Panasonic DMCGF6KK manual

Owner’s Manual for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model No. DMC-GF6 Please read thes e instr uctions careful ly before u sing this produc t, and sav e this ma nual f or future use. VQT4Y 82 F0413KD0 until 2013/6/18 Reg ist er on lin e at www.p anasonic.co m/register (U.S. customers only)[...]

2 Finding the information you need In this “O wner ’s Manual for advanc ed features”, you can find the information y ou need from the following pages. By clicking a page number , you can jump to the linked page and quickly find the inf ormation. Searc h fro m “ Content s ” Searc h fro m “ Names and Functions of C omponents ” Searc h f[...]

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4 Content s Finding t he informa tion yo u ne e d...... ........... ........ .. ......... .. .......... ......... .. .......... ..2 How to u se thi s manual ...... ........ ...... ........... ........ ....... ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... .. 3 Before Use Care of the camera . ........... ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... ....[...]

5 Recording Select ing the Recor di ng Mode ....... ......... .. .......... ......... .. .......... ......... .. ........ .. ....74 T ak in g Pictu res w ith Y o urs e l f In c lu de d [ S elf S ho t ] ... .. .. .... .. .... .. ... .... .. .... .. .... .. . 7 6 T aking Pictures using the Automatic Functi on (Intel ligent Auto Mode)... ... ........ [...]

6 T aking Pictures with different image effects (Creat ive Cont rol M ode) ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... ......... ...... ....108 • [Ex pressiv e] ... .... ...... ........... ........ ....... ........ ...... ........... ........ ....... .......... ...... 1 1 1 • [R etro] ........ .......... ......... ..[...]

7 Using th e [Rec] Menu ........ ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... ........... ........ ....... .......... ....172 • [Pho to S tyle]....... .... ....... ........ ...... ........... ........ ....... .......... ........ ....... ........ ....172 • [As pect Rat io]... ........... ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... ........... ...[...]

8 Using th e [Motion Pi cture ] Menu ....... ....... .......... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ....200 • [R ec Format ] ........ ........... ........ ...... ........... ........ ....... ........ ...... ........... ........ ..200 • [Rec Quality] ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... .......... ........ ....... .......... .......[...]

9 When se nding i m ages to A V device ..... ...... ........ ....... .......... ........ ....... .......... ..240 When se nding i m ages to PC .. ........ ....... .......... ........ ....... .......... ......... ...... ........243 Using W eb services...... ....... .......... ......... ...... ........ ....... .......... ........ ....... .......... .[...]

10 B efo re U se Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, monit or , or external c ase may be dama ged if used in the following conditio n s. It may also malfunc tion or image may not be recorded if you: – Drop o r hi t the cam era. – Press h ard on the le ns or the mo nitor . This ca mer a is not[...]

11 Before Use St andard Accessories Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. • The accessor ies and th eir sha pe wil l dif fer depending on the cou nt ry or a rea wh ere the camera was purchas ed. For detail s on the access ories, refer t o “Basic Owner’s Manual ”. • Battery Pac k is indicat ed as battery p ac[...]

12 Before Use Names and Functions of C omponents ∫ Camera body 1 Sensor 2 Flash (P 130) 3 Self-timer indicator (P170) / AF Assist Lamp (P155) 4 Lens fitting mark (P21) 5 Mount 6 Lens lock pin 7 Lens release button (P22) 8 Flash open button (P130) • The flash op ens, and recording with th e fla s h becomes pos sible. 9 T ouch screen/monitor (P16[...]

13 Before Use 18 S tereo m icrophone (P2 01) • Be careful no t to cover the microphone with your finger. Doing so may m ake s ound difficult t o record. 19 Shutter button (P58) 20 Function lever (P19 , 124 , 138) 21 Motion picture button (P194) 22 S peaker (P 50) • Be carefu l not to cover th e speak er with yo ur finger . Doing so may make sou[...]

14 Before Use ∫ Lens H-PS14042 (LUMIX G X V ARIO PZ 1 4 – 42 m m/ F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./POWE R O.I. S.) H-FS1442A (LUMIX G V ARIO 14 – 42 mm/ F 3 . 5–5 . 6 II ASPH./ MEG A O. I. S. ) H-FS45150 (LUMIX G V ARIO 45 – 150 mm/ F4.0 – 5.6 ASPH./MEG A O.I.S. ) 1 Lens surface 2T e l e 3 Zoom lever ( P124) 4 Focus lever (P157) 5W i d e 6 Contact po[...]

15 Before Use Y ou can adjust the angle of the monitor . A When clo s ing 1 Flip up the bottom of the monitor lightly to open. 2 Adjust the angle of the monitor . • Be careful n ot to catch your fi ng er , etc. in the monitor . • When rot ating the monitor , be careful not to apply too much for ce. This may cau se scratch es an d malfunctio ns.[...]

16 Before Use T ouch panel of this unit is capacitive. T ouch the p anel directly with your bare finger . ∫ T ouch T o touch and release the touch screen. Use for selecting items or icons. • When selec ti ng features using the t ouch screen , be sure to touch th e ce nter of the desired icon . ∫ Drag A movement without releasing the touch scr[...]

17 Before Use • T ouch the pan el with the clean and dry fi nge r. • If you use a commerciall y avai lable monitor p rot ecti o n s heet, plea se fol low th e ins truc tions that accompany the sheet. (Some monitor protection sheet s may imp air visibility or operability .) • Do not press on th e monitor with hard point ed tips , such as ball [...]

18 Before Use Pressing the cursor button: Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed. Pressing [MENU/SET ]: Confir mation of s etting content s, etc ., i s perfor m ed. • This own er’s ma nual expresses the up, down, le ft, and righ t of th e curso r butt on as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . Even when the ca mera is operated us ing the touch s[...]

19 Before Use Function lever can be used in 2 ways, for zoom operations (P124) and for E xposure Compensation (P138) . Move the lever t o left or right to operat e. T o assign a function to the Function Lever Y ou can assign a function to the f unction lever . The default setting is [ AUTO]. Function Lever [MENU] > [Custom] > [Function Lever][...]

20 Before Use About the Lens ∫ Micro Four Thirds ™ mount specificati on le n s This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with the Micro Four Thirds System lens mount specification (Micro Four Thirds mount). ∫ Four Thirds™ mount specifi cation lens Lens with the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using t he mount adaptor [...]

21 Pre p ar ati on Changing the Lens By changing the lens, you will incr ease your pictur e taking-options and further y our enjoyment of the camera. Change the lens using the f ollowing procedure. • Check th at t he camera is turned of f. • Change lense s where there is not a lot of dirt or dus t . Refer to P326 when dir t or dust get s on the[...]

22 Prepara tion While pres sing on the lens re lease button B , rot ate the lens toward the a rrow until it sto ps and then re move. Det achi ng the lens Preparations: Attach t he lens cap. • When using th e interchangeable len s (H-PS14042), change the lens only af t er turning t his un it of f a nd c hec king t hat the lens barrel has ret r ac [...]

23 Prepara tion When recording into s trong backlight, irregular reflection may occur within the lens. The lens hood reduces the inclusion of unwanted light in the recorded images and lowers the drop in contrast. The lens hood cuts of f exce ss lighting and improves the picture quality . • The inter ch angeable l ens (H-PS1404 2) does not ha ve a[...]

24 Prepara tion Att aching the Shoulder Strap • We recom mend att aching the shoulder strap when us in g the camera to prevent it fr o m dropping. 1 Pass th e shoulder strap th rough th e shoul der strap eyel et on the camera body . A : Shoulder s trap eyelet • If the shou lder strap does not easi ly pass th rough the shoulder strap eyelet , sl[...]

25 Prepara tion Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries th at you can use with this unit • Use the dedicat ed charger and battery . • The battery is n ot charged when the camera is shippe d. Charge the battery before use. • Charge th e bat tery with t he c harger ind oors . It has been found that counterf eit batt ery p acks which l ook very[...]

26 Prepara tion ∫ About the [ CHARGE] indicator The [CHARGE] indicator tu rns on: The [CHARGE] indicator is turned on during charging. The [CHARGE] indicator tu rns off: The [CHARGE] indicator will t urn off once the charging has completed without any problem. (Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach t he battery after chargi[...]

27 Prepara tion ∫ Recording still pictures (By CIP A st andard in Program AE Mode) Recor ding condi tions by CIP A stan dard • CIP A i s an a bbreviati on of [Camer a & Imaging Products A s sociation]. • T emperature: 23 o C (73. 4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH when monitor is on. • When using a Panasoni c SDHC Memory Card. • Using the suppl i[...]

28 Prepara tion ∫ Reco rding mot ion pi ctures – [A VCHD] (Recording with picture qu ality set to [FHD/60i]) – [MP4] (R ec ording with picture qual ity set to [FHD/30p]) • These times are for an ambient temperatur e of 23 o C (73.4 o F) and a humid ity of 50%RH. Please be awar e that thes e t imes are app rox imate. • Actual re co rdable [...]

29 Prepara tion ∫ Playback • The operating time s and number o f recordable pi ctures will differ a ccording to the environment and the operating conditions. For example, in the followin g cases, the operat ing time s shorten and the number of rec ordable pictures is redu c ed. – In low-temp erat ure environ ments, such as on ski slope s. –[...]

30 Prepara tion Inserting and Removing th e Card (optional)/ the Battery • Check that t his unit is turned of f. • We reco mmend us ing a Panaso nic card. 1 Slide the r elease l ever in the direction of the arrow and open the card/ba ttery door . • Always use genui ne Panasonic batter ies. • If you use othe r batteries, we canno t guarantee[...]

31 Prepara tion • Remove the bat tery af ter use. (T he batter y will be exha usted if l eft fo r a long period of time af ter being charg ed.) • The battery becomes warm af ter using it and during and af ter charging. The camera also becomes w arm during us e. This is not a malfunction. • Befor e remov ing the card or batt ery , turn the cam[...]

32 Prepara tion About the Card The following cards which conform to the SD standard can be used with this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in t he tex t.) ∫ About the motion picture recording and SD speed cl ass Confirm the SD Speed Class (the speed standard regarding continuous w riting) on a card label etc. when you record a motion pict[...]

33 Prepara tion • Write- Protect s witch A provid ed (When th is swit ch is set to the [L OCK] position, no furt her dat a writin g, deletion or formatting i s possib le. The a bility to writ e, delete and f ormat dat a is restored when the switch is retur ned to its orig inal position.) • The dat a on the card may be damage d or lost due to el[...]

34 Prepara tion ∫ Number of recordable pi ctures • [9999 i ] is display e d if there ar e more t han 10000 pi ctures remain ing. • Aspect ratio [4:3], Q uality [ A ] • Aspect ratio [4:3], Q uality [ ] ∫ A vai lable recording time (when recording motion pictures) • “h” is an abbrev ia tion for hour , “m” for minute and “s ” f[...]

35 Prepara tion • The number of rec ordable pi ct ur es and the av ailable recor ding time are an appr oximation. (These var y depending on the recordin g condition s and the type of c ard.) • The number of rec ordable pi ctures and th e ava ilable recording time v aries depen ding on the subject s. • Maximum time to record motion pictures co[...]

36 Prepara tion Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The cloc k is n ot set when the ca m era is ship p ed. 1 T u rn the camera on. • The stat us indi c a to r 1 lights when you turn this unit on. • If the languag e select sc reen is no t dis played, p roceed t o step 4 . 2 T ouch [Language Set]. 3 Select the language. 4 T ouch [Clock Set]. 5 T ou[...]

37 Prepara tion Select [Clock Set] in the [Setup ] menu. (P 38) • The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 . • The cloc k setting is m aint ained for 3 months using the bui lt-in cl o ck batter y even without the battery . (Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to ch arge the built-in battery .) • If the cl ock is not se [...]

38 Prepara tion Setting the Menu This camera offers menu selections that allow you t o customize its operation to maximize your picture taking experience. In particular , the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating t o the camera’s clock and power . Check the settings of t his menu before proceeding to use t he camera. Y ou can set[...]

39 Prepara tion Menu Description of settings [Rec] (P172 to 191) This menu lets you set the a spect ratio, number of pixels a nd other aspects of the pict ures you are recording. [Moti o n Pict u r e ] (P200 to 202) This menu lets you set the [Rec Format], [Rec Q uality], and other aspects for motion picture recording. [Custom] (P303 to 304) Operat[...]

40 Prepara tion • There are f unction s that cann ot be set or used depen ding on t he modes or men u setting s being used on the c amera due to the sp ecificati ons. 4 T ouch the Setting to se t. • Dependi ng on t he menu item, its settin g may not appear or it may be displayed i n a dif ferent way . (When ope r ating button s) Press 3 / 4 of [...]

41 Prepara tion ∫ Close the menu T ouch [ ] or press the shutter butto n halfway . (When ope r ating button s) Press [ ]. ∫ Switch ing to other menus e.g.: Switching to the [ Setup] menu from [Rec] menu. T ouch [ ] or another of the menu toggle icons A . • Select a men u item next and set it. (When ope r ating button s) 1 Press 2 of the curs [...]

42 Prepara tion Y ou can set the background for the menu screen according to y our preferences. Y ou can also set one of the recorded still images as the background on the top menu screen. 1 Press [MENU/SET] to display the top menu. 2 T ouch [Backgroun d Im a ge ] . 3 T ouch the item. • T ouch [From intern al memory], [Registere d image] or [No s[...]

