Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz8 Operating Instructions

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Photography basics – exposure, focus, and color
A little knowledge about exposure, focus and color will come in handy when you are 
having trouble with a shot.
Are images dark?
  Exposure 
problems
Refer to  P48 
In program AE mode [  ], Auto Exposure (AE) normally sets 
the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if there 
is backlight. 
Use exposure compensation in these situations for 
brighter images.
  Focus 
problems
Refer to  P32 ,  46 
In program AE mode [  ], Auto...

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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.
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In this case,
Aim the AF area at the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway to 
fi x the focus and the exposure.
The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
Press and hold the shutter button...

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Taking Pictures with the  Zoom
 
Using the  optical zoom /
the  extended optical zoom ( EZ)
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 5 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. 
(35 mm fi lm camera equivalent: 30 mm to 
150 mm for DMC-LZ10/32 mm to 160 mm 
for DMC-LZ8)
To record in wider angle without 
deteriorating (Extended optical zoom), 
do not set the picture size to the highest 
setting for each aspect ratio (
h//j)
To make subjects appear...

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How the extended optical zoom 
works
The extended optical zoom works by 
extracting the center of the picture and 
expanding it for a higher telephoto effect. 
So, for example, if you choose [
] 
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1 
million) (DMC-LZ10) or 8M (8.1 million) 
(DMC-LZ8) 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 (1 ×) 
when the camera is turned on.
When using the zoom...

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If you press [E.ZOOM] three times, the 
zoom position returns to Wide and the 
resolution returns to the original. The 
resolution also returns to normal when 
you return the zoom lever to the optical 
zoom position.
When the picture size is set except at 
the highest resolution for each aspect 
ratio
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WTEZ4
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WTEZ5
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4 Press [E.ZOOM] once.
5 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
D Extended optical zoom
E Maximum extended optical zoom 
magnifi cation
Press [E.ZOOM] until the zoom starts 
working. 
The...

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Entering the digital zoom range
When you rotate the zoom lever to the 
extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom 
indication may momentarily pause. 
You can enter the digital zoom range to 
continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele 
or to release the zoom lever once and then 
rotate it to Tele again.
For example: When using the 
digital zoom and the extended 
optical zoom [
] (3M EZ) at the 
same time with DMC-LZ10. [OFF]: •
[ON]: •
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WTEZ
1 Optical zoom
2...

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Playing Back Pictures (Q Normal playback mode)
Select the normal playback mode [Q] ( P18 ).
The picture data on the built-in memory 
appears when a card is not inserted. The 
picture data on the card appears when a 
card is inserted.
Playing back pictures
Press w/q to select the picture.
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w : Play back the previous picture.
q : Play back the next picture.
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold w/q during...

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Deleting Pictures
Select the normal playback mode [Q] ( P18 ).
The picture data on the built-in memory is 
deleted when a card is not inserted. The 
picture data on the card is deleted when a 
card is inserted. 
Once deleted, pictures cannot be 
recovered. Please double-check before 
deleting pictures.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture with w/q.
Press [ 
 ].
Press w to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
MENU
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Press [MENU/SET].
Press e to select [YES] and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
(Screen when selecting [DELETE MULTI])
MENU
SETCANCEL ASET
DELETE MULTI
YESNO
DELETE THE PICTURES
YOU MARKED ?
SELECT 
When you delete all pictures, only 
pictures in either of the built-in memory 
or the card can be deleted. (You cannot 
delete pictures in both the built-in 
memory and the card at the same time.)
If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting 
pictures using [DELETE MULTI], 
[DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE...

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About the LCD Monitor
Changing the information 
displayed
A
[DISPLAY]
A LCD monitor (LCD)
Press [DISPLAY] to switch to the screen 
to be used.
When the menu screen appears, the 
[DISPLAY] button is not activated. 
During playback zoom, motion picture 
playback, slideshow, you can only select 
“Normal display” or Non-display“.
The histogram F is displayed when 
[HISTOGRAM] is set to [ON] in the 
SETUP menu 
( P22 ).
The E display is appear when the [REC. 
INFO.] in [GUIDE...