Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz7 Operating Instructions

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∫Setting the white balance manually 
[]
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1Select [ ] (White set) and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper 
etc. so that the frame in the center is 
filled by the white object only and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
 You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to finish.
∫Finely adjusting the white balance 
[]
You can adjust the white balance finely 
when you cannot acquire the desired hue 
by setting the white balance.
 Set the white balance to [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/
[ ]/[ ]. (P60)
1Press 3 [ ] several times until 
[WB ADJUST.] appears and then 
press 2/1 to adjust the white 
balance.
2 [RED]: Press when the hue is 
bluish.
1 [BLUE]: Press when the hue is 
reddish.
 Select [0] to return to the original white 
balance.
2Press [MENU/SET] to finish.
 You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to finish.
 The white balance icon on the screen 
turns red or blue.
 The white balance setting or the white 
balance fine adjustment setting is 
memorized even if the camera is turned 
off. However, the white balance setting in 
scene mode returns to [AWB] and the 
white balance fine adjustment setting 
returns to “0” if the scene mode is 
changed.
About the white balance
 When you take a picture with the flash, the 
white balance may not be properly 
adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for 
the subject.
 The white balance cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– In simple mode [ ]
– In [SCENERY], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY],[FOOD], [PARTY], 
[CANDLE LIGHT], [SUNSET], [BEACH], 
[STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], 
[SNOW] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene 
mode.
About the white balance fine adjustment
 You can finely adjust the white balance 
independently for each white balance 
item.
 The white balance fine adjustment setting 
is reflected in the picture when using the 
flash.
 The white balance fine adjustment level in 
[ ] (White set) returns to “0” when you 
reset the white balance using White set 
[].
 You cannot finely adjust the white balance 
when [COL.MODE] (P67) is set to [B/W] 
or [SEPIA].
MENUCANCELWHITE SET
SET
BLUERED
WB ADJUST.
SELECTEXITMENU
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
ISO is a measure of sensitivity to light. The 
higher the sensitivity is set, the less light is 
needed to take a picture so the camera 
becomes more suitable for recording in 
dark places.
 When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO200] according to the 
brightness. (It can be adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO640] when using the 
flash.)
 ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in 
[HIGH SENS.] (P50) in scene mode.
 To avoid picture noise, we recommend 
decreasing the highest ISO sensitivity or 
setting [COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P67)
 The ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO LIMIT] in 
intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ]. 
(P44)
 ISO sensitivity cannot be set in the 
following cases.
– Simple mode [ ]
– Motion picture mode [ ]
– Scene modePress [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
 In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot 
select [ ]. (P53)
 The ends of the recorded pictures may be 
cut at printing. (P103)
[SENSITIVITY]
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity1001250
Use in bright 
places
(e.g. outdoors)SuitableNot 
suitable
Use in dark 
placesNot 
suitableSuitable
Shutter speedSlow Fast
NoiseLess Increased
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[ASPECT RATIO]
Setting the aspect ratio of pictures
Select to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a 
PC monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc. 
where a wide view is preferable. 
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-definition TV etc.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots 
called pixels. Although you cannot see the 
difference on the camera’s screen, the 
more the pixels the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper 
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture 
quality refers to the compression rate when 
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢These pictures are examples to show the 
effect.
∫Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a 
large picture size [ ] (7M) is selected.
When a smaller picture size [ ] 
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more 
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or 
post them on a website because their file 
size is small.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫When the aspect ratio is [ ].
∫Quality
 The number of pixels that can be selected 
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If 
you change the aspect ratio, set the 
picture size.
 “EZ” is an abbreviation of 
“Extended optical Zoom”. (P29)
 The extended optical zoom does not work 
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the 
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
 Pictures may appear mosaic depending 
on the subject and the recording 
conditions. 
 Refer to P105 for information about the 
number of recordable pictures.
 In simple mode [ ], the settings become 
as follows.
– [ ENLARGE]:
:(7M)/
–[ 4qk6q/10k15cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
– [ E-MAIL]:
–:(0.3MEZ)/
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality 
that match your use of the pictures
 (7M)3072k2304 pixels
 (5M EZ)2560k1920 pixels
 (3M EZ)2048k1536 pixels
 (2M EZ)1600k1200 pixels
 (1M EZ)1280k960 pixels
 (0.3M EZ)640k480 pixels
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 (6M)3072k2048 pixels
 (2.5M EZ)2048k1360 pixels
 (5.5M)3072k1728 pixels
 (2M EZ)1920k1080 pixels
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality. 
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of 
recordable pictures. Standard 
quality pictures are recorded.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.∫About [] or []
 You can focus on the subject more quickly 
than other AF modes.
 The picture may stop moving for a 
moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.
 The AF area displayed on the center of 
the screen is bigger than usual when 
using the digital zoom or when taking 
pictures in dark places.
 The camera is focusing on all the AF 
areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
5 areas) light at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to [ ], [ ] or [ ].