43 Prepara tion Calling frequently-used m enus instantly (Quick Menu) By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings c an be easily found. • The feature s that can be adju sted using Quick Menu are determi ned by the mode or a display style the camera is in. 1 Press [Q.MENU] to display the Qu ick Menu. 2 T ouch the menu item . 3 T ouch the se[...]

44 Prepara tion • Y ou can also set items by pre ssing the cu rsor buttons 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • Y ou can also selec t the settin gs by moving t he func tion lever . Switching t he method fo r setting Quick Menu items [MENU] > [Custom] > [Q.MENU] [PRESET] : Items that have been selected in a dvance can be set. [CUSTOM]: The Quick Menu will co[...]

45 Prepara tion When [Q.MENU] (P44) in the [Custom] menu is set to [CUSTOM], the Quick Menu can be changed as desired. Up to 10 items can be set to the Quick Menu. 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 Select the men u in the t op row a nd drag it to the bottom row. A Items t hat can be setup as Quick Menus. B Items that can be displayed in th e Quick Menu screen . • [...]

46 Prepara tion Assigning frequently use d functions to the buttons (function buttons) Y ou can assign recording functions, etc. to s pecific buttons and icons. T o use those functions, press [F n1] or [Fn2] or touch [Fn3] or [Fn4]. 1 Select the function b uttons you want to assign th e function from th e [Fn Button Set] in the [Custo m] menu. (P38[...]

47 Prepara tion • Some functi o ns cannot be us ed depend ing on the mode or displa yed screen. • When [Rest ore to Default] is set, func tion but t on settings return t o the default co nfiguratio n. Not available in these cases: • In [Miniat ure Ef fect], [One Poin t Colo r] and [Sunshine] of Crea tive Contro l Mode, [Fn1 ] c annot be used.[...]

48 Prepara tion Configuring basic settings of this unit (Setup Menu) For details on how to select the [ Setup] menu settings, refer to P38 . [Clock Set] and [ Economy] are impo rtant item s. Check their se ttings before using them. • Refer to P3 6 for details. • T ouch [ ] if you a re using Day light Savings. (The time will mo ve forward by 1 h[...]

49 Prepara tion • The number of day s that have p assed sin c e the dep arture dat e can be printe d out using th e “ PHOTOfunS T UDIO ” bundled sof tware on the CD-ROM (supplie d). • The tra ve l date is calculat ed using the da te in the clock se tting and the departure date you set. If you set [W orld Time] to the travel des tina tio n, [...]

50 Prepara tion • When yo u connec t the camera to a TV , the volume of the TV s peakers does not ch ange. • Some subject s may appear diff erentl y from actua lity on th e monitor . However , this do es not aff ect the recor ded pictures. • The bright ness of pi ct ur es display ed on the moni t or is enhance d, so some subje c ts on th e mo[...]

51 Prepara tion • Press the s hutter but ton halfw ay or turn th e ca mera off and on to canc el [ S leep Mode]. • T o turn the monit or on again, pr e s s any butt on or touch t he monit or . • When [Live View Mode ] is set to [ECO ] t he image quality on the record ing screen may be worse t han when i t is se t t o [NORMAL], bu t this does [...]

52 Prepara tion [Output] This sets how the unit connects to a television etc. [TV Aspect]: Set to match the type of TV . [16:9]: When connecting to a 16:9 screen TV . [4:3]: When connecting to a 4:3 screen TV . • This will work when the A V cable (optional) is connect ed. [HDMI Mode]: Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on t he H[...]

53 Prepara tion • This will work when the HDMI mini cable (opt ional) is con nected. • Refer to P275 for details. • This will work when the HDMI mini cable (opt ional) is con nected. • Refer to P271 for the met hod to play back 3D pict ures in 3D. • Refer to P4 2 for details. [VIERA Link] Settings that allow this unit t o be controlled by[...]

54 Prepara tion • If you set a di f ferent language by mis t ake, select [ ~ ] from the menu ic on s to set th e d es ire d language. • This enables the firmwar e v ersions of the camera and l ens to be checked . • [–. –] is di sp layed as the lens firmware when th e lens is not mou nted. • T ouch [Soft ware info] on the version display[...]

55 Prepara tion • Imaging devi c e and image proce ssi n g is optimize d when t he camera is purchased. Use this functi on when bright spot s that do not exist in t he s ubject get rec orded. • T urn the camera of f and on after t he p ixels ar e corre cted. • Dust Reduct i on F un c tion will ope rate automatically whe n t he camera is turn [...]

56 Prepara tion Entering T ext It is possible to enter babies’ and pets’ names and the locations when recording. When a screen that looks like the one on the right is displayed, you can enter ch aracters. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.) 1 Enter ch aracters. • T ou ch [ ] to switch text b etwe en [A ] (cap itals), [a[...]

57 Basi c Tip s for t aking good pictures Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep yo ur arms still at you r side and st and with your fe et slightly ap art. • Do not cover the fl ash , the AF assis t lamp A or the micropho ne B with your fingers or other objects. • Be carefu l not to move the c amera when you pres s the sh utt er butt on .[...]

58 Basic T aking a Still picture • Set the driv e mode to [ ] (s ingle) by pres sing 4 () . 1 Select the Recording Mode. (P74) 2 Press the s hutter button ha lfw ay to foc us. A Apertu re val ue B Shutte r speed • Aperture value and shutter spee d are dis played. (It will flash in re d if t he correct exposure i s no t achiev ed, except when se[...]

59 Basic • The f ocus range is diff erent depending on the lens used. – When the int erchangeable lens (H-PS1 4042) is used: 0.2 m (0.66 feet) (Wide to foc al length 20 mm) to ¶ , 0.3 m (0.98 feet ) (focal length 21 mm to T ele) t o ¶ – When the int erchangeable lens (H- FS 144 2A) is used: 0.2 m (0.66 feet) (Wide to foc al length 20 mm) to[...]

60 Basic Just by touc hing the subject you want as your point of focus, the camera will focus on the subject and take the picture automatically . ∫ T o cancel the T ouch Shutter fu nction T ouch [ ] . • If shootin g with the touc h shutt er fa ils, the AF area turns red and di sappears. In th at case, try again. • Measuremen t of brightnes s [...]

61 Basic Recording Motion Picture This camera can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the A VCHD format or motion pictures recorded in MP4. Audio will be recorded in stereo. 1 St art recor ding by pr essin g the moti on pict ure button. A Elapse d recordi ng ti me B Available rec ording time • Recording of mot ion pict ure[...]

62 Basic Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen A With i nfor mati on ¢ B Withou t inform a tion ¢ Histogra ms are displayed when the [Hist ogr am] of the [Custom] menu is set to [ON]. It is a lso po ssibl e to d isplay the E xposur e mete r by se tting the [Exp o.Met er] of t he [Custo m] menu to [O N]. (P87) • If approxim[...]

63 Basic Displaying/not displaying the histogram Position can be set by dragging the histogram. • A histogr am is a graph that displays brigh t ness al ong t he horizont al axis (black to white) and the numbe r of pi x els at each brightnes s level on the vertic al axis. It allows you to easily check a picture ’s ex pos ure. A dark B bright •[...]

64 Basic Playing Back Pictures/M otion Pictures 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Forward or rewind the ima ge by draggin g the scre en h or iz ontall y . Forwar d: drag from right to le f t Rewind: dr ag from le f t to right • It is a lso p ossib le to forw ard or rew ind the image by pressi ng 2 / 1 of the curs or but ton. • It is also possi ble to forward or[...]

65 Basic Using the Pl ayback Zoom Enlarging (or re ducing) a picture by pi nching out (or pinching in) (P16) the scr e en. • Y ou can al so enlar ge/reduce the pic ture by moving the functio n lever . • When you chang e the magnif ication, the zoom posit ion indic ation A appears for about 1 second. • The more a pic ture is enlarged, the mo r[...]

66 Basic • The recording date of the pic ture sele ct ed in the playbac k screen bec ome s the date selected when the Calenda r screen is first dis played. • If th ere are mult ipl e p ictur es wit h th e same re cordin g d ate , th e f irst p ictur e r ecorde d o n t hat day is displayed. • Y o u can di splay the Calendar between January 20 [...]

67 Basic This unit was designed to play motion pict ures using the A VCHD, MP4 and QuickTime Motion JPEG formats. In Playbac k Mo de, s elect a picture with the moti on picture ico n ([ ]) and touch [ ] in th e middle of the screen. A Motion pi cture recordi ng time • Afte r playback start s, the elap sed playback time is dis played on the screen[...]

68 Basic Y ou can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture. 1 T ouch [ ] durin g Motion Pictu r e playba ck. 2 To u c h [ ] . • Confirmat i on s creen is displa yed. It is execut ed when [Y es] is selecte d . • It will be saved with [ Picture Siz e] set to [S] (2 M), [Aspect Rat io] set t o [16:9] , and [Quality] set to [ ?[...]

69 Basic T ouch the group picture icon ([ ] or [ ]). • The same operat ion can be perf orme d by pressi ng 3 of th e c ursor but tons. • When playing back group pi c tures one at a time, opti ons are display ed. ∫ Opera tions du ring Group P icture s playba ck 1 T ouch the group display ico n ([ ] or [ ]). • The same opera t ion can be per [...]

70 Basic Press [ DISP .] to switch th e monitor screen. • Screen will switch as follows: A With i nfor mati on ¢ 1 B Detailed informati on disp lay ¢ 2 (P294) C Histogram disp lay ¢ 2 (P294) D Without informa tion (Highlight displa y ) ¢ 1, 2, 3, 4 E Withou t inform a tion ¢ 4 ¢ 1 If ap proximatel y 1 minute elapses without an operat ion be[...]

71 Basic Displaying/not displaying white saturated areas [MENU] > [Custom] > [Highlight ] > [ON]/[ OFF] When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back, white saturated areas appear blinking in black an d white. This does not affect the recorded image . • If there are any white satu rated areas, we recommend compe nsating[...]

72 Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. • Picture s t hat are not in the DCF standa rd or those th at are protec ted cann ot be deleted. ¢ Picture group s are tre ated as a single pict ure. (Al l the pictur es in the sele c ted pictur e group will be deleted.) T o delete a single picture 1 In Pl ayb a ck Mo de, se [...]

73 Basic • Do not turn th e camera of f while de let ing. Use a batt ery with suf ficient battery powe r or the AC adaptor (op tional). • Depending on th e number of pictures to be de leted, it may take some time to delete t hem. 3 (When [Dele te Multi] is selected ) T ouch the picture to b e deleted. (repeat th is step) • [ ‚ ] appears on [...]

74 Recor di ng Selecting the Recording M ode ∫ T o select a Recording Mode with the mode dial Select the mode by rota ting the mode dial. • Rotate the mode dial slowly to s elect the desire d mode A . ∫ T o select Intelligent Auto Mode Press [ ¦ ]. • [ ¦ ] button will light up when it is switched to Intelligen t Auto Mode. • The Recordi[...]

75 Recording Creative Video Mode (P198) Records motion pictures with a manually set aperture value and shutter speed. ¢ Y ou canno t take still picture s. Custom Mode (P120) Use this mode to take pictures wit h previously registered settings. Panoram a Sho t Mode (P95) This mode allows you to take panorama pictures. Scene Guide Mode (P99) This mod[...]

76 Recording T aking Pictures with Y ou rself Included [Sel f Sho t] Applicable modes: When wanting to includ e yourself in a picture, the Self P ortrait Mode is s et automatically by rotating the monit or . 1 Rot ate the monitor as sho w n in the figure. 2 T ouch the number of pictures to be recorde d and on e of the sof t skin effect . • When [[...]

77 Recording 3 Decide on your p oses whil e looking at t he monitor . • The A F area is dis played ar ound the sub ject’ s face by the Fa ce Detect ion func tion. 4 Press t he sh utter button half way to fo cus a nd then pr ess it fully to take the pi cture. • Countd own star ts, and rec ord ing takes place when it ends. I f mult iple pictu r[...]

78 Recording T aking Pictures using the Automatic Functio n (Intelligent Auto Mode) Recor ding Mode : In this mode, the camera makes the optimal settings for the subject and scene, so we recommend it when you wish to leav e the settings to the came ra and record without thinking about them. 1 Press [ ¦ ]. • The cam era w ill switch to either the[...]

79 Recording ∫ Scene Detection When takin g pictures ¢ 1 Only when [ ] (AUTO) is selected. ¢ 2 When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be displayed f or birthdays of regi stered face s alread y set only when the fa c e of a perso n 3 ye ars old or younger is detect ed. When r e cording mo tion pi ctures • [ ¦ ] is set if non e of the sce[...]

80 Recording ∫ About the flash Flash mode is set to [ Œ ] when the flash is closed, and [ ] (AUTO) when it is open. When the flash is open, the cam era automatically sets [ ], [ ] (A UTO/Red-Eye Reduction), [ ], or [ ] to match the type of subject and brightness. • Open the flash when the fl ash is to be used. (P130) • When [ ] or [ ] is set[...]

81 Recording Depending on the scene that is automatically identified, it may be possible to select from a number of different image effects (filters) aut omatically r ecommended by the c amera, with reference to example images. (Only available when [Recommended Filter] on the recording menu is set to [ ON]. At the time of purchase, this setting is [...]

82 Recording Y ou can easily set the blurriness of t he background while c hecking the sc reen. 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng screen. • The sett i ngs screen can also be displayed from the recordin g scre en by pressing cursor but ton 3 . 3 Drag the slide bar to set. • Settin g can also be per formed by rot ating the contro[...]

