Panasonic DMC-G1K - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 1: ...e connecting operating or adjusting this product please read the instructions completely For USA assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonlc com contactlnfo Far Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail ta Iumlxcanclerge ca panasanlc cam VQT1U32 ...

Page 2: ...E PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Carefully observe copyright laws Recording of pre recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose of private use recording of certain material may be restricted Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc...

Page 3: ...o or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult ...

Page 4: ... 60 C 140 OF or incinerate CAUTION Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit Do not get dirt sand liquids or other foreign matter on the terminals Do not touch the plug terminals and with metal objects Do not disassemble remodel heat or throw into fire If any electrolyte should ...

Page 5: ...connected The primary circuit is always live as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet Care of the camera Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping it etc This unit may malfunction recording pictures may no longer be possible or the lens or the LCD monitor may be damaged Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction Place...

Page 6: ... Pictures with the Zoom 48 Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital Zoom 48 Playing back Pictures 49 Changing the Information Displayed on the playback screen 50 Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback 50 Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback 51 Using the Playback Zoom 51 Deleting Pictures 52 To delete a single picture 52 To delete multiple p...

Page 7: ...NU 105 Advanced Playback Using the PLAYBACK mode menu 110 Q SLIDE SHOW 110 FAVORITE 111 Ell ROTATE Eh A ROTATE DISP 112 DPOF PRINT 113 On PROTECT 114 RESiZE 115 TRIMMING 116 ASPECT CONV 117 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC 118 Printing the Pictures 120 Single picture 121 Print Settings 121 DPOF picture 123 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 124 Playing back pictures using the Vid...

Page 8: ...ery Charger AC Adaptor This is referred to as charger in these operating instructions 9 AC Cable 10 Video Cable 11 USB Connection Cable 12 CD ROM Software Use it to install the software to your PC 13 Strap 14 Body Cap This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase SO Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text The card is optional Description in t...

Page 9: ...Before Use 1 2 3 4 5 VFC4315 VYF3201 H FS014045 VYC0981 6 7 8 9 10 VFC4357 DMW BLB13PP DE A49B K2CA2EA00002 K1 HA08CD0021 11 12 13 14 K1 HA08CD0019 VFC4355 VKF4385 VQT1U32 9 ...

Page 10: ...ing left or right e g Pressing the front dial I 9 LVF LCD button P37 9 10 11121314 15 10 Diopter adjustment dial P37 11 Viewfinder P37 55 134 12 Eye sensor P37 13 Playback button P49 52 124 125 14 AF AE LOCK button P74 15 Camera ON OFF switch P25 16 LCD monitor P35 50 54 134 17 DISPLAY button P50 54 87 18 Delete button P52 Preview button P87 16 17 18 19 20 19 MENU SET button P25 20 Cursor buttons ...

Page 11: ...Auto bracket P66 Self timer P68 24 Shutter button P40 25 Focus distance reference mark P73 26 Hot shoe P128 27 Mode dial P38 28 Status indicator P40 29 Q MENU button P29 30 FILM MODE button P81 31 REMOTE socket P131 32 Strap eyelet P17 Be sure to attach the strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it 33 HDMI socket P125 126 34 DIGITAUV OUT socket P118 120 124 21 22 25 26 31 272...

Page 12: ...t 37 38 39 41 40 Lens H FS014045 LUMIX G VARIO 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 ASPH MEGA 0 1 5 40 Tele 41 Lens surface 42 Focus ring P72 43 Wide 44 Zoom ring P48 45 0 1 8 switch P16 46 Contact point 47 Lens fitting mark P15 Battery charger AC adaptor P19 132 48 Power input socket AC IN 49 CHARGE indicator 50 Power output socket DC OUT 51 Battery holder 49 50 51 12 VQT1U32 ...

Page 13: ...cal rotating direction o Maximum 180 o 180 It can be rotated 1800 forwards 090 It can only be rotated 90 towards you oNote Only rotate the LCD monitor after opening it wide enough and be careful not to use excessive force as it may be damaged When holding the edge of the LCD monitor there may be some distortion however this is not a malfunction Moreover this has no effect on the taken pictures or ...

Page 14: ...g on the aperture value of the lens you are using Take some test pictures with the lens you are using Lens with the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using the mount Wi Wi adaptor DMW MA1 optional However AFC mode P45 and continuous AF function P1 06 cannot be used Only manual focus is FOURTHIRDS possible when using a lens that is not compatible with the Contrast AF There are some res...

Page 15: ... the lens fitting marks red marks on the camera body and the lens and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks Do not press the lens release button when you attach a lens Do not try to attach the lens when holding it at an angle to the camera body as the lens mount may get scratched Check that the lens is attached correctly Detach the lens cap Detach the lens cap before t...

Page 16: ...switch is set to OFF IOFF is displayed on the LCD monitorNiewfinder Attach the lens cap Press the lens release button while turning the lens as far as possible in the direction of the arrow to detach it Always attach the body cap to the camera body so that dirt or dust does not get inside Attach the lens rear cap so that the lens contact point does not get scratched Note Change lenses where there ...

Page 17: ... stopper II Pull the other side of the strap and then check that it will not come out Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the strap fiNote Be sure to follow the steps and attach the strap correctly Check that the strap is firmly attached to the camera Attach the strap so that the LUMIX LOGO is on the outside Use the strap around your shoulder Do not wrap around your neck It may ...

Page 18: ...itting to the mark Temporarily storing the lens hood 1 Turn the lens hood in the direction of the arrow to detach it 2 Reverse the lens hood and then attach it in the same way as shown previously Attach the lens cap When temporarily storing the lens hood check that it is firmly attached and that it does not appear in the picture _Note Hold the short sides of the flower shape lens hood when attachi...

Page 19: ...f a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used Use the dedicated charger and battery The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use Charge the battery with the charger indoors Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 of to 95 OF The battery temperature should...

Page 20: ...near the contact areas of the power plug Otherwise a fire and or electric shocks may be caused by short circuiting or the resulting heat generated About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitorNiewfinder It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor P132 connected TZ7c m rWTT i iiiIiiii Cn _ j 7 __...

Page 21: ... of the battery Charging _ A_p_p_r_o_x_ _1_55_m_i_n_m_a_x_i_m_u_m _ Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack DMW BLB13PP are the same as above The charging time will vary slightly depending on the status of the battery and the conditions in the charging environment When the charging has been completed successfully the CHARGE indicator turns off eNote The batte...

Page 22: ...he arrow to remove the battery O Close the battery door 8 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow LOCK side and then close it firmly eNote Remove the battery after use Do not remove the battery while the power is on as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly The supplied battery is designed only for the camera Do not use it with any other equipment Before removing the b...

Page 23: ...onnection terminals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted O Close the card door e Slide the card door to the end and then close it firmly If the card door cannot be completely closed remove the card and insert it again o Note Always turn the camera off before opening the card door Before removing the card turn the camera off and wait until the status indicator has gone of...

Page 24: ...mory Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards Always read the operating instructions for the equipment being used You can only use cards with SDHC logo indicating compliance with the SD standard if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic co jp pavc global c...

