Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ4 User manual

Panasonic
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-TZ5
DMC-TZ4
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read
the instructions completely.
For USA assistance, please call: 1·800·211.Pana(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or
send e-mail to:
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Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing Panasonic!
You have purchased one of the most
sophisticated and reliable products
on the
market today. Used properly, we're sure
it will bring you and your family years of
enjoyment. Please take time to fill
in the
information below.
The serial number
is on the tag located
on the underside
of your Camera. Be sure
to retain
this manual as your convenient
Camera information source.
Model No.
Serial No.
Information for Your Safety
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT
DAMAGE,
•DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS
TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING
OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO
OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS,
SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE
PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
•USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED
ACCESSORIES.
•
DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER
(OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Carefully observe copyright laws.
Recording of pre-recorded tapes or
discs or other published or broadcast
material for purposes other than your
own private use may infringe copyright
laws. Even for the purpose of private
use,
recording of certain material may
be restricted.
THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE
INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT
AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
CAUTION
Danger
of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced. Replace only
with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose
of used batteries according to
the manufacturer's instructions.
Warning
Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not
disassemble, heat above
60°C (140 OF)
or incinerate.
Product Identification Marking
is located
on the bottom of units.
Alithium ion/polymer battery that is recyclable powers the product you
have purchased. Please call1-800-8-BATTERY for information
on how
to recycle this battery.
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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN
CANADA
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: Panasonic
Model No.: DMC-TZ5
DMC-TZ4
Responsible party: Panasonic
Corporation
of North
America
One Panasonic Way,
Secaucus,
NJ 07094
Support Contact:
Panasonic Consumer
Electronics Company
1-800-211-PANA (7262)
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY
IN
THE U.S.A.
FCC Note: (U.S.
only)
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class Bdigital device, pursuant to
Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
in aresidential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used
in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there
is no guarantee that
interference will not occur
in aparticular
installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can
be
determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user
is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
•Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into
an outlet
on acircuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
Panasonic
DMC-TZ5
Panasonic
DMC-TZ4
FCC Caution: To assure continued
compliance, follow the
attached installation
instructions and use only
shielded interface cables
with ferrite core when
connecting to computer or
peripheral devices.
Any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void
the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
This Class Bdigital apparatus complies
with Canadian ICES-003.
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-If you see this symbol-
Information
on Disposal in other
Countries outside the European
Union
This symbol is only valid in the
European Union. If you wish to discard
this product, please contact your local
authorities or dealer and ask for the
correct method
of disposal.
-
About the battery pack
Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)
•Use the specified unit to recharge the
battery pack.
•
Do not use the battery pack with
equipment other than the specified
unit.
•Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other
foreign matter
on the terminals.
•Do not touch the plug terminals (+ and
-) with metal objects.
•Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or
throw into fire.
If any electrolyte should come into
contact with your hands or clothes, wash
it off thoroughly with water.
If any electrolyte should come into
contact with your eyes, never rub the
eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water,
and then consult adoctor.
About the battery charger
CAUTION!
DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS
UNIT
IN ABOOKCASE, BUILT-
IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER
CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE
UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED.
TO
PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE
TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE
THAT CURTAINS AND
ANY OTHER
MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE
VENTILATION VENTS.
Battery charger
This battery charger operates on AC
between
110 Vand 240 V.
But
•
In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery
charger must be connected to a120 V
AC power supply only.
•When connecting to an AC supply
outside
of the U.S.A. or Canada, use
aplug adaptor to suit the AC outlet
configuration.
( Note)
Example screens displayed in this manual are for DMC-TZ5 model.
DMC-TZ4:
18MI
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Quick start guide
The battery is not charged 1
when the camera is
shipped. Charge the
battery and set the clock
before use.
When you do not use the
card (sold separately), you
can record or play back
pictures on the built-in
memory (P.18).
Charge the battery
Insert the battery
and the card
Turn
on the power
Set the mode dial
tola
Set REC/PLAY
switch to 0
101
Elt
6Press the shutter button and
........ _- take pictures
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•To play back the pictures
101 1. Set REC/PLAY
,switch to
CE.
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Record, view, save those precious
Automatically reads the scene to take crisper pictures!
Record (P.28)
INTELLIGENT
AUTOIflJ
•Make ideal settings for the subject and distance
just by pointing the camera!
Zoomed-in pictures
•Close-up pictures of people at adistance
'10x optical zoom'
Rapid zoom 'EASY ZOOM' (P.33)
Motion pictures
•Capture moving scenes
'MOTION PICTURE Mode'
*1 (P.52) (

