Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz30 Owners Manual For Advances Features

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Quality]
Set quality of picture.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings:   High quality, priority to picture quality Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures
 ●The setting is fixed to  in the following cases:  • Scene Modes ([HDR] [High Sens.])
[Sensitivity]
Set ISO Sensitivity (sensitivity to lighting) manually.
We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker locations.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [AUTO] / [100] / [200] / [400] /...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[White Balance]
Adjust the color depending on the light source to ensure natural color.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings:  [AWB] (automatic) /  (outdoor, clear sky) /  (outdoor, cloudy sky) / (outdoor, shade) /  (Incandescent lighting) /  (uses value set in ) /  (set manually)
 ●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the coloring is adjusted in accordance 
with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme 
conditions...

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Using the [Rec] menu
 ■Setting White Balance manually ()
  Select  and press [MENU/SET].  Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET]. • White Balance is set to . • Even if the camera is turned off, the set White Balance is remembered. • Adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance.
 ■[AWB] operational range: 
10000K9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight Sunlight
White...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings:  /  /  /  / 
Taking front-on 
pictures of people
 (Face Detection)*
Recognizes faces (up to 10 people) and adjusts exposure and focus 
accordingly.
AF area
Yellow
 :  When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White
 :  Displayed when 

more than one face is detected. Other faces 
that...

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Using the [Rec] menu
 ●Cannot set to  (Face Detection) in the following case: • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Food]) ●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in  (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to another setting.
 ●If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement of 
the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to  (9-area-focusing). ●Use  (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with  (Spot-focusing)....

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Using the [Rec] menu
[i.Exposure]
Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colors when there is 
significant contrast between background and subject.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. (Note that enlarging will decrease 
picture quality with Digital Zoom.)
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●This is fixed to [ON] when [Macro Zoom] is set.
 • For [Rec] menu setting...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Burst]
A burst of still pictures can be recorded while the shutter button is pressed fully.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings:
SettingDescription
Speed: Approx. 1 picture/sec. • You can record a series of still pictures successively until the card 
or built-in memory is full, but at some point the burst speed drops. 
(The timing at which the burst speed drops varies depending on 
the type of card and the number of recording pixels.)
 • Focus and exposure are fixed...

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Using the [Rec] menu
 ●Burst speed may be reduced if shutter speed is reduced in darker locations. ●With repeated recordings, it may take a while between recordings, depending on the 
usage conditions.
 ●It may take a while to store still pictures that were taken using the burst function. If 
you continue to record while storing, the number of burst pictures that can be taken 
will be reduced. A high-speed card is recommended when recording using the burst 
function.
 ●The burst function...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Red-Eye Removal]
Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash 
red-eye reduction ( ).
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●This setting will work only when [AF Mode] is  (Face Detection). ●The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [HDR] [Food] [Sunset]  [High Sens.])
 ●Depending on the circumstance, it may not be possible to correct red-eye. ●When the...

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Using the [Rec] menu
[Date Stamp]
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still picture.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [W/O TIME] / [WITH TIME] / [OFF]
 ●Date stamps on still pictures cannot be erased. ●The date cannot be stamped when [Auto Bracket] or [Burst] is set, when recording a 
motion picture, or when the [Panorama Shot] Scene Mode is set.
 ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures 
with...