Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto dmc-sz3 del fabbricante Panasonic
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Owner’s Manual for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model No. DMC-SZ3 Please read thes e instruc tions ca refully be fore using this pro duct, and sav e this ma nual for future use. until 2013/01/1 1 VQT4S 07 F1212HH0 Reg ister onlin e at www.p anasonic .
- 2 - Content s Before Use Care of the camera ...... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ .... 5 St andard A ccessories .......................... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
- 3 - • Digit a l Zoom. .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ 47 T aki ng Pictu res Using th e Built-in Flash ...... ......... ...... ......... ........ ........
- 4 - • [S ta bi lizer] ......... .. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ........ ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... .. .... 77 • [Date S tamp] ......... .. ...... .. ......... ...... .. ...... .. ....... .. ...... ..
- 5 - Before Use Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, LCD monit or , or external ca se may be damaged if used in the following c onditions. It may also malf unction or image may not be recorded if you: – Drop or hit the camer a.
- 6 - Before Use St andard Acce ssories Check that all the ac cessories are s upplied before using the c amera. • The accessori es and their sh ape will diff er depending o n the country or area where the c a mera was purchased. For details on the accessories, ref er to “Basic Owner’s Manual” .
- 7 - Before Use Names and Functions of Main Parts 1F l a s h (P48) 2 Lens (P5 , 1 12) 3 Self-timer indicator (P52) AF Assist Lamp (P76) 4 LCD monitor (P44 , 109 , 1 12) 5 [MENU/SET] button (P37) 6[ (.
- 8 - Before Use 13 S trap eyelet (P22) • Be sure to attach th e stra p w h en usi n g the camera to ensure that you will not dr op it. 14 Lens barrel 15 [A V OU T/ D I GIT AL] s o cke t (P1 1 , 98 , 102 , 104) • This socket is al s o used when charging the battery .
- 9 - Prepar ation Charging the Bat tery Use th e dedicat ed AC adapt or (supplied ), USB con nection cabl e (suppli ed) and b attery . • The batter y is not charged wh en the camera is ship ped. Charge the batte ry before use. • Char ge t he ba ttery o nly when it is inser ted in the came ra.
- 10 - Prepar ation Insert the battery into t he camera to c harge it. 1 Slide the r elease lever i n the direction of the arrow and open the card/ battery door . • Always u se genuin e Panasonic batterie s. • If you use oth er batteries, we ca nnot guarantee the quality of this product.
- 11 - Prepar ation • Charge the ba tter y in areas with a n ambient temperatu r e, between 10 o C and 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F ) (sa me as the battery tem p erature), is recom mended.
- 12 - Prepar ation (Charging from a computer) Connect the computer and this camer a with the USB connect ion cable (supplied). • Charging may not be possible dependin g on computer specific ations. • If the computer enter s a suspended state while chargi ng t he battery , charging will stop.
- 13 - Prepar ation • Do not leave any metal ite ms (such as clip s) near the cont act areas of the po wer plug. Otherwise, a fire and/or electri c shocks may b e caused by short-cir cuiting or the resulting heat genera ted.
- 14 - Prepar ation ∫ Recording still pictures Recording conditions by CIP A stand ard • CIP A is an abbreviatio n of [Camera & Imaging Product s Associatio n]. • T emper ature: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH whe n LCD monitor is on. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB).
- 15 - Prepar ation ∫ Playback • The opera ting times and nu mber of recordable pictures will differ a ccording to the environment and the operating conditions.
- 16 - Prepar ation Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional) • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • We rec ommend using a Panasonic c ard.
- 17 - Prepar ation About the Built-in Memory/ the Card • Y ou can copy th e recorded picture s to a card. (P97) • Memory size: Approx. 90 MB • The access time for th e built-in memory may be longe r than the a ccess time for a card. The following cards, which conform to the SD video standard, can be used with this unit.
- 18 - Prepar ation • During acce ss ( image writing, r eading and deleti ng, formatting etc. ), do not turn thi s unit off, remove the ba ttery , card or disconnect the AC adaptor (supplied). Furtherm ore, do not subject the cam era to vibration, i mpact or st atic electricity .
- 19 - Prepar ation ∫ About the displ ay of the numb er of recordable pictures an d available recording t ime ∫ Number of recordable pictures • [ i 99999 ] is displayed if there are more t han 100,000 pictur es remaining.
