Panasonic VQT3R48 User Manual

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Contents

Care of the camera ...................................5
Standard Accessories ...............................6
Names and Functions of Components......7

Preparation

Attaching the Lens Cap/
Shoulder Strap ........................................11
Attaching the Lens Hood.........................13
Charging the Battery ...............................14

• Charging ...........................................14
• Approximate operating time and

number of recordable pictures ..........16

Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................18
About the Built-in Memory/the Card ........19

• Approximate number of recordable

pictures and available
recording time ...................................21

Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................22

• Changing the clock setting ................23

Selecting the Recording Mode ................24
Tips for taking good pictures ...................26

• Preventing jitter (camera shake) .......26

Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings (Program AE Mode) ..................27

• Program Shift ....................................28

Focusing..................................................29
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............31

Recording Motion Pictures ......................34

• Recording still pictures while

recording motion pictures..................36

Playing Back Pictures
([NORMAL PLAY]) ..................................37

• Selecting a picture.............................38
• Displaying Multiple Screens

(Multi Playback) ................................38

• Using the Playback Zoom .................39

Playing Back Motion Pictures..................40

• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion

Picture ...............................................41

Deleting Pictures .....................................42

• To delete a single picture ..................42
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)

or all the pictures...............................43

Setting the Menu .....................................44

• Setting menu items ...........................46
• Using the Quick Menu .......................47

About the Setup Menu.............................48

About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ..........60
Taking Pictures with the Zoom ................62

• Using the Optical Zoom/

Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Intelligent Zoom/
Using the Digital Zoom......................62

Taking Pictures using the Flash ..............65

• Switching to the appropriate

flash setting .......................................65

• Adjust the flash output.......................69

Taking Close-up Pictures
([AF MACRO]/[MACRO ZOOM]).............70
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus.........71
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer.........73
Compensating the Exposure ...................74
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket........75
Setting the Light Sensitivity .....................76