Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz8 Operating Instructions

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Advanced-Viewing
Set the recording/playback switch to 
the playback [Q]. ( P18 )Playing back pictures automatically in 
order. Recommended when viewing on TV 
screen, etc.
Press [MENU/SET] and press q.
Select [SLIDE SHOW] with e/r 
and then press [MENU/SET] 
button.
PLAYBACK MODE
NORMAL PLAY
SLIDE SHOW
CATEGORY PLAYFAVORITE PLAY
SELECT SET
Select a slide show item with e/r 
and press [MENU/SET].
MENU
SET
SLIDE SHOW
ALL
CATEGORY SELECTION
FAVORITE
SELECTSETCANCELA
a ALL All pictures
CATEGORY 
SELECTIONSelect a category 
( P83 ) 
with e/r/w/q and press 
[MENU/SET].
FAVORITEPictures set as 
[FAVORITE] 
( P95 ) is 
played back.
Set [FAVORITE] to [ON] 
and set any pictures as 
favorites.
 Select [START] with e and press 
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MENU
SET
ALL SLIDE SHOW
START
EFFECT
SETUP
CANCELASET
NATURAL
SELECT
The cursor displayed during 
playback corresponds to e/r/
w/q. •
To fi nish the slide show [
a]
Press r.
Pausing
Press e during playback.
Pause will be released when you press e 
again.
To adjust the volume
Rotate the zoom lever.
To return to the previous screen
Press [   ].
   
Playing Back Pictures Automatically (a  Slide Show)
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Advanced-Viewing
Setting EFFECT
1  Select [EFFECT] in step 4 and press q.
2  Select one of EFFECTs for your 
preference with e/r and press [MENU/
SET].
EFFECT Details
AUTO(only when [CATEGORY] is 
selected) 
The camera automatically 
adjusts the effect.
NATURAL Slow effect with music (1)
SLOW Slow effect with music (2)
SWINGUp-tempo effect with music 
(1)
URBANUp-tempo effect with music 
(2)
OFF No effect
Setting DURATION or REPEAT
1  Select [SETUP] in step 4 and press q.
2  Select settings with e/r and press q.
Settings Details
DURATION (only when [OFF] is selected) 
Select seconds (1, 2, 3, 5) 
with e/r and press [MENU/
SET].
REPEAT Select [ON] or [OFF] with  
e/r and press [MENU/SET].
MUSIC (only when effects other than 
[OFF] is selected) Select 
[ON] or [OFF] with e/r and 
press [MENU/SET].
3  Press [MENU/SET].
The following functions cannot be used 
for slide show [
a].
Motion picture playback
POWER SAVE (However while paused, 
POWER SAVE functions for fi xed 10 
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							83VQT1L86
Advanced-Viewing
Set the recording/playback switch to 
the playback [Q]. ( P18 )You can perform category playback by 
classifying pictures according to the 
recording information such as scene mode 
([PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], etc.).
Press [MENU/SET] and press q.
Select [
 CATEGORY PLAY] 
with e/r and then press [MENU/
SET].
PLAYBACK MODE
NORMAL PLAY
SLIDE SHOW
CATEGORY PLAYFAVORITE PLAY
SELECT SET
Category search starts.
If a picture is found in a category, the 
category icon turns blue.
The more pictures there are, the more 
time it takes to search.
Press [   ] to cancel searching.
Select category using e/r/w/q 
and press [MENU/SET].
CATEGORY
BABY
SELECT SET CANCELA
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CategoryRecording information 
such as scene
6(PORTRAIT 
etc.)
PORTRAIT mode, 
i PORTRAIT, SELF 
PORTRAIT, NIGHT 
PORTRAIT, i NIGHT 
PORTRAIT, BABY1, 2 
8(SCENERY etc.) 
SCENERY mode, 
i SCENERY, SUNSET, 
AERIAL PHOTO
(NIGHT 
SCENERY etc.)
NIGHT PORTRAIT mode, 
i NIGHT PORTRAIT, 
i NIGHT SCENERY, 
STARRY SKY
(Event)SPORTS mode, PARTY, 
CANDLE LIGHT, 
FIREWORKS, BEACH, 
SNOW, AERIAL PHOTO
KBABY1, 2
PET
FOOD
TRAVEL DATE
Motion Picture
Select a picture using w/q. 
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Turn the zoom lever to [2] (W) and 
12 screen will be displayed. Turn to 
[
3] (T) to enlarge pictures.
If [★FAVORITE] is set to [ON], you 
can register the pictures as favorite by 
pressing r. 
( P95 )
When one of the following operations is 
done, the category playback mode [] 
is canceled.
Changes the mode to other playback 
mode or to recording mode
Turns the camera off
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							84VQT1L86
Advanced-Viewing
Set the recording/playback switch to 
the playback [Q]. ( P18 )You can playback the pictures set as 
favorites only.
Press [MENU/SET] and press q.
Select [★ FAVORITE PLAY] with 
e/r and then press [MENU/SET].
PLAYBACK MODE
NORMAL PLAY
SLIDE SHOW
CATEGORY PLAYFAVORITE PLAY
SELECT 
SET
[★ FAVORITE PLAY] does not appear 
when the [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF], 
and is not selectable if no picture is set 
as favorite.
Select a picture using w/q. Turn the zoom lever to [2] (W) and 
12 screen will be displayed. Turn to 
[
3] (T) to enlarge pictures.
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To cancel the favorite setting [★]
You may not be able to cancel the favorite 
in [★ FAVORITE PLAY]. If r is pressed 
while the [★] favorites icon is displayed in 
[  NORMAL PLAY] or [
 CATEGORY 
PLAY] the favorites setting is canceled. 
(Refer to 
 P95  for details.)
When one of the following operations is 
done, the favorite playback mode [★] is 
canceled.
Changes the mode to other playback 
mode or to recording mode
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Advanced-Viewing
   
