Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz4 Operating Instructions

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Basics2
  Taking pictures with your 
own settingsUsing REC menu (P.55) to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
1
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
2
Set to 
3
Set to (NORMAL PICTURE mode)
NORMAL PICTURE
4
Take a picture
Press halfway
(Adjust the 
focus)
Press fully
F3.31/30F3.3 1/30
Focus display
(when focus 
aligned: flashing 
→ illuminated)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject; when 
complete: red/white → green)
•  Beep...

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Basics3Taking pictures with zoom
You can zoom in up to 10 times with ‘optical zoom’, and up to 16.9 (DMC-TZ4: 15.9) 
times with ‘EX optical zoom’ with lower picture quality. You can also use ‘digital zoom’ to 
zoom in even further.
1
Zoom In/Out
Restore Enlarge
 
Turn to W side Turn to T side
55
1X1X0.05m-?0.05m-?
55
10X10X1 m -?1 m -?
Focus
range 
(P.41)
Zoom ratio 
(approx.)
Zoom bar
 Zoom speed can be adjusted. 
 Zoom slowly → turn slightly
 Zoom quickly → turn completely...

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Basics3Taking pictures with zoom
You can zoom in up to 10 times with ‘optical zoom’, and up to 16.9 (DMC-TZ4: 15.9) 
times with ‘EX optical zoom’ with lower picture quality. You can also use ‘digital zoom’ to 
zoom in even further.
1
Zoom In/Out
Restore Enlarge
 
Turn to W side Turn to T side
55
1X1X0.05m-?0.05m-?
55
10X10X1 m -?1 m -?
Focus
range 
(P.41)
Zoom ratio 
(approx.)
Zoom bar
 Zoom speed can be adjusted. 
 Zoom slowly → turn slightly
 Zoom quickly → turn completely...

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Basics3
Taking pictures with zoom 
(Continued)Basics4Viewing your pictures (Play)
Enlarging further ‘ DIGITAL ZOOM’
Zoom 4 times further than optical/extended optical zoom (maximum 40x – 67.5x).
(Note that, with digital zoom, enlarging will lessen picture quality.)
 DMC-TZ4: 63.8 x
1
Display REC menu
3
Select ‘ON’
3&$
EXITMENUSELECTASPECT RATIO 
PICTURE SIZE 
SENSITIVITYAUTOOFFINTELLIGENT ISO
QUALITYOFFOFFREC
I.EXPOSURE
MIN. SHTR SPEEDSTABILIZER
y
SET SELECT


MODE1COLOR MODE...

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Basics3
Taking pictures with zoom 
(Continued)Basics4Viewing your pictures (Play)
Enlarging further ‘ DIGITAL ZOOM’
Zoom 4 times further than optical/extended optical zoom (maximum 40x – 67.5x).
(Note that, with digital zoom, enlarging will lessen picture quality.)
 DMC-TZ4: 63.8 x
1
Display REC menu
3
Select ‘ON’
3&$
EXITMENUSELECTASPECT RATIO 
PICTURE SIZE 
SENSITIVITYAUTOOFFINTELLIGENT ISO
QUALITYOFFOFFREC
I.EXPOSURE
MIN. SHTR SPEEDSTABILIZER
y
SET SELECT


MODE1COLOR MODE...

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Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as histograms.
 Histogram
  Displays distribution of brightness in picture 
– e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there 
are several bright areas in the picture. (Guide) A peak 
in the center represents correct brightness (correct 
exposure) (P.43).
 •  Histogram from time of recording is different to histogram in playback and displayed in 
orange, when recording with flash or in dark locations. Also, histogram may...

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Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as histograms.
 Histogram
  Displays distribution of brightness in picture 
– e.g. if the graph peaks at the right, this means there 
are several bright areas in the picture. (Guide) A peak 
in the center represents correct brightness (correct 
exposure) (P.43).
 •  Histogram from time of recording is different to histogram in playback and displayed in 
orange, when recording with flash or in dark locations. Also, histogram may...

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1
Display ‘FLASH’
2
Select the desired typeFLASH
FORCED FLASH ON
FORCED FLASH  OFFAUTO/RED-EYEAUTO
SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE
SET SELECT
(Screen example: DMC-TZ5)
Displayed for approx. 5 sec.
 Can also be selected with ►.
Type, operations UsesAUTO
•  Automatically judges whether or not to flashNormal use
 1 2AUTO/RED-EYE reduction
•  Automatically judges whether or not to flash 
(reduce red-eye)Taking pictures of subjects in dark 
places
FORCED FLASH ON
•  Always flash
Taking pictures...

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1
Display ‘FLASH’
2
Select the desired typeFLASH
FORCED FLASH ON
FORCED FLASH  OFFAUTO/RED-EYEAUTO
SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE
SET SELECT
(Screen example: DMC-TZ5)
Displayed for approx. 5 sec.
 Can also be selected with ►.
Type, operations UsesAUTO
•  Automatically judges whether or not to flashNormal use
 1 2AUTO/RED-EYE reduction
•  Automatically judges whether or not to flash 
(reduce red-eye)Taking pictures of subjects in dark 
places
FORCED FLASH ON
•  Always flash
Taking pictures...

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To enlarge the subject, you can take pictures from even closer up than the normal focus 
range allows (up to 5 cm [0.17 feet] for max. W) by using ‘MACRO ()’.
1
Set to  
2
Set to (NORMAL PICTURE mode) or 
 (MOTION PICTURE mode)
3
Set to ‘MACRO’
 display
55
• To cancel Macro mode → Press ▼ again. Mode dial
Taking close-up pictures without standing close to subject 
‘TELE MACRO function’
Useful for taking close-up pictures of, for example, birds that may fly away if approached, 
or...