Panasonic DMC-ZS50 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  2
• Preparations

  8
  • Before use

    8
  • Standard Accessories

    10
  • Names and Functions of Main Parts

    11
    • Viewfinder (LVF)

      14
    • [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
    • Estimated number of recordable pictures and operating time

      22
  • Inserting and removing the card (optional)

    24
  • Saving your pictures (cards and built-in memory)

    25
    • Estimated recording capacity (number of pictures/recording time)

      26
  • Setting the clock

    28
    • Changing time settings

      29
• Basics

  30
  • Sequence of operations

    30
  • Using the control ring/control dial

    33
    • Using Quick menu

      34
  • Taking pictures with automatic settings

    35
    • Using flash

      35
    • Automatic Scene Detection

      36
    • Defocusing the background

      37
    • [Motion Deblur]

      38
    • [iHandheld Night Shot]

      39
    • [iHDR]

      40
    • AF Tracking

      41
    • [Intelligent Auto Plus] Mode

      42
    • About [Intelligent Auto] setting items

      44
  • Taking pictures with your own settings

    45
    • Program Shift

      46
  • Adjusting focus

    48
  • Recording motion pictures

    49
    • Taking still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded

      52
  • Viewing your pictures

    53
    • Zooming in and viewing “Playback Zoom”

      54
    • Viewing a list of pictures “Multi Playback”

      55
    • Searching and viewing pictures by their recording date [Calendar]

      56
  • Viewing motion pictures

    57
    • Capturing still pictures from motion pictures

      58
  • Deleting pictures

    59
    • To delete multiple (up to 100)/To delete all pictures

      60
  • Setting the menu

    61
    • Menu type

      62
  • Using the [Setup] menu

    63
    • [Clock Set]

      63
    • [World Time]

      63
    • [Travel Date]

      63
    • [Airplane Mode]

      63
    • [Beep]

      64
    • [Cust.Set Mem.]

      65
    • [Fn Button Set]

      65
    • [Zoom Lever Set]

      65
    • [Ring/Dial Set]

      65
    • [Live View Mode]

      66
    • [Monitor Display] / [Viewfinder]

      66
    • [Monitor Luminance]

      67
    • [Eye Sensor]

      67
    • [Composition Guide]

      67
    • [Guide Line]

      67
    • [Histogram]

      68
    • [Video Rec Area]

      68
    • [Remaining Disp.]

      69
    • [Lens Resume]

      69
    • [MF Assist]

      69
    • [Peaking]

      69
    • [Economy]

      70
    • [Auto Review]

      71
    • [Exposure Comp. Reset]

      71
    • [Self Timer Auto Off]

      71
    • [No.Reset]

      72
    • [Reset]

      72
    • [Reset Wi-Fi Settings]

      72
    • [USB Mode]

      73
    • [TV Connection]

      73
    • [Rotate Disp.]

      74
    • [Version Disp.]

      75
    • [Format]

      75
    • [Language]

      75
  • Entering Text

    76
• Application (Record)

  77
  • Switching the display of recording information, etc.

    77
  • Taking pictures with the composition determined [Composition Guide]

    78
  • Using the level gauge

    80
  • Using Zoom

    81
    • Zoom types and use

      82
    • [Step Zoom]

      84
  • Taking pictures with flash

    86
  • Taking pictures with Auto Focus

    89
    • Taking front-on pictures of people (Face Detection)

      90
    • Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject (AF Tracking)

      91
    • Subject not centered in picture (23-area-focusing)

      92
    • Determined position for focus (1-area-focusing)

      92
  • Taking close-up pictures (Macro recording)

    94
    • Focus range

      95
    • [Macro Zoom]

      96
  • Taking pictures with Manual Focus

    97
  • Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure [AF/AE Lock]

    100
  • Taking pictures with Exposure Compensation

    101
    • Recording while exposure is changed automatically ([Auto Bracket])

      102
  • Burst function

    103
  • Taking pictures with self-timer

    106
  • Taking pictures by setting the aperture value [Aperture-Priority] Mode

    107
  • Taking pictures by setting the shutter speed [Shutter-Priority] Mode

    108
  • Taking pictures by setting the aperture value and shutter speed [Manual Exposure] Mode

    109
  • Taking Pictures with different picture effects [Creative Control] Mode

    111
    • [Expressive]

      113
    • [Retro]

      113
    • [Old Days]

      113
    • [High Key]

      114
    • [Low Key]

      114
    • [Sepia]

      114
    • [Dynamic Monochrome]

      115
    • [Impressive Art]

      115
    • [High Dynamic]

      115
    • [Cross Process]

      116
    • [Toy Effect]

      116
    • [Miniature Effect]

      117
    • [Soft Focus]

      118
    • [Star Filter]

      118
    • [One Point Color]

      119
  • Recording panorama pictures [Panorama Shot] Mode

    120
  • Taking pictures according to the scene [Scene Mode]

    124
    • [Portrait]

      125
    • [Soft Skin]

      125
    • [Scenery]

      125
    • [Sports]

      126
    • [Night Portrait]

      126
    • [Night Scenery]

      126
    • [Handheld Night Shot]

      127
    • [HDR]

      127
    • [Food]

      127
    • [Baby]

      128
    • [Pet]

      128
    • [Sunset]

      128
    • [High Sens.]

      129
    • [Starry Sky]

      129
    • [Glass Through]

      129
    • [High Speed Video]

      130
    • [3D Photo Mode]

      131
  • Registering your own settings and recording

    132
    • [Cust.Set Mem.]

