Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls85 Operating Instructions

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3  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
4 Press w/
q  to select a picture which you want to 
put on your favorites list, and then press  r.
•  Repeat the above procedure if necessary.
• [
z ] is added on the picture put in your favorites list.
•  If you want to remove a picture from the favorites list, press 
r  again.
Canceling all favorites
1  Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step  2
 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•  You cannot select [CANCEL] if no picture is on your favorites list.
 Note
•  You can place up to 999 pictures in your favorites list.
•  When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT  z] (P34) is 
useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.
•  You may not be able to set pictures shot on other equipment as favorites.
•  You can perform, check and cancel the settings of images as favorites using the  “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
@  [PRINT SET]
Writes print information to media and then use the information on a DPOF compliant 
system. 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 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 (P74) and then set the print setting.
For more information please visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/white_e.htm
1  Select [PRINT SET] on the [PLAYBACK] menu. (P18)
2 Press 
e/
r  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
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[SINGLE][MULTI]
Press  w/
q  to 
select the picture. Press 
e/
r /
w /
q  to 
select the pictures.3  Select the picture, and then  press [MENU/SET].
4 Press  e/
r  to set the number of prints, and then press [MENU/SET] 
to set.
•  When [MULTI] has been selected, repeat steps  3
 and  4
 for each picture. (It is not 
possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures.)
5 Press [ 4] to return to the menu screen.
•  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Canceling all the [PRINT SET] settings
1  Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step  2
 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•  You cannot select [CANCEL] if no picture has been set for printing.
To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing 
[DISPLAY].
•  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.
•  This function is canceled if you imprint the text stamp on the picture.
•  The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text.
 Note
•  The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999.
•  With a printer supporting PictBridge, the date print settings of the printer may take  precedence so check if this is the case.
•  It may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment. In this case, cancel  all the settings, and reset the settings.
• If the  fi le is not based on the DCF standard, the print setting cannot be set.
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c [PROTECT]
You can set protection for the pictures you do not want to delete to prevent them from 
accidental erasure.
1  Select [PROTECT] on the [PLAYBACK] menu. (P18)
2 Press 
e/
r  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  w/
q  to 
select the picture. Press 
e/
r /
w /
q  to 
select the pictures.3  Select the picture, and then  press [MENU/SET] to set.
When [MULTI] has been selected
•  Repeat these steps for each picture.
•  The settings are canceled when 
[MENU/SET] is pressed again.
4 Press [ 4] to return to the menu screen.
•  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Canceling all the [PROTECT] settings
1  Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step  2
 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•  If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling protection, the canceling will stop \
halfway.
 Note
•  The protect setting may not be effective in other equipment.
•  Even if you protect pictures in the built-in memory or a card, they will be deleted if the  built-in memory or the card is formatted.
•  Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card,  they cannot be deleted when the card’s Write-Protect switch is set to [LOCK].
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b [COPY]
You can copy recorded picture data from the built-in memory to a card or vice versa.
1  Select [COPY] on the [PLAYBACK] menu. (P18)
2 Press 
e/
r  to select the copy destination and then 
press [MENU/SET].
N :  All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied 
onto the card at one time.   step  4
.
M :  One picture at a time is copied from the card to the 
built-in memory.   step  3
.
3 Press  w/
q  to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
4 Press  e to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
•  If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the 
built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.
•  Do not turn the camera off before copying is fi  nished.
5 Press [
4] to return the menu screen.
•  Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•  If you copy from the built-in memory to a card, all the pictures are copied and then 
the screen automatically returns to the playback screen.
 Note
•  If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have suf fi cient 
free space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend using a card 
which has more free space than the built-in memory (about 50MB).
•  In case of “ N”, you can copy an image fi
 le even if there is already a fi  le in the 
destination that has the same name (same fi  le and folder numbers) by making new 
folder. In case of “ M”, if a picture exists with the same name as the picture to be 
copied in the built-in memory, it is not copied. (P76)
•  It may take time to copy the picture data.
•  Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied. (Even  if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to 
copy them if they were edited on a PC.)
•  [PRINT SET] on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the [PRINT SET] again  after copying is fi  nished.
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Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
•  You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient way 
of doing this.
•  Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information  about the software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
1  Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable  A (supplied).•  Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
A
B
AV OUT
/DIGITAL
A
  USB connection cable (supplied)
•  Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight  out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B   Align the marks, and insert.
•  Use batteries with suffi  cient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional: P103) and DC 
coupler (optional: P103). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera 
and the PC are communicating, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. 
Refer to “Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely” (P76) before disconnecting 
the USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
•  Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC6PP: optional) and DC coupler  (DMW-DCC2: optional).
SELECT SET
USB MODEPLEASE SELECT
THE USB MODE
ACCESS
2 Press 
e/
r  to select [PC], and 
then press [MENU/SET].
3  Double-click on [Removable  Disk] in [My Computer].
•  When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, 
“NO_NAME” or “Untitled” is displayed.)
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4  Double-click [DCIM] folder.
5  Using a drag-and-drop operation, move the pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on 
the PC.
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
•  Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray  of the PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD 
monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware.
 Note
•  We recommend placing a soft cloth under this unit to prevent scratching.
•  Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional: P103).
•  Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB 
connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
•  With the Mac OS X v10.2 or an earlier operating system, set the Write-Protect switch of  the SDHC memory card to the [LOCK] position when importing pictures from an SDHC 
memory card.
Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder 
composition)
1 Folder  number
2  File  number
3  JPG : Pictures
MOV : Motion pictures
 MISC:   PRINT SET
Favorite
DCIM
MISC100_PANA
101_PANA
999_PANA
P1000001.JPG
P1000002.JPG
P1000999.JPG
100_PANA
1
23Built-in 
memory
Card
•
•
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.
• 
 When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such 
as when pictures were taken using another make of camera)
•  When there is a picture with fi  le number 999 inside the folder
Connection in the PTP mode (Windows
®  XP, Windows Vista® and Mac OS X only)
Select [PictBridge (PTP)] when connecting USB cable.
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC. When using Windows Vista, deleting 
pictures etc. is available.
•  When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in  the PTP mode.
Using a PC with an SD Memory Card slot or a card reader
Attach the SD card according to the operating instructions of computer or card reader and 
perform steps  3
-5
 on pages 75 and 76.
•  You cannot use SDHC cards if the computer or card reader does not support SDHC  cards.
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Printing the Pictures
By connecting the camera directly to a printer supporting PictBridge via the USB connection 
cable (supplied), you can select the pictures to be printed or start printing on the LCD monitor.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures in the built-in memory.
Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures.
1  Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A (supplied).•  Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
A
B
AV OUT
/DIGITAL
A
  USB connection cable (supplied)
•  Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight  out. (Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B   Align the marks, and insert.
•  Use batteries with suffi  cient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional: P103) and DC 
coupler (optional: P103). If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera 
and the printer are connected, the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps. If this 
happens during printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, disconnect the USB 
connection cable.
•  Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC6PP: optional) and DC coupler  (DMW-DCC2: optional).
•  When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ 1] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ 1] is displayed.
SELECT 
SET 
USB MODE
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE 2 Press  e/
r  to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].
 Note
•  We recommend placing a soft cloth under this unit to prevent scratching.
•  Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional: P103).
•  Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB  connection cable.
•  You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is  connected to the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the 
card and then connect the USB connection cable to the printer again.
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Selecting a single picture and printing it
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
SELECTPRINTMULTI PRINT
PictBridge100-0001100-00011/191/19
8 M1 Press w/
q  to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•  A message displays for about 2 seconds.
CANCEL 
SINGLE SELECT 
PRINT WITH DATE 
NUM.OF PRINTS 
PAGE LAYOUT  PAPER SIZE 
PRINT START 1 OFF 
SELECT SET 
2 Press 
e to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•  Refer to P79 for the items which can be set before starting 
to print the pictures.
•  Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.
•  Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
1 Press  e.
CANCEL 
MULTI SELECT 
SELECT ALL 
PRINT SET(DPOF)
FAVORITE 
SELECT SET 
2 Press 
e/
r  to select an item and then press [MENU/
SET].
•  If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and 
print the pictures.
Item Description of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are selected at once for printing.
• Press 
e/
r /
w /
q  to select pictures. When you press [DISPLAY], 
[ 2 ] is displayed with the picture you selected for printing. (When 
you press [DISPLAY] once more, the print setting is canceled.)
•  Press [MENU/SET] when you fi  nish selection.
[SELECT ALL] Prints all stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. (P71)
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Print Settings
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4&-&$5

1 OFF PRINT WITH DATE 
NUM.OF PRINTS 
PAGE LAYOUT  PAPER SIZE 
PRINT START 
CANCEL SELECT EXIT 
Select and set the items on the screen in step 
2
 of the “Selecting a 
single picture and printing it” or in step  3
 of the “Selecting multiple 
pictures and printing them”.
•  When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which  is not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] and [PAGE 
LAYOUT] to [ h] and then set the paper size or the layout on the 
printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•  When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] and [NUM. OF  PRINTS] items are not displayed.
[PRINT WITH  DATE]
Item Description of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
•  If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.
•  Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check  the printer’s print with date setting as well.
•  When you print pictures stamped with text, set [PRINT WITH DATE] to [OFF] since the  date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date.
 Note
When asking the photo shop to print the pictures
•  By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P67) or setting date printing at the time of  the [PRINT SET] (P71) before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the 
photo shop.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
[PAPER SIZE]
Item Description of settings Item Description of settings
[ h ] Settings on the printer 
are prioritized. [A3]
297 mm × 420 mm
[L/3.5˝ × 5˝ ] 89 mm × 127 mm [10 × 15 cm]100 mm × 150 mm
[2L/5˝ × 7˝ ] 127 mm × 178 mm [4˝ × 6˝ ]101.6 mm × 152.4 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mm × 148 mm [8˝ × 10˝ ]203.2 mm × 254 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mm × 180.6 mm [LETTER]216 mm × 279.4 mm
[A4] 210 mm × 297 mm [CARD SIZE]54 mm × 85.6 mm
•  Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
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[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
[ h ]
Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[ 3 ]
1 page with no frame print
[ 4 ]
1 page with frame print
[ 5 ]
2 pages print
[ 6 ]
4 pages print
•  An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout. Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE 
LAYOUT] to [ 6] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you want to 
print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [PAGE 
LAYOUT] to [ 6] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
 Note
•  The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ *] indication lights 
orange during printing. After fi  nishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the 
printer.
•  If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case,  the remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
Using a printer with an SD Memory Card slot
Attach the SD card according to the operating instructions of printer.
•  You cannot use SDHC cards if the printer does not support SDHC cards. „
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