Panasonic DMC-SZ5 manual

Operating In structions for advanced fe atures Digital Camera Model No. DMC-SZ5 VQT4K 14 F0712TC0 Befor e use, ple ase read these in structio ns comp letely . until 2012/10/25[...]

- 2 - Content s Before Use Care of the camer a ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .. 6 St andard Accessories ........... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... .. 7 Names and Funct ions of Main Part s... ...... ....... .[...]

- 3 - Recording About t he LCD Moni tor ..... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 51 Using the Zoom ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... .. 52 • Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ[...]

- 4 - Playb ack/Editing V ari ous metho ds of pl ayback........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... 86 • [Slide Show]........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .. 87 • [Filte ring Play] ....... ...... ...... ....... ....[...]

- 5 - Connecting to other equipme nt Playing Back Pictures on a TV Scr een .................. ....................... ..................... .... 137 Saving s till pictur es and motion pictures on y our PC ... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... .. 13 9 • Upload images to the WEB service using the upload tool “LUMIX Image Uploader” .....[...]

- 6 - Before Use Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, LCD monit or , or external ca se may be damaged if used in the following c onditions. It may also malf unction or image may not record if you: – Drop or hit the camera. – Sit down with the camera in your tro use rs pocket o r forcefully ins[...]

- 7 - Before Use St anda rd Accessories Check that all the ac cessories are s upplied before using the camera. • The accessori es and their shape will di ffer dep ending on t he country or area where t he camera was purchased. For details on the accessories, refer to “Basic Ope rating Instr uctions”. • Batte ry Pack is indica ted as battery[...]

- 8 - Before Use Names and Functions of Main Parts 1F l a s h (P55) 2 Lens (P6 , 155) 3 Self-timer indicator (P60) AF Assist Lamp (P82) 4W i - F i R T ransmitter (P105) 5 LCD monitor (P51 , 152 , 155) 6 [MENU/SET] button (P41) 7 [DISP .] button (P51) 8 [Q.MENU] (P42) [ ] (Delete/Cancel) button (P39) 9 [MODE] button (P 26 , 86) 10 [Wi-Fi] button (P1[...]

- 9 - Before Use 14 S trap eyelet • Be sure to attach the stra p when usi ng the camera to ensure that you will n ot drop it . 15 Lens barrel 16 [A V OUT/ DIGI T AL] socke t (P13 , 137 , 140 , 146) • This socket is also used when chargin g the battery . 17 Zoom lever (P52) 18 S peaker (P45) • Be carefu l not to cover the s peaker with your fi[...]

- 10 - Prepar ation Charging the Bat tery Use the dedicate d AC adapt or (suppli ed), U SB connect ion cable (supplied /optional ) and battery . • The batter y is not charged when the camer a is shipped. Charge the battery before use. • Char ge t he ba ttery on ly w hen it is ins erte d in t he cam era. ¢ The camera can be supplied with power [...]

- 11 - Prepar ation Insert the battery into t he camera to c harge it. • Che ck that this un it is turn ed off. 1 Slide the r elease le ver in the dire ction of the arrow and op en the card/battery door . • Always u se genui ne Panas onic batt eries. • If you use oth er batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. 2 Being caref[...]

- 12 - Prepar ation The AC adaptor (optional) can only be used with the designa ted Pan asonic D C coupl er (opti onal). The AC adaptor (optional) cannot be used by itself. 1 Open the card/battery door . 2 Insert the DC coupler , being careful of the direction. 3 Open the DC coupler cover A . • Push ope n the coupler cover from the interior . 4 C[...]

- 13 - Prepar ation • Charge the ba ttery in areas w ith an ambient tem perature, bet ween 10 o C and 30 o C (50 o F and 86 o F ) (same as the batter y temperature), is recommended. (Charging from th e power outlet) Connect the AC adaptor (s upplied) and this c amera with the USB connection cable (sup plied/optiona l), and insert the AC a daptor [...]

- 14 - Prepar ation (Charging from a computer) Connect the computer and this camera with the USB connect ion cable (supplied/o ptional). • Charging may not be possible depe nding on computer spec ification s. • If the computer enter s a suspended state while charg ing the battery , charging will stop. • Connecting thi s camera to a notebook c[...]

- 15 - Prepar ation Note • Do not leave any metal items (such as clip s) near the conta ct areas of the power plug. Otherwise, a fire and/or electri c shocks may be caused by short-circu iting or the resulting heat genera ted. • Do not use an y other USB connec tion cables except the supplied one or a ge nuine Panas onic USB connection c able ([...]

- 16 - Prepar ation ∫ Recording still pictures Recording conditions by CIP A standard • CIP A is an abbreviation of [ Camera & Imaging Pr oducts Ass ociation]. • T emperatu re: 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50%RH whe n LCD monitor is o n. • Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the su pplied battery . • S tart ing recordin[...]

- 17 - Prepar ation ∫ Playback Note • The opera ting times and nu mber of recordable pictures will differ ac cording to the environment and the operating conditions. For example, in the followi ng cases, the operating t imes will shorten and the number of recordable pictures is reduced: – In low-t emperature environm ents, such as on ski s lo[...]

- 18 - Prepar ation Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional) • Che ck that this un it is turn ed off. • We rec ommend using a Panason ic card. 1 Slide the r elease le ver in the dire ction of the arrow and op en the card/battery door . 2 Push it sec urely all the way until y ou hear a “c lick” while be ing careful a bout the direction in[...]

- 19 - Prepar ation About the Built-in Memory/ the Card • Y ou can copy the rec orded picture s to a card. (P104 ) • Memory size: Approx. 55 MB • The access time for the built-in memory may be longer tha n the ac cess time for a card. The following operations can be performed using this uni t: When a c ard has not been inserte d Picture s can[...]

- 20 - Prepar ation The following cards, which conform to the SD video standard, can be used with this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in the te xt.) ¢ SD S peed Class is t he speed standard regarding continuou s writing. Check via t he label on the card, etc. • Please confirm the latest informa tion on the following website. http://pan[...]

- 21 - Prepar ation Note • During acce ss (image writi ng, reading and deleting, for matting etc.), do not turn thi s unit off, remove the ba ttery , c ard or disconnect the AC adaptor (supplied/optional ). Furthermore, do not s ubject t he camera to vibra tion, impa ct or st at ic elec tricity . The card or the data on the card may be dama ged, [...]

- 22 - Prepar ation ∫ About the displ ay of the numb er of recordable pictures an d available recording t ime ∫ Number of recordable pictures • [ i 99999 ] is displayed if t here are more than 100, 000 pictur es remaining. ∫ A vailable recording time (when recording motion pictures) • “h” is an abbreviat ion for hour , “m” for min[...]

- 23 - Prepar ation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shippe d. 1 Press pow er button. • If the lang uage select scr een is not displaye d, proceed t o step 4 . 2 Press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the langua ge, and press [M ENU/SET]. 4 Press [MENU/SET]. 5 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the items (year , m[...]

- 24 - Prepar ation Select [Clock Set] in the [Rec] or [Setup] menu, and press [ME NU/SET]. (P41) • The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 . • The clock setting i s maintained for 3 months using the bu ilt-in clock battery even without the battery . (Leave the c harged battery in the unit for 24 hours to c harge the built-in battery .[...]

