Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz7 Operating Instructions

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[POWER SAVE]
(Turning off this unit automatically)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Power save mode is activated (the camera 
is automatically turned off to save the 
battery life) if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[OFF]/[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]
 Press the shutter button halfway or turn 
the camera off and on to cancel power 
save mode.
 Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN. ] when 
economy mode is activated and [5MIN. ] in 
simple mode [ ].
 Power save mode is not activated in the 
following cases.
– When using the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC6PP; optional)
– When connecting to a PC or a printer
– When recording or playing back motion 
pictures
– During a slide show (P73)
[ECONOMY]
(Turning off the LCD monitor 
automatically)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
The brightness of the LCD monitor is 
reduced, and the LCD monitor is turned off 
automatically while the camera is not in 
use, to save battery life when recording.
[OFF]:Economy mode cannot be 
activated.
[LEVEL 1]:The LCD monitor turns off if the 
camera is not operated for 
about 15 seconds.
[LEVEL 2]:The LCD monitor turns off if the 
camera is not operated for 
about 15 seconds or for about 
5 seconds after recording.
 The status indicator lights while the LCD 
monitor is turned off. Press any button to 
turn on the LCD monitor again. Power save mode is fixed to [2MIN.] in 
economy mode.
[However, power save mode is not 
activated when using the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC6PP; optional).]
 Economy mode is not activated in the 
following cases.
– In simple mode [ ]
– When using the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC6PP; optional)
– While a menu screen is displayed
– While the self-timer is set
– While recording motion pictures
[WORLD TIME] 
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the time in your home area and travel 
destination. (P57)
[]:Travel destination area
[]:Your home area
[MONITOR]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in 
7 steps.
[GUIDE LINE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the pattern of the guide lines displayed 
when taking pictures. (P36)
You can also set whether or not to have the 
recording information and histogram 
displayed when the guide lines are 
displayed.
[REC. INFO.]: [OFF]/[ON]
[HISTOGRAM]:[OFF]/[ON]
[PATTERN]: [ ]/[ ]
[TRAVEL DATE] 
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the departure date and the return date 
of the vacation. (P55)
[OFF]/[SET]
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
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[BEEP]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the beep level.
[]:No operation sound
[]:Soft operation sound
[]:Loud operation sound
[NO.RESET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Reset the file number of the next recording 
to 0001.
 The folder number is updated and the file 
number starts from 0001. (P86) 
 A folder number between 100 and 999 
can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999, the 
number cannot be reset. We recommend 
formatting the card after saving the data 
on a PC or elsewhere.
 To reset the folder number to 100, format 
the built-in memory (P84) or the card first 
and then use this function to reset the file 
number.
A reset screen for the folder number will 
then appear. Select [YES] to reset the 
folder number.
[RESET]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
The [REC] or [SETUP] menu settings are 
reset to the initial settings.
 [FAVORITE] (P74) is fixed to [OFF] and 
[ROTATE DISP.] (P74) is fixed to [ON].
 If the [SETUP] menu settings are reset, 
the following settings are also reset. 
–  The birthday setting for [BABY1]/
[BABY2] (P49) and [PET] (P50) in scene 
mode
– The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date in [TRAVEL 
DATE]. (P55)
– The [WORLD TIME] setting (P57)
 The battery type setting, the folder number and 
the clock setting are not changed.
[VIDEO OUT] 
(Playback mode only)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set to match the color television system in 
each country. (P92)
[NTSC]:Video output is set to NTSC 
system.
[PAL]:Video output is set to PAL 
system.
[TV ASPECT] 
(Playback mode only)
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set to match the type of TV.
[ ]: 
When connecting to a 16:9 screen TV.
[]:
When connecting to a 4:3 screen TV.
 [DIAL DISPLAY]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set whether or not to show the mode dial 
display when the mode dial is rotated.
[OFF]/[ON]
[LANGUAGE]
Press [ ] to display the [SETUP] menu 
and select the item to set. (P19)
Set the language displayed on the screen.
[ENGLISH]/[DEUTSCH]/[FRANÇAIS]/
[ESPAÑOL]/[ITALIANO]/[ ]¢/[ ]¢Not displayed on DMC-LZ7P/DMC-LZ6P.
