Panasonic DMC-GH4 Owner'S Manual Download

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Owner’s Manual

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Digital Camera

Model No.

DMC-GH4

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,

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VQT5H96

F0314WT0

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Message Display

P364

Troubleshooting

P393

Finding the information you need

Contents

Contents by Function

P13

Menu list

P368

Summary of Contents for DMC-GH4

Page 1: ...ructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use VQT5H96 F0314WT0 Register online at www panasonic com register U S customers only Message Display P364 Troubleshooting P393 Finding the information you need P2 Contents P7 Contents by Function P13 Menu list P368 ...

Page 2: ...ion names Search from the list of buttons and dials Search from the list of screens and icons Search from Message Display Search from Menu list Search from Troubleshooting Click this icon to jump to Finding the information you need Click this icon to jump to Contents Click this icon to jump to Menu list Click this icon to return to the previously displayed page For details on how to use this manua...

Page 3: ...ication of the applicable mode Applicable modes The icons indicate the modes available for a function Black icons Applicable modes Gray icons Unavailable modes and will differ depending on the Recording Modes registered under custom settings The icons indicate whether or not a function is available for still pictures and motion pictures Black icons Applicable functions Gray icons Unavailable funct...

Page 4: ... and take pictures easily 1 Attaching the Shoulder Strap P26 Attach the other side of the shoulder strap 2 Charging the Battery P27 3 Inserting the Battery P32 Insert the battery all the way in until it clicks into place paying attention to the orientation 4 Inserting Removing the Card Optional P33 Insert the card all the way in until it clicks into place paying attention to the orientation ...

Page 5: ...tor to open it rotate it 180o to the lens side and return it to its original position 7 Turn the camera on and set the clock P36 8 Formatting the card initialization P58 9 Set the mode dial to P41 The dial is locked if the mode dial lock button is depressed Each press locks unlocks the dial The settings of the main functions are adjusted automatically ON OFF ...

Page 6: ...cus indication is displayed Press the shutter button fully push it in further and take the picture P39 11 Check the picture you have taken The Auto Review function displays the picture you have just taken P311 To display the picture in Playback Mode press P221 60 60 60 2 8 2 8 2 8 A 1 98 1 98 1 98 1 98 ...

Page 7: ...ving the Battery 32 Inserting Removing the Card Optional 33 About the Card 34 Opening the Monitor Adjusting the Monitor 35 Setting Date Time Clock Set 36 Changing the Clock Setting 37 Basic Operations 38 Diopter adjustment 38 Tips for taking good pictures 38 Shutter button Taking pictures 39 Motion picture button Recording motion pictures 40 Mode dial Selecting a Recording Mode 41 Rear Dial Front ...

Page 8: ...tures using the Touch Shutter function 89 Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area Touch AE 90 4 Focus and Shutter Drive Mode Settings Taking Pictures with Auto Focus 91 Selecting the Focus Mode AFS AFF AFC 93 Selecting the Auto Focus Mode 94 Setting up position of the AF area changing size of the AF area 101 Setting the AF area position with the Touch Pad 104 Optimizing the focus and...

Page 9: ...ctures by Specifying the Aperture Shutter Speed 150 Aperture Priority AE Mode 150 Shutter Priority AE Mode 151 Manual Exposure Mode 152 Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed Preview Mode 155 Easily set aperture shutter speed for suitable exposure One Push AE 156 Compensating the Exposure 157 Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF AE Lock 159 Selecting the Method for Measuring Brightness ...

Page 10: ...r Motion Pictures 205 Setting the luminance level for images 206 Adjusting the sound settings monitoring the sound while recording 207 Using screens and displays suitable for motion picture recording 208 Recording while monitoring camera images 212 Setting the recording method of time code 214 Recording in Slow or Fast Motion Variable Frame Rate 215 Reducing flickering and horizontal stripes on im...

Page 11: ...necting to a smartphone tablet 259 Taking images via a smartphone tablet remote recording 264 Playing back images in the camera 265 Saving images stored in the camera 265 Sending images in the camera to an SNS 267 Adding location information to images stored in the camera from a smartphone tablet 267 Sending images to a smartphone tablet by controlling the camera 269 Displaying pictures on a TV 27...

Page 12: ...ersonal Menu Settings Registering custom settings 321 Recording using registered custom set 322 12 Connecting to other equipment Enjoying Motion Pictures in 4K 323 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 325 Using VIERA Link HDMI 327 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC 329 About the supplied software 330 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder 335 Printing the Picture...

Page 13: ...lf Timer P118 Time Lapse Shot P120 Stop Motion Animation P124 Picture Quality and Color Tone Picture Size P129 Quality P130 Sensitivity P132 White Balance P135 Photo Style P140 Highlight Shadow P142 i Dynamic P144 i Resolution P144 HDR P145 Long Shtr NR P146 Shading Comp P146 Color Space P147 Exposure Touch AE P90 Auto Bracket P116 One Push AE P156 Exposure Comp P157 Metering Mode P161 AF AE Lock ...

Page 14: ...tings Mic Level Disp P208 SS Gain Operation P209 Center Marker P209 Zebra Pattern P210 Monochrome Live View P211 Video Priority Display P211 Advanced recording and settings Time Code P214 Variable Frame Rate P215 Synchro Scan P218 Color Bars P219 System Frequency P220 Motion Picture Basic settings Dioptor adjustment P38 Display switching P44 Clock Set P36 Q MENU P53 How to set menu items P54 Forma...

Page 15: ... P251 Playback Connect Direct connection P296 Image App P258 NFC P263 WPS Push Button P293 296 Image App Sending and adding location information P267 Sending images P266 269 Saving images P265 Touch Sharing P303 Remote recording P264 In combination with other devices Printing images P273 Using Cloud Sync Service P284 Sending images to a PC P276 Sending images to an AV device P274 Playing back pict...

Page 16: ... caps and terminal covers are securely closed Make sure that you are in a dry and secure place when changing the battery lens or memory card After changing make sure their protective doors are securely closed If this camera is exposed to water sand or any other foreign material clean it as soon as possible taking the necessary precautions that the foreign substance does not get inside the camera U...

Page 17: ... on the country or area where the camera was purchased For details on the accessories refer to Basic Owner s Manual Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery 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 ...

Page 18: ...ash P180 15 Stereo microphone P207 Be careful not to cover the microphone with your finger Doing so may make sound difficult to record 16 Hot shoe Hot shoe cover P347 Keep the Hot Shoe Cover out of reach of children to prevent swallowing 17 Flash open button P180 The flash opens and recording with the flash becomes possible 18 Drive mode dial Single P112 Burst P113 Auto Bracket P116 Self timer P11...

Page 19: ...or is switched 44 AF AE LOCK button P159 45 Focus mode lever P91 107 46 REMOTE socket P353 47 Cursor buttons P43 48 Control dial P42 49 MENU SET button P43 54 50 Card door P33 51 Delete Cancel button P227 Fn4 button P317 52 Tripod mount P418 A tripod with a screw length of 5 5 mm 0 22 inch or more may damage this unit if attached 53 Cover for the interface unit connector Keep the cover for the int...

Page 20: ...se 20 Lens H HS12035 H FS14140 1 Lens surface 2 Tele 3 Focus ring P107 4 Zoom ring P162 5 Wide 6 O I S switch P51 7 Contact point 8 Lens fitting mark P23 9 Lens mount rubber P413 3 2 4 1 6 5 7 8 9 4 1 3 2 6 5 7 8 ...

Page 21: ...t adaptor set Shoot w o Lens P314 to ON There are functions that cannot be used or the operation may be different depending on the lens used Auto Focus Auto aperture setting Stabilizer P51 Defocus control function P74 Shading Comp P146 Power Zoom Lens P165 Touch zoom P167 Quick AF P306 Eye Sensor AF P306 For details on the lens used refer to the website The available flash range etc differs depend...

Page 22: ...etails refer to P193 Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards can be used only with their compatible devices Check that the PC and other equipment are compatible when using the SDXC Memory Cards http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC ht...

Page 23: ...1 Turn the lens rear cap A and the body cap B in the direction of the arrow to detach them Do not put your hands inside the mount 2 Align the lens fitting marks C and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks Do not press the lens release button D when you attach a lens Do not try to attach the lens when holding it at an angle to the camera body as the lens mount may get s...

Page 24: ... the body cap to the camera body and attach the lens rear cap to the lens When using the interchangeable lens H HS12035 H FS14140 Rotate the zoom ring of the lens B Tele C Wide If you operate the zoom after bringing the subject into focus the subject may go out of focus slightly Operate the zoom first You can enhance the telescopic effect by setting Ex Tele Conv Photo Ex Tele Conv Motion Picture a...

Page 25: ...om and turn in the direction of the arrow until it stops A Fitting to the mark To attach the lens hood flower shape that came with the interchangeable lenses H FS14140 Hold the lens hood by placing your fingers as shown in the figure Do not hold the lens hood in such a way that it will be bent 1 Align the fitting mark B on the short side of the lens hood with the mark on the tip of the lens 2 Turn...

Page 26: ...he arrow and then pass it through the stopper 3 Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the hole on the other side of the stopper 4 Pull the other side of the shoulder strap and then check that it will not come out Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder strap Use the shoulder strap around your shoulder Do not wrap the strap around your neck It may result in injury o...

Page 27: ...ts Some of these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we recommend t...

Page 28: ...ong time may be longer than normal Battery indication The indication turns red and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted The status indicator also blinks Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery Do not leave any metal items such as clips near the contact areas of the power plug Otherwise a fire and or electric shocks may be caused by short circuiting or the resu...

Page 29: ...function set the Optical Image Stabilizer to Recording once every 30 seconds using full flash every second recording Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures When the interchangeable lens H HS12035 is used Number of recordable pictures Approx 530 pictures Recording time Appr...

Page 30: ...ture quality set to FHD 50M 60p FHD 50M 50p When the interchangeable lens H HS12035 is used Recordable time Approx 220 min 240 min Actual recordable time Approx 110 min 120 min When the interchangeable lens H FS14140 is used Recordable time Approx 220 min 230 min Actual recordable time Approx 110 min 115 min When the interchangeable lens H HS12035 is used Recordable time Approx 250 min 260 min Act...

Page 31: ... Though a MP4 LPCM MOV motion picture can be recorded continuously without a pause even when its file size exceeds 4 GB the recorded content is played back with multiple files Playback when using the monitor The operating times and number of recordable pictures will differ according to the environment and the operating conditions For example in the following cases the operating times shorten and t...

Page 32: ...remove the battery 3 1 Close the battery door 2 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow Confirm that there is no foreign matter adhered on the inner side rubber seal of the battery door Remove the battery after use The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The camera also b...

Page 33: ...tion in which you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright A Do not touch the connection terminals of the card 3 1 Close the card door 2 Slide the card door to the end and then close it firmly Before removing the card turn the camera off and wait until the status indicator has gone off completely Otherwise this unit may no longer operate normally an...

Page 34: ...d this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again If you set the Write Protect switch A to LOCK you may not be able to write delete or format the data or display it by recording date These operations become available again when you unlock the switch The data on the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnet...

Page 35: ...e the monitor after opening it wide enough and be careful not to use excessive force as it may be damaged Free angle shooting The monitor can be rotated to suit your needs This is convenient as it allows you to take pictures from various angles by adjusting the monitor Do not cover the AF Assist Lamp with your fingers or other objects When not using the monitor it is recommended that you close it ...

Page 36: ...T 5 Press 2 1 to select the items year month day hour minute and press 3 4 to set A Time at the home area B Time at the travel destination You can cancel without setting the clock by pressing To set the display order and the time display format To display the setting screen of the order time select Style and then press MENU SET 6 Press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed Press MENU SET A mes...

Page 37: ...s maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without the battery Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built in battery If the clock is not set the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with Text Stamp or order a photo studio to print the pictures Changing the Clock Setting ...

Page 38: ... at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Do not cover the flash the AF assist lamp B speaker or the microphone C P18 with your fingers or other objects Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button Be sure to remove the lens cap when recording When taking pictures make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person an object e...

Page 39: ...tically and tilted significantly up or down to record the Direction Detection Function may not work correctly Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically The shutter button works in two steps To take a picture press it Press the shutter button halfway to focus A Aperture value B Shutter speed C Focus indication Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed I...

Page 40: ...ing the motion picture button Release the motion picture button right after you press it Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Since motion picture recording stops only after you press the motion picture button the sound of the operation may be noticeable P191 When the interchangeable lens H HS12035 is used 0 25 m 0 82 feet to from the focus distance reference line When th...

Page 41: ...e aperture value and shutter speed set by the camera Aperture Priority AE Mode P150 The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set Shutter Priority AE Mode P151 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual Exposure Mode P152 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Creative Vi...

Page 42: ...nt dial and rear dial P312 Rotating the control dial Selection of items or setting of values etc is performed The operation of rotating the control dial is illustrated as below in this owner s manual Example When rotating the control dial to the left or right Rear Dial Front Dial e g When rotating the rear dial to the left or right e g When rotating the front dial to the left or right Mode dial Re...

Page 43: ...4 2 1 Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen it is possible to operate with the cursor button and MENU SET button if a guide like the one shown on the right is displayed Even on menu screens etc on which the guide is not displayed you can make settings and selections by operating the buttons By assigning Cursor Button Lock to a function button you can disable the cursor buttons th...

Page 44: ...9 It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting the Expo Meter of the Custom menu to ON P310 2 It is displayed when the Monitor Info Disp of the Custom menu is set to ON P311 Settings can be adjusted directly by touching each of the items displayed on the screen DISP button Switching the displayed information In Recording Mode With information 1 Without information With information ...

Page 45: ... If no operation is performed part of the information on the screen will gradually become darker after approximately 10 seconds has passed and will no longer be displayed after approximately 1 minute has passed Pressing the DISP button or touching the monitor will make the display reappear This operation is to prevent screen burn in and is not a malfunction With information detailed information Wi...

Page 46: ...ecording with a vertical orientation the display automatically switches to a vertically orientated display Even after correcting the tilt there may still be an error of approximately 1 When a function button is set to Level Gauge the tilt sensor display can be switched on off by pressing the function button Not available in these cases Tilt sensor display may not be displayed correctly when this u...

Page 47: ...yed during playback zoom motion picture playback sequential playback or a slide show 3 This is displayed if Highlight P310 in the Custom menu is set to ON 4 If no operation is performed for a number of seconds and other touch icons will disappear Histogram is displayed in R red G green B blue and Y luminance during the playback In Playback Mode With information 1 Detailed information display 2 His...

Page 48: ...ing or performed certain other operations Eye sensor might not work properly depending on the shape of your eyeglasses the way you hold the camera or bright light shining around the eyepiece In that case press LVF to switch the display During motion picture playback or a slide show the camera does not automatically switch the display to the Viewfinder with the eye sensor You can set the eye sensor...

Page 49: ...ng the touch screen be sure to touch the center of the desired icon Drag A movement without releasing the touch screen This can also be used to move to the next image during playback etc Pinch enlarge reduce Pinch the touch panel apart enlarge or together reduce with two fingers Touch panel Touch operations Fn7 Fn7 Fn7 Fn6 Fn8 Fn9 Fn10 DISP カスタム登録 0 0 S 0 0 0 5 0 5 6WDQGDUG 2 0X 2 0X 2 0X 2 0X ...

Page 50: ...ernails Wipe the monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others Do not scratch or press the monitor too hard For information about the icons displayed on the touch screen refer to Monitor Display Viewfinder Display on P355 Not available in these cases The touch panel may not function normally in the following cases When touched by a gloved hand When touched by a wet h...

Page 51: ... interchangeable lens H HS12035 H FS14140 supports the stabilizer function Rec Stabilizer Normal Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for Panning Camera shake is corrected for up down movements This mode is ideal for panning a method of taking pictures which involves turning the camera to track the movements of a subject which continues to move in a fixed direction OFF Stabilizer does not...

Page 52: ...is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high When using the Digital Zoom When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places The panning effect in is more difficult to achieve in the following cases In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer s day When the shutter speed is faster than 1 1...

Page 53: ...omplete You can also set items by pressing the cursor buttons 3 4 2 1 On monitor recording information in Monitor style P44 Select the item by pressing the Q MENU button and rotating the control dial and then select the setting by rotating the front rear dial You can also set with 3 4 2 1 and MENU SET Q MENU Fn2 button can be used in two ways as Q MENU or as Fn2 function 2 At the time of purchase ...

Page 54: ...ts of the pictures you are recording Motion Picture P374 This menu lets you set the Rec Format Rec Quality and other aspects for motion picture recording Custom P304 Operation of the unit such as displaying of the screen and button operations can be set up according to your preferences Also it is possible to register the modified settings Setup P58 This menu lets you perform the clock settings sel...

