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Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-TZ2
DMC-TZ3
Before use, please read these instructions completely.
This manual is based on the DMC-TZ3 model. Product illustrations
and screens may vary.
GN
VQT1B83
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-If you see this symbol- Dear Customer, IF THE POWER CORD OF THIS We would like to take this opportunity to EQUIPMENT IS DAMAGED, IT MUST BE Information on Disposal in other thank you for purchasing this Panasonic REPLACED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY Countries outside the European Digital Camera. Please read these APPROVED POWER CORD. Union Operating Instructions carefully and keep This symbol is only valid in the them handy for future reference. THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE European Union. INST
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About the battery charger Quick start guide CAUTION! • DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER The battery is not charged Charge the battery CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE when the camera is UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO shipped. Charge the PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC battery and Set the clock SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE before use. TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE When you do not use the THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER card (optional), you can MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTR
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Record, view, save those precious moments. Cards may be inserted directly into devices with SD memory card slots. View Record SD memory card (Playback) on (Optional) (P.24) large screen (P.79) Alternatively, connect with AV cable (supplied) On TV screen Zoomed-in pictures Close-up pictures of people Print in distance [10x optical zoom] (P.7) at home, or at a digital photo centre (P.68, 76) Clear pictures Prevents blurring from shaky hands Alternatively, [Optical Image Stabilizer] (P.3
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Contents Before use .......................................... 10 Standard Accessories ....................... 11 Names of parts ................................... 12 Before use Read first (10) Mode dial (13) 10 To prevent damage and faults (10) Charging battery ............................... 14 Setting the clock ............................... 16 Using menus ..................................... 18 Preparations Inserting battery and card ............... 15 Know the different menus .......
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Before use Standard accessories Part numbers are as of January 007 Cards are optional. You can record or play Read first To prevent damage and faults back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card. (P.6) Battery Pack Do a test shot first! Avoid shocks, vibration, and pressure Consult the dealer or your nearest CGA-S007E Check first to see if you can take A void exposing the camera to strong servicentre if you lose the supplied (P. 14) pictures and record sou
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Names of parts Camera ON/OFF switch Release lever (P.15) Tripod receptacle Mode dial (P.18) Optical image stabilizer button (P.3) Align to correct mode Card/Battery door (P.15) NORMAL PICTURE (Displayed on screen when Shutter button (P.4) mode changed) Zoom lever (P.7) NORMAL PICTURE mode SCENE mode Self-timer Take pictures (P.4). Take pictures according to scene Flash (P.36) indicator (P.40). INTELLIGENT ISO mode (P.35)/AF Lens barrel Take pictures according to motion CLIPBOARD mode
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Charging battery Preparations Preparations Inserting battery and card 1 Always charge before first use! (not sold pre-charged) Charger (model-specific) Battery (model-specific) Battery Set the camera ON/OFF switch to (check orientation) OFF Card Slide to the ‘OPEN’ position and Insert the battery terminals (check orientation) open the lid and attach the battery to the Completely insert battery and card Do not touch charger connector (both click into place) Ensure ‘LUMIX’ faces outward
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Know the different menus Preparations Preparations Setting the clock 3 4 to get more out of your camera This camera contains a range of menus to enable you to set your photography and Set mode dial (P.13) to NORMAL PICTURE mode before turning on power. playback preferences, and to make the camera easier and more fun to use. ‘PLEASE SET THE CLOCK’ will be displayed when power is turned on for the first time. The ‘SETUP’ menu in particular contains important functions, such as for time and powe
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Explanation of settings method for SETUP menu, REC menu, and PLAY menu. Preparations Using menus (Screen example: DMC-TZ3) 5 Here is explained an example of changing the ‘POWER SAVE’ setting from ‘5 MIN.’ to ‘ Move across to the items MIN.’ from SETUP menu. Highlight ‘CLOCK SET’ (‘POWER SAVE’ is a function to extend battery life by automatically turning the camera 1 SETUP / 4 off if no operations are performed for a certain period.) CLOCK SET WORLD TIME MONITOR ± 0 Turn on the power Zoom leve
