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Before Use

System requirements

The PC environment required for using this software is described below.

Personal computer

For Windows

7: IBM

PC/AT compatible personal computer having Intel

Pentium

III 1GHz or higher CPU (including

compatible CPU)

For Windows Vista

: IBM

PC/AT compatible personal computer having Intel

Pentium

III 800 MHz or higher CPU (including

compatible CPU)

For Windows

XP: IBM

PC/AT compatible personal computer having Intel

Pentium

III 500 MHz or higher CPU (including

compatible CPU)

Recommended environment for AVCHD/AVCHD Lite motion picture function

For playing motion pictures: Intel

Core™ 2 Duo 2.16 GHz/Pentium

D 3.2 GHz or higher

For editing motion pictures: Intel

Core™ 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher

The minimum environment for AVCHD/AVCHD Lite motion picture function (environment which can be played back

for 2 frames/seconds):

Intel

Pentium

III 1 GHz or higher

Preinstalled

Microsoft

Windows

7 Starter

Microsoft

Windows

7 Home Basic

Microsoft

Windows

7 Home Premium

Microsoft

Windows

7 Professional

Microsoft

Windows

7 Ultimate

Microsoft

Windows Vista

Home Basic or Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2

Microsoft

Windows Vista

Home Premium or Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2

Microsoft

Windows Vista

Business or Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2

Microsoft

Windows Vista

Ultimate or Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2

Microsoft

Windows

XP Home Edition Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3

Microsoft

Windows

XP Professional Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3

RAM

For Windows

7: 1GB or more

For Windows Vista

: 512 MB or more

For Windows

XP: 512 MB or more

For AVCHD/AVCHD Lite motion picture function: 1 GB or more

Display

High Color (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)

Desktop resolution of 1024×768 pixels or more (1280×1024 pixels or more recommended)

Video card

For Windows

7: Graphics card complying with DirectX

For Windows Vista

: Graphics card complying with DirectX

For Windows

XP: Graphics card complying with DirectX

9.0c

DirectDraw

overlay support

PCI Express™ x16 is recommended

Summary of Contents for DMC-ZR3A

Page 1: ...letely Please also refer to Operating Instructions PDF format recorded on the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied You can learn about advanced operation methods and check the Troubleshooting VQT2L93 For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo P ...

Page 2: ...e Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose o...

Page 3: ...NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units ...

Page 4: ...aration between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when connecting to computer or periphera...

Page 5: ...to contact with your hands or clothes wash it off thoroughly with water If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes never rub the eyes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufac...

Page 6: ...be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC5P...

Page 7: ...ormation on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal ...

Page 8: ... the Clock Setting 16 Setting the Menu 17 Selecting the REC Mode 18 Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function ñ Intelligent Auto Mode 19 Scene Detection 20 AF Tracking Function 20 Recording Motion Pictures 21 Playing Back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 22 Deleting Pictures 22 Reading the Operating Instructions PDF format 23 Specifications 25 Digital Camera Accessory System 28 Digital Camera Accessory Ord...

Page 9: ...tall the software to your PC Operating Instructions 6 Hand Strap 7 Battery Case SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card For information about optional accessories refer to the Digital Camera Accessory System If any accessories are lost custom...

Page 10: ... PLAYBACK selector switch 9 Motion picture button 10 Cursor buttons Exposure compensation Auto Bracket White Balance fine adjustment Macro Mode AF Tracking Self timer button Flash setting button In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with e g When you press the down button or Press 1 2 3 9 4 8 6 7 5 10 ...

Page 11: ...amera is attached to it 22 Card Battery door 23 Release lever 24 DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC5 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC5PP optional are used We recommend you use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor when recording motion pictures If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut o...

Page 12: ...rging The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use Charge the battery with the charger indoors Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F The battery temperature should also be the same It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some ...

Page 13: ...r function is set to AUTO Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases Connect the charger to the electrical outlet Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator lights green Charging is properly co...

Page 14: ...Class with Class 4 or higher when recording motion pictures in AVCHD Lite Also use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures in MOTION JPEG SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Note Keep the Memory Card ...

Page 15: ...ality of this product Battery Insert until it is locked by the lever being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright Do not touch the connection terminals of the card The...

Page 16: ...inute display sequence or time display format and press to set Cancel without setting the clock Press MENU SET to set Press MENU SET Press to return to the settings screen Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press It can be changed in steps 3 4 and 5 to set the clock Turn the camera on MENU SET button Cursor buttons Changing the Clock Setting ...

Page 17: ...re Mode Press MENU SET to display the menu Press to select AF MODE and then press Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press to select š and then press MENU SET to set Press MENU SET to close the menu Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu 2 Press 3 Press to select the SETUP menu icon 4 Pre...

Page 18: ... rotating the mode dial Intelligent Auto Mode The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera Normal Picture Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings My Scene Mode Pictures are taken using previously registered recording scenes Û Scene Mode This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded ì Clipboard Mode Record as a memo ON OFF ...

Page 19: ...selector switch Mode dial Shutter button Set the mode dial to ñ Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused The AF area is displayed around the subject s face by the Face Detection function In other cases it is displayed at the ...

Page 20: ...It is possible to set the focus to the specified subject Focus will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves 1 Press is displayed in the upper left of the screen AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the screen Press again to cancel 2 Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame and press to lock the subject AF tracking frame will turn yellow An optimum scene for the speci...

Page 21: ... display up to 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds However the recording may stop before that depending on the remaining battery level Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Mode dial Motion picture button Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Available recording time Elapsed recording time After pressing the shutter button fully release it...

Page 22: ...e recovered Pictures on the built in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Press to select the picture After selecting the motion picture press to start playback Select the picture to be deleted and then press button Press to select YES and then press MENU SET ...

Page 23: ...kinds of situations refer to Operating Instructions PDF format recorded on the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied For Windows Turn the PC on and insert the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied Click the Operating Instructions Select the desired language and then click Operating Instructions to install To return to the install menu Double click the Operating Inst...

Page 24: ...download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http get adobe com reader otherversions To uninstall the Operating Instructions PDF format Delete the PDF file from the Program Files Panasonic Lumix folder When the contents in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed click the Show the contents of this folder to display them For Macintosh...

Page 25: ...ber 14 500 000 pixels Primary color filter Lens Optical 8 zoom f 4 5 mm to 36 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 25 mm to 200 mm F3 3 to F5 9 Digital zoom Max 4 Extended optical zoom Max 16 9 Focus range Normal 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Tele to Macro Intelligent Auto Clipboard Mode 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to Scene Mode There may be differences in the above settings Shutter sys...

Page 26: ...e AE Program AE Exposure compensation 1 3 EV Step 2 EV to 2 EV Metering mode Multiple LCD monitor 2 7 TFT LCD Approx 230 000 dots field of view ratio about 100 Flash Flash range ISO AUTO Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 3 m 17 4 feet Wide Microphone Monaural Speaker Monaural Recording media Built in Memory Approx 40 MB SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card Recording file format Still Picture...

Page 27: ...weight Approx 159 g 0 35 lb with card and battery Approx 137 g 0 3 lb excluding card and battery Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Operating humidity 10 to 80 Language select ENGLISH ESPAÑOL Battery Charger Panasonic DE A65B Information for your safety Input 110 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 2 A Output 4 2 V 0 65 A Battery charging Equipment mobility Movable Battery Pack lithium ion Panasoni...

Page 28: ... RP SDW16GU1K RP SDW08GU1K RP SDW04GU1K RP SDP16GU1K RP SDP08GU1K RP SDP04GU1K RP SDP02GU1K RP SDR08GU1A RP SDR04GU1A RP SDR02GU1A RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 Class 10 64 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 48 GB SDXC Memory Card Class 10 32 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 8 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 10 4 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Class 4 8 GB SDHC Memory Car...

Page 29: ... To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SH PMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 2 tems Ordered Quantity Accessory Price E...

Page 30: ...roduct with new or refurbished parts b replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product or c refund your purchase price The decision to repair replace or refund will be made by the warrantor During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts This Limited Warranty excludes both parts and labor for non ...

Page 31: ...EDED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE PURCHASER WILL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH A SALES RECEIPT PROOF OF PURCHASE INDICATING DATE OF PURCHASE AMOUNT PAID AND PLACE OF PURCHASE CUSTOMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF ANY UNIT RECEIVED WITHOUT SUCH PROOF OF PURCHASE Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and DOES NOT COVER no...

Page 32: ... OF MERCHANTABILITY ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If a problem with this product dev...

Page 33: ... 9pm Saturday Sunday 10am 7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pstc panasonic com Or send your request by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone ...

Page 34: ...m Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer to i encode video in compliance with the AVC Standard ...

Page 35: ...Operating Instructions for advanced features Digital Camera Model No DMC ZR3 VQT2Q14 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely ...

Page 36: ...with the Zoom 41 Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ Using the Intelligent Zoom Using the Digital Zoom 41 Playing Back Pictures NORMAL PLAY 44 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 45 Using the Playback Zoom 46 Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 46 Deleting Pictures 47 To delete a single picture 47 To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures 48 Advanced Recording p...

Page 37: ... MODE PLAY 121 TRAVEL PLAY 122 CATEGORY PLAY 123 FAVORITE PLAY 124 Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio 125 Motion pictures 125 Pictures with audio 126 Creating Still Pictures From a Motion Picture 127 Using the PLAYBACK Mode Menu 128 CALENDAR 128 TITLE EDIT 129 VIDEO DIVIDE 130 TEXT STAMP 131 RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels 134 CROPPING 135 LEVELING 136 ROTATE DISP 1...

Page 38: ...ttery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use plug in type inlet type Insert the battery and the card P14 When you do not use the card you can record or play back pictures on the built in memory P16 Refer to P17 when you use a card Turn the camera on to take pictures Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Press the shutter button to take pictures P33 90 ON OFF ...

Page 39: ... 5 Before Use Play back the pictures Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Select the picture you want to view P44 ...

Page 40: ...in the text Battery Charger is indicated as battery charger or charger in the text SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional You can record or play back pictures on the built in memory when you are not using a card If any accessories are lost customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic s parts department at 1 800 8...

Page 41: ... PLAYBACK selector switch P20 9 Motion picture button P33 77 10 Cursor buttons Exposure compensation P59 Auto Bracket P60 White Balance fine adjustment P100 Macro Mode P56 AF Tracking P36 103 Self timer button P58 Flash setting button P51 In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or descr bed with e g When you press the down button or Press 1 2 3...

Page 42: ...rop it 18 Lens barrel 19 HDMI socket P146 148 20 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P144 153 157 21 Tripod receptacle When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it 22 Card Battery door P14 23 Release lever P14 24 DC coupler cover P15 When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler optional and AC adaptor optional are used For connection details refer to P1...

Page 43: ...n the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use Charge the battery wi h the charger indoors Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F The battery temperature should also be the same It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of these battery packs are not adequ...

Page 44: ...will remain as shown on the right Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator lights green Charging is properly complete when the CHARGE indicator turns off plug in type inlet type Detach the battery after charging is completed After charging is completed be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet 90 ...

Page 45: ... Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor optional connected The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery Note The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The camera also becomes ...

Page 46: ...one picture taken every 30 seconds Recording motion pictures These times are for an ambient temperature of 23 C 73 4 F and a humidity of 50 Please be aware that these times are approximate Actual recordable time is the time available for recording when repeating actions such as switching the power supply ON OFF starting stopping recording zoom operation etc DMC ZR3P DMC ZR3PC DMC ZR3PU Motion pict...

Page 47: ...mes shorten and the number of recordable pictures is reduced In low temperature environments such as on ski slopes When using AUTO POWER LCD or POWER LCD P25 When operations such as flash and zoom are used repeatedly When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery Playback time Approx ...

Page 48: ...lever being careful about the direction you insert it Pull the lever in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery Card Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright Do not touch the connection terminals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted Close the card...

Page 49: ...sh open the coupler cover from the interior with the card battery door in an open state Plug the AC adaptor into an electrical outlet Connect the AC adaptor to the DC IN socket of the DC coupler Align the marks and insert Ensure that only the AC adaptor and DC coupler for this camera are used Using any other equipment may cause damage Note Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional When us...

Page 50: ... time for a card The following operations can be performed using this unit When a card has not been inserted Pictures can be recorded on the built in memory and played back When a card has been inserted Pictures can be recorded on the card and played back Clipboard pictures P113 are stored on the built in memory even if a card is inserted When using the built in memory k ð access indication When u...

Page 51: ...amera to vibration impact or static electricity The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again Write Protect switch provided When this switch is set to the LOCK position no further data writing deletion or formatting is possible The ability to write delete and ...

