Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Lf1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Deleting picturesVQT5A33
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To delete multiple (up to 100)/To delete all pictures
A picture group  (→143) is handled as 1 picture. (All the pictures in the selected picture group 
are deleted)
Press [  ] button while viewing a picture 
Use   to select [Delete Multi]/[Delete All] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • Items can also be selected by turning the control dial.
 ●[Delete Multi]
Use cursor button to select picture and press [DISP.] button
 Picture selected
 • To cancel → Press [DISP.] button again. • T
o execute → Press [MENU/SET].
 • Pictures can also be selected with the control dial. 
 • Y

ou can select [All Delete Except Favorite] in [Delete All] if there are pictures that 
have been set as [Favorite] (→165).
 • A

 confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press 
[MENU/SET]. 
 • May take time depending on number of pictures deleted.    
						

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Setting the menu
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Refer to the procedure below for an example on how to operate the menus.
Example: Changing [AF Mode] in the [Rec] menu in [Program AE] Mode
Press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select [Rec] menu and press [MENU/SET]
 • Items can also be selected by turning the control dial.
Press   to select [AF Mode] and then press [MENU/SET]
Pages (The pages can also be selected with the zoom lever.)
Menu items
Menu description
Operation guide
Press   to select a setting, and then press [MENU/SET]
Setting items that can be selected
Selected setting
Setting description
Press [Q.MENU/ ] button several times
The menu closes and the monitor returns to the previous screen. • In recording mode, the menu screen can also be exited by pressing the shutter button halfway
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Setting the menuVQT5A33
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Menu type
 ●In recording mode ●In playback mode
[Rec] You can perform settings such as tones, Sensitivity, Aspect Ratio, 
and Picture Size.
[Motion Picture] You can select the recording format and picture quality and other 
settings.
[Setup] You can perform settings for convenience of use such as the clock 
setting and changing of the beep sounds.
[Wi-Fi] You can perform settings required to use a Wi-Fi connection and 
Wi-Fi functions.
[Playback Mode] You can choose the playback method to see [Slide Show] or to 
narrow down the pictures for display, etc.
[Playback] You can specify picture protection, resizing, print settings, and other 
settings for pictures you have taken.
 ●The operation screen examples in this manual may differ from the actual screen 
display or some parts of the screen display are omitted.
 ●The menu types and items that are displayed vary according to the mode. ●The setting methods vary depending on the menu item. ●The following menus are also displayed depending on the recording mode. • In the [Intelligent 
Auto] mode: [iA MODE] menu (→35)
 • In the [Creative Control] mode: [Creative Control] menu  (→96) • In the [Scene Mode] mode: [Scene Mode] menu (→108) • In the [Custom] mode: [Custom] menu (→1

16)    
						

