Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Aim the camera and shoot
 ■Taking still pictures
 Press the shutter button halfway to focus  Press the shutter button fully to take the picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus) Press fully
(press the button all the  way to record)
 ■Recording motion pictures
  Press the motion picture button to start recording  Press the motion picture button ag ain to finish recording
 ■Holding the camera
Do not block the flash or the lamp. 
Do not look at it from...

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Play back pictures
  Press the Playback button
  Press   or turn the control dial to select the picture to be displayed
 ■Viewing motion pictures
Select a picture with the motion picture icon, and press .
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Press the Camera [ON/OFF] button to turn off the camera       

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Using the control ring/control dial
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The “Control Ring/Control Dial” is an easy and convenient way to adjust several settings, 
depending on the camera mode selected. You can use the control ring ()/control dial 
() to change the settings of the unit.
(In [Intelligent Auto] Mode)
Setting indication
Items that can be set by the control ring/control dial vary depending on Recording Modes.
Following are the pre-assigned settings.
Recording mode Control ring*1 Control dial
[Intelligent...

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Using Quick menu
During recording, you can easily call some of the menu items and set them.
Press [Q.MENU/ ] button
Press   to select menu items
 • The menu items and setting items that are displayed dif fer depending on the 
Recording Mode.
Turn the control ring or control dial to change the setting
Press [MENU/SET]       

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Taking pictures with automatic settings   
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 ■Recording mode: 
This mode is recommended for those who want to point and shoot or beginners as the 
camera optimizes settings to match the subject and recording environment.
Set mode dial to [  ] ([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus) Press fully
(press the button all the  way to record)
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated 
When focus is not aligned:...

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Automatic Scene Detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings automatically .
The icon of scene 
detectedWhen taking pictures
[i-Portrait][i-Night Portrait]*2 
(Only when [  ] is selected)[i-Baby]*1
[i-Scenery][i-Night Scenery]*2
[i-Sunset][i-Handheld Night Shot]*3
[i-Food][i-Macro]
When scene does not correspond to any of the above
When recording motion pictures  (→48)...

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Defocusing the background
You can also use [Intelligent Auto] Mode to adjust background defocusing easily, as with 
in [Aperture-Priority] mode.
Press 
Turn the control ring or control dial to adjust background 
defocusing
Defocus background 
condition Defocus the backgroundFocus the background
 • [AUTO] is displayed in the icon during automatic adjustment. • Y
ou can also make adjustments with  .  • T
o return to...

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 ●When you record motion pictures, the camera performs aperture control within the 
appropriate exposure range, and the background defocusing may not change for 
some subject brightness.
 ●You can use [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode to adjust brightness and coloring.  (→41) ●If the camera is turned off or the Recording Mode is changed, the background 
defocusing setting returns to [AUTO].
[Motion Deblur]
[Motion Deblur]...

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[iHandheld Night Shot]
If a night scene is detected automatically while the unit is being handheld, [iHandheld 
Night Shot] can record a still picture with less jitter and less noise without using a tripod 
by combining a burst of pictures.
It is preset to [ON] with this unit.
 ■Settings 
 Press [MENU/SET]  Press     to select [Rec] menu and press [MENU/SET]  Press   to select [iHandheld Night Shot] and press...

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AF Tracking
This function enables the camera to continue to focus on the subject and adjust the 
exposure of the subject even when the subject is moving.
Press  to set [AF Mode] to AF Tracking
 • To cancel AF Tracking → Press .
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject and press the 
shutter button halfway to lock
 • To cancel AF Lock → Press [MENU/SET].
AF Tracking frame
( AF Lock successful:  Yellow 
AF Lock...