Panasonic ZS200 Walkthrough 

Thank you for the support and the compliment 😁 please let me know if you have any questions when you get the camera!

Honestly. They should.

At least give her a camera

RX100 sounds right for you

Ah those Filter Settings. Essentially the same function as turning your dial to the painters palette, where you can turn your photographs to black & white, sepia, high key, low key etc. The unfortunate part about Panasonic cameras is there are a few functions that can grey out certain options and the camera doesn't tell you why. As much as I love this point and shoot, it does have a LOT of tools you can use which can be a pro and a con. I am glad you were able to figure it out on your own! If you have any questions, let me know!

I am so glad I could help you! Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Keep playing with it and hopefully it will meet your expectations! A menu walkthrough is on the way! Keep an eye out!

Brand names are powerful. I, personally, think the "generic" does equal or better in cases of panasonic vs leica point and shoots or even tamron lenses vs name brand!

Hello Diana! So glad you found my video! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Shutterbug 101 Thank you, Heather! I’ve watched this video more than 5 times. I learn something every time. Diana

That would be your level, to ensure your photos are straight :) Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

I will do my best to zoom in closer on the camera during walkthroughs! Thank you!

I completely agree! Let's hope the future ZS300 has this as a feature!

Yes, if you go to the menu and the wrench symbol, go to the clock settings to select the date stamp option

I have a Camera Basics playlist going over general modes and features of every camera that may help you :) ru-vid.com/group/PL0jHU7tULNujpSsJ6n5hrddSUWVRvKy_p

The touch screen will not typically allow you to select them, its really picky about what is and isn't touch commanded. On the P mode, you will change the shutter speed OR the aperture with the wheel around your directional pad on the back of the camera. Thank you for watching!

Hello! So sorry for the late response! I hope all has worked for you, and as far as I know, the app should still work just fine!

The 1178 is how many photos you have left to take on your memory card. As for the r78, in other cameras this typically represents how many photos you can capture in a row (like using your continuous drive) before it needs to stop to buffer.

I apologize for going too fast for you, Pamela! The menu's can easily be overwhelming for any new user so I quickly go through the most important options and stop to discuss the ones to remember when first getting started. That is why I will be doing a specific Menu only walkthrough going through each option and what it does. Keep an eye out, it is coming soon!

Hello Steve! What you will want to do is turn your dial to A mode > access "Bracket" on the 4th page of your red camera menu > Turn it on to the Aperture sign with the F in the middle > then go to the wrench part of your menu (NOT the wrench with the C) and access Cust.Set Mem. > Choose C1 > select Yes Now your C mode on C1 should allow you to bracket quickly! Please let me know if you have any other questions!

You can use a gimbal or stabilizer to steady your video, that is what I would recommend

Hello David! When it comes to setting up bracketing, you want to go to menu>camera tab>Page 4/4>Bracket>+/->More settings>step>3.1 and then make sure in that same menu under More settings>Single Shot Setting is set to multiple frames with the arrow. To turn it off, you will have to go into your menu to Bracket again, and set it to OFF. You may be able to set a shortcut to bracket by assigning it to one of your Fn buttons. You will assign your Fn buttons in the Menu under the wrench with the C tab>Operation>Fn Button Set. When it comes to HDR, you can turn on this option in the P, A, S and M modes through the menu right under the Bracket setting. Hope this helps!

Got mine about a week ago, finally found one at Kenmore Camera in Washington State, I’m in NY closest one I could find, hearing Panasonic I’d getting out of the small point and shoot cameras, this one has all the best features for a travel camera, good luck finding one.

On this camera, you are unfortunately not able to use any filters. I would definitely get a High Speed card, like this one here - amzn.to/38TCAof And spare batteries run about $40 but make sure you get the Panasonic Lumix brand. When it comes to batteries, I have seen off brands implode inside cameras and it's not worth the risk. Let me know if you have any other questions!

This camera can perform under those circumstances, but not easily. You would need a sturdy tripod and use the timer setting or the app as a remote to capture the piece in low light. Otherwise, I would recommend something with a larger sensor that will excel in low light like a Sony A7II.

I would say if you want to try burst, try out the 4K photo burst on P but make sure there is plenty of light. If you want to get single shots, use your S mode to control your shutter speed :)

When you select One Point Color, a little box with arrows around it will pop up. You want to use either your touch screen or the directional pad to move the square over a color you want, then hit the middle "set" button and everything else should be black and white! Have fun!

I dont have a video specifically going over focusing quite yet, but it is on my list! Have you tried changing your focus area to a more specific point rather than using the 49 point focus? That always helps my focus!

The screen is made out of glass to allow the touch screen ability, and the viewfinder is as well.

@@Shutterbug101 thank you sooo much for the info! 😊

You need a memory card for it to record any images, it does not have any internal storage.

This camera has a limited aperture opening of 3.3-6.4, depending on the distance zoomed out. Unfortunately there is no way to access a larger aperture than 3.3 at its widest setting.

@@Shutterbug101 Thank you!

It should allow you to set your shutter speed specifically to 1/125 in the S mode. It still changes on its own?

The intelligent auto plus is intelligent auto but also allows you to choose brightness, color and in some cameras the depth of field.

@@Shutterbug101 Thank you, yes, I saw that since. Unfortunately I think I also read that IA+ also increases ISO vs IA only, like for when it suspects moving subject or such, which with the 1" sensor of the ZS200 is not great...

Unfortunately it does not allow you to record while charging in this camera

@@Shutterbug101 thank you !!

Ok, I think I got it. It's the eye-dropper on the upper-right of the screen.

You got it! Select the eye dropper, move the box to the color you want, hit set, and your ready to shoot!

@@Shutterbug101 Thank you

I just recorded that video actually, so it should be posted within a few weeks! Subscribe and hit the notification bell so RU-vid can alert you when it uploads!

@@Shutterbug101 ow I will! And looking forward to your video. Thank you so much, your video is very helpfull!

@@Shutterbug101 Did you already posted this video? I cannot find it... Hope so!

Here you go! I hope this helps! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bnik3B9H-Js.html

This model does have a High Speed Video option when on the video mode, located on the first tab in the menu. It doesn't specify what frame rate it's using, but it is designed to capture slow motion video. I believe it is then up to you to slow it down in post processing. It also does not have an audio level display, unfortunately. But this is a pretty fantastic camera and it is possible to slow down 60 frames as well if the High Speed Video setting doesn't work well for you.

@@Shutterbug101 I ended up going to the Panasonic website and it explains much of what I wanted to know but there was no mention of the audio level meters on screen, so thank you. The list of features is actually quite comprehensive from what I saw on the website, at 1080 it can do 100 frames per second but it doesn't get faster as you drop off in resolution as some of the gopro style cameras do.. The only let down for me is that there really isn't a way to get audio into the camera! Apart from it being handy when you are out and about, having a microphone input and switchable to aux input would mean not only could you use a microphone in an interview style but back at home you can tripod mount it and vlog with it, then all that it would need to do is be able to cut and assemble the videos on camera and you would have an excellent all rounder, maybe they need to release a camera specific to vlogers! There's a market there that no one is actually good at!

Vlogging is becoming more and more common so hopefully their next model will feature a Mic port and flip screen! Only time will tell, but that seems to be the most popular request! As an option, you can use your cell phone and a Rode Smartlav to record better audio and attach it to your video in post processing, but naturally it's more to juggle around.