Page 52: ...hipped Press MENU SET Press to select the language and press MENU SET The PLEASE SET THE CLOCK message appears This message does not appear in PLAYBACK Mode Press MENU SET Turn the camera on MENU SET button Cursor buttons If the language select screen is not displayed proceed to step 4 ...

Page 53: ...gs that were performed When MENU SET has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by following the Changing the Clock Setting procedure below Select CLOCK SET in the REC or SETUP menu and press P22 It can be changed in steps 5 6 and 7 to set the clock The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without th...

Page 54: ...era REC PLAYBACK selector switch REC Mode menu P95 to 111 MODE Playback Mode menu P44 118 to 124 This menu lets you set the Coloring Sensitivity Aspect Ratio Number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording This menu lets you select the setting of the playback methods such as Playback or Slide Show of only the pictures set as FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE Mode menu P112 PLAYBACK Mode...

Page 55: ...n set the departure date and destina ion when traveling and have the camera display the local date and time The TRAVEL MODE menu can be set from either the REC Mode or PLAYBACK Mode SETUP menu P25 to 30 This menu lets you perform the clock settings select the operating beep tone settings and set other settings which make it easier for you to operate the camera The SETUP menu can be set from either...

Page 56: ...Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to When selecting the PLAYBACK Mode menu settings set the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and proceed to step 4 Set the Mode dial to Press MENU SET to display the menu You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rota ing the zoom lever Press to select AF MODE Select the item at the very bottom and press to move to the second screen Press Depen...

Page 57: ... SET to close the menu Press MENU SET to set Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press MENU SET to display the menu 2 Press 3 Press to select the SETUP menu icon 4 Press Select a menu item next and set it ...

Page 58: ...can be easily found Some of the menu items cannot be set by the modes Using the Quick Menu Press and hold Q MENU when recording Press to select the menu item and the setting and then press MENU SET to close the menu The items to be set and the settings are displayed ...

Page 59: ...er 30 seconds when recording in Power LCD Mode Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again If the screen is difficult to see because of bright light shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode AUTO POWER LCD cannot be selected in Playback Mode U CLOCK SET Setting Date Time r BEEP Th...

Page 60: ... LCD MODE has priority over the setting of LCD POWER SAVE regarding the brightness of the LCD monitor DISPLAY SIZE Change the display size of some icons and menu screens STANDARD LARGE GUIDE LINE Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed when taking pictures You can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guidelines are displayed P49 REC INFO OFF ON PATTERN H...

Page 61: ...tting is selected during recording the operation that resets the lens is also performed at the same time You will hear the sound of the lens operating but this is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning When the REC Mode settings are reset the following settings are also reset The data registered with FACE RECOG The setting and registration for My Scene Mode P61 When SETUP menu settings are re...

Page 62: ...ation system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable supplied y SELECT ON CONNECTION Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge z PC Set after or before connecting to a PC TV ASPECT Set to match the ty...

Page 63: ...work when the HDMI mini cable optional is connected Refer to P148 for details HDMI MODE Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on the HDMI compat ble high definition TV connected with this unit using the HDMI mini cable optional AUTO The output resolution is automatically set based on the information from the connected TV 1080i The interlace method with 1080 available scan lines is u...

Page 64: ...R DEMO cannot be displayed STABILIZER DEMO is an approximation Press DISPLAY to close STABILIZER DEMO AUTO DEMO has no TV output capability even when it is in Playback Mode Press MENU SET to close AUTO DEMO VERSION DISP It is possible to check which version of firmware is on the camera FORMAT The built in memory or card is formatted Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data so check the data c...

Page 65: ... Picture Turn the camera on REC PLAYBACK selector switch Mode dial Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Switching the mode by rotating the Mode dial Align a desired mode with part Rotate the Mode dial slowly to precisely adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 ON OFF SCN MS1 MS2 ...

Page 66: ...cally selected by the camera Normal Picture Mode P38 The subjects are recorded using your own settings My Scene Mode P61 Pictures are taken using previously registered recording scenes Û Scene Mode P61 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded ì Clipboard Mode P113 Record as a memo ...

Page 67: ...e set in BEEP LEVEL P25 Motion pictures cannot be recorded in Clipboard Mode P113 Motion Picture recording appropriate for each mode is possible For more details refer to Recording Motion Picture P77 Tips for taking good pictures Flash AF Assist Lamp Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Be careful not to move the camera wh...

Page 68: ... or When taking pictures using the Zoom P41 When recording motion pictures P77 To take pictures using the Face Recognition function which stores faces of frequent subjects with information such as their names and birthdays P84 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the Mode dial to ñ Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused The ...

Page 69: ...e displayed for birthdays of registered faces already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected Note Due to factors such as size contrast motion and proximity a different mode may be identified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark the size of the subject the color of the subject the distance to the subject the contrast of the subject w...

Page 70: ...ject AF Tracking frame will turn yellow An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press to cancel Note FACE RECOG does not work during AF Tracking Please read the Note regarding the AF Tracking on P103 In Intelligent Auto Mode Happy can be selected in COLOR MODE of the REC menu When Happy is selected it is possible to automatically take a picture with a higher level of brilliance f...

Page 71: ...cture recording 2 Fix to MODE1 during motion picture recording The following functions cannot be used EXPOSURE AUTO BRACKET White Balance fine adjustment DIGITAL ZOOM AUDIO REC MIN SHTR SPEED HISTOGRAM The other items on the SETUP menu can be set in a mode such as the Normal Picture Mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode Item Settings GUID...

Page 72: ...es P77 Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to REC PLAYBACK selector switch Mode dial Set the Mode dial to To change the setting while taking pictures refer to Using the REC Mode Menu P95 Aim the AF area at the point you want to focus on Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused The focus range is 50 cm 1 64 feet Wide 2 m 6 56 feet Te...

Page 73: ...er button fully We recommend that you use the Face Detection function when taking pictures of people P101 Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When the focus range display has appeared in red When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects When it is dark or when jitter occurs When t...

Page 74: ...NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY PARTY CANDLE LIGHT STARRY SKY FIREWORKS or HIGH DYNAMIC in Scene Mode P61 When the shutter speed is slowed in MIN SHTR SPEED Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P137 is set to ON The Direction Detec ion function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the camera aimed up or down Mot...

Page 75: ... be increased by approximately 1 3 without noticeable deterioration in the picture by the Intelligent Resolution Technology when the Intelligent Zoom is used Even higher levels of magnification are poss ble when DIGITAL ZOOM is set to ON in REC menu Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ Using the Intelligent Zoom Using the Digital Zoom To make subjects appear closer use Tele Ro...

Page 76: ...en display is displayed Feature Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom Maximum magnification 10 including Optical Zoom 8 21 1 including Extended Optical Zoom 16 9 32 including Optical Zoom 8 67 5 including Extended Optical Zoom 16 9 40 including Optical Zoom and i ZOOM 10 84 4 including Extended Optical Zoom and i ZOOM 21 1 Picture quality No no iceable deterioration The higher the magnification level the ...

Page 77: ...zoom position Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated When using the Digital Zoom STABILIZER may not be effective When using the Digital Zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P58 for taking pictures I RESOLUTION is fixed to i ZOOM in Intelligent Auto Mode Scene Mode or Clipboard Mode i ZOOM cannot be used when in HIGH SENS HI SPEED BUR...

Page 78: ...ou keep pressing the number of pictures forwarded rewound increases Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Normal playback is set automatically in the following cases When the mode is switched from REC to PLAYBACK When the camera is turned on while REC PLAYBACK selector switch was at When the Mode dial is set to Clipboard will be displayed Refer to Viewing Clipboard Pictures P115 for informatio...

Page 79: ...te the zoom lever towards Z T to return to the previous screen Pictures are not rotated for display Pictures displayed using cannot be played back To return to normal playback 1 Press to select a picture An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings 2 Press MENU SET The picture that was selected will appear Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback ...

Page 80: ...ion becomes lower When you change the magnification the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second and the position of the enlarged section can be moved by pressing The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second Switching the PLAYBACK Mode 1 Press MENU SET during playback 2...

Page 81: ...pictures cannot be recovered Pictures on the built in memory or the card that are being played back will be deleted To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then press DISPLAY button button Press to select YES and then press MENU SET ...

Page 82: ...ng DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü the deleting will stop halfway Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P141 they will not be deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ is selected To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures Press Press to select DELETE...

Page 83: ...isplayed 2 It will switch between available recording time and number of recordable pictures 3 Set the pattern of the guidelines displayed by setting GUIDE LINE in SETUP menu You can also set whether or not to have the recording information displayed when the guidelines are displayed Note In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Scene Mode the guideline is gray P61 In PHOTO FRAM...

Page 84: ...e because the recorded picture and the Histogram do not match each other The Histogram is an approximation in he Recording Mode The Histogram of a picture may not match in the Recording Mode and the Playback Mode The Histogram displayed in this camera does not match Histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc Histograms are not displayed in the following cases Intelligent Auto...

Page 85: ...mation about flash settings that can be selected refer to Available Flash Settings by Recording Mode P53 Press MENU SET You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds At this time the selected item is automatically set Photo flash Do not cover the flash with your fingers or other objects Switching to the appropriate flash setting ...

Page 86: ...e it necessary ˆ AUTO Red Eye Reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then activated again for the actual recording Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced Flash ON Š Forced ...

Page 87: ...ing is displayed or is set depending on the type of subject and brightness The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off However the Scene Mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed ˆ Š Œ ˆ Š Œ ñ í ï 9 ô 0 5 4 6 8 7 1 2 3 ...

Page 88: ...e the ISO sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO100 and ISO3200 and the available flash range also differs Wide Approx 60 cm 1 97 feet to approx 3 4 m 11 2 feet Tele Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to approx 1 9 m 6 23 feet ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele AUTO 60 cm 1 97 feet to 5 3 m 17 4 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 2 9 m 9 51 feet ISO80 60 cm 1 97 feet to 1 1 m 3 61 feet ISO100 60 ...

Page 89: ... the flash When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become too bright or too dark When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully The White Balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject When the ...

Page 90: ... fully to take the picture is displayed during AF Macro Mode and is displayed during Macro Zoom Mode To cancel select OFF in step 2 Zoom range focus range and zoom magnification are displayed during zooming This mode allows you to take close up pictures of a subject e g when taking pictures of flowers You can take pictures of a subject as close as 3 cm 0 10 feet from the lens by rotating the zoom ...

Page 91: ...er We recommend setting the flash to Œ when you take pictures at close range If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range is significantly narrowed Therefore if he distance between the camera and the subject is cha...

Page 92: ...he number of pictures which can be taken in FLASH BURST in Scene Mode is fixed to 5 Self timer cannot be set to 10 seconds in SELF PORTRAIT in Scene Mode or Clipboard Mode Setting of the self timer cannot be performed in following conditions In HI SPEED BURST and UNDERWATER in scene mode When recording motion pictures Press ë Press to select a mode You can also press ë to select Press MENU SET You...

Page 93: ...tion value appears on he lower left of the screen The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Exposure compensation cannot be used when in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensate the exposure toward...

Page 94: ...ou turn the camera off or SLEEP MODE is activated When Auto Bracket is set the Auto Review function is activated regardless of the Auto Review setting You cannot set the Auto Review function in the SETUP menu The exposure may not be compensated with Auto Bracket depending on the brightness of the subject Œ is set for the flash when Auto Bracket is set Burst is canceled when Auto Bracket is set Set...

Page 95: ...e user Press to select the Scene Mode You can switch menu screens from any menu item by rotating the zoom lever Press MENU SET to set The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected Scene Mode The selected Scene Mode is stored as a My Scene Mode You can then use the stored Scene Mode when you next take pictures by setting the Mode dial to or Changing My Scene Mode 1 Set the Mod...

Page 96: ...itial setting when the Scene Mode is changed When you take a picture with a Scene Mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene The following items cannot be set in Scene Mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting INTELLIGENT ISO SENSITIVITY I EXPOSURE MIN SHTR SPEED I RESOLUTION COLOR MODE Shutter speed for Scene M...

Page 97: ...the background etc is a color close to skin color this part is also smoo hed This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness The initial setting for AF MODE is š Subject can be recorded either slim or stretched and at the same time skin can appear more smooth 1 Press to select the setting and then press MENU SET It can be set from the Quick Menu P24 2 Take pictures Note PICTUR...

Page 98: ... slow shutter speed we recommend using the 2 second self timer Note The focus range is about 30 cm 0 99 feet to 1 2 m 3 94 feet Wide You can record yourself with audio P110 If you do this the self timer indicator will light up while recording the audio The Zoom Magnification is automatically moved to Wide 1 The self timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds If it is set to 2 seconds this setting w...

