Panasonic DMC-TZ2 User Manual

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REC

SENSITIVITY
ASPECT RATIO
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY

W.BALANCE

AUTO

SELECT

EXIT

AWB

10000K

9000K
8000K

7000K

6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K

1000K

SET

WHITE SET

CANCEL

WB ADJUST.

RED

BLUE

SELECT

EXIT

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Set sensitivity to lighting. We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker 

locations.

    AUTO: Automatically set with range up to 00 (640 when using flash) according to 

brightness.

    Maximum ISO sensitivity (‘ISO LIMIT’) can be set when using   mode.

    Setting guide

SENSITIVITY

100

150

Location (recommended)

Bright 

(outdoors)

Dark

Shutter speed

Slow

Fast

Interference

Low

High

Aspect ratio of picture can be changed according to printing or playback format.

Same as 4:3 TV or 

computer

Same as normal film 

camera

For playback on 

widescreen/high 

definition TV

 Edges may be cut off when printing – be sure to check in advance (P.88).

(Still pictures only)

Applications

(Record)

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Detailed settings can be made for recording, such as colouring, sensitivity, aspect ratio, 

and picture size.

Items vary depending on mode.

 REC menu settings (P.18)

 Default setting outlined: 

 ‘Quick setting’ (P.57) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.

 ‘AWB’ may not function normally in certain 

conditions, such as under red (e.g. candlelight), 

blue (e.g. TV screen), or a mixture of light 

sources, or with an absence of any colour close 

to white.

 We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘

’ 

when under fluorescent lighting.

Only takes image of 

white objects within 

frame (step  )

Changes to red 

(blue) when making 

fine adjustment

The same colour may appear more blue or more red depending on the light source (sun, lamps, 

etc). Colours can be adjusted to their natural appearance by adjusting the white balance.

 

  Select 

 and press ‘MENU/SET’.

 

  Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press 

‘MENU/SET’.

 

  Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.

    (Or press shutter button halfway.)

    Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment (see 

below).

 

  Press ▲ several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is displayed.

 

  Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are 

strong.

 

  Press ‘MENU/SET’ (or press shutter button halfway).

 ‘AWB’ operational range: 

 (‘AWB’ sets the optimum white balance automatically.)

Cloudy sky (rain)

Shade

TV screen

Incandescent lighting

Sunset/sunrise

Candlelight

Sunlight

White fluorescent lighting

Blue sky

    ‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’, and ‘ ’ can be adjusted independently.

    Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.

    Settings remain applied when using flash photography.

    Even though the ‘AWB’ setting is fixed in ‘UNDERWATER’ scene mode (P.44), fine 

adjustments may still be made.

    Fine adjustments cannot be made when ‘COL.MODE’ (P.57) is set to ‘COOL’, 

‘WARM’, ‘B/W’, or ‘SEPIA’.