      132
    • [Custom]

      133
  • Registering preferred functions to the function button

    134
  • Changing the settings assigned to the

    135
  • Recording with the Face Recognition function [Face Recog.]

    136
    • Registering face pictures

      137
    • Editing or deleting information about registered persons

      138
  • Useful features for travel

    139
    • [Travel Date]

      139
    • [World Time]

      140
  • Using the [Rec] menu

    141
    • [Aspect Ratio]

      141
    • [Picture Size]

      141
    • [Quality]

      142
    • [Sensitivity]

      143
    • [ISO Limit Set]

      144
    • [White Balance]

      145
    • [AF Mode]

      147
    • [Quick AF]

      147
    • [Face Recog.]

      147
    • [AF/AE Lock]

      147
    • [Metering Mode]

      148
    • [i.Exposure]

      148
    • [Min. Shtr Speed]

      149
    • [i.Resolution]

      149
    • [i.Zoom]

      149
    • [Digital Zoom]

      149
    • [Time Lapse Shot]

      150
    • [AF Assist Lamp]

      152
    • [Red-Eye Removal]

      152
    • [Motion Deblur]

      153
    • [iHandheld Night Shot]

      153
    • [iHDR]

      153
    • [Stabilizer]

      153
    • [Date Stamp]

      154
  • Using the [Motion Picture] menu

    155
    • [Rec Format]

      155
    • [Rec Quality]

      155
    • [Still Picture Size]

      156
    • [Continuous AF]

      157
    • [Level Shot]

      157
    • [Wind Cut]

      158
    • [Zoom Mic]

      158
• Application (View)

  159
  • Changing the picture information display, etc.

    159
  • Viewing the group picture

    160
  • Different playback methods [Playback Mode]

    163
    • [2D/3D Settings]

      163
  • Selecting pictures to play back [Filtering Play]

    164
    • Narrowing down by selecting picture type

      165
    • Narrowing down by selecting pictures recorded at a destination

      165
    • Narrowing down by selecting picture category or a person in the picture

      166
    • Narrowing down by selecting recording date

      167
    • Narrowing down by selecting favorite pictures

      167
  • Playing back pictures in order automatically

    168
  • Searching by recording date [Calendar]

    170
  • Retouching pictures

    171
    • [Auto Retouch]

      171
    • [Creative Retouch]

      172
  • Using the [Playback] menu

    174
    • [Location Logging]

      174
    • [Title Edit]

      176
    • [Text Stamp]

      177
    • [Retouch]

      178
    • [Video Divide]

      179
    • [Time Lapse Video]

      180
    • [Resize]

      181
    • [Cropping]

      183
    • [Favorite]

      184
    • [Print Set]

      185
    • [Protect]

      186
    • [Face Rec Edit]

      187
    • [Copy]

      188
• Wi-Fi/NFC

  189
  • Wi-Fi® Function and NFC Function

    189
    • [Airplane Mode]

      191
  • What you can do with the Wi-Fi function

    192
  • Operating the camera using a smartphone/tablet

    193
    • Installing the smartphone/tablet app “Panasonic Image App”

      193
    • Connecting to a smartphone/tablet

      194
    • Connecting to a smartphone/tablet using NFC function

      201
    • Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet (remote recording)

      203
    • Playing back pictures in the camera on a smartphone/tablet

      204
    • Saving pictures in the camera to the smartphone/tablet

      204
    • Sending pictures in the camera to social networking services

      207
    • Adding location information to a picture in the camera that is being played back

      208
    • Adding location information to pictures in the camera

      211
    • Operating the camera to send pictures to a smartphone or tablet

      213
  • Displaying still pictures on a TV

    218
  • Wireless printing

    219
  • Sending pictures to AV equipment

    220
  • Sending pictures to a PC

    223
  • Using WEB services

    228
    • When sending images to WEB service

      229
    • When sending images to [Cloud Sync. Service]

      234
  • Using “LUMIX CLUB”

    237
    • About the “LUMIX CLUB”

      237
  • Transferring pictures automatically [Smart Transfer]

    242
    • Setting [Smart Transfer]

      244
    • [Auto Transfer]

      245
    • [Transfer Now]

      246
    • [Set Destination]

      247
    • [Charge Priority]

      248
    • [Display Log]

      248
  • About connections

    249
    • [Via Network] Connecting via a wireless access point

      250
    • [Direct] Connecting directly

      253
    • Connecting quickly with the same settings as used previously

      254
    • Settings for sending pictures

      257
  • [Wi-Fi Setup] menu

    259
• Connecting with other devices

  261
  • Viewing on TV screen

    261
    • VIERA Link (HDMI) (HDAVI Control™)

      263
    • Viewing 3D still pictures

      265
  • Storing recorded still pictures and motion pictures in the recorder

    267
    • Copying by inserting the card into the recorder

      267
    • Dubbing playback pictures via AV cables (optional)

      267
  • Storing recorded still pictures and motion pictures on your PC

    268
    • About supplied software

      269
    • Installing supplied software

      270
    • Downloading SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE

      271
    • Copying still pictures and motion pictures

      272
  • Printing

    275
    • Printing multiple pictures

      277
    • Printing with date and text

      277
    • Making print settings on the camera

      278
• Others

  279
  • List of LCD monitor/Viewfinder displays

    279
    • In recording

      279
    • In playback

      282
  • Message displays

    284
  • Q&A Troubleshooting

    288
  • Usage cautions and notes

    299