- 25 - Prepar ation Tip s for t aking good pictures Hold the camera gentl y with both hand s, keep you r arms stil l at your side and st and wi th your feet sli ghtly ap art. • T o prevent dropping, be sure to a tt ach the su pplied strap and fit it to your wrist. (P9) • Be car eful not to move t he camer a when you press the shut ter butto n. [...]

- 26 - Basic Selecting the Recording Mode ∫ List of Recording M odes Note • When the mode has been swit ched from Playback Mo de to Re cording Mo de, the p reviousl y set Recording Mode will be set. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the Recording M ode. 3 Press [MENU/SET]. ¦ Intelligent Auto Mode (P27) The subjects are recorded [...]

- 27 - Basic T aking pictures using the automa tic function (Intelligent Auto Mode) Recording M ode: The camera will set the m ost appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this m ode for beginners or those who want to leave the s ettings to the camera and take pictures easily . • The followin g functi[...]

- 28 - Basic When the camera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after which its colour c hanges to the usual red. When takin g pictures When re cording m otion pi ctures • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are ap plicable, and the stand ard settings are set. • When [ ] or [ ] is[...]

- 29 - Basic Following menus can be set. • For the setting method of the menu, refer to P4 1 . ¢ Avai lable sett ings may b e diff er ent from ot her Recording Modes. • Colour setting of [Happy] is availa ble in [Color Mo de] . It is possible to automaticall y take a picture with a hi gher level of brilliance for the colour brightness and vivi[...]

- 30 - Basic T aking pictures with your favouri te settings (Normal Picture Mode) Recording M ode: 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 set tings in the [Rec] menu. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to s[...]

- 31 - Basic Focusing Aim the AF area at the subject, and then pres s the shutter b utton halfway . • The AF area may be disp layed larger for cert ain zoom magnif ications and in dark places. ∫ About focus range The focus range is displayed when operating the zoom. • The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused aft er pressing [...]

- 32 - Basic ∫ When the su bject is not in focus (such as when it is n ot in the centre of the composition of the picture you want to take) 1 Aim the AF area at the subject, and press the shutter button half way to fix the focus and exposure. 2 Press and hold the shutter button half way while moving the camera as you compose the pict ure. • Y o[...]

- 33 - Basic Recording Motion Pictures Applicable mode s: 1 St art rec ording by pressing the motion picture button. A Available re cording time B Elapse d recording time • Y ou can re cord motion pictures fitting each Record ing Mode. • Release the m otion picture butt on right aft er you press i t. • The recording state indicat or (red) C w[...]

- 34 - Basic Note • When recordin g to the built-in memor y , [Rec Qua lity] is fixed t o [VGA]. • The available re cording time di splayed on the screen may not decreas e regularly . • Depending on the type of the card, the card acc ess indicatio n may appea r for a while af ter record ing motion pict ures. This is not a malf unction. • Th[...]

- 35 - Basic S till pictures can be recorded even while recording a motion picture. (Simultaneous recording) During motion picture recording , press the shutter butto n fully to record a still picture. Note • Y ou can record up to 5 pi ctures per moti on picture rec ording. • The picture si ze is fixed to 3.5M (16: 9). • Simultan eous recordi[...]

- 36 - Basic Playing Back P ictures ([Normal Play] ) Press [ ( ]. • Normal Playback is displayed aut omatically when th is unit is turned on by pressing an d holding the [ ( ] butto n. Note • This camera complies with the DCF standar d “D esign rule for Camera File system” established by JEIT A “Japan Elect ronics and Inf ormation T echno[...]

- 37 - Basic Rot ate the zoom lever towards [ L ] (W). 1 screen > 12 scr eens > 30 screens > Calendar screen display A Number of t he selected pic ture and th e tot al number of rec orded pictures • Rotate the zoom lever towards [ Z ] (T) to return t o the prev ious screen. • Pictures dis played using [ ] cannot be played back. ∫ T o[...]

- 38 - Basic Playing Back M otion Pictures This unit was designe d to play motion pictures using the MP4 and QuickT ime Moti on JP EG form ats. Press 2 / 1 to select a picture with a Mot ion Picture icon (such a s [ ]), an d then press 3 to play bac k. A Motion picture icon B Motion picture recording time • Afte r playback st arts, t he elaps ed [...]

- 39 - Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on t he built-in memory or the card that are be ing played back will be dele ted. • Pictures th at are not in th e DCF standar d or thos e that are protec ted cannot be deleted. T o delete a single picture Select the p icture to be de leted, and th en press [[...]

- 40 - Basic Note • Do not turn the came ra off while dele ting. Use a battery with suff icient batte ry power . • Depending on th e number of pict ures to be delete d, it may take s ome time to delet e them. T o delete multipl e pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures 1 Press [ ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [Delete Multi] or [Delete All] and the[...]

- 41 - Basic Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you t o choose the settings for taking pictures and playing them back jus t as you like and menus that enable y ou to have more fun with the camera and us e it more easily . In particular , the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the c amera’s clock and pow[...]

- 42 - Basic ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] until the screen returns to the recording/playback screen or press the shutter button half -way . Note • There a re func tions tha t cannot be set or used depending on the modes or men u settings be ing used on the camera due to the specif ications. By using the Quick Men u, some of the m enu settings can[...]

- 43 - Basic About the Setup Menu For details o n how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P41 . [Clock Set ], [Auto Power Off] and [Auto Review] are im portant items. C heck thei r settings before using them. • Refer to P23 for details . • Press 3 if you are using Summer T ime [ ]. (The time wi ll move forward by 1 hou r .) Press 3 on[...]

- 44 - Basic • The number of days that have pas sed since the dep arture date can be printed out using the “ PHOT OfunSTUDI O ” bundled software on the CD-ROM (s upplied). • The tra vel date is calculate d using the dat e in the c lock sett ing and t he dep arture da te you s et. If you set [W orld T ime] to the tr avel destinat ion, the tr[...]

- 45 - Basic • When you conn ect the ca mera to a TV , the volu me of the TV s peakers does not change. Also, when connected , no sound is outp ut from the camera speakers. • Some subjec ts may appear dif feren tly from actu ality on the LCD moni tor . However , this does not affe ct the record ed pictures. • When [LCD Mode] is s et to [ High[...]

- 46 - Basic • High Angle Mode is also cancelled if you tur n the camera of f. • The brightnes s of the pictures displa yed on the LCD monitor is inc reased so some subj ects may appear dif ferent from real life on the LCD monitor . Howev er , this does not affe ct the recorded pictures. • The LCD monitor auto matically returns to normal br i[...]

- 47 - Basic • Motion pic ture rec ording area d isplay is only an approximation . • Recording are a display may disappear whe n zoomin g to T ele depending on the pict ure size settin g. • It will be fixed to [OFF] during the Intellig ent Auto Mode. • [Auto Po wer Off] is set to [5MI N.] in the Intelligent Auto Mod e. • [Auto P ower Off][...]

- 48 - Basic • When the [Res et] setting is selected durin g recording, the operation th at resets th e lens is also performed at the same time. Y ou will hear the sound o f the lens oper ating but this is nor mal and not indicativ e of malfunctioni ng. • When [Setup ] menu setting s are reset, t he following sett ings are also res et. – The [...]

- 49 - Basic • Refer to P36 for informatio n about how to play back pictures . • When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in t he rotated dir ection unless t he OS or software is compat ible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording informatio n etc. to be added . It was est ablished by “J[...]

