Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual

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Taking pictures with the composition determined 
[Composition Guide]
By using the viewfinder or LCD monitor to consider the placement of your 
subject (the composition), you can take more impressive still pictures.
Press [Fn] button ()
  • [Fn Button Set] is set to [Composition 
Guide] at the time of purchase. If another 
function has been set, select [Composition 
Guide] from the [Setup] menu.
Press   to select the guideline to display and press 
[MENU/SET]
  • To turn off guideline display, select [OFF].
  • If the guideline allows horizontal flipping, use   to flip.
  ■Guidelines (Examples)
[Rule of Thirds Offset] [Diagonal lines] [Tunnel]
[Radiation] [S-shape] 
						

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Viewing your pictures
When a card is in the camera, pictures are played back from the card, and 
without a card, pictures are played back from the built-in memory.
Press the Playback button ()
  • By holding down the Playback button while 
the camera is off, you can turn the camera 
on in Playback Mode.
Press   to select a picture to be displayed
  • When the buttons are held down, the pictures can be scrolled quickly 
forward or backward.
  • Pictures can also be selected with the control dial.
Folder/File number
Picture number/Total 
pictures 
						

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Viewing motion pictures
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press 
Motion picture icon 
(differs depending on 
the recording mode 
and picture quality 
setting)Motion picture 
recording time
  ■Operations during motion picture playback : Pause/play : Stop : Fast rewind (2 steps)/Single-frame rewind (while paused) : Fast forward (2 steps)/Single-frame forward (while paused)
[MENU/SET]: Capturing still pictures from motion pictures (while paused)
Control dial: Fast rewind/Fast forward (same as 
 )
Zoom lever: Volume adjustment 
Deleting pictures
Pictures will be deleted from the card if the card is inserted, or from the built-in 
memory if the card is not inserted. (Deleted pictures cannot be recovered.)
Press [] button () to delete the 
displayed picture
Press  to select [Yes] and then 
press [MENU/SET] () 
						

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What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
For details about Wi-Fi connections, please read “Wi-Fi connection guide”.
  ■Using a smartphone as a camera remote control
By installing the “Panasonic Image App” on your smartphone, you can operate 
the camera remotely and use the smartphone to record and play back.
  • By using the NFC function, you can hold your smartphone close to the 
camera and easily make a Wi-Fi connection without making troublesome 
Wi-Fi settings.
  ■Using WEB services
Through LUMIX CLUB, you can send still pictures and motion pictures to 
social networking services, etc. By selecting the setting to automatically 
transfer still pictures and motion pictures to [Cloud Sync. Service], you 
can receive the transferred still pictures and motion pictures on a PC or a 
smartphone.
Wireless access pointLUMIX CLUBWEB services
Cloud synchronization 
services 
						

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  ■Transferring pictures automatically [Smart Transfer]
During battery charging, recorded pictures are transferred automatically to 
PC, AV equipment and cloud folders.
  ■Sending pictures to Wi-Fi compatible equipment
You can select pictures on your camera and transfer them to a TV, printer, AV 
equipment, PC, etc.
Also, during recording, you can transfer still pictures as they are recorded 
(except for transferring to a printer).
  ■Panasonic Image App
The “Panasonic Image App” is an application provided by Panasonic.
For details, refer to “Wi-Fi connection guide”.
  ■LUMIX CLUB
If you register this unit to the “LUMIX CLUB”, you can synchronize images 
between the devices you are using, or transfer these images to WEB 
services.
For details, refer to the “LUMIX CLUB” site.
http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/eng/c/ 
						

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Reading the Owner’s Manual (PDF format)
More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in 
“Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. 
Install it on your PC to read it.
  ■For WindowsTurn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the 
Owner’s Manual (supplied)
Select the desired language and 
then click [Owner’s Manual] to 
install
Double-click the “Owner’s Manual” 
shortcut icon on the desktop
  ■When the Owner’s Manual (PDF format) will not open
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later, or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later 
to browse or print the Owner’s Manual (PDF format).
  • You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use 
with your OS from the following website.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ 
						

