Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz8 Operating Instructions

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Advanced-Shooting
   
 
Auto White Balance (AWB)
Use of auto white balance adjustment 
in inappropriate lighting conditions may 
result in reddish or bluish pictures. Where 
the subject is surrounded by many light 
sources or there are no white or whitish 
objects in the frame, auto white balance 
adjustment may not operate properly.
In this case, set the white balance to a 
mode except [AWB] manually.
The range that is controlled by the auto 
white balance adjustment mode of this 
camera
Blue...

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To fi nely adjust the white balance
If you set other than [AWB], you can 
fi nely adjust the white balance while the 
recording screen is displayed.
The white balance can be adjusted 
for each setting independently and is 
memorized even if the camera is turned 
off. 
1 Press e several times until [WB 
ADJUST.] is displayed.
MENUADJUST. EXIT
WB ADJUST.
RED BLUE
2 Adjust with w/q.
w: red (blue, bluish)
q: blue (magenta, reddish)
(no adjustment: 0)
3 Press [MENU/SET] to fi...

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Advanced-Shooting
   
[AF MODE] / [QUICK AF]Setting the focus method
 
AF MODE
Select the mode that matches the 
recording conditions and the composition.
  Face detection:
The camera automatically detects 
the person’s face. The focus and 
exposure can then be adjusted.
9-area-focusing:
The camera focuses on any of 9 
focus areas points.
3-area-focusing (high speed):
The camera quickly focuses on 
any of 3 focus areas points – left, 
right or center.
1-area-focusing (high speed):
The camera...

74VQT1L86
Advanced-Shooting
When the face appears small on the 
screen
When there is rapid movement of subjectsWhen the subject is other than a human 
being
When there is jitter
When the digital zoom is used
About 3-area-focusing/1-area-focusing 
(High speed)
You can focus on the subject more 
quickly than other AF modes.
Pictures may become still in the condition 
they were in before the subject was 
focused when you press the shutter button 
halfway. However, it is not a malfunction.
When using the...

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Advanced-Shooting
   
 
 
[ BURST]Shooting in quick succession
When you press and hold the shutter 
button several pictures are taken in 
succession.
Burst mode
Burst speed2.5 fps*Approx. 2 fps
Number of 
recordable 
pictures
GMax. 3 
(DMC-LZ10)/
Max. 4 
(DMC-LZ8)
Depending on 
the remaining 
capacity of 
the built-in 
memory / card.
HMax. 5 
(DMC-LZ10)/
Max. 7 
(DMC-LZ8)
*  The burst speed is constant regardless of 
the transfer speed of the card.
The focus is fi xed when the fi rst picture 
is...

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Advanced-Shooting
U   
 
[PICT.ADJ.]Setting the picture quality for the 
pictures taken
Set PICT. ADJ. depending on recording 
situations and recording images.
CONTRAST Adjust the difference 
between the brightness and 
the darkness in the picture.
SHARPNESSThe picture is sharply 
(+) defi ned or softly (–) 
focused.
SATURATIONThe colors in the picture 
become vivid (+) or natural 
(–).
NOISE 
REDUCTIONThe noise reduction effect 
is adjusted.
If the noise reduction effect is enhanced, 
noise...

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Advanced-Shooting
   
[ MIN. SHTR SPEED]Setting the minimum shutter 
speed
You can prevent jitter by setting the 
minimum shutter speed (a number which 
indicates the slowest speed).
The slow shutter speeds you can select 
are: [1/250], [1/125], [1/60], [1/30], [1/15], 
[1/8 (initial setting)], [1/4], [1/2], [1]
When intelligent ISO is used, the 
minimum shutter speed cannot be set.
If the camera cannot get the correct 
exposure and the picture becomes 
dark, [ 
 ] blinks. In this case, change...

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Advanced-Viewing
   
Displaying Multiple Screens ( Multi Playback)
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[   ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
MENU
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For example: When you have chosen to 
show 12 pictures
 : 1 screen➝ 12 screens➝ 
30 screens➝Calendar screen 
display 
( P79 )Rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T] to 
return to the previous screen.
Press e/r/w/q to select a 
picture.
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A
A Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of...

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Advanced-Viewing
   
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (  CALENDAR)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar function.
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[   ] [W] several times to display 
the calendar screen.
2008
6
13
20
277
21
288
15
22
2916
23
3010
17
24
3111
18
25125
19
269
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SUNSAT FRI THU WED TUE MON
DAY MONTH 
The recording date of the picture selected 
in the playback screen becomes the date 
selected when the calendar screen is fi rst...

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Advanced-Viewing
   
Using the  Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[3] [T] to enlarge the picture.
4X4X
2X2X
CANCEL DELETEA
3: 1×➝2×➝4×➝8×➝16×
When you rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ 
 ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the 
magnifi cation becomes lower. When you 
rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T], 
the magnifi cation becomes higher.
When you change the magnifi cation, the 
zoom position indication A appears for 
about 1 second to check the position of 
the section enlarged.
Press...