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Owner’s Manual for advanced features

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-ZS40

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Customers only Register online at Contents Application Record Taking Pictures with different Picture effects Registering your own settings Recording110 Recording panorama pictures Application View Wi-Fi/NFC Others Connecting with other devices Camera handling Before use No compensation for missed shots Always take a test shot firstCarefully observe copyright laws Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →316 About GPS Optional accessories Standard Accessories Top Names and Functions of Main PartsBottom Viewfinder LVF →15 Diopter adjustment dial →15LVF button →15 Charging lamp Red →20 DISP. button →76 29 Q.MENU/ / buttonFn button →133 MENU/SET button / Cursor button / Control dial →16 About diopter adjustment Switching between the LCD monitor and viewfinderPress LVF button Viewfinder LVF Putting on the hand strap MENU/SET button / Cursor button / Control dial Power supply Charging batteryAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Camera status Insert the battery all the way Open position and open Card/battery doorClose the card/battery door Slide the release lever to Charging the battery Charging the battery through the computerMake sure that the camera is turned off Charging lamp Red On Charging in progress Off Charging stops Charging lamp indications Preparations Remaining battery Recording still pictures When using LCD monitorRemaining battery Recording conditions by Cipa standard Viewing pictures When using LCD monitor Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitorRecording conditions Inserting and removing the card optional Open position and open the card Battery doorInsert the card all the way To remove card Compatible memory cards optional Saving your pictures cards and built-in memoryType of Card Capacity Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording time Recording picture capacity still picturesPicture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 18M When Rec Format is MP4 When Rec Format is AvchdRecording time capacity motion pictures Rec Quality 32 GB 64 GB Press the Camera ON/OFF button Setting the clockPress MENU/SET to set Select Clock Set from the Setup menu When Please set the home area is displayed, press MENU/SETChanging time settings Press To set your home area and press MENU/SET Sequence of operations Taking still pictures Aim the camera and shootRecording motion pictures Holding the camera Press the Camera ON/OFF button to turn off the camera Play back picturesViewing motion pictures Recording mode Control ring ∗ Using the control ring/control dial Press Q.MENU/ button Press to select menu items Using Quick menu Recording mode Taking pictures with automatic settingsUsing flash Take a picture Automatic Scene Detection About Backlight Compensation Defocusing the background Motion Deblur Settings IHDR IHandheld Night Shot AF Tracking Press to set AF Mode to AF Tracking Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Switching to Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Turn the control ring or control dial to adjust Press Press to select an item to adjustAdjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing About Intelligent Auto setting items Set mode dial to Program AE Mode Take a picture Taking pictures with your own settings Program Shift Press the shutter button halfway Example of Program Shift Program Shift diagram Adjust focus according to subject Adjusting focusReturn to desired composition Press the motion picture button to start recording Recording motion picturesPress the motion picture button again to end recording About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures About the recording format for recording motion picturesAvchd Progressive MP4 Selected Recording Mode Still Picture Size →153 Burst function Press the Playback button Viewing your picturesView pictures Ending Playback Zooming in and viewing Playback Zoom Move the zoom lever toward T side Viewing a list of pictures Multi Playback Move the zoom lever toward W side Basics Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press Viewing motion picturesOperations during motion picture playback Capturing still pictures from motion pictures Press button to delete displayed picture Deleting pictures To delete multiple up to 100/To delete all pictures Example Changing AF Mode in the Rec menu in Program AE Mode Setting the menuPress Q.MENU/ button several times Menu type Using the Setup menu Beep Level Settings Low / High / OFF Beep sounds when operating the control ringShutter Vol Settings Low / High / OFF Beep Fn Button Set Cust.Set MemZoom Lever Set Ring/Dial Set Monitor Display / Viewfinder Live View Mode30fps 60fps Monitor