Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

Basics
Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode VQT5E74
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[Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode
When [Intelligent Auto Plus] (iA+) Mode is selected, you can easily adjust the brightness 
and coloring, in addition to the background defocusing, without compromising the user-
friendly operation of the [Intelligent Auto] Mode.
 ■Switching to [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode
Use the [iA MODE] menu to switch the mode.
Press [MENU/SET]
Use     to select [iA MODE] menu and press [MENU/SET]
Use...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode VQT5E74
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 ■Adjusting brightness, coloring, and background defocusing
Press 
Press   to select an item to adjust
Adjusts brightness.
Adjusts background defocusing.
Adjusts coloring.
 • [AUTO] is displayed in the icon during automatic adjustment.
Turn the control ring or control dial to adjust
BrightnessUnderexposure (dark)Overexposure (bright)
Defocus background 
condition Defocus the 
background
Focus the background
Coloring...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Intelligent Auto] Mode VQT5E74
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About [Intelligent Auto] setting items 
Only the menu items which are displayed in the [Intelligent Auto] Mode can be set.
The settings selected in the [Program AE] or other modes will reflect on the menu items in 
the [Setup] menu that are not displayed.
 ●The settings for the following items are different from other Recording Modes: • [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu • [Beep] on the [Setup] menu ([Beep Level] and...

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Taking pictures with your own settings   
[Program AE] ModeVQT5E74
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 ■Recording mode: 
Take pictures with automatic shutter speed and aperture value settings. 
Using the [Rec] menu to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Set mode dial to [] ([Program AE] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus) Press fully
(press the button all the  way to record)
 ●If a warning is displayed about jitter, use 
[Stabilizer], a tripod, or [Self Timer].
 ●If aperture and...

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Taking pictures with your own settings  [Program AE] Mode VQT5E74
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Program Shift
The function for maintaining the same exposure (brightness) while changing the shutter 
speed and aperture value combination is called “Program Shift”.  You can use “Program 
Shift” to take pictures by adjusting the shutter speed and aperture value even in [Program 
AE] Mode.
Press the shutter button halfway
 • The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in yellow on the screen.
While the numeric values...

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Taking pictures with your own settings  [Program AE] Mode VQT5E74
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 ●When the camera is turned off, Program Shift is canceled. ●Program Shift is canceled if more than 10 seconds pass after Program Shift is 
activated. However, the Program Shift setting is memorized.
 ●Depending on the brightness of the subject, Program Shift may not be activated. ●Program Shift cannot be used in the following cases: • When recording motion pictures • When [Sensitivity] is set to [  ]
 ■Example of Program...

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Adjusting focus
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When [AF Mode] is set to [  ] (1-area-focusing), focus on the AF area in the center of the 
picture. If a subject you want to record is not in the center, follow the steps below.
Adjust focus according to subject
Align the AF area 
with the subject
Hold down halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated 
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
AF area
(
 When focus is aligned: green 
When focus is not aligned: red)
Return to desired composition
Press fully...

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Recording motion pictures
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 ■Recording mode: 
You can record motion pictures with audio (stereo). • Motion pictures cannot be recorded in the built-in memory.
Press the motion picture button to start recording 
Microphones[Rec Format] (→152)/
[Rec Quality] (→152)
Elapsed 
recording time
Remaining recording time 
(approx.)
 ●Do not block the microphones when recording motion 
pictures.
 ●Immediately release the motion picture button after 
pressing it.
 ●You can record motion pictures...

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Recording motion picturesVQT5E74
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 ■About the recording format for recording motion pictures
This unit can record motion pictures in either AVCHD or MP4 formats.
AVCHD:
You can record high definition quality images with this format. It is suitable for 
viewing motion pictures on a high-resolution TV or for saving them to a disc.
AVCHD Progressive:
The [60p] in [FHD] is a mode that allows motion pictures to be recorded at 1920 x 
1080/60p, the highest quality *
 that complies with the AVCHD...

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Recording motion picturesVQT5E74
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 ●If the surrounding temperature is high, or a motion picture is recorded 
continuously, [  ] is displayed and recording may be stopped half way through 
to protect the camera.
 ●When using zoom while recording motion pictures, it may take some time to focus. ●Depending on the environment when recording motion pictures, the screen may 
turn black for an instant or noise may be recorded because of static electricity , 
electromagnetic waves, etc. 
 ●The...