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] / [800] / [1600]
Setting guide
[Sensitivity] [100][1600]
Location
(recommended) Bright 
(outdoors) Dark
Shutter speed SlowFast
Interference LowHigh
Subject blur HighLow
 ●[AUTO] is automatically set in a range up to 1600 based on subject brightness. ●[AUTO] cannot be selected in [Manual Exposure] Mode. ●The [Sensitivity] is automatically set in the following case:  • When recording motion pictures
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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 apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may 
not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
 ●Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will 
vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or .  ●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Food], [Sunset])
 ■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors still do not appear as 
anticipated.
  Select the white balance to be fine-tuned, and press the [DISP.] button to display the 
[WB Adjust.] screen.
  Adjust with  if red is strong, adjust with  if blue is strong.  Press [MENU/SET]. • Settings are remembered even if the camera is turned off. • Settings remain applied when using flash. • Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode] (→88) is set to [B&W] or  [SEPIA].
 • The White Balance fine adjustment level in  returns to [0] when you reset the White 
Balance using .
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→43)
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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 fluorescent lighting Blue sky
K=Kelvin color Temperature  
						

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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 are the same distance away as faces within the yellow 
AF area are also focused.
Automatically locking 
the focus on a 
moving subject
 (AF Tracking)*
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press .
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes 
from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
 • To release 

AF tracking →Press 
. • Focus range (same as macro recording) (→60)
Subject not centered 
in picture 
 (9-area-focusing)*
Focuses on up to 9 points.
Determined position 
for focus
 (1-area-focusing) (Spot-focusing)*
1-area-focusing:  Focuses on AF area in center of picture. 
(Recommended when focus is dif ficult to align) 
Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.
*  (1-area-focusing) will be used during motion picture recording.
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→43)
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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). ●When  (AF Tracking) does not work, focus will be on  (1-area-focusing). ●Cannot set to  (AF Tracking) in the following cases. • [Panorama Shot] Scene Mode  • [Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic]) • [B&W] and [SEPIA] in [Color Mode]
[Metering Mode]
You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings
[Metering Mode] Brightness measurement 
position Conditions
[Multi Metering]Whole screen
Normal usage  
(produces balanced pictures)
[Center Weighted]Center and surrounding 
area
Subject in center
[Spot]Center and close 
surrounding area Great difference between brightness of subject 
and background  
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage, backlighting)  
						

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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.
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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 in the first picture. • When [Selftimer] is set, 3 pictures are taken. • When burst is selected, the flash is unavailable. 
[Hi-Speed Burst]
Speed: Approx. 3 pictures/sec. • Number of pictures taken using burst*
Approx. 10 pictures or more*   The number of pictures that can be taken using burst varies depending 
on the recording conditions and the type of card.
 • Focus, exposure and White Balance are fixed in the first picture. • [Sensitivity] is automatically adjusted. • When [Selftimer] is set, 3 pictures are taken. • When burst is selected, the flash is unavailable. • The settings can be made in [Program AE] Mode only

.
 • The picture size is changed in accordance with the aspect ratios of the pictures (→80) prior to the setting.
Picture Aspect Ratio 4:3 3:2 16:9 1:1
Picture Size 3M 2.5M 2M 2.5M
[OFF]The burst function is released.
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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 cannot be used in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR])
[Color Mode]
Set color effects.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [STANDARD] / [VIVID] (sharper) / [B&W] / [SEPIA]
[AF Assist Lamp]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [ON]  :  Lamp illuminated with halfwa y press of shutter button 
( displayed)
[OFF]
 :  Lamp off (t
 aking pictures of animals in the dark, etc.)
 ●The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.9 feet). • Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close range.
 ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases: • Scene Modes ([Night Scenery] [Sunset])
AF Assist Lamp  
						

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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 function setting is [ON], a  appears with the flash icon.
[Stabilizer]
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
 ■Recording mode:        
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Cases where Image Stabilizer may be ineffective:
Heavy jitter, high zoom ratio (also in the Digital Zoom range), fast-moving objects, 
indoors or in dark locations (due to low shutter speed)
 ●When recording a motion picture with a tripod, we recommend that you set the 
[Stabilizer] to [OFF].
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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 date stamps. (Date printing may be overlapped.)
 ●Cannot change the setting in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. The setting in other Recording 
Mode is applied.
[Clock Set]
Set the clock. Same function as that in [Setup] menu. (→25)
 • For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→43)