Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz8 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Playback (continued)
Blacken red areas of recorded pictures.  ●When digital red-eye correction (, , ) is operating, if a subject is recorded that has skin-
coloured areas with red areas inside, the digital red-eye correction function may blacken the red 
areas.
 →  We recommend setting the flash to 
,  or , or [RED-EYE REMOVAL] to [OFF] before 
recording.
Sounds of camera operations will be recorded in motion pictures.  ●Camera operation sounds...

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Others
Menu not displayed in desired language.  ●Change [LANGUAGE] setting (→28).
Camera rattles if shaken.  ●This sound is made by the lens movement and is not a fault.
Cannot set [AUTO REVIEW].  ●Cannot be set when any of the following are in use: [AUTO BRACKET], [MULTI ASPECT], [BURST], 
[SELF PORTRAIT], [HI-SPEED BURST], and [FLASH BURST] Scene Modes, and [AUDIO REC.].
Red lamp illuminated when pressing shutter...

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Memory cards
  ●To prevent damage to cards and data
  • Avoid high temperatures, direct sunlight, electromagnetic waves, and static electricity.
  • Do not bend, drop, or expose to strong impacts.
  • Do not touch connectors on reverse of card or allow them to become dirty or wet.
  ●When disposing of/transferring memory cards
  • If using the ‘format’ or ‘delete’ functions on your camera or computer, this only changes the file 
management...

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No Warranty.
This Data is provided to you “as is,” and 
you agree to use it at your own risk. 
Panasonic Corporation and its licensors 
(and their licensors and suppliers) make no 
guarantees, representations or warranties 
of any kind, express or implied, arising 
by law or otherwise, including but not 
limited to, content, quality, accuracy, 
completeness, effectiveness, reliability, 
fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, 
use or...

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Australia Copyright.  Based on data provided under license from PSMA Australia 
Limited (www.psma.com.au).
Austria © Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen
Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, 
Poland, 
Slovenia and/or Ukraine© EuroGeographics
France source: Géoroute
® IGN France & BD Carto® IGN France
Germany Die Grundlagendaten wurden mit Genehmigung der zustaendigen 
Behoerden entnommen.
Great Britain Based upon Crown...

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  ■Countries and regions with no landmark information
  • Some location name information is available, such as country name, region name, 
and city or town name.Screen display Country or area
SWITZERLAND Switzerland
LIECHTENSTEIN Liechtenstein
THAILAND Thailand
UAE UAE
TURKEY Turkey
UKRAINE Ukraine
MACEDONIA Macedonia
ENGLAND England
CHANNEL ISLANDS Channel Islands
ISLE OF MAN Isle of Man
NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland
SCOTLAND Scotland...

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  ■ 
Landmark types
The following points of interest, such as tourist spots and public facilities, are displayed 
as landmarks.
  • Although about 30,000 landmarks are registered for Japan and about 500,000 
are registered for countries other than Japan, note that some landmarks are not 
registered. (Current as of February 2010. Will not be updated.)
Zoo Botanical garden Aquarium
Amusement park Athletics ground Baseball park
Gymnasium Golf...

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  Recording picture/time capacity  ●Figures given are estimates. May vary according to conditions, card type, and subject.  ●Recording capacities/times displayed on LCD monitor may not be reduced regularly.
[REC MODE]
[AVCHD Lite(GPS REC)]/ [AVCHD Lite] [MOTION JPEG]
[REC QUALITY]
[GSH]/[SH] [GH]/[H] [GL]/[L] [HD] [WVGA] [VGA] [QVGA]
Built-in memoryCannot be used — — — 24 s
Memory 
card256 MB Operation is not guaranteed 59 s 2 min 30 s 2 min 35 s 7 min 20 s
512 MB 3 min  4 min...

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  ●Motion pictures can be recorded 
continuously for up to 15 minutes. 
Also, motion picture recorded 
continuously is up to 2 GB. (Example: 
[8 m 20 s] with [HD]) To record more 
than 15 minutes or 2 GB, press the 
shutter button again. (Remaining time 
for continuous recording is displayed 
on the screen.)
The time displayed in the table is the 
total time.
[REC QUALITY]
[HD] [WVGA] [VGA] [QVGA] [HD] [WVGA] [VGA] [QVGA]
Built-in memory— — — 1 min 19 s — — — 1 min 24 s
Memory...

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