MENU/SET button, Left cursor button | Panasonic DMC-LF1K, DMCLF1W

Preparations

Names and Functions of Main Parts

Cursor button/Control dial

[MENU/SET] button

••Use this button to display the menus, enter the settings, etc. (→52)

Left cursor button ()

••Macro recording (→78, 80), Manual Focus (→87)

Down cursor button ()

••Drive Mode (Burst (→119)), Auto Bracket (→91), self-timer (→89)

Up cursor button ()

••Exposure Compensation (→90)

Right cursor button ()

••Flash (→75)

Control dial

••Turn the dial to select setting items and change setting values.

●●In this manual, the button that is to be used is indicated by .

Putting on the hand strap

We recommend using the supplied hand strap to avoid dropping the camera.

Strap eyelet

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Panasonic DMC-LF1K, DMCLF1W MENU/SET button, Left cursor button, Up cursor button, Right cursor button, Control dial

Contents

Register online at Customers only Contents Application Record Taking Pictures with different Picture effects Recording panorama pictures105 108 Wi-Fi/NFC Application View Connecting with other devices Others Before use Camera handling Always take a test shot first No compensation for missed shotsCarefully observe copyright laws Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →279 Standard Accessories Optional accessories Shutter button Bottom Speaker →55 Card/Battery door →14 Flash →75Top Release lever →14 Tripod mount →281 Wi-Fi antenna Diopter adjustment dial →66 Motion picture button →40Fn button Hdmi socket →241 MENU/SET button Left cursor buttonUp cursor button Right cursor button Charging battery Power supplyAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Camera status Charge Insert the battery all the way Close the card/battery doorTo remove battery Inserting the battery Charging the battery through the computer Charging the batteryMake sure that the camera is turned off Charging lamp indications On Charging in progress Red Recording still pictures When using LCD monitor Remaining batteryRemaining battery Recording conditions by Cipa standard Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitor Viewing pictures When using LCD monitorRecording conditions Open position and open the card Battery door Inserting and removing the card optionalSlide the release lever to Insert the card all the way Saving your pictures cards and built-in memory Built-in memory approx MBCompatible memory cards optional Type of Card Capacity Recording picture capacity still pictures Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording timePicture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 12M When Rec Format is Avchd When Rec Format is MP4Recording time capacity motion pictures Setting the clock Press the Camera ON/OFF buttonPress MENU/SET to set Select Clock Set from the Setup menu or Rec menu To change time settingSet the date and time Perform steps . →23 Sequence of operations Aim the camera and shoot Play back picturesPress the Camera ON/OFF button to turn off the camera Using the control ring Recording mode Setting Turn the control ring to change the setting Using Quick menuPress Q.MENU/ button Press to select menu items Press MENU/SET Taking pictures with automatic settings Recording modeTake a picture Focus display About Backlight Compensation Automatic Scene Detection Press Turn the control ring to adjust background defocusing Press MENU/SET to finalize the settingDefocusing the background About the Happy color setting SettingsMotion Deblur IHandheld Nite Shot IHDR Press to set AF Mode to AF Tracking AF Tracking Switching to Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Press Press to select an item to adjust Use the control ring to make adjustmentsAdjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing About Intelligent Auto setting items Taking pictures with your own settings How to adjust focus First adjust focus according to subjectReturn to desired composition Focus display Recording motion pictures Press the motion picture button to start recordingPress the motion picture button again to end recording Motion picture recording in other recording modes About the recording format for recording motion picturesAbout the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures About recording modes Basics Burst function Viewing your pictures Press the Playback buttonPress to select a picture to be displayed View pictures Move the zoom lever toward T side Zooming in and viewing Playback Zoom Move the zoom lever toward W side Viewing a list of pictures Multi Playback Viewing pictures by their recording date Calendar Viewing motion pictures Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and pressOperations during motion picture playback Capturing still pictures from motion pictures Deleting pictures Press button to delete displayed picture To delete multiple up to 100/To delete all pictures Setting the menu Press to select AF Mode and then press MENU/SETPress to select a setting, and then press MENU/SET Example Changing AF Mode in the Rec menu in Program AE Mode Menu type Using the Setup menu Speaker Volume Cust.Set MemFn Button Set Control Ring Set Auto Power Monitor Power MonitorMonitor Luminance Composition Guide Settings on / OFF HistogramVideo Rec Area Settings on / OFF MF Resume Remaining DispLens Resume Zoom Resume Auto Power Off Settings 2MIN. / 5MIN. / 10MIN. / OFFMonitor Power Save Economy Self Timer Auto Off No.ResetAuto Review 1SEC / 2SEC Reset Reset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters?Reset Wi-Fi Settings USB Mode Settings 3D / 2D OutputViera Link 3D Playback Rotate Disp Version Disp Format LanguageStabilizer Demo Entering Text To continue entering charactersEditing text Switching between the monitor and viewfinder About diopter adjustmentPress LVF button Switching the display of recording information, etc Press