Page 25: ...me display format midnight is displayed as AM 12 00 and noon is displayed as PM 12 00 This display format is common in the US and elsewhere Press MENU SET to set Turn the camera off after finishing setting the clock Then turn it on and check that the clock setting is correct When MENU SET has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by followi...

Page 26: ...enu P110 to 117 MY MY MENU Up to 5 menu items used recently can be memorized Items used a lot can be recalled easily This menu lets you make the rotation protection trimming or DPOF settings etc of recorded pictures CUSTOM MENU LVF DISP STY1 LCD DISP STYLE LCD INFO DISP LVF lCD AUTO SELECT I REC Ji PICTURE SIZE T QUALITY Ilf iSELECT t This menu lets you set the aspect ratio number of pixels and ot...

Page 27: ...hen the camera was turned off Example Setting I EXPOSURE from OFF to HIGH in the Program AE mode Turn the camera on MENU SET button Mode dial Set the mode dial to Press MENU SET to display the menu Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press 2 Press T or rotate the front dial to select the SETUP menu icon 3 Press Select a menu item next and set it It 1 SETUP i1 1 0 CLOCK SEt l...

Page 28: ...nding on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press 1 or rotate the front dial to select HIGH Press MENU SET or the front dial to set REC FlASH D RED EYE til FlASH SYNCHRO 1mFlA tL Q SELECT E HEC JFlASH D RED EYE til flASH SYNCHRO M H A 1JJ L SELECT or or or Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu 28 ...

Page 29: ...g on the displayed screen during recording Refer to P54 about the displayed screen 1 1 LCD monitor style Proceed to step 4 below after selecting the item and settings i LCD recording information window in U I LCD monitor style Select the item press MENU SET and then select the settings p 9 It _ _ _ _ _ 9 J i I EXPOSURE J Finder style Select the item press the front dial and then select the setting...

Page 30: ... I I EXPOSURE GUIDE LINE Refer to P98 for details about REG mode menu Refer to P1 06 for details about GUIDE LINE Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it REVIEW OFF 1 SEC 3SEC 5SEC HOLD AUTO REVIEW The pictures are displayed until shutter button is pressed halfway ZOOM The picture enlarged 4 x is displayed OFF 1 SEC 3SEC 5SEC If REVIEW is set to HOLD the playback scree...

Page 31: ...CONOMY used for the time selected on the setting OFF 1 MIN 2MIN 5MIN 1 OMIN ffI AUTO LCD OFF The LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting OFF 15SEC 30SEC Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel POWER SAVEl POWER SAVE is set to 5MIN in the Intelligent auto mode POWER SAVE is fixed to 2MIN when AUTO ...

Page 32: ...hes 999 the number cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card P34 after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere To reset the folder number to 100 format the card first and then use this function to reset the file number A reset screen for the folder number will then appear Select YES to reset the folder number R RESET The REG or SETUP CUSTOM MENU menu settings are reset to the initial settings ...

Page 33: ...n the TV when the setting is AUTO match with the image format your TV can display and select number of effective scanning lines Please read the operating instructions for the TV This will work when the HOMI mini cable optional is connected Refer to P125 for details Setup so this unit can be controlled by the remote control of the VIERA by automatically coupling this unit with the VI ERA Link compa...

Page 34: ...tBridge When PC is selected the camera is connected via the USB Mass Storage communication system When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system FORMAT The card is formatted Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data so check the data carefully before formatting Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor P132...

Page 35: ... angle Taking pictures at a high angle Open the LCD monitor 1800 toward you and adjust the angle Taking pictures at a low angle Open the LCD monitor 1800 toward you and adjust the angle This is convenient when there is someone in This is convenient when taking pictures of front of you and you cannot get close to the flowers etc that are in a low position subject VQT1U32 35 ...

Page 36: ...angle Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P112 is set to ON Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down You can only use the direction detection function when using a compatible lens P14 Refer to the catalog website e...

Page 37: ...ng on the shape of your eyeglasses the way you hold the camera or bright light shining around the eyepiece Switch manually in that case Press LVF LCD to switch the monitor screen It is possible to switch between the LCD LCD monitor and LVF viewfinder display manually LVF is abbreviation of Live View Finder and it represents the viewfinder display Viewfinder Eye sensor LCD monitor LVF LCD button Di...

Page 38: ...scene mode which enables you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Turn the camera on Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part 6 Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 0 Basic Intelligent auto mode P40 The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera ProgramAE mode P44 Th...

Page 39: ...usly registered settings My color mode P9S Easily check the color of light brightness and vividness of color when the picture is taken ID Scene mode P92 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Advanced scene mode Portrait mode P89 Use this mode to take pictures of people Scenery mode P89 Use this mode to take pictures of scenery f 3 Sports mode P90 Use this mode to tak...

Page 40: ...following functions are activated automatically Scene detection D RED EYE Face detection Intelligent ISO sensitivity control I EXPOSURE LONG SHTR NR QUICK AF FOCUS PRIORITY Backlight Compensation The status indicator e lights when you turn this unit on f 0 Shutter button 8 D Set the mode dial to Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Refer to P45 for AFS and AFC u i Hold this unit gently with both ...

Page 41: ...button Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects Do not touch the front of the lens When taking pictures make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person a ball etc When taking pictures using the flash P58 When taking pictures using the zoom P48 When taking pictures with manual focus P72 When the camera identifies the op...

Page 42: ...l keep following the subject automatically even if it moves 1 Press r is displayed in the lower left of the screen AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the O O screen Press again to cancel 2 Place the subject in the Tracking frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock the subject AF tracking frame will tum yellow An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press to ...

Page 43: ...69 Set to when a face cannot be detected WHITE BALANCE P76 AWS SENSITIVITY P79 also Intelligent ISO The maximum ISO sensitivity IS0800 METERING MODE 8 P100 D RED EYE P1 01 ON I EXPOSURE P102 STANDARD COLOR SPACE P103 sRGB LONG SHTR NR P104 ON PRE AF P106 Q AF FOCUS PRIORITY ON P107 AF ASSIST LAMP P107 ON The following functions cannot be used HIGHLlGHT AF AE lock White balance fine adjustmentlWhit...

Page 44: ...nt depending on used lens When 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6Iens included in DMC G1 K is used 0 3 m 0 99 feet to 00 If the SENSITIVITY is set to 180100 and the aperture value is set to F3 5 when 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 lens included in DMC G1 K is attached the shutter speed is automatically set between about 8 seconds and 1 4000th of a second Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture A pictur...

Page 45: ...C is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Continuous The camera is continuously focusing on the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway It may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom 1 ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject Focusing will contin...

Page 46: ...e to move the AF area P71 Take picture with different focus modes depending on the subject P69 Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects When it is dark or when jitter occurs When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a pictu...

Page 47: ...am shift turn the camera off or rotate the front dial until the Program shift indication disappears 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ev 17 20 19 18 16 15 T I 1 I i L 1 i I I i I I 1 i i I I i I i I i I I I i r l e i 1 X IJ I I r 2 8 11 A 5 6 8 16 22 Example of Program shift When 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 lens included in DMC G1 K is used A Aperture value 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 Shutter speed o Program shift amount e Progra...