Page 55: ...l or control dial You can also move to the next screen by pressing DISP 3 Press 3 4 of the cursor button to select the setting and press MENU SET You can also select the setting by rotating the rear dial or control dial Depending on the menu item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu settin...

Page 56: ... In touch operation Touch When Menu Information P66 in the Setup menu is set to ON explanations of the menu items and settings are displayed on the menu screen If you set Menu Resume P66 in the Setup menu to ON the screen shows the last selected menu item It is set to ON at the time of purchase ...

Page 57: ...ame character again rotate the control dial right to move the cursor The following operations can be performed by moving the cursor to the item and pressing MENU SET Enter a blank Delete Delete a character Move the entry position cursor to the left Move the entry position cursor to the right A maximum of 30 characters can be entered Maximum of 9 characters when setting names in Face Recog A maximu...

Page 58: ...to the default Select the menu P54 Confirmation screens are displayed in the sequence of the Rec settings and the Setup Custom settings It is executed when Yes is selected When the recording setting is reset the content of the following settings is also reset The Face Recog setting When the setup custom settings are reset the following settings are also reset The World Time setting The settings of...

Page 59: ...ses When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show Multi Exp When using Time Lapse Shot When using the AC adaptor optional Sleep Mode is disabled When using the AC adaptor optional Auto Monitor Off is fixed to 5MIN Conserving the battery life Economy Setup Economy Sleep Mode The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been u...

Page 60: ...on in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area Using the Setup menu Clock Set World Time Set the time in your home area and travel destination You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the pictures you take Set Home first thing after purchasing Destination can be set after setting up Home After selecting Destination or Home...

Page 61: ...ature is disabled Refer to P257 302 for details Travel Date Departure date and return date of the trip as well as the name of the travel destination can be set You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with Text Stamp P239 Travel Setup SET Departure date and return date are set Elapsed days how many days after of the tr...

Page 62: ...ded image In a dark environment the frame rate may become slower When using the AC adaptor optional Live View Mode is fixed to 60fps This function is not available in the following cases Creative Video Mode When the image of the camera is output through the HDMI connection Beep Set the volume for electronic noises and the electronic shutter noise Beep Volume u High t Low s OFF E Shutter Vol High L...

Page 63: ... The initial setting when using the AC adaptor optional is MODE1 Monitor Display Viewfinder Brightness color or red or blue tint of the Monitor viewfinder is adjusted Brightness Adjust the brightness Contrast Saturation Adjust the contrast or clarity of colors Red Tint Adjust the red tint Blue Tint Adjust the blue tint 1 Select the settings by pressing 3 4 and adjust with 2 1 Adjusting can also be...

Page 64: ...SB communication system when 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 when connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge z PC Set when connecting to a PC ...

Page 65: ...s used for output The output size is set to 3840k2160 1080p The progressive method with 1080 available scan lines is used for output 1080i The interlace method with 1080 available scan lines is used for output 720p The progressive method with 720 available scan lines is used for output 576p The progressive method with 576 available scan lines is used for output 480p The progressive method with 480...

Page 66: ...ERA equipment by automatically coupling this unit with the VIERA Link compatible equipment using HDMI micro cable ON Remote control operation of the VIERA Link compatible equipment is enabled Not all operations are possible Button operation of the main unit will be limited OFF Operation is performed with the buttons on this unit This will work when the HDMI micro cable is connected Refer to P327 f...

Page 67: ...ssigned The folder number should be reset before it reaches 999 We recommend formatting the card P68 after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere To reset the folder number to 100 format the card first and then use this function to reset the file number A reset screen for the folder number will then appear Select Yes to reset the folder number Refer to P58 for details Language Set the language displ...

Page 68: ...pots that do not exist in the subject get recorded Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected Dust Reduction Function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on but you can use this function when you see dust P411 Refer to P58 for details Reset Wi Fi Settings Reset all settings in the Wi Fi menu to factory default settings Excluding LUMIX CLUB P290 System Frequency Pixe...

Page 69: ... When you want to record images easily use Intelligent Auto Mode possible not possible Recording Mode i Portrait i Scenery i Macro i Night Portrait 1 i Night Scenery iHandheld Night Shot 2 i Food i Baby 3 i Sunset i Low Light 1 Only displayed when the built in flash is open 2 Only displayed when iHandheld Night Shot is set to ON P72 3 When Face Recog is set to ON will be displayed for birthdays of...

Page 70: ...mum scene the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds after which its color changes to the usual red Automatic scene detection Functions that work automatically The following functions are performed automatically to allow the camera to make the optimal settings Scene Detection Backlight Compensation Face Eye Detection Auto White Balance Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Re...

Page 71: ...duction or to match the type of subject and brightness Open the flash when the flash is to be used P180 When or is set Red Eye Removal is enabled Shutter speed will be slower during or Scene Detection If a tripod is used for instance and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the scene detection has been identified as the shutter speed will be slower than normal Take care not to m...

Page 72: ...ed Do not move the camera during the continuous shooting after pressing the shutter button If the camera is mounted on a tripod or other type of stand will not be detected Flash is fixed to Œ forced flash off Not available in these cases iHandheld Night Shot does not work for the pictures taken during a motion picture recording This function is not available in the following cases When Quality is ...

Page 73: ...hooting after pressing the shutter button You cannot take the next picture until the combination of pictures is complete A moving subject may be recorded with unnatural blurs Not available in these cases iHDR does not work for the pictures taken during a motion picture recording This function is not available in the following cases When recording using the flash When recording in Burst Mode When r...

Page 74: ...to Focus Mode is set to Ø The position of the AF area can be set by touching the screen Its size cannot be changed Depending on the lens used you may hear a sound from the lens when the Defocus Control is used but this is due to operation of the aperture of the lens and it is not a malfunction Depending on the lens used operational sound of the Defocus Control may be recorded during the recording ...

Page 75: ...panel 1 Touch 2 Touch the item you want to set Color tone Brightness 3 Drag the slide bar to set Press MENU SET to return to the recording screen If the Exposure Comp Reset is set to ON the brightness setting will return to the default level center point when this unit is turned off or the camera is switched to another Recording Mode The color setting will return to the default level center point ...

Page 76: ...sted by Recording Mode on P385 Motion Picture Refer to Available Menu Items Listed by Recording Mode on P385 Setup All menu items can be set P60 Custom Only the following menus can be set Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Silent Mode Half Press Release Pinpoint AF Time Focus Release Priority AF MF MF Assist MF Guide Peaking Histogram Guide Line Center Marker Highlight Zebra Pattern Monochrome Live View C...

Page 77: ...hem on the screen 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press 3 4 to select the image effects filters The image effect of the selected example image will be applied in a preview display A You can also select the image effects filters by touching the example images 3 Press MENU SET to set Recording Mode It is also possible to display the selection screen by touching the Recording Mode icon in recording screen A...

Page 78: ...ance will be fixed to AWB and Sensitivity will be fixed to AUTO The strength and colors of the effects can be easily adjusted to fit your preferences 1 Press 2 Rotate the rear dial to set The items that can be set differ depending on which Creative Control Mode is currently set For information on each image effect refer to Items that can be set Press again to return to the recording screen When ma...

Page 79: ...Miniature Effect Creative Control Mode 1 Press 2 Rotate the rear dial to set Press again to return to the recording screen Change the settings by using the touch panel 1 Touch 2 Touch the item you want to set Image effects Defocus level Brightness 3 Drag the slide bar to set Press MENU SET to return to the recording screen Pressing Fn4 on the blurriness setting screen will cancel the setting Takin...

Page 80: ...ht soft and nostalgic feel to the overall image This effect adds a bright airy and soft feel to the overall image Expressive Items that can be set Freshness Understated colors Pop colors Retro Items that can be set Color Yellow emphasized Red emphasized Old Days Items that can be set Contrast Low contrast High contrast High Key Items that can be set Color Pink emphasized Aquamarine emphasized ...

Page 81: ...ite picture This effect gives a higher contrast to create an impressive black and white picture Low Key Items that can be set Color Red emphasized Blue emphasized Sepia Items that can be set Contrast Low contrast High contrast Monochrome Items that can be set Contrast Yellow emphasized Blue emphasized Dynamic Monochrome Items that can be set Contrast Low contrast High contrast ...

Page 82: ...Items that can be set Grittiness Less gritty Grittier Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping Silky Monochrome Items that can be set Extent of defocus Weak defocus Strong defocus Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping Impressive Art Items that can b...

Page 83: ...ces peripheral brightness to give the impression of a toy camera High Dynamic Items that can be set Freshness Black and white Pop colors Cross Process Items that can be set Color Green tone Blue tone Yellow tone Red tone Select the desired color tone by rotating the rear dial and then press Toy Effect Items that can be set Color Orange emphasized Blue emphasized ...

Page 84: ...e look of a toy camera This effect gives a higher contrast and a lower saturation to create a calm and tranquil picture Toy Pop Items that can be set Area with reduced peripheral brightness Small Large Bleach Bypass Items that can be set Contrast Low contrast High contrast ...

Page 85: ...etting back to the default setting 4 Press MENU SET to set Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping No sound is recorded in motion pictures When System Frequency is set to 59 94 Hz NTSC the length of a recorded motion picture will be approximately 1 10 shorter than the actual length of time and the displayed available record...

Page 86: ...hat can be set Extent of defocus Weak defocus Strong defocus Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if frames are dropping Fantasy Items that can be set Freshness Understated colors Pop colors Star Filter Items that can be set Length of shine Short Long Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as i...

Page 87: ...the frame with 3 4 2 1 You can also select the color you want to leave by touching the screen Pressing DISP will return the frame back to the center 3 Press MENU SET to set Depending on the subject the set color may not be left in This effect adds a cast of light to the scene One Point Color Items that can be set Amount of color left Small amount of color Large amount of color Sunshine Items that ...

Page 88: ...n be moved to the edge of the screen 3 Adjust the size of the light source by rotating the rear dial It can be changed to 4 different sizes The display can also be enlarged reduced by pinching out pinching in Pressing DISP will return the light source setting back to the default setting 4 Press MENU SET to set Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look...

Page 89: ...rs In that case try again Measurement of brightness is performed on the spot touched when the Metering Mode P161 is set to At the edge of the screen the metering may be affected by the brightness around the touched location Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function Applicable modes 1 Touch 2 Touch Icon will change to and taking a picture with the Touch Shutter function becomes possible 3 To...

Page 90: ...nction is not available in the following cases When using the Digital Zoom When Touch AF in Touch Settings of the Custom menu has been set to AF AE P105 Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area Touch AE Applicable modes 1 Touch 2 Touch The setting screen for the brightness optimization position is displayed Metering Mode is set to which is used exclusively for the Touch AE 3 Touch the...

Page 91: ... Focus Mode will be set P93 2 Press 3 Press 2 1 to select AF Mode and then press MENU SET The Auto Focus Mode will be set P94 4 Press the shutter button halfway Auto Focus will be activated The focus indication is displayed as in a dark environment and focusing may take longer than usual Applicable modes Focus When the subject is focused When the subject is not focused Focus indication A On Blinks...

Page 92: ...halfway When AF Mode is set to the first AF area at which focus is achieved may be displayed momentarily while pressing halfway Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects When it is dark or when jitter occurs When the camera is too close to t...

Page 93: ...tomatically when the shutter button is pressed halfway Focus will be fixed while it is pressed halfway AFF Auto Focus Flexible Movement cannot be predicted Children pets etc In this mode focusing is performed automatically when the shutter button is pressed halfway If the subject moves while the shutter button is pressed halfway the focus is corrected to match the movement automatically AFC Auto F...

Page 94: ...ect AF Mode and then press MENU SET When recording using AFF AFC It may take time to focus on the subject when you operate the zoom from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject While the shutter button is pressed halfway shake may be seen on the screen Selecting the Auto Focus...

Page 95: ...ep on following the subject even if it moves Dynamic tracking P98 49 Area Up to 49 AF areas can be focused This is effective when a subject is not in the center of the screen You can select areas to be in focus P102 etc Custom Multi From among 49 AF areas you can freely set the optimum shape of the AF area for the subject P99 1 Area The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of...

Page 96: ...In the following cases operates as Ø Sepia Monochrome Dynamic Monochrome Rough Monochrome Silky Monochrome Soft Focus Star Filter Sunshine Creative Control Mode Monochrome Photo Style Dynamic Tracking function may not work in the following cases When the subject is too small When the recording location is too dark or bright When the subject is moving too fast When the background has the same or si...

Page 97: ...distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused A The eye to be in focus Changing the eye to be in focus Touch the eye to be in focus Touch the eye in the yellow frame If you touch any other location the AF area setting screen will be displayed P101 If you touch or press MENU SET the eye focus setting will be canceled If the yellow frame moves to another face or the frame disapp...

Page 98: ...en the shutter button is released Lock is canceled when MENU SET is pressed Touch the subject Perform the operation after canceling the touch shutter function The AF area turns yellow while the subject is locked Lock is canceled when is touched If it fails to lock AF area will flash in red and disappear Try to lock again When AF tracking fails Ø is set Locking the subject to be tracked Tracking Bu...

Page 99: ... area A is displayed on the bottom left of the screen 4 Press 4 AF area setting screen is displayed 5 Select AF areas The selected AF areas are displayed in yellow while the areas that are not selected are displayed in white Setting the shape of the AF area Custom Multi Horizontal Pattern Horizontal line This shape is convenient for taking panning shots or similar shots Vertical Pattern Vertical l...

Page 100: ...t AF area to or 1 On the screen in step 3 on P99 press 3 2 Press 3 4 to select a destination to which the setting will be registered and press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Settings registered to will be stored even after this unit is turned off Turning off this unit will return the setting adjusted with back to the default setting If you press a cur...

Page 101: ...07 Not available in these cases When using digital zoom the position and size of the AF area cannot be changed Position and size of the AF area can be changed 1 Press 2 Select š or Ø and press 4 AF area setting screen is displayed You can also display the AF area setting screen by touching the screen 3 Change the position and size of the AF area If you set the AF area over an eye in the yellow fra...

Page 102: ...re divided into groups each consisting of 9 areas on the edge of the screen 6 or 4 areas 1 Press 2 Select and press 4 AF area setting screen is displayed 3 Press 3 4 2 1 to select an AF area group You can also select a group by touching the screen 4 Press MENU SET to set Only i display center point of selected group will remain on the screen Setting of the AF area frame is cleared when MENU SET is...

Page 103: ...icture is displayed in windowed mode you can enlarge reduce the picture by approximately 3 to 6k when the picture is displayed in full screen you can enlarge reduce the picture by approximately 3 to 10k If you use the HDMI output during recording the screen cannot be enlarged in windowed mode On the assist screen it is also possible to record a picture by touching When selecting Button operation T...

Page 104: ...you press DISP before determining the focus position the AF area frame returns to the center position To cancel the AF area frame when the Auto Focus Mode P91 is set to š Face Eye Detection Tracking or 49 Area press MENU SET The Touch Shutter function P89 is disabled when using Touch Pad AF Setting the AF area position with the Touch Pad Applicable modes Custom Touch Settings Touch Pad AF EXACT Mo...

Page 105: ... used exclusively for the Touch AE Touching Reset returns the brightness optimization position and the AF area to the center 4 Touch Set The AF area with the same function as Ø is displayed on the touched position Touching returns Metering Mode to the original setting and cancels the brightness optimization position The AF area setting is also canceled Touching returns Metering Mode to the origina...

Page 106: ...n before recording takes place At the edge of the screen the metering may be affected by the brightness around the touched location Not available in these cases AF AE which optimizes the focus and brightness does not work in the following cases In Manual Focus When using the Digital Zoom When the AF area has been set by using the cursor button ...

Page 107: ...ons used to focus manually differ depending on the lens When using the interchangeable lens H HS12035 H FS14140 having a focus ring When using the interchangeable lens having a focus lever Rotate to A side Focuses on nearby subject Rotate to B side Focuses on faraway subject Move to C side Focuses on nearby subject Move to D side Focuses on faraway subject The focusing speed varies depending on ho...

Page 108: ...ons When using an interchangeable lens with no focus ring you cannot move the enlarged area If you press 4 the screen that lets you set the area to be enlarged will be displayed When the picture is displayed in windowed mode you can enlarge reduce the picture by approximately 3 to 6k when the picture is displayed in full screen you can enlarge reduce the picture by approximately 3 to 10k If you us...

Page 109: ...hen using Miniature Effect in Creative Control Mode you cannot enlarge the picture by touching the screen The MF Assist is disabled when using the Digital Zoom or recording motion pictures When using an interchangeable lens with no focus ring you can change the method for enlarging MF Assist and the operation assigned to the control dial by changing the Lens w o Focus Ring settings in the Custom m...

Page 110: ...f the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again The resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction About the focus distance reference mark The focus distance reference mark is a mark used to measure the focus distance Use this when taking pictures with Manual Focus or...

