Digital Camera
Contents
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode 113
Entering Text 122 Using the REC Mode Menu 123
Using the Motion Picture
Using the Custom Menu 137
Copy the playback image using
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Connecting to a PC 175
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures Motion Pictures
Care of the camera
Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure
Standard Accessories
Card is optional
Diopter adjustment dial P11
Names and Functions of Components
Camera body
Release lever P24 Card/Battery door P24
Shoulder strap eyelet P18
Lens FS014042 FS045200 Lumix G Vario 14- 42 mm/F3.5-5.6
ASPH./MEGA O.I.S Mega O.I.S
LCD Monitor
Lumix G Vario 45- 200 mm/F4.0-5.6
Taking pictures at a high angle
Taking pictures at a low angle
Press LVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen
Viewfinder Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Monitor priority
Touch Panel
About the Stylus pen
Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button
Press
Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial
Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens
Four Thirds mount specification lens
Leica mount specification lens
About the Lens
Attaching/Detaching the Lens
Detach the lens cap
Attaching a lens to the camera body
Detaching a lens from the camera body
Attaching the Lens Hood
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Shoulder strap eyelet
Charging the Battery
Charging
Connect the charger to Electrical outlet
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging time
Charging time
Battery indication
Battery indication is displayed on the screen
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor
Approx min
Playback when using the LCD monitor
When flash is used repeatedly
Approx min When the interchangeable lens H-FS045200 is used
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Access to the card
About the Card
About cards that can be used with this unit
Jpeg
Preparation
Picture Size
REC Quality
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
To set the display order and the time display format
Touch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen
Selecting the Recording Mode
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Press
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P38
Program AE Mode P43
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P102
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P102
Tips for taking good pictures
Direction Detection Function
How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFC
Recording Mode
Taking a Still picture
Set the focus manually by rotating the focus ring. P89
AFS
AFC
Taking a Still picture
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Touch × in Recording Mode
Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter function
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
Press DISP. to change
LCD monitor style
Viewfinder style
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
Setup
REC
Motion Picture
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
About the flash
Scene Detection
Backlight Compensation
Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
Touch the slide bar to set
To display the setting screen
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
Touch ×
Touch the slide bar to set
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Set the mode dial to
Program Shift
Focus Mode Continuous AF Settings
Recording Motion Pictures
Recording Motion Pictures
Start recording by pressing the motion picture Button
Night Portrait Night Scenery
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
Playing Back Pictures
Touch
Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback
To return to Normal Playback Touch the picture to select
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen
Using the Playback Zoom
Touch the part to enlarge firmly
Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Operate control panel by touching
About fast forward/rewind playback
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
When Delete Multi is selected Touch OK
Touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete ALL
To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures
Setting the Menu
Setting menu items
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set
Switching to other menus
Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu
Press 1 or the rear dial
Setting the Quick Menu
Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu
Touch the menu item
Motion Picture Mode menu
Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
Recording functions
Custom menu
About the Setup Menu
Perform these settings if you need to
Setting Date/Time
Press 2/1 to select the items, Press 3/4 to set
Destination Travel destination area
Home
Your home area
World Time
Travel Setup
Beep Volume Shutter VOL
Location OFF
SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording
Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels
LCD Mode
„ Auto
…1 MODE1
Auto LCD OFF
Hold
Auto
Press MENU/SET to finish
Viera Link
3D Playback
Scene Menu
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Set the language displayed on the screen
Card is formatted
Switch
Jitter is always compensated during Recording Mode
¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
Optical Image Stabilizer
Preventing jitter camera shake
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Optical Zoom
Extended Tele Conversion EX
Digital Zoom
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Applicable modes
AUTO/Red-Eye
Reduction
Slow Sync
Landscape will appear brighter
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
Available flash range
Sensitivity
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Flash setting
Compensating the Exposure
Underexposed Properly
Exposed
Compensate the exposure
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Press Touch burst icon Etc Select and touch the burst speed
Speed
With RAW files To 7¢2 Without RAW files
Focusing in Burst Mode
Focus Mode Focus Priority
Normal focusing¢2
Predicted focusing¢3
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV
3rd picture
Settings
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Settings
Recording
Set the Focus Mode to AFS or AFC P33 Press Touch the item
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
About š Face Detection
Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P87
Setting up AF Tracking
When operating the touch panel
When operating buttons
You can lock the subject by touching it
About 23-area-focusing
About Ø 1-area-focusing
About Pinpoint
Touch the subject
When selecting š, Ø
When selecting
Position and size of the AF area can be changed
Touch the slide bar to change the size AF area frame
Move the AF area easily with Direct Focus Area function
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
MF Assist
Displaying the MF Assist
Changing the display of the MF Assist
Moving the enlarged area
Technique for Manual Focus
About the focus distance reference mark
Focus distance reference mark is a mark used
Focus range
Adjusting the White Balance
Press Touch the White Balance to select
AWB
Auto White Balance
Setting the White Balance manually
Setting the color temperature
Select 1 , 2 and then touch White SET
