Panasonic DMC-TS6 manual

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    Basic Owner’s Manual Digital Camera Model No. DMC-TS6 Pleas e read th ese ins tructions careful ly before us ing this prod uct, and s ave this manual fo r future use. More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner ’ s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. SQT08 37 F0315MG0 If [...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 2 Dear Customer , Tha nk you for ch oosi ng Pa naso nic! Y ou have p urchased o ne of th e most sophist icated and r eliable produ cts on the marke t today . Us ed properly , we’re sure it will bring you and your fam ily years of e njoyment. Please take time to fill in th e infor mation on the belo w . The s erial nu mber is on the [...]

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    3 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Information for Y our Safety ∫ Product identifica tion marking W ARNING: T o red uce the ri sk of fi re, ele ctri c shock or pro duct dama ge, • Do not let water or other liquids drip or splash inside the uni t. • Do not expose accessories (battery p ack, battery charger , AC ad aptor , SD memory card and etc.) to rain, moi[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 4 FCC Note: This equipm ent has be en tested a nd found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pur suant to Pa rt 15 of th e FCC Rules. The se lim its are designe d to provide reasonabl e prote ction ag ainst harm ful inter ference i n a resid ent ia l installation. T his equ ipment gen erates , uses, and can radi at[...]

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    5 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expose to flame. • Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed. Certifica tion and Com pliance See Came ra for the certific ation and complia nce ma rk specific t o that device. 1 Select [Wi-Fi Setup] in t[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 6 ∫ About the battery ch arger ∫ Cauti ons fo r Use • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional). • Always use a genuine Panasonic A V cable (DMW-A VC1: optional). • Use a “High Speed HDMI micro cable” with the HDMI logo. Cables tha[...]

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    7 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Contents Informat ion for Y our Safe ty ... .......... ................ ....... .... ............... ................ .......... ........ 3 Before U se .............. ........... ............... ........... ..................... .......... ................ .......... ........ 8 St andard Acc essorie s....... ............... .....[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 8 Before Use • Do not apply strong shock or vibration by dropping or knocking the camera. Also, d o not apply strong pressure to the camera. – Waterproof performance may be impaired. – Lens or LCD monitor may be damaged. – It may cause malfunction in the performance or the function. ∫ When inner side of the lens is fo gged ([...]

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    9 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 St andard Acce ssories Check that a ll the accesso ries are su pplied be fore using the ca mera. Product numbers c orrect as o f Marc h 2015. T hese may b e subject to change . 1 Battery Pa ck (Ind ic ated as batter y pack o r battery i n the text) Charge th e batte ry before use. 2 Battery C harger (Ind ic ated as batt ery cha r[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 10 (Import ant) About the W aterproof/ Dustproof and Ant i-shock Performance of the Camera This does not guarante e no de struction , no ma lfunction, or wate rproofin g in all condit ions. ¢ 1 This means that the camera can be used underwater for specifie d time in spec ified pressure in accordance with the handling method establish[...]

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    11 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 ∫ Handli ng of the camera • Waterproofing is not guaranteed if the unit is subject to an impact as a result of being hit or dropped etc. If an impact to the camera occurs, it should be inspected (subject to a fee) by a Panasonic to verify that the waterproofing is still effective. • When the camera is splashed with deterge[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 12 1 Chec k tha t the re ar e n o fore ign o bject s on the inne r si de of th e side d oor . • If there is any foreign object, such as lint, hair, sand, etc., on the surrounding area, water will leak within a few seconds, causing malfunction. • Wipe it off with a soft, dry cloth if there is any liquid. It may cause water leaks an[...]

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    13 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 • Use the camera underwater to 13 m (43 feet) with the water temper ature b etween 0 o C and 40 o C (32 o F and 104 o F). • Do not use for scuba diving (Aqualung). • Do not use the camera at a depth of over 13 m (43 feet). • Do not use it in the hot water over 40 o C (104 o F) (in the bath or hot spring ). • Do not use[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 14 2 Drai n wa ter by hol ding the cam era up side down and shaking it lightly a few tim es. • Make sure to put your hand through the strap to prevent the camera from falling. 3 Wip e of f wat er dro ps o n t he cam er a wi t h a soft, dry clot h and dry the cam era in a shaded area th at is well vent ilated. • Dry the camera by s[...]

