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Contents
Application Record
Registering your own settings Recording
Taking Pictures with different Picture effects
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Recording panorama pictures
Application View
Wi-Fi/NFC
Connecting with other devices
Others
Before use
Camera handling
Always take a test shot first
No compensation for missed shots
Carefully observe copyright laws
Also refer to Usage cautions and notes →316
About GPS
Standard Accessories
Optional accessories
Names and Functions of Main Parts
Top
Bottom
Diopter adjustment dial →15
Viewfinder LVF →15
LVF button →15
Charging lamp Red →20
29 Q.MENU/ / button
DISP. button →76
Fn button →133
MENU/SET button / Cursor button / Control dial →16
Switching between the LCD monitor and viewfinder
About diopter adjustment
Press LVF button
Viewfinder LVF
MENU/SET button / Cursor button / Control dial
Putting on the hand strap
Charging battery
Power supply
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Camera status
Open position and open Card/battery door
Insert the battery all the way
Close the card/battery door
Slide the release lever to
Charging the battery through the computer
Charging the battery
Make sure that the camera is turned off
Charging lamp indications
Charging lamp Red On Charging in progress Off Charging stops
Preparations
Recording still pictures When using LCD monitor
Remaining battery
Remaining battery
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Recording motion pictures When using LCD monitor
Viewing pictures When using LCD monitor
Recording conditions
Open position and open the card Battery door
Inserting and removing the card optional
Insert the card all the way
To remove card
Saving your pictures cards and built-in memory
Compatible memory cards optional
Type of Card Capacity
Recording picture capacity still pictures
Recording capacity guidelines pictures/recording time
Picture Size Built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 18M
When Rec Format is Avchd
When Rec Format is MP4
Recording time capacity motion pictures
Rec Quality 32 GB 64 GB
Setting the clock
Press the Camera ON/OFF button
Press MENU/SET to set
When Please set the home area is displayed, press MENU/SET
Select Clock Set from the Setup menu
Changing time settings
Press To set your home area and press MENU/SET
Sequence of operations
Aim the camera and shoot
Taking still pictures
Recording motion pictures
Holding the camera
Play back pictures
Press the Camera ON/OFF button to turn off the camera
Viewing motion pictures
Using the control ring/control dial
Recording mode Control ring ∗
Using Quick menu
Press Q.MENU/ button Press to select menu items
Taking pictures with automatic settings
Recording mode
Using flash
Take a picture
About Backlight Compensation
Automatic Scene Detection
Defocusing the background
Settings
Motion Deblur
IHandheld Night 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
Turn the control ring or control dial to adjust
Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing
About Intelligent Auto setting items
Taking pictures with your own settings
Set mode dial to Program AE Mode Take a picture
Press the shutter button halfway
Program Shift
Program Shift diagram
Example of Program Shift
Adjusting focus
Adjust focus according to subject
Return to desired composition
Recording motion pictures
Press the motion picture button to start recording
Press the motion picture button again to end recording
About the recording format for recording motion pictures
About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures
Avchd Progressive
MP4
Selected Recording Mode
Burst function
Still Picture Size →153
Viewing your pictures
Press the Playback button
View pictures
Ending Playback
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
Basics
Viewing motion pictures
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press
Operations 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
Example Changing AF Mode in the Rec menu in Program AE Mode
Press Q.MENU/ button several times
Menu type
Using the Setup menu
Beep sounds when operating the control ring
Beep Level Settings Low / High / OFF
Shutter Vol Settings Low / High / OFF
Beep
Cust.Set Mem
Fn Button Set
Zoom Lever Set
Ring/Dial Set
Live View Mode
Monitor Display / Viewfinder
30fps
60fps
Settings on / OFF
Monitor Luminance
Composition Guide
Guide Line
Histogram
Video Rec Area
Remaining Disp
Lens Resume
MF Assist
Peaking
Auto Power Off
Settings 2MIN. / 5MIN. / 10MIN. / OFF
Monitor Power Save
Economy
Exposure Comp. Reset
Self Timer Auto Off
Auto Review
1SEC / 2SEC
No.Reset
Reset
Reset Rec. settings? Reset setup parameters?
