Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ts3 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it 
will adjust the focus and exposure. (Face Detection)
•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera...

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[Playback] Mode: ¸
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
•Pictures on the built-in memory or the card, that are being played back will be deleted.
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes]. 

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Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC 
adaptor (optional) and DC coupler (optional).
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.•If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected, they will not be deleted even if 
[Delete All] or [All Delete Except Ü] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ].
Press  3/4 to select [Delete Multi]...

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Setting the Menu
The camera comes with menus that allow you to choose the settings for taking pictures 
and playing them back as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the 
camera and use it more easily.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
Setting menu items
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select menu and then 
press [MENU/SET]....

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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] several times or press the shutter button halfway.
Note
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Due to the camera’s specifications, it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some 
functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used.
By using the Quick Menu, some of  the menu settings can be easily found.
•Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes.
Press  3/4 to select the menu item and 
then press [MENU/SET].
A Menu screen page•It will switch to next page...

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About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings before 
using them.
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to  P44.
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Refer to P9  for details.
•Refer to P27  for details.
•Refer to P89 for details.
•Refer to P96 for details.
•Refer to P94 for details.
 [Precautions]To maintain waterproof performance, display the things you need 
to check before use.
U [Clock Set] —
 [Auto Clock Set]The clock is updated...

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•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear different from real life on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording 
in Power LCD Mode. Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again.
•The number of recordable pictures...

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•When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in 
orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other.
•The histogram is an approximation in Recording Mode.•The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode.•The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture 
editing software used in PCs etc.
•Histograms are not displayed in the following cases.–Intelligent...

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•[Auto Power Off]  is set to  [5 MIN. ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.•[Auto Power Off] does not work in the following cases.–When using the AC adaptor–When connecting to a PC or a printer–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a Slide Show–[Auto Demo]•The effect of the [LCD Power Save] is lower in the Digital Zoom range compared to the Optical 
Zoom range.
•The effect of the [LCD Power Save] will not affect the image being recorded.•Setting of [LCD Mode] has priority over the...

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•The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001.•A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned.
When the folder number reaches 999, the number cannot be reset. We recommend formatting 
the card (P53) after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere.
•To reset the folder number to 100, format the built-in memory or the card first and then use this 
function to reset the file number.
A reset screen for the folder number will then appear. Select [Yes] to reset the folder...