Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to other equipmentConnecting to a PC
You can transfer the pictures in the camera to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
•Some PCs can read directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to the 
operating instructions of your PC.
•If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a message 
prompting you to format may appear. (Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased 
so do not choose to format.)
If the card is not recognized, please refer to the below support site.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
•You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient way of 
doing this.
•Read the separate “Basic Owner’s Manual” for more information about the software in the 
CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
∫PC that can be used
The unit can be connected to any PC cap able of recognizing a mass storage device.
•
Windows support: Window s 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP/Windows 2000/
Windows Me
•Mac support: OS X v10.1 ~ v10.7 
						

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Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
Operate the PC.
•You can save the images into the PC by dragging and dropping the image, or the folder 
with the image that you would like to transfer onto a different folder in the PC.
Note
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power. If the remaining battery power becomes low while 
the camera and the PC are communicating, the alarm beeps.
Refer to 
“Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely”  (P103)  before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection 
cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
Loading still pictures or motion pictures
•Check the directions of the connectors, and  plug them straight in or unplug them 
straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may bend out of shape, which may cause 
malfunction.)
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
B Align the marks, and insert. 
						

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∫Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder 
composition).
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.
•
When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another maker of camera)
•When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Select the [ ] icon in the task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject 
DMC-XXX] (XXX varies by model).
•
Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.•If the icon is not displayed, check that [Access] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the 
digital camera before removing the hardware.
∫ Connection in the PTP Mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR, WindowsR 7, and 
Mac OS X only)
Select [PictBridge(PTP)] when connecting USB cable.
•
Data can now be read only from the card in the PC.•When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP 
Mode.
•Motion picture cannot be played back in PTP Mode.
For Windows: A drive ([Removable Disk]) is displayed in [Computer]
For Mac: A drive ([LUMIX], [NO_NAME] or [Untitled]) is displayed on the  desktop
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Built-in Memory•Card
DCIM: Images
1 Folder number
2 File number
3 JPG: Still pictures
MP4: MP4 Motion pictures
MISC: DPOF print
Favorite
AD_LUMIX: For Upload set
LUMIXUP.EXE Upload tool “LUMIX Image Uploader”
¢Cannot be created in the built-in memory.AD_LUMIX
100_PANA
100_PANA
P
P
P
101_PANA
999_PANA 
						

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Still pictures and motion pictures can be uploaded to image sharing sites (Facebook/
YouTube) using the upload tool “LUMIX Image Uploader”.
You do not need to transfer the images to the PC or install dedicated software onto the PC, 
so you can easily upload the images even away from your home or work if there is a PC 
that is connected to the network.
•
It is only compatible with a PC with Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7.•For details, refer to the operating instructions of “LUMIX Image Uploader” (PDF).
Preparations:
Setup the images to upload with [Upload Set]  (P85).
Connect the PC to the Internet.
Create an account at the image sharing site to be used, and prepare the login information.
1Start up the “LUMIXUP.EXE” by double-clicking it. (P103)
•An upload tool “LUMIX Image Uploader” may startup automatically if the 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is installed.
2Select the destination to upload.
•Operate following the instructions displayed on the PC screen.
Note
•Operation cannot be guaranteed for future specification changes of the YouTube and Facebook 
services. Service contents or screen may be modified without notice. 
(This service is as of November 1st, 2011)
•Do not upload any images protected by copyright, unless you own the copyright yourself, or 
have permission from the relevant copyright holder.
•Images may contain personal information that can be used to identify the user, such as a 
title, the time and date when the images were taken, and the location where the image 
was taken if the camera includes a GPS function. Check this information before 
uploading images to image sharing sites.
Uploading the images to sharing sites 
						

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Connecting to other equipment
Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor.
•
Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures from the built-in memory.
Check print quality and other settings on t he printer before printing the pictures.
Connect the printer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
Press 3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then press [MENU/SET].
Note
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power. If the remaining battery power becomes low while 
the camera and the printer are connected, the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop 
printing at once. If not printing, di sconnect the USB connection cable.
•Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] (Cable disconnect prohibit icon) is displayed.
(may not be displayed depending on the type of printer used)
•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
•Motion pictures cannot be printed out.
•Check the directions of the connectors, and  plug them straight in or unplug them 
straight out. (Otherwise the connectors may bend out of shape, which may cause 
malfunction.)
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
B Align the marks, and insert. 
						

