Panasonic DMC-TZ5 Operating Guide

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Preparations
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 Using SETUP menu
Make general camera settings such as adjusting the clock, extending the battery life, 
and changing the beep sounds.
 CLOCK SET
Set the date and time. 
(P.19)
Set time, date, and display format.
WORLD TIME
Set the local time at an 
overseas destination. 
(P.54)
 DESTINATION:  Set the local time at overseas 
 HOME: Set date and time at home area.
MONITOR
Adjust the brightness of 
the LCD monitor 
(7 levels).
+1 - +3:  Brighter
 ±0: 
Standard
−1 - −3: Darker
LCD MODE
Make LCD monitor easier 
to see.
OFF  
 Normal (cancel setting)
AUTO POWER LCD:  The Power LCD is automatically 
activated in bright places such 
as outdoors etc.
POWER LCD  :  Makes screen brighter than normal 
(for outdoor use).
HIGH ANGLE  :  Makes screen easier to see when 
taking pictures from high positions.
(becomes harder to see from the front)
•  ‘HIGH ANGLE’ will be cancelled when power is turned off 
(including POWER SAVE).
•  Block out sunlight (with hand, etc.) if reflection makes 
screen difficult to see.
•  ‘AUTO POWER LCD’ or ‘HIGH ANGLE’ cannot be used 
in the following cases.
During playback mode or menu screen display, or when 
connected to computer/printer.
•  ‘POWER LCD’ will be deactivated if no operations are 
performed for 30 seconds while recording. (Brightness 
can be restored by pressing any button)
•  Brightness/colour of screen in ‘LCD MODE’ has no effect 
on pictures recorded.
BEEP
Change or mute the 
beep/shutter sounds.
BEEP LEVEL
/
/
 : Mute/Low/High
BEEP TONE
 
/
/
 : Change beep tone.
SHUTTER VOL.
/
/
 : Mute/Low/High
SHUTTER TONE
/
/
 : Change shutter tone.
VOLUME
Adjust volume of sound 
from speakers (7 levels).
• • LEVEL3 • • LEVEL6
•  Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when 
connected to TV. (We recommend setting camera volume 
to 0)
GUIDE LINE
Select recording 
information display and 
types of guidelines.
(P.37)
REC. INFO.
OFF
/ON  (Display recording information with guide lines.)
PATTERN
 / 
 : Change the patterns of guide lines.
•    Only 
 may be used in INTELLIGENT AUTO mode and 
CLIPBOARD mode.
HISTOGRAM
Check subject brightness 
on graph. (P.37)
OFF/ON
TRAVEL DATE
Record the number of 
days elapsed in your 
travels. (P.53)
TRAVEL SETUP
OFF
/SET (Register departure and return dates)
Item
Settings, notes
Item
Settings, notes
‘CLOCK SET’, ‘AUTO REVIEW’ and ‘ECONOMY’ are important for clock setting and 
battery life. Be sure to check these before use. (Setting method : P.20)