- 50 - Basic • The S tabi liser funct ion is switched be tween [On] an d [Off] ev ery time [MENU/S ET] is pressed d uring the [S tabilizer Demo. ]. • In Playback Mode, [S tabiliz er Demo.] cannot be displ ayed. • [S tabilizer Demo .] is an approximati on. • [Auto De mo] is not outpu t to the tele vision. [Demo Mode] Displays the amount of j[...]

- 51 - Recording About the LCD Monitor Press [DISP .] to chang e. A LCD monitor • When the menu sc reen appear s, the [DISP .] button is no t activa ted. During Pla yback Zoom, while playing back mot ion pictures an d during a slide sh ow , you can o nly select “Normal display H ” or “No displa y J ”. ∫ Recording guidelin e This is used[...]

- 52 - Recording Using the Zoom Applicable mode s: Y ou can zoom in to make people and object s appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle. Extra Optical Zoom works except when the maxi mum rec ordable pixels are set. This function allows you to t ake a picture with additional enlargement without deteriorating the image quality . [...]

- 53 - Recording ∫ T ypes of zooms ¢ 1 This includes t he optical zoom mag nification. The magn ificatio n level differs depending on [Pic ture Si ze] se tting . The zoom functions below can also be used to further increase the zoom magnification. ¢ 2 This is 2 k magni ficat ion wh en [i.Re solu tion] in [Re c] me nu is se t to [i .ZOO M]. ∫ [...]

- 54 - Recording Note • The indica ted zoom magnific ation is an approx imation. • “EZ” is an abbrev iation of “Extr a Optical Zoom” . It is possible t o take more magnif ied pictur es with the optic al zoom. • The lens barrel ex tends or retra cts acco rding to the zoom posit ion. Be sure not to int errupt the motion of the lens barr[...]

- 55 - Recording T aking Pictures Using the Built-in Flash Applicable mode s: Set the flash to match the recording. 1 Press 1 [ ‰ ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET]. ¢ 1 This can be set on ly when In telligent Auto Mo de is set . The i con change s depen ding on the type of sub ject and brightness . (P29) A Flash Do [...]

- 56 - Recording ¢ 2 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not mov e until the second flash is activated. Interval until the second flash depends on the brightness o f the subject. [Red-Eye Removal ] (P8 3) on the [Rec] m enu is se t to [ON], [ ] a ppears on the flash icon.[...]

- 57 - Recording ∫ A vailable Flash Set tings in Recording M ode The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode. ( ± : Available, —: Not available, ¥ : Scene M ode initial setting) ¢ [ ] is displayed. • The flas h setting may chan ge if the Recording Mode is changed. Se t the flash se tting again if necessary . • The flas h se[...]

- 58 - Recording ∫ The available flash range • The available f lash range is an appr oximation. ∫ Shutter speed for each flash set ting ¢ 1 The shutter sp eed changes dep ending on the [S t abilizer] s etting. ¢ 2 When [ ] in [Sens itivit y] is set. • ¢ 1, 2: The shutt er speed becomes a maximum of 1 second in the following cases . – W[...]

- 59 - Recording T aking Close-up Pictures ([AF M acro]/[Macro Zoom]) Applicable mode s: This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject , e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. 1 Press 4 [ # ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET ]. Note • We recomme nd using a tripod and the Self-timer . • We re commen d set[...]

- 60 - Recording T aking Pictures with the Self-time r Applicable mode s: 1 Press 2 [ ë ]. 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the item and th en press [MENU/SET ]. Note • When you pres s the shutter but ton once fully , the subje ct is automatic ally focused jus t before recording. In dark places, t he Self-ti mer indi cator will b link and t hen may t ur[...]

- 61 - Recording Compensating th e Exposure Applicable mode s: Use this function when you cannot achieve appr opriat e expos ure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the backg round. Look at the foll owing examples. Note • EV is an abbrevi ation of [Expos ure V a lue], a unit indicat ing the amount of exposure. Th e EV chan[...]

- 62 - Recording Record pictures that look like dioramas (Miniature Effect Mode) Recording M ode: This gives an ef fect whereby the periphery of th e image is defocused, making the subject look as if it is a miniature model. Motion pictures can also be recorded with diorama ef fects that appear to be played back in f ast forward. A Defocus ed porti[...]

- 63 - Recording T aking pictures that match the sc ene being recorded (Scene Mode) Recording M ode: When you se lect a Scene Mod e to match t he subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain the desired picture. 1 Press [MO DE]. 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select [Sce ne Mode], and the n press [MENU/SET]. 3 P[...]

- 64 - Recording When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to improve the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier . ∫ T echnique for Portrait Mode T o mak e this mode more ef fective: 1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective[...]

- 65 - Recording Pictures are recorded continuously while moving the camera horizontally or vertically , and are combined to m ake a single panorama p icture. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select th e recording direction and then press [MENU/SE T]. 2 Af ter co nfirming the recording direction, press [ME NU/SET]. • The horizont al/vertic al guideline will be d[...]

- 66 - Recording ∫ T echnique for Panorama Shot Mode 5 Press the shu tter button on ce again to end the still pic ture recording. • Recording can also be cancelled by k eeping the camera still while recording. Note • The zoom posit ion is fixed to Wide. • The focus , white balance, and ex posure are fix ed at the opti mum values for the fi [...]

- 67 - Recording ∫ About playback Playback zoom c an be performed even for pictures that were recor ded using [Panorama Shot]. Also, if 3 is pressed during playback, the screen will aut omatically scroll in the sam e direction during recording. ¢ Y ou can perform fr ame-by-frame fo rward/rewind by press ing 1 / 2 durin g a pause. 3 St a r t / P [...]

- 68 - Recording Setting for when you want to t ake pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events. Note • Shutter spee d may slow down for up to 1 second. • This mode is suit able for t aking pictu res of subject s at dist ances of 5 m (16 feet) or more. This allows you to take pictures of a per son and the background with near real-lif[...]

- 69 - Recording This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use t he flash, the l ight from it is weaker than usual. It is possible to set di fferent birthdays and names for [Baby1] and [Baby2]. Y ou can select to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on the recorded image using [T ext S tamp] (P95) [...]

- 70 - Recording Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat. Y ou can set your pet’s birthday and name. For information about [Age] or [Name], refer to [ Baby1]/[Baby 2] on P69 . Select this when you want to t ake pictures of a sunset view . This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red colour of the sun. This [...]

- 71 - Recording Entering T ext It is possible to ent er babies’ and pets’ names and the nam es of travel de stinations when recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.) 1 Disp lay t he en try scr een . • Y ou can di splay the entry sc reen via t he following operation s. – [Name] of [B aby1]/[B aby2] or [P et] in S[...]

- 72 - Recording Using the [Rec] Menu For det ail s on [R ec] menu setting s, refer to P41 . Applicable mode s: Set the number of pixels. The hi gher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are print ed onto large sheets. ¢ This item cannot be set in the Int elligent Auto Mode. Note • In speci fic m[...]

- 73 - Recording Applicable mode s: This allows the Sensitivity to light (ISO sensitiv ity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places wi thout the re sulting pictures coming out dark. ∫ About [ ] (Intelligent ISO sensitivity control) The camera dete cts move ment of the subje ct and then automatically [...]

