Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs50 Owners Manual
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(ENG) SQT0612 31 STEP 2 Connecting to a smartphone You can easily establish a Wi-Fi connection on this unit without entering a password on your smartphone. Press [Wi-Fi] button The information (SSID) required for directly connecting your smartphone to this unit is displayed. Perform the Wi-Fi setting on your smartphone Turn on the Wi-Fi function in the setting menu of the smartphone Select the SSID displayed on the screen of this unit Return to the home screen and start “Image App” Start “Image App” Select [ ] Select the SSID displayed on this unit When a confirmation screen for connection is displayed on the camera, press to select [Yes] and press [MENU/SET] • The confirmation screen does not appear when reconnecting. [Wi-Fi Password] is set to [OFF] at the time of purchase. In [OFF] state, a third party can tap into the Wi-Fi transmission and steal transmitted data. • You can set [Wi-Fi Password] to [ON] for stronger security. For details (→33).

32 SQT0612 (ENG) Using the camera by connecting it to a smartphone/tablet STEP 3 Operating the camera with a smartphone Taking pictures via a smartphone (remote recording) You can operate the zoom and press the shutter just like using a remote control. Select [ ] on the “Image App” screen Take pictures • The recorded images are saved in the camera. • When using zoom, the camera could tilt when the lens barrel extends. Make sure to secure the camera in place with a tripod or by other means. Playing back pictures in the camera on a smartphone Select [ ] on the “Image App” screen • The images captured by the camera are displayed on the smartphone. Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone Select [ ] on the “Image App” screen • The images captured by the camera are displayed on the smartphone. Press and hold the picture and drag it to save it on the smartphone • The picture is saved on the smartphone. • It is not possible to save pictures in RAW file format or AVCHD motion pictures. • 3D still pictures (MPO format) are saved as 2D still pictures (JPEG).

(ENG) SQT0612 33 Closing the connection Press [Q.MENU/ ] button • A confirmation screen is displayed. Select [Yes] and press [MENU/SET]. Close “Image App” on the smartphone • For details on how to close the application, refer to the operating instructions of your device. ■Reconnecting the unit to a smartphone Once a smartphone has been connected to this unit, you can reconnect it by starting with STEP 2 (→31). ■ Setting [Wi-Fi Password] to [ON] You can enhance security when using a Wi-Fi connection. Press [MENU/SET] Press to select [Wi-Fi] menu and press [MENU/SET] Press to select [Wi-Fi Setup] and press [MENU/SET] Press to select [Wi-Fi Password] and press [MENU/SET] Press to select [ON] and press [MENU/SET] • Password authentication by manual input or a QR code is enabled when you establish a Wi-Fi connection. ●For details on how to connect the unit to a smartphone when [Wi-Fi Password] is set to [ON], refer to the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)”.

34 SQT0612 (ENG) Reading the Owner’s Manual (PDF format) More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. ■For WindowsTurn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Owner’s Manual (supplied) • The menu screen appears. If the menu screen does not appear, you can display it by executing [Launcher.exe] in [SFMXXXX] in [Computer]. (The “XXXX” portion differs depending on the model.) Click [Owner’s Manual] • The list of Owner’s Manuals (PDF format) will be displayed. Click the language of the Owner’s Manual you want to open • The “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” will open. You can save the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features” on the PC. ●You will need Adobe Reader to browse or print the Owner’s Manual (PDF format). You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following website. (As of January 2015) http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html ■For MacTurn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Owner’s Manual (supplied) Open the “Manual” folder in the CD-ROM Double click the [INDEX.pdf] • The list of Owner’s Manuals (PDF format) will be displayed. Click the language of the Owner’s Manual you want to open • The “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” will open. You can save the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features” on the PC.

(ENG) SQT0612 35 Storing recorded still pictures and motion pictures on your PC The supplied CD-ROM contains the following software. Install the software on your computer to use. For details about operating environment and usage, please read “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” or the manuals for each software. • PHOTOfunSTUDIO / LoiLoScope are not compatible with Mac. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.6 PEPictures can be captured to a PC, and can be viewed, organized, printed, etc. Also, still pictures can be corrected and motion pictures can be edited. • Compatible OS: Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista LoiLoScope (30-day full-trial version)You can edit motion pictures easily. This will only install a shortcut to the trial version download site. For details about using LoiLoScope, please download and see the manual from the following site. http://loilo.tv/product/20 • Compatible OS: Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista Installing supplied software Preparations: • Check your PC’s specifications and operating environment for each software. • Before inserting the CD-ROM (supplied), close all running applications. ■For Windows Insert the supplied CD-ROM with the supplied software • The menu screen appears. If the menu screen does not appear, you can display it by executing [Launcher.exe] in [SFMXXXX] in [Computer]. (The “XXXX” portion differs depending on the model.) Click [Applications] Click [Recommended Installation] • Continue the installation procedure following the instructions displayed on the screen. ●The software compatible with your PC will be installed.

