Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs1 Operating Instructions

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Basic shooting operation 
Holding the camera/Direction detection function
Mode dial
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
Set to  
 :  Pictures and motion pictures can be taken.
 :  The captured pictures and motion pictures can be 
played back.
Set to the desired recording mode 
Aim the camera and shoot
(Press the shutter button)
Press halfway
(Adjust the focus)
Press fully
When recording motion pictures, 
fully press the shutter button one 
more time to end recording.
Status indicator Shutter button
For the operating procedures for the DMC-ZS3, see P.28.
Please set the clock before shooting (P.17).
Flash
AF assist lamp
•  Stand with your arms close to your body and with 
your legs apart.
•  Do not touch the lens.
•  Do not block the microphone when recording audio.  (P.12)
•  Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at it  from close range.
•  Pictures taken with camera held vertically can  automatically be displayed vertically in playback.
(Only when ‘ROTATE DISP.’ (P.94) is ‘ON’) 
Pictures may not be able to be displayed vertically 
if taken with camera facing upwards or downwards. 
Motion pictures cannot be displayed vertically during 
playback.
Align to 
correct mode The current mode will be displayed on the 
LCD monitor when the mode dial is turned.
INTELLIGENT AUTO 
ModeTake pictures with automatic settings (P.32).
NORMAL PICTURE ModeTake pictures with customized settings (P.35).
MY SCENE MODETaking pictures in frequently-used scene 
modes (P.60).
SCENE MODETake pictures according to scene (P.51).
MOTION PICTURE ModeTake motion pictures (P.64).
CLIPBOARD ModeTake pictures as memos (P.81). 
						

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Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’ 
Mode: 
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘fac\
e’, ‘movement’, 
‘brightness’, and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Automatic scene detection
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
Set to  
Set to  (INTELLIGENT AUTO  Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway(Adjust the  focus)
Press fully
Focus display
(when focus 
aligned: 
flashing  → 
illuminated)
Recognized scene icon displayed in 
blue for 2 sec.
 To take motion pictures   (P.61)
Status indicator
Shutter button
Camera reads scene when pointed at 
subject, and makes optimum settings 
automatically.
•  During AF tracking (P.34), the 
optimum scene is automatically 
selected for the subject where the 
focus was locked (AF Lock).
 Recognizes ‘i PORTRAIT’
Follows face to take clear, bright 
pictures.
  Recognizes ‘i SCENERY’
Takes sharp pictures of near and far 
landscapes.
 Recognizes ‘i MACRO’
Reads distance to take sharp pictures 
of close subjects
  Recognizes ‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’Takes bright, natural pictures of people 
and night scenery. (Only with )
 Recognizes ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’
Uses slow shutter speed to achieve 
natural coloring.(Only with 
)
 Recognizes ‘i BABY’(P.34)
 Recognizes movement
Reads subject movement to avoid 
blurring when scene does not 
correspond to any of the above.
 Backlight  compensation
Backlight refers to the light that shines from behind the subject. When \
this occurs, the 
subject appears darker, and so backlighting is automatically corrected by increasing the 
brightness of the entire image.
 To use flashSelect either  (Auto) or  (forced flash off).
When using ,  (AUTO),  (Auto/red-eye reduction) 
and  (Slow sync./red-eye reduction) will be switched 
between automatically (see P.43 for details).
A second flash will be emitted in 
 and  for red-eye 
reduction.
 Focus  range  → (P.47). In addition to automatic scene detection, ‘INTELLIGENT ISO ’, ‘I.EXPOSURE’, and 
‘BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION’ will operate automatically.
 The following menu items may be set in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode.
  •   (REC menu): ‘PICTURE SIZE1’, ‘BURST’, ‘COLOR MODE1’, ‘FACE RECOG.1’  •   (MOTION PICTURE menu) : ‘REC MODE’, ‘REC QUALITY1’, ‘COLOR MODE1’ •   (SETUP menu2): ‘CLOCK SET’, ‘WORLD TIME’, ‘BEEP1’, ‘LANGUAGE’
 1  Items that may be set differ from other recording modes.
 2  Other items in the SETUP menu will reflect settings made in other recording modes. According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the  same subject.
 •   Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, coloring, movemen\
t), zoom ratio, 
sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter
 If desired scene type is not selected, 
we recommend manually selecting the 
appropriate recording mode. 
(Scene Mode: P.51)
 We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’ and 
‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’.
 When jitter is small (e.g. using tripod) with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’, shutter speed can reach a maximum of 8 seconds. Do not 
move the camera.
 The settings for the following functions are fixed.
 •   AUTO REVIEW: 2 SEC. • POWER SAVE: 5 MIN. • GUIDE LINE:  
 •   WHITE BALANCE: AWB • QUALITY:  (Fine) • STABILIZER: AUTO 
 •   AF MODE:  (Face detection)1 • AF ASSIST LAMP: ON 
 •   METERING MODE:  (Multiple) • PRE AF: Q-AF
 1  (11-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognized The following functions cannot be used.
   ‘HISTOGRAM’, ‘EXPOSURE’, ‘AUTO BRACKET’, ‘MULTI ASPECT’ , 
‘WB ADJUST.’, ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’, ‘MIN. SHTR SPEED’, ‘AUDIO REC.’
e.g. Face too large – ‘i PORTRAIT’ becomes 
‘i MACRO’ 
						