Page 48: ...he greater the deterioration Set the EX OPT ZOOM in REG mode menu P1 02 to DIGITAL ZOOM P1 02 on Conditions None ON and then select the REG mode menu is set to number of recordable pixels 2x or 4x with P98 1 This is the equivalent value for a 35 mm film camera 2 The magnification level differs depending on PICTURE SIZE and ASPECT RATIO setting Extended optical zoom mechanism Example When it is set...

Page 49: ...ss and hold you can play back the pictures in succession To finish playback Press Bl again or press the shutter button halfway GNote This camera complies with the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and with Exif Exchangeable Image File Format Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot ...

Page 50: ...ight display No display This is displayed if HIGHLIGHT P31 in the SETUP menu is set to ON Rotate the front dial left 1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen display Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures Rotate the front dial right to return to the previous screen Pictures are not rotated for display To return to normal playback 1 Press A TI to select a pic...

Page 51: ... first displayed If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as January 1st 2008 If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the t...

Page 52: ...layback zoom by pressing DISPLAY If you want to save the enlarged picture use the trimming function P116 The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment The zoom magnification and the zoom position are canceled when the camera is turned off including power save mode The zoom position returns to the center in the following images Images with different aspect ra...

Page 53: ...ect DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT L press to select YES and delete the pictures ALL DELETE EXCEPT cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as FAVORITE GNote Do not turn the camera off while deleting while i is displayed Use a battery with a sufficient power or the AC adaptor P132 If you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT the deleting ...

Page 54: ...the LCD DISP STYLE P105 of the CUSTOM MENU menu you can choose the displayed screen on the LCD monitor to display in 1 1 LCD monitor style or 1 1 viewfinder style When l 1l is set Normal display 1 2 No display 1 LCD INFO DISP 3 Turned off DISPLAY When 1 1 is set Normal display detailed information 1 2 Normal display 1 LCD INFO DISP 3 Turned off Q P 1 l E 9 54 VQT1U32 DISPlAY ...

Page 55: ...the position of the histogram using the quick menu P57 3 It is displayed when the LCD INFO DISP of the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to anything except OFF Color of the screen can be selected from 3 colors of blue red or black P1 05 oNote In NIGHT PORTRAIT P91 the guide line is gray Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lin...

Page 56: ...ick menu Position of the guide line can be set from the CUSTOM MENU menu too About the Histogram A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis black to white and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis It allows you to easily check a picture s exposure o Dark area mid tone and bright area are balanced out evenly making it suitable to take a pi...

Page 57: ... the shutter button halfway to close the quick menu Position of the histogram can be set from the CUSTOM MENU menu too GNote When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the manual exposure assistance is other than OEV during exposure compensation or in the manual exposure mode When the flash is activat...

Page 58: ...ted when the recording conditions make it necessary It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye AUTO Red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then reduction activated again for the actual recording Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions Forced flash ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recordi...

Page 59: ... interval depends on the brightness of the subject About the digital red eye correction When the flash is used with the Red eye reduction selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the image data It may not be able to correct the red eye depending on the recording conditions It may also correct objects other than red eye It can be set to OFF with the D RED EYE in the REG mode...

Page 60: ... feet to 12 5 m 60 cm 1 97 feet to 7 8 m 25 6 feet 41 0 feet 1503200 90 cm 2 95 feet to 17 7 m 75 cm 2 46 feet to 11 1 m 58 1 feet 36 4 feet When the ISO LIMIT SET P104 is set to OFF At the time of flash photography when distance with the subject is near the flash light is interrupted with lens and a part of picture being taken becomes dark Check the distance between the camera and the subject whe...

Page 61: ...king a picture Take a picture after the access indication disappears The red eye reduction effect differs between people Also if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash the effect may not be evident When you attach an external flash it takes priority over the built in flash Refer to P128 for the external flash Applicable modes rl1 i i Iii a JE f3 rl Adjust th...

Page 62: ...press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Item 1st curtain synchro Effect The normal method when taking pictures with the flash The light source appears behind the subject and picture becomes 2nd curtain synchro dynamic oNote Set it to 1 ST normally 2nd is displayed in the flash icon on the LCD monitorNiewfinder if you set FLASH SYNCHRO to 2ND The flash sync settings are also effective wh...

Page 63: ... exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject Rotate the dial slowly but surely When the aperture and shutter speed values are displayed in the screen in the Program AE mode Program shift operation and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed In the aperture priority AE mode aperture setting operation P84 and exposure compensation oper...

Page 64: ... of the card 2 Without RAW files 1 Number of recordable pictures 2 Pictures can be taken until the capacity of the card becomes full However the burst speed will become slower halfway The exact timing of this depends on the picture size the setting for the quality and the type of card used First burst speed has no relation with the transfer speed of the card The burst speed values given above appl...

Page 65: ...nce are fixed at the settings used for the first picture for the subsequent pictures as well When the burst speed is set to L they are adjusted each time you take a picture If you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place landscape indoors outdoors etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade it may take time until the exposure is stable If burst is used ...

Page 66: ...ect and take a picture If you press and hold the shutter button the number of pictures that you set is taken The auto bracket indication blinks until the number of pictures that you set is taken The picture count is reset to 0 if you change the auto bracket setting change the setting on the drive mode lever or turn the camera off before all the pictures that you set are taken Changing the settings...

Page 67: ... compensation range the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on the brightness of the subject The auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting Will not enlarge hold You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu When the flash is activated you can take only 1 pictur...

Page 68: ...he drive mode lever to Changing the time setting for the self timer 1 Select SELF TIMER in the REC mode menu P27 2 Press T to select the mode and then press MENU SET Item Settings 10 seconds 10 10 seconds 3 pictures 10 2 2 seconds If you set after 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to c...

Page 69: ...o setting The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the 1 area focusing screen Position and size of the AF area can be changed Press MENU SET to close You can also press the shutter button halfway to close oNote When the subject is not in the center of the composition in you can bring the subject into the AF area fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway move the ...

Page 70: ...c When the face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement When the subject is other than a human being When the camera is shaking The face detection function is not activated when using the digital zoom D Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock the subject AF tracking frame White AF tracking frame Yellow AF area will continuously focus...

Page 71: ... dial to change the size of AF area Front dial clockwise Enlarge Front dial counter clockwise Shrink It can be changed to 4 different sizes of spot normal large and extra large Press MENU SET to set Move the AF area easily while taking pictures When the DIRECT AF AREA P1 07 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to ON while is selected it is possible to move the AF area directly with TI It is also possibl...

Page 72: ...ter clockwise 2 Press to change the position of the MF assist screen The following will return the MF assistance to the original position Switching the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Changing ASPECT RATIO or PICTURE SIZE Turning the camera off 3 Press MENU SET to magnify the MF assist screen Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject 4 Press MENU SET to close MF assist The screen returns to the ...

Page 73: ... and the self timer P68 The effective focus range depth of field is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again The resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction Note If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject foc...