- 74 - Recording Applicable mode s: In sunlight, under incandescent light s or in othe r such conditions where the colour of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the colour of white wh ich is closest to what is seen by the eye i n ac cordance with the light source. Note • Under fluo rescent lighting, LE D lighting f ixtu[...]

- 75 - Recording ∫ Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken, the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermor e, when a mult iple number of light so urces are being used or there is nothing with a colour close to white, Auto White Balance may not function pr operly . In this case, set the W h[...]

- 76 - Recording Applicable mode s: This allows the focusing method that suits t he positions and number of the subjects t o be selected. ¢ [ Ø ] will be used during motion picture reco rding. Note • The foc us setting is fixe d to [ Ø ] in the followi ng case. – Miniature Ef fect Mod e • [ š ] cann ot be set in th e foll owing ca ses. ?[...]

- 77 - Recording ∫ About [ š ] ([Face Detection] ) The following AF area frames are dis played when the camera detects the face s. Y ellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway , the frame turns green when the camera is focused. White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Ot her f aces that are the same distance away as the face[...]

- 78 - Recording ∫ Setting up [ ] ([ AF T racking]) Align the sub ject with the AF tracking frame, an d then press 4 to lock o nto the subje ct. A AF tr acking frame • AF area will be displayed in ye llow when a subject is recognised, a nd focus will automaticall y adjust continuously followin g the subj ect’s mov ement (D ynamic tracki ng). [...]

- 79 - Recording Applicable mode s: Contrast and expos ure will be adjusted a utoma tically when there is a big di fference in brightness between the background and subject, to bring the i mage close to real life. Setti ngs: [ON]/ [OFF] Note • [ ] in the scre en turns yellow when [i.Exposure] is in effect. • Even when the [Sensiti vity] is se t[...]

- 80 - Recording Applicable mode s: Pictures are t aken c ontinuously wh ile the shutter button is pressed. [Burst] Setti ngs Description of settings [ ˜ ] ([Burs t On]) Bur st sp ee d app rox. 1.5 picture s/second • Y ou can take pict ures until the cap acity of the bui lt-in memory or t he card is full. • The burst speed bec omes slower half[...]

- 81 - Recording ¢ This item cannot be set in the Int elligent Auto Mode. Note • Depending on th e operati ng conditio ns, it may take time to t ake the next pic ture if you repeat the recording of pic tures. • It may t ake time to save pic tures ta ken in Burst Mode on the card. If you t ake pict ures continuously while s aving, the number of[...]

- 82 - Recording Applicable mode s: Sets various colour ef fects, including making the picture sharper , brighter , or applying a sepia tone. ¢ 1 This can be set on ly when Intelligen t Auto Mode is set. ¢ 2 This can be set only during Normal Picture Mode. Applicable mode s: AF assist lam p will illuminate the subject when the shutter button is p[...]

- 83 - Recording Applicable mode s: When Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ] ) is selected, Red-Eye Removal is performed whenever the flash is used. The camera automatic ally detects red-eye and corrects the picture. Setti ngs: [ON]/ [OFF] Note • Only avail able when [AF Mode] is set to [ š ] and Face Detection is active. • Under cert ain circu mstanc[...]

- 84 - Recording Applicable mode s: Y ou can take a picture with date and time of recording. Note • Date information for pi ctures recorded with the [Date Stamp] set cannot be deleted. • When prin ting pictures with [Date Stamp] at a shop or with a printer , the date wi ll be printed on top of th e other if you choose to print with the date. ?[...]

- 85 - Recording Using the [Motion Picture] Menu For details on [Motion Picture] menu setti ngs, refer to P41 . In [Panorama Shot] in Scene Mode, the [Motion Picture] menu will not be displayed. Applicable mode s: This sets up the pictu re quality of motion pictures. Note • What is bit rat e This is the volume of data for a def inite period of ti[...]

- 86 - Playback/Editing V arious method s of playback Y ou can play back the recorded pictures in various methods. 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press [MO DE]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select item , and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • Following it ems can be selected. [] ([Normal Play]) (P3 6) [] ([Slide Show] ) (P87) [] ([Filtering Play]) (P89) [] ([Calendar] ) (P[...]

- 87 - Playback/Editing Y ou can play back the pictures you have tak en in synchronisation with music, and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval bet ween each of the pictures. Furthermore, you c an play back the p ictures grouped togethe r by category , or play back only those pictures yo u have set as f avourites as a slide sh[...]

- 88 - Playback/Editing ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the sett ings for Slide Show P layback by s electing [Effect] or [Setup] on the slide show menu screen. [Effect] This allows you to select the screen ef fects or music effects when switching from one picture to the next . [NA TURAL], [SLOW] , [SWING], [URBAN], [ OFF], [AUT[...]

- 89 - Playback/Editing The images s orted into the category or images set as favourite are played back. ∫ About the categories to be sorted It will be sorted as f ollowing when [Category Select ion] i s set. [Filtering Play] Settings Description of settings [Catego ry Select ion] This mode all ows you to sea rch images by Scene Mode or other cat[...]

- 90 - Playback/Editing Y ou can display pictures by recording date. Note • The recording date of the pict ure selected in the pla yback scree n becomes the date selec ted when the calend ar screen is first dis played. • If there are multiple pict ures with the same rec ord ing date, the first pic ture recorded on that day is displayed. • Y o[...]

- 91 - Playback/Editing Having Fun with Recorde d Pictures The brightness and colour of the pictures t aken can be balanced. • With [Auto R etouc h], a ne w edit ed pict ure is cr eated . Chec k that th ere is fr ee spac e on the bu ilt- in memory or the card. [Auto Reto uch] cannot be used if the car d’s W rite-Protec t switch is set to [L OCK[...]

- 92 - Playback/Editing Using the [Playb ack] Menu Y ou can use various playback functions, such as setting up pictures to be uploaded to WEB services or cropping recorded pictures. • With [T ext S tamp], [Resize] or [Croppi ng], a new ed it ed picture is creat ed. A new picture cann ot be created if there is no free space on t he built-in memor [...]

- 93 - Playback/Editing Using the upload tool (LUMIX Im age Uploader), you can select images that you want to upload on the WEB services (Facebook/Y ou Tube) on this unit. • Y ou can only u pload motion pic tures to Y ouTu be, while you may u pload both motion pictur es and still pictures to Facebook. • This cannot b e done to the images in th [...]

- 94 - Playback/Editing ∫ Upload to the WEB services An upload tool built into the camera, “ LUMIX Image Uploader ,” is aut omatically copied to the card when you set up [Upload Set]. Perform the u pload operation after connecting t he camera to a PC (P140) . For det ails, refer to P143 . ∫ Cancelling all th e [Upload Set ] settings 1 Selec[...]

- 95 - Playback/Editing Y ou can stamp the recording date/time, name, location or travel date onto the recorded pictures. 1 Select [T ext St amp] on the [Playback] m enu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. 4 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [Set], and the n press [MENU/SET] . 5 Press 3 / 4 to s elect text st amp i[...]

- 96 - Playback/Editing 6 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the settings , and then press [ MENU/SET]. 7 Press [ ]. 8 Press 3 to selec t [OK], and then pre ss [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displayed . It is executed when [Y es] is selected. Exi t the men u after it is ex ecut ed. Note • When you print pictures st amped with text, the date will be [...]

