Operating Instructions

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See P.16 for the setting procedure in the SETUP menu.
Using SETUP menu
(Continued)
LCD MODE
Make LCD monitor easier
to see.
OFF: Normal (cancel setting)
AUTO POWER LCD:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on
how bright it is around the camera.
POWER LCD:
Makes screen brighter than normal (for outdoor use).
HIGH ANGLE:
Makes screen easier to see when taking pictures from
high positions. (becomes harder to see from the front)
• ‘HIGH ANGLE’ will be cancelled when power is turned off
(including POWER SAVE).
•
Block out sunlight (with hand, etc.) if reflection makes screen difficult to see.
• ‘AUTO POWER LCD’ or ‘HIGH ANGLE’ cannot be used in the following cases.
During playback mode or menu screen display, or when
connected to computer/printer.
• ‘POWER LCD’ will be deactivated if no operations are performed
for 30 seconds while recording. (Brightness can be restored by
pressing any button)
•
Brightness/colour of screen in ‘LCD MODE’ has no effect on pictures recorded.
• ‘AUTO POWER LCD’ cannot be set in playback mode.
• The number of recordable pictures and the recording time are
reduced when using ‘AUTO POWER LCD’ or ‘POWER LCD’.
DISPLAY SIZE
Change the display size
of the menu.
STANDARD/LARGE
GUIDE LINE
Select recording
information display and
types of guidelines.
(P.40)
REC. INFO.
OFF/ON (Display recording information with guide lines.)
PATTERN
/ : Change the patterns of guide lines.
HISTOGRAM
Check subject brightness
on graph. (P.40)
OFF/ON
REC AREA
Enables verification of
the recordable area for
a motion picture before
recording.
OFF/ON
This section is not
recorded.
• Recordable area displayed for motion
pictures should be interpreted as a
guideline.
• When using extended optical zoom,
the recordable area may not always be
displayed for certain zoom ratios.
• This setting cannot be used with Intelligent
Auto Mode.
Item Settings, notes
The ‘REC AREA’ menu item is not available in the DMC-TZ6/DMC-ZS1.
ECONOMY
Turn off LCD monitor
and power while not
in use to save battery
consumption.
POWER SAVE
OFF/2MIN./5 MIN./10MIN. :
Automatically shut off power while not in use.
• To restore → Press the shutter button halfway, or turn on
the power again.
• Cannot be used in the following cases:
When using AC adaptor (optional), when connected
to computer/printer, during motion picture recording/
playback, during slideshows
• Settings fixed to ‘2 MIN.’ in ‘AUTO LCD OFF’ (below),
‘5 MIN.’ in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode or CLIPBOARD
Mode, or ‘10 MIN.’ while slideshow is paused.
AUTO LCD OFF
OFF/15SEC./30SEC. :
LCD monitor is shut off if no operations are performed for
a set period while recording. (Status indicator is illuminated
while monitor is off.)
• Cannot be used in the following cases:
When using INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode, CLIPBOARD
Mode, or AC adaptor (optional), when menu screen is
displayed, when using self-timer setting or during motion
picture recording.
• To restore → Press any button.
AUTO REVIEW
Automatically display
pictures immediately
after taking them.
OFF: No auto review
1 SEC./2 SEC. : Automatically display for 1 or 2 seconds.
HOLD: Auto review screen remains until a button (other
than the display button) is pressed
ZOOM: Displays for 1 second, then at 4x zoom for 1
second
• Fixed to ‘2 SEC.’ in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode.
• In ‘SELF PORTRAIT’, ‘PANORAMA ASSIST’, ‘HI-SPEED
BURST’, and ‘FLASH BURST’ scene modes, ‘AUTO
BRACKET’, ‘MULTI ASPECT
’, ‘BURST’ Mode, or
pictures with audio, auto review performed regardless of
setting.
• Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.
Item Settings, notes