- 20 - Prepar ation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. 1 Press came ra [ON/OFF] button. • If the lang uage select screen is not displa yed, proceed t o st ep 4 . 2 Press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the language, and press [MENU/SET].
- 21 - Prepar ation Select [Clock Set] in the [Rec] or [Setup] men u, and press [ME NU/SE T]. (P37) • The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 . • The clock setting i s maintained for 3 months us ing the built-in clock battery even w ithout the battery .
- 22 - Prepar ation Tip s for taking good pictures Hold the camera gently w ith both hands, k eep your arms still at your s ide and st and with yo ur feet slightly apar t. • T o pr event dropping, be sure to atta ch the supplied strap and fit it to your wrist.
- 23 - Basic Selecting the Recording Mode ∫ List of Recording M odes • When the mode has been switched from Playbac k Mode to Recording Mode, the pr eviously set Recording Mode will be set. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the Recording Mode.
- 24 - Basic T aking pictures using the automa tic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) Recording Mode: The camera will set the m ost appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend th is mode for beginners or those who want to leave the s ettings to the camera and take pictures easily .
- 25 - Basic When the camera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after which its color c hanges to the usual red. When takin g pictu res • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plic able, and the st andard setti ngs are set.
- 26 - Basic Following menus can be set. • For the setting metho d of the menu, refer to P37 . ¢ Avai lable settings may be dif fer ent f rom other Recording Modes .
- 27 - Basic T aking pictures with your favorite settings (Normal Picture Mode) Recording Mode: The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to t he brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures wit h greater freedom by changing various settings in the [Rec] menu.
- 28 - Basic Focusing Aim the AF area at the subject, and then press the shutter b utton halfway . • The AF area may be disp layed larger for cert ain zoom magnificat ions and in dark places. ∫ About focus range The focus range is displayed wh en operating the zoom.
- 29 - Basic ∫ When the su bject is not i n focus (such as when it i s not in the center of the composition of the picture you want to take) 1 Aim the AF area at the su bject, and press the shutter button half way to fix the focus and exposure. 2 Press and hold the shutter button half way while moving the camera as you compo se the pict ure.
- 30 - Basic Recording Motion Pictures Appl ica ble m odes : This unit can rec ord motion pict ures in QuickTime Motion JP EG format. A Available re cording time B Elapse d rec ording time • Y ou can record motion pictures f itting each Recording Mod e.
- 31 - Basic • When recordin g to the built-in memor y , [Rec Quality] is f i xed to [QVGA]. • The available re cording time display ed on the screen may not de crease regularl y . • Depending on th e typ e of t he ca rd, the c ard ac ces s indi catio n may a ppea r for a while aft er record ing motion pict ure s.
- 32 - Basic Playing Back 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect pictures. A File number B Picture nu mber • If you press and hold 2 / 1 , you c an play back the p ictur es in succession. • S pe ed of picture F orwar ding /Rewi ndin g changes depe nding on the playb ac k status.
- 33 - Basic ∫ Playing Back Motion Pictu res Press 2 / 1 to select a picture with a Motion Picture icon (such as [ ]), and then press 3 to play back. A Motion picture icon B Motion picture recording time • If you have f iltered images fo r play bac k by using [Slide Show] (P81) or [Filter ing Play] (P83) , the sele ction screen appears.
- 34 - Basic • When the camer a is turned off, press and hold [ ( ]. If you turn it on this way , the playback s creen will be displayed automa tically .
- 35 - Basic Rot ate the zoom lev er towards [ L ] (W). 1 screen > 12 scr eens > 30 screens > Calendar screen display A Number of the se lected picture an d th e total number of recorded pict ures • Rotate the zoom le ver towards [ Z ] (T) to return t o the prev i ous screen.
- 36 - Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he bui lt-in memory or the c ard that are being playe d back will be deleted. • Pictures th at are not in the DCF s tandard or th ose that are prot ected cannot be deleted.
- 37 - Basic Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back jus t as you like and menus that enable you to have m ore fun with the camera and us e it more eas ily .
- 38 - Basic ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] until the screen returns to th e recording/playback screen or press the shutter button half-w ay . • There a re functio ns that cannot be s et or used depending on the mo des or menu settings being used on the camer a due to the specifi cations.
