Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz3 Operating Instructions

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Standard 
Accessories
 Optional accessories (P.96)
   Cards are optional. You can record 
or play back pictures on the built-in 
memory when you are not using a card. 
(P.26)
 
  If any accessories are lost, customers 
in the USA should contact Panasonic’s 
parts department at 1 800 833-9626 
and customers in Canada should 
contact 1 800 99-LUMIX (1-800-995-
8649) for further information about 
obtaining replacement parts.
Lens barrier Do not touch the lens barrier, as this may 
damage your...

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Camera ON/OFF switch 
(P.18)
Optical image stabilizer 
button (P.39)
Lens barrel
Lens (P.11)Self-timer 
indicator 
(P.35)/AF 
assist lamp 
(P.56) Release lever (P.15)
Names of parts
Shutter button (P.24)
Zoom lever (P.27)
Flash (P.36)
Speaker (P.22)
Microphone
(P.47, 53, 70)
Status indicator (P.15, 24) 
DISPLAY/LCD MODE 
button (P.33, 34)
FUNC (Quick setting P.57)/
delete (P.32) buttonTripod receptacle
Card/Battery door (P.15)
DIGITAL/AV OUT socket
 (P.74, 76, 79)
DC IN socket (P.74, 76)...

Mode dial
NORMAL PICTURE
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NORMAL PICTURE modeTake pictures (P.24).
INTELLIGENT ISO modeTake pictures according to motion 
and brightness of subject (P.46).
PLAYBACK modeView/edit pictures previously 
taken (P.31, 61)
SIMPLE MODEFor beginners (P.28). Align to correct mode
(Displayed on screen when 
mode changed)
SCENE modeTake pictures according to scene 
(P.40).
CLIPBOARD modeTake/view pictures as memos 
(P.58).
PRINT modePrint (P.76).
MOTION PICTURE modeTake motion pictures (P.47).
MACRO...

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Preparations1
Charging battery
Always charge before first use! (not sold pre-charged)
Note
 Battery will be warm during charging and for some time thereafter. Battery will run out if not used for long periods of time, even after being charged. Battery can be topped up even if not fully depleted. Do not disassemble or modify the charger. Please purchase a new battery if battery life becomes significantly reduced.
 Approximate battery life
 Number of pictures:
  270 [300 2] (at 30-sec...

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Preparations2Inserting battery and card
Battery
(check orientation)
Card
(check orientation)
Do not touch 
connector
Caution
 Always use genuine Panasonic batteries. If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. Do not remove card or battery while power is ‘ON’ or while status indicator is on 
(Camera may cease operating correctly, or card/recorded contents may be damaged).
 The reading/writing speed of a MultiMediaCard is slower than an SD memory card. When a...

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Preparations3Setting the clock and language
While this message is displayed
Press
Adjust year, month, date, time
Select
Adjust
Set
Press
 Turn on power again and check time 
display.
Note
 Failure to set the clock will mean 
correct date will not be printed 
(P.76) when printing pictures in 
digital photo center or when using 
DATE STAMP (P.66).
 Time is displayed in 24-hour 
format. Year can be set between 
2000 and 2099.
 Clock settings will be saved for 
approx. 3 months even after...

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Preparations4
Know the different menus 
to get more out of your camera
This camera contains a range of menus to enable you to set your photography and 
playback preferences, and to make the camera easier and more fun to use.
The ‘SETUP’ menu in particular contains important functions, such as for time and power 
source. Please check these settings before use.
 Making the camera more convenient to use (SETUP menu) (P.20)
1/4
SELECT
CLOCK SETSETUP
WORLD TIME
MONITOR± 0
OFF
EXIT
GUIDE LINE...

1/4CLOCK SETSETUP
WORLD TIME
MONITOR± 0
OFF
EXIT SELECT
GUIDE LINE
TRAVEL DATE
1/3
SENSITIVITY
ASPECT RATIO
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY W.BALANCE
RECAWB
AUTO
EXIT SELECT
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Preparations5Using menus
Here is explained an example of changing the ‘POWER SAVE’ setting from ‘5 MIN.’ to ‘2 
MIN.’ from SETUP menu.
(‘POWER SAVE’ is a function to extend battery life by automatically turning the camera 
off if no operations are performed for a certain period.)
Turn on the powerZoom lever
First page of three...

1/4
SELECT
CLOCK SETSETUP
WORLD TIME
MONITOR± 0
OFF
EXIT
GUIDE LINE
TRAVEL DATE
2/4SETUP
ECONOMY ZOOM RESUME AUTO REVIEWOFF
OFF
SELECTSET
5MIN. 1SEC.
BEEP
OFF
1MIN.
2MIN.
5MIN.
10MIN.POWER SAVE
2/4SETUP
ECONOMY ZOOM RESUME AUTO REVIEWOFF
OFF
SELECTSET
5MIN. 1SEC.
BEEP
POWER SAVEOFF
1MIN.
2MIN.
5MIN.
10MIN.
2/4
SELECTSETUP
EXIT
ECONOMY ZOOM RESUME POWER SAVE AUTO REVIEWOFF
OFF
BEEP
2MIN. 1SEC.
2/4
SELECTSETUP
EXIT
ECONOMY ZOOM RESUME POWER SAVE AUTO REVIEW
5MIN.
OFF 1SEC.
OFF
BEEP
1/4
WORLD TIME
MONITOR±...

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Preparations6 Using SETUP menu
Item Uses, operations
CLOCK SET 1, 2Set the date and time.
WORLD TIME 1, 2Set the local time at an overseas destination (P.49)
MONITOR 1, 2Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor (7 levels).
GUIDE LINE
Change the pattern of the guide lines displayed when taking 
pictures.
Display recording information or histogram together with guide 
lines (P.33).
TRAVEL DATE 1, 2Record the number of days elapsed in your travels.
AUTO REVIEW
Automatically display pictures...