Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs15 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Taking motion pictures
Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
 ■Recording mode:          
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture 
recording 
(Max. 2 pictures)
The picture is saved with the following conditions.
[AVCHD] [Picture Size]
[FSH]/[SH] 3.5M (16:9)[MP4] [Picture Size]
[FHD]/[HD] 3.5M (16:9)
 • Motion picture recording continues unchanged. • The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded. • When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop.
 ■Burst function
When the burst function has been set in advance, a burst of still pictures can be 
recorded during motion picture recording.
 • When the burst setting is set to ,  or , still pictures are automatically 
recorded using the  setting. • Even at the  or  setting, the focus is fixed at the first picture.
 ●When you press the shutter button halfway during motion picture recording, the camera 
will automatically refocus on a subject. This refocus movement is recorded even during 
motion picture recording. When priority is to be given to the motion picture videos, 
press the shutter button fully, and record the still pictures. Still pictures can also be 
created after motion picture recording. (→34)
 ●When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of 
recordable pictures are displayed.
 ●Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following case • When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA] • [Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus]) ●The flash is set to  [Forced Flash Off]. ●Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be 
distorted.  
						

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Viewing your pictures  [Normal Play]
 ●It may not be possible to view pictures on this camera that were previously edited on a 
computer.
 ●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.
Use the   cursor button to 
select a picture that you want to 
play back
 • Hold down to quickly scroll forwards/
backwards.
View pictures
Folder/File number
Picture number/Total pictures
When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, and without a card, 
pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
 • Slide the REC/PLAY

 switch to 
 ■Changing recording information display
Each time you press the [DISP.] button, the display will be switched as follows.
 • Picture information, Recording information (recording date and time, etc.) • Recording information ([Flash], [Sensitivity] etc.) • No display
[DISP.] button  
						

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Viewing your pictures  [Normal Play]
Viewing motion pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4 and QuickTime 
Motion JPEG formats.
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press 
Playback now starts.
Motion picture recording timeWhen playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed in 
the top right of the screen.
Example: After 10 minutes and 30 seconds: [10m30s]
Motion picture icon (differs depending on the recording mode and picture quality setting)
 ■Operations during motion picture playback
: Pause/play: Stop:  Fast rewind (2 steps) 
Single-frame rewind (while paused)
:  Fast forward (2 steps) 
Single-frame forward (while paused) 
 • If  is pressed during fast forward or rewind, it will return to normal playback speed. • Volume can be adjusted with the zoom lever .
 ●It may not be possible to properly play back the motion pictures recorded using other 
cameras.
 ●Some information will not be displayed for motion pictures recorded in [A VCHD]. ●Motion pictures can be viewed on your computer using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the 
supplied CD-ROM.
 ●Motion pictures recorded with [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode play back at 
approximately 10 times speed.  
						

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Viewing your pictures  [Normal Play]
Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Save a scene from a motion picture as a still picture.
Display the picture that you want to capture as a still picture 
by pausing a motion picture during playback
Press [MENU/SET]
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]. 
[Rec Quality] of the original motion picture [Picture Size] [Aspect Ratio]
[FHD] [HD] [FSH] [SH] 2M16:9
[VGA] 0.3M4:3
 ●The picture quality becomes slightly lower because of the [Rec Quality] setting of the 
original motion picture.
 ●It may not be possible to capture still pictures from motion pictures that were recorded 
with a different camera.  
						

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Viewing your pictures  [Normal Play]
Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
Turn to  T sideCurrent zoom position
 • Each time you turn the zoom lever toward the T  side, the magnification increases 
through four levels after 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (The picture quality displayed becomes 
successively lower.)
 • To reduce zoom → 

Turn lever towards W side
 • Move zoom position →    
 ●Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback.
Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Turn to  W side
Picture no./Total no.
Motion pictures
Panorama pictures
 • Turn the zoom lever further toward the W side and you can switch the display methods 
in the following order: 12-picture screen → 30-picture screen → Calendar playback. 
(T
urn the lever to the T side to return.)
 • When you select a picture using the cursor button and press [MENU/SET] on the 12-picture or 30-picture screen, the selected picture is displayed on the 1-picture 
screen (full-screen).
 ●Pictures displayed with [!] cannot be played back.  
						

