Digital Camera User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- Contents
- Before Use
- Preparation
- Changing the Lens
- Attaching the Shoulder Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Inserting/Removing the Battery
- Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)
- About the Card
- Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
- Setting the Menu
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons)
- Configuring basic settings of this unit (Setup Menu)
- Setting your preferred operation methods ([Custom] Menu)
- Entering Text
- Basic
- Recording
- Selecting the Recording Mode
- Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode)
- Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
- Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded (Scene Guide Mode)
- [Clear Portrait]
- [Silky Skin]
- [Backlit Softness]
- [Clear in Backlight]
- [Relaxing Tone]
- [Sweet Child's Face]
- [Distinct Scenery]
- [Bright Blue Sky]
- [Romantic Sunset Glow]
- [Vivid Sunset Glow]
- [Glistening Water]
- [Clear Nightscape]
- [Cool Night Sky]
- [Warm Glowing Nightscape]
- [Artistic Nightscape]
- [Glittering Illuminations]
- [Clear Night Portrait]
- [Soft Image of a Flower]
- [Appetizing Food]
- [Cute Dessert]
- [Freeze Animal Motion]
- [Clear Sports Shot]
- [Monochrome]
- Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)
- Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Taking Pictures with the Zoom
- Taking pictures by using the flash
- Compensating the Exposure
- Setting the Light Sensitivity
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
- Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
- Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
- Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
- Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
- Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
- Using the [Rec] Menu
- [Photo Style]
- [Aspect Ratio]
- [Picture Size]
- [Quality]
- [Metering Mode]
- [Burst Rate]
- [Auto Bracket]
- [Self Timer]
- [i.Dynamic] (Intelligent dynamic range control)
- [i.Resolution]
- [HDR]
- [Multi Exp.]
- [Time Lapse Shot]
- [Electronic Shutter]
- [Shutter Delay]
- [Flash]
- [Red-Eye Removal]
- [ISO Increments]
- [Extended ISO]
- [Long Shtr NR]
- [Shading Comp.]
- [Ex. Tele Conv.]
- [Digital Zoom]
- [Color Space]
- [Stabilizer]
- [Face Recog.]
- [Profile Setup]
- Motion Picture
- Playback/Editing
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi function
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
- [Remote Shooting]
- Installing the smartphone/tablet app “LUMIX LINK”
- Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
- Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet (remote recording)
- Playing back pictures in the camera
- Sending location information to the camera from a smartphone/tablet
- [Select a destination from History]
- [Select a destination from Favorite]
- Selecting the connection method
- [Playback on TV]
- [Send Images While Recording]
- [Send Images Stored in the Camera]
- Using “LUMIX CLUB”
- How to Use the [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu
- Connecting to other equipment
- Others
57
Preparation
• When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
– When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [n0] during Exposure Compensation or
in the Manual Exposure Mode
– When the flash is activated
– When suitable exposure is not achieved with the flash closed
– When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places
• The histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
• The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing
software used in PCs etc.
• When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and
the balance of the subject.
[Histogram]
This allows you to set either to display or not display the
histogram.
[ON]:
You can set the position by pressing 3/
4/2/1.
•
Direct touch operation is also possible from
the recording screen.
[OFF]
A histogram is a graph that displays brightness
along the horizontal axis (black to white) and the
number of pixels at each brightness level on the
vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
A dark
B bright
[Guide Line]
This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a
picture.
[]/[]
[]:
You can set the position by pressing
3/4/2/1.
•
You can also set the position directly by
touching [ ] on the guideline of the
recording screen.
[OFF]