 
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press w/q to select a picture with a 
motion picture icon [] / [] / 
[] / [] / [] / [] A
and then press e to play back.
15S
30fps
VGA
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A
B
The motion picture recording time B 
is displayed on the LCD monitor. After 
playback starts, the elapsed playback 
time is displayed on the upper right of 
the LCD monitor. For example, 8 minutes 
and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
The cursor displayed during playback 
corresponds to e/r/w/q. 
To stop motion picture playback
Press r.
Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
During motion picture playback, keep 
pressing w/q.
q: Fast forward
w: Fast rewind
When releasing the button, it turns to 
normal motion picture playback.
To pause
Press e during motion picture playback.
Press e again to cancel pause.
Frame-by-frame forward/reverse 
viewing
Press w/q during pause.
To adjust the volume
Rotate the zoom lever.  •
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Sound can be heard through the speaker. 
Refer to [VOLUME] ( P21 ) for information 
about how to adjust the volume in the 
[SETUP] menu.
The fi le format that can be played back 
with this camera is QuickTime Motion 
JPEG.
Please note that the bundled software 
includes QuickTime to play back motion 
picture fi les created with the camera on 
the PC 
( P100 ).
Some QuickTime Motion JPEG fi les 
recorded by a PC or other equipment 
may not be played back with this camera.
When playing back motion pictures 
that have been recorded with other 
equipment, the quality of pictures may be 
deteriorated or it may not be possible to 
play them back.
When using a high capacity card, it is 
possible that fast rewinding may be 
slower than usual.
You cannot use the following functions 
with motion pictures.
Playback zoom (While playing back or 
pausing motion pictures)
[ROTATE DISP.]/[ROTATE]
[TITLE EDIT]
[TEXT STAMP]
[RESIZE]/[TRIMMING]
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Advanced-Viewing
   
Using the  [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
You can use various functions in playback 
mode to rotate pictures, set protection for 
them etc.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press r to select [ ] and then 
press q.
Press e/r to select the menu 
item and then press q.
CALPLAYBACK
CALENDAR 
TITLE EDIT
TEXT STAMP
RESIZE
TRIMMING
SELECT 
SET
SINGLE
MULTI
A
Press r at A to switch to the next 
menu screen.
You can switch menu screens from any 
menu item by rotating the zoom lever.
After selecting a menu item in step 3, 
refer to the description of the menu 
item in the operating instructions and 
then set it.
   
