Manual

Operating Instructions
Digital photo management software

PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.8 PE
Thank you for using PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

Before use, please read these instructions carefully.
© Panasonic Corporation 2016
Contents
When using for the first time Viewing pictures
What can this software do?...................................... 4 Displaying the playback window........................... 40
Copying recorded pictures to a PC and Displaying detailed picture information................ 45
displaying them......................................................... 5 Playing back slide shows....................................... 47
Before use Searching for pictures
Introduction.............................................................. 10 Viewing categorized pictures................................. 55
Supported picture files........................................... 12
System requirements.............................................. 14 Face Recognition
Registering the face pictures................................. 58
Setting up Analyzing still pictures for categorization by
Connecting a digital camera to a PC..................... 18 Face Recognition..................................................... 62
Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO.................................... 20 Changing registered contents................................ 64
Displaying only still pictures that contain a
Saving pictures specific person........................................................ 66
Copying pictures to a PC via a USB connection Correcting still pictures categorized to the
cable......................................................................... 21 wrong person........................................................... 67
Manually categorizing still pictures for which
Basic operations Face Recognition does not work........................... 68
Removing Face Recognition registrations........... 69
About the main window.......................................... 25
Switching between window display styles........... 30
Refreshing the display............................................ 33
Selecting pictures................................................... 34
Copying/moving pictures....................................... 36
Deleting pictures..................................................... 37
Protecting pictures.................................................. 38
Setting as Favorites................................................ 39
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Contents
Editing still pictures Copying pictures to the media
Rotating pictures..................................................... 70 Copying pictures to a memory card.................... 137
Resizing a picture.................................................... 71 Backing up pictures to a CD or DVD................... 140
Retouching pictures................................................ 73 Copying motion pictures in AVCHD format to
Converting files into JPEG format......................... 79 media...................................................................... 143
Changing several picture file names at one time.... 80
Changing the recording date and time.................. 81 Convenient functions
Using a picture as wallpaper.................................. 84 Displaying memory card pictures........................ 153
Adding date and title information to a picture...... 85 Displaying an altimeter log graph........................ 154
Making basic software settings........................... 156
Utilizing pictures Previewing thumbnails......................................... 158
Sharing recorded still pictures and Setting the operation when copying pictures
motion pictures on the Internet.............................. 88 to a PC.................................................................... 159
Uploading pictures to LUMIX CLUB...................... 89 Setting the operation when copying pictures
Using the cloud for LUMIX CLUB........................... 95 to media.................................................................. 162
Creating short movie stories................................ 100 Setting motion picture playback method............ 164
Printing pictures.................................................... 114 Setting hardware acceleration functions............ 166
Settings for printing still pictures from a Checking software update information............... 168
memory card.......................................................... 116
Sending by e-mail.................................................. 117 Others
Menu list................................................................. 169
Editing motion pictures Right-click menu list............................................. 173
Creating still pictures from motion pictures....... 120 Troubleshooting (Q&A)......................................... 176
Deleting a part of a motion picture...................... 121 Glossary................................................................. 185
Converting the motion picture file format........... 124 Trademarks and licenses...................................... 187
Retouching motion pictures................................. 125
Merging selected motion pictures....................... 135
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When using for the first time
What can this software do?
Copy from a digital camera to a PC

still pictures and motion pictures with this software
Send
by e-mail
Post
on the Internet
View/Categorize
still pictures and motion pictures Create a
Blu-ray Disc/
Create a short movie DVD
from motion pictures
by selecting still pictures and motion pictures
Enjoy Back up
slide shows still picture and
motion pictures data
Edit Print
still pictures and motion pictures Easy to create a video of still pictures
your memories!
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Copying recorded pictures to a PC and displaying them

Here, the procedure is described for copying and displaying still pictures or motion pictures that are recorded with a digital camera onto a PC.
1 Connecta digital camera to a PC (→6) 2 Copy pictures (→7) 3 View copied pictures (→9)
Tips
●●For details, refer to the pages where each function is described.
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1 Connect a digital camera to a PC (→18)

1 Start the PC.
2 Turn on the digital camera.
<Copying via a Wi-Fi connection> <Copying via a USB connection cable>

3 Confirm that the digital camera is 3 Connect with the supplied USB
connected to the PC via Wi-Fi. connection cable.
Send pictures from the digital Set the digital camera to PC
4 camera. 4 connection.
The digital camera pictures are copied to the PC. Go to step The [Copy to PC] screen is displayed.
3. (→9)
Tips
●●[Copy to PC] screen is displayed only when PHOTOfunSTUDIO
automatic start is enabled in the settings window.
●●If the [Copy to PC] screen is not displayed, select the
PHOTOfunSTUDIO icon in the Windows automatic playback window
(operation selection window).
Tips ●●If a window other than the PHOTOfunSTUDIO window is displayed,
●●Before making a Wi-Fi connection, you first need to register the data such as the LUMIX Simple Viewer window, click “No” to close the
receive folder. (→29) window.
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2 Copy pictures (→21)

If there are any pictures that you
1 do not want to copy, click and
deselect them.
Among the displayed digital camera pictures, those that
have a check mark in the box in the top left corner will be
copied to the PC.
Copy Do not copy
2 Click [Next].
Tips
●●The functions of this software can be used when pictures are copied
to a PC.
●●If you record using LUMIX digital cameras that have a My Photo
Album function, the folder selection button for My Photo Album will be
displayed and you can copy to PC by each category on the LUMIX
digital camera. However, only still pictures can be copied with this
function.
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3 Click the copy destination folder.
Select the setting for the

4 subfolder to create in the copy
destination folder.
For example, if you select [Day of acquisition], a folder with
today’s date is created and the pictures are copied to this
folder.
5 Click [Execute].
When the confirmation message

6 is displayed, click [Yes].
The digital camera pictures are copied to the PC.
When the copying completion

7 message is displayed, click [OK].
8 Click [Close].
The PHOTOfunSTUDIO main window is displayed.
When the confirmation message

9 is displayed, click [Yes].
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3 View copied pictures (→40)

Click the folder that contains
1 copied pictures.
If the subfolder is not displayed, click .
2 Searching for pictures.

You can also search for pictures that you want to view by
using the slider to enlarge a reduced picture (thumbnail).
Double-click the picture that you

3 want to view.
The playback window is displayed.
Motion pictures start playing back automatically. <Playback window>
●●When you double-click a group of still pictures (recorded
in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode)
displayed together in one thumbnail, only the first still
picture in the group will be displayed in the playback
window.
●●For 3D still pictures and 3D motion pictures, only the 2D
left-eye picture is displayed/played back.
Click to return to the main

4 window.
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Before use
Introduction
About the contents of these instructions ●●Depending on the model, your digital camera may not have some of
●●Please note that some of the explanations and screens covered the following shooting and recording functions mentioned in these
in these operating instructions may differ from the actual screens instructions.
and contents. (Differences may also occur depending on your PC’s Certain scene modes ([BABY], [PET], etc.), [TRAVEL DATE], [DATE
operating environment.) STAMP], [TEXT STAMP], face categorization (Face Recognition),
●●No information is provided about basic PC operations and terms. RAW files, GPS, High Speed Video (various types), AVCHD
Please refer to the relevant PC manual. Progressive, 3D still picture/3D motion picture, MOV motion picture,
●●The contents of these operating instructions may be subjected to MP4 (LPCM) motion picture, 4K motion picture, Burst Mode, Time
changes without prior notice. Lapse Mode, Stop Motion Mode, Time Code, Altimeter Log, My Photo
●●Reproduction of these operating instructions in part or in full without Album, etc.
permission is prohibited. ●●Burst pictures that cannot be displayed as a burst group on the
●●The description of Windows® in these operating instructions is based LUMIX digital camera are handled as individual pictures.
on the Windows® 7 screen.
●●In these operating instructions pictures are used from
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.8 PE, with some exceptions. Precautions for use
●●The English, French, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and ●●If the PC is not restarted after installation, PHOTOfunSTUDIO may
Russian versions of this software are available to the OS of the not operate properly.
corresponding languages. If you use an OS of another language, ●●Do not pull out the connected cable of media (memory card and DVD,
the English version of this software will be installed and become etc.) or digital camera when using it with this software. There is a
available. possibility that the software may not work normally or the data under
●●Pages to be referred to are shown as (→00). transmission may be damaged.
●●In these operating instructions, PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.8 PE is ●●If the PHOTOfunSTUDIO cannot be started due to the lack of
indicated as “PHOTOfunSTUDIO”. system resources, close other applications and then restart the
●●In these operating instructions, a memory card refers to an SD PHOTOfunSTUDIO.
memory card, comprising the internal memory. ●●If a large number of pictures are selected, it takes time to display as a
●●If you are operating Windows® 8 or later with a touch panel, please thumbnail view.
read all that is written as “click” in these instructions as “tap”. ●●Depending on the environment used, the thumbnail might not be
●●The usable operation items on the menu and right-click menu depend displayed normally when more than 10,000 pictures are displayed.
on the operation status of PHOTOfunSTUDIO or status of the
selection of the pictures. The unusable items are displayed in gray.
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Before use
Introduction
About the network function Always erase personal information when it is

●●The services included in this manual are current as of January 2016. transferred to another party or disposed of
●●Because YouTube and Facebook services and specifications are ●●To protect personal information, always erase the information on the
subject to change, operation of online services cannot be guaranteed
hard disk before transferring to another party or disposing of it.
in the future. Available services and screens are subject to change
without notice.
●●“Format” or “Delete” using the PC will only modify the file
●●Do not upload pictures protected by copyright except when you management information, and it will not erase the data in the hard
disk completely. It is recommended that you physically destroy
are the copyright holder or permission has been obtained from the
the hard disk or use the commercially available PC data deletion
corresponding copyright holder.
●●Pictures may contain personal information that can be used to software to completely erase the data in the hard disk before
transferring to another party or disposing of it.
identify the user, such as a title, the time and date when the picture
was taken, and the location where the picture was taken if the digital
camera includes a GPS function. Check this information before
uploading pictures to WEB services.
About personal information

If the baby’s name or birthday has been set in your digital camera, the
recorded pictures will contain personal name or age information.
Since the Face Recognition function extracts the characteristics of the
face to categorize, characteristic information of the face and the face
picture will be saved on the PC.
In addition, personal name or age information will be saved on the PC
if name and birthday are set in the face picture.
For digital cameras equipped with a GPS function, the location

information for pictures taken using the GPS function may include
information that makes it possible to identify a certain individual. The
pictures’ location information will be stored on the PC.
Management and disclaimer of personal information

●●Information comprising personal information may be altered or
vanish due to erroneous operation, static electricity, accident,
malfunction or repair etc.
Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for
any direct or indirect damage or loss resulting from the alteration or
vanishing of information comprising personal information.
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Before use
Supported picture files

Picture files which can be handled in PHOTOfunSTUDIO are in the following formats.
Still picture
JPEG format Extensions: JPEG is a data compression format for pictures that thins out color data to an extent that is not
.JPG, .JPEG, .JPE discernible to the human eye.
The format name “JPEG” stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the organization that
standardized the format.
BMP format Extension: BMP is an abbreviation of Bitmap, and an image format most commonly used in Windows®.
.BMP ●●Some BMP files with special formats are excluded.
TIFF format Extensions: TIFF is an abbreviation of Tagged Image File Format.
.TIF, .TIFF Although the data is compressed, it can be regenerated after being saved (lossless compression).
This means that the picture quality does not deteriorate even when the data is re-saved.
RAW format Extensions: This is raw picture data that is recorded with a digital camera and has not been processed.
.RAW, .RW2 If a RAW file contains JPEG picture data for thumbnails, a thumbnail appears in the display area. RAW
files containing no thumbnail information will be displayed as [RAW] and are incompatible.
MPO format Extension: MPO is an abbreviation for Multi-Picture Object, and is a picture format for recording multiple sets of
.MPO picture data as a single file. In this manual, MPO refers to the format of 3D still picture files.
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Before use
Supported picture files
Motion picture
AVCHD format Extensions: This is a motion picture recorded in AVCHD format ●●CONT files are administrative files
(AVCHD Progressive/ .CONT (high definition). automatically created when copying to a PC.
AVCHD/AVCHD Lite (m2ts) This software is also compatible with AVCHD (Only the actual data of the motion picture in
motion pictures, 3D Progressive (1920×1080 50p/60p) and 3D motion AVCHD format is saved as an m2ts file.)
pictures (in side-by-side format). ●●Do not delete, change, or move the files or
motion pictures)
MP4 format Extensions: This is a motion picture recorded in MPEG4-AVC/H.264 folders by using the Explorer or similar. It will
.MP4 format. make it impossible to play back or edit.
Important
●●Pictures recorded using this software or using the digital camera compatible with this software can be used. Pictures recorded by any other digital
camera or other software might not be displayed correctly or operate normally.
●●Only pictures with a recording date between 1971 and 2037 can be handled correctly.
●●Picture files in formats other than compatible formats are not displayed.
●●When the size of the picture file is very large or the picture is in a special format, it may not be displayed.
●●Even for files in compatible formats, some functions (such as categorizing, picture editing, outputting such as printing) may not work. Please read the
explanation of each function.
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Before use
System requirements
The PC environment required for using this software is described below.
Personal computer Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10: IBM® PC/AT compatible personal computer having Intel® Pentium®
III 1 GHz or higher CPU (including compatible CPU)
Recommended environment for using the short movie story creation function and the “Video retouch” function
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher
Video memory: 256 MB or more
●●Depending on your PC environment, the picture to play back, or the transition effect, missing frames or colors may occur
during the playback, or the motion picture may not play back smoothly.
Recommended environment for AVCHD/AVCHD Lite/MP4 motion picture function
For playing motion pictures: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.16 GHz/Pentium® D 3.2 GHz or higher
For editing motion pictures: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher
Minimum environment for AVCHD/AVCHD Lite/MP4 motion picture function (environment which can be played
back for 2 frames/seconds):
Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz or higher
Recommended environment for playing and editing AVCHD Progressive/MP4 (FHD 50p/60p) motion pictures
Intel® Core™ i7 2.8 GHz or higher
Recommended environment for playing and editing 4K motion pictures
Intel® Core™ i7 3.5 GHz or higher
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Before use
System requirements
OS Preinstalled
Microsoft® Windows® 10 (32 bit/64 bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit) Pro
Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32 bit/64 bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32 bit/64 bit) Pro
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32 bit) Starter Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Home Basic Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Home Premium Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Professional Service Pack 1
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Ultimate Service Pack 1
●●When editing 4K motion pictures, a 64-bit version of Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 is necessary.
RAM Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10: 1 GB or more (32 bit), 2 GB or more (64 bit)
For AVCHD/AVCHD Lite/MP4 motion picture function: 1 GB or more
For using the short movie story creation function and the “Video retouch” function: 2 GB or more
For using 4K motion pictures play function and edit function: 8 GB or more recommended
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Before use
System requirements
Display High Color (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024×768 pixels or more (1920×1080 pixels or more recommended)
Video card
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10: Graphics card complying with DirectX® 10
DirectDraw® overlay support
PCI Express™ x16 is recommended
Video memory of 256 MB or more is recommended
Direct3D® accelerator: Enabled*
* To check the Direct3D® acceleration settings, enter “dxdiag” in the text field in the [Start] menu (If using Windows® 8 or
Windows® 8.1, use the Search charm). The [DirectX Diagnostic Tool] window appears. Select the [Display] tab and check
[Direct3D Acceleration] under [DirectX Features].
●●When playing 4K motion pictures, a video card that is compatible with 4K motion picture hardware decoding is necessary.
●●When playing or editing 4K motion pictures, 2 GB or more video memory is necessary.
●●When playing at 4K resolution, a monitor and video card that are compatible with 4K are necessary.
Hard disk Ultra DMA-100 or higher
450 MB or more for installing software
●●When writing to a DVD, twice the amount of free space as the disc is necessary.
●●If the compression setting is enabled, errors will occur during recording. If you set the drive compression to save disk space
in [Properties] for the hard disk drive, remove that check mark.
Necessary .NET Framework 4.0
software SQL Server Compact 3.5
Internet Explorer® 7.0 or more
QuickTime Player 7.6.5 or more
Sound Windows® compatible sound device
Drive Optical drive (required for software installation)
●●A compatible drive and media are required for writing discs.
Interface USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0))
Other requirements Mouse or equivalent pointing device
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Before use
System requirements
●●Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating ●●When PHOTOfunSTUDIO is running, energy conserving functions
instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers cannot be used. such as Windows screen savers, sleep or automatic display cannot
●●Check the recommended conditions that are described in these be used.
system requirements when a PC environment-related message is ●●For fonts and screen settings in Windows®, use the standard (default)
displayed during the operation of PHOTOfunSTUDIO. settings. Characters etc. may not be properly displayed when the
●●The operation of this software will not be guaranteed when fonts other settings are modified.
than English fonts are selected and used. ●●If the settings for the size of characters in the screen settings dialog
●●This software may not run properly on user-built computers. box in Windows® are larger than the standard size, some buttons may
●●Windows Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft, Windows® 7 be displayed off-screen and cannot be operated. In this case, restore
Enterprise, Windows® 8 Enterprise, Windows® 8.1 Enterprise, the character size to standard size.
Windows® 10 Enterprise and Windows® RT. ●●When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when
●●For Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10, this software is devices are connected through USB hubs or by using extension
available only as a desktop app. cables, proper operation is not guaranteed.
●●Operation on an upgraded OS is not guaranteed. ●●Operation with the user interface set to other languages using the
●●Multi-boot environment is not supported. Multilingual User Interface (MUI) function is not guaranteed.
●●This software does not support the multi-monitor environments. ●●Only motion pictures in AVCHD format and MP4 motion pictures
●●Operation is not guaranteed on PCs equipped with a graphic created using the following can be handled.
processor (GPU) switching function. - This software
●●Operation is not guaranteed in environments in which virtual drive - Digital camera that had this software supplied with it
software is installed. ●●For 4K motion pictures, even if hardware meets the recommended
●●Only the system administrator can install or uninstall this software. environment, editing may take time or motion pictures may not be
●●Log on with an administrator account or standard user account played smoothly.
before using this software. You cannot use this software with a guest ●●For an SDHC memory card (4 GB to 32 GB) or an SDXC memory
account. card (48 GB to 2 TB), a device that supports the respective card will
be required.
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Setting up
Connecting a digital camera to a PC
When a digital camera compatible with this software is connected, a picture can be acquired from the memory card of the camera, or a picture
can be recorded on a memory card from a PC.
Important
Make sure that there is enough power remaining in the battery of
the digital camera and notebook computer. If possible, use the AC
1 Start the PC.
adaptor.
2 Turn on the digital camera.
3 Connect the digital camera to the PC.
When connecting via Wi-Fi
Confirm that the digital camera is connected to the PC via
Wi-Fi.
●●Before making a Wi-Fi connection, you first need to register
the data receive folder. Pictures sent from your digital camera
via the Wi-Fi connection will be stored in this folder. (→29)
When connecting via a USB connection cable

Connect with the supplied USB connection cable. Set the
digital camera to PC connection.
Tips ●●It is not possible to copy pictures from a PC to a memory card
●●For details on connection (Wi-Fi connection, data transmission, etc.) inserted in a digital camera via a Wi-Fi connection. Use a
USB connection cable for that purpose.
refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.
●●With the Wi-Fi reception function of this software, data from up to 4
digital cameras can be received simultaneously.
●●If there is no wireless LAN environment or if the digital camera is not
compatible with Wi-Fi connection, you cannot transfer data via Wi-Fi.
Connect the digital camera to the PC via a USB connection cable
instead.
●●Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB connection
cable while transferring data from the digital camera. The software
may not function correctly and damage the data being transferred.
●●Pictures cannot be copied from this software to a memory card in
some digital cameras. In such cases, please use an SD card reader/
writer etc.
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Setting up
Connecting a digital camera to a PC
Disconnecting the digital camera when it is connected to the PC via a USB connection cable
1 Make sure that the digital camera is not

accessing the PC, such as performing a
Task tray example
writing operation.
2 Click or on the task tray of the PC.

3 Safely disconnect the digital camera,
using the displayed menu.
If multiple USB devices are displayed, use the drive letter to
determine which is the digital camera and then select it.
4 Remove
the PC.
the USB connection cable from
5 Turn off the digital camera.
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Setting up
Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Important
Please read the supplementary instructions and the latest information
in [Read me] that is displayed after installation of PHOTOfunSTUDIO. 1 Double-click on the desktop.
You can also start the program by selecting [Start] →
[All Programs] → [Panasonic] → [PHOTOfunSTUDIO **] →
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO **].
Tips
●●The “**” in [PHOTOfunSTUDIO **] depends on which edition you are
using.
●●Checks for application updates when launched. (→168)
●●In an environment without an Internet connection, PHOTOfunSTUDIO
may take some time to start up.
●●When starting the software for the first time, it may take some time
to display the window because first it analyzes the pictures that are
saved on the PC.
●●When a digital camera is connected to the PC or a memory card is
set, PHOTOfunSTUDIO starts automatically and the [Copy to PC]
screen is displayed. (→21)
To exit
1 Click on the window.

You can also exit by selecting [File] → [Exit] from the menu.
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Saving pictures
Copying pictures to a PC via a USB connection cable
Important
Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB connection
cable while transferring data.
1 Connect a device, such as a digital
camera or SD card reader/writer.
2 Click [Yes].
The [Copy to PC] screen is displayed. Go to step 4.
●●If the window is not displayed, click [Copy to PC]. You can
also display the screen by selecting [File] → [Copy to PC] from
the menu. Go to step 3.
●●If the Windows automatic playback window (operation selection
window) is displayed, close the window.
3 Select a drive and click [Next].

