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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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Colour tone Settings
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
Changing the position and size of the AF area
Recording mode:
When [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ] in Auto Focus Mode is selected, you can change the
position and size of the AF area.
• Perform these operations with the touch shutter function released.
• You can also display the AF area setting screen by touching the recording screen.
(When [Touch AF] in [Touch Settings] of the [Custom] menu has been set to [AF].)
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When you set [Metering Mode] (→175) to [ ] (spot-focusing), the metering target will move
along with the AF area.
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The position and size of the AF area cannot be changed in the Digital Zoom range.
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When selecting [ ] / [ ]
You can change the position and size of the AF area.
→ [Rec] / [Motion Picture] → [AF Mode]
Select [ ] or [ ] and press
• The AF area setting screen appears.
To change the AF area
Operation Touch operation Description
Touch To move the position of the AF area.
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Pinch out /
Pinch in
Enlarges/reduces the AF area in small steps.
— Enlarges/reduces the AF area in large steps.
[DISP.] [Reset]
Resets the AF area back to the centre.
• If you press the button again, the frame size will be
reset to the initial setting.
Press [MENU/SET]
• AF area with the same function as [ ] is displayed in the touched position, when the [ ] is
selected. Setting of the AF area is cleared when [MENU/SET] is pressed or [
] is touched.