Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- Before Use
- Getting Started/Basic Operations
- Changing the Lens
- Attaching the Shoulder Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Inserting/Removing the Battery
- Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)
- Opening the Monitor/Adjusting the Monitor
- Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
- Basic Operations
- Diopter adjustment
- Tips for taking good pictures
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
- Rear Dial/Front Dial
- Control Dial
- Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
- [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
- [LVF] button (Switching the Monitor/Viewfinder)
- Touch panel (Touch operations)
- Optical Image Stabiliser
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Setting menu items
- Configuring basic settings of this unit (Setup Menu)
- Easy Recording
- Focus and Shutter (Drive Mode) Settings
- Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
- Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
- Select a Drive Mode
- Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
- Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
- Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
- Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot])
- Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
- Picture Quality and Colour Tone Settings
- Recording Suited for the Subject and Scene
- Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings (Programme AE Mode)
- Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
- Compensating the Exposure
- Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
- Selecting the Method for Measuring Brightness ([Metering Mode])
- Taking Pictures with the Zoom
- Making Multiple Exposures on One Picture ([Multi Exp.])
- Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output of Light at once ([Silent Mode])
- Taking Pictures with No Shutter Sound ([Electronic Shutter])
- Minimising vibration of the shutter
- Taking Clear Pictures by Registering Faces ([Face Recog.])
- Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on Images
- Flash
- Recording Motion Pictures
- Recording Motion Picture
- Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
- Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shutter speed (Creative Video Mode)
- Using Advanced Settings and Recording Functions for Motion Pictures
- Setting the luminance level for images
- Adjusting the sound settings/monitoring the sound while recording
- Using screens and displays suitable for motion picture recording
- Recording while monitoring camera images
- Setting the recording method of time code
- Recording in Slow or Fast Motion ([Variable Frame Rate])
- Reducing flickering and horizontal stripes on images ([Synchro Scan])
- Displaying colour bars/Outputting a test tone
- Changing the system frequency
- Playing Back and Editing Images
- Playing Back Pictures
- Playing Back Motion Pictures
- Switching the Playback Method
- Deleting Pictures
- Using the [Playback] Menu
- [2D/3D Settings]
- [Slide Show]
- [Playback Mode]
- [Location Logging]
- [RAW Processing]
- Removing unnecessary parts ([Clear Retouch])
- [Title Edit]
- [Text Stamp]
- [Video Divide]
- [Time Lapse Video]
- [Stop Motion Video]
- [Resize]
- [Cropping]
- [Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.]
- [Favorite]
- [Print Set]
- [Protect]
- [Face Rec Edit]
- [Picture Sort]
- [Delete Confirmation]
- Using the Wi-Fi/NFC Function
- Wi-Fi function/NFC function
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
- Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet
- Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ”
- Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
- Taking images via a smartphone/tablet (remote recording)
- Playing back images in the camera
- Saving images stored in the camera
- Sending images in the camera to an SNS
- Adding location information to images stored in the camera from a smartphone/tablet
- Sending images to a smartphone/tablet by controlling the camera
- Displaying pictures on a TV
- Printing Wirelessly
- When sending images to AV device
- When sending images to PC
- Using Web services
- Registering to the “LUMIX CLUB”
- About Connections
- [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu
- Customising the Camera’s Settings
- Connecting to other equipment
- Others
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6. Recording Suited for the Subject and Scene
The effects of aperture and shutter speed can be checked by using the Preview Mode.
•
Confirm the effects of aperture:
You can check the depth of field (effective focus range) before taking a picture by closing the
leaf shutter to the aperture value you set.
• Confirm the effects of shutter speed:
Movement can be confirmed by displaying the actual picture that will be taken with that shutter
speed. When the shutter speed is set for high speed, display in the shutter speed preview will
be displayed like a time-release film. It is used in cases such as stopping the movement of
running water.
1 Set a function button to [Preview]. (P317)
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The following step is an example in which [Preview] is assigned to [Fn4].
2 Switch to confirmation screen by pressing [Fn4].
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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.
Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)
Applicable modes:
Normal recording screen
Aperture effect preview
screen
Aperture effect: ±
Shutter speed effect: —
Shutter speed effect
preview screen
Aperture effect: ±
Shutter speed effect: ±
¢1
Aperture value Small Large
Focus length of the lens Tele Wide
Distance to the subject Near Distant
Depth of field (effective focus range) Shallow (Narrow)
¢2
Deep (Wide)
¢3
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