Page 111: ...portions to be highlighted vary depending on the recording conditions The color used for highlighting does not affect recorded images Peaking does not work with Rough Monochrome in Creative Control Mode Custom Peaking ON In focus portions are highlighted with color OFF In focus portions are not highlighted SET Detect Level The detection level for in focus portions is set When HIGH is set portions ...

Page 112: ...recorded Burst P113 Recordings are made in succession while the shutter button is pressed Auto Bracket P116 Each time the shutter button is pressed recordings are made with different exposure settings according to the Exposure Compensation range Self Timer P118 When the shutter button is pressed recording takes place after the set time has elapsed Time Lapse Animation P120 124 Pictures are recorde...

Page 113: ... second 40 12 AFS 7 AFC 7 2 Live View during Burst Mode None None Available Available 1 With RAW files 40 3 4 5 Without RAW files Max 120 100 or more 3 4 5 1 Number of burst shots 2 The electronic shutter will operate 3 Recording conditions are based on CIPA standards and an SDHC card manufactured by Panasonic is used 4 Depending on the recording conditions the number of frames in a burst may be r...

Page 114: ...ng starts the maximum number of pictures that can be taken continuously will decrease When r0 appears the burst speed will slow down When r99 is displayed you can take 100 or more pictures continuously Focusing in Burst Mode The way focus is achieved varies according to the focus mode P93 setting and the Focus Release Priority P307 setting in the Custom menu 1 When the subject is dark or the burst...

Page 115: ...he shutter speed becomes slower in dark places the burst speed pictures second may become slower Depending on the operating conditions it may take time to take the next picture if you repeat the recording of pictures It may take time to save pictures taken in Burst Mode on the card If you take pictures continuously while saving the maximum number of recordable pictures decreases For continuous sho...

Page 116: ...Set the drive mode dial to 2 Focus on the subject and take a picture If you press and hold the shutter button the number of pictures that you set is taken The Auto Bracket indication blinks until the number of pictures that you set is taken The picture count is reset to 0 if you change the Auto Bracket setting or turn the camera off before all the pictures that you set are taken Applicable modes 1...

Page 117: ...u after it is set When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after setting the Exposure Compensation value the pictures taken are based on the selected Exposure Compensation value Not available in these cases Auto Bracket is disabled in the following cases When White Balance Bracket is set When recording using the flash When recording with iHandheld Night Shot When HDR is set to ON Multi Exp Rec Auto...

Page 118: ...lf timer 1 Set the drive mode dial to 2 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture Focus and exposure will be set when the shutter button is pressed halfway After the self timer indicator flashes recording starts Applicable modes ...

Page 119: ...ese cases It cannot be set to in the following cases When White Balance Bracket is set Multi Exp Rec Self Timer Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 seconds intervals Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed When using a tripod etc this setting is a convenient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter b...

Page 120: ...from them 1 Set the drive mode dial to To use the settings you used in the previous recording with the drive mode start recording without changing the settings 2 Press MENU SET The screen selected with Time Lapse Animation in the recording menu will be displayed The screen will be displayed only when you press MENU SET for the first time after switching the drive mode dial to In other cases the ca...

Page 121: ...the shutter button halfway If Fn1 is pressed or is touched while this unit is turned on a selection screen asking you to pause or end will be displayed Operate in accordance with the screen Also if Fn1 is pressed or is touched during the pause a selection screen asking you to resume or end will be displayed Pressing the shutter button fully will also enable you to resume from the pause Confirmatio...

Page 122: ...is set to 59 94 Hz NTSC 4K 30p FHD 60p FHD 30p HD 30p VGA 30p When System Frequency is set to 50 00 Hz PAL 4K 25p FHD 50p FHD 25p HD 25p VGA 25p Frame Rate Sets the number of frames per second The larger the number is the smoother the motion picture will be When System Frequency is set to 59 94 Hz NTSC 60fps 30fps 15fps 10fps 7 5fps 6fps 3fps 1fps When System Frequency is set to 50 00 Hz PAL 50fps...

Page 123: ...urning the camera off During Time Lapse Shot you can replace the battery and the card and then restart by turning on this unit Note that pictures taken after the restart will be saved as a separate set of group pictures Turn off this unit when replacing the battery or the card Do not connect the AV cable optional the HDMI micro cable or the USB connection cable supplied during Time Lapse Shooting ...

Page 124: ...u will be displayed The screen will be displayed only when you press MENU SET for the first time after switching the drive mode dial to In other cases the camera operates as usual displaying the menu screen If you touch before taking pictures the setting screen for Time Lapse Animation in the Rec menu will be displayed 3 Press MENU SET Applicable modes Before creating a motion picture with Stop Mo...

Page 125: ...ording is displayed when the camera is turned on Selecting Yes allows you to resume the recording from the interruption point Auto Shooting ON Takes pictures automatically at a set recording interval When the shutter button is pressed fully recording starts OFF This is for taking pictures manually frame by frame Shooting Interval Only when Auto Shooting is set to ON Sets the interval for automatic...

Page 126: ...tion screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Motion pictures can also be created from Stop Motion Video in the Playback menu P243 Rec Quality Sets the quality of a motion picture When System Frequency is set to 59 94 Hz NTSC 4K 30p FHD 60p FHD 30p HD 30p VGA 30p When System Frequency is set to 50 00 Hz PAL 4K 25p FHD 50p FHD 25p HD 25p VGA 25p Frame Rate Sets the number of frames p...

Page 127: ... original pictures is selected black strips will be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the motion picture We recommend that you use a sufficiently charged battery or an AC adaptor optional and a DC coupler optional If power supply is lost by unplugging the AC adaptor or due to a blackout while creating a motion picture with the AC adaptor the motion picture you are creating w...

Page 128: ...ive Video Mode you can also set the ISO sensitivity for motion pictures ISO Limit Set P133 ISO Increments P134 Extended ISO P134 Adjusting the White Balance P135 Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an Effect P140 Photo Style Adjusting Bright Dark Portions P142 Highlight Shadow Compensating the contrast and exposure P144 i Dynamic Setting the resolution effect P144 i Resolution Combining pictur...

Page 129: ...umbers of pixels the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets Setting the aspect ratio of pictures Applicable modes Rec Aspect Ratio 4 3 Aspect Ratio of a 4 3 TV 3 2 Aspect Ratio of a 35 mm film camera 16 9 Aspect Ratio of a high definition TV etc 1 1 Square aspect ratio Setting the number of pixels Applicable modes Rec Picture Size When the aspect ...

Page 130: ... ratio is 16 9 When the aspect ratio is 1 1 Settings Image size Settings Image size L 12M 4608k2592 L 12M 3456k3456 M 8M 3840k2160 M 6M 2448k2448 S 2M 1920k1080 S 3M 1744k1744 Setting the compression rate of pictures Quality Applicable modes Rec Quality Settings File format Description of settings A JPEG A JPEG image in which image quality was given priority A standard image quality JPEG image Thi...

Page 131: ...k menu on a picture taken with Red Eye Removal the effect will be applied to the processed picture in JPEG format About RAW RAW format refers to a data format of images that have not been processed Playback and editing of RAW images require the camera or the dedicated software You can make advanced adjustments by editing RAW images For example you can adjust the White Balance after taking pictures...

Page 132: ...omatically adjusted according to the brightness Maximum ISO3200 With the flash on ISO1600 1 Intelligent The camera detects movement of the subject and then automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject Maximum ISO3200 With the flash on ISO1600 1 The shutter speed is not fixed wh...

Page 133: ...o 6400 When Electronic Shutter is set to ON the lSO sensitivity can be set up to ISO3200 It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of the subject It will work when the Sensitivity is set to AUTO or Settings 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 25600 OFF 200 25600 Recording location recommended When it is light outdoors When it is dark Shutter speed Slow Fas...

Page 134: ...t to the value set during the 1 3 EV ISO sensitivity can be set up to minimum ISO100 Settings ON OFF Setting the step increment of ISO sensitivity Applicable modes Rec ISO Increments 1 3 EV L 100 L 125 L 160 200 250 320 400 500 640 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 3200 4000 5000 6400 8000 10000 12800 16000 20000 25600 1 EV L 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 12800 25600 Extending ISO sensitivity Applicab...

Page 135: ...nce Setting can also be performed by rotating the control dial 3 Press to set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set It will operate as AWB during motion picture recording Applicable modes AWB Automatic adjustment V When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky Ð When taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky î When taking pictures outdoors in the shade Ñ When taking pictures und...

Page 136: ...e being used or there is nothing with a color close to white Auto White Balance may not function properly In a case like this set the White Balance to a mode other than AWB 1 Auto White Balance will work within this range 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky Rain 4 Shade 5 Sunlight 6 White fluorescent light 7 Incandescent light bulb 8 Sunrise and sunset 9 Candlelight KlKelvin Color Temperature Under fluorescen...

Page 137: ...o bright or too dark Set the White Balance again after adjusting to appropriate brightness You can set the color temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions The color of light is measured as a number in degrees Kelvin As the color temperature increases the picture becomes more bluish As the color temperature decreases the picture becomes more reddish 1 Press 2...

Page 138: ...reen will change to orange If you finely adjust the White Balance to B blue the White Balance icon on the screen will change to blue If you finely adjust the White Balance to G green or M magenta _ green or magenta appears beside the White Balance icon on the screen The White Balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash The White Balance fine adjustment level re...

Page 139: ...Rotating the control dial to the left Vertical G to M You can also set the bracket by touching To reset press DISP 4 Press MENU SET is displayed in White Balance icon in the screen when the White Balance Bracket is set The White Balance Bracket setting is released when this unit has been turned off including Sleep Mode You will only hear the shutter sound once Not available in these cases The Whit...

Page 140: ... Rec menu and the Motion Picture menu When the setting for either of the two is changed the setting for the other is also changed Adjusting the picture quality Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 1 Press 2 1 to select the type of Photo Style Applicable modes Rec Photo Style Standard This is the standard setting Vivid 1 Brilliant effect with high saturation and cont...

Page 141: ...ftly focused Noise Reduction r The noise reduction effect is enhanced Picture resolution may deteriorate slightly s The noise reduction effect is reduced You can obtain pictures with higher resolution Saturation 1 r The colors in the picture become vivid s The colors in the picture become natural Color Tone 1 r Adds a bluish tone s Adds a yellowish tone Hue 2 r Adjusts the color tone of the entire...

Page 142: ...reas and the front dial is for adjusting bright areas To register a preferred setting press 3 and select the destination where the custom setting will be registered to Custom1 Custom2 Custom3 Adjustments can also be made by dragging the graph 4 Press MENU SET Applicable modes Rec Highlight Shadow Standard A state with no adjustments is set Raise the contrast Bright areas are brightened and dark ar...

Page 143: ...ttings registered to will be stored even after this unit is turned off Turning off this unit will return the setting adjusted with back to the default setting Those menu items are shared by the Rec menu and the Motion Picture menu When the setting for either of the two is changed the setting for the other is also changed ヤヤヒヤヤビヤヤピ ...

Page 144: ... may be automatically disabled depending on the lighting conditions In the following cases i Dynamic does not work When HDR is set to ON Pictures with sharp profile and resolution can be taken by using the Intelligent Resolution Technology Settings HIGH STANDARD LOW EXTENDED OFF EXTENDED allows you to take natural pictures with a higher resolution When recording a motion picture EXTENDED changes t...

Page 145: ...lightly when Auto Align is set to ON Flash is fixed to Œ forced flash off Not available in these cases HDR does not work for the pictures taken during a motion picture recording HDR is not available in the following cases When Quality is set to or When using Time Lapse Shot When using Stop Motion Animation only when Auto Shooting is set Combining pictures with different exposures HDR Applicable mo...

Page 146: ...ns as a result of the lens characteristics you can record pictures with the brightness of the screen periphery corrected Settings ON OFF This feature may be automatically disabled depending on the recording conditions Noise in the periphery of the picture may stand out with higher ISO sensitivity Not available in these cases Correction is not possible in the following cases Recording still picture...

Page 147: ...ed to sRGB in the following case When recording motion pictures Setting the color space Color Space Applicable modes Rec Color Space sRGB Color space is set to sRGB color space This is widely used in computer related equipment AdobeRGB Color space is set to AdobeRGB color space AdobeRGB is mainly used for business purposes such as professional printing because it has a greater range of reproducibl...

Page 148: ...nd shutter speed without changing the exposure This is called Program Shift You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in Program AE Mode 1 Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen 2 While the values are displayed...

Page 149: ...d combination you can change with Program Shift at each exposure value 3 Program Shift limit Represents the range of the aperture and shutter speed you can select when you use Program Shift with the camera EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value The EV changes with the aperture value or the shutter speed Not available in these cases Program Shift is available in all Sensitivity settings except 4 2...

Page 150: ...a soft focus background 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Set the aperture value by rotating the rear dial or the front dial A Aperture value B Exposure meter Rotate the front rear dial to display the Exposure Meter Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red If the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when the shutter button is pressed halfway When us...

Page 151: ...table areas of the range are displayed in red If the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when the shutter button is pressed halfway We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow When the ISO sensitivity is set to it will switch to AUTO Not available in these cases When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selecte...

Page 152: ...vity for the shutter speed and aperture value When the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO the camera sets the ISO sensitivity automatically so that the exposure will be appropriate for the shutter speed and aperture value Depending on recording conditions an appropriate exposure may not be set or the ISO sensitivity may become higher Manual Exposure Mode Aperture value Reduces It becomes easier to def...

Page 153: ...d set to B use a sufficiently charged battery P27 The Manual Exposure Assistance does not appear When the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO or it will switch to 200 This cannot be used when Electronic Shutter is set to ON It can only be used with Manual Exposure Mode The exposure is adequate Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value We ...

Page 154: ... When you use a lens with an aperture ring the aperture ring setting takes priority When the ISO sensitivity is set to it will switch to AUTO Not available in these cases When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1 250th of a second P184 The shutter speed slower than 1 second is not available when Electronic Shutter is set to ON Checking not checking the effects...

Page 155: ... to Preview P317 The following step is an example in which Preview is assigned to Fn4 2 Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn4 Screen is switched every time Fn4 is pressed Depth of field properties 1 Recording conditions 2 Example When you want to take a picture with a blurred background etc 3 Example When you want to take a picture with everything in focus including the background etc Conf...

Page 156: ...hat includes an aperture ring In Program AE Mode Program Shift can be canceled by pressing the function button to which One Push AE has been set Easily set aperture shutter speed for suitable exposure One Push AE Applicable modes How to tell if the exposure is not adequate If the aperture values and shutter speed blink red A when the shutter button is pressed halfway If the Manual Exposure Assista...

Page 157: ... The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j5 EV to i5 EV When recording motion pictures the Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j3 EV to i3 EV When not adjusting the setting select n0 3 Press to set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Applicable modes Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compens...

Page 158: ...the selected Exposure Compensation P186 When the exposure value is out of the j3 EV to i3 EV range the brightness of the recording screen will no longer change It is recommended to record by checking the actual brightness of the recorded image in the Auto Review or playback screen The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the camera is turned off When Exposure Comp Reset P67 is set to ...

Page 159: ...he camera as you compose the picture and then press shutter button fully A AE Lock indication When AE LOCK is set after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus press the shutter button fully AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus Only the AF lock is active during motion picture recording Once you ...

Page 160: ... the aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed AF LOCK Only the focus is locked When the subject is focused AFL the focus indication the aperture value and the shutter speed are displayed AF AE LOCK Both focus and exposure are locked AFL AEL the focus indication aperture value and shutter speed are displayed when the focus and the exposure are optimized AF ON Auto Focus is performed Custo...

Page 161: ...hanged the setting for the other is also changed Applicable modes Rec Metering Mode Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically Usually we recommend using this method Center weighted This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center of the screen and measure the whole scree...

Page 162: ...sses 3 Operation with the cursor buttons is available only when Ex Tele Conv in the Rec menu is set to ZOOM 4 Zoom quickly with 3 4 and zoom slowly with 2 1 Applicable modes When using the interchangeable lens H HS12035 H FS14140 that does not support the power zoom Zoom ring of an interchangeable lens Cursor buttons of this unit 2 3 When using the interchangeable lens that supports the power zoom...

Page 163: ...pictures size is set to VGA in Rec Quality Zooming in with the Extended Tele Conversion in steps Rec Ex Tele Conv ZOOM This can be used only when recording pictures A Magnification level of the Extended Tele Conversion The operation can be performed by using the zoom lever or 3 4 2 1 When using an interchangeable lens that supports the power zoom Extended Tele Conversion becomes available after zo...

Page 164: ...n Not available in these cases This function is not available in the following cases When the motion picture size is set to 4K or C4K in Rec Quality When a frame rate with a number of frames greater than 60fps is set in Variable Frame Rate When Quality is set to or When Burst Rate is set to SH When HDR is set to ON Multi Exp When the image of the camera is output through the HDMI connection except...

