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Q&A Troubleshooting

Try checking these items (→268 - 278) first.

If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue (→61). (Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their values at the time of purchase.)

Battery, power

The charging lamp turns off before the battery is fully charged.

●●Charging is being performed in a place with extremely high or low temperature.

→Reconnect the USB connection cable (supplied) and retry charging in a place where ambient temperature is 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) (temperature conditions also apply to the battery itself).

(When the USB connection cable is reconnected after the battery is fully charged, the charging lamp will light for approximately 15 seconds.)

Camera does not work even if the camera is turned on. ●●Battery is not inserted correctly (→14), or needs recharging.

Camera switches off as soon as the camera is turned on. ●●Battery needs recharging.

This unit is turned off automatically.

●●If you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link (HDMI) with an HDMI micro cable and turn off the TV with the remote control for the TV, this unit also turns off.

→ If you are not using VIERA Link (HDMI), set [VIERA Link] to [OFF]. (→62)

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Panasonic DMC-LF1K, DMCLF1W owner manual 268, Charging lamp turns off before the battery is fully charged

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 Charging the battery through the computerMake 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 Viewing pictures When using LCD monitor Recording motion 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 capacity guidelines pictures/recording time Recording picture capacity still picturesPicture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 12M When Rec Format is MP4 When Rec Format is AvchdRecording time capacity motion pictures Press the Camera ON/OFF button Setting the clockPress MENU/SET to set To change time setting Select Clock Set from the Setup menu or Rec menuSet the date and time Perform steps . →23 Sequence of operations Play back pictures Aim the camera and shootPress 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 MENU/SET to finalize the setting Press Turn the control ring to adjust background defocusingDefocusing 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 Use the control ring to make adjustments Press Press to select an item to adjustAdjusting 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 Press the motion picture button to start recording Recording motion picturesPress 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 Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press Viewing motion picturesOperations 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 Histogram Settings on / OFFVideo 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 Language FormatStabilizer Demo To continue entering characters Entering TextEditing text About diopter adjustment Switching between the monitor and viewfinderPress 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 Extended optical zoom 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 Shortest recording distance Zoom Focus ModeFocus 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 Shot AF Taking pictures with Manual FocusFocus 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 Changing the selected picture effects Creative Control menu Taking Pictures with different picture effectsControl ring Turn the control ring to make adjustments Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing Expressive Items that can be set →97Retro Old Days Low Key High KeySepia 100 Dynamic MonochromeImpressive Art High Dynamic Cross Process 101Toy Effect 102 Defocusing a pictureMiniature Effect Soft Focus 103Star Filter One Point Color 104Selecting color Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode 105Press the shutter button halfway to focus Tips Press the shutter button fully again to end recording 106Changing 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 Handheld Night Shot What is HDR?Food Use cursor button to select Exit and press MENU/SET 112To record age and name Settings 15 sec. / 30 sec. / 60 sec 113Starry Sky Glass Through 114 3D Photo ModeTips 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 126 Useful features for travelTo 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 Extended ISO 131White Balance White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB Setting White Balance manually132 AWB operational range AF Mode 133Quick AF Face Recog 134 Metering ModeExposure Resolution 135Min. Shtr Speed Digital Zoom Color Mode Recording mode ∗136 AF Assist Lamp 137 Stabilizer 138 Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFFDate 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 154 Setting EffectCreative Retouch 155 156 Using the Playback menuLocation Logging Abort writing location information 157Delete received location information Enter characters Entering text →65 158Title Edit 159 Use cursor button to select settings and press MENU/SETText Stamp Items that can be stamped 160Retouch Video Divide 161Original motion picture that was split does not remain 162 Resize 163 Motion pictures 3D still pictures Panorama pictures 164 Cropping Favorite 165To 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 Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App Operating the camera using a smartphone174 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 Connect to a smartphone →175 Select from Image App 179Taking 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 190 Displaying still pictures on a TVTake 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 199 200 Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PCCreate 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 210 211 212 213 214 Using Lumix ClubAbout the Lumix Club Enter the password 215 Check the login ID and select OK 216 217 Enter your login ID or passwordSelect 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 222 Transferring pictures automatically Smart TransferSmart Transfer 223 224 Setting Smart TransferSet the transfer destination Turn off the camera 225Smart Transfer 226 Transferring pictures now To change the wireless access point you want to connect to Changing transfer destination and settings of pictures227 When remaining battery is low, charging may be prioritized 228Checking transfer history of the pictures Display Log Give priority to picture transfers 229 About connectionsConnection 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 238 Changing the settings for sending imagesOriginal/Auto ∗ 1/Change Wi-Fi Setup menu 239 240 Viewing on TV screen 241Connect camera to TV Turn on TV To connect with an Hdmi micro cable 242To connect with an AV cable optional 243 What is Viera Link HDMI?Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control 244 To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D 245Viewing 3D still pictures 246 Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder 247Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional Keeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC Computer specifications248 249 PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AEAbout supplied software Operating environment Silkypix Developer Studio 250LoiLoScope 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 Printing multiple pictures 257Print with date and text Making print settings on the camera Use cursor button to select setting and press MENU/SET258 259 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displaysRecording 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 Motion picture cannot be transmitted 275Cannot 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