Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz10 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Focusing
Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press 
the shutter button halfway.
•The AF area may be displayed larger for certain zoom magnifications and in dark places.
∫About focus range
The focus range is displayed when operating the zoom.
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The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused afte r pressing 
the shutter button halfway.
The focus range may change gradually depending on the zoom posi tion.
e.g.: Range of focus during the Intelligent Auto Mode
FocusWhen the subject is focusedWhen the subject is not 
focused
Focus indication  AOn Blinks
AF area  B White>Green White>Red
Sound Beeps 2 timesBeeps 4 times
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∫When the subject is not in focus (such as when it is not in the  center of the 
composition of the picture you want to take)
1Aim the AF area at the subject, and press the 
shutter button half way to fix the focus and 
exposure.
2Press and hold the shutter button half way 
while moving the camera as you compose the 
picture.
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You can repeatedly retry the actions in step 1 before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫ Subject and recording conditions which are difficult to focus i n
•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects wit hout contrast•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects
•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a pi cture of both distant and near 
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Recording Motion Pictures
Applicable modes: 
This unit can record motion pictures in QuickTime Motion JPEG format.
AAvailable recording time
B Elapsed recording time
•You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording Mode.
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while recording 
motion pictures.
•For the setting of [Rec Quality], refer to P86 .
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture 
button again.
1Start recording by pressing the motion picture 
button.
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•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after recording 
motion pictures. This is not a malfunction.
•The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may reco rd noise due to static electricity or 
electromagnetic waves etc. depending on the environment of the  motion picture recording.
•Even if the aspect ratio setting is the same in still pictures and motion pictures, the angle of view  may 
change at the start of the motion picture recording. 
When [Video Rec Area]  (P43) is set to [ON], angle of view during motion picture recording  is 
displayed.
•About zooming while recording motion pictures
–If you use Extended Optical Zoom or Intelligent Zoom, the angle of view may change drastically 
when you start or finish recording a motion picture.
–If you operate the zoom etc. while recording motion pictures, t he sound of the operation may be 
recorded.
–The zoom speed will be slower than usual when recording motion  pictures.
–Operating the zoom while recording motion pictures can take time for the image to come into 
focus.
•Since the camera adjusts the focus and lens aperture automatically while recording a motion picture, 
it may record the operation sound.
•Motion pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases.–[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter] (Creative Control Mode)
•It will be recorded in following categories for certain Scene Modes. A motion picture recording 
matching each scene will be performed for the ones not listed b elow.
Selected Scene ModeScene Mode while recording motion picture
[Baby1]/[Baby2]Portrait Mode
[Night Portrait]/[Night Scenery]/[Starry Sky]Low Light Mode
[Sports]/[HDR]/[Pet]Normal motion picture 
						

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Playing Back
1Press [(].
∫Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press  2/1  to select a picture with a Motion Picture 
icon (such as [ ]), and then press  3 to play back.
C Motion picture icon
D Motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed 
on the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[08m30s].
•Operations during Motion Picture Playback
¢The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2  again.
–You can adjust the volume with the zoom lever.
2Press 2/ 1 to select pictures.
A File number
B Picture number
•If you press and hold  2/1, you can play back the 
pictures in succession.
•Speed of picture Forwarding/Rewinding changes 
depending on the playback status.
3Play/Pause
[MENU/SET ] Stop
2 Fast rewind
¢/
Frame-by-frame rewind 
(while pausing)
1 Fast forward
¢/
Frame-by-frame forward 
(while pausing)
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•This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established by 
JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries  Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files that do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be 
played back.
•Images recorded or edited with the camera may not be played bac k correctly on other devices and 
applied effects may not appear on the devices.
Also, images recorded on other devices may not be played back o n the camera and functions of the 
camera may not be available for the images.
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from  Recording Mode to Playback Mode.
While the lens barrel is retracting, you may not be able to ope rate the camera.
•The file format that can be played back with this camera is Qui ckTime Motion JPEG.•Be careful not to block the speaker of the camera during playba ck.
Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1 screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display
A Number of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback
Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k > 2k> 4k > 8k > 16k
•When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  B appears for about 2 seconds, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4 /2 /1.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorat es.
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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted.
•Pictures that are not in the DCF standard or those that are protected cannot be deleted.
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press 
[].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes].
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting.
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.
To delete a single picture
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
1Press [ ].
2Press 3/4 to select [Delete Multi] or 
[Delete All] and then press [MENU/SET].
•[Delete All]  > Confirmation screen is displayed.
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
3(When [Delete Multi] is selected)
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [MENU/SET].  (Repeat this step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures.
If [MENU/SET] is pressed again , the setting is canceled.
4(When [Delete Multi] is selected)
Press 2 to select [OK], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
Q.MENU
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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and 
playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the 
camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important setting s relating to the camera’s clock 
and power.
Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the ca mera.
•
If you rotate the monitor and set the camera to Self Shot Mode,  the menu screen will not be 
displayed.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [ Ø] ([1-Area]) to [ š] ([Face Detection])
1Press [MENU/SET].
Setting menu items
2Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select menu and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Menu Description of settings
[Rec] (P75)
(Recording Mode only) The menu lets you set the Coloring, Sensitivity or Number of 
pixels, etc. of pictures you are recording.
[Motion Picture] 
(P86)
(Recording Mode only) This menu lets you set the setting for motion pictures such as 
recording quality.
[Playback] 
(P93)
(Playback Mode only) This menu lets you make changes to the pictures taken. For 
example, you can set protection for the pictures taken, or crop
 
them.
[Setup]  (P41) This menu lets you perform the clock settings, beep tone settings 
and other settings which make it easier for you to operate the 
camera.
[Wi-Fi] 
(P99) This menu lets you make the settings necessary to connect to 
Wi-Fi or use the Wi-Fi function.
CancelSelectSet
Motion
PictureRec
Setup Wi-Fi
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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] repeatedly until the recording/playback 
screen is displayed.
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When recording images, you can also close the menu by 
pressing the shutter button halfway.
•There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the  modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
3Press 3/ 4 to select the menu item and then 
press [MENU/SET].
A Menu screen page•It will switch to the next page when you reach the 
bottom.
(It will also switch by rotating the zoom lever)
4Press 3/ 4 to select the setting and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not appear 
or it may be displayed in a different way.
CancelSelectSet
AF Mode
AUTO
AWB
1/4Rec
White Balance Sensitivity Picture Size
Select auto  focus  mode
A
CancelSelectSet
AF ModeFace Detection
Focus detected person’s face
Q.MENU 
						

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By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determin ed by the mode or a display style 
the camera is in.
Using the Quick Menu
1Press [Q.MENU] when recording.
2Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the menu item and 
the setting and then press [MENU/SET] to 
close the menu.
Q.MENU