Page 165: ...ing for the other is also changed Not available in these cases This function is not available in the following cases Multi Exp Sets the screen display and lens operations when using an interchangeable lens that is compatible with power zoom electrically operated zoom This may only be selected when using a lens that is compatible with power zoom electrically operated zoom The interchangeable lenses...

Page 166: ...otion picture recording ON OFF Zoom Resume When you turn this unit on the zoom positions when you last turned this unit off are automatically restored ON OFF Zoom Speed You can set the zoom speed for zoom operations If you set Step Zoom to ON the zoom speed will not change Photo H High speed M Middle speed L Low speed Video H High speed M Middle speed L Low speed Zoom Ring This may only be selecte...

Page 167: ...recoding are operable 1 Touch 2 Touch The slide bar is displayed 3 Perform zoom operations by dragging the slide bar The zoom speed varies depending on the touched position Touch again to end touch zoom operations When Step Zoom P166 is set to ON the slide bar for step zoom is displayed Zooming using touch operations Zooms slowly Zooms quickly AE 14 14 18 18 25 25 ...

Page 168: ...4 to select the item and then press MENU SET for one of the following operations 4 Shooting the second third and fourth exposures If Fn4 is pressed while taking pictures the photographed images are recorded and the multiple exposure picture taking session will be completed 5 Press 4 to select Exit and then press MENU SET You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish Applicable modes Rec ...

Page 169: ...t recorded until completion The recording information displayed for pictures taken with multiple exposures is the recording information for the last picture taken Items shown in gray on the menu screen cannot be set during multiple exposures Not available in these cases This function is not available in the following cases When using Time Lapse Shot When using Stop Motion Animation ON The brightne...

Page 170: ...rced off The following settings are fixed Electronic Shutter ON Flash Mode Œ forced flash off AF Assist Lamp OFF Beep Volume s OFF E Shutter Vol OFF Speaker Volume 0 Even when ON is set the following functions light up flash Status indicator Self timer indicator Wi Fi connection lamp Sounds that are produced by the camera regardless of your operations such as the lens aperture sound cannot be mute...

Page 171: ... etc horizontal stripes may appear on recorded pictures In such cases lowering the shutter speed may reduce the effect of the horizontal stripes If a subject is moving the subject may appear distorted on the picture taken If jitter occurs during recording distorted subjects may be recorded Use of a tripod is recommended You can turn off the shutter sound at E Shutter Vol in Beep P62 Be sure to pay...

Page 172: ... influence of hand shake or shutter vibration shutter is released after the specified time has passed Select the menu P54 Settings 8SEC 4SEC 2SEC 1SEC OFF Not available in these cases Shutter Delay is not available in the following cases When HDR is set to ON Applicable modes Rec Shutter Delay MENU ...

Page 173: ...automatically when the face image is registered The following functions will also work with the Face Recognition function In Recording Mode Display of corresponding name when camera detects a registered face if name has been set for the registered face In Playback Mode Display of name and age if information has been registered Selective playback of pictures chosen from pictures registered with Fac...

Page 174: ...n face recognition information has been registered pictures taken with Name set to OFF will not be categorized by face recognition in Category Play Even when Face Recognition information is changed P177 Face Recognition information for the pictures already taken will not be changed For instance if the name is changed pictures recorded before the change will not be categorized by face recognition i...

Page 175: ...ription of the face registration press 1 or touch Face Settings Point of recording when registering the face images Face front with eyes open and mouth closed making sure the outline of the face the eyes or the eyebrows are not covered with hair when registering Make sure there is no extreme shading on the face when registering Flash will not flash during registration Good example for registering ...

Page 176: ...hday 1 Press 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select the items Year Month Day and then press 3 4 to set and then press MENU SET Add Images To add additional face images Add Images 1 Select the unregistered face recognition frame and then press MENU SET 2 Perform step 3 in Face Settings To delete one of the face images Delete Press 2 1 to select the face image to delete and th...

Page 177: ...hen press MENU SET 3 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET Change or delete the information for a registered person Info Edit Changing the information of an already registered person Perform step 4 in Face Settings Priority The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for higher priority faces Press 3 4 2 1 to select the priority and then press MENU SET Delete Deleting informa...

Page 178: ...lect the menu P54 Settings Baby1 Baby2 Pet OFF SET 2 Press 3 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 3 Press 3 4 to select Baby1 Baby2 or Pet and then press MENU SET 4 Press 3 4 to select Age or Name and then press MENU SET 5 Press 3 4 to select SET and then press MENU SET 6 Press 4 to select Exit and then press MENU SET to finish Applicable modes Rec Profile Setup Enter Age birthday 2 1 Select th...

Page 179: ...Select the OFF setting in step 1 The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO bundled software on the DVD supplied Not available in these cases Still pictures recorded during motion picture recording motion picture priorities P200 will not record age or name ...

Page 180: ...lash due to motion picture recording etc Œ forced flash off is displayed on the recording screen and the flash will not fire Close the flash in places where its use is prohibited so that it will not fire Using the flash skillfully When recording with the flash white saturation can occur if the subject is too close If Highlight of the Custom menu is set to ON regions of white saturation will blink ...

Page 181: ...flash such as Forced On Red Eye do not close the flash immediately after the camera emits a pre flash It may take time to charge the flash if you repeatedly take pictures You must wait a moment to take the next picture while the flash icon is blinking red indicating the flash is charging Take a picture after the access indication disappears When you attach an external flash it takes priority over ...

Page 182: ... can set from 1 1 full brightness to 1 128 in steps of 1 3 This item is available only when Firing Mode is set to MANUAL Changing the firing mode Applicable modes Rec Flash Firing Mode TTL The camera automatically sets the flash output MANUAL Set the luminosity ratio of the flash manually In TTL you can shoot the photograph you want even when shooting dark scenes that may otherwise be too brightly...

Page 183: ...ture Select the menu P54 Settings ON OFF is displayed on the icon when it is set to ON Under certain circumstances red eye cannot be corrected Changing Flash Mode Applicable modes Rec Flash Flash Mode Forced Flash On Forced On Red Eye The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light Slow Sync Slow Sync Red Ey...

Page 184: ...de and B Bulb in the Manual Exposure Mode 3 This becomes B Bulb in the Manual Exposure Mode When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1 250th of a second In Intelligent Auto or Mode shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene Recording Mode Œ Intelligent Auto Mode 1 1 1 1 Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 1 1 1 1 Program AE Mode Aperture Priority AE Mode Sh...

Page 185: ...hro to 2ND Only available when Wireless in Flash is set to OFF P187 The Flash Synchro settings also apply to an external flash except the wireless flash P347 When a fast shutter speed is set the effect of Flash Synchro may deteriorate You cannot set or when Flash Synchro is set to 2ND Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro Applicable modes Rec Flash Flash Synchro 1ST 1st curtain synchro The normal met...

Page 186: ...Wireless in Flash is set to OFF and Firing Mode is set to TTL P182 187 The Flash Adjust setting also applies to an external flash excluding the wireless flash P347 The camera automatically optimizes the flash output for the Exposure Compensation value Select the menu P54 Settings ON OFF For details on Exposure Compensation refer to P157 The Auto Exposure Comp setting also applies to an external fl...

Page 187: ...on the recording screen Applicable modes Placing wireless flashes Place the wireless flash with its wireless sensor facing toward the camera The following figure shows the estimated controllable range when you take pictures by holding the camera horizontally Controllable range differs depending on the surrounding environment Placement example In this placement example flash C is placed to erase th...

Page 188: ...nel and then press MENU SET Select the channel you have set for the external flashes in step 1 7 Press 3 4 to select Wireless Setup and then press MENU SET 8 Press 3 4 to select an item and then press MENU SET Press the DISP button to fire a test flash A Firing Mode B Flash output C Luminosity ratio B C A ...

Page 189: ... Firing Mode is set to MANUAL You can set from 1 1 full brightness to 1 128 in steps of 1 3 When a flash is not attached to the camera these settings will be set for the built in flash when a flash is attached to the camera they will be set for the flash A Group B Group C Group Firing Mode TTL The camera automatically sets the output AUTO 1 The wireless flashes automatically set the output MANUAL ...

Page 190: ... a fast shutter speed Select the menu P54 Settings ON OFF Set the communication light level for wireless recording Select the menu P54 Settings HIGH STANDARD LOW Using other settings for wireless flash recording Enabling FP firing for the wireless flashes Rec Flash Wireless FP Setting the output of communication light Rec Flash Communication Light MENU MENU ...

Page 191: ...nute has passed Pressing the DISP button or touching the monitor will make the display reappear This operation is to prevent screen burn in and is not a malfunction Release the motion picture button right after you press it 2 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Still picture recording is also possible during the motion picture recording by fully pressing the shutter butt...

Page 192: ...n picture Stabilizer will be fixed to even if it is set to It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor optional when recording motion pictures P353 If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor optional the power supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor optional is disconnected etc the motion picture will not be recorded It will be recorded in the foll...

Page 193: ...ality in the Motion Picture menu P193 1 Select the menu P54 2 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET When MP4 LPCM or MOV is selected confirmation screen is displayed Select Yes to execute 3 Press 3 4 to select Rec Quality and then press MENU SET 4 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET Available items differ depending on Rec Format and System Frequency P220 Exit the me...

Page 194: ...ite period of time and the quality becomes higher when the number gets bigger This unit is using the VBR recording method VBR is an abbreviation for Variable Bit Rate and the bit rate volume of data for definite period of time is changed automatically depending on the subject to record Therefore the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded Depending on the Rec Form...

Page 195: ...nsor output 2 Bit rate 59 94Hz NTSC 50 00Hz PAL 24 00Hz CINEMA FHD 28M 60p 1 1920k1080 59 94p 59 94 28 Mbps FHD 28M 50p 1 1920k1080 50 00p 50 00 28 Mbps FHD 17M 60i 1920k1080 59 94i 59 94 17 Mbps FHD 17M 50i 1920k1080 50 00i 50 00 17 Mbps FHD 24M 30p 1920k1080 59 94i 29 97 24 Mbps FHD 24M 25p 1920k1080 50 00i 25 00 24 Mbps FHD 24M 24p 1920k1080 23 98p 23 98 24 Mbps ...

Page 196: ...u can continuously record a motion picture with its size set to 4K in MP4 without a pause even if the motion picture exceeds 4 GB However the recorded content has to be played back as multiple files Item System frequency Size Recording frame rate Sensor output 2 Bit rate 59 94Hz NTSC 50 00Hz PAL 24 00Hz CINEMA 4K 100M 30p 1 3840k2160 29 97p 29 97 100 Mbps 4K 100M 25p 1 3840k2160 25 00p 25 00 100 M...

Page 197: ...FHD 100M 60p 1920k1080 59 94p 59 94 100 Mbps FHD 50M 60p 1920k1080 59 94p 59 94 50 Mbps FHD ALL I 2 200M 50p 1920k1080 50 00p 50 00 200 Mbps FHD 100M 50p 1920k1080 50 00p 50 00 100 Mbps FHD 50M 50p 1920k1080 50 00p 50 00 50 Mbps FHD ALL I 2 200M 30p 1920k1080 29 97p 29 97 200 Mbps FHD 100M 30p 1920k1080 29 97p 29 97 100 Mbps FHD 50M 30p 1920k1080 29 97p 29 97 50 Mbps FHD ALL I 2 200M 25p 1920k1080...

Page 198: ... and sound quality or they may not be played back Also recording information may not be displayed correctly Use this unit to playback in such case To play back motion pictures recorded with the recording frame rate set to 24p in Rec Quality on an external device or to export the motion pictures to it you need a compatible Blu ray disc recorder or a PC installed with PHOTOfunSTUDIO If you want to u...

Page 199: ...erated while recording a motion picture It is recommended to record with Continuous AF in the Motion Picture menu set to OFF if the sound of operation bothers you to avoid recording the lens noise When operating the zoom when recording motion pictures it may take time to come into focus How to set focus when recording a motion picture Continuous AF Applicable modes Focus Mode Continuous AF Descrip...

Page 200: ... Applicable modes Motion picture priorities Pictures will be recorded with a picture size of S 2 M The picture quality may be different to S 2 M of standard pictures Only JPEG images are recorded when Quality is set to or When set to still pictures will be recorded in Quality of A Up to 40 still pictures can be recorded during recording of the motion picture In Miniature Effect of Creative Control...

Page 201: ...s function is not available in the following cases When the motion picture size is set to VGA in Rec Quality When the frame rate for motion pictures is set to 24p in Rec Quality only when still picture priorities is set When using Ex Tele Conv in the Motion Picture menu only when still picture priorities is set ...

Page 202: ... operation for changing the aperture value or shutter speed is the same as the operation for setting the mode dial to or 4 Start recording Press the motion picture button or the shutter button to start recording a motion picture Still pictures cannot be taken 5 Stop recording Press the motion picture button or the shutter button to stop recording a motion picture Recording Mode Motion Picture Expo...

Page 203: ... a higher shutter speed may increase the noise on screen due to the higher sensitivity When subjects are recorded in an extremely bright place or under fluorescent LED lighting the color tone or brightness of the image may change or horizontal stripes may appear on the screen In that case change the Recording Mode or manually adjust the shutter speed to 1 60 or 1 100 If you use Synchro Scan P218 y...

Page 204: ...Picture menu to ON 1 Start recording 2 Touch 3 Touch icon 4 Drag the slide bar to set The speed of the operation varies depending on the position you touch 5 Stop recording Minimizing operational sounds during motion picture recording Zoom When an interchangeable lens compatible with power zoom is used Aperture value Shutter speed Exposure Compensation ISO sensitivity Gain dB P209 Mic level adjust...

Page 205: ...e recording P207 Motion Picture menu Mic Level Adj Mic Level Limiter Wind Cut Lens Noise Cut Checking the sound while recording motion pictures Motion Picture menu Sound Output For information on Special Mic in the Motion Picture menu which is available only when a stereo shotgun microphone DMW MS2 optional is used refer to P350 Using screens and displays suitable for motion picture recording P208...

Page 206: ...or motion pictures When you combine multiple materials into a single motion picture set a range that covers all materials Settings 0s255 16s235 16s255 This function works only for motion pictures Still pictures including those you take during motion picture recording will be taken with 0s255 When Rec Format is set to AVCHD or MP4 0 255 in Luminance Level will switch to 16 255 Setting the luminance...

Page 207: ...STANDARD LOW OFF Setting Wind Cut may alter the usual sound quality You can reduce the zoom sound of an interchangeable lens compatible with power zoom that is produced during motion picture recording Settings ON OFF This function works only when an interchangeable lens that supports power zoom is used When this function is used the sound quality may differ from that during normal operation Adjust...

Page 208: ...REC SOUND You can change the screen and display settings so that it will be convenient for you to handle motion pictures with the camera Set whether or not the mic levels are displayed on the recording screen Settings ON OFF When Mic Level Limiter is set to OFF Mic Level Disp is fixed to ON Checking the sound while recording motion pictures Applicable modes Motion Picture Sound Output REAL TIME Ac...

Page 209: ...he units of values SS Gain Operation Applicable modes Motion Picture SS Gain Operation SEC ISO Displays the shutter speed in seconds and the gain in ISO ANGLE ISO Displays the shutter speed in degrees and the gain in ISO The shutter speed below will be selectable When Synchro Scan is set to OFF 11 d to 360 d SEC dB Displays the shutter speed in seconds and the gain in dB The gain sensitivity below...

Page 210: ...F the setting toggles in the order of Zebra 1 OFF allowing you to switch the setting quickly Checking areas that may be white saturated Zebra Pattern Applicable modes Custom Zebra Pattern ZEBRA1 Displays areas above a certain luminance level by a right leaning zebra pattern ZEBRA2 Displays areas above a certain luminance level by a left leaning zebra pattern OFF SET Sets the minimum brightness lev...

Page 211: ...be switched to those of the motion pictures The exposure compensation value display will be switched within the available range for motion pictures When adjusting the exposure compensation the range available only for pictures will be indicated as The icons for functions that are not available for motion pictures such as the ones for the flash or the number of pixels will not be displayed Displayi...

Page 212: ...5 Limitations on the use of the HDMI output When using the Auto Focus Mode or MF assist the screen cannot be enlarged in windowed mode PIP Ex Tele Conv motion picture does not work excluding Creative Motion Picture Mode Aspect Ratio in the Rec menu is fixed to 16 9 Rec Quality in the Motion Picture menu is not available for motion pictures with their size set to VGA Sound Output in the Motion Pict...

