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Operating Instructions

Digital Camera/Lens Kit

Model No. 

DMC-G1K

For USA assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or 
                                    send e-mail to: [email protected]

 

 

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2008/11/ 1

Summary of Contents for Lumix DMC-G1

Page 1: ...ly PP Operating Instructions Digital Camera Lens Kit Model No DMC G1K For USA assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or contact us via the web at http www panasonic com contactinfo For Canadian assistance please call 1 800 99 LUMIX 1 800 995 8649 or send e mail to lumixconcierge ca panasonic com ...

Page 2: ...YSTEM is a lens exchange type digital camera system of LUMIX based on a Micro Four Thirds System standard Micro Four Thirds is a trademark Four Thirds is a trademark SDHC Logo is a trademark HDMI the HDMI Logo and the High Definition Multimedia Interface are the registered trademarks or trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC VIERA Link is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation EZ Sync is a trademark of Pa...

Page 3: ...rference to radio 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 co...

Page 4: ...mended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Warning Risk of fire explosion and burns Do not disassemble heat above 60 xC 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 o...

Page 5: ...changes Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction If condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature Read together with the Cautions for Use P137 CAUTION DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ...

Page 6: ...ing 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 multipl...

Page 7: ...ed Playback Using the PLAYBACK mode menu 110 SLIDE SHOW 110 Ü FAVORITE 111 N ROTATE M ROTATE DISP 112 O DPOF PRINT 113 P PROTECT 114 Q 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 Video cable suppli...

Page 8: ...efore use 8 Battery 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 SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and MultiMediaCard are indicated as card in the text The card is optional ...

Page 9: ...9 VQT1U32 Before Use VFC4315 VFC4357 VYC0981 H FS014045 VYF3201 1 6 2 DMW BLB13PP K1HA08CD0021 K2CA2EA00002 DE A49B K1HA08CD0019 7 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 VFC4355 VKF4385 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...tch P25 16 LCD monitor P35 50 54 134 17 DISPLAY button P50 54 87 18 Delete button P52 Preview button P87 19 MENU SET button P25 20 Cursor buttons 3 ISO P79 2 AF mode P69 4 Function button P30 Assign Menu to 4 button It is convenient to register Menu that is used often ASPECT RATIO QUALITY METERING MODE I EXPOSURE GUIDE LINE 1 WB White balance P76 There are 2 ways to operate the front dial rotating...

Page 11: ...on 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 DIGITAL V OUT socket P118 120 124 35 Card door P23 36 DC cable cover P132 In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with 3 4 2 1 e g When you press t...

Page 12: ...t Lens H FS014045 LUMIX G VARIO 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 ASPH MEGA O I S 40 Tele 41 Lens surface 42 Focus ring P72 43 Wide 44 Zoom ring P48 45 O I S 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 39 38 37 42 43 46 47 45 44 40 41 50 49 48 51 ...

Page 13: ... can be rotated 180o forwards 6 90o It can only be rotated 90o towards you Note 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 playback When not using the LCD monitor it ...

Page 14: ... depending 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 adaptor DMW MA1 optional However AFC mode P45 and continuous AF function P106 cannot be used Only manual focus is possible when using a lens that is not compatible with the Contrast AF There are some restrictions...

Page 15: ...the lens fitting marks C 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 ...

Page 16: ...is set to OFF is displayed on the LCD monitor Viewfinder Attach the lens cap Press the lens release button D 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 is not a ...

Page 17: ... side of the stopper 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 Note 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 ...

Page 18: ...it stops A Fitting 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 w...

Page 19: ...y packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Pan...

Page 20: ... clips 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 monitor Viewfinder It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor P132 connected The indication turns red a...

Page 21: ...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 Note The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases For long term battery use we recommend you do not ...

Page 22: ...ection of the arrow to remove the battery 1 Close the battery door 2 Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow LOCK side and then close it firmly Note 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 remo...

