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Reading the Owner’s Manual (PDF format) 
(Continued)
Specifications
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When the Owner’s Manual (PDF format) will not open
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7.0 
or later to browse or print the Owner’s Manual (PDF format).
Insert the CD-ROM containing the Owner’s Manual (supplied),
click   and then follow the messages on the screen to install.
Compatible OS: Windows 2000 SP4 / Windows XP SP3 / Windows 
Vista SP2 / Windows 7
 • You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can 
use with your OS from the following Web Site.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions
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To uninstall the Owner’s Manual (PDF format)
Delete the PDF file from the “Program Files\Panasonic\Lumix\” folder.
 • When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed, 
click the “Show the contents of this folder” to display them.
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For Macintosh
Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing 
the Owner’s Manual (supplied)
Open the “Manual” folder in the CD-ROM and then 
copy the PDF file with the desired language inside 
the folder
Double click the PDF file to open it
Digital Camera: Information for your safety
Power Source  DC 5.1 V
Power 
Consumption
When recording: 1.2 W
When playing back: 0.7 W
Camera effective 
pixels
14,100,000 pixels (DMC-S3)
12,100,000 pixels (DMC-S1)
Image sensor 1/2.33” CCD, 
total pixel number  14,500,000 pixels (DMC-S3) 
12,700,000 pixels (DMC-S1)
Primary color filter
Lens Optical 4 x zoom
f=5.0 mm to 20.0 mm  
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 112 mm)/  
F3.1 (Max. W) to F6.5 (Max. T)
Digital Zoom Max. 4 x 
Extended Optical 
Zoom
Max. 8.4 x (DMC-S3)
Max. 7.8 x (DMC-S1)
(When the picture size is set to 3 million pixels [3M] 
or less.)
Focus range
Intelligent Auto
/
Normal/ 
Motion Picture
5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to 
Scene Mode There may be difference in above settings.
Shutter system Electronic shutter + Mechanical shutter
Burst recording
Burst speed 2 pictures/second (DMC-S3)
The burst speed differs according to the writing 
speed of the card and picture size. (DMC-S1)
Number of 
recordable 
pictures
Until card/built-in memory is full