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1Play back the picture in the camera.
2Launch “ Image App ” on the smartphone.3While  [ ]  is displayed on the connection 
screen of the “ Image App ”, touch the 
smartphone to  [ ] of the camera.
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If a connection attempt by touching fails, restart 
the “ Image App ”, and then display the screen in 
step 
2 again.
•To transfer more than one image, repeat steps 
1 and 3.
(They cannot be transferred as a batch.)
•After you set up a connection with the smartphone using the NFC function, the image will be 
saved via the Wi-Fi connection.
1Connect to a smartphone. (P76)
2Operate the smartphone.
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The function can be assigned to the top, bottom, 
left or right according to your preference.
Saving images in the camera using the NFC function
The NFC function is not available for iOS devices (iPhone/iPod touch/iPad).
Sending images in the camera to an SNS
1 Select [ ].
•You can switch the images to be 
displayed by selecting the icon (
A) 
on the top left of the screen. To 
display images stored in the camera, 
select [LUMIX].
2 Touch and hold an image, and drag 
it to send it to an SNS, etc.
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The image is sent to a web service 
such as an SNS.
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You can send location information acquired with a smartphone to the camera. After 
sending the information, you can also write it on images stored in the camera.
1Start recording location 
information
2 Start recording images
3 Finish recording the location 
information
4 Sending and writing location 
information
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Location information different from that 
at the time of recording may be written. 
Keep the following points in mind:
–Set the camera’s [Home] setting in [World Time] to your region.–Once you start recording location information with your smartphone, do not change the 
camera’s [Home] setting in [World Time].
•Location information cannot be written on images that were recorded when the clock was not set.
∫ Start recording location information
Operate the smartphone.
∫ Finish recording the location information
Operate the smartphone.
∫ Sending and writing location information
1Connect to a smartphone. (P76)2Operate the smartphone.
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Cautions for Use:
Be sure to pay special attention to the privacy, the likeness rights, etc. of the subject 
when you use this function. Use at your own risk.
•(When using “ Image App ” for iOS)
If you press the Home or On/Off button of a smartphone while [Rec. loc. Info] is working, 
location information recording is stopped.
Adding location information to images stored in the camera from a 
smartphone/tablet
1 Select [ ].
2 Select [Geotagging].
3 Select [ ].
1 Select [ ].
2 Select [Geotagging].
3 Select [ ].
1 Select [ ].
2 Select [Geotagging].
3 Select [ ].
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Follow the on-screen messages to operate the smartphone.•Location information is not written onto the images recorded when [Rec Format] is set 
to [AVCHD].
•When the card in the camera lacks sufficient free space, writing location information 
may not be possible.
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Setting up a connection to a PC via a wireless 
access point
Prepare folders for receiving images on the PC before sending a picture to the PC.
•Create a PC user account [account name (up to 254 characters) and password (up to 32 
characters)] consisting of alphanumeric characters. An attempt to create a receive folder may 
fail if the account includes non-alphanumeric characters.
∫When using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
1Install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” to the PC.
•For details on hardware requirements and installation, read “About the supplied software” (P88).
2Create a folder that receives images with “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”.
•To create the folder automatically, select [Auto-create]. To specify a folder, create a new 
folder, or set a password to the folder, select [Create manually].
•For details, refer to the operating instructions of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” (PDF).
∫When not using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
(For Windows)
Supported OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1
Example: Windows 7
1Select a folder you intend to use for receiving, then right-click.2Select [Properties], then enable sharing of the folder.
•For details, refer to the operating instructions of your PC or Help on the OS.
(For Mac)
Supported OS: OS X v10.5 to v10.9
Example: OS X v10.8
1Select a folder you intend to use for receiving, then click on the items in the 
following order.
[File]   [Get Info]
2Enable sharing of the folder.
•For details, refer to the operating instructions of your PC or Help on the OS.
You can send pictures and motion pictures recorded with this unit to a PC.
The connection methods described in this manual are examples. For details on other 
connection methods, refer to “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)”.
To create a folder that receives images
When sending images to PC
Preparations:
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If the workgroup of the destination PC has been changed from the standard setting, you also 
need to change the setting of this unit in [PC Connection].
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1Press [Wi-Fi].
2Select [New Connection].3Select the connection method.
4Select [PC].
5Select the connection method.Example: Selecting [WPS (Push-Button)] to set up a connection1Select [Via Network].
2Select [WPS (Push-Button)].
3Press the wireless access point WPS button until it switches to WPS mode.
6On the camera, perform the operation that matches your 
purpose.
¢ When the PC you want to connect to is not displayed, select [Manual Input], and enter the 
computer name of the PC (NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers).
