Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz8 Operating Instructions

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Batteries
Be sure to remove the batteries when 
you will not be using the camera for a 
long period of time.
If the temperature is too high or low, 
the terminals may rust causing a 
malfunction.
If you drop the batteries accidentally, 
check to see if the body of the batteries 
and the terminals are damaged.
Inserting a damaged battery in the 
camera will damage the camera.
Bring charged spare batteries when 
going out.
Be aware that the operating time of 
the batteries becomes shorter in low 
temperature conditions such as at a ski 
resort.
Dispose of unusable batteries.
Batteries have a limited life.
Do not throw batteries into fi re because 
they may cause an explosion.
Unusable batteries should be discarded 
in accordance with battery recycling laws.
Call the RBRC hotline on 1-800-822-
8837 for information.
Do not allow battery terminals to come 
into contact with metal objects (such as 
necklaces, hairpins, etc.).
This can cause short circuiting or heat 
generation and you may be badly burned 
if you touch the batteries.
Card
Do not leave the card in places where 
there is high temperature or direct 
sunlight, or where electromagnetic 
waves or static electricity are easily 
generated.
Do not bend or drop the card.
The card may be damaged or the 
recorded content may be damaged or 
erased.
Store the card in the card case or the 
storage bag after use and when you 
store or carry the card. ■
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the terminals on the back of the card 
and do not touch the terminals with your 
fi ngers.
About the picture data
Recorded data may be damaged or 
lost if the camera breaks down due to 
inappropriate handling. Panasonic will 
not be liable for any damage suffered 
due to loss of recorded data.
About tripods
When you use a tripod, make sure the 
tripod is stable when this unit is attached 
to it.
You may not be able to remove the card 
or the battery when using a tripod.
Make sure that the screw on the tripod 
is not at an angle when attaching or 
detaching the camera. You may damage 
the screw on the camera if you use 
excessive force when turning it. Also, the 
camera body and the rating label may be 
damaged or scratched if the camera is 
attached too tightly to the tripod.
Read the operating instructions for the 
tripod carefully. •
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Message Display
Confi rmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.The major messages are described below as examples.
[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING: 
ALKALINE/Ni-MH]/[CURRENT BATTERY 
TYPE SETTING: OXYRIDE]
This message is displayed the fi rst time 
you insert batteries and when the batteries 
are exhausted and you replace them. If the 
battery type being used is different from 
the one indicated in the message, change 
the battery type in [BATTERY TYPE] in the 
[SETUP] menu 
( P21 ).
[THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED]
Cancel the card lock. ( P17 )
[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]
Play back after recording or after inserting 
a card with a recorded picture.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
After canceling the protect setting 
( P98 ), 
you can delete the picture.
[THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
DELETED]
The pictures not based on the DCF 
standard cannot be deleted.
To delete this kind of picture, fi rst save 
your data to your computer, then use this 
unit to reformat the card. 
( P24 )
[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS 
CAN BE MADE]
You have selected more than the allowed 
number of items in multi delete or the 
MULTI setting in [TITLE EDIT] or [TEXT 
STAMP]. Repeat the procedure as 
necessary. 
You have placed more than 999 pictures in 
your favorites list. •[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE]/
[CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES]
[DPOF], [TITLE EDIT], and [TEXT STAMP] 
cannot be set for pictures not based on the 
DCF standard.
[NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT-IN 
MEMORY]/[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON 
THE CARD]
There is no space left on the built-in 
memory or the card.
When you copy pictures from the built-
in memory to the card (batch copy), the 
pictures are copied until the capacity of 
the card becomes full.
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
COPIED]/[COPY COULD NOT BE 
COMPLETED]
The following pictures cannot be copied.
When a picture with the same name as 
the picture to be copied exists in the copy 
destination. (When copying pictures from 
the card to the built-in memory)
Files not based on the DCF standard. 
Moreover, pictures recorded or edited by 
other equipment may not be copied.
[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR FORMAT 
BUILT-IN MEMORY?]
This message will be displayed when you 
format the built-in memory on the PC or 
remove the battery without turning the 
camera off. Format the built-in memory of 
the camera again. 
( P24 ) The data on the 
built-in memory will be deleted. •
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[MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS 
CARD?]
The format of the card cannot be 
recognized by this camera. Format the 
card again with this camera.
Save your data to your computer, then use 
this unit to reformat the card. 
