Panasonic Dmc Fz40 Operating Instructions Manual

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>Check [TV ASPECT] setting.  (P36)
•Is it connected properly with the HDMI mini cable (optional)?  (P173)
> Confirm that the HDMI mini-cabl e (optional) is firmly fitted.
> Press [ (] on this unit.
•Is the [VIERA Link] on this unit set to [ON]? (P37)
> Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV, the i nput channel may not switch automatically. In 
this case, use the remote control for the TV to switch input. (For details on how to switch 
input, please read the operating instructions for the TV.)
> Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device.
> Turn the power to the unit off and then back on again.
> Set [VIERA Link] to [Off] on the TV and then turn it back to [On]. (Refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV for details.)
•Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?•Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
> Set to [PC] in [USB MODE].  (P36, 181)
> Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the 
camera.
> Check if your PC is compat ible with SDXC memory cards.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
> A message prompting to format the card may be displayed when connecting, but do not 
format.
> If the [ACCESS] displayed on the LCD monitor does not disappear, disconnect the USB 
connection cable after turning off the power.
•Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
> Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE].  (P36, 184)
> When using a printer with a cropping or borderless printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
VIERA Link does not work.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
The card is not recognized by the PC. (SDXC memory card is used)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing. 
						

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>Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language.  (P39)
•In dark places, the AF assist lamp  (P142) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
•This is a highlight function showing the white saturated area.  (P33)•Is the [HIGHLIGHT] set to [ON]?
•Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] Mode menu set to [ON]?  (P142)•The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
•The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance 
or quality of the camera.
•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and 
the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The 
sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset. > [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] message will be displayed; please re-set the clock. When 
taking pictures, it will not be possible to record  the correct date without setting the clock.  
(P24)
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An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
Part of the picture is flashing in black and white.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset. 
						

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•At some magnification levels, the pictures taken are slightly distorted or the outlines and other 
areas in the pictures taken are colored, but this is not a malfunction.
•When using the Extended Optical Zoom or the Intelligent Zoom, the zooming action will stop 
temporarily. This is not a malfunction.
•Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode?  (P72)
Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3 k Digital Zoom.
•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in 
folders with different numbers from th e ones used prior to the operation. (P183)
•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder 
and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is 
then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which 
should have been assigned to previous pictures.
•Check the clock (P24) and birthday settings  (P94).
•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] Mode to [PLAYBACK] 
Mode.
•This is the [AUTO DEMO] to introduce the features of the camera. Press a button to return the 
camera to the original screen.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the 
areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
The lens barrel is retracted.
When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed. 
						

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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. 
(These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
•The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the 
subjects.
∫Number of recordable pictures
•[ i 99999] is displayed if there are more than 100000 pictures remaining. However, when it is an 
out of frame display, [ i999] is displayed if there are more than 1000 pictures remaining.
Aspect ratioX
Picture size ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 7101191411
Card
512 MB84 120 20 22 110 165 22 24
1GB165 240 42 46 220 330 45 48
2GB340 500 87 95 450 680 93 100
4GB670 990 170 185 890 1340 180 195
6GB1030 1510 260 280 1360 2030 280 300
8GB1370 2020 350 380 1830 2720 370 400
12 GB2080 3060 530 570 2760 4110 560 600
16 GB2770 4080 700 770 3680 5490 750 810
24 GB4030 5920 1020 1120 5350 7970 1090 1170
32 GB5560 8190 1420 1540 7390 11010 1510 1620
48 GB8090 11740 2080 2270 10710 15830 2220 2380
64 GB10980 15940 2820 3080 14530 21490 3010 3230 
						

