Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs60 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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ZS60 Control ring / Control dial
The “Control Ring/Control dial” is an easy and convenient way to a\
djust several settings, 
depending on the camera mode selected. You can use the control ring ()/control dial 
() to change the settings of the unit.
Items that can be set by the control ring/control dial vary depending on\
 recording modes.
Following are the pre-assigned settings.
Mode dial Control ring*1 Control dial
[
  ] (→88) Step Zoom (→239) —
[
] (→97) Program Shift (→97)
[
] (→101) Aperture  adjustment  (→101)
[
] (→102) Shutter speed adjustment  (→102)
[
] (→103) Aperture  adjustment*2 (→103) Shutter speed adjustment*2 (→103)
[
  ]  (→109) Picture effects change (→11 7 )
[
  ]  (→112 ) Aperture  adjustment*3 (→103) /  Shutter speed adjustment*4 (→103)
[
  ]  (→117 ) Picture effects change (→11 7 )
*1 When Manual Focus is set, the control ring is assigned to focus adjustme\
nt.  (→167)*2 Press  to switch between shutter speed adjustment and aperture adjustment.*3 The operation is possible only when the Scene Guide Mode is set to [Appetizing Food].*4 The operation is possible only when the Scene Guide Mode is set to [Artistic Nightscape].
 • The control ring/control dial can be used to change to your preferred se\
ttings.  (→75) 
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Enabling/disabling the operation guide display
 →  [Custom] → [Dial Guide] → [ON] / [OFF]
 • When you set [Dial Guide

] to [ON], operation guide appears 
on the recording screen.
Example
Cursor button / [MENU/SET] button (Selecting/setting items)
Pressing the cursor button:   Selection of items or setting of values etc., is 
performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
 

 
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
 • In this manual, the button that is to be used is indicated by    .ZS100
ZS60
 • Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen, it is possible to operate with the cursor button and 
[MENU/SET] button if a guide like the one shown on the 
right is displayed.
 • Even on menu screens etc. on which the guide is not displayed, you can make settings and selections by 
operating the buttons.
 •ZS100When the [Cursor Button Lock] is assigned to the function 
button, operation of the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button can be disabled.  (→70) 
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[DISP.] button (Switching the display information)
1Press [DISP.] button to switch the display • If the information on the screen is not displayed any longer because no operation was performed for some time, press the 
[DISP
.] button or touch the screen to display the information 
again.ZS100
ZS60
During recording
You can use [Monitor Disp. Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] in the [Custom] menu to select 
either [  ] (Monitor style display layout) or [  ] (Live View Finder style display layout) 
for the display screen of the monitor and viewfinder .
 ■[  ] Monitor style display layout (Example of monitor style display)
With information Without information With information
+
level gauge Without information
+
level gauge60p60p
Turned off 
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 ■[  ] Live View Finder style display layout (Example of viewfinder styl e display)
With information
(Detailed information) With information With information
(Detailed information) +
level gauge With information
+
level gauge
60p60p
Switching the monitor display method
 →  [Custom] → [Monitor Disp. Style]
[
  ]: Live View Finder style display layout
[  ]: Monitor style display layout
Switching the viewfinder display method
 →  [Custom] → [LVF Disp.Style]
[
  ]: Live View Finder style display layout
[  ]: Monitor style display layout 
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Enabling/disabling the histogram display
 →  [Custom] → [Histogram] → [ON] / [OFF]
When set to [ON], you can move the display position of the histogram by \
pressing    . • Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording screen.
Displays distribution of brightness in picture – e.g. 
if the graph peaks at the right, this means there are 
several bright areas in the picture. A
 peak in the center 
represents correct brightness (correct exposure). This 
can be used as a reference for exposure correction, etc.
(Example)
Dark ← OK → Bright
 ●When the histogram is not the same as that of the recorded picture under\
 the following 
conditions, histogram will be displayed in orange:
 • When manual exposure assist indicates settings other than [  ] in Manual Exposure Mode 
or during Exposure Compensation.
 • When the flash fires. • When the correct exposure is not achieved or when the brightness of the \
screen cannot be  displayed accurately in a dark location.
 ●The histogram is different from those displayed using the image editing software of a comput\
er.
Enabling/disabling the guideline display
 →  [Custom] → [Guide Line ] → [  ] / [  ] / [  ] / [OFF]
 • The guideline is not displayed during panorama picture recording.When you select [  ], you can move the position of the guideline by pressing    . •You can also set the position directly by touching [  ] on the guideline of the recording 
screen. 
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Using the level gauge
If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for e\
xample, when you 
take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a refer\
ence.
1Press [DISP.] button to display the level gauge
The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the ca\
mera so that it 
matches the white line.
Tilting up or down • In this case, it is facing upward.Tilting left or right • In this case, the right side has  dropped.
 • When the camera is tilted very little or not at all, the level gauge wil\
l turn green.
 ●Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of abou\
t ±1 degree. ●When [Level Gauge] is assigned to a function button, you can turn the level gauge on and \
off 
every time you press the function button.
 ●The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect f\
unction  (→44) may not 
operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sha\
rply up or down. 
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During playback
With informationDetailed information 
display*1Histogram display*1Without information ([Highlight])*1, *2, *3
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1/98
R
G B
Y
Without information*3
*1   This screen is not displayed during Playback Zoom, Motion Picture Playba\
ck, Automatic Scrolling 
Playback of panorama pictures, continuous playback or Slide Show .
*2   This screen is displayed only when [Highlight] (below) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].*3   If no operation is performed for a few seconds, [  ] and other touch icons will disappear.
 • A histogram of each color, including R (red), G (green), B (blue), and Y (luminance), is separately displayed during playback.
Enabling/disabling the overexposed area display
 →  [Custom] → [Highlight ] → [ON] / [OFF]
You can set overexposed areas (areas that are too bright and where there\
 are no shades 
of gray) to flash on the screen when the [Auto Review] function is activated or during  playback. This does not affect recorded pictures.
 • To reduce overexposed areas, record a picture by setting  negative exposure compensation  (→

