User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- Before Use
- Preparations
- Basics
- 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 (Programme 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 / 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 value/shutter speed (Creative Video Mode)
- Registering your own settings and recording (Custom Mode)
- Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Colour tone Settings
- 4K Photo and Drive Settings
- Recording 4K Photos
- Selecting pictures from 4K burst file and saving
- 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]
- Stabiliser, 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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4K Photo and Drive Settings
Creating stop motion animation
[Stop Motion Animation]
Recording mode:
You can stitch still pictures to create stop motion animation.
• Complete the date and time settings in advance. (→28)
• Still pictures that were captured using frame-by-frame recording are grouped into a
single picture group. (→166)
1
Set the menu (→42)
→ [Rec] → [Stop Motion Animation]
[Auto Shooting] [ON] Takes pictures automatically at a set recording interval.
[OFF] Takes pictures manually, one frame at a time.
[Shooting Interval] (Only when [Auto Shooting] is set to [ON])
Set the interval used for [Auto Shooting].
2
Press to select [Start] and press [MENU/SET]
3
Press to select [New] and press
[MENU/SET]
4
Press the shutter button fully
• Up to 9,999 frames can be recorded.
5
Move the subject to decide on the
composition
• Repeat the recording of still pictures in the same way.
• When you turn off the camera during recording, a message to restart recording
will appear when you turn on the camera. To start recording from the next still
picture, select [Yes].
How to create stop motion animation effectively
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Up to two previously recorded pictures are displayed on the recording screen. Check this screen as
a guideline for determining the amount of required motion.
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You can press [ ] (Playback) button to check the recorded pictures. Press [ ] button to delete
unnecessary pictures. To return to the recording screen, press [
] (Playback) button again.