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Aspect ratioX
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 12 20 1 1 14 26 1 1
Card
512 MB135 220 23 24 160 290 23 25
1GB270 440 47 50 320 580 48 52
2GB560 900 97 100 660 1180 99 105
4GB1110 1770 190 200 1310 2320 195 210
6GB1690 2690 290 310 1990 3520 290 320
8GB2270 3610 390 410 2660 4720 400 420
12 GB3420 5440 590 630 4020 7120 600 640
16 GB4570 7260 780 840 5370 9500 800 860
24 GB6640 10550 1140 1220 7790 13790 1170 1250
32 GB9170 14570 1580 1680 10770 19060 1620 1730
48 GB13490 21420 2310 2470 15830 28020 2380 2540
64 GB18300 29070 3140 3360 21490 38020 3230 3450
Aspect ratioX
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 18 36 1 1 230 400 1 1
Card
512 MB200 390 24 26 2510 4310 28 28
1GB400 790 50 53 5030 8630 56 57
2GB820 1610 100 105 10240 15360 115 115
4GB1630 3170 200 210 20110 30170 220 230
6GB2470 4820 300 320 30580 45870 340 350
8GB3310 6460 410 440 40930 61400 460 460
12 GB5000 9740 620 660 61740 92610 700 700
16 GB6670 13000 830 880 82360 123540 940 940
24 GB9690 18880 1200 1280 119590 179380 1360 1370
32 GB13390 26080 1670 1770 165220 247830 1880 1890
48 GB19170 36420 2440 2600 182130 364270 2750 2770
64 GB26010 49430 3310 3530 247150 494310 3740 3770 
						

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Aspect ratioY
Picture size ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 7121 110161 1
Card
512 MB91 135 23 25 120 180 25 26
1GB180 270 47 52 240 360 50 54
2GB370 550 97 105 490 730 100 110
4GB730 1080 190 210 960 1430 200 220
6GB1110 1650 290 320 1460 2180 310 330
8GB1490 2210 390 420 1960 2920 410 440
12 GB2250 3330 590 640 2960 4400 630 670
16 GB3010 4450 780 860 3950 5880 840 900
24 GB4370 6460 1140 1250 5730 8540 1220 1310
32 GB6040 8930 1580 1730 7930 11800 1680 1810
48 GB8880 13000 2310 2540 11380 17340 2470 2650
64 GB12050 17650 3140 3450 15440 23530 3360 3600
Aspect ratioY
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 12 21 1 1 14 28 1 2
Card
512 MB140 230 25 28 165 300 26 28
1GB280 470 52 56 330 610 54 58
2GB570 950 105 115 670 1250 110 115
4GB1120 1880 210 220 1320 2460 210 230
6GB1710 2860 320 340 2010 3740 330 350
8GB2290 3830 430 460 2690 5010 440 470
12 GB3460 5780 650 700 4070 7560 670 720
16 GB4610 7720 860 940 5420 10080 890 960
24 GB6700 11210 1260 1360 7880 14640 1290 1400
32 GB9260 15480 1740 1880 10890 20230 1790 1930
48 GB13490 22760 2560 2750 15830 28020 2630 2840
64 GB18300 30890 3480 3740 21490 38020 3580 3860 
						

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Aspect ratioY
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 19 37 1 2 250 400 2 2
Card
512 MB210 400 27 29 2740 4310 31 31
1GB420 810 55 59 5490 8630 64 64
2GB850 1660 110 120 10240 15360 130 130
4GB1670 3260 220 240 20110 30170 250 250
6GB2540 4950 340 360 30580 45870 390 390
8GB3410 6630 460 490 40930 61400 520 520
12 GB5140 10010 690 740 61740 92610 790 790
16 GB6860 13350 920 990 82360 123540 1050 1060
24 GB9960 19390 1340 1440 119590 179380 1530 1540
32 GB13760 26790 1850 1980 165220 247830 2120 2130
48 GB20230 36420 2710 2910 182130 364270 3110 3110
64 GB27460 49430 3680 3950 247150 494310 4220 4220 
						

