Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr3 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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Basic
[REC] Mode: ñ· ¿¨
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 16.9k), do 
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio ( X/Y /W ).
The zoom magnification can be increased by approximately 1.3 k without noticeable 
deterioration in the picture by the Intelligent Resolution Technology when the Intelligent 
Zoom is used.
Even higher...

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∫Types of zooms
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When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in 
conjunction with the zoom display bar. [Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) – ¶]
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
FeatureOptical ZoomExtended Optical Zoom (EZ)
Maximum 
magnification 8
k 16.9k
¢
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration
Conditions None [PICTURE SIZE] with   
(P95) is 
selected.
Screen 
display A[ ] is displayed....

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∫Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 14M (14.1 million pixels) CCD 
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher 
zoom effect.
Note
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The Digital Zoom cannot be set when  õ or ¨  has been selected.•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.•The Optical Zoom is set to Wide (1 k) when the camera is turned on.•If you use the Zoom...

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Playing Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.
∫Fast forwarding/Fast rewinding
Press and hold  2/1 during playback.
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The file number  A and the picture number  B only 
change one by one. Release  2/1 when the number of 
the desired picture appears to play back the picture.
•If you keep pressing  2/1, the number of pictures forwarded/rewound increases.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector 
switch  A to...

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Rotate the zoom lever towards [L] (W).
1screen >12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display  (P128)
ANumber of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
•Rotate the zoom lever towards [Z ] (T) to return to the 
previous screen.
•Pictures are not rotated for display.•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to normal playback1Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select a picture.
•An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the...

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Note
•This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] Mode to [PLAYBACK] 
Mode.
•If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the Cropping function.  (P135)•The Playback Zoom may...

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, that are being played back will be deleted.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [DISPLAY] button
B [‚] button
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET]. 

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∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE]  (P138) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note
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Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with sufficient 
battery power or the AC adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional).
•If you press...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictur es)About the LCD Monitor
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
ALCD monitor
B [DISPLAY] button
•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During Playback Zoom  (P46), while playing back motion 
pictures  (P125) and during a slide show  (P118), you can only select 
“Normal display  G” or “No display  I”.
In Recording Mode
In Playback Mode
¢1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [SETUP] menu is set to [ON], histogram will be displayed.
¢ 2...

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∫Recording guideline
When you align the subject on the horizontal 
and vertical guidelines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with 
well-designed composition by viewing the size, 
the slope and the balance of the subject.
∫ About the Histogram
A Histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s...