Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual

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  ■Recording modes[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Take pictures with automatic settings.
You can switch to the [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode on the menu to adjust the 
brightness and color settings to your liking.
[Program AE] Mode
Take pictures with automatic shutter speed and aperture value settings.
[Aperture-Priority] Mode
Determine aperture, then record pictures.
[Shutter-Priority] Mode
Determine shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Manual Exposure] Mode
Determine aperture and shutter speed, then record pictures.
[Custom] Mode
Record pictures using pre-registered settings.
[Panorama Shot] Mode
Record panorama pictures.
[Scene Mode]
This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.
[Creative Control] Mode
Take pictures by selecting your preferred picture effect.
  ■ 
Holding the camera
Do not block the flash or the lamp. 
Do not look at it from close range.
Hand strap
AF Assist  LampFlash
  ●To avoid camera shake, hold it with both hands keeping your arms close to 
your body while standing with your feet slightly apart.
  ●Do not touch the lens. 
						

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode
  ■Zoom types
You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom.
Capture a wider area
(wide-angle)
Enlarge the subject
(telephoto)
  •Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [ 
 ] have been selected 
by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
  •Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [ 
 ] have been 
selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
  •[i.Zoom]
Increase the zoom ratio up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with 
limited deterioration of picture quality. Set the [i.Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to 
[ON].
  •[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. Note that, with Digital 
Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the 
[Rec] menu to [ON].
   • 
[Step Zoom]
Each time the control ring/control dial is operated, the zoom stops at the 
position for one of the preset focal lengths.
  ■Menu convenient for taking pictures
  •[Picture Size]
Recording capacity guidelines (still pictures)
Save location 18M 5M 0.3M
Built-in Memory 1 3 69
Card (2 GB) 270 650 10050
(When [Aspect Ratio] is set to [  ] and [Quality] is set to [  ]) 
						

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Recording motion pictures
You can record motion pictures with audio (stereo).
  • You can record motion pictures fitting each Recording Mode.
  • Motion pictures cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
Press the motion picture button () to 
start recording
  ●Do not block the microphones () when recording 
motion pictures.
  ●You can also use zoom while recording motion 
pictures.
  • The zoom speed will be slower than normal.
  • The operating sounds of the zoom lever or 
control ring/control dial may be recorded in 
some cases.
  ●Still pictures can be taken during motion picture 
recording. 
Press the motion picture button () again to end recording
  ●About recording time
  • You can continuously record a motion picture in [MP4] for up to 29 minutes 
59 seconds or approx. 4 GB. (Since recording in [MP4] with [FHD/30p] 
creates larger files, the recording time for such motion pictures will be 
shorter than 29 minutes 59 seconds.)
  • If [Rec Quality] of [AVCHD] motion pictures is set to [FHD], you can 
continuously record a motion picture for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds.
  ●Motion pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases.
  • [Panorama Shot] Mode
  • [3D Photo Mode] ([Scene Mode])
  • [Soft Focus]/[Star Filter] ([Creative Control] Mode) 
						

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Recording motion pictures
  ■About the recording format for recording motion pictures
This unit can record motion pictures in either AVCHD or MP4 formats.
The recording format for motion pictures can be changed in [Rec Format] of 
the [Motion Picture] menu.
  ■About the recording quality setting
The recording quality for motion pictures can be changed in [Rec Quality] of 
the [Motion Picture] menu.
[AVCHD] in [Rec Format]∗ AVCHD  Progressive
Item Picture size fps Bit rate
[FHD/60p]/ 
∗1920×1080 60p Approx. 28 Mbps
[FHD/60p]∗[FHD/60i]/ 1920×1080 60i Approx. 17 Mbps
[FHD/60i]
[HD/60p]/ 
1280×720 60p Approx. 17 Mbps
[HD/60p]
  • Select picture quality settings with the [  ] to record location information 
and place name information.
[MP4] in [Rec Format]Item Picture size fps Bit rate
[FHD/30p] 1920×1080 30p Approx. 20 Mbps
[HD/30p] 1280×720 30p Approx. 10 Mbps
[VGA/30p] 640×480 30p Approx. 4 Mbps
  ■About motion picture icon
60i [Rec Format]
Picture sizeLocation information/Place name log
fps
  ●If the surrounding temperature is high, or a motion picture is recorded 
continuously, [  ] is displayed and recording may be stopped halfway 
through to protect the camera.
  ●If Extended optical zoom is used before pressing the motion picture button, these settings will be cleared, and the recordable area will be changed significantly. 
						

