Panasonic Lumix DMC LS70 User Manual

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About the Batteries
■ Usable batteries
AA Oxyride batteries (supplied)*
AA Alkaline batteries (optional)
AA Rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metal 
hydride) batteries (optional)
•  One of the following messages 
appears when you insert batteries for 
the fi rst time, change the batteries 
when they become exhausted etc.
[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING: 
OXYRIDE]/[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE 
SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni-MH] 
If the batteries inserted are different 
from the type displayed in the 
message,...

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■ Battery shapes that cannot be used
•  Batteries with unusual shapes cause 
leakage, heat generation or explosion if 
inserted in the camera.
•  Batteries with the covering partly or fully 
peeled off. Never use these batteries. 
(Refer to the illustration below.)
•  All or part of the 
covering on the 
battery is peeled 
off.• The ) pole is fl at.
■  Proper Care and Handling of Batteries
Mishandling batteries may cause leakage, 
heat generation, fi re or explosion. Observe 
the...

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•  We recommend charging the batteries 
after they are fully discharged. If you 
charge the batteries before they are 
fully discharged, it can reduce battery 
performance. This is called “memory 
effect”.
•  If “memory effect” occurs, continue using 
the batteries until the camera stops 
working and then charge them fully.
Battery performance will be restored after 
a few charges and discharges.
•  Over time Ni-MH batteries naturally 
discharge and their capacity lowers even 
when...

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The number of recordable pictures in 
low temperatures (In normal picture 
mode when the temperature is 0 °C 
(32 °F) and other recording conditions 
comply with CIPA standard.)
Batteries UsedNumber of recordable 
pictures (Approx)
DMC-LS75/
DMC-LS70DMC-LS60
Panasonic Oxyride 
batteries
(supplied or optional)
50 pictures
(25 min)55 pictures
(27 min)
Panasonic Alkaline 
batteries (optional)40 pictures
(20 min)45 pictures
(22 min)
Fully charged 
Panasonic Ni-MH 
batteries...

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•  Check that the camera is turned off.
•  Use oxyride batteries (supplied), alkaline 
batteries (optional) or Ni-MH batteries 
(optional).
•  Prepare an SD Memory Card (optional), 
an SDHC Memory Card (optional) or a 
MultiMediaCard (optional).
•  You can record or play back pictures 
on the built-in memory when you are 
not using a card. (P16)
1  Slide the battery door A or the 
card door B to open it.
2 Batteries:
Insert the batteries with the ( and ) 
poles aligned correctly....

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About the Built-in Memory/the Card
The built-in memory can be used as a 
temporary storage device when the card 
being used becomes full.
■ Built-in Memory [ ]
You can record or play back pictures 
on the built-in memory when you 
are not using a card. (The built-in 
memory cannot be used when a card is 
inserted.)
•  The built-in memory capacity is about 
27 MB.
•  Picture size is fi xed to QVGA (320×240 
pixels) when recording motion 
pictures to the built-in memory. (P53)
■ Card [...

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
Set the mode dial to [ ].
■ Initial setting
The clock is not set when the camera is 
shipped. When you turn the camera on, 
the following screen appears.
A: [MENU/SET] button
B: Cursor buttons
C: Mode dial
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2 Press e/r/w/q to select the date.
D: Time at the home area
E: Time at the travel destination (P57)
• w/q : Select the desired item.
• e/r : Set date and time.
• 
A  : To cancel without setting the 
clock.
3 Press [MENU/SET].•...

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Changing the mode
About the Mode Dial
When the power is on and you turn the mode dial, you can switch between shooting and 
playback modes, and also select modes suited to the subject such as the macro mode 
and scene modes.
Basic
Normal picture mode(P25)
Use this mode for normal recording.
Adjust part A to the desired mode.
The mode dial can be rotated 360°. 
Rotate it slowly and surely to adjust to 
each mode. (Do not adjust it to parts 
where there is no mode.)
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■ The menu icons
   Recording menu (P59)
Displayed when the mode dial is set to 
[ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ].
Q  Play menu (P71)
Displayed when the mode dial is set to 
[].
Y  Scene mode menu (P47)
Displayed when the mode dial is set to 
[].
  Setup menu (P21)
Displayed when the mode dial is set to 
[ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ].
■ Changing the menu settings
•  The following example shows how to set 
[AF MODE] when normal picture mode 
[ ] is selected.
1 Press e/r to select the...

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2 Press q.
3 Press e/r to select the setting.
4  Press [MENU/SET] to confi rm the 
setting.
■ To exit the menus
Press [MENU/SET].•  You can also exit the menus when the 
mode dial is set to [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], 
or [ ] by pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
■ Switching to the setup menu
1 Press w in the menu screen.
2 Press r to select the setup menu 
icon
 [].
3 Press q.
•  Continue to select items and change 
settings.
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MENU
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REC
SELECT EXIT
W.BALANCE
SENSITIVITY...