Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz3 Operating Instructions

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Basics5Viewing your pictures (Play)
 Holding down increases the picture scroll rate. Cannot be used when using ‘REVIEW’ (P.30) or 
‘Multi playback’ (P.61).
 To fast-forward (rewind)
 To enlarge (playback zoom)
When there is no card inserted, the pictures played back from the built-in memory. 
(Clipboard pictures can only be played back in CLIPBOARD mode (P.59).)
Set to 
Scroll through pictures
File number
Previous Next
Picture number
 Returns to...

ALL DELETEMULTI DELETE
SELECT SETCANCEL MULTI/ALL DELETE
SET
DELETE SINGLE
DELETE THIS PICTURE?
NOYES
SELECTMULTI/ALL
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MULTI DELETE
SELECT
MARK/UNMARKEXITDELETE
NOYES
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Set to PLAYBACK mode . Pictures deleted will be from card if card is inserted, or from 
built-in memory if not. To delete clipboard pictures, set to CLIPBOARD mode .
 To delete 1 picture
While picture is 
displayed (P.31)Select ‘YES’
Highlight ‘YES’ 
in orange
 To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures...

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Basics
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Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as histograms.
Press to change display
No 
display Histogram
 During playback zoom (P.31), motion 
picture playback (P.62), slideshow (P.64): 
Display on/off
 During multi playback, calendar playback 
(P.61), DUAL DISPLAY (DMC-TZ3 only) 
(P.64): Display cannot be changed
 Display in PLAYBACK mode...

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Making LCD monitor easier to 
see
Make it easier to see the LCD monitor when taking pictures from high positions or in 
bright outdoor conditions.
Display ‘LCD MODE’
Hold down
Select mode
LCD
HIGH ANGLE
OFFPOWER LCD LCD MODE
SELECT SET
 POWER LCD
Makes screen brighter than normal (for 
outdoor use).
 HIGH ANGLE
Makes screen easier to see when taking 
pictures from high positions.
(becomes harder to see from the front)
 OFF: Normal
Note
 ‘HIGH ANGLE’ will be canceled...

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Applications
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3Taking pictures with self-timer
Display ‘SELFTIMER’
Select time duration
OFF
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SELFTIMER
SELECT SET
Displayed for approx. 5 sec.
 Can also be selected with ◄.
Adjust focus
Press 
halfway
 Focus will be automatically 
adjusted immediately before 
recording if shutter button is 
pressed fully here.
Take a picture
Press 
fully
3
CANCEL
 The self-timer indicator will flash, and the 
picture will be taken after the selected 
duration of time has elapsed.
 To...

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4Taking pictures with flash
Flash Do not cover with hand. Do not 
look at from close range (few cm).
 Do not bring objects close (heat 
and light may damage object).
Display ‘FLASH’
Select the desired type
SELECT SET
FORCED FLASH ON
SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE
FORCED OFF AUTO/RED-EYE
FLASHAUTO
Displayed for approx. 5 sec.
 Can also be selected with ►.
 Types
Type, operations Uses
AUTO
Normal use Automatic  ON/OFFAUTO/RED-EYE reduction
Taking pictures of subjects in 
dark places...

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Available types vary depending on the mode in use.
 Available types in each mode (Õ: default setting)
 SCENE MODE
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 Cannot be used with MOTION PICTURE mode  and scene modes , , , , , , or . Flash settings may be changed when changing recording mode. Scene mode flash...

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Taking pictures with exposure 
compensation
Corrects exposure when adequate exposure cannot be obtained (if difference between 
brightness of object and background, etc). Depending on the brightness, this may not be 
possible in some cases.
Display ‘EXPOSURE’
Select a value
‘0’ (no compensation)
SELECTEXIT EXPOSURE
 The compensation value is displayed on the 
bottom-left of the screen. (, etc)
 Example of exposure compensation
Minus direction
Plus...

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6Optical image stabilizer
Automatically detects and prevents jitter.
Settings cannot be changed in SIMPLE MODE (P.28) or in ‘SELF PORTRAIT’ (P.42) and 
‘STARRY SKY’ (P.44) scene modes.
  Hold down
Select mode
SELECTSETDEMO.
STABILIZER
MODE2
OFFMODE1
MODE1:Constant correction
(Monitor image stable, composition 
easy to determine)
MODE2:
Correction at moment shutter 
button is pressed
(More effective than MODE1)
OFF:
Pictures deliberately taken with no 
jitter correction...

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Taking pictures according to the 
scene
Set to ‘SCN1’ or ‘SCN2’
 The same selection of 20 scenes is 
available for each.
Select scene
1/2SCENE MODE 1
SELECT
PORTRAITDISPLAYSET
Page 1 of 
2 currently 
displayed
SCENE MENU
 To see description of each scene: 
Select scene, and press ‘DISPLAY’.
 SCN1 and SCN2
  When using SCENE MODE, the camera remembers the previously selected scene.
  For example, if SCN1 is set to ‘NIGHT SCENERY’ and SCN2 is set to ‘NIGHT 
PORTRAIT’,...