 If the AF mode is set to [ ] or [ ], 
the AF area is not displayed until the 
picture is brought into focus.
 Switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ] if it 
is difficult to focus using [ ].
 The AF mode cannot be set in simple 
mode [ ].
[AF MODE]
Setting the focus method
 5-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
any of 5 focus areas. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 3-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on any of 
3 focus areas points – 
left, right or center. 
This is effective when 
the subject is not in the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing (High speed):
The camera quickly 
focuses on the subject 
in the AF area on the 
center of the screen.
 1-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
the subject in the AF 
area on the center of 
the screen.
 Spot-focusing:
The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
∫About the jitter/movement detection 
demonstration screen
Press 1 on the [STABILIZER] screen to 
display the jitter/movement detection 
demonstration screen. (You cannot take 
pictures while the demonstration screen is 
displayed.) Press 1 to exit the 
demonstration screen.
A: Jitter detection demonstration
B: Movement detection demonstration
 The jitter/movement detection 
demonstration screen is an 
approximation.
 The camera also detects the movement of 
the subject when automatically setting the 
ISO sensitivity in intelligent ISO sensitivity 
mode [ ] (P44) and [SPORTS] (P47), [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P49) and [PET] (P50) 
in scene mode only.
 The stabilizer function may not be 
effective in the following cases.
– When there is a lot of jitter.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– In digital zoom range.
– When taking pictures while following a 
moving subject.
– When the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures indoors or in dark 
places.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press 
the shutter button.
 In simple mode [ ], the setting is fixed 
to [MODE1] and in [STARRY SKY] (P51) 
in scene mode it is fixed to [OFF].
 In motion picture mode [ ], [MODE2] 
cannot be set.
[STABILIZER]
Detecting jitter and compensating 
for it
[MODE1]
()The stabilizer operates 
continuously and can assist 
during photo composition.
[MODE2]
()The jitter is compensated for 
when the shutter button is 
pressed. There is a greater 
stabilizing effect.
[OFF]
()When the stabilizer is not 
desired.
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EXIT JITTER, SUBJ. MOVE DEMO.
CANNOT BE DISPLAYED
IN REC MODE
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
When burst is set to [ON], it is activated 
while the shutter button is pressed.
 You can only take one picture when the 
flash is activated.
The burst speed becomes slower 
halfway. The exact timing of this depends 
on the type of card, the picture size and 
the quality.
 You can take pictures until the capacity of 
the built-in memory or the card is full.
 The burst speed becomes slower if the 
ISO sensitivity (P44, 62) is set to [ISO400] 
or higher.
 The burst speed may become slower in 
dark places because the shutter speed 
becomes slower.
 The focus is fixed when the first picture is 
taken.
 The exposure and the white balance are 
adjusted each time you take a picture. 
Also, if you are following a moving subject 
while taking pictures in a place 
(landscape) indoors, outdoors etc. where 
there is a large difference between the 
light and shade, it may take time until the 
exposure is stable. If burst is used at this 
time, the exposure may not become 
optimal.
 When the self-timer is used, the number 
of recordable pictures in burst mode is 
fixed to 3.
 Burst mode is not canceled when the 
camera is switched off.
 When burst mode is set, the auto review 
function is activated regardless of the auto 
review setting. You cannot set the auto 
review function in the [SETUP] menu. Burst mode cannot be set in simple mode 
[ ] and [STARRY SKY] in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for 
the camera to focus when recording in low 
light conditions that make focusing difficult.
 If the AF assist lamp is 
set to [ON], an AF area 
with a size wider than 
usual is displayed and the 
AF assist lamp A turns 
on when you press the 
shutter button halfway in dark places etc.
 Be careful about the following when using 
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp from 
close up.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
 When you do not want to use the AF 
assist lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of 
animals in dark places), set the 
[AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, 
it will become more difficult to focus on the 
subject.
 The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed 
to [ON] in simple mode [ ].
[BURST]
Taking pictures using burst
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[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
[ON]The AF assist lamp turns on in low 
light conditions. At this time, the 
AF assist lamp icon [ ] appears 
on the screen. The effective range 
of the AF assist lamp is 1.5 m 
(4.92 feet).
[OFF]The AF assist lamp does not turn 
on.
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 The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is 
fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY] (P47), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P48), [SUNSET] 
(P49), [FIREWORKS] (P51), 
[AERIAL PHOTO] (P52) and in scene 
mode.
 The initial setting for [PET] (P50) in scene 
mode is [OFF].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
When taking pictures in dark places with 
low light, you can take pictures which are 
brighter than normal by selecting a setting 
even slower than the slowest setting of the 
shutter speed.
 The slow shutter speeds you can select 
are: [1/8–], [1/4–], [1/2–] and [1–].
 This is effective if you want to take bright 
pictures of both a night landscape and a 
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P48) 
in scene mode.