- 39 - Basic About the Setup Menu For details o n how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P37 . • [Clock Set], [Auto Power Of f] and [Au to Review] are imp ortant i tems. Chec k their se ttings be fore using them. • In Intelligent Auto Mode, only [ Clock Set], [ W orld Time], [Beep] ¢ , [Langu age ], [S tabi liz er Demo.
- 40 - Basic • When you conn ec t the c amera t o a TV , the v olu me of t he TV s peak ers do es not chang e. Also, when connected , no sound is outp ut from the camera speak ers. • Some subjec t s may appear dif ferently fr om actuality on the LC D monito r .
- 41 - Basic • [Auto Po we r Off] is set to [5MI N.] in th e Intellige nt Auto Mod e. • [Auto Po w e r Off] does not w ork i n the fo l l owin g case s.
- 42 - Basic • This will wo rk when th e A V cable (optional) is connected. ¢ P AL video out is not availa ble on the version DMC- SZ3P sold in the U.S. and th e version DMC-SZ3PC sold i n Canada. • Refer to P32 for informatio n about how to play back pic tu res.
- 43 - Basic • Do not tu rn th e ca m era off duri n g fo r mat ti n g. • If a card has bee n inserted, only the c ard is formatted. T o format the built -in memo ry , remove the car d. • If the ca rd has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, format it on the camera again.
- 44 - Recording About the LCD Monitor Press 4 to change . 1 LCD monitor • During moti on pic ture playback, p anorama playback or a slideshow , you can only select “Normal Display E ” or “No Display G ”.
- 45 - Recording ∫ Recording guidelin e This is used as a reference of compositi on, such as balance, while taking a pictur e. • In the follo wing c ases, the guidelines are not displayed: – Pan.
- 46 - Recording Using the Zoom Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle. ∫ Screen display Example of display when Extended Opt ical Zoom (EZ), Intelligent Zoom and Digital Zoom are used together .
- 47 - Recording This function works when any of the pict ure sizes (P67) indicated with is selected. Y ou can zoom in further than you can with t he Optica l Zoom without deteriorat ing the image quality . Maximum magnification: 22.5 k (This includes th e optical zoom magnifi cation.
- 48 - Recording T aking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Appl ica ble m odes : Set the flash to match the recording. 1 Press 1 [ ‰ ]. A Flas h Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects.
- 49 - Recording 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET]. ¢ 1 This can be set only when Inte lligent Auto Mode is s et. The i con change s depending on the t ype of sub ject and brig htness. (P26) ¢ 2 The flash is activated twice.
- 50 - Recording ∫ A vailable Flash Settings in Record ing Mode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Scene M ode initial setting) ¢ [ ] is displayed. • The flas h se tting may change if the Rec or ding Mode is changed .
- 51 - Recording ∫ The available flash range • The available f lash range is an approx imat ion. ∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting ¢ 1 The shutter speed cha nges depending on the [S tabilize r] s etting. ¢ 2 When [ ] in [Sensi tivity ] is se t.
- 52 - Recording T aking Pictures with the Self-time r Appl ica ble m odes : 1 Press 2 [ ë ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET]. • When you pres s the shut ter button once fully , the subje ct is automatic ally focused just befo re recording.
- 53 - Recording Compensating th e Exposure Appl ica ble m odes : Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriat e exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press 3 [ È ] to displa y [Exposure]. • EV is an abbrevi at ion of [Exposur e V alue], a unit indic ating the amount of exposure.
- 54 - Recording T aking Pictures with different ima ge effects (Creative Control Mode) Recording Mode: This mode records with additional image effects. Y ou can set the effects to add by selecting example images a nd checking them on the sc reen. 1 Press [MO DE].
- 55 - Recording ¢ These pic tures are e xamples t o show the e ffect. This effect emphasizes the color t o mak e a pop art picture. This effect gives a faded image. This effect adds a bright, airy and soft feel to the overall im age. This effect adds a dark and relaxing feel to the overall i mage and enhances bright parts.
- 56 - Recording This ef fect creates a sepia ima ge. This effect gi v es a higher contrast to create an impressive black and white picture. This effect gi v es your photo a dramatic contrast look. This effect produces the optimum brightness for b oth dark and b right part s.
