Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz20 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Printing
Making print settings on the camera
Setting options include the number of printed pictures and their size. Make settings before 
selecting [Print start].
Use cursor button to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
ItemSettings
[Print with 
Date] [ON] / [OFF]
[Num.of 
prints] Set number of pictures (up to 999 pictures)
[Paper Size] When 
 is selected, the printer settings take priority.
[Page 
Layout]
 (printer takes priority) /  (1 picture, no border) /  (1 picture, with border) /...

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Printing
Print with date and text
 
■
Printing in store
Only recording date can be printed. Request date printing in store.
 • When printing still pictures of 16:9 Aspect Ratio, check in advance that the store can accept this size.
 
■Using computer
Print settings for recording date and text information can be made using 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the supplied CD-ROM.
 
■Using printer
Recording date can be printed by setting [Print with Date] (→101) to [ON] when connecting 
to a printer...

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List of LCD monitor displays
Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 
■In recording
Others
1Recording Mode (→25)2Picture Size (→73)
Recording quality (→74)
Quality (→74)
Flash (→54)
Optical Image Stabilizer (→82)
Jitter alert (→28)
White Balance (→76)
Color Mode (→81)
3Battery capacity (→17)4Intelligent exposure (→79)
Macro recording (→57)
Burst Mode (→80)
Auto Bracket (→62)
5Focus (→28, 29)6AF area (→29)7Histogram...

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List of LCD monitor displays
Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 
■In playback
* 
[h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.
1Playback Mode (→84)2Protected picture (→90)
Date stamped display (→83)
Color Mode (→81)
Quality (→74)
Picture Size (→73)
3Battery capacity (→17)4Picture number/Total pictures (→36)
Elapsed playback time (→39)
XXhXXmXXs*
5Histogram (→47, 50)
6Recording date/time
Age in...

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Message displays
Meanings of and required responses to major messages displayed on LCD monitor.
[This memory card cannot be used]
 ●A MultiMediaCard was inserted. 
  → Not compatible with the camera. Use a compatible card.
[Some pictures cannot be deleted]     [This picture cannot be deleted]
 ●Non-DCF pictures (→36) cannot be deleted.
  →  Save needed data on a computer or other device, and then use [Format] on the camera. (→49)
[No additional selections can be made]
 ●The number of...

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Message displays
[Insert SD card again]     [Try another card]
 ●Access to card has failed.
  → Turn off the camera and remove the card. Reinsert the card and turn the camera on again. 
 ●Try with a different card.
[Memory card parameter error]
 ●Card is not of SD standard. ●When cards in capacities of 4 GB or more are used, only SDHC or SDXC Memory Cards are 
supported.
[Read Error] / [Write Error]     [Please check the card]
 ●Data read has failed.
  → Check whether card has been...

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Q&A  Troubleshooting
Try checking these items (→107 - 112) first.
If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue. 
(Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their 
values at the time of purchase.)
Battery, power
The camera turns off immediately even with full battery power.
The remaining battery power is low even if new batteries are inserted.
 ●The batteries are expended.  ●Depending on the battery brand and...

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Q&A  Troubleshooting
Recording (continued)
Recorded pictures are blurred. Optical Image Stabilizer ineffective. ●Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Optical Image Stabilizer is less effective.
  → Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.
  → Set [Digital Zoom] to [OFF] and [Sensitivity] to [AUTO]. (→75, 79)
Cannot use [Auto Bracket]. ●Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference. ●ISO Sensitivity is...

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Q&A  Troubleshooting
LCD monitor 
Brightness is unstable. ●Aperture value is set while shutter button is pressed halfway. (Does not affect recorded picture.) 
This symptom may also occur when the brightness changes because the zoom is operated or the 
camera is moved. This is the automatic aperture operation of the camera and is not a malfunction.
Monitor flickers indoors. ●The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning on. This is an operation to correct 
flicker caused by...

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Q&A  Troubleshooting
Playback (continued)
Incorrect date displayed in Calendar Playback. ●Picture edited on computer or taken on different device. ●[Clock Set] is incorrect (→23). 
(Incorrect date may be displayed in Calendar Playback on pictures copied to computer and then 
back to camera, if computer and camera dates differ.)
The Playback volume and beep volume are low. ●The speaker is blocked.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture. ●If you take a picture...