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Aspect ratioW
Picture size ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 8131 2 11182 2
Card
512 MB100 150 27 30 125 195 28 31
1GB200 300 55 61 250 390 58 64
2GB410 620 110 125 510 800 120 130
4GB810 1230 220 240 1010 1580 230 250
6GB1230 1870 340 370 1540 2410 350 390
8GB1650 2500 450 500 2060 3230 480 520
12 GB2500 3770 680 750 3110 4870 720 790
16 GB3330 5040 910 1010 4150 6500 970 1060
24 GB4840 7320 1330 1460 6020 9440 1400 1540
32 GB6690 10110 1840 2030 8320 13040 1940 2130
48 GB9840 14570 2690 2980 12140 19170 2840 3110
64 GB13350 19770 3660 4050 16470 26010 3860 4220
Aspect ratioW
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 12 23 2 2 15 30 2 2
Card
512 MB145 250 29 32 170 320 30 33
1GB290 510 60 66 340 650 62 68
2GB590 1040 120 135 690 1330 125 140
4GB1150 2040 240 260 1370 2620 250 270
6GB1760 3100 370 400 2080 3980 380 420
8GB2360 4160 490 540 2790 5330 510 560
12 GB3560 6270 740 820 4200 8050 770 840
16 GB4750 8370 990 1090 5610 10740 1030 1130
24 GB6890 12160 1450 1590 8150 15590 1500 1640
32 GB9530 16800 2000 2200 11260 21550 2070 2270
48 GB14000 24280 2930 3220 16550 30350 3030 3340
64 GB19010 32950 3980 4370 22460 41190 4110 4530 
						

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Aspect ratioW
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 42 82 2 2 310 470 2 2
Card
512 MB450 880 35 36 3350 5030 37 37
1GB910 1770 70 73 6710 10070 75 76
2GB1860 3610 140 150 12290 20480 150 155
4GB3650 7090 280 290 24130 40220 300 300
6GB5560 10790 430 450 36700 61160 460 460
8GB7440 14440 570 600 49120 81870 620 620
12 GB11220 21790 870 900 74090 123490 930 940
16 GB14970 29060 1160 1210 98830 164730 1250 1250
24 GB21740 42200 1690 1760 143510 239180 1810 1820
32 GB30040 58310 2340 2430 198260 330440 2500 2520
48 GB40470 72850 3430 3570 182130 364270 3670 3670
64 GB54920 98860 4660 4840 247150 494310 4990 4990 
						

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Aspect ratio
Picture size ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory(Approx. 40 MB) 9141 212202 2
Card
512 MB110 165 27 30 140 220 29 31
1GB220 330 56 60 280 440 59 64
2GB460 670 110 120 580 900 120 130
4GB900 1320 220 240 1140 1770 230 250
6GB1370 2010 340 370 1740 2690 360 390
8GB1840 2690 460 500 2330 3610 480 520
12 GB2780 4070 690 750 3520 5440 730 790
16 GB3710 5420 920 1000 4700 7260 980 1050
24 GB5390 7880 1340 1460 6830 10550 1420 1530
32 GB7450 10890 1860 2020 9440 14570 1970 2120
48 GB10710 15830 2730 2960 13490 21420 2890 3110
64 GB14530 21490 3710 4010 18300 29070 3920 4220
Aspect ratio
Picture size () ()
QualityA›A›
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 40 MB) 15 26 2 2 18 35 2 2
Card
512 MB165 290 30 32 200 380 31 33
1GB330 580 61 66 400 770 63 68
2GB680 1180 125 135 820 1570 125 135
4GB1340 2320 240 260 1630 3090 250 270
6GB2030 3520 370 400 2470 4700 380 410
8GB2720 4720 500 540 3310 6290 510 560
12 GB4110 7120 750 820 5000 9490 780 840
16 GB5490 9500 1010 1090 6670 12670 1040 1120
24 GB7970 13790 1460 1590 9690 18390 1510 1630
32 GB11010 19060 2030 2200 13390 25410 2090 2260
48 GB15830 28020 2980 3220 19170 36420 3060 3310
64 GB21490 38020 4050 4370 26010 49430 4150 4490