Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Setting the menuVQT5E74
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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.
[GPS] You can select the GPS setting, location name display 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...

Basics
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. (→60)
 ●In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, only [Clock Set], [World Time], [Airplane Mode], [Beep], 
[Composition Guide] and [Language] are set.
[Clock Set]
Set time, date, and display format. (→29)
[Auto Clock Set]
Setting the clock automatically using GPS.  (→265)
[World Time]
Set the local time at...

Basics
Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Beep]
Change or mute the beep/shutter sounds.
 ●[Beep Level]
 ■Settings:  ([Low]) /  ([High]) /  ([OFF])
 ●[Beep Tone]
 ■Settings:  /  / 
 ●[Shutter Vol.]
 ■Settings:  ([Low]) /  ([High]) /  ([OFF])
 ●[Shutter Tone]
 ■Settings:  /  / 
 ■Beep sounds when operating the control ring
Beep sounds are audible when turning the control ring.
Regardless of the [Beep Level] setting, no beep sounds are audible in the...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Cust.Set Mem.]
Register the current camera settings.  (→131)
[Fn Button Set]
Register frequently used functions from the [Rec] menu, [Setup] menu or other menus to 
the [Fn] button for faster operation. (→133)
[Zoom Lever Set]
Switches the zoom lever operation setting.  (→83)
 ■Settings
[Zoom]The zoom operates in the normal way.
[Step Zoom]Each time zoom is operated, the zoom stops at the position for one of...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Live View Mode]
Sets the display speed and picture quality of the screen (Live V iew screen) when 
recording pictures using the LCD monitor or viewfinder.
 ■Settings
[30fps] Picture quality has higher priority over display speed and pictures are displayed at 
30 fps.
For example, use when you want to record a comparatively slow-moving subject 
while confirming the focusing.
[60fps] Display speed has higher...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[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...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[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...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[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
This will display the number of recordable pictures for still pictures.
This will display the available recording time for motion pictures.
[Lens Resume]
 ●[Zoom Resume]
Remember the zoom...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Economy]
Turn off the camera or make the LCD monitor go dark while not using the camera to 
minimize battery consumption.
 ●[Auto Power Off]
The camera is automatically turned off while not in use.
 ■Settings: [2MIN.] / [5MIN.] / [10MIN.] / [OFF]
 ●When you want to use the camera again, turn the camera back on. ●Cannot be used in the following cases: • During motion picture recording/playback • During Slide...

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Using the [Setup] menuVQT5E74
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[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....