Page 23: ... touch the connection terminals of the card The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 1 Close the card door 2 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 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 h...

Page 24: ...n the AC adaptor is in use while the access indicator is lit while reading or deleting the picture format P34 etc Also do not apply vibration or shock to the unit The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally The data on the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card We recommend ...

Page 25: ... 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 following the Changing the clock setting procedur...

Page 26: ... use the camera Functions that cannot be set or will not work under some conditions Due to the camera s specifications it may not be possible to set some of the functions or some functions may not work in some of the conditions under which the camera is used For details refer to P143 REC mode menu P98 to 104 This menu lets you set the aspect ratio number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures...

Page 27: ...he screen shows the last selected menu item when the camera was turned off Example Setting I EXPOSURE from OFF to HIGH in the Program AE mode Setting menu items Turn the camera on A MENU SET button B 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 2 Press 4 or rotate the front dial to select the SETUP menu icon 3 ...

Page 28: ... to select I EXPOSURE Select the item at the very bottom and press 4 or rotate the front dial right to move to the second screen Press 1 or the front dial Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Press 3 4 or rotate the front dial to select HIGH Press MENU SET or the front dial to set or or or MENU SET or ...

Page 29: ...fer to P54 about the displayed screen LCD monitor style Proceed to step 4 below after selecting the item and settings LCD recording information window in LCD monitor style Select the item press MENU SET and then select the settings Finder style Select the item press the front dial and then select the setting Press MENU SET or the front dial to set the menu Press Q MENU to close the quick menu You ...

Page 30: ...Auto Review function is activated regardless of its setting when using Burst Mode P64 or Auto Bracket P66 Will not enlarge hold Also you cannot set the Auto Review function If HIGHLIGHT P31 is set to ON white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white when the Auto Review function is activated U CLOCK SET Setting Date Time WORLD TIME Set the time in your home area and travel destination DE...

Page 31: ...CD monitor when the LCD monitor is in use and the viewfinder when the viewfinder is in use HIGHLIGHT When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white OFF ON q ECONOMY You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus Also it will turn off the LCD monitor automatically when not in use to prevent discharge of the battery ...

Page 32: ...tting 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 When SETUP menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition FAVORITE P111 in PLAYBACK mode menu is set to OFF and...

Page 33: ...lect from the menu icons to set the desired language is displayed as the lens firmware when the lens is not mounted HDMI MODE Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on the HDMI compatible high definition TV connected with this unit using the HDMI mini cable optional AUTO The output resolution is automatically set based on the information from the connected TV 1080i The interlace meth...

Page 34: ... mode P88 or scene mode P92 appears AUTO The advanced scene mode or scene mode menu screen appears x USB MODE Select the USB communication system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable supplied y SELECT ON CONNECTION Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge z PC Set after or bef...

Page 35: ...ormal angle LCD Monitor Taking pictures at a high angle Open the LCD monitor 180o toward you and adjust the angle This is convenient when there is someone in front of you and you cannot get close to the subject Taking pictures at a low angle Open the LCD monitor 180o toward you and adjust the angle This is convenient when taking pictures of flowers etc that are in a low position ...

Page 36: ...e 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 etc for compatible lenses Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pic...

Page 37: ...s 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 B Viewfinder C Eye sensor D LCD monitor E LVF LCD button Diopter adjustment Adjust t...

Page 38: ...to the 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 A Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 o Basic Intelligent auto mode P40 The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera Program AE mod...

Page 39: ...ode to take pictures with previously registered settings My color mode P95 Easily check the color of light brightness and vividness of color when the picture is taken Scene mode P92 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded Portrait mode P89 Use this mode to take pictures of people Scenery mode P89 Use this mode to take pictures of scenery Sports mode P90 Use this mode t...

Page 40: ...ures easily The 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 Set the mode dial to Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Refer to P45 for AFS and AFC Hold this unit gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet sli...

