Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls80 Operating Instructions

							51VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Select [h 2M], [i 2.5M] or [j 
2M] using e/r and press [MENU/SET].
Press the shutter button fully to take 
pictures.
Still pictures are taken continuously 
while the shutter button is pressed fully.
Number of recordable pictures
Built-in memory: Approx.15
Card: Approx.15 to 100 (max.)
The burst speed changes depending on 
the recording conditions.
The number of picture is limited 
depending on the recording conditions, 
the type of card, etc.
The number of picture taken in succession 
may increase right after formatting.
The fl ash setting is fi xed to Forced Flash 
OFF [v].
The quality setting is fi xed to [H].
The focus range is 5 cm (0.16 feet) 
(Wide) / 30 cm (0.98 feet) (Tele) to Z.
The shutter speed becomes 1/8th of a 
second to 1/2000th of a second.
ISO sensitivity is automatically fi xed 
between [ISO500] and [ISO800]. (ISO 
sensitivity is set higher as burst speed 
becomes faster.)
Focus, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, 
zoom and exposure are fi xed to the 
values set for the fi rst picture.
The recorded picture becomes slightly 
rougher. (Suitable for 4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm 
printing.)
The following function cannot be used.
Extended optical zoom
Digital zoom
Auto bracket
Self-timer
Burst
d  Starry sky mode
Take clear pictures of the night sky or 
other dark subjects. 1.
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Choose a shutter speed; 15, 30, or 60 seconds.Press e/r to select the shutter speed, 
then press [MENU/SET].
STARRY SKY
SELECT SET
CANCEL  
SHUTTER SPEED  15 SEC.
 30 SEC.
 60 SEC.
To change the shutter speed, press 
[MENU/SET], then select [STARRY SKY] 
again with q.
The shutter speed can also be changed 
in quick setting 
( P59 ).
Take a picture.
CANCEL
The countdown screen appears. Do not 
move the camera. [PLEASE WAIT...] 
appears for the number of seconds 
you chose for shutter speed after the 
countdown. This is to process the signals.
To cancel the shot, press [MENU/SET] 
while the countdown screen is displayed.
Technique for Starry sky mode
The shutter opens for 15, 30 or 60 
seconds, so use a tripod and the self-
timer for best results.
The fl ash setting is fi xed to Forced Flash 
OFF [v].
The ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [ISO100].
The following function cannot be used.
Exposure compensation
White balance
Stabilizer
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							52VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Z  Fireworks mode
Take beautiful pictures of fi reworks 
exploding in the night sky.
Technique for Fireworks mode
Shutter speed becomes slower so use a 
tripod.
This is most effective on subjects 10 m 
(32.8 feet) or more from the camera.
The shutter speed becomes:
When [OFF] is set on the optical image 
stabilizer function: 2 seconds
When optical image stabilizer [MODE1] or 
[MODE2] is on: 1/4th or 2 seconds (The 
shutter speed becomes 2 seconds when 
the camera determines that there is little 
jitter such as when using a tripod etc.). 
You can change shutter speed when 
exposure is compensated.
The fl ash setting is fi xed to Forced Flash 
OFF [v].
You cannot change the AF mode setting.
AF area is not displayed.
The settings on the AF assist lamp is 
disabled.
ISO sensitivity is fi xed to [ISO100].
You cannot change the white balance 
setting.
  Beach mode
Prevents underexposure of the subject 
under strong sunlight to allow you to take 
pictures on a beach.
Do not touch the camera with wet hands.
Sand or seawater may cause the camera 
to malfunction. Make sure that sand or 
seawater does not come in touch with 
the camera, particularly its lens, fl ash or 
terminals.
Problems caused by sand or seawater 
are not covered by the product warranty.
You cannot change the white balance 
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b  Snow mode
Exposure and white balance are adjusted 
to make the white of the snow stand out.
You cannot change the white balance 
setting.
   