Page 74: ...n press it fully Fixing the focus or the focus the exposure 1 Select AF AE LOCK in the CUSTOM MENU menu P27 2 Press A T to select AF or AF AE and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Taking pictures when AF or AF AE is set o Aim the screen at the subject e Press and hold AF AE LOCK to fix the focus and the exposure W...

Page 75: ...ou release the AF AE LOCK button after pressing it P106 AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with manual focus The exposure is set even if the brightness of the subject changes The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked Program shift can be set even when AE is locked VQT1U32 75 ...

Page 76: ... taking pictures outdoors under a cloudy sky e When taking pictures outdoors in the shade 0 When taking pictures under incandescent lights When taking pictures with the flash only DLl flLl When using the preset white balance EJ When using the preset color temperature setting Auto white balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or blui...

Page 77: ...SET Note You may not be able to set a new white balance if the subject is too bright or too dark In this case adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness and then reset the white balance You can set the color temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions The color of light is measured as a number in degrees Kelvin As the color temperature becomes high the pi...

Page 78: ...he white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off The white balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting center point in the following cases When you reset the white balance in DLl or When you reset the color temperature manually in _IE Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the white balance fine adjustment and 3 pictu...

Page 79: ...MENTS in REC mode menu P104 is set to 1 3 EV items of ISO sensitivity that can be set will increase When the ISO LIMIT SET of REC mode menu P104 is set to anything except OFF it is set automatically within the value set in ISO LIMIT SET It is set as following when the ISO LIMIT SET is set to OFF When setting to AUTO ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness within the maxim...

Page 80: ...t has moved at the very moment when the shutter button was pressed fully The setting is fixed to alSO in the following cases In BABY1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode In INDOOR PORTRAIT NORMAL SPORTS OUTDOOR SPORTS and INDOOR SPORTS in advanced scene mode Program shift cannot be activated when the ISO sensitivity is set to alSO You cannot select alSO in shutter priority AE mode and manual exposure mode...

Page 81: ...yed When you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the previous screen Press MENU SET to set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Item Effect STANDARD COLOR This is the standard setting DYNAMIC COLOR The saturation and contrast of the stored colors are increased NATURE COLOR Brighter red green and blue Enhanced beauty of nature SMOOTH COLOR The contrast is lowered for smoother ...

Page 82: ... difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture CONTRAST Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture SHARPNESS The picture is sharply defined The picture is softly focused SATURATION The colors in the picture become vivid The colors in the picture become natural The noise reduction effect is enhanced Picture resolution may deteriorate slightly...

Page 83: ...n be selected only for MULTI FILM 3 Press MENU SET to set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Note STANDARD is registered in MULTI FILM 1 STANDARD is registered in MULTI FILM 2 and OFF is registered in MULTI FILM 3 at the time of purchase White balance bracket will be disabled when the multi film bracket is set It will be 1 picture per each film when recording single picture Up to...

Page 84: ... and exposure compensation operation every time the front dial is pressed Take a picture Note How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by EXPO SETTINGS P108 in the CUSTOM MENU menu The brightness of the LCD monitorNiewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ Check the pictures on the Playback screen Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright in Aper...

Page 85: ...n aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the front dial is pressed You can also set the focus manually by rotating the focus mode dial to MF P45 Press the shutter button halfway The manual exposure assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again when the exposure is not adequate Man...

Page 86: ...t is possible to change the switching method of aperture and shutter speed settings with the EXPO SETTINGS P1 08 in the CUSTOM MENU menu The brightness of the LCD monitorNiewfinder may differ from the brightness of the actual pictures Check the pictures using the playback screen If the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when the shutter button is p...

Page 87: ...hen you want to take a picture with a blurred background etc 3 Example When you want to take a picture with everything in focus including the background etc Movement can be confirmed by displaying the actual picture that will be taken with that shutter speed When the shutter speed is set for high speed display in the shutter speed preview will be displayed like a time release film It is used in ca...

Page 88: ...enu S N by pressing i The advanced scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the advanced scene mode is changed and then used When you take a picture with a advanced scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene The following items cannot be set in advanced scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the ...

Page 89: ...ect for indoor photography m CREATIVE PORTRAIT You can change the amount of background blurring by changing the aperture value P84 Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective o Rotate the zoom ring as far as possible to Tele e Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective Note In INDOOR PORTRAIT the Intelligent ISO sensitivity control operates and the maximum ISO sens...

Page 90: ...y the ambient light in restaurants etc II OBJECTS You can take clear and vivid pictures of accessories or small objects in a collection Ie CREATIVE CLOSE UP You can change the degree of blurring of the background by changing the aperture value in the macro settings P84 Note We recommend using a tripod and the self timer We recommend setting the flash to when you take pictures at close range The fo...

Page 91: ...erture value P84 can be changed in the NIGHT SCENERY setting Technique for Night portrait mode Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures When NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture When NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected we recommend rotating the zoom ring to Wide 1 X and being about 1 5 ...

Page 92: ... for taking p ctures of your baby Age can be displayed with pictures if you set the birthday CANCEL SET J Note To change the scene mode press MENU SET and return to above step 2 by pressing while selecting the scene mode menu SeN by pressing T1 4 The scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed and then used When you take a picture with a scene mode that ...

Page 93: ...e pictures Birthday setting 1 Press T to select BIRTHDAY SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press to select items Year Month Day and then press T to set them If WITH AGE is set when the birthday has not been registered the setting screen appears automatically 3 Press MENU SET to set You can also use the front dial to set To cancel AGE Set to WITHOUT AGE in step 1 of Birthday setting Note The age can be...

Page 94: ...ying back the pictures Refer to BABY1 BABY2 for information about the age display setting and the birthday setting eNote The initial setting for the AF assist lamp is OFF Intelligent ISO sensitivity control is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISOBOO The initial setting for AF MODE is rr i Refer to BABY1 BABY2 for other information about this mode 94 VQT1U32 ...

Page 95: ...o set You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Recording screen is displayed Return My color settings to default 1 Select RESET in above step 2 2 Press to select YES and press MENU SET Adjusted value for each item returns to standard center point Readjust the My color settings Return to above step 2 by pressing front dial or one of T SENSITIVITY P79 Fn BUTTON SET P30 or AF MODE P69 can...

Page 96: ...ustom set to register and then press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET When YES is selected the settings that were previously stored are overwritten You cannot save the following menu items because they affect other recording modes CLOCK SET NO RESET RESET and SCENE MENU BABY1 BABY2 or PET birthday settings in Scene mode Press MENU SET to close the menu You can also press the ...

Page 97: ...HOLD lli Fn BUTTON SEn HOLD AF AF MF AUTO REVIEW MF FICUS FOCUS PRIORITY LONG SHTR NR AF AF ASSIST LAMP SHOOT W O LENS CUSTOM SET 1 fel liE OFf o OFF J r ON i Af M ON CANCEL P AF OFF Ifiil f8l 3SfC OFF lliID ON lii l Off SET II Press MENU SET to enter the settings Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen When changing the menu settings Even if the menu settings are changed...