Page 41: ...s An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking P70 Face detection When or is selected the camera automatically detects a person s face and it will adjust the focus and exposure P70 Press the shutter button halfway to focus The focus indication 1 green lights when the subject is focused The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject s face by the face detection f...

Page 42: ...wing the subject automatically even if it moves 1 Press 2 is displayed in the lower left of the screen AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the screen Press 2 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 turn yellow An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen Press 2 to cancel You ...

Page 43: ...T ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM ISO LIMIT SET AF AE LOCK AF AE LOCK HOLD DIRECT AF AREA SHOOT W O LENS The other items on the SETUP menu and CUSTOM MENU menu can be set in a mode such as the Program AE mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode Settings in Intelligent auto mode Item Settings ECONOMY POWER SAVE P31 5MIN FLASH SYNCHRO P101 1ST BURST RATE P64 H High speed AUTO BRACKET P66 ST...

Page 44: ...focus indication blinks when the subject is not focused In this case a picture is not taken Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again The focus range is different depending on used lens When 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 lens included in DMC G1K is used 0 3 m 0 99 feet to If the SENSITIVITY is set to ISO100 and the aperture value is set to F3 5 when 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 lens included in DMC ...

Page 45: ...era 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 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 continue even after the shutter button is pressed during the ...

Page 46: ...icult 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 picture of both distant and near subjects When the jitter alert appears use STABILIZER P100 a tripod the self timer P68 or the remote shutter DMW RS...

Page 47: ...ram shift is activated To cancel Program shift turn the camera off or rotate the front dial until the Program shift indication disappears Example of Program shift When 14 45 mm F3 5 5 6 lens included in DMC G1K is used Note How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by EXPO SETTINGS P108 in the CUSTOM MENU menu If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfwa...

Page 48: ...ure Note The extended optical zoom and digital zoom cannot be set in the Intelligent auto mode The digital zoom cannot be set in the advanced scene mode and scene mode EZ is an abbreviation of Extended optical Zoom If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again When using the digital zoom STABILIZER may not be effective When using the digital zoom we recommen...

Page 49: ...inish playback Press again or press the shutter button halfway Note 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 be played back Press A button 2 Play back the previous picture 1 ...

Page 50: ...screens Calendar screen display A 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 3 4 2 1 to select a picture An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings 2 Press MENU SET or the front dial The picture that w...

Page 51: ...ress 3 4 2 1 to select the date to be played back 3 4 Select the month 2 1 Select the date If there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed Press MENU SET or the front dial to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date Rotate the front dial left to return to the calendar screen display Press 3 4 2 1 to select a picture and then press MENU SET The pictu...

Page 52: ...ack 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 ratios...

Page 53: ...or ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü the deleting will stop halfway Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P114 they will not be deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ is selected To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures Press Press 3 4 to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL an...

Page 54: ...onitor style or viewfinder style When is set When is set Switching the displayed information LCD monitor display A Normal display 1 2 B No display 1 C LCD INFO DISP 3 D Turned off E Normal displayidetailed information 1 2 F Normal display 1 G LCD INFO DISP 3 H Turned off 9 P STANDARD AWB WB AF 100 ISO 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 9 9 P P AWB AWB AWB STD STD STD 100 100 100 3 3 0 3 3 0 DISPLAY 9 P STANDARD AWB ...

Page 55: ...s of blue red or black P105 Note 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 lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject Viewfinder display A Normal display 1 B Normal displayidetailed information 1 2 C N...

Page 56: ...ram 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 1 Dark area mid tone and bright area are balanced out evenly making it suitable to take a picture 2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area The pictures with mostly dark area such ...

Page 57: ...u can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick menu Position of the histogram can be set from the CUSTOM MENU menu too Note 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 n0EV during exposure compensation or in the manual exposure mode When the ...

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

Page 59: ...ED EYE in the REC mode menu P101 Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode Available Not available Initial setting of advanced scene mode and scene mode When is selected or is set depending on the type of subject and brightness Slow sync Red eye reduction If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shu...