•To change the setting or disconnect, press [Wi-Fi]. (P75)
•Folders sorted by the sent date are created in the specified folder, and pictures are saved in 
those folders.
•If the screen for a user account and password entry appears, enter the one you set on your PC.•When the computer name (NetBIOS name for Apple Mac computers) contains a space (blank 
character), etc., it may not be recognized correctly.
If a connection attempt fails, we recommend that you change the computer name (or NetBIOS 
name) to the one consisting of only alphanumeric characters, with a maximum of 
15 characters.
Sending an image each time a recording is made 
([Send Images While Recording] )
Available file format: JPEG/RAW/MPO
Select and send the images 
([Send Images Stored in the Camera])
Available file format: ALL format
Sending an image each time a recording is made 
([Send Images While Recording] )
1 Select the PC you want to connect to and the destination 
folder.
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2Take a picture with the camera.
Select and send the images 
([Send Images Stored in the Camera])
1Select the PC you want to connect to and the destination 
folder.
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2Select [Single Select] or [Multi Select], and then select 
the images you want to send.
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Customization
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Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
When [Q.MENU] (P104) in the [Custom] menu is set to [CUSTOM], the Quick Menu can 
be changed as desired.
Up to 15 items can be set to the Quick Menu.
1Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu.
2Press 4 to select [ ] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3/4/ 2/1 to select the menu item in the top 
row and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  2/1 to select the empty space in the bottom 
row and then press [MENU/SET].
A Items that can be setup as Quick Menus.
B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu screen.
•You can also set the menu item by dragging it from the top 
row to the bottom row.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, you can 
replace an existing item with a new select item by selecting 
the existing item.
•To cancel the setting, move to the bottom row by pressing  4 and select an item to cancel, 
and then press [MENU/SET].
5Press [ ].
•It will return to screen of step1.
Press [MENU/SET] to switch to the recording screen.
Assigning frequently used functions to the 
buttons 
(function buttons)
You can assign frequently-used functions to particular buttons or icons.1Select the menu. (P28)
2Press  3/4 to select [Setting in REC mode] or [Setting in PLAY mode] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 to select the function button you want to 
assign a function to and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4 to select the function you want to assign 
and then press [MENU/SET].
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Some functions cannot be assigned depending on the 
function button.
> [Custom]  > [Fn Button Set]
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Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
You can register the current camera settings as custom settings.
If you then record in Custom Mode, you can use the registered settings.
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Initial setting of the Program AE Mode is registered as the custom settings initially.
To allow recording using the same settings, up to 5 sets of current camera settings can be 
registered using [Cust.Set Mem.]. (
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1Select the menu. (P28)
2Press 3/4 to select the custom set to register and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
You can easily call up the settings you have registered using [Cust.Set Mem.].
Set the mode dial to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
•The custom set will be called up. If you set the mode dial to [ ], the custom set you used last 
time ([ ], [ ], or [ ]) will be called up.
∫ To change a custom set in [ ]
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
3Press  2/1 to select the custom setting you want to use, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
∫ Changing the settings
Registered contents do not change when the menu setting is changed temporarily with the 
mode dial set to  ,   or  . To change the registered settings, overwrite the 
registered content using [Cust.Set Mem.] on the custom settings menu.
Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings)
Preparations: Set in advance the Recording Mode you wish to save and select the 
desired menu settings on the camera.
> [Custom]  > [Cust.Set Mem.]
Recording using registered custom set
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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
1Connect the camera and a TV.
•Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight holding onto the plug.
(It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal if it is plugged in obliquely 
or in wrong direction.)
Do not connect devices to incorrect terminals. Doing so may cause malfunction.
2Turn on the TV and select the input to match the connector in use.
3Turn the camera on and then press [(].
•Input of the TV will switch automatically and playback screen is displayed when 
connected to a VIERA Link compatible TV using an HDMI micro cable with the [VIERA 
Link] set to [ON].
•When [System Frequency] is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your region, 
images may not be played back correctly.
•Read the operating instructions for the TV.
Preparations: Turn this unit and the TV off.
To connect with an HDMI micro cable
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Use a “High Speed HDMI micro cable” with the HDMI logo.
Cables that do not comply with the HDMI standards will not work.
“High Speed HDMI micro cable” (Type D–Type A plug, up to 2 m (6.6 feet) long)
A Align the marks, and insert.
B HDMI micro cable C
HDMI socket
To connect with an AV cable (optional)
•
Always use a genuine Panasonic AV cable (DMW-AVC1: optional).•When [System Frequency] is set to [24.00 Hz (CINEMA)], you cannot play back images on a 
TV connected with an AV cable.
D Align the marks, and insert.
