Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ts2 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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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 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 settings relating to the camera’s 
Clock and Power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Note
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Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the...

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This section describes how to select the Normal Picture Mode settings, and the same 
setting can be used for the [PLAYBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well.
Example: Setting [AF MODE] from [
Ø] to [š] in the Normal Picture Mode
Setting menu items
Press the [OFF/ON] button.
A [( ] button
B [MENU/SET] button
C Mode dial
Set the mode dial to  [ ·].
•To set the playback menu, proceed to step 3 by 
pressing the [ (].
Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
•You can switch menu screens from any...

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Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. Press [MENU/SET] to set.
Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] menu
1Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
2Press 2.
3Press 4 to select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ].
4Press  1.
•Select a menu item next and set it. 

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By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•Some of the menu items cannot be set by the Modes.
Using the quick menu
Press and hold [Q.MENU] when recording.
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the menu item and 
the setting and then press [MENU/SET] to 
close the menu.
A The items to be set and the settings are displayed.
A 

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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their 
settings before using them.
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In the Intelligent Auto Mode, only [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TIME], [BEEP], [LANGUAGE] and 
[STABILIZER DEMO.] (P41) can be set.
For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to  P32.
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Refer to P7  for details.
•Refer to P29  for details.
•Refer to P104 for details.
•Refer to P101 for details.
 [PRECAUTIONS]To...

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•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear different from real life on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording 
in Power LCD Mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again.
•If the screen is difficult to see...

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•The [PATTERN]  setting is fixed to  [ ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode and the Clipboard Mode.
•Motion picture recording frame display is only an approximation.•Recording frame display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size 
setting.
•This cannot be used during Intelligent Auto Mode.
•[AUTO POWER OFF]  is set to  [5 MIN. ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode and the Clipboard Mode.•[AUTO POWER OFF] does not work in the following cases.–When using the AC adaptor–When...

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•The Auto Review function is activated regardless of its setting when using Auto Bracket (P71), 
[SELF PORTRAIT]  (P76), [HI-SPEED BURST]  (P82), [FLASH BURST]  (P83) and 
[PHOTO FRAME]  (P86) in Scene Mode, Burst Mode  (P117) and when recording still pictures 
with audio  (P120).
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, the Auto Review function is fixed to [2SEC.].•[AUTO REVIEW] does not work when recording motion pictures.
•The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001....

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•When [PC] is selected, the camera is connected via the “USB Mass Storage” communication 
system.
•When [PictBridge(PTP)] is selected, the camera is connected via the “PTP (Picture Transfer 
Protocol)” communication system.
•This will work when the AV cable is connected.
x [USB MODE]
Select the USB communication system after or before connecting 
the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection 
cable (supplied).
y [SELECT ON CONNECTION]:
Select either [PC] or...

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•Interlace method/progressive method
i= interlace scanning is scanning the screen with half of the effective scanning lines every 1/60 
seconds, where p= progressive scanning is a high density image signal that is scanning the 
screen with all the effective scanning lines every 1/60 seconds.
The [HDMI] terminal on this unit is compatible with high definition output [1080i]. It is necessary 
to have a compatible TV to enjoy progressive and high definition images.
•If the images are not...