Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs60 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

							DMC-ZS100DMC-ZS60
Owner’s Manual  
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No.
DMC-ZS100
DMC-ZS60
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M0116KZ0
Message Display →375
Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,   and save this manual for future use.
Q&A  Troubleshooting →383
Finding the information you need →2
Contents →5
Contents by Function →13
Menu list →379
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DMC-ZS100
DMC-ZS60
Finding the information you need
In this “Owner’s Manual for advanced features”, you can find the information you nee\
d 
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names
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Functions of Main Parts”19 -
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viewfinder displays”363 -
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on-screen messages
“Message displays”375 -
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[Rec] ............................379
[Motion Picture] ............380
[Custom]
 ...................... 381[Setup] 
 ........................
382
[Playback] .................... 382
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Troubleshooting”383 -
For details on how to use this manual, 
see the next page.
Wi-Fi® function     →301 
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How to use this manual
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Recording mode: 
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 ■About the models
 • This manual provides instructions for DMC-ZS100 and DMC-ZS60. • Screens shown in this manual are from the DMC-ZS100 unless otherwise ind\
icated. • Functions vary by model. When reviewing the manual, be aware that model \
numbers corresponding to each function will appear as below.
Model number DMC-ZS100DMC-ZS60
How it appears in the manual
ZS100ZS60 
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How to use this manual
 ■About the symbols in the text
Indicates that the menu can be set by pressing [MENU/SET] button.
Indicates that the Wi-Fi setting can be made by pressing [Wi-Fi] button.
Configurations that can be performed in the [Custom] menu.
Tips for skillful use and points for recording.
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In this Owner’s Manual, steps for setting a menu item are described as follows:
 →  [Rec] → [Quality] → [  ]
 • In this manual, ring, dial and lever operations are illustrated as below\
.
Turn the control ring
ZS100 Rotate the rear dial
ZS60 Rotate the control dial
Rotate the zoom lever 
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Contents
 ■Finding the information you need .....2
 ■How to use this manual ....... ...............3
 ■Before use ......................................... 16
 ■Standard Accessories ....... ...............18
Before Use
 ■ZS100 Names and Functions  
of Main Parts ....... .............................. 19
 ■ZS60 Names and Functions  
of Main Parts ....... .............................. 21
Preparations
 ■Attaching the Hand Strap ....... ..........23ZS100 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 
adaptor....................................................... 23
 ■Charging battery ............................... 25ZS100 Inserting the battery ................26ZS60 Inserting the battery ................27ZS100 Charging the battery ................28ZS60 Charging the battery ................29
 ■ZS100 Inserting and  
removing the card (optional) ....... ....35
 ■ZS60 Inserting and  
removing the card (optional) ....... ....36
 ■About the Card .................................. 37Formatting the card (initialization).............. 38
Estimated recording capacity  
(number of pictures/recording time)
 ...........39
 ■Setting the clock ............................. ..42Changing time settings .... ..........................43
 ■Contents by Function ....... ................13 
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 ■Holding the camera ...........................44
 ■Buttons/Dials/Levers  
Used for Recording ...........................45Zoom Lever (Use Zoom)............................ 45
Shutter button (Taking pictures) ................. 46
Motion picture button 
 
(Recording motion pictures)....................... 48
Mode dial (Select the recording mode)
 ...... 49ZS100 Control ring / Rear dial ............ 50ZS60 Control ring / Control dial ........51
Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button 
(Selecting/setting items)
 ....

........................52
[DISP.] button  
(Switching the display information)
 ............ 53
[

LV F ] button  
(Recording pictures using the viewfinder) ...58
 ■Touch screen (Touch operations).... 61Touching the screen and recording  
(Touch Shutter function)............................. 63
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a 
Specified Area  ([Touch AE])
 ....................... 64
 ■Setting the menu ....... ........................65How to set the menu .................................. 65
 ■Calling frequently-used menus 
instantly  (Quick Menu) .......
.............68
ZS100 Change the Quick Menu to  
your preferred item .... ................................ 69
 ■Assigning frequently used  
functions to the buttons   
(Function buttons)
 .......

.....................70
Using the function buttons during  
recording .................
................................... 71
Using the function buttons during  
playback..................................................... 73
Contents
Basics
 ■ZS100 Changing the settings 
assigned to the control ring/ 
rear dial
 .............................

.................74
 ■ZS60 Changing the settings 
assigned to the control ring/ 
control dial
 .............................

............75
 ■Using the [Setup] menu ........ ............76[Online Manual].......................................... 76
[Clock Set] ....
............................................. 76
[World Time]
 .................

..............................76
[Travel Date]
 ....

.......................................... 77
[Wi-Fi]
 ....

.................................................... 77
[Beep]
 ....

.................................................... 78
[Live View Mode]
 ....

................................... 78
[Monitor Display] / [Viewfinder]
 ....

..............79
[Monitor Luminance]
 ....