Page 213: ... quality This option is ideal for saving the image on the external device You can select 4 2 2 10bit only in Creative Video Mode If you output the image through the HDMI connection when Bit Mode is set to 4 2 2 10bit motion pictures cannot be recorded If you use the HDMI output with Bit Mode set to 4 2 2 10bit the Wi Fi function will be disabled Info Display Shows or hides the displays of informat...

Page 214: ...his unit is turned off Time Code Value Sets the start point starting time for the time code Reset Sets to 00 00 00 00 hour minute second frame Manual Input Manually input hour minute second and frame Current Time Sets hour minute and second to current time and sets frame to 00 Time Code Mode Sets the time code recording method DF Drop frame The camera modifies the difference between recorded time ...

Page 215: ... frames than the recording frame rate in Rec Quality does Example If you set FHD 100M 24p to 12fps and record a motion picture a quick motion effect of 2k can be gained This function is available only when the camera is set to Creative Video Mode Recording with a variable frame rate is possible with the following settings in Rec Format and Rec Quality When Rec Format is set to MP4 recording with a...

Page 216: ...s MENU SET If you switch the Variable Frame Rate setting from OFF to ON the frame rate setting screen will be displayed 5 Press 2 1 to select the frame rate you will record the item with You can select a value between 2fps and 96fps You can also select a frame rate by rotating the rear front or control dial 6 Press MENU SET Exit the menu after it is set To cancel Variable Frame Rate Select the OFF...

Page 217: ...ng for a certain period Please continue to hold the camera until the recording finishes When using an interchangeable lens with no focus ring you cannot set focus with Manual Focus Set focus before setting Variable Frame Rate To play back motion pictures recorded with Variable Frame Rate on an external device or to export the motion pictures to it you need a compatible Blu ray disc recorder or a P...

Page 218: ... fine adjust the shutter speed Adjust the shutter speed while looking at the screen so that flickering and horizontal stripes will be minimized If you press and hold 2 1 the shutter speed will be adjusted faster You can also adjust the shutter speed setting on the recording screen in increments finer than the normal adjustment method Canceling Synchro Scan Select the OFF setting in step 2 When you...

Page 219: ... rotating the control dial If you press the motion picture button the color bars and the test tone will be recorded as a motion picture 3 Press MENU SET The color bars will disappear and the test tone will stop If you press MENU SET while recording color bars as a motion picture the color bars will disappear but you can continue the recording This operation allows you to record color bars in the b...

Page 220: ...e setting but are not sure about the system frequency for the broadcasting system of your region perform Reset in the Setup menu P58 Once you change the system frequency After changing the System Frequency setting motion pictures may not be recorded or played back if you continue to use the card that was inserted in the camera We recommend that you replace the card with another one and format P58 ...

Page 221: ...winding changes depending on the playback status To finish playback Press again press the shutter button halfway or press the motion picture button Not available in these cases This camera complies with the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and with Exif Exchangeable Image File Format This camera...

Page 222: ...orward rewind speed increases if you press 1 2 again If you do not operate the camera for approximately 2 seconds touch icons and other screen displays will disappear To display them touch the screen If you press MENU SET during a pause you can create a picture from a motion picture P223 To play back the motion pictures recorded by this unit on a PC use the PHOTOfunSTUDIO software on the DVD suppl...

Page 223: ...picture you play back When the motion picture size is set to C4K in Rec Quality 4096k2160 9 M When the motion picture size is set to 4K in Rec Quality M 8 M When the motion picture size is set to FHD HD in Rec Quality S 2 M Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality is displayed during playback of still pictures created from motion pictures Not ava...

Page 224: ...e image by pinching out pinching in P49 on the part you want to enlarge reduce You can forward or rewind the image while maintaining the same zoom magnification and zoom position for the Playback Zoom by rotating the control dial during Playback Zoom Rotate the rear dial left 1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen display If the rear dial is rotated to the right the previous playback scree...

Page 225: ...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 A picture group consists of multiple pictures You can play back pictures in a group either continuously or one by one You can edit or delete all pictures in a group at once For example if you delete a picture group all pictures in the group ...

Page 226: ...lip through images Touch or press 4 again to return to the normal playback screen Each picture in a group can be treated same as normal pictures when they are played back Such as Multi Playback Playback Zoom and deleting images Continuously playing back Group Pictures From the first picture Pictures are played back continuously from the first picture of the group From the current picture Pictures ...

Page 227: ... touching 2 Press 3 to select Delete Single and then press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed Picture is deleted by selecting Yes To delete a single picture Delete Confirmation in the Playback menu enables you to set which option on the delete confirmation screen Yes or No will be highlighted first The default setting is No P253 A single picture can be deleted directly by pressing the funct...

Page 228: ...h the Delete All set 3 When Delete Multi is selected Press 3 4 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET to set Repeat this step appears on the selected pictures If MENU SET is pressed again the setting is canceled 4 When Delete Multi is selected Press 2 to select OK and then press MENU SET to execute Confirmation screen is displayed Pictures are deleted by selecting Yes Do not turn the ca...

Page 229: ...onization with music and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures You can also put together a slide show composed of only still pictures only motion pictures only 3D pictures etc We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a TV 1 Select the menu P54 2 Select the group to play back by pressing 3 4 and then press ME...

Page 230: ...or during the slide show for in Category Selection Even if Effect is set it does not work during a slide show of Group Pictures When pictures are displayed on a TV connected via an HDMI micro cable or when vertically displayed pictures are played back some of the Effect settings will not work Setup Duration or Repeat can be set Duration can be set only when OFF has been selected as the Effect sett...

Page 231: ... select the person to play back and then press MENU SET As for group pictures the entire group is treated as a single picture with Face Recognition information Categorization of the motion pictures differ from the still pictures depending on the Recording Mode Some motion pictures may not be played back Playback Mode Playback Playback Mode Face Recog i Portrait i Night Portrait i Baby Scene Detect...

Page 232: ...mation onto images is taking place During a suspended period is displayed Select the period with to restart the recording process from the picture you left off To delete the received location information 1 Select the menu P54 2 Press 3 4 to select the period you want to delete then press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Location information can be writt...

Page 233: ...Scenery Portrait i Dynamic Allows you to select an i Dynamic setting HIGH STANDARD LOW OFF Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast Highlight Allows you to adjust the brightness of bright portions Shadow Allows you to adjust the brightness of dark portions Saturation Color Tone Allows you to adjust the saturation When Monochrome is selected in Photo Style you can adjust the color tone Hue Filter...

Page 234: ...Reduction i Resolution or Sharpness is selected the comparison screen cannot be displayed If you touch the picture twice the picture will be enlarged If you touch the picture twice when it is enlarged it will be reduced to the original size Button operation Touch operation Description of operation 2 1 Dragging Selects a setting 3 WB K Set Displays the screen that lets you set the color temperature...

Page 235: ...essing on the DVD software supplied SILKYPIX Developer Studio are not completely identical The range within which you can correct the exposure differs from the one you can correct during recording The White Balance setting of pictures taken with multiple exposures is fixed to the setting at the time of recording If you perform RAW Processing in the Playback menu on a picture taken with Red Eye Rem...

Page 236: ...ayed 5 Touch Save or press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Exit the menu after it is executed Removing unnecessary parts Clear Retouch Playback Clear Retouch Erasing details enlarging the display 1 Touch SCALING Pinching out pinching in P49 the screen allows you to enlarge reduce it Enlarge reduce can also be performed by rotating the rear dial The enl...

Page 237: ... once When Clear Retouch is performed on group pictures they are saved as new pictures separate from the original ones Not available in these cases Not available when the viewfinder is in use Clear Retouch cannot be performed on the following images Motion pictures Pictures taken with or Pictures created from a motion picture which had been recorded when the motion picture size had been set to C4K...

Page 238: ...D supplied You can set up to 100 pictures at one time with Multi Not available in these cases You cannot use Title Edit for the following pictures Motion pictures Pictures taken with or Title Edit Playback Title Edit Single Multi 2 Select the picture is displayed for pictures with titles already registered Single setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture 2 Press MENU SET Multi setting 1 Press 3 4 ...

Page 239: ...Text Stamp Playback Text Stamp Single Multi 2 Select the picture appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text Single setting 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture 2 Press MENU SET Multi setting 1 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET repeat The setting is canceled when MENU SET is pressed again 2 Press 2 to select OK and then press MENU SET to execute LISA LISA LISA MENU...

Page 240: ... selected Exit the menu after it is executed Shooting Date W O TIME Stamp the year month and date WITH TIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes OFF Name Face Recognition Name registered in Face Recog will be stamped Baby Pet Name registered in Profile Setup will be stamped OFF Location ON Stamps the travel destination name set under Location OFF Travel Date ON Stamps the travel date set unde...

Page 241: ...inter being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing When you stamp pictures in a group the stamped ones are saved separately from the original ones in the group Not available in these cases You cannot use Text Stamp for the following pictures Motion pictures Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title Pictures that were previously stamped with Text Stamp Picture...

Page 242: ...oid trying to divide motion picture near the very beginning or end of the motion picture You cannot use Video Divide for the following pictures Motion pictures with a short recording time Video Divide Playback Video Divide 3 Press 3 at the location to divide You can finely adjust the location for division by pressing 2 1 while the motion picture is paused 4 Press 4 Confirmation screen is displayed...

Page 243: ...available in the following cases When System Frequency is set to 24 00 Hz CINEMA A Motion picture is created from group pictures taken with Stop Motion Animation Created motion pictures are saved in MP4 recording format 1 Select the menu P54 2 Select the Stop Motion Animation group with 2 1 and then press MENU SET 3 Create a motion picture by selecting the methods for creating it The steps are the...

Page 244: ...nd then press MENU SET Confirmation screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Exit the menu after it is executed Multi setting 1 Press 3 4 to select the size and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET to set repeat The setting is canceled when MENU SET is pressed again 3 Press 2 to select OK and then press MENU SET to execute Confirmation sc...

Page 245: ...ed picture will deteriorate Not available in these cases This function is not available in the following cases Motion pictures Group Pictures Pictures stamped with Text Stamp Pictures taken with or Pictures created from a motion picture which had been recorded when the motion picture size had been set to C4K in Rec Quality ...

Page 246: ...ne picture at a time when you want to crop the pictures in a picture group You cannot edit all pictures in a group at once When you crop pictures in a group the cropped ones are saved separately from the original ones in the group Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone Cropping Not available in these cases This function is n...

Page 247: ... after it is set Select the menu P54 The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select OFF Exit the menu after it is set Not available in these cases When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was ...

Page 248: ...ed You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites When you set pictures in a group as Favorite the number of your Favorite pictures is displayed on the Favorite icon of the group s top picture Not available in these cases This function is not available in the following case Pictures taken with Favorite Playback Favorite Single Multi 2 Select the picture Single setting Press 2 1 to select the picture ...

Page 249: ...on visit http panasonic jp dc dpof_110 white_e htm 1 Select the menu P54 3 Press 3 4 to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set When Multi has been selected Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures 999 is displayed on the screen if the total number of prints you set for a group pictures is more than 1000 pict...

Page 250: ...rint feature is disabled for pictures that are stamped with text The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 Depending on the printer the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if this is the case It may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment In this case cancel all the settings and reset the settings When you set pictures in a group to Print Set ...

Page 251: ...ect the number of pictures with the Protect setting is displayed on the Protect icon of the group s top picture Protect Playback Protect Single Multi 2 Select the picture Single setting Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET The setting is canceled when MENU SET is pressed again Exit the menu after it is set Multi setting Press 3 4 2 1 to select the pictures and then press MENU SE...

Page 252: ...cognition information of pictures in a group has to be edited at once You cannot edit one picture at a time Editing of group pictures can be performed only on the first picture of each set You can set the order in which the camera displays images during playback 1 Select the menu P54 2 Press 3 4 to select an item and then press MENU SET Exit the menu after it is set When you insert another card im...

Page 253: ...ing a picture is displayed 1 Select the menu P54 2 Press 3 4 to select an item and then press MENU SET Exit the menu after it is set Delete Confirmation Playback Delete Confirmation Yes first Yes is highlighted first so deletion can be done quickly No first No is highlighted first Accidental deletion of pictures is avoided No Yes MENU ...

Page 254: ...be intercepted by a third party Do not use the camera in areas with magnetic fields static electricity or interference Do not use the camera in areas with magnetic fields static electricity or interference such as near microwave ovens These may cause the interruption of the radio waves Using the camera near devices such as microwave ovens or cordless telephones that use the 2 4 GHz radio wave band...

Page 255: ...e information required for connecting the smartphone tablet to this unit QR code SSID and password is displayed P259 Pressing Wi Fi before connecting to Wi Fi Following items can be selected These operating instructions describe the procedure for New Connection Compatible models This function can be used with the NFC compatible device with Android OS version 2 3 3 or higher excluding some models F...

Page 256: ... be completely sent depending on radio wave conditions If the connection is terminated while sending pictures pictures with missing sections may be sent Do not remove the memory card or battery or move to an area without any reception while sending images The monitor display may become distorted for an instant while connected to the service however this will not affect the image being sent If you ...

Page 257: ...P267 Easy connection easy transfer You can use easily by pressing and holding Wi Fi or by using the NFC function Displaying pictures on a TV P272 Printing Wirelessly P273 When sending images to AV device P274 You can send pictures and motion pictures to AV devices in your house home AV devices You can also send them to the devices external AV devices of your family or friends living away from you ...

Page 258: ...ures may change with version updates The service may not be able to be used properly depending on the type of smartphone being used For information on the Image App refer to the support site below http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only When downloading the app on a mobile network high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract Ins...

Page 259: ...To change the connection method press DISP and then select the connection method P262 The same screen can be displayed by selecting the following menu items A SSID and password B QR code 2 Operate the smartphone tablet Once the connection is complete the image from the camera will be displayed on the screen of the smartphone After this operation it may take a while for the connection to be complet...

Page 260: ...When it is difficult to scan the QR code try enlarging it 4 Install the profile of IMAGE APP A message will be displayed on the browser If the smartphone is locked with a passcode enter the passcode to unlock the smartphone 5 Press the home button to close the browser 6 Turn on the Wi Fi function in the setting menu of the smartphone tablet 7 Select the SSID displayed on the screen of the camera 8...

Page 261: ...ing the QR code to set up a connection 1 Start Image App P258 2 Select QR code 3 Using Image App scan the QR code displayed on the screen of the camera If you press MENU SET on the camera the QR code will be enlarged When it is difficult to scan the QR code try enlarging it When using an SSID and password to set up a connection 1 Start Image App P258 2 Select Wi Fi 3 Select the SSID displayed on t...

Page 262: ...re described on P296 to connect the camera to the smartphone 2 Start Image App P258 WPS is a function that allows you to easily set up a connection with a wireless LAN device and make security related settings To check whether your smartphone supports the function refer to the operating instructions of the smartphone Terminating the connection After use terminate the connection to the smartphone 1...

Page 263: ...he smartphone has connected an image of this camera will be displayed on the smartphone The connected smartphone is registered to this camera If a connection attempt by touching fails restart the Image App and then display the screen in step 1 again If a connection is established during single picture playback the picture will be transferred to the smartphone P266 Connecting to a smartphone tablet...

Page 264: ... settings of NFC compatible smartphones refer to the operating instructions of your device If there is a metal object between this camera and the smartphone reading may fail Also putting a sticker around the NFC area may deteriorate the communication performance This function is not available in the following cases When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording motion pictures When using Time...

Page 265: ...P4 LPCM and MOV cannot be saved 3D pictures MPO format will be saved as 2D pictures JPEG format Playing back images in the camera 1 Select You can switch the images to be displayed by selecting the icon A on the top left of the screen To display images stored in the camera select LUMIX 2 Touch the image to enlarge it Saving images stored in the camera 1 Select You can switch the images to be displ...

Page 266: ... screen of the Image App touch the smartphone to of the camera It may take time to complete the connection If a connection attempt by touching fails restart the Image App and then display the screen in step 2 again To transfer more than one image repeat steps 1 and 3 They cannot be transferred as a batch Depending on the environment you are using it may take a few minutes to complete the image tra...

Page 267: ...e time of recording may be written Keep the following points in mind Set the camera s Home setting in World Time to your region Once you start recording location information with your smartphone do not change the camera s Home setting in World Time Location information cannot be written on images that were recorded when the clock was not set Sending images in the camera to an SNS 1 Select You can ...

Page 268: ...pp for iOS If you press the Home or On Off button of the smartphone while location information is being recorded the recording will stop Not available in these cases The smartphone may fail to acquire location information in China and the border area in the neighbouring countries of China As of March 2014 1 Select 2 Select Geotagging 3 Select 1 Select 2 Select Geotagging 3 Select 1 Select 2 Select...

Page 269: ...of the destination device For details on how to send images refer to P299 Sending images to a smartphone tablet by controlling the camera JPEG RAW MP4 AVCHD MP4 LPCM MOV 3D Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera Preparations Install the Image App in advance P258 Sending an image each time a recording is...

