Panasonic ZS100 Walkthrough 

THANK YOU! I just bought this camera last week (March 2024) and moved from a Canon to a Panasonic and didn't want to go thru the huge book that came with this camera.

The best review Award goes to Shutterbug 101 …round applause everyone!

I wish there were videos like yours for all cameras, it would make life much easier, thank you.

Thank you Heather and Shutterbug 101. I recommend to anyone with LUMIX ZS100 to see your video first. It is the best ZS100 instructional video ever made; better than the actual Owner's Manual by Panasonic. I wish it was twice as long and included additional, detailed description of MENU/SET tabs and types mentioned by Heather in brief, such as [Setup] and [Custom]. I would love to learn from Heather what's behind each available option, and what they do, and don't do. For example, what is MF Assist Display PIP, Cust.Set Mem. and many other modes, hiding behind abbreviations and acronyms. But most of all, thank you for a job well done.

Completely agree with the comments below. Such a clear presentation with the correct flow. Starts with basics and then moves progressively through more niche aspects. So much better than the manual. Panasonic should hire shutterbug to do official videos for them. Bottom Line: If you buy this camera, watch this presentation first before you even open the package. You will have so much more confidence in using it. Thanks Shutterbug!

This is the best video I have seen on any piece of equipment on you tube that I have personally watched. There is very little that I could not find here. Better information than was provided by Panasonic as far as I can see. I think I will be referring back to this a bunch of times. I am going to be looking back at other work you are doing. Amazing job!

Thank you for all the time you have spent putting this together. You have already helped me to understand this camera. You certainly did not make me feel like an idiot.

This presentation is outstanding. The best I've come across. Thank you so much!

Perfect just what I was looking for. Have you ever thought of doing more in depth videos? I would definitely pay for more detailed explanations. Your style of teaching is very easy to follow. I was very into 35 mm photography about 40 years ago and was feeling a little overwhelmed until your video. Edited for spelling.

Excellent video, thank you. I have been struggling with the user manual and getting nowhere. Your video explains the camera in a straight forward and uncomplicated way.

Got this camera out after not using it for a few years and your video really helped me get back on my feet with it. Thank you!

This was the best video i found about this camera. Just got it yesterday for birthday and felt kinda overwhelmed about the settings but you made it so simple and understandable. Thank you for the video! :)

I just got this camera. Your presentation was fantastic! I am overwhelmed with all the information presented, but I will watch this video multiple times to absorb what was presented. I am excited to start using this camera.

I have had the camera a number of years and really needed your video. Thank you so much for the clear explanation and tutorial.

Exactly what I was looking for! I found the instruction manual very over whelming - thank you!

I have this camera and it is my go to camera for taking anywhere, good quality, easy to use, great for travel. I wanted a point and shoot with a viewfinder, so far after a couple of years I am very happy with it, good video, thank you.

This is a Brilliant Video. Learned a lot. I recently sold my TZ100 got the TZ200 now I am back to the TZ100 as the pictures in low light are much better. Only advantage with TZ200 is the slightly larger zoom and better Quality viewfinder overall the TZ100 out performs the TZ200 in my Opinion.

Thank you, Heather. I just got this camera and your video was very helpful. I appreciate how well you went through all the settings and features. I will be checking out more of your videos for sure!

Thank you so much. This explained so much. I got the z60 and I was so overwhelmed with all of the features. This was perfect.

I've had this camera for a few years and I needed to watch your great walkthrough to remind me of how awesome this ZS100 is! Thanks!

I just purchased this camera and your video has been the best for getting an understanding of the basic functions. Thanks for doing it! Next is to start going through the manual to discover all the other settings that I can experiment with but because of your help, I can start shooting NOW.

I just purchased this camera yesterday, and reading through the manual was a nightmare. THANK YOU so much for making things understandable. Now that I understand the camera a little more, I need to watch your video again!

I just got this camera, and, this video is the best I have seen on all the features and how to use it. Thanks for a great presentation, no obnoxious music or extreanous chat.

Wow, incredible video of information for amateurs. I've had my camera for four years and stumbled through 4 years of trying to figure out the operational mode. I have watched this video twice and will probably watch it 10 more times. Awesome job! Thank you so much!!!!!

Had mine since 2016. Can’t see ever getting rid of it. Great camera

Thank you such excellent description of how this camera works & all of its features & functions. I just purchased this had the earlier model that broke this one was very different & if it wasn't for you I would have never figured out how to close the flash I thought it would have automatically closed. I looked on several sites & you tube & you Rock & the best i have ever come by cant' thank you enough

Thanks for this much needed video. I have this camera coming in tomorrow, this is a big help. Great timing.