Luminance Settings on / OFFComposition Guide Guide Line Video Rec Area Histogram Lens Resume Remaining DispMF Assist Peaking Settings 2MIN. / 5MIN. / 10MIN. / OFF Auto Power OffMonitor Power Save Economy Self Timer Auto Off Exposure Comp. ResetAuto Review 1SEC / 2SEC Reset No.ResetReset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters? Reset Wi-Fi Settings Settings / 3D Playback USB ModeSettings 3D / 2D TV Connection Rotate Disp Viera Link Format Version DispLanguage Entering Text Press DISP. button to change display Switching the display of recording information, etc Composition Guideline Description Name Taking pictures with the composition determined Taking still pictures with a guideline How to select guidelines Press DISP. button to switch the display Using the level gaugeUsing the level gauge Correct camera angle Using the control ring/control dial for zoom operation Using ZoomMove the zoom lever Extended optical zoom Optical ZoomZoom types and use Digital Zoom Zoom Turn the control ring or control dial Using the zoom lever for Step ZoomStep Zoom When recording motion pictures 3D Photo Mode Scene Mode Taking pictures with flash Taking pictures with flash Shutter speeds for each flash mode Available flash range when Sensitivity setting is AutoScene Mode Setting Shutter speed seconds Use to select Auto Focus mode items and press MENU/SET Select AF Mode from the Rec menuSwitching AF Mode Taking pictures with Auto Focus Taking front-on pictures of people Face Detection Application Record Determined position for focus 1-area-focusing Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing Changing the position and size of the AF area Focus Area Set Press button Use to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET Taking close-up pictures Macro recording Focus range Shortest recording distanceZoom Focus AF Macro Macro Zoom MF →96 Max. W Macro Zoom Taking pictures with Manual Focus MF Assist Shot AF Detect Level Settings HIGH/LOWDisplay Color Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure AF/AE Lock switchingPreparation Locks exposure only. AEL is displayed on the screen 100 Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation 101 To cancel Auto BracketPress button Use to select Auto Bracket and press MENU/SET Burst function Setting Speed Description No.102 Press button Use to select Burst and press MENU/SET Setting Speed Description To cancel burst103 Aspect Ratio 104 Press button Use to select Self Timer and press MENU/SET Taking pictures with self-timerTo cancel self-timer 105 106 Taking pictures by setting the aperture value 107 Taking pictures by setting the shutter speedAperture value set Aperture values that can be set ∗ 108 Manual exposure assist estimate 109 110 Taking Pictures with different picture effectsChanging the selected picture effects Creative Control menu Control ring/control dial Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing Turn the control ring or control dial to make adjustments Expressive 112Retro Items that can be set →111 High Key 113Low Key Sepia Dynamic Monochrome 114Impressive Art High Dynamic Cross Process 115Toy Effect 116 Defocusing a pictureMiniature Effect Soft Focus 117Star Filter One Point Color 118Selecting color 119 Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot ModePress the shutter button halfway to focus Press the shutter button fully again to end recording 120 Changing the recording direction or picture effects 121Tips About panorama playback 122 Set mode dial to Use to select the scene and press MENU/SET Taking pictures according to the scene Scene ModeChanging the selected Scene Mode Scene Mode menu 123 Portrait 124Soft Skin Scenery Sports 125Night Portrait Night Scenery 126 What is HDR?Handheld Night Shot Food Use to select Exit and press MENU/SET 127To record age and name Use to select the aspect ratio, and then press MENU/SET 128Use to select shutter speed, and then press MENU/SET High Speed Video 129Fps Rec Format 130 3D Photo ModeTips for recording pictures 131 Registering your own settings and recording Press MENU/SET to enter the settings Set mode dial to / Custom modeWhen changing the menu settings 132 Using registered functions How to registerRegistering preferred functions to the Fn button 133 Control ring Control dial 134 135 Recording with the Face Recognition functionHow the Face Recognition function works During recording During playback Record the face picture 136Press to select the item for editing and press MENU/SET Registering face pictures 137 Recording tips when registering face picturesEditing or deleting information about registered persons 138 Useful features for travelTo record Location When you come back from your travel destination Select World Time from the Setup menu →60139 To set daylight savings Setting guide Using the Rec menu140 Aspect Ratio 141 Recording mode Set the