Page 60: ... Tele Shutter speed for each flash setting 1 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter priority AE mode 2 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter priority AE mode and B Bulb in the manual exposure mode When the flash is activated the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1 160th of a second In Intelligent auto mode shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene ISO sensitivity When 14 45 mm F3 5...

Page 61: ...ke time to charge the flash if you repeat taking 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 Appli...

Page 62: ... halfway to close the menu Note Set it to 1ST normally 2nd is displayed in the flash icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder if you set FLASH SYNCHRO to 2ND The flash sync settings are also effective when using an external flash P128 When a fast shutter speed is set the effect of FLASH SYNCHRO may deteriorate You cannot set or when FLASH SYNCHRO is set to 2ND Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro Item Eff...

Page 63: ...perture priority AE mode aperture setting operation P84 and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed In the shutter priority AE mode shutter speed setting operation P84 and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed Operation method can be changed with EXPO SETTINGS in the CUSTOM MENU menu P108 In quick menu P29 in LCD m...

Page 64: ...o close the menu 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 apply when the shutt...

Page 65: ...justed 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 at this time the exposure may not become optimal Since the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places the burst speed pictures second ma...

Page 66: ...subject 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 sett...

Page 67: ...cket 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 picture Set number of pictures cannot be recorded if the recordable number of pictures is less than set number of pictures Settings for multi film b...

Page 68: ...utter is activated 2 seconds after it blinks Changing the time setting for the self timer 1 Select SELF TIMER in the REC mode menu P27 2 Press 3 4 to select the mode and then press MENU SET 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 close the menu Note When using a tripod et...

Page 69: ...determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to Ø If the AF mode is set to š or the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face In this case switch the AF mode to any modes other than š and then take a picture It is not possible to set š in the following cases In FOOD in CLOSE UP In NIGHT SC...

Page 70: ...hen 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 Note If it fails to lock AF area will flash in red and disappear Try to lock again AF Tracking will not operate when it has failed to AF track AF mode will be switched to Ø in that case...

Page 71: ... 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 A normal B large C and extra large D Press MENU SET to set Move the AF area easily while taking pictures When the DIRECT AF AREA P107 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to ON while Ø is selected it is possible to move the AF area directly with 3 4 2 1 It is also p...

Page 72: ...ont dial counter clockwise Take the picture MF ASSIST If MF ASSIST P108 of CUSTOM MENU menu is set to OFF an enlarged screen will not be displayed as MF assist even if focus ring is rotated To display the MF assist press 2 and then press MENU SET for enlarged display 1 Press 2 to display the MF assist screen 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to change the position of the MF assist screen The following will return t...

Page 73: ...a tripod 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 sub...

Page 74: ... subject and then press it fully Fixing the focus or the focus the exposure 1 Select AF AE LOCK in the CUSTOM MENU menu P27 2 Press 3 4 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 1 Aim the screen at the subject 2 Press and hold AF AE LOCK to fix the focus an...

Page 75: ...e even if you 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 ...

Page 76: ...hermore when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white auto white balance may not function properly In a case like this set the white balance to a mode other than AWB 1 Auto white balance will work within this range 2 Blue sky 3 Cloudy sky Rain 4 Shade 5 TV screen 6 Sunlight 7 White fluorescent light 8 Incandescent light bulb 9 Sunrise and su...

Page 77: ...lance 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 picture becomes bluish and as the color temperature ...

Page 78: ...he 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 or When you reset the color temperature manually in Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the white balance fine adjustment and 3 pictures with different colors are automatically recorded when the shutter b...

Page 79: ...SO800 ISO400 when the flash is used About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until...

Page 80: ...r when a subject has moved at the very moment when the shutter button was pressed fully The setting is fixed to 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 You cannot select in shutter priority AE mode and manual exposure mode...

Page 81: ...de are displayed 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 ...