 This should usually be set to [1/8–] to take 
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter 
speed other than [1/8–], [ ] appears on 
the screen.)
 When the shutter speed is made slower 
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to 
occur. We recommend using a tripod and 
the self-timer (P42) for taking pictures.
 You cannot set the slow shutter in 
Intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [ ] and 
simple mode [ ] and [SPORTS], [NIGHT SCENERY], [BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[PET], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] 
in scene mode.
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Select a color mode that matches the 
recording conditions and your image of the 
recording.
 When you take pictures in dark places, 
noise may become visible. To avoid noise, 
we recommend setting [COL.MODE] to 
[NATURAL].
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode 
menu and select the item to set. (P59)
Change date and time. (P17)
[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark 
places
Slow shutter 
setting1/8– 1–
BrightnessDarker Brighter
JitterLess More
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[COL.MODE]
Setting color effects and picture 
quality for the recorded pictures
[NATURAL]The picture becomes 
softer.
[VIVID]The picture becomes 
sharper.
[B/W]The picture becomes black 
and white.
[SEPIA]The picture becomes 
sepia.
[CLOCK SET]
Set the display order for the date 
and time
MENUSET
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Advanced (Playback)
Displaying Multiple 
Screens (Multi Playback)
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
(Screen when 9 screens are displayed)
 1 screen>9 screens>25 screens>
Calendar screen display (P69)
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] 
to return to the previous screen.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
picture.
A: Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures
 Depending on the recorded picture and 
the setting, the following icons will appear.
–[ ] (Favorites)
– [ ] (Motion picture)
–[ ]
([BABY1]/[BABY2] in scene mode)
– [ ] ([PET] in scene mode)
– [ ] (Travel date)
– [ ] (Travel destination)
– [ ] (Imprinted with date stamp)
∫Examples of 25 screens
∫To return to normal playback
Rotate towards [ ] [T] or press
[MENU/SET].
 The picture that was selected will appear.
∫To delete a picture during multi 
playback
1Press 3421 to select a picture 
and then press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 The recording information etc. on the LCD 
monitor cannot be deleted in multi 
playback even if you press [DISPLAY].
 Pictures will not be displayed in the 
rotated direction even if [ROTATE DISP.] is 
set to [ON]. (P74)
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A
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Displaying Pictures by 
Recording Date 
(Calendar Playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1Rotate the zoom lever several 
times towards [ ] [W] to display 
the calendar screen.
 The recording date of the picture 
selected in the playback screen 
becomes the date selected when the 
calendar screen is first displayed.
 If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the first picture 
recorded on that day is displayed.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to select the 
date to be played back.
3/4: Select the month
2/1: Select the date
 If there were no pictures recorded 
during a month, the month is not 
displayed.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the 
pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
 Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] 
[W] to return to the calendar screen.
4Press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
 The selected picture is displayed on the 
1 screen playback screen.
∫To return to the 1 screen playback 
screen
After the calendar screen is displayed, 
rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [T] to 
display 25 screens, 9 screens and the 1 
screen. (P68)
 The pictures are displayed without being 
rotated even if you set [ROTATE DISP.] to 
[ON]. (P74)
 You can display the calendar between 
January 2000 and December 2099.
 If the recording date of the picture 
selected in 25 screen multi playback is not 
between January 2000 and December 
2099, the camera displays it in the oldest 
recording date in the calendar.
 Pictures edited on a PC will be displayed 
with dates different from the actual 
recording dates.
 If the date is not set in the camera (P17), the 
recording date is set as January 1st, 2007.
 If you take pictures after setting the travel 
destination in [WORLD TIME] (P57), the 
pictures are displayed by the dates at the 
travel destination in calendar playback.
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11 12 13 14 15
1617 18 19 20 21
2822
29 2324 25 26 27
2007
5
10
DAY SETMENUMONTH30
1
31
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Using the Playback 
Zoom
1Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [T] to enlarge the picture.
k>2k>4k>8k>16k
 When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [W] after enlarging the 
picture, the magnification becomes 
lower. When you rotate the zoom lever 
towards [ ] [T], the magnification 
becomes higher.
 When you change the magnification, 
the zoom position indication A appears 
for about 1 second so that you can 
check the position of the enlarged 
section.
2Press 3/4/2/1 to move the 
position.
 When you move the position to be 
displayed, the zoom position indication 
appears for about 1 second.
∫To stop using the playback zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ ] [W] or 
press [MENU/SET].∫To delete a picture during the 
playback zoom
1Press [ ].
2Press 3 to select [YES].
3Press [MENU/SET].
 You can also delete the recording 
information etc. on the LCD monitor 
during playback zoom by pressing 
[DISPLAY].
 The more a picture is enlarged, the more 
its quality deteriorates.
 If you want to save the enlarged picture, 
use the trimming function. (P82)
 The playback zoom may not operate if 
pictures have been recorded with other 
equipment.
CANCEL4X
2X
DELETE
CANCEL4X
2X
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