Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Owner’s Manual  
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.DMC-ZS40
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and 
save this manual for future use.
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(U.S. customers only) 

Contents
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Preparations
Before use .............................................. 8About GPS .................................................. 10
Standard Accessories ......................... 11
Names and Functions of  
Main Parts
 ............................................ 12Viewfinder (LVF) .......................................... 15
[MENU/SET] button / Cursor button /  
Control dial
 .................................................. 16
Putting on the hand strap...

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Using the [Setup] menu ...................... 62[Clock Set] ................................................... 62
[Auto Clock Set] .......................................... 62
[W
orld Time]
 ................................................ 62
[T

ravel Date]
 ................................................ 62
[Airplane Mode] ........................................... 62
[Beep] .......................................................... 63
[Cust.Set Mem.]...

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Taking Pictures with different  
picture effects   
[Creative Control] Mode
 .................... 1
 10
[Expressive] ............................................... 112
[Retro] ....................................................... 1 12
[Old Days]
 ................................................. 1

12
[High Key]
 ...

............................................... 113
[Low Key]
 .................................................. 1

13
[Sepia]...

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Application (View)
Changing the picture information 
display, etc. ........................................ 156
Playing back still pictures recorded 
using the burst function
 ................... 157
Different playback methods   
[Playback Mode]
 ................................ 159[2D/3D Settings] ........................................ 159
Selecting pictures to play back  
[Filtering Play] .................................... 160Narrowing down by selecting  
picture type ......

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Wi-Fi/NFC
Wi-Fi® Function and NFC Function... 185[Airplane Mode] ......................................... 187
What you can do with the  
Wi-Fi function ..................................... 188
Operating the camera using a 
smartphone/tablet
 ............................. 189Installing the smartphone/tablet app 
“Panasonic Image App” ............................. 189
Connecting to a smartphone/tablet ........... 190
Connecting to a smartphone/tablet using 
NFC function...

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GPS
Using the GPS function to record  
the location of a picture .................... 257[GPS Setting] ............................................ 258
[Repositioning] .......................................... 261
[GPS 
Area Select]
 ..................................... 263
[Area Info. Set] .......................................... 264
[Airplane Mode] ......................................... 264
Adjusting the time using GPS .......... 265
Reducing the time required for...

Preparations
Before use
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 ■Camera handling
Keep the camera away from excessive vibration, force, 
or pressure.
 ●Avoid using the camera under the following conditions, 
which may damage the lens, LCD monitor, viewfinder, 
or camera body. This may also cause the camera to 
malfunction or prevent recording.
 • Dropping or hitting the camera against a hard surface • Sitting down with the camera in your pants pocket or forcing it into a full bag
 • Adding accessories to the camera strap • Pushing...

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 ■Always take a test shot first
Before important events when you will use the camera (at weddings, for example), 
always take a test shot to make sure that pictures and sound record correctly . 
 ■No compensation for missed shots
We cannot compensate for missed shots if technical problems with the camera or card 
prevent recording.
 ■Carefully observe copyright laws
Unauthorized use of recordings that contain works with copyright for purposes other 
than personal use...

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About GPS
Your Panasonic Lumix digital still camera is GPS-equipped which can automatically 
record the precise location coordinates of where the photo was taken.  The specific 
physical address of this location can easily be derived from this information. 
If you upload such “geotagged” photos to the Internet, a social networking site or any 
other electronic media, the precise location of where the photo was taken will remain 
embedded in the photo and can be...