Page 99: ... and 4 You can retake the picture by selecting RETAKE 5 Press to select EXIT and then press MENU SET Note It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording The flash setting is fixed to Œ The focus zoom exposure White Balance shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the settings for the first picture We recommend using a tripod When it is dark we recommend usin...

Page 100: ...60 cm 1 97 feet Wide 1 2 m 3 94 feet Tele to 5 m 16 4 feet We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very little jitter or if STABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds The shutter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction Nois...

Page 101: ...and the self timer for taking pictures We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide 1 and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking pictures Note The initial setting for AF MODE is š This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle lit atmosphere Technique for Candle Light Mode This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash Note The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 f...

Page 102: ...e used The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied If AGE or NAME is set to OFF even when the birthday or name has been set the age or name will not be displayed Before taking pictures set AGE or NAME to ON The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to When the camera is set to STABILIZER and there is very littl...

Page 103: ... mode when you want to take pictures of a sunset view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red color of the sun Note The flash setting is fixed to Œ This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects and enables you to take pictures of these subjects in dimly lit rooms Select this for high sensitivity processing The sensitivity automatically switches to between ISO1600 and ISO6400 Picture siz...

Page 104: ...ding pictures increases immediately after formatting Note It will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording The flash setting is fixed to Œ I RESOLUTION is fixed to ON QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4 6 10 15 cm printing The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure White Balance shutter spe...

Page 105: ... will be a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording I RESOLUTION is fixed to OFF QUALITY is automatically fixed to You can take pictures suitable for 4 6 10 15 cm printing The shutter speed becomes 1 30th of a second to 1 2000th of a second The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to The focus zoom exposure shutter speed ISO sensitivity and flash level a...

Page 106: ...ight settings are used which will provide better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall The flash setting is fixed to Œ The Optical Image Stabilizer function is fixed to OFF ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO80 This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky Technique for Fireworks Mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod Not...

Page 107: ...show the snow as white as possible at a ski resort or a snow covered mountain This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window Technique for Aerial Photo Mode We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc Aim the camera at something with high contrast press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and then aim the camera at the ...

Page 108: ...cus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to Face Detection P102 may not operate normally in the dark areas around the edges of the screen Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand Note ISO sensitivity is fixed to ISO1600 The focus range is 3 cm 0 10 feet Wide 1 m 3 28 feet Tele to PIN HOLE FILM GRAIN ...

Page 109: ...TABILIZER is set to OFF shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds The shutter may remain closed max about 8 sec after taking the picture because of signal processing This is not a malfunction LCD screen noise may be more visible than during normal recording due to brightness compensation of the darker areas Record the image with a frame around it Setting the frame 1 Press to select the frame to ...

Page 110: ... rotate the zoom lever the AF Lock is canceled In this case focus on the subject and fix the focus again You cannot set to AF Lock when AF MODE is set to White Balance fine adjustment You can adjust the hue to match the water depth and the weather 1 Press È three times to display WB ADJUST 2 Press to adjust the White Balance Select 0 if you do not want to finely adjust the White Balance 3 Press ME...

Page 111: ...de dial Mode dial Motion picture button Modes that can be recorded for motion picture Item Settings Note ñ Intelligent Auto Mode The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so you can leave the settings to the camera and take motion pictures easily Normal picture mode Record motion pictures by automatically setting aperture and shutter speed ...

Page 112: ...also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio The recording state indicator red will flash while recording motion pictures The screen will become dark momentarily and recording will start after adjusting the display Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Sound will go off when pressing the motion pict...

Page 113: ...he motion picture recording When operating the zoom in recording motion pictures it may take time to come into focus If the Extended Optical Zoom was used before pressing the motion picture button recordable area will be changed drastically since these set ings are canceled When the aspect ratio setting is different in still and motion pictures the angle of view changes at the start of mo ion pict...

Page 114: ...t will adjust the focus and exposure Face Detection P102 Note Refer to P37 for settings in Intelligent Auto Mode Due to conditions such as the ones below a different scene may be iden ified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark the size of the subject the color of the subject the distance to the subject the contrast of the subject when the subject is moving Record...

Page 115: ...nition video for playback on your HDTV using an HDMI connection It can be played back as is by inserting the card into a device compatible with AVCHD Refer to the instructions of the device used for details on compatibility Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 4 or higher MOTION JPEG Select this format to record standard definition video for playback on your PC It can be recorded using less s...

Page 116: ...nts the speed of transmission When MOTION JPEG is selected in step 2 3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode With the AVCHD Lite or for MOTION JPEG high quality motion picture can be enjoyed on the TV by using the HDMI mini cable optional For details see Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket on P145 It cannot be recorded to built in memory except for the Press MENU SET to close th...

Page 117: ...ck with poor picture or sound quality or playback may not be possible even when played back with equipment compatible with these formats Also the recording information may not be displayed properly In this case use this unit For details on AVCHD compatible devices refer to the support sites below http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Motion picture recorded in AVCHD Lit...

Page 118: ...ttached to only the first picture After pressing the shutter halfway down a different person s picture information may be added when the camera is turned to a different subject to photograph FACE RECOG can be used in the following Scene Modes PORTRAIT SOFT SKIN SELF PORTRAIT SCENERY SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT PARTY CANDLE LIGHT BABY1 BABY2 PET SUNSET HIGH SENS BEACH SNOW PIN HOLE HIGH DYNAMIC PHOTO FRA...

Page 119: ...g Changing the SENSITIVITY setting P89 When a person who is registered is not recognized correct by re registering Example of faces that are hard to recognize Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for registered faces in the following instances depending on the facial expression and environment Hair is covering the eyes or the eyebrows The face is dark the ...

Page 120: ...t is not registered and then press MENU SET Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide The faces of subjects other than people pets etc cannot be registered When recognition fails a message will appear and the display will return to the recording screen In this case try taking the picture again Press to select YES and then press MENU SET Registering face image of new person ...

Page 121: ...xt section on P117 AGE It is possible to register the birthday 1 Press to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press to select the items Year Month Day and then press to set and then press MENU SET FOCUS ICON Change the displayed focus icon when the subject is focused Press to select the focus icon and then press MENU SET ADD IMAGES To add additional face images Add Images 1 Select the unregistere...

Page 122: ...T 4 Press to select the item and then press MENU SET 5 Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Change or delete the information for a registered person Item Description of settings INFO EDIT Changing the information of an already registered person Perform step 6 in Registering face image of new person PRIORITY The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for higher priority faces ...

Page 123: ...se the menu Setting Auto Registration Sensitivity Item Description of settings AUTO REGISTRATION OFF ON When the AUTO REGISTRATION is set to ON FACE RECOG will be set to ON automatically For details see Auto Registration on P90 SENSITIVITY HIGH NORMAL LOW Select HIGH when recognition proves to be difficult The likelihood of recognition increases but so does the likelihood of mistaken recognition S...

Page 124: ...3 Perform the operation in Step 6 and following in Registering face image of new person Note If the registration screen will not display it may display easier by recording in the same conditions or with the same expressions If a face is not recognized even though it is registered it will make the recognition easier by registering the person again using the FACE RECOG in the REC Mode menu in that e...

Page 125: ...ith this information using TEXT STAMP P131 OFF SET Setting the travel date 1 Press to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press to set the departure date and then press MENU SET 3 Press to set the return date and then press MENU SET The frames of dates from the departure date to the return date undergo a color change 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu The departure date and return date you have s...

Page 126: ... take a picture on a date before this departure date minus is displayed in orange and the day of he vacation on which you took the picture is not recorded If the travel date is displayed as minus in white there is a time difference that involves date change between the HOME and DESTINATION It will be recorded TRAVEL DATE cannot be set for motion pictures recorded with AVCHD Lite Set a travel desti...

Page 127: ...eenwich Mean Time If daylight saving time is used at the home area press Press again to return to the original time The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour 3 Press 4 Press to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set The time in the selected location is displayed 5 Press to select the area the travel destina...

Page 128: ...he instructions of Step 1 and 2 If HOME is already set change only the travel destination and use If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area The travel destination icon appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel destina ion ...

Page 129: ...is X This item cannot be set in he Intelligent Auto Mode When the aspect ratio is Y When the aspect ratio is W PICTURE SIZE 14M 4320 3240 pixels 10M 3648 2736 pixels 7M 3072 2304 pixels 5M 2560 1920 pixels 3M 2048 1536 pixels 0 3M 640 480 pixels 12 5M 4320 2880 pixels 9M 3648 2432 pixels 6M 3072 2048 pixels 4 5M 2560 1712 pixels 2 5M 2048 1360 pixels 0 3M 640 424 pixels 10 5M 4320 2432 pixels 7 5M...

Page 130: ... TRANSFORM HIGH SENS HI SPEED BURST FLASH BURST PIN HOLE and PHOTO FRAME in Scene Mode so he picture size for is not displayed Pictures may appear in mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions Refer to P184 for information about the number of recordable pictures For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P22 Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored Appl...

Page 131: ... limit of the ISO sensitivity can be set The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise Note Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small when a moving subject is at the edge of the screen or when a subject has moved a...

Page 132: ...UTO the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted to a maximum of ISO400 according to the brightness It can be adjusted to a maximum of ISO1600 when using the flash The setting is not available when INTELLIGENT ISO is being used is displayed To avoid picture noise we recommend that you either reduce the ISO sensitivity level or set COLOR MODE to NATURAL and then take pictures P108 SENSITIVITY ISO ...

Page 133: ...lance is fixed to AWB SCENERY NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY FOOD PARTY CANDLE LIGHT SUNSET FLASH BURST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO FILM GRAIN UNDERWATER Setting the White Balance manually Set the White Balance value Use to match the condition when taking photographs 1 Select Ó and then press MENU SET 2 Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the center is ...

Page 134: ...ned off The White Balance fine adjustment level in Ò returns to 0 when you reset the White Balance using Ó In the UNDERWATER in Scene Mode the White Balance is fixed at AWB but it can be finely adjusted White Balance fine adjustment cannot be set for B W SEPIA COOL and WARM in COLOR MODE Auto White Balance Depending on the conditions when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or bl...

Page 135: ...detects the person s face The focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit the face no matter what portion of the picture it is in max 15 areas AF Tracking Focus can be adjusted to a specified subject Focus will keep on following the subject even if it moves Dynamic tracking 11 area focusing The camera focuses on any of 11 focus areas This is effective when the subject is not in the center of th...

Page 136: ...RWATER in Scene Mode About š Face Detection The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused Under certain picture taking co...

Page 137: ...zoom If it fails to lock AF area will flash in red and disappear Press again AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified the subject is lost or has failed to be tracked The picture will be taken with Ø in AF MODE in that case FACE RECOG does not work when AF tracking is active will not operate during AF tracking It is not possible to set in PANORAMA ASSIST STARRY SKY FIREWORKS P...

Page 138: ... In NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Scene Mode this setting is fixed to OFF When PRE AF is set to it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom lever from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P22 Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatically when there is a big...

Page 139: ... you select a minimum shutter speed other than AUTO appears on the screen Setting MIN SHTR SPEED to slower speed might increase the chance of jitter so we recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures Setting MIN SHTR SPEED to faster speed might make the picture darker so we recommend recording the picture in a well lit area If correct exposure cannot be achieved will flash in re...

Page 140: ...ubject while taking pictures in a place indoors outdoors landscape etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade the exposure may not become optimal The Burst speed pictures second may become slower depending on the recording environment such as in dark places if the ISO sensitivity is high etc Burst Mode is not canceled when the camera is switched off If you take pictures in B...

Page 141: ... Mode to OFF for FLASH BURST and PIN HOLE in Scene Mode and to i ZOOM in all other Scene Modes For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P22 This can enlarge subjects even more than the Optical Zoom or Extended Optical Zoom Applicable modes OFF ON Note Refer to P41 for details If camera shake jitter is a problem during zooming it is recommended that STABILIZER be set to AUTO or MODE1 The sett...

Page 142: ...n be set only during Normal Picture Mode Note When you take pictures in dark places noise may become visible To avoid noise we recommend setting to NATURAL In Intelligent Auto Mode you can set this mode separately COLOR MODE STANDARD This is the standard setting Happy 1 Image with enhanced brightness and vividness NATURAL 2 The picture becomes softer VIVID 2 The picture becomes sharper B W The pic...

