Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lz5 Operating Instructions

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Message Display
Confirmation messages or error messages 
will be displayed on the screen in some 
cases.
The major messages are described below 
as examples.
[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE SETTING: 
OXYRIDE]/[CURRENT BATTERY TYPE 
SETTING: ALKALINE/Ni-MH]
This message is displayed the first time you 
insert batteries and when the batteries are 
exhausted and you replace them. If the 
battery type being used is different from the 
one indicated in the message, change the 
battery type in [BATTERY TYPE] in the 
[SETUP] menu. (P21)
[THIS MEMORY CARD IS PROTECTED]
The Write-Protect switch on the SD 
Memory Card is moved to [LOCK]. Move 
the switch back to unlock it. (P18, 74)
[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]
Record a picture or insert a card with a 
recorded picture and then play it.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
Delete or overwrite the picture after 
canceling the protect setting. (P74)
[THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED]/
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
DELETED]
Pictures not based on the DCF standard 
cannot be deleted. If you want to delete 
some pictures, format the card after saving 
necessary data on a PC etc. (P78)
[NO ADDITIONAL DELETE SELECTIONS 
CAN BE MADE]
You have exceeded the number of pictures 
that can be set at once with 
[MULTI DELETE]. Delete the selected 
pictures and then select [MULTI DELETE] 
again to delete any remaining pictures.
More than 999 favorites have been set.[CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE]/
[CANNOT BE SET ON SOME PICTURES]
If the pictures are not based on the DCF 
standard, the DPOF print cannot be set.
[NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON BUILT-IN 
MEMORY]/[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY IN 
THE CARD]
There is no space left on the built-in 
memory or the card.
 When you copy pictures from the built-in 
memory to the card (batch copy), the 
pictures are copied until the capacity of 
the card becomes full.
[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE 
COPIED]/[COPY COULD NOT BE 
COMPLETED]
The following pictures cannot be copied.
 When a picture with the same name as  the picture to be copied exists in the copy 
destination.
 Files not based on the DCF standard.
Moreover, pictures recorded or edited by 
other equipment may not be copied.
[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR
FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?]
This message will be displayed when you 
format the built-in memory on the PC or 
remove the batteries without turning the 
camera off. Format the built-in memory on 
the camera again. (P78) The data on the 
built-in memory will be deleted.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR
FORMAT THIS CARD?]
The card format cannot be recognized by 
the camera. Format the card again with the 
camera after saving necessary data on a 
PC etc. (P78)
[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND 
THEN ON AGAIN]
This message appears when the camera is 
not operating properly. Turn the camera off 
and on. If the message persists, contact the 
dealer or your nearest servicenter.
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[MEMORY CARD ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
 An error has occurred accessing the card. Insert the card again.
 A card with a capacity more than 2 GB is  inserted. Do not use a card with a 
capacity more than 2 GB.
[READ ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred reading the data.
Insert the card again. Make sure the card is 
inserted properly and then play back again.
[WRITE ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
An error has occurred writing the data.
Turn the camera off and remove the card. 
Insert the card again and turn the camera 
on. Make sure the camera is turned off 
before removing or inserting the card to 
avoid damage.
[MOTION RECORDING WAS 
CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION 
OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE 
CARD]
 We recommend using a high speed SD  Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package when you set 
the picture quality to [30fpsVGA].
 Depending on the type of SD Memory  Card, recording may stop in the middle.
[A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED]
A folder cannot be created because there 
are no remaining folder numbers that can 
be used. (P81)
Format the card after saving necessary 
data on a PC etc. (P78)Troubleshooting
If you return the menu settings to the initial 
settings at the time of purchase, the 
condition may improve.
Select [RESET] in the [SETUP] menu. 
(P23)
∫ Batteries and the power source
1: The camera turns off immediately 
even when battery power is full.
The remaining battery power is low 
even if new batteries are inserted.
 The remaining battery power may not be displayed accurately, and the 
camera may suddenly stop working, 
when the type of battery and the 
settings on [BATTERY TYPE] are not 
identical. However this is not a 
malfunction. Depending on the battery 
brand and the operating temperature, or 
if exhausted batteries are used, the 
remaining battery power may not be 
displayed accurately.
– Please check [BATTERY TYPE] (P21) 
in the [SETUP] menu.
2: The camera cannot be operated even  when it is turned on.
 Are the batteries inserted correctly?
 Use sufficiently charged batteries when using Ni-MH batteries.
