Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

Application (Record)
Using the [Rec] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Date Stamp]
 ■Recording mode: 
Still pictures can be taken with the recording date and time stamped on the still picture.
 ■Settings: [W/O TIME] / [WITH TIME] / [OFF]
 ●Do not request date printing in store or make date printing on printer for still pictures 
with date stamps. (Date printing may be overlapped.)
 ●Date stamps on still pictures cannot be erased. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the...

Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menu
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You can select the Recording Mode and picture quality and other settings.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→60)
[Rec Format]
 ■Recording mode: 
Sets the data format of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings
[AVCHD]This is a data format suitable for playback on high-definition TVs.
[MP4] This data format is suited for playing back motion pictures on a computer and other 
such devices.
 ●For details (→49)
[Rec Quality]...

Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menuVQT5E74
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 ■About motion picture icon
[Rec Format]
Picture size
60i
Location information/Place name log
fps
 ●What is bit rate 
Bit rate is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes 
higher when the number gets bigger. This unit uses the “VBR” recording method. 
“VBR” is an abbreviation of “Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for 
definite period of time) is changed automatically depending on the...

Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Continuous AF]
 ■Recording mode: 
Either allow the focus to be constantly adjusted during motion picture recording, or fix the 
focus position at the start of recording.
 ■Settings
[ON]
[OFF]: Fix focus position at the start of motion picture recording.
 ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following case: • [Starry Sky] Scene Mode
[Level Shot]
 ■Recording mode: 
Level Shot function...

Application (Record)
Using the [Motion Picture] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Wind Cut]
 ■Recording mode: 
Automatically detects wind sounds (wind noise) captured by the microphones and 
suppresses the sound if the wind is blowing too strongly.
 ■Settings
[AUTO]: Wind noise is automatically suppressed depending on volume.
[OFF]
 ●When [Wind Cut] is set to [AUTO], the sound quality may differ from that of normal 
recordings.
 ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the...

Application (View)
Changing the picture information display, etc.
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Application (View)
You can disable the display of picture information (file number, etc.) and recording 
information (settings used for recording, etc.) when a picture is played back.
Press [DISP.] button to change display
Has picture information
(recording date and time, etc.) Has recording information
([Flash], [Sensitivity] etc.) No display
 ●During Playback Zoom, Motion Picture Playback, Automatic Scrolling Playback of...

Application (View)
Playing back still pictures recorded using the 
burst function
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Pictures taken with the [  ] or [  ] setting are recorded together as a group (picture 
group).
 ■Representative picture display
A representative picture (first burst picture) is displayed when it is displayed together 
with other still pictures or with motion pictures.
Number of burst pictures • All the still pictures in a picture group can be deleted or  edited together .
 • Press  in the representative...

Application (View)
Playing back still pictures recorded using the burst functionVQT5E74
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 ●If only one still picture is left over in a picture group after deletion or other operations, 
it will not be formed into a group.
 ●Burst pictures will not be grouped if recorded without setting the clock. ●Burst pictures cannot be displayed as a picture group during [GPS  Area Play] or 
[Favorite] playback with [Slide Show] or [Filtering Play].
 ●The following operation cannot be performed while a...

Application (View)
Different playback methods  [Playback Mode]VQT5E74
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Recorded pictures can be played back in a variety of ways. 
To change the Playback Mode, refer to and perform the following steps.
Press [MENU/SET] in Playback Mode
The menu selection screen is displayed.
Use     to select [Playback Mode] menu and press 
[MENU/SET]
Use   to select the Playback Mode and press [MENU/SET]
[All] Plays back all pictures. (→52)
[2D/3D Settings] Switches the output format between 2D and 3D pictures....

Application (View)
Selecting pictures to play back  [Filtering Play]VQT5E74
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You can narrow down the pictures to be displayed with set filters, such as recording 
dates, categories, or favorite pictures.
Select [Filtering Play] from the [Playback Mode] menu (→159)
Use   to select the filtering method and press [MENU/SET]
[Picture Only]Play back still pictures.  (→161)
[Video Only] Play back motion pictures.  (→161)
[3D Play] Play back only 3D still pictures.  (→161)
[GPS Area 
Play] Select the...