83 Recording • On the Defocus Cont rol setti ng screen of In te lligent Auto ( or ) Mode, the AF Mode is [ Ø ]. Y ou can set the locati on of t he AF area by to uching t he sc reen. (Size can not be chang ed) • Depending o n the len s used, y ou may hear a so und from the lens when the Defocus Contro l is used, but th is is due to ope rat ion [...]

84 Recording Recor ding Mode : This mode enables you to change the brightness and color tone to your pref erred settings from the ones set by the camera in Intelligent Auto Mode. 1 Press [MENU/SET] when in Intelligent Au to Mode. 2 To u c h [ i A M O D E ] . 3 Select [ ] and then touch [Set]. 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng scree[...]

85 Recording 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng screen. • The sett i ngs screen can also be displayed from the recordin g scre en by pressing cursor but ton 1 . 3 Drag the slide bar to set. • This will adjust the color of th e image from a reddish color to a bluish colo r . • Settin g can also be per formed by rot ating the co[...]

86 Recording T aking Pictures with Y ou r Favorite Settings (Program AE Mod e) Recor ding Mode : The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various s ettings in the [ Rec] menu. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Press the shu[...]

87 Recording Displaying/not displaying the exposure meter [MENU] > [Custom] > [Exp o.Meter] > [ON]/[ OF F] • Set to [ON] to disp l ay th e [Exp o.M ete r] whe n corr ect i ng exposure, performing Prog ram Shift , setting ape rture, and setting sh utter spe ed. • Unsuit abl e areas of the range are displa yed in red. • When [Exp o.Met[...]

88 Recording In Program AE Mode, you can change the pres et aperture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. This is called Program Shif t. Y ou can make the background mor e blurred by decreasing t he aperture value or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shu tter speed wh en taking a picture in Program AE Mode. ?[...]

89 Recording T aking Pictures by Specifying the Apertu re/ Shutter Speed Recor ding Mode : Set the aperture value to a higher num ber when you want a sha rp focus background. S et the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Rot ate the control dial to s et the aperture valu e. A Apertu [...]

90 Recording When you want t o take a sharp picture of a fa st moving su bject, set with a f aster shutter speed. When you want to cr eate a trail effect, set to a slower shutter s peed. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Rot ate the control dial to s et the shutter speed . A Shutte r speed B Exposure met er • Each pres s of the curs or button 3 swit[...]

91 Recording Determine the exposure by manually setting the aper ture value and t he shutter speed. The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Rot ate the control dial to s et the aperture valu e and shut te r spe ed . A Exposure met er B Apertu re val ue C Shut[...]

92 Recording Manual Exposure A ssistance • The Manual Expo s ure Assi s tanc e is an approxima ti on. We recommend ch ec king the pic tures on the playb ac k screen. • The bright ness of the sc reen and th e recorded pict ures may differ . Check the pictures on the playback scre en. • Rotat e t he control dia l t o display the [Expo.Meter ]. [...]

93 Recording Applicable modes: The effects of aperture and shu tter speed c an be checked by using the P review Mode . • Confirm the effect s of aperture: Y ou can check t he dep th of field (ef fecti ve focus ran ge) before t akin g a pi c ture by clo s ing th e leaf s hutte r to the apertu re value you set. • Confirm the effects of shutter sp[...]

94 Recording Applicable modes: When the exposure setting is too bright or t oo dark, you can use one push AE to achieve a suitable exposure setting. • The expo sure met er i s displa yed, an d the ap erture an d shu tter speed ar e cha nge d to giv e a suitabl e exposure . Which items of the set tings change will depend on t he Rec ording Mode. ?[...]

95 Recording T aking p a norama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode) Recor ding Mode : Pictures are recorded c ontinuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically , and are combined to make a single panorama picture. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Check the record ing directi on, and th en touch [S tart]. • A horizont al/vertical guide is dis[...]

96 Recording • A recordin g direc tion and an imag e effe c t can also be set in [Panorama Set t ings] of the [Rec] me nu. 3 Press the s hutter button ha lfw ay to foc us. 4 Press the shutter button fully an d move the camer a in a sma ll circle in the direc tion of the arrow on the scre en. Adding an imag e effect 1 T ouch the Rec ording Mode ic[...]

97 Recording 5 Press the shut ter button once again to end the sti ll pict ur e reco r ding. • Recording can a lso be ended by keeping the came ra still while recording. • Recording can also be ende d by moving th e c amera to th e end of the guide . ∫ T echnique for Panora ma Shot Mode 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display t he setting scree[...]

98 Recording • The optima l speed for moving t he camera va ries dependin g on t he lens being us ed. • When the focal le ngth is long, s uch as when a telephoto le ns is atta ched, mov e the came ra slowly . • [S tabilizer] is fixed to [OFF]. • The focus, white bala nce, a nd expo sure ar e fix ed at the opt imum v alues for t he fi rst pi[...]

99 Recording T aking Pictures that matc h the Scene bein g recorded (Scene Guide Mode ) Recor ding Mode : If you select a s cene to suit the subject and r ecording conditions with reference to the example images, the camera will set optimal exposure, color , and focus, allowing you to record in a manner appropriate to the scene. 1 Set the mod e dia[...]

100 Recording [Clear Portrait] The brightness of the face is adjust ed and the background is defocused to cr eate a clear por trait. Tips • If you ar e us ing a lens with t he zoo m fun ctio n, you c an enhan ce the ef fect by z oomi ng in as much as possible and closing th e dist ance bet ween the camer a and the subje ct. [Silky Skin ] Brighter[...]

101 Recording [Clear in Back light] Outdoors, the flash will be used to more evenly illuminate the subject’s face. Tips • Open the fla sh. (Y ou can set to [ ‰ ].) • White sa tu ration can occur if the subject is to o c lose. • Flas h pictu res t aken c loser or bey ond the flash’s rate d dist ance may ap pear too brigh t or t oo dark. [...]

102 Recording [Distinct Sce nery] Saturation of sky and trees c reates more distinct scenery . [Bright Blue Sky ] On a sun ny day , the overall screen br ightness is increas ed to create a vibrant image of the blue sky . [Romantic Su nset Glow] The enhanced purple tone creates a romantic image of the sky just after sunset. [V ivid Sunset Glo w ] Re[...]

103 Recording [Glistening W ater] The glisten of the wat er is enhanced to look brighter and slightly bluish. • Display of the rec ording s creen will be de layed more than usual and the scr een will look as if frame s are dropping . • S tar filter used in this mode may cause glist ening ef fects on the object s other tha n water surfac e. [Cle[...]

104 Recording [W arm Glowing Nigh t scape] The warm color tone creates a warm image of the nightscape. Tips • We rec ommend using a tripo d and the self -t imer . • The shut ter may remain c losed af ter tak i n g the picture. Thi s is due to sig nal proces sing and i s no t a malfunct i on. • Noise may become v isible when you t a ke picture[...]

105 Recording [Clear Night Portrai t] Fill flash and a longer exposure capture better portraits against the nightscape. Tips • Open the fla sh. (Y ou can set to [ ]. ) • We rec ommend using a tripo d and the self -t imer . • When [Clea r Night Por tr ait] is selected, keep the subject still for abou t 1 second after t akin g th e picture. •[...]

106 Recording [Appetizing Food] The overall screen brightness is incr eased to mak e the food look appealing. Tips • If you ar e us ing a lens with t he zoo m fun ctio n, you c an enhan ce the ef fect by z oomi ng in as much as possible and closing th e dist ance bet ween the camer a and the subje ct. • We rec ommend using a tripo d and the sel[...]

107 Recording [Clear S ports Shot] The faster shutter speed prevents blur , for example at sporting events. [Monochrom e] A monochrom e image captures t he mood of the moment.[...]

108 Recording T aking Pictures with diffe rent image effects (Creative Control Mode) Recor ding Mode : This mode records with additional image ef fe cts. Y ou can set the effects t o add by selecting example im ages and checking them on t he screen. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 T ouch the example image to select image effect s (filters). • The [...]

109 Recording The strength and colors of the effects can be easily adjusted to fit your preferences. 1 T ouch [ ] . 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng screen. • The sett i ngs screen can also be displayed from the recordin g scre en by pressing cursor but ton 1 . 3 Drag the slide bar to set. • Settin g can also be per formed by rot ating the [...]

110 Recording Y ou can easily set the blurriness of t he background while c hecking the sc reen. 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng screen. 3 Drag the slide bar to set. • Defocus Cont rol opera ti on can be e nded by touchi ng [ ]. 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ] to display t he setting screen . 3 Drag the slide bar to set. • T ouch [...]

111 Recording This effect emphasizes the color to make a pop art picture. This effect gives a faded im age. This ef fect adds a bright, soft and nostalgic feel t o the overall image. This effect adds a bright, airy and soft feel to the ov erall image. [Exp ress ive ] Items that can be set Freshnes s Underst ated colors Pop colors [Retro] Items that[...]

112 Recording This effect adds a dark and relaxing feel to the overall image an d enhances bright parts. This effect creates a sepia image. This effect gives a higher contrast to c reate an impres sive black and white picture. This effect gives your photo a dramatic c ontrast look. [Low Key] Items that can be set Color Red emphasized B lue emphasiz[...]

113 Recording This effect produces the opt imum brightness for both d ark and bright parts. This effect gives your photo a dramatic c olor look. This effect reduces peripheral bri ghtness to give the impression of a toy cam era. [High Dynami c] Items that can be set Freshnes s Black and white Pop color s [Cross Proc ess] Items that can be set Color[...]

114 Recording This ef fect creates a vivid and bright image wi th the look of a toy camera. This effect gives a higher contrast and a lower saturation t o create a sober and t ranquil picture. [T oy Pop] Items that can be set Area with redu c ed peripheral brightnes s Smal l La rge [Bleac h Byp ass] Items that can be set Contrast Low contra s t Hig[...]

115 Recording This effect blurs peripheral areas to give the imp ression of a diorama. ∫ Setting the type of defocu s With [Miniature Effect] you can make the subject stand out by intentionally creating defocused and in-focus portions. Y ou can se t the recording orientation (defocus orientation) and the position and siz e of the in-focus port io[...]

116 Recording • Display of the recording scre en will be delayed mor e th an usual and the screen will look as if frames are dr opp ing. • No sound is rec orded in motion pictu res. • Approxima tely 1/10 of the time period is reco rded. (If y ou record fo r 10 minutes, the result ing motion pictur e recording will be ap proxima t ely 1 minute[...]

117 Recording This effect blurs the overall ima ge to produce a soft feel. This effect creates a fantastical image in a pale color tone. This effect transforms pin-points of light into a star effect. [Sof t Focus] Items that can be set Extent of d efocus We ak def ocus S trong de focus • Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than u[...]

118 Recording This effect leaves one selec ted color to empha size impressiveness. ∫ Set the color to leave in Set the color t o leave in by s electing a location on the s creen. 1 T ouch [ ] . 2 T ouch [ ] to display the setti ng screen. • Y ou can also display the s et ting screen by pressing [Fn1]. 3 T ouch the p a rt where you want to leave[...]

119 Recording This ef fect adds a cast of light to the scene. ∫ Sett ing the light sourc e Y ou can change the position and size of the light source. 1 T ouch [ ] . 2 T ouch [ ] to di splay the sett ing screen. • Y ou can also display the s et ting screen by pressing [Fn1]. 3 T ouch the location where you want to place the center of the light s[...]

120 Recording Registering your preferre d settings (Cu stom Mode) Recor ding Mode : Y ou can register the c urrent camera settings as custom settings. If you then record in Custom Mode, y ou can use t he registered settings. • Initial set ting of the Pr ogram AE Mode is regi stered as the cust om setting s in itially . T o allow recording using t[...]

121 Recording Y o u can easily call up the sett ings you have regis tered using [Cust.Set M em.]. Set the mod e dial to [ ]. • The custom set reg istered for [ ] is called up. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. • The custom set reg ist ered fo r [ ] , [ ] or [ ] is called up. The most rec ently used custom set is called up. • T o change a custom s [...]

122 Recording Optical Image St abilize r Applicable modes: The camera detects ji tter during recordi ng and aut omatically corrects it , so you can record images with reduced jitter . ∫ Setting th e St abilizer in the [Rec] m enu 1 Select [St ab ilizer] in the [Rec] menu. (P38) 2 T ouch the item. • The [S tabil izer] featur e is on ly availabl [...]

123 Recording • When us ing an optional interchangeabl e lens with a n O.I.S. switc h, it is pos sible t o set to enable the Optica l Image S tabilizer by switching the O.I. S. switch on the lens to [O N]. (At the time o f pur chase , it i s initi ally se t to [ ].) • It is recommended t o disable the Opti c al Image S tabilize r when us ing a [...]

124 Recording T aking Pictures with the Zoom Applicable modes: Y ou can zoom- out to record landscapes etc. in wide angle (Wide) or zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer (T ele). ¢ 1 The zoom spee d v aries dep ending on ho w far you mov e the zoom lever . ¢ 2 T o perfor m zoom operatio ns with the func tion lever , set [Fun ction Leve[...]

125 Recording The Extra T ele Conversion enables you to take pictures t hat are further enlarged without deteriorating the picture qualit y . ¢ When a pict ure si ze of [S] (4 M), aspec t rati o of [4:3] i s sel ected. The magnif ic ation level differ s depending on [Picture Size] and [A s pect Rat i o] s etting s. • Set the picture size to [M] [...]