Page 82: ...ake pictures in dark places To avoid picture noise we recommend setting NOISE RED towards _ or setting the items except NOISE RED towards to take pictures If you adjust a film mode _ is displayed beside the film mode name on the LCD monitor Viewfinder You cannot adjust SATURATION in the black and white settings in film mode Film mode cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent auto mode advanced scene m...

Page 83: ...t OFF can 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 pictu...

Page 84: ...e 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 monitor Viewfinder 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 Aperture priori...

Page 85: ...ng 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 A 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 Take the picture ...

Page 86: ...t appear Note It is possible to change the switching method of aperture and shutter speed settings with the EXPO SETTINGS P108 in the CUSTOM MENU menu The brightness of the LCD monitor Viewfinder 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 shut...

Page 87: ... 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 cases such as stopping the movement of running water Press DISPLAY while displaying the preview screen Shutter speed preview screen is displayed It will return to previous screen by press...

Page 88: ...ode menu by pressing 3 4 2 1 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 ...

Page 89: ...en SOFT SKIN is selected if a part of the background etc is a color close to skin color this part is also smoothed When SOFT SKIN is selected this mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness OUTDOOR PORTRAIT Prevents faces from appearing dark when photographing outside INDOOR PORTRAIT Sets the ISO sensitivity setting to the appropriate setting to prevent blurring of photo subje...

Page 90: ...subjects When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprints or dust the lens may not be able to focus on the subject correctly SPORTS NORMAL SPORTS Controls the ISO sensitivity while stopping movement with a high shutter speed OUTDOOR SPORTS Fast shutter speed for stopping ...

Page 91: ...de 1k and being about 1 5 m 4 92 feet from the subject when taking a picture Note Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places The shutter may remain closed after taking the picture This is due to signal processing and is not a malfunction NIGHT PORTRAIT NIGHT PORTRAIT Uses when taking photographs of people with night scenery as a background Open the flash You can set to The init...

Page 92: ...gain the screen returns to the scene mode menu Note To change the scene mode press MENU SET and return to above step 2 by pressing 1 while selecting the scene mode menu by pressing 3 4 2 1 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 is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may...

Page 93: ... 4 to select BIRTHDAY SET and then press MENU SET 2 Press 2 1 to select items Year Month Day and then press 3 4 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 printed out using the PHOTOf...

Page 94: ...ge when playing back the pictures Refer to BABY1 BABY2 for information about the age display setting and the birthday setting Note The initial setting for the AF assist lamp is OFF Intelligent ISO sensitivity control is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO800 The initial setting for AF MODE is Refer to BABY1 BABY2 for other information about this mode í PET ...

Page 95: ...lect 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 3 4 2 1 SENSITIVITY P79 Fn BUTTON SET P30 or AF MODE P69 cannot be set with 3 4 2 Make the setting with the quick menu P29 Note Adjustments made with My color mode are not in effect in other recording modes My color setting...

Page 96: ... MEM in the CUSTOM MENU menu P27 Press 3 4 to select the custom set to register and then press MENU SET Press 3 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 mod...

Page 97: ...ing for the menu items that are displayed Press MENU SET to enter the settings A Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen When changing the menu settings Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily with SET1 SET2 or SET3 selected what has been registered will remain unchanged To change what has been registered overwrite the registered data using CUST SET MEM P96 on t...

Page 98: ...efer 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 When the aspect ratio is X When the aspect ratio is Y ASPECT RATIO X ASPECT RATIO of a 4 3 TV Y ASPECT RATIO of a 35 mm film camera W ASPECT RATIO of a high definition TV etc X Y W PICTURE SIZE 4000k3000 pixels 12 milli...

Page 99: ... is fixed to maximum recordable pixels for each image aspect ratio Note Refer to P153 for information about the number of recordable pictures You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files You can save RAW files in a file format JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on your PC etc develop them and edit them using the software SILKYPIX Developer Studio by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on...

Page 100: ... high When using the digital zoom When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places C METERING MODE C Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically Usually we recommend using this method Center weighted ...

