Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs15 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Using with your PC
Uploading pictures to image-sharing websites
Using the uploading tool ([LUMIX Image Uploader]), you can upload still pictures and 
motion pictures to image-sharing websites (Facebook or YouTube).
There is no need to copy pictures to your computer or install specialized software. 
Uploading pictures from the camera is easy with a computer connected to a network, 
even when you are away from your regular computing environment.
 • This tool supports only computers that run on Windows XP, Windows V
ista, and 
Windows 7.
 • For more information, read the operating instructions (PDF) for the [LUMIX Image  Uploader].
Getting ready:
 • Use [Upload Set] to select the pictures for uploading (→100) • Connect your computer to the Internet • Create an account for the applicable image-sharing website and prepare your login  information
Double-click “LUMIXUP.EXE” to start it
 • If you have installed “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” from the CD-ROM (supplied), “Uploading tool ([LUMIX Image Uploader])” may start automatically . 
Select the upload destination
 • Do the further steps in accordance with the instructions displayed on the computer 
screen.
 ●Because YouTube and Facebook services and specifications are subject to change, 
operation of online services cannot be guaranteed in the future.  Available services and 
screens are subject to change without notice.  
(This service is available as of November 1st, 2011) 
 ●Do not upload pictures protected by copyright except when you are the copyright holder 
or permission has been obtained from the corresponding copyright holder . 
 ●The pictures may contain information that identifies an individual, such as the title of 
a picture, recording date and time, information of the location where a picture was 
taken using a camera with GPS function, and so on. Before uploading the pictures to 
image-sharing websites, check the pictures carefully for information that should not be 
disclosed.  
						

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Printing
Getting Ready:
 • Charge the battery sufficiently
.  
 • When printing pictures from the built-in memory, remove any memory 
cards.
 • Adjust the print quality or other settings on your printer, as needed.
 • Turn on the camera and printer
Connect camera to printer 
 • Please make sure you use the supplied USB connection cable. Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Use cursor button on the camera to select [PictBridge(PTP)], 
and press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select a picture to print and press 
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select [Print start] and press [MENU/SET]
(Print settings (→124))
 ■To cancel print    Press [MENU/SET].
Check socket direction and insert straight in.
(Damage to socket shape can lead to faulty 
operation.)
 • Do not disconnect the USB connection cable  when the cable disconnection icon  is 
displayed (may not be displayed with some 
printers).
USB connection cable
(always use cable supplied)
You can connect directly to a PictBridge-compatible printer for printing. • Some printers can print directly from the camera’s memory card. For details, see the manual for your printer
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Printing
 ●Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. ●Disconnect USB connection cable after printing. ●Turn off power before inserting or removing memory cards. ●When the battery begins to run out during communication, a warning beep sounds. 
Cancel printing and disconnect USB connection cable. Use a sufficiently charged 
battery.
 ●Motion pictures cannot be printed.
Printing multiple pictures
Use cursor button to select [Multi Print] in step  (→122)
Use cursor button to select item and press [MENU/SET]
 •[Multi Select]:                 Scroll between pictures with cursor button, select pictures 
to print with the [DISP
.] button. (Press [DISP.] button again 
to release selection.)
   

                                            
  Press [MENU/SET] when selection is complete. • [Select All]
: 
                   Print all pictures. • [Print Set (DPOF)]:  Print pictures selected in [Print Set]. • [Favorite]: 

                       
Print pictures selected as [Favorite].
Use cursor button to select [Print start] and press [MENU/SET]
(Print settings (→124))
 ●Select [Yes] if print confirmation screen is displayed. ●An orange “●” displayed during printing indicates an error message.  ●Print may be divided into several pictures if printing a large amount of pictures.
(Remaining sheets display may differ from the number of pictures set for printing.)  
						

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Printing
Making print settings on the camera
(Make settings before selecting [Print start])
Use cursor button to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
ItemSettings
[Print with 
Date] [ON]/[OFF]
[Num.of 
prints] Set number of pictures (up to 999 pictures)
[Paper Size] When 
 is selected, the printer settings take priority.
[Page 
Layout]
 (printer takes priority) /  (1 picture, no border) /  (1 picture, with border) /  (2 pictures) /  (4 pictures)
Use cursor button to select setting and press [MENU/SET]
 ●Items may not be displayed if incompatible with printer. ●To arrange  “2 pictures” or  “4 pictures” in the same still picture, set the number of 
prints for the still picture to 2 or 4.
 ●To print to paper sizes/layouts not supported by this camera, set to  and make 
settings on the printer. (Consult your printer’s operating manual.)
 ●Even with completed [Print Set] settings, dates may not be printed, depending on the 
shop or printer used.
 ●When setting [Print with Date] to [ON], check the date printing settings on the printer 
(printer settings may be prioritized).  
						