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    15 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Names and Functions of Main Parts 1F l a s h 2 Self-time r indicator/ AF Assist La mp/ LED light 3L e n s 4 S peaker • Be careful not to cover th e speaker with your finger . Doing so may make sound difficult to hear . 5 LCD monitor 6 [Wi-Fi] b utton 7W i - F i ® connection lamp 8 Zoom bu tton 9[ ( ] (Playb ack) button 10 S t[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 16 17 Microp hones 18 GPS anten na 19 Camera [O N/OFF] but ton 20 GPS status i ndicator 21 Shutter button 22 Motion pictu re but ton 23 T ripod mount • A tripod with a screw length of 5.5 mm (0.22 inch) or more may damage this unit if attached. 24 NFC ant enna [ ] 25 [HDMI] socket 26 Card slot 27 Battery s lot • When using an AC a[...]

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    17 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Charging the Bat tery Use the dedi cat ed ch arge r an d ba tter y . • The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge t he battery before use. • Charge the battery with the charger indoors [10 o C to 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F)]. ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The ba ttery that can be used [...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 18 Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional)/the Battery • Check that this unit is turned off. • Confirm that there is no foreign object. • We recommend using a Panasonic card. 1 : Slide t he [ LOCK] swit ch A , a nd release the lock. 2 : Slide the release lever B and ope n the side doo r . • Always use genuine Panasonic bat[...]

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    19 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Sequence of op erations Press camera [ON/OFF] butto n. • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Set the date and time before using the camera. Press th e shutter b utton halfway to focus and then press it fully to t ake the picture. ∫ Selecting the Record ing Mode Press [M ODE] to select th e Recording Mode. : T ak[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 20 ∫ Recording Motio n Pictur es S tart recording b y pressing t he mot ion picture b utton. • Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again. • Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [FHD/6 0p/ ]/[FHD/60p]/[FHD/ 60i/ ]/[FHD/60i] in [A VCHD] is 29 minutes 59 seconds. • Maximum time to record m[...]

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    21 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Recording using the GPS function ∫ About the “GP S” Y our Panasonic Lumix d igital still camera is GPS-equipped which can autom atically record th e prec ise location coordi nates of whe re the photo was taken. The specific physical a ddress of this locatio n can easil y be deriv ed from th is informatio n. If you upload s[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 22 When [GPS S etting] is set to [ON], positioning is performed at r egular intervals. When the positioning is succe ssful, location name information and la titu de/longitude are acquired. Press [MENU/SE T]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [GPS/Senso r] menu, and then press [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 to select [GPS Setting], and then press[...]

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    23 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 When the d isplayed location n ame infor mation is differe nt from the curre nt locat ion or when the p ositioning is n ot successful, move to a location wh er e the r adio wav es from GPS satellites can be received better a nd perform the posit ioni ng u pdat e. Press [MENU/SE T]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [GPS/Senso r] men[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 24 Sensors (compass/altimeter/barometer) are operated The directio n, altitude, and atmosp heric pressur e can be measur ed and record ed in the recorded images . • Information measured on this unit is only a rough indication. D o not use it for technical purposes. • When using this unit for full-scale mount ain climbing, trekking[...]

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    25 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Remote Shooting Y ou can r emotel y operate the camera using a smart phone/tablet. Y ou need to install “Panas onic Image App” (r eferred to as “ Im ag e App ” from this p oint on ) on your smar tphone/tabl et. The “ Image App ” is an ap plication p rovided by Pana sonic. • Use the latest version. • Supported OSs[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 26 Usin g t he NFC “ Near F iel d Co mmun ic atio n ” func tio n, you can eas i ly transfer data necessary f or a Wi-F i connecti on betwee n this ca mera and the sm art phone /tablet. ∫ Controlling this camera remotely with a smart phone/t ablet by us ing the NFC function Y ou can use the following f unctions by controlling thi[...]

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    27 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 ∫ T rans ferring images in this camera to a smartphone/tablet one a t a time by using the NFC function Y ou can transfer pictures in this camera to the smartphone /tabl et. This function is use ful when you wa nt to tran sfer an ima ge to the smartp hone/tablet of your fa mily or frien d. 1 Pla y bac k t he pictu re you want t[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 28 Press [Wi-Fi]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to sel ect [New Co nnection], and then press [MEN U/SET]. • When connecting with the setti ng you used before, you can select the connect ion destinatio n from [History Connection] or [ Favorite Connection ]. Press 3 / 4 to selec t [Rem ote Shoo ting ], an d then press [MENU/S ET]. • The infor[...]

