Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 Owner's Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera ...................................5
(Important) About the Waterproof/
Dustproof and Anti-shock
Performance of the Camera......................8
Standard Accessories .............................13
Names of the Components .....................14
Attaching the Strap..................................16
Preparation
Charging the Battery...............................17
• Charging ...........................................17
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures..........19
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................21
About the Built-in Memory/the Card........24
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and
available recording time....................26
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................27
• Changing the clock setting................28
Basic
Selecting the [Rec] Mode........................29
Taking Pictures with
Your Favorite Settings
(Normal Picture Mode)............................30
• Tips for taking good pictures.............31
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......31
Focusing..................................................32
Playing Back Pictures
([Normal Play])........................................34
Recording Motion Pictures......................36
Playing Back Motion Pictures..................38
Taking Pictures Using
the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)............................39
• Changing the settings ......................40
• Scene Detection................................41
Deleting Pictures.....................................42
• To delete a single picture..................42
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures..............43
Setting the Menu.....................................44
• Setting menu items ...........................44
• Using the Quick Menu.......................45
About the Setup Menu ............................46
Recording
About the LCD Monitor............................54
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................55
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Intelligent Zoom/Using the
Digital Zoom......................................55
Taking Pictures Using the
Built-in Flash............................................58
• Switching to the appropriate
flash setting.......................................58
Taking Close-up Pictures
([AF Macro]/[Macro Zoom]) .....................61
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........62
Compensating the Exposure...................63
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket........64
Take the Outdoors
Scene Expressively.................................65
• [Sports]..............................................65
• [Snow] ...............................................65
• [Beach & Snorkeling].........................66
• [Underwater]......................................68

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 Specifications

General

Brand	Panasonic
Model	Lumix DMC-TS3
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English