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 levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in 
[REC] menu.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using 
the Intelligent Zoom/Using the Digital Zoom
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide. 
						

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∫Types of zooms
•
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.
FeatureIntelligent ZoomDigital Zoom
Maximum 
magnification 10
k (including Optical Zoom 8 k)
21.1 k (including Extended Optical 
Zoom 16.9 k) 32
k (including Optical Zoom 8 k)
67.5 k (including Extended Optical 
Zoom 16.9 k)
40 k (including Optical Zoom and 
[i.ZOOM] 10 k)
84.4 k (including Extended Optical 
Zoom and [i.ZOOM] 21.1 k)
Picture 
quality No noticeable deterioration The higher the magnification level, the 
greater the deterioration.
Conditions [I.RESOLUTION] 
(P107) on the [REC] 
menu is set to [i.ZOOM]. [DIGITAL ZOOM] 
(P107) on the [REC] 
menu is set to [ON].
Screen 
display B[ ] is displayed. CThe Digital Zoom range is 
displayed.
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Basic
∫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
•
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 function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.•The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt 
the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
•When using the Digital Zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the Digital Zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P58) for taking 
pictures.
•[I.RESOLUTION] is fixed to [i.ZOOM] in Intelligent Auto Mode, Scene Mode¢ or Clipboard 
Mode.
¢ [i.ZOOM] cannot be used when in [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST] or 
[PIN HOLE] in Scene Mode.
•The Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:–In Macro Zoom Mode–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or 
[PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode
–When recording motion pictures•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases:–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], 
[FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode 
						

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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.
•
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 [(].
•Normal playback is set automatically in the 
following cases.
–When the mode is switched from [REC] to 
[PLAYBACK].
–When the camera is turned on while [REC]/
[PLAYBACK] selector switch was at [ (].
•When the Mode dial is set to  [ ¨] , Clipboard will 
be displayed. Refer to “Viewing Clipboard 
Pictures”  (P115)  for information about playing 
back the Clipboard.
Press  2/1  to select the picture.
2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
2: Fast rewind
1: Fast forward
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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 settings.2Press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear.
Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
A 
						

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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 not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment.•Playback Zoom cannot be used during Motion Picture Playback or pictures with Audio 
Playback.
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z] (T).
1k > 2k > 4k > 8k > 16k
•When you rotate the zoom lever towards [ L] (W) after 
enlarging the picture, the magnification becomes lower.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4/2/1.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode
1
Press [MENU/SET] during playback.
2Press  1.3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
[NORMAL PLAY]  (P44)
All the pictures are played back.
[SLIDE SHOW]  (P118)
The pictures are played back in sequence.
[MODE PLAY] (P121)
Playback in [PICTURE], [AVCHD Lite]
¢ 1, or [MOTION JPEG] can be selected.
¢ 1 This is the specification to record and playback high definition images.
[TRAVEL PLAY]  (P122)
The pictures taken in the Travel Mode are played back.
[ C AT E G O RY  P L AY ]  (P123)
The pictures grouped together in categories are played back.
[FAVORITE PLAY]  (P124)
¢2
Your favorite pictures are played back.
¢2 [FAVORITE PLAY] is not displayed when [FAVORITE] has not been set.
A 
						

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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
•
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 [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.•If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected  (P141), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4  to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the picture, and 
then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. 
						

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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 It will switch between available recording time and number of recordable pictures.
¢ 3 Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed by setting [GUIDE LINE] in [SETUP] menu. You 
can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guidelines 
are displayed.
Note
•In [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [STARRY SKY] and [FIREWORKS] in Scene 
Mode, the guideline is gray.  (P61)
•In [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed.  (P61)
C
Normal display
¢1, 2
DNormal display¢1, 2
ENo display
F No display (Recording 
guideline)
¢1, 3
G Normal display
H Display with recording 
information
¢1
INo display
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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 exposure.
Examples of Histogram
Note
•
When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the Histogram is displayed in 
orange because the recorded picture and the Histogram do not match each other.
•The Histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.•The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode.•The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture 
editing software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases:–Intelligent Auto Mode–Multi Playback–Recording motion pictures–Playback Zoom–Clipboard Mode–Calendar–[PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode–When HDMI cable is connected
A
[]: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
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2 Underexposed
3 Overexposed
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