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Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’ 
Mode: 
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘fac\
e’, ‘movement’, 
‘brightness’, and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Automatic scene detection
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
Set to  
Set to  (INTELLIGENT AUTO  Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway(Adjust the  focus)
Press fully
Focus display
(when focus 
aligned: 
flashing  → 
illuminated)
Recognized scene icon displayed in 
blue for 2 sec.
 To take motion pictures   (P.61)
Status indicator
Shutter button
Camera reads scene when pointed at 
subject, and makes optimum settings 
automatically.
•  During AF tracking (P.34), the 
optimum scene is automatically 
selected for the subject where the 
focus was locked (AF Lock).
 Recognizes ‘i PORTRAIT’
Follows face to take clear, bright 
pictures.
  Recognizes ‘i SCENERY’
Takes sharp pictures of near and far 
landscapes.
 Recognizes ‘i MACRO’
Reads distance to take sharp pictures 
of close subjects
  Recognizes ‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’Takes bright, natural pictures of people 
and night scenery. (Only with )
 Recognizes ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’
Uses slow shutter speed to achieve 
natural coloring.(Only with 
)
 Recognizes ‘i BABY’(P.34)
 Recognizes movement
Reads subject movement to avoid 
blurring when scene does not 
correspond to any of the above.
 Backlight  compensation
Backlight refers to the light that shines from behind the subject. When \
this occurs, the 
subject appears darker, and so backlighting is automatically corrected by increasing the 
brightness of the entire image.
 To use flashSelect either  (Auto) or  (forced flash off).
When using ,  (AUTO),  (Auto/red-eye reduction) 
and  (Slow sync./red-eye reduction) will be switched 
between automatically (see P.43 for details).
A second flash will be emitted in 
 and  for red-eye 
reduction.
 Focus  range  → (P.47). In addition to automatic scene detection, ‘INTELLIGENT ISO ’, ‘I.EXPOSURE’, and 
‘BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION’ will operate automatically.
 The following menu items may be set in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode.
  •   (REC menu): ‘PICTURE SIZE1’, ‘BURST’, ‘COLOR MODE1’, ‘FACE RECOG.1’  •   (MOTION PICTURE menu) : ‘REC MODE’, ‘REC QUALITY1’, ‘COLOR MODE1’ •   (SETUP menu2): ‘CLOCK SET’, ‘WORLD TIME’, ‘BEEP1’, ‘LANGUAGE’
 1  Items that may be set differ from other recording modes.
 2  Other items in the SETUP menu will reflect settings made in other recording modes. According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the  same subject.
 •   Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, coloring, movemen\
t), zoom ratio, 
sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter
 If desired scene type is not selected, 
we recommend manually selecting the 
appropriate recording mode. 
(Scene Mode: P.51)
 We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’ and 
‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’.
 When jitter is small (e.g. using tripod) with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’, shutter speed can reach a maximum of 8 seconds. Do not 
move the camera.
 The settings for the following functions are fixed.
 •   AUTO REVIEW: 2 SEC. • POWER SAVE: 5 MIN. • GUIDE LINE:  
 •   WHITE BALANCE: AWB • QUALITY:  (Fine) • STABILIZER: AUTO 
 •   AF MODE:  (Face detection)1 • AF ASSIST LAMP: ON 
 •   METERING MODE:  (Multiple) • PRE AF: Q-AF
 1  (11-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognized The following functions cannot be used.
   ‘HISTOGRAM’, ‘EXPOSURE’, ‘AUTO BRACKET’, ‘MULTI ASPECT’ , 
‘WB ADJUST.’, ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’, ‘MIN. SHTR SPEED’, ‘AUDIO REC.’
e.g. Face too large – ‘i PORTRAIT’ becomes 
‘i MACRO’ 
						