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Supplied software
The supplied CD-ROM contains the following software.
Install the software on your computer to use.
PHOTOfunSTUDIO
9.2 AEPictures can be captured to a PC, and can be viewed, 
organized, printed, etc. Also, still pictures can be 
corrected and motion pictures can be edited.
  • Compatible OS: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
SILKYPIX 
Developer StudioThis software develops and edits RAW file pictures. 
Edited pictures can be saved in a file format such as 
JPEG or TIFF that can be displayed on a PC, etc.
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/
  • Compatible OS:  Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
Mac OS X v10.4 / v10.5 / v10.6 / 
v10.7 / v10.8
LoiLoScope 
(30-day full-trial 
version)You can edit motion pictures easily. This will only install a 
shortcut to the trial version download site.
For details about using LoiLoScope, please download 
and see the manual from the following site.
http://loilo.tv/product/20/
  • Compatible OS: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
For details about operating environment and usage, please read “Owner’s 
Manual for advanced features” (PDF format) or the manuals for each software.
  ●PHOTOfunSTUDIO / LoiLoScope are not compatible with Mac. 
						

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Supplied software
Installing supplied software
Preparations:
  • Check your PC’s specifications and operating environment for each software.
  • Before inserting the CD-ROM (supplied), close all running applications.
  ■Windows
Insert the CD-ROM with the supplied software
  • The installation menu runs.
Click [Recommended Installation]
  • Continue the installation procedure following the instructions displayed on 
the screen.
  ■Mac (SILKYPIX Developer Studio)
Insert the CD-ROM with the supplied software
Double-click the recognized disc to open
Double-click the [SILKYPIX] folder to open
Double-click an icon in the folder
  • Continue the installation procedure following the instructions displayed on 
the screen. 
						

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Specifications
Digital Camera: Information for your safety
Power Source DC 5 V
Power 
Consumption1.7 W (When recording with LCD Monitor)
1.1 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor)
Camera effective 
pixels12,100,000 pixels
Image sensor1/1.7″ MOS sensor, 
total pixel number 12,800,000 pixels
Primary color filter
LensOptical 7.1x zoom
f=6.0 mm to 42.8 mm 
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 200 mm) / 
F2.0 (Max. Wide) to F5.9 (Max. Tele)
Image StabilizerOptical method
Focus range
Normal50 cm (1.6 feet) (Max. Wide) / 
80 cm (2.6 feet) (Max. Tele) to 
Macro / 
iA mode / 
Motion picture /
MF3 cm (0.098 feet) (Max. Wide) / 
80 cm (2.6 feet) (Max. Tele) to 
Scene ModeThe focus ranges listed above may vary depending on 
the selected Scene Mode.
Shutter systemElectronic shutter + Mechanical shutter
Shutter speed250 seconds to 1/4000th of a second
[Starry Sky] Mode: 
15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
Minimum 
Illumination Approx. 6 lx (when i-Low light is used, the shutter 
speed is 1/30th of a second) 
						

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Specifications
Exposure (AE)Program AE (P) / Aperture-priority AE (A) / 
Shutter-priority AE (S) / Manual exposure (M)
Metering Mode[Multi Metering] / [Center Weighted] / [Spot]
LCD monitor3.0″ TFT LCD (3:2) (Approx. 921,600 dots)
ViewfinderColor LCD Viewfinder (Approx. 200,000 dots)
(with diopter adjustment -4 to +4 diopter)
MicrophonesStereo
SpeakerMonaural
Recording mediaBuilt-in Memory (Approx. 87 MB)
SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / 
SDXC Memory Card
Recording file 
format
Still pictureRAW / JPEG (based on Design rule for Camera File 
system, based on Exif 2.3 standard / 
DPOF corresponding) / MPO
Motion picturesAVCHD / MP4
Audio compression 
format AVCHD: Dolby
® Digital (2 ch)
MP4: AAC (2 ch)
Interface
DigitalUSB 2.0 (High Speed)
Analog videoNTSC Composite
Audio Audio line output (Monaural)
TerminalHDMI: MicroHDMI TypeD
AV OUT/DIGITAL: Dedicated jack (8 pin)
DimensionsApprox. 102.5 mm (W) x 62.1 mm (H) x 27.9 mm (D)
[4.0″ (W) x 2.4″ (H) x 1.1″ (D)]
(excluding the projection part)