Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Tz8 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Recording with the Face Recognition function 
[FACE RECOG.] (continued)
Recording Mode:       
Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] menu (→20) 
Select [MEMORY] with ▲▼, and then press [MENU/SET] 
Select the frame for the unregistered face picture 
  • If 6 people are already registered, first 
delete a registered person. (→81) 
Record the face picture 
 Align the face with the guide and record.   Select [YES] with ▲▼, and then press 
[MENU/SET]. 
  • If re-recording, select [NO]...

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Recording with the Face Recognition function 
[FACE RECOG.] (continued)
Recording Mode:       
  Automatically register face pictures 
You can set the camera so that the registration screen automatically displays after 
recording a subject that is recorded many times.
Select [FACE RECOG.] from 
the [REC] menu (→20) 
Select [SET] 
Select [AUTO 
REGISTRATION] 
Select [ON] 
Press the shutter button 
halfway to close the menu
  ●In some cases it may be very difficult 
to recognise...

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  Recording the place of recording with GPS
Recording Mode:         ∗
 ∗
 Record only (Cannot set)
Before use, read “About GPS” (→8) and “User License Agreement for Location Name 
Data” (→165). 
What is GPS?GPS is an abbreviation for Global Positioning System, which enables people to find their locations 
using GPS satellites. 
Receiving signals that include orbit information and time information from multiple satellites to 
calculate ones current location is referred to as...

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Recording the place of recording with GPS 
(continued)
Recording Mode:         ∗
 ∗
 Record only (Cannot set)
  Change the recorded place name information
If positioning results and current position are different from each other, or if there are 
other candidate locations, you can change the information to nearby place names or 
landmarks.
Displayed when other location name information can be 
selected.
Select [GPS AREA SELECT] 
(→20), from the [TRAVEL 
MODE] menu 
Select the...

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Recording the place of recording with GPS 
(continued)
Recording Mode:         ∗
 ∗
 Record only (Cannot set)
  Using GPS to set the Clock 
Using the date and time information in the GPS signal, the camera can automatically 
update its [CLOCK SET]. Also, after moving from your home area to one in a different 
time zone, the time is changed to the local time automatically when positioning is 
successful. Perform [CLOCK SET] in advance.
Select [AUTO CLOCK SET] (→20) from the...

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  Useful features for travel [TRAVEL MODE]
Recording Mode: ∗
       ∗
       ∗
 Recording only. (Cannot set.)
  [TRAVEL DATE]  
If you set your travel schedule and record pictures, which day of your trip the picture was 
recorded will be recorded. 
Set-up:  • Clock must be set in advance (→19).
Select [TRAVEL DATE] from 
[TRAVEL MODE] menu (→20) 
Select [SET]
Set departure date
Set the return date in the 
same way
  • The colour of the date frame from 
the departure date to the...

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Useful features for travel [TRAVEL MODE] (Continued)
Recording Mode: ∗
       ∗
       ∗
 Recording only. (Cannot set.)
  [LOCATION]
Record your destination. 
Once the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set, you 
can set the destination. 
Select [LOCATION] in step 
 on the previous page
Select [SET] 
Enter your destination
  • Entering text (→113)
Close the menu
 Once the [TRAVEL DATE] is set, you can 
set the destination. 
Select [LOCATION] from 
the [TRAVEL MODE] menu 
(→20)
Select [SET] 
Enter...

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  Using the [REC] menuUseful features for travel [TRAVEL MODE] (Continued)
Recording Mode: ∗
       ∗
       
  ●For [REC] menu setting procedures (→20)  ●‘Quick menu’ (→112) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.
  [PICTURE SIZE]
Set size of picture. Number of pictures which can be recorded depends on this setting 
and on [QUALITY] (→96).
  ■Recording Mode:       
  ■Settings:
Picture Size ([ASPECT RATIO]: ) 12 M 
8 M  ∗15 M 3 M ∗10.3 M 4000×3000 3264×2448 2560×1920...

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For [REC] menu setting procedures (→20)Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
  [QUALITY]
Set quality of picture.
  ■Recording Mode:      
  ■Settings:   Fine (High quality, priority to picture quality) Standard (Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures)
  [ASPECT RATIO]
Aspect ratio of still picture can be changed according to printing or playback format.
  ■Recording Mode:      
  ■Settings:
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4
2
3
9
16
Same as 4:3 TV or computer Same as normal film camera For playback...

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For [REC] menu setting procedures (→20)Using the [REC] menu (Continued)
  [WHITE BALANCE]
Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.
  ■Recording Mode:                 
  ■Settings:  [AWB] (automatic) /  (outdoor, clear sky) /  (outdoor, cloudy sky) /  (outdoor, shade) /  (Incandescent lighting) /  (uses value set in ) /  (set manually)
  ●[AWB] operational range: 10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
1000K
Cloudy sky (rain)...