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Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’ (Continued)
Mode: 
Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE Mode’
Mode: 
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that peo\
ple appear 
as subjects in the image ( or ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and 
exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces. (P.73)
 Face  Recognition  
   The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together \
with their 
names, ages, and other information.
   If pictures are taken with ‘FACE RECOG.’ (P.65) set to ‘ON’, priority is given to the focus 
and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been regi\
stered. Also, 
the camera memorizes detected faces during Face Detection, automatically\
 recognizes 
faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.
 Face Recognition searches for faces close to those that have been regist\
ered. Correct 
recognition of faces cannot be guaranteed.
 In some cases, the camera may be unable to correctly distinguish between\
 people with similar facial characteristics, such as parents and children and brother\
s and sisters.
 When using Face Recognition, the facial characteristics are extracted fo\
r performing recognition, and so this process takes longer than regular Face Detectio\
n.
 For subjects registered as newborns and infants (people with birthdays \
set to less than 3 years),  is displayed, and the picture will be taken to give the skin a more hea\
lthy 
appearance.
AF TRACKING
Even if a subject where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the came\
ra can continue 
to keep it in focus. 
Set AF MODE to AF tracking•   To cancel AF tracking → Press▲ again.
AF tracking frame
Align the AF tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.•  To cancel AF Lock → Press▲ .
•   The optimum scene is detected for the subject 
where the focus was locked (AF Lock).
AF Lock successful: Yellow
AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
 Face recognition will be inactive while using AF tracking. Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
Set to 
Set to  (NORMAL PICTURE Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(Adjust the  focus)
Press fully
Focus display
(when focus 
aligned: flashing 
→ illuminated)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject; when 
complete: red/white  → green)
 To take motion pictures   (P.61)
 To use zoom (P.37)
 To use flash (P.43)
 To adjust image brightness (P.49)
 To take close-up pictures (P.45)
 To adjust coloring (P.72)
 When (jitter alert) is displayed, use the optical image 
stabilizer (P.77), a tripod, or the self-timer (P.48).
 If aperture value or shutter speed is displayed in red, correct exposure has not been achieved. Use flash or 
change ‘SENSITIVITY’ (P.71) settings.
Aperture value Shutter speed Jitter alert 
display
Using REC menu (P.69) to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Zoom lever
Status indicator Shutter button 
						

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Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’ (Continued)
Mode: 
Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE Mode’
Mode: 
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that peo\
ple appear 
as subjects in the image ( or ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and 
exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces. (P.73)
 Face  Recognition  
   The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together \
with their 
names, ages, and other information.
   If pictures are taken with ‘FACE RECOG.’ (P.65) set to ‘ON’, priority is given to the focus 
and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been regi\
stered. Also, 
the camera memorizes detected faces during Face Detection, automatically\
 recognizes 
faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.
 Face Recognition searches for faces close to those that have been regist\
ered. Correct 
recognition of faces cannot be guaranteed.
 In some cases, the camera may be unable to correctly distinguish between\
 people with similar facial characteristics, such as parents and children and brother\
s and sisters.
 When using Face Recognition, the facial characteristics are extracted fo\
r performing recognition, and so this process takes longer than regular Face Detectio\
n.
 For subjects registered as newborns and infants (people with birthdays \
set to less than 3 years),  is displayed, and the picture will be taken to give the skin a more hea\
lthy 
appearance.
AF TRACKING
Even if a subject where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the came\
ra can continue 
to keep it in focus. 
Set AF MODE to AF tracking•   To cancel AF tracking → Press▲ again.
AF tracking frame
Align the AF tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.•  To cancel AF Lock → Press▲ .
•   The optimum scene is detected for the subject 
where the focus was locked (AF Lock).
AF Lock successful: Yellow
AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
 Face recognition will be inactive while using AF tracking. Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for 
approx. 1 second.
Set to 
Set to  (NORMAL PICTURE Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(Adjust the  focus)
Press fully
Focus display
(when focus 
aligned: flashing 
→ illuminated)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject; when 
complete: red/white  → green)
 To take motion pictures   (P.61)
 To use zoom (P.37)
 To use flash (P.43)
 To adjust image brightness (P.49)
 To take close-up pictures (P.45)
 To adjust coloring (P.72)
 When (jitter alert) is displayed, use the optical image 
stabilizer (P.77), a tripod, or the self-timer (P.48).
 If aperture value or shutter speed is displayed in red, correct exposure has not been achieved. Use flash or 
change ‘SENSITIVITY’ (P.71) settings.
Aperture value Shutter speed Jitter alert 
display
Using REC menu (P.69) to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Zoom lever
Status indicator Shutter button 
						