A window for selecting pictures to copy is displayed.
●●If the connected drive or memory card is not displayed, click
[Refresh].
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Saving pictures
A B
4 Select the pictures to copy to the PC.
When the box in the top left of a picture is selected, the picture
will be copied to the PC.
●●Methods for displaying and selecting pictures (→25, 35)
●●If there is not enough space on the PC to copy selected
pictures, the capacity indicator displays a negative value and the
bar turns red.
●●When you click A , a single still picture thumbnail is displayed
for a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse
Mode/Stop Motion Mode) or all the thumbnails in the group are
displayed. When you select a picture during grouped display, all
the still pictures in that group are selected. To select individual
still pictures, either click A to expand the group so that a
thumbnail for each still picture is displayed or select them from
the sub-display area. (→25)
Free capacity on the PC,

5 Click [Next].
The save setting window is displayed.
and the destination folder
Tips
●●The pictures that can be copied are pictures on a memory card that
were recorded using this software or a digital camera that supports
this software, and motion pictures on a DVD that are recorded in
AVCHD format.
Pictures recorded with other digital cameras or other software might
not be copied, output or played back with this software.
●●Only pictures with a recording date between 1971 and 2037 can be
handled correctly.
●●If you record using LUMIX digital cameras that have a My Photo
Album function, the folder selection button for My Photo Album will
be displayed ( B ) and you can copy to PC by each category on the
LUMIX digital camera. However, only still pictures can be copied with
this function.
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Saving pictures
6 Select the copy destination folder.

To save in a folder that is not displayed
1 Click [Browse].
2 Select the desired folder, or create a new folder and
click [OK].
7 Select the subfolder into which to sort

the pictures.
[Day of acquisition] : Save in a folder for today’s date.
[Recording month] : Save in a folder for the month of
recording.
[Recording day] : S ave in a folder for the date of
recording.
[None] : Save directly to the destination folder.
[Specified folder] : Save the pictures in a folder you have
named. (Example: Wedding)
8 Enter a keyword.
9 Click [Execute].
Tips
●●When you enter a keyword (up to 32 characters), the keyword will be
registered as a categorization item in the Narrow setting area after the
pictures have been copied. (→55)
You can copy pictures without entering a keyword.
●●The following single-byte characters cannot be used for the keyword.
\?/“;:,<>!*|’^[]%_
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Saving pictures
10 When the confirmation message is

displayed, click [Yes].
The pictures are sorted and copied into the set folders.
11 When the copying completion message

is displayed, click [OK].
12 When the completion window is

displayed after copying, click [Close].
About saving folders

The first time you start this software, a screen is displayed to confirm
whether or not you want to register the following folders. If you click
[Yes], registered folders are displayed in the folder display area so
that you can select them as copy destinations.
●●Documents
●●Desktop
●●Pictures
Tips
●●Do not delete, change, or move files or folders related to a copied
motion picture using Explorer, etc. Doing so will make it impossible to
play back or edit the motion picture.
(Files related to motion pictures are created in the same location as
the copied file.)
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Basic operations
About the main window
Menu bar You can change the order of the
Different functions are arranged picture list in the display area and
by item. You can select or deselect specify the type of pictures to display.
all the displayed pictures. : All
Tool bar : Still pictures only*
Buttons are provided for frequently : Motion pictures only*
used functions. * When you click the right edge, a list
A menu is displayed when some of picture types is displayed. From that
of these buttons are clicked. list, you can select the types of pictures
you want to view.
Folder display area
Calendar display area
Place-name display area You can enlarge or reduce the
The folders, calendar items or pictures in the display area.
place names are displayed in a
list. The pictures of the folder,
Sub-display area
recording date or place of
When you click here, a list of the
recording that is selected here are
still pictures in the still picture
displayed in the display area on
group is displayed.*
the right. * While selecting still pictures
The number of pictures is
recorded in Time Lapse Mode/
displayed to the right of the folder,
Stop Motion Mode or still pictures
date or place name.
Display area (→26) recorded in burst mode that can
be displayed as a burst group on
Narrow setting area
Information area your LUMIX digital camera
You can set narrowing conditions
The following are displayed: The number of pictures :
by Face Recognition or by
in the display area when no pictures are selected; In the top left corner of the area,
categorization item for the pictures
the number of still pictures in the
to be displayed. (→55) the number of pictures selected when multiple
pictures are selected; and the information (type, group is displayed, together with
recording date, picture (video) size, playback time) the number of still pictures marked
and file size when one picture is selected, etc. as favorites and the number of
protected still pictures.
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Display area
Thumbnails are displayed for the pictures that correspond to
the specified folder, recording date or location. If you narrow
the conditions further, the thumbnails are also narrowed down
according to the new conditions.
●●Incompatible files are not displayed.
●●Icon description
: Still picture
: RAW format still picture
: Still pictures recorded in Burst Mode
: Still pictures recorded in Time Lapse Mode
: Still pictures recorded in Stop Motion Mode
: 3D still pictures in MPO format
: Still picture captured from motion picture
: Motion picture in AVCHD Progressive
: AVCHD/AVCHD Lite motion picture
: 3D motion pictures in AVCHD format (side-by-side)
: MP4 motion picture
: MP4 motion picture (high speed video)
: Panorama picture
: Protected picture (read-only)
: Picture that is set as a favorite
: Picture that has information such as a title or name
: Picture that has location data
: Picture that has place name
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Tips
●●The thumbnails for motion pictures that have been edited with this
software are displayed with an icon with “E” to indicate that the editing
is finished.
●●For the thumbnails of MOV motion pictures recorded in “ALL-Intra”
mode, an icon with “I” is displayed.
●●Separate from the , icons for and are also displayed with
the thumbnail for still picture captured from a 4K burst file.
●● icon is displayed with a thumbnail of a [Snap Movie].
●●The letters inside the icon for motion pictures in MP4 format indicate
the video size. FHD is 1920x1080, HD is 1280x720, and VGA is
640x480.
The video size is not displayed on the icon for high speed videos.
●●For panorama pictures created on a hard disk drive using a version
of PHOTOfunSTUDIO earlier than 7.0, the panorama picture icon
is displayed on the picture thumbnail if you choose to retain picture
management information for the previous version when starting up
this version of the software for the first time after installation.
For panorama pictures recorded using a LUMIX digital camera that
has the panorama picture creation function, the regular still picture
icon is displayed.
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Basic operations
Registering picture folders

You can register additional folders to be displayed.
1 Select [Tools] → [Settings] from the menu.

2 Click [General] — [Registration folder].
A : Currently registered folders
3 Click [Add].
A 4 Select the folder to register and click [OK].
5 Click [Apply].
●●When [OK] is clicked, the settings are applied and the window is
closed.
●●Select the folder and click [Delete] ( B ) to delete a registration
folder.
Tips
●●When a folder is added, it may take some time to display the window
because first the picture category information and other data are
analyzed.
●●Even if you delete the registration folder, the folders that are saved on
the PC and the pictures inside the folders are not deleted.
●●A maximum 30 registration folders can be added.
●●Removable drives and network folders cannot be registered.
●●The folder C set as the download destination for the cloud
synchronization service is automatically added to the registered
folders.
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Registering the data receive folder for Wi-Fi connection

You can register or change the receive folder for storing pictures copied from your digital camera to your PC using the Wi-Fi connection.
1 Select [Tools] → [Settings] from the menu.

2 Click [General] — [Registration folder].
3 Click [Settings]
4 Select C or D to create a data receive folder, and then click
[OK].
A : Currently registered folders
B : Information on the folder’s shared settings and free space,
etc.
C : When using the default settings, a receive folder is created
A
with the name “LumixShare”. Password protection is off.
D : Select any folder as the receive folder and turn password
protection on or off.
A
B
C
Tips D
●●To make these settings, you must log on with an Administrator
account.
When you turn password protection on using D , log on with a user 5 Click [Apply].
account with a password already set. ●●When [OK] is clicked, the settings are applied and the window is
●●Depending on the OS, the user account (the account name and closed.
password) must be registered using only single-byte alphanumeric ●●The receive folder is registered and displayed in the folder display
characters, or it will not be possible to create a data receive folder. area on the main window.
(If necessary, refer to OS help to create a new user account.)
●●Removable drives and network folders cannot be registered.
●●The copied pictures will be stored in a folder that is created under the
data receive folder and named with the transmission date.
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Basic operations
Switching between window display styles

Displaying pictures in a folder in list view (folder display)
Only pictures in a registered folder can be displayed.
1 Click [Folder].
The window display style is switched.
A 2 Click the folder that you want to view.

The pictures in the folder are displayed in a list.
●●Click or double-click the folder name to expand or hide the
subfolders.
●●To display pictures in all folders, click [All files].
Changing the picture order

1 Select an item by which to sort the data ( A ).
[Name]: Displays in name order.
[Date of recording]: D isplays the pictures in order of
recording date and time.
[File size]: Displays in file size order.
●●Click again to switch from ascending (▲) to descending (▼)
order.
●●You can also change the order by right-clicking in the display
area and selecting various items under [Sort].
Tips
●●Simple playback is performed when the mouse pointer is placed on a
motion picture thumbnail. To change the setting (→158)
●●If you do not want to display the pictures in subfolders, remove the
check mark from [Picture display] – [Display all picture files in the
subfolder] on the setting screen. (→158)
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Displaying pictures by the year/month/day of recording (calendar display)
1 Click [Calendar].
2 Click a displayed year, month, and day.

The display switches to that of the selected year, month or
day.
●●Years, months and days on which pictures are not recorded are
not displayed.
●●Click or double-click a year or month to expand or hide the
months or days.
●●Year display
Double-click a month that displays a
picture to switch to the month display.
●●Month display
Double-click a day that displays a
picture to switch to the recording date
display.
●●Recording date display

Double-click a picture to display the
playback window.
Tips
●●The update date and time is displayed for pictures that do not have
recording date and time information.
●●In the calendar display (year or month display), place the mouse
pointer on a month or day for which a thumbnail is displayed to
display in order the pictures that were recorded on that month or day.
To change the setting (→158)
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Displaying pictures by recording location (place-name display)
1 Click [Place-name].
2 Click a displayed place-name.

The pictures recorded at the selected place-name are
displayed.
●●Place names with no recorded pictures are not displayed.
●●Click or double-click a place name to expand or hide the
place name details.
●●To change the place name, right-click on it.
Tips
●●Only pictures with GPS information are displayed.
●●“---” is displayed for place names that have no place-name
information.
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Refreshing the display

If the display is not updated with the results of operations such as picture edits, refresh the display manually.
1 Select [View] → [Refresh] from the menu.

The display is refreshed.
Tips
●●If the display is not updated, such as with the file or folder operations
that you perform using other software, refresh the display.
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Selecting pictures
Select pictures to play back, copy, move or edit, etc.
In addition to selecting pictures by clicking a thumbnail, you can also select them by adding a check mark in the picture selection window of
each function.
Selection Check mark
Click a picture to display a blue frame around it. Click the check box in the top left corner of the
picture to add a check mark.
To select pictures in the main window
A 1 Click pictures in the display area.

B Clicked picture is enclosed by a blue frame and the picture is
selected.
●●To select two or more pictures
Click the pictures while holding down the [Ctrl] key.
●●To select two or more successive pictures
Select the first picture, then hold down the [Shift] key while you
select the last picture.
●●To select all displayed pictures
- Click [Select all] ( A ).
- Click the display area, and then press the [A] key while you
hold down the [Ctrl] key.
- Right-click in the display area and select [Select all].
●●To deselect pictures
- Click [Deselect all] ( B ).
Tips - Click a location other than a picture in the display area.
●●Pictures cannot be selected in the calendar display (year or month
display).
●●If [Error] is indicated for a thumbnail, it means that the picture cannot
be displayed for one of the following reasons.
- Folders or picture files were moved or deleted using other software.
- The registration folder designated with this software does not exist.
Refer to the “Display” section in “Troubleshooting (Q&A)” for help.
(→176)
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Basic operations
Selecting pictures
Selecting pictures in the picture selection window

When selecting target pictures on the screen to execute a function, such as copying to PC or picture editing, add a check mark to the check
box of the desired pictures.
A B
1 Click the picture.
A check mark is added and the picture is selected.
When you close this function and return to the main window,
the check marks are deselected.
●●You can add check marks to multiple pictures.
●●To add check marks to all displayed pictures
- Click [Select all] ( A ).
- Click the display area, and then press the [A] key while you
hold down the [Ctrl] key.
- Right-click in the display area and select [Select all].
●●To deselect a check mark
Click the check box of a picture that has a mark.
●●To deselect all marks
Click [Deselect all] ( B ).
●●If group display is set for a group of still pictures (recorded in
Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode), the check
marks are displayed as follows.
: No check marks are added to any still pictures
: Check marks are added to some still pictures
: Check marks are added to all still pictures
●●If a still picture in the status is clicked, all the still pictures are
changed to the selected status.
Tips If the still picture is clicked again, all the still pictures are
changed to deselected ( ) status.
●●Using check marks, you can select pictures in different folders at the
same time.
●●When selecting a picture for a function for which only a single picture
can be selected, no check boxes are displayed in the picture selection
window.
●●When editing a picture, the editing setting screen is displayed after
the picture selection window and you can remove pictures from the
selection list by clicking , which appears for the selected pictures in
the list.
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Copying/moving pictures
1 Click [Folder].
2 Select the picture that you want to copy
or move.
●●You can select multiple pictures.
3 To move a picture, drag and drop the

picture to the destination folder.
Tips
●●The keyboard can also be used for copying or moving pictures.
([Ctrl]+C = copy, [Ctrl]+V = paste, [Ctrl]+X = move)
●●You can also copy or move pictures by selecting the picture and using ●●To copy, drag and drop while holding down the [Ctrl] key.
the right-click menu.
●●A folder can be moved by dragging and dropping it to a different
folder. (To copy, hold [Ctrl] while dragging and dropping.)
●●This operation cannot be used to copy motion pictures in AVCHD
format from a Blu-ray Disc, memory card, or DVD. Use [Copy to PC].
●●When copying to a Blu-ray Disc, memory card, CD, or DVD, use
[Copy to media].
●●Refresh the display if operation result is not reflected. (→33)
●●If a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/
Stop Motion Mode) is copied to the same folder with different names,
they are treated as belonging to the same group.
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Deleting pictures
You can delete pictures that are saved on your PC.
1 Select
delete.
the picture that you want to
●●You can select multiple pictures.
2 Select [File] → [Delete] from the menu.

●●You can also delete by pressing the [Delete] key.

The picture is deleted.
●●Deleted picture files are moved to the Trash.
Tips
●●To delete pictures recorded on a memory card, delete them with the
digital camera. (See the operating instructions for the digital camera
for details.)
●●Do not use Explorer, etc. to delete any files or folders related to a
motion picture that has been copied to the PC. Doing so will make it
impossible to play back or edit the motion picture.
●●When all still pictures and motion pictures are displayed, choose
a sub-folder and select [Delete folder] from the right-click menu to
delete the selected folder and all pictures contained therein.
Use Explorer to delete folders containing contents that cannot be
deleted with this software, such as non-compatible files.
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Protecting pictures
You can protect pictures against accidental deletion. When protection is set, pictures are read-only and cannot be deleted.
1 Select the picture that you want to

protect.
2 Select
menu.
[File] → [Protect] → [ON] from the
●●When [OFF] is selected, the picture protection is canceled.

The picture is protected.
Protected picture
Tips
●● is displayed for pictures set to Protect ON and they cannot
be deleted or overwritten with edited data. To delete or overwrite
a picture, first change the setting to Protect OFF to cancel the
protection.
●●Pictures for which [PROTECT] is set with a supported digital camera
are set to Protect ON when copied to a PC.
●●Pictures for which Protect ON is set also keep their protection setting
when copied to media.
●●If protection is set for a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/
Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) during group display, the
protection setting is applied to all still pictures in that group.
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Setting as Favorites
You can mark your favorite pictures.
1 Select the picture you want to set as a

favorite.
2 Select [File] → [Favorite] → [ON] from

the menu.
●●Select [OFF] to remove the favorites setting.

The picture will be set as a favorite.
A picture set as a favorite
Tips
●●Pictures that are set as favorites are indicated by and registered in
the categorization item in the narrow setting area.
●●Pictures for which [FAVORITE] is set with a supported digital camera
are set to Favorite ON when copied to a PC.
●●Pictures for which Favorite ON is set also keep their favorite setting
when copied to media.
●●If a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/
Stop Motion Mode) is set as a favorite during group display, the
favorite setting is applied to all still pictures in that group.
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Viewing pictures
Displaying the playback window
In the playback window, you can zoom in/zoom out on a still picture, rotate a still picture, and play back a motion picture.
1 Click the folder that contains the picture

that you want to view.
The pictures in the folder are displayed as thumbnails.
●●When using the calendar display, set the recording date
calendar display.
2 Select the picture that you want to view

and double-click it.
The playback window is displayed.
●●The playback window will also be displayed if you right-click and
select [Playback].
●●When you double-click a group of still pictures (recorded in
Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) displayed
Tips together in one thumbnail, only the first still picture in the group
will be displayed in the playback window.
●●When playing motion pictures, the pictures and/or voice may be If you want to view another still picture than the first one, or want
interrupted depending on the performance of your PC. to view the whole burst series, select the still picture in the sub-
●●Playback frame rates for AVCHD Progressive*/AVCHD/AVCHD Lite display area and double-click it.
motion pictures, 3D motion pictures, and MP4 (FHD 50p/60p)*/MP4 To play back a group of still pictures as a series of pictures,
motion pictures according to the CPU (4K motion pictures are not right-click it and select [Continuous playback (Burst Shooting/
covered above. The values are just a guideline.) Time Lapse/Stop Motion Animation)].
CPU Frame rates (fps)
Pentium III 1.0 GHz or higher 2
Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading Technology 3.0 GHz or 8 (NTSC: 10)
higher
Pentium D 3.0 GHz or higher 25 (NTSC: 30)
50 (fields)
Pentium D 3.2 GHz, Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher
(NTSC: 60)
Core i7 2.8 GHz or higher 60*
However, the frame rate may become lower than shown in the table
depending on the environment or the usage of the PC.
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About the playback window

During still picture display
: Displays the previous picture.

: Displays the next picture.
: Rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
: Rotates 90 degrees clockwise.
: Selects/deselects the still picture as a favorite.
: Enlarges/reduces the size.
: Displays the picture in full size.
: Adjusts the picture to fit the display area.
: Displays the full-screen view.
: Ends the full-screen view.
Picture panel for the : Closes the playback window.
display area
Operation panel
About the picture panel for the display area

This panel displays thumbnails for the pictures shown in the
display area in the main window. The thumbnail marked with
the blue frame is the picture currently displayed in the playback
window. Click the thumbnail of the picture you want to watch to
switch to that picture.
This panel is hidden about 3 seconds after you remove the
mouse pointer from it. Move the mouse pointer towards the panel
to display it again.
About the Full-Screen display

Double-click the playback window or click to display the
Full-Screen display.
●●To return to the original size, double-click the window again, or click
.
●●The operation panel disappears about 3 seconds after you remove
the mouse pointer from it. Move the mouse pointer toward the
panel to display it again.
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During playback of pictures from a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode)
: Displays the previous picture or the playback position of the
previous favorite picture.
: Displays the next picture or the playback position of the next
favorite picture.
: Plays back the pictures in the reverse direction.
: Plays back the pictures in the forward direction.
: Pauses.
: Stops the picture playback.
: Performs reverse playback by frame.
: Performs forward playback by frame.
: Changes the picture playback speed.
Operation panel : Converts a series of still pictures to an MP4 motion picture
with the selected picture playback speed, and then saves the file.
You can set the save destination, file name and output format.
You can choose the order of the still pictures ([Recording order]/
[Reverse order]) under [Sequence] for the output format.
: Selects/deselects the currently displayed still picture as a
favorite playback position. (Multiple positions can be selected.)
: Closes the playback window.
Tips : Displays the current playback position. Drag the slider
●●In the output format settings for motion picture conversion, select or click on the bar to move the playback position.
[Reverse order] under [Sequence] to convert a series of still pictures
to a motion picture that plays back the pictures in the reverse
direction, and then save the file.
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During motion picture playback
favorite picture.
: Plays back.
: Pauses.
: Stops.
: Saves the paused screen as a still picture.
Operation panel
: Selects/deselects an arbitrary playback position(s) as a favorite
setting.
: Mutes the sound when clicked. (When sound is output.)
: Starts outputting sound when clicked. (When sound is muted.)
: Adjusts the volume.
Tips : Adjusts the picture to fit the display area.
●●Up to 98 playback positions can be added as favorites. When setting : Displays the full-screen view.
multiple favorite playback positions, there must be at least 1 second : Ends the full-screen view.
between each position. : Closes the playback window.
●●When marker is set to the 4K clips or the 4K burst files, you can use : Displays the current playback position. Drag the slider
the / buttons to move to previous or next marker.
or click on the bar to move the playback position.
●●Forward playback by frame or reverse playback by frame is possible
when the mouse wheel is turned while it is paused in the video
playback screen. (changes the focal point for pictures taken with Post
Focus)
You can also save the paused video image, as a still picture clicking
the mouse.
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During high-speed video playback

favorite picture.
: Plays back.
: Pauses.
: Stops.
: Saves the paused window as a still picture.
Operation panel : Rotates 90 degrees clockwise.
(For MP4 motion picture playback, : Selects/deselects an arbitrary playback position(s) as a favorite
the panel display is the same as that setting.
for normal motion picture playback.) : Enlarges/reduces the size.
: Displays the current playback position. Drag the slider
or click on the bar to move the playback position.
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Displaying detailed picture information
1 Select the picture whose detailed

information you want to view.
2 Select
menu.
[File] → [Properties] from the
The picture information properties window is displayed.