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Viewing your pictures  [Normal Play]
Viewing pictures by their recording date “Calendar Playback”
Turn to 
the W side  several times
Selected date (First picture from the date)
 • When you select a recording date using the cursor button and press [MENU/SET], the 
display method changes to the 12-picture screen.
 ●Only months when pictures were taken are shown on the calendar screen. Pictures 
taken without clock settings are displayed with the date January 1st, 2012.
 ●Pictures taken with destination settings made in [World Time] are displayed in the 
calendar screen using the appropriate date for the destination’s time zone.  
						

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Deleting pictures
 ●Do not turn off the power during deletion. ●Use a sufficiently charged battery. ●Pictures cannot be deleted in the following cases: • Protected pictures  • Card switch is in “LOCK” position. • Pictures not of DCF standard (→32)
Press to delete displayed picture
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]. 
Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from the built-in memory if 
the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)  
						

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Deleting pictures
To delete multiple (up to 100)/To delete all pictures
A burst group is handled as one picture. (All the pictures in the selected burst group are 
deleted.)
Press to delete displayed picture
Use   to select [Delete Multi]/[Delete All] and press [MENU/
SET]
 ●[Delete Multi]
Use cursor button to select picture and press [DISP.] button
 • To cancel → Press [DISP.] button again. • To execute → Press [MENU/SET].
 Picture selected
 • You can select [All Delete Except Favorite] in [Delete All] if there are pictures that 
have been set as [Favorite] (→106).
 • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Y

es] with cursor button and then press 
[MENU/SET]. 
 • May take time depending on number of pictures deleted.  
						

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Setting the menu
 ●The operation screen examples in this manual may differ from the actual screen display 
or some parts of the screen display are omitted.
 ●The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. ●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item. ●In recording mode, the menu screen can also be exited by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
Refer to the procedure below for an example on how to operate the menus.
Example: 
 Changing [AF Mode] in the [Rec] menu in [Program AE] Mode
Press [MENU/SET]
The menu selection screen is displayed.
Select [Rec] menu and press [MENU/SET]
Press   to select [AF Mode] and press 
[MENU/SET]
:  Pages
The pages can also be selected with the zoom lever.
: Menu description: Menu items: Operation guide
Press   to select a setting, and then press 
[MENU/SET]
The selected setting is set. • To cancel → Press [ / ] button.
: Settings: Selected setting
Press [ / ] button several times
The menu closes and the monitor returns to the previous screen.  
						

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Setting the menu
Menu type
[Rec] menu (REC/PLAY switch: )
Changing picture preferences (→80)
 • Displays settings such as White Balance, Sensitivity, 

Aspect Ratio, and Picture 
Size.
[Motion Picture] menu (REC/PLAY switch: )
Recording motion pictures using your own settings  (→91)
 • You can select the picture quality

, data format (recording mode) and other settings.
[Setup] menu (REC/PLAY switch:  )
Making the camera more convenient to use (→42)
 • Displays settings for ease of use such as adjusting the clock and changing the  beep sounds.
[Playback Mode] menu (REC/PLAY switch: )
Viewing recorded pictures  (→95)
 • Choose [Playback Mode] to see Slide Shows or to narrow down the pictures for 
display, etc.
[Playback] menu (REC/PLAY switch: )
Using your pictures (→100)
 • Enables you to specify picture protection, resizing, and other settings for pictures  you have taken.
 ●The following menu is also displayed depending on the recording mode. • In the Scene Mode: Scene menu (→63) • In the [Custom] mode: [Custom] menu (→70) • In the [Creative Control] mode: [Creative Control] menu (→61)