Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZX1 User Manual

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Contents
Before Use
Quick Guide ..............................................4
Standard Accessories ...............................6
Names of the Components .......................7
Preparation
Charging the Battery .................................9
• About the Battery (charging/number
of recordable pictures).....................12
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................14
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........16
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................18
• Changing the clock setting................19
Setting the Menu.....................................20
• Setting menu items ...........................21
• Using the quick menu .......................23
About the Setup Menu ............................24
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
(Travel Mode)..........................................30
Selecting the [REC] Mode.......................36
Basic
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............38
• Scene detection ................................40
• AF Tracking Function........................41
• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ......42
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Normal Picture Mode)...............43
• Focusing ...........................................44
• When the subject is not in focus
(such as when it is not in the centre
of the composition of the picture
you want to take) ..............................44
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......45
• Direction detection function...............45
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................46
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom .....................46
• Using the Easy zoom ........................48
Playing back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................49
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) ................................50
• Using the Playback Zoom .................51
• Switching the [PLAYBACK] Mode .....51
Deleting Pictures .....................................52
• To delete a single picture ..................52
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures ..............52
Advanced (Recording pictures)
About the LCD Monitor............................54
Taking Pictures using the
Built-in Flash............................................56
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting ...............................................56
Taking Close-up Pictures ........................61
• [AF MACRO] ....................................61
• [MACRO ZOOM] ..............................62
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer..........63
Compensating the Exposure ...................64
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........65
Taking pictures that match the scene
being recorded (Scene Mode).................66
• Registering scenes in Scene Mode
(My Scene Mode)..............................66
• Selecting the Scene Mode for each
recording (Scene Mode) ...................67
• [PORTRAIT] ......................................68
• [SOFT SKIN] .....................................68
• [TRANSFORM] .................................68
• [SELF PORTRAIT] ............................69
• [SCENERY].......................................69
• [PANORAMA ASSIST]......................70
• [SPORTS] .........................................70
• [NIGHT PORTRAIT]..........................71
• [NIGHT SCENERY]...........................71
• [FOOD]..............................................71
• [PARTY] ............................................72
• [CANDLE LIGHT] ..............................72
• [BABY1]/[BABY2] ..............................73
• [PET] .................................................74
• [SUNSET]..........................................74
• [HIGH SENS.] ...................................74
• [HI-SPEED BURST] ..........................75
• [FLASH BURST] ...............................76
• [STARRY SKY] .................................77
• [FIREWORKS] ..................................77
• [BEACH]............................................78
• [SNOW] .............................................78
• [AERIAL PHOTO]..............................78
• [PIN HOLE] .......................................79
• [FILM GRAIN]....................................79
• [HIGH DYNAMIC]..............................80
• [PHOTO FRAME]..............................80
• [UNDERWATER] ..............................81
Motion Picture Mode ...............................82
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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZX1 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.33 \
Supported aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	8 x
Focal length range	4.5 - 36 mm
Number of aspheric elements	4
Lens structure (elements/groups)	9/7
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	8 - 1/2000 s
Effective sensor resolution	12.7 pixels
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	25 - 200 mm
Auto focusing (AF) modes	continuous auto focus, monitoring auto focus, multi point auto focus, spot auto focus
Manual focusing range (tele)	1 - ∞ m
Manual focusing range (wide)	0.5 - ∞ m
Internal memory	40 MB
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Fireworks, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	crop, resizing, rotating, trimming
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Incandescent, Shade
Camera playback	single image, slide show, thumbnails
Product color	Blue
Battery capacity	950 mAh
Battery life (CIPA standard)	330 shots
Bundled software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 ArcSoft QuickTime
Flash modes	auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Light exposure modes	Auto

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	26 mm
Width	97.8 mm
Height	54.6 mm
Weight	138 g