..............................80
[Economy]
 .................

.................................81
[USB Mode]
 ....

........................................... 82
[TV Connection]
 ......................................... 82
[m/ft

]
 .................
 .......................................... 84
[Menu Resume]
 ....

..................................... 84
[Menu Background].................................... 84
[Menu Information]
 .................

....................84
[Language]
 ................................................. 84
[V

ersion Disp.]............................................ 85
[Exposure Comp. Reset]............................ 85 [Self Timer Auto  Off]
 .................

..................85
[No.Reset]
 .................

.................................85
[Reset]
 ....

................................................... 86
[Reset Wi-Fi Settings]
 ................................ 86
[Demo Mode

]
 ....
 ......................................... 86
[Format]
 ....

................................................. 86
 ■Entering Text .....................................87 
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Recording mode
 ■Taking pictures with  
automatic settings   
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
 .......
..............88
Taking pictures using a handheld camera  
([iHandheld Night Shot]) ....
........................91
Combining pictures into a single still  
picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])
 ............ 92
Defocusing the background 

 
(Defocus control function)
 .................

.........93
Recording images by changing the 
brightness (exposure) or color tone
 ........... 94
About Intelligent 

Auto Plus Mode and 
Intelligent Auto  Mode
 ....

.............................95
 ■Taking pictures after  
automatically setting the aperture 
value and shutter speed   
(Program AE Mode) ........................... 97
 ■Taking pictures by setting the  
aperture value and shutter speed... 100Taking pictures by setting the aperture  
value (Aperture-Priority AE Mode) ...........101
T
aking pictures by setting the shutter  
speed (Shutter-Priority AE Mode)
 ............ 102
Taking pictures by setting the 

 
aperture value and shutter speed  
(Manual Exposure Mode)
 ....

....................103
Checking the effects of the aperture value 
and shutter speed (Preview Mode)
 .......... 106
Easily set aperture / shutter speed for 
suitable exposure (One Push AE)

............ 108
 ■Recording panorama pictures  
(Panorama Shot Mode) ...................109
 ■Taking pictures according to the 
scene  (Scene Guide Mode) ...........11
2
 ■Taking Pictures with  
different picture effects   
(Creative Control Mode)
 .......

..........11 7
 ■Recording motion pictures by setting 
the aperture value/shutter speed  
(Creative Video Mode)
 .................... 124Recording Slow Motion Pictures  
([High Speed Video]) ................
...............125
Minimizing operational sounds during  
motion picture recording
 ....

......................126
 ■Registering your own  
settings and recording   
(Custom Mode)
 .......

.........................127
Registering your own settings  
([Cust.Set Mem.])..................................... 127
Recording using registered custom set
 ...128 
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
 ■Taking pictures with Auto Focus ...146Set the focusing operation to be  
performed when the shutter button is 
pressed  halfway  (AFS, AFF, AFC)
 ....

.......148
Switching [AF Mode]
 .................

...............149
Changing the position and size of the  
AF area
 .................

................................... 156
Setting the AF area position with the  
touch pad
 .................

................................161
Optimizing the focus and brightness  
for a touched position
 ................

..............162
Setting your preferred focusing  
method
 .................

.................................... 163
 ■Taking close-up pictures   
(Macro recording) .......
....................165
 ■Taking pictures with  
Manual Focus .............................
.....167
Quickly adjusting the focus using  
Auto Focus............................................... 170
 ■ZS100 Taking pictures by  
locking the focus and/or exposure  
(AF/AE Lock)
 .......

............................ 173
 ■ZS60 Taking pictures by  
locking the focus and/or exposure  
(AF/AE Lock)
 .......

............................ 175
 ■Taking pictures with Exposure 
Compensation .......
..........................177
 ■Setting the ISO Sensitivity .............179Setting the upper limit of ISO Sensitivity ...181
Setting the incremental value of  
ISO Sensitivity
 ....

..................................... 181
Extending the ISO Sensitivity setting
 ....... 182
 ■Setting the metering mode ........ .....183
Picture Quality and coloring Settings
 ■Adjusting the picture quality with 
effects  [Photo Style] .......
...............129
 ■Taking pictures using picture effects  
[Filter Settings] ........
........................131
 ■ZS100 Adjusting highlights   
and shadows   
[Highlight Shadow]
 .......

..................133
 ■Adjusting the White Balance ....... ..134
 ■Setting the picture quality  
and size .......
..................................... 139
Changing the aspect ratio of the  
still pictures .............................................. 139
Setting the picture size ....

........................139
Setting the compression rate of pictures 
([Quality])
 ................