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Using the [Setup] menu
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[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important for clock setting and 
battery life. Please check these before use.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→52)
 ●In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, only [Clock Set], [World Time], [Airplane Mode], [Beep], 
[Composition Guide], [Stabilizer Demo.] and [Language] are set.
[Clock Set]
Set time, date, and display format. (→23)
[World Time]
Set the local time at travel destination.  (→127)
[Travel Date]
Record the number of days elapsed in your travels.  (→126)
[Airplane Mode]
Disable the Wi-Fi function.  (→172)
[Beep]
Change or mute the beep/shutter sounds.
 ■Settings
[Beep Level]
 /  / : Low / High / Mute
[Beep Tone]
 /  /  : Change beep tone.
[Shutter Vol.]
 /  /  : Low / High / Mute
[Shutter Tone]
 /  /  : Change shutter tone.    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Speaker Volume]
Adjust volume of sound from speakers (7 levels).
 ■Settings: [0] / [1] / [2] / [3] / [4] / [5] / [6]
 ●Cannot be used to adjust TV speaker volume when connected to TV.
[Cust.Set Mem.]
Register the current camera settings.  (→115)
[Fn Button Set]
Register frequently used functions from the [Rec] menu, [Setup] menu or other menus to 
the [Fn] button for faster operation. (→117)
[Control Ring Set]
Changes the settings assigned to the control ring.  (→118)
[Monitor Display] / [Viewfinder]
Adjust brightness and color of the LCD monitor or Viewfinder. It is suggested to use the 
default settings.
These are intended to provide a preview of the actual picture, as accurately as possible.
  Press   to select the setting item and press   to make adjustments  Press [MENU/SET]
 ●Some subjects may look different from their actual appearance, but the recorded 
picture will not be affected.    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Monitor Luminance]
Make LCD monitor easier to see.
 ■Settings
[Auto Power Monitor] The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it 
is around the camera.
[Power Monitor]
The brightness becomes higher than usual for easy viewing outdoors.
[OFF] —
 ●Cannot select [Auto Power Monitor] in playback mode. ●[Power Monitor] returns to ordinary brightness if there is no operation for 30 seconds 
when recording. (Press any button to make the screen brighter again.)
 ●Because the picture shown on the LCD monitor screen emphasizes brightness, some 
subjects may look different than their actual appearance, but this will not affect the 
recorded picture. 
 ●Setting [Monitor Luminance] reduces the operating time.
[Composition Guide]
Selects guideline display and type.
By setting the basic composition, you can take more impressive still pictures.  (→68)    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Histogram]
Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g. 
if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are 
several bright areas in the picture. A peak in the center 
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This 
can be used as a reference for exposure correction, etc.
(Example)
Dark ← OK → Bright
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When the histogram is not the same as that of the recorded picture under the 
following conditions, histogram will be displayed in orange.
 • In dark places. • When manual exposure assist indicates settings other than 0 EV in [Manual  Exposure] mode or during Exposure Compensation.
 • When the flash fires. ●The histogram displayed during recording is only a reference. ●The histogram displayed during recording and that displayed during playback may be 
different.
 ●The histogram is different from those displayed using the image editing software of a 
computer.
 ●The histogram will not be displayed in the following cases. • [Intelligent  Auto] Mode
 • Playback Zoom • During motion picture recording • Multi Playback • When the HDMI micro cable is connected
[Video Rec Area]
Enables verification of the recordable area for a motion picture before recording.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Recordable area displayed for motion pictures should be interpreted as a guideline. ●When using Extended optical zoom, the recordable area may not always be displayed 
for certain zoom ratios.
 ●For [Intelligent Auto] Mode, the setting is fixed to [OFF].    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Remaining Disp.]
Switch the display between the remaining number of still pictures you can take or the 
remaining recording time of a motion picture that you can record for the available card or 
built-in memory.
 ■Settings
Displays the number of pictures that can be recorded.
Displays the remaining recording time.
[Lens Resume]
 ●[Zoom Resume]
Remember the zoom position when turning the camera off.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●[MF Resume]
The camera will remember the Manual Focus focus position when the unit is turned of f 
and when the focus mode is set to other than [MF]. The next time the unit is turned on 
or the focus mode is set to [MF], it will return to the remembered focus position.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
[MF Assist]
Set whether to enlarge the focus point when Manual Focus is used to adjust focus.  (→88)    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Economy]
Turn off the camera or make the LCD monitor go dark while not using the camera to 
minimize battery consumption.
 ●[Auto Power Off]
Automatically shut off the camera while not in use.
 ■Settings: [2MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [10MIN.] / [OFF]
 ●To restore →  T urn on the camera again. ●Cannot be used in the following cases: • When connected to computer/printer • During motion picture recording/playback • During Slide Shows ●Settings fixed to [5MIN.] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
 ●[Monitor Power Save]
The LCD monitor goes dark to minimize power consumption.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●Reduces the picture quality of the LCD monitor display during recording to minimize 
battery consumption (except for the Digital Zoom area). Note, however , that there is 
no effect on the recorded picture.
 ●The setting in [Monitor Luminance] is prioritized over the setting in [Monitor Power 
Save] for the brightness of the LCD monitor.    
						

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5A33
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→52)
[Auto Review]
Automatically display still pictures immediately after taking them.
 ■Settings
[1SEC] / [2SEC] Displays the playback screen for the set time before automatically returning to 
the recording screen.
[HOLD] Keeps the automatic playback screen displayed until [MENU/SET] is pressed.
[OFF] —
 ●For [Intelligent Auto] Mode, the setting is fixed to [2SEC]. ●Motion pictures cannot be automatically reviewed.
[Self Timer Auto Off]
The self-timer is canceled if the unit is turned off.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●At the time of purchase, the camera is set to [ON], so the self-timer is canceled when 
the unit is turned off.
[No.Reset]
Reset picture file numbers. (The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 
0001.)
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o reset folder number to 100: 
First, format the built-in memory or card, and reset the file numbers using [No.Reset]. 
Then, select [Yes] on the folder number reset screen.
 ●A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned. 
Numbers cannot be reset once folder number reaches 999. In this case, save all 
necessary pictures to your computer, and format the built-in memory/card  (→64).