126 Recording • When the Extr a T ele Conversi on i s us ed, an gle of v i ew f or st ill pictures wi ll be dif fere nt fr om the angle of view for mot ion p ictures becaus e the z oom factor is dif ferent betwee n them. An gle of view for re cording c an be check ed beforeh and by ma tching t he [Rec Ar ea] (P195) settin g to the mode you wish t[...]

127 Recording Changing the setti ngs for a power zoom lens This may on ly be selected w hen using a lens that is compatible with power z oom (electrically operated zoom ). – The inte rc hangeable lens (H-PS14042) is compatibl e with power zoom. – The i nterchan geable lens es (H-FS 1442A, H-F S45150) are not compatible wit h power z oom. (For c[...]

128 Recording Although the image qualit y deteriorates every time you z oom in further , you can zoom in up to four tim es the original zoom magnification. • When using the Digi tal Zoom, we recommend u sing a tr ipod and the self -timer (P 170) for t aking pictures. Not available in these cases: • [Digit al Zoom] cannot be us ed in the followi[...]

129 Recording Y ou can perform zoom operations by touching. (T ouch zoom) (Optical Zoom and Extra T ele Con version for still picture recoding are op erable) • When using an in terchang eable lens that is not co mpatible with power zoom (H-F S14 42A or H-FS45150 ), only the Extra T ele Conversion for pic t ures can be operated by set ting th e fo[...]

130 Recording T aking pictures by using the flash Applicable modes: ∫ Open/Close the b uilt-in flash T aking a picture using the flash becomes possible by opening t he built-in flash. A T o open t he f lash Press the flash open but ton. B T o cl ose th e fla s h Press the flash until it clicks. • Be sure to clos e the buil t-i n flash when not [...]

131 Recording • The available flash range is an approximat ion. • This is the ra nge whe n [ISO Limit Se t] (P183) is set t o [O FF]. • Do not bring the flas h too close t o object s or close the f l as h while it is activat ed. The objects may be discolo red by its hea t or lig hting. • Do not cl ose t he fl as h soo n af t er the fla sh i[...]

132 Recording Applicable modes: Set the built-in flash to m atch the recording. • Open th e fla sh. 1 Select [Flash] i n the [Rec] menu. (P38) 2 T ouch [Flash Mode]. 3 T ouch the item. The flash is activated twice. The interval between the first and second flash is longe r when [ ] or [ ] is set. The subj ect should not move unt il t he s econd f[...]

133 Recording ∫ A vai lable flash set tings by Recordi ng Mode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : I nitial setting of Scene Guide Mode) ¢ Cannot be se t us ing the [Rec ] menu. [ ] is set when the fla sh is opened . (P80) ‰ Œ Intelli g en t Au to Mod e — ¢ — ¢ — ¢ —[...]

134 Recording • The fl ash sett ing ma y change if the Recording Mode is change d. Set the f lash s etting a gain if necessar y . • The flash s etting is memo rized even if th e camera is tur ned off. Whe n c hanging s c ene using Scene Guid e Mode, the Sc ene Guide Mode fl ash setting is return ed to the def ault value wit h each change of s c[...]

135 Recording Applicable modes: Adjust the flash brightness when pictures taken with the f lash ar e over or underexposed. 1 Select [Flash] i n the [Rec] menu. (P38 ) 2 T ouch [Flash Adjust .] . 3 Set the flash output by dragging the slide bar, and then touch [Set]. • Y ou can adjust from [ j 2 EV] to [ i 2 E V] in steps of [1 /3 EV]. • Select [...]

136 Recording [Wireless Setup] • Press the [ DISP . ] butto n t o fire a test- flash . A Firing Mode B Flash outpu t C Luminosit y ra tio ¢ Not available when [Wirel ess FP] is set to [ON]. Item Description of settings [Built-in Flash] ¢ [Firin g Mode] [TTL]: The camera automatically sets the output of the buil t -in flash. [OFF]: The built-in [...]

137 Recording ∫ Controllable range of the wireless flash Place the wireless flash with its wireless sensor facing toward the camera. Estimated controllable range is shown in the following figure. Controllable range di ff ers depending on the surrounding environment. • The recommende d number of wireless flashe s for each group is three or less.[...]

138 Recording Compensating the Exposu re Applicable modes: Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the f ollowing examples. • Select [0 ] to return to th e orig in al ex posu r e. • Rotat e th e c ontrol dia l to display the [ Ex po.Meter[...]

139 Recording Easily Optimizing the Bri ghtness for a Specified Area (T ouch AE) Applicable modes: Y ou can optimize the focus and brightness fo r a touche d position by optimizing the brightness when using t he T ouch AF . When the face of the subject appears dark, you can brighten the screen according to the brightness of t he face. 1 Select [T o[...]

140 Recording Setting the Light Sensitivi ty Applicable modes: This allows the sens itivity to light (ISO sens itivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figur e enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the res ulting pictures coming out dark. 1 Select [Sen sitivity] from the [Rec] me nu. (P38) 2 Select the ISO sensiti vity by rot ati[...]

141 Recording Characteristics of the ISO s ensitivity • For the fo cu s range of fl ash when [AUT O] is set, refer to P1 30 . • Setting items below will be sel ectable in Creative Video Mode. [AUTO] /[160] to [ 3200] 160 128 00 Recording locat ion (recommende d) When it is light (out doors) When it is dark Shut ter spe ed Slow F ast Noise Less [...]

142 Recording Adjusting the White Balanc e Applicable modes: In sunlight, under inca ndescent lights or in ot her such conditions where the color of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts t o the color of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in ac cordance with the light source. 1 Press 1 () . 2 Sele ct th e Wh ite[...]

143 Recording • The White Balanc e is only calc ulat ed for subj ects with in the range of the camera ’s fla s h. • The White Ba lanc e setti ng is memorized eve n if t he camera is turned of f. (However , the White Balance set t ing for a Sc ene Mode returns to [A WB] when the Scene Mode is cha nged.) • In the Scene Gu ide Modes listed bel[...]

144 Recording Set the White B alance value. Use to match the condit ion when taking photographs. 1 Select [ ], [ ] and th en touch [Select W hite Set] . 2 Aim the camera at a she et of white paper etc. so that the frame in the center is filled by the white object only and t hen touch [ Set ]. • White Bala nce ma y not be set when the s ubj ect is[...]

145 Recording Y ou can finely adjust the White Balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the White Balance. 1 Select the White Balance and then touch [Adjust.]. 2 Drag within the frame to finely adjust. • Y ou can fin ely adjus t als o by p ressing 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 of the cur sor bu tt on. • Select t he cen ter p oint if you are n[...]

146 Recording Bracket setting is performed based on the adju stment values for the W hite Balance fine adjustment, and 3 pictures with di fferent co lors are automatically recorded when the shutter button is pressed once. 1 Finely adjust the White Balance in step 2 of t he “Finely adjusting the W hite Balance” procedure, and touch [ ]/[ ] to se[...]

147 Recording T aking Pictures with Auto Focus Applicable modes: This allows the focusing m ethod that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be selected. 1 Set the [Foc us Mode] to [AFS], [AF F] or [AFC]. (P148) 2 Press 2 () . 3 To u c h t h e i t e m . • AF area selec tion screen is dis played when 4 is press ed while [ š ], [ ], [ [...]

148 Recording Applicable modes: About the foc us mode (AFS/AFF /AFC) 1 Select [Foc us Mode] from the [Rec] menu. (P38) 2 T ouch the item. • Select [F ocus Mode] ac co rding to the mov eme nt of the subject and the scene you are rec ording. Item The movement of the subject and the scene (recomme nded) Description of settings AFS Subject is still ([...]

149 Recording • Dependi ng on the len s used , [AF F] an d [AFC] may not operate . Refer to the webs ite on P20 . • Exit th e menu af ter it is set. Not available in these cases: • In Pano rama Shot Mode, [AFF] and [AFC] cannot be set . When record ing using [AFF], [A FC ] • It may ta ke time to foc us on the sub ject when you o pera te the[...]

150 Recording The camera automatically de tects the person’s face. The focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of the pic ture it is in. (max. 15 areas ) When the camera detects a person’s face, the A F area is displayed. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns green when the[...]

151 Recording Focus and exposure can be a djusted to a spec ified subject. Focus and expos ure will keep on following the subject even if it moves. (Dynamic tracking) ∫ When operating the touch screen Y ou can lock the subject by touching it. • Perform the operati on after canceling the touch shut ter function. • The AF area tur ns yellow whi[...]

152 Recording Up to 23 points for each AF ar ea can be foc used. This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen. (AF area frame will be same as ima ge aspect ratio setting) • The 23 AF areas can b e di vi ded into 9 areas and the area to b e f o cused can be set. (P153) The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on t [...]

153 Recording It is possible to set the focus t o the subject spec ified on the touch screen. (Set the [T ouc h AF] of the [T ouch Settings] in the [ Custom] menu to [AF].) • Perform the operati on after canceling the touch shut ter function. When selecting [ š ], [ Ø ] Position and size of the AF area can be changed. 1 T ouch the subject. • [...]

154 Recording When selecting [ ] Y ou can set the focus position precisely by enlarging the screen. • The focus positi on c annot be set at the ed ge of the scree n. 1 T ouch the subject. • The a ssist s creen for setting the f ocus positi on is e nlarged to approximat ely 5 times origin al s ize. • The assis t screen can als o be dis played [...]

155 Recording Using the [Custom] menu, you can set t he focus method in det ail. Focusing/Not focusi ng in advance As long as t he camera is held steady , the cam era will autom atically adjust the focus and focus adjustment will then be quicker when the shut ter is pressed. This is useful when you do not want to miss a pictu re-taking opportunity [...]

156 Recording Recording/not recording even when focus is not achieved [FOCUS ]: Y ou cannot take a picture until t he subject is brought into f ocus. [RELEA SE]: This gives priority to the best time to take a picture s o you can take a picture when the shutter button is pressed fully . • When set to [RELEAS E], pleas e be aware tha t focus ma y n[...]

157 Recording T aking Pictures with Man ual Focus Applicable modes: Use this function when you want to f ix the focus or when the dist ance between the lens and the subject is determined and y ou do not want t o activate Auto F ocus. 1 Set the [Foc us Mode] in the [Rec] menu to [MF]. (P148) 2 Use the focus leve r or focus ring on the lens to a chie[...]

158 Recording Setting the display method of the MF Assist Displaying/not displaying the MF Guide ∫ Displaying the MF Assi st • This is disp lay ed by moving the focus lev er , rotating the focus r i ng, or touching the scree n. (In the Creative Cont rol Mode [Mi niature Ef fect], MF Assist ance cannot be displayed by touching the screen) • It[...]

159 Recording ∫ Closing the MF Assist • It will close when the shutte r but ton is pressed halfway . • It will also close by touching the [Exi t] on the screen or pressing [MENU/SET]. • When di s p l a y e d by movi ng th e fo cus le ve r or rotat i ng th e fo c u s rin g, it is clo se d app r ox im at el y 10 seconds after ope ration s are[...]

160 Recording About the focu s distance reference mark The focus distance reference mark is a mark used to measure the focus distance. Use this when t aking pictures with Manua l Focus or taking close-up pictures. Focus range A Focus distance refe re nc e mark B Focus distance refe re nc e line C When the inte rchangeab le lens (H-PS140 42) is used[...]

161 Recording Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE L ock) Applicable modes: This is useful when you want t o take a pi cture of a subject outside the AF area or the contrast is too strong and you c annot achieve appropriate exposure. 1 Set [Fn Button Set] in the [Custo m] menu to [AF/AE LOCK]. (P46) • The [ AF/AE LOCK] ca nnot b e assigned t [...]

162 Recording • When AE loc k is perfor m ed, th e bri ghtness of the re cording screen th at appears on th e s creen is fixed. • AF Lock only is ef fectiv e when taki ng pictures in Man ual Exposure Mode . • AE Loc k only is ef fective when t aking pic tures with Manual Focus. • Only the AF lock is ac tive dur ing motion pic ture rec ord i[...]

163 Recording Select a Drive Mode Applicable modes: Selecting the drive mode allows you t o switch the operation, such as bu rst recording or the self-timer , for when you press the shutter button. 1 Press 4 () . 2 Select a d rive mode. • T ouching [More s ettings] allows you to change the sett ings for each drive mode. 3 T o uch [Set]. A When th[...]

164 Recording T aking Pictures using Bu rst Mode Applicable modes: Pictures are taken continuously wh ile the shutter button is pressed. Pictures taken with a burst speed of [ S H] will be recorded as a single burst group (P68) . 1 Press 4 () . 2 Select bu rst icon ([ ], etc.), and then touch [More settings ]. 3 T ouch the burst s peed. ¢ 1 Number[...]

165 Recording • The Burst Mod e s peed may become slower dep ending on the fo llowing settings. – [Pict ure Si ze] (P174) /[Quality] (P175) /[ Sensitivity] (P140) / [Focus Mode] ( P148) / [Foc us/R elea se Pr iority] (P156) • Burst spee d c an also be set with [Burst Rate ] in the [Rec] menu. • Refer to P175 for informati on about RA W file[...]

166 Recording • When the b urst speed is set to [SH] o r [H] (when [F ocus Mode] is [AFS] or [MF] ), the e xposure and White Bala nce are fix ed at the sett ings used f or the fir st picture f or the subsequ ent pictu res as well. Depend ing on the bright ne s s of the sub ject, th e second pict ure and subs equ ent picture s may be bri ghter or [...]