Page 270: ... until sending is complete Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording New Connection Send Images While Recording Smartphone On your smartphone When connecting with Via Network 1 Turn on the Wi Fi function 2 Select the wireless access point you want to connect to and set 3 Start Image App P258 When connecting with Wi Fi Direct or WPS Connection in Direct 1 Start Imag...

Page 271: ...Wi Fi function 2 Select the wireless access point you want to connect to and set 3 Start Image App P258 When connecting with Wi Fi Direct or WPS Connection in Direct 1 Start Image App P258 When connecting with Manual Connection in Direct 1 Turn on the Wi Fi function 2 Select the SSID that matches the one displayed on the screen of this unit and then enter the password 3 Start Image App P258 Single...

Page 272: ...n you take or play back pictures Effect and Sound of the Slide Show are disabled Not available in these cases Motion pictures cannot be played back During the multi calendar playback pictures displayed on the screen of this unit are not displayed on TV You can display pictures on a TV that supports the Digital Media Renderer DMR function of the DLNA standard If you display pictures using the Wi Fi...

Page 273: ...ble is connected For details refer to P339 To change the setting or disconnect press Wi Fi P256 Not available in these cases Motion pictures cannot be printed out You can send images to a compatible printer and print them wirelessly JPEG RAW MP4 AVCHD MP4 LPCM MOV 3D Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera Preparations You can print out recorded pictures wirelessly from a PictB...

Page 274: ... images refer to P299 A Wireless access point B Home AV device C External AV device JPEG RAW MP4 AVCHD MP4 LPCM MOV 3D Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera Preparations When sending a picture to Home set your device to DLNA waiting mode Read the operating instructions of your device for details When s...

Page 275: ...ected 4 Select a device you want to connect When the connection is complete the screen is displayed To change the send setting press DISP P301 5 Select Single Select or Multi Select To change the setting or disconnect press Wi Fi P256 Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording New Connection Send Images While Recording AV device Select and send the images Send Image...

Page 276: ...nd pictures and motion pictures recorded with this unit to a PC JPEG RAW MP4 AVCHD MP4 LPCM MOV 3D Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera Preparations On the camera If the workgroup of the destination PC has been changed from the standard setting you also need to change the setting of this unit in PC Co...

Page 277: ... or set a password to the folder select Create manually For details refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfunSTUDIO PDF When not using PHOTOfunSTUDIO For Windows Supported OS Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Example Windows 7 1 Select a folder you intend to use for receiving then right click 2 Select Properties then enable sharing of the folder For details refer to th...

Page 278: ...NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers 4 Select the folder you want to send When the connection is complete the screen is displayed To change the send setting press DISP P301 5 Take pictures To change the setting or disconnect press Wi Fi P256 You cannot change the settings while sending pictures Wait until sending is complete Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recordin...

Page 279: ... screen for a user account and password entry appears enter the one you set on your PC When the computer name NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers contains a space blank character etc it may not be recognized correctly If a connection attempt fails we recommend that you change the computer name or NetBIOS name to the one consisting of only alphanumeric characters with a maximum of 15 characters Se...

Page 280: ...rvice you can receive the transferred pictures or motion pictures on a PC or smartphone A Wireless access point B Web service C Cloud Sync Service Preparations To send images to a web service or a cloud folder you need to register to LUMIX CLUB P286 To send images to a web service you need to register the web service P282 When sending images to web service P281 When sending images to Cloud Sync Se...

Page 281: ...time and date when the images was taken and the location where the image was taken Check this information before uploading images to web services When sending images to web service JPEG RAW MP4 AVCHD MP4 LPCM MOV 3D Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera Sending an image each time a recording is made Se...

Page 282: ...CLUB login ID and password and log in to the service P286 3 Register your email address 4 Select the web service to be used and register it Follow the instructions on the screen to register the service 1 Select the menu 2 Select Via Network and connect P292 3 Select a web service you want to connect When the connection is complete the screen is displayed To change the send setting press DISP P301 ...

Page 283: ...he setting or disconnect press Wi Fi P256 Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera New Connection Send Images Stored in the Camera Web service Single Select setting 1 Select the picture 2 Select Set Multi Select setting 1 Select the picture repeat The setting is canceled when the picture is selected again 2 Select OK The number of pictures that can be sent by Multi Select is lim...

Page 284: ...the transfer Methods for sending and images that can be sent Excluding motion pictures recorded with their size set to 4K in Rec Quality Some images may not be played back or sent depending on the device For information on the playback of images check the operating instructions of the destination device For details on how to send images refer to P299 When sending images to Cloud Sync Service Prepa...

Page 285: ...the send setting press DISP P301 4 Select Single Select or Multi Select To change the setting or disconnect press Wi Fi P256 Sending an image each time a recording is made Send Images While Recording New Connection Send Images While Recording Cloud Sync Service Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the Camera New Connection Send Images Stored in the Camera Cloud Sync Service Single Sele...

Page 286: ...eed to acquire a new login ID 4 Select the method for connecting to a wireless access point and set Refer to P293 for details A setting screen will be displayed only when connecting for the first time Once you set the connection method it will be saved on this unit and used when connecting the next time To change the wireless access point you want to connect to press DISP and change the connection...

Page 287: ... Press to cancel the process without acquiring a login ID 6 Enter a password Enter any combination of 8 to 16 characters and numbers for the password For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text section on P57 7 Check the login ID and select OK The login ID 12 digit number will be displayed automatically When logging in to the LUMIX CLUB with a computer you only need to enter the ...

Page 288: ...in ID The login ID and password are displayed The password is displayed as Close the menu if only checking the login ID 4 Select the item to change 5 Enter the login ID or password Refer to Entering Text P57 for information on how to enter text Enter the new password you have created on your smartphone tablet or PC into the camera If the password differs from the one you created on your smartphone...

Page 289: ...age App menu set the common login ID The login IDs for this unit and the smartphone become the same After connecting this unit to the smartphone the setup screen for a common login ID may appear when you display the playback screen You can also set a common login ID by following the on screen instructions This operation is not available for Wi Fi Direct connection When this unit and the smartphone...

Page 290: ...Next 4 Select Yes on the confirmation screen for deleting the LUMIX CLUB account If you want to continue using the service selecting No will only delete the login ID Exit the menu after it is executed 5 Select Next The login ID is deleted and then the message notifying the deletion of your account is displayed Select OK Exit the menu after it is executed Changes and other actions to login IDs can ...

Page 291: ... want to change or delete 3 Select Edit or Delete Exit the menu after it is set Configuring the external AV device settings Preparations Check the address number 16 digit number and access number 4 digit number of the destination AV device issued by LUMIX CLUB Refer to the AV device instruction manual for details Setup Wi Fi Wi Fi Setup External AV device Change or delete information on registered...

Page 292: ... wireless access points are not available or for when connecting temporarily to a device you do not usually use When connecting with the same settings as the previous ones you can use the Wi Fi function quickly by connecting via Select a destination from History or Select a destination from Favorite A Wireless access point Via Network Connects via a wireless access point P293 Direct Your device co...

Page 293: ...i Fi Protected SetupTM with a WPS mark Press the wireless access point WPS button until it switches to WPS mode Refer to the wireless access point instruction manual for details e g WPS PIN code Save PIN code type wireless access point that is compatible with Wi Fi Protected Setup with a WPS mark 1 Select the wireless access point you are connecting to 2 Enter the PIN code displayed on the camera ...

Page 294: ...ith Manual Input 2 If network authentication is encrypted Enter the encryption key For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text section on P57 When connecting with Manual Input 1 On the screen displayed in step 1 of If you are not sure about the WPS compatibility connecting by From List select Manual Input 2 Enter the SSID of the wireless access point you are connecting to then se...

Page 295: ...s access points instruction manual and settings when saving a wireless access point If no connection can be established the wireless access point s radio waves may be too weak Refer to Message Display P364 and Troubleshooting P393 for details Transmission speed may decrease or may not be usable depending on the environment it is used in Network authentication type Encryption types that can be set ...

Page 296: ...S Push Button 1 Select WPS Push Button 2 Set the device to WPS mode You can wait longer for a connection by pressing the DISP button on this unit WPS PIN code 1 Select WPS PIN code 2 Enter the PIN code of the device into this unit Manual Connection Enter the SSID and password into the device The SSID and password are displayed on the connection waiting screen of this unit If the destination is Sma...

Page 297: ...story 3 Select the item you want to register to favorites and then press 1 4 Enter a registration name For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text section on P57 A maximum of 30 characters can be entered A two byte character is treated as two characters Connecting quickly with the same settings as the previous ones Select a destination from History Select a destination from Favor...

Page 298: ...n attempt fails reconnect by using New Connection Editing the items registered to favorites Remove from Favorite Change the Order in Favorite Select the destination Change the Registered Name For details on how to enter characters refer to Entering Text section on P57 A maximum of 30 characters can be entered A two byte character is treated as two characters Save frequently used Wi Fi connection s...

Page 299: ...orded in AVCHD can be sent to PC if the file size is 4 GB or smaller It cannot be sent if the size is greater than 4 GB 3 Excluding motion pictures recorded with their size set to 4K in Rec Quality Some images may not be played back or sent depending on the device Refer to the manual of the destination equipment or the web service for more information on how to playback pictures About settings for...

Page 300: ...ection before sending is complete unsent pictures will not be resent You may not be able to delete files or use the playback menu while sending Not available in these cases Motion pictures cannot be sent Images can be selected and sent after recording Details of the playback menu Favorite or Print Set settings will not be sent Not available in these cases Some images taken with a different camera ...

Page 301: ...t Auto the image size is determined by the circumstances at the destination You can select the image size for Change from M S or VGA The aspect ratio does not change File Format 2 JPG RAWiJPG RAW Delete Location Data 3 Select whether to delete the location information from images before sending them ON Delete the location information then send OFF Keep the location information and send This operat...

Page 302: ...B login ID PC Connection You can set the workgroup To send images to a PC a connection to the same workgroup as the destination PC is required The default setting is WORKGROUP Change Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup of the connecting PC Restore to Default Restores the default state Device Name You can change the name of this unit 1 Press DISP 2 Enter the desired device name For details on how to...

Page 303: ...ved Regulations is only available on the version DMC GH4P Touch Sharing Sets the camera operation after the connection with the NFC function is complete ON When a Wi Fi connection is complete by using the NFC function during single picture playback the single picture can be transferred OFF Wi Fi Password To prevent incorrect operation or use of the Wi Fi function by a third party and to protect sa...

Page 304: ...AF Eye Sensor AF Pinpoint AF Time AF Assist Lamp Direct Focus Area Focus Release Priority AF MF Manual Focus P308 MF Assist MF Guide Peaking Screen display P309 Histogram Guide Line Center Marker Highlight Zebra Pattern Monochrome Live View Constant Preview Expo Meter LVF Disp Style Monitor Disp Style Monitor Info Disp Rec Area Video Priority Display Auto Review Buttons and dials P312 Fn Button Se...

Page 305: ...ut of Light at once Silent Mode Refer to P170 for details AF AE lock Setting the functions of AF AE LOCK AF AE Lock Refer to P160 for details Maintaining not maintaining the lock when AF AE LOCK is released AF AE Lock Hold ON OFF Refer to P160 for details Shutter button Focusing not focusing when the shutter button is pressed halfway Shutter AF ON OFF Releasing not releasing the shutter by pressin...

Page 306: ...conditions In Preview Mode In low light situations With lenses that only offer Manual Focus With some Four Thirds lenses that do not support contrast AF Adjusting not adjusting the focus automatically when the eye sensor is activated Eye Sensor AF ON OFF If Eye Sensor AF in the Custom menu is set to ON the camera automatically adjusts the focus as the eye sensor is activated Beep sounds are not em...

Page 307: ...re difficult to focus on the subject The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the interchangeable lens H HS12035 H FS14140 is used but it does not affect the performance The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked and it may become harder to focus when a lens with large diameter is used The setting for the AF Assist Lamp is fixed to OFF in the following cases When Silent Mode is set to ON Movin...

Page 308: ...ssing OFF The MF Assist cannot be enlarged even if you operate the lens s focus ring or focus lever or press If you press when this item is set to or OFF the screen that lets you set the area to be enlarged will be displayed When an interchangeable lens with no focus ring is used ON You can adjust the focus when the screen that lets you set the area to be enlarged is displayed after pressing OFF Y...

Page 309: ... When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than n0 during Exposure Compensation or in the Manual Exposure Mode When the flash is activated When suitable exposure is not achieved with the flash closed When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed ...

Page 310: ... Playback Zoom Displaying areas that may be white saturated Zebra Pattern Refer to P210 for details Displaying the recording screen in black and white Monochrome Live View Refer to P211 for details Checking not checking the effects of aperture and shutter speed on the recording screen Constant Preview ON OFF Refer to P154 for details Displaying not displaying the exposure meter Expo Meter ON OFF A...

Page 311: ...ing is different in still and motion pictures the angle of view changes at the start of motion picture recording When Rec Area is set to angle of view during motion picture recording is displayed The recording area indicated is an approximation Switching screens to those suitable for motion picture recording Video Priority Display Refer to P211 for details Displaying a picture right after it is ta...

Page 312: ...on methods of the rear dial and front dial Dial Set Assign Dial F SS Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed in Manual Exposure Mode F SS Assigns the aperture value to the front dial and the shutter speed to the rear dial SS F Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial and the aperture value to the rear dial Rotation F SS Changes the rotation direction of the dials for adju...

Page 313: ...no focus ring is used Control Dial MF DISP Rotating the control dial allows you to switch the enlarged display windowed full screen FOCUS Rotating the control dial allows you to adjust the focus MF Assist Display FULL Enlarges the display in a window on the screen PIP Enlarges the display in full screen Setting the eye sensor sensitivity and the method for switching between the monitor and viewfin...

Page 314: ...Touch Pad AF Operation to move the AF area by touching the monitor when the viewfinder is in use P104 EXACT OFFSET OFF Switching the speed for forwarding or rewinding pictures continuously Touch Scroll H High speed L Low speed Displaying not displaying the selection screen when the mode dial is switched to Menu Guide ON Displays the selection screen for the Creative Control Mode OFF Displays the r...

Page 315: ... also set the menu item by dragging it from the top row to the bottom row If there is no empty space in the bottom row you can replace an existing item with a new select item by selecting the existing item To cancel the setting move to the bottom row by pressing 4 and select an item to cancel and then press MENU SET Items that can be set are as follows Rec menu Recording functions Photo Style P140...

Page 316: ...enu Custom menu Motion Pic Rec Format P193 Motion Pic Rec Quality P193 Variable Frame Rate P215 Picture Mode P200 Synchro Scan P218 Time Code Display P214 Silent Mode P170 Peaking P111 Histogram P309 Guide Line P309 Zebra Pattern P210 Monochrome Live View P211 Rec Area P311 Video Priority Display P211 Step Zoom P166 Zoom Speed P166 Touch Screen P314 ...

Page 317: ...o select Setting in REC mode or Setting in PLAY mode and then press MENU SET 3 Press 3 4 to select the function button you want to assign a function to and then press MENU SET 4 Press 3 4 to select the function you want to assign and then press MENU SET Some functions cannot be assigned depending on the function button Refer to P318 for Setting in REC mode and P320 for Setting in PLAY mode Custom ...

Page 318: ...G 1 Shot Spot Metering Cursor Button Lock Photo Style P140 Aspect Ratio P129 Picture Size P129 Quality P130 AFS AFF P91 Metering Mode P161 Burst Rate P113 Auto Bracket P117 Self Timer P119 Highlight Shadow P142 i Dynamic P144 i Resolution P144 HDR P145 Electronic Shutter P171 Flash Mode P183 Flash Adjust P186 Ex Tele Conv still pictures motion pictures P163 Digital Zoom P165 Stabilizer P51 AF Mode...

Page 319: ...is set it will record the RAW file and a fine JPEG image simultaneously once only It will return to original quality after recording When 1 Shot Spot Metering is set it will record with Metering Mode set to spot once only It will return to original Metering Mode after recording Operations of the cursor button MENU SET and the control dial are disabled when Cursor Button Lock is set Press the funct...

Page 320: ...turn to the default configuration Using the function buttons during playback Example When Fn2 is set to Favorite 1 Press 2 1 to select the picture 2 Press Fn2 and then set the image as Favorite When assigning Print Set set the number of pictures to be printed next When assigning Delete Single select Yes on the confirmation screen Making the function button settings for playback Playback Menu Playb...

Page 321: ...egistering custom settings Preparations Set in advance the Recording Mode you wish to save and select the desired menu settings on the camera Custom Cust Set Mem The settings are registered for on the mode dial You can record using by simply rotating the mode dial to the corresponding position If you register the custom settings you use often it is then convenient to use them The settings are regi...