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Make general camera settings such as adjusting the clock, extending the battery Preparations life, and changing the beep sounds. (Settings method → P.18) Using SETUP menu 6 Default setting outlined: 1 Settings also reflected in SIMPLE MODE (P.8). ‘CLOCK SET’, ‘AUTO REVIEW’, ‘POWER SAVE’ and ‘ECONOMY’ are important for Settings also reflected in CLIPBOARD mode (P.58). clock setting and battery life. Be sure to check these before use. 3 DMC-TZ3 only. Item Uses, operations Settings,
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Preparations Default setting outlined: Using SETUP menu (Continued) 6 1 Settings also reflected in SIMPLE MODE (P.8). Settings also reflected in CLIPBOARD mode (P.58). Item Uses, operations Settings, notes 1, 2 BEEP Change or mute beep sounds. Volume: (mute) / (low) / (high) Tone: / / 1, 2 SHUTTER Change or mute shutter sounds. Volume: (mute) / (low) / (high) Tone: / / 0 · · LEVEL3 · · LEVEL6 2 VOLUME Adjust volume of sound from speakers (7 levels). Canno
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Basics Please set the clock before taking pictures (P.16). Taking pictures 1 Turn on the power Adjusting the focus Press the shutter button halfway, ensuring that the subject is aligned with the AF area. Status indicator illuminated for approx. 1 second. Focus In focus Not in focus Focus display Focus display On Flashing AF area (normal) AF area Green Red/white Set to (NORMAL PICTURE mode) Sound Double beep Multiple beep AF area (when dark or using digital zoom) Images outside of the focu
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Basics Basics Taking pictures (Continued) Taking pictures with zoom 1 Subjects can be enlarged by ten times with ‘Optical zoom’ and up to 15 (13.8 ) times with Picture save destination ‘Extra optical zoom’. ‘Digital zoom’ can then be used to multiply this effect by four times further. (8-80 mm: 35 mm film camera equivalent) Pictures will be saved to a card if one is inserted, or to the built-in memory if not. DMC-TZ Enlarge (Tele) Restore (Wide) When in operation 300 Turn to T side Tu
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Taking pictures with SIMPLE This mode is designed for beginners to easily take pictures. Basics Only major functions and menu items are displayed. 3 MODE Set to ‘SIMPLE MODE’ menu Use the menu to change settings such as picture quality and beep sounds. Display SIMPLE MODE Select desired item (Screen shows beep setting change) menu SIMPLE MODE SIMPLE MODE Adjust the focus PICT.MODE PICT.MODE AUTO REVIEW AUTO REVIEW OFF BEEP BEEP LOW Press halfway CLOCK SET CLOCK SET HIGH SELECT EXIT SELECT SET
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Viewing your pictures instantly Basics Basics Viewing your pictures (Play) 4 (REVIEW) 5 When there is no card inserted, the pictures played back from the built-in memory. Pictures can be checked while still in a recording mode ( ). (Clipboard pictures can only be played back in CLIPBOARD mode (P.5).) Display picture Set to REVIEW1X Enlarge View as list (P.61) Scroll through pictures EXIT DELETE 4X File number Most recently taken picture will be displayed for about 10 seconds. 100-000
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Basics Basics Basics Deleting pictures 6 6 6 Set to PLAYBACK mode . Pictures deleted will be from card if card is inserted, or from built-in memory if not. To delete clipboard pictures, set to CLIPBOARD mode . To delete 1 picture While picture is Select ‘YES’ displayed (P.31) DELETE SINGLE Highlight ‘YES’ DELETE THIS PICTURE? in orange YES NO SELECT SET MULTI/ALL Press To delete multiple (up to 50) or all pictures Select type of Select the pictures to deletion delete (Repeat) MULTI/ALL DEL
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Changing recording information Applications Basics Basics (Record) 1 1 1 display Change between different LCD monitor displays, such as histograms. Press to change display Histogram (DMC-TZ3 only) 3 3 Guide lines No display LCD monitor Display in PLAYBACK mode Histogram During playback zoom (P.31), motion 100-0001 100-0001 picture playback (P.6), slideshow (P.64): 1/3 1/3 No Display on/off 3RD DAY display ISO During multi playback, calendar playback 1 month 10 days F3.3 1/30 100 AWB 10:0
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Making LCD monitor easier to Applications Applications Taking pictures with self-timer (Record) (Record) 3 see Make it easier to see the LCD monitor when taking pictures from high positions or in This is also effective for correcting jitter when pressing the shutter button, by setting the bright outdoor conditions. self timer to seconds. Display ‘LCD MODE’ Display ‘SELFTIMER’ Hold down Select mode Select time duration LCD LCD MODE SELFTIMER OFF OFF POWER LCD 10SEC. 10 HIGH ANGLE 2 2SEC. SE
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Applications Available types vary depending on the mode in use. Taking pictures with flash (Record) 4 Available types in each mode ( ◎: default setting) Display ‘FLASH’ SCENE MODE ○ － ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ◎ ◎ － ○ － － － ○ － ◎ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ － ◎ ◎ ○ － － － － － ◎ － － － － Select the desired type ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ － ○ － － ○ ○ ◎ ○ ○ － FLASH － － － － － － － － － － － ○ ○ － － － － － AUTO ○ － ○ ○ － － － － － ◎ － ◎ ○ － － － － － AUTO/RED-EYE FORCED FLASH ON ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ◎ ○ ◎ ○ ◎ ○ ○ ◎ ○ SLOW SYNC./RED-EYE FORCED OFF Cannot
