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Contents
Before use
10
Before use .......................................... 10
Read first (10)
To prevent damage and faults (10)
Standard Accessories ....................... 11 Names of parts ................................... 12
Mode dial (13)
Preparations
14
Charging battery ............................... 14
Inserting battery and card ............... 15
Setting the clock ............................... 16
Know the different menus ............... 17
Using menus ..................................... 18
Using SETUP menu .......................... 20
Basics
24
Taking pictures ................................. 24
Adjusting the focus (25)
Problems with adjusting focus (25)
Checking remaining battery and memory
capacity (2
5)
Picture save destination (2
6)
Taking pictures with zoom ............... 27
Taking pictures with SIMPLE MODE 28
Backlight compensation (28)
‘SIMPLE MODE’ menu (29)
Viewing your pictures instantly
(REVIEW) ........................................... 30
Viewing your pictures (Play) ........... 31
Deleting pictures .............................. 32
Applications
(Record)
33
Changing recording information
display ............................................... 33
Making LCD monitor easier to see .. 34
Taking pictures with self-timer ........ 35
Taking pictures with flash ................ 36
Taking pictures with exposure
compensation ................................... 38
Optical image stabilizer ................... 39
Taking pictures according to the
scene ................................................. 40
Scene types (41)
Avoiding subject blurring
(Intelligent ISO) ................................. 46
Taking close-up pictures
(MACRO mode) ................................. 46
Taking motion pictures .................... 47
Useful features for travel ................. 48
Recording holiday duration
(TRAVEL DATE) (48)
Registering local time at your overseas
destination (WORLD TIME) (49)
Using REC menu .............................. 50
W.BALANCE (50)
SENSITIVITY (51)
ASPECT RATIO (51)
PICT.MODE (52)
PICT.SIZE (52)
QUALITY (53)
AUDIO REC. (53)
METERING MODE (53)
AF MODE (54)
BURST (54)
CONT.AF (55)
AF ASSIST LAMP (56)
SLOW SHUTTER (56)
D.ZOOM (56)
COL. MODE (57)
CLOCK SET (57)
Quick setting (57)
Taking/viewing clipboard pictures
(CLIPBOARD) .................................... 58
Taking clipboard pictures (58)
Viewing clipboard pictures (59)
CLIPBOARD menu (60)
Applications
(View pictures)
61
Viewing as list (Multi playback/
Calendar playback) ........................... 61
Viewing motion pictures/
pictures with audio ........................... 62
Creating still pictures from motion
pictures (DMC-TZ3 only) .................. 63
Using PLAY menu ............................. 64
DUAL DISPLAY (DMC-TZ3 only) (64)
SLIDE SHOW (64)
FAVORITE (65)
ROTATE DISP./ROTATE (66)
DATE STAMP (66)
DPOF PRINT (68)
PROTECT (69)
AUDIO DUB. (70)
RESIZE (70)
TRIMMING (71)
ASPECT CONV. (72)
COPY (73)
FORMAT (73)
Connecting with
other devices
74
Using with computer ........................ 74
Folder and file names on computer (75)
Printing .............................................. 76 Viewing on TV screen ....................... 79
Others
80
List of LCD monitor displays ........... 80
Message displays ............................. 82
Q&A Troubleshooting ........................ 84
Usage cautions and notes ............... 90
Recording picture/time capacity ..... 92
Specifications ................................... 94