Reset Wi-Fi Settings
USB Mode
Settings / 3D Playback
Settings 3D / 2D
TV Connection
Viera Link
Rotate Disp
Version Disp
Format
Language
Entering Text
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 display
Using the level gauge
Correct camera angle
Using Zoom
Using the control ring/control dial for zoom operation
Move the zoom lever
Optical Zoom
Extended optical zoom
Zoom types and use
Zoom
Digital Zoom
Using the zoom lever for Step Zoom
Turn the control ring or control dial
Step Zoom
When recording motion pictures 3D Photo Mode Scene Mode
Taking pictures with flash
Taking pictures with flash
Available flash range when Sensitivity setting is Auto
Shutter speeds for each flash mode
Scene Mode
Setting Shutter speed seconds
Select AF Mode from the Rec menu
Use to select Auto Focus mode items and press MENU/SET
Switching AF Mode
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Taking front-on pictures of people Face Detection
Application Record
Subject not centered in picture 23-area-focusing
Determined position for focus 1-area-focusing
Changing the position and size of the AF area Focus Area Set
Taking close-up pictures Macro recording
Press button Use to select AF Macro and press MENU/SET
Shortest recording distance
Focus range
Zoom Focus AF Macro Macro Zoom MF →96
Max. W
Macro Zoom
Taking pictures with Manual Focus
Shot AF
MF Assist
Settings HIGH/LOW
Detect Level
Display
Color
AF/AE Lock switching
Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure
Preparation
Locks exposure only. AEL is displayed on the screen
Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation
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To cancel Auto Bracket
101
Press button Use to select Auto Bracket and press MENU/SET
Setting Speed Description No.
Burst function
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Press button Use to select Burst and press MENU/SET
To cancel burst
Setting Speed Description
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Aspect Ratio
104
Taking pictures with self-timer
Press button Use to select Self Timer and press MENU/SET
To cancel self-timer
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Taking pictures by setting the aperture value
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Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed
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Aperture value set
108
Aperture values that can be set ∗
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Manual exposure assist estimate
Taking Pictures with different picture effects
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Changing the selected picture effects Creative Control menu
Control ring/control dial
Turn the control ring or control dial to make adjustments
Adjusts the brightness Adjusts background defocusing
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Expressive
Retro
Items that can be set →111
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High Key
Low Key
Sepia
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Dynamic Monochrome
Impressive Art
High Dynamic
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Cross Process
Toy Effect
Defocusing a picture
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Miniature Effect
117
Soft Focus
Star Filter
118
One Point Color
Selecting color
Recording panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode
119
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
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Press the shutter button fully again to end recording
121
Changing the recording direction or picture effects
Tips
122
About panorama playback
Taking pictures according to the scene Scene Mode
Set mode dial to Use to select the scene and press MENU/SET
Changing the selected Scene Mode Scene Mode menu
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Portrait
Soft Skin
Scenery
125
Sports
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
What is HDR?
