Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 Operating Instructions

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Contents
Before use
Before use .............................................. 6
About GPS ....................................................8
Standard Accessories ........................... 9
Names and Functions of Main Parts ... 10
Cursor button .............................................. 11
Touch operations .........................................12
Preparations
Charging battery .................................. 13
Inserting the battery ....................................14
Charging the battery ....................................15
Remaining battery .......................................16
Guidelines for number of recordable
pictures and operating time .........................17
Inserting and removing the card
(optional) .............................................. 19
Picture save destination
(cards and built-in memory) ............... 20
Displaying the picture recording capacity ....21
Recording capacity guidelines
(pictures/recording time) .............................22
Setting the clock .................................. 23
To change time setting ................................24
Basics
Sequence of operations ...................... 25
Taking pictures with your own settings
[Program AE] Mode ............................. 27
How to adjust focus ............................ 28
Touching the screen and recording
(Touch Shutter function) ..................... 29
Touching the screen and adjusting
the focus and exposure
(Touch AF/AE function) ....................... 30
Taking pictures with automatic settings
[Intelligent Auto] Mode ........................ 31
About flash ..................................................31
Automatic Scene Detection .........................32
About the Happy colour setting ...................32
[Motion Deblur] ............................................33
[iHandheld Nite Shot] ..................................33
[iHDR] (intelligent High Dynamic Range) ....34
AF Tracking .................................................35
[Intelligent Auto] Mode restrictions ..............36
Taking motion pictures ....................... 37
Recording still pictures while a motion
picture is being recorded .............................41
Viewing your pictures
[Normal Play] ....................................... 42
Zooming in and viewing
“Playback Zoom” .........................................43
Viewing a list of pictures
“Multi Playback” ...........................................43
Viewing pictures by their recording date
“Calendar Playback” ....................................44
Viewing motion pictures ..................... 45
Capturing still pictures from motion
pictures ........................................................47
[Video Divide] ..............................................48
Deleting pictures ................................. 49
To delete multiple (up to 100)/
To delete all pictures ...................................50
Setting the menu ................................. 51
Menu type ...................................................52
Using Quick menu .......................................53

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 Specifications

General

Megapixel	14.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	Live MOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Total megapixels	15.3 MP
Image sensor size	1/2.33 \
Supported aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution	4320 x 3240 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	480 x 480, 640 x 360, 640 x 424, 640 x 480, 1536 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1920 x 1920, 2048 x 1360, 2048 x 1536, 2304 x 2304, 2560 x 1440, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1920, 2736 x 2736, 3072 x 1728, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 2304, 3232 x 3232, 3648 x 2056, 3648 x 2432, 3648 x 2736, 4320 x 2432, 4320 x 2880, 4320 x 3240
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	20 x
Extra/Smart zoom	42.2 x
Focal length range	4.3 - 86 mm
Maximum aperture number	6.4
Minimum aperture number	3.3
Number of aspheric elements	3
Lens structure (elements/groups)	12/10
Maximum focal length (35mm film equiv)	480 mm
Minimum focal length (35mm film equiv)	24 mm
Focus	TTL
Focus adjustment	Auto
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞/2 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (tele)	1 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.03 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (tele)	2 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (wide)	0.5 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot
ISO sensitivity	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto
Light exposure modes	Aperture priority AE, Manual, Shutter priority AE
ISO sensitivity (max)	6400
ISO sensitivity (min)	100
Light exposure control	Program AE
Light exposure correction	± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Fastest camera shutter speed	1/2000 s
Slowest camera shutter speed	15 s
Flash modes	Auto, Forced off, Forced on, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	1 - 3.3 m
Flash range (wide)	0.6 - 6.4 m
Digital SLR	No
Power source type	Battery
Video resolutions	320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Video formats supported	AVCHD, M-JPEG, MOV, MP4
Maximum video resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC, PAL
Audio system	Mono
Internal memory	12 MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Field of view	100 %
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	460000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Product color	Silver
Scene modes	Children, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Crop, Resizing
Photo effects	Black&White, Sepia, Vivid
White balance	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Incandescent, Shade
Shooting modes	Auto, Movie, Program, Scene
Camera playback	Movie, Single image, Slide show, Thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Camera file system	DCF, Exif 2.3
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	DEU, ENG, ESP, FRE, ITA, JPN
Battery voltage	3.6 V
Battery capacity	895 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	260 shots
Cables included	USB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	28.2 mm
Width	104.9 mm
Height	58.9 mm
Weight	184 g
Weight (including battery)	206 g