 If you set a different language by mistake, 
select [ ] from the menu icons to set the 
desired language.
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
MENUSET
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LCD Monitor Display/
Switching the LCD 
Monitor Display
∫Screen display in normal picture 
mode [ ] (Initial settings)
1 Recording mode 
2 Flash mode (P38)
 If you press the shutter button half way 
when the flash is activated, the flash 
icon turns red.
3 AF area (P24)
 The AF area displayed is bigger than usual 
when taking pictures in dark places.
4 Focus (P24)
5 Picture size (P63)
6 Quality (P63)
: Jitter alert (P26)
7 Battery indication
 The indication turns red and blinks if 
the remaining battery power is 
exhausted. (The status indicator blinks 
when the LCD monitor turns off.)
 Replace with new batteries or fully 
charged Ni-MH batteries.
 It does not appear when you use the 
camera with the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC6PP; optional) connected.
8 Number of recordable pictures (P105)
9 Recording state
10 Built-in memory/Card 
 The access indication lights red when 
pictures are being recorded on the 
built-in memory (or the card).– When using the built-in memory
– When using the card
 Do not do the following when the 
access indication lamps lights. The 
card or the data on the card may be 
damaged and this unit may no 
longer operate normally.
– Turn the camera off.
– Remove the batteries or the card 
(if used).
– Shake or bump this unit.
– Disconnect the AC adaptor 
(DMW-AC6PP; optional). (when 
using the AC adaptor)
 Do not do the above when pictures are 
being read or deleted or the built-in 
memory (or the card) is being 
formatted (P84).
 The access time for the built-in memory 
may be longer than the access time for a 
card. (Max. about 7 sec.)
11 Shutter speed (P24)
12 Aperture value (P24)
 If the exposure is not adequate, the 
aperture value and the shutter speed 
turn red. (They do not turn red when 
the flash is activated.)
13 Optical image stabilizer (P65)
 Refer to P93 for information about other 
screen displays.
∫Switching the screen display
You can change the screen display by 
pressing [DISPLAY]. This allows you to 
display information while taking pictures 
such as the picture size or the number of 
recordable pictures or take pictures without 
displaying any information. Refer to P35 for 
details.
11 1210
1/30F2.8
4312
13
567
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Basic
Taking Pictures
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject.
1: Shutter button
 The status indicator 3 lights for about 
1 second when you turn this unit on 2.
1Hold this unit gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your feet 
slightly apart.
A: When holding the camera vertically
B: Flash
C: AF assist lamp
2Aim the AF area to the point you 
want to focus on.
3Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus.
 The focus indication 2 lights green and 
the AF area 1 turns white to green.
3: Aperture value
4: Shutter speed
• The focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) 
to 
¶ (Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) to ¶ (Tele).
 The subject is not focused in the 
following cases.
– When the focus indication blinks 
(green)
– When the AF area turns white to red 
or the AF area is not displayed
– Focus sound beeps 4 times.
 If the distance between the camera and 
the subject is beyond the focus range of 
the camera, the picture may not be 
properly focused even if the focus 
indication lights.
4Press the shutter button fully to 
take a picture.
A
B
C
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∫Using the flash
If the camera determines that the place 
where the picture is being taken is dark, the 
flash is activated when the shutter button is 
pressed fully. (When the flash is set to 
AUTO [ ]/AUTO/Red-eye reduction 
[].)
 You can switch the flash setting to match 
the recording. (P38)
 When you press the shutter button, the 
LCD monitor may become bright or dark 
for a moment however the recorded 
picture will not be affected. 
 Make sure not to shake the camera when 
you press the shutter button.
 Do not cover the flash or the AF assist 
lamp with your fingers or other objects.
 Do not touch the front of the lens.
∫Exposure (P43)
 If you select normal picture mode [ ] the 
exposure is automatically adjusted to an 
appropriate exposure (AE=Auto 
Exposure). However, depending on 
recording conditions such as the 
backlight, the picture will become dark.
In this case, compensate the exposure. 