- 97 - Playback/Editing Recorded motion picture ca n be divide d in two. It is recomm ended for when you want to divide a part you need wit h a part you do not need. It canno t be restore d once divided. Note • [Vide o Divide] may not be pe rformed on motio n pictures record ed with other eq uipment. • Motion pict ures cannot be divided at a lo[...]

- 98 - Playback/Editing T o allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to email etc., picture size (number of pixels) is reduced. 1 Select [Resize] on th e [Playback] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Note • Y ou can s et up to 50 pi ctures a t one time in [MUL TI]. • The picture qu ality of [...]

- 99 - Playback/Editing Y ou can enlarge and then clip the import ant part of t he recorded picture. 1 Select [Croppin g] on the [Play back] menu. (P41 ) 2 Press 2 / 1 to s elect the pictur e, and then press [MENU/SET]. 3 Use the zoom leve r and pres s 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select the p arts to be cropped . Zoom lever (T): Enlargement Zoom lever (W): Re[...]

- 100 - Playback/Editing Y ou can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favourites. • Play back only the pictures set as favo urites. ([Favorite] in [Filtering P lay]) • Play back th e pictures set as favourites only as a Slide Show . • Dele te all th e pictu res n ot set as favo urites . ([All D elet[...]

- 101 - Playback/Editing DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows t he user to select which pictures to print, how many copies of each picture to prin t and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible phot o printer or phot o printing store. For details, ask at yo ur photo printing st[...]

- 102 - Playback/Editing ∫ T o p rint the d ate After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with the r ecording date by press ing [DISP .]. • Depending on th e photo printi ng store or th e printer , the date may no t be printed even if you set to print the dat e. For furth er informatio n, ask at your phot o printing s tore or refe[...]

- 103 - Playback/Editing Y ou can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake. 1 Select [Protec t] on the [Playb ack] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [SINGLE] or [MUL TI] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. ∫ Cancelling all th e [Protect] settings 1 Select [Protect] on the [ Playback] menu. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [CANCEL] a[...]

- 104 - Playback/Editing Y ou can copy the data of the pic tures you have taken from the built-in m emory to a c ard or from a card to the buil t-in mem ory . 1 Select [Copy] on the [Playba ck] menu. (P4 1) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect the copy d estination an d then press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmatio n screen is displayed . It is executed when [Y es] i[...]

- 105 - Wi-Fi What you can do with the Wi-Fi R function Y ou can wirelessly connect this unit to W i-Fi-compatible devices. • Connect a PC, an A V device, etc. , to a wireless acces s point in advance. By using this unit’s wireless LAN communication function, you can perform the following operations. Fea tur e Description of functions [Smart T [...]

- 106 - Wi-Fi ∫ About the Wi-Fi connection lamp A Wi-Fi connec tion lamp Lit b lue: The Wi-Fi con nection is on standby Blin king blue: Sending/receiving data through the Wi-Fi connection [...]

- 107 - Wi-Fi Wi-Fi function ∫ Use the camera as a wi reless LAN device When using equipment or computer systems that require more reliable security than wireless LAN devices, ensure that the appr opriate measures are taken for safety designs and defects for the systems used. Panasonic will not take any resp onsibility for any damage that arises [...]

- 108 - Wi-Fi Setting up the connection with [Wi-Fi Wizard] By a single oper ation, you can m ake all the se ttings required for using the Wi-Fi functions. • If you ar e using this unit for the first time following t he purchase, the Wi-Fi sett ing screen i s displayed after the clock se tting. (P23) • Y ou can also start the Wi-Fi wizard by se[...]

- 109 - Wi-Fi Smartphone operations • The Wi-Fi connection s etup screen is display ed if you have not done the Wi-Fi setup yet. Follow th e on-screen ins tructi on to configur e. Preparation: Install the smartphone app “LUMIX LINK” on your smar tphone. ∫ About the smartphon e applicat ion “LUMIX LINK ” The “LUMIX LINK” is an applic[...]

- 110 - Wi-Fi 1 Select [Remote Control] in the [Wi-Fi] menu. 2 In the st andi ng by for connect ion to smartp hone screen, pr ess [DISP .]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the item, and press [MENU/SET]. ∫ Connection method when [Work as Access Point] is selected ∫ Connection method when [Connect to access point] is selected Press 3 / 4 to select a nam[...]

- 111 - Wi-Fi ∫ Operations you can perform on a smartphone • Read the [ Help] in the “LUMIX LINK ” menu for further de tails on how to operate. ∫ About the smart phone screen Feature Description of functions Wireless shooting Y ou can take pictures by controlling the camera from a smartphone. • This fu nction is usefu l for taking group[...]

- 112 - Wi-Fi ∫ T o send the location inform ation of your smartphone to this unit 1 Connec t this un it and t he smar tphone. (P109) 2 Select [Time sync ] on the smartp hone. • Adjust the c lock setti ng of this unit t o that of the sma rtphone. The process may t ake several tens of seconds. 3 T urn on [Rec. loc. Info] on the sm artphone. • [...]

- 113 - Wi-Fi Prep aration before sendi ng images Refer to the following if you are going to s end images by using [Send Image] (P1 17) or [Smart T ransfer] (P122) . • [Smart T ransf er] is not applicab le to images in th e built-in memory . Y ou can copy the images fr om the built-in memory to a memory card to use [Smart T ransfer ]. A network c[...]

- 114 - Wi-Fi ∫ Images that can be sent ¢ Image t ransfers may fail d epending o n the d evice. ([Send Image]) When sendi ng images to [Home] in [A V device] (DLNA-c ompati ble Panasonic A V device in your home) • Change se ttings on the d estination equipment. (Refer to the A V dev ice instr uction manual for det ails) ([Send Image]) When sen[...]

- 115 - Wi-Fi ∫ About the images sent to a Cloud Folder b y the use o f [Cloud Sync. S ervice] (As of August 20 12) • T o send images to a PC, Cloud Sync. setting is require d. Configure the s ettings on a PC with PHOT OfunSTUDIO or on a smartphone with “LUMI X LINK”. • When you s et the desti nati on of [Send I mage ] or [Smar t Transfer[...]

- 116 - Wi-Fi Note • Images uplo aded to the WEB Serv ice cannot be di splayed or delet ed with this camera. Check images by acces sing the WEB Serv ice with your sma rtphone or co mputer . • If sending images f ails, a report email o utlining the failur e will be sent to the email address regist ered with “LUMIX CLUB”. • It is recommende[...]

- 117 - Wi-Fi T o sen d images • The Wi-Fi connection s etup screen is display ed if you have not done the Wi-Fi setup yet. Follow th e on-screen ins tructi on to configur e. Preparation: Refer to “Preparation before sending images” on P1 13 . 1 Select [Send Image] in the [W i-Fi] menu. (P41) • The destina tion confirmati on screen is di sp[...]

- 118 - Wi-Fi ∫ T o chan ge the settings 1 Press [DISP .] on the destination confirmation screen. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the item, and press [MENU/SET]. Item Description of settings [Destination ] Changes t he destinatio n. [PC]/[Cloud Sync. Service ]/[WEB service]/[A V device] ([Home]/ [External]) [Size] Resize the imag e to send. [Original]/[R[...]

- 119 - Wi-Fi ∫ T o change the wireless access point 1 Press [DISP .] on the destination confirmation screen. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [Dest ination], and press [MENU/SET]. 3 (When set to [PC] or [A V device]) Press 3 / 4 to select [Change Access Point], and press [MENU/SE T]. (When set to [Cloud Sync. Service]) Select [Y es] on the screen that as[...]

