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You can write location information sent from a smartphone (latitude and longitude) on 
images.
• You can send location information and write it on images using  a smartphone. (P269)
• You need to install “ Panasonic Image App ” on your smartphone.  (P262)
• Read the [Help] in the “ Image App ” menu for further details on  how to operate.
Preparation:
Sending location information to the camera from the smartphone.
>  [Playback]  > [Location Logging]
1Press  3/4  to select [Add Location Data], then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4  to select the period you intend to record location information on 
images, then press [MENU/SET].
• Images with location information are indicated with [ ].
∫ To pause the recording of location information
Press [MENU/SET] while recording of the location information on to images is taking 
place.
• During a suspended period, [ ±] is displayed.
Select the period with [ ±] to restart the recording process from the picture you left of f.
∫To delete the received location information
1Press  3/4  to select [Delete Location Data], then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4  to select the period you want to delete, then press [MENU/SET] .
[Location Logging]
Not available in these cases:
• Location information cannot be written to the following images or in the following situations:
– Images recorded after location information was sent to the cam era (P269)
– Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD]
– Images with location information already written to them
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You can process the pictures taken in RAW format. The processed  pictures will be saved 
in JPEG format.
>  [Playback]  > [RAW Processing]
1Select RAW images with  2/1 , and then press [MENU/
SET] .
2Press  3/4  to select an item.• You can set the following items. The settings you used for 
the recording are selected when you start setting these 
items.
[RAW Processing]
[White Balance] Allows you to select a White Balance preset and adjust it. If y
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select an item with [ ], you can process the image with the sett ing 
at the time of recording.
[Exposure Comp.] Allows you to correct the exposure within the range between 
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and  i1EV.
[Photo Style] Allows you to select a photo style effect ([Standard]/[Vivid]/[
Natural]/
[Monochrome]/[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 sele
cted 
in [Photo Style], you can adjust the color tone.)
[Hue]/[Filter 
Effect] Allows you to adjust the hue. (When [Monochrome] is selected in
 
[Photo Style], you can adjust the filter effect.)
[Noise Reduction] Allows you to adjust the noise reduction setting.
[i.Resolution]Allows you to select an [i.Resolution] setting ([HIGH]/[ STANDAR
D]/
[LOW]/[EXTENDED]/[OFF]).
[Sharpness] Allows you to adjust the resolution effect.
[Setup]You can set the following items:
[Reinstate Adjustments]:
Returns the settings to the ones you used during the recording.
[Color Space]:
Allows you to select a [Color Space] setting from [sRGB] or [Ad
obe 
RGB].
[Picture Size]:
Allows you to select the size  in which the image will be saved  in 
JPEG format ([L]/[M]/[S]).
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3Press [MENU/SET] and set.• Refer to “How to set each item” on P243.
4Press [MENU/SET].• This operation returns you to the screen in step 2. To set other items, repeat steps 2 
through 4.
5Select [Begin Processing] with  3/4 , and then press [MENU/SET] .
∫ How to set each item
When you select an item, the setting screen will be displayed.
• When [Noise Reduction], [i.Res olution] or [Sharpness] is selected, the comparison screen 
cannot be displayed.
• Pictures can be enlarged by operating the zoom lever.
• 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.
On the comparison screen, you can use the following operations  to make adjustments:ACurrent setting
• If you touch the picture at the center, it will be enlarged. I f you touch [ ], the picture will be 
reduced to the original size.
Button 
operationTo u c h  
operationDescription of operation
2/ 1
/Dragging Selects a setting.
3[WB K 
Set] Displays the screen that lets you 
set the colour temperature. 
(P108) 
(only when [White Balance] is set 
to ///)
4[Adjust.] Displays the screen that lets you 
fine-adjust the White Balance. 
(P109)
(only when [White Balance]  is set)
[DISP.][DISP.]
Displays the comparison screen.
[MENU/SET][Set]Sets the adjusted level and returns 
you to the item selection screen.
Button 
operationTo u c h  
operationDescription of operation
2/ 1
/Dragging Selects a setting.
[DISP.][DISP.]Returns you to the setting screen.
[MENU/SET][Set]Sets the adjusted level and returns 
you to the item selection screen.
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[Setup] setting
When you select an item, the screen that asks you to select [Reinstate Adjustments], 
[Color Space], or [Picture Size] will be displayed.
1Press  3/4 to select an item, and press [MENU/SET].
• If you select [Reinstate Adjustments], a confirmation screen w ill be displayed. Selecting 
[Yes] will execute the operation and return you to the item sel ection screen.
2Press  3/4 to select a setting, and press [MENU/SET].
You can save pictures of a 4K burst file that were extracted fr om any 5 second period at 
once.
>  [Playback]  > [4K PHOTO Bulk Saving]
1Press  2/1  to select the 4K photo burst files and press [MENU/SET].• If the burst time is 5 seconds or less, all frames will be save d as pictures.
2Select the first frame of the pictures to be saved at once.• Select the frame in the same way as you select pictures from a 4K burst file.
Refer to  P187 for details.
• Pictures will be saved as a groups of Burst Mode pictures in J PEG format. (P187)
• The effects applied through the RAW processing on the camera and those applied through the 
RAW processing on the software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio”  (P305) are not completely 
identical.
• RAW images are always recorded in the [3:2] (5472 k3648) aspect ratio regardless of the 
aspect ratio at the time of recording, but when you perform [RA W Processing] in the 
[Playback] menu, they are processed in the aspect ratio at the  time of recording.
