Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc S3 Owners Manual For Advances Features

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Taking pictures with zoom
Recording Mode:       
 
Taking motion pictures
[Motion Picture] Mode
Recording Mode: 
Optical Zoom and Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
Automatically switches to “Optical Zoom” when using maximum Pictur\
e Size (
→46), and 
to “Extended Optical Zoom” (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ\
 is short for “Extended 
Optical Zoom”.)
 • Optical Zoom  • Extended Optical Zoom
(  displayed)
“Optical Zoom” offers 4 x magnification. You can zoom in even closer without the loss of 
picture quality by lowering the picture size and using “Extended Opti\
cal Zoom.” 
For zooming in even closer, “Digital Zoom” ( →50) is available. 
 
●Extended Optical Zoom system
When the recording pixel level is set to [3 M ] (corresponding to 3 million pixels), 
3 million pixels of the available pixel level in the center of the CCD a\
re used in 
recording, enabling higher magnification.
 
●The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates. 
●Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
Motion Picture, [High Sens.] in Scene Mode
Zoom In/Out
Capture a 
wider area 
(wide-angle)Enlarge 
the subject 
(telephoto)
Focus range
Zoom ratio (approx.)
Zoom bar
 
●Focus after adjusting the zoom.
 
●Depending on the type of card used, a card-access display may appear for\
 a while after 
motion picture recording. This is not a fault.
 
●In [AF Mode],  (11-area-focusing) is fixed.  
●In [Stabilizer], [ON] is fixed. 
●When there is no space left to store the motion picture, recording autom\
atically ends. 
Additionally, recording in progress may be stopped, depending on the card used. 
Display the screen for Recording 
Mode selection
Select [Motion Picture] Mode 
Start recording
Press halfway
(adjust the focus) Press fully 
(start recording)
 • Immediately release the shutter button after 
pressing it all the way. 
 • The focus and zoom will remain as they were  at the beginning of recording. 
End recording
Press fully
Remaining recording time (approx.)
Elapsed recording time
Microphone 
						

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Viewing your pictures
 [Normal Play]
Playback Mode: 
When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, an\
d without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
Zoom button
Press the Playback button • Press again to enter the Recording Mode.
Scroll through pictures
Previous Next
File number
Picture number/Total pictures
 • Hold down to quickly scroll forwards/backwards.
 • Press the shutter button to switch to  Recording Mode.
 
■To enlarge (Playback Zoom)
Press the 
T side of the 
zoom buttonCurrent zoom position (displayed for 1 sec.)
 • Each time the T side of the zoom button is pressed, the magnification increases. It 
moves through four levels after 1x: 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (The picture q\
uality displayed 
becomes successively lower.)
 • To reduce zoom → Press the W side of the zoom button
 • Move zoom position → ▲▼◄►
 
●Be careful not to block the speaker. 
●Some pictures edited on a computer may not be viewed on this camera. 
●This camera is compliant with the unified DCF (Design rule for Camera F\
ile system) 
standard formulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA), and with Exif (Exchangeable image file format). Only files that a\
re 
DCF-compliant can be played back.
 Watching motion pictures
Select the motion picture and start playback
Motion picture recording time∗
∗
  When playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed in the top \
right of the  screen.
Example:   After 3 minutes and 30 seconds: [3m30s]
 
■ Operations during Motion Picture Playback
▲ : Pause/Play
[MENU/SET]: Stop
◄ :  Fast rewind (2 steps)
Single-frame rewind (while paused)
► :  Fast forward (2 steps)
Single-frame forward (while paused)
 • Press ▲  during fast rewind or fast forward to return to the normal playback spe\
ed.
 • The volume can be adjusted with the zoom button.
 
●Motion pictures recorded on other devices may not be played correctly.  
●When watching on a computer, use [QuickTime] on the supplied CD-ROM to play 
motion pictures. 
Speaker 
						

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Viewing your pictures
 [Normal Play]
Playback Mode: 
When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, an\
d without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
Zoom button
Press the Playback button • Press again to enter the Recording Mode.
Scroll through pictures
Previous Next
File number
Picture number/Total pictures
 • Hold down to quickly scroll forwards/backwards.
 • Press the shutter button to switch to  Recording Mode.
 
