Document Outline

• Finding the information you need
• How to use this manual
• Contents
• Contents by Function
• 1. Before Use
  • Care of the camera
  • Standard Accessories
  • Names and Functions of Components
  • About the Lens
• 2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
  • Attaching the Shoulder Strap
  • Charging the Battery
    • Charging
    • Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures
  • Inserting/Removing the Battery
  • Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)
  • Card Information
    • Formatting the card (initialization)
    • Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time
  • Attaching/Removing the Lens
  • Opening the Monitor
  • Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
  • Basic Operations
    • Tips for taking good pictures
    • Using the Viewfinder
    • Shutter button (Taking pictures)
    • Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
    • Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
    • Front Dial/Rear Dial
    • Control Dial
    • Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
    • Joystick
    • [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
    • Touch screen (Touch operations)
    • Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
  • Setting menu items
  • Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
    • Customizing the Quick Menu settings
  • Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons)
    • Using the function buttons during recording
    • Using the function buttons during playback
  • Entering Text
• 3. Recording Modes
  • Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
    • [Intelligent Auto] menu
    • Taking pictures with customized color, defocus control, and brightness settings
  • Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted Aperture and Shutter Speed (Program AE Mode)
  • Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
    • Aperture-Priority AE Mode
    • Shutter-Priority AE Mode
    • Manual Exposure Mode
    • Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)
    • Easily set aperture/shutter speed for suitable exposure (One Push AE)
  • Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)
    • Types of image effects
  • Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
    • Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings)
    • Calling up a registered set of custom settings
• 4. Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
  • Adjusting Focus Automatically
  • Setting the Focus Mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)
    • Customizing the operation settings of Auto Focus for picture taking
  • Setting the Auto Focus Mode
  • Specifying the AF area position
    • Specifying the AF area position on the setting screen
    • Specifying the AF area position with the joystick
    • Specifying the AF area position with the Touch Pad
    • Specifying the AF area position with the Touch Function
  • Adjusting Focus Manually
  • Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
  • Compensating the Exposure
  • Setting the Light Sensitivity
  • Adjusting the White Balance
    • Finely adjusting the White Balance
• 5. 4K Photo and Drive Settings
  • Select a Drive Mode
  • Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
  • Recording 4K Photos
    • Notes on the 4K Photo function
  • Selecting pictures from 4K burst file and saving
    • Correcting 4K Photos After Recording (Post-Recording Refinement)
    • Operations during selecting pictures
  • Controlling Focus After Recording (Post Focus/ Focus Stacking)
    • Selecting the desired focus area and saving a picture
    • Merging multiple pictures to widen the focus range (Focus Stacking)
  • Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
  • Taking Pictures with Time Lapse Shot/Stop Motion Animation
    • Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot])
    • Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
    • Creating motion pictures from recorded pictures
  • Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracket Recording)
    • Exposure Bracket
    • Aperture Bracket
    • Focus Bracket
    • White Balance Bracket
    • White Balance Bracket (Color Temperature)
• 6. Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
  • Image Stabilizer
  • Taking Pictures with the Zoom
    • Optical zoom
    • Raising the telescopic effect
    • Zooming using touch operations (Touch zoom)
  • Taking Pictures with the External Flash (Optional)
  • Setting the Flash Functions
    • Changing the firing mode
    • Changing Flash Mode
    • Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro
    • Adjust the flash output
    • Synchronizing the output of the flash to the Exposure Compensation
  • Taking Pictures with Wireless Flashes
    • Using other settings for wireless flash recording
• 7. Recording Motion Pictures
  • Recording Motion Picture
    • Setting the format, size and frame rate
    • How to set focus when recording a motion picture ([Continuous AF])
    • Customizing the operation settings of Auto Focus for motion picture recording ([AF Custom Setting(Video)])
    • Displaying/setting the sound input level
    • Setting the recording method of time code
    • Synchronizing the time code with an external device
    • Recording images with superimposed recording dates ([Time Stamp Rec])
    • Displaying color bars/Outputting a test tone
    • Recording with minimum white saturation by compressing overexposed portions (Knee)
    • Log recording (V-Log L)
    • Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
  • Recording Motion Pictures in Creative Video Mode
    • Recording in Slow or Fast Motion ([Variable Frame Rate])
    • Moving the focus position smoothly to a registered position ([Focus Transition])
    • Recording Motion Pictures that Pan and Zoom While Maintaining a Fixed Camera Position ([4K Live Cropping])
    • Recording HDR motion pictures (Hybrid Log Gamma)
    • [Creative Video] menu
  • Recording Motion Pictures Using a Connected External Device
    • External monitor/recorder (HDMI output during recording)
    • External Microphone (optional)
    • XLR Microphone Adaptor (optional)
    • Headphone
• 8. Playing Back and Editing Images
  • Playing Back Pictures
  • Playing Back Motion Pictures
    • Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
  • Switching the Playback Method
    • Using the Playback Zoom
    • Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
    • Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback)
  • Playing Back Group Pictures
  • Deleting Pictures
• 9. Using Menu Functions
  • Menu list
    • Menus that are only available for particular Recording Modes
    • [Rec] menu
    • [Motion Picture] menu
    • [Custom] menu
    • [Setup] menu
    • [My Menu] menu
    • [Playback] menu
• 10. Using the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth function
  • What you can do with the Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® function
  • Wi-Fi function/Bluetooth function
  • Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
    • Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ”
    • Using a smartphones that supports Bluetooth low energy
    • Using a smartphone that does not support Bluetooth low energy
    • Changing the Wi-Fi connection method
    • Terminating the Wi-Fi connection
  • Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet
    • Turning on/off the camera with a smartphone
    • Taking images via a smartphone (remote recording)
    • Operating the shutter button with a smartphone via a Bluetooth connection alone
    • Playing back/saving images stored on the camera, or uploading them on social media sites
    • Transferring recorded images to a smartphone automatically
    • Backing up images to a Cloud Storage automatically (Auto Cloud Backup)
    • Recording location information to the camera’s images
    • Synchronizing the camera’s clock with a smartphone
    • Saving the camera’s setup information to a smartphone
  • Displaying pictures on a TV
  • Sending images
  • Sending images to a smartphone/tablet
  • Printing Wirelessly
  • Sending images to AV device
  • Sending images to PC
  • Using Web services
    • When sending images to web service
    • When sending images to [Cloud Sync. Service]
    • About the [LUMIX CLUB]
  • About Wi-Fi connections
    • Connecting via a wireless access point (via the network)
    • Connecting the camera and another device directly (direct connection)
    • Connecting quickly with the same settings as the previous ones ([Select a destination from History]/[Select a destination from Favorite])
  • [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu
• 11. Connecting to other equipment
  • Watching/Saving 4K Motion Pictures on an External Device
    • Watching motion pictures in 4K
    • Storing 4K motion pictures
  • Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
    • Using VIERA Link (HDMI)
  • Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC
    • Downloading software
    • Transferring images to a PC
  • Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder
  • Controlling the Camera from a PC
  • Printing the Pictures
• 12. Others
  • Optional accessories
  • Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display
  • Message Display
  • Troubleshooting
  • Cautions for Use