Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Wi-Fi/NFC
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 ■Registering History items to Favorite
Press [Wi-Fi] button
Select [History Connection]
Select the item you wish to register and press 
Enter a registration name
 • For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering  Text” (→75). • Up to 30 characters can be entered. 
A double-byte character will be treated as 
two characters.     
						

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 ■Editing items registered in Favorite
Press [Wi-Fi] button
Select [Favorite Connection]
Select the Favorite item you wish to edit and press 
Select item
Item Description
[Remove from Favorite] —
[Change the Order in 
Favorite] Select the destination
[Change the Registered 
Name]
 • For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering 

Text” 
(→75).
 • Up to 30 characters can be entered. 

A double-byte character 
will be treated as two characters. 
 ●The number of settings that can be saved in the history is limited. W e recommend that 
you register and save frequently used Wi-Fi connection settings to Favorite.  (→251)
 ●When selecting History or Favorite items, you can view connection details by pressing 
the [DISP.] button. 
 ●Performing [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] deletes content registered in History and Favorite.  ●When using [History Connection] or [Favorite Connection] to connect to a network 
to which many PCs are connected, it may be difficult to make the connection 
because the camera searches for previously connected equipment out of a large 
number of equipment pieces. If you cannot connect, retry the connection using [New 
Connection].    
						

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Settings for sending pictures
When sending pictures, first select [New Connection], then select the method of sending 
pictures. 
After you have completed connecting, you can also change the sending settings, such as 
the size of pictures to be sent.
 ■[Send Images While Recording]
A picture can be automatically sent to a specified device every time you take it.
 ●[  ] is displayed on the recording screen while connected 
by [Send Images While Recording], and [  ] is displayed 
while files are being sent. 
 ●If you turn off the camera before you have completed 
sending, or if you close the Wi-Fi connection, or in similar 
situations, unsent files will not be resent.
 ●You may not be able to delete files or use the playback 
menu while sending.
 ●Motion pictures cannot be sent.
 ■[Send Images Stored in the Camera]
You can select and send recorded images.
 ●Details of the playback menu [Favorite] or [Print Set] settings will not be sent. ●Some images taken with a different camera may not be able to be sent. ●Images that have been modified or edited with a computer may not be able to be sent.    
						

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 ■Changing the settings for sending images
After you have completed connecting, you can change the sending settings, such as 
the size of pictures to be sent, by pressing the [DISP.] button.
Item Description
[Size] Resize the image to send.
[Original]/[Auto]
*1/[Change] • If you select [Auto], the image size is determined by the 
circumstances at the destination.
 • Y

ou can select the image size for [Change] from [M] or [S].  
The aspect ratio does not change.
[File Format]
*2[JPG], [RAW+JPG], [RAW]
[Delete Location Data]
*3
Select whether to delete the location information from images 
before sending them.
[ON]: Delete the location information, then send.
[OFF]: Keep the location information and send.
 • This operation only deletes the location information from the  images that are set to be sent. (The location information will not 
be deleted from the original images stored in this unit.)
[Cloud Limit]
*4
You can select whether to send images when the Cloud Folder 
runs out of free space.
[ON]: Do not send images.
[OFF]: 
 Delete images from the oldest ones, then send new 
images.
*1  Only available when the destination is s et to [Web service].*2  Only available when the destination is set to [PC].*3  Only available when the destination for [Send Images Stored in the Camera] is set to [Cloud Sync. 
Service], [Web service] or [External] in [AV device].
*4 Only available when the destination is s et to [Cloud Sync. Service].    
						