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Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE Mode’ (Continued)
Mode: 
Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom
Mode:                  
Align focus for desired composition
Useful when subject is not in center of picture.
First adjust focus according to subject
Hold down halfway
AF area
  Subjects/environments which may 
make focusing difficult:
 •   Fast-moving or extremely bright 
objects, or objects with no color 
contrast.
 •   Taking pictures through glass or near 
objects emitting light. In dark, or with 
significant jitter.
 •   When too close to object or when 
taking pictures of both distant and 
close objects together in the same 
picture.
  We recommend using the ‘Face 
detection’ function when taking pictures 
of people (P.73).
Return to desired composition
Press fully
AF area
 The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is not 
aligned.
Use the focus range displayed in red (P.47) as a reference.
Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable to 
bring the subject into focus if it is out of range.
 AF area is displayed larger in dark conditions or when using digital zoom.
 Most displays are temporarily cleared from screen when the shutter button is pressed halfway.Focus range
( DMC-ZS3PC/DMC-ZS1PC: Display in meters) Focus display
Zoom In/Out
Restore
Enlarge 
Turn to W side Turn to T sideFocus
range 
(P.47)
Zoom ratio 
(approx.)
Zoom bar
 Zoom speed can be adjusted. 
 Zoom slowly  → turn slightly
 Zoom quickly  → turn completely
 Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
Optical zoom and extended optical zoom (EZ)
Automatically switches to ‘optical zoom’ when using maximum picture size (P.69), and 
to ‘extended optical zoom’ (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ is short for ‘extended 
optical zoom’.)
•  Optical zoom •  Extended optical zoom
Zoom bar(  displayed)
  Max. enlargement: 12 x  Max. enlargement: 14.3 x - 21.4 x
  (Varies according to picture size.)
You can zoom in up to 12 times with ‘optical zoom’, and up to 21.4 \
times with ‘Extended 
optical zoom’ (pictures only) with lower picture quality. You can also use ‘digital zoom’ to 
zoom in even further.
Do not block the lens barrel movement 
while zooming. 
						

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Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE Mode’ (Continued)
Mode: 
Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom
Mode:                  
Align focus for desired composition
Useful when subject is not in center of picture.
First adjust focus according to subject
Hold down halfway
AF area
  Subjects/environments which may 
make focusing difficult:
 •   Fast-moving or extremely bright 
objects, or objects with no color 
contrast.
 •   Taking pictures through glass or near 
objects emitting light. In dark, or with 
significant jitter.
 •   When too close to object or when 
taking pictures of both distant and 
close objects together in the same 
picture.
  We recommend using the ‘Face 
detection’ function when taking pictures 
of people (P.73).
Return to desired composition
Press fully
AF area
 The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is not 
aligned.
Use the focus range displayed in red (P.47) as a reference.
Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable to 
bring the subject into focus if it is out of range.
 AF area is displayed larger in dark conditions or when using digital zoom.
 Most displays are temporarily cleared from screen when the shutter button is pressed halfway.Focus range
( DMC-ZS3PC/DMC-ZS1PC: Display in meters) Focus display
Zoom In/Out
Restore
Enlarge 
Turn to W side Turn to T sideFocus
range 
(P.47)
Zoom ratio 
(approx.)
Zoom bar
 Zoom speed can be adjusted. 
 Zoom slowly  → turn slightly
 Zoom quickly  → turn completely
 Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
Optical zoom and extended optical zoom (EZ)
Automatically switches to ‘optical zoom’ when using maximum picture size (P.69), and 
to ‘extended optical zoom’ (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ is short for ‘extended 
optical zoom’.)
•  Optical zoom •  Extended optical zoom
Zoom bar(  displayed)
  Max. enlargement: 12 x  Max. enlargement: 14.3 x - 21.4 x
  (Varies according to picture size.)
You can zoom in up to 12 times with ‘optical zoom’, and up to 21.4 \
times with ‘Extended 
optical zoom’ (pictures only) with lower picture quality. You can also use ‘digital zoom’ to 
zoom in even further.
Do not block the lens barrel movement 
while zooming. 
						