126
Handheld Night Shot
Food
127
Use to select Exit and press MENU/SET
To record age and name
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Use to select the aspect ratio, and then press MENU/SET
Use to select shutter speed, and then press MENU/SET
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High Speed Video
Fps
Rec Format
3D Photo Mode
130
Tips for recording pictures
Registering your own settings and recording
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Set mode dial to / Custom mode
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
When changing the menu settings
132
How to register
Using registered functions
Registering preferred functions to the Fn button
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Control ring Control dial
Recording with the Face Recognition function
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How the Face Recognition function works During recording
During playback
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Record the face picture
Press to select the item for editing and press MENU/SET
Registering face pictures
Recording tips when registering face pictures
137
Editing or deleting information about registered persons
Useful features for travel
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To record Location
Select World Time from the Setup menu →60
When you come back from your travel destination
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To set daylight savings
Using the Rec menu
Setting guide
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Aspect Ratio
Recording mode Set the picture quality Settings
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About RAW file
Quality
142
Sensitivity
Sensitivity 100 6400 ∗
Sensitivity Shutter speed seconds
Settings Auto / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
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ISO Limit Set
Extended ISO
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White Balance
White Balance fine adjustment excluding AWB
Setting White Balance manually
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AWB operational range
AF Mode
146
Quick AF
Face Recog
Metering Mode
147
Exposure
Resolution
148
Min. Shtr Speed
Zoom
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AF Assist Lamp
Red-Eye Removal
150
Stabilizer
Settings W/O Time / with Time / OFF
151
Date Stamp
Using the Motion Picture menu
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Rec Format
Rec Quality
153
About motion picture icon
Still Picture Size
Settings on
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Continuous AF
Level Shot
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Wind Cut
Zoom Mic
Changing the picture information display, etc
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Press while the representative picture displayed
Representative picture display
Display within each picture group
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Different playback methods Playback Mode
Press MENU/SET in Playback Mode
2D/3D Settings
159
Cancel filtering
Selecting pictures to play back Filtering Play
160
About operations during Filtering Play
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Narrowing down by selecting picture type
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Select Select Date in Filtering Play and press MENU/SET
Select Favorite in Filtering Play and press MENU/SET →160
To change the date to display
To change settings such as music or display time
Playing back pictures in order automatically
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To select pictures for automatic play back
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Searching by recording date Calendar
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Retouching pictures
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Operation from the Playback menu
Auto Retouch
Setting Effect
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Creative Retouch
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Using the Playback menu
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Location Logging
171
Abort writing location information
Delete received location information
172
Enter characters Entering text →75
Title Edit
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Place-Name Edit
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Text Stamp
175
Items that can be stamped
Retouch
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Video Divide
Original motion picture that was split does not remain
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Resize
178
Up to 100 pictures
179
Cropping
180
Favorite
To clear all
181
Print Set
182
Protect
183
Face Rec Edit
184
Use to select the copy method direction and press MENU/SET
Copy
Wi-FiFunction and NFC Function
Use the camera as a wireless LAN device
185
Before Use
About the Wi-Fi connection lamp
About the Wi-Fi button
Wi-Fi connection lamp
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What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
Operating the camera using a smartphone/tablet
Sending pictures to a PC →216 Using WEB services →221
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Operating the camera using a smartphone/tablet
Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App
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Press and hold the Wi-Fi button
Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
190
Using an iOS device
191
Operate the smartphone
Using an Android device
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Select Via Network and press MENU/SET
Select Direct and press MENU/SET
Changing the connection method
Connecting to a smartphone/tablet using NFC function
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Compatible models
Preparations On the camera
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Connect to a smartphone →190 Select from Image App
Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording
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Playing back pictures in the camera on a smartphone/tablet
Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone/tablet
198
Easily transferring pictures in the camera
199
Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services
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Sending method, and pictures that can be sent
Send Images While Recording
Sending selected pictures
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Select Via Network or Direct and press MENU/SET
Select the device you wish to connect to
Take still pictures
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Sending selected pictures Send Images Stored in the Camera
When Single is selected
When Multi is selected
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Select Single or Multi
Displaying still pictures on a TV
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Take or play back still pictures on this unit
208
Wireless printing
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Select the still picture and print
Sending pictures to AV equipment
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Preparations
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Sending pictures to a PC
216
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO on the PC
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Create a folder that receives images with PHOTOfunSTUDIO
218
