Operating Instructions for advanced features
Contents
Setting Auto Registration
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Using the REC Mode Menu 108
Editing Burst Pictures 134
Using Viera Link Hdmi 158
132
135
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
Names and Functions of Main Parts
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Taking pictures at a low angle
LCD Monitor
Taking pictures at a high angle
Diopter adjustment
Press
When you press the 4 down button
Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button
Rear Dial
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
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Charging the Battery
Charging
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Battery indication
Charge indicator is turned on during charging
Charge indicator turns off
Battery indication is displayed on the screen
Approx pictures
Recording still pictures When using the LCD monitor
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
MP4
Recording motion pictures When using the LCD monitor
Playback When using the LCD monitor
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Built-in Memory
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Card
Preparation
Aspect ratio X, Quality a
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Number of recordable pictures
Turn the camera on
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Press MENU/SET to set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P48
Basic Programme AE Mode P28
Selecting the Recording Mode
Select the mode by rotating the mode dial
Subjects are recorded using your own settings
Manual Exposure Mode P83
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P82
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P82
Creative Video Mode P98
Direction Detection Function Rotate Disp
Tips for taking good pictures
Preventing jitter camera shake
Applicable modes
Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings
Set the mode dial to
Programme Shift
Example of Programme Shift
AF area B
Focusing
Range of focus during the Programme AE Mode
Sound
Basic
Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function
Intelligent Auto Mode
REC
Changing the settings
Setup
Motion Picture
Scene Detection
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
Portrait Scenery LOW Light Macro
Recording Motion Pictures
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
Avchd Progressive
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
Avchd
MP4
Selected Recording Mode Recording Mode while recording
Picture size
Flash setting is fixed to Œ
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
MP4 Picture size
Playing Back Pictures Normal Play
Press
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Selecting a picture
Press 2 or
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Enlarge the focus point display focus point
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T k2k4k8k16k
Press Focus during image playback
Reduce volume level Increase volume level
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Motion Jpeg Picture size
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Press 3 to pause motion picture playback Press MENU/SET
To delete a single picture
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
When Delete Multi is selected Press MENU/SET
To delete multiple pictures up to 100 or all the pictures
Setting the Menu
Switching to other menus
Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu
Setting menu items
Press 1 or the rear dial
Using the Quick Menu
Home Your home area
About the Setup Menu
Destination Travel destination area
Shutter VOL
Travel Setup
Location OFF
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
Control the zoom by sliding the side lever. P64
Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels
Zoom
Focus
REC. Info Pattern
OFF „ Auto Power LCD¢
… Power LCD
OFF/ON
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked
REC Area
Zoom Resume
Remaining Shots
Remaining Time
MF Resume
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
Sleep Mode
Centre of the screen is enlarged over the whole screen
Auto LCD OFF
1SEC 2SEC
Reset the file number of the next recording to
NO.RESET
Auto Review
Select on Connection
Reset
USB Mode
PictBridgePTP
1080i
Auto
1080p
720p
3D Playback
Auto Demo OFF/ON
Set the language displayed on the screen
Stabilizer Demo
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
Press Display to change
Out-of-frame display
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Using the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom Extra Optical Zoom EZ
Feature
Recording
Press the flash open button
Taking Pictures using the Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press the flash until it clicks
Forced ON/Red-Eye Reduction ¢
AUTO/Red-Eye
Reduction ¢
Available flash settings in Recording Mode
PIN HOLE/FILM Grain
Flash setting
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Available flash range
Adjust the flash output
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Set the focus selector switch to AF#
Taking Close-up Pictures
Slide the side lever to focus on Subject
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Slide the side lever to display focus range on the screen
Side lever T Distant Side lever W Near Focus range
Prefocus
MF Assist
Technique for Manual Focus
One shot AF
Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed
After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about
Compensate the exposure
Compensating the Exposure
Underexposed Properly exposed
Towards positive Towards negative
With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket
Is set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set
D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV
Pictures
Taking Pictures Using Burst Mode
Burst speed Maximum Features
Aspect ratio
Is set for the flash when Burst is set
ISO sensitivity
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Settings
Intelligent
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
Taking Pictures with different image effects
Effect
Adjust the Miniature Effect settings
Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape
Portrait
CLOSE-UP
Scenery
Sports
Handheld Night Shot
When recording using Night PORTRAIT, Night Scenery
Night Portrait
Illuminations
Recorded Scene Mode
Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being
Panorama Assist
Party
BABY1/BABY2
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Candle Light
High Sens
PET
Sunset
Flash Burst
Panning
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Panning Mode
Select from Auto or SHUTTER-PRIORITY