................................. 140
 ■Using the picture correction  
functions effectively .......
................142
Correcting contrast and exposure  
([i.Dynamic])............................................. 142
Enhancing the impression of  
high-resolution ([i.Resolution])
 ................. 142
Combining still pictures with dif

ferent 
exposures ([HDR])
 ................................... 143ZS100 Suppressing the noise of  
a long exposure ([Long Shtr NR]) ............ 144
Raising the resolution when the aperture 
 
is closed ([Diffraction Compensation])
 ..... 144ZS100 Setting the color space .......... 145 
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Recording 4K Photos
 ■Recording 4K Photos .....................184Recording with [4K Burst] .... ....................187
Recording with [4K Burst(S/S)] ................ 188
Recording with [4K Pre-Burst] ....

.............189 Selecting pictures from 4K burst file  
and saving ....
...........................................
190
Notes on the 4K Photo function ............... 196
Shutter and Drive Settings
 ■Setting the Shutter Type ................. 199
 ■Selecting a Drive Mode ................... 201
 ■Burst function ....... ..........................202
Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
 ■Correcting jitter ............................. ..234
 ■Using Zoom ....... .............................. 236Zoom types and use ................................ 236
Using the zoom by performing touch 
operations (Touch zoom)
 ....

.....................240
 ■Taking pictures with flash ....... .......241
 ■Setting the Flash Functions ....... ....243Changing Flash Mode.............................. 243ZS100 Setting the 2nd curtain  
sync ....
..................................................... 249
Adjusting the flash output
 ................

........250
 ■Recording while exposure is  
changed automatically   
[Auto Bracket]
 .......

..........................206
 ■Taking pictures with self-timer ......208
Functions for specific subjects and purposes
 ■Saving a picture by selecting a  
focus point after recording   
[Post Focus]
 .............................

.......210
Recording using [Post Focus] .................. 210
Select the focus point and save the   
picture
 .................

..................................... 214
 ■Taking pictures automatically  
at set intervals   
[Time Lapse Shot]
 .......

....................216
 ■Creating stop motion animation  
[Stop Motion Animation] ................219
 ■ZS100 Performing multiple 
exposures for a single picture   
[Multi Exp.]
 .............................

..........223
 ■Disabling the beeps and  
flash at the same time   
[Silent Mode]
 .......

............................225
 ■Recording with the  
Face Recognition function   
[Face Recog.]
 .......

...........................226
 ■Setting the profile for a baby  
or pet to record in a picture .......
....229
 ■Displaying the appropriate  
screen for specific recording 
conditions
 .......

................................. 230
 ■ZS100 Recording while  
monitoring camera images ....... .....232 
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Recording motion pictures
 ■Recording motion pictures ............251Recording 4K motion pictures.................. 254
Setting the format, picture size and 
recording frame rate
 ....

............................255
Adjusting the focus while recording  
motion pictures ([Continuous AF])
 ....

.......257
 ■Recording pans with little  
vibration or recording motion 
pictures with zoom   
[4K Live Cropping]
 .......

...................258
 ■Taking still pictures while a motion 
picture is being recorded ...............261
 ■Recording Snap Movies ................. 262Setting up [Pull Focus] ............................. 264
 ■Using the [Motion Picture] menu ...265[4K Live Cropping] .... ...............................265
[Snap Movie] ................. ...........................265
[Rec Format]
 .................

...........................265
[Rec Quality]
 ....

........................................ 265
[Exposure Mode]...................................... 265
[High Speed Video]
 .................

.................265
[Continuous AF]
 ....

................................... 266
[Level Shot]
 .................

.............................266
[Flkr Decrease]
 ....

.................................... 266
[Silent Operation]
 .................

....................266
[Wind Noise Canceller]
 ....

........................267
[Zoom Mic]
 ............................................... 267
Playing Back and Editing Pictures
 ■Viewing your pictures .....................268
 ■Viewing motion pictures ....... .........270Capturing still pictures from motion  
pictures ................
.................................... 271
 ■Switching the Playback Method ....272Zooming in and viewing  
“Playback Zoom”...................................... 272
Viewing a list of pictures  
“Multi Playback”
 ....

................................... 273
Viewing pictures by their recording date 
“Calendar Playback”
 ....

............................274
Viewing group pictures
 ................

............275
 ■Deleting pictures ............................. 277
 ■Using the [Playback] menu ............279[Slide Show] ................. ............................280
[Playback Mode] .... .................................. 281
[Location Logging]
 ....

...............................283
ZS100 [RAW Processing] .................284
[Light Composition ] ................. .................287
[Clear Retouch]
 .................

.......................289
[Title Edit]
 .................

................................ 290
[Text Stamp]
 .................

............................ 291
[Video Divide]
 .....

...................................... 292
[Time Lapse Video]
 .................................. 293
[Stop Motion V

ideo]
 ................
 .................293
[Resize]
 .................

................................... 294
[Cropping]
 ....

............................................ 295
[Rotate] / [Rotate Disp.]
 ....

.......................296
[Favorite]
 .................

................................. 297
[Print Set]
 .................

................................ 298
[Protect]
 ....

............................................... 299
[Face Rec Edit]
 ....

.................................... 299
[Picture Sort]
 .................

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