• The [White Balance] setting of pictures taken with multiple ex posures is fixed to the setting at 
the time of recording.
Not available in these cases:• [RAW Processing] is not available when an HDMI micro cable is  connected.
• You can process only the RAW images you recorded with the came ra.
[4K PHOTO Bulk Saving]
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Select multiple frames from 4K burst files that you wish to combine. Parts of the image that 
are brighter than the precedi ng frame will be superimposed on t he preceding frame to 
combine the frames into one picture.
>  [Playback]  > [Light Composition]
1Press  2/1  to select the 4K photo burst files and press [MENU/SET].
2Choose the combining method, and then press [MENU/SET].
[Light Composition]
[Composite Merging] setting
Select the frames you want to combine to superimpose brighter p arts.
1 Select the frames.
For information on button and touch operation, refer to 
P123 .
• Images displayed cannot be enlarged or shrunk or 
shown as in slide view.
• [ ] in touch operation becomes [ ].
2 Press [MENU/SET].The selected frames are remembered, and the display 
goes to the preview screen.
Press  3/4 to select items and press [MENU/SET] to 
perform the following operations.
– [Next]: Lets you select more frames for combining. Goes  back to step  1.
– [Reselect]: Discards the frame selected immediately  before and lets you select a different image.
– [Save]: Ends frame selection
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select more frames to combine.• You can select up to 40 frames.
4Press 4 to select [Save], and then press [MENU/SET].
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3Select [Yes] at the confirmation screen, and then press [MENU/SET].
The combined picture is displayed.
• Pictures are saved in JPEG format. Recording information (Exif information) of the first 
frame such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity are  also registered.
[Range Merging] setting
Select the first and last frames to superimpose the brighter parts of the frames 
between them.
1 Select the frame of the first picture, and press [MENU/SET].
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• The erasure operation can only be performed by touching. [Clear Retouch]  automatically 
enables the touch operation.
>   [Playback]  >
[Clear Retouch]
1Press  2/1  to select a picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Drag your finger over the part you want to delete.• The parts to be erased are colored.
• Touching [Undo] will return the colored part back to its 
previous state.
3Touch  [Set].4Touch [Save] or press [MENU/SET].
[Clear Retouch]
Erasing details (enlarging the display)
1 Touch  [SCALING].
• Pinching out/pinching in (P48) the screen allows you 
to enlarge/reduce it.
• Dragging the screen allows you to move the  enlarged part.
2 Touch  [REMOVE].• This will bring you back to the operation of dragging 
your finger over the part you want to delete. The part you want  to delete can be 
dragged even while the picture is enlarged.
• Pictures may appear unnatural because the background of delete d parts is artificially created.
• For group pictures, perform [Clear Retouch] on each picture.
(They cannot be edited at 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.
• This function is not available in the following cases: – Motion pictures
– 4K burst files
– Images recorded with [Post Focus]
– Pictures taken in Panorama Shot Mode
– Pictures taken with [ ]
– Pictures created from a motion picture which had been recorded  when the motion picture 
size had been set to [C4K] in [Rec Quality]
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You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be stamped 
in prints using [Text Stamp]  (P249).
>   [Playback]  > [Title Edit]
1Select the picture.  (P238)•[’] is displayed for pictures with titles already registered.
2Enter the text.  (P59)
[Title Edit]
• To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input scre en.
• You can print out texts (comments) using the software “ PHOTOfu nSTUDIO ” (P304).
• You can set up to 100 pictures at one time with [Multi].
Not available in these cases:
• This function is not available in the following cases: – Motion pictures
– 4K burst files
– Images recorded with [Post Focus]
– Images recorded with [Quality] set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
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You can stamp recording information on recorded images.>  [Playback]  > [Text Stamp]
1Select the picture.  (P238)•[‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text.
2Press  3/4  to select [Set], and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [ ] to return to the previous screen.
4Press  3 to select [OK], and then press [MENU/SET].
[Text Stamp]
[Shooting Date] Stamps the recording date.
[Name][]
 ([Face Recognition]):
Name registered in [Face Recog.] will be stamped.
[]  ([Baby/Pet]):
Name registered in [Profile Setup] will be stamped.
[Location] Stamps the travel destination name set under [Location].
[Travel Date] Stamps the travel date set under [Travel Date].
[Title]Title input in the [Title Edit] will be stamped.
• When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be pr inted over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printe r.
• You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [Multi].
• The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carr ied out.
• 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:
• This function is not available in the following cases: – Motion pictures
– 4K burst files
– Images recorded with [Post Focus]
– Pictures taken in Panorama Shot Mode
– Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title
– Pictures stamped with [Text Stamp]
– Pictures taken with [ ]
– Pictures created from a motion picture which had been recorded  when the motion picture 
size had been set to [C4K] in [Rec Quality]
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Recorded motion picture can be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want to 
divide a part you need with a part you do not need.
Dividing a motion picture is permanent. Decide before you divid e!
>   [Playback]  > [Video Divide]
1Press  2/1  to select the motion picture to divide, and then press [MENU/S ET].
[Video Divide]
2Press 3 at the location to divide.
• You can finely adjust the location for division by pressing 
2 /1 while the motion picture is paused.
3Press  4.• Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed 
while processing the dividing.
Not available in these cases:
• Avoid trying to divide motion picture near the very beginning  or end of the motion picture.
• Motion pictures with a short recording time
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