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Operating Instructions
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.
DMC-TZ60/DMC-ZS40
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and
save this manual for future use.
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
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Default Chapter
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Digital Camera
1
Operating Instructions
1
Table of Contents
2
Preparations
8
Before Use
8
Condensation
8
Handling
8
About GPS
10
Standard Accessories
11
Names and Functions of Main Parts
12
Viewfinder (LVF)
15
[MENU/SET] Button / Cursor Button / Control Dial
16
Putting on the Hand Strap
16
Charging Battery
17
Power Supply
17
Inserting the Battery
18
Charging the Battery
19
Guidelines for Number of Recordable Pictures and Operating Time
22
Remaining Battery
22
Inserting and Removing the Card (Optional)
24
Saving Your Pictures (Cards and Built-In Memory)
25
Recording Capacity Guidelines (Pictures/Recording Time)
26
Setting the Clock
28
Changing Time Settings
29
Basics
30
Sequence of Operations
30
Holding the Camera
31
Taking Still Pictures
31
Using the Control Ring/Control Dial
33
Using Quick Menu
34
Taking Pictures with Automatic Settings
35
[Intelligent Auto] Mode
35
Using Flash
35
Take a Picture
35
Automatic Scene Detection
36
Defocusing the Background
37
[Motion Deblur]
38
[Ihandheld Night Shot]
39
[Ihdr]
39
AF Tracking
40
[Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode
41
About [Intelligent Auto] Setting Items
43
Taking Pictures with Your Own Settings [Program AE] Mode
44
Programme Shift
45
Adjusting Focus
47
Recording Motion Pictures
48
Taking Still Pictures While a Motion Picture Is Being Recorded
51
View Pictures
52
Zooming in and Viewing "Playback Zoom
53
Viewing a List of Pictures "Multi Playback
54
Searching and Viewing Pictures by Their Recording Date [Calendar]
55
Viewing Your Pictures
52
Viewing Motion Pictures
56
Capturing Still Pictures from Motion Pictures
57
Deleting Pictures
58
To Delete Multiple (up to 100)/To Delete All Pictures
59
Setting the Menu
60
Menu Type
61
Using the [Setup] Menu
62
[Clock Set]
62
[Auto Clock Set]
62
[World Time]
62
[Travel Date]
62
[Airplane Mode]
62
[Beep]
63
[Cust.set Mem.]
64
[Fn Button Set]
64
[Zoom Lever Set]
64
[Ring/Dial Set]
64
[Live View Mode]
65
[Monitor Display] / [Viewfinder]
65
[Monitor Luminance]
66
[Composition Guide]
66
[Guide Line]
66
[Histogram]
67
[Video Rec Area]
67
[Remaining Disp.]
68
[Lens Resume]
68
[MF Assist]
68
[Peaking]
68
[Economy]
69
[Auto Review]
70
[Exposure Comp. Reset]
70
[Self Timer Auto Off]
70
[No.reset]
71
[Reset]
71
[Reset Wi-Fi Settings]
71
No.reset/Reset
71
[USB Mode]
72
[TV Connection]
72
[Rotate Disp.]
73
[Version Disp.]
74
[Format]
74
[Language]
74
Entering Text
75
Application (Record)
76
Switching the Display of Recording Information, Etc
76
Taking Pictures with the Composition Determined [Composition Guide]
77
Shutter Button
78
Using the Level Gauge
79
Using Zoom
80
Zoom Types and Use
81
Optical Zoom
81
Extra Optical Zoom
81
[Step Zoom]
83
Taking Pictures with Flash
85
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
88
Taking Front-On Pictures of People (Face Detection)
89
Automatically Locking the Focus on a Moving Subject (AF Tracking)
90
Subject Not Centred in Picture (23-Area-Focusing)
91
Determined Position for Focus (1-Area-Focusing)
91
Taking Close-Up Pictures (Macro Recording)
93
Focus Range
94
[Macro Zoom]
95
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
96
Taking Pictures by Locking the
99
Focus And/Or Exposure
99
[AF/AE Lock]
99
Taking Pictures with Exposure Compensation
100
Recording While Exposure Is Changed Automatically ([Auto Bracket])
101
Burst Function
102
Recording Mode
102
Taking Pictures with Self-Timer
105
Taking Pictures by Setting the Aperture Value
106
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
106
Shutter Speed
106
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
107
[Manual Exposure] Mode
108
Taking Pictures with Different Picture Effects
110
[Creative Control] Mode
110
[Expressive]
112
[Retro]
112
[Old Days]
112
[High Key]
113
[Low Key]
113
[Sepia]
113
[Dynamic Monochrome]
114
[Impressive Art]
114
[High Dynamic]
114
[Cross Process]
115
[Toy Effect]
115
[Miniature Effect]
116
[Soft Focus]
117
[Star Filter]
117
[One Point Color]
118
Recording Panorama Pictures [Panorama Shot] Mode
119
About Panorama Playback
122
Taking Pictures According to the Scene [Scene Mode]
123
[Portrait]
124
[Soft Skin]
124
[Scenery]
124
[Sports]
125
[Night Portrait]
125
[Night Scenery]
125
[Handheld Night Shot]
126
[Hdr]
126
[Food]
126
[Baby]
127
[Pet]
127
[Sunset]
127
[High Sens.]
128
[Starry Sky]
128
[Glass Through]
128
[High Speed Video]
129
[3D Photo Mode]
130
And Recording
131
Registering Your Own Settings
131
[Custom] Mode
131
[Cust.set Mem.]
131
[Custom]
132
Registering Preferred Functions to the [Fn] Button
133
Changing the Settings Assigned to the Control Ring/Control Dial
134
During Recording
135
Registering Face Pictures
136
Editing or Deleting Information about Registered Persons
137
Recording with the Face Recognition Function [Face Recog.]