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Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom
(Continued)
Mode:                  
 Maximum zoom ratios by picture sizeOptical zoomExtended optical zoom 
PICTURE 
SIZE10 M 7 M 5 M 3 M 2 M 0.3 M 9.5 M6.5 M 4.5 M 3 M 2.5 M 9 M6 M 4.5 M 2.5 M 2 M Max. enlargement 12 x 14.3 x 17.1 x 21.4 x
PICTURE 
SIZE
 
10 M 7 M 5 M 3 M 2 M 0.3 M 9 M6 M 4.5 M 2.5 M 7.5 M5.5 M 3.5 M 2 M Max. enlargement 12 x 14.3 x 17.1 x 21. 4 x
 What is Extended optical zoom (EZ)?
If, for example, set to ‘3M ’ (equivalent to 3 million pixels), a picture will only be taken 
of a 3M-sized central part of a 10 M (equivalent to 10.1 million pixels\
) area, meaning 
that the picture can be enlarged further.
 The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.  In certain recording modes, TELE MACRO function (P.45) is activated when maximum  zoom ratio is reached.
 A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking wider-angled pi\
ctures of close objects, while using more telescopic zoom may result in more color\
ing appearing 
around the outlines of objects.
 The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is \
operated – this is not a fault.
 When using extended optical zoom, zoom movement may stop momentarily nea\
r maximum W (1x), but this is not a fault.
 Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
  ‘MACRO ZOOM’, motion picture, ‘TRANSFORM’, ‘HIGH SENS.’\
, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’,  ‘FLASH BURST’, ‘PIN HOLE’, and ‘FILM GRAIN’ scene modes
  ‘ZOOM RESUME’ (P.24) allows zoom ratio to be memorized even if power is turned off.
Enlarging further  ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’
Zoom 4 times further than optical/extended optical zoom (maximum 48 x –\
 85.5 x).
(Note that, with digital zoom, enlarging will lessen picture quality.)
Display REC menuSelect ‘ON’
Select ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’Finish
Digital zoom area is displayed within zoom bar on screen.
Digital zoom area
e.g. With 48x
•  Zoom motion stops momentarily when entering 
digital zoom range.
•  Within digital zoom range, AF area is displayed  larger when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
•  We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P.48).
 Digital zoom cannot be used in the following modes:
  (INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode),  (CLIPBOARD Mode), Scene Modes (‘SPORTS’, 
‘BABY’, ‘PET’, ‘HIGH SENS.’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, ‘\
FLASH BURST’, ‘PIN HOLE’, and 
‘FILM GRAIN’), when ‘INTELLIGENT ISO’ is not set to ‘OFF’ 
						

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Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom
(Continued)
Mode:                  
 Maximum zoom ratios by picture sizeOptical zoomExtended optical zoom 
PICTURE 
SIZE10 M 7 M 5 M 3 M 2 M 0.3 M 9.5 M6.5 M 4.5 M 3 M 2.5 M 9 M6 M 4.5 M 2.5 M 2 M Max. enlargement 12 x 14.3 x 17.1 x 21.4 x
PICTURE 
SIZE
 