 
Aerial photo mode
Allows you to take pictures through an 
airplane window.
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Use this technique if it is diffi cult to focus 
when taking pictures of clouds etc. Aim the 
camera at something with high contrast, 
press the shutter button halfway to fi x the 
focus, then aim the camera at the subject 
and press the shutter button fully to take 
the picture.
Turn the camera off when taking off or 
landing.
When using the camera, follow all 
instructions from the cabin crew.
The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to Z.
Be careful about the refl ection from the 
window.
The fl ash setting is fi xed to Forced Flash 
OFF [v].
The setting on the AF assist lamp is 
disabled.
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							53VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
   
 
Motion Picture Mode
Set the recording/playback switch to 
the recording []. ( P18 )
Press [MODE], select 
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P MOTION PICTURE] using e/
r, and press [MENU/SET] again.
REC MODE
INTELLIGENT
NORMAL PICTURE
SCENE MODE
MOTION PICTURE
SELECT SET
Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
A C
B
A Available recording time
B Elapsed recording time
C Audio recording
The audio is also recorded through the 
microphone.
When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
The focus, zoom and aperture value are 
fi xed to those set at the beginning of 
recording (for the fi rst frame).
While you keep pressing the shutter 
button, the motion picture is recorded 
without audio for the fi rst few seconds.
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Press the shutter button fully to 
stop recording.
If the built-in memory or the card 
becomes full in the middle of 
recording, the camera stops recording 
automatically.
Changing the aspect ratio and the 
  picture quality settings
Press [MENU/SET].
Press e/r to select [ASPECT 
RATIO] and then press q.
REC
SELECT SET
PICTURE MODE
ASPECT RATIO
WHITE BALANCE
AF MODE
DIGITAL ZOOMOFF
Press e/r to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
Press e/r to select [PICTURE 
MODE] and then press q.
REC
SELECT SET
PICTURE MODE
ASPECT RATIO
WHITE BALANCE
AF MODE
DIGITAL ZOOMOFF
Press e/r to select the item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
When the aspect ratio setting is 
[h]
Item Picture size fps
30fpsVGA640 × 480 pixels 30 fps
10fpsVGA640 × 480 pixels 10 fps
30fpsQVGA320 × 240 pixels 30 fps
10fpsQVGA320 × 240 pixels 10 fps
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							54VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
When the aspect ratio setting is 
[j]
Item Picture size fps
30fps16:9848 × 480 pixels 30 fps
10fps16:9848 × 480 pixels 10 fps
fps (frame per second); This refers to the 
number of frames used in 1 second.
You can record smoother motion pictures 
with 30 fps.
You can record longer motion pictures 
with 10 fps although the picture quality 
is lower.
[10fpsQVGA]:
The fi le size is smaller, so the fi les are 
suitable to be attached to e-mails.
*  Set [ASPECT RATIO] to [h] and the 
[PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320 × 240 pixels) when 
you record motion pictures to the built-in 
memory.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
When you use the optical image stabilizer 
function, only [MODE1] is available in 
motion picture mode.
Refer to 
 P109  for information about the 
available recording time.
The remaining recordable time shown on 
the LCD may not reduce regularly.
This camera cannot take motion pictures 
if you are using a MultiMediaCard.
When [PICTURE MODE] is set 
to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend that you use cards offering 
“10 MB/s” or higher speeds (printed on 
their packages and elsewhere) for best 
results.
Depending on the type of SD Memory 
Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording 
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Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card.
Depending on the type of card you are 
using, the card access indication may 
appear for a while after shooting motion 
pictures. This is normal.
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.
When motion pictures recorded with 
this camera are played back on other 
equipment, the quality of pictures may 
be deteriorated or it may not be possible 
to play them back. Also the recording 
information may not be displayed 
correctly.
When the brightness of the subject is 
changed, the lens operation noise may 
be recorded.
In motion picture mode [
i] the following 
functions cannot be used.
Direction detection function
[MODE2] on the optical image stabilizer 
function
To hear audio recorded with movie, 
recording must be played back on a 
computer. This camera is not equipped 
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							55VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
By setting the departure and return dates, 
you can record which date of the vacation 
you take a picture. The day of the vacation 
A is shown when you play a picture and 
you can add it to the picture for printing 
with [TEXT STAMP] 
( P76 ).
When you play back a picture, the date 
on which it was taken is displayed.
10:00  JAN. 15. 20081ST DAY
A
The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date can be printed 
on each picture by using the software 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] in the CD-
ROM (supplied). (For information about 
printing, refer to the separate operating 
instructions (PDF fi le) of the software.)
Setting the travel date
(Screen shows an example for the 
normal picture mode [
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Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press w.
Press r to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ 
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Press e/r to select [TRAVEL 
DATE] and then press q.
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Press r to select [SET] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
SETUP
SELECT 
SET
BEEP
GUIDE LINE
TRAVEL DATE
ECONOMY
AUTO REVIEWOFF
SET
2 SEC.
Press e/r/w/q to select the 
departure date and then press 
[MENU/SET].
TRAVEL DATE
SELECT  SET PLEASE SET THE
DEPARTURE DATE
JAN 15 2008
w/q: Select the desired item.
e/r: Set the year, month and date.
Press e/r/w/q to set the return 
date and then press [MENU/SET].
TRAVEL DATE
SELECT  EXIT PLEASE SET THE
RETURN DATE
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w/q: Select the desired item.
e/r: Set the year, month and date.
The travel date is cleared if the current 
date is after the return date.
If you have not set the return date, 
press [MENU/SET] while “– – – ” is 
displayed. 
Press [MENU/SET] to exit the 
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Vacation Date Recording
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							56VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Take a picture.
10:00  JAN. 15. 20081ST DAY
A
The day of the vacation A appears for 
about 5 seconds after setting the travel 
dates and when the camera is turned on 
when the travel date is set.
When [TRAVEL DATE] is set, [
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appears on the lower right of the screen.
(It is not displayed if the current date is 
after the return date.)
Canceling the travel date
The travel date is cleared if the current 
date is after the return date. If you want to 
cancel part way through the setting, select 
[OFF] in step 4 and press [MENU/SET] 
twice.
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The travel date is calculated using 
the date in the clock setting and the 
departure date you set. If you set 
[WORLD TIME] to the travel destination, 
the travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting and the travel 
destination setting.
The travel date setting is memorized 
even if the camera is turned off.
If you set a departure date and then take 
a picture on a date before this departure 
date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange 
and the day of the vacation that you took 
the picture is not recorded.
If you set a departure date and then 
change the clock setting to the date and 
time at the travel destination, [-] (minus) 
is displayed in white and the day of the 
vacation that you took the picture on is 
recorded when the travel destination 
date is, for example, one day before the 
departure date.
If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], 
the number of days that have passed 
since the departure date will not be 
recorded even if you set the travel 
date. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to 
[SET] after taking the pictures, the day 
of the vacation you took them on is not 
displayed.
Set the clock if the message “PLEASE 
SET THE CLOCK” appears. 
The travel dates are also used in the 
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							57VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
   