■To enlarge (Playback Zoom)
Press the 
T side of the 
zoom buttonCurrent zoom position (displayed for 1 sec.)
 • Each time the T side of the zoom button is pressed, the magnification increases. It 
moves through four levels after 1x: 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (The picture q\
uality displayed 
becomes successively lower.)
 • To reduce zoom → Press the W side of the zoom button
 • Move zoom position → ▲▼◄►
 
●Be careful not to block the speaker. 
●Some pictures edited on a computer may not be viewed on this camera. 
●This camera is compliant with the unified DCF (Design rule for Camera F\
ile system) 
standard formulated by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA), and with Exif (Exchangeable image file format). Only files that a\
re 
DCF-compliant can be played back.
 Watching motion pictures
Select the motion picture and start playback
Motion picture recording time∗
∗
  When playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed in the top \
right of the  screen.
Example:   After 3 minutes and 30 seconds: [3m30s]
 
■ Operations during Motion Picture Playback
▲ : Pause/Play
[MENU/SET]: Stop
◄ :  Fast rewind (2 steps)
Single-frame rewind (while paused)
► :  Fast forward (2 steps)
Single-frame forward (while paused)
 • Press ▲  during fast rewind or fast forward to return to the normal playback spe\
ed.
 • The volume can be adjusted with the zoom button.
 
●Motion pictures recorded on other devices may not be played correctly.  
●When watching on a computer, use [QuickTime] on the supplied CD-ROM to play 
motion pictures. 
Speaker 
						

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Viewing as list 
(Multi Playback/Calendar Playback)
Playback Mode: 
 
Deleting pictures
Playback Mode: 
You can view 12 (or 30) pictures at once (Multi Playback), or view al\
l pictures taken on a 
certain date (Calendar Playback).
 
■To restore
Press the T side of the 
zoom button
 
■To change from 
12/30-screen 
display to single-
screen display
Select picture with 
▲▼◄►  and press 
[MENU/SET]
 
●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. P\
ictures 
taken without clock settings are displayed with the date January 1st, 20\
11.
 
●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back. 
●Pictures taken with destination settings of [World Time] are displayed in the calendar 
screen with appropriate date of the destination’s time zone.
Press the Playback button
Set to multiple screen display
The display 
changes 
each time 
the W side  is pressed Date recorded Picture no.Total no.
Scroll bar
(12 screens) 
(30 screens) 
Selected date (First picture from the date) • Select week with ▲▼  and 
date with ◄► , and press 
[MENU/SET] to display 
that date’s pictures on a 
12-screen display.
(Calendar screen)
Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from \
the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
Press to delete the displayed picture
Select [Yes]
 • Do not turn off the power during deletion.
 
●Use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional). 
●Pictures cannot be deleted in the following cases:
 • Protected pictures 
 • Card switch is in “LOCK” position.
 • Pictures not of DCF standard (→22)
To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures
     (after step )
Select type of deletion
 • To use [Delete All] → go to step 
Select the pictures to delete 
(Repeat)
 Picture selected
 • To release→  Press  [MENU/
SET] 
again
Select [OK]
Press ◄  to select [Yes], 
and then press [MENU/
SET]
 • May take time depending on  number of pictures deleted.
 • You can select [All Delete Except 
] in [Delete All] if there are 
pictures that have been set as 
[Favorite] (→60). 
						

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Viewing as list 
(Multi Playback/Calendar Playback)
Playback Mode: 
 
Deleting pictures
Playback Mode: 
You can view 12 (or 30) pictures at once (Multi Playback), or view al\
l pictures taken on a 
certain date (Calendar Playback).
 
■To restore
Press the T side of the 
zoom button
 
■To change from 
12/30-screen 
display to single-
screen display
Select picture with 
▲▼◄►  and press 
[MENU/SET]
 
●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. P\
ictures 
taken without clock settings are displayed with the date January 1st, 20\
11.
 
●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back. 
●Pictures taken with destination settings of [World Time] are displayed in the calendar 
screen with appropriate date of the destination’s time zone.
Press the Playback button
Set to multiple screen display
The display 
changes 
each time 
the W side  is pressed Date recorded Picture no.Total no.
Scroll bar
(12 screens) 
(30 screens) 
Selected date (First picture from the date) • Select week with ▲▼  and 
date with ◄► , and press 
[MENU/SET] to display 
that date’s pictures on a 
12-screen display.
(Calendar screen)
Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from \
the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
Press to delete the displayed picture
Select [Yes]
 • Do not turn off the power during deletion.
 
●Use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional). 
●Pictures cannot be deleted in the following cases:
 • Protected pictures 
 • Card switch is in “LOCK” position.
 • Pictures not of DCF standard (→22)
To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures
     (after step )
Select type of deletion
 • To use [Delete All] → go to step 
Select the pictures to delete 
(Repeat)
 Picture selected
 • To release→  Press  [MENU/
SET] 
again
Select [OK]
Press ◄  to select [Yes], 
and then press [MENU/
SET]
 • May take time depending on  number of pictures deleted.
 • You can select [All Delete Except 
] in [Delete All] if there are 
pictures that have been set as 
[Favorite] (→60). 
						

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Setting the menu
Refer to the procedure example below when operating the [Setup] menu, [R\
ec] menu 
and [Playback] menu.
 
