Record Menu for PASM Page 1 | Film Mode | Standard, Dynamic, Nature, Smooth, Vibrant, Nostalgic, Standard B&W, Dynamic B&W, Smooth B&W, My Film 1, My Film 2, Multi Film and all films are individually adjustable. |
| Picture Size | Choices from 10M to 0.3M depending on Aspect Ratio chosen on lens barrel switch. | |
| Quality | Fine jpeg, Ordinary jpeg, RAW, RAW + Fine jpeg, RAW + ordinary jpeg | |
| Intelligent ISO | Off or On | |
| Sensitivity | ISO = Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (Disabled with "Intelligent ISO = On") | |
| Page 2 | ISO Set Limit | Disabled with "Intelligent ISO = Off" When On is same limit choices as Sensitivity selection |
| Metering Mode | Multiple area (dot in brackets), Centre weighted (brackets only), Spot (dot only) | |
| AF Mode | Face detection, AF Tracking, multi-area focus, 1 area focus high speed, 1 area focus, spot focus | |
| Pre AF | Off, Q-AF, C-AF | |
| Page 3 | AF/AE Lock | AF, AE, AF/AE |
| I.Exposure | Off, Low, Standard, High (helps shadow detail) | |
| Multi Expo. | Start (to start multi exposure sequence), Auto Gain = On, Off | |
| Digital Zoom | Off, On | |
| 1:1 Aspect | Use 1:1 aspect ratio, cancelled by moving aspect ratio switch | |
| Page 4 | Stabilizer | Off, Auto, Mode1, Mode2 (Panasonic web pages keep saying that Mode 2 yields best results) |
| Min Shtr Speed | For P or A 1/250 sec to 1 second, 1/8 is default. In Manual shutter speed can be up to 60 seconds. In Shutter Priority up to 8 seconds | |
| Audio Rec. | Off, On. Gives 5 seconds of sound recording into the last jpeg. | |
| AF Assist Lamp | Off, On. Annoys subjects. | |
| Flash Synchro | 1st, 2nd (1st = flash at start of shutter opening, 2nd = flash just before shutter closes) | |
| Page 5 | Red-Eye removal | Off. On |
| Ext. Viewfinder | Off, On | |
| Conversion | Off, Wide (for added accessory wide angle converter) | |
| Clock Set | Set date and time | |
Setup Menu (spanner) Page 1 | Clock Set | Set date and time (exactly the same as other menu clock set) |
| World Time | Set home city and destination city | |
| Travel Date | Travel setup Off, Set (set departure and return date). Location (if Travel set) Off, Set (set name of destination) | |
| Beep | Beep level = off, mid, noisy. Beep tone,1, 2, 3. Shutter Vol = Off, mid, noisy. Shutter tone = 1, 2, 3. | |
| Volume | 0 to 6 playback volume. | |
| Page 2 | Cust. Set Mem. | Set up the four Custom choices, C1, C2-1, C2-2, C2-3. Enables you to effectively have four different cameras. |
| Fn Button Set | Review, Film Mode, Sensitivity, White Balance, Metering Mode, AF Mode, Intelligent Exposure. | |
| Monitor | Brightness set from plus 3 to minus 3. | |
| LCD Mode | Off, A*, *. (A* = LCD brightness varies according to ambient light, * = LCD set brighter) | |
| Guide Line | Record Info Off, On (choice of guide lines only or show guide line with recording settings). Pattern = Thirds or Centre or adjustable guide lines. | |
| Page 3 | Histogram | On, Off |
| Highlight | On, Off (On flashes highlight blowouts in playback) | |
| Lens Resume | Comes back to previous zoom setting after turnoff or power save. | |
| MF Assist | Off, MF1, MF2 (MF1 centre of screen enlarged, MF2 whole screen enlarged) | |
| Economy | Power Save = Off, 2mins, 5 mins, 10 mins. Auto LCD off = Off (LCD stays on), 15 sec, 30 sec) | |
| Page 4 | Auto Review | Off., 1 sec, 2 sec, Hold (until any button pressed), Zoom (display for 1 sec then 4x display for 1 sec) |
| No. Reset | Reset file and folder numbering in camera, useful for start of trip or when needing a simple count of files. Beware of file number clashes depending on upload and storage methods. | |
| Reset | Some settings reset. Check the manual for this one. Page 26 in mine. | |
| USB Mode | Select on Connection, PictBridge (printing), PC. | |
| Video Out | PAL (world) or NTSC (USA, Japan?) (only settable in Playback) | |
| Page 5 | TV Aspect | 16:9 or 4:3 |
| m/ft | Choose meters or feet for measurements shown on screen. | |
| Scene Menu | Off, Auto (Off goes direct to last selected scene mode, Auto shows the scene mode choices) | |
| Menu Resume | Off, on. Comes back to exact same menu item when menu button pressed. | |
| User's Name Record | Set your name into the jpegs, not seen normally, may need exif data analyser to see it. Maybe designed for future use. | |
| Page 6 | Version Disp. | Firmware version display |
| Format | Format the card or camera memory back to standard and wipe all files. | |
| Language | Choose your language | |
| Demo Mode | Jitter and Subject Movement Demo (shows how much shake is detected), Auto Demo (slide show of features, use right arrow keypad to start demo, Set to stop it). |