picture quality SettingsAbout RAW file Quality Sensitivity 142Sensitivity 100 6400 ∗ Sensitivity Shutter speed seconds 143 Settings Auto / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600ISO Limit Set Extended ISO White Balance 144 Setting White Balance manually White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB145 AWB operational range 146 AF ModeQuick AF Face Recog 147 Metering ModeExposure 148 ResolutionMin. Shtr Speed Zoom AF Assist Lamp 149Red-Eye Removal Stabilizer 150 151 Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFFDate Stamp 152 Using the Motion Picture menuRec Format Rec Quality About motion picture icon 153Still Picture Size 154 Settings onContinuous AF Level Shot Wind Cut 155Zoom Mic 156 Changing the picture information display, etc Press while the representative picture displayed 157Representative picture display Display within each picture group 158 Press MENU/SET in Playback Mode Different playback methods Playback Mode2D/3D Settings 159 Selecting pictures to play back Filtering Play Cancel filtering160 About operations during Filtering Play Narrowing down by selecting picture type 161 162 Select Select Date in Filtering Play and press MENU/SET 163Select Favorite in Filtering Play and press MENU/SET →160 To change the date to display Playing back pictures in order automatically To change settings such as music or display time164 To select pictures for automatic play back 165 166 Searching by recording date Calendar 167 Retouching picturesOperation from the Playback menu Auto Retouch 168 Setting EffectCreative Retouch 169 170 Using the Playback menuLocation Logging Abort writing location information 171Delete received location information Enter characters Entering text →75 172Title Edit Place-Name Edit 173 Text Stamp 174 Items that can be stamped 175Retouch Video Divide 176Original motion picture that was split does not remain Resize 177 Up to 100 pictures 178 Cropping 179 Favorite 180To clear all Print Set 181 Protect 182 Face Rec Edit 183 Use to select the copy method direction and press MENU/SET 184Copy Use the camera as a wireless LAN device Wi-FiFunction and NFC Function185 Before Use About the Wi-Fi button About the Wi-Fi connection lampWi-Fi connection lamp 186 187 Operating the camera using a smartphone/tablet What you can do with the Wi-Fi functionSending pictures to a PC →216 Using WEB services →221 188 Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App Operating the camera using a smartphone/tablet189 Connecting to a smartphone/tablet Press and hold the Wi-Fi button190 191 Using an iOS deviceOperate the smartphone 192 Using an Android device Select Via Network and press MENU/SET 193Select Direct and press MENU/SET Changing the connection method 194 Connecting to a smartphone/tablet using NFC functionCompatible models Preparations On the camera 195 Connect to a smartphone →190 Select from Image App 196Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording Playing back pictures in the camera on a smartphone/tablet 197Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone/tablet Easily transferring pictures in the camera 198 199 200 Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services 201 Sending method, and pictures that can be sent 202Send Images While Recording Sending selected pictures 203 Select Via Network or Direct and press MENU/SET 204Select the device you wish to connect to Take still pictures Sending selected pictures Send Images Stored in the Camera 205 When Multi is selected When Single is selected206 Select Single or Multi 207 Displaying still pictures on a TVTake or play back still pictures on this unit 208 209 Wireless printing Select the still picture and print 210 211 Sending pictures to AV equipment Preparations 212 213 214 215 216 Sending pictures to a PC 217 Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO on the PCCreate a folder that receives images with PHOTOfunSTUDIO Select the folder you want to send to 218 219 220 221 Using WEB services 222 When sending images to WEB service 223 224 Using WEB services 225 226 227 When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service 228 229 230 231 Using Lumix ClubAbout the Lumix Club Check the login ID and select OK Enter the password232 Read through the Lumix Club terms of use and select Agree Select Exit 233 Check the Lumix Club terms of use 234 Delete your login ID and account from the Lumix Club Select Yes in the login ID delete confirmation screen235 Select Next 236 Configuring the external AV device settings Change or delete information on registered AV device 237 Transferring pictures automatically Smart Transfer Destination Cloud Sync. Service238 AV device 239 240 Setting Smart TransferSet the transfer destination Turn off the camera 241Auto Transfer Transfer Now 242 Set Destination 243 244 When remaining battery is low, charging may be