Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							Connecting with other devices
Printing
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Preparation: • When printing pictures from the built-in memory
, remove any memory 
cards.
 • Adjust the print quality or other  settings on your printer

, as needed.
 • T

urn on the camera and printer.
Connect camera to printer 
 •Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a 
genuine Panasonic USB connection cable (optional). 
Using cables other than the above may cause a malfunction.
Use   to select [PictBridge(PTP)] and press [MENU/SET]
Use   to select a picture and press [MENU/SET]
Use  to select [Print start] and press [MENU/SET]
(Print settings (→294))
 ■To cancel print
Press [MENU/SET].
Check the plug direction and insert it straight in.  
(If the cable is inserted in the wrong direction, the 
plug could become deformed and cause faulty 
operation)
Also, do not insert into the wrong socket. Doing so 
may cause damage to this unit.
 • Do not disconnect the USB 
connection cable (supplied) when 
the cable disconnection icon [
  ] is 
displayed (may not be displayed with 
some printers). USB connection cable
(supplied)
You can connect directly to a PictBridge-compatible printer for printing. • Some printers can print directly from the camera’
s memory card. 
For details, see the manual for your printer.    
						

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 ●Turn off the camera before inserting or removing memory cards. ●Disconnect USB connection cable (supplied) after printing. ●When the battery begins to run out during communication, a warning beep sounds. 
Cancel printing and disconnect USB connection cable (supplied).
 ●Still pictures recorded in a RAW file cannot be printed. (The still pictures recorded in 
JPEG file format at the same time as the RAW file can be printed.)
 ●Motion pictures cannot be printed.    
						

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Printing multiple pictures
Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
Press  to select [Multi Print] in step  (→291)
Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
 • [Multi Select] :                 Scroll between pictures with cursor button, select  pictures 
to print with the [DISP.] button. (Press [DISP.] button again 
to release selection.)
 

                                                     
  Press [MENU/SET] when selection is complete. • [Select 
All]: 
                   Print all pictures. • [Print Set (DPOF)]:  Print pictures selected in [Print Set]. (→181) • [Favorite]

:
 

                       
Print pictures selected as [Favorite]. (→180)
Use  to select [Print start] and press [MENU/SET]
(Print settings (→294)) • Select [Y
es] if print confirmation screen is displayed.
 ●An orange “●” displayed during printing indicates an error message.  ●Print may be divided into several pictures if printing a large amount of pictures.
(Remaining sheets display may differ from the number of pictures set for printing.)
Printing with date and text
 ■Printing date without [Text Stamp]
Printing in store: 
Only recording date can be printed. Request date printing in store.
 • Making 

[Print Set]  (→181) settings on the camera in advance allows settings for numbers 
of copies and date printing to be designated before giving the card to the store.
 • When printing still pictures of 16:9 

Aspect Ratio, check in advance that the store can 
accept this size.
Using computer:
Print settings for recording date and text information can be made using 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” software on the supplied CD
-ROM.
Using printer:
Recording date can be printed by setting [Print Set] on the camera, or by setting [Print 
with Date] (→294) to [ON] when connecting to a printer compatible with date printing.
 ●Time and date can be set to be printed on the picture when taking the picture by 
activating the [Date Stamp] function in the [Rec] menu. (→151)    
						

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Making print settings on the camera
Setting options include the number of printed pictures and their size. Make settings before 
selecting [Print start].
Use   to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
Item Settings
[Print with Date] [ON] / [OFF]
[Num.of prints] Set number of pictures (up to 999 pictures)
[Paper Size] When [
  ] is selected, the printer settings take priority .
[Page Layout] [
  ] (printer takes priority) / [  ] (1 picture, no border) / 
[  ] (1 picture, with border) / [  ] (2 pictures) / [  ] (4 pictures)
Use   to select the setting and press [MENU/SET]
 ●When setting [Print with Date] to [ON], check the date printing settings on the printer 
(printer settings may be prioritized).
 ●To print a picture on which text or a date has been stamped, set [Print with Date] to 
[OFF]. (The still picture is printed with the date superimposed on it.)
 ●Items may not be displayed if incompatible with printer. ●To arrange [  ] “2 pictures” or [  ] “4 pictures” in the same still picture, set the 
number of prints for the still picture to 2 or 4.
 ●To print to paper sizes/layouts not supported by this camera, set to [  ] and make 
settings on the printer
. (Consult your printer’s operating manual.)
 ●Even with completed [Print Set] settings, dates may not be printed, depending on the 
shop or printer used.    
						