Page 98: ... may be cut at printing so check before printing P151 For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P27 Set the number of pixels The higher the numbers of pixels the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets Applicable modes U LIm m 5J L1 When the aspect ratio is 11 IT 4000 x 3000 pixels 12 million pixels E 2816x2112 pixels 5 9 million pixels W 2048...

Page 99: ...1 Fine when giving priority to the picture quality 1 Standard when using the standard picture quality and increasing the number of pictures to be recorded without changing the number of pixels RAW RAW Fine In addition to the RAW settings a fine equivalent JPEG image is simultaneously created 1 RAW RAW Standard In addition to the RAW settings a standard equivalent JPEG image is simultaneously creat...

Page 100: ... for panning a method of taking pictures which involves turning the camera to track the movements of a subject which continues to move in a fixed direction oNote When the AF mode is set to F while 18 is selected exposure is adjusted to the face of a person and when it is set to r exposure is adjusted to the locked subject For details on RECl mode menu settings refer to P27 Using one of these modes...

Page 101: ...3 STABILIZER cannot be selected when a lens without stabilizer function is used For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P27 You can switch the flash setting Applicable modes lJmnt1Jf 3 A S _Note Refer to P58 for details For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P27 When the flash is used with the Red eye reduction selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the ima...

Page 102: ...IS01 DO ISO sensitivity may become higher than IS0100 when a picture is taken with I EXPOSURE enabled Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions j in the screen turns to yellow when I EXPOSURE is in effect LOW STANDARD or HIGH represents the maximum range of effect For details on RECl mode menu settings refer to P27 Enlarging a picture with no picture quality deterioration...

Page 103: ... REC mode menu settings refer to P27 You can set the time for the self timer Applicable modes 3U illDrlJlD JE3L1 rl i 10 5 i J Note Refer to P68 for details For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P27 Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC printer etc Applicable modes 3U illDrlJlD JE3L1 rl sRGB Color space is set to sRGB color space This is...

Page 104: ...a tripod when the shutter speed is slowed to take pictures For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P27 It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of the subject Applicable modes 1Ii OFF 200 400 800 1600 Note The upper limit of the ISO sensitivity can be set The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the...

Page 105: ...J Viewfinder style LJ LCD monitor style Refer to P54 for details This will set the color of the information display screen on the LCD monitor P54 OFF LCD INFO DISP 0 Blue colors tI Red colors II Black colors It will switch automatically to viewfinder display when an eye or LVF LCD AUTO object gets near the viewfinder using an eye sensor It will return to LCD monitor display when it goes away P37 O...

Page 106: ...re are fixed only while you are pressing AF AE LOCK P74 AF AE LOCK HOLD If you release AF AE LOCK AF AE Lock is canceled ON The focus and the exposure remain fixed even if you release AF AE LOCK after pressing it If you press AF AE LOCK again AF AE Lock is canceled This will set the operation of the button when displaying the preview screen OFF Preview screen is displayed only when the is pressed ...

Page 107: ...s out of focus OFF This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so FOCUS PRIORITY you can take a picture when the shutter button is pressed fully ON You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into focus If you set OFF be careful as the picture may not be properly focused even if AFS or AFC in focus mode is set Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus w...

Page 108: ...ensation setting switching when the mode dial is set to 3 and U iI SWITCH BY PRESSING THE FRONT DIAL EXPO SETTINGS Press the front dial to switch between exposure compensation Program shift aperture setting and shutter speed setting SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF LCD BUTTON Press LVF LCD to switch between exposure compensation Program shift aperture setting and shutter speed setting Switchable setting...

Page 109: ... imaging device and image processing along with the dust reduction P138 Dust reduction function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on but you can use this function when you see dust Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased and it needs to be optimized annually after the purchase Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected It is p...

Page 110: ... ALL or and then press MENU SET Displays all pictures Displays only those pictures that have been set as favorites P111 If none of the pictures have displayed you cannot select even if FAVORITE is set to ON Press A to select START and then press MENU SET Q AU SliDE SHOW i i41i1i tiiii k itiij DURATION m Press T to finish the slide show CANCEL SELECT SET Operations performed during slide show The c...

Page 111: ...back Repeat the above procedure If T is pressed again the favorite setting is canceled PLAYBACK Canceling all the FAVORITE settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a favorite _Note You can set up to 999 pictures as f...

Page 112: ... screen Press MENU SET to close the menu Press f to select ON and then press MENU SET The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select OFF Refer to P49 for information about how to play back pictures 1 Press MENU SET to close the menu flNote ROTATE DISP can only be used with the lens compatible P14 with the direction detection function P36 When you play back pictures on a PC they c...

Page 113: ...teps 3 and 4 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures Press i to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu Canceling all the OPOF PRINT settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press J to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu You cannot select CANCEL if not ...

Page 114: ...ET When MULTI has been selected Repeat these steps for each picture The settings are canceled when MENU SET is pressed again Press to select Press A T to the picture select the pictures D Press lID to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu Canceling all the PROTECT settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then pr...

Page 115: ... sizes to which the pictures can be resized is displayed D iltiil Press to select YES and then press MENU SET Press lID to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu oNote e When you want to reduce the size of a picture to attach it to an e mail or upload it to a website use the software PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer on the CD ROM supplied to change the size e The picture quality of the ...

Page 116: ... trimmed Front dial clockwise Enlargement Front dial counter clockwise Reduction AI I Move Press MENU SET Press to select YES and then press MENU SET Press illJ to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu Note Depending on the cut size the picture size of the trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deter...

Page 117: ... and then press MENU SET Press to determine the horizontal position and press MENU SEn to set Use T to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically Press to select YES and then press MENU SET Press jj to return to the menu screen Press MENU SET to close the menu 8 Note After converting the aspect ratio the picture size may become larger than that of the original picture You may not be ab...

Page 118: ...e USB connection cable supplied Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction ad e w USB connection cable supplied Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble Align the marks...

Page 119: ...nnection cable safely Proceed with the hardware removal using Safely Remove Hardware on the task tray of the PC If the icon is not displayed check that ACCESS is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware 8 Note Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor P132 Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect t...

Page 120: ...ting be started on the camera s LCD monitor Preparations Turn on the camera and the printer Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable supplied USB connection cable supplied Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors m...

Page 121: ...ICTURE and then press MENU SEn SELECl SETtB Press to select the picture and then press T The message disappears in about 2 seconds Press I T to select PRINT START and then press MENU SET Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing SINGLE PICTURE x _ II all PRINT WITH DATE OFF NLJM QFPRINT 1 PAPER SIZE e PAGE LAYOUT e o CANCEL SELECT SET tiB Select a...

Page 122: ... the pictures By setting date printing at the time of the DPOF PRINT P113 setting before going to a photo shop the dates can be printed at the photo shop Set the number of prints Item Description of settings A Settings on the printer are prioritized Ll3 5 x 5 89 mmx127 mm 2L15 x 7 127 mmx 178 mm POSTCARD 100 mmx148 mm 16 9 101 6 mmx180 6 mm A4 210 mmx297 mm A3 297 mmx420 mm 10x15cm 100 mmx150 mm 4...

