Panasonic DMC-ZS40 User Manual

Contents

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Preparations

Before use .............................................. 8

About GPS ..................................................10

Standard Accessories ......................... 11

Names and Functions of

Main Parts ............................................ 12

Viewfinder (LVF) ..........................................15

[MENU/SET] button / Cursor button /

Control dial ..................................................16

Putting on the hand strap ............................16

Charging battery .................................. 17

Inserting the battery ....................................18

Charging the battery ....................................19

Remaining battery .......................................22

Guidelines for number of recordable

pictures and operating time .........................22

Inserting and removing the card

(optional) .............................................. 24

Saving your pictures

(cards and built-in memory) ............... 25

Recording capacity guidelines

(pictures/recording time) .............................26

Setting the clock .................................. 28

Changing time settings ................................29

Basics

Sequence of operations ...................... 30

Using the control ring/control dial ..... 33

Using Quick menu .......................................34

Taking pictures with automatic settings

[Intelligent Auto] Mode ........................ 35

Using flash ..................................................35

Automatic Scene Detection .........................36

Defocusing the background ........................37

[Motion Deblur] ............................................38

[iHandheld Night Shot] ................................39

[iHDR] ..........................................................39

AF Tracking .................................................40

[Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode .........................41

About [Intelligent Auto] setting items ..........43

Taking pictures with your own settings

[Program AE] Mode ............................. 44

Program Shift ..............................................45

Adjusting focus ................................... 47

Recording motion pictures ................. 48

Taking still pictures while a motion

picture is being recorded .............................51

Viewing your pictures ......................... 52

Zooming in and viewing

“Playback Zoom” .........................................53

Viewing a list of pictures

“Multi Playback” ...........................................54

Searching and viewing pictures by their

recording date [Calendar] ............................55

Viewing motion pictures ..................... 56

Capturing still pictures from motion

pictures ........................................................57

Deleting pictures ................................. 58

To delete multiple (up to 100)/

To delete all pictures ...................................59

Setting the menu ................................. 60

Menu type ...................................................61