Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 User Manual

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Quick start guide Contents
The battery is not charged
when the camera is
shipped. Charge the
battery and set the Clock
before use.
When you do not use the
card (optional), you can
record or play back pictures
on the built-in memory (→16).
Charge the battery
Insert the battery and
the card
Turn on the power
Set REC/PLAY switch
to
Set the mode dial to
Press the shutter button and take pictures
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus)
Press fully
(press the button all the
way to record)
■
To play back the pictures
Previous Next
1. Set REC/PLAY switch
to .
2. Select the picture you
want to view.
Before use
Before use .............................................. 6
Read first .......................................................6
To prevent damage, malfunctions,
and faults .......................................................7
About GPS
.................................... 8
Standard Accessories ........................... 8
Names of parts
........................ 9
Cursor button ................................................9
Names of parts ....................... 10
Cursor button ..............................................10
Preparations
Charging battery .................................. 11
Guidelines for number of recordable
pictures and recording time .........................12
Inserting and removing the card
(optional)/the battery ........................... 14
Using the DC coupler (optional) instead of
battery .........................................................15
Picture save destination
(cards and built-in memory) ........................16
Remaining battery and memory capacity ....16
Setting the Clock ................... 17
To change time setting ................................18
Setting the Clock .................... 19
Setting the menu ................................. 20
Menu type ...................................................21
Using the [SETUP] menu ............... 22
[CLOCK SET]/ [BEEP]/ [VOLUME]/
[CUST.SET MEM.] .................................22
[LCD MODE]/ [DISPLAY SIZE]/
[GUIDE LINE]/ [HISTOGRAM] ..........23
[REC AREA] /
[ECONOMY] ..........................................24
[AUTO REVIEW]/ [ZOOM RESUME]/
[NO.RESET] ..........................................25
[RESET]/ [USB MODE]/
[VIDEO OUT]/ [TV ASPECT] .............26
[HDMI MODE] /
[VIERA Link] ..........................27
[VERSION DISP.]/ [FORMAT]/
[LANGUAGE] ......................................... 28
[DEMO MODE] .....................................29
Basics
Basic shooting operation ..... 30
Taking still pictures ......................................30
Recording motion pictures ..........................30
Holding the camera .....................................31
Mode dial .....................................................31
Basic shooting operation ...... 32
Taking still pictures ......................................32
Recording motion pictures (
only) ..........32
Holding the camera .....................................33
Mode dial .....................................................33
Taking pictures with automatic
settings ................................................. 34
About Happy colours ...................................36
Face Detection and Face Recognition ........36
AF Tracking .................................................36
Taking pictures with your own
settings ................................................. 37
Align focus for desired composition ............38
Orientation detection function .....................38
Taking pictures with zoom .................. 39
[i.ZOOM] ......................................................41
Easy Zoom
................................... 42
[DIGITAL ZOOM] ...................................43
Viewing your pictures
[NORMAL PLAY] .................................. 44
Deleting pictures ................................. 45
To delete multiple (up to 50) or
all pictures ...................................................45

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.33 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	12 x
Combined zoom	48 x
Focal length range	4.1 - 49.2 mm
Number of aspheric elements	2
Lens structure (elements/groups)	10/8
Interface	AV Out (NTSC/PAL), USB2.0
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	60 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	25 - 300 mm
Focus adjustment	Auto
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus, Selective Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (tele)	1 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.03 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (tele)	2 - ∞ m
Flash modes	Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (tele)	1 - 3.6 m
Flash range (wide)	0.6 - 5.3 m
Internal memory	40 MB
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc, sdxc
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Children, Fireworks, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater
Image editing	resizing, trimming
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, Shade
Camera playback	movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2 s
Product color	Black
Battery capacity	895 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	340 shots
Bundled software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 Edition / QuickTime / Adobe Reader
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	32.6 mm
Width	103.3 mm
Height	59.6 mm
Weight	214 g