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    29 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 ∫ Changin g th e conne ction method • When connecting with [Via Network] (On the camera) 1 Press 3 / 4 to sel ect [Via Net work], and then pr ess [MENU/S ET]. 2 Select the metho d for c onnecting to a wi reless ac cess poin t, an d set. (On your smartphone/tablet) 3 On the s etting menu of y our smar tphone/tablet , turn on [...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 30 Select [ ] on the smartph one/tablet. • The recorded images are saved in the camera. • Motion pictures can also be recorded (excluding [FHD/60p/ ]/ [ FHD/60p] ). • Some settings are not available. • The screen differs depending on the operating system. Select [ ] on a smartphone/tablet. • Y ou can save pictures on the sma[...]

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    31 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) More d etailed instru ctions o n the o peratio n of th is came ra are conta ined in “Owner ’s Manual for advan ced fea tures (PD F format) ” in the supp lie d CD-ROM. ∫ For W indow s T urn th e PC on and in sert the CD-ROM con t aini ng th e Owner’ s Manual (supp lied) . • [...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 32 Inst alling supplied software • The supplied CD-ROM includes the following software. – PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.6 PE (Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1) – LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version (Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1) (This will only install a shortcut to the trial version download site.) • Before [...]

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    33 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Specifications S pecificat ions are subject to ch ange without n otice. Digital Camer a: Informati on for your saf ety Power So urce: DC 5.1 V Pow er Con sumpt ion: 1.5 W (Wh en rec ording) 1.1 W (Wh en playin g back) Camera effect ive pixel s 16,100,00 0 pixels Image s ensor 1/2 .33 q MOS se nsor , total pixel num ber 17,50 0,0[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 34 LCD monito r 3.0 q TFT L CD (4:3) (Approx . 460,0 00 dots) (fiel d of vi ew ratio about 100 %) Microp hon es S tereo Speaker Mo naural Recordi ng me dia Built-in Memo ry (Appr ox. 10 MB)/SD Memory C ard/ SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card Recording file for mat Still Picture JPEG (based on “ Design rule fo r Camera File syste m”[...]

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    35 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Beari ng se nsor 16 bearing de tection (with ang ular p osition co rrection function by the 3 a xes accele ration sensor , with a utomatic declinatio n correctio n, and with auto matic offset adj ustment function) Atmospheric pressu re/altit ude sens or Atmosp heri c pressu re Measurem ent range 300 h Pa to 1 100 hPa, wi th 24 h[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 36 Wireles s transmit ter Batt ery Ch arge r (P anas onic VSK 080 0): Informati on for your saf ety Battery Pack (li thium- ion) (Panason ic DMW-BCM 13PP): Informati on for your saf ety Complianc e standard IEEE 802 .1 1b /g/n (standa rd wirele ss LAN pro tocol) Frequ ency range used (c entral freque ncy) 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz (1 to 1 [...]

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    37 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Digit al Camera Accesso ry System Product numbers c orrect as o f Marc h 2015. T hese may b e subject to change . ¢ The AC Adaptor (optional) can only be used with the designated Panasonic DC Coupler (optional). The AC adaptor (optional) cannot be used by itself. • NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary between count[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 38 Digit al Camera Accesso ry Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR YOU MA Y CONT ACT US DIRECTLY A T : 1-800-237-9080 (F AX ONL Y) OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC NATIONAL PARTS CENTER 20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, W A 98032 Ship T o: Mr [...]

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    39 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Panasonic P roduct s Limited W arran ty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA Only) If your product does not work properly because of a defect in m aterials or workmanship , Panason ic Corporat ion of No rth America (referred to as “the war ra ntor”) will, for th e length of t he per iod ind[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 40 Limit ed W arranty L imit s a nd Exc lus ions This warranty ONL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materi als or wo rkm anshi p, and DOES NOT COVER norma l wear and tear or cosmet ic damage. The war ranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which are caused by produc ts not supp lied by th e warr an[...]

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    41 (ENG ) SQ T083 7 As of Nov ember 2014 DMC-FT6&TS6P-SQT0837_en g.book 41 ペー ジ 2015年3月5 日 木曜日  午後1時26分[...]

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    SQT0837 (ENG) 42 This product incorpora tes the following software: (1) the software developed independently by or for Panasonic Corporation, (2) the software owned by third party and licensed to Panasonic Corporation and/or, (3) open sourced software including the software developed by th e OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL T oo lkit (http://[...]

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    • “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Progressive” and the “A VCHD Progressive” logo are trad emarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. • QuickTime and the QuickT ime log o are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc., used under license therefrom. • The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Logo is a certification mark of Wi-Fi Alliance R . • [...]