Contents
Digital Camera
Contents
Using the REC Mode Menu 104
Recording Motion Picture With Manual Settings
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Face Settings Setting Auto Registration
130
Using Viera Link Hdmi 148
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Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure
About Condensation When the lens or viewfinder is Fogged up
Care of the camera
Standard Accessories
16 15
Names and Functions of Components
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Diopter adjustment
Rear Dial
When you press the 4 down button
Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button
Press
Be careful not to lose the lens cap
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Lens Cap
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Lens Hood
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging the Battery
Charging
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Battery indication is displayed on the screen
Charge indicator is turned on during charging
Charge indicator turns off
Battery indication
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Recording still pictures When using the LCD monitor
To FHD
Recording motion pictures When using the LCD monitor
Playback When using the LCD monitor
MP4
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Card
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Built-in Memory
Preparation
Aspect ratio X, Quality a
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Number of recordable pictures
Press MENU/SET to set
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P46
Changing the clock setting
Basic Program AE Mode P27
Selecting the Recording Mode
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Align a desired mode with part a
Creative Video Mode P94
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P78
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P78
Manual Exposure Mode P79
Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp
Tips for taking good pictures
Preventing jitter camera shake
Applicable modes
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Set the mode dial to
Example of Program Shift
Program Shift
Sound
Focusing
Range of focus during the Program AE Mode
AF area B
Basic
Intelligent Auto Mode
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function
Motion Picture
Changing the settings
Setup
REC
Portrait Scenery LOW Light Macro
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
Scene Detection
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
Recording Motion Pictures
MP4
Selected Recording Mode Recording Mode while recording
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Avchd
MP4 Picture size
Flash setting is fixed to Œ
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
Picture size
Press
Playing Back Pictures Normal Play
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Selecting a picture
Press 2 or
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Enlarge the focus point display focus point
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
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Playing Back Motion Pictures
Reduce volume level Increase volume level
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback Press MENU/SET
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
When Delete Multi is selected Press MENU/SET
Setting the Menu
Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu
Switching to other menus
Press 1 or the rear dial
Setting menu items
Using the Quick Menu
Home Your home area
About the Setup Menu
Destination Travel destination area
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
Travel Setup
Location OFF
Shutter VOL
LCD Display
Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels
Volume
Fn Button SET
OFF/ON
OFF „ Auto Power LCD¢
… Power LCD
REC. Info Pattern
REC Area
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked
MF Resume
Remaining Shots
Remaining Time
Zoom Resume
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
Sleep Mode
ECO LCD Power Save
Center of the screen is enlarged over the whole screen
Auto Review
Reset the file number of the next recording to
NO.RESET
1SEC 2SEC
PictBridgePTP
Reset
USB Mode
Select on Connection
480p
Auto
1080i
720p
3D Playback
Auto Demo OFF/ON
Set the language displayed on the screen
Stabilizer Demo
Press Display to change
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Out-of-frame display
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Feature
Recording
Press the flash until it clicks
Taking Pictures using the Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press the flash open button
Forced ON/Red-Eye Reduction ¢
AUTO/Red-Eye
Reduction ¢
PIN HOLE/FILM Grain
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
Available flash range
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Flash setting
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Adjust the flash output
You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3k while
Taking Close-up Pictures AF MACRO/MACRO Zoom
A subject as close as 1 cm 0.04 feet from the lens by
Rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide 1k
Focus range
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
One shot AF
MF Assist
Technique for Manual Focus
Prefocus
After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Picture is taken after 2 seconds
Picture is taken after 10 seconds
Towards positive Towards negative
Compensating the Exposure
Underexposed Properly exposed
Compensate the exposure
D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket
Is set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set
With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
Intelligent
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Settings
ISO sensitivity
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Shutter-Priority AE
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
Aperture-Priority AE
Manual Exposure Assistance
Manual Exposure Mode
Manual Exposure Assistance
Effect
Taking Pictures with different image effects
Adjust the Miniature Effect settings
Portrait
Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape
CLOSE-UP
Scenery
Sports
Illuminations
When recording using Night PORTRAIT, Night Scenery
Night Portrait
Handheld Night Shot
Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being
Recorded Scene Mode
Party
Panorama Assist
BABY1/BABY2
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Candle Light
