Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ls6 Owners Manual For Advances Features

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Taking pictures according to the scene [Scene Mode]
 
[Fireworks]
Takes clear pictures of fireworks in the night sky.
Tips
 • Stand at least 10 m (33 feet) away. • Tripod recommended.Notes
 • Shutter speed is fixed to 1/4. (Setting of shutter speed changes if exposure  compensation is operated)
 
[Beach]
Brings out the clear blues of the sky and the sea without darkening 
subject.
Notes
 • Do not touch camera with wet hands. • Beware of sand and sea water. • Problems caused by sand, seawater and...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[Picture Size]
Set the size (number of pixels) of still pictures. This setting determines how many pictures 
you can record. 
 ■Mode:   
 ■Settings:
Recording pixel level type
14 M 4320×3240
10 M *3648×2736
5 M 2560×1920
3 M *2048×1536
0.3 M 640×480
12.5 M 4320×2880
10.5 M 4320×2432
* This setting is not available in  ([Intelligent Auto] Mode).
 ●   represent the aspect ratios of the still pictures. ●Extended...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[Rec Quality] 
Set the picture size of motion pictures.
 ■Mode: 
 ■Settings:
Picture Quality Picture Size No. of Frames Picture Aspect Ratio[HD] 1280 × 720 pixels
30 fps16:9
[VGA] 640 × 480 pixels
4:3
[QVGA]
*320 × 240 pixels
* [QVGA] is fixed when recording to the built-in memory. 
 ●Depending on the motion picture recording environment, static electricity or 
electromagnetic waves may cause the screen to go...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[White Balance]
Adjust coloring to suit light source if colors otherwise appear unnatural.
 ■Mode:   
 ■Settings:  [AWB] (automatic) /  (outdoor, clear sky) /  (outdoor, cloudy sky) /  (outdoor, shade) /  (incandescent lighting) /  (uses value set in ) /  (set manually)
[AWB] operational range: 
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
 ■Mode:  
 ■Settings:  /  /  
Taking front-on pictures of 
people
 (Face Detection)Detected faces (up to 11 people) and adjusts exposure and focus 
accordingly. AF area
Yellow:  When the shutter button is 
pressed halfway, the frame 
turns green when the camera is 
focused.
White:
   Displayed when more than one 
face...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[Digital Zoom]
Multiplies effect of Optical Zoom or Extended Optical Zoom by up to 4 times.
(Note that, with Digital Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality.)
 ■Mode:  
 ■Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Digital Zoom area is displayed within zoom bar on screen.
Digital Zoom area
 
• Zoom motion stops momentarily when entering 
Digital Zoom range.
 
• Within Digital Zoom range, AF area is displayed 
larger when the...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[Color Mode]
Set color effects.
 ■Mode:   
 ■Settings: [STANDARD]/[VIVID]*
 (sharper)/[B&W]/[SEPIA]
* [Normal Picture] Mode and [Motion Picture] Mode only
[Red-Eye Removal]
Automatically detects red-eye and corrects still picture data when recording with flash 
Red-Eye Reduction (  ).
 ■Mode:  
 ■Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
 ●Available only when [AF Mode] is set to  (Face Detection). ●The red-eye effect may not be...

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Using the [Rec] menu
For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→24)
[Date Stamp]
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still picture.
 ■Mode:  
 ■Settings: [W/O TIME]/[WITH TIME]/[OFF]
 ●Date stamps on still pictures cannot be erased. ●The date cannot be stamped when [Burst] is set. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in [Panorama Assist] Scene Mode. ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures 
with...

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Different playback methods (Playback Mode)
Playback Mode: 
Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways.
 ■[Normal Play]
(→20)
 ■[Slide Show]
(→50)
 ■[Category Selection]
(→51)
 ●When no card is inserted, pictures are played back from the built-in memory. ●After you switch from Recording Mode to Playback Mode, the Playback Mode 
automatically becomes [Normal Play]. 
Playback/Editing
Press the Playback button
Display the screen for Playback 
Mode selection
Select the method of playback  

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Different playback methods (Playback Mode)
For details about the switching Playback Mode procedure (→49)
[Slide Show]
Automatically plays back still pictures in order.
Select playback method
[All]Playback of all still pictures
[Category 
Selection] Select a category and play back. (Select category with 
    
and press [MENU/SET].) (→51)
Make sure [Start] is selected and press [MENU/SET]
 ■Operations during Slide Show
Pause/Play
(While paused) Previous
(While paused)
Next 
Stop
 ■Changing settings...