Table Of Contents - Panasonic lumix DMC-SZ8 Owner's Manual

Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera ...................................................................................................... 6
Standard Accessories................................................................................................. 7
Names and Functions of Main Parts.......................................................................... 8
Preparation
Charging the Battery................................................................................................. 10
• Inserting the Battery.............................................................................................11
• Charging ............................................................................................................. 12
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures ........................ 15
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional) .......................................................... 17
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........................................................................ 18
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time......... 20
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) .................................................................................. 21
• Changing the Clock Setting ................................................................................ 22
Tips for taking good pictures ................................................................................... 23
• Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully......................................................... 23
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)......................................................................... 23
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode................................................................................. 24
Taking pictures using the automatic function
(Intelligent Auto Mode) ............................................................................................. 25
• Changing the settings ......................................................................................... 28
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
(Normal Picture Mode) .............................................................................................. 29
Focusing .................................................................................................................... 30
Recording Motion Pictures....................................................................................... 32
Playing Back .............................................................................................................. 34
• Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback) ..................................................... 35
• Using the Playback Zoom................................................................................... 35
Deleting Pictures ....................................................................................................... 36
• To delete a single picture .................................................................................... 36
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures ..................................... 36
Setting the Menu ....................................................................................................... 37
• Setting menu items ............................................................................................. 37
• Using the Quick Menu ........................................................................................ 39
About the Setup Menu .............................................................................................. 40
Recording
About the Monitor ..................................................................................................... 46
Using the Zoom ......................................................................................................... 47
• Optical Zoom ...................................................................................................... 47
• Extended Optical Zoom (EZ) .............................................................................. 48
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