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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Basics
Buttons/Dials/Levers Used for Recording
Shutter button (Taking pictures)
• Press the [ ] button ( ) to set the drive mode to [ ] ([Single]).
1
Press the shutter button halfway (press lightly) to
focus on the subject
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
Aperture value
Shutter speed
• The aperture value and shutter speed are displayed. (If the
aperture value and shutter speed are shown in red and flashing,
you do not have the appropriate exposure, unless you are using
the flash.)
2
Press the shutter button fully (push the button all the
way), and take the picture
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Pictures can be taken only when the image is correctly focused as long as the [Focus/
Release Priority] (→191) is set to [FOCUS].
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When [Live View Mode] (→200) is set to [ECO 30fps], Digital Zoom is not available.
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Even during menu operation or picture playback, if you press the shutter button halfway, you can
instantly set the camera ready for recording.
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Focus range
Focus range is displayed when operating the zoom
Focus range
• The focus range is displayed in red when it is not focused
after pressing the shutter button halfway.
The focus range may change gradually depending on the zoom position.