Owner’s Manual for advanced features
Digital Camera
Basics
Before use
Preparations
Inserting and removing the card
Recording 3D still pictures
Application Record
Taking pictures with Exposure
Recording the place of recording
Application View
Contents Continued
Connecting with other devices
Others
Condensation lens clouding
Before use
Camera handling
Keep the camera away from excessive vibration, force, or pressure
No compensation for missed shots
Before use Continued
Always take a test shot first
Carefully observe copyright laws
About the camera’s location name information
When using in another country
About GPS
Recording location information
Standard Accessories
Optional accessories
Zoom lever Motion picture button Camera ON/OFF switch Shutter button
Mode dial Flash →52 Self-timer indicator →56/AF Assist Lamp →93
GPS status indicator
LCD monitor →43, 130 REC/PLAY switch →20 EXPOSURE button →58
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging battery
Insert the battery terminals and attach the battery to the charger
Always charge before first use! battery shipped uncharged
Recording motion pictures
Guidelines for number of recordable pictures and operating time
Recording still pictures
Recording conditions
To remove battery
Inserting and removing the card optional/ the battery
Completely insert battery and card
Slide to the OPEN position and open the lid
Insert DC coupler instead of battery →12 Open DC coupler cover
Using the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional
instead of the battery
Plug AC adaptor into power outlet
Built-in memory approx. 18 MB
Inserting and removing the card optional the battery Continued
Picture save destination cards and built-in memory
Pictures may be copied between cards and the built-in memory. →115
When the Motion JPEG recording mode is used
Remaining battery and memory capacity
When in operation
Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording time
REC/PLAY switch
How to operate the camera
Camera ON/OFF switch
Mode dial
Drag
Touch operations
Touch
Stylus pen
Press MENU/SET while the message is displayed
Setting the clock
Turn on the power
Press to select the language, and press MENU/SET
Select Clock Set from the Rec menu or Setup menu →42
When Please set the home area is displayed, press MENU/ SET
To change time setting
Press to set your home area and press MENU/SET
Set to the desired Recording Mode
Sequence of operations
Set to
Intelligent Auto Mode
Taking still pictures
6 View pictures →32 Turn off the power
Aim the camera and shoot
Recording motion pictures
Program AE Mode
Taking pictures with your own settings
Take a picture
Recording Mode
Return to desired composition
How to adjust focus
First adjust focus according to subject
Touch the subject you want to record
Touching the screen and recording
Touch on the screen
Touch Shutter function
exposure Touch AF/AE function
Touching the screen and adjusting the focus and
Touch the place where you want to set the focus and exposure
Recording Mode
Intelligent Auto Mode
Taking pictures with automatic settings
Automatic Scene Detection
Take a picture
About Happy colors
Settings
About flash
Motion Deblur
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press to lock
AF Tracking
Press to set AF Mode to AF Tracking
Touch the subject
Intelligent Auto Mode restrictions
Press the motion picture button again to end recording
Taking motion pictures
Press motion picture button to start recording
Recording Mode
Records a motion picture at your preferred settings
Recording motion pictures in
Motion picture recording in other recording modes
Recording motion pictures in
Playback Mode
Viewing your pictures Normal Play
View pictures
Changing recording information display Press the DISP. button
Operations during motion picture playback
Viewing motion pictures
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press
Touch the area that you want to magnify
Viewing your pictures Normal Play Continued
Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”
Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”
Viewing pictures by their recording date “Calendar Playback”
Turn the zoom lever toward W several times
Playback Mode
Deleting pictures
Press to delete displayed picture
To delete multiple up to 100/To delete all pictures
About the menu screen
Setting the menu
Changing the settings Menu screen configuration
Menu operation flow
Press to select AF Mode and press MENU/SET
Press to select a setting, and then press MENU/SET
Select Rec menu and press MENU/SET
Press / button several times
Playback Mode menu REC/PLAY switch
Setting the menu Continued
Motion Picture menu REC/PLAY switch
Recording motion pictures using your own settings →96
Press Q.MENU button / button Press to select a menu item
Using Quick menu
Press to select the settings Press MENU/SET
Setting the clock
Using the Setup menu
Settings, notes
automatically using GPS
Power LCD
Volume
Auto Power LCD
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Rec Area
Using the Setup menu Continued
Histogram
Zoom Resume
Sleep Mode
LCD Power Save
Economy
2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN./OFF
Reset Rec. settings?
No.Reset
Reset
Reset setup parameters?