 
Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. 
( P17 )
Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press w.
Press r to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ 
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Press e/r to select [WORLD 
TIME] and then press q.
SETUP
SELECT  
EXIT
BATTERY TYPE
CLOCK SET
WORLD TIME
MONITOR
LCD MODE
OFF
If you are setting the world time for the 
fi rst time, the message [PLEASE SET 
THE HOME AREA] appears. If this 
message appears, press [MENU/SET] 
and then set home area from the screen 
shown in step 2 in “Setting the home 
area [HOME]”.
Setting the home area [HOME] 
(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3.)
1 Press r to select [HOME] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
WORLD TIME
DESTINATION
HOME
10:00  JAN. 15. 2008
CANCEL SETSELECT 
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then press [MENU/SET].
SELECT SET CANCEL
Toronto
New York
Miami
Lima 
The current time is displayed on the top 
left of the screen and the time difference 
from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) 
is displayed on the bottom left of the 
screen.
If daylight saving time [
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the home area, press e. Press e again 
to return to the original time.
The daylight saving time setting for the 
home area does not advance the current 
time. Advance the clock setting by one 
hour.
Finishing setting the home area
If you are setting the home area for the 
fi rst time, the screen returns to the screen 
shown in step 1 of “Setting the home 
area [HOME]” after you press [MENU/
SET] to set your home area. 
If the travel is not planned for a long 
period of time, press w to return to the 
screen shown in step 3 and then press 
[MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Press w to return to the screen shown 
in step 3 and then press [MENU/SET] to 
close the menu.
If you are setting the home area for the 
second time etc., the screen returns to 
the screen shown in step 3 after you 
press [MENU/SET] to set your home 
area. Press [MENU/SET] again to close 
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							58VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Setting the travel destination area 
(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 on  P57 .)
1 Press e to select [DESTINATION] and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
WORLD TIME
DESTINATION
HOME
CANCEL  
SETSELECT 
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A Depending on the setting, the time at 
the travel destination area or the home 
area is displayed.
If you are setting the travel destination 
area for the fi rst time, the date and time 
are displayed as shown in the screen 
above.
2 Press w/q to select the area the travel 
destination is in and then press [MENU/
SET] to set.
SELECT SET CANCEL
Adelaide
The current time at the selected travel 
destination area is displayed on the top 
right of the screen and the time difference 
from the home area is displayed at the 
bottom left of the screen.
If daylight saving time [
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your travel destination, press e. (The 
time advances by one hour.) Press e 
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SETUP
SELECT  
EXIT
BATTERY TYPE
CLOCK SET
WORLD TIME
MONITOR
LCD MODEOFF
The icon changes from [] to [] after 
setting the travel destination.
Return the setting to [HOME] when 
the vacation is fi nished by performing 
steps 1, 2, 3 and then steps 1 and 2 of 
“Setting the home area [HOME]” 
( P57 ).
If you cannot fi nd the travel destination in 
the areas displayed on the screen, set by 
the time difference from the home area.
Now when you play photographs taken 
while on holiday, the travel icon [
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							59VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
   
