Panasonic Dmc Fz40 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Playback)
∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2/ 1.
•The menu screen is restored when [ ‚] is pressed.
∫ Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for sl ide show playback by selecting 
[EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from 
one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
•
When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
•[AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures 
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
•[EFFECT] is set to [OFF] when playing a slide show with motion pictures only.•Some [EFFECT] settings will not operate when pl aying back pictures displayed vertically.
[SETUP]
[DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.
•
[DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.
Note
•It is not possible to add new music.
A
Play/Pause
B Stop
C Back to previous picture
¢
DAhead to next picture¢
¢ These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode or during 
Motion Picture playback.
E Reduce volume level
F Increase volume level
ItemSettings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT] OFF/ON
[SOUND] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]: Music is played when the still pictures are played 
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures 
are played back.
[MUSIC]: Music is played back.
[AUDIO]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back.
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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Selecting Pictures and Playing them Back ([MODE 
PLAY]/[CATEGORY PLAY]/[FAVORITE PLAY])
Playback in [PICTURE], [AVCHD Lite], or [MOTION JPEG] can be selected.
Select [MODE PLAY] on the Playback Mode menu.
Press  3/4 to select the item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 [MODE PLAY] 
						

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This mode allows you to search images by Scene Mode or other categories (such as 
[PORTRAIT], [SCENERY] or [NIGHT SCENERY]) and sort the pictures into each of the 
categories. You can then play back the pictures in each category.
Select [CATEGORY PLAY] on the Playback Mode menu.
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the category and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
•If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns blue.•It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on 
the card or the built-in memory.
•If you press [ ‚] while searching, the searching will stop 
halfway.
•Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
¢   Press  3/4/2 /1 to select the person to play back and then press [MENU/SET].
Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for 
registered faces, depending on the facial expression and environment.
Also, if there are multiple faces that are already registered in the picture, it will be 
categorised only once to the person found first in the registration.
You can play back the pictures you have set as [FAVORITE]  (P165) (Only when 
[FAVORITE] is set to [ON] and there are pictures which have been set to [FAVORITE]).
Select [FAVORITE PLAY] on the Playback Mode menu.
 [CATEGORY PLAY]
[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. Scene Modes[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. Scene Modes
[FACE RECOG.]
¢[SPORTS], [PARTY], 
[CANDLE LIGHT], 
[PANNING], 
[FIREWORKS], [BEACH], 
[SNOW], 
[AERIAL PHOTO]
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[PORTRAIT], 
[i-PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]
,
[SCENERY], 
[i-SCENERY], [SUNSET], 
[i-SUNSET], 
[AERIAL PHOTO]Î[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]
í[PET]
1[FOOD]
.[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT SCENERY], 
[STARRY SKY] [TRAVEL DATE]
Í[AVCHD Lite], 
[MOTION JPEG]
 [FAVORITE PLAY] 
						

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[PLAYBACK] Mode: ¸
Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu
You can use various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
•
With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [CROPPING] or [L EVELING], a new edited picture is created. 
A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the built-in memory or the card so 
we recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture.
You can display pictures by recording date.
Note
•
The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
•You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2010.•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the pictures are 
displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.
 [CALENDAR]
Select [CALENDAR] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P27)
•You can also rotate the zoom lever several times towards [ L] (W) to display the 
calendar screen. (P57)
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the date to be played 
back.
•If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is 
not displayed.
Press [MENU/SET] to display the pictures that 
were recorded on the selected date.
•Press [ ‚] to return to the calendar screen.
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
•The picture that was selected will appear. 
						

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You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be included 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P157). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be 
entered.)
Names set in [BABY1]/[BABY2] and [PET] in Scene Mode or [LOCATION] in Travel Date 
are also recorded as the titles.
Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P27)
Press  3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Enter the text.  (P147)
Press [‚ ] to return to the menu screen.
¢
¢The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is selected.•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note
•To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input screen.•Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen.•You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition” bundled 
software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with [MULTI].•You cannot use [TITLE EDIT] for the following pictures.–Motion pictures–Protected pictures–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
  [TITLE EDIT]
Select the picture, and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
•[ ’] is displayed for pictures with titles 
already registered.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set. [SINGLE]
[MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2/ 1 to 
select the pictures.
•
The setting is canceled when [DISPLAY] is pressed again. 
						

