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 following cases: • Scene Modes ([High Speed V
ideo], [3D Photo Mode])
 • When recording motion pictures • When using 

Auto Bracket
 • When using [Burst] ●Cannot change the setting in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. The setting in other Recording 
Mode is applied.    
						

							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]
 ■Recording mode: 
Sets the picture quality of the motion picture that is recorded.
 ■Settings
[AVCHD] in [Rec Format]
* AVCHD Progressive
Item Picture size fpsBit rate
[FHD/60p]/
 *1920×1080 60pApprox. 28 Mbps
[FHD/60p]*
[FHD/60i]/ 1920×1080 60iApprox. 17 Mbps
[FHD/60i]
[HD/60p]/
 1280×720 60pApprox. 17 Mbps
[HD/60p]
 • Select picture quality settings with the [  ] to record location information and place 
name information.
[MP4] in [Rec Format]
Item Picture size fpsBit rate
[FHD/30p] 1920×1080 30pApprox. 20 Mbps
[HD/30p] 1280×720 30pApprox. 10 Mbps
[VGA/30p] 640×480 30pApprox. 4 Mbps    
						

							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 subject to record. 
Therefore, the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is 
recorded.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu.  (→60)
[Still Picture Size]
 ■Recording mode: 
Set [Still Picture Size] for when you take still pictures while recording motion pictures.
 ■Settings
[13.5M]For printing up to A2 (16x20″) size prints.
[6M] For printing up to A3 (11x14″) size prints.
[2M] Suitable for display on a high-definition television.
 ●The aspect ratio becomes [  ].    
						

							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 automatically detects the camera’s tilt while recording motion pictures, 
and horizontally corrects the recording motion picture so it will not be tilted.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●If you record while walking, or if the camera’s tilt is large, it may not be possible to 
horizontally correct the motion pictures.
 ●When [Level Shot] is [ON], the recording range will become a little narrower when 
starting to record motion pictures.
 ●Still pictures taken while recording motion pictures will not be horizontally corrected. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following case: • [High Speed V
ideo] Scene Mode    
						

							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 following cases: • [Miniature Ef
fect] in [Creative Control] Mode
 • [High Speed V

ideo] Scene Mode
 • When the [Zoom Mic] is set to [ON]
[Zoom Mic]
 ■Recording mode: 
This function links sound recording with the zoom operation.
During telephoto recording, you can clearly pick up sounds from the subject while 
suppressing surrounding sounds.
During wide-angle recording, you can pick up a wide range of surrounding sounds with a 
stereophonic effect.
 ■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]
 ●When set to [ON] and performing zoom, the operation sound may be recorded 
enhanced in accordance with the surrounding sounds. Also, the audio recording level 
will be lower with wide angle than when [OFF] is selected.
 ●The stereo effect of the audio is reduced when the picture is enlarged. ●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases: • [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode
 • [High Speed V

ideo] Scene Mode    
						

							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 
Panorama Pictures, Burst Playback or Slide Show: 
You can only turn the display on or off.
 ●During Multi Playback or calendar screen: Display cannot be changed.    
						

							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 picture display to play 
back the still pictures in the picture group continuously. 
See the explanation of operations during motion picture 
playback  (→56) for details of available operations during 
continuous playback. (Note that fast forward motion 
picture playback can be switched between two levels, 
but there is only one fast forward level for continuous 
playback of burst pictures.)
 ■Display within each picture group ([  ])
Still pictures recorded in a single burst can be displayed one at a time.
Press  while the representative picture displayed
The display within each picture group appears on the screen.
 • You can use the same operations for still pictures in a picture group as in  normal still picture playback. (Multi Playback, Playback Zoom, deleting pictures, 
etc.)
 • On the display within each picture group, only the series of burst still pictures  are displayed.
 • T

o return to the representative picture display, press 
.
 ■Re-acquiring the picture group information
When the camera is turned on, the [  ] (acquiring information icon) may appear .
While [  ] is displayed, pictures cannot be deleted and the [Playback] menu 
cannot be used.    
						

							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 representative first burst picture 
is being displayed.
 • [Auto Retouch] • [Creative Retouch] • [Cropping] of [Playback] menu ●The burst pictures recorded by another device may not be recognized as picture 
group pictures.
 ●If the total number of still pictures exceeds 50,000, subsequently recorded pictures 
will not be grouped.    
						

							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. (Only  available during HDMI output.)  (→281)
[Slide Show] Automatically plays back recorded pictures, one after another. 
(→164)
[Filtering Play] Plays back the pictures after narrowing them down according to 
various conditions. (→160)
[Calendar] Searches for and plays back pictures by recording date.  (→166)
 ●If the pictures displayed with [Slide Show] or [Filtering Play] are narrowed down, 
selecting [All] will cancel the filtering.
 ●The playback method automatically becomes [All] when the camera is turned on, or 
when switching from [Rec] mode to [Playback Mode].
[2D/3D Settings]
The playback method for the 3D pictures can be switched. This menu is only displayed 
during HDMI output. For the procedure for playing back a 3D still picture  (→281).     
						

							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 location name of the place where the pictures were taken or the 
landmark name, and play the pictures back. 
(→161)
[Travel] Play back pictures with [Travel Date] that have been set at the time of their 
recording. (→162)
[Category 
Selection] Play back pictures that have been narrowed down by category, such as 
Scene Mode. (→162)
[Select Date] Select the date when the pictures were taken, and play the pictures back. 
(→163)
[Favorite] Play back pictures set as [Favorite]. (→163)
 ■About operations during [Filtering Play]
During [Filtering Play], the operation when  is pressed in the 1-picture Playback 
screen is different. Select the operation you want to perform and press [MENU/SET].
 • [Retouch]:  Retouching pictures  (→167) • [Burst Play]:  Play back continuously recorded still pictures, one after another  (→157) • [Play V

ideo]: 
 Play back motion pictures  (→56) • [Play Panorama]:  Play back panorama pictures  (→122) • [Change Date]:  Change recording date to display  (→163) • [Filtering Of

f]: 
 Switch Playback Mode to [All] (→159)
 ■Cancel filtering
During [Filtering Play], only pictures under the set filters are displayed. 
In the following cases, filtering will be canceled.
 • When  is pressed in the 1-picture Playback screen and [Filtering Off] is selected • When [All] is selected from the [Playback Mode] menu • When switching to Recording Mode • When the camera is turned of
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