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Panasonic DMC-LF1K, DMCLF1W owner manual Taking pictures with the composition determined

Models: DMC-LF1K DMCLF1W

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Application (Record)

Taking pictures with the composition determined

[Composition Guide]

■■Recording mode:

By using the viewfinder or LCD monitor to consider the placement of your subject (the composition), you can take more impressive still pictures.

The following guidelines can be used.

Composition		Guideline				Description
name		Guideline				Description
name
[Rule of						This composition creates a more interesting
[Rule of						This composition creates a more interesting
Thirds Offset]						photo by offsetting the subject from the center.


						This composition creates a more interesting
						This composition creates a more interesting
						photo by offsetting the flower from the center.


						This composition creates a more interesting
						This composition creates a more interesting
						photo by offsetting the person from the center.


[Diagonal						This composition gives an alternate perspective
[Diagonal						This composition gives an alternate perspective
lines]						by realigning the subject along the diagonal
						lines.


[Tunnel]						This composition is intended to emphasize the
[Tunnel]						This composition is intended to emphasize the
						depth of long narrow scenes.


[Radiation 1]						This composition adds an expansive perspective
[Radiation 1]						This composition adds an expansive perspective
						to your photo by aligning the subject along the
						radial lines.


[Radiation 2]
[Radiation 2]


[S-shape]						This composition can enhance your photo by
[S-shape]						This composition can enhance your photo by
						drawing attention to wandering elements of the
						scene.