DISP. button to change display Taking pictures with the composition determined Composition Guideline Description Name How to select guidelines Taking still pictures with a guideline Using the level gauge Press DISP. button to switch the displayUsing the level gauge Correct camera angle Using Zoom Zoom In/Out Optical Zoom Extended optical zoomZoom types and use Zoom Digital Zoom Turn the control ring Step Zoom Taking pictures with flash Taking pictures with flash Available flash range when Sensitivity setting is Auto Shutter speeds for each flash modeScene Mode Setting Shutter speed seconds Taking close-up pictures Macro recording Zoom Focus Mode Shortest recording distanceFocus range Macro Zoom Select AF Mode from the Rec menu Press to select Auto Focus mode items and press MENU/SETSwitching AF Mode Taking pictures with Auto Focus Taking front-on pictures of people Face Detection Lock Off Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing Determined position for focus 1-area-focusing Changing the position and size of the AF area AF/AE Lock switching Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposurePreparation Locks exposure only. AEL is displayed on the screen Taking pictures with Manual Focus Shot AFFocus range indication Enlarged display MF assist Taking pictures with self-timer To cancel self-timer Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation Press To cancel Auto Bracket To change the compensation margin Taking pictures by setting the aperture value 4000 Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed 250 1/4000 Manual exposure assist estimate Taking Pictures with different picture effects Changing the selected picture effects Creative Control menuControl ring Turn the control ring to make adjustments Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing Expressive Items that can be set →97Retro Old Days High Key Low KeySepia 100 Dynamic MonochromeImpressive Art High Dynamic 101 Cross ProcessToy Effect Defocusing a picture 102Miniature Effect 103 Soft FocusStar Filter 104 One Point ColorSelecting color Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode 105Press the shutter button halfway to focus Tips 106 Press the shutter button fully again to end recordingChanging the recording direction or picture effects 107 About panorama playback Taking pictures according to the scene Scene Mode Changing the selected scene mode108 Selected scene Scenes for motion picture 109 PortraitSoft Skin Scenery 110 SportsNight Portrait Night Scenery What is HDR? Handheld Night ShotFood 112 Use cursor button to select Exit and press MENU/SETTo record age and name Settings 15 sec. / 30 sec. / 60 sec 113Starry Sky Glass Through 3D Photo Mode 114Tips for recording pictures Register your own settings and record 115 Set mode dial to / Custom mode Press MENU/SET to enter the settingsWhen changing the menu settings 116 How to register Using registered functionsRegistering preferred functions to the Fn button 117 Changing the settings assigned to the control ring 118 Setting Speed Description No. Burst function119 Press Use cursor button to select Burst and press MENU/SET To cancel burst Setting Speed Description120 Aspect Ratio 121 Group. →143 Recording tips when registering face pictures Recording with the Face Recognition function122 How the Face Recognition function works During recording 123 124 Record the face picturePress to select the item for editing and press MENU/SET Registering face pictures 125 Editing or deleting information about registered persons Useful features for travel 126To record Location Select World Time from the Setup menu →52 When you come back from your travel destination127 To set daylight savings Using the Rec menu Setting guide128 Aspect Ratio Recording mode Set quality of picture Settings 129About RAW file Quality 130 SensitivitySensitivity 12800 ∗ Sensitivity Shutter speed 131 Extended ISOWhite Balance White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB Setting White Balance manually132 AWB operational range AF Mode 133Quick AF Face Recog Metering Mode 134Exposure Resolution 135Min. Shtr Speed Digital Zoom Color Mode Recording mode ∗136 AF Assist Lamp 137 Stabilizer Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF 138Date Stamp Using the Motion Picture menu 139Rec Format Rec Quality Settings on 140Still Picture Size Continuous AF 141 Wind Cut Changing the picture information display, etc 142 143 Representative picture displayDisplay within each picture group Re-acquiring the picture group information 144 Different playback methods Playback Mode Press MENU/SET in playback mode2D/3D Settings 145 Cancel filtering Selecting pictures to play back Filtering Play146 About operations during Filtering Play 147 Narrowing down by selecting picture typePicture Only Recorded pictures 148 149 Select Select Date in Filtering Play and press MENU/SETSelect Favorite in Filtering Play and press MENU/SET →146 To change the date to display To change settings such as music or display time Playing back pictures in order automatically150 To select pictures for automatic play back 151 Searching by recording date Calendar 152 Retouching pictures 153Operation from the Playback menu Auto Retouch Setting Effect 154Creative Retouch 155 Using the Playback menu 156Location Logging 157 Abort writing location informationDelete received location information 158 Enter characters Entering text →65Title Edit Use cursor button to select settings and press MENU/SET 159Text Stamp 160 Items that can be stampedRetouch 161 Video DivideOriginal motion picture that was split does not remain 162 Resize 163 Motion pictures 3D still pictures Panorama pictures 164 Cropping 165 FavoriteTo clear all 166 Print Set 167 Protect 168 Face Rec Edit 169 Copy Wi-FiFunction and NFC Function Use the camera as a wireless LAN device170 Before Use About the Wi-Fi connection lamp Pressing the Wi-Fi button