Panasonic DMCZS40S User Manual

Application (Record)

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If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for example, when you 

take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a reference.

Press the button to switch the display. Press the button until the level gauge is 

displayed.

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The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the camera so that it 

matches the white line.
Tilting up or down 

 •In this case, it is facing 

upward.

 •In this case, the right side has 

dropped.

 •When the camera is tilted very little or not at all, the level gauge will turn green.

 •When pictures are taken in portrait orientation, the level gauge is automatically 

switched to one for portrait orientation.

 

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Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of about ±1 degree.

 

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When the camera is being moved, the level gauge may not be displayed correctly.

 

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The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect function may 

not operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sharply up or 

down.