3: The LCD monitor turns off while the  camera is turned on.
 Is power save mode (P22) or economy mode (P22) activated?
– Press the shutter button halfway to  cancel these modes.
 Are the batteries exhausted?
– Replace them with batteries which  have sufficient capacity. (When you 
use Ni-MH batteri es, charge them.)
4: The camera turns off immediately  after it is turned on.
 Are the batteries exhausted?
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– Replace them with batteries which have sufficient capacity. (When you 
use Ni-MH batteries, charge them.)
– If you leave the camera on, the 
batteries will be exhausted. Turn the 
camera off frequently by using power 
save mode (P22), economy mode 
(P22), etc.
∫ Recording
1: The picture cannot be recorded.  Is the mode dial correctly set?
 Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
– Before recording, delete some 
pictures. (P34)
2: The recorded picture is whitish. The lens is dirty.
 The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens. If the 
lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject 
the lens barrel (P10) and gently wipe 
the lens surface with a soft dry cloth.
3: The recorded picture is too bright or  dark.
 Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. (P43)
4: The subject is not focused properly.  The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
Rotate the mode dial to set the proper 
mode for the distance to the subject.
 Is the subject beyond the focus range of 
the camera? (P25)
 Have you taken a picture with jitter?
5: The recorded picture is blurred. The  optical image stabilizer is not 
effective.
 The shutter speed will become slower and the optical image stabilizer function 
may not work properly when taking 
pictures especially in dark places. In 
this case, we recommend holding the 
camera firmly with both hands when 
taking pictures. (P25) When  [SLOW SHUTTER] (P67) is set, we 
recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P42) when taking pictures.
6: The recorded picture looks rough.  Noise appears on the picture.
 Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter 
speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when 
the camera is shipped. Therefore, when 
taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO 
sensitivity increases.)
– Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P63)
– Set [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P68)
– Take pictures in bright places.
 In [HIGH SENS.] (P55) in scene mode, 
the resolution of the recorded picture 
decreases slightly  because of high 
sensitivity processing.
This is not a malfunction.
7: Motion picture recording stops in the  middle.
 Are you using a MultiMediaCard?– This unit does not support 
MultiMediaCards.
 We recommend using a high speed SD 
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater 
displayed on the package when you set 
the picture quality to [30fpsVGA].
 Depending on the type of SD Memory  Card, recording may stop in the middle.
∫ LCD monitor
1: The LCD monitor is turned off  sometimes when the camera is turned 
on.
 Is the LCD monitor turned off soon after you take pictures with the flash?
– While the flash is being charged, the 
LCD monitor is turned off.
2: The LCD monitor becomes darker or  brighter for a moment.
 This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set 
the aperture value and does not affect 
the recorded pictures.
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3: The LCD monitor flickers indoors. The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on 
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
4: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.  Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P21)
 Is the camera in high angle mode? 
(P38)
5: Black, red, blue and green dots  appear on the LCD monitor.
 These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
This is not a malfunction.
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.  In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD 
monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are 
recording.
7: A vertical line appears on the LCD  monitor.
 This is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of CCD and appears 
when the subject has a bright part. 
Uneven colors may also appear around 
the smear. This is not a malfunction. It 
is recorded in motion pictures but is not 
recorded on still pictures.
∫ Flash
1: The flash is not activated.  Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF []?
– Change the flash setting. (P39)
 The flash is not activated when motion  picture mode [ ], [SCENERY] (P50), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51), 
[FIREWORKS] (P53) or [STARRY SKY] 
(P53) in scene mode is selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.  When you select red-eye reduction 
(P39), the flash is activated once before  the actual recording to reduce the 
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the 
subject appearing red in the picture) 
and then activated again for the actual 
recording.
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Playback
1: The picture being played back is  rotated and displayed in an 
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that 
automatically rotates the display of 
pictures recorded holding the camera 
vertically. (If you take pictures when 
aiming the camera up or down, the 
camera may recognize that it is being 
held vertically.)
 You can display the pictures without 
being rotated when [ROTATE DISP.] 
(P71) is set to [OFF].
 You can rotate pictures with the 
[ROTATE] function. (P71)
2: The picture is not played back.  Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?
 Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
The pictures on the built-in memory 
appears when a card is not inserted. 
The picture data on the card appears 
when a card is inserted. (P17)
3: The folder number and the file number  are displayed as [—] and the screen 
turns black.
 Is the picture edited with a PC or 
recorded with a digital camera from 
another manufacturer?