- 120 - Wi-Fi T o display pictu re on a TV wirele ssly • The Wi-Fi connection s etup screen is display ed if you have not done the Wi-Fi setup yet. Follow th e on-screen ins tructi on to configur e. Preparation: Set the TV to DLNA waiting Mode. • Read the operat ing instructio ns for your TV . Select [W ireless TV Pla yback] in the [Wi-Fi] me n[...]

- 121 - Wi-Fi T o print pictures wirelessly • The Wi-Fi connection s etup screen is display ed if you have not done the Wi-Fi setup yet. Follow th e on-screen ins tructi on to configur e. • See t he follo wing web site for informa tion on the PictB ridge (wirele ss LAN- compatib le) printer . http://panasonic.j p/suppor t/global/cs/dsc/ (This S[...]

- 122 - Wi-Fi T o transfer imag es automatically • The Wi-Fi connection s etup screen is display ed if you have not done the Wi-Fi setup yet. Follow th e on-screen ins tructi on to configur e. Preparation: Refer to “Preparation before sending images” on P1 13 . 1 Select [Sma rt T rans fer] in the [Wi-Fi] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [[...]

- 123 - Wi-Fi ∫ T o transfer images instantly 1 Connect the AC adaptor (supplied) to this unit by the USB connectio n cable (suppli ed). • Switch to Playback Mode. 2 Select [Smart T ransfer] in the [Wi-Fi] menu. (P41) 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [T ransfer Now], and press [MENU/SET]. • Confirmati on screen is display ed. It is execut ed when [Y e[...]

- 124 - Wi-Fi ∫ T o change the wireless access point 1 Select [Smart T ransfer] in the [Wi-Fi] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [S et Destination], an d press [ME NU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [Dest ination], and press [MENU/SET]. 4 (When set to [PC] or [A V device]) Press 3 / 4 to select [Change Access Point], and press [MENU/SE T]. (When [...]

- 125 - Wi-Fi How to Use the [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu By a single oper ation, you can m ake all the se ttings required for using the Wi-Fi functions. 1 Select [W i-Fi Setup] in th e [Wi-Fi] me nu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [Wi-Fi W izard], and press [MENU/SET]. • S et up according to the on-screen instruction. Refer to P108 for details. Set up thi[...]

- 126 - Wi-Fi Press the wireless access point WPS button until it switches to WPS Mode. • A message is displa yed when the wireles s access point has been saved. • Refer to the wire less access point inst ruction manual f or details. 1 Press 3 / 4 to select the wireless access point you are co nnecting to , and press [MENU/SE T]. 2 Enter the PI[...]

- 127 - Wi-Fi ∫ When connecting with [Add wireless AP] 1 On the screen displayed in step 1 of “Whe n connecti ng with [Manual C onnection] ” (P126) , select [A dd wireless AP ] by pressing 3 / 4 , then press [MENU/ SET]. 2 Enter the S SID of the wireless access point you are conne cting to, then sel ect [Set]. • For detail s on how to enter[...]

- 128 - Wi-Fi ∫ Set the first wireless access point to connect to When several w ireless access points are saved, changing settings so the wireless access point that is used m ost often is connected first adds convenience. • If the set wirele ss access p oint cannot be found, c onnections wil l be made in the order d isplayed on the scre en. 1 [...]

- 129 - Wi-Fi Acquire a “LUMIX CLUB” login ID (free). If you register this unit to the “LUMIX CLUB ”, you can sy nchronise images between t he devices you are using, or transfer t hese images to WEB services. Use the “LUMIX CLUB” when uploading pictures to WEB s ervices or ext ernal A V device. • Y ou can s et the same “LUMIX CLUB ?[...]

- 130 - Wi-Fi 5 Read through t he “LUMIX CLUB” terms of use and press [MENU/SET]. • Y ou can swit ch pages by 3 / 4 . • Rotati ng the zoom lever towards T will enlarge the view (2 k ). • Rotat ing the zoom lever toward s W with the view enlarged return s the view to it s original size (1 k ). • When the z oom magnificat ion is chan ged,[...]

- 131 - Wi-Fi ∫ Check or change th e acquired login ID/p assword Preparation: T o change the “LUMIX CLUB” password o n the camera, access the “LUMIX CLUB” website from your smartphone or PC and change t he “LUMIX CLUB” password in advance. 1 Select [Wi-Fi Setup] in the [Wi-Fi ] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [LUMIX CLUB], and pre[...]

- 132 - Wi-Fi ∫ Check the “LUMIX CLUB” terms of use Check the details i f the terms of use have been updated. 1 Select [Wi-Fi Setup] in the [Wi-Fi ] menu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to select [LUMIX CLUB], and press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to select [T erms of u se], and press [MENU/SET]. • The camera will conne ct to the network and the terms o[...]

- 133 - Wi-Fi Images can be sent to the A V device of rela tives and acquaintances via “LUMIX CLUB”. • See the following site for A V device that is compatible with “LUMI X CLUB”. http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/d sc/ (This Site is English only .) 1 Select [W i-Fi Setup] in th e [Wi-Fi] me nu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [Externa[...]

- 134 - Wi-Fi Any desired [W i-Fi] menu can be set t o the [Wi-Fi] button. 1 Select [W i-Fi Setup] in th e [Wi-Fi] me nu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [Wi-Fi Butto n], and press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Press 3 / 4 to s elect item , and press [MENU/SET]. • Following it ems can be selected. Note • The [Wi-F i] button set to the follo wing functions doe [...]

- 135 - Wi-Fi T o prevent incorrect operatio n or use of the Wi-Fi function by a third party and to protect saved personal information , it is recommended that you protec t the Wi-Fi function with a password. Setting a password will automat ically display the password input sc reen when the Wi-Fi function is used. 1 Select [W i-Fi Setup] in th e [W[...]

- 136 - Wi-Fi Displays the MAC address set for the camera. A “MAC Address” is a unique address that is us ed to identify network equipment. 1 Select [W i-Fi Setup] in th e [Wi-Fi] me nu. (P41) 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [MAC Addres s], and press [MENU/SET]. • The MAC address of the camera is displ ayed. Close the menu afte r checking the addr e[...]

- 137 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Playing Back P ictures on a TV Screen Pictures recorded with this unit can be played back on a TV screen. • Ple ase use the opti onal AV cable (DMW- A VC1). Preparations: Set the [TV Aspect]. (P48) T urn this unit and the TV of f. 1 Connect the camera a nd a TV . • Check the d irections o f the conne cto[...]

- 138 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent The recorded still pictures can be played bac k on a TV wit h an SD M emory Card slot. • Dependi ng on the TV model, pict ures may not be displa yed on the full scre en. • Motion pi ctures cannot be played back. T o play back moti on pictures, connect the came ra to the TV with the A V cable (optional). [...]

- 139 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your P C Y ou can transfer the pictures in t he camera to a PC by connecting the came ra and the PC. • Some PCs can read dire ctly from the card removed from the camera. For det ails, refer to the operating ins tructions of your PC. • If the com puter being us[...]

- 140 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent 1 Connect the computer and camera w ith the US B connection c able (supplied/o ptional). 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect [PC], and then press [MENU/SET]. 3 Copy the im ages to a PC using “ PHOTOfunST UDIO ”. • Do not delete or move copied files or fo lders in Win dows Explorer . When viewing in “ PHOT OfunS[...]