- 57 - Recording This effect gi v es your photo a dramatic color look. This effect reduces peripheral brightness to give th e impression of a toy camera.
- 58 - Recording This effect l eav es one selected color to emphasize impres siveness . [One Point Color] ∫ Set the color to leave in 1 Fit the color you want to leave in th e frame at the center of the screen, and then press [MENU/SE T]. • If you press 4 ([DISP .
- 59 - Recording T aking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mod e) Recording Mode: Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically , and are combined to m ake a single panorama p icture. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Pano rama Shot], and the n press [MENU/SET].
- 60 - Recording 7 Press th e shutter button fully and record a picture while mo ving the camera in a small circle in the direction sele cted in St ep 3 . 8 Press th e shutter button onc e again to end the still picture recording. • Recording can also be ende d by keeping the camera still while recording.
- 61 - Recording • The zoom posit ion is fixed to Wide. • The focus , white balance, and expo sure are fixed at the optimum values fo r th e first pictu re. As a result, if t he focus or b rightness chan ges substan tia lly during rec ordin g, the entire panorama picture may not be record ed at the s uitable focus or brightness.
- 62 - Recording T aking pictures that match the sc ene being recorded (Scene Mode) Recording Mode: When you se lect a Scene Mod e to match t he subject and recording situation, the ca mera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture.
- 63 - Recording When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to im prove the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier . ∫ T echnique for Portrait Mode T o mak e this mode more effective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to T ele.
- 64 - Recording Setting for when you want to t ake pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. • Shutter spee d may slow down up to 1 secon d. • This mode is suit able for tak i n g pictures of sub jects at dist ances of 5 m (16 feet) or more.
- 65 - Recording This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light from it is weaker than usual. It is possible to set di fferent birthdays for [Baby1] and [Baby2]. Y ou can display those during playback. ∫ Birthday setting 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [Age] and then press [MENU/SET].
- 66 - Recording This mode allows you to take vivid pic tures of a starry sk y or a dark subject. ∫ Setting the shutter speed Select a shu tter speed of [15 sec.], [30 sec.] or [60 sec.]. • Press the sh utter button ful ly to display the c ount down scree n.
- 67 - Recording Using the [Rec] Menu For det ails on [R ec] menu s ettings, r efer to P37 . Appl ica ble m odes : Set the number of pixels. The hi gher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of t he pictures will appear even when they are print e d onto large sheets.
- 68 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitiv ity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places wi thout t he resulting pictures coming out dark. • For th e foc us range of flash wh en [ ] is set, r e fe r to P51 .
- 69 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other s uch conditions where the color of whit e takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of w hite which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
- 70 - Recording ∫ Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pict ures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a mult iple number of l ight so urces are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Au to White Balance may not f unction properly .
- 71 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : This allows the focusing method that suits t he positions and number of the subjects to be selected. ¢ [ Ø ] will be used during motion picture reco rding. • [AF Mode] is f i xe d to [ Ø ] in the following case s.
- 72 - Recording ∫ About [ š ] ([Face Detection] ) The following AF area frames are dis played when the c amera detects the face s. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns green when the camera is focused. White : Displayed when more than one face is detected.
- 73 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Contrast and expos ure will be adjusted a utoma tically when there is a big di fference in brightness between the background and subject, to bring the i mage close to real life. Setti ngs: [ON]/[ OFF] • [ ] in the scre en turns yellow when [i.
- 74 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Pictures are taken continuously wh ile the shutter button is pressed. [Burst] Setti ngs D escription of settings [ ˜ ] ([Burs t On ]) Bur st sp e ed approx. 1.4 pictures/s ec ond • Y ou can tak e pic t ures until the cap acity of the built- in memory or the card is full.
- 75 - Recording • Depending on th e operating c ondi tions, it may t ake time to take the next pict ure if you repeat the recording of pic tures. • It may t ake time to save pi ctures take n in Burst Mode on the card. If yo u take pic tures continuously w hile saving, the m aximum num ber of reco rdable pictures d ecreases.
- 76 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Sets various color ef fects, including making the picture sharper , brighter , or applying a sepia tone. ¢ 1 This can be set only when In telligent Au to Mode is set. ¢ 2 This can be set only during Normal Pic ture Mode.