36 SQT0612 (ENG) Storing recorded still pictures and motion pictures on your PC Downloading SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE This software develops and edits RAW file pictures. Edited pictures can be saved in a file format such as JPEG or TIFF that can be displayed on a PC, etc. Download SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE from the following site and install it on your computer to use. (This software is not provided on the supplied CD-ROM.) http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/p/ • Compatible OS: Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista Mac OS X (10.5 - 10.10) • For details on how to use the SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE, refer to the “Help” or the Ichikawa Soft Laboratory’s support website. ●To download the software, the PC must be connected to the Internet. ●It may take time to download the software in some communication environments. Copying still pictures and motion pictures Turn on the camera and the PC, and connect them using the USB connection cable (supplied) • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine Panasonic USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional). Using cables other than the above may cause a malfunction. Press on the camera to select [PC], and press [MENU/SET] Copy pictures to your computer ●For Windows Use “PHOTOfunSTUDIO”. ●For Mac Copy the picture files contained in the “DCIM” folder (except for AVCHD motion pictures). Cancel the connection and disconnect the USB connection cable

(ENG) SQT0612 37 Troubleshooting First, try out the following procedures. • If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue. • Further information is provided in the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)”. Check it together with the information in this section. The charging lamp blinks. ●Charging is being performed in a place with extremely high or low temperature. → Reconnect the USB connection cable (supplied) and retry charging in a place where ambient temperature is 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F) (temperature conditions also apply to the battery itself). ●Charging is not possible if the power supply capacity of the computer is low. The lower right portion of recorded pictures appears dark or the color is unnatural. ●Your finger is blocking the flash. → Make sure you are holding the camera correctly (→19). Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting and LED lighting fixture. ●This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors. This is not a malfunction. The camera cannot be connected to Mac computer/Windows PC via Wi-Fi connection. → Please confirm login name and password are correctly typed. → When the system time of Mac computer or Windows PC connected to a camera differs severely from that of the camera, the camera cannot be connected to the computer or PC in some OSs. Please confirm clock set and world time of the camera matches with time, date and time zone in Windows PC or Mac computer. When both settings do not match severely, please match them.

38 SQT0612 (ENG) Troubleshooting I am having a problem connecting to my Windows 8 PC. The user name and password are not recognized. ●Depending on the OS version, on Windows 8, for example, there are two types of user account (local account/Microsoft account). → Be sure to set the local account and use the user name and password for the local account. The Wi-Fi connection is not recognizing my PC. ●By default, the Wi-Fi connection uses the default workgroup name of “WORKGROUP”. If the name of the workgroup has been changed, it will not be recognized. → Select [PC Connection] then [Change Workgroup Name] in the [Wi-Fi Setup] menu to change the workgroup name to match that of your PC. Please refer to “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” for details.

(ENG) SQT0612 39 Specifications Digital Camera: Information for your safety Power Source DC 5 V Power Consumption1.7 W (When recording with LCD Monitor) 1.1 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor) Camera effective pixels12,100,000 pixels Image sensor1/2.3″ MOS sensor, total pixel number 12,800,000 pixels Primary color filter LensOptical 30x zoom f=4.3 mm to 129.0 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 24 mm to 720 mm) / Max. Wide: F3.3 to F8.0 Max. Tele: F6.4 to F8.0 Image StabilizerOptical method Focus range AF50 cm (1.6 feet) (Max. Wide) / 200 cm (6.6 feet) (Max. Tele) to AF Macro / Intelligent Auto / Motion picture / MF3 cm (0.098 feet) (Max. Wide) / 200 cm (6.6 feet) (Max. Tele) to Scene ModeThe focus ranges listed above may vary depending on the selected Scene Mode. Shutter systemElectronic shutter + Mechanical shutter Shutter speed4 seconds to 1/2000th of a second [Starry Sky] Mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds Minimum Illumination Approx. 10 lx (when i-Low light is used, the shutter speed is 1/30th of a second)

40 SQT0612 (ENG) Specifications Exposure (AE)Program AE (P) / Aperture-priority AE (A) / Shutter-priority AE (S) / Manual exposure (M) Metering Mode[Multi Metering] / [Center Weighted] / [Spot] Monitor3.0″ TFT LCD (3:2) (Approx. 1,040,000 dots) Viewfinder0.2″ Color LCD (4:3) (Approx. 1,160,000 dots equivalent) (with diopter adjustment -4 to +4 diopter) MicrophonesStereo SpeakerMonaural Recording mediaBuilt-in Memory (Approx. 86 MB) SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / SDXC Memory Card Recording file format Still pictureRAW / JPEG (based on Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.3 standard / DPOF corresponding) / MPO Motion picturesAVCHD / MP4 Audio compression format AVCHD: Dolby ® Digital (2 ch) MP4: AAC (2 ch) Interface DigitalUSB 2.0 (High Speed) Analog videoNTSC Composite Audio Audio line output (Monaural) TerminalHDMI: MicroHDMI Type D AV OUT/DIGITAL: Dedicated jack (8 pin) DimensionsApprox. 110.7 mm (W) x 64.6 mm (H) x 34.4 mm (D) [4.36″ (W) x 2.54″ (H) x 1.35″ (D)] (excluding the projection part)