E AV cable (optional)
F [AV OUT/DIGITAL] terminal
•The color of the terminal is gold. G
Yellow: to the video input socket
H White: to the audio input socket
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Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your 
PC
∫PC that can be used
The unit can be connected to any PC capable of recognizing a mass storage device.
The supplied DVD includes the following software.
Install the software on to your computer before use.
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PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 PE (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1)
This software allows you to manage images. For example, you can send pictures and motion 
pictures to a PC and sort them by recording date or model name. You can also perform operations 
such as writing images to a DVD, processing and correcting images, and editing motion pictures.
•SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE
(Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1, Mac OS X v10.5/
v10.6/v10.7/v10.8/v10.9)
This is software to edit RAW format images.
Edited images can be saved in a format (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) that can be displayed on a personal computer.
•LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/
Windows 8/Windows 8.1)
LoiLoScope is a video editing software where that draws out the full power of your PC. Creating 
videos is as easy as organizing cards on top of a desk. Use your music, picture and video files 
to create videos to share with your friends and family by burning it to a DVD, uploading it to 
websites, or simply share your videos with your friends via e-mail.
–This will only install a shortcut to the trial version download site.
•Windows support:Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1
•Mac support: OS X v10.5 to v10.9
AVCHD motion pictures may not be imported correctly when copied as files or 
folder
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With Windows, always import AVCHD motion pictures using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, one of the 
programs on the DVD (supplied).
•With a Mac, AVCHD motion pictures can be imported using “iMovie”.
Please note that importing is not possible depending on the picture quality.
(For details about iMovie, please contact Apple Inc.)
About the supplied software
For details on how to use the SILKYPIX Developer Studio, refer to the “Help” or the 
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory’s support website:
http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/p/support/
For more information on how to use LoiLoScope, read the LoiLoScope manual 
available for download at the link below.
Manual URL: http://loilo.tv/product/20
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∫Installing supplied software
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Before inserting the DVD, close all running applications.
1Check the environment of your PC.
•Operating environment of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
–OS:
WindowsR XP (32bit) SP3,
Windows VistaR (32bit) SP2,
WindowsR 7 (32bit/64bit) or SP1,
WindowsR 8 (32bit/64bit),
WindowsR 8.1 (32bit/64bit)
–CPU:
PentiumR III 500 MHz or higher (WindowsR XP),
PentiumR III 800 MHz or higher (Windows VistaR),
PentiumR III 1 GHz or higher (WindowsR 7/WindowsR 8/WindowsR 8.1)–Display:
1024 k768 pixels or more (1920 k1080 pixels or more recommended)
–RAM:
512 MB or more (WindowsR XP/Windows VistaR),
1 GB or more (WindowsR 7 32bit/WindowsR 8 32bit/WindowsR 8.1 32bit),
2 GB or more (WindowsR 7 64bit/WindowsR 8 64bit/WindowsR 8.1 64bit)–Free hard disk space:
450 MB or more for installing software
•Refer to the operati ng instr uctions of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”  (PDF) for further  oper ating envi ronment.•For details on “ SILKYPIX Developer Studio ”, please read the support site given on P88.
2Insert the DVD with the supplied software.
3Click on the [Applications] on the install menu.
•If the automatic playback screen is displayed, you can display the menu by selecting and 
executing [InstMenu.exe].
•In Windows 8/Windows 8.1, you can display the menu by clicking a message that is 
displayed after inserting the DVD and then selecting and executing [InstMenu.exe].
•You can also display the menu by double-clicking [VFFXXXX] in [Computer] (XXXX differs 
depending on the model).
4Click on the [Recommended Installation].
•Proceed with installation according to messages appearing on the screen.
•The software compatible with your PC will be installed.
•On the Mac, SILKYPIX can be installed manually.
1 Insert the DVD with the supplied software.
2 Double-click the application folder on the DVD.
3 Double-click on the automatically displayed folder.
4 Double-click the icon in the application folder.
Not available in these cases:
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“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” and “ LoiLoScope ” are not compatible with Mac.
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∫Transferring pictures to a PC
1Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Please turn this unit on and your PC before connecting.
•Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight holding onto the plug.•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine 
Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional).
2Press  3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
•If [USB Mode] (P105) is set to [PC] in the [Setup] menu in advance, the camera will be 
automatically connected to the PC without displaying the [USB Mode] selection screen.
3Copy the images to a PC using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”.
•Do not delete or move copied files or folders in Windows Explorer.
When viewing in “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, you will not be able to play back or edit.
Preparations: Install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” to the PC.
A Align the marks, and insert.
B USB connection cable (supplied)
C [AV OUT/DIGITAL] terminal
•The color of the terminal is gold.
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