- 77 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ] ) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatic ally detects red-eye and corrects the picture. Setti ngs: [ON]/[ OFF] • Only avail able when [AF Mode] is set to [ š ] and Face Detection is active.
- 78 - Recording Appl ica ble m odes : Y ou can take a picture with date and time of recording. • Date information for pi ctures recorded with the [Date St amp] s et cannot be deleted. • When prin ting pictures with [Date St amp] at a shop or with a printer , the da te will be printed on top of th e other if you choos e to print with the date.
- 79 - Recording Using the [Motion Picture] Menu For details on [Motion Picture] m enu setti ngs, refer to P37 . Appl ica ble m odes : This sets up the pictu re quality of motion pictures. Appl ica ble m odes : It will continually keep on focusing on a subject for which the focus was once set.
- 80 - Playback/Editing V arious methods of play back Y ou can play back the recorded pictures in various methods. 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press [MO DE]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select item , and then press [MENU/SET ]. • Following it ems can be selected.
- 81 - Playback/Editing Y ou can play back the pictures you have tak en in synchronization wit h mus ic, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval bet ween each of the pictures. Y ou can also p lay back images that have been sor ted by category , images that hav e been set as favorites, etc.
- 82 - Playback/Editing ∫ T o filter images for slide show playback Y ou can filter imag es and play them b ack in a slide show by selec ting [Filtering] on the slide show menu screen. • If you select [All], you can p lay back a ll images in a slide sho w.
- 83 - Playback/Editing The images s orted into the ca tegory or images s et as favorite are played back. ∫ T o cancel filtering 1 Press 3 while playing back one picture at a time. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [Filtering Off] and then press [MENU/SE T]. • Filtering is also can ce led by turning of f the camera or switching to Recording Mode.
- 84 - Playback/Editing 1 Press 3 / 4 to select [S elect Date] and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the date to be played back, and then press [MENU/ SET]. • If there were no pic tures recorded du ring a month, that mont h is not displayed.
- 85 - Playback/Editing Y ou can search for images by recorded date. • The recording date of the picture s ele cted in the playbac k scree n becomes the date select ed when the calend ar s creen is first displa yed. • If there are multiple picture s with the same record ing date, the fir st picture recor ded on that day is displayed.
- 86 - Playback/Editing Having Fun with Recorde d Pictures (Retouch ) Y ou can adjust t he color tone of the pictur es taken, or add your preferred effects. • The processed pictures are newly gen erated, so be sure that you have enough space in the built -in memory or on the card.
- 87 - Playback/Editing Apply effects similar to that of aesthetics or mak eup to brighten up any face. 1 Press 2 / 1 to s elect a picture, a nd then press 3 . • If you hav e filt ered imag es fo r play bac k by us ing [Sli de Show] (P81) or [Filt ering P lay] (P83) , the s election scr een appears .
- 88 - Playback/Editing 6 Af ter finishing the picture editing , press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmation scre en is displayed . Selecting [Y es] displ ays images before applic ation and afte r applicatio n. 7 Press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displayed.
- 89 - Playback/Editing Y ou can add your desired ef fects to the pictures that you have t aken. 1 Press 2 / 1 to s elect a picture, a nd then press 3 . • If you hav e filt ered imag es fo r play bac k by us ing [Sli de Show] (P81) or [Filt ering P lay] (P83) , the s election scr een appears .
- 90 - Playback/Editing Using the [Playb ack] Menu Y ou can perform actions like cropping recorded pict ures, as well as set up the protection of recorded images, et c. • With [Retou ch], [Resize] or [Cr opping], a ne w edit ed picture is cr eat ed.
- 91 - Playback/Editing • Y ou can set up to 50 pic tures at on e time in [MUL TI]. • The picture qu ality of the resized pict ure will deteriorat e. • It may not be poss ible to resize pict ures recorded with other eq uipment. • The followin g images cannot be resi z ed.
- 92 - Playback/Editing Y ou can enlarge and then clip t he important part of t he reco rded picture. 1 Select [Croppin g] on the [Playbac k] menu. 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the picture, and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 3 Use the zoom lever and press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the p arts to be cropped .
- 93 - Playback/Editing Y ou can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favo rites . • Play back only th e pictures set as favo rites. ([Fav orite] in [Filtering Play]) • Play back th e pictures set as fa vorites only as a Slide Sh ow.