							Wi-Fi/NFC
[Wi-Fi Setup] menu
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Configure the settings required for the Wi-Fi function.
[Wi-Fi Setup] cannot be changed when connected to Wi-Fi. (excluding [Network Address])
 • For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to (→60).
Select [Wi-Fi Setup] in the [Wi-Fi] menu
Use cursor button to select item, and press [MENU/SET]
ItemDescription
[Smart Transfer]
 • For details (→238).
[LUMIX CLUB]
Acquires or changes the 
“LUMIX CLUB” login ID.
 • For details (→231).
[PC Connection]
Y

ou can set the workgroup. You must connect to the same workgroup as the destination 
computer when sending pictures to the computer. 
(The default is set to “WORKGROUP”)
[Change Workgroup Name]: 
Enter the workgroup of the connecting computer. Close the menu 
after changing settings.
[Restore to Default]: 
Returns settings to default settings. Confirmation screen is 
displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected.  
Exit the menu after it is executed.
 • Refer 

to “Entering Text” (→75) for information on how to enter text.
 • T

o use with a computer of the standard settings, you do not have 
to change the workgroup.
[Device Name]
You can change the name of 
this unit.
  Press [DISP .] button  Enter the desired device name • Refer to “Entering 
Text” (→75) for information on how to enter 
text.
 • Up to 32 characters can be entered.
[External 

AV device]
Images can be sent to the 
AV device of relatives and 
acquaintances via “LUMIX 
CLUB”.
 • For details (→236).
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Item Description
[NFC Operation]
Makes NFC function setting. [ON]: The NFC function works.
[OFF]
[Wi-Fi Password]
To prevent incorrect operation 
or use of the Wi-Fi function 
by a third party and to protect 
saved personal information, 
it is recommended that you 
protect the Wi-Fi function with 
a password. Setting a password will automatically display the password input 
screen when the Wi-Fi function is used.
[Setup]:
Enter any 4-digit numbers as the password. Close the menu after 
changing settings.
[Delete]:
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is 
selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
 • For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering 

Text” 
(→75).
 • Make a copy of password. If you forget the password, you can  reset it with [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] in the [Setup] menu, however 
other settings will also be reset. (excluding [LUMIX CLUB])
[Network 

Address]
Displays the MAC address and 
IP address of this unit.
 • A

 “MAC Address” is a unique address that is used to identify 
network equipment.
 • “IP

 address” refers to a number that identifies a PC connected to 
a network such as the Internet. Usually, the addresses for homes 
are automatically assigned by the DHCP function such as a 
wireless access point. (Example: 192.168.0.87)
[Approved Regulations]
The authentication number is 
displayed. –
 • For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to (→60).    
						

							GPS
Using the GPS function to record the location of 
a picture
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GPS
Before use, read “About GPS” (→10) and “User License Agreement for Location Name 
Data” (→320). 
GPS stands for Global Positioning System. You can check your current location using 
GPS satellites. The camera receives radio signals that contain orbital information and 
time information from multiple GPS satellites, and uses them to calculate its current 
position. Calculating a position in this manner is known as “positioning”.  The camera is 
also compatible with the satellite navigation system GLONASS operated by the Russian 
government.
This camera records the location information of a place where a picture was taken and 
also automatically adjusts the time to the local time.
Precautions on properly receiving a GPS signal  
●It is recommended to hold the camera steady with the GPS antenna  (→258) pointed at 
the open sky while updating the GPS.
 
●The camera cannot properly receive radio signals from the GPS satellites in the 
following places. As a result, the camera may not be able to execute positioning or a 
significant error in positioning may occur.
 
• Inside buildings 
 
• Surrounded by trees, such as in a forest
 
• Inside a moving train, vehicle, etc.
 
• Near high-voltage electrical power lines  
• In building basements
 
• Between tall buildings or in a valley 
 
• Inside tunnels
 
• Near devices such as a 1.5 GHz band 
mobile phone
 
●Do not block the GPS antenna with your hand or other objects. 
●If you want to execute positioning while you carry the camera around, do not put it 
in a metallic bag or case. If the camera is enclosed in something metallic, it cannot 
execute positioning.                                        
						