●●You can also display it by right-clicking and selecting
[Properties].
3 Check the information.

Item Description
File The file name, file size, file type, file location, etc.
information
[Record info] Name of manufacturer of the digital camera used,
model name, recording date, shutter speed,
aperture value, etc.
[Picture info] Recording picture quality, white balance, red-eye
removal, optical image stabilizer, hybrid O.I.S.,
etc.
[Categorization Categorization information such as category and
information] individual names
[Place-name GPS information and other location information
info]
●●A symbol such as [-] is used for items for which there is no
information.
●●The displayed items vary depending on the format of the picture
file.
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Displaying detailed picture information
To enter a comment
You can enter any text that you want and save it with the
picture. (Up to 128 (single-byte) characters)
1 Click [Comment].
2 Enter the text and click [Apply].
To enter place-name information

When you click a place name, you can change the name
with the keyboard. (Other than landmarks: Up to 72
characters (single-byte) can be used. Landmarks: Up to 128
characters (single-byte) can be used.)
1 Click [Place-name info].
2 Enter the place name or landmark, and click [Apply].
Tips
●●Camera information of picture files that were recorded by a digital
camera not made by Panasonic or that have been processed may not
be properly displayed.
●●Some camera information is not displayed for the still pictures in RAW
format.
●●You can only add a comment to pictures that have been copied to
your PC.
It is impossible to add a comment to pictures on a memory card, etc.
●●“---” is displayed for place names that have no place-name
information.
●●The changed place-name information is available only in
PHOTOfunSTUDIO.
●●If you select a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time
Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) displayed together in one thumbnail,
changes to the comment entry or place name information are applied
to all the still pictures in the group.
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Playing back slide shows

Viewing a slide show immediately
You can make a slide show out of the pictures (still/motion pictures in any format other than RAW) in the display area and play it back.
1 [Playback
Click [Slide show] and then select
now].
The playback window is displayed and the slide show starts.
: Plays back the previous picture.
: Plays back.
: Pauses.
: Plays back the next picture.
: Displays the Visual Effects setting screen. (→51)
: Displays the BGM setting screen. (→51)
: Starts outputting sound when clicked. (When sound is
muted.)
Operation panel Film roll panel
Film roll panel:
Tips Frames for the pictures that will be played back are listed from
left to right. The frame marked with the white lines indicates
●●[Playback now] cannot be performed for the slide show in the year the current playback position. You can move the playback
calendar display or the month calendar display.
●●When there are more than 1,000 displayed pictures, they may not position to the picture you want to view by clicking that frame.
play back correctly. ●●The operation panel or the film roll panel is hidden about 3
●●For groups of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/ seconds after you remove the mouse pointer from it.
Stop Motion Mode), only the first still picture in the group is played Move the mouse pointer towards the panel to display it again.
back. However, if some of the still pictures have been set as favorites, ●●When you close the playback window, a processing selection
the still picture set as a favorite that is closest to the first picture in the window is displayed with the options to play back the same slide
group is selected. show once again, to save it, or to convert it to a motion picture
●●Depending on your PC environment or the motion picture being file. (→49)
played back, problems such as missing frames or colors may occur,
or the playback may not be smooth.
●●To turn off repeat playback, open the settings window and remove the
check mark from [General] – [Repeat playback].
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Selecting pictures to create a slide show

You can create a slide show by selecting pictures that you like (still/motion pictures in any format other than RAW) and adding your desired
music and transition effects.
You can then save and register the slide shows you have created, and play them back whenever you want.
1 [Create
new/edit].
The slide show registration list window is displayed.
●●You can also display it by selecting [Playback] → [Slide show] →
[Create new/edit] from the menu.
2 Select [Create new] and click [Next].

3 Select the pictures to play back in the
slide show, and drag and drop them into
the registration area.
They are played in order from left to right.
●●To change the order
Drag and drop the pictures to set the preferred order.
●●To remove from the slide show
Select the pictures that you do not want to play back and click
Registration area
[Remove from list].
●●To start registering again from the beginning
Click [Deselect all] in the registration area.
Tips
●●If you create a slide show with more than 1,000 still pictures, it may
4 Click [Next].
The slide show processing selection window is displayed.
not play back correctly.
●●If you drag a group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time
Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) displayed together in one thumbnail
to the registration area, the first picture in the group, or the first still
picture set as a favorite in the group, is registered.
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5 Click [Save].
●●Click [Settings] to change the slide show settings. (→51)
●●When you select [Playback], the playback window is displayed
to confirm the slide show that is to be saved. (→47)
●●When you select [Convert slide show], a setting window is
displayed from which to select the motion picture format for
saving the slide show. (→52)

Tips
●●Please note that depending on the system environment and usage
status slide shows may not play back normally even with the
recommended systems. For example:
- When other software is operating while playing back slide shows
with this software.
- When using a PC equipped with a video card that shares the video
memory and main memory.
- When the free space on the system drive or temporary file storage
drive is extremely low.
●●If the slide show stops during playback, change the picture quality of
the slide show.
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7 Enter a file name and click [OK].

The slide show is registered in this software.
8 Click [OK].
●●When registration is complete, the thumbnail and file name
of the created slide show are displayed in the registration list
window, and the slide show can be selected and re-edited in
step 2.
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Settings for slide shows

You can set visual effects and music, etc. for playing back slide shows.
1 Click [Settings] in the processing

selection window.
The settings window is displayed.
A
2 Change the settings.
B 1 [Theme]
A : Select the visual effect to apply to the slide show.
B : Select the number of seconds for each picture to be
displayed.
2 [BGM]
C : No BGM.
C D : Play back the BGM for the visual effect selected in A .
D E : Play back your desired music as BGM.
F : Display a playback list when you select E .
E ●●Use [Add] to specify music files and add them to the list.
F (Multiple files can be selected.)
●●Use [Delete] if you want to remove selected files from the
G playback list.
G: et the ratio of mixing between BGM and motion picture
S
audio.
3 Click [Apply].
●●When [OK] is clicked, the settings are applied and the window
is closed.
Tips
●●Music files in MP3, WMA, WAV or M4A format can be used. However,
it may not be possible to play back some files. (Content with copyright
protection, etc.)
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Converting and saving a slide show as a motion picture file

You can convert slide shows you have created into motion picture files and output them.
1 Click [Convert slide show] in the

processing selection window.
A screen for saving the converted motion picture is displayed.
2 Set the save destination, file name and

output format.
3 Click [Execute].
The motion picture file is output.
4 Click [OK].
5 Click [Close].
Tips
●●Once it has been output as a motion picture file, you cannot re-edit
the contents of the slide show in that motion picture.
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Viewing pictures
Deleting a saved slide show
1 [Delete].

[Delete] from the menu.
2 Add a check mark to the slide show file

you wish to delete.
3 Click [Execute].
The slide show is deleted.
5 Click [OK].
6 Click [Close].
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Viewing pictures
Playing back saved slide shows
1 [Load].

[Load] from the menu.
2 Select a file and click [Next].

The processing selection window is displayed.
3 Click [Playback].
The selected slide show is played back.
Tips
●●You can change the file name by right-clicking the file in the
registration list window.
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Searching for pictures
Viewing categorized pictures
The pictures saved on the PC are automatically categorized according to information such as the recorded scene mode and keyword.
If you filter the display by selecting a categorization item, you can search for the picture that you want from a large number of pictures.
1 Select a folder, recording date or place

name to display.
To search among all your pictures, click [All files].
A
2 Ifdisplayed,
the narrow setting area is not
click .
Number of categorized pictures
Tips 3 Select the categorization item you want

to view under [Category].
●●Because only pictures with GPS information are displayed during
place-name display, those without GPS information are not selected The corresponding pictures are displayed in the display area.
when the pictures are narrowed down. ●●To cancel the narrowing by categorization item, click [Deselect]
●●“Number of categorized pictures” indicates the number of pictures ( A ).
selected when all pictures listed by the current display method (folder
display/calendar display/place-name display) are narrowed down by a
categorization item.
●●Multiple narrowing conditions (categorization items) cannot be
selected.
●●When this software is exited, the narrowing by categorization is
deselected.
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About categorization items

Categorization item Description
[Favorites] Categorizes pictures that are set as favorites with a supported digital camera or this software.
[3D] Categorizes 3D still pictures and 3D motion pictures.
[Altimeter Log] Still pictures taken while an altimeter log is being recorded are categorized into that history.
[Category] Pictures are categorized in the same way as with the category play function of LUMIX digital cameras.
Category Scene modes etc.
[Face Still pictures categorized as Face Recognition.
Recognition]
[Portrait etc.] [PORTRAIT], [i-PORTRAIT], [SOFT SKIN], [SELF PORTRAIT], [TRANSFORM],
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], [BABY], [i-BABY]
[Scenery etc.] [SCENERY], [i-SCENERY], [PANORAMA SHOT], [SUNSET], [i-SUNSET], [AERIAL PHOTO],
[GLASS THROUGH]
[Night Scenery [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [i-NIGHT SCENERY],
etc.] [STARRY SKY]
[Events] [SPORTS], [PARTY], [CANDLE LIGHT], [PANNING], [FIREWORKS], [BEACH], [SNOW],
[AERIAL PHOTO]
[Baby] [BABY], [i-BABY]
[Pet] [PET]
[Food] [FOOD], [i-FOOD]
[Underwater] [UNDERWATER]
[Travel Date] [TRAVEL DATE]
[Burst Shooting] [BURST]
[Time Lapse] [TIME LAPSE SHOT]
[Stop Motion [STOP MOTION ANIMATION]
Animation]
[Snap Movie] [Snap Movie]
[4K PHOTO video] [4K PHOTO]
[Auto Scene Mode] Categorizes pictures that are recorded in Auto Scene Mode into scenes that are automatically identified.
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Categorization item Description

[Recorded scene] Pictures are categorized by the scene mode in which they were recorded.
●●Pictures that can be categorized are motion pictures and still pictures in RAW or still pictures in JPEG format with
Exif information that have been saved with scene information.
●●Pictures recorded in Advanced scene mode are categorized by detailed scenes in the respective folders of
[PORTRAIT], [SCENERY], [SPORTS], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], and [MACRO].
●●Categorizes pictures that are recorded in Intelligent Auto Mode into scenes ([i-PORTRAIT], [i-SCENERY], etc.)
that are automatically identified.
[Model Name] Pictures are categorized by the name of the manufacturer and model of the digital camera used to record
them.
●●The only pictures that can be categorized are still pictures in RAW format or still pictures in JPEG format with Exif
information that have been saved with model name information, and motion pictures in MP4 format.
[Cloud Sync. Service] Pictures are categorized according to whether the cloud synchronization service is used to upload and
download them.
This function is used to display pictures uploaded from PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the cloud and those
downloaded from the cloud.
[Keyword] Pictures are categorized by the keywords that were set when copying to the PC.
Tips
●●Categorization may not be performed in some recording modes or
scene modes.
●●The recording mode and scene mode types vary depending on your
digital camera.
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Face Recognition
Registering the face pictures
If you register the face (person) that you want to categorize, the About Face Recognition
faces on the still pictures that are saved on the PC can be analyzed Face Recognition does not guarantee steady recognition even if the
for this face and categorized accordingly. person is registered.
Also, it may not correctly distinguish between parents and children, or
Number of persons that can be Face pictures that can be brothers and sisters, with similar facial characteristics.
registered registered ●●The face of a subject other than a person (pets etc.) cannot be
20 persons 5 pictures per person detected.
●●Face Recognition may not be performed correctly or at all in the
following cases:
Linking with the Face Recognition function of a digital - The face is not facing the camera.
camera - The face is at an incline.
Also, when Face Recognition is performed for still pictures with - The face is extremely bright or dark.
a digital camera that has a Face Recognition function and they - There are few contrasts on the face.
are then copied to a PC with this software, information such as - The face is blocked by sunglasses, glasses reflecting light, hair, a
hat, etc.
the face pictures and names are registered on the PC and the
- The face is recorded at a small size.
pictures are categorized automatically. - When the face does not fit in the viewfinder because it is too close
●●The face pictures that are registered on the PC are different from or shifted to one side.
the face pictures that are registered with the Face Recognition - The expression is greatly different.
setting of the digital camera. - When the characteristics of the face changed due to aging.
●●If a still picture is taken where a different subject is recorded after
half-pressing the shutter, resulting in the information of the different
person being added to the still picture, it may be registered as a
different person.
●●If a still picture for which Face Recognition was registered or
changed with this software is copied to a memory card, the
registered information is not displayed on the digital camera.
Tips
●●If you register face pictures that show different facial expressions, it
will improve the Face Recognition function.
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Face Recognition
1 [Register/edit
Click [Face Recog.] and select
face].
A registration list window for face recognition is displayed.
●●You can also display it by selecting [Tools] → [Face Recognition]
→ [Register/edit face] from the menu.
2 Click [Add new].

3 Enter a name.
(Up to 32 characters (single-byte) can be used.)
4 Register a date of birth.

If you do not want to register a date of birth, go to step 5.
1 Click [Register date of birth] to select the check box.
2 Click to display the calendar, and set the date of
birth.
●●You can click the triangles at both ends of the top of the
calendar to change the display in year/month/day. If you click
the year/month or year text between the triangles, you can
also switch to monthly units or yearly units.
5 Click [Next].
Tips
●●When Face Recognition was performed for still pictures with a digital
camera, information, such as the face pictures and names that were
registered on the PC, is displayed in a registration list window.
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Face Recognition
6 Select still pictures that contain a face to

be registered.
If a face is recognized in the still pictures, the face pictures are
displayed.
7 Drag and drop the face pictures to the

registration area.
Up to five pictures can be registered for one person.
When a wrong face picture is incorrectly registered
Registration area
2
1
1 Select the face picture to delete from the registered

face pictures.
2 Click [Delete selected face picture].
8 Click [Execute].
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Face Recognition
9 Click [Yes].
The Face Recognition information is registered.
10 To exit Face Recognition registration,

click [No].
●●To continue registration, click [Yes] to return to the registration
list window.
11 Click [Close].
12 To categorize still pictures of the
registered person, click [Yes].
Analysis starts for the still pictures, and they are categorized.
●●When analysis finishes, the completion notification is displayed.
Analysis status
●●If you click [No], the Face Recognition categorization is not
updated.
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Face Recognition
Analyzing still pictures for categorization by Face Recognition

Analyzing saved still pictures
The still pictures currently in the saved folders can be categorized using the face pictures registered in Face Recognition.
1 [Start
Click [Face Recog.] and then select
face analysis].
●●You can also start the analysis by selecting [Tools] → [Face
Recognition] → [Start face analysis] from the menu.

Analysis starts for the still pictures, and they are categorized.
●●When analysis finishes, the completion notification is displayed.
To stop the analysis process

1 Click [Cancel].
●●You can cancel by clicking [Face Recog.] and
Analysis status Cancel analysis selecting [Cancel face analysis], or by selecting [Tools]
→ [Face Recognition] → [Cancel face analysis] from the
menu.
To categorize by Face Recognition only the still

pictures in a specific folder
1 In the Folder display, select the folder with the still
pictures that you want to categorize.
Tips 2 Right-click and select [Folder face analysis].
●●If there are many saved still pictures, the analysis may take some
time.
●●Even if you change the face pictures for Face Recognition, the
changes will not be reflected in the categorization unless you perform
analysis of the still pictures.
●●If you set automatic analysis, the Face Recognition categorization will
always be kept up to date. (→63)
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Face Recognition
Analyzing still pictures for categorization by Face Recognition
Performing automatic Face Recognition analysis

When still pictures are copied to a PC or new Face Recognition information is registered, automatic Face Recognition analysis of the saved
pictures can be performed to update the Face Recognition categorization.
1 Select
menu.
[Tools] → [Settings] from the
2 Click [Face Recognition].

When this check box is selected, the pictures are analyzed
automatically to always keep the Face Recognition
categorization up to date.
4 Click [Apply].
is closed.
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Face Recognition
Changing registered contents
1 [Register/edit
face].
A registration list window for face recognition is displayed.
→ [Register/edit face] from the menu.
2 Click the person that you want to

change.
3 Correct the name.

4 Correct the date of birth.

5 Click [Next].
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Face Recognition
Changing registered contents
6 Add or delete a face picture.

To add a face picture
1 Select the picture to add.
2 Drag and drop the face pictures to the registration
area.
To delete a face picture

1 Select the face picture to delete from the face pictures
in the registration area.
2 Click [Delete selected face picture].
Registration area
7 Click [Execute].
8 Click [Yes].
The contents are registered.
9 To finish changing the registered face

recognition information, click [No].
●●To continue changing registrations, click [Yes] to return to the
registration list window.
10 Click [Close], and if you wish to perform

face analysis and categorize again click
[Yes] to exit.
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Face Recognition
Displaying only still pictures that contain a specific person
1 Select a folder, recording date or place

name to display.
To search among all your still pictures, click [All files] in the
folder display or calendar display.
2 Ifdisplayed,
click .
A
Face Recognition list

3 Inperson
the Face Recognition list, select the
that you want to display.
(Name and registered number of still pictures) The corresponding still pictures are displayed in the display
area.
●●To cancel the narrowing by Face Recognition, click [Deselect]
( A ).
Tips
●●Right-click on a name shown in the Face Recognition list and select
[Change Name] to alter it. By changing several different display
names to the same name, you can group together still pictures that
are classified by display name. However, names already registered
for Face Recognition cannot be altered.
●●Right-click on a name in the Face Recognition list and select [Delete
category results] to delete the name and the category result from the
list. However, the Face Recognition registration is not canceled.
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Face Recognition
Correcting still pictures categorized to the wrong person
1 Select [All files] in the folder display.

2 Ifdisplayed,
click .
3 Inregistered
the Face Recognition list, select a
person.
4 Drag and drop the incorrectly

categorized still pictures to the correct
categorization destination in the Face
Recognition list.
Face Recognition list
The Face Recognition classification contents are corrected.
6 Click [OK].
To delete from the categorization
1 In the Face Recognition list, select a registered person.
2 Right-click a still picture and select [Delete].
3 When the confirmation message is displayed, click
Tips [Yes].
●●Still pictures deleted from the category will not be returned to 4 Click [OK].
their original category even if the selection is narrowed by Face
Recognition again.
To return the still picture to its original category, use drag and drop to
move it to the desired Face Recognition List category.
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Face Recognition
Manually categorizing still pictures for which Face Recognition does not work
You can manually categorize still pictures for which the Automatic Face Recognition does not work.
1 Display a still picture that you want to

categorize for Face Recognition.
2 Ifdisplayed,
click .
3 Drag and drop the still picture to a

categorization destination in the Face
Recognition list.

Face Recognition list The Face Recognition classification contents are added.
5 Click [OK].
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Face Recognition
Removing Face Recognition registrations
1 [Remove
from list].
A Registration list window for Face Recognition is displayed.
→ [Remove from list] from the menu.
2 Select the person to be removed and add

a check mark.
3 Click [Execute].
It is deleted from the Registration list.
5 Click [OK].
Tips
●●Even if Face Recognition registration is canceled, the original still
pictures are not deleted.
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Editing still pictures
Rotating pictures
1 Select the still picture to rotate.

2 Click or .
●●You can also rotate a picture by selecting [Edit] → [Edit still
picture] → [Counter-clockwise Rotation] or [Clockwise Rotation]
from the menu.

The picture rotates 90 degrees clockwise or counter-
clockwise.
When a still picture without Exif information is

rotated
When a still picture without Exif information is rotated, a new
still picture with Exif information is created.
1 When the confirmation message is displayed, click
[OK].
Tips
●●For still pictures in RAW format and JPEG format that have Exif
information, rotation is performed by correcting the Exif information
only. With some software, the picture may not seem to be rotated.
●●When you select and rotate many still pictures at the same time, the
process may take time.
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be rotated. To rotate, first
convert the picture to JPEG format with [Edit] → [Edit still picture] →
[Format conversion].
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Resizing a picture
A
1 [Resize].
Click [Edit still pic.] and then select
B The picture selection window is displayed.

●●You can also display it by selecting [Edit] → [Edit still picture] →
C [Resize] from the menu.
2 Select a still picture and click [Next].

3 Set the size after the change.
A: Set the width of the picture after the change.
B: Set the height of the picture after the change.
C: Set the zoom ratio for the picture size after the change in a
range of 1 % to 200 %.
Tips
●●The sizes of 3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be changed. To
change the size, first convert the picture to JPEG format with [Edit] →
[Edit still picture] → [Format conversion].
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Resizing a picture
4 Select the save settings.

A: he compression ratio can be set using the slider.
T
When you move the slider to the left, the file size becomes
smaller but the picture quality deteriorates.
B : Delete the original file.
A C : Save in the same folder as the original file.
B D : Save in a different folder. Click [Browse] and select the
C save destination.
D
5 Click [Execute].
The picture is resized according to the settings.
7 Click [OK].
8 Click [Close].
Tips
●●When you select and resize many still pictures at the same time, the
process may take time.
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Retouching pictures
1 [Retouch].
A
The picture selection window is displayed.
[Retouch] from the menu.
B 2 Select a still picture and click [Execute].