Using the  [REC] Mode Menu
Setting the color/hue, picture quality 
adjustment, etc. allows you to create wide 
variations on taking pictures. The menu 
items that can be set differ depending on 
the recording mode.
Using the [REC] mode menu
Press [MENU/SET] to show the recording 
menu, then select the item you want to 
change 
( P19 ).
Items you can set
(In normal picture mode [
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Menu page Item 
Page 1
ZPICTURE SIZE ( P60 )
QQUALITY ( P60 )
iASPECT RATIO ( P61 )
INTELLIGENT ISO ( P61 )
JSENSITIVITY ( P62 )
Page 2
KWHITE BALANCE ( P62 )
MAF MODE ( P64 ) 
QUICK AF ( P64 ) 
BURST ( P65 )
ODIGITAL ZOOM ( P33 )
Page 3
TCOLOR MODE ( P65 )
STABILIZER ( P66 )
NAF ASSIST LAMP ( P66 )
3CLOCK SET ( P17 )
 
 
Using the  quick setting
You can use the [Q.MENU] button to easily 
set the following items when recording (In 
normal picture mode [
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[STABILIZER]
[BURST]
[AF MODE]
[WHITE BALANCE]
[SENSITIVITY]
[PICTURE SIZE]
[LCD MODE]
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[Q.MENU]
In shooting mode, press and hold 
[Q.MENU] until the quick setting 
items appear. 
SELECT  
EXIT
Press e/r/w/q to select the 
menu item and setting and then 
press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
SELECT  
EXIT
You can also close the menu by pressing 
[Q.MENU].
In quick setting, [|] (white set) 
setting for white balance does not 
appear.
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							60VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Z
Q
   
[ PICTURE SIZE] / [ QUALITY]Setting a picture size and quality 
that matches your use of the 
pictures
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 fi ner 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.
Number of pixels
Select a higher number of pixels for clearer 
pictures when printing.
Select a lower number of pixels to store 
more pictures. Fewer pixels also means it 
is easier to send pictures by e-mail or use 
them on a homepage.
A
B
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
*  These pictures are examples to show 
the effect.
When the aspect ratio setting is [h]
 (8M)
3264 × 2448 pixels
 (5M EZ)
2560 × 1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)
2048 × 1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)*
1600 × 1200 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)
640 × 480 pixels
* Cannot be set in Intelligent mode []
When the aspect ratio setting is [ 
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 (7M)
3264 × 2176 pixels
 (4.5M EZ)
2560 × 1712 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)
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When the aspect ratio setting is [j]
 (6M)3264 × 1840 pixels
 (3.5M EZ)2560 × 1440 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920 × 1080 pixels
Quality
G  Fine (Low compression):
This type gives priority to picture 
quality. Picture quality will be high.
H  Standard (High compression):
This type gives priority to the 
number of recordable pictures and 
records standard quality pictures.
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].
The extended optical zoom does not 
work in [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED 
BURST] mode, so the picture size for 
[EZ] is not displayed.
Pictures may have a mosaic-like 
appearance depending on the subject or 
the recording condition.
Refer to 
 P107  for the number of 
recordable pictures.
The number of recordable pictures vary 
depending on the subject.
The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on LCD monitor may not 
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