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Printing
Print with date and text
 ■Printing date without [Text Stamp]
 ●Printing in store: Only recording date can be printed. Request date printing in store. • Making [Print Set] settings on the camera in advance allows settings for numbers of copies and date printing to be designated before giving the card to the store.
 • When printing still pictures of 16:9 Aspect Ratio, check in advance that the store can accept this size.
 ●Using computer:  Print settings for recording date and text information can be made 
using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the supplied CD-ROM.
 ●Using printer:          Recording date can be printed by setting [Print Set] on the camera, 
or by setting [Print with Date] (→124) to [ON] when connecting to a 
printer compatible with date printing.  
						

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List of LCD monitor displays
Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary. • Press the [DISP.] button to change display.
 ■In recording
1Recording Mode (→20)
2 Recording quality (→92)
Backlight Compensation (→25)
Picture Size (→80)
Quality (→81)
Flash (→52)
Optical Image Stabilizer (→89)
Jitter alert (→22)
White Balance (→82)
Color Mode (→88)
3 Battery capacity (→13)
4 Wind cut (→93)
Intelligent exposure (→86)
Macro recording (→54)
Burst Mode (→72)
Auto Bracket (→58)
5 Histogram (→44)
6 AF area (→23)
7 Self-timer Mode (→56)
Focus range
Zoom (→50)8Current date/time
World time (→78)
Name (→67, 75)
Age in years/months (→67, 75)
Destination settings (→77)
Travel elapsed days (→77)
9 Exposure Compensation (→57)
AF Tracking (→84)
AF Assist Lamp (→88)
Metering Mode (→86)
ISO Sensitivity (→81)
Aperture value/Shutter speed (→22, 59, 60)
10 LCD Mode (→43)
Elapsed recording time (→28)
XXhXXmXXs
∗
11Date Stamp (→90)
12 Focus (→23)
13 Save destination (→16)
Recording state
14 Number of recordable pictures (→17)
Available recording time (→28)
RXXhXXmXXs
∗
12 3
4
5
6
7, 8
9
10 11
12 13 14
Others
 • The displaying is performed in the following priority order: travel destination, name ([Baby] / [Pet]), 
and name ([Face Recog.]). 
When the number of days elapsed from day of departure is displayed, age in years/months is not 
displayed.
∗   [h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.  
						

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List of LCD monitor displays
 ■In playback
 • The displaying is performed in the following priority order: title, travel destination, name ([Baby] / [Pet]), and name ([Face Recog.]). 
When the number of days elapsed from day of departure is displayed, age in years/months is not 
displayed.
∗   [h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.
1
Playback Mode (→95)
2 Protected picture (→108)
Favorites (→106)
Date/text stamped display (→90, 102)
Color Mode (→88)
Auto Retouch (→98) 
Creative Retouch (→99) 
Picture Size (→80)
Quality (→81)
3 Battery capacity (→13)
4 Picture number/Total pictures (→32)
Elapsed playback time (→33)
XXhXXmXXs
∗
5Print settings (→107)
6 Histogram (→44)
7 Burst group display (→94)
8 Recording Mode (→20)
Flash (→52)
White Balance (→82)
Exposure Compensation (→57)
ISO Sensitivity (→81)
Aperture value/Shutter speed (→22, 59, 60) 9
Recording date/time
World time (→78)
Name (→67, 75)
Age in years/months (→67, 75)
Destination settings (→77)
Travel elapsed days (→77)
Title (→101)
10 LCD Mode (→43)
11 Motion picture recording time (→33)
XXhXXmXXs
∗Recording quality (→92)
Burst group (→94)
12 Folder/File number (→32, 120)
Cable disconnection warning icon (→122)
1 23
4
5
6
7
8
11 12
9 10  
						