The [Retouch] screen is displayed.
A : Retouch buttons on the [Edit] tab
B : Display window for the selected still picture
C : Undo/Redo buttons
[Undo]: Cancels the retouch operation.
[Redo]: Reapplies the canceled retouch operation.
D : Still picture selection area, where thumbnails are displayed
C D E F for the still pictures selected in the picture selection
window
E : View settings and magnification of the display window
: Zooms in.
: Zooms out.
[Display grid]: Displays a grid to make it easier to define
ranges and positions.
F : Return to the picture selection window
Tips
●●Up to 20 still pictures can be selected simultaneously in the picture
selection window. 3 Click the thumbnail in the still picture
selection area ( D ), and then click one of
●●Only the still picture displayed in the display window will be retouched.
The retouch operation will not affect other still pictures in the picture the retouch buttons ( A ) for the retouch
selection area.
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be retouched. function you want to use.
To retouch, first convert the still picture to JPEG format using [Edit] →
[Edit still picture] → [Format conversion].
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Retouching pictures
Rotating Trimming
1 Click [Basic]. 1 Click [Basic].
2 Click [Rotate] to rotate the still picture. 2 Click [Trimming] to select the trimming method, and then
: Rotates the still picture 90° counterclockwise. select the area you want to trim in the displayed still
: Rotates the still picture 90° clockwise. picture by dragging the mouse pointer across the still
●●If you click [Free Rotate], a setting window is displayed in which picture.
you can make detailed settings.
Selected area
A
●●You can move the selected area by dragging it inside the bounding
C B box.
●●Drag the squares on the bounding box of the selected area to make
D E the area larger/smaller.
●●To cancel the selected area, click [Cancel].
A: Selects the background color that appears after rotation. 3 Click [Apply].
B: Enter a value to rotate the still picture that number of
degrees clockwise (or enter a negative number to rotate it
counterclockwise).
: Rotate clockwise. (“10” button: 10°, “1” button: 1°)
: Rotate counterclockwise. (“10” button: 10°, “1” button: 1°)
C : Rotates the still picture while maintaining picture quality.
D : Adjusts the still picture when rotating it, so that the whole
still picture is displayed.
E : Applies the settings and closes the setting window.
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Retouching pictures
Painting <Entering text>

1Click [Paint]. : Writes text.
2 Click a figure or text button, and then drag the mouse A : Character input field
pointer in the display window to draw while defining the [Candidates]: Can be used to enter
A the picture name or
area.
<Drawing figures> B recording date.
: Paints circles. B : Font
: Paints squares and rectangles. : Selects the text color.
: Paints straight lines and arrows. C : Bold
: Paints speech balloons. : Italics
: Sets the direction of the text.
<Circles, rectangles, balloons> <Straight lines and arrows>
C : Character size
[Background]: Sets the color of the text background (the

rectangular area behind the text).
[Shadow]: S ets the color of shadows cast by the letters.
[Border]: Sets the color and width of the letter outline.
[Width]: ( For figures) Selects the width of the border. [Position]: S
ets the text alignment.
(For straight lines and arrows) Selects the width of the ●●For still pictures that have GPS information, you can click
border and color. [Candidates] when entering text to use the GPS information.
[Border]: S elects the color of the border line. ●●By clicking the [Font size] button, you can set the size of the letters
[Background]: Selects the color to fill-in the inside of the figure. using a numerical value.
●●The color transparency can be set by dragging the slider. ●●The color transparency can be set by dragging the slider.
●●For balloons, you can select the shape of the balloon with [Shape].
●●To make a straight line into an arrow, select [Start point style] to
make the start of the line into an arrow shape, or [End point style]
to make the end of the line into an arrow shape.
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Retouching pictures
Painting (continued) Brightness/Contrast/Gamma

3 Edit the object you have drawn (figure or text). 1 Click [Brightness].
●●If you click [Undo] under [Paint history], the previous step in the 2 Drag the slider to adjust the brightness, contrast and
operation process is canceled. If you click [Redo], the canceled gamma.
step is restored.
●●When you double-click an object, it is selected and you can change ●●By clicking the button next to the slider, you can make the setting
by entering a numerical value.
its settings.
When an object is selected, you can move it by dragging inside the
●●To return the slider to its initial setting, click [Default].
bounding box, or change the size by dragging the squares on the 3 Click [Apply].
bounding box.
If you press the [Delete] key, the object is deleted.
●●When several objects overlap, you can select the object on the Hue/Saturation/Color tone
bottom layer (where the mouse pointer is pointing) by holding down 1 Click [Color correction].
the [Shift] key and double-clicking (or single-clicking when the 2 Drag the slider to adjust the hue and saturation.
operating button is selected). ●●By clicking the button next to the slider, you can make the setting
●●To duplicate objects or to change the overlapping order, switch to by entering a numerical value.
the operating button , click the object to select it, and then click ●●To return the slider to its initial setting, click [Default].
the button for the operation you want to perform.
[Re-edit]: Allows you to change the settings.
3 Click [Apply].
[Duplicate]: Duplicates the selected object. 4 Select the color tone to convert to.
[Move to front]: Moves the figure/text to the front. [B/W]: C
hanges the still picture to black and white.
[Move forward]: Moves the figure/text one step forward. [Sepia]: Changes the still picture to a sepia tone.
[Move backward]: Moves the figure/text one step backward. [Neg./Pos. inversion]: Inverts the colors as in a film negative.
[Move to back]: Moves the figure/text to the back. ●●To cancel the selection, click [Default].
[Delete]: Deletes the figure/text.
●●If you click a retouch button other than [Paint], or if you switch to Click [Apply].
5
another tab than [Edit], the paint operations you have made in
the display window will be applied and further editing becomes
Red-eye removal
impossible.
1 Click [Remove red-eye].
2 Drag the mouse pointer over the eye that the flash has
turned red in the displayed still picture, and select the
area to adjust.
3 Click [Apply].
Tips
●●The effect of red-eye removal may vary depending on the still picture.
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Sharpness Mosaic
1 Click [Clear]. 1 Click [Mosaic].
2 Drag the [Intensity of correction] slider to adjust the 2 Drag the mouse pointer across the displayed still picture
contrast of the contours, and [Scope of correction] to to select the area you want to replace with a mosaic.
adjust the precision of contour recognition. ●●When [Preview] is marked, a preview is displayed with the mosaic
●●By clicking the button next to the slider, you can make the setting applied.
by entering a numerical value. 3 Drag the [Mosaic size] slider to set the size of the squares
●●To return the sliders to their initial settings, click [Default]. in the mosaic.
3 Click [Apply]. 4 Click [Apply].
Composite
1 Click [Composite].
2 Click [Open] and select the still picture you want to paste
in.
3 Drag the still picture that has been pasted into the display
window to adjust its position and size.
Tips ●●By holding down the [Shift] key while you drag the slider to adjust
the size, you can preserve the still picture’s aspect ratio.
●●The grid is only displayed for working purposes, and does not affect ●●To cancel pasting the still picture, press the [Delete] key or click
the actual still picture. [Cancel].
You can adjust the position of the solid grid lines by dragging the red 4 Set the transparency, etc., of the pasted still picture.
triangles at the upper edge and the left edge. Double-click to return
the solid grid lines to the center. [Transparency]: Sets the transparency.
If you click , a setting window opens where you can adjust the [Grid [Circular cutout]: Makes the corners round. You can adjust the
width] (the space between the vertical lines) and the [Grid height] (the degree of roundness.
space between the horizontal lines), and use [Line color] to adjust [Border]: Sets the color and width of the surrounding frame.
the color and opacity of the lines. If you check [Make the vertical and 5 Click [Apply].
horizontal ratio the same], the grid field will be square.
●●Depending on the retouch operation, operation hints and other
information may be displayed at the bottom of the [Retouch] screen.
Clicking anywhere on the screen hides the information. To display it
again, click .
●●By switching to the [Operation] tab, you can check the retouch history
and see preview pictures. If you want to return to a previous step in
the process, select that operation and click [Return to here].
Clicking [Operating Instructions] brings up the operating instructions
(this manual).
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4 Click the [Save] tab.

A: elete the original file.
D
A B: Save in the same folder as the original file.
C: Save in a different folder. Click [Browse] and select the
B save destination.
D : You can save a file under a different name (when A is
C unchecked).
E : The compression ratio can be set using the slider.
D When you move the slider to the left, the file size becomes
E
5 Click [Save].
7 Click [Close].
Tips
●●Once the still picture has been saved, the operation cannot be
undone to a previous stage in the procedure.
●●When retouching extremely large still pictures, the picture may be
automatically resized and saved in a smaller size. In this case, it will
no longer be possible to delete and save the original file.
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Converting files into JPEG format

You can convert still pictures in BMP format, TIFF format and MPO format to JPEG format. You can also change the compression ratio of still
pictures in JPEG format.
1 [Format
conversion].
A The picture selection window is displayed.
B ●●You can also display it by selecting [Edit] → [Edit still picture] →
[Format conversion] from the menu.
C
D 2 Select a still picture and click [Next].
A: Delete the original file.
B: Save in the same folder as the original file.
save destination.
D : The compression ratio can be set using the slider. When
you move the slider to the left, the file size becomes
4 Click [Execute].
A still picture in JPEG format is created according to the
settings.
Tips
●●When converting a 3D still picture in MPO format to JPEG format, the
left-eye picture is used. 6 Click [OK].
●●Even if you convert a still picture in JPEG format to a lower
compression (higher quality) than the original data, the quality will not
improve.
7 Click [Close].
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Changing several picture file names at one time
A 1 [Batch
Rename].
B The picture selection window is displayed.
C [Batch Rename] from the menu.
D
E 2 Select a still picture and click [Next].
F
3 Set the file name.
A: he file name is a combination of the characters entered
T
here and a serial number.
G B : The file name is a combination of the original file name and
a serial number.
C : The settable range for the starting number of the serial
number is 0 to 1000.
D : The settable range for the number of digits for the serial
number is 1 to 9.
E : The settable range for the increment of the serial number
is 1 to 1000.
F : Set the order of the character string and number that will
be used as the file name.
G : Check the file name after conversion.
4 Click [Execute].
The file names are changed according to the settings.
Tips
●●If there already is a file with the same name in the folder, (1) (or (2),
6 Click [OK].
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Changing the recording date and time

If the time setting of the digital camera was incorrect at the time of recording, you can correct the recording date and time of still pictures
afterwards.
By applying the same shift (correction time) between the actual recording time and the recorded time to other still pictures, you can
simultaneously correct the recording date of multiple still pictures that were recorded while the time setting was incorrect.
Example:
When setting the date and time
When setting the correction time
Recording time before the after the change
Still picture [Date correction] 14
change January 15, 2016
[Time correction] +12:00:00
12:00:00
Reference still January 1, 2016 January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016
picture 0:00:00 12:00:00 12:00:00
Selected still January 1, 2016 January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016
picture 1:00:10 13:00:10 13:00:10
Selected still January 2, 2016 January 16, 2016 January 16, 2016
picture 10:00:30 22:00:30 22:00:30
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1 [Change
recording date].
[Change recording date] from the menu.
●●You can only change the recording date and time of still pictures
in JPEG format that have Exif information or 3D still pictures in
MPO format. When the confirmation message is displayed, click
[OK].

3 Select one still picture to use as a
reference.
The recording dates and times before and after the change
are displayed.
4 Change the recording date and time.

To set the recording date and time
1 Click [Date/time settings].
2 Click to display the calendar, and set the recording
date.
●●You can click the triangles at both ends of the top of the
calendar to change the display in year/month/day. If you click
the year/month or year text between the triangles, you can
also switch to monthly units or yearly units.
3 Set the recording time.
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To set the date and time difference

1 Click [Correction time (offset)].
2 Click [Date correction] or [Time correction] and set
how many days or hours to correct the date/time.

A: Overwrite and save.
A B: Save in the same folder as the original file.
B save destination.
C
6 Click [Execute].
The recording date and time are changed to the set date and
time.
8 Click [OK].
9 Click [Close].
Tips
●●Change the recording date within a range of 1971 to 2037.
●●The age in months/years and the number of travel days do not
change even when the recording date and time are changed.
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Using a picture as wallpaper
1 Select [Tools] → [Register as wallpaper]

from the menu.
2 Select one still picture and click

[Execute].
3 Select a display position.

[Center]: Display in the center of the desktop.
[Tile]: Display by duplicating and laying on the entire screen.
[Fit to screen]: D
isplay pictures matching the desktop size.
4 Click [OK].
It is set as the wallpaper.
When the still picture is larger than the desktop size

A confirmation window for resizing is displayed.
Tips
If you want to reduce the picture to the desktop size, click
●●If the wallpaper is not displayed, click the desktop and press the [F5] [Yes].
key.
●●When you select a still picture with a different aspect ratio than that of
the PC display and select [Fit to screen] to set it as the wallpaper, the
still picture’s aspect ratio is adjusted to fit the screen. In this case, set
5 Click [Close].
to [Center] or [Tile].
●●[PHOTOfunSTUDIO.bmp] will be created in [Pictures].
the first picture in the group, or the first still picture set as a favorite in
the group, is set as the wallpaper.
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be registered as wallpaper.
To register as wallpaper, first convert the picture to JPEG format with
[Edit] → [Edit still picture] → [Format conversion].
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Adding date and title information to a picture

You can create a still picture with added information, such as the recording date or title.
1 [Imprint].

[Imprint] from the menu.
●●You can only imprint information to JPEG still pictures that have
Exif information. When the confirmation message is displayed,
click [OK].

Information can be imprinted on up to 1,000 still pictures at the
same time.
Tips
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be imprinted. To imprint, first
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A
B
3 Set the items that you want to imprint.
A: Imprint the recording date.
C B: Imprint the number of travel days.
(Only still pictures recorded using [TRAVEL DATE] on a
D digital camera that is compatible with the [TRAVEL DATE]
E function.)
F C : Imprint the destination selected in Travel Mode.
D : Imprint the name of the baby or pet, or the name
registered for Face Recognition.
E : Imprint the age in months/years.
(Only still pictures for which the [AGE] of the baby or pet
has been set in your digital camera.)
F : Imprint the title information.
4 Ifthethelocation
picture has GPS information, set
information items that you
want to imprint.
G: Imprint the name of the country/region, the state, province
or county, and the city, town or village where the picture
was recorded.
H : Imprint information recorded with the GPS function, such
as a landmark name.
G I : Imprint the latitude and longitude.
J : Imprint sensor information (altitude, direction, barometric
H pressure).
I
J
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A: Overwrite and save.
B: Save in the same folder as the original file.
save destination.
A 6 Click [Execute].
B
C
A still picture is created with information such as the date or
title imprinted according to the settings.
8 Click [OK].
9 Click [Close].
Tips
●●Up to 10 lines are imprinted at the bottom right of the still picture, in
the following order: recording date, travel days and destination, name
and age in months/years, title information, and location information.
●●No further information can be imprinted on still pictures on which
date or title information has already been imprinted using the digital
camera’s [DATE STAMP] or [TEXT STAMP] functions.
(For still pictures with date and title information imprinted using other
functions, no confirmation message will appear, so check the contents
carefully before imprinting.)
●●The color and size of the characters cannot be changed.
●●When imprinting is performed, the picture quality may deteriorate.
●●The date may not be properly imprinted on still pictures if the date
was not set on the digital camera when the still picture was taken, or
if the still picture was taken using a digital camera by a manufacturer
other than Panasonic.
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Sharing recorded still pictures and motion pictures on the Internet
The still pictures and motion pictures recorded with the digital camera can be shared on YouTube*1 or Facebook*2.
*1 YouTube is a website for sharing motion pictures on the Internet.
*2 Facebook is an Internet SNS (Social Networking Service) site.
●●This feature is not guaranteed if YouTube or Facebook changes its services or specifications. Please note that the contents of the service or
the windows may be changed at any time without prior notice.
●●Do not upload pictures protected by copyright except when you are the copyright holder or permission has been obtained from the
corresponding copyright holder.
Preparation:
●●Connect the PC to the Internet.
●●Register a YouTube or Facebook account in advance to obtain
login information.
1 [Share
Click [Network] and then select
to SNS] – [YouTube] or
[Facebook].
●●You can also display it by selecting [Output] → [Network] →
[Share to SNS] → [YouTube] or [Facebook] from the menu.
●●Open the YouTube or Facebook website.
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Uploading pictures to LUMIX CLUB

By uploading pictures to our website LUMIX CLUB, you can download them to Panasonic AV components in your home or elsewhere, and you
can also submit them to sharing services on websites run by other companies.
You can upload still pictures in JPEG or MPO format, and motion pictures in MP4 format.
Preparation:
●●Using the LUMIX CLUB menu on the LUMIX digital camera,
register as a service user in advance, and have your login
information ready.
●●If you want to send a picture to an AV component, connect the AV
component to the Internet as well and obtain its number (address
number/access code) beforehand.
●●If you want to send a picture to a site run by another company, first
create an account for that site and then register the account on the
LUMIX CLUB site.
1 [Share
to SNS] — [LUMIX CLUB] — [AV
equipment] or [WEB service].
Tips The pictures selection window is displayed.
●●For details on how to use LUMIX CLUB, the compatible AV ●●You can also display it by selecting [Output] → [Network] →
components, and compatible websites by other companies, see the [Share to SNS] → [LUMIX CLUB] → [AV equipment] or [WEB
LUMIX CLUB site: service] from the menu.
http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/
●●Up to 40 still pictures with a maximum size of 15 MB per still picture
can be uploaded at the same time. Up to 10 motion pictures with a
maximum size of 300 MB per motion picture can be uploaded at the
2 Select a picture.
same time.
●●For details on how to obtain the number of an AV component, refer to
the operating instructions of that AV component.
●●Be sure to select only pictures in picture formats, etc., that the
destination AV component can handle. If you upload incompatible
pictures, you will not be able to view them on the destination AV
component.
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3 To perform network settings, click

[Settings].
If you do not want to change the settings, go to step 5.
[Proxy settings]
Set whether or not to upload via a proxy server.
[LUMIX CLUB: Account settings]

When uploading to LUMIX CLUB, set the user name and
password.
[Location information (GPS)]

For pictures with GPS information, you can set
whether to upload them without the GPS information.
4 Click [Apply].
●●Click [OK] to apply the settings and close the window.
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5 Click [Next].
6 Enter the LUMIX CLUB login information.
●●This login screen does not appear if you have already entered
your LUMIX CLUB login information in step 3.
7 Enter the title or description of each

picture to be displayed on the AV
component or other company’s site, and
select the upload destination.
Tips
●●If the title and description contain special characters like
environment-dependent characters, some characters may be
incorrectly displayed on the site.
If the picture name contains special characters like
environment-dependent characters, we recommend that you enter
another title and description without such characters.
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<AV equipment>
A : Enter a title. (The default setting is the picture name.)
B : You can select among the AV components registered with
A
LUMIX CLUB.
When you click on the name of an AV component in the
B list, information about that component is displayed below.
To send the pictures to an unregistered AV component,
first click [Add new] to register that component. When the
C registration is completed, the name of that component is
added to the list.
C : Overwrite the settings of other pictures with the settings of
the currently selected picture.
D : Enter the name of the AV component.
E : Enter the number of the AV component (digits only, without
hyphen) in the fields [address number] and [access code].
Then, re-enter the same access code in [Confirm access
code] to confirm it.
<New AV component registration window>
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<Other company’s website>

A : Enter a title. (The default setting is the picture name.)
B : Enter a description of the picture. (The default setting is
A the picture name.)
C : A list appears of still/motion picture sharing services on
B websites run by other companies. When you click a site for
which the account has been registered in LUMIX CLUB, all
still pictures or motion pictures are sent to that site.
C ●●If you check [Resize to the recommended size], smaller size
copies of still pictures will be temporarily made to make it
easier to transfer when uploaded. (In some cases, it may
not be possible to reduce the size further.)
D D: Overwrite the settings of other pictures with the settings of
the currently selected picture.
Tips
●●When sending pictures to another company’s website, the number of
allowed characters may vary depending on the site.
Also note that the contents displayed in the list view may vary
depending on the region where you live or the OS language.
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8 Click [Execute].
9 When the confirmation message for the
content copyright is displayed, check the
contents, select the check box and click
[OK].
The picture will be uploaded.
10 When the upload is finished and the

completion screen appears, click [OK].
11 Click [Close].
12 Click [Yes].
Tips
the first picture in the group, or the first still picture set as a favorite in
the group, is uploaded.
●●For details on how to download pictures that have been uploaded to
LUMIX CLUB, refer to the operating instructions of the AV component.
●●Check pictures uploaded to other companies’ sites on each site.
Send histories for other sites can be checked on the LUMIX CLUB
site.
The privacy settings etc. for pictures you upload depend on the
specifications for that site and your own settings on the site.
●●For 3D still pictures in MPO format, only the left-eye picture (2D) is
displayed on the site.
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Using the cloud for LUMIX CLUB

You can store pictures free of charge in a special storage space on the LUMIX CLUB website.
By uploading and downloading pictures using that service, you can share them between your PC and Wi-Fi capable LUMIX digital camera,
smartphone, or other devices.
Preparation:
●●Using the LUMIX CLUB menu on the LUMIX digital camera,
register as a service user in advance, and have your login
information ready.
●●Register the download folder under [Cloud sync. settings (Cloud
Sync. Service download folder settings)]. (→28)
Uploading pictures manually
1 [Share
to SNS] — [LUMIX CLUB] —
[Cloud Sync. Service].
The pictures selection window is displayed.
[Share to SNS] → [LUMIX CLUB] → [Cloud Sync. Service] from
the menu.
●●To perform settings for automatic uploading of pictures (→99)
2 Select a picture.
Tips
●●For information on how to use this service with your digital camera,
smartphone or other devices, refer to the operating instructions
supplied with those devices.
●●Although the account is shared with your LUMIX CLUB account, the
uploaded pictures are stored in a different space, and operations such
as addition/deletion/transfer to another company’s website etc. are
not linked.
●●Up to 1000 pictures can be selected and uploaded at one time.
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3 To set the network setting or upload

settings, click [Settings]. (→90, 99)
4 Click [Next].
5 When a confirmation message regarding
cloud specifications is displayed, click
[OK].
6 Click [Execute].
The picture will be uploaded.
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7 When the upload is finished and the

8 Click [Close].
9 Click [Yes].
Tips
●●When the upload volume exceeds the cloud limitations, if [Overwrite
older files when the maximum number of files have been uploaded] is
checked in the upload settings under [Settings], the files will be stored
after overwriting. If it is not checked, the upload will be canceled.
When overwriting, old pictures will be deleted in the order of upload
date until the volume is within the cloud limitations.
●●If at the time of uploading there are pictures in the cloud that haven’t
yet been downloaded to PHOTOfunSTUDIO, they will first be
downloaded automatically before the upload starts.
●●The uploaded pictures will be stored in the cloud for 30 days
(maximum of 1000 pictures).
Note that the pictures will be automatically deleted from the
cloud after 30 days.
When a picture is downloaded to a download target device (for
example, a smartphone), that picture may be deleted from the cloud
even if it was uploaded less than 30 days ago.
(As of January 2016)
●●If the picture name contains special characters like environment-
dependent characters, the file name may differ when downloading
pictures using a download target device.
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Downloading pictures manually
1 [Download]
— [Cloud Sync. Service].
The download guide window is displayed.
[Download] → [Cloud Sync. Service] from the menu.
●●To perform settings for automatic downloading of pictures
(→99)
2 To set the network setting or download

settings, click [Settings]. (→90, 99)
3 Click [Execute].
The picture will be downloaded.
4 When the download is finished and the

Tips
●●Only pictures in the file formats specified in the download settings
5 Click [Close].
under [Settings] will be downloaded from the cloud. Pictures in
formats that were not specified at the time of downloading will be
excluded from subsequent downloads.
6 Click [Yes].
●●Pictures uploaded to the cloud from PHOTOfunSTUDIO will not be
downloaded. Also, pictures that have already been downloaded to
PHOTOfunSTUDIO will not be downloaded again.
●●Motion pictures recorded with a device other than a LUMIX digital
camera (for example, a smartphone) may not be played back using
PHOTOfunSTUDIO, even though that file format is supported. In that
case, use Windows Media Player or a similar program.
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Cloud usage settings
1 On the cloud synchronization service

screen, click [Settings] and select
[Network] — [Cloud Sync. Service].
●●You can also display it by selecting [Tools] → [Settings]
from the menu in the main window, and clicking [Network] —
[Cloud Sync.Service].
2 Select the picture file formats to upload.

