Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera...................................................................................................... 6
Standard Accessories................................................................................................. 7
Names and Functions of Main Parts.......................................................................... 8
Preparation
Charging the Battery..................................................................................................11
• Inserting the Battery............................................................................................ 12
• Charging ............................................................................................................. 13
• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures ........................ 16
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional) .......................................................... 18
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........................................................................ 19
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time......... 21
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) .................................................................................. 22
• Changing the Clock Setting ................................................................................ 23
Tips for taking good pictures ................................................................................... 24
• Fit the strap and hold the camera carefully......................................................... 24
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)......................................................................... 24
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode................................................................................. 25
Taking pictures using the automatic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ................ 26
• Changing the settings......................................................................................... 29
Taking pictures with your favourite settings (Normal Picture Mode)................... 30
Focusing .................................................................................................................... 31
Recording Motion Pictures....................................................................................... 33
Playing Back .............................................................................................................. 35
• Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)..................................................... 36
• Using the Playback Zoom................................................................................... 36
Deleting Pictures ....................................................................................................... 37
• To delete a single picture.................................................................................... 37
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures ..................................... 37
Setting the Menu ....................................................................................................... 38
• Setting menu items ............................................................................................. 38
• Using the Quick Menu ........................................................................................ 40
About the Setup Menu .............................................................................................. 41
Recording
Taking Pictures of Yourself ([Self Shot])................................................................. 46
About the Monitor ..................................................................................................... 52
Using the Zoom ......................................................................................................... 53
• Optical Zoom ...................................................................................................... 53
• Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)..................................................................................... 54
• Intelligent Zoom .................................................................................................. 54

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 Specifications

General

Sensor	CCD
Optical Zoom	12x
Digital Zoom	4x
LCD Screen Resolution	230, 000 dots
Video Resolution	1280 x 720 (HD), 640 x 480 (VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
Built-in Flash	Yes
Image Stabilization	Optical Image Stabilization
Connectivity	AV Output (PAL/NTSC), USB
Battery	Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Battery Life	Approx. 250 pictures
Weight	177g (with Battery and SD Card)
Effective Pixels	16.1 Megapixels
ISO Sensitivity	100-1600 (Auto), 1600-6400 (High Sensitivity Mode)
LCD Screen Size	2.7-inch