Panasonic DMC-S3 User Manual

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Press halfway 

(press lightly to 

focus)

Press fully 

(press the button all 

the way to record)

Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as “face,” “movement,” 
“brightness,” and “distance” just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.

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Camera identifies the scene when pointed at the subject, and makes optimum settings 
automatically.

People are detected

 

People and night scenery are detected 

(Only when 

 is selected)

Scenery is detected

 

Night scenery is detected

A close-up shot is detected

A sunset is detected

Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when the scene does not correspond to any of 

the above.

If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear 
as subjects in the picture (

 or 

), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and 

exposure are adjusted for the recognised faces.

 

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According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the 
same subject:
Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, colouring, contrast, movement), 
zoom ratio, sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter

 

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If undesired scene type is selected, we recommend manually selecting the 
appropriate Recording Mode.

 

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We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with 

 and 

.

 

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In addition to Automatic Scene Detection, [ 

 ] in [Sensitivity] and Backlight 

Compensation will operate automatically.

 

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The following menu items may be set in [Intelligent Auto] Mode:

 

• [Rec] menu: [Picture Size]∗

, [Burst], [Color Mode]∗

 

• [Setup] menu∗

: [Clock Set], [World Time], [Beep], [Language], [Stabilizer Demo.]

∗

  Items that may be set differ from other Recording Modes.

∗

  Other items in the [Setup] menu will reflect settings made in other Recording Modes.

 

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Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to the light that shines from behind the subject. When this occurs, the 
subject appears darker, and so backlighting is automatically corrected by increasing the 
brightness of the entire image.

 

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The settings for the following functions are fixed:

 

• [Auto Review]: [ON]        • [Auto Power Off]: [5 MIN.] 

 

• [White Balance]: [AWB]   • [AF Mode]:   (Face Detection)∗

 

• [Stabilizer]: [ON]            • [AF Assist Lamp]: [ON]      • [Red-Eye Removal]∗

: [ON]

∗

 

 (11-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognised

∗

 DMC-S3 only

 

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The following functions cannot be used:
[Exposure], [Digital Zoom]

Shutter button

( When focus is aligned: illuminated

When focus is not aligned: flashing)

The type of scene detected is indicated 

by a blue icon for two seconds

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Speaker

AF Assist Lamp/Flash

 

• If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your 

arms close to your body, and stand with your feet at 

shoulder width.

 

• Do not touch the lens.

 

• Do not block the flash or the AF Assist Lamp. 

Do not look at it from close range.

 

• Try to hold the camera steady when you press the 

shutter button.

 

• Be careful not to block the speaker.

 

• We recommend the use of the hand strap to avoid 

dropping the camera.

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• When 

 is selected, the type of flash automatically changes 

according to the subject and brightness. (

 

•

 and 

 indicate that the Red-Eye Reduction function is 

activated.

 

• The shutter speed is slower in 

 and 

.