3D Playback
Output
VIERA Link
3D/2D
content of the card
When a card/built-in
restored. Check the
Rotate Disp
Demo Mode
Calibration
Language
Stabilizer Demo
Zoom In/Out
Using the zoom by performing touch operations
Taking pictures with zoom
Touch
Extended Optical Zoom
Zoom types and use
Optical Zoom
i.Zoom
Use cursor button to select the desired type and press MENU/ SET
Taking pictures with flash
Press to display Flash
Recording Mode
The available flash range when Sensitivity setting is AUTO
subject
Press to display Macro Mode
Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
Taking close-up pictures
Use cursor button to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET
Focus range
Use cursor button to select time duration and press MENU/ SET
Taking pictures with self-timer
Press to display Selftimer
Take a picture
Use cursor button to select a value and press MENU/SET
Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
Press to display Exposure
Recording while exposure is changed automatically Auto Bracket
Press EXPOSURE button
Determine aperture and shutter speed and record
Aperture-Priority Mode
Shutter-Priority Mode
Press EXPOSURE button
Manual Exposure Mode
Manual exposure assist estimate
Recording motion pictures in
Cust.Set Mem
Register your own settings and record
Select Cust.Set Mem. from the Setup menu →43
Custom
Use cursor button to select the scene and press MENU/SET
Taking pictures according to the scene
Set mode dial to
Scene Mode
Changing registered Scene Modes
My Scene Mode
Scene Mode Continued
Portrait
Panorama
Self Portrait
Scenery
Assist
Night
Sports
Night Portrait
Handheld
Baby
Party
Candle Light
Records pet’s age and name when taking pictures
Flash Burst
Sunset
High Sens
Starry Sky
Snow
Fireworks
Beach
Aerial Photo
High Speed
Photo Frame
Underwater
Movie
Set mode dial to
Recording 3D still pictures 3D Photo Mode
Tips for recording pictures
Select Burst from the Rec menu
Use cursor button to select the burst setting, and press MENU/SET
Burst function
Setting
Auto Bracket is released The flash is set to Forced Flash Off
Face Recog
Recording tips when registering face pictures
Recording with the Face Recognition function
How the Face Recognition function works During recording
Select MEMORY with cursor button and then press MENU/ SET
Registering face pictures
Select Face Recog. from the Rec menu →38
Select New with cursor button and then press MENU/SET
Face Recog. Continued
Editing or deleting information about registered persons
Use cursor button to select the item and press MENU/SET
To set the Face Recognition function to OFF
To ensure successful positioning
What is GPS?
Recording the place of recording with GPS
Recording Mode
Using in locations such as airplanes or hospitals
Using GPS
Select GPS Setting from the GPS menu →38
Continued
Location name information
When GPS Setting is set to ON or
Information recorded on pictures
Concerning the positioning intervals
Executing positioning immediately and updating your current location
Select Repositioning from the GPS menu
To display the GPS reception status
Use cursor button to select the item to change and press MENU/SET
Changing the recorded place name information
Select GPS Area Select from the GPS menu
If you do not wish to record place names and landmarks
Editing or deleting registered landmarks
Registering your current location as a landmark
Select My Landmark from the GPS menu
Recording the place of recording with GPS
Changing the display of location name information
Using GPS to set the clock
Select Auto Clock Set from the Setup menu
Select Area Info. Set from the GPS menu
Use cursor button to select Travel Setup and press MENU/ SET
Useful features for travel
Select Travel Date from the Setup menu
Travel Date
Use cursor button to select Home or Destination and press MENU/SET
Select World Time from the Setup menu
World Time
Use cursor button to select area and press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET several times until the desired character is displayed
Entering Text
Use cursor button to select characters
Editing text
Recording Mode Settings
Using the Rec menu
For Rec menu setting procedures →38
Setting guide
Quality
Using the Rec menu Continued
Settings AUTO / Intelligent ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800
Sensitivity
uses value set in / set manually
White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB
White Balance
Recording Mode
Using the Rec menu Continued
Setting White Balance manually
AWB operational range
23-area-focusing
AF Mode
Settings
1-area-focusing
Using the Rec menu Continued
Recording Mode Settings ON/OFF
Quick AF
Metering Mode
Recording Mode Settings LOW/STANDARD/HIGH/OFF
Face Recog
i.Exposure
Recording Mode Settings ON/i.ZOOM/OFF
i.Resolution
Recording Mode Settings AUTO 1/250 1/125 1/60 1/30 1/15 1/8 1/4 1/2
Min. Shtr Speed
AF Assist Lamp
Burst
Color Mode
Recording Mode
Using the Rec menu Continued
Red-Eye Removal
Stabilizer
Recording Mode Settings ON/OFF
Clock Set
Recording Mode Settings W/O TIME/WITH TIME/OFF
Date Stamp
Recording Mode Settings
Using the Motion Picture menu
Rec Mode
Rec Quality
Recording Mode Settings
Active Mode
Using the Motion Picture menu Continued
Recording Mode Settings ON
Continuous AF
Burst function
Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording
Recording Mode
Splitting up motion pictures
Editing motion pictures
Capturing still pictures from motion pictures
Select Video Divide from Playback menu →38
Representative picture display
Playing back still pictures recorded using the burst function
Press while the representative picture is being displayed
Display within each burst group
Use cursor button to select the playback method and press MENU/SET
