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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Using Menu Functions
Menu list
About RAW file
In RAW file format the data is saved without any picture processing by the camera. To play back and
edit RAW file pictures, you must use this unit or dedicated software.
• You can develop the RAW file pictures using [RAW Processing] in the [Playback] menu. (→212)
• To develop and edit RAW file pictures on a PC, use the software (Ichikawa Soft Laboratory’s
“SILKYPIX Developer Studio”). To get this software, download it from the supplier’s website and
install it on your PC. (→275)
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When you play back a picture recorded with [ ], the grey area is displayed according to the
aspect ratio of the picture during recording.
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The setting is fixed to [ ] when recording 4K photos or recording in [Post Focus].
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You cannot set to [ ], [ ] or [ ] in the following cases:
• Panorama Shot Mode
• [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)
• When recording burst pictures with [Burst Rate] set to [SH]
[Metering Mode]
Recording mode:
You can change the metering method used for measuring brightness.
→ [Rec] → [Metering Mode]
[Metering Mode] Brightness measurement position Conditions
(Multiple)
Whole screen
Normal usage
(produces balanced pictures)
(Centre weighted)
Centre and surrounding area Subject in centre
(Spot)
Centre of [+] (spot metering target)
Great difference between
brightness of subject and
background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage,
backlighting)
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If you set the spot metering target on the edge of the screen, the metering may be affected by the
brightness around the location.