Panasonic Lumix DMC LS70 User Manual

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About the Setup Menu
•  Change the settings if necessary.
•  Select [RESET] to return the settings to the initial settings at the time of purchase (P23).
Press [ ] to display menu, enter the setup menu [ ] and select the item. (P20)
The setting marked “q” means it is the initial setting.
[BATTERY TYPE], [CLOCK SET], [AUTO REVIEW], [POWER SAVE] and [ECONOMY] 
are very important items. Check their settings before use.
Select the type of batteries you 
have inserted.
BATTERY TYPE...

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Have the LCD turn off 
automatically.
ECONOMY
Battery life is saved by reducing the 
brightness of the LCD monitor and turning 
it off automatically when the camera is not 
being used in recording mode.
q OFF: Economy mode cannot be 
activated.
 LEVEL1:The LCD monitor turns off if 
the camera is not operated 
for about 15 seconds in 
recording mode.
 LEVEL2:The LCD monitor turns off if 
the camera is not operated 
for about 15 seconds in 
recording mode or for about 
5 seconds after...

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RESET
The settings on the recording or the 
[SETUP] menu are reset to the initial 
settings.
•  The birthday setting for [BABY1]/[BABY2] 
or [PET] (P50) in scene mode and 
the number of days that have passed 
since the departure date for [TRAVEL 
DATE] (P55) and the [WORLD TIME] 
setting (P57) are also reset when the 
[SETUP] menu settings are reset. Also, 
[FAVORITE] (P73) is fi xed to [OFF] and 
[ROTATE DISP.] (P74) is fi xed to [ON].
•  The battery type setting, the folder 
number...

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■ Display in normal picture mode [ ]. 
(at the time of purchase)
 1 Recording mode
  2  Flash mode (P40)
• The fl ash icon turns red when 
activating the fl ash and pressing the 
shutter button halfway.
 3 AF area
•  The AF area displayed is bigger than 
usual when taking pictures in dark 
place.
 4 Focus (P25)
  5  Picture size (P62)
 6 Quality (P62)
6 : Jitter alert indication (P27)
 7 Battery indication
•  The battery indication turns red and 
blinks. (The status indicator blinks...

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Taking Pictures
  Select normal picture mode [ ].
The camera automatically sets the shutter 
speed and the aperture value according to 
the brightness of the subject. 
A Shutter  button
B Turn the camera on.
C The status indicator lights for 1 second.
1  Hold the camera gently with both 
hands, keep your arms still at 
your side and stand with your 
feet shoulder-width apart.
D: When holding the camera vertically
E: Flash
F: AF assist lamp
2  Aim the AF area H to the point 
you want to...

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Photography basics – exposure, focus, and color
A little knowledge about exposure, focus and color will come in handy when you are 
having trouble with a shot.
Are images dark?Exposure 
problems
Go to page 44In normal picture mode [ ], Auto Exposure (AE) normally 
sets the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if 
there is backlight. 
Use exposure compensation in these situations for 
brighter images.
Focus 
problems
Go to page 27, 46In normal picture mode [ ], Auto Focus (AF)...

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■ When you want to take a subject 
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a 
composition like the following picture, you 
will not be able to focus the camera on the 
subject because the people are outside the 
AF area.
In this case,
1 Aim the AF area at the subject.
2  Press the shutter button halfway to fi x 
the focus and the exposure.
•  The focus indication lights when the 
subject is focused.
3  Press and hold the shutter button 
halfway while moving...

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Taking Pictures in Simple Mode
This mode allows beginners to take 
pictures easily. Only the basic functions 
appear in the menu to make operations 
simple.
■ Basic menu settings
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2 Press e/r to select the desired 
menu item and then press q.
3 Press e/r to select the desired 
setting and then press
[MENU/SET].
4  Press [MENU/SET] to close the 
menu.
•  You can also press the shutter 
button halfway to close the menu.
■ Settings in Simple mode
 [PICT.MODE]
 ENLARGE...

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• [SENSITIVITY] (P61):
Settings will be the same as those 
used when you have set ISO LIMIT 
in Intelligent ISO mode [ ] (P45) to 
[ISO800].
• [ASPECT RATIO]/[PICT.SIZE]/
[QUALITY] (P62):
– [  ENLARGE]:
h/DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70: (7M), 
DMC-LS60:  (6M)/Fine
– [  4˝ × 6˝/10 × 15 cm]:
/ (2.5M EZ)/Standard
– [  E-MAIL]:
h/  (0.3M EZ)/Standard
•  [AF MODE] (P63):
[
W] (1-area-focusing)
•  [AF ASSIST LAMP] (P66)
[ON]
•  You cannot use the following functions in 
simple mode.
– High angle mode
–...

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Using the Optical Zoom /
the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
You can make people and subjects appear 
closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and 
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. 
(35 mm fi lm camera equivalent: 35 mm to 
105 mm)
To zoom even more (up to 4.5 times with 
DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70) with no reduction 
in picture quality, choose any resolution for 
each of the available aspect ratios except 
the largest one.
■ To make subjects appear closer use...