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Contents

Register online at Customers onlyContents Application Record Taking Pictures with different Picture effects Recording panorama pictures105 108Wi-Fi/NFC Application ViewConnecting with other devices OthersBefore use Camera handlingAlways take a test shot first No compensation for missed shotsCarefully observe copyright laws Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →279Standard Accessories Optional accessoriesShutter button Bottom Speaker →55 Card/Battery door →14 Flash →75Top Release lever →14 Tripod mount →281Wi-Fi antenna Diopter adjustment dial →66 Motion picture button →40Fn button Hdmi socket →241MENU/SET button Left cursor buttonUp cursor button Right cursor buttonCharging battery Power supplyAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Camera status ChargeInsert the battery all the way Close the card/battery doorTo remove battery Inserting the batteryMake sure that the camera is turned off Charging the battery through the computerCharging the battery Charging lamp indications On Charging in progress Red Recording still pictures When using LCD monitor Remaining batteryRemaining battery Recording conditions by Cipa standardRecording conditions Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitorViewing pictures When using LCD monitor Open position and open the card Battery door Inserting and removing the card optionalSlide the release lever to Insert the card all the waySaving your pictures cards and built-in memory Built-in memory approx MBCompatible memory cards optional Type of Card CapacityPicture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 12M Recording picture capacity still picturesRecording capacity guidelines pictures/recording time Recording time capacity motion pictures When Rec Format is AvchdWhen Rec Format is MP4 Press MENU/SET to set Setting the clockPress the Camera ON/OFF button Set the date and time Perform steps . →23 Select Clock Set from the Setup menu or Rec menuTo change time setting Sequence of operations Press the Camera ON/OFF button to turn off the camera Aim the camera and shootPlay back pictures Using the control ring Recording mode SettingTurn the control ring to change the setting Using Quick menuPress Q.MENU/ button Press to select menu items Press MENU/SETTaking pictures with automatic settings Recording modeTake a picture Focus displayAbout Backlight Compensation Automatic Scene DetectionDefocusing the background Press Turn the control ring to adjust background defocusingPress MENU/SET to finalize the setting About the Happy color setting SettingsMotion Deblur IHandheld Nite ShotIHDR Press to set AF Mode to AF Tracking AF TrackingSwitching to Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Intelligent Auto Plus ModeAdjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing Press Press to select an item to adjustUse the control ring to make adjustments 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 displayPress the motion picture button again to end recording Recording motion picturesPress the motion picture button to start 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 modesBasics Burst function Viewing your pictures Press the Playback buttonPress to select a picture to be displayed View picturesMove the zoom lever toward T side Zooming in and viewing Playback ZoomMove the zoom lever toward W side Viewing a list of pictures Multi PlaybackViewing pictures by their recording date Calendar Operations during motion picture playback Viewing motion picturesSelect a picture with the motion picture icon, and press Capturing still pictures from motion pictures Deleting pictures Press button to delete displayed pictureTo 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 ModeMenu type Using the Setup menu Speaker Volume Cust.Set MemFn Button Set Control Ring SetAuto Power Monitor Power MonitorMonitor Luminance Composition GuideVideo Rec Area Settings on / OFFHistogram Settings on / OFF MF Resume Remaining DispLens Resume Zoom ResumeAuto Power Off Settings 2MIN. / 5MIN. / 10MIN. / OFFMonitor Power Save EconomySelf Timer Auto Off No.ResetAuto Review 1SEC / 2SECReset Reset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters?Reset Wi-Fi Settings USB ModeSettings 3D / 2D OutputViera Link 3D PlaybackRotate Disp Version DispStabilizer Demo FormatLanguage Editing text Entering TextTo continue entering characters Press LVF button Switching between the monitor and viewfinderAbout diopter adjustment Switching the display of recording information, etc Press DISP. button to change displayTaking pictures with the composition determined Composition Guideline Description NameHow to select guidelines Taking still pictures with a guidelineUsing the level gauge Press DISP. button to switch the displayUsing the level gauge Correct camera angleUsing Zoom Zoom In/OutZoom types and use Optical ZoomExtended optical zoom Zoom Digital ZoomTurn the control ring Step ZoomTaking 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 secondsTaking close-up pictures Macro recording Focus range Zoom Focus ModeShortest recording distance 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 FocusTaking front-on pictures of people Face Detection Lock Off Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing Determined position for focus 1-area-focusingChanging 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 screenFocus range indication Taking pictures with Manual FocusShot AF Enlarged display MF assist Taking pictures with self-timer To cancel self-timerTaking pictures with Exposure Compensation PressTo cancel Auto Bracket To change the compensation marginTaking pictures by setting the aperture value 4000Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed 250 1/4000 Manual exposure assist estimate Control ring Taking Pictures with different picture effectsChanging the selected picture effects Creative Control menu Turn the control ring to make adjustments Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusingExpressive Items that can be set →97Retro Old DaysSepia High KeyLow Key 100 Dynamic MonochromeImpressive Art High DynamicToy Effect 101Cross Process Miniature Effect Defocusing a picture102 Star Filter 103Soft Focus Selecting color 104One Point Color Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode 105Press the shutter button halfway to focus TipsChanging the recording direction or picture effects 106Press the shutter button fully again to end recording 107 About panorama playbackTaking pictures according to the scene Scene Mode Changing the selected scene mode108 Selected scene Scenes for motion picture109 PortraitSoft Skin Scenery110 SportsNight Portrait Night SceneryFood What is HDR?Handheld Night Shot To record age and name 112Use cursor button to select Exit and press MENU/SET Settings 15 sec. / 30 sec. / 60 sec 113Starry Sky Glass ThroughTips for recording pictures 3D Photo Mode114 Register your own settings and record 115Set mode dial to / Custom mode Press MENU/SET to enter the settingsWhen changing the menu settings 116How to register Using registered functionsRegistering preferred functions to the Fn button 117Changing the settings assigned to the control ring 118Setting Speed Description No. Burst function119 Press Use cursor button to select Burst and press MENU/SETTo cancel burst Setting Speed Description120 Aspect Ratio121 Group. →143Recording tips when registering face pictures Recording with the Face Recognition function122 How the Face Recognition function works During recording123 124 Record the face picturePress to select the item for editing and press MENU/SET Registering face pictures125 Editing or deleting information about registered personsTo record Location Useful features for travel126 Select World Time from the Setup menu →52 When you come back from your travel destination127 To set daylight savingsUsing the Rec menu