Items you can set
Menu PageItem
Page 1
CALENDAR ( P86 )
TITLE EDIT ( P86 )
TEXT STAMP ( P88 )
eRESIZE ( P90 )
fTRIMMING ( P92 )
Page 2
iASPECT CONV. ( P93 )
bROTATE ( P94 )
jROTATE DISP. ( P94 )
★FAVORITE ( P95 )
lDPOF PRINT ( P96 )
Page 3gPROTECT ( P98 )
COPY ( P99 )
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When saving the edited picture in [TEXT 
STAMP], [RESIZE], [TRIMMING] and 
[ASPECT CONV.], the picture will be 
saved as new fi le. Check remaining 
capacity of the card or built-in memory 
before using those functions.
During Category Playback and Favorite 
Play, only [ROTATE], [ROTATE DISP.], 
[DPOF PRINT] and [PROTECT] can be 
set.
   
 
[ CALENDAR]Seaching pictures at the date
You can search pictures by recording date 
using the calendar function.
Select [
 CALENDAR] from playback 
menu.
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13
20
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21
288
15
22
2916
23
3010
17
24
3111
18
25125
19
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144 3 2 1
SET
SUNSAT FRI THU WED TUE MON
DAY MONTH 
Refer to the step 2 - 4 on  P79  for further 
operations.
   
 
[ TITLE EDIT]Adding text (comments) to 
pictures
You can add text (comments) to pictures. 
After text has been registered, it can be 
included in prints using [TEXT STAMP] 
( P88 ). (Only alphabetic characters and 
symbols can be entered.)
Select [
 TITLE EDIT] from playback 
menu.
   