Page 143: ...is high In Digital Zoom range When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button The setting is fixed to MODE2 with SELF PORTRAIT in Scene Mode and to OFF in STARRY SKY in Scene Mode The setting is fixed to MODE1 in recording motion pictures STABILIZER O...

Page 144: ... the built in microphone on the camera Audio recorded with this unit may not play back on o her equipment Sound from motion pictures or pictures with audio recorded by this camera cannot be played back by older models of Panasonic digital camera LUMIX launched before July 2008 AUDIO REC cannot be set in the following cases When recording with Auto Bracket During Burst shooting PANORAMA ASSIST HI S...

Page 145: ...n Refer to P52 for details For details on REC Mode menu settings refer to P22 To set the year month day and time It functions in exactly the same way as CLOCK SET P25 in the SETUP menu AF ASSIST LAMP OFF The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on ON When taking pictures in dark places the AF Assist Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed halfway Larger AF areas are now displayed Note The effec iv...

Page 146: ...details For details on MOTION PICTURE Mode menu settings refer to P22 It will continually keep on focusing to the subject that the focus was once set Applicable modes OFF ON Note When set to OFF it may take time for motion picture recording to start Set this function to OFF if you wish to fix the focus on the position where you started the motion picture recording In STARRY SKY and FIREWORKS in Sc...

Page 147: ...for immediate viewing Clipboard pictures can be recorded played back and deleted only when the Mode dial is set to Motion picture cannot be taken in Clipboard Mode Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Set the Mode dial to Take the pictures Number of recordable pictures when using the built in memory solely for clipboard pictures If the built in memory contains pictures recorded in another Rec...

Page 148: ... can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Clipboard Recording Menu Item Description of setting PICTURE SIZE Used to change the picture size 2M initial setting Prefer quality 1M prefer quantity AUDIO REC Used to record sound 5 seconds together with the pictures This setting is not reflected in AUDIO REC P110 in the REC Mode menu LCD MODE This has same function as the LCD MODE in ...

Page 149: ...l for enlarging parts of maps for instance and storing them in the memory For details on how to enlarge pictures refer to Using the Playback Zoom on P46 Viewing Clipboard Pictures Set the mode dial to Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture Enlarging clipboard pictures and storing them in the memory zoom marks Select the position to record by zoom lever and Press MENU SET The zoo...

Page 150: ...ipboard images copied to a card can be printed Clipboard Playback Menu When MENU SET is pressed during Clipboard Playback the menu screen appears The steps taken are the same as for the Clipboard Recording Menu P114 Item Description of setting CANCEL MARK Used to release the zoom position 1 Press to select clipboard pictures with Zoom Mark 2 Press MENU SET to cancel COPY Used to copy clipboard pic...

Page 151: ...ress MENU SET to register Press DISPLAY to switch text between A capitals a lower case and 1 special characters and numbers The entry cursor position can be moved left and right with the zoom lever To enter a blank move the cursor to SPACE to delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE or to stop editing during text entry move the cursor to CANCEL and press MENU SET A maximum of 30 chara...

Page 152: ... favourites We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a TV Slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to and then press MENU SET Set the Mode dial to anything except Press Press to select SLIDE SHOW and then press MENU SET Press to select the item and then press MENU SET FAVORITE can be selected only when FAVORITE on the PLAYBACK menu P138 is at ON and there are...

Page 153: ...cted date Press to select the date to be played back and then press MENU SET If here were no pictures recorded during a month that month is not displayed LOCATION Images from selected travel location are played back in order Press to select the travel destination to be played back and then press MENU SET Press to select START and then press MENU SET Press to finish the slide show Normal playback r...

Page 154: ...yed back with the recommended effects in each category EFFECT is set to OFF when playing a slide show with motion pictures only SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting Note It is not possible to add new music Play Pause Stop Back to previous picture Ahead to next picture These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode o...

Page 155: ...ecting Pictures and Playing them Back Playback in PICTURE AVCHD Lite or MOTION JPEG can be selected Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 118 Press to select MODE PLAY and then press MENU SET MODE PLAY Press to select the item and then press MENU SET ...

Page 156: ...T or PROTECT in the PLAYBACK menu TRAVEL PLAY Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 118 Press to select TRAVEL PLAY and then press MENU SET Press to select the item and then press MENU SET Item Description of settings ALL All the images taken with travel date set are played back Pictures without travel dates are not displayed TRAVEL DATE All the images will be played back starting from the date they were ...

Page 157: ... category and then press MENU SET to set If a picture is found in a category the category icon turns blue It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the card or the built in memory If you press while searching he searching will stop halfway Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below CATEGORY Recording information e g Scene Modes CATEGORY Recording information e g S...

Page 158: ...RITE P138 Only when FAVORITE is set to ON and there are pictures which have been set to FAVORITE Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 118 Press to select FAVORITE PLAY and then press MENU SET Note You can use only ROTATE DISP PRINT SET or PROTECT in the PLAYBACK menu FAVORITE PLAY ...

Page 159: ...uring playback to fast forward press to rewind The fast forward rewind speed increases if you press again The display on the screen changes from to Press to resume normal playback speed Note Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime or PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures that were rec...

Page 160: ...w to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu Pictures with audio recorded with other equipment may not play back on this unit Pictures with audio Press to select a picture with the Audio icon and then press to play back Audio icon Refer to AUDIO REC P110 for information about how to create still pictures with audio ...

Page 161: ...orded motion picture Press to pause Motion Picture playback Press MENU SET Press to select YES and then press MENU SET QUALITY is fixed to Note You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment Picture size MOTION JPEG Picture size AVCHD Lite Picture size HD WVGA 2 M SH H L 2 M VGA QVGA 0 3 M ...

Page 162: ...date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2010 If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in Calendar Playback CALENDAR Select CALENDAR on the P...

Page 163: ...xt input screen Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on he screen You can print out texts comments using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with MULTI You cannot use TITLE EDIT for he following types of pictures Motion pictures Protected pictures Pictures recorded with other equipment TITLE ...

Page 164: ...nt Motion pictures with a short recording time cannot be divided Motion pictures cannot be divided at a location close to the start or end of the motion picture VIDEO DIVIDE Select VIDEO DIVIDE on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P22 Press to select the motion picture to divide and then press MENU SET Motion picture is played back Press at the location to divide Motion picture is paused Motion picture is pl...

Page 165: ...the date etc on them Select TEXT STAMP on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P22 Press to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET TEXT STAMP Select the picture and then press MENU SET to set appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text MULTI setting Press DISPLAY to set repeat and then press MENU SET to set The setting is canceled when DISPLAY is pressed again SINGLE MULTI Press to select the ...

Page 166: ...d date WITHTIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes NAME OFF Stamps names registered in name settings for FACE RECOG Stamps names registered in name settings for BABY1 BABY2 or PET in Scene Mode LOCATION OFF ON Travel location set in Travel mode will be stamped TRAVEL DATE OFF ON Travel date set in Travel mode will be stamped TITLE OFF ON Title input in the TITLE EDIT will be stamped ...

Page 167: ...hen you print pictures stamped with text the date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing When text is stamped o...

Page 168: ...ures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be resized RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press to select SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET Select the picture and size SINGLE setting 1 Press to select the picture and then press MENU SET 2 Press to select the size and then press MENU SET Only the sizes to wh...

Page 169: ... original picture The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be cropped Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone CROPPING CROPPING Press to select the picture an...

Page 170: ... leveling is performed Leveling may not be performed on images recorded with other equipment Motion pictures pictures with audio and pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP cannot be leveled Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone LEVELING LEVELING Press to select the picture and then press MENU SET Press to adjust the leveling and ...

Page 171: ...s a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment The display is not rotated during Multi Playback P45 ROTATE DISP Press to select ON and then press MENU SET The pictures are displa...

Page 172: ...to close the menu You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a favorite Note You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ P48 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites FAVORITE Press to select ON and then...

Page 173: ...ry copy them to a card P143 and then set the print setting For more information visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm Select PRINT SET on the PLAYBACK Mode menu P22 Press to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set When MULTI has been selected repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures Press to return ...

Page 174: ...pending on the photo printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the opera ing instructions for the printer The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text Note The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 With a printer supporting PictBridge the date print settings of the...

Page 175: ... the canceling will stop halfway Note The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment Even if you protect pictures in the built in memory or a card they will be deleted if the built in memory or the card is formatted Even if you do not protect pictures on a card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK PROTECT Press to select SINGLE or MULTI and then p...

Page 176: ...AY You cannot edit the Face Recognition information of protected pictures FACE REC EDIT Press to select REPLACE or DELETE and then press MENU SET Press to select the picture and then press MENU SET You cannot select pictures for which Face Recognition information has not been registered Press to select the person and then press MENU SET DELETE step 6 You cannot select a person who has not been reg...

Page 177: ...e copied halfway We recommend using a card which has more free space than the built in memory about 40 MB If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy destination when is selected a new folder is created and the picture is copied If a picture exists with the same name folder number file number as the picture to be copied in the copy desti...

Page 178: ...which may cause malfunction Connect the AV cable supplied to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT socket on the camera Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on and slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to Note Depending on the ASPECT RATIO black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures...

Page 179: ...y high quality pictures and motion pictures on the TV by connecting the camera with the HDMI compat ble high definition TV using HDMI mini cable optional Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket What is HDMI HDMI is the interface for digital devices When this unit is connected to a HDMI compatible device the image and audio can be output wit...

Page 180: ...tors of he cable are bent out of shape or plugged in the wrong direction Connect the HDMI mini cable optional to the HDMI input socket on the TV Connect the HDMI mini cable to the HDMI socket on the camera Turn the TV on and switch to HDMI input Turn the camera on and slide the REC PLAYBACK selector switch to When VIERA Link P29 is set to ON and the camera is connected to a TV supporting VIERA Lin...

Page 181: ...MI mini cable are connected HDMI output is not possible even if you connect the HDMI mini cable while the unit is connected to the PC or the printer HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected When pictures are displayed they may not be displayed properly depending on th...

Page 182: ...ons when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI mini cable optional for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control specification Linked operations with HDMI CEC compatible devices made by other companies are not gu...

Page 183: ...le in Multi Playback and then press OK Go to previous next image Display the recording information Return to Multi Playback OK Playback the motion picture when motion picture is selected Playback the audio when picture with audio is selected Red button Start the Slide Show SUB MENU Go to Slide Show setting screen During Motion Picture Playback use for back forward and to stop playback Slide show P...

Page 184: ...atically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power on link setting Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for he TV If VIERA Link does not work properly refer to page 181 Note If you are unsure whethe...

Page 185: ...h an AV cable supplied 2 Start the playback of this unit 3 Start the recording on the recording equipment When ending the recording copying stop the playback on this unit after stopping the recording of the recording equipment Note When you play back motion pictures on 4 3 aspect ratio TV you must set TV ASPECT P28 on this unit to 4 3 before starting a copy The image will be vertically long if you...

Page 186: ...tall PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition to the PC Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it 2 Connect camera to PC For details on connecting refer to Connecting to a PC P153 3 Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition For details refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfun...

Page 187: ...e operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it PC that can be used PC with Windows 98 98SE or older or Mac OS 8 x or older cannot be connected via USB but it can acquire the pictures if an SD memory card reader writer can be used 1 It is necessary for Internet Explorer 6 0 or newer to be installed PC with high...

Page 188: ...sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the alarm beeps Refer to Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely P155 before disconnecting he USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable supplied Do not use any ot...

Page 189: ... off and disconnect the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed If the camera is connected in Clipboard Mode the built in memory data is displayed even if a card is inserted Press to select PC and then press MENU SET If USB MODE P28 is set to PC in the SETUP menu in advance the camera will be automatically connected to the PC without displaying the USB MODE selection screen Since ther...

Page 190: ...ard containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as when pictures were taken using another make of camera When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder Connection in the PTP Mode Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Mac OS X only Set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP Data can now be read only from the card into the PC When there are 1000 or more pictures on a ...

Page 191: ...ed Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction Align the marks and insert Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor optional and DC coupler optional If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the alarm beep...

Page 192: ... the USB connection cable insert or remove the card and then connect the USB connec ion cable to the printer again Copy the pictures recorded in Clipboard Mode copy them onto a card P116 and then print them out Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD Lite cannot be printed out Selecting a single picture and printing it Press to select the picture and then press MENU SET The message disappears in about 2...

Page 193: ...ted When DISPLAY is pressed again the setting is canceled After the pictures have been selected press MENU SET SELECT ALL Prints all the stored pictures PRINT SET DPOF Prints the pictures set in PRINT SET only P139 FAVORITE Prints the pictures set as favorites only P138 Press to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Refer to P160 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pic...

