Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz5 Operating Instructions

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Message Display
Confirmation messages or error messages 
will be displayed on the screen in some 
cases.
The major messages are described below 
as examples.
[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING: 
OXYRIDE]/[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE 
SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni-MH]
This message is displayed the first time you 
insert batteries and when the batteries are 
exhausted and you replace them. If the 
battery type being used is different from the 
one indicated in the message, change the 
battery type in [BATTERY...

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[MEMORY CARD ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
 An error has occurred accessing the card. Insert the card again.
 A card with a capacity more than 2 GB is  inserted. Do not use a card with a 
capacity more than 2 GB.
[READ ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred reading the data.
Insert the card again. Make sure the card is 
inserted properly and then play back again.
[WRITE ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred writing the data.
Turn the camera off and remove the...

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– Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity. (When you 
use Ni-MH batteries, charge them.)
– If you leave the camera on, the 
batteries will be exhausted. Turn the 
camera off frequently by using power 
save mode (P22), economy mode 
(P22), etc.
∫ Recording
1: The picture cannot be recorded.  Is the mode dial correctly set?
 Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
– Before recording, delete some 
pictures. (P34)
2: The recorded picture is...

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3: The LCD monitor flickers indoors. The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on 
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
4: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.  Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P21)
 Is the camera in high angle mode? 
(P38)
5: Black, red, blue and green dots  appear on the LCD monitor.
 These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
This is not a malfunction.
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.  In dark...

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∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the  television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: The display areas on the TV screen  and the camera’s LCD monitor are 
different.
Depending on the TV model, the area 
display may be smaller so the picture 
may be stretched horizontally or 
vertically and the top and bottom or left 
and right of the picture may be cut off 
when it is displayed. This is due to the 
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4: The AF assist lamp does not turn on. Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P67)
 Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on  in bright places.
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
when [SCENERY] (P50), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51) or 
[FIREWORKS] (P53) in scene mode is 
selected.
5: The camera becomes warm.  The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect 
the performance or quality of the 
camera.
6: The...

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Number of recordable pictures and available 
recording time
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
 The number of recordable pictures  varies depending on the subjects.
∫ Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
Picture size (6M):
(2816k 2112 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (5M):
(2560 k1920 pixels)
(DMC-LZ4/ DMC-LZ3) (3M EZ):
(2048 k1536 pixels)
Quality//
Built-in...

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Aspect ratio
Picture size (5M):
(2816 k1880 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (4.5M):
(2560 k1712 pixels)
(DMC-LZ4/ DMC-LZ3) (2.5M EZ):
(2048 k1360 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) 49511918
Card
16MB410512918
32 MB 10 21 13 26 20 40
64 MB 22 45 27 54 43 83
128MB46925611088165
256 MB 91 180 110 210 170 330
512 MB 180 350 210 430 340 650
1 GB 360 710 440 860 680 1310
2 GB 730 1420 890 1700 1360 2560
Aspect ratio
Picture size (4.5M):
(2816 k1584 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (3.5M):
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∫Available recording time (seconds)
 The numbers inside the thick black line are the number of recordable pictures in simple 
mode [ ]. (P27)
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD  monitor may not decrease in order.
 This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P55) in scene mode so the  picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Camera effective pixels: 6,000,000 pixels (DMC-LZ5)/5,000,000 pixels (DMC-LZ4/
DMC-LZ3)
Image sensor: 1/2.5q CCD, total pixel number 6,370,000 pixels (DMC-LZ5)/
5,360,000 pixels (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3),
Primary color filter
Lens: Optical 6kzoom, f l6.1mm to 36.6mm (35mm film camera 
equivalent: 37 mm to 222 mm)/F2.8 to F4.5
Digital zoom: Max. 4k
Extended optical zoom: Max. 8.3k (DMC-LZ5)/Max. 7.5 k (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3) 
(Except for the...