- 141 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent ∫ Copying to a P C without using “ PHOT OfunSTUDIO ” If the inst allation of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” fails, you can copy files and folders to your PC by dragging and dropping t hem from the camera after connecting to yo ur PC. Directory structure of built-in memory/card of this unit is shown by the figu[...]

- 142 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent ∫ Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely Select the [ ] icon in the task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject DMC-XX X] (XXX varies by model). • Depending on yo ur PC’s sett ings, this icon may not be dis played. • If the ico n is not displayed, check that [A ccess] is not displa ye[...]

- 143 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent S till pictures and motion pictures can b e uploaded to WEB services (Facebook/Y ouTube) using the upload tool “LUMIX Image Uploader”. Y ou can also send images to other WEB services via “LUM IX CLUB”. Y ou do no t need to transfer the images to the P C or install dedicated software onto t he PC, so [...]

- 144 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Saving still pictures an d motion pictures on a Recorder If you insert card holding content recorded with this unit i nto a Panasonic recorder, you can dub the content to a Blu-ray Disc or DVD etc. • See the operatin g instruc tions for the re corder about the d etails about c opying and playing back. Copy[...]

- 145 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent ∫ Dubbin g with non-comp ati ble equipment Y ou can dub the content played back using this unit t o non-compatible equipment such as recorders and v ideo players by c onnecting this unit to t he non-compatible equipment using an A V cable (optional). Non-compatible equipment wil l be able t o play back the[...]

- 146 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Printing the Pict ures If you connect t he camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can s elect the pictures to be printed out and inst ruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor . • Some printers can print direc tly from the ca rd removed from the camer a. For deta ils, refer to the[...]

- 147 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Note • Use a battery wit h sufficien t batt ery power . If the remain ing battery power becomes low while the camera and th e printer are c onnected, t he alarm beep s. If this happe ns during printi ng, stop prin ting at once. If no t printing, disconnect th e USB connectio n cable. • Do not dis connect[...]

- 148 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent 1 Press 3 . 2 Press 3 / 4 to s elect an item and the n press [MENU/SET ]. 3 Press 3 to selec t [Print st art] and then press [MENU/SET]. • If the prin t check scre en has appeared, select [Y es], and print the pict ures. • Refer to P149 for the items which can be se t before st arting to print the pictur[...]

- 149 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Se lecting mu ltiple pict ures and pri nting them” proce dures. • When you want to p rint pic tures i n a paper size or a layout which is not supp orted by t he camera, se[...]

- 150 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent • Paper sizes not supported by the prin ter will not be displayed. [Paper Size] Item D escription of settings { Set tings on the prin ter are prio ritis ed. [L/ 3.5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/ 5 qk 7 q ] 127 mm k 178 mm [POSTCARD] 100 mm k 148 mm [16:9] 10 1.6 mm k 180.6 mm [A4] 210 mm k 297 mm [A3] 297 m[...]

- 151 - Conn ecting to ot her equipm ent • An item canno t be selected if th e printer does not support the p age layout . ∫ Lay out pri nting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of p aper For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper , set [Page Layout] to [ ä ] and then set [ Num.of prints] to 4 [...]

- 152 - Other s Screen Display ∫ In re cord ing 1 Recording Mode 2 Recording Quality (P85) Picture S ize (P72) : Backlight Compensa tion (P28) 3 Flash Mode (P55) 4 Optical Image Stabili ser (P83) : Jitter alert (P25) 5 White Balance (P74) 6 Colour Mode ( P82) 7 AF Ma cro Mode (P59) : Macro Zoom Mode (P59) 8 Battery indication (P14) 9 Burst (P80) [...]

- 153 - Other s ∫ In playback 1 Playback M ode (P86) 2 Protected pict ure (P103) 3 Favourite (P100) 4 Date/T ext stamped display (P84 , 95) 5 Colour Mode ( P82) 6 After Auto Retouch (P91) 7 Picture S ize (P72) 8 Battery indication (P14) 9 Picture number T otal pictures Elapsed playback time ¢ (P38) : 10 Location information (P92) 1 1 Number of p[...]

- 154 - Other s Cautions for Use Keep this un it as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.). • If you use t his unit on top of or near a TV , the pict ures and/or soun d on this unit may be dis rupted by electroma gnetic wave radiati on. • Do not use this uni t near cell phones becaus[...]

- 155 - Other s Before cleaning th e camera, remove the battery or th e DC coupler ( optional), or disconnect the power plug from the outlet. Then wipe the camera with a dry , sof t cloth. • When the c amera is soi led badly , it can be cleaned b y wiping the d irt of f with a wrung wet cloth , and then wit h a dry cloth. • Do not use solve nts[...]

- 156 - Other s The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery . Its ability to generate power comes from the ch emical reaction that takes place inside it. This reaction is su sceptible to th e surr ounding temper ature and humid ity . If the temper ature is to o high or too low , the operating time o f the batt ery will become sho rter . Alway[...]

- 157 - Other s Do not leave the card where the temperature is hig h, where electromagnetic w aves or st atic electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dr op the card. • The card may be dama ged or the recorde d content may be damaged or delete d. • Put the ca rd in the card case or th e storage ba g after u[...]

- 158 - Other s • S tore the ba ttery in a cool and dry place with a relati vely stabl e temperatur e: (Recommended temp er ature : 15 o C to 25 o C (59 o F to 77 o F), Recommend ed humidity: 40% RH to 60%RH) • Always remove t he battery and the card from the camera . • If the battery is left in serted in the c amera, it will discharge eve n [...]

- 159 - Other s Message Display Confirmation messages or error m essages will be displayed on the scr een in some cas es. The major m essages are des cribed below as exa mples. [This picture is protected] > Delete the picture af ter cancelling th e protect setting. (P1 03) [Some pictures cannot be delet ed]/[Th is pictur e canno t be delet ed] ?[...]

- 160 - Other s [Insert SD card again]/[T ry another card] • An error has occurred accessin g the card. > Insert the card again. > Insert a diff erent car d. [Read Error/Write Error Please check th e card] • It has failed to rea d or write data. > Remo ve the card a fter turn ing th is unit off. Inse rt the card again, turn th is un it[...]

- 161 - Other s [No image to send] • This is display ed when there is no image t o transmit due to the restrictio n of the destin ation. Check the file type of the image to trans mit. (P1 13) [Connection failed. Please retry in a few minutes.]/[Network disconnected . T ransfer stoppe d.] • Radio waves f rom the wirele ss access point are gettin[...]

- 162 - Other s T roubleshooting First, try out the f ollowing procedures ( P1 62 – 175 ). • This phenomeno n occurs when chargi ng in a location where the t emperature is ve ry high or very low . > Reconne ct the US B connection cable (supplied /optional ) in a l ocation where the ambient temperat ure (and the temp erature of battery ) is i[...]

- 163 - Other s • Is there an y memory remaining on t he built-i n memory or the card? > Delete th e pictures whic h are not necessar y to increase available spa ce in the memory . (P39) • Y ou may not be able to recor d for a short while afte r turning this unit on whe n using a large capacity car d. • The picture can be come whitish if t[...]