Page 123: ...heet of paper For example if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to RR and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 4 for the picture that you want to print When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper only in DPOF printing For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to RR and then set COUNT in DPOF PRINT P113 to 1 f...

Page 124: ... to the video input socket on the TV Connect the video cable to the V OUT socket on the camera Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on and then press eB fiNote Depending on the ASPECT RATIO black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures Do not use any other Video cables except the supplied one Read the operating instructions for the TV ...

Page 125: ...efinition TV and then play back the recorded high definition images you can enjoy them in high resolution If you connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link linked operations VIERA Link are possible P126 Preparations Check the HOMI MODE P33 Turn this unit and the TV off o HOMI socket e TV with HOMI socket E HOMI mini C type Align the marks and insert HOMI mini cable optional Che...

Page 126: ...w name for EZ Sync This function allows you to use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy operations when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HOMI mini cable optional for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HOMI control function using the standard HOMI CEC Consumer Electronics...

Page 127: ...wer on this unit also turns off When connecting the unit to a PC with a USB cable the power will not turn off Automatic input switching If you connect with a HOMI mini cable and then turn on the power on this unit the input channel on the TV automatically switches to this unit s screen If the TV s power is in standby status it will turn on automatically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power ...

Page 128: ...l flash that allows you to set the aperture value and the ISO sensitivity to match the settings on the camera e Set to Aperture priority AE mode or Manual exposure mode on the camera and then set the same aperture value and ISO sensitivity on the external flash The exposure cannot be compensated adequately due to the change on the aperture value in Shutter priority AE mode and the external flash c...

Page 129: ... external flash Detach the external flash when carrying the camera When attaching the external flash do not hold only the external flash because it may detach from the camera If you use the external flash when the white balance is set to finely adjust the white balance depending on the picture quality P77 If you take pictures close to the subject in Wide the vignetting effect may appear on the bot...

Page 130: ... Attach the filter MC protector NO filter PL filter eNote eDo not attach multiple filters at the same time elf the filter is tightened too much you may not be able to remove it Do not tighten it too much elf the filter is dropped it may be destroyed Be careful not to drop it when attaching it to the camera eBe careful not to get a fingerprint dirt etc on the filter when it is attached otherwise th...

Page 131: ...Take a picture o Press the button lightly to press halfway e Press the button fully to take the picture Press it as far as it will go i m About LOCK on the remote shutter You can keep the shutter button pressed fully This is effective when taking pictures with 8 Bulb P85 or in burst mode P64 While pressing the shutter button fully slide it to the LOCK side Slide it to the other side to cancel LOCK...

Page 132: ...e DC cable through the opening as shown in the illustration and then close the battery door Be careful not to catch the DC cable when closing the battery door You cannot charge the battery if you connect the DC cable DMW DCC3 optional _Note Be sure to use the supplied AC cable and the prescribed DC cable DMW DCC3 optional when using the battery charger AC adaptor supplied as an AC adaptor The came...

Page 133: ...e from GMT Greenwich Mean Time If daylight saving time is used at the home area press Press again to return to the original time The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour Press to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is disp...

Page 134: ... ffu ll 4 D Single 1 P44 11 QH Burst P64 I 12 Auto bracket P66 I 10 Self timer P68 II II 13 5 Digital zoom P48 102 I 6 Picture size P98 7 Quality P99 22 JIIIl I OO fl W ll Jjj fflI 1 8 LCD mode 2 P31 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Intelligent Exposure P102 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 Battery indication P20 11 Card P24 displayed only during recording J Finder style 12 Recording state Flashes red 1 Focus P46 Lights g...

Page 135: ...Custom settings P96 35 fjf 1 p II EI J s 28 33 Program shift P47 I I 34 AE lock P74 34 33 3231 30 29 35 AF lock P74 36 Age 2 5 P93 37 Self timer 6 P68 38 Spot metering target P100 23 24 25 26 4 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the fl j J Z camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to recording mode 5 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this...

Page 136: ... Quality P99 7 LCD mode P31 8 Battery indication P20 9 Picture numberlTotal pictures 10 Cable disconnection warning icon P120 11 Favorites settings P111 12 Recording information 13 Age P93 14 Favorites P111 15 Recorded date and time Travel destination setting P133 16 Folder File number P119 17 Color space P103 18 Histogram P56 Detailed information display Histogram display 136 VQT1U32 ...

Page 137: ... strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures If the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn t...

Page 138: ...ly when the camera is turned on but if you see dust perform the PIXEL REFRESH P109 in the CUSTOM MENU menu Removing dirt on the image sensor The image sensor is very precise and delicate so be sure to observe the following when you do have to clean it yourself Blow off the dust on the surface of the image sensor with a commercially available blower brush Be careful not to blow too strongly Do not ...

Page 139: ...e the camera Bring charged spare batteries when going out Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort When you travel do not forget to bring the battery charger supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are traveling in Dispose of unusable battery The battery has a limited life Do not throw the batt...

Page 140: ...me we recommend charging it once a year Remove the battery from the camera and store it again after it has completely discharged We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it in a closet or a cabinet Check all the parts before taking pictures when you have not used the camera for a long period of time Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due...

Page 141: ...er of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P53 or FAVORITE P111 has been exceeded Reduce the number of pictures set and then repeat the operation More than 999 favorites have been set C m 9 Tl SPI t li i T DPOF PRINT cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard This card has a format which is not recognized by the camera Format the card ag...

Page 142: ...connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P32 This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P118 120 t m nIfi I i m l The printer cannot print Check the printer rI...

Page 143: ...ing a picture of auto bracket HIGHLIGHT P31 Multi playback Calendar playback Playback zoom POWER SAVEl P31 When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer During a slide show AUTO LCD OFF P31 When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer AUTO POWER LCD When playing back pictures P31 Direction detection When non compatible lenses are used function P36 EX OPT ZOOM P48...

Page 144: ...ode 0 and in a mode 2 in mode Il mode S and 0 in SCENE MODE g mode White balance bracket m and r E in mmode P78 E mode 0 and in a mode 2 in mode Il mode S and n in SCENE MODE g mode When multi film bracket is set When set to RAW i RAW or RAW SENSITIVITy P79 Advanced scene mode SCN mode Intelligent ISO sensitivity S mode P79 M mode Advanced scene mode SCN mode FILM MODE P81 g mode Multi film bracke...

Page 145: ...SCN mode g mode AF ASSIST LAMP P107 mode l1li and in rl mode S in SCENE MODE FAVORITE P111 Pictures taken with RAW ROTATE P112 Protected pictures ROTATE DISP P112 Multi playback Calendar playback DPOF PRINT P113 Pictures taken with RAW RESIZE P115 Pictures taken with RAW RAW or RAW TRIMMING P116 Pictures taken with RAW RAW or RAW ASPECT CONV P117 Pictures taken with RAW RAW or RAW Pictures taken w...

Page 146: ...y by pressing DISPLAY P54 The battery is exhausted Charge the battery The battery is exhausted Charge the battery If you leave the camera on the battery will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using the ECONOMY mode etc P31 If you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable optional and turn off the power on the TV with the remote control for the TV the power on t...