This is amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, incredibly valuable!

Thank you for this video. I know nothing about cameras and this literally breaks everything down into a very understandable way. This has really helped me know how to use a camera with so many features and options

Thanks for this video. I bought this camera a week ago. Although I have experience with several cameras over a long period of time, this video saved me a lot of time in guiding me through the features of this camera. A great way to present things. Many thanks! ❤

This video was helpful! I got this camera for Christmas and am new to photography! Thank you for making it!

Thank you so much, this video helped me way more than the people in the store where I bought my camera!!!

Bought my ZS100 two years ago, found the menus confusing, and put it away. Bought a Canon G5 X Model I for its better controls, but it’s images are inferior. Returned it, got the ZS100 out of the drawer, watched your video, and I’m ready to go!

Glad I found this video, now I understand the workings of my camera and can use it properly. Thank you 😀

Great instructional video on this camera. Only disagreement was when you said this is 'a simple camera'. Having spent 1.5 hrs trying to 'un-gray' the digital zoom, I was about to list camera online. But when you mentioned re-set function of settings, I tried these. And voila the digital zoom function appeared again. Great video.

My camera just arrived without a manual so this is fantastic!!! Thank you!

great vid - will need to watch several times for everything to sink in!!

What an excellent, unpretentious, clear walk through. Thank you so much. Best wishes from the UK. ✊

Excellent Video!! Thank you for showing the Reset mode. It's exactly what I needed.

Outstanding video. Extremely helpful to a beginner much like myself. The most valuable part was the stuff "I could ignore for now" as well as "buttons I might accidentally hit that will screw everything up". One minor, minor suggestion. Cut the background music. It's a bit distracting to the very helpful information that you provide.

Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video! I'm really nervous about getting started and you helped me ease the anxiety a bit with your super sweet and and simple overview. Thank you!!!

I just got this camera and your video convinced me to keep it. I know it’s a great camera but it appeared difficult. Not with your explanation. Thank you so much.

thank you so much! I've had this camera for a while and needed some help with it. This was perfect!

Thanks for this fabulous video that help tremendously with this point and shoot!!!!

Hello Heather, came across your video as a RU-vid recommendation. Direct & to the point which I don't get very much. I have ZS 100 & still learning. Use it more than my Sony a7iiii.

Thanks for this video! I have the printed manual and a book I bought, but your video has made it much easier!

This is a wonderful review of the ZS100! I will be returning to it often...

WOW thank you so much . i have over the years tried to find an easy to understand but compehensive covering everything - resource for my panasonic. i could not understand teh manual becasue it was so technical and does not explain why and when ( and how) to use the different settings . I was getting fed up with it as did not seem as good as my simple point and shoot camera but now thanks to your well thought out and clearly explained video and your in depth knowledge I understand how to get the best out of it. If only I had seen this video when i first bought it . Brilliant ! Thank you so much for enabling me to now get interested and more confident in knowledgeably using the features and not just treating it as a point and shoot. Its you not Panasonic that has shown me its wonderful features . Thank you so much for all the time and effort in making this availabe - for free .

Excellent and very informative video! Thank you. Now I can make better use of my Panasonic camera.

Very helpful I have had my camera recently repaired and thought I should understand more in how it actually works so thanks for the information set out in simple terms better than the huge Panasonic manual which I got bored of reading and is ok if you are a pro photographer but not so good for the layman.

Terrific overview. Thank you. I will attempt to find your video instructions for connecting to wifi, blue tooth, smartphone or pc

Excellent video! Learned a lot about my camera.

lt has a viewfinder, manual mode for long exposure night photography, good zoom range, shoots RAW, and it's small. This may be the one for me. Thanks for the video.

This is just quality content. Thanks

Awesome walk through of all the features and menu. Thanks

Agreeing with Roy Below. I'm only 5 minutes in, and I can tell you are presenting well and concisely. I'm going to need the full overview because, for god's sake, cannot even get the flash to work. Reading the manual...I'd just as soon put needles in my eyes. I'm only 5 minutes in, but I'll finish with the hope of taking a flash hi-res photo after the tutorial.

Just ordered this camera and was glad to find this video.

Thanks for the Video. This was really helpful compared to the Instruction manual.

Thanks for the walk through. Great video!!

Excellent, really clear, thorough and practical. Thank you.

