Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz8 Operating Instructions

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Motion Picture Mode
Set the recording/playback switch to 
REC 
[] side. ( P18 )
Turn the mode dial to match [i].
Press the shutter button halfway 
to focus and then press it fully to 
start recording.
310S
30fps
     VGA
5S
11
A
C
B
A Available recording time
B  Elapsed recording time
C   
Audio recording
The audio is also recorded through the 
microphone.
When the subject is focused, the focus 
indication lights.
The focus and zoom are fi xed to those 
set at the...

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fps (frame per second); This refers to the 
number of frames used in 1 second.
You can record smoother motion pictures 
with 30 fps.
You can record longer motion pictures 
with 10 fps although the picture quality 
is lower.
[10fpsQVGA]:
The fi le size is smaller, so the fi les are 
suitable to be attached to e-mails.
*  Set [ASPECT RATIO] to [h] and the 
[PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsQVGA] or 
[10fpsQVGA] (320 × 240 pixels) when 
you record motion pictures to the built-in 
memory....

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By setting the departure and return dates, 
you can record which date of the vacation 
you take a picture. The day of the vacation 
A is shown when you play a picture and 
you can add it to the picture for printing 
with [TEXT STAMP] 
( P88 ).
When you play back a picture, the date 
on which it was taken is displayed.
100-0001100-00011/191/19
10 M
10:00 JAN.15. 200810:00 JAN.15. 2008
1ST DAY1ST DAYA
The number of days that have passed 
since the departure date can be printed...

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Take a picture.
10 M
19191P
10:00 JAN.15. 20081ST DAY
A
The day of the vacation A appears for 
about 5 seconds after setting the travel 
dates and when the camera is turned on 
when the travel date is set.
When [TRAVEL DATE] is set, [
] 
appears on the lower right of the screen.
(It is not displayed if the current date is 
after the return date.)
Canceling the travel date
The travel date is cleared if the current 
date is after the return date. If you want to 
cancel part way...

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Displaying the Time at the Travel Destination
If you set your home area and the travel 
destination area when traveling abroad 
etc., the local time at the travel destination 
area can be displayed on the screen and 
recorded on the pictures taken.
Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current 
date and time in advance. 
( P17 )(Example for the program AE mode [  ])
 
Press [MENU/SET] and then 
press w.
Press r to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon 
[] and then press q.
Press e/r to...

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Setting the travel destination area 
(Perform steps 1, 2 and 3 on  P65 .)
1 Press e to select [DESTINATION] and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
MENU
SET
WORLD TIME
DESTINATIONHOME
 – –:– –  – –.– –.– – – –
CANCELASET SELECT 
A
A Depending on the setting, the time at 
the travel destination area or the home 
area is displayed.
If you are setting the travel destination 
area for the fi rst time, the date and time 
are displayed as shown in the screen 
above.
2 Press w/q to select...

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Using the  [REC] Mode Menu
Setting the color, picture quality adjustment, 
etc. allows you to create wide variations on 
taking pictures. The menu items that can be 
set differ depending on the recording mode.
Using the [REC] mode menu
Press [MENU/SET] to show the recording 
menu, then select the item you want to 
change 
( P19 ).
Items you can set
(In program AE mode [ 
 ])
Menu pageItem 
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ZPICTURE SIZE ( P68 )
QQUALITY ( P68 )
iASPECT RATIO ( P69 )
INTELLIGENT ISO...

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Q
   
[ PICTURE SIZE] / [ QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and 
quality that matches your 
use of the pictures
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 fi ner the picture will 
be when it is printed on a large piece of 
paper or displayed on a computer monitor. 
Picture quality refers to the compression 
rate when saving digital pictures.
Number of pixels
Select a higher...

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The number of recordable pictures vary 
depending on the subject.
The number of recordable pictures 
displayed on LCD monitor may not 
correspond with recorded pictures.
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[ ASPECT RATIO]Setting the aspect ratio of 
pictures
By changing the aspect ratio, you can select 
an angle of view that matches the subject.
hSelect to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or 
a computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the same 
3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm fi lm.
j...

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[ SENSITIVITY]Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity 
of the image sensor to light. If you set the 
ISO sensitivity higher, the camera becomes 
more suitable for recording in dark places.
When setting to [AUTO], the ISO 
sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a 
maximum of [ISO400] according to the 
brightness. (When using the fl ash, the 
adjustment range becomes a maximum 
of [ISO1000].)
ISO sensitivity100
1600
Use in bright 
places...