Page 147: ...o P138 when the image sensor gets dirty Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P63 Is the AE lock P74 applied in inappropriate way Unset the settings of white balance bracket P78 The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P44 There is camera shake Uitter or the subject is moving slightly P46 Is FOCUS PRIORITY in the CUSTOM MENU menu set to OFF P107 In this case the picture may n...

Page 148: ...satethe exp sl lre Are you in exposure compensation operation Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation P63 m _ n 0 j il i G Set the AF area to the distinctive color of the subject if there is a part that is different from the surrounding color P70 lli l 1j I I t wl li i f ili r Depending on the lens used picture may be warped slightly or see colors in the edge depending on...

Page 149: ...to LCD monitor display P37 Is the LCD monitor switched off Switch the display by pressing DISPLAY P54 Is the EXPO SETIINGS set to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF LCD BUTTON P108 It is only displayed on the LCD monitor when the camera is connected to a PC or printer This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures In dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of th...

Page 150: ...e picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P34 Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them Therefore check well before formatting f tna g ft i l i I l M g l Sf l ujfii tl Is the clock in the camera set properly P25 Images edited on a PC or images recorded on other cameras might display a differ...

Page 151: ...h input please read the operating instructions for the TV Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device Turn the power to the unit off and then back on again Set VIERA Link to Off on the TV and then turn it back to On Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for details betransf O_ _ _ _ _ when the camera is connected t Is the camera connected to the PC correctly Is the camera recogniz...

Page 152: ... set to ON P107 The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places The surface of the camera and the reverse side of the LCD monitor may become warm during use This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera If you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again When you take a picture before setting the...

Page 153: ...820 330 360 8GB 1320 2610 380 450 2630 5110 450 490 12 GB 2000 3930 580 670 3980 7710 680 740 16GB 2660 5250 770 900 5310 10290 900 990 32GB 5350 10540 1550 1810 10650 20650 1820 1980 32MB 17 35 1 1 4 9 1 1 64MB 37 74 3 3 10 21 2 3 128MB 77 150 7 8 22 45 6 7 256 MB 150 290 15 15 44 90 13 15 512 MB 300 590 30 31 90 180 26 30 1GB 600 1180 60 63 180 360 53 62 Card 2GB 1220 2360 120 125 370 730 105 12...

Page 154: ...0 16 GB 5950 11490 1020 1110 10980 20590 1100 1160 32 GB 11940 23050 2040 2230 22020 41300 2220 2330 32 MB 5 12 1 1 12 25 2 2 64 MB 12 26 3 4 26 53 4 4 128 MB 26 54 7 9 54 105 9 10 256 MB 53 105 15 18 105 210 18 20 512 MB 105 210 31 36 210 420 36 40 1 GB 210 430 62 73 430 850 73 80 Card 2GB 430 860 125 145 870 1700 145 160 4 GB 860 1690 250 290 1720 3350 290 320 6 GB 1300 2580 380 440 2620 5090 44...

Page 155: ...5070 2650 2770 32 MB 2 2 2 64 MB 4 4 5 128 MB 8 9 11 256 MB 16 18 22 512 MB 33 37 44 1 GB 67 75 89 Card 2GB 135 150 180 4GB 260 300 350 6GB 400 450 540 8GB 540 610 720 12 GB 820 920 1090 16 GB 1090 1230 1450 32 GB 2190 2470 2920 Note The number of recordable pictures displayed on the screen may not decrease in order If you set EX OPT ZOOM P1 02 to ON is displayed on the screen when the picture siz...

Page 156: ...w speed Number of recordable pictures Max 7 pictures when there are RAW files Depends on the capacity of the card when there are no RAW files AUTO also 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 B Bulb max 4 minutes 60 seconds to 1 400Oth of a second Camera effective pixels Image sensor Digital zoom Extended optical zoom Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio Focus Shutter system Burst recording...

Page 157: ...ard MultiMediaCard When the aspect ratio setting is 111 4000x3000 pixels 2816x2112 pixels 2048x1536 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is mg 4000x2672 pixels 2816x1880 pixels 2048x1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is _ 4000x2248 pixels 2816x 1584 pixels 1920x 1080 pixels RAW RAW Fine RAW Standard Fine Standard JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard D...

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Page 159: ...lder Strap HDMI mini Cable Mount Adaptor 32 GB SDHC Memory Card 16 GB SDHC Memory Card 12 GB SDHC Memory Card 8 GB SDHC Memory Card 6 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB SDHC Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 2 GB SD Memory Card 1 AVAILABLE SOON 2 We recommend to use these filters for the lens included in DMC G1 K If you are using other lenses please use the filters compatible with that l...

Page 160: ..._ Phone Day Last Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not send cash 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Ship To Mr Mrs Ms _ First Street Address Night City State Zip TO OBTAIN ANY OF OUR DIGITAL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VISIT YOUR LOCAL PANASONIC DEALER OR CALL PANASONIC S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1 800 332 5368 6 AM...

Page 161: ...otice Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair USA Only To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to Panasonic Camera and Digital Service Center 1590 Touhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 VQT1U32 161 ...

Page 162: ...shed product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor PRODUCT OR PART NAME PARTS LABOR DIGITAL STILL CAMERA 1 ONE YEAR 1 ONE YEAR EXCEPT ITEMS LISTED BELOW CCD 6 SIX MONTHS 90 NINETY DAYS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE PACK IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK SO MEMORY CARD 90 NINETY DAYS NOT APPLICABLE IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFECTIVE SD CARD During the Labo...

Page 163: ...T AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time travel to and from the servicer loss of media or images data or other memory content The items listed are not exclusive but are for illustration only ALL E...

Page 164: ...st by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone 1 800 237 9080 Fax Only Monday Friday 9 am to 9 pm EST PANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 We Accept Visa MasterCard Discover Card American Express and Personal Checks For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 866 605 1277 MAIL TO Centralized Factory Se...

Page 165: ...F standard 49 Deleting Pictures 52 Dial Guide 109 Digital Red eye Compensation 101 Digital Zoom 48 102 Diopter Adjustment 37 Others Direct AF Area 107 Direction Detection Function 36 DPOF Print Setting 113 Dust Reduction Function 138 E Economy Mode 31 Exposure 74 Exposure Compensation 63 Exposure Setting 108 Extended Optical Zoom 48 102 External Flash 128 Eye Sensor 37 EZ 48 99 102 F Face Detectio...

Page 166: ...109 PL Filter 130 Playback Pictures on TV 124 125 Playback Zoom 51 Portrait Mode 89 Power LCD 31 Power Save 31 Pre AF 106 Preview 87 Preview hold 106 Program AE 44 Program Shift 47 Protect 114 166 VQT1U32 Q Quality 99 153 154 155 Quick AF 106 Quick Menu 29 R RAW 99 RAW Fine 99 RAW Standard 99 Remote Shutter 131 Reset of Setting 32 Resizing 115 Rotate 112 Rotate Display 112 5 Scene Detection 41 Sce...

