Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lc40 Operating Instructions

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Protecting Images on the Card
It is possible to protect the important images 
recorded on the card from accidental erasure.
[Preparation]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
[Single setting/to cancel]
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [PROTECT] and 
then press 1
.
3Select [SINGLE] and then press 1.
4Press 2/1 to select 1 image.
5Press the [REVIEW/SET] button.
6Press the [MENU] button twice.
The menu will disappear.
[Multi setting/to cancel, To cancel all 
settings]
1The...

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Playing Back with Slide Show 
(Automatic Playback)
All pictures selected in the card can be played 
back one-by-one automatically.
[Preparation]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [SLIDE SHOW] 
and then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select [ALL]/[DPOF] 
and then press 1
.[ALL]: 
for playing back all pictures
[DPOF]: 
for playing back the DPOF set pictures
4Press 3/4/2/1 for setting below.
[DURATION]: it can be set among 1, 2, 3 
and 5 seconds....

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In motion image playback, slide show is not available.
When editing with the supplied software [SD Viewer for DSC] recorded on the CD-ROM, 
you can play back in SD slide show with this camera. Read P90.
Images that are set DPOF with the supplied software [SD Viewer for DSC] recorded on the 
CD-ROM cannot be played back in DPOF slide show with this camera. Set DPOF on this 
camera.
When using the DPOF feature, this camera will overwrite any previous DPOF settings 
made by other products.



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Adding Audio to Recorded Pictures 
(Audio Dubbing)
It is possible to add a 10-second narration to 
a recorded picture.
[Preparations]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
Select the picture to which you want to add 
audio.
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [AUDIO DUB.] 
and then press 1
.
3By pressing the [REVIEW/SET] 
button, audio recording starts. 
(1
11 1 Microphone)
When audio has already been recorded, 
after the audio dubbing the original audio is 
overwritten.
When...

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Resizing the Recorded Pictures
It is possible to reduce the recorded picture 
size. This function is useful if you want to 
reduce the volume of the picture for attaching 
to an e-mail or uploading on web-site.
[Preparations]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
Play back the picture for which you want to 
change the size. (Note: for pictures in a size 
lower than [640 
a 480] or with an aspect ratio 
that is not 4:3, it is not possible to resize)
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to...

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Trimming the Recorded Pictures
It is possible to cut off the unnecessary parts 
of the picture (trimming), and enlarge the 
remainder parts of the picture.
[Preparations]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
Select the picture you want to trim.
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [TRIMMING] and 
then press 1.
3Press 3/4 to select the size.
: 1600 a 1200
: 1120 
a 840
 
 : 640 a 480
4Press the [REVIEW/SET] button.
5Press 3/4/2/1 to shift pictures.
6Press the [REVIEW/SET]...

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You cannot operate trimming on pictures recorded with other equipment.
Motion images or TIFF pictures cannot be trimmed or enlarged.
Trimming is not possible for pictures with audio or pictures with a size of [640 
a 480] pixels.



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Formatting the Card
Usually, it is not necessary to format the card 
(initializing). Format the card when this 
message is displayed “MEMORY CARD 
ERROR”.
[Preparation]
Set the operational mode dial to playback [ ].
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 3/4 to select [FORMAT] and 
then press 1.
3When this message is displayed 
“DELETE ALL DATA ON THE 
MEMORY CARD?”, press 3/4 to 
select [YES].
4Press the [REVIEW/SET] button.
The card is formatted.
After formatting, recorded images and any 
other data...

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Adjusting the LCD Monitor Brightness
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 1 to open the setup menu.
3Press 3/4 to select [MONITOR].
4Press 2/1 to adjust the brightness.
5Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
When turning the power off, the LCD monitor brightness is returned.
RECSETUP
MONITOR
AUTO REVIEWBEEPPOWER SAVENO. RESET
CLOCK SET
SELECT:
SET
EXIT2 MIN.



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Using the Auto Review
Recording with the auto review set to [ON], 
the recorded picture is automatically 
displayed on the LCD monitor for about 2 
seconds.
[Preparation]
Set the operational mode dial to REC mode 
(single mode [ ] or burst mode [ ]).
1Press the [MENU] button.
2Press 1 to open the setup menu.
3Press 3/4 to select [AUTO REVIEW].
4Press 2/1 to select [ON].
5Press the [MENU] button.
The menu will disappear.
In burst mode [ ] or auto bracket, only the first recorded picture is...