- 94 - Playback/Editing DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows t he user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to prin t and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible phot o printer or phot o printing store.
- 95 - Playback/Editing ∫ T o print the da te After setting the num ber of prints, set/cancel printing with the r ecording date by pressing 1 . • Depending on th e photo printi ng store or the prin ter , the date may not be printed ev en if you set to print the dat e.
- 96 - Playback/Editing Y ou can set prot ection for pictures y ou do not want t o be deleted by mistake. 1 Select [Protec t] on the [Playb ack] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. ∫ Canceling all the [Protect] settings 1 Select [Protect] on the [ Playback] m enu.
- 97 - Playback/Editing Y ou can copy the data of the pic tures you have taken from the built-in memor y to a card or from a card to the buil t-in mem ory . 1 Select [Copy] on the [Playba ck] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the copy d estination and the n press [MENU/SET ].
- 98 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Playing Back P ictures on a TV Screen Pictures recorded with this unit can be played back on a TV screen. Preparations: Set the [TV Aspect]. (P42) T urn this unit and the TV of f. 1 Connect the camera a nd a TV .
- 99 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ If the TV , Blu-ray disc recorder , DVD recorder o r other equipment has an SD card slot Insert the ca rd into the SD c ard slot. • Photos can be played back. • In some cases, p anorama pict ures cannot be played back.
- 100 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Saving still pictures an d motion pictures on your PC Y ou can transfer the pictures in the camera to a PC by connec ting the camera a nd the PC. • Some PCs can read dire ctly from the card removed from t he c amera.
- 101 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ Inst alling supplied software • Before insert ing the CD-ROM, close all running applications. 1 Check the environment of your PC.
- 102 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ T ransferring pictures to a PC 1 Connect the computer and camera with the USB connect ion cable (supplied). 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [PC], and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 3 Copy the im ages to a PC using “ PHOTOfunST UDIO ”.
- 103 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment ∫ Copying to a PC without us ing “ PHOTOf unSTUDIO ” If the inst allation of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” fails, you can copy files and folders to your PC by dragging and dropping t hem from the camera after connecting t o your PC.
- 104 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Printing the Pict ures If you connect t he camera t o a printer supporting PictBridge, you c an select the pictures to be printed out and inst ruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD mon itor . • Some printers can print directly fr om the card remove d fro m the c amer a.
- 105 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment 1 Press 3 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect an item and the n press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 to selec t [Print st art] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. • If the prin t check screen has app eared, select [Y es], and pri nt the pictures.
- 106 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecti ng a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Se le c t ing multip le pic t ures and print ing them” proce dures.
- 107 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment • Paper sizes not supported by the prin ter will not be displayed. [Paper Size] Item D escription of settings { Settin gs on the print er ar e prioritize d. [L/ 3.5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/ 5 qk 7 q ] 127 m m k 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 m m k 148 mm [16:9] 1 01.
- 108 - Conn ecting to ot her equi pment • An item canno t be s elected if the print er does not support the page layo ut. ∫ Lay ou t pr i n ting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to pr int the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , set [Page Layout] to [ ä ] and then set [Num.
- 109 - Other s Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing 1 Recording Mode 2 Recording Quality (P79) Picture S ize (P67) : Backlight Compensa tion (P25) 3 Flash Mode (P48) 4 Optical Image Stabili zer ( P77) :.
- 110 - Other s ∫ In playback 1 Playback M ode (P80) 2 Protected pict ure (P96) 3 Favorite (P93) 4 Date stamped display (P78) 5 Color Mode ( P76) 6 After Auto Retouch (P86) After Creative Retouch (P.
- 111 - Other s Cautions for Use Keep this un it as far away as possible from electromagnetic equ ipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use t his unit on top of or nea r a TV , the pict ures a nd/or s oun d on this unit may be dis ru pte d by electroma gnet ic wave radiati on.
- 112 - Other s Before cleaning th e camera, remove the battery o r disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry , soft clo th. • When the c amera is soil ed b adly , it can be c leaned by wipin g the dirt of f with a wr ung wet cloth , and then wit h a dry c loth.
