Panasonic Lumix DMC LS70 User Manual

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Advanced-Shooting
■ Setting the white balance manually 
(White set |)
Use this to set the white balance manually.
1 Select [|] (White set) and then 
press [MENU/SET].
2  Aim the camera at a sheet of white 
paper or a similar white object so that 
the frame on the center of the screen 
turns white and then press [MENU/SET].
3  Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the 
menu.
•  You can also press the shutter button 
halfway to fi nish.
•  The white balance may not be correct if 
the subject is out of fl...

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[ASPECT RATIO]Setting the aspect ratio of 
pictures
By changing the aspect ratio, you can 
select an angle of view that matches the 
subject.
hSelect to take pictures with the 
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or 
a computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the 
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm 
fi lm.
jThis is suitable for landscapes 
etc. where a wide view is 
preferable.
This is also suitable for playing 
back pictures on a wide-screen 
TV, high-defi nition TV etc.
•  You...

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■ When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70 (6M)3072 × 2048 pixels
DMC-LS60 only
 (5M)2816 × 1880 pixels
  (2.5M EZ) 2048 × 1360 pixels
■
 When the aspect ratio setting is [j]
DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70 (5.5M)3072 × 1728 pixels
DMC-LS60 only
 (4.5M)2816 × 1584 pixels
  (2M EZ) 1920 × 1080 pixels
■ Quality
GFine (Low compression):
This type gives priority to picture 
quality. Picture quality will be high.
HStandard (High compression):
This type gives priority to the 
number...

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■ About 1-area-focusing (High speed)
•  You can focus on the subject more 
quickly than other AF modes.
•  Pictures may become still in the condition 
they were in before the subject was 
focused when you press the shutter 
button halfway. However, it is not a 
malfunction.
•  When using the 
digital zoom or when 
you take pictures in 
dark places, the AF 
area is displayed 
on the center of the 
screen with a size wider than usual.
•  When multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas)...

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•  The stabilizer function may not work in 
the following cases so take special care 
not to move the camera when pressing 
the shutter button.
–  When too much jitter occurs.
–  When the zoom magnifi cation is high.
–  In digital zoom range.
–  When taking pictures while following 
subjects in motion.
–  When the shutter speed is extremely 
slow due to dark conditions or other 
reasons.
•  In simple mode [ ], the setting is fi xed 
to [MODE2] and in [STARRY SKY] (P51) 
in scene...

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[AF ASSIST LAMP]Focusing in low light conditions 
becomes easier
Illuminating the subject with the AF assist 
lamp allows the camera to focus on the 
subject in low light conditions.
If the AF assist lamp is set to 
[ON], an AF area (P63) with 
a size wider than usual is 
displayed and the AF assist 
lamp A turns on.
ON The AF assist lamp turns on 
under low light conditions. In this 
time, the AF assist lamp icon 
[S] appears on the screen. The 
effective range of the AF...

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Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)
1  Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] to display multiple 
screens.
For example: When you have chosen to 
show 9 pictures
• : 1 screen➝9 screens➝ 
25 screens➝Calendar screen 
display (P68)
•  Rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T] to 
return to the previous screen.
2 Press e/r/w/q to select a 
picture.
A: Number of the selected picture and the 
total number of recorded pictures
•  Depending on the recorded picture 
and the...

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Displaying pictures by recording date (Calendar playback)
You can display pictures by recording date 
using the calendar playback function.
1  Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] several times to display 
the calendar screen.
•  The recording date of the picture selected 
in the playback screen becomes the date 
selected when the calendar screen is fi rst 
displayed.
•  If there are multiple pictures with the 
same recording date, the fi rst picture 
recorded on that day is...

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Using the Playback Zoom
1  Rotate the zoom lever towards 
[3] [T] to enlarge the picture.
• 3: 1×➝2×➝4×➝8×➝16×
•  When you rotate the zoom lever towards 
[ ] [W] after enlarging the picture, the 
magnifi cation becomes lower. When you 
rotate the zoom lever towards [3] [T], 
the magnifi cation becomes higher.
•  When you change the magnifi cation, the 
zoom position indication A appears for 
about 1 second to check the position of 
the section enlarged.
2 Press e/r/w/q to move the...

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Playing Back Motion pictures
Press w/q to select a picture with a 
motion picture icon [ ] / [ ] / 
[ ] / [ ] / [ ] / [ ] 
and then press r to play back.
•  The motion picture recording time A 
is displayed on the LCD monitor. After 
playback starts, the elapsed playback 
time is displayed on the bottom right of 
the LCD monitor. For example, 1 hour 20 
minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[1h20m30s].
•  The cursor displayed during 
playback corresponds to e/r/w/
q. 
To stop...