Page 101: ... panning in MODE3 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 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: ...may become higher than ISO100 when a picture is taken with I EXPOSURE enabled Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions 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 REC mode menu settings refer to P27 Enlarging a picture with no picture quality deterioration Applicable modes OFF ON No...

Page 103: ...self timer Applicable modes 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 BURST RATE AUTO BRACKET STEP 3 1 3 3 2 3 5 1 3 5 2 3 7 1 3 7 2 3 SEQUENCE 0 j i j 0 i SELF TIMER COLOR SPACE sRGB Color space is set to sRGB color space This is widely used...

Page 104: ...owed 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 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 greater the amount of picture noise It w...

Page 105: ...display style of the viewfinder Viewfinder style LCD monitor style LCD DISP STYLE This will set the display style of the LCD monitor Viewfinder style LCD monitor style LCD INFO DISP This will set the color of the information display screen on the LCD monitor P54 OFF Blue colors Red colors Black colors LVF LCD AUTO It will switch automatically to viewfinder display when an eye or object gets near t...

Page 106: ...re OFF The focus and the exposure are fixed only while you are pressing AF AE LOCK P74 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 PREVIEW HOLD This will set the operation of the button when displaying the preview screen OFF Preview screen is display...

Page 107: ...5 5 6 lens included in DMC G1K is attached and at Wide Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 3 0 m 9 84 feet When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when taking pictures of animals in dark places set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject Remove the lens hood When you use a lens with a large filter diameter that obscures the AF assist lamp shado...

Page 108: ... LOCK MF ASSIST In manual focus the assistance screen appears on the screen to facilitate focusing on the subject OFF ON Center of the screen will be enlarged automatically when the focus ring is rotated EXPO SETTINGS Change the method of exposure compensation setting switching when the mode dial is set to and SWITCH BY PRESSING THE FRONT DIAL Press the front dial to switch between exposure compen...

Page 109: ...fter the purchase Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected DIAL GUIDE Sets if the operation switch guide when the mode dial is switched to and is to be displayed or not OFF ON MENU RESUME The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is turned off OFF ON PIXEL REFRESH It will perform optimization of imaging device and image processing along with the dust reduction P1...

Page 110: ...Press 3 4 to select ALL or Ü and then press MENU SET If none of the pictures have Ü displayed you cannot select Ü even if FAVORITE is set to ON Operations performed during slide show The cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3 4 2 1 Setting duration Select DURATION on the screen shown in step 3 and set You can only select MANUAL when Ü has been selected in step 2 Press 2 1 to display the...

Page 111: ...to 999 pictures as favorites When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ P53 is useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites You can perform check and cancel the settings of images as favorites using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO viewer bundled software on the CD ROM supplied Ü FAVORIT...

Page 112: ...detection function P36 When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have b...

Page 113: ...nu Canceling all the DPOF PRINT settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 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 for DPOF printing To print the date After setting the number of prints set cancel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY When you ...

Page 114: ...elect CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu If you press MENU SET while canceling protection the canceling will stop halfway Note The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment Even if you protect pictures on a card they will be deleted if the card is formatted Even if you do not ...

Page 115: ...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 The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment Q RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels Press 2 1 to select the picture and t...

Page 116: ... 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 deteriorate It may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment TRIMMING Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press MENU SET Use the front dial and press 3 4 2 1 to select the parts to be trimmed Front dial clockwise Enlarg...

Page 117: ...io the picture size may become larger than that of the original picture You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment ASPECT CONV Press 3 4 to select Y or X and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select a picture taken with W aspect ratio and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to determine the horizontal position and press MENU SET to set Use 3 4 to set the frame position for pictures ...

Page 118: ...the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A 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 A 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 t...

Page 119: ...e USB connection 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 Note Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor P132 Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and discon...

Page 120: ...at printing 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 A supplied A USB connection cable supplied Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the c...

