User manual
Table Of Contents
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- 1. Before Use
- 2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
- Attaching the Shoulder Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery
- Attaching/Removing the Lens
- Opening the Monitor/Adjusting the Monitor
- Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
- Basic Operations
- Tips for taking good pictures
- Using the Viewfinder
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
- Front Dial/Rear Dial
- Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
- [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
- Touch screen (Touch operations)
- Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
- Setting menu items
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons)
- Configuring basic settings of this unit (Setup Menu)
- Entering Text
- 3. Recording Modes
- Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot])
- Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])
- Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control)
- Recording images by changing the brightness (Exposure) or colour tone
- About Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Auto Mode
- Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted Aperture and Shutter Speed (Programme AE Mode)
- Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
- Taking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
- Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)
- Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shutter speed (Creative Video Mode)
- Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
- Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- 4. Picture Quality and Colour Tone Settings
- Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an Effect ([Photo Style])
- Recording Images with Image Effects ([Filter Settings])
- Adjusting Bright/Dark Portions ([Highlight Shadow])
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Setting the Picture Quality and Size
- Using Image Correction Functions
- Compensating the contrast and exposure ([i.Dynamic])
- Raising the resolution ([i.Resolution])
- Combining pictures with different exposures ([HDR])
- Reducing the long shutter noise ([Long Shtr NR])
- Correcting the brightness on the screen periphery ([Shading Comp.])
- Raising the resolution when the aperture is closed ([Diffraction Compensation])
- Setting the colour space ([Color Space])
- 5. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
- 6. Shutter and Drive Settings
- 7. Functions Customised for Various Subjects and Purposes
- Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot])
- Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
- Making Multiple Exposures on One Picture ([Multi Exp.])
- Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output of Light at once ([Silent Mode])
- Taking Pictures with the Face Recognition Function ([Face Recog.])
- Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on Images
- Using screens and displays suitable for recording
- Recording while monitoring camera images
- 8. Stabiliser, Zoom and Flash
- 9. Recording Motion Pictures
- 10. Playing Back and Editing Images
- 11. Using the Wi-Fi/NFC Function
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
- Wi-Fi function/NFC 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
- Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according to your preference on a smartphone/tablet
- Displaying pictures on a TV
- Sending images
- Sending images to a smartphone/tablet
- 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
- 12. Connecting to other equipment
- 13. Others
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8. Stabiliser, Zoom and Flash
• Do not bring any objects near the flash. The heat and light from the flash may cause the objects
to deform or discolour.
• 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.
• You can set the aperture value, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even
when attaching the external flash.
• If you use the external flash when the White Balance is set to [ ], finely adjust the White
Balance depending on the picture quality. (P131)
• If you record at close range with a wide angle, light from the flash may be blocked by the lens,
darkening the lower part of the screen.
• The camera will become unstable when attaching the external flash, it is recommended to use
a tripod when taking picture.
• When attaching the external flash, do not hold only the external flash because it may detach
from the camera.
• Even if the external flash is turned off, the camera may enter the external flash mode when the
external flash is attached. Remove the external flash when it is not in use or when you carry it.
• Do not use commercially available external flashes with high-voltage synchro terminals,
reverse polarity or functions that enable them to communicate with the camera. Doing so may
cause the camera to malfunction or operate incorrectly.
• Read the operating instructions of the external flash for details.
When using other commercially available external flashes without
communication functions with the camera
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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 flash that allows you to set the aperture value and the ISO
sensitivity to match the settings on the camera.
• Set to Aperture-Priority AE Mode or Manual Exposure Mode on the camera and then set the
same aperture value and ISO sensitivity on the external flash. (The exposure cannot be
compensated adequately due to the change on the aperture value in Shutter-Priority AE
Mode and the external flash cannot control the light adequately in Programme AE Mode
because the aperture value cannot be fixed.)