Page 194: ...ot support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture Since the printer s set ings may take precedence over the Print With Date setting check he printer s Print Wi h Date setting as well When printing images with a Text Stamp please remember to set Print With Date to OFF or the date will print on top Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures By stamping the date using TEXT...

Page 195: ...IZE Item Description of settings Settings on the printer are prioritized L 3 5 5 89 mm 127 mm 2L 5 7 127 mm 178 mm POSTCARD 100 mm 148 mm 16 9 101 6 mm 180 6 mm A4 210 mm 297 mm A3 297 mm 420 mm 10 15cm 100 mm 150 mm 4 6 101 6 mm 152 4 mm 8 10 203 2 mm 254 mm LETTER 216 mm 279 4 mm CARD SIZE 54 mm 85 6 mm ...

Page 196: ...er set PAGE LAYOUT to ä and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 1 for each of the 4 pictures Note The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer If the number of prints is high the pictures may be printed several times In this case the remaining number of prints indicated ma...

Page 197: ... 5 Picture size P95 6 Quality P96 7 Battery indication P11 8 Number of recordable pictures 1 P184 9 Built in memory P16 Card P16 displayed only during recording 10 Recording state 11 ISO sensitivity P98 12 Shutter speed P39 13 Aperture value P39 14 Quick AF P104 15 Optical Image Stabilizer P109 Jitter alert P40 16 REC MODE P81 Recording quality P81 ...

Page 198: ...ter speed P105 29 Age 2 P68 Location 3 P91 30 Exposure Compensation P59 31 LCD Mode P25 LCD Power Save P26 32 Intelligent Exposure P104 33 Intelligent Resolution P107 34 Continuous AF P104 AF Lock UNDERWATER P76 AF Assist Lamp P111 35 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P91 36 Self timer Mode P58 37 Burst P106 Auto Bracket P60 B Audio Recording P110 38 Wind cut P112 1 99999 is...

Page 199: ...xposure Compensation P59 13 Recording information P49 14 Favorites settings P138 15 Recorded date and time World Time P93 Name P68 87 Location P92 Title P129 16 Age P68 17 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P91 18 Power LCD P25 LCD Power Save P26 19 Color Mode P108 20 Number of prints P139 21 Audio playback P125 Motion Picture Playback P125 Recording quality P81 Cable disconn...

Page 200: ...ly affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely a...

Page 201: ...rousers pocket when you sit down or forcefully insert it into a full or tight bag etc Damage to the LCD monitor or personal injury may result Do not attach any other items to he hand strap that s included with your camera While being stored that item can rest against the LCD monitor and damage it Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction Places with...

Page 202: ...era is cold when you turn it on the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Do not press against the lens with excessive force Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when pla...

Page 203: ...ger supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are traveling in Dispose of unusable battery The battery has a limited life Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion The unusable battery should be discarded in accordance with battery recycling laws Call the RBRC hotline at 1 800 822 8837 for information Do not allow battery terminals to come into ...

Page 204: ... set for BABY1 BABY2 Face Recognition function this personal information is kept in the camera and included in the recorded image Disclaimer Information including personal information may be altered or vanish due to erroneous opera ion effect of static electricity accident malfunction repair or other handlings Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirec...

Page 205: ...data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it You may not be able to remove the card or the battery when using a tripod or unipod Make sure that the screw on the tripod or unipod is not at an an...

Page 206: ...If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P30 NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE The number of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P48 FAVORITE P138 TITLE EDIT P129 TEXT STAMP P131 or RESIZE P134 has been exceeded Reduce the number of pictures set and then repeat the operation More than 999 favorite...

Page 207: ...t Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P30 PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SYSTEM ERROR This message appears when the camera is not operating properly Turn the camera off and on If the message persists contact the dealer or your nearest Service Center MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR THIS MEMORY CARD CANNOT BE USED Use a card compatible with this unit P...

Page 208: ... the data on the card to a PC and use the card after formatting it with this unit A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P156 Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P30 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P27 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV PICTUR...

Page 209: ...th the remote control for the TV he power on this unit also turns off If you are not using VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF P29 Is the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty Wipe off he dirt using a dry cloth If the problem is not resolved it...

Page 210: ...icture darker Set the MIN SHTR SPEED P105 to slower speed Set Auto Bracket P60 HI SPEED BURST P70 FLASH BURST P71 in Scene Mode or BURST P106 of the REC Mode menu to OFF The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P38 There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P...

Page 211: ... motion picture recording stops during use of a card of at least Class 4 or if you use a card that has been formatted on a PC or other equipment the data writing speed is lower In such cases we recommend that you make a backup of the data and then format P30 the card in this unit If the subject has different colors as the periphery set he AF area to those colors specific to the subject by aligning...

Page 212: ...ed or when the camera is moved This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the camera and it is not a malfunction The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction POWER LCD is activated P25 This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures In dark places noise may appear to mai...

Page 213: ... the built in memory appear when a card is not inserted The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC If it is it cannot be played back by this unit Has MODE PLAY TRAVEL PLAY CATEGORY PLAY or FAVORITE PLAY been set for playback Change to NORMAL PLAY P44 Were the pictures recorded in Clipboard Mode Playback in Clipboard Mod...

Page 214: ... take the picture with Flash Mode set to or Œ or RED EYE REMOVAL on the REC Mode menu set to OFF P111 Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment In such cases these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording At such times the sound may break up This is not a malfunction The folder numbe...

Page 215: ...nfirm that the HDMI mini cable optional is firmly fitted Is the VIERA Link on this unit set to ON P29 Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch input For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for the TV Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device Turn the powe...

Page 216: ...h both ends Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon and then select the icon to set the desired language P30 In dark places the AF Assist Lamp P111 lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject Is AF ASSIST LAMP on the REC Mode menu set to ON P111 The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on in bright places The surface of the camera may become warm during use This does not affect he performance or ...

Page 217: ... the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera s power off the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures Check the clock P18 and birthday settings P68 The lens barrel retracts about 15 se...

Page 218: ...ry Approx 40 MB 7 10 9 14 11 19 14 25 Card 256 MB 41 61 55 82 68 105 80 140 512 MB 83 120 110 160 135 210 155 280 1 GB 165 240 220 320 270 430 320 560 2 GB 340 490 450 660 550 870 650 1130 4 GB 660 980 880 1310 1090 1720 1280 2230 6 GB 1010 1490 1340 1990 1660 2620 1950 3390 8 GB 1360 1990 1800 2660 2230 3500 2610 4540 12 GB 2050 3010 2720 4020 3360 5290 3940 6860 16 GB 2740 4010 3630 5370 4490 70...

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Page 222: ...is not displayed File format AVCHD Lite MOTION JPEG Picture quality setting Built in Memory Approx 40 MB Cannot be used 1 min 24 s Card 256 MB Cannot be guaranteed in operation 59 s 2 min 35 s 2 min 40 s 7 min 50 s 512 MB 3 min 00 s 4 min 00 s 7 min 00 s 2 min 00 s 5 min 10 s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s 1 GB 7 min 00 s 9 min 00 s 14 min 00 s 4 min 00 s 10 min 20 s 10 min 50 s 31 min 20 s 2 GB 15 min 00...

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Page 231: ...Operating Instructions Digital photo management software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5 0 HD Edition Thank you for using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Before use please read these instructions carefully Panasonic Corporation 2010 ...

Page 232: ...30 Deleting pictures 31 Protecting pictures 32 Refreshing the display 33 Setting as Favorites 33 Using right click menus 34 Viewing pictures Displaying the playback window 35 Displaying detailed picture information 38 Playing back slide shows 39 Searching for pictures Viewing categorized pictures 47 Face Recognition Registering the face pictures 50 Analyzing still pictures for categorization by Fa...

Page 233: ...motion pictures to YouTube 101 Editing motion pictures Creating still pictures from motion pictures 104 Editing AVCHD AVCHD Lite or MPEG2 motion pictures copying to media Deleting a part of a motion picture 105 Converting AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion pictures to MPEG2 108 Writing to a memory card or DVD AVCHD format DVD Video format 109 Setting motion picture functions 118 Convenient functions Displayi...

Page 234: ... and motion pictures Enjoy slide shows Copy from a digital camera to a PC still pictures and motion pictures with this software Process still pictures and motion pictures Print still pictures Post on the Internet Send by E mail Create a DVD from AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion pictures Back up still picture and motion pictures data ...

Page 235: ... them Here the procedure is described for copying still pictures or motion pictures that are recorded with a digital camera onto a PC 1 Connect a digital camera to a PC 6 2 Copy pictures 7 3 View copied pictures 9 Tips For details refer to the pages where each function is described ...

Page 236: ...mera to PC connection The Copy to PC screen is displayed Tips Copy to PC screen is displayed only when PHOTOfunSTUDIO automatic start is enabled in the settings window If the Copy to PC screen is not displayed select the PHOTOfunSTUDIO icon in the Windows Automatic Playback window operation selection window If a window other than the PHOTOfunSTUDIO window is displayed such as the LUMIX Simple View...

Page 237: ...pictures 19 2 Click Next 1 If there are any pictures that you do not want to copy click and deselect them When the box in the top left of a picture is selected the picture will be copied to the PC Copy Do not copy Tips The functions of this software can be used when pictures are copied to a PC ...

Page 238: ...mple if you select Day of acquisition a folder with today s date is created and the pictures are copied to this folder 5 Click Execute 6 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The digital camera pictures are copied to the PC 7 When the copying completion message is displayed click OK 8 Click Close The PHOTOfunSTUDIO main window is displayed 9 When the confirmation message is displaye...

Page 239: ...ick 2 Searching for pictures You can also search for pictures that you want to view by using the slider to enlarge a reduced picture thumbnail 3 Double click the picture that you want to view The playback window is displayed Motion pictures start playing back automatically 4 If you want to view another picture click a thumbnail on the left side 5 Click to return to the main window Playback window ...

Page 240: ...y The usable operation items on the menu and right click menu depend on the operation status of PHOTOfunSTUDIO or status of the selection of the pictures The unusable items are displayed in gray Depending on the digital camera some of the models do not have functions like BABY Mode PET Mode TRAVEL DATE DATE STAMP TEXT STAMP face categorization Face Recognition RAW files etc mentioned in these inst...

Page 241: ...ion static electricity accident malfunction or repair etc Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or indirect damage or loss resulting from the alteration or vanishing of information including personal information Always erase personal information when it is transferred to another party or disposed of To protect personal information always erase the informatio...

Page 242: ...uickTime motion picture files are the target files QuickTime VR motion pictures which are created with panorama stitching are played with QuickTime Player CONT files are administrative files automatically created when copying to a PC The actual data of the AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion picture is saved as an m2ts file Do not delete change or move the files or folders by using the Explorer or similar It ...

Page 243: ...lled Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic or Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or S...

Page 244: ...dows 7 DirectX 10 For Windows Vista DirectX 10 For Windows XP DirectX 9 0c If you install the software in a PC that is not compatible with DirectX 9 0c the PC may stop operating properly If you are unsure if your PC is compatible contact the maker NET framework 2 0 SQL Server Compact 3 5 Internet Explorer 6 0 or more QuickTime Player 7 6 5 or more Sound Windows compatible sound device Drive CD ROM...

Page 245: ... with an administrator account or standard user account before using this software You cannot use this software with a guest account When PHOTOfunSTUDIO is running energy conserving functions such as Windows screen savers sleep or automatic display cannot be used If the settings for the size of characters in the screen settings dialog box in Windows is larger than the standard size some buttons ma...

Page 246: ...en is displayed To copy pictures to the PC follow the instructions 19 Tips For details on connecting to a PC refer to the Operating Instructions for the digital camera When the digital camera is correctly recognized by the PC it is added to Computer My Computer as a drive If a window other than the PHOTOfunSTUDIO window is displayed such as the LUMIX Simple Viewer window click No to close the wind...

Page 247: ...amera is not accessing the PC such as performing a writing operation 2 Double click or on the task tray of the PC 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop When multiple USB devices are displayed you can double click each to check which is the digital camera 4 Remove the USB connection cable from the PC 5 Turn off the digital camera ...

Page 248: ...ion updates when launched 127 In an environment without an Internet connection PHOTOfunSTUDIO may take some time to start up When starting the software for the first time it may take some time to display the window because first it analyzes the pictures that are saved on the PC When a digital camera is connected to the PC or a memory card is set PHOTOfunSTUDIO starts automatically and the Copy to ...