This may also happen if batteries are 
removed immediately after recording or 
if recording with exhausted batteries.
– Format the data to delete the pictures  mentioned above. (P78) (Formatting 
irretrievably deletes all data including 
the other pictures. Check the data 
carefully before formatting.)
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∫TV, PC and printer
1: The picture does not appear on the  television.
 Is the camera connected to the TV 
correctly?
 Set the TV input to external input mode.
2: The display areas on the TV screen  and the camera’s LCD monitor are 
different.
Depending on the TV model, the area 
display may be smaller so the picture 
may be stretched horizontally or 
vertically and the top and bottom or left 
and right of the picture may be cut off 
when it is displayed. This is due to the 
TV specifications and is not a 
malfunction.
3: The motion pictures cannot be played  back on a TV.
 Are you trying to play back the motion 
pictures by directly inserting the card in 
the card slot of the TV?
– Connect the camera to the TV with  the AV cable (DMC-LZ5)/video cable 
(DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3) (supplied) and 
then play back the pictures on the 
camera.
4: The picture cannot be transferred  when the camera is connected to a 
PC.
 Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?
 Is the camera recognized by the PC  correctly?
 Set [USB MODE] to [PC]. (P23, 80)
5: The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
 Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is 
inserted in the camera.
6: The picture cannot be printed when  the camera is connected to a printer.
 Does the printer support PictBridge? – You cannot print pictures with printers 
which do not support PictBridge. 
(P82)
 Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge (PTP)]. 
(P23, 82)
7: The ends of the pictures are cut at  printing.
 When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this 
function before printing. (For details, 
refer to the operating instructions for the 
printer.)
 When you order photo studios to print  pictures, ask the photo studio if the 
pictures can be printed with both ends.
∫ Others
1: An unreadable language was selected  by mistake.
 Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] 
menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ] 
icon to set the desired language. (P23)
2: The setting for the auto review  function is disabled.
 Are you taking pictures using auto 
bracket (P44)? Is the camera in burst 
mode (P46) or motion picture mode 
[ ] (P55)? Is [AUDIO REC.] set to 
[ON] (DMC-LZ5) (P66)?
– In these cases, you cannot set the  auto review function in the [SETUP] 
menu.
3: A red lamp sometimes turns on when  the shutter button is pressed halfway.
 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P67) lights red to make it easier to focus on a 
subject.
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4: The AF assist lamp does not turn on. Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P67)
 Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on  in bright places.
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on 
when [SCENERY] (P50), 
[NIGHT SCENERY] (P51) or 
[FIREWORKS] (P53) in scene mode is 
selected.
5: The camera becomes warm.  The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect 
the performance or quality of the 
camera.
6: The lens clicks.  When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the 
lens may click and the picture on the 
screen may drastically change. 
However, the picture is not affected.
The sound is caused by the automatic 
adjustment of the aperture.
This is not a malfunction.
7: The clock is reset.  If you do not use the camera for a long 
time, the clock may be reset. When the 
message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] 
appears, set the clock again. (P19)
 When you take a picture before setting  the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.
8: Colors appear on the picture which  were not found in the actual scene. 
 Depending on the zoom magnification, 
the picture may have some colored 
fringes around the subject. This is 
called chromatic aberration and may be 
more visible when recording distant 
subjects. However this is not a 
malfunction. 9: The file numbers are not recorded 
consecutively. 
 When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may 
be recorded in folders with different 
numbers from the ones used prior to 
the operation. (P81)
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Number of recordable pictures and available 
recording time
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
 The number of recordable pictures  varies depending on the subjects.