Page 121: ...s not supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer Single picture Press 3 to select SINGLE PICTURE and then press MENU SET Press 2 1 to select the picture and then press 4 The message disappears in about 2 seconds Press 3 4 to select PRINT START and then press MENU SE...

Page 122: ...g before going to a photo shop the dates can be printed at the photo shop Set the number of prints Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed PRINT WITH DATE Item Description of settings OFF Date is not printed ON Date is printed NUM OF PRINTS PAPER SIZE Item Description of settings Settings on the printer are prioritized L 3 5qk5q 89 mmk127 mm 2L 5qk7q 127 mmk178 mm POSTCARD 1...

Page 123: ...umber of DPOF pictures printed is high pictures may be printed several times The remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set This is not a malfunction When the pictures in RAW files are to be printed the JPEG pictures recorded simultaneously by the camera will be printed If JPEG pictures do not exist RAW file pictures cannot be printed PAGE LAYOUT Layouts for printing that ...

Page 124: ... 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 Note 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 When you play back a picture vertically it may be blu...

Page 125: ... compatible high definition 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 HDMI MODE P33 Turn this unit and the TV off 1 HDMI socket 2 TV with HDMI socket 3 HDMI mini C type A Align the marks and insert B HDMI m...

Page 126: ...nit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable B optional and then operate with the remote control for the TV 1 HDMI socket 2 Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link 3 HDMI mini C type Playback using VIERA Link HDMI HDAVI Control What is the VIERA Link VIERA Link is a new name for EZ Sync This function allows you to use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy ope...

Page 127: ...ll turn on automatically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power on link setting Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for the TV If VIERA Link does not work properly refer to page 151 Note If you ...

Page 128: ...the aperture value and the ISO sensitivity to match the settings on the camera 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 cannot control the light adequatel...

Page 129: ...removing the 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 appea...

Page 130: ...nced contrast Attach the filter A MC protector B ND filter C PL filter Note Do not attach multiple filters at the same time If the filter is tightened too much you may not be able to remove it Do not tighten it too much If the filter is dropped it may be destroyed Be careful not to drop it when attaching it to the camera Be careful not to get a fingerprint dirt etc on the filter when it is attache...

Page 131: ...as it will go Take a picture 1 Press the button lightly to press halfway 2 Press the button fully to take the picture Press it as far as it will go About LOCK on the remote shutter You can keep the shutter button pressed fully This is effective when taking pictures with B 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 c...

Page 132: ...y P22 Pull the 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 adap...

Page 133: ...a and then press MENU SET A Current time B Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time If daylight saving time is used at the home area press 3 Press 3 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 3 to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set C Depending on the setting...

Page 134: ...ligent Exposure P102 10 Battery indication P20 11 Card P24 displayed only during recording 12 Recording state Flashes red Focus P46 Lights green 13 AF area P46 69 14 Number of recordable pictures 3 P153 15 White balance P76 16 ISO sensitivity P79 17 Exposure compensation value P63 Manual exposure assistance P85 18 Shutter speed P46 19 Aperture value P46 20 Recording mode 21 Metering mode P100 22 A...

Page 135: ...ayed for about 5 seconds when the 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 unit is turned on in BABY1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode 6 This is displayed during countdown LCD monitor style Finder style LCD recording information 24 23 25 31 33 26 AFL AFL AEL AEL A A A 30 34 38 P P C1 C1 32 27 35...

Page 136: ...tes 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 30 30 30 P P STD STD STD 100 100 100 F4 0 F4 0 F4 0 1 1 0 1 9 1 9 1 9 0 4 5 6 7 8 3 2 1 10 9 14 12 11 13 100 0001 F4 0 30 P 10 00 DEC 1 2008 STANDARD AFS 100 0...

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 th...

Page 138: ...or with a commercially available blower brush Be careful not to blow too strongly Do not put the blower brush further inside than the lens mount Do not let the blower brush touch the image sensor as the image sensor may get scratched Do not use any objects except a blower brush to clean the image sensor If you cannot remove the dirt or dust with the blower consult the dealer or your nearest Servic...