Select the folder you want to send to
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Using WEB services
221
When sending images to WEB service
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Using WEB services
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When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service
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Using Lumix Club
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About the Lumix Club
Enter the password
Check the login ID and select OK
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Read through the Lumix Club terms of use and select Agree
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Select Exit
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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 Club
235
Select Next
Configuring the external AV device settings
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Change or delete information on registered AV device
Destination Cloud Sync. Service
Transferring pictures automatically Smart Transfer
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AV device
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Setting Smart Transfer
240
Set the transfer destination
241
Turn off the camera
Auto Transfer
242
Transfer Now
243
Set Destination
When remaining battery is low, charging may be prioritized
244
Charge Priority
Display Log
About connections
245
Connection method Description
Via Network Connecting via a wireless access point
Press the wireless access point WPS button until it
Switches to WPS Mode
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Enter the encryption key
When connecting with Manual Input
248
Direct Connecting directly
249
Select the desired connection setting
250
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Registering History items to Favorite
252
Editing items registered in Favorite
Settings for sending pictures
253
Send Images While Recording
Send Images Stored in the Camera
Changing the settings for sending images
254
Original/Auto ∗ 1/Change
Wi-Fi Setup menu
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Using the GPS function to record the location of a picture
Precautions on properly receiving a GPS signal
257
GPS Setting
258
About operations during positioning
259
Displaying the status and result of positioning
GPS reception icon
Positioning result icons
260
Information to be recorded on the pictures
Place name information
261
Select Repositioning from GPS menu and press MENU/SET
Repositioning
262
Interval between positioning operations
Displaying the GPS reception status
263
If you do not want to record a place name or landmark
GPS Area Select
264
Area Info. Set
Adjusting the time using GPS
265
Using the GPS Assist Tool
Reducing the time required for positioning
266
Operating environment
Using GPS Assist Tool by connecting the camera and computer
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Using a card reader/writer commercially available
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Start up the GPS Assist Tool on the computer
Operate the GPS Assist Tool
Terminate the connection between camera/card and computer
Using the Wi-Fi function to update
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Checking the expiration date of the GPS assist data
Registering my landmark
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After confirming the GPS information, press MENU/SET
Input the landmark name Entering text →75
Using the GPS log
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Set recording interval and recording duration
Ending logging
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Save destination of the GPS log file
Outputting the GPS log file
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Deleting the GPS log
Viewing on TV screen
277
Connect camera to TV
To connect with an Hdmi micro cable
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To connect with an Hdmi micro cable
To connect with an AV cable optional
What is Viera Link HDMI?
279
Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control
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To select and play back only still pictures recorded in 3D
Viewing 3D still pictures
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Connect camera to recorder
Start playback on camera Start recording on recorder
Copying by inserting the card into the recorder
Computer specifications
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PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.3 PE
About supplied software
Operating environment
Installing supplied software
286
Download procedure Operating environment
287
Downloading Silkypix Developer Studio SE
To cancel connection
288
Connect camera to computer
Use to select PC and press MENU/SET
289
Windows
Mac
101PANA ∗2 999PANA
For PTP mode
290
To cancel print
Printing
291
Connect camera to printer
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Use to select Print start and press MENU/SET
Printing multiple pictures
Printing with date and text
Making print settings on the camera
Settings
294
List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays
295
Recording
296
List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays
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298
Playback
299
25s
Message displays
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301
Login failed. Please check Login ID and Password
302
No picture to send
Connection failed
303
Cannot connect to server
304
Charging lamp is flashing
305
Cannot perform positioning
Positioning takes time
Location name information is not displayed
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Focus not aligned correctly
Cannot use Auto Bracket
307
Motion picture recording stops midway
Panorama picture recording stops before finishing
Subject cannot be locked. AF track fails
308
Brightness is unstable
Screen flickers indoors
No flash emitted
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It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone
Wi-Fi connection is not recognizing my PC
Images cannot be transmitted to the WEB service
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Pictures cannot be transmitted to the computer
Have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi
312
Motion picture cannot be transmitted
Cannot send images to an AV device
313
Display on the TV and on the camera do not match
Cannot play motion pictures on TV. Card is inserted into TV
Viera Link Hdmi is not working
Edges of pictures are cut off when printing
314
Computer does not recognize card only reads built-in memory
Cannot print panorama pictures properly
315
When in use
Usage cautions and notes
316
Caring for your camera
When not using for a while
317
Memory cards
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Battery
When using a tripod or unipod
318
AC adaptor supplied
319
3D viewing
Personal Information
Disclaimer
320
Personal Use Only
Restrictions
No Warranty
Disclaimer of Warranty
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Disclaimer of Liability
322
Export Control
Entire Agreement
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About Location Information and Place Name Information
About the geographical coordinate system
About copyright
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Landmark types
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