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Using the control ring/control dial
You can use the control ring/control dial to perform frequently used operations 
and settings directly.
Control ring
Control dial
Items that can be set by the control ring/control dial vary depending on recording 
modes. Following are the pre-assigned settings.
Recording modeSetting
Control ring∗1Control dial
Step Zoom (→22)
Program Shift
Aperture adjustment
Shutter speed adjustment
Aperture adjustment
Shutter speed adjustment∗2
Picture effects change
Scene change
Picture effects change
∗1  When Manual Focus is set, the control ring is assigned to focus adjustment. ∗2  Press  to switch between aperture adjustment and shutter speed adjustment. 
						

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Using the control ring/control dial
  ■To change the settings assigned to the control ring/control dial
Changes the settings assigned to the control ring/control dial.
  Press [MENU/SET]  Press     to select [Setup] menu and press [MENU/SET]  Press   to select [Ring/Dial Set] and press [MENU/SET]  Press   to select [  ] (control ring) or [  ] (control dial), and then press 
[MENU/SET]
  Press   to select the setting and press [MENU/SET]
The following settings can be assigned
  • [Default Control]  • [Zoom]  • [Step Zoom]
  • [Exposure Comp.]  • [Aspect Ratio]  • [Sensitivity]
  • [White Balance]  • [Not Set] (control ring only)
  Press [Q.MENU/ ] button several times  ●The assigned function setting applies to all the Recording Modes. However, 
the assigned function may not operate when combined with certain 
Recording Mode.
  ■Using Quick menu
During recording, you can easily call some of the menu items and set them.
  Press [Q.MENU/ ] button  Press   to select menu items
  • The menu items and setting items that are displayed differ depending on 
the recording mode.
  Turn the control ring or control dial to change the setting  Press [MENU/SET] 
						

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Registering preferred functions to the [Fn] button
Taking pictures with the composition determined 
[Composition Guide]
It is set to [Composition Guide] at the time of purchase.
Press [MENU/SET]
Press     to select [Setup] menu and press [MENU/SET]
Press   to select [Fn Button Set] and press [MENU/SET]
Press   to select the function to register and press 
[MENU/SET]
Press [Fn] button
  • If the setting of the [Fn] button has been changed, select [Composition 
Guide] in the [Setup] menu and press [MENU/SET].
Press   to select the guideline to display and press 
[MENU/SET]
  • Explanations and examples of the composition will be displayed in turn 
when you press the [DISP.] button.
  ■Guidelines (Examples)
[Rule of Thirds Offset] [Diagonal lines] [Radiation] 
						

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Viewing your pictures
Press the Playback button ()
  • By holding down the Playback button while 
the camera is off, you can turn the camera 
on in Playback Mode.
Press   or turn the control dial to select the picture to be 
displayed
Folder/File numberPicture number/
Total pictures
Location name information 
and latitude & longitude 
information are provided
  • To play back a motion picture, select a picture with the motion picture 
icon, and press
 .
Deleting pictures
Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.
Press [] button () to delete the 
displayed picture
Press  to select [Yes] and then 
press [MENU/SET] () 
						

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What you can do with the Wi-Fi® function
  ■Using a smartphone/tablet as a camera remote control
By installing the “Panasonic Image App” on your smartphone/tablet, you can 
operate the camera remotely and use the smartphone/tablet to record and 
play back. In addition, you can copy pictures in the camera to the smartphone/
tablet.
  • For information on installing “Panasonic Image App” and basic operations 
on the smartphone/tablet, refer to “Wi-Fi
® Quick Guide”.
  ■Sending pictures to Wi-Fi compatible equipment
You can select pictures on your camera and transfer them to a TV, printer, AV 
equipment, PC, etc.
  ■Transferring pictures automatically [Smart Transfer]
During battery charging, recorded pictures are transferred automatically to 
PC, AV equipment and cloud folders. 
						

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What you can do with the Wi-Fi® function
  ■Using WEB services
Through LUMIX CLUB, you can send still pictures and motion pictures to 
social networking services, etc. To upload recorded pictures to a social 
networking service right away, we recommend that you first send the pictures 
to your smartphone/tablet and then upload them from your smartphone/tablet.
Wireless access pointLUMIX CLUBWEB services
Cloud synchronization 
services
  ■LUMIX CLUB
If you register this unit to the “LUMIX CLUB”, you can synchronize images 
between the devices you are using, or transfer these images to WEB 
services.
For details, refer to the “LUMIX CLUB” site.
http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/eng/c/
Please refer to “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF 
format)” for details.
  • When sending images on a mobile network, high packet communication fees 
may be incurred depending on the details of your contract.
  • The camera uses WPA and WPA2 security.
  ●Hereafter, this manual uses the term “smartphone” for both smartphones and 
tablets unless it is particularly distinguishing between them.