory is 
recognized.)Disconnect the USB connection cable, then insert the card 
and reconnect the cable.
The pictures cannot be 
printed with printers.Does the printer support PictBridge? You cannot print 
pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge. 
( P90 )
The sides of printed 
images are cut off.If your printer has trimming and border settings, change the 
settings so that there is no trimming and no border. (Read 
your printer’s operating instructions.)
Some photography shops can handle pictures shot in 
the [
j] aspect ratio. Enquire before sending them for 
printing. •
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Others
Conditions Causes
Unreadable language 
was selected by 
mistake.Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ 
 ] and 
then select the [{] icon to set the desired language. ( P24 )
Cannot change the auto 
review setting.Is auto bracket, [SELF PORTRAIT], [HI-SPEED BURST], 
burst mode or motion picture mode [i] activated? You 
cannot change the auto review setting when using these 
modes. ■
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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], 
[FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] mode is selected.
The camera gets hot.The camera may get a little warm while you are using it, but 
this is normal.
The lens clicks.When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the 
movement of the camera or other, the lens may click and the 
picture on the screen may be drastically changed, however, 
the pictures are not affected.
The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the 
aperture. It is not a malfunction.
The clock setting is 
reset.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. 
( P17 )
When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00  0. 0.  
0] is recorded.
Images appear slightly 
distorted. Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the 
zoom ratio. This distortion increases as you get nearer the 
subject, but it is not a malfunction. 
Strange colors appear 
around the edge of the 
image.Depending on the zoom magnifi cation, the picture may 
have some colored fringes around the subject. This is 
called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when 
recording distant subjects. However this is not a malfunction.
File numbers are not 
created in order.Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with 
different numbers. 
( P88 )
The fi le numbers are 
recorded in ascending 
order.If the batteries are inserted or removed when the camera is 
not turned off, the recorded folder numbers are lost.
However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures, 
the fi le numbers may be recorded in ascending order. 
The picture is displayed 
black.Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in 
black in playback mode, multi playback and calendar.
The lens barrel is 
retracted.The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching 
from [REC MODE] to [PLAYBACK MODE].
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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
G
HGHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 24MB)5 11 9 18 14 29
Card16 MB 2 6 5 10 8 16
32 MB6 1411231836
64 MB 14 30 24 48 38 75
128 MB 30 61 50 99 78 150
256 MB 61 120 98 190 150 290
512 MB 120 240 195 380 300 590
1 GB 240 480 390 770 600 1180
2 GB 490 970 790 1530 1220 2360
4 GB 970 1910 1560 3010 2410 4640
8 GB 1980 3890 3180 6130 4910 9440
16 GB 3980 7840 6410 12350 9880 19000
Aspect ratioh
Picture size : 2M EZ
(1600 × 1200 pixels) : 0.3M EZ
(640 × 480 pixels)
Quality
GHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 24MB)23 46 115 190
Card16 MB 13 27 68 110
32 MB 29 58 145 230
64 MB 61 120 290 480
128 MB 125 240 600 970
256 MB 240 470 1170 1900
512 MB 480 940 2320 3770
1 GB 970 1880 4640 7550
2 GB 1920 3610 8780 12290
4 GB 3770 7090 17240 24130
8 GB 7670 14440 35080 49120
16 GB 15440 29070 70590 98840 •
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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 10980 20590
Aspect ratioj
Picture size : 6M
(3264 × 1840 pixels) : 3.5M EZ
(2560 × 1440 pixels) : 2M EZ
(1920 × 1080 pixels)
Quality
GHGHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 24MB)7 1512252242
Card16 MB 4 8 7 14 12 25
32 MB9 1915312753
64 MB 20 40 32 64 57 105
128 MB 41 81 66 130 115 220
256 MB 81 155 130 250 230 430
512 MB 160 310 250 510 450 860
1 GB 320 630 520 1020 910 1720
2 GB 650 1270 1040 2040 1800 3410
4 GB 1280 2510 2040 4020 3540 6700
8 GB 2610 5110 4160 8180 7220 13640
16 GB 5250 10290 8370 16470 14530 27450
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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 s4 min
40 s14 min
1 GB 11 min32 min
50 s32 min
50 s1 h
35 min9 min
20 s28 min
10 s
2 GB22 min
30 s1 h
7 min1 h
7 min3 h
15 min19 min
20 s57 min
30 s
4 GB*44 min
20 s2 h
11 min2 h
11 min6 h
22 min
38 min1 h
53 min
8 GB*1 h
30 min4 h
28 min4 h
28 min12 h
59 min1 h
17 min3 h
50 min
16 GB*3 h
1 min8 h
59 min8 h
59 min26 h
8 min2 h
36 min7 h
43 min
*  The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session. The maximum 
available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the 
LCD monitor may not decrease in order.
This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] 
mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed. ■
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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) / 1-area-
focusing
Focus range:Normal : 
50 cm (1.64 feet) to 
ZMacro / Intelligent: 
5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide) / 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to ZScene mode: settings may be different to those shown 
above
Shutter system:Electronic shutter+Mechanical shutter
Motion picture 
recording:Aspect ratio [
h]:
640 × 480 pixels (30 frames/second, 10 frames/second) 
(When a card is used.) / 320 × 240 pixels (30 frames/
second, 10 frames/second)
Aspect ratio [
j]:
848 × 480 pixels (30 frames/second, 10 frames/second) 
(When a card is used.)
With audio
Burst recording
Burst speed:Approx. 2.5 pictures/second (NORMAL), Approx. 2 pictures/
second (Unlimited)
Number of recordable 
pictures:Max. 7 pictures (Standard), max. 4 pictures (Fine), Depends 
on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card 
(Unlimited).
Hi-speed burst
Burst speed:Approx. 5.5 pictures/second
Picture size:
 (4:3),  (3:2),  (16:9)
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