167 Recording T aking Pictures using Au to Bracket Applicable modes: Maximum of 5 pictures will be rec orded with different exposur e settings following the Exposure Compensation range every ti me the shutter button is pressed. With Auto Bracket [Step]: [3 • 1/3], [Sequence]: [0/ s / r ] 1 Press 4 () . 2 Select the Auto Bra cket icon ([ ], etc.),[...]

168 Recording 4 Focus on the subject and t ake a picture . • If you pr es s and hold the shut ter butt on, the number of picture s that you se t is taken . • The Au t o Br a c ke t ind i ca tio n bli n k s un til th e nu mb e r of picture s that you se t is taken . • The pict ur e count i s reset to [0] if you change the Auto Bra cket setting[...]

169 Recording • When t aking pictu res using Auto Br acket aft er sett ing the Exposure Comp ensation range , the picture s t a ken are based on the select ed Exposu re Compe nsation range. Not available in these cases: • The exposu re may be compensa ted incorre ctly , depending on the br ight ness of the subject. • Auto Br ac ket is disabl [...]

170 Recording T aking Pictures with the Self-timer Applicable modes: 1 Press 4 () . 2 Select the self-timer ico n ([ ], etc.), and then touch [M ore settings]. 3 T ouch the time setting for th e self-timer . Item Description of settings Picture is taken 10 s econds after shutter is pressed. After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 se[...]

171 Recording 4 Press t he sh utter button half way to fo cus a nd then pr ess it fully to take the pi cture. • A picture is not ta k en until th e subject i s bro ught into focus. Focus and exposure will be set when t he s hutter button is pre ssed half way . • If you want to pr ess th e sh utter butto n full y to take a picture even when the [...]

172 Recording Using the [Rec] Menu For details on [Rec] m enu settings, refer to P38 . • [Pho to Style], [S ensit ivity], [Fo cus Mo de] , [Met erin g Mo de], [i.D ynamic] , [i .Reso luti on] an d [Digit al Z oom ] are c ommo n to bo th th e [R ec] menu and [Mo tio n Pi cture ] menu. Cha ngin g thes e settings in o ne of these menus is refl ected[...]

173 Recording ∫ Adjusting the picture quality • Picture qualit y cannot be adj usted in the Intell igent Auto ( or ) Mode. 1 T ouch [ ]/[ ] to select the typ e of Ph oto Style. • In Scene Guid e Mode, you cannot select the photo styl e. 2 T ouch the items. 3 Drag the slide bar to adjust. • Registe r ed s ettings are memor ized even if the c[...]

174 Recording Applicable modes: This allows you to select the as pect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method. • The ends of th e recorded pic t ures may be cut at printi ng so check befo re printing. (P322) Applicable modes: Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures wil[...]

175 Recording Applicable modes: Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored. ¢ 1 If you de lete a RA W fi le from t he came ra, the corres ponding J PEG imag e will al so be deleted. ¢ 2 It is fixed to maximum reco rdable pixels ([ L]) for each im age as pect ratio. • Y o u can enjoy more advanced pi cture editing if you use[...]

176 Recording • Refer to P148 for details. Applicable modes: T ype of optical measurement to measure brightness c an be change d. • Refer to P164 for details. • Refer to P168 for details. [Focus M ode] [Metering M ode] Settings Description of settings [] (Multiple) This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by [...]

177 Recording • Refer to P170 for details. Applicable modes: Contrast and exposur e are compensat ed when the b rightness difference between the background and subjec t is great, etc. Settings: [A UTO]/[HIG H]/[ST ANDARD]/[LOW]/[OFF] • [AUTO] automatically sets th e intensity of the ef fect acc ording to the recording co nditions . Not availabl[...]

178 Recording Applicable modes: Y ou can combine 3 pictures with different levels of ex posure into a s ingle picture with rich gradation. Y ou can minimize the loss of gradat ions in bright areas and dark areas when, for example, the contrast between t he background and the s ubject is large. An image combined by HDR is recorded in JPEG . Settings[...]

179 Recording Applicable modes: A stop motion picture is created by splicing pictures together . • Set the date an d time setting s in advance. (P36) • Picture s tak en with [ S top Motion Animation] are displaye d as a set of group pictur es. (P68) 1 Select the recor din g method s, and th en to uch [S t art]. [S top Motion Anim ation] Before [...]

180 Recording 2 T ouch [New]. 3 Press the shu tter button fully . • Up to 9999 frames c an be recorde d. 4 Move the subject to decide on the composition. • Repeat record ing in the same way . • If this unit is turned of f whil e recording, a message fo r resuming the re cording is di splay ed. Sele ctin g [Y es] allows you to continue the re [...]

181 Recording 7 T ouch [OK]. • Confirmat ion screen is dis pl ayed. It is exec uted whe n [Y es] is selected. • Motion p ictures ca n also be created f rom [S top Mot ion Vi deo ] in the [Playback] menu. (P214) ∫ Addi ng pic tu res to th e Stop M o t i on Ani m a ti on gr o u p Selecting [Additional] in step 2 will display group pictures reco[...]

182 Recording • Refer to P9 5 for details. • Refer to P132 – P137 for det ails. Applicable modes: When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ]) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The cam era autom atically detects red-eye and correc ts the picture. Settings: [O N] /[OF F ] • [ ] is displayed on the i c on when it is s[...]

183 Recording Applicable modes: It will select optimal ISO s ensitivity with set va lue as limit depending on the brightness of the subject. Settings: [20 0]/[4 00]/[ 800]/[1600]/[ 3200]/ [6400]/[12800]/[O F F] • It will work when the [Sensit iv ity] is set to [AUTO ] or [ ]. Not available in these cases: • [ISO Limit Set] is dis abled in th e [...]

184 Recording Applicable modes: The camera automatically removes noise that appears when the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures of night scenery etc. so you can take beautiful pi c tures. Settings: [O N] /[OF F ] • If you set [ON] , t he countdown scre en is displayed when the shut ter button is presse d. Do not move the camera at this[...]

185 Recording • Refer to P125 for details. • Refer to P128 for details. Applicable modes: Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC, printer etc. • Depending on the color spa c e settin g, the fi le name of th e recorded pictur e c hanges a s shown. • Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar w[...]

186 Recording Applicable modes: Face Recognition is a f unction which finds a face resembling a registered face and prioritizes focus and exposure automatically . Even if the person is located towards the back or on t he end of a line in a group photo, the cam era can still take a clear picture. Settings: [O N]/[OFF ]/[MEMORY] • The following fun[...]

187 Recording • [Face Recog .] only works when th e AF Mode is set to [ š ]. • During the Burs t Mode, [Fac e Recog.] pic tu re information can be att ached t o only the first picture. • Similarity in fac ial f eatures can r esult i n one pe rson being recog nized as anothe r. • Face Recogn iti on may tak e more time to select and recogniz[...]

188 Recording Y ou can register inf ormation such as names and birthdays for face images o f up to 6 people. Registration can be f acilitated by taking multiple face image s of each pe rson (up to 3 pictures/registration). 1 T ouch [MEMOR Y]. 2 T ouch [New]. • [New] will not disp lay if there are 6 peop le already regist ered. Delet e a person al[...]

189 Recording 4 Set the item. • Y ou can register up to 3 fa c e images. • Exit th e menu af ter it is set. Item Description of settings [Name] It is possible to register names. 1 T ouch [SET]. 2 Enter the name. • For det ail s on how to enter characte rs, refer to “ Enteri ng T ext ” section on P5 6 . [Age] It is possible to register the[...]

190 Recording Y ou can modify the pic tures or information of an already registered person. Y ou can also delete the information of the registered person. 1 T ouch [MEMOR Y]. 2 T ouch the face image to ed it or delete. 3 Set the item. • Exit the menu af ter it is set. Change or delete the information for a registered person Item Description of se[...]

191 Recording Applicable modes: If you set the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their name and age in month s and years in the images. Y ou can display these at playback or stam p the recorded images using [T ext S tamp] (P210) . Settings: [ ] ([Baby1])/[ ] ([Baby2])/[ ] ([Pet])/[OFF]/[SET] ∫ Setting [Age] or [Name[...]

192 Moti on Pict ure Recording Motion Picture Applicable modes: This camera can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the A VCHD format or motion pictures recorded in MP4. Audio will be recorded in stereo. The functions available when recording motion pi ctures differ according to the lens you are using, and the operational so[...]

193 Motion Pic tur e When [A VCHD] is selected ¢ The sens or o utput i s 30 frames/ second When [MP4] is selected ∫ About the compatibil ity of the recorded motion pictures Even when a c ompatible device is used, r ecorded moti on pictures may be played back with reduced picture an d sound quality , or they may not be played back. Also, recordin[...]

194 Motion Pic tur e Focusing varies depending on the se ttings of the [Focus Mode] and t he [Continuous AF] in the [Motion Picture] menu. ¢ When [Con ti nuous AF] is set to [ OF F ], the fo c us is lock ed to the posi tion set at the st art of recording. • Depending on t he re cordin g cond itio ns or len s used, operati onal sound may be recor[...]

195 Motion Pic tur e Enabli ng/di s a bli ng the motion pictu re butto n [MENU] > [Custom] > [Video Butto n] > [ON]/[ OFF] • This func tion is for pre venting ac c ident a l operati on of the button. Switching between the angle of view for taki ng pictures and the one for recordi ng motion pi c t ures [MENU] > [Custom] > [Rec Area][...]

196 Motion Pic tur e • The operation al sound of the zoom or button ope ration may be recorde d when it is operated during the rec or ding of a motion picture. • When us ing the interchangeable lens (H- PS14042), if you tak e you r finger off the zoom leve r, focus le ver or functi on lever during recording of a motion pictu re, the sound of th[...]

197 Motion Pic tur e Recording still pictures w hile recording m otion pictures Applicable modes: S till pictures ca n be record ed even while r ecording a motion picture. (Simultaneous recording) ∫ Sett ing motio n pic t ure and st ill pict ur e pr i orities Applicable modes: Recording method for the still pictures t aken while recording a motio[...]

198 Motion Pic tur e Recording motion pictures with manually s et aperture value/shutter sp eed (Creative Video Mode) Recor ding Mode : It is possible to manually change the aperture and shutter speed and record motion pictures. 1 Set the mod e dial to [ ]. 2 Select [Exp osure Mode] in the [M otion Pictu re] menu. (P38) 3 T ouch any of [P], [A], [S[...]

199 Motion Pic tur e The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recor ded when it is operated during the rec ording of a mot ion picture. Using touch icons allows silent operation while r ecording motion pict ures. • Set [Silen t Operatio n] in the [Motion Picture ] menu to [ON]. 1 S tar t recordin g. 2 To u c h [ ] . 3 T ouch i[...]

200 Motion Pic tur e Using the [Motion Picture] M enu For det ails on [Moti on Picture] menu s e tt i ngs, refer to P38 . • [Pho to Style], [S ensit ivity], [Fo cus Mo de] , [Met erin g Mo de], [i.D ynamic] , [i .Reso luti on] an d [Digit al Z oom ] are c ommo n to bo th th e [R ec] menu and [Mo tio n Pi cture ] menu. Cha ngin g thes e settings i[...]

201 Motion Pic tur e • Refer to P124 for details. Applicable modes: The shutter speed c an be fixed t o reduce the flicker or st riping in the motion pict ure. Settings: [1/50]/ [1/60]/[1/100]/[1/120]/[OFF] • Refer to P199 for details. Applicable modes: Set whether or not the mic levels are di splayed on the screen. Settings: [O N] /[OF F ] Not[...]

202 Motion Pic tur e Applicable modes: Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels. Not available in these cases: • Not available with [Minia ture Eff ect] in Creative Control Mode. Applicable modes: This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatica lly . Settings: [A UTO]/[OFF] • Sound qu ality may be di fferent tha n usual when [ Wi[...]

203 Play back/ Edi tin g Using the [Playb ack] Menu With this menu, y ou can use va rious playback functions such as c ropping and other editing of recorded images , protect settings , etc. • With [Cl ea r Re to u ch ], [T ext St amp ], [Stop Moti on Video ], [R esiz e] or [Cro p pi n g ], a ne w ed ite d picture is cr eat ed. A new pict ure cann[...]

204 Playback/Edit ing ∫ Operations during a slideshow • Normal playback resumes af ter the slide sh ow finishes. ∫ Changi ng the slide show sett ing s Y ou c an change the settings for s lide show playback by selecting [ Effect] or [Setup] on the slide show menu s creen. [Effect] This allows you to select the screen effect s when switching f [...]

205 Playback/Edit ing [Setup] [Duration] or [Repeat] can be set. • [Duration ] can be set only when [OFF] has be en selected as the [Ef fect] setting. • When play ing bac k the following pictures, the [ Duration] setting is disabled. – Moti on p ict ures – Panorama pic t ures – Group P ictures Item Settings [Duration] [1SE C]/[2 SEC] /[3S[...]

206 Playback/Edit ing Playback in [Normal Play], [Picture Only], [Video Only], [3D Play], [Category Play] or [Favorite Play] can be selected. 1 Select the men u. 2 T ouch the group to pl ay back. • Refer to P271 for the me th od to pla y ba ck [3D Pla y] pi ct ur e s in 3D. When [Category Play] is selected in above step 2 3 T ouch the category to[...]