Setting guide128 Aspect RatioRecording mode Set quality of picture Settings 129About RAW file Quality130 SensitivitySensitivity 12800 ∗ Sensitivity Shutter speedWhite Balance 131Extended ISO White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB Setting White Balance manually132 AWB operational rangeAF Mode 133Quick AF Face RecogExposure Metering Mode134 Resolution 135Min. Shtr Speed Digital ZoomColor Mode Recording mode ∗136 AF Assist Lamp137 StabilizerDate Stamp Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF138 Using the Motion Picture menu 139Rec Format Rec QualitySettings on 140Still Picture Size Continuous AF141 Wind CutChanging the picture information display, etc 142143 Representative picture displayDisplay within each picture group Re-acquiring the picture group information144 Different playback methods Playback Mode Press MENU/SET in playback mode2D/3D Settings 145Cancel filtering Selecting pictures to play back Filtering Play146 About operations during Filtering Play147 Narrowing down by selecting picture typePicture Only Recorded pictures148 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 displayTo change settings such as music or display time Playing back pictures in order automatically150 To select pictures for automatic play back151 Searching by recording date Calendar 152Retouching pictures 153Operation from the Playback menu Auto RetouchCreative Retouch Setting Effect154 155 Location Logging Using the Playback menu156 Delete received location information 157Abort writing location information Title Edit 158Enter characters Entering text →65 Text Stamp Use cursor button to select settings and press MENU/SET159 Retouch 160Items that can be stamped Original motion picture that was split does not remain 161Video Divide 162 Resize163 Motion pictures 3D still pictures Panorama pictures164 CroppingTo clear all 165Favorite 166 Print Set167 Protect168 Face Rec Edit169 CopyWi-FiFunction and NFC Function Use the camera as a wireless LAN device170 Before UseAbout the Wi-Fi connection lamp Pressing the Wi-Fi button during a Wi-Fi connectionWi-Fi connection lamp 171172 What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 173174 Operating the camera using a smartphoneInstalling the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App Press and hold the Wi-Fi button Connecting to a smartphone/tablet175 Operate the smartphone176 Select Via Network or Direct to connect →230Press Q.MENU/ button Changing the connection methodConnecting to a smartphone using NFC function 177Compatible models Preparations On the camera178 Start Image App on your smartphoneTaking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording 179Connect to a smartphone →175 Select from Image App 180 Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone181 Easily transferring pictures in the camera182 Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services 183184 185 Sending method, and pictures that can be sentSend Images While Recording Sending selected pictures186 187 Select Via Network or Direct to connect →229Select the device you wish to connect to Take still pictures188 Sending selected pictures Send Images Stored in the CameraWhen Single is selected When Multi is selected189 Select Single or MultiTake or play back still pictures on this unit Displaying still pictures on a TV190 191 Sending still pictures to a printer 192193 Select the still picture and printSending pictures to AV equipment 194195 Preparations196 197 198 Sending pictures to a PC 199Create a folder that receives images with PHOTOfunSTUDIO Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC200 201 Select the folder you want to send to202 203 Using WEB services 204When sending images to WEB service 205206 Using WEB services 207208 209 When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service 210211 212 213 About the Lumix Club Using Lumix Club214 Enter the password 215Check the login ID and select OK 216Select the item you wish to change Enter your login ID or password217 218 Check the Lumix Club terms of useSelect Yes in the login ID delete confirmation screen Delete your login ID and account from the Lumix Club219 Select NextConfiguring the external AV device settings 220221 Change or delete information on registered AV deviceSmart Transfer Transferring pictures automatically Smart Transfer222 223 Set the transfer destination Setting Smart Transfer224 Smart Transfer 225Turn off the camera 226 Transferring pictures now227 Changing transfer destination and settings of picturesTo change the wireless access point you want to connect to When remaining battery is low, charging may be prioritized 228Checking transfer history of the pictures Display Log Give priority to picture transfersConnection method Description About connections229 Connecting at home through a network Press the wireless access point WPS button until itSwitches to WPS Mode 230231 Enter the encryption keySelect the network authentication type When connecting with Manual Input232 Select the encryption typeConnecting when you are out direct connection 233Select the desired connection setting 234235 Registering History items to Favorite236 Editing items registered in FavoriteSettings for sending pictures 237Send Images While Recording Send Images Stored in the CameraOriginal/Auto ∗ 1/Change Changing the settings for sending images238 Wi-Fi Setup menu 239240 Viewing on TV screen 241Connect camera to TV Turn on TVTo connect with an AV cable optional 242To connect with an Hdmi micro cable Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control What is Viera Link HDMI?243 244 Viewing 3D still pictures 245To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D 246 Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables optional 247Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder 248 Computer specificationsKeeping the still pictures and motion pictures on your PC 249 PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 AEAbout supplied software Operating environmentLoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP / Vista / 7 250Silkypix Developer Studio Installing supplied software 251Windows Mac Silkypix Developer StudioTo cancel connection 252Connect camera to computer Copying still pictures and motion pictures253 WindowsMac 101PANAFor PTP mode 254To cancel print Printing255 Connect camera to printer256 Print with date and text 257Printing multiple pictures 258 Use cursor button to select setting and press MENU/SETMaking print settings on the camera Recording List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays259 260 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays261 Name →112262 Playback263 Message displays 264265 Login failed. Please check Login ID and Password 266No picture to send Connection failed267 Cannot connect to serverCharging lamp turns off before the battery is fully charged 268269 Cannot use Auto Bracket270 Motion picture recording stops midwayPanorama picture recording stops before finishing Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails271 272 273 It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphoneImages cannot be transmitted to the WEB service Have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi274 Pictures cannot be transmitted to the computerCannot send images to an AV device 275Motion picture cannot be transmitted 276 TV screen display different to LCD monitorCannot play motion pictures on TV. Card is inserted into TV Viera Link Hdmi is not workingEdges of pictures are cut off when printing 277Computer does not recognize card only reads built-in memory Cannot print panorama pictures properly278 When in use Usage cautions and notes279 Caring for your cameraWhen not using for a while 280Memory cards LCD Monitor/ViewfinderAbout charging the battery When using a tripod or unipod281 About AC adaptor supplied282 About 3D viewingPersonal Information Disclaimer283 284 285