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9. Recording Motion Pictures
Recording Snap Movies
Applicable modes: 
You can specify the recording time in advance and record motion pictures casually like you 
take snapshots. The function also allows you to shift a focus at the start of recording and 
add fade in/out effects in advance.
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Motion pictures will be recorded with [FHD/20M/30p] in [MP4].•Using the smartphone/tablet app “ Panasonic Image App ”, you can  combine motion pictures 
recorded with the camera. Music can be added and various editin g operations can be 
performed when you combine them. In addition, you can send the  combined motion picture to a 
web service.  (P270)
1Select the menu. (P57)
2Select [SET] with  3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
3Press  3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [ ].
5Press [MENU/SET].
6Select [ON] with  3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
•Press the shutter button halfway to exit the menu.•If [Pull Focus] is set to [ON], set its focus.
>  [Motion Picture]  > [Snap Movie]
[Record time] Sets the recording time of motion pictures.
[8SEC]/[6SEC]/[4SEC]/[2SEC]
[Pull Focus]Allows dramatic imaging expression by shifting focus gradually 
at 
the start of recording.
[ON]/[OFF]
•Refer to  P223 for details.
[Fade] Adds a fade-in (gradual appearance) effect to an image and audi
o 
as recording starts or adds a fade-out (gradual disappearance) 
effect to them as recording ends.
[WHITE-IN]/[WHITE-OUT]:
Adds a fade-in or fade-out effect that uses a white screen.
[BLACK-IN]/[BLACK-OUT]:
Adds a fade-in or fade-out effect that uses a black screen.
[COLOR-IN]/[COLOR-OUT]:
Adds an effect that fades in from black-and-white to color or a n 
effect that fades out from color to black-and-white. Audio will be 
recorded normally.
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7Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
AElapsed recording time
B Set recording time
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.•You cannot stop motion picture recording in the 
middle.The recording will stop automatically when the 
set recording time has elapsed.
∫To deactivate Snap Movie
Select [OFF] in step 2.
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Motion pictures recorded with [WHITE-IN] or [BLACK-IN] are disp layed as all-white or all-black 
thumbnails in Playback Mode. 
•If you assign [Snap Movie] to [Fn Button Set]  (P64), you can display a screen that lets you 
switch [Snap Movie] between [ON]/[OFF] by pressing the assigned  function button. If you press 
[DISP.] while the screen is displayed, you can change the setti ngs for Snap Movie.
•This function is not available in the following case:–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
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Set the frames that determine a focus start (first) position 
and focus end (second) position. The camera then 
measures its distance to the subjects and sets focus. When 
you start motion picture recording, focus shifts from the first  
frame to the second frame.
1 Press  2.
2 Press 
3/4/2/1 to move the AF area frame, and press [MENU/SET]. (First positi on)
•If you press [DISP.] before pressing [MENU/SET], the frame will  return to the center.
3Repeat step  2. (Second position)
•Auto Focus will work to set the start and end focus of Pull Foc us. When the setup has 
failed, the frame returns to the first position. Perform the se tup again.
•If you press [MENU/SET], the frame settings will be canceled.
Touch a subject (first position), drag your finger to the desired location (second position), 
and release the finger.
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Auto Focus will work to set the  start and end focus of Pull Focus. When the setup has failed, 
the frame returns to the first position. Perform the setup agai n.
•If you touch [ ], the frame settings will be canceled.
•When [Pull Focus] is set to [ON]: –Auto Focus Mode will be switched to [ ], a setting specially des igned for [Pull Focus].–If you take a picture, the Auto Focus operation [Ø] will take place at the first frame position.•To re-adjust the focus while recording a motion picture, press the shutter button halfway after 
Pull Focus operation finishes.
•Pull Focus does not work when the two frames are not set.•Even when [Metering Mode]   (P165)  is set to [ ], the spot metering target does not move with 
focus. The target is fixed at the start position (first positio n) of Pull Focus.
Not available in these cases:
•This function is not available in the following cases:–In Manual Focus–When using the Digital Zoom
–With lenses that only offer Manual Focus–With some Four Thirds lenses
Setting up [Pull Focus]
Button operation
Touch operation
•A greater effect can be achieved by creating a striking contrast of focus between 
the start and end positions, for example by shifting focus from  the background to 
foreground, or vice versa.
•After setting focus, try to keep the distance between the subje ct and the camera 
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Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to P57.
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[Photo Style], [Filter Settings], [AFS/AFF], [Metering Mode], [ Highlight Shadow], [i.Dynamic], 
[i.Resolution] and [Digital Zoom] are common to both the [Rec]  menu and [Motion Picture] 
menu. Changing these settings in one of these menus is reflecte d in other menu.
•[Motion Picture] menu is not displayed in the following cases.–[Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Soft Image of a Flower] (Scene Guide Mode)
–[Rough Monochrome]/[Silky Monochrome]/[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter ]/[Sunshine] (Creative 
Control Mode)
•Refer to P221 for details.
•Refer to P217 for details.
•Refer to P217 for details.
•Refer to P118  for details.
•Refer to P220 for details.
•Refer to P219 for details.
•Refer to P198 for details.
Applicable modes: 
The shutter speed can be fixed to reduce the flicker or stripin g in the motion picture.
