Panasonic Lf 1 Manual

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 ■About the Wi-Fi connection lamp
Wi-Fi connection lamp
Lit blue:  When the Wi-Fi function is ON
Blinking blue:  When sending data
 ■Pressing the [Wi-Fi] button during a Wi-Fi connection
Pressing the [Wi-Fi] button during a Wi-Fi connection enables the following operation.  
(excluding [Remote Shooting & View])
Item Description
[Terminate the Connection] Terminates the Wi-Fi connection.
 •
C

losing the connection ([Remote Shooting & View])...

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 ●The camera cannot be used to connect to a public wireless LAN connection. ●Use a IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g or IEEE802.11n compatible device when using a 
wireless access point.
 ●We strongly recommend that you set an encryption to maintain information security. ●We recommend that you use a fully charged battery when you send pictures. ●When the battery indicator is flashing red, the connection with other equipment may 
not start or the connection...

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What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
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What you can do
Operating the camera using a smartphone Record by smartphone
Save pictures in the camera to the smartphone 
Send pictures to social networking services
Connect easily, transfer 
pictures easily
You can easily use the Wi-Fi 
function by pressing and holding 
the [Wi-Fi] button or using the 
NFC function.
or
Press and 
hold
Hold the device 
close to the camera
(→174)
Displaying still pictures on a TV(→190)
Sending still...

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Operating the camera using a smartphone 
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You can remotely operate the camera using a smartphone.
The “Panasonic Image App” (hereafter “Image App”) must be installed on your 
smartphone.
Installing the smartphone/tablet app “Panasonic Image App”
The “Image App” is an application provided by Panasonic that allows your smartphone to 
perform the following operations of a Wi-Fi-compatible LUMIX.
For Android™ apps For iOS apps
Supported 
OS  Android 2.2 - Android 4.2
*iOS 4.3 - iOS...

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Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
You can easily establish a Wi-Fi connection on the camera by pressing and holding the 
[Wi-Fi] button or using the NFC function.
Preparation: Install “Image App” in advance.  (→174)
Press and hold the [Wi-Fi] button
 • The information (SSID and password) required for directly connecting your 
smartphone to this unit is displayed.
 • T

o change the connection method, press the [DISP.] button and select the...

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 ■Changing the connection method
To change the connection method, press the [DISP.] button 
and select the connection method.
(On the camera)
Select [Via Network] or [Direct] to connect (→230)
(On your smartphone)
 ●When connecting with [Via Network]
Set Wi-Fi function to “ON”
Select the wireless access point you want to connect to, and 
set
Start “Image App” (→174)
 ●When connecting with [Wi-Fi Direct] or [WPS Connection] in [Direct]...

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Connecting to a smartphone using NFC function
Using the NFC (Near Field Communication) function, the camera and a smartphone can 
easily exchange the information needed to establish a Wi-Fi connection.
Compatible models:This function can be used with NFC compatible devices with Android (2.3.3 or above). 
(Not available in certain models)
 • See the operating instructions of your NFC-compatible smartphone for more  information about...

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Start “Image App” on your smartphone
 • After it has started, a screen is displayed from which you select a connection destination.
While the [  ] is displayed  on the connection screen of the 
“Image App”, hold the smartphone close to the camera
 • It may take some time to complete connecting. • When the connection is complete, live images captured by the camera will be 
displayed on your smartphone.
 • If you connect during playback of...

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 ●You can register up to 20 smartphones. If the number of registered smartphones 
exceeds 20, registrations will be deleted starting from the smartphone touched first.
 ●If you perform [Reset Wi-Fi Settings], smartphone registration will be deleted. ●If the communication environment is bad, the NFC function may not be usable. ●If there is not a response immediately, shift the position slightly. ●Do not bump your smartphone strongly against...

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Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone 
Connect to a smartphone (→175)
Select [  ] from “Image App”
Drag the picture and save it to the smartphone
 • When the picture is tapped, it is played back at a larger size. (Motion pictures 
cannot be played back.)
 • Functions can be assigned to the top, bottom, left and right as you wish.