207 Playback/Edit ing The location information (longit ude/latitude) acquired by the smartphone/tablet can be sent to the camera and written in images. Preparation: Sending location information to the camera from the smartphone/tablet . • Y o u need to ins t all “Panasonic Image Ap p” on your smartphone/t ablet. (P227) • Read the [Help] in [...]

208 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can erase unneces sary parts re corded on the pictures taken. • The erasure op eration can only be perform ed by touching. [Cle ar Retouch] automatically enables t he to uch operation. 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select an imag e, and then touch [S et]. 3 Drag your finger over the p art you wan[...]

209 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can add text (comments) to pictures. Afte r text has been re gistered, it can be s tamped in prints using [T ext St am p] (P210) . 1 Select the men u. 3 Enter the text. (P56) • Exit the menu af ter it is set. • T o delete the ti tl e, erase all the text in th e text input screen . • Y ou can print out t exts (commen[...]

210 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or titl e onto the recorded pictures. 1 Select the men u. 3 T ouch [Set]. [T ext St amp] [MENU] > [Playback] > [T ext St amp] > [ Si ngle ]/[M ulti ] 2 Select an image you wish to st am p with text. • [ ‘ ] appea rs on screen if the picture is st [...]

211 Playback/Edit ing 4 Select the item t o stamp. 5 T ouch [ ]. 6 T ouch [OK]. • Confirmat ion screen is displa y ed. It is execut ed when [Y es] is selected. Exit the menu af ter it is executed. Item Description of settings [Shooting Date] [W/O TIME ]: S tamp the yea r , month and dat e. [WITH TIME]: S tam p the year , month, day , hour and min[...]

212 Playback/Edit ing • When you print pict ures stampe d with text, the date will be pr int ed over the st amped text if you specify pr int ing of the date at the phot o s hop or on the pr inter . • Y ou can set up to 100 pict ures at one time in [Multi ]. • The picture quality may dete riorate when te xt stamp i ng is carried out. • Depen[...]

213 Playback/Edit ing Recorded motion picture can be divided in t wo. It is recommended for when you want to divide a part you need with a part you do not need. Dividi ng a motion pictu re is pe rmanen t. Deci de before you divide! 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select a motion pictures, and then touch [Set]. • With [MP4] m[...]

214 Playback/Edit ing A Motion picture is created from group pictures taken wit h [S top Mo tion Animation]. Created motion pictures a re saved in MP4 recording format. 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select the Stop Mot ion Animation gro up, and then touch [Set ]. 3 Create a motion picture by selecting the methods for creatin[...]

215 Playback/Edit ing T o allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of pixels) is reduced. 1 Select the men u. • Y ou can set up to 100 pict ures at one time in [Multi ]. • The picture qualit y of the resized picture will det eriorate. Not available in these cases: • It may not be poss ible to resiz e pi[...]

216 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can enlarge and then clip the important p art of the recorded picture. 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select an imag e, and then touch [S et]. 3 Select the part s to be cropped. T ouch [ ]: Enlarge T ouch [ ]: Reduce Drag: Move • Y ou can also move using the c ursor butt ons 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • Y [...]

217 Playback/Edit ing This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pict ures manually in 90 o step s. • The [Rot a te] function is di s abled when [ R otate Disp.] is set to [O FF ]. 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select an imag e, and then t[...]

218 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have be en set as favo rites . • Play back the pic t ures set as favorites only as a slid e sh ow . • Play back onl y the picture s set as favorit es. ([Fav or ite Play]) • Delet e all the p icture s not set as favo rite s. ([All Dele te Exce pt F av[...]

219 Playback/Edit ing DPOF “D igital Print Order Format ” is a system t hat allows the user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each pict ure to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pi ctures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing st ore. For details, ask at you r photo printing sto[...]

220 Playback/Edit ing ∫ Canceling all th e [Print S et] settin gs Select the men u. • Confirmatio n screen is display ed. It is exec ut ed when [Y es] is selected. Exi t th e m en u aft er it is ex ecu t ed . ∫ T o pri nt the da t e After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing wit h the recording date by touching [Date]. • Depend[...]

221 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can set prot ection for pictures yo u do not want to delete by m istake. 1 Select the men u. ∫ Canceling all the [Protect] sett ings Select the men u. • Confirmatio n screen is display ed. It is exec ut ed when [Y es] is selected. Exi t th e m en u aft er it is ex ecu t ed . • The [Protect ] feature is only designed[...]

222 Playback/Edit ing Y ou can clear an d replace all information r elating to face reco gnition in selected im ages. 1 Select the men u. 2 Drag the screen horizontally to select an imag e, and then touch [S et]. 3 T ouch the name of the perso n you wish to edit . 4 (When [REP LACE] is selected) T ou ch the perso n to repl ace. • Confirmat ion sc[...]

223 Wi- F i / NFC Wi-Fi R function/NFC function ∫ Use the camera as a wireless LAN device When using equipment or computer systems that require more reliable security than wireless LAN devices, ensure that the appropriate m easures a re taken for safety de signs and defects for the sy stems used. Panasonic will not take any responsibility for any[...]

224 Wi-Fi/NFC ∫ This unit i s comp atible wit h NFC Using the NFC “ Near Field Communication ” function, you can easily transfer data necessary for a Wi-Fi conne ction between this camera and the smartphone/tablet. ∫ About the Wi-Fi connection lamp ∫ About th e [Wi-Fi ] button ∫ What you can do wi th the [Wi-Fi] button wh en connected t[...]

225 Wi-Fi/NFC ∫ Describing method When “select [ Smartphone]”, etc. is described in a step, perform any of the following operations. • The camera ca nnot be used to connect to a public wireles s LA N connection. • Use a IEEE802. 1 1b, IEEE802.1 1g or IEEE802.1 1n compatible devic e whe n using a wirel es s access point. • We str ongly r[...]

226 Wi-Fi/NFC What you can do with the Wi-Fi func tion What you can do Controlling with a Smartphone /T able t Record ing wi th a s martphone. Saving images stored in the camera. Sending imag es to an S NS. P227 Easy connection, easy transfer A connection can be easily establi shed by pressing and holding [Wi-Fi] or by using the NFC f unction. Y ou[...]

227 Wi-Fi/NFC Controlling with a Smartph one/T ablet Y ou can remote ly operate the camera using a smartphone/tablet. Y ou need to install “Panasonic Image App” (referred to as “ Image App ” from this point on ) on your smartphone/tablet. The “Image App” is an app lication provided by P anasonic. The ser vi c e may not be ab le to be us[...]

228 Wi-Fi/NFC A connection c an be easily established by pr e ssing and holding [Wi-Fi] or by using the NFC function. 1 Press and hold [Wi-Fi]. • The informat ion (SSID and password) required for dire c tly connect ing your smartphone/t ablet to this uni t is displayed . • Except f or when connec ti ng for the first time , the screen from the p[...]

229 Wi-Fi/NFC ∫ Changi ng the connec tion me thod T o change the connection met hod, press [D IS P .], and then select the connection m ethod. On the camera Select [Via Netw ork] or [Direct] , and connect. (P259) On your smartp hone/tab let When connecting with [ Via Network]: 1 T urn on the Wi-Fi function. 2 Select the wireless access point you [...]

230 Wi-Fi/NFC Using the NFC “ Near Field Communication ” function, you can easily transfer data necessary for a Wi-Fi connection between this camera and the smartphone/t ablet. 1 Launch “ I mage App ” on your smartpho ne/tabl et. • The scree n for selectin g the connecti on de s tinati on is displayed after t he laun c h. 2 While [ ] is d[...]

231 Wi-Fi/NFC • Y ou can register up to 20 smartphon es/tabl ets. When the numb er exce eds 20, regi stratio ns will be deleted, start i ng from the old est touche d one. • Performing [ Reset Wi-Fi S ettings] will de lete the smartphon e/tablet registrat ion. • If the camera is not recogn iz ed even when tou ching the sm art phone/table t, ch[...]

232 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Connect to a smartphone/tablet. (P228) 2 Select [ ] on the smartphone/tablet. • The recorded images are saved in the camera. • Motion pi ctures can also b e record ed. • Some s et ti n gs are no t avai l a b le . • When this unit is in Pan orama Shot Mode, remote recor ding cannot be performed. • The screen differ s depend[...]

233 Wi-Fi/NFC Using the NFC f unction, you can transfer images in the camera to a smartphone/tablet. An image can be sent on si te immediately after taking it , so you can easily send it to the smartphone/tablet ¢ of your family or friend. ¢ Insta lling the “ Image App ” is required f or us e. 1 Play back the picture you want to transfer to t[...]

234 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Connect to a smartphone/tablet. (P228) 2 Select [ ] on a smartphone/tablet. 3 Drag an image to send it to an SNS, etc. • The image is sen t t o a web service su ch as an SNS. • The f unction can be ass igned to th e top, bo ttom, left or right a c cording to your pr eference. Y ou can acquire location information from a smartpho[...]

235 Wi-Fi/NFC ∫ Methods for sen ding and i mages that can b e sent • Some images may not be played back or sen t dep ending on the de v ice. • For informati on on the playback of images, ch eck the operat ing instr uctions of the des tinatio n device. • For det ails on how t o send ima ges, refe r to P265 . Click the followings t o jump to [...]

236 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select a device you want to connect. • When the co nnection is complete, th e s creen is dis played. T o change the send s ett ing, press [DIS P .]. (P266) 4 T ake pictures. • The p ictures are se nt aut omatically aft er t aking them. • T o chan ge th[...]

237 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select a device you want to connect. • When the co nnection is complete, th e s creen is dis played. T o change the send s ett ing, press [DIS P .]. (P266) 4 Select [Singl e Select] or [Multi S elect]. • T o chan ge the s etting o r dis connect, press [W[...]

238 Wi-Fi/NFC Displaying pictures on a TV 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select a device you want to connect. • When the co nnection is establis he d, the screen is displayed. 4 T ake or play b ack pictures on this unit. • T o chan ge the s etting o r dis connect, press [Wi-Fi] . (P 224) • When a[...]

239 Wi-Fi/NFC When sending images to Printer ∫ Methods for sen ding and i mages that can b e sent • Some i mages may not b e sent depen ding on the devic e. • For det ails on how t o send ima ges, refe r to P265 . 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select a pri nter you w ant to connect. 4 Select pic[...]

240 Wi-Fi/NFC When sending images to A V device Y ou can send pictures and motion pictures to A V devices in your house (hom e A V devices). Y ou can also send them to the devices (external A V devices) of your family or friends living away from y ou via “LUMIX CLUB”. ∫ Methods for sen ding and i mages that can b e sent • Some images may no[...]

241 Wi-Fi/NFC Click the followings t o jump to the beginning of each menu. • When sendin g images on a mobile net work, high p acket co mmunicatio n fees may be incu rred depending on the detai ls of your contract. 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Hom e] or [Extern al]. 3 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) • When [Ex ternal] is [...]

242 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Hom e] or [Extern al]. 3 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) • When [Ex ternal] is sele cted, [ Direc t] cannot be selecte d. 4 Select a device you want to connect. • When the co nnection is complete, th e s creen is dis played. T o change the send s ett ing, press [DIS P .]. (P266) [...]

243 Wi-Fi/NFC When sending images to PC ∫ Methods for sen ding and i mages that can b e sent ¢ A motion picture rec orded in [A VCHD] can be sent to [PC] if the file size is 4 GB or sma ller . It cannot be se nt if the siz e is greate r than 4 GB. • Some images may not be played back or sen t dep ending on the de v ice. • For informati on on[...]

244 Wi-Fi/NFC • Create a PC user account [ac count name (up to 254 chara cters) and pas s word (up to 32 character s )] consis ting of alph anumeric characters. An attempt t o cr eate a receive f older may fail if the accoun t includes non-alphanu meric characters. ∫ When usin g “ PHOTOf unSTUDIO ” 1 Inst all “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” to the P[...]

245 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select the PC you want to connect to. • When the P C yo u want t o conn ect t o i s not display e d, se lect [ Man ual Inp ut] , and ent er the compute r name of th e PC (NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers) . 4 Select the folder you want to send. • Whe[...]

246 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network] or [Direct], and connect. (P259) 3 Select the PC you want to connect to. • When the P C yo u want t o conn ect t o i s not display e d, se lect [ Man ual Inp ut] , and ent er the compute r name of th e PC (NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers) . 4 Select the folder you want to send. • Whe[...]

247 Wi-Fi/NFC Using Web services Y ou can send pictures and motion pictures to an SNS, etc. via “LUMIX CLUB”. By setting up automatic transfers of pictures and motion pictures to t he [Cloud Sync . Service], you can receive the transferred pictures or motion pictures on a PC or smartphone. Click the followings t o jump to the beginning of each [...]

248 Wi-Fi/NFC Click the followings t o jump to the beginning of each menu. • Images upl oaded to the web service cann ot be displayed or dele t ed with this ca mera. Check images by access ing the web servic e wit h y our smartpho ne/tablet or computer . • If sending imag es fails, a repo rt ema il outlining the fai lure will be sent to the ema[...]

249 Wi-Fi/NFC When sending image s to web s ervices, the w eb service being used must be registered with the “LUMIX CLUB”. • Check the “F AQ/Co nt act us” on the followin g site for comp atible web serv ices. http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/eng/c/lumix_faqs/ Preparation: Make sure that you have created an account on the web service you wan[...]

250 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network], an d connect. (P260) 3 Select a web service you wan t to con nect. • When the co nnection is complete, th e s creen is dis played. T o change the send s ett ing, press [DIS P .]. (P266) 4 Select [Singl e Select] or [Multi S elect]. • T o chan ge the s etting o r dis connect, press [Wi-Fi[...]