177) using the histogram 
display  (→55) and so on as a reference.
 • This feature is disabled during 4K photo playback, playback 
of pictures recorded in Post Focus, Multi Playback, Calendar 
Playback, or Playback Zoom. 
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[LV F] button (Recording pictures using the viewfinder)
Switching between the monitor and viewfinder
You can operate the [LV F ] button/[Fn4] button in two ways, 
using it either as the [LV F ] button or as a function button [Fn4].
You can use this button as the [LV F ] button at the time of 
purchase.
 • For details on the function button, refer to (→

70).ZS100Eye Sensor
[LV F] button
ZS60Eye Sensor
[LV F] button 
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1Press [LV F] button
Automatic switching 
between viewfinder and  monitor (eye sensor) Viewfinder display
Monitor display
Mode Display
Automatic switching between 
viewfinder and monitor (eye sensor) The eye sensor automatically switches the display to 
viewfinder when your eye or an object moves close to the 
viewfinder. When the eye or object moves away from the 
viewfinder, the camera returns to monitor display.
Viewfinder display Viewfinder display only
Monitor display Monitor display only
 ■About the eye sensor
 • The eye sensor may react depending on the shape of your eyeglasses, the \
way you 
hold the camera, or whether the eye sensor is exposed to strong light.
 • During motion picture playback or Slide Show, the eye sensor does not operate. 
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 ■About diopter adjustment
Rotate the diopter adjustment dial to adjust until you 
are able to clearly see the characters displayed in the 
viewfinder.
ZS100
ZS60
Setting the sensitivity of the eye sensor or setting to switch the 
display between the viewfinder and monitor
 →  [Custom] → [Eye Sensor]
[Sensitivity]Use this setting to set the sensitivity of the eye sensor.
[HIGH] / [LOW]
[LVF/Monitor Switch] Use this setting to switch the display between the viewfinder and monito\
r.
[LVF/MON AUTO] (Automatic switching between viewfinder and 
monitor) / [
LV F] (Viewfinder display) / [MON] (Monitor display)
 • After the display is switched using the [ LV F] button, the setting of [

LVF/
Monitor Switch] will also change.
Adjusting/not adjusting the focus automatically when the eye sensor 
is activated
 →  [Custom] → [Eye Sensor AF] → [ON] / [OFF]
 • Even when [Eye 

Sensor AF] is set and the camera automatically adjusts the focus, a 
beep will not sound.
 • [Eye 

Sensor AF] may not work when the lighting is low. 
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