3 Select the picture file formats to
download.
4 Select the subfolder into which to sort

the downloaded pictures.
[Date of download]: Save in a folder named with the
download date.
[Recording month]: Save in a folder for the month of
recording.
[Recording day]: S
ave in a folder for the date of recording.
Tips
●●If you select the [Auto upload] or [Auto download] check box,
an upload/download confirmation screen is displayed when
5 ●Click
●
[Apply].
Click [OK] to apply the settings and close the window.
PHOTOfunSTUDIO starts up, and you can upload or download
pictures. When both options are checked, downloading starts first.
●●Automatic upload is only valid for files copied to the PC after that
option was checked, and automatic download is only valid for files
uploaded to the cloud after that option was checked.
●●Still pictures in BMP format will be converted to still pictures in JPEG
format in the cloud when uploading.
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Creating short movie stories

You can create a video that lasts several minutes by selecting still pictures or motion pictures that you like from those you have imported to
your PC.
You can select preset templates that contain transition effect and BGM in accordance with theme of production.
The created short movie story can be recorded on media such as a Blu-ray Disc or DVD, or shared on YouTube or Facebook.
This section gives a simple explanation of the procedure for creating a short movie story.
1 Select the pictures

2 Select a template
3 Edit the scenario*
4 Save and output the story
* A scenario is a story line that combines still pictures and motion
pictures in accordance with a template.
Store the completed video on media, or

share it on the Internet.
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A B 1 Click [Short movie] and then select

[Create a new story].
The window for creating a new short movie story is displayed.
●●You can also display it by selecting [Tools] → [Short movie] →
[Create a new story] from the menu.
2 Click [Select].
The window for selecting candidate pictures for the scenario is
displayed.
C
D
3 Select pictures by selecting their check
boxes, and then click [OK].
Picture selection area Template selection/ The candidate pictures are displayed in the picture selection
BGM editing area area.
Tips
●●To remove the selected picture from the scenario, select the picture
that you want to remove and click [Deselect] ( A ).
●●To enlarge the picture selection area, click ( B ), and to enlarge the
template selection/BGM editing area, click ( B ).
●●To change the display area, drag the frame. ( C )
●●If you want to save the current contents of your work while creating a
scenario, click [Save story] ( D ).
●●3D motion pictures in AVCHD format are treated as 2D motion
pictures (using the left-eye picture).
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A B
4 Select a template.
To play back the image and BGM of a template, place the
mouse pointer on the template and click the that appears.
E
5 Select pictures to display in the
scenario.
Not all the selected pictures will necessarily be used as the
video material. There is a limit to the number of pictures that
can be used for each template.
C When the number of selected pictures is less than the number
specified in the template, the same pictures may be displayed
D repeatedly in the scenario.
When the number of selected pictures is more than the
number specified in the template, it is not possible to display
all the pictures in the scenario.
Picture to be displayed
with priority
From the pictures that you selected, you can specify those
that you definitely want to display in the scenario or those that
you do not want to display after all by adding a mark to them.
(Left: Current number of pictures with ○ selected; Right:
Tips
Upper limit for number of pictures with ○ selected) ( A )
●●When you select the picture that you want to display and click
●●The length of time of the short movie story is determined by the length ( B ), a ○ mark is added to the picture.
of the BGM. ●●When you select a picture you do not want to display and click
●●To check the BGM, click ( C ). ( B ), a / mark is added to the picture.
●●To register music other than the template tune as BGM, select [User ●●To remove the mark, select the picture and click ( B ).
specified] ( D ). (→105)
When you select the [BGM-priority] template, a scenario is created
according to the rise and fall of the registered BGM.
●●To perform advanced settings such as for picture material sorting,
6 Click [Next].
BGM overlapping or output format, click [Settings] ( E ). (→112)
●●If a message regarding insufficient PC specifications is displayed
after clicking [Next], your PC may not have the necessary processing
power. Please refer to “Troubleshooting (Q&A)”. (→178)
●●When the scenario is created, the processing may take some time.
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8 Check the contents of the created

scenario in the preview window.
The structure of the selected template BGM (or the BGM that
you registered yourself) is displayed as a graph, enabling you
to check the usage of the BGM in relation to the pictures in the
scenario.
A : Displays the BGM editing window. (→105)
: Splits the scene. (→106)
B : Stops.
: Plays back.
: Pauses.
: Starts outputting sound when clicked. (When sound is
muted.)
: Lowers the volume.
: Raises the volume.
9 Ifclick
you do not want to edit the scenario,
[File output].
●●If you want to edit the scenario, click [Edit] ( A ). (→105 - 109)
10 Check the output format and click [OK].

●●To change the output format, click [Change].
Tips
●●To enlarge the display of the graph contents, click ( B ).
(Click ( B ) to return to the original window.)
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11 Select the save destination folder.

1 Click [Browse].
2 Select the desired folder, or create a new folder and
click [OK].
12 Enter a file name.

13 Click [OK].
Tips
●●The following single-byte characters cannot be used when entering
the file name.
\/:*?“<>|
●●Output files cannot be re-edited. We recommend that you save your
story.
●●You can copy the output file to a memory card and play it back on
your digital camera. (→137, 143)
This function is intended for the digital camera that was packaged
with this software. Playback may not work properly on other camera
models.
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Editing BGM
You can register an arbitrary music file as BGM in place of the BGM that is set in the template.
1 Ina mark
the new story creation window, add
to [User specified] and click
[Select].
A window for selecting a music file is displayed. The selected
music file is added to the BGM list.
●●By dragging the slider in the song playback gauge to an arbitrary

position, you can confirm the playback from that position. ( A )
●●To specify the starting and ending positions of the song that you
C want to use as BGM, drag the bottom slider. ( B )
●●To deselect a song from the BGM list, select the song and click
( C ).
E D 2 IfBGM,
you want to use multiple songs as
click [Select] and select the songs
to add.
●●To change the song order, click ( D ) and move the
B A B selected song.
●●To insert a pause of no sound in the BGM, select the preceding
song and click [Mute] ( E ). A minute of no sound is added to the
BGM after that song.
Tips
●●You can also edit the BGM by clicking on the operation panel
below the preview window. (→103)
To change song switching positions after creating a scenario, open
the BGM editing window and click at the playback position that
you want to switch to the next song. That position will segue into the
starting position of the next song.
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Editing the order of pictures in the scenario and other settings

You can sort, change, merge, and split pictures in the scenario.
To sort the pictures

D Drag and drop the pictures in the editing area.
●●To undo or redo editing operations, click [Undo] ( A ) or [Redo]
C ( A ).
●●If you select a picture in the editing area and click [Delete]
( A ), that picture is removed from the scenario.
A B To replace the pictures

You can change the order of pictures by clicking [Replace]
( A ) and dragging and dropping pictures in the content
selection area that is displayed on the left side of the
window to the editing area.
Editing area To merge and split pictures

If you select a picture that you want to display seamlessly in
the scenario and click [Merge] ( B ), the subsequent picture
and the selected picture are merged together.
If you pause the playback of a picture and click at the
position where you want to split it during playback in the
preview window ( C ), the picture is split at that position.
Content selection area
Tips
●●You can also display the content selection window by clicking ( D ).
(Click ( D ) to return to the original window.)
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Inserting titles and comments for the pictures shown in a scenario

You can enter text and set how it is to be displayed for each frame.
A
1 Select the picture that you want to edit.
2 Click the tab of the item you want to edit.
To enter a comment
1 Click [Title] ( A ).
2 Enter a comment in the [Title text] field.
3 Set the text display start time using [Start time] and
the length of time the text is to be displayed using
<Title> [Display time].
4 Set the character motion style using [Motion], the
shadow and background using [Background], and
the display position using [Position].
5 Set the font, character style, character color, color of
outline, etc., using [Font settings], and the gradation
angle, shadow color and background color using
[BG settings].
6 Click [Apply].
Tips
●●Environment-dependent characters cannot be entered in comments.
●●For pictures with GPS information, click [Candidates] when entering a
comment; this will allow you to use the GPS information.
●●For some fonts, characters may not be displayed properly on the
preview window or in output motion pictures.
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Changing picture effects in a scenario

You can set the picture effect for each frame.
A B
1 Select the picture that you want to edit.
To change the picture display
1 Click [Effect] ( A ).
2 To change the number of pictures to display per
frame, change the [Window expression] setting.
●●To display multiple pictures in a single frame, drag and
drop the picture that you want to add from the content
<Effect> <Decorations> selection area to the picture list.
3 Set the picture transfer method in [Operation].
4 Set color tone effects for the picture using [Effect].
5 Click [Apply].
●●To remove a picture from the list, select the picture and
click .
●●By clicking during motion picture selection, you can set
the playback start position or scene division.
●●If you select [Texture] on the [Texture fill] tab, a picture with
that color or texture is displayed.
To change the visual effect

1 Click [Decorations] ( B ).
2 Superimpose the visual effect over the picture.
3 Click [Apply].
Tips
●●By clicking [Retouch] on the [Effect] – [Picture] tab during still picture
selection, you can open the retouch window to retouch the still
picture. (→73)
By clicking [Adjustment], you can adjust the display range or direction
linked with the [Operation] settings.
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Changing the BGM-audio ratio and the picture transition effects in a scenario
You can adjust the audio of a picture by individual frame, or set visual effects for the switching of pictures.
A B
1 Select a picture that you want to edit.
Adjusting volume
1 Click [Volume] ( A ).
2 Use [BGM] and [Video audio] to adjust the balance
between the BGM and the motion picture audio.
3 Click [Apply].
<Volume> <Transition>
To change the transition effect
1 Click [Transition] ( B ).
2 Use [Animation] to set the transition effect from the
previous picture.
3 Click [Apply].
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Loading a saved story

You can restart work by loading a story that was saved before it was finished.
1 Click [Short movie] and then select

[Open story].
The story list screen is displayed.
[Open story] from the menu.
2 Select a story file, confirm its content,

and click [OK].
The saved story is reloaded to enable the previously saved
work to be restarted.
Tips
●●You can change the display mode of the story file list by clicking
.
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Deleting stories
You can delete saved stories.
1 Click [Short movie] and then select

[Delete story].
The story list screen is displayed.
[Delete story] from the menu.
2 Select a story file that you want to delete,

confirm its content, and add a check
mark to the story file.
3 Click [Delete].
The story is deleted.
5 Click [Close].
Tips
●●You can change the display mode of the story file list by clicking
.
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Advanced settings for short movie stories

Advanced settings are available, such as for picture material sorting, BGM overlapping time and output format.
1 In[Settings]
the new story creation window, click
( E ). (→102)
2 Set the sorting order of picture materials.

[Sort materials]
[Follow the template settings]:
Plays back according to the settings of the template
that is prepared in advance.
[Sort by recording date]:
Plays back in the recording date order.
[Sort randomly]:
Plays back the selected pictures randomly.
3 Set the overlapping time between BGM

tracks.
[Audio]
Sets the ratio of mixing between BGM and motion picture
audio.
[Overlap between BGM]

Sets the overlapping time between BGM tracks.
(0 to 3 seconds)
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Advanced settings for short movie stories
4 Set the motion picture output format.

[Output]
You can select the output motion picture file format.
●●If your video card is compatible with NVIDIA CUDA, video output
performance may improve if you check the box [Video output]
under [Hardware acceleration]. (→167)
5 Ifaretheoperating,
application runs slowly when you
cancel the settings for
each function by deselecting the check
marks.
6 Click [Apply].
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Printing pictures
You can print still pictures that are saved on a computer.
A B Select [Output] →
1 menu. [Print] from the
2 Select a still picture.

3 Adjust print settings.
A: [Basic Settings]
Set the printer, print layout, which information to print, etc.
B : [Option 1]/[Option 2]
Make detailed settings like the amount of information to
print text color, etc.
4 Click [Execute].
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Printing pictures
Tips
●●If there are pictures imprinted with the date and title information from
a digital camera that is compatible with the [DATE STAMP] and [TEXT
STAMP] functions, the message “The same data will be printed over
the existing date and the title information” appears when [Show date]
or [Show title information] is checked.
- If [Yes] is clicked, the recording date, title information, Face
Recognition name, etc., will be printed.
- If [No] is clicked, the check boxes are cleared.
(If there are pictures with the date and title information imprinted
using a different function, the message will not appear, so check the
contents carefully in [Print Preview].)
●●If [Show date] is selected for a picture that does not have recording
date information, the last update date is printed.
●●The date may not be properly printed for pictures recorded before
the date was set or with digital cameras that were not made by
Panasonic.
●●The display format of the date follows the Windows settings (Regional
Settings).
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be printed. To print, first
●●The title information or Face Recognition name is usually printed
in the top left or bottom left, but if this will overlap the date setting
position, it is printed on the right side of the picture.
●●If the title has too many letters, it may overlap the date. This can be
prevented by changing the display position setting.
●●Place names or landmarks containing up to 72 single-byte characters
(or 36 double-byte characters) can be printed out. Depending on the
paper and font settings, the characters at the end of place names or
landmarks may not be printed out if they contain too many characters.
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Settings for printing still pictures from a memory card

You can perform settings such as the number of copies to print for still pictures (JPEG or TIFF format) in a memory card that were recorded
with a digital camera.
The memory card that contains the pictures with the print settings can then be used with a printer or other device that supports DPOF.
Preparation:
Connect your device, such as an SD card reader/writer in which a
memory card is set.
1 Select [Output] → [Print Set[DPOF]] from
the menu.
2 Select
[Next].
a drive (memory card) and click
A B
3 Select a still picture and click [Execute].
C 4 Perform print settings (DPOF settings)
for each picture.
D
E DPOF setting
A: Print.
B: he setting range for the number of copies to print is 0 to
T
999.
(If 0 is set, printing is not performed.)
C : Do not print.
D : Print the recording date.
E : Total number of copies set for printing.
Click [Apply All] to apply the same settings to all the selected
Tips pictures.
●●3D still pictures in MPO format cannot be performed in print setting.
To perform in print setting, first convert the picture to JPEG format
with [Edit] → [Edit still picture] → [Format conversion].
●●If you change a file name of a picture etc. on the PC, the picture
5 Click [OK].
cannot be print set.
●●Pictures on memory cards unsupporting DPOF cannot be print set.
●●The contents of the print setting will be saved as [AUTPRINT.MRK] in
6 Click [Close].
the [MISC] folder in the memory card.
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Sending by e-mail
You can attach pictures to an e-mail.
You can also convert a still picture to a specified size before sending it.
File formats that can be attached to e-mails are JPEG/BMP/TIFF/MPO for still pictures, and MP4 for motion pictures.
1 [Send
e-mail].
[Send e-mail] from the menu.
2 Select a still picture and click [Execute].

You can attach up to 20 pictures at one time.
3 Select whether to send the picture as it

is, or to convert the picture data before
sending it.
To convert the picture (Still pictures only)
Click [User settings]: Go to step 4.
To send the picture as an attachment of a new mail
message
Check the capacity and then click [Send]: Go to step 5.
Tips
●●Depending on the mail settings, it may not be possible to send
pictures with a large file size. In such cases resize the picture or
convert the file format before sending it.
●●For motion pictures in MP4 and 3D still pictures in MPO format,
the file is sent unchanged. Note that operations such as format
conversion and resizing cannot be performed.
●●If the email software you are using is a 64-bit application, you cannot
use this function to attach still pictures to emails.
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Sending by e-mail
4 Convert the still picture data.

1 Convert the size, file format, etc.
[Picture Conversion]
A: Specify the picture size.
B: Enter the picture width.
C: Enter the picture height.
B D: Fix the picture aspect ratio.
A E: Specify the picture size using an expansion ratio or
C
D reduction ratio.
F F : The settable range for the expansion ratio and
E reduction ratio is 1 % to 200 %.
G [File Conversion]
G:
For JPEG format, specify the file size for the picture.
H H:
Select the new file format for the picture.
2 Click [Preview] to check how the picture will look after
processing.
3 Click to convert other pictures.
Click [Applies to all files] to process all pictures in the same
way.
4 Click [OK].
Returns to the window in step 3.
5 Send the e-mail.

The new e-mail window is displayed with the picture file
attached.
Enter the address, title and message, and send the e-mail.
6 Click [Close].
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Sending by e-mail
E-mail software settings

If you cannot attach a picture to an e-mail, exit from
PHOTOfunSTUDIO, and then set up the e-mail software.
1 Start the e-mail software.
●●If you activate it for the first time, set the mail addresses, etc.
2 If a message asking whether to set the e-mail software as
the standard e-mail application appears, select “Yes”.
If the message does not appear, set the e-mail software as the
default program.*
* Setting example:
For Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
1 Display the Apps list on the Start screen.
2 Click [Default Programs] and open [Set your default
programs].
3 Select your e-mail software and set as the default
program.
For Windows 7
1 In the Start menu, click [Default Programs] and open
[Set your default programs].
2 Select your e-mail software and set as the default
program.
Tips
●●With e-mail software other than Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook,
Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail, attaching pictures
to e-mails using this function may not work.
●●Windows Live Mail must be downloaded from the Microsoft website
and installed.
●●It is recommended to limit the total size of each e-mail (the size of the
message text plus attached pictures) to 1 MB.
●●Also read the operating instructions for the e-mail software.
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Editing motion pictures
Creating still pictures from motion pictures
You can extract a frame from a playing motion picture and save it as a still picture in JPEG format with Exif information.
1 Inmotion
the playback window, pause the
picture at the scene that you
want to capture as a still picture.
●●You can also display the playback window by selecting [Edit] →
[Edit video] → [Still picture capture] from the menu.
2 Click .
3 Select the save destination folder.
1 Click [Browse].
2 Select the folder that you want or create a new folder,
and then click [OK].
4 Enter the file name.

5 Click [OK].
A still picture with the same picture size as the motion picture
is saved.
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Deleting a part of a motion picture

You can delete mistakes or unnecessary parts of motion pictures that have been copied to the PC.
Selected area
1 Select the motion picture from which a

part is to be deleted.
2 [Delete
Click [Edit video] and then select
partially].
The [Delete partially] screen is displayed.
●●You can also display it by selecting [Edit] → [Edit video] →
[Delete partially] from the menu.
Tips
●●Partial deletion cannot be performed for motion pictures shorter than
2 seconds.
●●Partial deletion cannot be performed for still pictures with audio.
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A B C
3 picture
Click to start playback of the motion
and click to pause at the
deletion start position.
●●You can select the playback position by moving the slider.
Fine position adjustments

: Frame back/frame forward
: Skip forward or back by about 0.5 seconds
4 Click [Set start point] to decide the

starting point.
●●You can also decide the starting point by dragging on the
slider.
D
5 Click to restart the playback, and click
A: humbnail for the deletion start point
T to pause at the deletion end position.
B: Thumbnail for the current playback position
C:
D:
Thumbnail for the deletion end point
Thumbnail for the motion picture playback start point 6 Click [Set end point] to decide the
ending point.
●●You can also decide the ending point by dragging on the
slider.
Tips
7 Click [Select] to confirm the range.
Thumbnails of the start point and end point are displayed and the
●●When favorite playback positions have been set in advance, the range to be deleted is displayed in gray.
scene is automatically divided at those positions.
You can change the favorite playback positions at the motion picture
playback window. (→43)
●●When there are many favorites, they may not all be displayed.
●●You can adjust the volume with .
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●●If you want to select multiple ranges, repeat steps 3 to 7.