10 M 7 M 5 M 3 M 2 M 0.3 M 9 M6 M 4.5 M 2.5 M 7.5 M5.5 M 3.5 M 2 M Max. enlargement 12 x 14.3 x 17.1 x 21. 4 x
 What is Extended optical zoom (EZ)?
If, for example, set to ‘3M ’ (equivalent to 3 million pixels), a picture will only be taken 
of a 3M-sized central part of a 10 M (equivalent to 10.1 million pixels\
) area, meaning 
that the picture can be enlarged further.
 The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.  In certain recording modes, TELE MACRO function (P.45) is activated when maximum  zoom ratio is reached.
 A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking wider-angled pi\
ctures of close objects, while using more telescopic zoom may result in more color\
ing appearing 
around the outlines of objects.
 The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is \
operated – this is not a fault.
 When using extended optical zoom, zoom movement may stop momentarily nea\
r maximum W (1x), but this is not a fault.
 Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
  ‘MACRO ZOOM’, motion picture, ‘TRANSFORM’, ‘HIGH SENS.’\
, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’,  ‘FLASH BURST’, ‘PIN HOLE’, and ‘FILM GRAIN’ scene modes
  ‘ZOOM RESUME’ (P.24) allows zoom ratio to be memorized even if power is turned off.
Enlarging further  ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’
Zoom 4 times further than optical/extended optical zoom (maximum 48 x –\
 85.5 x).
(Note that, with digital zoom, enlarging will lessen picture quality.)
Display REC menuSelect ‘ON’
Select ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’Finish
Digital zoom area is displayed within zoom bar on screen.
Digital zoom area
e.g. With 48x
•  Zoom motion stops momentarily when entering 
digital zoom range.
•  Within digital zoom range, AF area is displayed  larger when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
•  We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer  (P.48).
 Digital zoom cannot be used in the following modes:
  (INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode),  (CLIPBOARD Mode), Scene Modes (‘SPORTS’, 
‘BABY’, ‘PET’, ‘HIGH SENS.’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, ‘\
FLASH BURST’, ‘PIN HOLE’, and 
‘FILM GRAIN’), when ‘INTELLIGENT ISO’ is not set to ‘OFF’ 
						

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Viewing your pictures (NORMAL PLAY)
REC/PLAY switch:  
Deleting pictures
REC/PLAY switch:  
Set to 
Scroll through pictures
Previous Next
File number
Picture number/
Total pictures
 Hold down to quickly scroll forwards/backwards.
  (Only file numbers change while held down;  picture is displayed when released)
  Scroll speed increases the longer you press.  (Speed may vary according to playback 
conditions)
 If file number is not displayed, press display button.
 After the final picture, display returns to the first picture.
 Some pictures edited on computer may not be able to be viewed on this camera.
 If the REC/PLAY switch is moved from  to while the power is on, the lens barrel will 
be retracted after approx. 15 seconds.
 This camera is compliant with the unified  DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) 
standard formulated by the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association (JEITA), and with Exif 
(Exchangeable image file format). Files that 
are not DCF-compliant cannot be played 
back.
 To enlarge (playback zoom)
Turn to  T side
Current zoom position (displayed 
for 1 sec.)
•  Zoom ratio: 1x/2x/4x/8x/16x
•   To reduce zoom → Turn lever 
towards W side
•  Move zoom position → ▲▼◄►
 To playback as list (P.83)
 To view with different 
playback modes 
(slideshow, etc.) (P.85)
 To playback motion pictures
 (P.84)
When there is no card inserted, the pictures played back from the built-\
in memory. 
(Clipboard pictures can only be played back in CLIPBOARD Mode (P.81).)
DISPLAYZoom lever
Select type of deletion
•  
To use 
‘DELETE 
ALL’ → go to 
step 
Select the pictures to delete 
(Repeat)
 Picture selected
•  To release
→  Press 
DISPLAY 
again
Pictures deleted will be from card if card is inserted, or from built-in\
 memory if the card is 
not inserted. Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.
Set to 
Press to delete displayed picture
Select ‘YES’
•  Do not turn off 
the power during 
deletion.
 Use a sufficiently charged 
battery or an AC adaptor (DMW-
AC5PP, sold separately).
 Pictures cannot be deleted in the following cases:
  •  Protected pictures (P.97) 
  •  Card switch is in ‘LOCK’ position. •  Pictures not of DCF standard (P.40)
 Motion pictures can also be deleted. To delete clipboard pictures, set mode dial to . To delete all data including protected images, perform FORMAT. (P.26)
Delete
Select ‘YES’
•  To cancel → press ‘MENU/SET’.
•  May take time depending on  number of pictures deleted.
•  ‘ALL DELETE EXCEPT 
 
(FAVORITE)’ may be selected in 
‘DELETE ALL’ when ‘FAVORITE’ is 
set to ‘ON’ (P.95) and pictures have 
been registered.
To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures
   (after step )
DISPLAY