Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ts20 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power.•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ].
Press  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].
•It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set 
as favorite when [All Delete Except Favorite] is 
selected with the [Delete All] set.
(When [Delete Multi] is selected) 
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  
(Repeat this step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
(When [Delete Multi] is selected) 
Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes]. 
						

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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 settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [AF Mode] from [Ø] ([1-Area]) to [š] ([Face Detection])
Press [MENU/SET].
Setting menu items
Press  2/1 to select menu and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Menu Description of settings
[Rec] (P81 to 93)
(Recording Mode only) The menu lets you set the Coloring, Sensitivity or Number of 
pixels, etc. of pictures you are recording.
[Motion Picture] 
(P94)
(Recording Mode only) This menu lets you set the setting for motion pictures such as 
recording quality.
[Playback] 
(P101 to 113)
(Playback Mode only) This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or Print 
Settings, etc. of recorded pictures.
[Setup] 
(P45 to 52) This menu lets you perform the clock settings, beep tone 
settings and other settings which make it easier for you to 
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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] several times or press the shutter 
button halfway.
Note
•
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.
Press  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 pressing the zoom 
button)
Press  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.
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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 determined by the mode or a display 
style the camera is in.
Using the Quick Menu
Press [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 
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About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Auto Power Off] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings 
before using them.
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P42.
•
Refer to P7  for details.
•Refer to P24  for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Summer Time [ ]. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.) Press  3 
once more to return to the normal time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
[Precautions]To maintain waterproof performance, display the things you need 
to check before use.
U  [Clock Set]Setting Date/Time.
 [World Time]
Set the time in your home area and travel destination.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and 
record them on the pictures you take.
After selecting [Destination] or [Home], press  2/1  to select 
an area, and press [MENU/SET] to set.
•
Set [Home] first thing after purchas ing. [Destination] can be set after 
setting up [Home].
“  [Destination]:
Travel destination area
A Current time of the destination area
B Time difference from home area
–  [Home]:
Your home area
C Current time
D Time difference from GMT 
(Greenwich Mean Time)
B
A
D
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•The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [World Time] to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in 
the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is not recorded before the 
departure date.
•[Location] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•[Travel Date] cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other Recording Mode will 
be reflected.
— [Travel Date]
Departure date and return date of the travel as well as the name 
of the travel destination can be set.
You can display the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures 
with [Text Stamp] (P103) .
[Travel Setup]: [SET]:
Departure date and return date are set. Elapsed days (how 
many days after) of the travel are recorded.
[OFF]:
Elapsed days are not recorded.
•
The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after 
the return date. If the [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], [Location] will 
also be set to [OFF].
[Location]:
[SET]:
Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording.
[OFF]
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For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on 
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•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change. Also, 
when connected, no sound is output from the camera speakers.
•Some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor. However, this does 
not affect the recorded pictures.
•When [LCD Mode] is set to [High Angle], [Brightness] and [Contrast · Saturation] cannot be 
adjusted.
r [Beep]
This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound.
r [Beep Level]:  [Shutter Vol.]:
[t ]
[u ]
[s ] ([Low])
([High])
([OFF]) []
[]
[]([Low])
([High])
([OFF])
 [Beep Tone]:
[]/[]/[]  [Shutter Tone]:
[]/[]/[]
u  [Volume]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of the 7 levels.
 [LCD Display]
Brightness, color, or red or blue tint of the LCD monitor is 
adjusted.
[Brightness]:
Adjust the brightness.
[Contrast · Saturation]:
Adjust the contrast or clarity of colors.
[Red Tint]:
 Adjust the red tint.
[Blue Tint]:
 Adjust the blue tint.
1Select the settings by pressing 
3/ 4, and adjust with  2/1 .
2Press [MENU/SET] to set.
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•High Angle Mode is also canceled if you turn the camera off or [Auto Power Off] is activated.•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 if no operations are performed for 
30 seconds when recording in Power LCD Mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor 
bright again.
•When [LCD Mode] is set, the usage time is reduced.
•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these 
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and 
the balance of the subject.
•The [Pattern]  setting is fixed to  [ ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.•In [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed.
 [LCD Mode]
These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when 
you are in bright places or when you are holding the camera high 
above your head.
[„ ] ([Auto Power LCD])
¢:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright 
it is around the camera.
[… ] ([Power LCD]) :
The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when 
taking pictures outdoors.
[Å ] ([High Angle])
¢:
The LCD monitor is easier to s ee when taking pictures with the 
camera held high above your head.
[OFF]
¢Can be set only when Recording Mode is set.
 [Guide Line]
Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed when taking pictures. 
You can also set whether or not to have the recording information 
displayed when the guidelines are displayed.  (P53)
[Rec. Info.]: [ON]/[OFF] [Pattern]:
[]/[ ]
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•When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in 
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
•The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.•The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode.•The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture 
editing software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.–Intelligent Auto Mode–Multi Playback–Recording motion pictures–Playback Zoom–Calendar
•Motion picture recording area display is only an approximation.•Recording area display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size 
setting.
•It will be fixed to [OFF] during the Intelligent Auto Mode.
 [Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the 
histogram.
[ON]/[OFF]
A Histogram is a graph that displays brightness 
along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the 
number of pixels at each brightness level on the 
vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
Adark
B optimal
C bright
 [Video Rec Area]Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked.
[ON]/[OFF] 
						

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•[Auto Power Off]  is set to  [5 MIN. ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.•[Auto Power Off] does not work in the following cases.–When connecting to a PC or a printer–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a Slide Show–[Auto Demo]
•[Auto Review] is activated regardless of its setting in the following cases.–When using Auto Bracket–When using [Burst]•In Intelligent Auto Mode or [Panorama Shot] in Scene 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.•A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999, the number cannot be reset. We recommend formatting 
the card (P52) after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.
•To reset the folder number to 100, format the built-in memory or the card first and then use this 
function to reset the file number.
A reset screen for the folder number will then appear. Select [Yes] to reset the folder number.
p [Auto Power Off]
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]/[OFF]
o [Auto Review]
Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking the 
still picture.
[1SEC.]
[2SEC.]
[HOLD]:
The pictures are displayed until one of the buttons is pressed.
[OFF]
v  [No.Reset]Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001.