●●To cancel a selected range, select the corresponding thumbnail
and click [Release].
●●In the area to the left of the slider, the time of the selected
range, the time of the range that will remain, and the time of the
range to be deleted are displayed, in order from the top.
A: Thumbnail that represents the range that will remain.
B: Thumbnail that represents the range that will be deleted.
8 Click [Start preview] to check the edit

results.
●●You can cancel the playback by clicking [Stop preview].
A B A
9 Click [Partially delete].
The motion picture after editing will be newly created and
Slider saved in the same folder as the original motion picture.
●●An “E” for “Edited” appears inside the icon on the thumbnail for
C D the created motion picture.
●●A lot of time is required for processing. Do not operate the PC
E until the operation is completed.
F
C:
D:
Deletion start point
Current playback position
10 Click [OK].
E: Deletion end point
F: Deletion range
Tips
●●For AVCHD motion pictures (NTSC specification) with a video
size of 1920×1080 that were recorded using a digital camera
(such as DMC-GH1) that was packaged with a different version
of PHOTOfunSTUDIO from this one, the deletion position may be
slightly misaligned, since editing is performed in units of 0.5 seconds.
Also, reverse/forward playback by frame cannot be performed in the
[Delete partially] screen.
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Converting the motion picture file format
1 Click[Format[Edit video] and then select

conversion].
2 Set the storage destination folder and

output format.
3 Click [Execute].
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Retouching motion pictures

You can add objects (figures, text, etc.) to motion pictures and short movie stories. (“Video retouch”)
You can also perform settings that make the added objects appear to move around, etc. (Animation)
1 retouch]
Click [Edit video] and select [Video
– [Create a new project].
A window appears for selecting the picture that you want to
use as the basis for the retouching.
●●You can also open the window by selecting [Edit] → [Edit video]
→ [Video retouch] → [Create a new project] from the menu.
2 Select the type of picture you want to

retouch.
3 Click [Next].
4 Select a motion picture (story), and click
[Execute] ([OK]).
The [Video retouch] screen is displayed.
Tips
●●To retouch a motion picture file from a short movie story that has been
output, select that motion picture from [Video].
●●3D motion pictures in AVCHD format are treated as 2D motion
pictures (using the left-eye picture).
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About the “Video retouch” screen

Information Menu bar Preview window
Operation hints and other information are displayed here. ●●The X and Y axis values (the number of pixels from the left edge
and the upper edge, respectively) are shown at the lower right.
( : Display history)
●●To display the information bar, select [Information] from the
[View] menu. To hide the bar, click . Edit/create object buttons
Preview settings
[Display magnification]: Changes the magnification of the Object setting area
picture.
[Display grid]: Shows a grid for easier positioning of the [Save] button
object. Saves the contents of your
●●This grid is only displayed for working purposes and does work.
not affect the actual picture. Click to display the setting [Output] button
screen, and then use [Grid width] ([Grid height]) to adjust Saves a motion picture file.
the spacing between the vertical and horizontal lines, and
[Exit] button
[Line color] to adjust the color of the lines in the grid.
●●To display the options bar, select [Preview settings] from Exits the “Video retouch”
the [View] menu. To hide the bar, click . screen.
Playback operation area

: Reduces the playback speed. (No sound is
Timeline area output.)
Playback position Playback position bar
●●Click to enter a value. : Returns to the display end/start point of
the previous object, or to the playback start
Playback timescale position of the motion picture.
●●You can change the : Moves backwards frame-by-frame.
timescale by dragging : Plays back./ : Pauses.
► (Playback start point) : Moves forwards frame-by-frame.
and ◄ (Playback end : Skips to the display start/end point of the next
point). object, or to the playback end position of the
motion picture.
Scale gradation slider : Mute./ : Sound is output.
Drag the slider to widen/ Track selection area Tracks, Object : Adjusts the volume.
narrow the width of the / : Show/hide object. display period
tracks. : Move track up/down. Undo/Redo buttons
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5 Click a Create object button.

If you have already decided when to start displaying the
object, you can drag the playback position bar to that position.
6 Make settings for the objects.

The settings can also be made after creating the object.
●●About the setting items for each object (→128, 129)
7 Create an object on the screen.

The display period of the created object is indicated by the
position of the playback position bar over the track area.
8 Adjust the size, position, etc.

●●When you click the object in the preview window or in the track
with the button selected, you can edit the settings.
●●About animation settings (→131)
9 Set the display time of the object.

Drag the object in the track to move the display period.
To lengthen/shorten the display time, drag the left end to
adjust the start time position, or the right end to adjust the end
time position. You can also adjust the positions by selecting
[Time settings] in the right-click menu.
Tips
●●To save your work in progress as a “project”, click [Save].
Note that even if you save a retouched short movie story as a project,
retouching will not be reflected in the original short movie story.
However, if you later edit the original short movie story, the edited
contents will be reflected in the project as well.
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Ellipses and rectangles Text

1 Click or . 1 Click .
2 Draw a figure in the preview window by dragging with the 2 Create a bounding box by dragging with the mouse
mouse pointer. pointer in the preview window, and then click inside the
[Color]: S
ets the border color. outline and enter the text.
[Texture fill]: Sets the color for filled areas. 3 Make text settings using the [Basic] tab.
[Width]: S ets the width of the border. [Font]: S ets the font type.
[Rounded corners]: Rounds the four corners. (Rectangles only) [Font size]: S ets the character size.
[Opacity]: S ets the transparency. (Shared by all objects) [Bold]: Makes the text bold.
<Single color setting> (Shared by all objects and grids) [Italic]: M
akes the text italics.
A : Color palette display
: Sets the alignment after line breaks.
A B : RGB value
[Color]: Sets the color.
B specification [Opacity]: S ets the transparency.
C : Transparency setting 4 Using the [Border] tab, set the color and width of the
C external border using [External border], and the internal
●●Click the color you want to use on the color palette. By clicking border line using [Internal border].
[Recently used colors], you can select a color from your usage 5 To add shadows to the characters, enable [Add shadows]
history. You can also specify an RGB value. using the [Shadows] tab, set the color of the shadows
<Gradation settings> (Shared by all objects) using [Shadow color], and adjust the blurriness using
[Shadow blur], the direction using [Shadow direction] and
A : Edge color settings
A B B : Gradation direction the distance from the character using [Shadow distance].
6 To add a background to the text (a rectangle behind the
C : Intermediate color
text), enable [Add background] using the [Background]
C setting
tab, and use [Color] and [Width] to adjust the color and
●●Click ( A ) to select the edge colors. You can create color crossover width of the background border, and [Texture fill] to select
points ( C ) by clicking the gradation bar. You can drag the points the background color.
( A and C ), and delete them by right-clicking them. ●●You can round the four corners of the background by selecting
3 Adjust the size and position of the figure. [Rounded corners].
●●Drag the light blue square inside the bounding box to make the 7 Adjust the position of the text, etc.
object larger/smaller, and drag the pink circles in the four corners to ●●You can rotate the text by dragging the pink circles in the four
rotate the object. corners of the bounding box.
If you hold down the [Shift] key while dragging to adjust the size,
the object that you are drawing becomes a circle or a square. If the
drawing is already finished, its aspect ratio is maintained.
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Stamp Still picture

1 Click . 1 Click .
2 Select a stamp, and click in the preview window to add it 2 Click [Register] on the [Image list], and select the still
there. picture you want to paste.
[Magnification]: Enlarges/reduces the size. ●●The selected still picture is registered on the list as a candidate.
[Angle]: Sets the angle. ●●To remove a still picture from the list, select that still picture and
[Animation interval]: For moving stamps, sets the speed of click [Deselect].
movement. 3 Select a still picture from the list and drag it to the
[Opacity]: S
ets the transparency. preview window to paste it there.
●●About [Countdown playback] (→131) [Rounded corners]: Rounds the four corners.
●●You cannot change the color of the stamps. [Opacity]: S
ets the transparency.
3 Add more stamps or switch to and adjust the position, 4 To add a frame around the still picture, enable [Add frame]
etc. of the stamp. using the [Frame] tab, and set the color of the frame using
[Frame color] and the width using [Frame width].
5 To add shadows to the still picture, enable [Add shadows]
Pen
using the [Shadows] tab and set the color of the shadows
1 Click .
using [Shadow color], and adjust the blurriness using
2 Draw a line by dragging with the mouse pointer in the [Shadow blur], the direction using [Shadow direction]
preview window. and the distance from the still picture using [Shadow
[Color]: S
ets the main color of the line. distance].
[Border color]: S ets the border color of the line. 6 Paste more still pictures or switch to and adjust the
[Width]: S ets the width of the line.
size and position, etc. of the still picture.
[Border width]: S ets the width of the border.
●●Drag the light blue square inside the bounding box to make the still
[Opacity]: S ets the transparency. picture larger/smaller, and drag the pink circles in the four corners
●●About [Countdown playback] (→131) to rotate the still picture.
3 Draw more lines or switch to and adjust the position, If you hold down the [Shift] key while dragging to adjust the size,
etc. of the line. the still picture’s aspect ratio is preserved.
Tips
●●To remove an object, right-click it and select [Delete]. To copy it and
paste additional copies, select [Duplicate].
●●By right-clicking an object in the preview window and selecting
[Position], you can place the object in one of the standard positions
(from the top of the menu: Left edge of window, Center horizontally,
Right edge, Upper edge, Center vertically, Lower edge).
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10 To create additional objects, repeat steps

5 to 9.
●●If the display time of a new object overlaps with that of an
already created object, a display period for the new object will
appear on a lower track. The objects on the track the furthest
down will appear furthest in front on the screen.
●●To change the overlap priority order between objects, drag the
object to another track.
11 Click [Output].
12 Select the output motion picture file
format, destination and file name, and
then click [OK].
●●By clicking [Output settings] and adjusting the settings, you
may be able to improve the performance during the file output.
(→134)

14 Click [OK].
Tips
●●By right-clicking on the left edge of a track, you can edit the selected
track.
15 Click [Exit].
[Clear track]: D
eletes all objects from the track.
[Increase priority]: S
witches the selected track with the track below.
[Lower priority]: S
witches the selected track with the track above.
●●When outputting the file, some of the shooting information of the
original picture may not be retained, depending on the selected output
file format.
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Adding animation effects to objects

By setting a number of change points during the display time of an object, you can make it appear to move.
<With animation enabled>
A
Start point
Change point
1 Right-click an object you have created
and select [Animation] – [ON].
(key frame) This enables the animation settings, and the start point for the
object’s action appears in the track.
●●You can also enable animations by selecting the object and
checking [Enable animation].
Example of animations you can create
< - Object crosses screen from left to right in 8 seconds.>
2 Move the playback position bar to the point
you want to set as the change point ( A ).
00:00:00 00:00:08
●●You can create a change point where only the position information
differs from the start point either by raising the X value of [Position]
3 Change the object’s settings.
The icon for the changed item turns red. The change point
with the position bar at 8 seconds after the display start point, or by
is set at the position ( A ) where the object and the bar
dragging the object on the screen to the right.
intersect.
< - Object fades in as it crosses the screen from left to right in 8 ●●You can move the change point by dragging it, or delete/copy
seconds.> it and paste additional copies by right-clicking it. To delete all
change points, right-click the object and select [Delete all key
frames].
Stamp and pen animation
00:00:00 00:00:08 In addition to regular animation, you can trace a stamp
●●In addition, set the [Opacity] to 0 (transparent) at the start point, movement or a pen drawing along with the playback of a
and to 1 (opaque) at the change point. picture.
<Animated pen drawing> 1 Click the playback button.
00:00:00 00:00:04 00:00:06 00:00:08 2 Create a drawing by dragging with the mouse pointer
in the preview window.
●●When you click [Countdown playback], the illustration
appears for 4 seconds, and then the playback starts. This
makes it easier to adjust the timing for beginning the pen
drawing or the stamp moving.
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Loading a saved project

You can restart work by loading a project that was saved before it was finished.
1 [Video
retouch] - [Open project].
The project list screen is displayed.
●●You can also display the list by selecting [Edit] → [Edit video] →
[Video retouch] → [Open project] from the menu.
2 Select a project, confirm its contents,

and click [OK].
The saved project is reloaded to enable the previously saved
work to be restarted.
Tips
●●You can change the display mode of the project list by clicking
.
●●If you move or delete the original motion picture, or delete the short
movie story that the project is based on, the project can no longer be
loaded.
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Deleting projects
You can delete saved projects.
1 [Video
retouch] - [Delete project].
The project list screen is displayed.
●●You can also display the list by selecting [Edit] → [Edit video] →
[Video retouch] → [Delete project] from the menu.
2 Select the project that you want to

delete, confirm the contents, and add a
check mark.
3 Click [Delete].
The project is deleted.
5 Click [Close].
Tips
●●You can change the display mode of the project list by clicking
.
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Advanced “Video retouch” settings
1 Select [Settings] from the [File] menu.

The setting window is displayed.
2 Make motion picture output settings.

3 Make preview settings.
A A: Set the preview image resolution.
B: Set whether to return the playback position bar to the
B playback start point after preview.
C
4 Make optional settings.
C: Set the hard disk of your PC to use as a work space.
D D: Set whether to automatically save the contents of
your work. If the “Video retouch” process is suddenly
E interrupted, the next time you start the software a
F confirmation screen will appear, asking whether you want
to resume work from the automatically saved state.
E : Set the default value for the display time of newly created
objects.
F : Set whether to align the position with other objects when
the display period of an object is moved.
5 Click [Apply].
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Merging selected motion pictures

You can merge multiple motion pictures into a single one.
1 Click [Edit video].

2 Select [Join Clips].
3 Select a video.
Drag and drop the clips to set the preferred order.
●●To remove from join
Select the clip not to join, and click [Remove from list].
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Merging selected motion pictures
4 Select the destination folder, save file

name, and output format.
5 Click [Execute].
Tips
●●To join the 4K clips, a 64-bit OS environment is required. ●●The limit of file size (time) differ depends on a PC / a SD card or
●●If clips were split into segments by the video camera, we recommend settings of recording video.The below written values are reference
that you register them in the order in which they were recorded. of the each limit. A file will be splitted automatically if the values are
If you try to register the scenes in a different order, or try to merge exceeded.
scenes created from different recordings, the sound may cut out or Recording format Recording mode Size / time (Appox.)
there may be a popping sound between scenes when the output file is 4K MP4 3840×2160/30p
played back.
●●When the output file is written to an SD card, an SDXC card is MP4 1920x1080/60p [50Mbps] or
required when the file size exceeds 4 GB. An SDHC or SD card MP4 1920x1080/50p [50Mbps] motion 96 GB/3 hours
cannot be used. pictures
24p (MP4) All
Videos except the above written ones 4 GB/30 min.
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Copying pictures to the media
Copying pictures to a memory card
Still pictures and motion pictures in MP4 format that have been saved on a PC (hard disk) can be copied to a memory card.
You can play back these copied pictures on a digital camera.
1 Click [Copy to media].

The [Copy to media] screen is displayed.
2 Select [Advanced recording].

3 Connect a device, such as an SD card
reader/writer, in which a memory card is
set.
●●If the media is not displayed, click [Refresh].
4 Select the drive (memory card).

5 Click [Next].
The picture type selection window is displayed.
Tips
●●About copying motion pictures in AVCHD format (→145)
●●The copied pictures cannot be played back on some digital cameras.
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6 Select the type of picture that you want

to copy.
[MP4 videos]:
Copy motion pictures in MP4 format.
[DCF format still pictures]:
Copy still pictures in standard recording format (DCF).
(For still pictures)

7 Select a picture.
(For motion pictures)
Select the pictures to copy, and drag
them to the registration area.
Registration area Space Space ●●To remove a picture from the pictures to be copied…
required available Select the pictures that you do not want to copy and click
[Remove from list].
Check the total data size (required capacity) of the selected
pictures and the free space available on the card.
8 Click [Execute].
The pictures are copied.
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10 Click [Close].
●●Click [Confirm medium contents] to display the pictures on the
memory card.
Saving folder, saving format, and file name

The picture save location and file name will be as shown
below.*
P1000001.JPG
P1000002.JPG
P1000003.JPG
.
.
.
* The alphabetic characters of folder names differ from those in
the figure, depending on the model used.
●●Still pictures in BMP format are converted to still pictures in
JPEG format with Exif information and copied.
●●If there are multiple saving folders, pictures are saved in the
folder with the largest folder number.
●●If there is no saving folder, a [100_PANA] folder is created
automatically.
●●Numbers following the last number in the folder are assigned
to files.
Tips
●●Use a memory card with sufficient free space. If there is not enough
free space only some of the pictures will be copied.
●●The associated files are also copied at the same time.
●●Note that information on pictures imported to PHOTOfunSTUDIO as
My Photo Album is not copied with the pictures to a memory card.
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Backing up pictures to a CD or DVD

If your PC has an internal or external drive that can write to CD or DVD discs, you can copy still pictures and motion pictures in MP4 format to a
CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW disc.
Preparation:
Check the writing drive settings.
1 Open [Properties] for the drive.
2 Select the [Recording] tab.
3 Select the correct writing drive.

2 Select [CD/DVD recording using the

PC-compatibility function].
3 Insert the disc that you want to write to

into the drive.
Tips
●●About copying motion pictures in AVCHD format (→145)
●●When copying a 4K motion picture, if the file size is too large to fit on
the disc, try converting it to MP4 FHD to reduce the file size. (→124)
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4 Select the writing drive.

5 Click [Next].
6 Select the pictures to copy, and drag

them to the registration area.
Check the total data size (required capacity) of the selected
pictures and the free space available on the disc.
●●To remove a picture from the pictures to be copied…
Select the pictures that you do not want to copy and click
[Remove from list].
7 Click [Execute].
The Windows standard writing wizard starts.
8 Enter the disc title.

●●You can also set the writing speed.
9 Click [Next].
Writing to the disc starts.
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10 Click [Finish].
The Windows standard writing wizard ends.
●●You can also follow the instructions on the wizard to write the
same pictures onto a different disc.
11 To finish copying, click [Yes].

●●To continue copying, click [No] to return to the picture selection
window.
Tips
●●If there are files that are ready for writing to disc in Explorer, a
confirmation message is displayed. If copying to CD/DVD is executed,
these files that are ready for writing are canceled.
●●To copy pictures to a DVD-RAM disc or a disc formatted in the Live
File System format, first exit this software and then copy the pictures
using Explorer.
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Copying motion pictures in AVCHD format to media

Described here are the methods for copying motion pictures in AVCHD format from a PC to a Blu-ray Disc, memory card, or DVD.
Important
●●Memory cards and DVDs recorded in AVCHD standard using this software can only be played back on AVCHD-compatible devices. Blu-ray Discs
recorded with [Compatibility Priority] or [Picture quality priority] using this software can only be played back on Blu-ray Disc-compatible devices.
(AVCHD motion pictures cannot be played back on ordinary DVD players that are not compatible with the AVCHD standard.)
-F or the latest information on AVCHD Progressive compatible devices, refer to the following support site.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/ (This site is in English only.)
Do not insert the discs into a non-compatible device as the discs may not be able to be ejected or the device may delete data on the disc after
displaying a message prompting disc formatting. Also, because the file system for BD-RE and DVD is in UDF 2.5 format and for BD-R is in UDF 2.6
format, the files on the disc cannot be checked on a PC using Explorer unless a file system driver that supports the corresponding format is installed.
●●For DVD-R with dual layer on a single side, motion pictures may be frozen or sounds may be inaudible for a moment when shifting from the first
layer to the second layer, depending on the player.
●●Do not delete, revise, or move the folders on the discs or the files in the folders. The data may not play back.
●●The top menu can be displayed only on playback devices capable of playing back the top menu.
Tips
●●When copying motion pictures recorded in AVCHD Progressive
or 24H/24L mode to a DVD (in AVCHD format), they will first be
converted to AVCHD motion pictures with standard picture quality.
This takes some time.
●●3D motion pictures in AVCHD format are converted to 2D motion
pictures (using the left-eye picture) when they are copied to a DVD.
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Usable media (Blu-ray Discs/memory cards/DVDs)

Adding to media with
Motion picture Recordable media Picture quality Top menu Playback device
previous recording
High definition
BD-R (12 cm single sided/dual layer on single side) quality Devices compatible
Can create Possible
BD-RE (12 cm single sided/dual layer on single side) [Compatibility with Blu-ray Discs
Priority]*1
AVCHD BD-R (12 cm single sided/dual layer on single side) High definition Devices compatible
Progressive/ BD-RE (12 cm single sided/dual layer on single side) quality with Blu-ray Discs
Cannot create Possible
AVCHD/AVCHD BD-R XL (12 cm single sided/triple layer/quadruple layer) [Picture quality (Compatible with
Lite motion BD-RE XL (12 cm single sided/triple layer) priority]*2 AVCHD Progressive)
pictures, 3D
Memory card*3 High definition Cannot create Possible*4
motion pictures
DVD-RAM (12 cm single sided/double sided)*5 quality Can create Possible*4*6
Devices compatible
DVD-R (12 cm single sided/double sided/dual layer (AVCHD with AVCHD standard
on single side) recording Can create Not possible
DVD-RW (12 cm single sided/double sided) format)
*1 Since conversion and re-encoding are necessary for motion pictures in AVCHD Progressive, the picture quality may be reduced.
*2 All motion pictures will be copied with unchanged picture quality.
*3 For an SDHC memory card (4 GB to 32 GB) or an SDXC memory card (48 GB to 2 TB), a device that supports the respective card will be required.
*4 Only when adding to media where recording was done with AVCHD standards.
*5 DVD-RAM of the 2.6 GB and 5.2 GB double sided type cannot be used.
*6 Adding is not possible if protection is set. Clear the settings with the device used to set the protection, or enable the Auto Protect settings.
Tips
●●If you want to make auto protect settings or other settings for copying
motion pictures to media (→162)
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Copying to media
Important
●●If the following actions are executed while the data is being recorded onto a disc, recording may not complete properly, and the disc, device, or data
may be damaged.
- Operations for user switching or logging off from Windows.
- Operation of other recording software.
-C onnection cables for a Blu-ray Disc device, PC, or DVD device (e.g. an external DVD drive) are inserted or removed, or the power is turned on or
off.
- USB device such as an SD card reader/writer is connected or disconnected.
- This software is forcibly closed.