Page 322: ...ct the custom setting you want to use and then press MENU SET Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen Changing the settings Registered contents do not change when the menu setting is changed temporarily with the mode dial set to or To change the registered settings overwrite the registered content using Cust Set Mem on the custom settings menu Recording using registered c...

Page 323: ...nd the camera is connected to a TV supporting VIERA Link input of the TV will be switched automatically and playback screen will be displayed Refer to P327 for details When System Frequency is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your region images may not be played back correctly When you have motion pictures recorded with Rec Format set to MP4 and their size set to 4K in Rec Quali...

Page 324: ...ub motion pictures recorded with their size set to 4K or C4K in Rec Quality to Blu ray discs and DVDs with Panasonic recorders As of March 2014 With the PHOTOfunSTUDIO software on the DVD supplied you can convert 4K motion pictures into smaller sized motion pictures or copy 4K motion pictures to a DVD or CD Refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfunSTUDIO PDF Storing 4K motion pictures ...

Page 325: ...ing so may cause malfunction Preparations Turn this unit and the TV off 1 High quality 2 HDMI socket 3 Video socket To connect with an HDMI micro cable Check the HDMI Mode Play P65 To play back motion pictures recorded with System Frequency set to 59 94 Hz NTSC and the recording frame rate set to 24p in Rec Quality set HDMI Mode Play to AUTO For settings other than AUTO it cannot output at 24 fram...

Page 326: ...e USB connection cable supplied will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable supplied simultaneously with the HDMI micro cable When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry Proper playback will be dependent on the TV used for viewing You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set System Frequency in the Setup menu No...

Page 327: ... model For cards compatible with playback refer to the operating instructions of the TV Using VIERA Link HDMI What is the VIERA Link HDMI HDAVI Control This function allows you to use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy operations when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI micro cable for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possibl...

Page 328: ...itch the input channel For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for the TV If VIERA Link does not work properly refer to P407 If you are unsure whether or not the TV you are using is compatible with VIERA Link read the operating instructions for the TV Available linked operations between this unit and a Panasonic TV are different depending on the types of Panasonic...

Page 329: ...not recognized please refer to the below support site http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html PC that can be used The unit can be connected to any PC capable of recognizing a mass storage device Windows support Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 Mac support OS X v10 5 to v10 9 AVCHD motion pictures may not be imported correctly when copied as files or folder With ...

Page 330: ...FF etc that can be displayed on a personal computer LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 LoiLoScope is a video editing software where that draws out the full power of your PC Creating videos is as easy as organizing cards on top of a desk Use your music picture and video files to create videos to share with your friends and family by burning...

Page 331: ...ating environment For details on SILKYPIX Developer Studio please read the support site given on P330 2 Insert the DVD with the supplied software 3 Click on the Applications on the install menu If the automatic playback screen is displayed you can display the menu by selecting and executing Launcher exe In Windows 8 Windows 8 1 you can display the menu by clicking a message that is displayed after...

Page 332: ...able DMW USBC1 optional 2 Press 3 4 to select PC and then press MENU SET If USB Mode P64 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 When the camera is connected to a PC while USB Mode is set to PictBridge PTP a message may appear on the PC screen In that case close the message and remove the USB co...

Page 333: ...amera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps Disconnect the USB connection cable safely Otherwise data may be destroyed Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor optional turn the camera off Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed ...

Page 334: ...era When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder Connection in the PTP Mode Set USB Mode to PictBridge PTP Data can now be read only from the card in the PC When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported in the PTP Mode Motion picture cannot be played back in PTP Mode For Windows A drive LUMIX is displayed in Computer For Mac A drive LUMIX is disp...

Page 335: ...equipment such as recorders and video players by connecting this unit to the non compatible equipment using an AV cable optional Non compatible equipment will be able to play back the content This is convenient if you wish to pass around dubbed content In this case the content will be played back in standard rather than high definition picture quality 1 Connect this unit with the recording equipme...

Page 336: ...d with 16 9 setting on a 4 3 aspect TV When System Frequency is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your region images may not be played back correctly When System Frequency is set to 24 00 Hz CINEMA you cannot play back images on a TV connected with an AV cable Always use a genuine Panasonic AV cable DMW AVC1 optional See the operating instructions for the recording equipment for ...

Page 337: ...oward you Check the direction of the terminals and plug in out straight holding onto the plug It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal if it is plugged in obliquely or in wrong direction Do not connect devices to incorrect terminals Doing so may cause malfunction Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine Panasonic USB connection cable DMW ...

Page 338: ... stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while å Cable disconnect prohibit icon is displayed May not be displayed depending on the type of printer used Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor optional turn the camera off Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection ca...

Page 339: ...ed at one time Press 3 4 2 1 to select the pictures and then press MENU SET When MENU SET is pressed again the setting is canceled After the pictures have been selected press 2 to select OK and then press MENU SET Select All Prints all the stored pictures Print Set DPOF Prints the pictures set in Print Set only P249 Favorite Prints the pictures set as favorites only P248 3 Press 3 to select Print ...

Page 340: ... the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture Depending on the printer the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if this is the case When printing images with a text stamp please remember to set print with date to OFF or the date will print on top In some printers the picture date for pictures taken with the aspect ratio set to 1 1 ...

Page 341: ...layout Settings on the printer are prioritized L 3 5qk5q 89 mmk127 mm 2L 5qk7q 127 mmk178 mm POSTCARD 100 mmk148 mm 16 9 101 6 mmk180 6 mm A4 210 mmk297 mm A3 297 mmk420 mm 10k15cm 100 mmk150 mm 4qk6q 101 6 mmk152 4 mm 8qk10q 203 2 mmk254 mm LETTER 216 mmk279 4 mm CARD SIZE 54 mmk85 6 mm Settings on the printer are prioritized á 1 picture with no frame on 1 page â 1 picture with a frame on 1 page ...

Page 342: ...ge Layout to ä and then set Num of prints to 1 for each of the 4 pictures 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 may differ from ...

Page 343: ...rd When the aspect ratio is set to 4 3 and the quality is set to Read the operating instructions of the 3D interchangeable lens for details Not available in these cases You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation When a distance to the subject is 0 6 m 2 0 feet to approximately 1 m 3 3 feet horizontal disparity becomes too great and you may not see the 3D effect at the edges of the image...

Page 344: ... pictures recorded in 3D will appear on the thumbnail display at playback Playback in 3D by selecting only the still pictures recorded in 3D Select 3D Play in Playback Mode in the Playback menu P231 Playback as a 3D slide show by selecting only the still pictures recorded in 3D Select 3D in Slide Show in the Playback menu P229 Switch the playback method for the still pictures recorded in 3D 1 Sele...

Page 345: ...disabled Recording functions Auto Focus Manual Focus operation Aperture setting Zoom operation Recording motion pictures 1 Rough Monochrome Impressive Art High Dynamic Toy Effect Toy Pop Star Filter One Point Color Sunshine Creative Control Mode Defocus control function 1 The motion picture button Creative Video Mode and the Motion Picture menu will be unavailable or unusable Rec menu Picture Size...

Page 346: ... Touch Pad AF in Touch Settings Functions that cannot be used during 3D picture playback During the 3D playback of 3D pictures on a 3D compatible TV the following functions are disabled Highlight Custom menu Playback Zoom Playback menu Location Logging RAW Processing Clear Retouch Title Edit Text Stamp Video Divide Time Lapse Video Stop Motion Video Resize Cropping Rotate Rotate Disp Favorite Prin...

Page 347: ...mera and the dedicated flash 2 Select the menu P54 3 Press 3 4 to select Flash Mode and then press MENU SET External Flash optional Removing the Hot Shoe Cover The camera comes with a hot shoe cover attached to the hot shoe Remove the hot shoe cover by pulling it in the direction indicated by arrow 2 while pressing it in the direction indicated by arrow 1 When the hot shoe is not in use make sure ...

Page 348: ... of 3 m 9 8 feet or more External flash Forced ON External flash Slow Sync Œ External flash Forced OFF Signal flashing with wireless flashes is also disabled When using other commercially available external flashes without communication functions with the camera DMC GH4 It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash If you want to use the external flash in Auto Mode use an external flas...

Page 349: ...l flash is attached When you are not using the external flash detach it Do not open the built in flash when an external flash is attached The camera will become unstable when attaching the external flash it is recommended to use a tripod when taking picture Detach the external flash when carrying the camera When attaching the external flash do not hold only the external flash because it may detach...

Page 350: ...and then turn this unit on 2 Select Special Mic on the Motion Picture menu P54 The menu items are displayed only when the stereo shotgun microphone is connected 3 Press 3 4 to select the Item and then press MENU SET 4 When MANUAL is selected Press 2 1 to select a range and press MENU SET We recommend that you select the range while listening to the audio recorded in the motion picture with headpho...

Page 351: ... stereo shotgun microphone VW VMS10 optional is used Special Mic is fixed to STEREO When Special Mic is set to LENS AUTO S SHOTGUN or MANUAL Sound Output in the Motion Picture menu is fixed to REC SOUND If you press the function button to which Mic Directivity Adjust in Fn Button Set P317 in the Custom menu is assigned when Special Mic is set to MANUAL the screen that lets you set the range will b...

Page 352: ... Attach the battery grip to this unit and then turn this unit on 2 Select Battery Use Priority in the Setup menu P54 3 Press 3 4 to select the item and then press MENU SET When the battery in the battery grip is used is displayed on the screen You can assign a function of your choice to the Fn button of the battery grip P317 If the terminal cover is hard to remove flip the cover s corner by the ca...

Page 353: ...for the following operation Sleep Mode cancelation By connecting the AC adaptor optional and then plugging them into an electrical socket you can connect this unit to a PC or printer and use without worrying about the capacity of the battery To use the AC adaptor a DC coupler optional is required Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor optional When using an AC adaptor use the AC cable supplied ...

Page 354: ... value 3 increments without affecting the color balance PL filter will suppress the reflected light from a metal or non spherical surfaces flat non metallic surfaces water vapour or invisible particles in the air making it possible to take a picture with enhanced contrast Do not attach multiple filters at the same time You can attach the lens cap or the lens hood when the filter is attached Refer ...

Page 355: ...L 4 3 0 0 AEL AEL AEL LMT OFF LMT OFF LMT OFF BKT BKT BKT AWB AWB AWB FHD MOV 24p ラュンラュン P C3 1 EXPS EXPS WL MOV FHD 24p MOV FHD 24p Recording format Recording quality 1 P193 Variable Frame Rate 1 P215 Picture size Aspect Ratio P129 Extended Tele Conversion when taking still pictures P163 Card displayed only during recording P34 Elapsed recording time 2 P191 Simultaneous recording indicator P200 ...

Page 356: ... 0 AEL AEL AEL LMT OFF LMT OFF LMT OFF BKT BKT BKT AWB AWB AWB FHD MOV 24p ラュンラュン AFS AFF AFC MF AFL Battery Grip P352 Picture Mode Still picture priorities P200 Optical Image Stabilizer 3 P51 Jitter alert P51 Recording state Flashes red P191 Focus Lights green P91 Focus Under low illumination P91 Connected to Wi Fi Histogram P309 3 Name 4 P178 Number of days that have passed since the departure ...

Page 357: ...53 98 98 98 200 00 200 200 60 60 60 3 5 3 5 3 5 AFS AFS AFS L 4 3 0 0 AEL AEL AEL LMT OFF LMT OFF LMT OFF BKT BKT BKT AWB AWB AWB FHD MOV 24p ラュンラュン LMT OFF AEL ISO sensitivity P132 0dB Gain dB P209 5 White Balance Bracket P139 White Balance Fine Adjustment P138 VÐîÑ White Balance P135 Color P75 98 Number of recordable pictures P390 r20 Maximum number of pictures that can be taken continuously P1...

Page 358: ...upports the Stabilizer function is attached 4 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on if the Profile Setup setting is set 5 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from Playback Mode to Recording Mode 6 This is displayed during countdown 7 Only displayed in the monitor ...

Page 359: ...button P319 Fn7 Function button P319 Fn8 Function button P319 Fn9 Function button P319 Fn10 Function button P319 Color P75 AE Fn6 Fn7 Fn8 Fn9 Fn10 Defocus control function P74 79 Brightness P75 79 Type of defocus Miniature Effect P85 One point color P87 Position of the light source P88 Creative control adjustment P79 Aperture value P39 Shutter speed P39 ISO sensitivity P132 Gain dB P209 Microphone...

Page 360: ...SO AUTO Wi Fi L 4 3 AFS AFS C1 EXPS EXPS ISO AUTO 0 0 WL 3 Single P112 Burst P113 Auto Bracket P116 Self timer P118 Time Lapse Shot P120 Stop Motion Animation P124 Focus Mode P93 107 š Ø AF Mode P91 A Quality P130 Picture size Aspect Ratio P129 Wi Fi Wi Fi P255 Function button setting P317 4 Photo Style P140 VÐîÑ White Balance P135 Intelligent Dynamic Range Control P144 Metering Mode P161 98 Numbe...

Page 361: ...ture recording display recording in progress No card F 3 5 48 1 60 AUTO FPS ISO WB PHOTO STYLE IRIS SHUTTER R00h5m04s 00 00 00 00 AWB 0 TC NDF MOV FHD 100M 24p IPB MIC L R LMT ON M FPS 48 IRIS F 3 5 SHUTTER 1 60 SHUTTER 11d C1 EXPS EXPS 0 Available recording time P390 98 Number of recordable pictures P390 Time Code P214 Recording format Recording quality P193 Mic level display P208 Mic Level Limit...

Page 362: ...7 67 67 SLF SLF SLF PRQWK GD V PRQWK GD V PRQWK GD V PRQWK GD V 3D 8m30s L 4 3 MOV FHD 24p 100 Recording format Recording quality 2 P193 Variable Frame Rate 2 P215 A Quality P130 Battery indication P28 Battery Grip P352 1 98 Picture number Total pictures Number of pictures in burst Motion picture recording time 1 P222 3 Clear Retouch completed icon P236 Currently retrieving information icon P366 P...

Page 363: ... STD STD STD L 4 3 1 3 Recording information Intelligent Dynamic Range Control 4 P144 HDR 5 P145 iHDR 5 P73 Intelligent Resolution P144 Shading Compensation 5 P146 2 Recorded date and time World Time P60 Picture size Aspect Ratio P129 A Quality P130 Color space 4 P147 Recording format Recording quality P193 Variable Frame Rate P215 Recording format Recording quality 2 P193 Variable Frame Rate 2 P2...

Page 364: ... PC etc P58 Data will be deleted Lens not found or shoot w o lens in Custom menu is set to off When using a Leica lens mount adaptor DMW MA2M DMW MA3R optional set Shoot w o Lens P314 to ON in the custom menu The lens is not attached properly Do not push lens release button while lens is attached Detach the lens once and then attach it again without pressing the lens release button P23 Turn this u...

Page 365: ...ng try the following Perform formatting P58 on this unit after saving necessary data on a PC etc Insert a different card Motion recording was cancelled due to the limitation of the writing speed of the card Depending on the Rec Format and Rec Quality of a motion picture the speed class rating required for the card differs Use a card that meets the rating For details refer to About the motion pictu...

Page 366: ...an it and remove any objects Failed to connect wireless access point Connection failed No destination found Check following regarding the wireless access point The wireless access point information set on this unit is wrong Check the authentication type encryption type and encryption key P294 Power of the wireless access point is not turned on Setting of the wireless access point is not supported ...

Page 367: ...ord there is information in the login screen of the LUMIX CLUB website Some files cannot be sent because of destination limit Transfer completed Some files are left because of destination limit Check the file format of the image to send P299 Sending motion pictures may fail if the file size is too large Split the motion picture using Video Divide P242 Unavailable Please set Login settings on LUMIX...

Page 368: ...racket Continuous AF Self Timer Metering Mode Time Lapse Animation Highlight Shadow Highlight Shadow i Dynamic i Dynamic i Resolution i Resolution Master Pedestal Level iHandheld Night Shot Luminance Level iHDR Synchro Scan HDR Ex Tele Conv Motion Picture Multi Exp Digital Zoom Electronic Shutter Time Code Shutter Delay HDMI Rec Output Flash Sound Output Red Eye Removal Silent Operation ISO Limit ...

Page 369: ...ease Monitor Disp Style Quick AF Monitor Info Disp Eye Sensor AF Rec Area Pinpoint AF Time Video Priority Display AF Assist Lamp Auto Review Direct Focus Area Fn Button Set Focus Release Priority Q MENU AF MF Dial Set MF Assist Video Button MF Guide Power Zoom Lens Peaking Lens w o Focus Ring Histogram Eye Sensor Guide Line Touch Settings Center Marker Touch Scroll Menu Guide Shoot w o Lens ...