( P24 )
[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND 
THEN ON AGAIN]
This message appears when the camera 
is not operating properly. Turn the camera 
off and on. If the message persists, contact 
the dealer or your nearest Service Center.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR 
MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR]
Use a card compatible with this camera. 
( P5 ,  16 )You can only use 4 GB cards if they are 
SDHC Memory Cards. 
[MEMORY CARD ERROR 
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
Failed access to the card. Insert the card 
again.
[READ ERROR 
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
Data reading error.
Insert the card again. Make sure the card 
is inserted properly and then play back 
again.
[WRITE ERROR 
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
Data writing error.
Turn the camera off and remove the card. 
Then insert the card and turn the camera 
on again. This error may also indicate that 
the card is damaged. •[MOTION RECORDING WAS 
CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION 
OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE 
CARD]
When you set the [PICTURE MODE] 
to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we 
recommend using cards that offer 10 
MB/second or higher speeds (shown on 
their packages and elsewhere) for best 
results.
Depending on the type of Card, recording 
may stop in the middle.
[A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED]
A folder cannot be created because there 
are no remaining folder numbers that can 
be used.
Save your data to your computer, then use 
this unit to reformat the card. ( P24 )If you execute [NO.RESET] in the [SETUP] 
menu after formatting, the folder number is 
reset to 100. 
( P23 )
[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4:3 TV]/ 
[PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16:9 TV]
The AV cable is connected to the 
camera. Press [MENU/SET] if you want 
to delete this message at once.
Select [TV ASPECT] in the [SETUP] 
menu to change the TV aspect. 
( P23 )This message also appears when the 
USB connection cable is connected to 
the camera only. In this case, connect 
the other end of the USB connection 
cable to a PC or a printer. 
[PRINTER BUSY]/[PLEASE CHECK 
THE PRINTER]
The printer cannot print. Check the printer. •
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Troubleshooting
If you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be 
improved. Carry out the [RESET] in the setup menu while the camera is in the recording 
mode. 
( P23 )Batteries and power supply
Conditions Causes
The camera turns off 
immediately even when 
battery power is full.The remaining battery power may not be displayed 
accurately, and the camera may suddenly stop working, when 
the type of battery and the settings on [BATTERY TYPE] are 
not identical. However this is not a malfunction. Depending 
on the battery brand and the operating temperature, or if 
exhausted batteries are used, the remaining battery power 
may not be displayed accurately.
Please check [BATTERY TYPE] 
( P21 ) in the [SETUP] menu.  The remaining battery 
power is low even if new 
batteries are inserted.
The camera will not turn 
on.Are the batteries inserted correctly?
Use suffi ciently charged batteries when using Ni-MH 
batteries.
The picture is not 
displayed on the LCD 
monitor.Is the economy mode 
( P22 ) activated? Press the shutter 
button halfway to deactivate these modes.
Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries 
which have suffi cient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH 
batteries, charge them.)
The camera turns off 
soon after turning it on.Are the batteries exhausted? Replace them with batteries 
which have suffi cient capacity. (When you use Ni-MH 
batteries, charge them.)
If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted. 
Turn the camera off frequently by using economy mode 
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Shooting
Conditions Causes
The picture cannot be 
recorded.Is the mode correctly set?
Is there any memory capacity left on the built-in memory or 
the card?
Before recording, delete some pictures. 
( P38 )
The recorded pictures 
are pale.The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fi ngerprints 
on the lens. If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the 
lens barrel and gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry 
cloth.
The recorded picture is 
too bright or dark.Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. 
( P48 )
2 or 3 pictures are taken 
at one time.Is auto bracket ( P49 ), [HI-SPEED BURST] ( P60 ) or burst ( P75 ) mode set?  ■
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Conditions Causes
The subject is not 
focused properly.The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject.
Is the subject out of the focus range? 
( P30 ,  46 )
Have you taken a picture with jitter?
The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed 
halfway. (However, this excludes intelligent auto mode [
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The recorded picture 
is blurred. The optical 
image stabilizer is not 
effective.
When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors, the shutter 
speed becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer function 
may not work properly. In this case, we recommend holding the 
camera with both hands fi rmly to take pictures.
Images are grainy or 
noisy.Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and 
other shooting occasions.)
Reduce ISO sensitivity. 
( P70 )Enhance [NOISE REDUCTION] of [PICT.ADJ.]  or, lower 
the setting for each items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. 
( P76 )Improve the ambient light. •
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In [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode, the 
resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of 
high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.
