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 has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the Scene Mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 
8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
•When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] is 
displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ].
¢ When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be  displayed for birthdays of registered faces 
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
Note
•Due to factors such as size, contrast, motion and proximity a different mode may be identified 
for the same subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the 
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
–Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, underwater, when 
the camera is shaken, when zoom is used
•For the best results, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate Recording 
Mode.
•Face Detection may become slower or it may not detect underwater.•The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will be come dark, so this function compensates the backlight by 
brightening the whole of the picture automatically.
Scene Detection
¦>[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Macro]
[i-Night Portrait] •
Only when [ ] is selected
[i-Night Scenery]
[i-Sunset]
[i-Baby]
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¦>[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Low Light]
[i-Macro] 
						

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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] or 
[Delete All] and then press [MENU/SET].
•[Delete All]  > Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
•It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set 
as favorite when [ All Delete Except Ü] is selected with 
the [Delete All] set.
(When [Delete Multi] is selected) Press  3/
4/ 2/1 to select the picture, and then press 
[DISP.] to set.  (Repeat this step.)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISP.] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.
(When [Delete Multi] is selected), Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes]. 
						

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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].
Menu Description of settings
 [Rec] (P97 to 11 0 )
 ([Rec] Mode only) This menu lets you set the Coloring, 
Sensitivity, Aspect Ratio, Number of pixels 
and other aspects of the pictures you are 
recording.
 [Motion Picture] 
(P111 to 11 4 )
 ([Rec] Mode only) This menu lets you set the [Rec Mode], [Rec 
Quality], and other aspects for motion 
picture recording.
[GPS/Sensor] 
(P83 to 89) This menu lets you adjust the altimeter and 
depth meter or display the current location 
information using the GPS function.
 [Playback] (P123 to 138)
 ([Playback] Mode only) This menu lets you set the Protection, 
Cropping or Print Settings, etc. of recorded 
pictures.
 [Setup] 
(P46 to 53) This menu lets you perform the clock 
settings, select the operating beep tone 
settings and set other settings which make it 
easier for you to operate the camera.
The [Setup] menu can be set from either the 
[Rec] Mode or [Playback] Mode. 
						

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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 when you reach the bottom. 
(It will also switch by pressing the zoom button)
•Screen at right is an example of selecting [AF Mode] in 
[Rec] mode Menu.
Press  3/4 to select the setting and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not 
appear or it may be displayed in a different way.
•Screen at right is an example to set the [AF Mode] 
from [Ø] (1-area-focusing) to [š] (Face Detection).
Using the Quick Menu
Press [Q.MENU] when recording.
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the menu item 
and the setting and then press [MENU/SET] 
to close the menu.
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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 automatically using the GPS function.
[ON]/[OFF]
 [World Time]
“ [Destination]:
Travel Destination Area
–  [Home]:
Your Home Area
—  [Travel Date][Travel Setup]:
[SET]/[OFF] [Location]:
[SET]/[OFF]
r
 [Beep]
This allows you to set the beep and shutter sound.
r [Beep Level]:
[t ] (Low)
[u ] (High)
[s ] (Muted)  [Shutter Vol.]:
[] (Low)
[ ] (High)
[] (Muted)
 [Beep Tone]:
[]/[]/[]  [Shutter Tone]:
[]/[]/[]
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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 decreases in [LCD Mode].
•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these 
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and 
the balance of the subject.
•The [Pattern]  setting is fixed to  [ ]  in the Intelligent Auto Mode.•In [Photo Frame] in Scene Mode, the guideline is not displayed.
u  [Volume]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels.
 [LCD Mode]
These menu settings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when 
you are in bright places.
„ [Auto Power LCD]
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The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright 
it is around the camera.
…  [Power LCD]:
The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when 
taking pictures outdoors.
[OFF]
¢Can be set only when [Rec] mode is set.
 [Guide Line]
Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed when taking pictures. 
You can also set whether or not to have the recording information 
displayed when the guidelines are displayed.  (P54)
[Rec. Info.]:
[ON]/[OFF] [Pattern]:
[]/[ ]
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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 Auto Mode–Multi Playback –Recording motion pictures–Playback Zoom–Calendar–[Photo Frame] in Scene Mode–When HDMI micro cable is connected
•Motion Picture Recording frame display is only an approximation.•Recording frame display may disappear when zooming to Tele depending on the picture size 
setting.
•It will be fixed to [OFF] during the Intelligent Auto Mode.
 [Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the 
histogram.
[ON]/[OFF]
A Histogram is a graph that displays brightness 
along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the 
number of pixels at each brightness level on the 
vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
A dark
B optimal
C bright
 [ Rec Area]Angle of view for Motion Picture Recording can be checked.
[ON]/[OFF] 
						

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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 setting of [LCD Power Save] regarding the 
brightness of the LCD monitor.
•[Auto Review] is activated regardless of its setting when using Auto Bracket, [Handheld Night 
Shot], [Hi-Speed Burst] and [Flash Burst] in Scene Mode and [Burst] in [Rec] Mode menu.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode or [Photo Frame] in Scene Mode, the Auto Review function is fixed to 
[2SEC.].
•[Auto Review] does not work when recording motion pictures.
q [Economy]
You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus.
Also, the battery life is conser ved by dimming the LCD monitor.
p [Auto Power Off]:
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]/[OFF]
 [LCD Power Save]:
Brightness of the LCD monitor is lowered. The battery life will be 
conserved by lowering the image quality of the LCD monitor 
further during the recording
¢.¢ Excluding the Digital Zoom range.[ON]/[OFF]
o [Auto Review]
Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it.
[1SEC.]
[2SEC.]
[HOLD]: The pictures are displayed until one any of the buttons 
is pressed.
[OFF]
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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 number.
•When the [Reset] setting is selected during recording, the operation that resets the lens is also 
performed at the same time. You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and 
not indicative of malfunctioning.
•When the [Rec] Mode settings are reset, data registered with [Face Recog.] will be also reset.•When [Setup] menu settings are reset, the following settings are also reset.–The birthday and name settings for [Baby1]/[Baby2] and [Pet] in Scene Mode–[GPS/Sensor] menu–The settings of [Travel Date] (departure date, return date, location)–The [World Time] setting•The folder number and the clock setting are not changed.
v [No.Reset]Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001.
w [Reset]The [Rec] or [Setup] menu settings are reset to the initial settings.
x  [USB Mode]
Select the USB communication system after or before connecting 
the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection 
cable (supplied).
y [Select on connection]:
Select either [PC] or [PictBridge(PTP)] if you connected the 
camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge.
{  [PictBridge(PTP)]:
Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge.
z  [PC]:
Set after or before connecting to a PC.