Panasonic VQT2Y96, DMCFZ40K instruction

Operating Instructions for advanced features

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Model No. DMC-FZ40

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Panasonic VQT2Y96, DMCFZ40K operating instructions Operating Instructions for advanced features

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Operating Instructions for advanced features Contents Registering Personal Menu Settings Changing REC ModeTaking pictures in Custom Mode Setting Auto Registration Playing Back Pictures on Copy the playback image using An AV cable 178171 178 Insert the battery and the card. P20 Charge the battery. P15Quick Guide Turn the camera on to take Pictures Press Select the picture you want to view Play back the pictures Standard Accessories Playback button P56 MENU/SET button P24 Names of the Components Press Card/Battery door P20 DC coupler cover P21 Rotating Pressing Operating the Rear Dial Lens Cap Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder StrapBe careful not to lose the lens cap Shoulder Strap Attaching the Lens Hood About batteries that you can use with this unit Charging the BatteryCharging When the Charge indicator flashes About the Charge indicatorConnect the charger to the electrical outlet Charge Charging time Battery indication Recording conditions by Cipa standard Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures Avchd Lite Playback When using the LCD monitor/ViewfinderSet to SH Set to HD Approx min ¢ Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery Connect the DC coupler to the AC adaptor and the camera About the Built-in Memory/the Card Following operations can be performed using this unitBuilt-in Memory Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB CardTo 32 GB Sdxc Memory Card Clock is not set when the camera is shipped Setting Date/Time Clock SetTurn the camera on Press MENU/SET Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P27 Changing the clock settingPress MENU/SET to set Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P122 REC Mode menu P124 to Mode Playback Mode menu Setting the MenuMotion Picture Mode menu Playback Mode menu P154 to Setup menu P30 to Setting menu items Press MENU/SET to set Press MENU/SET to close the menu Switching to the Setup menu Using the quick menu Travel Setup Location OFF/SET About the Setup MenuShutter VOL Beep Tone Shutter Tone … Power LCD OFF „ Auto Power LCDChange the display size of some icons and menu screens STANDARD/LARGE OFF/ON REC. Info PatternAngle of view for motion picture recording can be checked Remaining Shots Zoom Resume OFFMF Resume OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Sleep ModeAuto LCD OFF OFF/15SEC./30SEC NO.RESET Reset the file number of the next recording toReset 1SEC 2SEC Select on Connection USB ModePictBridgePTP 1080i Auto720p 480p Built-in memory or card is formatted Stabilizer Demo Set the language displayed on the screenAuto Demo OFF Align a desired mode with part a Switching the mode by rotating the mode dialBasic Intelligent Auto Mode P44 Program AE Mode P49 Shutter-Priority AE Mode P80 Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P80Manual Exposure Mode P81 Creative Motion Picture Mode P109 Recording the motion picture Taking the still picture Tips for taking good pictures REC Mode ñ Taking pictures using the automatic functionWhen taking pictures using the flash P66 Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P66 Backlight Compensation Scene Detection It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject AF Tracking FunctionPress Focus Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode Basic REC Mode ³ Taking pictures with your favorite settings F G FocusingCompose the picture Direction Detection Function Preventing jitter camera shake Example of program shift Program shift Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Wide Feature Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZTypes of zooms Extended Optical Zoom mechanism Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected Playing back Pictures Normal Play Playback Mode ¸Press Press 2/ 1 to select the picture Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture Rotate the zoom lever towards L W Displaying Multiple Screens Multi PlaybackScreen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display P154 Press MENU/SET Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T Using the Playback Zoom1k2k4k8k16k Enlarge the focus point display focus point Switching the Playback ModePress Focus during image playback Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredTo delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚ To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Press EVF/LCD to switch the monitor screenPress Display to change Advanced Recording pictures Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentMonitor priority Recording guide line Examples of histogram About the HistogramProperly Exposed Under Exposed Switching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashPress the flash open button Press the flash until it clicks About Digital Red-Eye Correction Description of settingsAUTO/Red-Eye Reduction ¢ ±¢1 - - ± ¥ ± - ± Available flash settings by Recording Mode± - ± ¥ ± Available flash range to take pictures Adjust the flash outputPress MENU/SET to close the menu Available flash range Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingFlash setting Taking Close-up Pictures Macro Zoom AF MacroFocus range 3.28 feet Cm 0.04 feet Rotate the rear dial Taking Pictures with Manual FocusPress 2/1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject Take the picture Technique for Manual Focus MF assistancePrefocus One shot AF Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer Press MENU/SET to finish Compensating the ExposureUnder exposed Properly exposed Press the shutter button halfway to finish With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture Taking Pictures using Auto BracketD0 EV J1 EV I1 EV 3rd picture Settings Setting the Light SensitivityISO sensitivity 1600 ISO sensitivity About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Aperture-Priority AE Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speedTake a picture Shutter-Priority AE Set the mode dial to ² Taking picture by setting the exposure manuallyRotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed Press the shutter button halfway Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Set the mode dial to Press 3/4 to select an item Taking pictures while adjusting colorSand Effect Readjust the My Color settings Reset Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effectsColor Brightness Taking expressive portraits and landscape Pictures Advanced Scene Mode Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth Portrait Best setting for photographing natural scenery Focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a prioritySports Flower CLOSE-UP Night Portrait Technique for Night Portrait ModeYou can set to Illuminations are photographed beautifully Taking pictures that match the scene being Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode Take the picture Panorama AssistPress 3 to select Next and then press MENU/SET Press 3/4 to select Exit and then press MENU/SET Technique for Candle Light Mode Technique for Party ModeParty Candle Light Entering Text on P147 BABY1/ BABY2 Sunset PETHigh Sens Take pictures HI-SPEED Burst Number of recordable pictures Flash Burst Panning Technique for Panning Mode Technique for Starry Sky Mode Setting the shutter speedStarry SKY Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC 100 Technique for Fireworks ModeFireworks Beach 101Snow Aerial Photo Recording Motion Picture Select the mode102 Modes that can be recorded for motion picture Start recording by pressing the motion picture button 103 Face Recog 104 105 When set to Intelligent Auto ModeScene Detection Recording format Features Changing REC Mode and REC Quality106 Press 3/4 to select REC Quality and then press ¢1 What is bit rate? When Avchd Lite is selected in stepWhen Motion Jpeg is selected in step ¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode 108 109 Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings Aperture value Shutter speed Sec 110Aperture value Shutter speed REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering111 Press 3/4 to select the custom settings you want to use Taking pictures in Custom ModePress MENU/SET to enter the settings When changing the menu settings Taking a picture with Face Recognition function Playback Mode113 Point of recording when registering the face images Face Settings114 Example of faces that are hard to recognize Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET 115Registering face image of new person Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press 116Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu SET 117 Setting Auto Registration/SensitivityMENU/SET HIGH/NORMAL/LOW Auto Registration 118Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET Useful Functions at Travel Destinations For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P27119 Enter the location 120Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture 121 Canceling the Travel Date 122 Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press Current time of the destination area 123 For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P27 Using the REC Mode menu124 Aspect Ratio When the aspect ratio is Y Applicable modes When the aspect ratio isWhen the aspect ratio is W 125 Quality 126 Sensitivity 127ISO Limit SET Applicable modes AUTO/200/400/800/1600 White Balance 128 Finely adjusting the White Balance Setting the White Balance manually129 Select White Balance and then press 130 Setting the color temperatureWhite Balance Bracket 1Horizontal a to B 3/4Vertical Gi to Mj 131 AF ModeFace Recog Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET 132 Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF trackingAbout š Face Detection Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject 133 When selecting Ø Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF areaAbout AF area selection Rear dial left Shrink PRE AF 134About AF/AE Lock 135AF/AE Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment Metering Mode136 Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH MIN. Shtr Speed 137250 Darker Brighter 138 ResolutionBurst Applicable modes OFF/˜ Digital Zoom 139Color Effect Applicable modes Standard Happy¢1 Sepia COOL¢2 WARM¢2 PICT. ADJ 140Applicable modes Contrast Sharpness Stabilizer 141Applicable modes OFF 142 You can switch the flash settingAF Assist Lamp Flash Flash Synchro 143RED-EYE Removal Applicable modes 1ST Conversion 144Clock SET Refer to P190 for details about attaching the lens REC Mode Using the Motion Picture Mode menuExposure Mode 145 Continuous AF 146Wind CUT Zoom MIC 147 Entering Text 148 Playing Back Motion PicturesMotion pictures Avchd Lite 149 Creating Still Pictures From a Motion PicturePicture size Avchd Lite Picture size 150 Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show Setup Changing the slide show settings151 Operations performed during slide show Mode Play Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back Mode152 153 Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menuCategory Play Favorite Play 154 Using the Playback Mode menuCalendar 155 Multi setting Press Display to set repeatTitle Edit Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set Video Divide 156Press 3 at the location to divide Press Press 2 to select YES and then press Menu 157 Multi settingText Stamp Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set 158 159 Aspect ratio setting Picture size Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels 160Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢2 Single Cropping 161Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move ReductionEnlargement Move the position 162 163 Minute tilting of the image can be adjustedLeveling Clockwise Counter-clockwise Rotate Disp 164 Favorite 165 Print SET 166Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET To print the date 167 168 When Multi has been selectedProtect Face REC Edit 169Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET Copy 170 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied171 Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 172 173 What is HDMI?Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket 174 Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37 175Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link SUB Menu Usable functions 176Press Red button during one screen display Other linked operations Turning the power off Automatic input switching177 Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures Copy the playback image using an AV cable178 Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD EditionCopy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition 179 180 Connecting to a PCPC that can be used Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu 181 182 Disconnecting the USB connection cable safelyDouble-click on Removable Disk in My Computer 183 184 Printing the PicturesPress 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET Selecting a single picture and printing it 185Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 186Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET 187 Print SettingsPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Paper Size 188 189 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 190 Using the Conversion Lens optionalAttach the lens adapter Attach the tele conversion lens 191 Always set to OFF when the conversion lens is taken offSelect Conversion on the REC menu. P27 Press 3/ 4 to select Then press MENU/SET to set 192 Using the Protector/Filter optionalAttach the filter Screen Display Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting193 194 Recording after settings 195 Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165Playback Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22 196 About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder 197About the Lens Bring charged spare batteries when going out BatteryDispose of unusable battery 198 Do not bend or drop the card 199About the personal information Disclaimer 200 When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout the picture data About tripods or unipods 201 Message Display 202 This Battery Cannot be Used No Battery Power Remains203 Folder Cannot be Created Battery and power source Troubleshooting204 Recording 205 206 Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possibleRecorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Lens 207Motion picture recording stops in the middle Zoom does not operate properly LCD monitor/Viewfinder 208Flash Playback 209Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures TV, PC and printer 210 Picture is not displayed fully on the TV 211Viera Link does not work Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used Others 212 213 214 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording TimeNumber of recordable pictures 512 MB 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 Available recording time when recording motion pictures