Page 249: ...ecting File Copy to PC from the menu If the Windows automatic playback window operation selection window is displayed click to close the window 3 If the selection window for the location to copy from is displayed select the drive and click Next If the connected drive or memory card is not displayed click Refresh 4 Select the pictures to copy to the PC When the box in the top left of a picture is s...

Page 250: ...ay s date Example 20100701 Recording month Save in a folder for the month of recording Example 201006 Recording day Save in a folder for the date of recording Example 20100630 Specified folder Save in a folder that you create yourself Example Wedding 8 Enter a keyword Up to 32 characters single byte can be used The entered keywords can be used for categorized display If you do not want to set a ke...

Page 251: ...D Lite motion pictures using Explorer or a similar method It will make it impossible to play back or edit Files related to the AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion pictures are created in the same location as the copied file 11When the copying completion message is displayed click OK 12When the completion window is displayed after copying click Close About saving folders The following copy destinations are set...

Page 252: ...ders or calendar items are displayed in a list Pictures in the selected folder or recording date here are displayed in the display area on the right The number of pictures is displayed on the right of the folder or date Narrow setting area You can set narrowing conditions by Face Recognition or by categorization item for the pictures to be displayed You can change the order of the picture list in ...

Page 253: ...iles that are not compatible are not displayed Icon description Still picture RAW format still picture MOV motion picture AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion picture AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion pictures edited with this software MPEG2 motion pictures Panorama pictures Pictures that are set as favorites with a supported digital camera or this software Protected pictures read only There is information such as a tit...

Page 254: ... can also switch by selecting View Display mode Thumbnail display from the menu 2 Click the folder that you want to view The pictures in the folder are displayed in a list Click or double click the folder name to expand or hide the subfolders Double click a picture to display the playback window Changing the picture order 1 Select an item by which to sort the data A Name Displays in name order Dat...

Page 255: ...splay style is switched You can also switch by selecting View Display mode Calendar display from the menu 2 Click a displayed year month and day The display switches to that of the selected year month or day Years months and days on which pictures are not recorded are not displayed Click or double click a year or month to expand or hide the months or days ...

Page 256: ...ch to the recording date display Recording date display Double click a picture to display the playback window Tips The update date and time is displayed for pictures that do not have recording date and time information In the calendar display year or month display place the mouse pointer on a month or day for which a thumbnail is displayed to display in order the pictures that were recorded on tha...

Page 257: ...default setting will display all the files If you do not wish to display all subfolder pictures remove the check mark from Display all picture files from the folder C Tips When a folder is added it may take some time to display the window because first the picture category information and other data are analyzed Even if you delete the registration folder the folders that are saved on the PC and th...

Page 258: ...ures Select the first picture then hold down the Shift key while you select the last picture To select all displayed pictures Click Select all A Left click the display area then hold down the Ctrl key while you press the A key To deselect pictures Click Deselect all B Click a location other than a picture in the display area Tips Pictures cannot be selected in the calendar display year or month di...

Page 259: ...elected When you close this function and return to the main window the check marks are deselected You can add check marks to multiple pictures To add check marks to all displayed pictures Click Select all A Left click the display area then hold down the Ctrl key while you press the A key To deselect a check mark Click a picture that contains a check mark To deselect all marks Click Deselect all B ...

Page 260: ...trl while dragging and dropping AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion pictures on a memory card or DVD cannot be copied with this operation Use Copy to PC When copying to a memory card CD or DVD use Copy to media Update the display if operation result is not reflected 1 Click Folder 2 Select the picture that you want to copy or move You can select multiple pictures 3 To move a picture Drag and drop the picture ...

Page 261: ...l still pictures and motion pictures are displayed choose a sub folder and select Delete Folder from the right click menu to delete the selected folder and all pictures contained therein Use Explorer to delete folders containing contents that cannot be deleted with this software such as non compatible files 1 Select the picture that you want to delete You can select multiple pictures 2 Select File...

Page 262: ...nfirmation message is displayed click Yes The picture is protected Tips is displayed for pictures set to Protect ON and they cannot be deleted or overwritten with edited data To delete or overwrite a picture first change the setting to Protect OFF to cancel the protection Pictures for which PROTECT is set with a supported digital camera are set to Protect ON when copied to a PC Pictures for which ...

Page 263: ...ll be displayed on the picture as with pictures set as FAVORITE on compatible digital cameras A picture set as a favorite 1 Select the picture you want to set as a favorite 2 Select File Favorite ON from the menu Select OFF to remove the favorites setting 3 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The picture will be set as a favorite Tips Pictures for which FAVORITE is set with a supp...

Page 264: ...ght clicked some functions pop up Tips The menu that is displayed depends on the status of the picture or folder When changing the name the following single byte characters cannot be used 1 Select a picture 2 Right click on the picture The right click menu is displayed 3 Select a function ...

Page 265: ...es by PC CPU Values are just a guideline CPU Frame rates fps Pentium III 1 0 GHz or higher 2 Pentium 4 Hyper Threading Technology 3 0 GHz or higher 8 NTSC 10 Pentium D 3 0 GHz or higher 25 NTSC 30 Pentium D 3 2 GHz Core 2 Duo 2 16 GHz or higher 50 fields NTSC 60 However the frame rate may become lower than shown in the table depending on the environment or the usage of the PC 1 Click the folder th...

Page 266: ...ockwise Enlarges the picture Reduces the picture Displays in the original size Displays to fit the window size Displays the full screen view Closes the playback window Date of recording Displays the recording date of the picture Picture Size Displays the picture size Display area pictures Pictures that are displayed in the display area of the main window Click to switch the display Display area pi...

Page 267: ...lider Displays the playback position of the motion picture Drag to the left or right to move the playback position Date of recording Displays the recording date of the picture Play position Displays the current playback position and the length of the motion picture Display pictures area Pictures that are displayed in the display area of the main window Click to switch the display About the Full Sc...

Page 268: ... information properties window is displayed 3 Check the information Item Description File information The file name file size file type file location etc Camera information Name of manufacturer of the digital camera used model name recording date shutter speed aperture value etc Categorisation information Categorization information such as category and individual names A symbol such as is used for...

Page 269: ...ked When sound is muted Changing the slide show setting 41 Adjusts the volume Exits the slide show Slider Displays the playback position of the slide show Drag to the left or right to move the playback position Play position Displays the current playback position and the length of the slide show When the mouse pointer is removed from the operation panel and no operation is made for about 3 seconds...

Page 270: ...en select Create new edit The slide show registration listing screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Slide show Create new edit from the menu 2 Select Create new and click Next 3 Select the pictures to play back in the slide show and drag and drop them into the registration area They are played in order from left to right To change the order Drag and drop the pictures to se...

Page 271: ...s Do not apply effect Ensures no effect is performed when switching the picture Music Play music Add music to the slide show for playback Default music music file for the effect Play back the music of the picture effect that is set in Effect setting Specify a music file Click Browse select the music file that you want and add it to the slide show for playback Click Playback to preview Tips Please ...

Page 272: ... back slide shows Viewing pictures 6 Click Save The Save slide show window is displayed Click Playback to play back the created slide show 7 Enter a file name and click Save The slide show is saved 8 Click Close ...

Page 273: ... slide show registration listing screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Slide show Load from the menu 2 Select a file and click Next The saved slide show is loaded and the slide show starts Tips You can change the name from the right click menu of the thumbnail in the registration listing screen ...

Page 274: ...hen select Delete The slide show registration listing screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Slide show Delete from the menu 2 Add a check mark to the slide show file you wish to delete 3 Click Execute 4 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The slide show is deleted 5 Click Close ...

Page 275: ...w and then select Convert MPEG2 The Convert MPEG2 screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Slide show Convert MPEG2 from the menu 2 Click the slide show file you want to convert 3 Click Next 4 Set the saving destination and screen aspect ratio 5 Click Execute The slide show is changed to MPEG2 format 6 Click OK 7 Click Close Tips Only one file at a time can be converted to MP...

Page 276: ...ect Tools Settings from the menu The settings window is displayed 2 Click Slide show Basic 3 Change the settings The setting items are the same as when creating a new slide show 41 4 Click Slide show Movie 5 Change the settings The setting items are the same as when creating a new slide show 41 6 Click Apply When OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed ...

Page 277: ...from all your pictures click All files in the folder display 2 If the narrow setting area is not displayed click 3 Click Category 4 Select the categorization item to display The corresponding pictures are displayed in the display area To cancel the narrowing by categorization item click Deselect A When the folder or recording date to be displayed is reselected the narrowing is deselected Number of...

Page 278: ... Still pictures categorized as Face Recognition PORTRAIT etc PORTRAIT i PORTRAIT SOFT SKIN SELF PORTRAIT TRANSFORM NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT BABY i BABY SCENERY etc SCENERY i SCENERY SUNSET AERIAL PHOTO i SUNSET NIGHT SCENERY etc NIGHT PORTRAIT i NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT SCENERY i NIGHT SCENERY STARRY SKY EVENTS SPORTS PARTY CANDLE LIGHT PANNING FIREWORKS BEACH SNOW AERIAL PHOTO BABY BABY i BABY...

Page 279: ... SCENERY SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT and MACRO Categorizes pictures that are recorded in Intelligent Auto Mode into scenes i PORTRAIT i SCENERY etc that are automatically identified Model Name Pictures are categorized by the name of the manufacturer and model of the camera used for recording The only pictures that can be categorized are still pictures in RAW or JPEG format with Exif information that hav...

Page 280: ... the face person that you want to categorize the faces on the still pictures that are saved on the PC can be analyzed for this face and categorized accordingly Number of persons that can be registered Face pictures that can be registered 20 persons 5 pictures per person Linking with the Face Recognition function of a digital camera Also when Face Recognition is performed for still pictures with a ...

Page 281: ...ter a name Up to 32 characters single byte can be used 4 Register a date of birth By registering a date of birth the age when the picture was recorded can be displayed on the property window If you do not want to register a date of birth go to step 5 1 Click Register date of birth to select the check box 2 Click in Windows XP to display the calendar and set the date of birth You can click the year...

Page 282: ...pictures the face pictures are displayed 7 Drag and drop the face pictures to the registration area Up to five pictures can be registered for one person When a wrong face picture is incorrectly registered 1 2 1 Select the face picture to delete from the registered face pictures 2 Click Delete selected face picture 8 Click Execute Registration area ...

Page 283: ...continue the registration or changes click Yes to return to the registration list window 11Click Close 12To categorize the pictures of the registered person click Yes Analysis starts for the still pictures and they are categorized When analysis finishes the completion notification is displayed Analysis status If you click No the Face Recognition categorization is not updated ...

Page 284: ...55 1 Click Face Recog and then select Start face analysis You can also start the analysis by selecting Tools Face Recognition Start face analysis from the menu 2 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes Analysis starts for the still pictures and they are categorized When analysis finishes the completion notification is displayed To stop the analysis process 1 Click Cancel You can cance...

Page 285: ...res can be performed to refresh the Face Recognition categorization up to date 1 Select Tools Settings from the menu The settings window is displayed 2 Click General Registration folder 3 Set whether or not to perform automatic analysis When this check box is selected the pictures are analyzed automatically to always keep the Face Recognition categorization up to date 4 Click Apply When OK is clic...

Page 286: ...A registration list window for face recognition is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Face Recognition Register edit face from the menu 2 Click the person that you want to change 3 Correct the name Up to 32 characters single byte can be used 4 Correct the date of birth 5 Click Next ...

Page 287: ...e to delete from the face pictures in the registration area 2 Click Delete selected face picture 7 Click Execute 8 Click Yes The contents are registered 9 To exit the registration or changing of the face recognition information click No To continue the registration or changes click Yes to return to the registration list window 10Click Close and if you wish to perform face analysis and categorize a...

Page 288: ... A When the folder or recording date to be displayed is reselected the narrowing is deselected Number of pictures that contain the person Tips Right click on a name shown in the Face Recognition list and select Change Name to alter it Multiple lists can be combined by giving the same name to each of the desired lists However names already registered for Face Recognition cannot be altered When a na...

Page 289: ...age is displayed click Yes The Face Recognition picture display is corrected 7 Click OK To delete from the categorization 1 In the Face Recognition list select a registered person 2 Right click a still picture and select Delete 3 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes 4 Click OK Face Recognition list Tips Still pictures deleted from the category will not be returned to their original...

Page 290: ...ch the Automatic Face Recognition does not work 1 Display a still picture that you want to categorize for Face Recognition 2 If the narrow setting area is not displayed click 3 Click Face Recog 4 Drag and drop the still picture to a categorization destination in the Face Recognition list 5 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes It is added to the Face Recognition picture display 6 Cl...