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Page 169: ...PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3 3 m z G r en USB Driver Other Software 4 In these operating instructions the supplied software included in the CD ROM is described If you have questions about any of the supplied software contact the appropriate support center VQT1 U52 ...

Page 170: ...mes organization names products etc mentioned herein are the registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective organizations Please note that some of the explanations and screens covered in these operating instructions may differ from actual ones depending on the operating environment of the PC No information is provided about basic PC operations and terms Please refer to the relevant PC manua...

Page 171: ... to pictures with this software Only for Windows XPNista This can be used only if the Writing tab is displayed on the Properties of the CD DVD drive on the PC SILKYPIX Developer Studio Windows Me 2000 XP Vista The Windows 2000 XPNista recommended Mac as x v10 2 v10 3 or later recommended This is software to edit RAW format images Using RAW files recorded on this camera allows images to be edited w...

Page 172: ...data being transmitted When the access indication of the digital camera is lit or flashing please do not disconnect the USB connection cable The software may not function correctly and damage the data being transmitted Please refer to the digital camera operating instructions If you connect the battery charger AC adaptor supplied using the DC cable optional so that you can power the digital camera...

Page 173: ...mmended Installation All necessary software will be installed Only the software compatible with the PC in use will be displayed Proceed with installation according to messages appearing on the screen If you do not need to install all software click on the required software in the Custom Install and install one by one For Macintosh 1 Insert the CD ROM with the supplied software The folder is automa...

Page 174: ...HOTOfunSTUDIO viewer Manual You need Adobe Acrobat Reader VerA or later to read the file containing the operating instructions PDF format If the computer you use does not have Adobe Reader installed as standard please download and install it from the website below http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2_allversions html After the software starts Select Help to display the operating instructi...

Page 175: ...T iMy Nd lml kP aces 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs 3 Select a software program to be removed and click Change Remove To remove other drivers and software programs repeat these step 3 When removing the USB driver select Panasonic USB Storage Driver When removing PHOTOfunSTUDIO select PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer The procedure for uninstalling may vary depending on the PC For details refer to the o...

Page 176: ...t pointing device Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled some personal computers cannot be used The operation of this software will not be guaranteed when fonts other than English fonts are selected and used This software cannot be used on Macintosh This software cannot be used on Microsoft Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows Me a...

Page 177: ... Untitled disk is displayed when using Mac as 9 open the File Exchange in the Control Panel and enable the PC Exchange SILKYPIX Developer Studio for Windows PC Intel Pentium compatible processors Pentium4 or higher recommended OS Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista The Windows 2000 XP Windows Vista recommended Display XGA 1024X768 and Full Color 24 bits or more RAM 512 MB 1 GB or more...

Page 178: ...uired for installation and activation A large amount of free disk space is required depending on the development data or storage of images after development Drive CD ROM drive required to install this program Other requirements Keyboard mouse or equivalent input device System administrator Administrator privileges are necessary when installing this software on Windows 2000 or Windows XP This softw...

Page 179: ...rporation of North America One Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc Ave 65 de Infanteria Km 9 5 San Gabriel Industrial Park Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Panasonic Canada Inc 5770 Ambler Drive Mississauga Ontario L4W 2T3 Panasonic Corporation 2008 ...

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Page 181: ...wards Do not allow the lens mount contacts to become dirty Damaged or dirty lens contacts may result in malfunctioning or trouble with operation VQC6763 You can only use an SOHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity A 4 GB or more Memory Card without an SDHC logo is not based on the SD Standard and will not work in this product The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turne...

Page 182: ...ront dial Pressing the front dial You can enable exposure compensation operation In mode etc You can compensate by rotating the front dial Examples when Playing Back Rotating the front dial You can perform Multi Calendar Playback and Playback Zoom Pressing the front dial Pressing during Multi Playback allows you to play back the selected picture Pressing during Playback Zoom enables you to select ...

Page 183: ...anufacturer Dispose the used batteries according to the manufacturer s instruction A4901A Note de I UL DE A49B IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE ACONSERVER Utiliser Ie pack de batterie Panasonic DMW BLB13PP 7 2V 1250mAh 9 0Wh uniquement pour les appareils digitaux Panasonic ATTENTION Danger d explosion en cas de remplacement incorrect de la batterie A remplacer uniquement par Ie meme type ou eq...

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Page 185: ...group describes your annual family income 01 0 Under 15 000 OB 0 75 000 99 999 02 0 15 000 19 999 09 0 100 000 124 999 03 0 20 000 29 999 10 0 125 000 149 999 04 0 30 000 39 999 11 0 150 000 174 999 05 0 40 000 49 999 12 0 175 000 199 999 06 0 50 000 59 999 13 0 200 000 249 999 07 0 60 000 74 999 14 0 250 000 over 24 For your primary residence do you 1 DOwn Spouse 01 0 02 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 ...

Page 186: ...asino Gambling 30 l Wildlife Environmental Issues 40 NASCAR 09 Gourmet Cooking Fine Foods Investing and Money 31 Boating Sailing 10 0 Wines 21 0 Shopping by Catalog Mail Order 11 Art Antique Collecting 22 J Shopping by Internet Thanks for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire Your answers will be used for market research studies and reports They will also allow you to receive important ma...

Page 187: ...ife Panasonic Product Registration THREE IMPORTANT REASONS to register your new purchase immediately 1 Protect Your New Investment Register your new product for insurance purposes in case it is lost or stolen 2 Product Safety Notification Registering your product can help us to contact you in the unlikely event a safety notification is required under the Consumer Product Safety Act 3 Improved Prod...

Page 188: ...ntre 6 Obtaining warranty service CD The products must be taken or sent directly to an Authorized Service Centre along with the duly issued Warranty Certificate Card and a valid purchase receipt if the Warranty Certificate Card has not been correctly and or completely filled in this warranty may be invalidated Where the purchaser opts to send the product to an Authorized Service Centre for warrant...

Page 189: ... E mail ue video panasonic inexso net IRELAND see UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE Panasonic France S A 1 3 Avenue Francois Mitterrand 93218 Saint Denis La Plaine Cedex TEL 0 892 35 05 05 URL www panasonic fr E mail Info pfs eu panasonic com FINLAND Panasonic Finland A branch of Panasonic Nordic AS Sinimaentie 8b FI 02630 ESPOO FINLAND TEL 358 30 622 7501 Telelax 358 30 622 7502 UAL www panasonic fi Panasoni...

Page 190: ...lly Dry cell batteries printer ink cartridge and paper are also excluded from coverage under this warranty This warranty is extended to the original end user purchaser only A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase is required before warranty service is performed THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIE...

Page 191: ... et sans effet Les piles seches les cartouches d encre et Ie papier ne sont pas couverts sous cette garantie Cette garantie est octroyee aI utilisateur original seulement La facture ou autre preuve de la date d achat original sera exigee pour toute reparation sous Ie couvert de cette garantie CETTE GARANTIE L1MITEE ET EXPRESSE REMPLACE TOUTE AUTRE GARANTIE EXPRESSE au IMPLICITE INCLUANT LES GARANT...

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