Using the quick menu

Preparation

By using the quick menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.

•Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes.

Press [Q.MENU] when recording.

Press 3/4/2/1 to select the menu item

and the setting and then press [MENU/ A SET] to close the menu.

AThe items to be set and the settings are displayed.

•You can set the following items in detail by pressing [DISPLAY]. [WHITE BALANCE] (P128)/[AF MODE] (P131)

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Panasonic VQT2Y96, DMCFZ40K operating instructions Using the quick menu

Contents

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 Be careful not to lose the lens cap Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder StrapLens Cap Shoulder Strap Attaching the Lens Hood Charging Charging the BatteryAbout batteries that you can use with this unit 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 Built-in Memory Following operations can be performed using this unitAbout the Built-in Memory/the Card 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 MF Resume OFFZoom 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 PictBridgePTP USB ModeSelect on Connection 1080i Auto720p 480p Built-in memory or card is formatted Auto Demo OFF Set the language displayed on the screenStabilizer Demo 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 Press Focus AF Tracking FunctionIt 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 FocusingF G Direction Detection Function Preventing jitter camera shake Example of program shift Program shift Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide Taking Pictures with the ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Tele Types of zooms Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZFeature 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 1k2k4k8k16k Using the Playback ZoomRotate the zoom lever towards Z T Press Focus during image playback Switching the Playback ModeEnlarge the focus point display focus point 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 Press Display to change Press EVF/LCD to switch the monitor screenAbout the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Advanced Recording pictures Out-of-frame display Diopter adjustmentMonitor priority Recording guide line Properly Exposed Under Exposed About the HistogramExamples of histogram 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 for each flash settingFlash setting Shutter speed Sec 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 Sports Focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priorityBest setting for photographing natural scenery 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 Fireworks Technique for Fireworks Mode100 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 Scene Detection When set to Intelligent Auto Mode105 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 111 Registering Personal Menu Settings RegisteringREC menu/Recording functions Setup menu 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 113 Playback ModeTaking a picture with Face Recognition function Point of recording when registering the face images Face Settings114 Example of faces that are hard to recognize Registering face image of new person 115Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET 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 Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET 118Auto Registration 119 For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P27Useful Functions at Travel Destinations Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture 120Enter the location 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 About 134PRE AF AF/AE 135AF/AE Lock 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 Applicable modes OFF 141Stabilizer 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 152 Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ModeMode Play 153 Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menuCategory Play Favorite Play Calendar Using the Playback Mode menu154 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 Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET 166Print SET To print the date 167 Protect When Multi has been selected168 Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET 169Face REC Edit Copy 170 171 Playing back pictures using the AV cable suppliedPlaying Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 172 Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket What is HDMI?173 174 Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37 175Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link SUB Menu Press Red button during one screen display 176Usable functions 177 Automatic input switchingOther linked operations Turning the power off 178 Copy the playback image using an AV cableSaving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures 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 PC that can be used Connecting to a PC180 Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu 181 Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely182 183 Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET Printing the Pictures184 Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET 185Selecting a single picture and printing it Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET 186Selecting multiple pictures and printing them 187 Print SettingsPrint with Date NUM. of Prints Paper Size 188 Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper189 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 Attach the filter Using the Protector/Filter optional192 193 Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial settingScreen Display 194 Recording after settings 195 Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165Playback Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22 196 About the Lens 197About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder 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 204 TroubleshootingBattery and power source Recording 205 Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possible206 Lens 207Motion picture recording stops in the middle Zoom does not operate properly Flash 208LCD monitor/Viewfinder Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures 209Playback 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 Number of recordable pictures Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time214 512 MB 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 Available recording time when recording motion pictures