■About the menu screen
Buttons used in menu operations: [MENU/SET]: Cursor button: [ / ] (Delete/Return) button
Menu screen configuration
: Menu description: Menu items: Operation guide
 
■Menu operation flowExample:  Changing [AF Mode] in the [Rec] menu in [Normal Picture] Mode
Displaying the menu screenPress [MENU/SET]
The menu options screen is displayed.
Selecting the menu typeSelect [Rec], and press [MENU/SET]
Select the itemPress ▲▼  to select [AF Mode], and then 
press [MENU/SET]
:  Pages
The pages can also be selected with the zoom button.
Changing the settingsPress ▲▼  to select a setting, and then 
press [MENU/SET]
The selected setting is set.
 • To cancel → Press [ / ]
: Settings: Selected setting
Exiting the menu screenPress [ / ] several times
The menu closes and the monitor returns to the previous screen.
 
●The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. 
●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item. 
●In Recording Mode, the menu screen can also be exited by pressing the sh\
utter button 
halfway.
 
■Menu type
[Setup] menu
Making the camera more convenient to use
 • Enables you to specify clock settings, sound volume, and so on to make the 
camera easier to use.
[Rec] menu (Recording Mode only)
Changing picture preferences  • Enables you to specify color, sensitivity, pixel level, and other settings.
[Playback] menu 
(Playback Mode only)
Using your pictures  • Enables you to specify picture protection, resizing, and other settings for pictures 
you have taken. 
						

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Setting the menu
Refer to the procedure example below when operating the [Setup] menu, [R\
ec] menu 
and [Playback] menu.
 
■About the menu screen
Buttons used in menu operations: [MENU/SET]: Cursor button: [ / ] (Delete/Return) button
Menu screen configuration
: Menu description: Menu items: Operation guide
 
■Menu operation flowExample:  Changing [AF Mode] in the [Rec] menu in [Normal Picture] Mode
Displaying the menu screenPress [MENU/SET]
The menu options screen is displayed.
Selecting the menu typeSelect [Rec], and press [MENU/SET]
Select the itemPress ▲▼  to select [AF Mode], and then 
press [MENU/SET]
:  Pages
The pages can also be selected with the zoom button.
Changing the settingsPress ▲▼  to select a setting, and then 
press [MENU/SET]
The selected setting is set.
 • To cancel → Press [ / ]
: Settings: Selected setting
Exiting the menu screenPress [ / ] several times
The menu closes and the monitor returns to the previous screen.
 
●The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. 
●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item. 
●In Recording Mode, the menu screen can also be exited by pressing the sh\
utter button 
halfway.
 