Common operation
Press e/r to select [SINGLE] or 
[MULTI] and then press [MENU/
SET].
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							87VQT1L86
Advanced-Viewing
CALPLAYBACK
CALENDAR 
TITLE EDIT
TEXT STAMP
RESIZE
TRIMMING
SELECT 
SET
SINGLE
MULTI
Title edit cannot be used on the following 
pictures.
Images recorded with other equipment
Protected pictures
Motion pictures
Single setting
After the common operation
Select a picture using w/q and 
press [MENU/SET].
MENU
SET
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MENUCANCELCANCELAASELECT SELECT SETSET
TITLETITLEEDITEDIT
The title edit icon [] is displayed for 
pictures that have already been recorded 
with text in [BABY] or [PET] name 
settings.
Select text using e/r/w/q and 
press [MENU/SET] to register.
CANCELA 
INPUT CURSOR W-TSELECT 
SPACEEXITDELETE
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Text
Press [DISPLAY] to switch 
text between [A] (capitals), [a] 
(small case) and [&1] (special 
characters and numbers).
CursorRotate the zoom lever.
BlankMove the cursor to [SPACE] 
and press [MENU/SET].
DeleteMove the cursor to 
[DELETE] and press 
[MENU/SET].
Refer to next page for an example of the 
text entry.
A maximum of 30 characters can be 
entered.
To stop editing during text entry, press 
[  ].
Move the cursor to [EXIT] and 
press [MENU/SET] to fi nish text 
input.
Press [   ] twice to close the 
menu.
Multi setting (up to 50 pictures)
After the common operation
Select the picture using 
e/r/w/q and press [DISPLAY] to 
set/cancel.
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TITLE EDIT
OK
SET/CANCEL CANCELASELECT 
Set
The [] icon appears.
Cancel
The [
] icon disappears.
Repeat this step.
Press [MENU/SET].After performing step 2, perform step 2 to 3 
onwards in “Single setting”.
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Press [  ] to display the [PLAYBACK] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P86 )
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Advanced-Viewing
Delete the title (for [SINGLE] only)
In step 2 when [SINGLE] is selected, 
delete all the texts, select [EXIT], and 
press [MENU/SET].
Press [ 
 ] twice to close the menu.
Registered text can be displayed on the 
screen of this unit. (Displayed on slide if 
too many texts are input.)
The name setting of [BABY] or [PET] 
mode can be registered by using the 
same operation as “Single setting”. 
However, the name setting and [TITLE 
EDIT] cannot be registered at the same 
time.
You can use the software 
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-] on the 
CD-ROM (supplied) to print the text 
(comments). For details, refer to the 
operating instructions (PDF fi le) of the 
software.
Example of text entry
In case of entering [LUMIX]:
1 Move e/r/w/q to move the cursor to 
[L] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Move e/r/w/q to move the cursor to 
[U] and then press [MENU/SET].
3 Move e/r/w/q to move the cursor to 
[M] and then press [MENU/SET].
4 Move e/r/w/q to move the cursor to 
[I] and then press [MENU/SET].
5 Move e/r/w/q to move the cursor to 
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[ TEXT STAMP]Stamping the text on your 
pictures
You can stamp the set text, date and time 
of recording, the age and the travel date on 
the recorded pictures.
This function is suitable when you print
4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm images. (Images are 
resized when you add the text to the 
pictures taken with a resolution of more 
than [
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Select [
 TEXT STAMP] from 
playback menu ( P86 ).
Common operation
Press e/r to select [SINGLE] or 
[MULTI] and press [MENU/SET].
MENU
SET
CALPLAYBACK
CALENDAR 
TITLE EDIT
TEXT STAMP
RESIZE
TRIMMING
SELECT 
SET
SINGLE
MULTI
You cannot add the texts or the date to 
the following images.
Images taken when the clock is not set
Images that already have texts on them
Motion pictures
Images recorded with other equipment
Single setting
After the common operation
Press w / q to choose a picture, 
then press [MENU/SET].
MENU
SET
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Press [  ] to display the [PLAYBACK] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P86 )
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Advanced-Viewing
Press e/r/w/q to select 
[SHOOTING DATE], [AGE], 
[TRAVEL DATE] or [TITLE] and 
change the settings for the item, 
and then press [MENU/SET].
TEXT STAMP
W/O TIME
OFF
OFF
OFFSHOOTING DATE
AGE
TRAVEL DATE
TITLE
SELECT SET CANCEL A
SHOOTING DATE
OFF Date and time does not 
added
W/O TIME Date added
WITH TIME Date and time added
AGE
OFF Age not added
ON Age added
TRAVEL DATE
OFF Travel dates not added
ON Travel dates added
TITLE
OFF Title or name is not added
ON Title or name in [BABY] or 
[PET] mode is added
Press [MENU/SET].Images are resized as follows when you 
add the text to the pictures taken with a 
high resolution.
h
 or more ➞ 
 or more ➞ 
j or more ➞ 
The picture becomes slightly rougher.
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Press e to select [YES] and 
press [MENU/SET].
(Screen when you have chosen an 
image taken at [h])
MENU
SETCANCEL A
TEXT STAMP
IT WILL BE STAMPED ON THE
PICTURE RESIZED TO 3M . 
SAVE NEW PICTURES?
YES
NO
SELECT SET
If you select [NO], the screen returns to 
the one shown in step 2
Press [  ] twice to close the 
menu.
  Pictures that have been text stamped will 
be marked with the text stamp complete 
indicator A.
To confi rm the text stamp B, use 
playback zoom 
( P80 ). 
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10:00 JAN.1.200810:00 JAN.1.2008
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B
JAN.1.2008
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Advanced-Viewing
 Multi setting (up to 50 pictures)
After the common operation
Select the picture using 
e/r/w/q and press [DISPLAY] to 
set/cancel.
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TEXT STAMP
OK
SET/CANCELCANCELASELECT 
SetThe [] icon appears.
CancelThe [ ] icon disappears.
Repeat this step.
Press [MENU/SET].After performing step 2, perform step 2 to 4 
onwards in “Single setting”.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note that if you use text stamp and 
then specify printing the date when 
you order prints or on a printer, both 
dates will be printed and may overlap. 
Make sure there is some space available 
on the built-in memory or card.
The text may be cut off with some 
printers.
The printed texts may be blurred on the 
pictures with the resolution of 
.
Once you have added the text stamp, 
you will no longer be able to use the 
following functions with the pictures.
[TEXT STAMP]
Date print setting in [DPOF PRINT]
[RESIZE]
[TRIMMING]
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[ RESIZE]Making the picture smaller
This function is useful if you want to reduce 
the fi le size of the picture in cases when 
it needs to be attached to an e-mail or 
uploaded to a website.
Select [
e RESIZE] from playback 
menu ( P86 ).
Common operation
Select  [SINGLE] or [MULTI] with 
e/r and press [MENU/SET].
CALPLAYBACK
CALENDAR 
TITLE EDIT
TEXT STAMP
RESIZE
TRIMMING
SELECT 
SET
SINGLE
MULTI
Single setting
After the common operation
Press w/q to select the picture 
and then press [MENU/SET].
 
MENU
SET
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CANCELCANCELAASELECT SELECT SETSET
The following pictures cannot be resized.
Aspect ratio Picture size
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Motion pictures
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