Thanks so much for your help .transferes pics to.my tablet this morning..so easy. Pansdonic should sign you up to write the manual..Happy mew year 😄😄

Added back in my cart, interesting little camera

Thanks so much Heather...that was perfect! 👍

I just got a zs100. This is really helpful!

Thank you so much for this wonderful review :)

Great video. Well done ! Respect

“You might get your nose print on it.” Don’t make me laugh now.😂

Excellent video. My camera is this model, but it doesn't have this functionality, perhaps because it's old.

WOW…Brilliant. Thank you

Thanks... very informative

very helpful but I still need to practice. lots of menues!

How do you select the color in the One Point Color mode, at 10:51.

Awesome tutorial 👌

Great Video---helped me very much. Will watch again :) I have a question: is there a way to add the date to the picture/JPG filename automatically? I like to show my travel pictures in an electronic picture frame chronologically.

This is an excellent video and I wish that the information which Panasonic provides was even half as good. Thank you. I have a problem, however, which you rather skated over. This is getting to HDR. On my camera in the Camera Settings window it shows under Post Focus the bars for iHandheld Night Shot, iHDR and HDR as grey; when I try to open any of these the display immediately jumps to Time Lapse Shot. What I am doing wrong?

Very helpful. Thanks

Hi, my Tz100 wich looks the same always makes stupid moving photos but I want still "normal" photos that I can print. I cannot get away from video unless I chose panarama. Do you know the fix for this as I am about to throw this camera out of the window? Thank you.

Not sure if my tz100 has problem. I can't set the ring to adjust the focusing peak...

Hello.. does the zs100 have a minimum shutter speed setting or something similar to it? How can I have a high shutter speed while keeping my ISO as low as possible... is that possible?

Thank you awesome review!

Please explain how to adjust A & S etc in M mode. Thanks

How good would it be in nighttime photography like walking the streets, alley ways and so on great video lots of information ❤

Your video has helped me a lot! But somehow I shot a whole day in MP4 and I need to convert it to JPG. Is there a way I can do that on the camera?

Can this camera keep recording while charging? I bought the camera today and I'm basically learning about how it works, to be prepared when it arrives😊

Hey there, if I need a camera for work. All I need is a point and shoot. I need to take pictures rather fast between one pic and another. And I need it to be ok taking pictures in dark places like inside the kitchen cabinets when there’s no power in the house. Would this camera do?

I stumbled into a display where the back screen told me the focus range based on current settings such as 3 feet to infinity as an example but I have yet to find it again. Are you familiar with that and can you tell me how to get it back? That is handy for walk around street photos but I can't find it now.

Ditto to all the positive comments you are received

Thanks for the great video! I have got this camera on trial for a week. I was especially interested in the HDR with a quality lens, but I am disappointed , because the photo's seem to loose a lot of sharpness. I don't think the camera makes the HDR with a lighting bracket. Can you tell me a little about this?

I didn’t watch the whole video since I haven’t bought the camera yet. Just wondering if you had to Choose only 1 to keep (100 or 200) which would you keep? I’m having a hard time deciding which to get! I wish they could Have kept the 2.8 with the 200 because I like the idea of the longer zoom and the better grip.

Great video question does this camera screen pull up at all?

I want to know how to fix my camera while I took video at night. It's very dark when I record my camera. How to adjust the dark to normal. Thanks

Thank you for your excellent re-introduction to my ZS 100 which I've owned for 4-5 years. Just returned from a trip to Cuba and discovered I can't upload my digital pics from the ZS-100 to my desktop. It's a mystery. Could you possibly help me with a guide, or a reference to a guide, I can download and follow. I need to re-install the software apparently but I don't know where to find it. Many thanks for your "walkthrough". Charles

How does this compare to the canon Elph 360?

Hi I have this camera, I’ve hooked it up to the computer using a capture card and then onto OBS to record. I’ve checked the Panasonic website and it says it has a clean hdmi output. But when I have it on the computer it displays the icons on the right of the screen. Is there a setting to remove this and have a clean image on obs? Great video helped me a lot . Thanks.

THANK YOU!

Great explanation of camera functions. Had a hard time keeping up with you. Also, the background music was very distracting for me and wished I could have turned it off. Thank YOU.

Anyone have a link to this camera, struggling to find one that's new and that hasn't been used!

Hi Heather, thanks a lot for this video, it helped me a lot learning to understand my new TZ100. Do you have any idea why my camera does not have the One color mode like you showed in your video ?

Just watched your video - very helpful but my zs100 (bought in11/22) does not have a RAW setting. AmI missing something or are you using an zs 200 for demo purposes? Thx

Thank you!