2 Select [Advanced recording].

●●If you want to edit the top menu and record it on the disc,
select [Advanced recording]. You cannot create a menu when
recording on a memory card or when recording on a Blu-ray
Disc using [Picture quality priority].
3 Set the media.

Connect a device, such as an SD card reader/writer, in which
a memory card is set, or insert the disc that you want to write
to into the drive.
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4 Select the writing drive or memory card.

5 Click [Next].
●●If you selected [Advanced recording] in step 2, the picture
selection window is displayed. Go to step 8.
6 Select the type of motion pictures that

you want to copy.
●●When copying to a memory card, select [High definition video].
Go to step 8.
●●When copying to a DVD, click [AVCHD format high-definition
images]. Go to step 8.
7 Select the copy method.

[Compatibility Priority]:
Select this mode when copying to a BD-R/RE disc to prioritize
the compatibility with other Blu-ray Disc devices.
[Picture quality priority]:
Select this mode when you want to copy motion pictures in
AVCHD Progressive to a BD-R/RE disc without any reduction
in picture quality. Such discs can only be played in AVCHD
Progressive-compatible Blu-ray Disc devices.
Tips
●●If a confirmation window regarding compatible devices is displayed,
click [Yes].
●●If you set the copy method to [Picture quality priority], you cannot
create a top menu.
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8 Ifmessage
a confirmation of additional recording
is displayed, click [Yes].
The pictures selection window is displayed.
●●If you do not want to perform additional recording, click [No] and
then replace the media or format it. (→151)
●●If you selected [Advanced recording] in step 2, a confirmation
window is displayed in step 10.
●●If you are using a media to which no AVCHD format motion
pictures have been written or a DVD-R/RW disc, no confirmation
message will appear regarding additional recording.
●●If, in step 7, you select a different copying method from the
method previously used, additional recording is not possible.
●●If the disc is not recordable, a confirmation screen is displayed,
asking whether to format the disc. (→152)
Registration area
9 Select the motion pictures to copy, and
drag them to the registration area.
Check the total data size of the selected motion pictures and
the free space available on the media.
Drag and drop the motion pictures to set the preferred order.
●●To remove a picture from the pictures to be copied…
Select the pictures that you do not want to copy and click
[Remove from list].
Tips
●●Motion pictures of less than 1 second or motion pictures without
sound cannot be written on.
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10 Click [Execute].
●●If you selected [Advanced recording] in step 2, a top menu
creation window is displayed. Go to step 11.
11 Set the top menu background and

layout.
1 Check the data size to see if it will fit on the media.
2 Select the background and layout.
A : You can select the background design.
If you select [User’s picture], a still picture (JPEG
format) on the PC can be used for the background.
B : You can select the picture layout.
If [No menu] is selected, you cannot set the background
design or title.
Tips
●●When performing additional recording, is added to the pictures of
previously recorded motion pictures.
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12 Set the title.

1 Enter the page title and picture title.
2 Click [Font/Title].
3 Select the character settings for the disc title.
[Font]: Select the font.
[Size]: Set the character size.
[Style]: Set the character style.
: Characters will be bold.
: Characters will be italic.
: Underlines will be added.
: Shading will be added.
[Color]: Set the character color.
[Shading]: When is selected in [Style], set the shading color.
[Align]: Set the character layout.
4 In the same way, set the video title.
13 Click [Execute].
If protection cannot be set
If disc protection cannot be set by the drive, a confirmation
message is displayed.
Click [Yes] to start copying.
●●The created disc may not be recognized correctly by other
playback devices.
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The motion pictures are copied.
●●Clicking [Cancel] will cancel the recording.
●●However, with BD-R and DVD-R/RW discs, a recording can only
be canceled during data conversion. It is not possible to cancel
a recording while writing.
●●If a confirmation message is displayed asking if you want to
continue and record to another media, click [Yes] or [No].
15 Click [Close].
●●Click [Confirm medium contents] or [Confirm disc contents] to
display motion pictures recorded on the media.
Tips
●●It takes time to record all the data. Do not operate the PC until the
recording is completed.
●●When playing back a recorded disc, the playback may be interrupted
between motion pictures.
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Disc format
In the following cases the disc must be formatted.
- When using a new BD-R/RE disc
- When the DVD-RAM to be used for recording data is not formatted in the UDF 2.5 format, or is new
- When you want to record data onto a used DVD-RAM/RW
(However, data can be additionally recorded to DVD-RAM if the content already recorded is in the AVCHD standard.)
- When deleting all data on BD-RE, DVD-RAM or DVD-RW discs
Important
●●Formatting will delete all existing data on the disc. Since the format process cannot be canceled, be careful and confirm the contents of the disc.
●●When recording the data in AVCHD standard to a DVD with this software, the disc must be formatted by this software. The format tool that comes
with the DVD drive may not support the AVCHD standard.
●●If you cannot format the disc, change the Auto Protect Setting to [ON] or release the protection setting using the device that set the protection.
(If the Auto Protect Setting is set to [ON], formatting will clear the protection setting.)
1 Click [Format] in the selection window

for the copy destination drive (→146).
The [Disc formatting tool] screen is displayed.
●●You can also display it by clicking [Format] in the top menu
creation window (→148).
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2 Set the formatting contents.

1 Check the drive.
After replacing the disc or reconnecting the drive, click
[Refresh].
2 Select the formatting type.
[Blank]: Select when formatting a DVD-RW.
[Universal disk format (UDF 2.60)]:
Select when recording to a BD-R with [Compatibility Priority]
or [Picture quality priority].
[Universal disk format (UDF 2.50)]:
Select when recording to a DVD-RAM in AVCHD format, or
when recording to a BD-RE with [Compatibility Priority] or
[Picture quality priority].
3 Select an option.
[Simple erasure]: Logical formatting is executed in a short
time (about 1 minute). If data is already
recorded on the disc, only information in the
table of contents will be deleted.
[Complete erasure]: The disc will be physically formatted.
Depending on the speed of the drive and
the disc, it may take a long time. If data is
already recorded on the disc, all data will
be deleted.
Tips
3 Click [Start].
●●Format in UDF 2.0 format is not supported. If a disc is used in an
ordinary DVD recorder, it must be formatted in UDF 2.0 format with
the format tool on the DVD drive. (For the operation method, refer to
the operating instructions for the drive.) ●●A message is displayed indicating that complete erasure will
●●Memory cards must be formatted with a digital camera that this take a long time.
software supports.
●●Only discs that can be used with this software can be formatted.
(However, it is impossible to format a DVD-R.)
●●For a double sided disc, format one side first and then format the 5 When the formatting completion
message is displayed, click [OK].
other side.
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Convenient functions
Displaying memory card pictures
1 Select [File] → [SD card picture

browsing] from the menu.
The [SD card picture browsing] screen is displayed.
2 Select the drive containing the pictures

you wish to display, and click [Next].
●●When the connected drive or memory cards are not displayed,
click [Refresh].
3 Click [Play].
If you click [Play] prior to selecting pictures, the first picture will
be played back.
If you click [Play] after having selected pictures, the selected
pictures will be played back.
●●You can also play back the picture by double-clicking it.
●●Click [Copy to PC] to go to the selection window for pictures you
want to copy.
Tips
●●Pictures stored on media other than a memory card cannot be
displayed.
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Displaying an altimeter log graph

The recorded altimeter log is displayed as a graph. You can also preview still pictures taken while the altimeter log was being recorded.
1 Select [Tools] → [Manage Altimeter Log]

from the menu.
The altimeter log selection window is displayed.
2 Select an altimeter log, and click [Next].

The selected altimeter log is displayed as a bar graph.
Each bar from left to right shows the recorded altitude in
periods of 15 minutes. The scale on the vertical axis indicates
the altitude, and the horizontal axis indicates the date the
altimeter log was recorded. When you move the pointer over a
bar, the following information about that bar is displayed.
[Recording date]: R ecording date and time of the altimeter
Still picture selection area log.
[Altitude]: The altitude recorded at that time.
[No. of pictures]: The number of still pictures recorded
within less than 15 minutes of that time.
: Changes the width of the divisions on the vertical axis to

expand/reduce the bar graph.
[Close]: Closes the window.
Tips Still picture selection area: Displays thumbnails and the
●●When you click [Delete] in the altimeter log selection window, the recording date and time for still
selected altimeter log will be deleted. pictures taken while the altimeter
●●When you click a thumbnail, the altitude bar for that time period is log was being recorded.
selected. When you double-click it, a preview of the still picture is
displayed.
●●When you click an altitude bar, the thumbnail of the first still picture
recorded within that time period is selected.
●●Altitude bars with still pictures recorded in the corresponding time
period are indicated with , and bars with no still pictures are
indicated with .
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Displaying an altimeter log graph
Altimeter log copy settings

You can perform settings for what to do when copying still pictures with altimeter logs (from a digital camera or a memory card to a PC, or from
a PC to media).
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [Altimeter Log].

[Copy Altimeter Logs when copying images to a PC]
[Copy all logs]: Copy all altimeter logs on the memory
card to the PC.
[Copy logs related to the picture(s)]:
Copy only altimeter logs linked to still
pictures to be copied to the PC.
[Don’t copy]: Do not copy any altimeter logs.
[Copy Altimeter Logs when copying images to a medium]

[Copy all logs]: Copy all altimeter logs on the PC to the
memory card.
[Copy logs related to the picture(s)]:
Copy only altimeter logs linked to still
pictures to be copied to the memory card.
[Don’t copy]: Do not copy any altimeter logs.
4 Click [Apply].
is closed.
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Making basic software settings

You can perform various settings for the basic functions of this software.
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [General] — [Basic].

[Work area setting]
The work area is an area on the PC’s hard disk that is used
temporarily when working.
Select a drive with twice the size of free space than the size
of the disc to create.
[Television system (System Frequency)]

Switch the TV system when playing or editing motion
pictures recorded in another TV system selected during
installation.
Switching is not required if the TV system is CINEMA.
[Automatic start]
When this check box is selected, the software starts up
when a digital camera or memory card is connected and
displays the [Copy to PC] screen.
Tips
●●For details on the TV system, refer to the operating instructions of
digital camera with the TV system switching function, etc.
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Making basic software settings
[Reset the confirmation message display]

Disabled confirmation screen will be re-enabled.
[Window animation]
If the operation of the PC slows down markedly, turn off
animations by removing the check mark.
4 Click [Apply].
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Previewing thumbnails
You can perform various settings for what should happen when you place the mouse pointer over the thumbnail of a motion picture or a
panorama picture.
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [General] — [Picture display].

[Display picture files in subfolder]
If you select a folder in list view and you do not want the
pictures in its subfolders to be displayed in the display area,
remove the check mark.
[Preview on thumbnail]
Tips [Do not preview]: No preview.
[Preview (set the playback start position with the
●●Audio is not played during simple playback.
●●The frame rate in simple playback is approx. 2 frames a second. mouse)]: A playback marker (a pair of triangles indicating
●●When you select the preview pictures setting, groups of still pictures the playback position) is displayed. When you move
(recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) the mouse left and right, the playback position changes
displayed together in one thumbnail can also be previewed, and if the accordingly so that you can preview the picture.
mouse pointer is placed on a thumbnail, the corresponding contents [Preview]: The preview starts from the beginning of the
are played back in order using simple playback. However, in this case picture.
it is not possible to specify the playback position with the mouse.
Preview is also performed when thumbnails for multiple still pictures
are displayed, such as for a recording month or recording date in the
calendar display.
4 Click [Apply].
●●Depending on the performance of your PC, the preview pictures ●●Click [OK] to apply the settings and close the window.
may not be properly displayed. If this happens, turn off the preview
function.
The preview pictures of vertically recorded motion pictures also may
not be properly displayed in some cases.
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Setting the operation when copying pictures to a PC

You can set which action to take when copying pictures from your digital camera or a memory card to a PC.
1 Select
menu.
A
B
C 2 Click [Copy to PC].
1 [General]
[Sorting for copying to PC]
A: ave in a subfolder for the copying date (today).
S
B: Save in a subfolder for the recording month.
C: Save in a subfolder for the recording date.
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2 [Photo]
[Assignment of Burst/Time Lapse/Stop Motion
Animation picture group]
[Create subfolder for each Burst/Time Lapse/Stop
Motion Animation picture group and save them]:
A Creates a sub-folder to save each group of still pictures
(recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion
B Mode).
C [Save in same folder as other pictures]:
Saves in the same folder as normal still pictures.
[Operation when the same file name exists]
[Auto]: Modification date, time and size of file are
compared. And if the same file is identified,
then it is judged as an identical file and thus
pictures from it are not acquired. If one of
them is different from the other, then pictures
are acquired by adding a numerical character
in the brackets at the end of the file name.
[Manual]: Perform the specified process.
A : Save with a different name.
B : Do not save.
C : Overwrite and save if the file is the same (same
last update and size).
If the file is not the same, it does not overwrite and
save but instead adds a number in parentheses at
the end of the file name.
Tips
●●When copying a picture file that has an associated file (→186), if
there is a file with the same name as either file in the save destination
folder, [Operation when the same file name exists] is followed for both
files. However, motion pictures in AVCHD format are saved using
different names if files with the same names already exist.
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3 [Video]
[File name when copied to PC]
When copying a motion picture to a PC, you can set
the date order that will be used as the file name of the
motion picture.
[Year - Month - Day]: Year, month, day
(Example: 2016-01-15)
[Month - Day - Year]: M onth, day, year
(Example: 01-15-2016)
[Day - Month - Year]: D ay, month, year
(Example: 15-01-2016)
4 Click [Apply].
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Setting the operation when copying pictures to media

You can set which action to take when copying pictures to media.
1 Select
menu.

1 [General]
[Disc write speed setting]
[Max. speed (recommend)]: Write at the maximum
speed of the drive.
[Normal]: S
elect if recording failed. It may improve.
2 [AVCHD]
[Auto protection settings for writing to DVD-RAM/RW]
[Auto Protect ON]:
The protect setting is turned off temporarily when
adding data to a DVD in AVCHD standard that is set as
protected. (Protect setting is set again when the DVD is
ejected.)
[Auto Protect OFF]:
Recording to the protected DVD is not possible.
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Setting the operation when copying pictures to media
4 Click [Apply].
Tips
●●You can also select the settings for copying to media by clicking
[Settings] in the Top menu creation window (→148).
●●The DVD-RAM/RW that was recorded with Auto Protect enabled is
set as protected, so it may not be possible to format by other DVD
recording software or Explorer.
In this case, formatting the disc with this software will remove the
protection, and enable other software to format the disc. ([Simple
erasure] is recommended.)
●●When Auto Protect is enabled, Protection is set after recording even
for formatted DVDs for which protection is not set.
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Setting motion picture playback method

Set the method of playback for motion pictures on the playback window.
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [Playback] – [Video].

3 Change
settings.
the motion picture playback
[Playback method]
[File unit]: Play back the displayed motion picture to the
end and then stop.
[Repeat playback]: Play back one motion picture
repeatedly.
[Continuous playback]: Continuous playback of all the
motion pictures displayed as
thumbnails.
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Setting motion picture playback method
[Playback quality]
[Play at the appropriate frame rate]:
Play back at a speed suitable for the PC’s CPU
performance. The CPU capacity that was measured
when this software was launched for the first time after
the installation is displayed. You can also redo the
measurement by clicking [Measurement].
[Play at the specified frame rate]:
If playback is not good, select a low number of frames.
It may improve. The frames may skip or playback may
become less smooth if a higher frame rate than the
current setting is selected.
4 Click [Apply].
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Setting hardware acceleration functions

By utilizing the functions of your video card, you may be able to improve the motion picture playback/output/conversion performance of the PC,
even with a “low-spec” CPU.
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [Hardware acceleration].

3 Add a check mark to the settings.
1 [Playback]
[Video playback]
You may be able to improve the playback performance
for motion pictures.
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Setting hardware acceleration functions
2 [Edit video]
[Video output]
You may be able to improve the output performance
for motion pictures in AVCHD format and MP4 motion
pictures. (This function cannot be used if your video card
does not support NVIDIA CUDA.)
By clicking [Measurement], you can check which has the
highest processing speed in your PC environment, the
CUDA or the CPU.
4 Click [Apply].
Tips
●●If problems occur with hardware acceleration, remove the check mark
to turn it off.
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Checking software update information

Automatically checking update information
Software update information is automatically checked each time PHOTOfunSTUDIO is activated, and guides you to the latest updates as
necessary.
●●Confirmation of update information is also possible by selecting [Help] → [Check for application updates] from the menu.
Tips
●●The default setting ensures update information is checked each
time the program is activated. (Only when connecting the PC to the
Internet)
●●For the software update procedure, refer to the support page that is
displayed.
Changing the update information setting
1 Select
menu.
2 Click [Support].
3 Change the update information setting.
If you add a check mark, the software update information
is checked each time the program is activated. (Only when
connecting the PC to the Internet)
4 Click [Apply].
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Others
Menu list
[File]
Menu item Description Reference
[Copy to PC] Copies a picture from a device such as a digital camera or memory card to a 21
PC.
[SD card picture browsing] Displays pictures in SD cards. 153
[Change Name] Changes the file name of the selected picture. ―
[Delete] Deletes the selected picture. 37
[Protect] [ON] Protects a picture against accidental deletion.
38
[OFF] Cancels the protection.
[Favorite] [ON] Sets the selected pictures as favorites.
39
[OFF] Cancels favorites.
[Delete place-name information] Deletes the place-name information. (Still pictures only) ―
[Properties] Displays information about a picture. 45
[Exit] Exits PHOTOfunSTUDIO. 20
[Playback]
[Playback] Displays the selected picture in the Playback window. 40
[Continuous playback (Group of still pictures)] Displays each still picture in a selected group of still pictures (recorded in 42
Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) in the playback window.
[Slide show] [Playback now] Makes a slide show out of the pictures in the display area and plays it back. 47
[Create new/edit] Creates or edits slide shows using preferred settings. 48
[Delete] Deletes the saved slide show. 53
[Load] Lists/plays back saved slide shows. 54
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Others
Menu list
[Edit]
[Edit still picture] [Counter-clockwise Rotates a still picture 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Rotation] 70
[Clockwise Rotation] Rotates a still picture 90 degrees clockwise.
[Resize] Resizes a picture. 71
[Retouch] Changes the brightness or color of a picture. 73
[Format conversion] Converts the file format of a still picture. 79
[Batch Rename] Changes the file names of multiple still pictures. 80
[Change recording date] Corrects an incorrect recording date and time. 81
[Imprint] Creates still pictures with the recording date, place-name or other information 85
imprinted.
[Edit video] [Video retouch] Creates/displays/deletes a motion picture retouching project. 125, 132, 133
[Delete partially] Deletes unnecessary parts from a motion picture. 121
[Format conversion] Converts the format of a recorded motion picture. 124
[Still picture capture] Creates a still picture from a motion picture. 120
[Join Clips] Merging selected motion pictures. 135
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Menu list
[View]
[Refresh] Refresh manually if the display is not updated with the edit results. 33
[Toolbar] Displays/hides the tool bar. ―
[Status bar] Displays/hides the information area. ―
[Expand Burst/Time Lapse/Stop Motion Animation Groups together or expands still pictures that were recorded in Burst Mode/ 25
picture group] / [Group Burst/Time Lapse/Stop Motion Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode.
Animation pictures]
[Tools]
[Settings] Displays the settings dialog box. 28, 29, 156
[Short movie] [Create a new story] Creates a short movie story. 100
[Open story] Displays a saved short movie story. 110
[Delete story] Deletes a saved short movie story. 111
[Face Recognition] [Register/edit face] Registers and changes the Face Recognition information and face pictures. 59, 64
[Remove from list] Deletes the registered face recognition information. 69
[Start face analysis] Starts face analysis for Face Recognition. 62
[Cancel face analysis] Cancels face analysis for Face Recognition. 62
[Register as wallpaper] Sets a still picture as the desktop wallpaper. 84
[Manage Altimeter Log] Displays the recorded altitudes as a graph. 154
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Menu list
[Output]
[Copy to media] Copies the pictures to a Blu-ray Disc, memory card, CD, or DVD. 137
[Network] [Share to SNS] [LUMIX CLUB] Uploads and shares still pictures and motion pictures on LUMIX CLUB. 89
Uploads still pictures and motion pictures to the cloud. 95
[YouTube]
Opens the YouTube or Facebook website. 88
[Facebook]
[Download] Downloads still pictures and motion pictures from the cloud. 98
[Send e-mail] Sends pictures by e-mail. 117
[Print] Prints still pictures. 114
[Print Set[DPOF]] Sets information such as the number of copies of still pictures to print on a 116
memory card.
[Help]
[Check for application updates] Checks the application update information. 168
[About] Displays the version of this software. ―
[Operating Instructions]
Operating Instructions Displays the operating instructions (this manual). ―
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Right-click menu list