135
Useful Features for Travel
138
[Travel Date]
138
[World Time]
139
Using the [Rec] Menu
140
[Aspect Ratio]
140
[Picture Size]
140
[Quality]
141
[Sensitivity]
142
[ISO Limit Set]
143
[Extended ISO]
143
[White Balance]
144
[AF Mode]
146
[Quick AF]
146
[Face Recog.]
146
[AF/AE Lock]
146
[Metering Mode]
147
[I.exposure]
147
[Min. Shtr Speed]
148
[I.resolution]
148
[I.zoom]
148
[Digital Zoom]
148
[AF Assist Lamp]
149
[Red-Eye Removal]
149
[Motion Deblur]
150
[Ihandheld Night Shot]
150
[Ihdr]
150
[Stabilizer]
150
[Date Stamp]
151
Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
152
[Rec Format]
152
[Rec Quality]
152
[Still Picture Size]
153
[Continuous AF]
154
[Level Shot]
154
[Wind Cut]
155
[Zoom MIC]
155
Application (View)
156
Changing the Picture Information Display, Etc
156
Playing Back Still Pictures Recorded Using the Burst Function
157
Different Playback Methods [Playback Mode]
159
[2D/3D Settings]
159
Selecting Pictures to Play Back [Filtering Play]
160
Narrowing down by Selecting Picture Type
161
Narrowing down by Selecting Place Name or Landmark Name of the Location Where the Pictures Were Taken
161
Narrowing down by Selecting Pictures Recorded at a Destination
162
Narrowing down by Selecting Picture Category or a Person in the Picture
162
Narrowing down by Selecting Recording Date
163
Narrowing down by Selecting Favourite Pictures
163
Playing Back Pictures in Order Automatically [Slide Show]
164
Searching by Recording Date [Calendar]
166
Retouching Pictures
167
[Auto Retouch]
167
[Creative Retouch]
168
Using the [Playback] Menu
170
[Location Logging]
170
[Title Edit]
172
[Place-Name Edit]
173
[Text Stamp]
174
[Retouch]
175
[Video Divide]
176
[Resize]
177
[Cropping]
179
[Favorite]
180
[Print Set]
181
[Protect]
182
[Face Rec Edit]
183
[Copy]
184
Wi-Fi/Nfc
185
Wi-Fi ® Function and NFC Function
185
[Airplane Mode]
187
What You Can Do with the Wi-Fi Function
188
Operating the Camera Using a Smartphone/Tablet
189
Installing the Smartphone/Tablet App "Panasonic Image App
189
Connecting to a Smartphone/Tablet
190
Changing the Connection Method
193
Connecting to a Smartphone/Tablet Using NFC Function
194
Compatible Models
194
Taking Pictures Via a Smartphone/Tablet (Remote Recording)
196
Playing Back Pictures in the Camera on a Smartphone/Tablet
197
Saving Pictures in the Camera to the Smartphone/Tablet
197
Easily Transferring Pictures in the Camera
198
Sending Pictures in the Camera to Social Networking Services
200
Sending Location Information to the Camera from a Smartphone/Tablet
201
Operating the Camera to Send Pictures to a Smartphone or Tablet
202
Displaying Still Pictures on a TV
207
Wireless Printing
209
Sending Pictures to AV Equipment
211
Sending Pictures to a PC
216
Using WEB Services
221
When Sending Images to WEB Service
222
When Sending Images to [Cloud Sync. Service]
227
Using “LUMIX CLUB”
231
Using "LUMIX CLUB
231
About the [LUMIX CLUB]
231
Configuring the External AV Device Settings
236
Transferring Pictures Automatically [Smart Transfer]
238
Setting [Smart Transfer]
240
[Auto Transfer]
241
Turn off the Camera
241
[Transfer Now]
242
[Set Destination]
243
[Charge Priority]
244
[Display Log]
244
About Connections
245
[Via Network]
245
Connecting Via a Wireless Access Point
246
[Direct] Connecting Directly
249
Connecting Quickly with the same Settings as Used Previously ([History Connection]/[Favorite Connection])
250
Settings for Sending Pictures
253
Send Images While Recording
253
Changing the Settings for Sending Images
254
[Wi-Fi Setup] Menu
255
Using the GPS Function to Record the Location of a Picture
257
[GPS Setting]
258
[Repositioning]
261
[GPS Area Select]
263
[Area Info. Set]
264
[Airplane Mode]
264
Adjusting the Time Using GPS
265
Operating Environment
266
Using the Wi-Fi Function to Update
270
Checking the Expiration Date of the GPS Assist Data
271
Reducing the Time Required for Positioning
266
Using the "GPS Assist Tool
266
Registering My Landmark
272
Using the GPS Log
273
Recording the GPS Log
273
Outputting the GPS Log File
275
Deleting the GPS Log
276
Connecting with Other Devices
277
Viewing on TV Screen
277
VIERA Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control™)
279
Viewing 3D Still Pictures
281
Storing Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures in the Recorder
283
Copying by Inserting the Card into the Recorder
283
Dubbing Playback Pictures Via AV Cables (Optional)
283
Storing Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures on Your PC
284
About Supplied Software
285
Installing Supplied Software
286
Downloading SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE
287
Copying Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
288
Printing
291
Printing Multiple Pictures
293
Printing with Date and Text
293
Making Print Settings on the Camera
294
List of LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Displays
295
In Recording
295
In Playback
298
Message Displays
300
Q&A Troubleshooting
305
Usage Cautions and Notes
316
User Licence Agreement for Location Name Data
320
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Brand
Panasonic
Model
Lumix DMC-ZS40
Category
Digital Camera
Language
English
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