View
(Playback) on large screen (P.86)
moments.
Cards may be
inserted directly into
devices with SO
memory card slots.
•
SO memory card/
SOHC memory
card *2
(sold separately)
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Enjoy crisp pictures
on large screens!
• AV cable (supplied)
•Component cable
(sold separately)
Enjoy videos
in HO*3 on TV with
component terminals (1 Q8Qi) by
using acomponent cable.
Print
at bome, or at adigital photo center (P.78, 83)
With your printer*4
Connect directly to easily print
pictures at home. Use aPictBridge-
compatible printer.
•USB connection cable (supplied)
At digital photo center
Give card to shop assistant to print
pictures.
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••
:Using your PC*4 :
:Send bye-mail, save to hard disk. :
:Print out pictures. :
: • USB connection cable (supplied) :
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"",!WW',."",t::;",,"",,· .... ,-," With DVD recorder*4 :
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•Save to OVO or hard disk •
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'. • AV cable (supplied) :
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*1 Sounds of zoom and other operations may be recorded.
*2 Can be used on SDHC memory card-compatible devices.
*3 DMC-TZ5 only
*4 See respective products' instruction manuals for details.
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INDEX
Before use
Before use 12
•Read firsU
To prevent damage and faults
Preparations
Charging battery 16
Inserting battery and card
... 17
•Picture save destination
(cards and built-in memory) ... 18
•Remaining battery and
memory capacity 18
Setting the clock and
language 19
Using menus 20
•Menu type 21
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Standard Accessories 13
Names
of parts 14
•Mode dial 15
•Cursor button 15
~ Using SETUP menu 22
• (2) CLOCK SET 22
• (~WORLD TIME
· -3:~ MONITOR
•
I@] LCD MODE
• -») BEEP 23
•(N)VOLUME
• EH3 GUIDE LINE
•
iiilHISTOGRAM
• IiITRAVEL DATE
• ECO ECONOMy 24
•
~AUTO REVIEW
· mZOOM RESUME 25
• moom NO.RESET
• ~R RESET
•
~USB MODE
•
~VIDEO OUT 26
•
EBTV ASPECT
•
~m/ft
• ~SCENE MENU
•[Q]DIAL DISPLAY
•
~FORMAT 27
• Gill LANGUAGE
•
DEMODEMO MODE

Basics (Record" View)
ca Taking picture with
automatic settings 28
j0Taking pictures with
your own settings 30
•Align focus
for desired
't'
31
composl Ion ..
Taking pictures with zoom ... 32
•Enlarging further
'DIGITAL
lOOM' 34
Applications (Record)
Changing recording
information display 37
Taking pictures with flash ... 38
Taking close-up pictures .. 40
•
Taking close-up pictures without
standing close to subject 'TELE
MACRO function' 40
Positioning camera and
subject within accessible
range for focus alignment.
.. 41
Taking pictures with
self-timer 42
Taking pictures with
exposure compensation 43
•EXPOSURE 43
•AUTO
BRACKET 43
Viewing your pictures
(Play) 35
Deleting pictures 36
•
To delete multiple (up to 50)
or all pictures 36
SCN1 Taking pictures
SCN2
according to the scene
'SCENE MODE' 44
•Scene types 45
•PORTRAIT/SOFT SKIN/
SELF PORTRAIT/SCENERY/
SPORTS 46
•NIGHT PORTRAIT/
NIGHT SCENERY/FOOD/
PARTY/CANDLE LIGHT 47
•BABY/PET/SUNSET 48
•HIGH SENS./
HI-SPEED BURST
49
•STARRY SKY/FIREWORKS/
BEACH/SNOW 50
•AERIAL PHOTO/
UNDERWATER/MULTI
ASPECT (DMC-TZ5 only) .... 51
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Applications (Record) (Continued)
!Eli Taking motion pictures 'MOTION PICTURE' 52
Useful features for travel 53
· iii TRAVEL DATE (Record travel date and destination) 53
• ~ WORLD TIME
(Registering local time at your overseas destination)
54
Using REC menu 55
• =il PICTURE SiZE 55
• =5= QUALITy 55
• ~ASPECT RATIO 56
•limlNTELLIGENT ISO 56
• [§Q] SENSiTiViTy 57
• ~WHITE BALANCE 58
•[E] METERING MODE 59
• IAr~AF MODE 59
• C-AFCONTINUOUS AF 60
•
~ BURST 61
· i() I.EXPOSURE 61
• 101 DIGITAL ZOOM 62
•cbCOLOR MODE 62
•((I)ISTABILIZER 62
•
~MIN. SHTR SPEED 63
• l!J AUDIO REC 63
•AF*AF ASSIST LAMP 63
• (2) CLOCK SET 63
~ Taking/viewing clipboard pictures (CLIPBOARD) 64
•Taking clipboard pictures 64
•Viewing clipboard pictures
64
•Zoom mark 65
•CLIPBOARD menu 65
Quick setting 66
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