LUMIX Tether
Please read this Operation Guide carefully before using this product, and save it for future use.
DVQP1427ZA
Panasonic Corporation 2017 F0717HN0
Contents
Before Use
What You Can Do with This Software ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Read This Section First...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Starting and Closing the Software
Starting the Software.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Closing the Software .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Specifying Camera Settings from the PC
Descriptions of Recording Panel Components .................................................................................................................................. 5
Changing the Recording Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Changing the Flash Settings .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Changing the LUMIX Tether Settings................................................................................................................................................. 8
Using the Live View Function
Descriptions of Live View Screen Components ................................................................................................................................. 9
Changing Settings on the Live View Screen .................................................................................................................................... 10
Remote Recording
Basic Operations.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Taking Pictures................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Recording Motion Pictures ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Others
Uninstalling the Software ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Trademarks and Licenses................................................................................................................................................................ 16
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Before Use
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Starting and Closing the Software
3 Connect the digital camera and the PC with the USB 3 Remove the USB connection cable.
connection cable supplied with the camera.
• For information about how to connect them, refer to the operating
instructions for the camera.
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Specifying Camera Settings from the PC
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Specifying Camera Settings from the PC
1 Shutter speed 1
2 Aperture value 2
3 Recording Mode 3
4 [White Balance] 4
5 [Drive Mode]
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6 [ISO]
[Exposure Comp.] 7
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• Click the scale bar to change the value.
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8 [Quality]
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9 [Picture Size]
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[Motion Pic. Rec Quality]
10 • To change the motion picture recording format, select the 12 13
appropriate setting on the camera. 14
11 [AF Mode]
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12 [Focus Mode]
13 [Photo Style]
14 [WB Color Temperature]
15 [Metering Mode]
16 [WB Adjust.]
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Specifying Camera Settings from the PC
1 [Firing Mode]
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2 [Flash Mode]
3 [Flash Synchro] 6
4 [Auto Exposure Comp.]
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5 [Flash Adjust.] 9
6 [Manual Flash Adjust.] 8 10
[Wireless Mode]
7 When [ON] is set, the wireless flash 11 12
setting menu (8 - 14) is displayed.
8 [Wireless Channel]
9 [Wireless FP]
10 [Communication Light] 13
11 [Firing Mode]
12 [Flash Adjust.]
13 [Manual Flash Adjust.]
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[Test Flash]
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Click this to fire a test flash.
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Specifying Camera Settings from the PC
4 Click [Save].
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Using the Live View Function
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Using the Live View Function
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Using the Live View Function
[Grid]
1 Click [Grid].
2 Click [ ]. 4 Click the icons for the desired guidelines
Displays a grid consisting of three columns and to set their positions.
[3 x 3]
three rows.
[2 x 2 + Diagonal Displays a diagonal grid in addition to a grid
Lines] consisting of two columns and two rows.
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Using the Live View Function
Click the desired icon to zoom in/out the screen. Click the desired icon.
<<< Zooms out (s5.0k) Rotates the live view screen to the left by 90°.
<< Zooms out (s1.0k) Enables/disables the automatic rotation function.
< Zooms out (s0.1k) [AUTO] The function rotates the live view screen automatically so that it is
displayed in the same orientation as the camera.
> Zooms in (r0.1k)
Rotates the live view screen to the right by 90°.
>> Zooms in (r1.0k)
>>> Zooms in (r5.0k)
• You can move the magnified area by dragging the image on the live view
screen.
[MF Adjust.]
• This item is available only when [Focus Mode] is set to [MF].
• Hover the cursor over and click and hold the icon to adjust continuously.
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Remote Recording
Basic Operations
Check before recording.
• Check the image storage location setting. For information about the setting, refer to page 8.
• Verify that the card is inserted into the camera.
– If the card is not inserted, the image storage location will be set to the PC.
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Remote Recording
Taking Pictures
1 Click the half-press shutter button B to adjust focus.
• To cancel the operation performed by the half-press shutter function,
click the half-press shutter button again.
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Remote Recording
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Others
(Mac)
Drag and drop [LUMIX Tether] to the Trash.
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