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Press 3.
Press  3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [Print start] and then press [MENU/SET].
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [Yes], and print the pictures.•Refer to  P107 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
 Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [Print start] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P107 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
•Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
 Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
ItemDescription of settings
[Multi Select] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Press 
3/4/ 2/1 to select the pictures, and then press [DISP.]. (When 
[DISP.] is pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
•After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[Select All] Prints all the stored pictures.
[Print Set (DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [Print Set] only.  (P93)
[Favorite] Prints the pictures set as favorites only.  (P92)
100100    00010001100  0001__
PictBridgePictBridgePictBridge
Multi PrintMulti PrintMulti Print
SelectSelectSelectPrintPrintPrint
1/111/111/11
OFF
1Print start
Print with Date
Num.of prints
Paper Size
Page Layout
Single Select
Set
Select
Cancel 
						

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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single 
picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing 
them” procedures.
•
When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the 
camera, set [Paper Size] or [Page Layout] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout on 
the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [Print Set (DPOF)] has been selected, the  [Print with Date] and [Num.of prints] items are 
not displayed.
•If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.•Depending on the printer, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if 
this is the case.
•When printing images with [Date Stamp] or [Text Stamp], please remember to set 
[Print with Date] to [OFF] or the date will print on top.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures•By stamping the date using [Date Stamp]  (P75) or [Text Stamp]  (P87) or setting date printing at 
the time of the [Print Set]  (P93) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed 
at the photo shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
  Print Settings
 [Print with Date]
ItemDescription of settings
[ON] Date is printed.
[OFF] Date is not printed.
 [Num.of prints] 
						

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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
 [Paper Size]
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk6 q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk10 q] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm 
						

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•An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[Page Layout] to [ ä] and then set [Num.of prints] to 4 for the picture that you want to 
print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set [Page Layout] 
to [ ä ] and then set [Num.of prints] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
•
The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [ ¥] indication lights 
orange during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the 
printer.
•If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the 
remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
 [Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{ Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã 2 pictures on 1 page
ä 4 pictures on 1 page 
						

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OthersScreen Display
∫In recording
1 Recording Mode
2 Recording Quality  (P76)
Picture Size (P64) : Backlight Compensation  (P24)
3 Flash Mode  (P49)
4 Optical Image Stabilizer  (P75)
: Jitter alert  (P21)
5 White Balance  (P66)
6 Color Mode  (P73)
7 AF Macro Mode  (P52)
: Macro Zoom Mode  (P52)
8 Battery indication  (P12)
9 Burst  (P71)
10 Intelligent Exposure  (P70)
11 F o c u s   (P27)
12 AF area  (P27)
13 Self-timer Mode  (P53)
14 AF tracking operation  (P69)
15 Shutter speed  (P26)
16 Aperture value  (P26)
17 ISO sensitivity  (P65)
18 AF Tracking  (P69)
: AF assist lamp  (P74) 19 Exposure compensation 
(P54)
20 Number of days that have passed since  the departure date  (P40)
Location  (P40)
Name  (P61)
Age  (P61)
Current date and time
“ : World Time  (P39)
Zoom  (P47): 
21 Elapsed recording time
¢  (P29) :
22 LCD Mode  (P42)
23 Date Stamp (P75)
24 Recording state (P29)
25 Built-in memory  (P16)
: Card (P16)  (displayed only during 
recording)
26 Number of recordable pictures  (P18)
Available recording time
¢  (P18 , 
29) :
¢ “m” is an abbreviation for minute and “s” for 
second.
ISO
3s 3s
3s
1/60
1/60
1/60
B&W
B&W
B&W
F3.1
F3.1
F3.1
11
11
11
12913 10
11
14
161715
1918
25
24 26
23
2122
20 1
38
42567
TW
8m30s
R8m30s