Settings: [1/50]/[1/60]/[1/100]/[1/120]/[OFF]
[Snap Movie]
[Rec Format]
[Rec Quality]
[Exposure Mode]
[Picture Mode]
[Continuous AF]
[Ex. Tele Conv.]
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•Refer to P119 for details.
Applicable modes: 
Set whether or not the mic levels are displayed on the screen.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Not available in these cases:
•
This function is not available in the following case:–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
Applicable modes: 
Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels.
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following case:
–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
Applicable modes: 
Reduces the wind noise effectively if there is wind noise when  recording sound.
Settings: [AUTO]/[HIGH]/[STANDARD]/[LOW]/[OFF]
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Setting [Wind Cut] may alter the usual sound quality.
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following case:–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
[Silent Operation]
[Mic Level Disp.]
[Mic Level Adj.]
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10.  Playing Back and Editing Images
Playing Back Pictures
1Press [ (].
2Press  2/1.
•If you press and hold  2/1, you can play back the 
pictures in succession.
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by dragging  the screen horizontally 
(P53) .
•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by keeping your  finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures are displayed reduced in size)
•Speed of picture forwarding/re winding changes depending on the  playback status.
∫To finish playback
Press [(] again, press the shutter button halfway or press the motion p icture button.
Not available in these cases:
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This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camer a File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industri es Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”.
This camera can only display pictures that comply with the DCF standard.
•The camera may not play back images recorded on other devices c orrectly, and the functions 
of the camera may not be available for the images.
2 : Play back the previous picture
1 : Play back the next picture
Switching the speed for forwarding or rewinding pictures continuously >  [Custom]  > [Touch Scroll]  > [H] (High speed)/[L] (Low speed)
Sending an image to a web service
If you press 
4 when displaying images one by one, you can easily send an imag e to a 
web service. 
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Playing Back Motion Pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4 and QuickTime 
Motion JPEG formats.
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Motion pictures are displayed with the motion picture icon 
([ ]).
Press  3 to play back.
AMotion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed 
on the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[8m30s].
•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not 
displayed for motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD].
•Touching [ ] in the middle of the screen allows you to play back  motion pictures.
•Motion pictures recorded with [Snap Movie] are played back automatically.
∫Operations during Motion Picture Playback
Button 
operationTouch 
operationDescription of  operationButton 
operationTo u c h  
operationDescription of  operation
3Play/Pause4Stop
2
Fast rewind¢
1
Fast forward¢
Frame-by-frame 
rewind
(while pausing)Frame-by-frame 
forward
(while pausing)
Reduce volume levelIncrease volume 
level
¢  The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2  again.
•Control panel disappears after approximately 2 seconds if no operation is performed. Touch 
the screen to redisplay the control panel.
•If you press [MENU/SET] during a pause, you can create a pictur e from a motion picture. 
(P228)
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∫Operations during automatic Snap Movie playback
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If you touch the screen, automatic playback will stop.
•To play back the motion pictures recorded by this unit on a PC,  use the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” 
software on the DVD (supplied).
You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion pi cture.
1Press 3 to pause motion picture playback.
2Press [MENU/SET].
•The same operation can be performed by touching 
[].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when 
[Yes] is selected.
•It will be saved with [Picture Size] set to [S] (2 M), [Aspect R atio] set to [16:9], and [Quality] set 
to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser tha n with normal picture quality.
•[ ] is displayed during playback of still pictures created from  motion pictures.•To create still pictures from motion pictures when the camera is connected to a TV with an 
HDMI micro cable, set [VIERA Link] in [TV Connection] in the [S etup] menu to [OFF].
Not available in these cases:
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Still pictures cannot be created from motion pictures recorded  in [VGA/4M/30p] of [MP4].
3Playback from the beginning
2Back to previous picture
1Ahead to next picture
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Switching the Playback Method
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the rear dial right.
1 k 2k 4k 8k 16k
•If the rear dial is rotated to the left after the image is enla rged, 
the magnification will be reduced.
•You can also enlarge/reduce the image by pinching out/
pinching in  (P53) on the part you want to enlarge/reduce.
•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
•You can move the enlarged part by pressing  3/4 /2/ 1 of the 
cursor button or dragging the screen.  (P53)
•You can also enlarge (2k) the image by double-touching the 
part you want to enlarge. If you double-touch the enlarged 
image, the magnification is reset to 1 k.
∫ Switching the displayed image while maintaining the Playback Zo om
You can switch the displayed image while maintaining the same z oom magnification and 
zoom position for the Playback Zoom.
Switch to picture select operation by pressing 
the rear dial during Playback Zoom, and select 
pictures by pressing 
2 /1 of the cursor button.
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by touching 
[ ]/[ ].
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•The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the Calendar screen is first 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, 2014.•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 Pl ayback.
Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
Rotate the rear dial left.
1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen 
display
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If the rear dial is rotated to the right, the previous playback  
screen will be displayed.
•It is possible to switch the playback screen by touching the 
following icons.
–[ ]: 1 screen
–[ ]: 12 screens
–[ ]: 30 screens
–[ ]: Calendar screen display
•The screen can be switched gradually by dragging the screen 
up or down.
•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫ To return to Normal Playback
Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback)
1Rotate the rear dial left to display the Calendar screen.
2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the date to be played 
back.
3Press [MENU/SET] to display the images that are 
recorded in selected date.
4Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select a picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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Rotate the rear dial left to return to the Calendar screen 
display.
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