Saving Power; Reducing Power Consumption - Panasonic FZ-G2 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Saving Power

You can extend battery life and save power also during AC adaptor usage.

Reducing Power Consumption

Use the methods below to reduce power consumption.
Change the Power mode to "Best battery life".
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1. Click or
2. Move the "Power mode" slider ( ) to the left to set the "Power mode" to "Best battery life".
Decrease the LCD brightness.
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Decrease the internal LCD brightness to reduce power consumption.
1. Click (Notification) on the task tray.
2. Move the
<Only for model with keyboard base>
1. Press ≪ Fn≫ + ≪ F1≫ .
Furthermore power saving options:
Turn off the computer when it is not in use.
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You can also turn off only the wireless LAN or wireless WAN power.
Disconnect external devices (USB devices, external mouse, etc.) that are not being used.
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Use Sleep.
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When you have to leave the computer, set the computer to sleep.
This shuts down computer operation to reduce power consumption.
1. Click
(Start) -
<Only for model with keyboard base>
1. Press ≪ Fn≫ + ≪ F7≫ .
When using the battery, do not use applications that place a significant load on the CPU.
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Some application software may place a large burden on the CPU only with start-up and may consume power.
When you are using the screen saver with 3D graphics, change to another screen saver.
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To change the screen saver, right-click the desktop, click [Personalize] - [Lock screen] - [Screen saver settings] and click the title of the screen
saver.
Power management using the ambient light sensor.
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You can set the operation, such as turning off the display when you click the ambient light sensor.
1. Click (Start) -
2. Select an item under "Ambient Light Sensor Power Management".
[Do nothing]
[Turn off the display]
To resume, press the power switch.
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[Turn off the display and lock the computer]
To resume, press the power switch, and release the lock screen.
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[Launch screen saver]
To resume, touch the screen.
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NOTE
on the task tray.
slider ( ) to the left.
(Power) - [Sleep].
(Panasonic PC Settings Utility) - (Settings) - (Power Management).