Useful Features For Travel; Travel Date (Record Travel Date And Destination); Taking Motion Pictures; Start Recording - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ15 Operating Instructions Manual

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Taking motion pictures

Applications

(Record)

'MOTION PICTURE'

Record motion pictures and sound (motion pictures cannot be recorded without sound).

You can take a motion picture while zooming.

Set REC/PLAY switch to

Set mode dial to

(MOTION PICTURE mode)

Start recording

Available recording time

(approx.)

Press halfway

(align focus)

Press fully

Elapsed time (approx.)

(start recording)

Finish

Ends automatically

if memory is full.

Press fully

•

A maximum of approx. 2 GB can be

recorded in any one session. (Available

recording time is calculated on a 2 GB

basis (estimated).) To continue recording,

press the shutter button again.

Do not block microphone (P.14) with fingers.

Release shutter button immediately after pressing. No audio will be recorded for a few seconds if

the button is held down.

Easy zoom cannot be used while recording motion pictures.

Sounds of camera operations, such as zoom movement and beeps, may be recorded.

Zoom speed is slower than normal.

Setting 'CONTINUOUS AF' to 'ON' makes focus easier to align when using zoom.

The following functions cannot be used.

STABILIZER 'MODE2', AF MODE (Face detection), COLOR MODE (NATURAL/VIVID), Extra

optical zoom, 'ROTATE DISP.' for pictures taken vertically

Long videos may not be able to be sent via e-mail.

Recording may be terminated midway, depending on card type.

We recommend using a card of at least 10 MB/s (as marked on its packaging, etc.).

Not compatible with MultiMediaCards.

VQT1P98

Aspect and picture quality

Set 'ASPECT RATIO' (P.56) before

'PICTURE MODE'.

ASPECT

PICTURE

Picture

Dimension

RATIO

MODE

size

30fps VGA

640 x

Larger than

480

10fps VGA

30fps QVGA

4:3

(For e-mail

320x

attachments

240

10fps QVGA

R17

recording)

30fps 16:9H

Large (Wide)

1280 x

'30fps 16:9H

720

15fps 16:9H

1280 x 720'

16:9

30fps 16:9(L)

is for high-

848 x

5 5

definition

10fps 16:9(L)

480

recording

Only QVGA-format motion pictures can

be recorded to the built-in memory.

You can view motion pictures in

high definition by connecting with

component cable (optional). DMC-

TZ15 only) (P.87)

• fps: frames per second

'30fps': for smooth picture movement

'10fps': for longer motion pictures

• Estimated recording time (P.100)

To viewing motion pictures

Applications

(Record)

TRAVEL DATE (Record travel date and destination)

Record information as to what day and where pictures were taken by setting departure

dates and destinations.

Set-up:

• Clock must be set in advance (P.19).

• Press 'MENU/SET' → '

Select 'TRAVEL SETUP'

TRAVEL DATE

QVGA

TRAVEL SETUP

Small

LOCATION

or longer

CANCEL

Select 'SET'

TRAVEL DATE

TRAVEL SETUP

LOCATION

SELECT

Set departure date

TRAVEL DATE

PLEASE SET THE

DEPARTURE DATE

CANCEL

Set return date with ▲▼◄►

Exit without entering if you do not wish

(P.68)

to set a return date.

The number of days elapsed is displayed for approx. 5 sec. when switching from

playback to recording mode. (

When destination is set in 'WORLD TIME' (next page), days elapsed are calculated

based on local destination time.

If settings are made before holiday, number of days to departure are displayed in

orange with a minus sign (but not recorded).

When 'TRAVEL DATE' is displayed in white with a minus sign, the 'HOME' date is one

day in advance of the 'DESTINATION' date (this is recorded).

Text in 'LOCATION' can be edited after recording with 'TITLE EDIT' (P.72).

To print travel date or destination → Use 'TEXT STAMP' (P.73), or print using supplied

CD-ROM (PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-).

Names in 'BABY' and 'PET' scene modes cannot be recorded when 'LOCATION' is set.

'LOCATION' cannot be recorded in motion picture recording.