prioritizedCharge Priority Display Log 245 About connectionsConnection method Description Press the wireless access point WPS button until it Via Network Connecting via a wireless access pointSwitches to WPS Mode 246 Enter the encryption key 247 248 When connecting with Manual Input 249 Direct Connecting directly 250 Select the desired connection setting Registering History items to Favorite 251 Editing items registered in Favorite 252 253 Settings for sending picturesSend Images While Recording Send Images Stored in the Camera 254 Changing the settings for sending imagesOriginal/Auto ∗ 1/Change 255 Wi-Fi Setup menu 256 Precautions on properly receiving a GPS signal Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture257 258 GPS SettingAbout operations during positioning Displaying the status and result of positioning 259GPS reception icon Positioning result icons Information to be recorded on the pictures 260Place name information Select Repositioning from GPS menu and press MENU/SET 261Repositioning Interval between positioning operations 262Displaying the GPS reception status If you do not want to record a place name or landmark 263GPS Area Select Area Info. Set 264 265 Adjusting the time using GPS Reducing the time required for positioning Using the GPS Assist Tool266 Operating environment 267 Using GPS Assist Tool by connecting the camera and computer 268 Using a card reader/writer commercially available Start up the GPS Assist Tool on the computer 269Operate the GPS Assist Tool Terminate the connection between camera/card and computer 270 Using the Wi-Fi function to update Checking the expiration date of the GPS assist data 271 272 Registering my landmarkAfter confirming the GPS information, press MENU/SET Input the landmark name Entering text →75 273 Using the GPS logSet recording interval and recording duration Ending logging 274 Save destination of the GPS log file 275Outputting the GPS log file Deleting the GPS log 276 277 Viewing on TV screenConnect camera to TV To connect with an Hdmi micro cable To connect with an Hdmi micro cable 278To connect with an AV cable optional 279 What is Viera Link HDMI?Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control 280 To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D 281Viewing 3D still pictures 282 Connect camera to recorder 283Start playback on camera Start recording on recorder Copying by inserting the card into the recorder 284 Computer specifications PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.3 PE 285About supplied software Operating environment 286 Installing supplied software 287 Download procedure Operating environmentDownloading Silkypix Developer Studio SE 288 To cancel connectionConnect camera to computer Use to select PC and press MENU/SET Windows 289Mac 101PANA ∗2 999PANA 290 For PTP mode Printing To cancel print291 Connect camera to printer 292 Use to select Print start and press MENU/SET 293Printing multiple pictures Printing with date and text Settings Making print settings on the camera294 295 List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displaysRecording List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays 296 297 Playback 298 25s 299 300 Message displays 301 302 Login failed. Please check Login ID and PasswordNo picture to send Connection failed Cannot connect to server 303 Charging lamp is flashing 304 Cannot perform positioning 305Positioning takes time Location name information is not displayed Focus not aligned correctly 306Cannot use Auto Bracket Motion picture recording stops midway 307Panorama picture recording stops before finishing Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails Brightness is unstable 308Screen flickers indoors No flash emitted 309 It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone 310 Images cannot be transmitted to the WEB service Wi-Fi connection is not recognizing my PC311 Pictures cannot be transmitted to the computer 312 Have forgotten the password for the Wi-FiMotion picture cannot be transmitted Cannot send images to an AV device Display on the TV and on the camera do not match 313Cannot play motion pictures on TV. Card is inserted into TV Viera Link Hdmi is not working 314 Edges of pictures are cut off when printingComputer does not recognize card only reads built-in memory Cannot print panorama pictures properly 315 Usage cautions and notes When in use316 Caring for your camera 317 When not using for a whileMemory cards LCD monitor/Viewfinder When using a tripod or unipod Battery318 AC adaptor supplied 3D viewing 319Personal Information Disclaimer Personal Use Only 320Restrictions Disclaimer of Warranty No Warranty321 Disclaimer of Liability Export Control 322Entire Agreement About Location Information and Place Name Information 323About the geographical coordinate system About copyright 324 325 Landmark types 326 327 328 329