251 Wi-Fi/NFC ∫ Methods for sen ding and i mages that can b e sent • Some images may not be played back or sen t dep ending on the de v ice. • For informati on on the playback of images, ch eck the operat ing instr uctions of the des tinatio n device. • For det ails on how t o send ima ges, refe r to P265 . Click the followings t o jump to [...]

252 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Via Network], an d connect. (P260) 3 Check the send setting. • When the co nnection is complete, th e s creen is dis played. T o change the send s ett ing, press [DIS P .]. (P266) 4 T ake pictures. • T o chan ge the s etting o r dis connect, press [Wi-Fi] . (P 224) Y ou cannot change the sett ings whi[...]

253 Wi-Fi/NFC Registering to the “LUMIX CLUB” Acquire a “LUMIX CLUB” login ID (free). If you register this unit to the “LUMIX CL UB”, you c an synchronize images between the devices you are using, or transfer t hese images t o web services. Use the “LUMIX CLUB” when uploading pictures to web services or external A V devic e. • Y o[...]

254 Wi-Fi/NFC 5 Read through th e “LUMIX CLUB” terms of use and select [Agree]. • Y ou can switch pages by 3 / 4 . • The display can be enlarge d (2 k ) by moving t he functi on lever to the right. • The enlarged display can be reset to its original size (1 k ) by mo vi ng th e fu ncti o n l eve r to the lef t. • Y ou can move t he p os[...]

255 Wi-Fi/NFC Preparation: When using the ac quired login ID, check the ID and password. T o change the “LUMIX CLUB” password on the camera, access the “LUMIX CLUB” website from your smartphone/tablet or PC and change the “LUMIX CLUB ” password in advance. • The login ID an d passwo rd register ed to the “LUMIX CLUB” canno t be c [...]

256 Wi-Fi/NFC • Setting the same login ID on this unit and your smartp hone/tablet is conveni ent for sending images on thi s unit to other de v ices or web servic es. Check the details if the term s of use ha ve been updated. 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [T erms of use]. • The camera will connect to the ne twork and the terms of use will be di[...]

257 Wi-Fi/NFC Delete the login ID fr om the camera when transferring it t o anot her party or disposing of it . Y ou can also delete y our “LUMIX CLUB” account. 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Delete accou nt]. • The message is di splayed. Sele ct [Next]. 3 Select [Y es] in the log in ID de le t e confirmati on s cr een. • The message is di s[...]

258 Wi-Fi/NFC Images can be sent to the A V device of relatives and acquaintances via “LUMIX CLUB”. • See the following site for A V device that is compat ible with “LUMIX CLUB”. http://pana sonic.jp/support/ global/cs/dsc/ (This Site is English only .) 1 Select the men u. 2 Select [Add new device]. 3 Enter the address number . 4 Enter th[...]

259 Wi-Fi/NFC About Connections Y ou can select a connection met hod after selecting a Wi-Fi function and a destination. Performing a direct connection is convenient fo r when you are in a place away from home where wireless access points are not available or for when connecting temporarily to a device you do not usually use. When connecting with t[...]

260 Wi-Fi/NFC Y ou can select t he method for c onnecting to a wireless access point. ¢ WPS refers to a f unction t hat allows you to easily config ure the se tt ings relat ed to t he c onnect i on and security of wire less LAN devices. T o c heck if th e wireless acc ess point you are using is comp atible with WPS, refe r to the manual of the wir[...]

261 Wi-Fi/NFC Search for avail able wireless acce s s points. • Confirm encr yp tion key of th e se lected wireless ac cess point if t he network authe ntication is encrypted . • When connec t ing by [Manual Inpu t ] , confi rm SSID, en cryptio n type, en c ryptio n k ey of th e wireless acces s point you are usin g. 1 Select the wireless ac ce[...]

262 Wi-Fi/NFC Y ou can select t he method for c onnecting to the dev ice you are using. Select the connection m ethod suppo rted by your device. Connecting fr om a loc ation away from your hous e (direct connection) Connection method Description of setti ngs [Wi-F i Di rect] 1 Set the device to Wi-Fi Direct TM mode. 2 Sele ct [Wi-F i D ire ct]. 3 S[...]

263 Wi-Fi/NFC When the Wi-Fi function is used , a record is save d in the history . Y ou can register rec ords as favorites. Connecti ng from the history or fav orites allows you to easily connect with the same settings as the previous ones. 1 Press [Wi-Fi]. 2 Select [Sel ect a destination fr om History] or [Select a d estination from Favorite]. 3 [...]

264 Wi-Fi/NFC 1 Press [Wi-Fi]. 2 Select [Select a destination from Favorite]. 3 Select the favorite item you want to edit, and then press 1 . 4 Select the item. • Performing [Reset Wi-F i Setti ngs] cl ears the history and the c ontent s s aved in [Select a desti na tion from Fa vorite]. • When conn ecting t o a net work to which many PCs are c[...]

265 Wi-Fi/NFC When sending image s, select the method for sending them after selecting [New Connection]. After the connection has been completed, setti ngs for sending, such as the image s ize for sending, can also be changed. • When sendin g images on a mobile net work, high p acket co mmunicatio n fees may be incu rred depending on the detai ls[...]

266 Wi-Fi/NFC Pressing [DISP .] after complet ing a connection allows you to change the settings for sending such as the image size for sending. Changi ng t he sett ing s for sendi ng images Item Description of settings [Size] Resize the ima ge to send. [Original]/[Auto] ¢ 1 /[Change ] • If you selec t [Auto], th e image siz e is determine d by [...]

267 Wi-Fi/NFC [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu Configure the settings r equired for the Wi-Fi function. [Wi-Fi Setup] cannot be changed when connec ted to Wi-Fi. (excluding [Network Addr ess] ) Select the men u. • Refer to P253 fo r de tails. • For det ail s on how to enter charact ers, refer to “ Enteri ng T ext ” section on P56 . • If you are usin g [...]

268 Wi-Fi/NFC • For det ail s on how to enter charact ers, refer to “ Enteri ng T ext ” section on P56 . • Make a copy of password. If you forget the password, you can reset it with [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] in the [Se tup ] menu, how ev er other se tt in g s w ill al so b e reset . (exc lu di ng [L U MIX CLUB] ) • A “MAC Address” is a u[...]

269 Connec ti ng to othe r eq uip ment Enjoying 3D pict ures Attaching the 3D interchangeable lens (H-FT012: optional) t o the came ra allows you to take 3D pictures for extra impact. T o view 3D pictures, a television that support s 3D is required. 1 Att ach the 3 D intercha ngeable lens to the camera. 2 Bring the subjec t into the fra me and r ec[...]

270 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ Functi ons that cannot be used dur ing 3D recor din g When recording w ith the 3D interchangea ble lens (H-FT012: optional), the following feature will be disabled: (Recording function s) • Auto Focu s/Manual Fo cus oper ation • Apertu re sett ing • Zoom operation • Recording moti on pictures ¢ 1 ?[...]

271 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Connecting the camera to a 3D c ompatible television and playing back pictures taken in 3D allows you to enjoy 3D pictures for extra impact. It is also possible to pl ay back the recorded 3D pictures by inserting an SD card into the 3D compatible television with an SD card slot . Connect the unit to a 3D comp a[...]

272 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t • When a pictur e rec orded in 3D is display ed on this un it, it is played back in 2D (convent ional image). • A black scre en is di sp layed f or a few sec onds wh en swit ching p laybac k ba ck and f orth f rom 3 D to 2D pi ct ure s. • When you select a 3D pic t ure thumbnail, it may ta ke a few second[...]

273 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Playing Back Pictures o n a TV Screen Pictures recor ded with this unit can be played back on a TV screen. • Confirm the terminals on y our TV and use a cable comp at ible wit h t he ter minals. I mage quality may vary with the conne c ted termi nals. 1 High quality 2 HDMI socket 3 Video socket 1 Connec t the[...]

274 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t 2 T urn on the TV and sele ct the input to match t he connector in use. 3 T urn the camera o n and the n press [ ( ]. • Input of the TV will switc h automatically and playback scree n is d isplayed when connecte d to a VIERA Link compatible TV using an HDMI mini cable with the [VIERA Link] (P53) set to [ON ].[...]

275 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t 1 Connect this unit to a Panasoni c TV com p atible w ith VIERA Link with an HDMI mi ni cable (opti onal) (P273) . 2 T urn the camera o n and the n press [ ( ]. 3 Operate with the remote control for the TV . • Operate with ref erence to the operation ico ns dis played o n the s creen. • T o play back the au[...]

276 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ Other linked operations T urning this unit off : If you use the rem ote control for the TV to turn the TV off, this unit is also turned off. Automat ic i nput s witching: • If you connec t with an HDMI mini cable an d then turn this unit on, and t hen press [ ( ], th e inpu t channel on the T V automatica[...]

277 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Saving still pictures and motion pictures o n your PC Y ou can acquire recorded pict ures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Some PCs can read dir ectly from the car d removed from the c amer a. For detai ls, refer to the operating instructions of your PC. • If the computer being used does not s[...]

278 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t The supplied CD-ROM includes the following sof tware. Install the software on to your computer before use. • PHOT OfunSTUDI O 9. 2 A E (Wi ndows XP /Vist a/7/8) This soft ware allows you to manage images . For exampl e, you can send pictu res and motio n picture s t o a PC and s ort them by reco rding date or[...]

279 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ Inst alling supplied sof tware • Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications. 1 Check the envir onment of you r PC. • Operating enviro nment of “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9 .2 AE ” – OS: Windows R XP (32bit) SP 3, Windows Vista R (32bit) SP2, Windows R 7 (32bit/64bit) or SP1, Windows R 8 (32b[...]

280 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ T ransfe rring pictures to a PC 1 Connec t the com puter and camera with the U SB connec tion cable (supplied). • Please turn this u nit on and you r PC before connec ting. • Check the dire c tions of th e c onnect ors, and plu g th em strai ght in or unplug th em straight ou t. (Other wi se, the conne [...]

281 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ Copyin g to a PC wit hout using “ PHOTOfunS TUDIO ” If you are not able to install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, yo u can copy files and fo lders to your PC by dragging and dropping files f rom this unit. • The content (folder structure) on the card of this unit is a s follows. • A VCHD motion pictures ma[...]

282 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely Select the [ ] icon in the t ask tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject DMC-XXX] (XX X varies by model) . • Depending on y our PC’ s settings, this ic on may not be displayed . • If the icon is not displayed , check that [Access] is not displ ayed[...]

283 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Saving still pictures and motion pictures o n a Recorder If you insert card holdi ng content recorded with this unit into a Panasonic recorder , you can dub the content to a Blu-ray Disc or DVD etc. Methods to export still pictures and m otion pict ures to other devices will vary depending on the file format. ([...]

284 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to be printed out and inst ruct that printing be started on the cam era’s monitor . • Grouped pic tures are di s played indi v idually . • Some printer s can print direc tl y from the card remov[...]

285 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t 1 T ouch [M ulti P rint]. 2 T ouch the item. Selecting a single picture and printing it 1 Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Print ]. 2 T ouch [Print st art]. • Refer to P286 fo r the it ems that can be set before starting to prin t the pictures . • Disconnec t the USB conn ect[...]

286 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t Select and s et the ite ms both on the screen in step 2 of the “S electing a single pictur e and prin ting it ” an d i n step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” procedu res. • When you want to prin t picture s on a paper siz e or a lay out which is not sup port ed by the camera, [...]

287 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t ∫ [Paper Size] • Paper s izes not support ed by the prin ter wi ll not b e displaye d. ∫ [Page Layou t] (Layouts for printi ng that c an be set with th is unit) • An item cann ot be selecte d if the printe r does not su pport the p age layout. ∫ Layout printi ng When printing a picture several times o[...]

288 Connect ing to o ther e quipmen t • The camera i s re ceiving an er ror message from t he printe r wh en t he [ ¥ ] indication lights orange during printing . Afte r finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printe r . • If the numb er of print s is high, the pic tures may be prin ted several times. In th is case, the re[...]

289 Oth er s Optional accessories By connecting the A C adaptor (optional), and t hen plugging them into an elect rical socket, you can connect t his unit to a PC or printer and use without worrying about the capacity of the battery . T o use the AC adaptor , a DC coupler (optional) i s required. • Always us e a genuine P anasonic AC a daptor (o [...]

290 Others The MC protector is a transparent filter which af fects neither the colors nor the amount of light, so it can al ways be used to protect the camera’s lens. The ND filter reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal t o adjusting the aperture value 3 increments) without affecting the color balance . PL filter will suppress [...]

291 Others Monitor Display ∫ In re cor din g Recording in Program AE Mode [ ] 1 Rec ording Mode (P74) 2 P hoto Style (P172) 3 F lash Mode (P130) 4 R ecording format/Record ing quality (P192) 5 N um ber of recordable pictures/ Aspect Ratio (P174) : Extra T ele Conv ersion (when taking still pictures) (P125) 6 Q uality (P 175) 7 F ocus Mode ( P148)[...]

292 Others ∫ In recording (after settings) 28 Custom settings (P120) 29 Creative control adjustment display (P109) 30 Flash (P135) 31 Extra T ele Conversion ( when recording motion pictures) (P124) 32 Picture Mode (Still picture priorities) (P197) 33 AF Lock (P161) 34 Face Recognition (P186) 35 Histogram (P63) 36 Color (P85) 37 Defocus control fu[...]