							Others
List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays
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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary.
In recording
Recording Mode (→30)
Backlight Compensation  
(→36, 39, 150)
60iRec Format (→152)
Rec Quality (→152)
Aspect Ratio (→140)
Picture Size (→140)
Quality (→141)
Flash Mode (→85)
Stabilizer (→44, 150)
Motion Deblur  (→38)
Jitter alert (→44)
White Balance  (→144)
Creative control adjustment 
display (→111)
Peaking  (→68, 98)
Remaining battery  (→22)
Focus (→47)
Zoom Microphone (→155)
Wind cut (→155)
Level Shot function  (→154)
Intelligent exposure  (→147)
AF macro (→93)
Macro zoom (→95)
Manual Focus (→96)
AF Lock (→99)
Coloring (→42)
Burst Mode (→102)
Auto Bracket (→101)
Self-timer (→105)
AF area (→47)
Histogram (→67)
Others    
						

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Brightness (→42, 111, 119)
Exposure Compensation (→100)
Manual Exposure Assistance 
(→109)
AF Tracking (→40, 90)
AF Assist Lamp (→149)
Metering Mode (→147)
AE Lock (→99)
Defocus background condition 
(→37, 42, 111)
Program Shift (→45)
F5.9 Aperture value  (→44, 106, 108)
Minimum shutter speed (→148)
1/60 Shutter speed (→44, 107, 108)
ISO Sensitivity (→142)
ISO Limit Set  (→143)
*  XXhXXmXXs, RXXhXXmXXs
[h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.
290 Number of recordable pictures 
(→26)
R29m59s Remaining recording time
* (→48)
Recording state
Save destination  (→25)
Wi-Fi connection status
Date Stamp (→151)
Custom Set (→131)
Monitor Luminance  (→66)
Monitor Power Save  (→69)
29s Elapsed recording time
* (→48)    
						

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Place name information (→260)
 Changing the GPS place name  (→263)
Destination settings  (→138)
Travel elapsed days  (→138)
Name (→127, 136)
Age in years/months  (→127, 136)
Current date/time
World time (→139)
Focus range (→94)
Zoom (→80)
GPS reception icon (→259)
Updating GPS positioning  (→259)    
						

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Screens shown here are only examples. The actual display may vary.
In playback
Playback Mode (→159)
Protected picture (→182)
Favorites (→180)
Date/text stamped display  
(→151, 174)
Retouched picture  (→167, 168)
Aspect Ratio (→140)
Picture Size (→140)
Quality (→141)
Remaining battery (→22)
60iRec Format (→152)
Rec Quality (→152)
30s Motion picture recording time
* 
(→56)
Burst (→157)
Histogram (→67)
Retouch (→167)
Motion picture playback  (→56)
Panorama playback  (→122)
Burst playback (→157)
*  XXhXXmXXs
[h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.    
						

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Print settings (→181)
With place name information 
(→173, 260)
With location information  
(→170, 260)
Acquiring information icon (→157)
Monitor Luminance (→66)
Recording Mode (→30)
Flash Mode (→85)
White Balance (→144)
Exposure Compensation  (→100)
Creative control adjustment 
display (→111)
ISO Sensitivity (→142)
F3.3 Aperture value  (→44, 106, 108)
1/60 Shutter speed (→44, 107, 108)
Folder/File number  (→52, 289)
Picture number/Total pictures (→52)
25s Elapsed playback time
*1 (→56)
Recording date/time
World time (→139)
Name
*2 (→127, 136)
Age in years/months*2 (→127, 136)
Place name information
*2 (→260)
Title
*2 (→172)
Destination settings
*2 (→138)
Travel elapsed days*2 (→138)
*1   XXhXXmXXs
[h], [m] and [s] indicate “hour”, “minute” and “second”.
*2   The displaying is pe rformed in the following priority order: location name information, title, travel 
destination, name ([Baby]/[Pet]), and name ([Face Recog.]). When the place name information 
or the number of days elapsed from day of departure are displayed, age in years/months is not 
displayed.    
						

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Message displays
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The following explains the meaning of major messages displayed on the LCD monitor or 
viewfinder, and how to respond to them.
[This memory card cannot be used]
 ●Not compatible with the camera. Use a compatible card.
[Some pictures cannot be deleted]     [This picture cannot be deleted]
 ●Non-DCF pictures (→52) cannot be deleted. →  Save needed da
ta on a computer or other device, and then use [Format] on the camera.  (→74)
[No additional selections can be made]
 ●The number of pictures that can be deleted at once has been exceeded. ●More than 999 pictures have been set as [Favorite]. ●The number of pictures allowing [Title Edit], [Text Stamp] or [Resize] (multiple settings) at once has 
been exceeded. 
[Cannot be set on this picture]
 ●[Print Set], [Title Edit], or [Text Stamp] cannot be made for non-DCF pictures (→52).
[Please turn camera off and then on again]     [System Error]
 ●The lens is not working correctly. →  T
urn the camera on again. 
(Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Center if display still remains)
[Some pictures cannot be copied]     [Copy could not be completed]
 ●Pictures cannot be copied in following cases: →  Picture of same name already exists  in built-in memory when copying from card.
 →  File is not of DCF standard (→52). →  Picture taken or edited on a dif

ferent device.
[Not enough space on built-in memory]     [Not enough memory on the card]
 ●There is no space left on the built-in memory or the card. When you copy pictures from the built-in 
memory to the card (batch copy), the pictures are copied until the capacity of the card becomes full.
[Memory card error. This card cannot be used in this camera. Format this card?]
 ●The card format cannot be used with this camera. →  Save needed data on a computer or other device, and then use [Format] on the camera.  (→74)
[Built-In Memory Error]     [Format built-in memory?]
 ●Displayed when formatting built-in memory via computer, etc. → Reformat directly using camera. Data
 will be deleted. (→74)
[Insert SD card again]     [Try another card]
 ●Access to card has failed. →  Insert card agai
n.
 ●Try with a different card.