Panasonic DMC-ZR3 manual

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    Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-ZR3 Before c onnectin g, operat ing or adjusti ng this produc t, please r ead the instruc tions comple tely . Please also refer to Operating Inst ruct ions (PD F fo r mat) recorded on the CD-ROM containing the Operating Instructions (supplie d). Y ou can learn about adv anced operation m et[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 2 Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing Panasonic! Y ou have purchased on e of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Us ed properly , we’re sure it will bring y ou and your f amily years of enjoyment. Please take time to fi ll in the inf ormation on the below . The serial number is on the tag located o[...]

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    3 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Information for Y our Safety W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, • DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO R AIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THA T NO OBJECTS FILLED WI TH LIQUIDS, S UCH AS V ASES, SH ALL BE PLACED ON T HE APP ARA TUS. • USE ONL Y THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. • DO NOT [...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 4 FCC Note: This equipment has b een tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential i nstallation. This equipment generates, uses, and c an radiate radio frequenc[...]

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    5 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not heat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobi le exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of t ime with doors and win dows clos ed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use the sp ec ified unit to recharg e the[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 6 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Always use a genu ine Panason ic AC adaptor (DMW -AC5PP ; op tional). • Do not use any oth er A V cables exc ept the supplie d one. • Do not use any other c ables except a genu ine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional) . Part numbers: RP-CDHM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP- CDHM30 (3. 0 m)[...]

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    7 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 -If you see this symbo l- Inform ation on Dispo sal in other Countri es out side the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please co ntact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. DMC-ZX3&ZR3P-VQT2L93_en g.book 7 ページ 2?[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 8 Contents Infor mation for Y our Sa fety ...... ...... ........ ....... .......... ......... ...... .......... ..... 3 Standard Access ories .......................................................................... . 9 Names of the Components .......... ........................... ............................ 10 Chargin g the Batte[...]

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    9 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 St andard Accessor ies Check that all the acce ssories are inc luded be fore using t he camera. Produ ct numbe rs correc t as of Januar y 2010. Thes e may be subject to change. 1 Batte ry Pac k (Indicate d as battery pa ck or battery in the te xt) Charge the ba ttery before use. 2 Batt ery Charger (Indicate d as battery char ger [...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 10 Names of the Compone nt s 1F l a s h 2L e n s 3 Self -timer indi c ator AF assist lamp 4 LCD monitor 5 [MENU/SET] but ton 6 [DIS PLA Y] bu tt on 7 [Q. MENU] /Delete button 8 [REC]/[PLA Y B ACK] selector switch 9 Motio n pictu re butt on 10 Cursor but tons A : 3 /Expo sure compen sati on/Auto Bracket/ White Balanc e fine adju stmen[...]

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    11 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 1 1 Camera ON/OFF switch 12 Zoom le ver 13 S peaker 14 Microphon e 15 Shutte r button 16 Mode dial 17 Hand strap ey elet • Be sur e to atta ch the hand strap when using th e c amera to ensur e that yo u will n ot drop it. 18 Lens b arrel 19 [ H DMI] socket 20 [A V OUT /DIGI T AL] s ock et 21 T ripod recept acle • When you us[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 12 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The b att ery t hat can b e u sed with this unit is DMW-BCG 10P P. • Use the dedicate d charger and bat t er y . • The camera has a function for distinguishing batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (DMW -BCG10PP) supports thi s functi[...]

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    13 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 ∫ Cha r gi ng tim e ∫ Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures Recording conditions by CIP A standard • CIP A is an abbrevia tion of [Camera & Imaging Pr oduct s Associa tion]. • Normal Pi cture Mode • T emperatur e: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on. • Using a Panasonic S[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 14 About the Built-in Memo ry/the Card • Memory size: Approx. 40 MB • The built-i n memory can be used as a temporary st ora ge device when the card being used beco mes full. • The access time for th e built -in memory may be longe r tha n th e access time for a card. The fol lowing cards which confo rm to th e SD video st anda[...]

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    15 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Inserting and Removi ng the Card (optional)/the Battery • Che ck th at this un it is tur n ed off. • We rec ommend us ing a Panasonic card. Slide th e releas e lever i n the directio n of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always u se ge nuine Panaso nic batteries ( D MW-BCG10PP). • If you use oth er batteri e[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 16 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (yea r , month, day , hour , minute, display sequence or time displa y format), and press 3 / 4 to set. ‚ : Cancel wi tho ut setti ng the cloc k . Press [MENU/SET] to set. Press [MENU/SET]. • Pr[...]

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    17 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Setting the Menu This sectio n des cribes how to selec t the Normal Pic t ure Mode sett ing s , and the same setti ng can be used for the [PLA YBACK] menu and [SETUP] menu as well. Example: Setti ng [AF MODE] from [ Ø ] to [ š ] in the Norma l Picture Mode Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu. Press 3 / 4 to s e lect [AF MODE][...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 18 Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mo de ∫ List of [REC] Mode s T urn the camera on. A [REC ]/[PL A Y BACK ] sele ctor swit ch B Mode di al Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector swi tch t o [ ! ]. Switching the mode by r ot ating the mode dial. ¦ Intelli gent Auto Mod e The subjec ts ar e recorded us ing settings aut omaticall y[...]