This allows you to take bright pictures.
∫Focusing (P26, 45)
If you select normal picture mode [ ], the 
picture is automatically focused (AF= Auto 
Focus). However, one of the subjects in the 
picture may not be properly focused. The 
focus range is 50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶ 
(Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) to ¶(Tele).
– When there are both near and distant 
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass 
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering 
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
– When taking a close-up picture of the 
subject.
Try the AF/AE lock technique or macro 
mode.
∫Color (P60)
 The color of the subject will differ if the 
color of the light surrounding it differs, 
such as when the light comes from 
sunlight or halogen lighting. However, this 
unit automatically adjusts the hue to one 
close to real life. (auto white balance)
Set the white balance if you want to 
change the hue you get with auto white 
balance. 
Adjust the white balance finely for 
additional white balance adjustment. 
(P61)
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∫When you want to take a picture of a 
subject outside the AF area (AF/AE 
Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition like the following picture, you 
will not be able to focus the camera on the 
subject because the people are outside the 
AF area.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix 
the focus and the exposure.
 The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3 Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving the camera as you 
compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
 You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock 
before pressing the shutter button fully.∫Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held 
vertically are played back vertically 
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P74) is set to [ON].)
 Pictures may not be displayed vertically if 
they were taken with the camera pointed 
up or down.
 Motion pictures taken with the camera 
held vertically are not displayed vertically.
∫Preventing jitter (camera shake)
 Be careful of jittering when pressing the 
shutter button.
 If jitter could occur because of slow 
shutter speed, the jitter alert A appears.
 When the jitter alert appears, we 
recommend using a tripod. If you cannot 
use a tripod, be careful how you hold the 
camera (P24). The use of the self-timer 
prevents jittering caused by pressing the 
shutter button when you are using a tripod 
(P42).
 Shutter speed will be slower particularly in 
the following cases. Keep the camera still 
from the moment the shutter button is 
pressed until the picture appears on the 
screen. We recommend using a tripod.
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P48)
– [NIGHT SCENERY] (P48)
– [PARTY] (P49)
– [CANDLE LIGHT] (P49)
– [STARRY SKY] (P51)
– [FIREWORKS] (P51)
– When the shutter speed is slowed in 
[SLOW SHUTTER] (P67)
3
1/125F4.5
1/125F4.5
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Taking Pictures in 
Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
∫Basic menu settings
1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 3/4 to select the desired 
menu item and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select the desired 
setting and then press
[MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
∫Settings in Simple mode
[PICT.MODE][BATTERY TYPE]
Change the battery type being used. 
(P20)
[BEEP]
[CLOCK SET]
Change date and time. (P17)

[ 4qk6q/10k15cm] or [  E-MAIL ] is 
set in [PICT.MODE], the extended optical 
zoom is activated. (P29)
 The settings for [BATTERY TYPE], 
[BEEP] and [CLOCK SET] in simple mode 
are also applied to other recording modes.
 The settings for [WORLD TIME] (P21), 
[MONITOR] (P21), [TRAVEL DATE] (P21), 
[NO.RESET] (P22) and [LANGUAGE] 
(P22) in the [SETUP] menu are applied to 
simple mode.
[ENLARGE]Suitable for enlarging 
the pictures to be 
printed to 8qk10q size, 
letter size etc.
[4qk6q/
10k15cm]Suitable for regular size 
printing.
SIMPLE MODE
BATTERY TYPE
BEEP
CLOCK SET
SELECT SET
PICT.MODE4k6
/10k15 cmE-MAIL
MENU
ENLARGE
[E-MAIL]Suitable for attaching 
pictures to e-mails or 
uploading pictures to 
websites.
[OFF]No operation sound
[LOW]Soft operation sound
[HIGH]Loud operation sound
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∫Other Settings in Simple mode
In simple mode, other settings are fixed as 
follows. For more information about each 
setting, refer to the page indicated.
 Focus range:
50 cm (1.64 feet) to ¶ (Tele)
5cm (0.16feet) to ¶ (Wide)
 [AUTO REVIEW] (P20):
[1SEC.]
