Panasonic VQT3R48 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• CONTENTS

  2
• Before Use

  5
  • Care of the camera

    5
  • Standard Accessories

    6
  • Names and Functions of Components

    7
• Preparation

  11
  • Attaching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap

    11
  • Attaching the Lens Hood

    13
  • Charging the Battery

    14
    • Charging

      14
    • Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures

      16
  • Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/the Battery

    18
  • About the Built-in Memory/the Card

    19
    • Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time

      21
  • Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)

    22
    • Changing the clock setting

      23
• Basic

  24
  • Selecting the Recording Mode

    24
  • Tips for taking good pictures

    26
    • Preventing jitter (camera shake)

      26
  • Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode)

    27
    • Program Shift

      28
  • Focusing

    29
  • Taking Pictures Using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)

    31
  • Recording Motion Pictures

    34
    • Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures

      36
  • Playing Back Pictures ([NORMAL PLAY])

    37
    • Selecting a picture

      38
    • Displaying Multiple Screens (Multi Playback)

      38
    • Using the Playback Zoom

      39
  • Playing Back Motion Pictures

    40
    • Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture

      41
  • Deleting Pictures

    42
    • To delete a single picture

      42
    • To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures

      43
  • Setting the Menu

    44
    • Setting menu items

      46
    • Using the Quick Menu

      47
  • About the Setup Menu

    48
• Recording

  60
  • About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder

    60
  • Taking Pictures with the Zoom

    62
    • Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the Intelligent Zoom/Using the Digital Zoom

      62
  • Taking Pictures using the Flash

    65
    • Switching to the appropriate flash setting

      65
    • Adjust the flash output

      69
  • Taking Close-up Pictures ([AF MACRO]/[MACRO ZOOM])

    70
  • Taking Pictures with Manual Focus

    71
  • Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer

    73
  • Compensating the Exposure

    74
  • Taking Pictures Using Auto Bracket

    75
  • Setting the Light Sensitivity

    76
  • Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed

    78
    • Aperture-Priority AE

      78
    • Shutter-Priority AE

      78
    • Manual Exposure Mode

      79
  • Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)

    80
  • Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape Pictures (Advanced Scene Mode)

    82
    • [PORTRAIT]

      82
    • [SCENERY]

      83
    • [SPORTS]

      83
    • [CLOSE-UP]

      83
    • [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

      84
  • Taking Pictures that Match the Scene Being Recorded (Scene Mode)

    85
    • [PANORAMA ASSIST]

      86
    • [PARTY]

      86
    • [CANDLE LIGHT]

      87
    • [BABY1]/[BABY2]

      87
    • [PET]

      88
    • [SUNSET]

      88
    • [HIGH SENS.]

      88
    • [HI-SPEED BURST]

      88
    • [FLASH BURST]

      89
    • [PANNING]

      90
    • [STARRY SKY]

      91
    • [FIREWORKS]

      91
    • [BEACH]

      92
    • [SNOW]

      92
    • [AERIAL PHOTO]

      92
    • [PHOTO FRAME]

      92
    • [3D PHOTO MODE]

      93
  • Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings (Creative Video Mode)

    94
  • Taking Pictures in Custom Mode

    96
    • Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings)

      96
  • Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function

    98
    • Face Settings

      99
    • Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity

      101
  • Entering Text

    103
  • Using the [REC] Mode Menu

    104
    • [PHOTO STYLE]

      104
    • [ASPECT RATIO]

      105
    • [PICTURE SIZE]

      106
    • [QUALITY]

      107
    • [SENSITIVITY]

      107
    • [ISO LIMIT SET]

      107
    • [WHITE BALANCE]

      108
    • [FACE RECOG.]

      111
    • [AF MODE]

      112
    • [QUICK AF]

      115
    • [AF/AE LOCK]

      116
    • [METERING MODE]

      117
    • [I.DYNAMIC] (Intelligent dynamic range control)

      118
    • [MIN. SHTR SPEED]

      118
    • [BURST]

      119
    • [I.RESOLUTION]

      119
    • [DIGITAL ZOOM]

      120
    • [STABILIZER]

      120
    • [AF ASSIST LAMP]

      121
    • [FLASH]

      121
    • [FLASH SYNCHRO]

      121
    • [RED-EYE REMOVAL]

      122
    • [CONVERSION]

      122
    • [CLOCK SET]

      122
  • Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu

    123
    • [REC MODE]

      123
    • [REC QUALITY]

      124
    • [EXPOSURE MODE]

      125
    • [CONTINUOUS AF]

      125
    • [WIND CUT]

      126
    • [ZOOM MIC]

      126
• Playback/Editing

  127
  • Various methods to play back

    127
    • [SLIDE SHOW]

      127
    • [MODE PLAY]

      129
    • [CATEGORY PLAY]

      129
    • [FAVORITE PLAY]

      129
  • Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu

    130
    • [CALENDAR]

      130
    • [UPLOAD SET]

      131
    • [TITLE EDIT]

      132
    • [VIDEO DIVIDE]

      133
    • [TEXT STAMP]

      134
    • [RESIZE]

      136
    • [CROPPING]

      137
    • [LEVELING]

      138
    • [ROTATE DISP.]

      139
    • [FAVORITE]

      140
    • [PRINT SET]

      141
    • [PROTECT]

      143
    • [FACE REC EDIT]

      144
    • [COPY]

      145
• Connecting to other equipment

  146
  • Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen

    146
    • Using VIERA Link (HDMI)

      148
  • Playing back 3D pictures

    150
  • Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures

    152
    • Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder

      152
    • Copy the playback image using an AV cable

      153
    • Copying to a PC using “PHOTOfunSTUDIO”

      154
  • Connecting to a PC

    155
    • Acquiring of still pictures and [MP4] motion pictures (other than [AVCHD] motion pictures)

      156
    • Uploading the images to sharing sites

      158
  • Printing the Pictures

    159
    • Selecting a single picture and printing it

      160
    • Selecting multiple pictures and printing them

      160
    • Print Settings

      161
• Others

  164
  • Optional accessories

    164
  • Screen Display

    167
  • Cautions for Use

    170
  • Message Display

    176
  • Troubleshooting

    179