The brightness or color 
of the picture differs 
from the actual scene. Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter 
speed under fl uorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of 
such lighting and is not a malfunction.
Shooting of motion 
pictures stops 
unexpectedly.This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording 
on MultiMediaCards. 
When you set the [PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsVGA] or 
[30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10 
MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages and 
elsewhere) for best results.
Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC 
Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle. •
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Reddish vertical lines 
appear on the LCD 
monitor while shootingThis is a phenomenon called smear. It 
is a characteristic of CCD and appears 
when the subject has a bright part. 
Irregularities may also appear around 
the smear, but this is not a malfunction. 
(It is recorded in motion pictures but 
not on still pictures.)
We recommend not to let a strong 
source of light such as the sun light 
enter the screen when taking pictures. •
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LCD
Conditions Causes
The LCD monitor 
sometimes turns off 
although the camera is 
turned on.The LCD turns off immediately after using the fl ash while it 
recharges. 
The LCD may turn off immediately after setting to recording 
mode while it recharges.
Have you set [AUTO LCD OFF]? 
( P22 )
The brightness of the 
LCD monitor becomes 
dark or bright for a 
moment.This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button 
halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
The LCD monitor 
fl ickers indoors.The LCD monitor may fl icker for a few seconds after turning 
the camera on indoors under fl uorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
The LCD monitor is too 
bright or dark.Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. 
( P21 )
Is the power LCD or the high angle mode activated? ( P42 )
Black, red, blue and 
green dots appear on 
the LCD monitor.This is not a malfunction.
These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
Noise appears on the 
LCD monitor.In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness 
of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are 
recording.
Flash
Conditions Causes
Flash is not activated.
Is the fl ash setting set to Forced OFF [ ]?
Change the fl ash setting. 
( P43 )
The fl ash is not activated when motion picture mode [i], 
[SCENERY], [NATURE], [ARCHITECTURE], [CREATIVE 
SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS], 
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HI-SPEED 
BURST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [AERIAL PHOTO] 
mode, burst or auto bracket mode is selected.
The fl ash is activated 2 
times.When you select red-eye reduction 
( P43 ), the fl ash is 
activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the 
picture) and then activated again for the actual recording. ■
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Playback
Conditions Causes
Pictures rotate 
unexpectedly.One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when 
you have turned the camera sideways to take a picture, then 
rotate that picture for you when you play it back.
In some cases, the unit may detect that you have turned the 
camera sideways, when in fact you are facing it up or down. 
Set [ROTATE DISP.] 
( P94 ) to [OFF] so that the camera 
does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.
You can use [ROTATE] 
( P94 ) to rotate the pictures when 
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The picture is not 
played back.Is the recording/playback switch set to playback [
Q]?
Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is 
not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a 
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Folder or fi le number 
appears as [-] and the 
display goes black.The picture may have been changed on a computer or taken 
on a different camera. 
This problem can also occur if you remove the batteries 
immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very 
little charge left.
You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of 
picture. 
( P24 ) (Remember that all data will be irretrievably 
erased when you format the card, so save your data and 
check the card before proceeding.) •
The picture is displayed 
with a date different 
from the actual 
recording date in 
calendar playback.Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital 
camera from another manufacturer? 
This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different 
from the actual recording date in calendar playback. 
Is the clock in the camera set properly? 
( P17 )For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different 
from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire 
pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write 
them back to the card, the pictures may be displayed with 
dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar 
etc.
White round spots like 
soap bubbles appear on 
the recorded picture.If you take a picture with the fl ash in a 
dark place or indoors, white round spots 
may appear on the picture caused by 
the fl ash refl ecting of particles of dust in 
the air. This is not a malfunction.
A characteristic of this is that the number 
of round spots and their position differ in 
every picture.
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Connecting to a TV, computer or printer
Conditions Causes
The picture does not 
appear on the television. 
The TV screen is 
disturbed or displayed 
in monochrome.Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
Set the TV to video input mode.
The display areas on 
the TV screen and the 
camera’s LCD monitor 
are different.Depending on the TV model, the area display may be smaller 
so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and 
the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut 
off when it is displayed. This is due to the TV specifi cations 
and is not a malfunction.
Cannot play motion 
pictures on a television.You cannot play motion pictures if you have inserted the card 
into a card slot on a television.
Connect the camera to the television with the included AV 
cable and play the pictures on this unit. 
( P107 )
The picture size does 
not fi t the TV screen.Check the [TV ASPECT] setting on this unit. ( P23 )
Cannot upload pictures 
to your computer.Check the connections.