293 Others 55 AE Lock (P161) 56 Mic lev el display (P20 1) Age ¢ 6 (P191) Location ¢ 5 (P49) 57 Name ¢ 6 (P191) Number of days that have passed since the departure date ¢ 5 (P49) 58 Digital Zoom (P128) 59 Simultaneous recording indicator (P197) 60 HDR (P178) ¢ 1 Only available when a l ens that supp ort s the S tabilizer function is at tached [...]

294 Others ∫ In playback Detailed information display Histogram display 1 P layback M ode (P206) 2 M otion picture playback (P67) Play panorama (P98) Continuous Burst Picture Group Playback (P69) Continuous playback of the St op Motion Animation Group (P69) 3 Protected picture (P221) 4 N um ber of prints (P219) 5 N um ber of recordable pictures/ [...]

295 Others Message Display Confirmation messages or error mess ages will be displayed on the screen in some cas es. The major m essages are desc ribed below as examples. [This picture is protected] > Delete the pic t ure aft er canceli ng the protec t setting. (P221) [Th is pict ure c a n not be d elete d]/ [ S om e pic t ures c a n no t be de l[...]

296 Others [Memory Card Error]/[Memory card parameter error]/[This memory card cannot be used] > Use a card compatible with this unit. (P 32) • SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) • SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB) • SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB) [Insert SD card again]/[T ry an other card] • An error has occurred accessin g the card. > In[...]

297 Others [Picture is displayed for 16:9 TV]/[Picture is displayed for 4:3 TV] • Select [T V As pect] in the [Setup ] men u if you want to change the T V aspect. (P52) • This mess age also appe ars when the USB con nection c able is connecte d to the camera only . In this case, conne c t the oth er end of the USB connecti on cable to a PC or a[...]

298 Others [Upload to the Cloud Fo lder is available after Cloud Sync settings have been set up on download a ble devi c es s uc h a s PC s or sma rtphon e s .] • Devices th at download image s from a cloud folder are not re gistered. • Perform Clo ud Sync s etting. Configure t he settin gs on a PC with “ PHOTOfu nSTUDIO ” or on a smartph o[...]

299 Others Menu list Click the followings t o jump to the beginning of each menu. This menu lets you set the aspect ratio, number of pixels and other aspects of t he pictures you are recording. • [Pho to Style], [S ensit ivity], [Fo cus Mo de] , [Met erin g Mo de], [i.D ynamic] , [i .Reso luti on] an d [Digit al Z oom ] are c ommo n to bo th th e[...]

300 Others [Self Ti mer] S et the time delay for the self-timer recording. P170 [i.Dynamic] (Intel ligent dynamic ra nge control) Adjusts the contr ast and exposu re. P177 [i.Resolution] Records pictures with more defined outlines and sense of clarity . P177 [HDR] Y ou can combine 3 pictures with different levels of exposure into a single picture w[...]

301 Others [Shading Comp.] If the screen p eriphery darkens as a result of lens characteristics, the brightness in this region will be corrected. P184 [Ex. T ele Conv .] When the number of pixels is set to any thing other than [L], the T ele effect is incr eased without degradation in image quality . P125 [Digital Zoom] Increases the T ele effect. [...]

302 Others This menu lets you set the [Rec Format ], [Rec Quality], and ot her aspects for m otion picture recording. • [Pho to Style], [S ensit ivity], [Fo cus Mo de] , [Met erin g Mo de], [i.D ynamic] , [i .Reso luti on] an d [Digit al Z oom ] are c ommo n to bo th th e [R ec] menu and [Mo tio n Pi cture ] menu. Cha ngin g thes e settings in o [...]

303 Others Operation of the unit, such as displaying of the screen and button operations, can be set up according to your preferences. Also, it is possible t o register the modified settings. [Custom] [Cust.Set Me m.] Registers the current c amera settings as custom s et. P120 [AF/AE Lock] Sets the fixed content for focus ing and exposure when the [...]

304 Others [Highlight] When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back, white saturated areas appear blinking i n black and white. P71 [Expo.Meter] Set whether or not t o display the ex posure meter. P87 [Dial Gu ide] Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide. P1 9 [Rec Area] This changes the angle of view during motion[...]

305 Others This menu lets you perf orm the clock settings , select the operating beep tone settings and set other settings which make it easier for you to operate the camera. Y ou can also configure the settings of Wi-F i related functions. [Setup] [Clock Set] Setting Date/Time. P36 [World Time] Sets the times for the region wher e you live and you[...]

306 Others [Economy] Suppress es the unit’s power consumption to prevent the battery from being run down. P51 [USB Mode] Sets the communication method when connecting using the USB connection cable (s upplied). P51 [Output] This sets ho w the unit connects to a t elevision etc. P52 [VIERA Link] Equipment that suppor ts the VIERA Link w ill connec[...]

307 Others This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or Pr int Settings, etc. of recorded pictures. [Playb ack] [2D/3D Settings] Switches the playback method for 3D images. P203 [Slid e Sho w ] Selects the type etc. of the imag es and plays back in order . P203 [Playback Mo de] Selects the type etc. of the images and plays back only particula[...]

308 Others T rouble shooting First, try out the following procedures ( P308 – 324 ). • The batt ery is exhaust ed. • Charge th e bat tery . • If you leave the camer a on, the battery will be exhaust ed. > T urn the camer a off f requent ly by using the [Econ omy] etc. (P51) • If you conne c t to a TV compatib le with VIERA Link with a [...]

309 Others • Picture might look whitish when lens or imag e s ensor get s dirty with fin gerprint s or similar . > If the lens is dirty tu rn the camera off and t hen gently wipe the lens surfa c e with a sof t , dry clo th. > Refer to P 326 when t he ima ge sensor gets dirty . > Check that th e exposur e is correc tly compen s ated. ( P[...]

310 Others • The shutt er s peed will become sl ower an d the Optical Image S tabi liz er functio n may not work properl y when t aking pictu res es pecially in dark places . > We recomme nd hold ing the camera firmly with bot h hands when t a k ing pictures . (P57) > We recomme nd us ing a tripod and t he s elf-timer (P1 70) when taki ng p[...]

311 Others • When rec ording und er fluorescent or LED light ing fix ture, etc., in creasing the shu t ter speed may introdu ce slight cha nges to brigh tness and co lor . These are a result of the c har acteristics of the light s ource and d o not in dicate a malfunction. • When rec o r di n g su b j ec ts in ex t rem e l y br i g ht lo cation[...]

312 Others • Y o u may not be ab le to record for a short while afte r turning this unit on when using a larg e capacity card. • Use a card with SD S peed Class with “Class 4” or higher when re cording moti on pictures. • Depending on th e type of the card, record ing may stop in the middle. > If motion pic ture reco rding stop s durin[...]

313 Others • Depending on th e lens used, picture may be warp ed slightly or you may see colors alon g the edge depen ding on t he z oom fac tor , due to the c har a cteri stics of t he le ns. Also, the p eriph eral s of the image migh t look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used. This is no t a malfunction . • [...]

314 Others • Check [Monit or Luminance] se tt ing. (P50) • Perform [Mon itor Display]. (P50) • This occurs due to the apert ur e of the len s chan ging when the shutter button i s pre ssed halfway , or when the brightn ess of the su bject change s . This is no t a malfuncti on. • This is not a malfunction. These pix els do not af fect the r[...]

315 Others • Y ou ca n d is pl a y th e pi c t ur e s wit h out be i n g r otat ed w he n [R ota te Di sp . ] (P217) is set to [OFF] . • Y ou can rotate pi ctures with th e [Rotate] funct i on. (P 217) • Did you press [ ( ]? • Is the card insert ed? • Is there a pi cture on th e card? • Is this a folder or pic t ure which was processed [...]

316 Others • Is it a pic ture t hat has been recor ded with ot her equ ipment? I n such case s , these pictures may be displayed wit h a deteriorat ed picture quality . • When Red-Ey e Remov al ([ ] , [ ]) is in o peration, if you t ak e a pictur e of a s ubject with red color su rrounded by a skin tone c olor , that red part may be correcte d [...]

317 Others • Use within th e communicat ion range of th e wirele s s LAN networ k. • Connecti on types and securit y setting met hods are d ifferent dep ending o n t he wireless access point. > Refer to the op erating ins tructions of the wireless ac cess point . • When the radio waves are inte rrupted, t he conditi on may improve by movin[...]

318 Others • It may tak e lon ger time to connect depe nding on the Wi-Fi connect ion setting of the smartpho ne/ta blet, b ut it is not a malfun ction. > Try switching th e ON / OF F of the W i-F i fu nc ti o n in th e W i-Fi se tti ng s of the sm a rt p ho n e/ table t. • Check th e information in the login sc reen o f “LUMIX CLUB” . h[...]

319 Others • Upload may not comp let e when it is discon nec ted while tran smitting the image. • It may tak e s ome time af ter uploading the ima ge to be reflecte d in the web service dependi ng on the sta tus of the server . > Wait fo r a while and try agai n. • Y o u can check th e transmission st at us on the web service link set tin [...]

320 Others • Is the size of the image too large? > T ransmit after dividing the motion p icture with [V ideo Divide] (P213) . > Reduce the imag e siz e at [Size] (P266 ) , and then s end. > Image canno t be transmit ted when the batter y ind icator is fl as hing red . • File format of the motion pi cture th at can be sen t diff ers dep[...]

321 Others • Is the camera connect ed to t he TV correc tly? > Set the TV input to external input mode . • Dependin g on th e TV model, the pi c tures may be extended horizon tal ly or ver tically or t hey may be display ed with their edge s cut of f. • Are you trying to play back the mot ion picture s by directly insert ing the card i n t[...]

322 Others > Disconnect t h e USB connec tion c able. Co nnect it again while the card is inser t ed in the camera. > If the re are two or more USB te rminal on a single PC, t ry c onnectin g the US B conne ction cable to anothe r USB termina l. > Check if your PC is comp at ible with SDXC memor y card s. http://p anasonic.n et/avc/s dcard[...]

323 Others • This is the nois e of t he Dus t Reduction Func tion workin g ( P326) ; i t is not a malfunc tion. • It is a soun d of lens movement or aperture operation when this unit is turned o n or off , and it is not a malfunct ion. • Y o u may hea r a sound f r om t he lens a nd image in th e monitor may sudd enly change wh en the brightn[...]

324 Others • The surface of the camera and the reverse side of the monitor may bec ome warm during use. This does not af fect the perfor mance or quality of the ca mera. • If you do not us e the camera for a long time, t he clock may be re set. > [Please set t he clock] messag e will be displayed; please reset the clock. (P36) • When you p[...]

325 Others Cautions for Use Keep this un it as far away as possible fro m electromagneti c equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, v ideo games etc.) . • If you use th is unit on top of or near a TV , the pictures and /or sound on this unit may be disrupt ed by e lectromag netic wave radiatio n. • Do not use th is un it ne ar cell phones becau[...]

326 Others Before cleaning the camera, remove the battery or the DC coupler (optional), or disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry , soft clot h. • When the c amera is soiled bad ly , it c an be cle ane d by wip ing th e di rt of f with a wru ng we t clo th , and then wi th a dry cloth. • Wipe off any dirt or [...]

327 Others • Do not press th e monitor with exce ssive force. Uneven colors may appear on the monit or and it may malfunct i on. • If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the pic tu re on the Moni tor will be slight ly darker than usual at first. Howev er , the picture will return to normal brightness when the inter nal temperat ure of the c[...]

328 Others The battery is a rech argeable lithium ion bat tery . It s ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that t akes place inside it. This reaction is susceptible to the s urrou ndi ng te mper atur e an d hu midi ty . If the temp era ture is too hi gh o r t oo low , the operating ti me of the battery will beco me shorter . A[...]

329 Others ∫ Abou t 3 D re cor ding With the 3D interchangeable lens attached, d o not record a subject at less than the minimum focus distance. • The 3D ef f ects may be more pronoun c ed, and there fore caus e ti redness or discomfor t. • When the 3D interch angeabl e len s (H-FT012: optio nal) is used, the minimum fo cus dista nce i s 0.6 [...]

330 Others Do not leave the card where the temperature is h igh, where electro magnetic waves or st ati c electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do no t bend or drop the card. • The card may be da maged or the r ec orded cont ent may be damaged or de leted. • Put the ca rd in the card cas e or the stor age bag af ter us[...]

331 Others When requesting a rep air , transferring to another party , or disposing. • Afte r making a copy of personal inf o rmation, alwa y s delete info rmation such as personal informati on and wireless LAN connection settings th at you have sa ve d within th e camera with [Reset Wi- F i Setting s]/[Delete ac count] (P54 , 257) . • Reset th[...]

332 Others • Recorded dat a may be damaged or lost if the camer a breaks down due to inapp ropr iate handling. Panason ic will n ot be li able for any damage c aused d ue to loss of recorded data. • When you use a trip od, make sure the tripod is stabl e w hen this unit is atta ched to it. • Y ou may not be able to remove th e c ard or the ba[...]

333 • G MICRO SYSTEM is a lens ex change ty pe digit al camera system of LUMIX base d on a Micro Four Third s System stand ard. • Micro Four Thirds™ and Micro Four Thirds Log o marks are trademar k s or registered trademarks of O lympus Imag ing Corporat ion, in Japan , the United S tat es, the Eu rope an Union and other count ries. • Four [...]

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