Operating Instructions for advanced features
Contents
Taking pictures in Custom Mode
Changing REC Mode
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Setting Auto Registration
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Copy the playback image using An AV cable 178
Playing Back Pictures on
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Quick Guide
Charge the battery. P15
Insert the battery and the card. P20
Turn the camera on to take Pictures
Play back the pictures
Press Select the picture you want to view
Standard Accessories
Names of the Components
Playback button P56 MENU/SET button P24
Press
Card/Battery door P20 DC coupler cover P21
Operating the Rear Dial
Rotating Pressing
Lens Cap
Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap
Be careful not to lose the lens cap
Shoulder Strap
Attaching the Lens Hood
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging the Battery
Charging
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
About the Charge indicator
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charge
Battery indication
Charging time
Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Set to SH Set to HD
Playback When using the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Avchd Lite
Approx min ¢
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
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 unit
Built-in Memory
To 32 GB
Card
Sdhc Memory Card 4 GB
Sdxc Memory Card
Turn the camera on
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the REC or Setup menu, and press 1. P27
Time at the home area Time at the travel destination P122
Motion Picture Mode menu Playback Mode menu P154 to
Setting the Menu
REC Mode menu P124 to Mode Playback Mode menu
Setup menu P30 to
Setting menu items
Switching to the Setup menu
Press MENU/SET to set Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Using the quick menu
Shutter VOL
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Beep Tone Shutter Tone
Change the display size of some icons and menu screens
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
STANDARD/LARGE
Angle of view for motion picture recording can be checked
REC. Info Pattern
OFF/ON
Remaining Shots
Zoom Resume
OFF
MF Resume
Auto LCD OFF
Sleep Mode
OFF/2MIN./5MIN./10MIN
OFF/15SEC./30SEC
Reset
Reset the file number of the next recording to
NO.RESET
1SEC 2SEC
Select on Connection
USB Mode
PictBridgePTP
720p
Auto
1080i
480p
Built-in memory or card is formatted
Stabilizer Demo
Set the language displayed on the screen
Auto Demo OFF
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P44
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Align a desired mode with part a
Program AE Mode P49
Manual Exposure Mode P81
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P80
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P80
Creative Motion Picture Mode P109
Taking the still picture
Recording the motion picture
Tips for taking good pictures
When taking pictures using the flash P66
Taking pictures using the automatic function
REC Mode ñ
Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P66
Scene Detection
Backlight Compensation
It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject
AF Tracking Function
Press Focus
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
Basic
Taking pictures with your favorite settings
REC Mode ³
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Focusing
Compose the picture
Preventing jitter camera shake
Direction Detection Function
Program shift
Example of program shift
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide
Feature
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Types of zooms
Digital Zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Press Press 2/ 1 to select the picture
Playback Mode ¸
Playing back Pictures Normal Play
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Screen12 screens30 screensCalendar screen display P154
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards L W
Press MENU/SET
Rotate the zoom lever towards Z T
Using the Playback Zoom
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Enlarge the focus point display focus point
Switching the Playback Mode
Press Focus during image playback
To delete a single picture
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
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 screen
Press Display to change
Advanced Recording pictures
Monitor priority
Diopter adjustment
Out-of-frame display
Recording guide line
Examples of histogram
About the Histogram
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
Press the flash open button
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Press the flash until it clicks
AUTO/Red-Eye
Description of settings
About Digital Red-Eye Correction
Reduction ¢
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Available flash settings by Recording Mode
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Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Adjust the flash output
Available flash range to take pictures
Available flash range
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting
Taking Close-up Pictures
Focus range
AF Macro
Macro Zoom
3.28 feet Cm 0.04 feet
Press 2/1 or rotate the rear dial to focus on the subject
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Rotate the rear dial
Take the picture
Prefocus
MF assistance
Technique for Manual Focus
One shot AF
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
Press 2 ë Press 3/4 to select a mode
Under exposed Properly exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Press MENU/SET to finish
Press the shutter button halfway to finish
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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket d1 EV 1st picture 2nd picture
3rd picture
ISO sensitivity 1600
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Settings
ISO sensitivity
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Take a picture
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speed
Aperture-Priority AE
Shutter-Priority AE
Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture and shutter speed
Taking picture by setting the exposure manually
Set the mode dial to ²
Press the shutter button halfway
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed
Sand
Taking pictures while adjusting color
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4 to select an item
Effect
Readjust the My Color settings
Color
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Reset
Brightness
Pictures Advanced Scene Mode
Taking expressive portraits and landscape
Portrait
Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth
Best setting for photographing natural scenery
Focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority
Sports
CLOSE-UP
Flower
You can set to
Technique for Night Portrait Mode
Night Portrait
Illuminations are photographed beautifully
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Press 3 to select Next and then press MENU/SET
Panorama Assist
Take the picture
Press 3/4 to select Exit and then press MENU/SET
Party
Technique for Party Mode
Technique for Candle Light Mode
Candle Light
BABY1/ BABY2
Entering Text on P147
High Sens
PET
Sunset
Take pictures
HI-SPEED Burst
Flash Burst
Number of recordable pictures
Technique for Panning Mode
Panning
Starry SKY
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry Sky Mode
Select a shutter speed of 15 SEC., 30 SEC. or 60 SEC
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Technique for Fireworks Mode
Fireworks
Snow
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Beach
Aerial Photo
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Select the mode
Recording Motion Picture
Modes that can be recorded for motion picture
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Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
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Face Recog
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When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
Scene Detection
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Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
Recording format Features
Press 3/4 to select REC Quality and then press
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
¢1 What is bit rate?
¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
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Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings
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Aperture value
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Aperture value Shutter speed Sec
Shutter speed
REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu
Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering
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Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
Taking pictures in Custom Mode
Press 3/4 to select the custom settings you want to use
When changing the menu settings
Taking a picture with Face Recognition function
Playback Mode
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Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
Example of faces that are hard to recognize
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
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Registering face image of new person
Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu
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Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
SET
MENU/SET
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
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HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Auto Registration
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Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P27
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Enter the location
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Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Canceling the Travel Date
121
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
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Current time of the destination area
124
Using the REC Mode menu
For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P27
Aspect Ratio
When the aspect ratio is W
Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
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Quality
ISO Limit SET
127
Sensitivity
Applicable modes AUTO/200/400/800/1600
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White Balance
129
Setting the White Balance manually
Finely adjusting the White Balance
Select White Balance and then press
White Balance Bracket
Setting the color temperature
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1Horizontal a to B 3/4Vertical Gi to Mj
Face Recog
AF Mode
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Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
About š Face Detection
Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking
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Frame, and press AF/AE Lock to lock Subject
About AF area selection
When selecting Ø Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
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Rear dial left Shrink
PRE AF
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About
AF/AE Lock
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AF/AE
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Metering Mode
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
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MIN. Shtr Speed
Darker Brighter
Burst
Resolution
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Applicable modes OFF/˜
Color Effect
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Digital Zoom
Applicable modes Standard Happy¢1 Sepia COOL¢2 WARM¢2
Applicable modes Contrast
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PICT. ADJ
Sharpness
Stabilizer
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Applicable modes OFF
AF Assist Lamp
You can switch the flash setting
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Flash
RED-EYE Removal
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Flash Synchro
Applicable modes 1ST
Clock SET
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Conversion
Refer to P190 for details about attaching the lens
Exposure Mode
Using the Motion Picture Mode menu
REC Mode
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Wind CUT
146
Continuous AF
Zoom MIC
Entering Text
147
Motion pictures
Playing Back Motion Pictures
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Avchd Lite
Picture size
Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture
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Avchd Lite Picture size
Playing Back Pictures in Sequence Slide Show
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Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Operations performed during slide show
Mode Play
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back Mode
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Category Play
Select Favorite Play on the Playback Mode menu
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Favorite Play
154
Using the Playback Mode menu
Calendar
Title Edit
Multi setting Press Display to set repeat
155
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Press 3 at the location to divide
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Video Divide
Press Press 2 to select YES and then press Menu
Text Stamp
Multi setting
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Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set
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Aspect ratio setting Picture size
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Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢2
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Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Single
Zoom lever T Enlargement Zoom lever W Reduction 2/1 Move
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Cropping
ReductionEnlargement Move the position
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Leveling
Minute tilting of the image can be adjusted
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Clockwise Counter-clockwise
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Rotate Disp
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Favorite
Print SET
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Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
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To print the date
168
When Multi has been selected
Protect
Face REC Edit
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Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET
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Copy
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
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Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
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What is HDMI?
Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
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Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
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Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P37
SUB Menu
Usable functions
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Press Red button during one screen display
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
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Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
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Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC
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Connecting to a PC
PC that can be used
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Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press Menu
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Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
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Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
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Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
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Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
Print with Date
Print Settings
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NUM. of Prints
188
Paper Size
189
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
Attach the lens adapter
Using the Conversion Lens optional
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Attach the tele conversion lens
Select Conversion on the REC menu. P27
Always set to OFF when the conversion lens is taken off
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Press 3/ 4 to select Then press MENU/SET to set
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Using the Protector/Filter optional
Attach the filter
Screen Display
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
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Recording after settings
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Playback
Playback Mode P56 Protected Picture P168 Favorites P165
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Folder/File Number P183 Built-in Memory P22
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About the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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About the Lens
Dispose of unusable battery
Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
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About the personal information
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Do not bend or drop the card
Disclaimer
About the picture data
When not using the camera for a long period of time
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About tripods or unipods
Message Display
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No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Folder Cannot be Created
Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
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Recording
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Taking pictures using Auto Bracket is not possible
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
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Lens
Zoom does not operate properly
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
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Flash
Playback
209
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
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TV, PC and printer
Viera Link does not work
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Picture is not displayed fully on the TV
Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
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Others
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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
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512 MB
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Available recording time when recording motion pictures
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