Functions that cannot be executed because of the operating status or other reasons are displayed in gray and cannot be selected.
When pictures (or thumbnails) are right-clicked

[Playback] Displays the selected picture in the Playback window. 40
[Continuous playback (Burst Shooting/Time Lapse/ Displays each still picture in a selected group of still pictures (recorded in 42
Stop Motion Animation)] Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode) in the playback window.
[Slide show] Sets the selected pictures in a slide show for viewing. 47
[Cut] Cuts the selected picture. ―
[Copy] Copies the selected picture. ―
[Change Name] Changes the file name of the selected picture. ―
[Batch Rename] (during group display) Changes the file names of all the selected still pictures in a group of still 80
pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode).
[Delete] Deletes the selected picture. 37
[Delete] Deletes the Face Recognition category information of the selected picture. 67
(When selection is narrowed by Face Recognition information)
[Edit still picture] / [Edit video] Edits the selected picture. 70, 120
[Protect] [ON] Protects a picture against accidental deletion.
38
[OFF] Cancels the protection.
[Favorite] [ON] Sets the selected pictures as favorites.
39
[OFF] Cancels favorites.
[Delete place-name information] Deletes the place-name information. (Still pictures only) ―
[Expanded display] (during group display) Lists the still pictures in a selected group of still pictures (recorded in Burst 25
Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode).
[Properties] Displays information about the selected picture. 45
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When [All files] is right-clicked in the folder display area

[Folder registration] Adds and registers the folder to display. 28
When folders are right-clicked

[Create folder] Creates a new folder. ―
[Change folder name] Changes the folder name. ―
[Delete folder] Deletes the folder. ―
[Folder face analysis] Categorizes the pictures in a folder by Face Recognition. 62
[Refresh folders] Updates the display of the selected folder. 33
[Cut] Cuts the selected folder. ―
[Copy] Copies the selected folder. ―
[Paste] Pastes the cut or copied folder. ―
[Open in Explorer] Displays the contents of the folder with Explorer. ―
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When you right-click in the display area

[Select all] Selects all pictures displayed in the display area. 34, 35
[Sort] [Name] Displays in name order.
[Date of recording] Displays the pictures in order of recording date and time.
[File size] Displays in file size order. 30
[ascending order] Sorts the picture display in ascending order.
[descending order] Sorts the picture display in descending order.
[Paste] Pastes cut or copied pictures. ―
When Face Recognition lists are right-clicked

[Change Name] Changes the name of the selected list.
66
[Delete category results] Deletes the selected list.
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Troubleshooting (Q&A)
Display
Symptom Check
Display is possible in thumbnail mode, The maximum supported size is exceeded.
but not in the playback window. Only thumbnail display is possible for pictures that have Exif data thumbnail pictures.
Two files associated with each other (associated files) have the same name except for the
extension.
There are two files with the same name.
If the association with the files is not established, it cannot be reproduced by the digital camera
in some cases.
Even after a motion picture that was
When motion pictures were copied with PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.1 or an earlier version, a still
previously saved is deleted, a still
picture with the same name (associated file) was also copied. If you want to delete them both,
picture identical to the motion picture
select both files and delete them.
remains.
If the display is narrowed by Face Recognition or categorization item, deselect the narrowing.
Cannot display the picture that you
Also check whether the picture format for display is set to still pictures only or motion pictures
want.
only.
If the [Error] thumbnail remains even after selecting [View] → [Refresh] on the menu, the cause
could be one of the following:
●●The picture file does not exist
The file may have been moved or deleted by a different software program.
Clicking on the thumbnail with [Error] displayed will bring up a confirmation message to
The error thumbnail is displayed.
update the folder in which the selected picture has been stored.
●●No registered folder exists
Check to see if the folder exists using Explorer or another file manager.
If the registered folder is on an external memory device such as an external hard disk drive,
check that the device is properly connected and select [View] → [Refresh] on the menu.
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Connection and PC saving

Symptom Check
Even when your digital camera and
Is any memory card inserted into the digital camera?
PC are connected using the USB
Depending on the digital camera, it becomes necessary to set the digital camera to be
connection cable, the PC does not
connected with the PC. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.
recognize the digital camera.
Motion pictures recorded with devices not compatible, or motion pictures created with other
Thumbnails are not displayed correctly
software cannot be displayed as a thumbnail, or “?” is displayed in the thumbnail and they
in the [Copy to PC] screen.
cannot be played back.
Thumbnails are not displayed in the If TMP is set to a drive other than the hard disk in the environment variable setting of the OS,
[Copy to PC] screen. specify a folder in the hard disk that the OS is installed on.
Motion picture
Symptom Check
Only motion pictures that were recorded with a digital camera that had this software supplied
with it, or recorded using this software can be displayed.
Motion picture cannot be displayed.
Motion pictures that were edited with another device or software cannot be displayed even if
recorded by a digital camera that had this software supplied with it.
Close any other software if it is running.
Try updating the device drivers for the sound card or video card.
Depending on the Windows Aero functions, PC environment, or the motion picture to play back,
missing frames or colors may occur during the playback, or the motion picture may not play
back smoothly.
Motion picture does not play back There may be noise in the audio or the motion picture may not playback smoothly at the part
correctly. where the resolution or audio of the motion picture is switched.
It may play back with a lower frame rate depending on the processing performance of the PC,
making it unable for a smooth playback.
If images blur vertically during playback of motion pictures, the blur may be fixed by selecting
[Play at the specified frame rate] and selecting from among the “frame” options in the playback
settings under [Playback] – [Video] in the setting window. (→165)
Only the motion pictures or still pictures on the PC are able to be edited or used to create
Motion picture cannot be edited.
media. Copy the pictures on the media to the PC first.
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Symptom Check
It may be edited differently to the frame specified in the editing operation depending on the
Edited differently to the specified frame.
motion picture.
It cannot access the drive with other The drive in use by this software cannot be accessed by other software. Close this software
software such as Explorer. before accessing with other software.
The DVD-RAM/RW that was recorded with auto protect enabled is set as protected, so it may
Formatting of the DVD-RAM/RW that not be able to format with other DVD recording software or Explorer.
was recorded with this software is not In this case, formatting the disc with this software will remove the protection, and enable other
possible. software to format the disc. ([Complete erasure] takes a long time, so it is recommended to use
[Simple erasure].)
Data can be added only to the following media.
Data addition for motion pictures in
●●BD-R/RE, DVD-RAM or memory card that was recorded using this software
AVCHD format is impossible.
●●Memory card that was recorded with compatible digital camera
A CD/DVD drive that is compatible with the Windows standard writing wizard is necessary.
Cannot write to CD/DVD. If the [Recording] tab is not displayed in [Properties] of your CD/DVD drive, the drive is not
compatible with the writing wizard and cannot be used.
Sufficient PC specifications are required to use the short movie story function. Even if your
A message regarding insufficient PC was determined to have sufficient processing performance during installation, your PC
PC specifications is displayed when may not meet PC specifications to use the short movie story function. Check whether your
operating a short movie story. PC environment meets the recommended system requirements for the short movie story.
(→14-17)
Following reasons are possible.
●●It is not a compatible media.
●●In the case of a memory card, it was not formatted on a compatible file system.
Format the memory card with a compatible digital camera. (All recorded data will be
An error occurs when writing a motion
deleted.)
picture in AVCHD format.
●●Drive and disc are incompatible.
Use a disc that is recommended for the drive.
(Some discs may not play back even if the recording has completed correctly.
Execute playback confirmation after recording.)
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Symptom Check
●●Affected by the condition of the drive where the OS is installed or the drive specified as the
work area.
Defragment as necessary.
(To defragment, right-click the icon of the drive, and select [Properties] → [Tools] →
[Defragment Now] (Optimize). However, do not perform defragmentation while this
software is running.)
●●Other software is running.
Exit.
(It may fail to record or damage the disc. In particular, software for DVD or CD
writing, or programs that use a lot of memory, such as motion picture recording or
encoding software.)
●●An ASPI driver is installed, or other companies’ software that uses the drive, such as Blu-ray
Disc/DVD writing software or packet write software, is installed.
An error occurs when writing a motion Uninstall all such software and drivers, and reinstall this software.
picture in AVCHD format. ●●Other software with the UDF disc read function is installed.
(Continued) Temporarily stop the function or uninstall the other software with the UDF disc read
function.
●●Multiple hardware programs are connected.
Disconnect other devices and check the operation.
(Especially when recording using external drives. However, do not connect or
disconnect while recording.)
●●A video camera, optical drive, hard disk, SD card reader/writer or other device is connected
via USB.
Use another USB port. (Such as a USB port on the rear of the PC.)
●●Affected by the firmware of the drive (control program recorded on the main unit).
Update the firmware of the PC and drive to the latest versions.
(There may be updates of the firmware on the websites.)
●●Affected by the standard CD recording function of the OS.
Disable the function.
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Symptom Check
Cannot record. Motion pictures in AVCHD format shorter than 2 seconds cannot be recorded onto the disc.
Recording is not possible because the number of motion pictures has exceeded the
specification limit of the AVCHD standard or this software.
A message saying that it has exceeded
the specification limit is displayed and it
●●Maximum number of motion pictures in AVCHD that can be recorded using [Advanced
recording]:
cannot record.
(When recording to a Blu-ray Disc) 200
(When recording to a DVD) 99
Close other software using the drive.
An error message is displayed when
Error message may be displayed when exchanging the media. Select the drive again.
destination drive is specified.
If it is a conflict with other recording software, uninstall that software.
Picture is disturbed during recording,
Exit from this software and restart the PC.
and cannot record correctly.
Format the disc with this software when the disc is used to record with this software. Discs
Cannot record to the media formatted
formatted with software other than this software (e.g. Explorer) cannot be used.
with the Explorer on the PC.
Format the memory card with a digital camera that is compatible with this software.
Commercially available DVD-RAM is formatted as UDF 2.0 format, so to record with AVCHD
Cannot record to brand new DVD-RAM.
standard, it needs to be formatted to UDF 2.5 using this software.
●●The data cannot be recorded if the disc is set to Protect. Remove the Protect setting with the
device that was used to set the protection. Or, it is possible to add if it is recorded with the
AVCHD standard without removing the protection, if the Auto Protect setting is enabled.
Cannot write/add to the DVD-RAM.
●●If writing is impossible even though there appears to be sufficient free space, the reason
may be that the writable area is smaller than the actual free space. When recording, it is
necessary to ensure the contiguity of the data, which means that only contiguous free space
is writable. Try reducing the number of motion pictures to record, or use another recording
media such as a DVD-R/DVD-RW disc.
For BD-R and DVD-R/RW, recording can be stopped by clicking [Cancel] while converting the
Cannot stop the recording.
data, but it cannot be stopped while recording the data.
The data cannot be recorded when the type of disc or formatting is not compatible with the
Disc error message is displayed.
recording format.
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Playback on other devices

Symptom Check
Outline of the motion picture is not
Part of the outline of the motion picture may not be displayed when played back on some
displayed when the created disc is
devices such as a TV.
played back with other device.
Created AVCHD standard memory cards AVCHD standard discs or cards created using this software can only be played back with
or discs cannot be played back. devices compatible with each format.
Created disc cannot be played back. Play back with a device that is compatible to the type of disc.
Playback of the created AVCHD
standard memory card or disc is Playback may be interrupted for a few seconds between scenes when recorded onto media.
interrupted for a few seconds.
●●The media recorded with AVCHD standard is recorded with the UDF 2.5 format file system,
The media created cannot be viewed by so it cannot be viewed by the PC without the driver for the UDF 2.5 installed.
the Explorer. ●●Because motion pictures are recorded in UDF 2.6 on BD-R or in UDF 2.5 on BD-RE, they
cannot be displayed on a PC where the corresponding UDF driver is not installed.
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GPS
Symptom Check
In place-name display, only pictures recorded using a Panasonic digital camera with the GPS
function ON can be displayed.
Pictures recorded using a digital camera with a GPS function of another manufacturer cannot
Pictures are not displayed after
be displayed in place-name display.
switching to place-name display.
In addition, still pictures for which the place-name information has been deleted with this
software are not displayed. To check such still pictures after deleting the place-name
information, switch to folder display.
It is not possible to delete place-name information from motion pictures or still pictures without
GPS information.
Cannot delete place-name information.
It is also not possible to delete place-name information by selecting multiple still pictures during
(Menu item is grayed out.)
place-name display. Select just one still picture and delete the place-name information for that
picture using the right-click menu.
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Group of still pictures (recorded in Burst Mode/Time Lapse Mode/Stop Motion Mode)
Symptom Check
Set the still picture that you want to specify as a favorite in advance. However, note that if more
You want to specify a still picture to use
than one still picture is set as a favorite, the picture set as a favorite that is closest to the first
in a slide show during group display.
picture in the group is selected.
In the following cases, still pictures are not recognized as belonging to the same group.
●●When the still pictures cannot be displayed as a burst group on the LUMIX digital camera
Still pictures are not displayed as part
●●When still pictures were recorded at different shootings
of the same group.
●●When a picture inside a group has been moved to a different folder
●●When group information has been deleted, for example when editing a still picture
If still pictures in a group are copied or edited and then saved in the same folder as the original
You do not want to display still pictures still pictures, they may still be treated as a part of the same group.
as part of the same group. If you do not want to display these still pictures as part of the same group, designate a folder
other than the folder containing the original still pictures as the save destination.
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Others
Symptom Check
●●Installation of the necessary modules may not be completed, so please restart the PC.
Cannot start the application.
Characters etc. are not properly
●●Check the display resolution setting, and use a display setting that is 1024x768 or higher.
Also, if the text size is set to a higher value than the default value of 100%, the text size must
displayed.
be reduced or the display setting changed to an even higher resolution.
Startup may be slow on PCs that are not connected to the Internet. Check whether the PC can
Application startup is slow.
connect to the Internet.
Confirm that the login information (user name, e-mail address and password) is correct.
Uploading to LUMIX CLUB, YouTube Confirm that the PC is connected to the Internet.
or Facebook cannot be performed Confirm that anti-virus software or a firewall, etc., is not blocking access to LUMIX CLUB /
properly. YouTube/Facebook.
Check the LUMIX CLUB (http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/), YouTube or Facebook site.
Cannot change the account on the Try to delete the cookies (login information) in Internet Explorer. Refer to the Help files in
Facebook login screen. Internet Explorer for details on how to delete cookies.
When the date that the recording of
motion picture started and ended is a
The date that the recording of the motion picture started will become the “recording date”.
different date, which will become the
“recording date”?
A message regarding insufficient memory may be displayed when handling large volumes
A message regarding insufficient of motion pictures or still pictures. In this case, install more memory (the problem may be
memory is displayed. corrected by increasing the virtual memory). Please contact the PC manufacturer on how to
install more memory or how to increase the virtual memory.
Thumbnail display is slow. Defragmenting the drive that contains the file may improve the performance.
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Glossary
●●AVCHD format ●●4K PHOTO
This standard is for the recording and playback of high definition This is a recording mode to burst in 30 frames/second.
video. It allows capturing a still picture in approximately 8 million pixels.
Some digital cameras can record motion pictures in AVCHD or It cannot be edited as a motion picture.
AVCHD Lite. Then, with this software, these motion pictures can
be copied in high definition quality to a memory card or DVD. ●●4K motion pictures
(Playback is possible on devices compatible with AVCHD.) A higher definition motion picture with approximately 4-times the
resolution of FHD (full HD) video size motion pictures.
●●AVCHD Progressive This software is capable of playing and editing MP4 4K motion
By doubling the vertical resolution and using progressive pictures recorded with a digital camera.
(sequential) scanning, this mode generates less noise and
increases the depth of the recorded picture. ●●WMV format
With this software, AVCHD Progressive recorded with a digital A standard that is suitable for streaming videos playback with
camera conforming to the AVCHD standard can be copied with high picture quality and that has been developed based on the
high-definition picture quality to memory cards or Blu-ray Discs. MPEG-4 standard.
In this software, only the short movie story upload output function
●●3D motion pictures is compatible with this format.
A mode for recording 3D videos in AVCHD format.
With this software, 3D motion pictures that have been recorded ●●MPO format
with a digital camera in side-by-side format can be converted A standard that has been adopted for recording 3D still pictures.
into 2D AVCHD format, and then played back and edited. “Side- With this software, 3D still pictures that are recorded with the
by-side” is a 3D format in which the 3D picture is composed of 2 digital camera can be converted to JPEG format for display,
pictures that are displayed side by side. editing and printing.
●●MP4 format
This recording format is suitable for editing on a PC or uploading
to websites because it is saved as a single motion picture file.
As the recording method is different from that of the AVCHD
format, these formats are not compatible. Also note that MP4 files
can only be played back on MP4 compatible devices.
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Glossary
●●Exif ●●Associated file

Exif is an abbreviation for Exchangeable Image File Format. In PHOTOfunSTUDIO, two files associated with each other are
This format embeds information other than a picture in a JPEG or called “associated files”. (e.g., JPEG files and TIFF files, etc.)
TIFF file. The thumbnail, recording date and time, digital camera The two files that satisfy the following conditions are judged to be
name, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, GPS associated files.
information (positional information) and other information can be - They exist in the same folder.
recorded. - Their file names are identical except for the extension.
Using the Exif information, PHOTOfunSTUDIO can print the - Their file names are compliant with the DCF standards*.
recording date and do automatic categorizing. * This software recognizes as a DCF-compliant file any file
with a file name composed of a base name of 8 single-byte
●●Exif Print (Exif2.2) characters and an extension of 3 single-byte characters, and
Nickname of Exif2.2. with a base name whose first 4 digits consists of single-byte
Exif2.2 refers to technology that accurately prints data recorded uppercase alphanumerics or “_” and last 4 digits are a number
with the digital camera on the printer. from 0001 to 9999.
If you have an Exif2.2-compliant printer and digital camera, the (DCF, which is an abbreviation of the Design rule for Camera
printer uses the information recorded when the picture was taken File system, is a record format compliant to the file system
for the prints. standard of Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association (JEITA).)
●●DPOF
DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format, which is standard
for record printing information to memory card. It can be used in
DPOF-compliant memory card, printer.
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Trademarks and licenses

●●Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Vista®, Windows Media® and DirectX® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
●●IBM® and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
●●Intel®, Core™ and Pentium® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
●●QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc., used under license therefrom.
●●YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
●●Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.
●●“AVCHD Progressive”, “AVCHD”, “AVCHD Lite”, the “AVCHD Progressive” Logo, the “AVCHD” Logo and the “AVCHD Lite” Logo are
trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.
●●Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
●●Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
●●Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the
manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
●●This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in
compliance with the AVC Standard (“AVC Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and
non-commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC Video.
No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use.
Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC.
See http://www.mpegla.com.
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Operating Instructions

Digital photo management software

Thank you for using PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

Copy from a digital camera to a PC

Copying recorded pictures to a PC and displaying them

1 Connect a digital camera to a PC (→18)

2 Turn on the digital camera.

<Copying via a Wi-Fi connection> <Copying via a USB connection cable>

2 Copy pictures (→21)

Copy Do not copy

3 Click the copy destination folder.

Select the setting for the

When the confirmation message

When the copying completion

When the confirmation message

3 View copied pictures (→40)

2 Searching for pictures.

Double-click the picture that you

Click to return to the main

About the network function Always erase personal information when it is

About personal information

For digital cameras equipped with a GPS function, the location

Management and disclaimer of personal information

Supported picture files

When connecting via a USB connection cable

1 Make sure that the digital camera is not

2 Click or on the task tray of the PC.

5 Turn off the digital camera.

1 Click on the window.

3 Select a drive and click [Next].

Free capacity on the PC,

6 Select the copy destination folder.

7 Select the subfolder into which to sort

10 When the confirmation message is

11 When the copying completion message

12 When the completion window is

About saving folders

Registering picture folders

1 Select [Tools] → [Settings] from the menu.

Registering the data receive folder for Wi-Fi connection

1 Select [Tools] → [Settings] from the menu.

Switching between window display styles

A 2 Click the folder that you want to view.

Changing the picture order

Displaying pictures by the year/month/day of recording (calendar display)

2 Click a displayed year, month, and day.

●●Recording date display

Displaying pictures by recording location (place-name display)

2 Click a displayed place-name.

Refreshing the display

1 Select [View] → [Refresh] from the menu.

To select pictures in the main window

A 1 Click pictures in the display area.

Selecting pictures in the picture selection window

3 To move a picture, drag and drop the

●●You can select multiple pictures.

2 Select [File] → [Delete] from the menu.

3 When the confirmation message is

1 Select the picture that you want to

●●When [OFF] is selected, the picture protection is canceled.

3 When the confirmation message is

1 Select the picture you want to set as a

2 Select [File] → [Favorite] → [ON] from

3 When the confirmation message is

About the network function Always erase personal information when it is

About the picture panel for the display area

: Displays the previous picture or the playback position of the

To categorize by Face Recognition only the still