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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. 
It cannot be restored once divided.
Press [‚ ] to return to the menu screen.
•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note
•Motion pictures cannot be divided at a location close to the start or end of the motion picture.•[VIDEO DIVIDE] may not be performed on motion pictures recorded with other equipment.•With [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures, the order of pictures will change if divided.
It is recommended to display these motion pictures by using [CALENDAR] or [MOTION JPEG] 
in the [MODE PLAY].
•With [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures, the order of pictures will not change.•Motion pictures cannot be divided in the following cases.–Motion pictures set as [FAVORITE]–Protected motion pictures–Motion pictures with a short recording time
  [VIDEO DIVIDE]
Select [VIDEO DIVIDE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode 
menu.  (P27)
Press  2/1 to select the motion picture to divide, 
and then press [MENU/SET].
•Motion picture is played back.
Press  3 at the location to divide.
•Motion picture is paused.
Motion picture is played back from the same location when  3 is 
pressed again.
Press  4.
Press  2 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
•Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed 
while processing the dividing. 
						

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You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, Travel Date or title onto the 
recorded pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictures with a Picture Size larger than [ ] will be 
resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)
Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P27)
Press  3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
  [TEXT STAMP]
Select the picture, and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
•[ ‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is 
stamped with text.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), 
and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
•
The setting is canceled when 
[DISPLAY] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2/ 1 to 
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Press 3/4 to select text stamp items, and then press  1.
Press  3/4 to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
ItemSetting item
[SHOOTING DATE] [OFF]
[W/OTIME]:
Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITHTIME]: Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes.
[NAME] [OFF]
[]:
Stamps names registered in name settings for 
[FACE RECOG.].
[]: Stamps names registered in name settings for 
[BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] in Scene Mode.
[LOCATION] [OFF]
[ON]:
Stamps the travel destination name set under 
[LOCATION].
[TRAVEL DATE] [OFF]
[ON]:
Stamps the Travel Date set under [TRAVEL DATE].
[TITLE] [OFF]
[ON]:
Title input in the [TITLE EDIT] will be stamped. 
						

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Press [MENU/SET].
•If you set [TEXT STAMP] for a picture with a picture size larger than [ ], the picture 
size will become smaller as shown below.
•When selecting [ ] or [ ], press 3 to select [YES] for stamping [AGE], and then 
press [MENU/SET] and proceed to step 7.
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
•The message [SAVE NEW PICTURES?] appears if the picture 
was recorded with a picture size [ ] or less.
Press [‚ ] to return to the menu screen.¢
¢The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is selected.•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note
•When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
•You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out.•Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
•When text is stamped onto the [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ] pictures, it is difficult to read it.•Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases.–Motion pictures–Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title–Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
Aspect ratio settingPicture size
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To allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of 
pixels) is reduced.
Select [RESIZE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P27)
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/
SET].
Press [‚ ] to return to the menu screen.
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¢ 2 The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is 
selected.
•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
Note
•You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.•It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.•Motion pictures, pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] and pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or 
[ ] cannot be resized.
  [RESIZE] Reducing the picture size (number of pixels)
Press  3/4 to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Select the picture and size.
[SINGLE] setting1Press  2/1  to select the picture, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  2/1  to select the size¢1, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
¢ 1 Only the sizes to which the pictures can be 
resized is displayed.
[SINGLE]
[MULTI] setting
1Press  3/4  to select the size, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•
When [DISPLAY] is pressed, an 
explanation of resizing is displayed.
2Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the picture, 
and then press [DISPLAY].
•
Repeat this step for each picture, and 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
[MULTI]