Tips for taking good pictures

Basic

• Do not cover the flash, the AF assist lamp A or the	
microphone B with your fingers or other objects.	
• Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at	
your side and stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter
button.
• The lens barrel will retract approximately 15 seconds after
switching from recording mode to Playback Mode.

•Do not touch the lens or the lens barrel. You may get your fingers

pinched when it is retracting, or the lens may get dirty. (P197)

•When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person, an object etc.

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Panasonic VQT2Y96, DMCFZ40K operating instructions Tips for taking good pictures

Contents

Operating Instructions for advanced features Contents Setting Auto Registration Changing REC ModeRegistering Personal Menu Settings Taking pictures in Custom Mode 178 Copy the playback image using An AV cable 178Playing Back Pictures on 171 Turn the camera on to take Pictures Charge the battery. P15Insert 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 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 Charge About the Charge indicatorWhen 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/ViewfinderAvchd 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 About the Built-in Memory/the Card Following operations can be performed using this unitBuilt-in Memory Sdxc Memory Card CardSdhc Memory Card 4 GB To 32 GB Press MENU/SET Setting Date/Time Clock SetClock 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 settingSelect Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P27 Press MENU/SET to set Setup menu P30 to Setting the MenuREC 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 MenuTravel 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 PatternOFF/ON Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked Zoom Resume OFFMF Resume OFF/15SEC./30SEC Sleep ModeOFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN Auto LCD OFF 1SEC 2SEC Reset the file number of the next recording toNO.RESET Reset Select on Connection USB ModePictBridgePTP 480p Auto1080i 720p Built-in memory or card is formatted Stabilizer Demo Set the language displayed on the screenAuto Demo OFF Program AE Mode P49 Switching the mode by rotating the mode dialAlign a desired mode with part a Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P44 Creative Motion Picture Mode P109 Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P80Shutter-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 functionREC Mode ñ When taking pictures using the flash 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 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 PlaybackRotate the zoom lever towards L W Screen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display P154 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 Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚ Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredDeleting Pictures To delete a single picture 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 Recording guide line Diopter adjustmentOut-of-frame display Monitor priority Examples of histogram About the HistogramProperly Exposed Under Exposed Press the flash until it clicks Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash setting Press the flash open button Reduction ¢ Description of settingsAbout Digital Red-Eye Correction AUTO/Red-Eye ¥ ± Available flash settings by Recording Mode±¢1 - - ± ¥ ± - ± ± - ± Available flash range Adjust the flash outputAvailable flash range to take pictures Press MENU/SET to close the menu Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingFlash setting Taking Close-up Pictures 3.28 feet Cm 0.04 feet AF MacroMacro Zoom Focus range Take the picture Taking Pictures with Manual FocusRotate the rear dial Press 2/1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject One shot AF MF assistanceTechnique 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 ExposurePress MENU/SET to finish Under exposed Properly exposed 3rd picture Taking Pictures using Auto BracketWith Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture D0 EV J1 EV I1 EV ISO sensitivity Setting the Light SensitivitySettings ISO sensitivity 1600 About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Shutter-Priority AE Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speedAperture-Priority AE Take a picture Press the shutter button halfway Taking picture by setting the exposure manuallySet 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 colorSet 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 effectsReset Color 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 Illuminations are photographed beautifully Technique for Night Portrait ModeNight 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 AssistTake the picture Press 3 to select Next and then press MENU/SET Candle Light Technique for Party ModeTechnique for Candle Light Mode Party Entering Text on P147 BABY1/ BABY2 Take pictures PETSunset 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 speedTechnique for Starry Sky Mode Starry SKY 100 Technique for Fireworks ModeFireworks Aerial Photo 101Beach Snow Modes that can be recorded for motion picture Select the modeRecording Motion Picture 102 Start recording by pressing the motion picture button 103 Face Recog 104 105 When set to Intelligent Auto ModeScene Detection Press 3/4 to select REC Quality and then press Changing REC Mode and REC QualityRecording format Features 106 ¢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 108 109 Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings Shutter speed 110Aperture value Shutter speed Sec Aperture value REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering111 When changing the menu settings Taking pictures in Custom ModePress 3/4 to select the custom settings you want to use Press MENU/SET to enter the settings Taking a picture with Face Recognition function Playback Mode113 Example of faces that are hard to recognize Face SettingsPoint of recording when registering the face images 114 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET 115Registering face image of new person SET 116Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu HIGH/NORMAL/LOW Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity117 MENU/SET 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 Aspect Ratio Using the REC Mode menuFor details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P27 124 125 Applicable modes When the aspect ratio isWhen the aspect ratio is Y When the aspect ratio is W Quality 126 Applicable modes AUTO/200/400/800/1600 127Sensitivity ISO Limit SET White Balance 128 Select White Balance and then press Setting the White Balance manuallyFinely adjusting the White Balance 129 1Horizontal a to B 3/4Vertical Gi to Mj Setting the color temperature130 White Balance Bracket Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET AF Mode131 Face Recog Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking132 About š Face Detection Rear dial left Shrink When selecting Ø Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area133 About AF area selection PRE AF 134About AF/AE Lock 135AF/AE Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH Metering ModeExposure Intelligent exposure adjustment 136 Darker Brighter 137MIN. Shtr Speed 250 Applicable modes OFF/˜ Resolution138 Burst Applicable modes Standard Happy¢1 Sepia COOL¢2 WARM¢2 139Digital Zoom Color Effect Sharpness 140PICT. ADJ Applicable modes Contrast Stabilizer 141Applicable modes OFF Flash You can switch the flash setting142 AF Assist Lamp Applicable modes 1ST 143Flash Synchro RED-EYE Removal Refer to P190 for details about attaching the lens 144Conversion Clock SET 145 Using the Motion Picture Mode menuREC Mode Exposure Mode Zoom MIC 146Continuous AF Wind CUT 147 Entering Text Avchd Lite Playing Back Motion Pictures148 Motion pictures Avchd Lite Picture size Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture149 Picture size 150 Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show Operations performed during slide show Changing the slide show settingsSetup 151 Mode Play Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back Mode152 Favorite Play Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menu153 Category Play 154 Using the Playback Mode menuCalendar Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set Multi setting Press Display to set repeat155 Title Edit Press Press 2 to select YES and then press Menu 156Video Divide Press 3 at the location to divide Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set Multi setting157 Text Stamp 158 159 Aspect ratio setting Picture size Single 160Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢2 ReductionEnlargement Move the position 161Cropping Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move 162 Clockwise Counter-clockwise Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted163 Leveling 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 SUB Menu 175Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37 Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link 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 179 Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD EditionInstall PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition 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 NUM. of Prints Print Settings187 Print with Date Paper Size 188 189 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperLayout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Attach the tele conversion lens Using the Conversion Lens optional190 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 off191 Select Conversion on the REC menu. P27 192 Using the Protector/Filter optionalAttach the filter Screen Display Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting193 194 Recording after settings Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22 Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165195 Playback 196 About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder 197About the Lens 198 BatteryBring charged spare batteries when going out Dispose of unusable battery Disclaimer 199Do not bend or drop the card About the personal information About tripods or unipods When not using the camera for a long period of time200 About the picture data 201 Message Display 202 Folder Cannot be Created No Battery Power RemainsThis Battery Cannot be Used 203 Battery and power source Troubleshooting204 Recording 205 206 Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possibleRecorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Zoom does not operate properly 207Lens Motion picture recording stops in the middle LCD monitor/Viewfinder 208Flash Playback 209Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures TV, PC and printer 210 Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used 211Picture is not displayed fully on the TV Viera Link does not work 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