Page 370: ...tamp Monitor Display Viewfinder Video Divide Monitor Luminance Time Lapse Video Economy Stop Motion Video Battery Use Priority Resize USB Mode Cropping TV Connection Rotate Menu Resume Rotate Disp Menu Background Favorite Menu Information Print Set Language Protect Version Disp Face Rec Edit Exposure Comp Reset Picture Sort No Reset Delete Confirmation Reset Reset Wi Fi Settings System Frequency P...

Page 371: ...P161 Burst Rate Sets the burst speed for burst recording SH H M L P113 Auto Bracket Sets single burst recording compensation range and recording sequence for Auto Bracket recording Single Burst Settings Step Sequence P116 Self Timer Sets the manner in which the self timer works P118 Time Lapse Animation Makes the recording settings for Time Lapse Shot and Stop Motion Animation P120 P124 Highlight ...

Page 372: ... image Start Auto Gain Overlay P168 Electronic Shutter The shutter sound can be turned off for recording in a quiet environment ON OFF P171 Shutter Delay To reduce the influence of hand shake the shutter is released when a specified time period has elapsed since the shutter button was pressed 8SEC 4SEC 2SEC 1SEC OFF P172 Flash Sets the manner in which the flash works P183 Red Eye Removal Automatic...

Page 373: ...ality ZOOM TELE CONV OFF P163 Digital Zoom Increases the Tele effect The higher the level of magnification the greater the degradation in image quality 4k 2k OFF P165 Color Space Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC printer etc sRGB AdobeRGB P147 Stabilizer When camera shake is sensed during recording the camera corrects it automatically OFF P51...

Page 374: ...ion or fast motion pictures in Creative Video Mode ON OFF SET P215 AFS AFF Assigns AFS or AFF to AFS AFF of the focus mode lever AFS AFF P93 Picture Mode Sets the recording method for still pictures during motion picture recording P200 Continuous AF Continues to focus on the subject for which focus has been achieved ON OFF P199 Metering Mode Sets the light metering method for measuring brightness ...

Page 375: ...HDMI Rec Output Sets the HDMI output method to be used during recording Bit Mode Info Display 4K Down Convert P212 Sound Output Sets the sound output method for the connected headphone set commercially available The setting also applies to the sound to be displayed as a mic level REAL TIME REC SOUND P208 Silent Operation Enables touch operations to allow silent use while recording motion pictures ...

Page 376: ...ble lens compatible with power zoom that is produced during motion picture recording ON OFF P207 SS Gain Operation You can switch the units of shutter speed values and gain sensitivity values SEC ISO ANGLE ISO SEC dB P209 Color Bars Displays color bars which are convenient for adjusting the picture quality of the external monitor and some other settings SMPTE EBU ARIB P219 ...

Page 377: ...e shutter button is pressed halfway ON OFF P305 Half Press Release The shutter will immediately fire when the shutter button is pressed halfway ON OFF P305 Quick AF Speeds up the focusing that takes place when you press the shutter button ON OFF P306 Eye Sensor AF The camera automatically adjusts the focus when the eye sensor is active ON OFF P306 Pinpoint AF Time Sets the time for which the scree...

Page 378: ...Peaking In focus portions are highlighted when focus is being adjusted manually ON OFF SET P111 Histogram This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram ON OFF P309 Guide Line This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a picture OFF P309 Center Marker Displays which indicates the center of the recording screen ON OFF P209 Highlight When the Auto Review fu...

Page 379: ...gle of view during motion picture recording and still picture recording P311 Video Priority Display Switches screens to those suitable for motion picture recording ON OFF P211 Auto Review Displays a picture immediately after it is taken Duration Time Playback Operation Priority P311 Fn Button Set You can assign frequently used functions to particular buttons or icons Setting in REC mode Setting in...

Page 380: ...ng the eye sensor sensitivity and the method for switching between the monitor and viewfinder Sensitivity LVF Monitor Switch P313 Touch Settings Enables disables the Touch operation Touch Screen Touch Tab Touch AF Touch Pad AF P314 Touch Scroll This allows you to set the speed of continuously forwarding or rewinding pictures using touch operation H L P314 Menu Guide Set the screen that is displaye...

Page 381: ...olume of the connected headphone set commercially available in 16 steps P62 Live View Mode Set the frame rate of the recording screen Live View screen 30fps 60fps P62 Monitor Display Viewfinder Brightness color or red or blue tint of the Monitor viewfinder is adjusted P63 Monitor Luminance Set the monitor brightness to suit the amount of surrounding light P63 Economy Suppresses the unit s power co...

Page 382: ... An exposure value can be reset when the Recording Mode is changed or the camera is turned off ON OFF P67 No Reset Returns the image file number to 0001 P67 Reset The recording or setup custom settings are reset to the default P58 Reset Wi Fi Settings Reset all settings in the Wi Fi menu to factory default settings Excluding LUMIX CLUB P68 System Frequency Changes the system frequency of motion pi...

Page 383: ...he camera P233 Clear Retouch You can erase unnecessary parts recorded on the pictures taken P236 Title Edit Input texts comments on the recorded pictures Single Multi P238 Text Stamp Stamps the recorded pictures with recording date and time names travel destination travel date etc Single Multi P239 Video Divide Splits the recorded motion picture in two P242 Time Lapse Video Creates a motion pictur...

Page 384: ...es to prevent deletion by mistake Single Multi Cancel P251 Face Rec Edit Removes or changes information relating to personal identity REPLACE DELETE P252 Picture Sort Sets the display order of the images you play back on the camera FILE NAME DATE TIME P252 Delete Confirmation This sets which option Yes or No will be highlighted first when the confirmation screen for deleting a picture is displayed...

Page 385: ...omp Drive Mode Burst Auto Bracket Self Timer Time Lapse Shot Stop Motion Animation Rec menu Photo Style Aspect Ratio Picture Size Quality AFS AFF Metering Mode Burst Rate Auto Bracket Self Timer Time Lapse Animation Highlight Shadow i Dynamic i Resolution iHandheld Night Shot iHDR HDR Multi Exp Electronic Shutter Shutter Delay Flash Red Eye Removal ISO Limit Set ISO Increments ...

Page 386: ...osure Mode Variable Frame Rate AFS AFF Picture Mode Continuous AF Metering Mode Highlight Shadow i Dynamic i Resolution Master Pedestal Level Luminance Level Synchro Scan Ex Tele Conv Motion Picture Digital Zoom Time Code HDMI Rec Output Sound Output Silent Operation Mic Level Disp Mic Level Adj Special Mic Mic Level Limiter Wind Cut Lens Noise Cut SS Gain Operation Color Bars possible not possibl...

Page 387: ...t Color F Sunshine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F AF Mode White Balance White Balance Fine Adjustment White Balance Bracket Sensitivity Exposure Comp Drive Mode Burst Auto Bracket Self Timer Time Lapse Shot Stop Motion Animation Rec menu Photo Style Aspect Ratio Picture Size Quality AFS AFF Metering Mode Burst Rate Auto Bracket Self Timer Time Lapse Animation Highlight Shadow i Dynamic i Resolution...

Page 388: ...solution Master Pedestal Level Luminance Level Synchro Scan Ex Tele Conv Motion Picture Digital Zoom Time Code HDMI Rec Output Sound Output Silent Operation Mic Level Disp Mic Level Adj possible not possible 1 Expressive 2 Retro 3 Old Days 4 High Key 5 Low Key 6 Sepia 7 Monochrome 8 Dynamic Monochrome 9 Rough Monochrome Silky Monochrome Impressive Art High Dynamic Cross Process Toy Effect Toy Pop ...

Page 389: ... possible 1 Expressive 2 Retro 3 Old Days 4 High Key 5 Low Key 6 Sepia 7 Monochrome 8 Dynamic Monochrome 9 Rough Monochrome Silky Monochrome Impressive Art High Dynamic Cross Process Toy Effect Toy Pop Bleach Bypass A Miniature Effect B Soft Focus C Fantasy D Star Filter E One Point Color F Sunshine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F ...

Page 390: ... 64 GB L 16M 220 890 3610 7160 M 8M 400 1620 6550 13000 S 4M 660 2680 10850 20590 Picture Size 2 GB 8 GB 32 GB 64 GB L 16M 68 270 1110 2220 M 8M 79 310 1290 2580 S 4M 86 340 1400 2790 Switching the display between the number of recordable pictures and the available recording time If you set Video Priority Display in the Custom menu to ON you can display the available recording time P211 A Number o...

Page 391: ...m VGA 4M 30p VGA 4M 25p 38m00s 3h15m 13h00m 26h00m Rec Quality 2 GB 8 GB 32 GB 64 GB C4K 100M 24p 1m00s 9m00s 40m00s 1h25m 4K 100M 30p 4K 100M 25p 4K 100M 24p 1m00s 9m00s 40m00s 1h25m FHD 200M 60p FHD 200M 50p FHD 200M 30p FHD 200M 25p FHD 200M 24p Less than 1m 3m00s 18m00s 40m00s FHD 100M 60p FHD 100M 50p FHD 100M 30p FHD 100M 25p FHD 100M 24p 1m00s 8m00s 40m00s 1h20m FHD 50M 60p FHD 50M 50p FHD ...

Page 392: ...n if the motion picture exceeds 4 GB However the recorded content has to be played back as multiple files Though a MP4 LPCM MOV motion picture can be recorded continuously without a pause even when its file size exceeds 4 GB the recorded content is played back with multiple files The maximum available continuous recording time is displayed on the screen Rec Quality 2 GB 8 GB 32 GB 64 GB C4K 100M 2...

Page 393: ...when connected to Wi Fi Turn the camera off frequently by using the Economy etc P59 Is the subject focused Focus Release Priority is set to FOCUS at the time of purchase and so you cannot take pictures until the subject is in focus P307 If the problem is not resolved it may be improved by selecting Reset P67 on the Setup menu Battery and power source The camera cannot be operated even when it is t...

Page 394: ...incorrectly Cancel the following settings Burst Auto Bracket of the self timer P112 White Balance Bracket P139 The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P40 There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P51 Is Focus Release Priority in the Custom menu set to RELEASE P307 Is Shutter AF in the Custom menu set to OFF P305 Is the AF Lock P159 applied incorrectly The recorded...

Page 395: ...146 Is the Picture Size P129 or the Quality P130 set low Is the Digital Zoom set P165 Stripes may appear in high ISO sensitivity or depending on the lens you use Decrease the ISO sensitivity P132 The recorded picture is blurred The Optical Image Stabilizer is not effective Taking pictures using White Balance Bracket is not possible The recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Stri...

Page 396: ... there is a part that is different from the surrounding color P98 Is your finger covering up the speaker P19 If you continue to use the same card after changing System Frequency P220 motion pictures may not be recorded To record with the same card reset System Frequency to the original setting To record motion pictures with the current setting try the following Perform formatting P68 on this unit ...

Page 397: ...across the image very fast the subject may appear slightly distorted If flickering or horizontal stripes become noticeable under lighting such as fluorescent lights or LED lights you can reduce them by manually setting the shutter speed to 1 60 or 1 100 in Creative Video Mode P202 If you use Synchro Scan P218 you can adjust the reduction setting in even finer increments With recording in a quiet e...

Page 398: ...cteristics of the lens Also the peripherals of the image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used This is not a malfunction Is the flash closed Open the flash P180 When the electronic shutter is used the flash is not activated P171 Set Electronic Shutter to OFF When Silent Mode is set to ON the flash is not activated P170 Set Silent Mode to OFF Except for w...

Page 399: ... to switch to monitor display P48 Is the monitor switched off Switch the display by pressing DISP P44 It is only displayed on the monitor when the camera is connected to a PC or printer This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the monitor Monitor Viewfinder The Monitor Viewfinder turns off although the ...

Page 400: ...ted Is there a picture on the card Is this a folder or picture which was processed in the PC If it is it cannot be played back by this unit It is recommended to use the PHOTOfunSTUDIO software in the DVD supplied to write pictures from PC to card Has Playback Mode been set for playback Change to Normal Play P231 Motion pictures recorded with a different System Frequency setting cannot be played ba...

Page 401: ...d to black It is recommended to take a pictures with the flash closed Flash Mode set to or Red Eye Removal set to OFF P183 The picture quality or sound quality of recorded motion pictures may be deteriorated even when these are played back with the compatible devices Also recording information may not be displayed correctly The folder number and the file number are displayed as and the screen turn...

Page 402: ...point Remove the obstacles between this unit and the wireless access point Change the direction of this unit Change the location and orientation of the wireless access point Perform the Manual Input P294 It may not display even if the radio waves exist depending on the setting of the wireless access point Check the settings of the wireless access point When the network SSID of the wireless access ...

Page 403: ...d connecting to the PC may not be possible Some OS versions including Windows 8 use two types of accounts a local account and a Microsoft account Be sure to use the user name and password for the local account If you haven t set up a local account please create one It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone tablet This unit is not displayed in the Wi Fi setting screen of the smartpho...

Page 404: ... the network may be busy Try again after a while Check the site of the web service you are sending the image to Is the size of the image too large Reduce the image size at Size P301 and then send Transmit after dividing the motion picture with Video Divide P242 It may take longer time to transmit when distance to the wireless access point is far Transmit closer to the wireless access point Upload ...

Page 405: ... P299 Capacity or number of images in the web service is full Login to LUMIX CLUB and check the status of the destination on the web service link settings The settings stored in the camera may be deleted depending on the type of repair Always make a copy of important settings Execute the Reset Wi Fi Settings in the Setup menu P68 However all the information you have set on the Wi Fi Setup menu wil...

Page 406: ...d with their edges cut off Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable optional or with the HDMI micro cable and then play back the motion pictures on the camera P325 When System Frequency is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your region images may not be played back corre...

Page 407: ...P64 332 Turn this unit off and on Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera If there are two or more USB terminal on a single PC try connecting the USB connection cable to another USB terminal Check if your PC is compatible with SDXC memory cards http panasonic net avc sdcard information SDXC html A message prompting to format the card may be dis...

Page 408: ... a malfunction This is the noise of the Dust Reduction Function working P411 it is not a malfunction It is a sound of lens movement or aperture operation when this unit is turned on or off and it is not a malfunction The sound which is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture is heard when the brightness has changed due to for example zooming or the movement of the camera This is not a m...

Page 409: ...t the clock P36 When you perform an operation after taking a certain action the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation If you insert or remove the battery before turning off this unit the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory When this unit is turned on again and pictures are taken they may be s...

Page 410: ...by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high voltage lines If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and or sound may be adversely affected Alwa...

Page 411: ...hering to internal parts of the body avoid changing the lens in a dusty environment and always fit the body cap or a lens when storing the camera Remove any dirt on the body cap before attaching it Removing dirt on the image sensor The image sensor is very precise and delicate so be sure to observe the following when you do have to clean it yourself Blow off the dust on the surface of the image se...

Page 412: ...ther types of cleaning remove the eyecup 1 Blow away the dust on the viewfinder surface with a blower commercially available and wipe the surface lightly with a dry soft cloth Attach the eye cup after the cleaning 2 Be careful not to lose the eye cup Keep the eye cup out of reach of children to prevent swallowing ...

Page 413: ...fore and after taking pictures Do not place the lens mount facing downwards Do not allow the lens mount contacts A to become dirty To improve the dust and splash proof performance the mount of the interchangeable lens H HS12035 is embedded with the lens mount rubber If you change the lens repeatedly friction with the lens mount rubber may leave scratches on the camera s mount However those scratch...

Page 414: ...ge 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 contact with metal objects such a...

Page 415: ... Viewing 3D contents may have an adverse effect to the individual If you feel tired uncomfortable or otherwise strange when viewing 3D contents stop viewing at once Continuing to view may cause illness After stopping viewing please rest appropriately When viewing 3D contents we recommend taking a break every 30 to 60 minutes Viewing for extended periods may cause eye fatigue Short sighted or long ...

Page 416: ...o the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers Notice for when transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card Format or delete using the camera or a PC will only modify the file management information it will not erase the data in the memory card completely It is recommended to physically destroy the memory card or use the commercially avail...

Page 417: ...e information such as personal information and wireless LAN connection settings that you have saved within the camera with Reset Wi Fi Settings Delete account P68 290 Reset the settings to protect the personal information P58 Remove the memory card from the camera when requesting a repair Settings may return to factory default when camera is repaired Please contact the dealer where you purchased t...

Page 418: ...hen 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 angle when attaching or detaching the camera You may damage the screw on the camera if you use excessive force when turning it Also the camera body and the rating label ...

Page 419: ...re trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories HDMI the HDMI Logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries HDAVI Control is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation Adobe...

Page 420: ...tion DynaFont is a registered trademark of DynaComware Taiwan Inc QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED 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 product concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and n...

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