Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz30 Owners Manual For Advances Features

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Inserting and removing the card (optional)
Turn off the camera.
 ■To remove card
Press the center of the card.
 ●Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing. ●To remove the card, turn the camera off and wait until the LUMIX indicator on the 
LCD monitor goes off. (Failure to wait may cause the camera to malfunction and may 
damage the card or recorded data.)  

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About built-in memory/cards
Saving your pictures (cards and built-in memory)
Pictures will be saved to a card if one is inserted, or to the built-in memory  if not.
 ■Built-in memory (approx. 100 MB)
 ●Pictures may be copied between cards and the built-in memory. (→101) ●The access time for the built-in memory may be longer than the access time for a 
card.
 ■Compatible memory cards (optional)
The following SD standard-based cards (Panasonic brand recommended)
Type of Card CapacityNotes
SD...

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About built-in memory/cards
Recording capacity guidelines (pictures/recording time)
The number of pictures you can take and the recording time vary in proportion to card 
capacity (and depending on recording conditions and type of card).
Estimated remaining pictures or recording time capacity 
(press [DISP.] button to switch display)
Displayed when no card is inserted  
(pictures will be saved to built-in memory)
 ■Recording picture capacity (still pictures)
[Picture Size] Built-in memory 2...

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Setting the clock
Press the Camera [ON/OFF] 
button
The camera is turned on.
If the language select screen is not displayed, 
proceed to step 
.
Press [MENU/SET] while the 
message is displayed
Press   to select the language, 
and press [MENU/SET]
Press [MENU/SET]
Press   to select the items 
(year, month, day, hour, minute, 
display order or time display 
format), and press 
  to set
 • To cancel → Press [] button.
Press [MENU/SET] to set
Press [MENU/SET]
 • To return to the previous...

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Setting the clock
Changing time setting
Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu to change the current time 
settings.
 • If approximately 2 hours have elapsed after installing the batteries with suf
ficient 
power in the camera, the clock settings will be retained for about 120
 hours even if the 
batteries are removed.
Select [Clock Set] from the [Setup] menu or [Rec] menu (→43)
Press   to select the items (year, month, day, hour, minute, 
display order or time display...

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Basics
Sequence of operations
1
Make sure to detach the lens cap 
when turning on the camera.
Camera [ON/OFF] button
Press the Camera [ON/OFF] 
button
2
Set to the desired recording mode
Align the mode dial correctly to 
the mode that you want to use. →
[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings. (→29)
[Program AE] ModeTake pictures with your own settings. (→33)
[Manual Exposure] ModeDetermine aperture and shutter speed, 
then take pictures. (→65)
[Scene Mode]
Take...

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Sequence of operations
3
Aim the camera and shoot
 ■Taking still pictures
 Press the shutter button halfway to focus  Press and hold the shutter button to take 
the picture
 ■Recording motion pictures (→35)
  Press the motion picture button to start 
recording
  Press the motion picture button again to 
finish recording
Shutter button
Microphone
Motion picture button
 ■Holding the camera
Flash (→55)
AF Assist Lamp
 • To avoid camera shake, hold it with both  hands keeping your arms close to...

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Sequence of operations
4
Press the Playback button
Playback button
5
View pictures (→37, 75) • Press   to select a picture • Press  to play back motion pictures 
or panorama pictures
 ■Taking pictures once again 
 • Press Playback button to enter the  recording mode
6
Turn off the camera (Press the Camera [ON/OFF] button)
 ■To turn on the camera in Playback Mode
Press and hold the playback button.
 • Pictures on the card or built-in memory are displayed.  

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  
[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Recording mode:        
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as “face”, “movement”, 
“brightness”, and “distance” just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Set to  ([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway  
(press lightly to focus) Press fully  
(press the button all the  way to record)
Focus...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode 
Using flash
Press [  ] to open the flash (→55).
 ●When  is selected, the optimum flash (, , , ) is selected automatically 
depending on conditions. (→58)
 ●When  or  is selected, the red-eye reduction function is activated. ●When  or  is selected, the shutter speed is reduced.
Automatic Scene Detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically .
The icon of scene detected
Recognizes...