∫ Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio
Picture size (6M):
(2816k 2112 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (5M):
(2560 k1920 pixels)
(DMC-LZ4/ DMC-LZ3) (3M EZ):
(2048 k1536 pixels)
Quality//
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) 48510816
Card
16 MB 4 8 5 10 8 16
32MB9 1911231836
64 MB 20 40 24 48 38 75
128MB4182509978150
256 MB 81 160 98 190 150 290
512 MB 160 320 195 380 300 590
1 GB 320 640 390 770 600 1180
2 GB 660 1270 790 1530 1220 2360
Aspect ratio
Picture size (2M EZ):
(1600k 1200 pixels) (1M EZ):
(1280k 960 pixels) (0.3M EZ):
(640k 480 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) 13 27 20 39 67 110
Card
16 MB 13 27 21 40 68 110
32 MB 29 58 45 85 145 230
64 MB 61 120 93 175 290 480
128 MB 125 240 190 350 600 970
256 MB 240 470 370 690 1170 1900
512 MB 480 940 730 1370 2320 3770
1 GB 970 1880 1470 2740 4640 7550
2 GB 1920 3610 2920 5120 8780 12290
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Aspect ratio
Picture size (5M):
(2816 k1880 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (4.5M):
(2560 k1712 pixels)
(DMC-LZ4/ DMC-LZ3) (2.5M EZ):
(2048 k1360 pixels)
Quality/
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) 49511918
Card
16MB410512918
32 MB 10 21 13 26 20 40
64 MB 22 45 27 54 43 83
128MB46925611088165
256 MB 91 180 110 210 170 330
512 MB 180 350 210 430 340 650
1 GB 360 710 440 860 680 1310
2 GB 730 1420 890 1700 1360 2560
Aspect ratio
Picture size (4.5M):
(2816 k1584 pixels)
(DMC-LZ5) (3.5M):
(2560 k1440 pixels)
(DMC-LZ4/ DMC-LZ3) (2M EZ):
(1920 k1080 pixels)
Quality
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) 5116141224
Card
16MB5117141225
32 MB 12 25 15 31 27 53
64 MB 27 53 32 64 57 105
128 MB 55 105 66 130 115 220
256 MB 105 210 130 250 230 430
512 MB 210 420 250 510 450 860
1 GB 430 850 520 1020 910 1720
2 GB 870 1700 1040 2040 1800 3410
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∫Available recording time (seconds)
 The numbers inside the thick black line are the number of recordable pictures in simple 
mode [ ]. (P27)
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the LCD  monitor may not decrease in order.
 This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] (P55) in scene mode so the  picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
Picture quality setting30fpsVGA10fpsVGA30fpsQVGA10fpsQVGA
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 14 MB) — — 25 81
SD Memory Card
1
6 M B5 2 52582
32 MB 15 5555170
64 MB 35 120 120 360
128 MB 80 250 250 740
256 MB 160 490 490 1440
512 MB 320 980 980 2870
1 GB 660 1970 1970 5700
2 GB 1350 4020 4020 11700
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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Camera effective pixels: 6,000,000 pixels (DMC-LZ5)/5,000,000 pixels (DMC-LZ4/
DMC-LZ3)
Image sensor: 1/2.5q CCD, total pixel number 6,370,000 pixels (DMC-LZ5)/
5,360,000 pixels (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3),
Primary color filter
Lens: Optical 6kzoom, f l6.1mm to 36.6mm (35mm film camera 
equivalent: 37 mm to 222 mm)/F2.8 to F4.5
Digital zoom: Max. 4k
Extended optical zoom: Max. 8.3k (DMC-LZ5)/Max. 7.5 k (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3) 
(Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio)
Focus: Normal/Macro, 5-area-focusing/ 3-area-focusing (High speed)/
1-area-focusing (High speed)/1-area-focusing/Spot-focusing
Focus range: Normal: 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) (Tele) to  ¶
Macro/Simple/Motion picture: 5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/50 cm 
(1.64 feet) (Tele) to  ¶
Shutter system: Electronic shutteriMechanical shutter
Burst recording Burst speed: 3 frames/second (High speed), 2 frames/second (Low speed), 
Approx. 1.5 frames/second (Unlimited)
Number of recordable
pictures: Max. 8 frames (Standard) (DMC-LZ5), max. 6 frames (Fine), 
(DMC-LZ5), Max. 5 frames (S tandard) (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3), 
max. 3 frames (Fine) (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3), Depends on the 
remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card 
(Unlimited).
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card. 
MultiMediaCard performance will be less.)
Motion picture recording: 640k480 pixels (Only when using an SD Memory Card)/
320k 240 pixels (30 or 10 frames/second with audio. The 
maximum recording time depends on the capacity of the 
built-in memory or the card. Audio recording is available only 
with DMC-LZ5.)
ISO sensitivity: AUTO/80/100/200/400
[HIGH SENS.] mode: 800 to 1600
Shutter speed: 8 to 1/2000th
[STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
Motion picture mode: 1/30th to 1/20000th
White balance: AUTO/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/White set
Exposure (AE): Program AE
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, j2EV to  i2EV)
Power Source:
DC 3.0 V
Power Consumption: DMC-LZ5: 1.5 W (When recording)
0.7 W (When playing back)
DMC-LZ4:
DMC-LZ3: 1.4 W (When recording) 0.7 W (When playing back)
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