Page 291: ...ts to delete the name Face Recognition registrations cannot be deleted 1 Click Face Recog and select Remove from list A Registration list window for Face Recognition is displayed You can also display it by selecting Tools Face Recognition Remove from list from the menu 2 Select the person to be deselected and add a check mark 3 Click Execute 4 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes I...

Page 292: ...lockwise When a still picture without Exif information is rotated When a still picture without Exif information is rotated a still picture in JPEG format that has Exif information is newly created 1 When the confirmation message is displayed click OK Tips For still pictures in RAW format and JPEG format that have Exif information rotation is performed by correcting the Exif information only With s...

Page 293: ... picture Resize from the menu 2 Select a picture by selecting its check box and click Next 3 Set the size after the change Specify Size A Fix the aspect ratio B Set the width of the picture after the change C Set the height of the picture after the change Expansion reduction ratio D Set the zoom ratio for the picture size after the change in a range of 1 to 200 B C A D ...

Page 294: ...the compression ratio can be set with the slider When the slider is moved to the left the picture data size becomes smaller and the picture quality deteriorates 5 Click Execute 6 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The picture is resized according to the settings About the confirmation message for print retouching information When overwrite original picture is set in Save Settings...

Page 295: ...ill picture Retouch from the menu 2 Select a picture and click Execute The screen changes to display the picture retouch window A The menus of the picture retouch function are positioned here B Buttons for frequently used functions C Return to the main window D Picture window E Editing panel Picture Display the pictures that can be retouched Effect Operation panel for the retouch function A B C D ...

Page 296: ...or of the picture 1 Click Effect 2 Select a retouch function 3 Adjust the effect Cancel the previous operation Click To restore a canceled operation click To return a picture to its initial state click 4 Select File Save or Save As from the menu and save the picture 5 Click Return to original screen The screen changes to display the main window You can double click another picture from Picture to ...

Page 297: ... Brightness Contrast 1 3 2 1 Click 2 Select the color for retouching 3 Move the slider to adjust the effect Hue Saturation 1 2 1 Click 2 Move the slider to adjust the effect Sharpness 1 2 1 Click 2 Move the slider to adjust the effect Sepia 1 1 Click Negative 1 1 Click Grey Scale 1 1 Click ...

Page 298: ...atic retouching varies with the picture When a picture is printed incorporating the picture quality correction function do not execute auto correction with the retouch function The picture may be corrected too much Auto Enhancement 1 1 Click Cutting 1 Select Effect Cropping Picture from the menu 2 2 Adjust the frame to specify the area to cut You can also specify the area to cut by entering the Wi...

Page 299: ...he still pictures to establish the correct order To remove pictures from the panorama stitch Select the still pictures not to be stitched and click Remove from list To start registering again from the beginning Click Deselect all in the registration area By connecting several still pictures you can create a panorama picture Tips It is recommended that pictures recorded by the LUMIX PANORAMA ASSIST...

Page 300: ... still pictures horizontally From 2 to 16 still pictures can be registered 360 degrees Stitching pictures horizontally through 360 degrees centered on the picture taker s position From 6 to 32 still pictures can be registered Vertical type Stitching still pictures vertically From 2 to 8 still pictures can be registered 4 Click Execute ...

Page 301: ...you want to attach to an e mail The left right or top bottom order of the photos for stitching can be reversed with Switching again to Horizontal type or 360 degrees is possible if the panorama type was set as Horizontal type or 360 degrees in Step 3 or if there are 6 or more still pictures 6 Click Stitch 7 Use the red trimming frame to specify the area to be cut and saved Tips Stitching may somet...

Page 302: ...e saved 10Click Exit Return to the main window Tips Depending on the selected pictures and the sequence in which the pictures were registered the pictures may not be joined properly QuickTime VR motion pictures are played back with QuickTime Player by double clicking the thumbnail If QuickTime VR motion pictures are not played back by double clicking right click the icon in Windows Explorer and as...

Page 303: ...nation JPEG compression ratio D With JPEG format the compression ratio can be set with the slider When the slider is moved to the left the picture data size becomes smaller and the picture quality deteriorates 4 Click Execute 5 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The picture data format is changed 6 Click OK 7 Click Close Tips Even if you convert a still picture in JPEG format to ...

Page 304: ...kipped and next number will be set Name Settings Setting a character string A The file name is a combination of the characters entered here and a serial number Up to 32 characters single byte can be used B The file name is a combination of the original file name and a serial number Setting a number C The settable range for the starting number of the serial number is 0 to 1000 D The settable range ...

Page 305: ...e recording date of multiple pictures that were recorded while the time setting was incorrect Example Picture Recording time before the change When setting the date and time after the change July 1 2010 12 00 00 When setting the correction time Date correction 546 Time correction 12 00 00 Reference picture January 1 2009 0 00 00 July 1 2010 12 00 00 July 1 2010 12 00 00 Selected picture January 1 ...

Page 306: ... a reference A Recording date and time of the selected picture B Recording date and time after the change 4 Set the recording date and time for after the change To set the correct recording date and time 1 Click Date and time setting for after the change 2 Click in Windows XP to display the calendar and set the recording date You can click the Year display of the calendar to change the display in ...

Page 307: ...onfirmation message is displayed click Yes The recording date and time are changed to the set date and time 8 Click OK 9 Click Close Tips Change the recording date within a range of 1971 to 2037 In the case of pictures recorded with the BABY Mode PET Mode or with the TRAVEL DATE function by the digital camera that supports these functions the age in months years or the number of travel days is not...

Page 308: ...nd laying on the entire screen 4 Click OK It is set as the wallpaper When the picture is larger than the desktop size A confirmation window for resizing is displayed If you want to reduce the picture to the desktop size click Yes 5 Click Close Tips If the wallpaper is not displayed click the desktop and press the F5 key When a picture with an aspect ratio that is different from that of the PC disp...

Page 309: ...m the menu The Burn in screen is displayed You can add information only to JPEG pictures with Exif information When the confirmation message is displayed click OK 2 Select a picture by selecting its check box and click Next You can create still picture data on which information such as the recording date or title is added ...

Page 310: ...ecorded with TRAVEL DATE on a digital camera that is compatible with the TRAVEL DATE function C Burn in the age in months years Only pictures recorded with AGE on a digital camera that is compatible with BABY Mode and PET Mode D Burn in the destination selected in Travel Mode E Burn in the names registered with Face Recognition in BABY Mode and PET Mode F Burn in the title information B C A D E F ...

Page 311: ... burn in is performed the picture quality may deteriorate The date may not be properly burned in to pictures if the date was not set on the digital camera when the picture was taken or if it was recorded by a digital camera not manufactured by Panasonic 4 Click Save Settings A Overwrites the original picture B Save in the same folder as the original picture C Save in a different folder Click Brows...

Page 312: ...escribed Preparation Connect a printer to the PC and perform the Windows printer settings If you want to properly align the direction of text information to be printed such as the date with the picture rotate the picture the right way up 1 Click Print The Print screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Output Print from the menu 2 Select a picture by selecting its check box and clic...

Page 313: ...nt start The printing starts To stop printing while it is processing click Cancel 8 Click Close 9 Click Close after returning to the Print screen Tips If there are pictures imprinted with the date and title information from a digital camera that is compatible with the DATE STAMP and TEXT STAMP functions the message The same data will be printed over the existing date and the title information appe...

Page 314: ... of a baby or pet Set title information C Prints the destination and the name age and title of the baby or pet Face Recog name settings D Print the age Set the categorisation information E Print the comments F Print the keywords G Make the background transparent Font setting H Set the font Common settings I Select the color in which to print the characters J Select the printing position A B J C E ...

Page 315: ... left or bottom left but if this will overlap the date setting position it is printed on the right side of the picture If the title has too many letters it may overlap the date This can be prevented by changing the display position setting 3 Click OK The screen returns to the print window Setting the information to print ...

Page 316: ... quality using the paper settings D If supported by the printer use PRINT Image Matching information or Exif Print information to retouch the picture E Print all the selected pictures F Print only the picture displayed in the print preview G Set the number of copies to print 4 Click OK The screen returns to the print window Tips If you are using a printer compatible with Epson EasyPrint module you...

Page 317: ... 8 pictures on a page Print eight pictures on one sheet of paper 2 Select the direction of the paper 3 Select the information and other items to print Show date The recording date is printed If the number of travel days or age in months years are recorded for a picture these too are printed Show title information The title information is printed Show Face Recog name The name registered in the Face...

Page 318: ...ex printing small thumbnail Print about 80 thumbnails on one sheet of paper Index printing Adjust to paper Adjust to the paper size and print up to about 160 thumbnails on one sheet of paper 2 Select the direction of the paper 3 Select the information and other items to print Title The title that is entered is printed in the upper part of the paper Display of number of pages The page number is pri...

Page 319: ...int file information Print information such as the file name and picture size Print camera information Print recording information 2 Select the direction of the paper 3 Select the information and other items to print Title The title that is entered is printed in the upper part of the paper Display of number of pages The page number is printed in the lower part of the paper 4 Click Print start ...

Page 320: ... is printed Show Face Recog name The name registered in the Face Recognition function is printed 4 Click Print start Tips Pictures are arranged on the paper according to the picture mode setting that was specified while recording The print size of pictures is as given below Picture mode setting Print size 4 6 10 15cm L size 89 127 mm E MAIL A7 size 70 93 mm ENLARGE Size adapted to print paper Pict...

Page 321: ...memory card and click Next 3 Select a picture by selecting its check box and click Execute 4 Select a picture 5 Set the number of copies to print A Print B The setting range for the number of copies to print is 0 to 999 If 0 is set printing is not performed C Do not print D Print the recording date E Total number of copies set for printing Click Apply All to apply the same settings to all the sele...

Page 322: ...d or whether to resize or convert the file format first To send the picture unchanged Check the size and then click Send Go to step 5 To convert the picture Click User settings Go to step 4 You can attach pictures to an e mail You can also convert a picture to a specified size before sending it The picture formats that can be attached to e mails are BMP JPEG TIFF and MOV Tips Large size pictures c...

Page 323: ...F The settable range for the expansion ratio and reduction ratio is 1 to 200 File Conversion G For JPEG format specify the file size for the picture H Select the picture data format 2 Click Preview to check how the picture will look after processing 3 Click to convert other pictures Click Applies to all files to process all pictures in the same way 4 Click OK Returns to the window in step 3 5 Send...

Page 324: ...vate it for the first time set the mail addresses etc 2 If the message Would you like to make it your default client appears select Yes If the message does not appear refer to the Operating Instructions of the e mail software to set the e mail software as the default client The contents of the message vary depending on the e mail software that you are using Setting example For Windows 7 or Windows...

Page 325: ... a digital camera 1 Click Copy to media The Copy to media screen is displayed 2 Select the type of picture that you want to copy Still Picture Copy still pictures Motion JPEG video Copy MOV motion pictures 3 Click Next 4 Connect a device such as an SD card reader writer in which a memory card is set If the media is not displayed click Refresh Tips About copying AVCHD AVCHD Lite or MPEG2 motion pic...

Page 326: ...izing pictures 5 Select the drive memory card 6 Click Next 7 Select a picture by selecting its check box Check the total data size of the selected pictures and the free space available on the card 8 Click Execute Space required Space available ...

Page 327: ...er saving format and file name The picture save location and file name will be as shown below P1000001 JPG P1000002 JPG P1000003 JPG The alphabetic characters of folder names differ from those in the figure depending on the model used Data in BMP format is converted to JPEG pictures with Exif information The associated files are also copied at the same time If an MOV motion picture was copied a JP...

Page 328: ...o a CD R RW select No to enable the CD writing function 1 Click Copy to media The Copy to media screen is displayed 2 Select the type of picture that you want to copy Still Picture Copy still pictures Motion JPEG video Copy MOV motion pictures About copying AVCHD AVCHD Lite or MPEG2 motion pictures 110 3 Click Next Important Types of discs on which pictures can be written using this software may v...

Page 329: ...5 Select the writing drive 6 Click Next 7 Select a picture by selecting its check box Check the total data size of the selected pictures and the free space available on the disc 8 Click Next The Windows standard writing wizard starts 9 Enter the disc title For Windows 7 and Windows Vista the writing speed can also be set 10Click Next Writing to the disc starts ...

Page 330: ...e confirmation message for the completion of Copy to media is displayed click Yes Tips If there are files that are ready for writing to disc in Windows Explorer a confirmation message is displayed If copying to CD DVD is executed these files that are ready for writing are canceled To copy pictures to a DVD RAM or a disc formatted in the Windows 7 or Windows Vista Live File System first exit this s...