HI-SPEED Burst
PET
Sunset
High Sens
Number of recordable pictures
Flash Burst
Select from Auto or SHUTTER-PRIORITY
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Panning Mode
Panning
Fireworks
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Technique for Fireworks Mode
Starry SKY
Photo Frame
Beach
Snow
Aerial Photo
You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation
3D Photo Mode
Technique for 3D Photo Mode
To avoid mistakes in 3D recording
Items that can be set
Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
Recording
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
Displayed main menu items
¢ Displayed only when registering the Creative Video Mode
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Point of recording when registering the face images
Face Settings
MENU/SET
100
Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
SET
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
101
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
102
Auto Registration
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
103
Entering Text
Photo Style
Using the REC Mode Menu
104
Aspect Ratio
105
Aspect Ratio Y
106
Picture Size
Aspect Ratio
Sensitivity
Fine when giving priority to the picture quality
107
Quality
AWB
108
White Balance
Auto White Balance
Setting the White Balance manually
Setting the color temperature
109
Select White Balance and then press
Finely adjusting the White Balance
110
Horizontal a to B Vertical Gi to Mj
111
Face Recog
White Balance Bracket
112
AF Mode
About š Face Detection
113
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Rear dial left Shrink
115
Quick AF
Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
AF/AE
116
AF/AE Lock
Only the exposure is locked
This method
Metering Mode
117
MIN. Shtr Speed
118
Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control
OFF/˜
Resolution
119
Burst
Stabilizer
120
Digital Zoom
Flash Synchro
121
AF Assist Lamp
Flash
Clock SET
122
RED-EYE Removal
Conversion
123
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
REC Quality
When Avchd is selected
When MP4 is selected
124
Continuous AF
Exposure Mode
This changes the setup in Creative Video Mode
125
This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatically
126
Wind CUT
Zoom MIC
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods
Various methods to play back
127
Slide Show
Effect
Changing the slide show settings
128
Operations performed during slide show
Category Play
Mode Play
129
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press Menu
You can display pictures by recording date
Using the Playback Mode Menu
130
Calendar
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Multi setting
131
Upload SET
Enter the text. P103
132
Title Edit
Video Divide
It cannot be restored once divided
133
Then press MENU/SET to set
134
Text Stamp
\ Press 3/4 to select text stamp items, and then press
135
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
Select the picture and size
136
Resize
Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move
137
Cropping
Clockwise Counter-clockwise
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
138
Leveling
Rotate Disp
139
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
140
Favorite
Print SET
141
To print the date
142
Protect
143
Face REC Edit
144
Copy
145
To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
146
Connect the camera and a TV
147
Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P57
Using Viera Link Hdmi
What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control?
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Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Playing back 3D pictures
Select 3D Play in Mode Play in the Playback Mode menu. P129
Playing back 3D pictures
150
Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC
151
File formats that can be used JPEG, Avchd
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
152
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
153
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
154
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
PC that can be used
Connecting to a PC
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Operate the PC
156
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Desktop
157
Select the destination to upload
158
Uploading the images to sharing sites
Startup the LUMIXUP.EXE by double-clicking it. P157
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Printing the Pictures
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
160
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
NUM. of Prints
Print Settings
161
Print with Date
Paper Size
162
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
163
Attach the lens adapter
Optional accessories
164
Conversion Lens optional
Protector/Filter optional
Select Conversion on the REC Mode menu. P46
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Press 3/4 to select , and then press MENU/SET to set
AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional
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Screen Display
Name P87 Age P87
168
Stamped with Text Indication P134
Playback Mode P127 Protected Picture P143 Favorites P140
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Playback
170
About the Lens
171
About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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Disclaimer
174
Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
About tripods or unipods
When not using the camera for a long period of time
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About the picture data
176
Message Display
177
Recording failed
This Battery Cannot be Used
178
Folder Cannot be Created
Recording
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
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Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible
181
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Zoom does not operate properly
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
182
Lens
Playback
183
Flash
Clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures
184
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
TV, PC and printer
185
Ends of the pictures are cut at printing
There is a problem trying to upload to YouTube or Facebook
186
Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
Others
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