Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz40 Owners Manual For Advanced Feaures

- 41 -
Basic
About the Setup Menu
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P38.
•
[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items.
Check their settings before using them.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, only [Online Manual], [Clock Set], [World Time], [Beep], [Language] can be 
set.
•Refer to P22  for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Daylight Savings [ ]. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.)
Press  3 once more to return to the normal time.
•If you cannot find the...

- 42 -
Basic
•Some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the monitor. However, this does not affect 
the recorded pictures.
•When [Monitor Luminance] is set to [High Angle], [Brightness] and [Contrast · Saturation] cannot be 
adjusted.
•[High Angle] is also canceled if you turn the camera off or [Auto Power Off] is activated.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the monitor is increased so some subjects may appear 
different from real life on the monitor. However, this does not affect...

- 43 -
Basic
•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following 
conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [0] during exposure compensation or in the 
Manual Exposure Mode
–When the flash is activated–When the exposure is not adequately adjusted–When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
•When you record images, the Histogram before exposure compensation will be displayed.•The...

- 44 -
Basic
•[Auto Power Off] is fixed to [5MIN.] in the following case.
–Intelligent Auto Mode•[Auto Power Off] does not work in the following cases.–When connecting to a PC or a printer
–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a Slide Show•The effect of the [Monitor Power Save] is lower in the Digital Zoom range compared to the Optical 
Zoom range.
•[Monitor Luminance] settings take priority, even if [Monitor Power Save] has been set.
q [Economy]
The camera is automatically turned off if...

- 45 -
Basic
•The setting is fixed to [2 SEC.] in the following case.–Intelligent Auto Mode•[Auto Review] does not work when recording motion pictures.
•When the [Reset] setting is selected during recording, the operation that resets the lens is also 
performed at the same time. You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not 
indicative of malfunctioning.
•When the setup settings are reset, the following settings are also reset.–The birthday settings for [Baby1]/[Baby2] and...

- 46 -
Basic
•This will work when the AV cable (optional) is connected.
¢ PAL video out is not available on the version DMC-LZ40P sold in the U.S. and the version 
DMC-LZ40PC sold in Canada.
•Do not turn the camera off during formatting.•If a card has been inserted, only the card is formatted. To format the built-in memory, remove the 
card.
•If the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again.•It may take longer to format the built-in memory than the card.•If the...

- 47 -
Recording
About the Monitor
Press [DISP.] to change.
•During motion picture playback, panorama playback or a 
slide show, you can only select “Normal Display” or “No 
Display”.
In Recording Mode
1Number of recordable pictures
2 Available recording time
In Playback Mode
∫Recording guideline
This is used as a reference of compositi on, such as balance, while taking a picture.
¢If the [Histogram] in [Setup] menu is set to [ON], Histogram will be displayed.
Normal display
¢Normal display¢No...

- 48 -
Recording
Using the Zoom
Applicable modes: 
You can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes 
in wide angle.
∫ Screen display
Example of display when Extended Optical Zoom (EZ), Intelligent Zoom and Digital Zoom are 
used together.
•
When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction 
with the zoom display bar. [Example: 0.01 m (0.033 ft.) – ¶]
•The lens barrel will extend or retract depending on the zoom position. Take...

- 49 -
Recording
This function works when any of the picture sizes (P74) indicated with   is selected.
You can zoom in further than you can with the  Optical Zoom without deteriorating the image 
quality.
Maximum magnification: 105 k
(This includes the optical zoom magnification. The magnification level differs depending 
on [Picture Size] setting.)
•
“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.
•This function is not available in the following cases:–[HDR]/[High Sens.] (Scene Mode)–[Impressive...

- 50 -
Recording
Taking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash
Applicable modes: 
∫To open/close the flash
•
Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb.•Be sure to close the flash when not in use.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash is closed.
•Be sure to keep the flash clean, clear of dust and avoid exposure to anything sticky. This may cause 
the flash to stick and not open.
•You cannot close the flash by pushing the microphone or its periphery.
Forcibly closing the flash can...