- 164 - Other s • Is the IS O sensitivity high or the shutt er speed slow? (ISO sensit ivity is set to [ ] when the camer a is shipped. Therefore, when t aking pi ctures indoo rs etc. noise will appea r .) > Decreas e the ISO sensit ivity . (P73) > T ake pictur es in br ight place s. • Have you s et [Hig h Sen s.] in S cene Mode , or [Bur[...]

- 165 - Other s • This phenome non appears when you pres s the shut ter button halfway to s et the apert ure value and does not af fect the rec orded picture s. • This phenome non also appea rs when the brig htness chan ges when the came ra is zoomed or when the camera is mov ed. This is becaus e of operation of the automa tic aperture of th e [...]

- 166 - Other s • Is t he flas h setti ng set to [ Œ ]? > Change t he flas h setti ng. (P5 5) • The flas h cannot be used in the following cases: – Miniature Ef fect Mode (P62) – [Scenery] /[Panor ama Shot]/[Night S cenery]/ [Sunset]/ [Glass Throu gh] (Scene Mode) (P 63) – When recording in [B urst] (except for [ ]) (P80) • The flas[...]

- 167 - Other s • Is this a non-s tanda rd picture, a pict ure which has been edit ed using a PC or a picture whic h was taken b y another maker o f digita l cameras? • Did you remove the ba ttery immediat ely after pict ure-ta king or did you take the pictu re using a battery with a low remainin g charge? > Format the dat a to delete the pi[...]

- 168 - Other s • This unit automat ically adjust s the aperture durin g motion picture re cording. At suc h times, the sound ma y break u p. This is not a malfuncti on. • Even if a comp atible MP4 playba ck device is used, t he video or sound qu ality of the reco rded motion pictures may be poor , or th ey may not be able to be played. The rec[...]

- 169 - Other s • Use within the communicat ion range of th e wireless LAN network. • Connection ty pes and secur ity settin g methods are dif ferent depending on the wir eless acces s point. > Refer to t he operating instruc tions of th e wireless access po int. • When the radio wav es are interrupt ed, the condi tion may improv e by movi[...]

- 170 - Other s • The wireless acc ess points that can be regis tered are up to eight. > Delete the unnecessary wireless acce ss point. • It may t ake long er time to connect d epending on the Wi-Fi c onnection s etting of the smartpho ne, but it is not a malfunc tion. > T ry switching t he ON/OFF of the Wi-Fi function in the Wi-Fi set ti[...]

- 171 - Other s • Upload may not compl ete when it is disconn ected while transmit ting the image. • It may tak e some time aft er uploading t he image to be refl ected in the WEB service dependi ng on the st atus of the serv er . > W ait for a while and try a gain. • T ransmission s tatus can be checked in WEB destinat ion settings by log[...]

- 172 - Other s • Is the ca mera connecte d to the TV corre ctly? > Set the TV input to Extern al Input M ode. • Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be elong ated horizont ally or ver tically or the y may be displayed with thei r edges c ut off. • Are you tryi ng to play back th e motion pictures by directly ins erting the card in [...]

- 173 - Other s > Check if your PC is compat ible with SDXC memory c ards. http:// p anasonic.net/ avc/sdcard/ informati on/SDXC.html > A message pro mpting to format the card may be dis played when con necting, but do not format. > If the [Acc ess] displayed on t he LCD monito r does not disappear , disconnect t he USB connect ion cable a[...]

- 174 - Other s > Press [MENU/SET], select the [S etup] menu icon [ ]. Then press [ MENU/SET], and th en select the [ ~ ] icon to set th e desired lang uage. (P49) • In dark places, the AF Assist La mp light s red to make i t easie r to foc us on a subject. • Is [AF Assist Lamp ] on the [Rec ] menu set to [ON] ? (P82) • The AF Assist Lamp [...]

- 175 - Other s • When you per form an operat ion af ter takin g a certain a ction, t he pictures may be recorde d in folders with di fferent numbers from the ones use d prior t o the operation. • If you insert or remove the batt ery before tur ning off this unit, th e folder and file numbers for the pictures t aken will not be stored in the me[...]

- 176 - Other s • SDXC Logo is a tra demark of SD-3C, LLC. • QuickT ime and the QuickT ime logo are tr ademark s or regis tered trad emarks of Apple Inc ., used under licen se therefrom. • Mac and Mac OS a re tr ademarks of Apple Inc., r egistered in the U.S. and other countr ies. • App S tore is a serv ice mark of Apple Inc. • Windows a [...]

- 177 - Other s This pro duct incorpo rates the f ollowing sof tware: (1) the so ftware de veloped independently by or f or Panason ic Corpora tion, (2) the software own ed by third p arty and license d to Panasonic Corporation and /or , (3) open sourced sof tware inc luding the so ftware dev eloped by the OpenSSL Project for use in the Open SSL T [...]

- 178 - Other s This product includes crypt ographic soft ware written by Eri c Y oung (eay@crypt soft.co m). This product includes sof tware written by T im Hudson (tj h@crypts oft.com). Original SSL eay License Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Y oung (eay@crypt soft.com) All r ights re served. This pack age is an SSL implement ation writt en by Eric [...]

- 179 - Other s This produc t contai ns encrypti on softwar e developed by Eric Y oung, and can be used under the following licencin g conditions. Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Y oung (eay@crypt soft.com) All r ights re served. This pack age is an SSL implement ation writt en by Eric Y oung (eay@crypt soft. com). The implemen tation was writt en so [...]

- 180 - Other s This produc t contai ns NetBSD software, and can be used unde r the following lice ncing conditi ons. Copyright (c) 1990 The Regent s of the University of Calif ornia. All right s reserved. This code is deri ved from sof tware contrib uted to Berkele y by Chris T orek. Redistri bution and use in sourc e and binary forms , with or wi[...]

- 181 - Other s This pro duct cont ains Op enSSL s oftware d eveloped by the O penSSL Pr oject, an d can be used und er the followi ng licencing conditi ons. Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Th e OpenSSL Proj ect. All right s reserved. Redistri bution and use in sourc e and binary forms , with or without modi fication, ar e permitted provided that the fo ll[...]

- 182 - Other s This produc t contai ns encrypti on softwar e developed by Eric Y oung, and can be used under the following licencin g conditions. Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Y oung (eay@crypt soft.com) All r ights re served. This pack age is an SSL implement ation writt en by Eric Y oung (eay@crypt soft. com). The implemen tation was writt en so [...]

- 183 - Other s This produc t contai ns NetBSD software, and can be used unde r the following lice ncing conditi ons. Copyright (c) 1990 The Regent s of the Universit y of Calif ornia. All r ights re served. This code is deri ved from sof tware contrib uted to Berkele y by Chris T orek. Redistri bution and use in sourc e and binary forms , with or [...]

- 184 - Other s This produc t contai ns NetBSD software, and can be used unde r the following lice ncing conditi ons. Copyright (c) 1989 The Regent s of the Universit y of Calif ornia. All r ights re served. This code is deri ved from sof tware contrib uted to Berkele y by T om T ruscott. Redistri bution and use in sourc e and binary forms , with o[...]

This produc t contai ns NetBSD software, and can be used unde r the following lice ncing conditi ons. Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 The Regent s of the Universit y of California. All righ ts reserved . This code is deri ved from sof tware contrib uted to Berkele y by Chris T orek. Redistri bution and use in sourc e and binary forms , with or without mod[...]