during a Wi-Fi connectionWi-Fi connection lamp 171 172 What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 173 Operating the camera using a smartphone Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App174 Press and hold the Wi-Fi button Connecting to a smartphone/tablet175 Operate the smartphone 176 Select Via Network or Direct to connect →230Press Q.MENU/ button Changing the connection method Connecting to a smartphone using NFC function 177Compatible models Preparations On the camera 178 Start Image App on your smartphone 179 Connect to a smartphone →175 Select from Image AppTaking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording 180 Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone 181 Easily transferring pictures in the camera 182 Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services 183 184 185 Sending method, and pictures that can be sentSend Images While Recording Sending selected pictures 186 187 Select Via Network or Direct to connect →229Select the device you wish to connect to Take still pictures 188 Sending selected pictures Send Images Stored in the Camera When Single is selected When Multi is selected189 Select Single or Multi Displaying still pictures on a TV 190Take or play back still pictures on this unit 191 Sending still pictures to a printer 192 193 Select the still picture and print Sending pictures to AV equipment 194 195 Preparations 196 197 198 Sending pictures to a PC 199 Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC 200Create a folder that receives images with PHOTOfunSTUDIO 201 Select the folder you want to send to 202 203 Using WEB services 204 When sending images to WEB service 205 206 Using WEB services 207 208 209 When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service 210 211 212 213 Using Lumix Club 214About the Lumix Club Enter the password 215 Check the login ID and select OK 216 Enter your login ID or password 217Select the item you wish to change 218 Check the Lumix Club terms of use Select Yes in the login ID delete confirmation screen Delete your login ID and account from the Lumix Club219 Select Next Configuring the external AV device settings 220 221 Change or delete information on registered AV device Transferring pictures automatically Smart Transfer 222Smart Transfer 223 Setting Smart Transfer 224Set the transfer destination 225 Turn off the cameraSmart Transfer 226 Transferring pictures now Changing transfer destination and settings of pictures To change the wireless access point you want to connect to227 When remaining battery is low, charging may be prioritized 228Checking transfer history of the pictures Display Log Give priority to picture transfers About connections 229Connection method Description Connecting at home through a network Press the wireless access point WPS button until itSwitches to WPS Mode 230 231 Enter the encryption key Select the network authentication type When connecting with Manual Input232 Select the encryption type Connecting when you are out direct connection 233 Select the desired connection setting 234 235 Registering History items to Favorite 236 Editing items registered in Favorite Settings for sending pictures 237Send Images While Recording Send Images Stored in the Camera Changing the settings for sending images 238Original/Auto ∗ 1/Change Wi-Fi Setup menu 239 240 Viewing on TV screen 241Connect camera to TV Turn on TV 242 To connect with an Hdmi micro cableTo connect with an AV cable optional What is Viera Link HDMI? 243Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control 244 245 To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3DViewing 3D still pictures 246 247 Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorderDubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional Computer specifications Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC248 249 PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AEAbout supplied software Operating environment 250 Silkypix Developer StudioLoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP / Vista / 7 Installing supplied software 251Windows Mac Silkypix Developer Studio To cancel connection 252Connect camera to computer Copying still pictures and motion pictures 253 WindowsMac 101PANA For PTP mode 254 To cancel print Printing255 Connect camera to printer 256 257 Printing multiple picturesPrint with date and text Use cursor button to select setting and press MENU/SET Making print settings on the camera258 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays 259Recording 260 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays 261 Name →112 262 Playback 263 Message displays 264 265 Login failed. Please check Login ID and Password 266No picture to send Connection failed 267 Cannot connect to server Charging lamp turns off before the battery is fully charged 268 269 Cannot use Auto Bracket 270 Motion picture recording stops midwayPanorama picture recording stops before finishing Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails 271 272 273 It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone Images cannot be transmitted to the WEB service Have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi274 Pictures cannot be transmitted to the computer 275 Motion picture cannot be transmittedCannot send images to an AV device 276 TV screen display different to LCD monitorCannot play motion pictures on TV. Card is inserted into TV Viera Link Hdmi is not working Edges of pictures are cut off when printing 277Computer does not recognize card only reads built-in memory Cannot print panorama pictures properly 278 When in use Usage cautions and notes279 Caring for your camera When not using for a while 280Memory cards LCD Monitor/Viewfinder About charging the battery When using a tripod or unipod281 About AC adaptor supplied 282 About 3D viewingPersonal Information Disclaimer 283 284 285