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Advanced (Playback)
You can add the audio after taking a picture.
Select [AUDIO DUB.] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P29)
Note
Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment.
  [AUDIO DUB.]
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET] to start audio recording.
The message [OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA?] screen appears 
when audio has already been recorded. Press  3 to select [YES] 
and then press [MENU/SET] to start audio recording. (The 
original audio is overwritten.)
Audio is recorded from the built-in microphone on the camera.If you press [ ‚], the audio dubbing is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET] to stop recording.
It will automatically stop after recording about 10 seconds without 
pressing [MENU/SET].
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
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You can copy the data of the pictures you have taken from the built-in memory to a card or 
from a card to the built-in memory.
Select [COPY] on the [PLAYBACK] mode menu. (P29)
Press  3/4 to select the copy destination and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES], and then press [MENU/
SET].
If you press [MENU/SET] while copying pictures from the 
built-in memory to the card, the copying will stop halfway.
Do not turn the camera off at any point during the copying 
process.
Press [ ‚] to return to the menu screen.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.If you copy from the built-in memory to a card, all the pictures are copied and then the 
screen automatically returns to the playback screen.
Note
If you copy picture data from the built-in memory to a card which does not have sufficient free 
space, the picture data will only be copied halfway. We recommend using a card which has 
more free space than the built-in memory (about 50 MB). 
If a picture exists with the same name (folder numbe r/file number) as the picture to be copied in 
the copy destination when [ ] is selected, a new  folder is created and the picture is copied. 
If a picture exists with the same name (folder numbe r/file number) as the picture to be copied in 
the copy destination when [ ] is selected, that picture is not copied.  (P188)
It may take time to copy the picture data.Only pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera (LUMIX) will be copied.
(Even if the pictures were recorded with a Panasonic digital camera, you may not be able to 
copy them if they were edited with a PC.)
DPOF settings on the original picture data will not be copied. Set the DPOF settings again after 
copying is finished.
 [COPY]
: All the picture data in the built-in memory are copied 
onto the card at one time.  > step 4.
: One picture at a time is copied from the card to the  built-in memory.  > step 
3.
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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to other equipmentConnecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient 
way of doing this.
Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about 
the software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the PC.
Remove the card before using the pictures in the built-in memory.
Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of 
cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C AC adaptor (optional)
Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining battery 
power becomes low during USB connection, the alarm beeps. Refer to “Disconnecting the 
USB connection cable safely”  (P165)  before disconnecting the USB connection cable. 
Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
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Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/
SET].
If [USB MODE]  (P37) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in 
advance, the camera will be automat ically connected to the PC 
without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since 
there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it is 
convenient.
When the camera has been connected to the PC with [USB MODE] set to 
[PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear on the PC’s screen. Select [Cancel] to close 
the screen, and disconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to [PC] 
again.
Double-click on [Removable Disk] in [My Computer].
When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME” 
or “Untitled” is displayed.)
Double-click [DCIM] folder.
Using a drag-and-drop operation,  move the pictures you want to 
acquire or the folder storing those pi ctures to any different folder on 
the PC.
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
PictBridge(PTP)PCMENU
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Connecting to other equipment
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray of the 
PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of 
the digital camera before removing the hardware.
Note
Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional).Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection 
cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
With the Mac OS X v10.2 or an earlier operating system, set the Write-Protect switch of the 
SDHC memory card to the [LOCK] position when importing pictures from an SDHC memory 
card.
∫ Viewing the contents of the built-in memory or card using the PC (folder 
composition)
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.

After [NO.RESET]  (P36) in the [SETUP] menu has been executedWhen a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫Connection in the PTP mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR and Mac OS X only)
Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)].
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC.

When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP 
mode.
1 Folder number
2 File number
3 JPG: Pictures
MOV: Motion pictures
RW2: Pictures in RAW files
MISC: DPOF print Favourite
PRIVATE1: Pictures recorded in flip  animation function
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Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer.
Remove the card before printing the pictures in the built-in memory.
Perform the print quality and other settings  at the printer before printing the pictures.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable  A 
(supplied).
Press  3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].
A USB connection cable (supplied)Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C AC adaptor (optional)
Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining 
battery power becomes low during USB connection, the alarm beeps. If this happens during 
printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, disconnect the USB connection cable.
When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] appears. 
Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] is displayed.
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Note
Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables other than 
the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (optional).Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
You cannot switch between the built-in memory and the card while the camera is connected to 
the printer. Disconnect the USB connection cable, insert (or remove) the card and then connect 
the USB connection cabl e to the printer again.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press  2/1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Press  3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Refer to  P169 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
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¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favourites.  (P157)
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press  3.
Press  3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/
SET].
If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print 
the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
Press 
3/4/ 2/1 to select the pictures, and then When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed, [é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is cancelled.)
After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[DPOF PICTURE] Prints the pictures set in [DPOF PRINT] only.  (P158)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favourites only.  (P157)
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Refer to  P169 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.Disconnect the USB connecti on cable after printing.
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Connecting to other equipment
Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the 
“Selecting a single picture and printing it ” and in step 3 of the 
“Selecting multiple pictures and printing them ” procedures.

When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not 
supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] 
and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For details, 
refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
When [DPOF PICTURE] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] 
and [NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the 
printer’s print with date setting as well.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the picturesBy stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP]  (P150) or setting date printing at the time of the 
[DPOF PRINT]  (P158) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the 
photo shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
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Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{  Settings on the printer are prioritised.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk6 q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk10 q] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm
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