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Message displays
Meanings of and required responses to major messages displayed on LCD monitor.
[This memory card cannot be used]
 ●A MultiMediaCard was inserted.  → Not compatible with the camera. Use
 a compatible card.
[Some pictures cannot be deleted]     [This picture cannot be deleted]
 ●Non-DCF pictures (→32) cannot be deleted. →  Save needed data on a computer or other device, and then use [Format] on the camera. (→48)
[No additional selections can be made]
 ●The number of pictures that can be deleted at once has been exceeded. ●More than 999 pictures have been set as [Favorite]. ●The number of pictures allowing [Title Edit], [Text Stamp] or [Resize] (multiple settings) at once has 
been exceeded. 
[Cannot be set on this picture]
 ●[Print Set], [Title Edit], or [Text Stamp] cannot be made for non-DCF pictures (→32).
[Please turn camera off and then on again]     [System Error]
 ●The lens is not working correctly. →  Turn on power again. 
(Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Center if display still remains)
[Some pictures cannot be copied]     [Copy could not be completed]
 ●Pictures cannot be copied in following cases. →  Picture of same name already exists in built-in memory when copying from card. →  File is not of DCF standard (→32). →  Picture taken or edited on a different device.
[Not enough space on built-in memory]     [Not enough memory on the card]
 ●There is no space left on the built-in memory or the card. When you copy pictures from the built-in 
memory to the card (batch copy), the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full.
[Built-In Memory Error]     [Format built-in memory?]
 ●Displayed when formatting built-in memory via computer, etc. → Reformat directly using camera. Data will be deleted.
[Memory card error. This card cannot be used in this camera. Format this card?]
 ●The card format cannot be used with this camera. →  Save needed data on a computer or  other device, and then use [Format] on the camera. (→48)
[Insert SD card again]     [Try another card]
 ●Access to card has failed. → Insert card again. ●Try with a different card.  
						

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Message displays
[Memory card parameter error]
 ●Card is not of SD standard. ●When cards in capacities of 4 GB or more are used, only SDHC or SDXC Memory Cards are 
supported.
[Read Error] / [Write Error]     [Please check the card]
 ●Data read has failed. → Check whether card has been inserted correctly (→15). ●Data write has failed. → Turn off power and remove card, before re-inserting and turning on power again.
 ●Card may possibly be damaged. ●Try with a different card.
[Cannot record due to incompatible format(NTSC/PAL) data on this card.]
 ●Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc. (→48) ●Insert a different card.
[Motion recording was cancelled due to the limitation of the writing speed of the card]
 ●If recording stops even when using a card of the recommended speed class (→16), the data writing 
speed has dropped. If this happens, we recommend backing up the data on the memory card and 
formatting it (→48).
 ●Motion picture recording may be automatically terminated with certain cards.
[A folder cannot be created]
 ●Folder numbers in use have reached 999. →  Save needed data on a computer or  other device, and then use [Format] on the camera. (→48)
Folder number is reset to 100 when performing [No.Reset] (→46).
[Picture is displayed for 16:9 TV]     [Picture is displayed for 4:3 TV]
 ●AV cable (optional) is connected to camera. → T o remove message immediately → Press [MENU/SET].
 → T

o change aspect ratio → Change [TV Aspect] (→47).
 ●USB connection cable (supplied) is only connected to camera. → Message disappears when cable is a lso connected to another device.
[This battery cannot be used]
 ●Use a genuine Panasonic battery. ●Battery cannot be recognized as terminal is dirty. → Wipe any dirt away from the battery terminal.
[Recording failed.]
 ●Recording may be impossible if the recording location for a 3D image is too dark/too bright, or if the 
subject lacks contrast.  
						

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Q&A  Troubleshooting
Try checking these items (→130 - 136) first.
If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue. 
(Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their 
values at the time of purchase.)
Battery, power
The charging lamp turns off before the battery is fully charged. ●Charging is being performed in a place with extremely high or low temperature.  →  Reconnect the USB connection cable (supplied) and retry charging in a place where ambient 
temperature is 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) (temperature conditions also apply to the battery 
itself). (When the USB connection cable is reconnected after the battery is fully charged, the 
charging lamp will light for approximately 15 seconds.)
Camera does not work even if power is turned on. ●Battery is not inserted correctly (→11), or needs recharging.
LCD monitor shuts off even if power is turned on. ●[Sleep Mode] is activated. (→45) → Press shutter button halfway to release. ●Battery needs recharging.
Camera switches off as soon as power is turned on. ●Battery needs recharging. ●[Sleep Mode] is activated. (→45) → Press shutter button halfway to release. 
This unit is turned off automatically. ●If you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link with an HDMI mini cable (optional) and turn off 
the power on the TV with the remote control for the TV, the power on this unit also turns off.
 → If you are not using VIERA Link, set [VIERA

 Link] to [OFF]. (→47)
Recording
Cannot record pictures. ●REC/PLAY switch is not set to  (record). ●Built-in memory/card is full. → Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→37).
Recorded pictures look white. ●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.). → Turn on power to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
 ●Lens is foggy (→5).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark. ●Adjust the exposure (→57). ●[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→87).
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once. ●Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket] or [Burst].
Focus not aligned correctly. ●Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to recording 
mode.)
 ●Subject outside of focus range. ●Caused by jitter or subject movement.