Starry SKY
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Technique for Fireworks Mode
Fireworks
Snow
Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
Beach
Aerial Photo
High Speed Video
Setting the frame
Photo Frame
Press the motion picture button to start the recording
To avoid mistakes in 3D recording
3D Photo Mode
Technique for 3D Photo Mode
You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation
Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
Items that can be set
Recording
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
100
Displayed main menu items
¢ Displayed only when registering the Creative Video Mode
101
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
102
103
Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
SET
104
Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
MENU/SET
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
105
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
106
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Entering Text
107
Photo Style
Using the REC Mode Menu
108
109
Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratio
110
Picture Size
Aspect Ratio Y
Sensitivity
111
Quality
ISO Increments
112
ISO Limit SET
AUTO/200/400/800/1600/3200 Note
AWB
113
White Balance
114
Setting the White Balance manually
Setting the colour temperature
Auto White Balance
Select White Balance and then press
Finely adjusting the White Balance
115
White Balance Bracket
116
Face Recog
Horizontal a to B Vertical Gi to Mj
AF Mode
117
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About š Face Detection
119
Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
120
Quick AF
Rear dial left Shrink
Only the exposure is locked
121
AF/AE Lock
AF/AE
This method
Metering Mode
122
MIN. Shtr Speed
123
Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control
124
Resolution
Resolution is activated
Digital Zoom
125
Stabilizer
Flash
126
AF Assist Lamp
Flash Synchro
Conversion
127
RED-EYE Removal
Clock SET
128
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
129
When Avchd is selected
When MP4 is selected
REC Quality
130
Exposure Mode
This changes the setup in Creative Video Mode
Continuous AF
Zoom MIC
131
Wind CUT
This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatically
About the burst picture group
Playing Back Burst Pictures
132
133
Press 4 again to return to the normal playback screen
Initial screen for burst
Editing Burst Pictures
134
135
Mode Play P139
Various methods to play back
You can play back the recorded pictures in various methods
136
Slide Show
Cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3/4/2/1
137
Operations performed during slide show
138
Changing the slide show settings
Settings
Effect
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press Menu
Mode Play
139
Category Play
Calendar
Using the Playback Mode Menu
140
You can display pictures by recording date
Upload SET
Multi setting
141
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Enter the text. P107
142
Title Edit
Video Divide
It cannot be restored once divided
143
\ Press 3/4 to select text stamp items, and then press
144
Text Stamp
Then press MENU/SET to set
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
145
Select the picture and size
146
Resize
Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move
147
Cropping
Leveling
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
148
Clockwise Counter-clockwise
149
Rotate Disp
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
150
Favorite
151
Print SET
152
To print the date
153
Protect
154
Face REC Edit
155
Copy
Connect the camera and a TV
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
156
To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional
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158
Using Viera Link Hdmi
What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control?
Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P59
159
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
160
Select 3D Play in Mode Play in the Playback Mode menu. P139
Playing back 3D pictures
Playing back 3D pictures
Saving 3D pictures
You can save 3D pictures using a recorder or a computer
161
Dubbing with a recorder
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
162
File formats that can be used JPEG, MPO, Avchd
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
163
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC
164
PC that can be used
Connecting to a PC
165
Operate the PC
166
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
167
Desktop
Startup the LUMIXUP.EXE by double-clicking it. P167
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Uploading the images to sharing sites
Select the destination to upload
Printing the Pictures
169
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
170
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
Print with Date
Print Settings
171
NUM. of Prints
172
Paper Size
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
173
Conversion Lens optional
Optional accessories
174
Attach the lens adapter
Press 3/4 to select , and then press MENU/SET to set
Select Conversion on the REC Mode menu. P48
175
Protector/Filter optional
176
External Flash optional
177
Remote Shutter optional
Battery Check Lamp Battery
178
External Microphone optional
179
Screen Display
180
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Name P91 Age P91
Playback
Playback Mode P135 Protected Picture P153 Favourites P150
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Stamped with Text Indication P144
183
About the Lens
184
About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
185
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About the personal information
187
Do not bend or drop the card
Disclaimer
About the picture data
When not using the camera for a long period of time
188
About tripods or unipods
Message Display
189
190
Folder Cannot be Created
This Battery Cannot be Used
191
Recording failed
192
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
193
Object seems to be warped
194
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Zoom does not operate properly
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
195
Lens
Playback
196
Flash
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
197
Red part of the recorded image has changed colour to black
Clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures
198
TV, PC and printer
Card is not recognised by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
There is a problem trying to upload to YouTube or Facebook
199
Ends of the pictures are cut at printing
200
Others
201
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