Finely adjusting the White Balance
White Balance Bracket
To set the bracket
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Press Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET
Jitter of the subject
AUTO¢
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Using the function button
REC Mode menu/Recording functions
100
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
AF/AE Lock
101
Depth of field properties
Recording Mode ±´²
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
102
Aperture-priority AE
Manual Exposure Mode
103
Manual Exposure Assistance
About B Bulb
104
Set the mode dial to Touch the Scene Mode to select
Technique for Portrait Mode
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being
105
106
Soft Skin
Scenery
Architecture
Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF area
Technique for Flower Mode
107
Peripheral Defocus
108
Food
Objects
Night Portrait
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
Technique for Illuminations Mode
109
Night Scenery
110
BABY1/BABY2
Entering Text on P122
Technique for Party Mode
111
PET
Party
Set the mode dial to Touch the item
Taking Pictures with different image effects
112
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
Set the mode dial to or
113
When changing the menu settings
REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu Custom menu
114
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
115
Motion picture
Priorities
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
Face RECOG. only works when the AF Mode is set to š
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
117
118
Registering face image of new person
119
Select item with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET
MENU/SET
120
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
121
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
NEW Person
Entering Text
122
Display the entry screen
Using the REC Mode Menu
123
Photo Style
Press 3/4 to select the items, and then press 2/1 to adjust
Press 4 to select Custom setting and then press MENU/SET
124
Aspect Ratio
When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
When the aspect ratio is W
125
Focus Mode
126
Quality
Face Recog
Metering Mode
127
Quick AF
Applicable modes OFF/ON
128
Flash
RED-EYE Removal
Flash Synchro
Flash Adjust
Resolution
129
Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control
130
ISO Limit SET
ISO Increments
Long Shtr NR
131
SELF-TIMER
132
Color Space
Stabilizer
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
133
Applicable modes Avchd
Applicable modes When Avchd is selected
When Motion Jpeg is selected
134
REC Quality
135
136
Flicker RED
Applicable modes OFF/1/50/1/60/1/100/1/120
Using the Custom Menu
137
Position can be set by dragging the histogram P12
CUST. SET MEM
138
Set whether or not to display the exposure meter
Guide Line
Highlight
139
AE/AF/AF/AE
140
AF Assist Lamp
AF+MF
MF Assist
141
Picture/ Motion picture
Remaining Shots
Remaining Time
142
143
No lens on the unit
Attached to the camera body or is not attached
Correctly
Playing Back and Editing Burst Pictures
144
About the Burst Picture Group
Operation possible while pausing the continuous playback
145
Continuously playing back burst pictures
Operations during Burst Picture Group playback
146
Editing Burst Pictures
Single in Burst Group
Select the picture, and perform editing
Touch during Motion Picture playback using touch operation
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
147
Using the Playback Mode Menu
2D/3D Settings
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched
148
Changing the slide show settings
149
Operations performed during slide show
Effect
Playback Mode
150
Recording information Scene Modes
151
Title Edit
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Enter the text. P122
152
Text Stamp
Single Multi
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
153
Otime
Withtime
154
Video Divide
Multi setting
155
Resize
Press 2/1 to select the picture, and then press Menu
156
Cropping
Rear dial right Enlargement Rear dial left Reduction
157
Aspect Conv
158
ROTATE/ROTATE Disp
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
When Multi has been selected
159
Favorite
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
160
Print SET
Single Multi MENU/SET
161
To print the date
162
Protect
163
Face REC Edit
Enjoying 3D pictures
164
Taking 3D pictures
3D picture
REC Mode menu
165
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Aspect ratio Picture size
166
Playing back 3D pictures
Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures
167
Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
168
Connect the camera and a TV
169
170
Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P67
Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
SUB Menu
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
171
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
172
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
File formats that can be used JPEG, Avchd
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
173
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
174
Connecting to a PC
175
PC that can be used
176
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Operate the PC
177
Desktop
Printing the Pictures
178
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
179
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
180
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
You can set the number of prints up to
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
181
Paper Size
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
Optional accessories
Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional
182
External Flash optional
183
Protector/Filter optional
MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density
184
Remote Shutter optional
AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
LCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display
185
Recording after settings
186
Available recording time¢2 P27 ¢3
¢1 Only displayed in the LCD monitor
187
Playback
Detailed information display
Histogram display
188
189
About dirt on the image sensor
Dust reduction function
Removing dirt on the image sensor
190
About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
About the Lens
191
192
193
Card
Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
When not using the camera for a long period of time
194
About the picture data
About tripods or unipods
Message Display
195
Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card
196
Insert SD Card AGAIN/TRY Another Card
Folder Cannot be Created
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
197
Recording
198
199
Bright spot not in subject is recorded
You cannot compensate the exposure
Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible
200
Motion pictures
201
Lens
Flash
Flash is not activated
202
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
203
Playback
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
204
TV, PC and printer
205
Viera Link does not work
Card is not recognized by the PC
Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
206
Others
207
File numbers are not recorded consecutively
File numbers are recorded with previously used numbers
Different thing gets selected from what you touched