Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz8 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Settings display may vary according to items.
Menu items displayed vary according to mode dial setting.  Setting the menu
Menu type
  ■To restore default settings
[RESET] (→26)
Bring up the menu
Each item’s 
background 
colour changes 
when it is 
selected 
Select the [SETUP] menu
 Highlight   Select  and return 
to menu items
Background 
colour 
changes 
Select the item
Page(Zoom lever can 
be used to switch 
to next screen.)
Item
Select the setting
Settings
Selected 
setting...

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  Using the [SETUP] menuFor details about the setting procedure in the [SETUP] menu (→20)
 [CLOCK SET]
Set the date and time. 
(→17, 19)Set time, date, and display format.
[BEEP]
Change or mute the 
beep/shutter sounds.[BEEP LEVEL]
// : Mute/Low/High
[BEEP TONE]
 // : Change beep tone.
[SHUTTER VOL.]
// : Mute/Low/High
[SHUTTER TONE]
// : Change shutter tone.
 
[VOLUME]
Adjust volume of sound 
from speakers (7 levels).0 • • [LEVEL3] • • [LEVEL6]
  • Cannot be used to adjust TV...

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For details about the setting procedure in the [SETUP] menu (→20) Using the [SETUP] menu (Continued)
  [REC AREA]
Enables verification of 
the recordable area for 
a motion picture before 
recording.[OFF]/[ON]
  • Recordable area displayed for motion 
pictures should be interpreted as a 
Guideline.
  • When using Extra Optical Zoom, the 
recordable area may not always be 
displayed for certain zoom ratios.
  • This setting cannot be used with Intelligent 
Auto Mode.This section...

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For details about the setting procedure in the [SETUP] menu (→20) Using the [SETUP] menu (Continued)
 [RESET]
Reset to the default 
settings.[RESET REC. SETTINGS?]
[YES]/[NO]
[RESET SETUP PARAMETERS?]
[YES]/[NO]
  • Information registered in [FACE RECOG.] is reset if 
recording settings are reset.
  • Resetting the setup parameters will also reset the 
following.
Age in years/months and names in [BABY] and [PET] 
Scene Modes, any settings in the [TRAVEL MODE] 
menu (including GPS...

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For details about the setting procedure in the [SETUP] menu (→20) Using the [SETUP] menu (Continued)
Item Settings, notes
[VERSION DISP.]
Check the version of the 
camera firmware.Current version is displayed.
 
[FORMAT]
Use when [BUILT-IN 
MEMORY ERROR] 
or [MEMORY CARD 
ERROR] appears, or 
when formatting the built-
in memory or card. 
When a card/built-in 
memory is formatted, 
the data cannot be 
restored. Check the 
content of the card/
built-in memory 
carefully before...

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  Basic shooting operationPlease set the Clock before shooting (→17).
Holding the camera
 
Mode dial
For the operating procedures for the DMC-TZ9/DMC-TZ8 (→32)
Shutter button
Motion picture button
  • Motion pictures can be recorded 
immediately by pressing the 
motion picture button.
Turn on the power
Set to  
 :  Still pictures and motion 
pictures can be taken.
 :  The captured still pictures 
and motion pictures can be 
played back.
Set to the desired Recording Mode 
Set to...

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  Basic shooting operation
Holding the camera
 
Mode dial
For the operating procedures for the DMC-TZ10 (→30)
Please set the Clock before shooting (→19).
Turn on the power
Set to  
 :  Still pictures and motion 
pictures can be taken.
 :  The captured still pictures 
and motion pictures can be 
played back.
Set to the desired Recording Mode 
Set to the mode you plan to use 
Aim the camera and shoot
Shutter button
Recording motion pictures 
( only)
Press the shutter button Gently...

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  Taking pictures with automatic settings
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode
Recording Mode: 
  ■To use flash 
Select either  (Auto) or  (Forced Flash Off).
  • When  is used, ,  (Auto/Red-Eye Reduction),  (Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction) and  (Slow 
Sync.) are selected automatically according to the subject 
type and brightness. For details (→47).
  •
 and  indicate that digital red-eye correction is 
activated.
  • The shutter speed is slower in 
 and .
  ●Focus range (→51).  ●The following...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode (Continued)
Recording Mode: 
  Taking pictures with your own settings
[PROGRAM AE] Mode
Recording Mode: 
About Happy colours
If [COLOR EFFECT] is set to[Happy], both still and motion pictures are clearer, with more 
vivid colouring.
  • [Happy] can only be set in  [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode. 
When setting [Happy] 
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that...

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Taking pictures with your own settings
[PROGRAM AE] Mode (Continued)
Recording Mode: 
  Taking pictures with zoom
Recording Mode:               
Align focus for desired composition
Useful when subject is not in centre of picture.
First adjust focus according to subject
Hold down halfway
Align the AF area 
with the subject
AF area
  ●Subjects/environments which may 
make focusing difficult:
  • Fast-moving or extremely bright 
objects, or objects with no colour 
contrast.
  •...