User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- Before Use
- Preparations
- Basics
- Holding the camera
- Adjusting the angle of the monitor
- Buttons/Ring/Dials/Levers Used for Recording
- [LVF] button (Recording pictures using the viewfinder)
- Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
- Control ring / Control dial
- Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button (Selecting/setting items)
- [DISP.] button (Switching the display information)
- Touch screen (Touch operations)
- Setting the menu
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (Function buttons)
- Changing the settings assigned to the control ring/control dial
- Entering Text
- Recording mode
- Taking pictures with automatic settings (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Yourself [Self Shot]
- Taking pictures after automatically setting the aperture value and shutter speed (Program AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value (Aperture-Priority AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed (Shutter-Priority AE Mode)
- Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed (Manual Exposure Mode)
- Checking the effects of the aperture value and shutter speed (Preview Mode)
- Easily set aperture value / shutter speed for suitable exposure (One Push AE)
- Recording panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
- Taking pictures according to the scene (Scene Guide Mode)
- Taking Pictures with different picture effects (Creative Control Mode)
- Recording motion pictures by setting the aperture/shutter speed/ISO sensitivity (Creative Video Mode)
- Registering your own settings and recording (Custom Mode)
- Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
- 4K Photo and Drive Settings
- Recording with the 4K Photo function and selecting pictures to save
- Adjusting the focus after recording ([Post Focus]/[Focus Stacking])
- Selecting a Drive Mode
- Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracket Recording)
- Taking pictures automatically at set intervals [Time Lapse Shot]
- Creating stop motion animation [Stop Motion Animation]
- Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
- Recording motion pictures
- Playing Back and Editing Pictures
- Using Menu Functions
- Wi-Fi
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi® function
- Wi-Fi Function
- Operating the camera by connecting it to a smartphone
- Installing the smartphone/tablet app “Panasonic Image App”
- Connecting to a smartphone
- Taking pictures via a smartphone (remote recording)
- Playing back pictures in the camera on a smartphone
- Saving pictures in the camera to a smartphone
- Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services
- Adding location information to pictures in the camera from a smartphone
- Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according to your preference on a smartphone
- Displaying still pictures on a TV
- Sending pictures
- Sending pictures to a smartphone
- Wireless printing
- Sending pictures to AV device
- Sending pictures to a PC
- Using WEB services
- Using “LUMIX CLUB”
- About connections
- [Wi-Fi Setup]
- Connecting with other devices
- Others
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Recording mode
Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed
Checking the effects of the aperture value and shutter speed
(Preview Mode)
Recording mode:
You can use Preview Mode to check the effects of the selected aperture value and shutter
speed.
• Checking the effect of the selected aperture value: This enables you to check the
depth of field (focus range) by physically narrowing the lens aperture blades to the
aperture value used for the actual recording.
• Checking the effect of the selected shutter speed: This allows you to check motion
in a scene by displaying the screen at the shutter speed used for the actual recording.
Preparations
• Assign [Preview] to the function button (→48)
The following step is an example of assigning [Preview] to the [Fn3] button.
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Press the [Fn3] button to switch the confirmation screen
• Every time you press the [Fn3] button, the screen switches.
Normal recording screen
Aperture effect preview
screen
Aperture effect: ○
Shutter speed effect: –
Shutter speed effect
preview screen
Aperture effect: ○
Shutter speed effect: ○
Fn3
Shtr Speed Effect added.
Fn3
Preview completed.
Depth of field characteristic
Recording
conditions
Aperture value Small Large
Focal length Telephoto Wide-angle
Distance to a subject Close Far
Depth of field
(Focus range)
Shallow (narrow)
Example:
To take a picture by
deliberately blurring the
background
Deep (wide)
Example:
To take a picture by adjusting
the focus while including the
background