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[GPS Setting]
When [GPS Setting] is [ON], the camera periodically receives radio signals from the GPS 
satellites and executes positioning. When positioning is executed successfully , the place 
name and position (latitude and longitude) information are recorded in still pictures and 
motion pictures (excluding certain picture quality settings  (→260)).
 • If you select automatic time adjustment using the GPS function when you set the clock 
of this camera for the first time, [GPS Setting] is set to [ON].
Select [GPS Setting] from [GPS] menu and press [MENU/SET]
Use   to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET]
 • A message appears on the screen. After confirming the message, press  [MENU/SET].
[GPS Setting] Description 
[ON] The camera periodically executes positioning. 
 • Even if the camera is turned of

f, positioning will be continued. (Positioning will 
stop after a certain period of time has elapsed.)
 • GPS turns of

f during charging. It remains off after charging finishes until the 
camera is turned on.
[OFF] The GPS function is set to OFF.
[Information] You can check the current reception status.
 ■About operations during positioning
The GPS status indicator lights up (green) 
while positioning is being executed and 
the GPS reception icon appears on the 
screen. (→259)
 • The Wi-Fi connection lamp (blue) lights 
when GPS and Wi-Fi are operating 
simultaneously

.
GPS antenna
GPS status 
indicator    
						

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 ■Displaying the status and result of positioning
The icons that indicate the status and result of positioning will appear . When positioning 
is successful, camera will search the place name information (name of place and 
landmark) inside its internal database and display it.
Place name information
GPS reception icon
The same number of icons as the number of 
the GPS satellites (from which radio signals are 
successfully received) stop flashing and light.
If the three bars of the GPS reception icon do not 
light and the icon turns off, it means that positioning 
was unsuccessful. Positioning 
executed 
successfully  (blue)
Positioning result icons
Icon Time elapsed after successful positioning
Less than 5 minutes.
5 minutes to 1 hour have elapsed.
1 hour to 2 hours have elapsed.
2 hours or more have elapsed.
Positioning failed. No location information/place 
name information available.
Even if GPS reception is good, it will take approx. 2 to 3 minutes to 
successfully execute positioning in the following cases:
 
• When positioning is executed for the first time
 
• When [GPS Setting] was set to [OFF]
 
• When [Airplane Mode] was set to [ON] and the camera was turned off (→264)
 
• When the battery was removed
Positioning can be executed faster when you download GPS assist data to the 
camera using the “GPS Assist Tool”. (→266)    
						

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 ■Information to be recorded on the pictures
When the camera successfully executes positioning, it records the following information 
in still pictures and motion pictures*
.
 • Location information (latitude and longitude) • Place name information (Country/region, province/state, city/borough/county, town/
village, landmark)
*
  Only the information determined at the t ime when the recording was started is recorded. 
Additionally, it will be recorded to AVCHD motion pictures that have motion picture quality settings 
without the [
  ] in the motion picture icon. (→153)
 ●[  ] (with location information) and /or [  ] (with place name information) is 
displayed during playback for pictures that are recorded with location or place name 
information.
 ●The location information and place name information are not recorded on pictures 
that are recorded when the positioning result icon [] is displayed. ●Only the location information will be recorded for pictures recorded immediately 
after positioning was executed successfully (until place name information appears). 
However, even if positioning failed during recording, location information may be 
recorded later once the position becomes available.
 • During playback, you can add the place name information to pictures recorded  with only the location information.
 ■Place name information
The place name displayed for place name information is determined by searching for 
place names and landmarks from the database of this camera based on the latitude 
and longitude of positioning. (In some cases, the nearest place name or landmark may 
not be displayed.)
 • Nearby place names and landmarks may be displayed instead of your actual location depending on the detected position.
 • [---] may be displayed even if positioning is executed successfully depending on the detected position. In some cases, you can select place name information by using 
[GPS 

Area Select]. (→263)
 • There are also cases where the landmarks you are looking for may not be registered in the camera database. Place name information such as landmarks is current as of 
October 2012. (T

ype of landmarks (→326))
 ●Place name information (place name and landmark name) may be dif ferent from the 
official names in some cases.