- 113 - Other s The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . Its ab ility to generate power comes from the ch emical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction i s susceptible to the surr ound ing temperat ure and humidity . If the temperat ure is too high or too lo w, the operating time o f the batt ery will become sh orter .
- 114 - Other s Do not leave the card where t he temperature is high, where electromagnetic waves or st atic electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dr op the card. • The card may be dama ged or the recorded co ntent may be damage d or dele ted.
- 115 - Other s • S tore the batt ery in a cool and dry plac e with a relatively st able temperatur e: [Recommended temp er at ur e : 15 o C to 25 o C (59 o F to 7 7 o F), Recommend ed humidity: 40%RH t o 60%RH] • Always remove t he ba ttery and the card from the camera.
- 116 - Other s Message Display Confirmation messages or error m essages will be displayed on the screen in some cases. The major m essages are des cribed below as exa mples. [This picture is protected] > Delete the pict ure after cancelin g the protect sett ing.
- 117 - Other s [Memory Card Error]/[Memory card parameter error]/[This memory card cann ot be used] > Use a card co mpatible with this unit. (P1 7) – SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Ca rd (4 GB to 32 GB) – SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB) [Insert SD card again]/[T ry anoth er card] • An error has occurred accessin g the card.
- 118 - Other s T roubleshooting First, try out the f ollowing procedures ( P1 18 – 127 ). • This phenomeno n occurs when charging in a locat ion where the temper ature is very high or very low .
- 119 - Other s • Is there an y memory remaining on the bui lt-in memory or t he c ard? > Delete th e pictures which are no t necessary t o inc rease availabl e sp ace in the memory . (P36) • Y ou may not be able to recor d for a short while after tu rnin g this unit o n whe n using a large capacity car d.
- 120 - Other s • Is the IS O sensitivity high or the shutter spee d slow? (ISO sensit iv ity is set to [ ] when the camera is shipped. Therefor e, when taking pic tu res indoors etc. noise will appea r. ) > Decreas e t he ISO sensitivity . (P68) > T ake pictur es in bright places.
- 121 - Other s • This phenome non appears when you press th e shutter butt on halfway t o s et the aperture value and does not af fect the recor ded pictures. • This phenome non also appea rs when the bright nes s changes when t he c amera is zoomed or when the camera is mov ed .
- 122 - Other s • Is t he flas h setti ng se t to [ Œ ]? > Change t he flash setting. (P48) • The flas h ca nnot be used in the follo wing cases: – Creative Control Mode (P54) – Panorama S.
- 123 - Other s • Is the cl ock in the camera set pro perly? (P 20) • When pi ctures edit ed using a PC or pict ures tak en by ot her equipment are searche d, they may disp lay dat es differ i ng fr om th e ac tual da te s on w hic h th e pi c t ur e s were taken.
- 124 - Other s • Is the ca mera c onnected to the TV correctly? > Set the TV input to Exte r n al In pu t M od e . • Depending on the TV model , the pict ures may be elong ated horizont ally or vertical ly or they may be displayed with their e dges cut o ff.
- 125 - Other s > Check if your PC is compat ible with SDXC memory c ards . http:// panaso nic.net/avc/ sdcard/info rmation/SDXC.htm l > A message pro mpting to forma t the card may be display ed when connecting, but do not format .
- 126 - Other s > Press [MENU/SET], s elect t he [Setup] menu icon [ ]. T hen press [ MENU/SET], an d then select the [ ~ ] icon to set th e desired language . (P43) • In dark places, t he AF Ass ist Lamp light s red to make i t easier t o focus o n a subject .
- 127 - Other s • When you per for m an op eratio n af ter tak in g a cert ain a cti on, t he pictu res may be re corde d in folde rs with di fferent numbers from the ones used prior to the operation.
• SDXC Logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LLC. • QuickT ime and the QuickT ime logo are tr ademarks or registered t rademarks of Apple In c., used under lic ens e therefrom. • Mac and Mac OS a re tradema rks of App le Inc., registered in the U. S. and other cou ntries.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Panasonic dmc-sz3 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Panasonic dmc-sz3 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Panasonic dmc-sz3 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Panasonic dmc-sz3 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Panasonic dmc-sz3, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Panasonic dmc-sz3.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Panasonic dmc-sz3. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Panasonic dmc-sz3 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