Check that the computer has correctly recognized the 
camera.
The computer does not 
recognize the card. 
(The built-in memory is 
recognized.)Disconnect the USB connection cable, then insert the card 
and reconnect the cable.
The pictures cannot be 
printed with printers.Does the printer support PictBridge? You cannot print 
pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge. 
( P103 )
The sides of printed 
images are cut off.If your printer has trimming and border settings, change the 
settings so that there is no trimming and no border. (Read 
your printer’s operating instructions.)
Some photography shops can handle pictures shot in 
the [
j] aspect ratio. Enquire before sending them for 
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Conditions Causes
Unreadable language 
was selected by 
mistake.Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and 
then select the [
{] icon to set the desired language. ( P24 )
Cannot change the auto 
review setting.Is auto bracket, [SELF PORTRAIT], [HI-SPEED BURST], 
burst or motion picture mode [i] activated? You cannot 
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Conditions Causes
When the shutter button 
is pressed halfway, 
a red lamp turns on 
sometimes.In dark places, the AF assist lamp 
( P77 ) lights red to make it 
easier to focus on a subject.
The AF assist lamp 
does not turn on.Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? 
( P77 )
Are you taking pictures in dark places? The AF assist lamp 
does not turn on in bright places.
Lamp is not illuminated in [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], 
[ILLUMINATIONS], [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY], [SELF 
PORTRAIT], [SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL 
PHOTO] modes.
The camera gets hot.The camera may get a little warm while you are using it, but 
this is normal.
The lens clicks.When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the 
movement of the camera or other, the lens may click and the 
picture on the screen may be drastically changed, however, 
the pictures are not affected.
The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the 
aperture. It is not a malfunction.
The clock setting is 
reset.If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock setting 
may be reset. When the message [PLEASE SET THE 
CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. 
( P17 )
When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00  0. 0.  
0] is recorded.
Images appear slightly 
distorted. Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the 
zoom ratio. This distortion increases as you get nearer the 
subject, but it is not a malfunction. 
Strange colors appear 
around the edge of the 
image.Depending on the zoom magnifi cation, the picture may 
have some colored fringes around the subject. This is 
called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when 
recording distant subjects. However this is not a malfunction.
File numbers are not 
created in order.Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with 
different numbers. 
( P101 )
The fi le numbers are 
recorded in ascending 
order.If the batteries are inserted or removed when the camera is 
not turned off, the recorded folder numbers are lost.
However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures, 
the fi le numbers may be recorded in ascending order. 
The picture is displayed 
black.Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in 
black in playback mode, multi playback and calendar.
The lens barrel is 
retracted.The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching 
from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.
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 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an 
approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time vary depending on 
the subjects.
   
 
Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratioh
Picture sizeDMC-LZ10 only : 10M(3648 × 2736 pixels)
DMC-LZ8 only : 8M(3264 × 2448 pixels)
DMC-LZ10 only : 7M EZ (3072 × 2304 pixels)
 : 5M EZ (2560 × 1920 pixels)
QualityG
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HGHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 20MB)3749410715
Card16 MB
252637510
32 MB
5116147161123
64 MB
11 24 14 30 16 34 24 48
128 MB
24 49 30 61 35 69 50 99
256 MB
48 97 61 120 68 135 98 190
512 MB
97 190 120 240 135 270 195 380
1 GB
195 380 240 480 270 540 390 770
2 GB
390 770 490 970 550 1090 790 1530
4 GB
770 1520 970 1910 1090 2150 1560 3010
8 GB
1580 3100 1980 3890 2230 4380 3180 6130
16 GB
3180 6250 3980 7840 4490 8820 6410 12350
Aspect ratioh
Picture size : 3M EZ (2048 × 1536 pixels) : 2M EZ(1600 × 1200 pixels) : 0.3M EZ(640 × 480 pixels)
QualityGHGHGH
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 20MB)11 23 19 37 95 155
Card16 MB
8 16132668110
32 MB
18 36 29 56 145 230
64 MB
38 75 61 115 290 480
128 MB
78 150 125 230 600 970
256 MB
150 290 240 460 1170 1900
512 MB
300 590 480 910 2320 3770
1 GB
600 1180 970 1830 4640 7550
2 GB
1220 2360 1920 3610 8780 12290
4 GB
2410 4640 3770 7090 17240 24130
8 GB
4910 9440 7670 14440 35080 49120
16 GB
9880 19000 15440 29070 70590 98840 •
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