Page 331: ...r permission has been obtained from the related right holder Preparation Connect the PC to the Internet Register a YouTube account in advance to obtain a user name and password 1 Click Network and then select Upload to YouTube The Upload to YouTube screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Output Network Upload to YouTube from the menu 2 Select a motion picture by selecting its chec...

Page 332: ... to the public G You can copy the same contents to other motion pictures H Set the upload picture quality for the AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion picture 6 Check the file information A motion picture of up to 10 minutes in length can be uploaded Editing AVCHD AVCHD Lite or MPEG2 motion pictures If you click Delete partially you can delete unnecessary parts to shorten the motion picture 105 The edit result...

Page 333: ...res to YouTube Utilizing pictures 8 When the confirmation message for the content copyright is displayed check the contents select the check box and click OK The motion picture is uploaded 9 Click OK 10Click Cancel 11Click Close ...

Page 334: ...t the location where you want the still picture You can also display the playback window by selecting Edit Edit movie Capture from the menu 2 Click 3 Select the save destination folder To save in a folder that is not displayed 1 Click Browse save destination folders 2 Select the folder that you want or create a new folder and then click OK 4 Enter the file name 5 Click OK A still picture with the ...

Page 335: ...ures that have been copied to the PC Partial deletion cannot be performed for motion pictures shorter than 2 seconds 1 Click Edit movie and then select Delete partially The Delete partially screen is displayed You can also display it by selecting Edit Edit movie Delete partially from the menu 2 Select one motion picture and click Execute The Delete partially screen is displayed Selected area ...

Page 336: ...me forward Skip forward or back by about 0 5 seconds 4 Click Set start point to decide the starting point You can also decide the starting point by dragging on the slider 5 Click to restart the playback and click to pause at the delete end position 6 Click Set end point to decide the ending point You can also decide the ending point by dragging on the slider 7 Click Select to confirm the range Thu...

Page 337: ...reated and saved in the same folder as the original motion picture will be added to the thumbnail of the created motion picture A lot of time is required for processing Do not operate the PC until the operation is completed 10Click Close Tips You can also edit AVCHD motion pictures with a picture size of 1920 1080 that were recorded with a digital camera that is compatible with this software Howev...

Page 338: ... display it by selecting Edit Edit movie Convert MPEG2 from the menu 2 Add a check mark to the picture to select it and click Next 3 Select the save settings Save Destination Folder A Save in the same folder as the original picture B Save in a different folder Click Browse and select the save destination 4 Click Execute 5 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes The picture data format...

Page 339: ... files in the folders The data may not play back The top menu can be displayed only on playback devices capable of playing back the top menu Usable memory cards DVDs media Recording format Picture quality Recordable media Top menu Adding to media with previous recording 1 Playback device AVCHD format High definition quality Memory card 2 Cannot create Possible Devices compatible with AVCHD standar...

Page 340: ...ternal DVD drive are inserted or removed or the power is turned on or off Other USB devices such as SD card reader are connected or disconnected This software is forcibly closed 1 Click Copy to media The Copy to media screen is displayed 2 Select AVCHD AVCHD Lite video or MPEG2 video For details on copying still pictures and MOV motion pictures 95 98 When recording to a DVD check the media type 3 ...

Page 341: ...nnot be copied in AVCHD format B Copy in standard quality in a format that can be played back on ordinary DVD players Order of pictures to be copied C Copy in the recording date order If you copy with this setting multiple motion pictures that were recorded on the same day and in the same mode are combined together D You can select the playback order 8 Click Next 9 Select a picture by selecting it...

Page 342: ...ready been recorded If you do not want to add data remove or format the media 11Set the top menu background and layout A top menu cannot be created when recording to a memory card Go to step 13 1 Check the recording destination 2 Check the data size to see if it will fit on the memory card or DVD 3 Select the recording picture quality DVD Video only 4 Select the background and layout A You can sel...

Page 343: ... Style Set the character style Characters will be bold Characters will be italic Underlines will be added Shading will be added Colour Set the character color Shading When is selected in Style set the shading color Align Set the character layout 4 In the same way set the video title 13Click Start copying If protection cannot be set If disc protection cannot be set by the drive a confirmation messa...

Page 344: ...s is displayed Clicking Cancel will cancel the recording However with DVD R RW the recording can be canceled only during data conversion It is not possible to cancel the recording during writing 15When the recording completion message is displayed click OK The display returns to the Copy to media screen If a confirmation message is displayed asking if you want to continue and record to another med...

Page 345: ...nds may be inaudible for a moment when shifting from the first layer to the second layer depending on the player When writing in DVD Video format It may take several hours because the motion pictures need to be converted into MPEG2 format Because it is necessary to record at least about 1 GB of data in DVD R RW due to the standard when the produced data is less than 1 GB dummy data will be added s...

Page 346: ...Since the format process cannot be canceled be careful and confirm the contents of the disc When recording the data in AVCHD standard to a DVD with this software the disc must be formatted by this software The format tool that comes with the DVD drive may not support the AVCHD standard If you cannot format the disc change the Auto Protect Setting to on or cancel the setting with the device that se...

Page 347: ...pending on the speed of the drive and the disc it may take a long time If data is already recorded on the disc all data will be deleted 3 Click Start 4 When the confirmation message is displayed click Yes A message appears indicating that complete erasure will take a long time 5 When the formatting completion message is displayed click OK Tips Format in UDF 2 0 format is not supported If a disc is...

Page 348: ...k Play back one motion picture repeatedly Continuous playback Continuous playback of all the motion pictures displayed as thumbnails AVCHD AVCHD Lite playback settings Play with optimum speed Play back at a speed suitable for the PC s CPU performance Specify number of frames If playback is not good select a low number of frames It may improve The frames may skip or playback may become less smooth ...

Page 349: ... It will convert with minimal time More noise tends to occur for fast moving motion pictures 3 Change the settings for copying to media 1 Set the hard disk work area and the disc writing speed Work area setting The work area is an area on the PC s hard disk that is used temporarily when working Select a drive with twice the size of free space than the size of the disc to create It may not be possi...

Page 350: ...OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed Tips You can also select the settings for copying to media by clicking Settings in the Top menu creation window 112 The DVD RAM RW that was recorded with Auto Protect enabled is set as protected so it may not be possible to format by other DVD recording software or Windows Explorer In this case formatting the disc with this software w...

Page 351: ...the pictures you wish to display and click Next When the connected drive or memory cards are not displayed click Refresh 3 Select the picture and click Playback The selected picture is played back The picture also plays back by clicking it Click Copy to PC to go to the selection window for pictures you want to copy Tips If you click Playback prior to selecting pictures the first picture will be pl...

Page 352: ...d 2 Click General Launcher 3 Click Add No further programs may be added if 10 software programs have already been registered Deregister any programs that are no longer required 4 Select the executable file exe for the software that you want to register and click Open 5 Click Apply The software is registered When OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed Tips Register software...

Page 353: ... to be shown If Yes is clicked a maximum of 10 pictures will be opened with the registered external program If No is clicked the application does not start up If the operation is made without selecting a picture the software will simply start up Clearing registered software 1 Select Tools Settings from the menu The settings window is displayed 2 Click General Launcher 3 Select a registered softwar...

Page 354: ...th C Save in a subfolder for the recording date Automatic start D When this check box is selected the software starts up when a digital camera or memory card is connected and displays the Copy to PC screen Reset confirmation message display E Disabled confirmation screen will be re enabled 4 Click Apply When OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed You can change the setting...

Page 355: ... playback is performed simply by placing the mouse on a motion picture thumbnail 4 Click Apply When OK is clicked the settings are applied and the window is closed Tips Audio is not played during simple playback The frame rate in simple playback is approx 2 frames a second When Preview is set simple playback is performed even for a thumbnail that collectively displays multiple pictures such as the...

Page 356: ... by adding a numerical character in the brackets at the end of the file name Manual Perform the specified process Add number to the end of the file name Save with a different name Skip Do not save Overwrite Overwrites if the file is the same same update date size If the file is not the same it does not overwrite and save but instead adds a number in parentheses at the end of the file name 4 Click ...

Page 357: ... information setting Tips The default setting ensures update information is checked each time the program is activated Only when connecting the PC to the Internet For the software update procedure refer to the support page that is displayed 1 Select Tools Settings from the menu 2 Click Support Application update 3 Change the update information setting If you add a check mark the software update in...

Page 358: ... picture 90 degrees counter clockwise 62 Clockwise Rotation Rotates a still picture 90 degrees clockwise 62 Resize Resizes a picture 63 Retouch Changes the brightness or color of a picture 65 Panorama stitch Stitches several still pictures to create a panorama picture 69 Edit movie Capture Generates a still picture from a motion picture 104 Delete partially Deletes unnecessary parts from an AVCHD ...

Page 359: ...rom list Deletes the registered face recognition information 61 Start face analysis Starts face analysis for Face Recognition 54 Cancel face analysis Cancels face analysis for Face Recognition 54 Slide show Playback now Sets the selected pictures in a slide show for viewing 39 Create new edit Creates or edits slide shows using preferred settings 40 Load Displays the saved slide show 43 Delete Dele...

Page 360: ...109 Network Upload to YouTube Uploads motion pictures to YouTube 101 Print Set DPOF Sets information such as the number of pictures to print 91 Help Menu item Description Reference Check for application updates Checks the application update information 127 About Displays the version of this software Manual Menu item Description Reference Manual Displays the operating instructions this manual ...

Page 361: ...he selected picture 31 Delete When selection is narrowed by Face Recognition information Deletes the Face Recognition category information of the selected picture 61 Protect ON Protects a picture against accidental deletion 32 OFF Cancels the protection Favorite ON Sets the selected pictures as favorites 33 OFF Cancels favorites Properties Displays information about the selected picture 38 When fo...

Page 362: ...ht click menu list Others When Face Recognition lists are right clicked Menu item Description Reference Change Name Changes the name of the selected list 56 Delete category results Deletes the selected list 61 ...

Page 363: ...ture with the same name associated file was also copied If you want to delete them both select both files and delete them Cannot display the picture that you want If the display is narrowed by Face Recognition or categorization item deselect the narrowing Also check whether the picture format for display is set to still pictures only or motion pictures only The error thumbnail is displayed If the ...

Page 364: ...had this software supplied with it Motion picture does not play back correctly Close any other software if it is running Try updating the device drivers for the sound card or video card Depending on the Windows Aero function of the Windows PC environment or the motion picture to play back missing frames or colors may occur during the playback or the motion picture may not play back smoothly There ...

Page 365: ...f the Recording tab is not displayed in Properties of your CD DVD drive the drive is not compatible with the writing wizard and cannot be used Windows XP is compatible with CD writing only An error occurs when writing an AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion picture Following reasons are possible It is not a compatible media In the case of a memory card it was not formatted on a compatible file system Format th...

Page 366: ...d drive to the latest versions There may be updates of the firmware on the websites Affected by the standard CD recording function of the OS Disable the function Cannot record AVCHD AVCHD Lite motion picture shorter than 2 seconds cannot be recorded onto the disc A message saying that it has exceeded the specification limit is displayed and it cannot record It cannot record because the number of m...

Page 367: ...rding the data Disc error message is displayed The data cannot be recorded when the type of disc or formatting is not compatible with the recording format Playback on other devices Symptom Check Outline of the motion picture gets fuzzy or noise occurs When a fast moving motion picture is recorded in DVD Video format outline may get fuzzy or noise may occur during the conversion It may improve by s...

Page 368: ...of the MPEG2 file recorded on the media is Dolby Digital format Audio is not played back if the codec for Dolby Digital is not installed Last motion picture is cut off slightly when the created disc is played back The last motion picture may become about 0 5 seconds shorter when recorded in DVD Video format The media created cannot be viewed by the Explorer The media recorded with AVCHD standard i...

Page 369: ...be sites When the date that the recording of motion picture started and ended is a different date which will become the recording date The date that the recording of the motion picture started will become the recording date A message regarding insufficient memory is displayed A message regarding insufficient memory may be displayed when handling large volumes of motion pictures or still pictures I...

Page 370: ...utomatic categorizing Exif Print Exif2 2 Nickname of Exif2 2 Exif2 2 refers to technology that accurately prints data recorded with the digital camera on the printer If you have an Exif2 2 compliant printer and digital camera the printer uses the information recorded when the picture was taken for the prints PRINT Image Matching This is technology created by Seiko Epson Corporation that enables di...

Page 371: ...double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright 1993 1998 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or pro...

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