Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS9 Owner's Manual

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2 VQT3H43 VQT3H43 3ContentsBefore useBefore use .............................................. 5Standard Accessories ........................... 7Names of parts....................................... 8Cursor button ................................................8PreparationsCharging the battery ............................. 9Guidelines for the number of recordablepictures and operating time .........................10Inserting and removing the card(optional)/the battery ........................... 12Using the AC adaptor (optional) and DCcoupler (optional) instead of the battery ......13Picture save destination(cards and built-in memory) ........................14Remaining battery and memory capacity ....15Recording capacity guidelines (pictures/recording time) ............................................15Setting the clock .................................. 16Setting the menu ................................. 17Menu type ...................................................18Using the [Setup] menu ...................... 19[Clock Set] ...................................................19[World Time] ................................................19[Travel Date] ................................................19[Beep] ..........................................................19[Volume] ......................................................19[Cust.Set Mem.] ..........................................20[LCD Mode] .................................................20[Guide Line] .................................................20[Histogram] ..................................................20[Zoom Resume]...........................................21[Economy] ...................................................21[Auto Review] ..............................................21[No.Reset] ...................................................22[Reset] .........................................................22[USB Mode] .................................................22[Output] .......................................................23[Rotate Disp.] ..............................................23[Version Disp.] .............................................23[Format] .......................................................23[Language] ..................................................24[Demo Mode]...............................................24BasicsBasic shooting operation ................... 25Taking still pictures ......................................25Recording motion pictures .........................25Mode dial.....................................................26Taking pictures with automaticsettings [Intelligent Auto] Mode ......... 27About Happy colors .....................................29Face Detection and Face Recognition ........29AF Tracking .................................................29Taking pictures with your ownsettings [Program AE] Mode .............. 30Aligning the focus ............................... 31Taking pictures with zoom.................. 32[i.ZOOM]......................................................34Easy Zoom:For zooming rapidly to maximum ratio ........35[Digital Zoom] ..............................................36Viewing your pictures[Normal Play] ....................................... 37Deleting pictures ................................. 38To delete multiple (up to 50) orall pictures ...................................................38[Sunset] .......................................................56[High Sens.].................................................56[Hi-Speed Burst] ..........................................57[Flash Burst] ................................................57[Starry Sky]..................................................57[Fireworks]...................................................58[Beach] ........................................................58[Snow] .........................................................58[Aerial Photo]...............................................58[Pin Hole].....................................................58[Film Grain]..................................................58[High Dynamic] ............................................59[Photo Frame] .............................................59[Underwater]................................................59Saving commonly used scenes[My Scene Mode] ................................. 60Taking motion pictures[Motion Picture] Mode ......................... 61[Rec Quality] ...............................................62Recording with the Face Recognitionfunction [Face Recog.] ........................ 63Registering face pictures ............................64Editing or deleting information aboutregistered persons .....................................66Useful features for travel .................... 68[Travel Date] ...............................................68[World Time] ...............................................69Using the [Rec] menu.......................... 70[Aspect Ratio] ..............................................70[Picture Size] ...............................................70[Quality] .......................................................71[Sensitivity] ..................................................71[White Balance] ...........................................72[AF Mode]....................................................74[Quick AF]....................................................76[Face Recog.] ..............................................76[Metering Mode] ..........................................76[i.Exposure] .................................................77[Min. Shtr Speed] ........................................77[i.Resolution] ...............................................77[Digital Zoom] ..............................................78[Burst] ..........................................................78[Color Mode]................................................79[AF Assist Lamp] .........................................80[Red-Eye Removal] .....................................80[Stabilizer] ...................................................80[Date Stamp] ...............................................81[Clock Set] ...................................................81Application (Record)Changing recording informationdisplay .................................................. 39Taking pictures with flash................... 40Taking close-up pictures .................... 42Taking close-up pictures without standingclose to subject “Tele macro” function .........42Taking pictures at even closer range[Macro Zoom] ..............................................43Positioning camera and subjectwithin accessible range for focusalignment.............................................. 44Focus range ................................................44Taking pictures with self-timer ........... 45Taking pictures with ExposureCompensation...................................... 46Recording while exposure is changedautomatically ([Auto Bracket]) ........... 47Determine aperture and record[Aperture-Priority] Mode ..................... 48Determine shutter speed and record[Shutter-Priority] Mode ....................... 49Determine aperture and shutter speedand record [Manual Exposure] Mode ... 50Register your own settings and record[Custom] Mode .................................... 51[Cust.Set Mem.]Registering your own settings ....................51[Custom]Switch to your own settings and record .....52Taking pictures according tothe scene [Scene Mode]...................... 53[Portrait].......................................................54[Soft Skin] ....................................................54[Transform] ..................................................54[Self Portrait] ...............................................54[Scenery] .....................................................54[Panorama Assist] .......................................55[Sports] ........................................................55[Night Portrait] .............................................55[Night Scenery]............................................55[Food] ..........................................................56[Party] ..........................................................56[Candle Light] ..............................................56[Baby] ..........................................................56[Pet] .............................................................56