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    19 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 [REC] Mode: ñ T aking Pictures Usin g the Automatic Function ( ñ : Intelligent Au to Mode) The camera will set the most appro priate setti ngs to match the subject and t he recordin g co nditions so we rec ommend this mode for beginner s or those who want to leav e t he settings to the camera and take pictures easily . Slide t[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 20 When th e ca mera ident i fi es the optimum scen e, the icon of the scen e concern ed is displaye d in blue for 2 seconds, af ter which its color chang es to the usua l red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plicable, and the st andard settings are set. • When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is select ed, the c amera aut omatically[...]

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    21 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 [REC] Mode: ñ· ¿ Recording Motion Pictu res This can record high defin ition motion pictures comp atible with the A VCHD format or motio n pic tures record ed in Motion JPEG . Audio will be recorde d in mona ural. Note • Motion pic ture record ed cont inuo usly in [ MOTIO N JPEG] is u p to 2 G B. Only t he maximum recor dab[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 22 [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Playing Back Pictur es ([NORMAL PLA Y]) [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, picture s cannot be rec overed. • Pictures on the bui lt-in memory or the card, th at are being played back will be del eted . Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] sele cto r swi tch A to [ ( ]. Press 2 / 1 to s elect th e [...]

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    23 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Reading the Operating Instructions (PDF format) • Y ou have practise d the bas i c operati ons introdu c ed in thes e operati ng instructi ons and want to progress to adv anced ope rations. • Y ou want to check the T roubleshoot ing. In thes e ki nds of situations re fer to Operating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat ) recorded on [...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 24 ∫ When the O perating Instruct ions (PDF fo rmat) will n ot open Y ou will need Adobe Acroba t Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7. 0 or later to browse or prin t the Oper at ing Inst ruc tions (PDF fo rmat). Insert the CD- ROM cont ainin g the O perati ng Inst ructions (supplie d), click B and then f ollow the messag es on th[...]

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    25 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Specifications Digital Camera : Inf orma tion for yo u r safety Power S ource: DC 5.1 V Power Consumption: 1.2 W (When recording) 0.6 W (When playin g back) Camera effective pixels : 14,100, 000 pixels Imag e se ns o r: 1/2. 33 q CCD, tot al pi xel numbe r 14,500, 000 pixels, Primary color filt er Lens: Optica l 8 k zoom, f l 4 [...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 26 Burst r ecord ing Burst speed: Approx . 1.8 pictures/ s econd Number of record able pictur es: Max. 5 pictures (S tand ard) , max. 3 pictures (Fine). Hi-speed burst Burst speed: Approx . 10 pictures/second (Spe ed priority) Approx . 6 pictures/ second (Imag e priority ) [3M (4 :3), 2.5M (3:2 ) or 2M ( 16:9) is se lec ted as the pi[...]

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    27 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Interf ace Digital: “ U SB 2.0” (High S peed) Analog video/ audio: NTSC Audio line out put (mon aural) Te r m i n a l [A V OUT/DIG IT AL]: Dedicated jack (8 pin) [HDMI]: MiniHDMI T ypeC Dimensions: Approx. 97.8 mm (W) k 54 .8 mm (H) k 26 mm (D) [3.85 q (W) k 2.15 q (H) k 1.02 q (D)] (excl uding the projecting p arts) Mass (w[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 28 Digital Camera Accessory System Product numbers corre ct as of January 2010. These may be subject to change. ¢ Ensure th at the AC adapt or (DMW-AC5PP ; optional) and DC coupler (DMW-DCC5; option a l) are purchased as a set. Do not use if sold sep arately . • NOTE: Accessories and/o r model numbers may va ry between c ount ries[...]

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    29 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSORY ORDER[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 30 Limited W arr anty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electroni cs Company , Division of Panason ic Corporation of North America One Panas onic W a y , Secauc us , New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al Still Camera Product s Limited W a rranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico Only) If your produ[...]

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    31 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 Mail-In Ser vice For ass i stan ce in th e U.S.A. an d Puerto Rico in obtaini ng repairs, p lease sh ip the product prepa id to: Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McV ay Drive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.p a nasonic.com When shippi ng the unit, carefully p a ck, includ e all ac cessories, and send it prep aid[...]

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    VQT2L93 ( ENG) 32 THERE ARE NO E XPRESS W ARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER “LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE W ARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE O F THIS PRODUCT , OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY . (As example s, this exclu des damage s for los t time, trav el to and from th e s[...]

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    33 (ENG ) VQT 2L9 3 As of November 2009 Customer S ervices Director y (United States and Puerto Rico) Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance ; locate your nearest Dealer or Se rvice Cen ter ; purcha se Par t s and Acces so r ies; or make Customer Service and Literature reques ts by visiting our We b Site at: http: //www.pana sonic .com[...]

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    • SD X C Logo is a trad emar k of SD-3C, LLC. • The “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Lite” and the “A VCHD”, “A VCHD Lite” logo are trademar ks of P anasoni c Corporati on and Sony Corporati on. • Manufactur ed un der licen se from Dolby La borat ories. Dolby and the doub le-D symbol a re tradem arks of Dolby La borato ries. • HDMI, the HD[...]