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Use cursor button to select Playback Mode menu and press MENU/SET
Slide Show
Operations during Slide Show
Use cursor button to set playback effects and press MENU/ SET
Select Start with cursor button and press MENU/SET
Filtering Play
Select the filtering method using cursor button, and press MENU/SET
Different playback methods Playback Mode
Calendar
Upload Set
Using the Playback menu
Select picture and make setting
Use cursor button to select SINGLE or MULTI, and then press MENU/SET
Select a still picture
Using the Playback menu Continued
Title Edit
Use cursor button to select SINGLE or MULTI, and then press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select Candidate and press MENU/ SET
Place-Name Edit
Use cursor button to select the picture and press MENU/SET
Select the location name or landmark name, and press MENU/ SET
Use cursor button to select Set and press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select settings and press MENU/SET
Text Stamp
Use cursor button to select items and press MENU/SET
Video Divide
Items that can be stamped
Use cursor button to select a still picture and press MENU/ SET
Resize
Use cursor button to select SINGLE and press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select size and press MENU/SET
Select area to crop and press MENU/SET
Cropping
Use cursor button to select a still picture, and then press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select SINGLE or MULTI and press MENU/SET
To cancel while releasing all Press MENU/SET
Favorite
Select picture
Use cursor button to select SINGLE or MULTI and press MENU/SET
Print Set
Use cursor button to set number of pictures and press MENU/ SET
Select picture
Use cursor button to select REPLACE or DELETE and press MENU/SET
Protect
Face Rec Edit
Using the Playback menu Continued
Use cursor button to select Yes and press MENU/SET
Copy
Viewing on TV screen
Turn on camera Set REC/PLAY switch to
When TVs or DVD recorders have an SD card slot
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Connect camera to TV Turn on TV
Viewing on a TV with HDMI Socket
Turn on camera Set REC/PLAY switch to
VIERA Link HDMI HDAVI Control
What is VIERA Link HDMI?
Viewing on TV screen Continued
Turn on camera Set REC/PLAY switch to
Other related operations Power OFF
Viewing 3D still pictures
To perform Slide Show playback of only still pictures recorded in 3D
Display still pictures recorded in 3D
To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D
Viewing on TV screen Continued
Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables
Keep the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
Available file types Still picture JPEG/ Motion picture AVCHD
Use “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” to copy to your computer
Install “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” to your computer
Keep the recorded still pictures and motion pictures Continued
Connect the camera to your computer
Windows
Using with your PC
Computer specifications
Macintosh
When using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Mac OS
Using with your PC Continued
To cancel connection
Copying still pictures and motion pictures
Macintosh
Folder and file names on computer
Windows
Select the upload destination
Uploading pictures to image-sharing websites
Double-click “LUMIXUP.EXE” to start it
Getting ready
Connect camera to printer
To cancel print Press MENU/SET
Printing
Use cursor button to select a picture to print and press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select Multi Print in step →127
Printing Continued
Printing multiple pictures
Use cursor button to select item and press MENU/SET
Use cursor button to select the item and press MENU/ SET
Making print settings on the camera
Use cursor button to select setting and press MENU/SET
4 5 6
List of LCD monitor displays
In recording
Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary
In playback
Press the DISP. button to change display
Built-In Memory Error Format built-in memory?
Message displays
Please turn camera off and then on again System Error
Memory Card Error Format this card?
This battery cannot be used
Memory Card Error Memory card parameter error
Read Error/Write Error Please check the card
GPS feature is not available in this region
Camera does not work even if power is turned on
Q&A Troubleshooting
Battery, power
LCD monitor shuts off even if power is turned on
Adjust the exposure →57
Recording
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once
Cannot record pictures
LCD monitor
Q&A Troubleshooting Continued
Recording continued
Brightness or coloring of recorded picture different from real life
No flash emitted
Flash
Playback
Multiple flashes are emitted
Q&A Troubleshooting Continued
Playback continued
TV, computer, printer
Blacken red areas of recorded pictures
Cannot print when connecting to printer
TV, computer, printer continued
Computer does not recognize card. When using an SDXC Memory Cards
The edges of pictures are cut off when printing
Menu not displayed in desired language
Others
Q&A Troubleshooting Continued
Camera rattles if shaken
Usage cautions and notes
When in use
When not using for a while
Caring for your camera
Memory cards
About charging the battery
Usage cautions and notes Continued
LCD Monitor
About 3D viewing
When using a tripod or unipod
Lens
Personal Information
Usage cautions and notes Continued
Restrictions
User License Agreement for Location Name Data
Personal Use Only
Disclaimer of Liability
No Warranty
Disclaimer of Warranty
Usage cautions and notes Continued
About the geographical coordinate system
Export Control
Entire Agreement
About copyright
Usage cautions and notes Continued
Australia
Landmark types
HDAVI Control is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation