Operating Instructions for advanced features
Contents
Setting Auto Registration
Changing REC Mode
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Taking pictures in Custom Mode
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Copy the playback image using An AV cable 178
Playing Back Pictures on
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Turn the camera on to take Pictures
Charge the battery. P15
Insert the battery and the card. P20
Quick Guide
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
Be careful not to lose the lens cap
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap
Lens Cap
Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Lens Hood
Charging
Charging the Battery
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charge
About the Charge indicator
When the Charge indicator flashes
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
Charging time
Battery indication
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
Approx min ¢
Playback When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Avchd Lite
Set to SH Set to HD
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
Built-in Memory
Following operations can be performed using this unit
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
Sdxc Memory Card
Card
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB
To 32 GB
Press MENU/SET
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P122
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P27
Press MENU/SET to set
Setup menu P30 to
Setting the Menu
REC Mode menu P124 to Mode Playback Mode menu
Motion Picture Mode menu Playback Mode menu P154 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
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Shutter VOL
STANDARD/LARGE
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
Change the display size of some icons and menu screens
Remaining Shots
REC. Info Pattern
OFF/ON
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked
MF Resume
OFF
Zoom Resume
OFF/15SEC./30SEC
Sleep Mode
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
Auto LCD OFF
1SEC 2SEC
Reset the file number of the next recording to
NO.RESET
Reset
PictBridgePTP
USB Mode
Select on Connection
480p
Auto
1080i
720p
Built-in memory or card is formatted
Auto Demo OFF
Set the language displayed on the screen
Stabilizer Demo
Program AE Mode P49
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Align a desired mode with part a
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P44
Creative Motion Picture Mode P109
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P80
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P80
Manual Exposure Mode P81
Recording the motion picture
Taking the still picture
Tips for taking good pictures
Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P66
Taking pictures using the automatic function
REC Mode ñ
When taking pictures using the flash P66
Backlight Compensation
Scene Detection
Press Focus
AF Tracking Function
It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
Basic
REC Mode ³
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
Compose the picture
Focusing
F G
Direction Detection Function
Preventing jitter camera shake
Example of program shift
Program shift
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Feature
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Playback Mode ¸
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Press Press 2/ 1 to select the picture
Press MENU/SET
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Screen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display P154
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Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
Press Focus during image playback
Switching the Playback Mode
Enlarge the focus point display focus point
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
Press Display to change
Press EVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen
About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder
Advanced Recording pictures
Recording guide line
Diopter adjustment
Out-of-frame display
Monitor priority
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
About the Histogram
Examples of histogram
Press the flash until it clicks
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press the flash open button
Reduction ¢
Description of settings
About Digital Red-Eye Correction
AUTO/Red-Eye
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Available flash settings by Recording Mode
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± - ±
Available flash range
Adjust the flash output
Available flash range to take pictures
Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Flash setting
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Taking Close-up Pictures
3.28 feet Cm 0.04 feet
AF Macro
Macro Zoom
Focus range
Take the picture
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Rotate the rear dial
Press 2/1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject
One shot AF
MF assistance
Technique for Manual Focus
Prefocus
Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Press the shutter button halfway to finish
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Under exposed Properly exposed
3rd picture
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV
ISO sensitivity
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Settings
ISO sensitivity 1600
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Shutter-Priority AE
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speed
Aperture-Priority AE
Take a picture
Press the shutter button halfway
Taking picture by setting the exposure manually
Set the mode dial to ²
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Effect
Taking pictures while adjusting color
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4 to select an item
Sand
Readjust the My Color settings
Brightness
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Reset
Color
Taking expressive portraits and landscape
Pictures Advanced Scene Mode
Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth
Portrait
Sports
Focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority
Best setting for photographing natural scenery
Flower
CLOSE-UP
Illuminations are photographed beautifully
Technique for Night Portrait Mode
Night Portrait
You can set to
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
Press 3/4 to select Exit and then press MENU/SET
Panorama Assist
Take the picture
Press 3 to select Next and then press MENU/SET
Candle Light
Technique for Party Mode
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Party
Entering Text on P147
BABY1/ BABY2
Take pictures
PET
Sunset
High Sens
HI-SPEED Burst
Number of recordable pictures
Flash Burst
Panning
Technique for Panning Mode
Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Starry SKY
Fireworks
Technique for Fireworks Mode
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Aerial Photo
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Beach
Snow
Modes that can be recorded for motion picture
Select the mode
Recording Motion Picture
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Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
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Face Recog
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Scene Detection
When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
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Press 3/4 to select REC Quality and then press
Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
Recording format Features
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¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
¢1 What is bit rate?
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
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Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
Shutter speed
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Aperture value Shutter speed Sec
Aperture value
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Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering
REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu
When changing the menu settings
Taking pictures in Custom Mode
Press 3/4 to select the custom settings you want to use
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
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Playback Mode
Taking a picture with Face Recognition function
Example of faces that are hard to recognize
Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
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Registering face image of new person
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Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
SET
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Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
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MENU/SET
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
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Auto Registration
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For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P27
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
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Enter the location
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Canceling the Travel Date
122
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Current time of the destination area
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Aspect Ratio
Using the REC Mode menu
For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P27
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125
Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
When the aspect ratio is W
Quality
126
Applicable modes AUTO/200/400/800/1600
127
Sensitivity
ISO Limit SET
White Balance
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Select White Balance and then press
Setting the White Balance manually
Finely adjusting the White Balance
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1Horizontal a to B 3/4Vertical Gi to Mj
Setting the color temperature
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White Balance Bracket
Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
AF Mode
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Face Recog
Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject
Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking
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About š Face Detection
Rear dial left Shrink
When selecting Ø Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
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About AF area selection
About
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PRE AF
AF/AE
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AF/AE Lock
Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
Metering Mode
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
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Darker Brighter
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MIN. Shtr Speed
250
Applicable modes OFF/˜
Resolution
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Burst
Applicable modes Standard Happy¢1 Sepia COOL¢2 WARM¢2
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Digital Zoom
Color Effect
Sharpness
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PICT. ADJ
Applicable modes Contrast
Applicable modes OFF
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Stabilizer
Flash
You can switch the flash setting
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AF Assist Lamp
Applicable modes 1ST
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Flash Synchro
RED-EYE Removal
Refer to P190 for details about attaching the lens
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Conversion
Clock SET
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Using the Motion Picture Mode menu
REC Mode
Exposure Mode
Zoom MIC
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Continuous AF
Wind CUT
147
Entering Text
Avchd Lite
Playing Back Motion Pictures
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Motion pictures
Avchd Lite Picture size
Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture
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Picture size
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Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
Operations performed during slide show
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
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Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back Mode
Mode Play
Favorite Play
Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menu
153
Category Play
Calendar
Using the Playback Mode menu
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Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Multi setting Press Display to set repeat
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Title Edit
Press Press 2 to select YES and then press Menu
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Video Divide
Press 3 at the location to divide
Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set
Multi setting
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Text Stamp
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Aspect ratio setting Picture size
Single
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Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢2
ReductionEnlargement Move the position
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Cropping
Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move
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Clockwise Counter-clockwise
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
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Leveling
Rotate Disp
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Favorite
165
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
166
Print SET
To print the date
167
Protect
When Multi has been selected
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Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET
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Face REC Edit
Copy
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Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
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Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
What is HDMI?
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SUB Menu
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Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37
Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
Press Red button during one screen display
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Usable functions
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Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
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Copy the playback image using an AV cable
Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
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Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
PC that can be used
Connecting to a PC
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Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
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Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
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Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Printing the Pictures
184
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
185
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
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Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
NUM. of Prints
Print Settings
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Print with Date
Paper Size
188
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
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Attach the tele conversion lens
Using the Conversion Lens optional
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Attach the lens adapter
Press 3/ 4 to select Then press MENU/SET to set
Always set to OFF when the conversion lens is taken off
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Select Conversion on the REC menu. P27
Attach the filter
Using the Protector/Filter optional
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Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
Screen Display
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Recording after settings
Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22
Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165
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Playback
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About the Lens
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About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
Disclaimer
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Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
About tripods or unipods
When not using the camera for a long period of time
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About the picture data
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Message Display
202
Folder Cannot be Created
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
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Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
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Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possible
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Zoom does not operate properly
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Lens
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Flash
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LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
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Playback
TV, PC and printer
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Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
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Picture is not displayed fully on the TV
Viera Link does not work
Others
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Number of recordable pictures
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
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512 MB
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Available recording time when recording motion pictures