 [POWER SAVE] (P21):
[5MIN.]
 [ECONOMY] (P21):
[OFF]
 Self-timer (P42):
10 seconds
 Optical Image Stabilizer (P65):
[MODE1]
 [W.BALANCE] (P60):
[AWB]
 [SENSITIVITY] (P62):
This setting becomes the same as when 
the highest ISO sensitivity is set to 
[ISO800] in intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode [ ]. (P44)
 [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY] 
(P62):
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
–[ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
 [AF MODE] (P64):
[]
 [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P66):
[ON]
 You cannot use the following functions in 
simple mode.
– [GUIDE LINE]
– High angle mode
– Exposure compensation
– White balance fine adjustment
–[BURST]
– [D.ZOOM]
– [SLOW SHUTTER]
–[COL.MODE] You cannot set the following items in 
simple mode.
– [TRAVEL DATE]
–[WORLD TIME]
∫The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from 
the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject, such as a person, 
will become dark so this function 
compensates the backlight by brightening 
the whole of the picture.
Press  3.
 When the backlight compensation 
function is activated, [ ] 
(compensating backlight ON indication 
A) appears. Press 3 again to cancel 
the backlight compensation function.
 We recommend using the flash when you 
use the backlight compensation function.
(When using the flash, it is fixed to Forced 
ON [ ].)
 The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/
Red-eye reduction [ ] when the 
backlight compensation function is set to 
[OFF].
3
BACKLIGHT
3
BACKLIGHT
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Taking Pictures with 
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 6k optical zoom and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 37 mm to 
222 mm)
Set the picture size to something other than 
the highest setting for each aspect ratio 
[ / / ] to make subjects appear 
additionally closer with no picture quality 
deterioration (Maximum of 9k).
∫To make subjects appear closer use 
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Tel e .
∫To make subjects appear further away 
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
Wide.
∫Picture size and maximum zoom 
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
∫Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million 
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a 
picture with a higher zoom effect.
 The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) 
when the camera is turned on.
 If you use the zoom function after focusing 
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
 The lens barrel (P9) extends or retracts 
according to the zoom position. Take care 
not to interrupt the motion of the lens 
barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
 In motion picture mode [ ], the zoom 
magnification is fixed to the value set at 
the start of recording.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)Aspect 
ratio
(P62)Picture size
(P63)Maximum 
zoom 
magnification
(Tele)Extended 
optical 
zoom
/(7M)
6k— (6M)
(5.5M)
(5M EZ) 7.2k±
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)9k±
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
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 If you set a picture size that activates the 
extended optical zoom, the extended 
optical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on the 
screen when you use the zoom function.
 The zoom will stop moving for an instant 
near [W] (1k) when the extended optical 
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
 The indicated zoom magnification is an 
approximation.
 In motion picture mode [ ] and 
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the 
extended optical zoom does not work.
You can zoom at high speed from Wide to 
Tele by pressing [E.ZOOM].
The zoom magnification differs depending 
on the picture size that is set.
∫When the picture size is set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio
The picture size becomes smaller 
temporarily and the extended optical zoom 
can be used.
e.g.: Setting to [ ] (7M) 1 Press [E.ZOOM] once.
2 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
3 Press [E.ZOOM] three times.
1Optical zoom
2Extended optical zoom
 The picture size within the Extended 
optical zoom range changes to the 
following. The color of the zoom bar and 
the picture size displayed on the screen 
change color at this time. 
 If you press [E.ZOOM] three times, the 
zoom position returns to Wide and the 
picture size returns to the original size. 
Also, if the zoom position returns to the 
optical zoom range by the zoom lever, the 
picture size returns to the original size.
∫When the picture size is not set to the 
highest setting for each aspect ratio
e.g.: Setting to [ ] (3M EZ)
4 Press [E.ZOOM] once.
5 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
3Extended optical zoom
¢This becomes 7.2k when the picture 
size is [ ] (5M EZ).
 Press [E.ZOOM] firmly until the zoom 
function is activated.
 The easy zoom is also activated if 
[E.ZOOM] is pressed when the zoom 
position is not Wide.
Using the Easy zoom
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