■Menu type
[Setup] menu
Making the camera more convenient to use
 • Enables you to specify clock settings, sound volume, and so on to make the 
camera easier to use.
[Rec] menu (Recording Mode only)
Changing picture preferences  • Enables you to specify color, sensitivity, pixel level, and other settings.
[Playback] menu 
(Playback Mode only)
Using your pictures  • Enables you to specify picture protection, resizing, and other settings for pictures 
you have taken. 
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (
→26)
ItemSettings, Notes
 [Clock Set]
(→16) Set time, date, and display format.
[World Time]
Set the local time at 
travel destination. ( →45) [Destination]:  Set the local time at travel destination.
 [Home]: Set date and time at home area.
[Beep]
Adjust volume of beep 
sounds.// : Low/High/Mute
 [Volume]
Adjust volume of sound 
from speakers (7 levels). [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6]
 • Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when connected to TV.
[Focus Icon]
Change the focus icon. /  /  /  /  / 
 [Auto Power Off]
The camera turns off 
automatically after a 
specified period of 
inactivity. [2 MIN.]/[5 MIN.]/[10MIN.]/[OFF]
 • To restore → Turn on the power again.
 • Cannot be used in the following cases:When using AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler 
(optional), when connected to computer/printer, during 
motion picture recording/playback, during Slide Shows, 
during automatic demo playback 
 • Specific periods apply in the following situations.  [Intelligent Auto] Mode: [5 MIN.], and when a Slide Show 
is paused: [10MIN.]
For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (
→26)
[Clock Set], [Auto Review] and [Auto Power Off] are important for clock \
setting and 
battery life. Please check these before use.
Item Settings, Notes
[Auto Review]
Automatically display 
still pictures immediately 
after taking them. [ON] (Automatically displays for 2 seconds.)
/[OFF]
 • Fixed to [ON] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
 • Auto review occurs immediately after taking still pictures  in [Burst] mode, or [Panorama Assist] in Scene Mode, 
regardless of settings.
 • Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.
 [Reset]
Reset to the default 
settings. [Reset Rec. settings?]
[Reset setup parameters?]
 • When [Setup] settings are reset, [Age] setting in [Baby] Scene Mode is also reset.
 • Folder numbers and clock settings will remain  unchanged.
 • Camera movement may be audible as the lens function  is reset. This is normal.
 [Output]
Adjust the settings used 
when the camera is 
connected to a TV via 
the AV cable (optional). 
(Playback Mode only.)[Video Out] ∗
[NTSC]/[PAL]
∗    PAL video out is not available on the version DMC-S3P/
DMC-S1P sold in the U.S. and the version DMC-S3PC/
DMC-S1PC sold in Canada.
[TV Aspect]
 /  
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (
→26)
ItemSettings, Notes
 [Clock Set]
(→16) Set time, date, and display format.
[World Time]
Set the local time at 
travel destination. ( →45) [Destination]:  Set the local time at travel destination.
 [Home]: Set date and time at home area.
[Beep]
Adjust volume of beep 
sounds.// : Low/High/Mute
 [Volume]
Adjust volume of sound 
from speakers (7 levels). [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6]
 • Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when connected to TV.
[Focus Icon]
Change the focus icon. /  /  /  /  / 
 [Auto Power Off]
The camera turns off 
automatically after a 
specified period of 
inactivity. [2 MIN.]/[5 MIN.]/[10MIN.]/[OFF]
 • To restore → Turn on the power again.
 • Cannot be used in the following cases:When using AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler 
(optional), when connected to computer/printer, during 
motion picture recording/playback, during Slide Shows, 
during automatic demo playback 
 • Specific periods apply in the following situations.  [Intelligent Auto] Mode: [5 MIN.], and when a Slide Show 
is paused: [10MIN.]
For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (
→26)
[Clock Set], [Auto Review] and [Auto Power Off] are important for clock \
setting and 
battery life. Please check these before use.
Item Settings, Notes
[Auto Review]
Automatically display 
still pictures immediately 
after taking them. [ON] (Automatically displays for 2 seconds.)
/[OFF]
 • Fixed to [ON] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
 • Auto review occurs immediately after taking still pictures  in [Burst] mode, or [Panorama Assist] in Scene Mode, 
regardless of settings.
 • Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.
 [Reset]
Reset to the default 
settings. [Reset Rec. settings?]
[Reset setup parameters?]
 • When [Setup] settings are reset, [Age] setting in [Baby] Scene Mode is also reset.
 • Folder numbers and clock settings will remain  unchanged.
 • Camera movement may be audible as the lens function  is reset. This is normal.
 [Output]
Adjust the settings used 
when the camera is 
connected to a TV via 
the AV cable (optional). 
(Playback Mode only.)[Video Out] ∗
[NTSC]/[PAL]
∗    PAL video out is not available on the version DMC-S3P/
DMC-S1P sold in the U.S. and the version DMC-S3PC/
DMC-S1PC sold in Canada.
[TV Aspect]
 /  
						

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For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (→26)Using the [Setup] menu (Continued)
For details about the setting procedure in the [Setup] menu. (→26)
ItemSettings, Notes
 [Language]
Change display 
language. Set the language displayed on the screen.
 [Demo Mode]
View demonstration of 
functions. [Stabilizer Demo.]
Indicates the extent of jitter detected by the camera 
(Estimate)
Extent of jitter
Extent of jitter after stabilization
 • When the demo screen is displayed, press [MENU/SET] 
to switch the Optical Image Stabilizer between on and 
off.
 • To cancel → Press [
 / ].
[Auto Demo]: View introductory Slide Show
[ON]/[OFF]
 • To cancel → Press [
 / ].
 • When a card is not inserted, Automatic Demo Mode will  start if there is no operation for about 2 minutes with the 
power on, connected to the AC adaptor (optional) and 
DC coupler (optional).
 • [Auto Demo] cannot be displayed on external devices  such as TVs.
Item Settings, Notes
[Rotate Disp.]
Automatically rotate 
portrait still pictures. /  /[OFF]
 • [Rotate Disp.] cannot be used with motion pictures.
 • Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing up or  down, or still pictures taken on other cameras may not 
rotate.
 • Pictures cannot be rotated during Multi Playback.
 • Will only be displayed rotated on computer if in Exif- compatible ( →22) environment (OS, software).
[Version Disp.]
Check the version of the 
camera firmware. Current version is displayed.
 [Format]
Use when [Built-In 
Memory Error] or 
[Memory Card Error] 
appears, or when 
formatting the built-in 
memory or card. 
When a card/built-in 
memory is formatted, 
the data cannot be 
restored. Check the 
content of the card/
built-in memory 
carefully before 
formatting.  • This requires a sufficiently charged battery, or an AC 
adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional). When 
formatting the built-in memory, remove the cards.
(Only inserted card will be formatted if present; built-in 
memory will be formatted if no card is inserted.)
 • Always format cards with this camera.
 
• All protected pictures and other picture data will be 
deleted.
 • Do not turn off power or perform other operations during  formatting.
 • Formatting the built-in memory may take several  minutes.
 • Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Center if  format cannot be successfully completed.