Page 139: ...e 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 battery ...

Page 140: ...attery 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 to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be lia...

Page 141: ...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 CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE DPOF PRINT cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD This card has a format which is not recogn...

Page 142: ...URE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV The video cable is 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...

Page 143: ... the burst mode is set When taking a picture of auto bracket HIGHLIGHT P31 Multi playback Calendar playback Playback zoom POWER SAVE 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 P31 When playing back pictures Direction detection function P36 When non compatible l...

Page 144: ...de WB ADJUST P77 and in mode mode and in mode 1 in mode mode ï and 2 in SCENE MODE mode White balance bracket P78 and in mode mode and in mode 1 in mode mode ï and 2 in SCENE MODE mode When multi film bracket is set When set to or SENSITIVITY P79 Advanced scene mode Û mode Intelligent ISO sensitivity P79 mode º mode Advanced scene mode Û mode FILM MODE P81 mode Multi film bracket P83 Advanced scen...

Page 145: ...ECT AF AREA P107 Advanced scene mode Û mode mode AF ASSIST LAMP P107 mode and in mode ï in SCENE MODE FAVORITE P111 Pictures taken with ROTATE P112 Protected pictures ROTATE DISP P112 Multi playback Calendar playback DPOF PRINT P113 Pictures taken with RESIZE P115 Pictures taken with or TRIMMING P116 Pictures taken with or ASPECT CONV P117 Pictures taken with or Pictures taken with Y or X ...

Page 146: ...sing 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 this unit also turns off If you are not using VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF P33 Is the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or c...

Page 147: ...e balance bracket P78 The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P44 There is camera shake jitter 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 not be properly focused even if AFS or AFC in focus mode is set Is the AF lock P74 applied in inappropriate way The shutter speed will become slower and the optical ima...

Page 148: ...0 Depending on the lens used picture may be warped slightly or see colors in the edge depending on the zoom factor due to the characteristics of the lens Also the peripherals of the image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used This is not a malfunction Is the flash closed Slide the OPEN lever to open the flash P58 The flash is activated 2 times The interv...

Page 149: ...aces noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera s pickup sensors This is not a malfunction This does not affect the pictures you are...

Page 150: ...m Therefore check well before formatting Is the clock in the camera set properly P25 Images edited on a PC or images recorded on other cameras might display a different date to the recorded date during the Calendar Playback Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment In such cases these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality Playback The picture being played ...

Page 151: ...turn it back to On Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for details Is the camera connected to the PC correctly Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly Set to PC in USB MODE P34 118 Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to PictBridge PTP in USB MODE...

Page 152: ... 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 clock 0 00 0 0 0 is recorded P25 When you perform an operation after taking a certain action the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation P119 If the battery was ...

Page 153: ...GB 990 1950 280 330 1970 3820 330 360 8 GB 1320 2610 380 450 2630 5110 450 490 12 GB 2000 3930 580 670 3980 7710 680 740 16 GB 2660 5250 770 900 5310 10290 900 990 32 GB 5350 10540 1550 1810 10650 20650 1820 1980 Aspect ratio X Y Picture size 2048k1536 pixels 3 1 million pixels 4000k2672 pixels 10 7 million pixels Quality A A Card 32 MB 17 35 1 1 4 9 1 1 64 MB 37 74 3 3 10 21 2 3 128 MB 77 150 7 8...

Page 154: ...0 15430 830 870 16 GB 5950 11490 1020 1110 10980 20590 1100 1160 32 GB 11940 23050 2040 2230 22020 41300 2220 2330 Aspect ratio W Picture size 4000k2248 pixels 9 million pixels 2816k1584 pixels 4 5 million pixels Quality A A Card 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 43...

Page 155: ...Card 32 MB 26 52 2 2 64 MB 56 105 5 5 128 MB 115 220 10 10 256 MB 220 430 20 21 512 MB 440 860 40 42 1 GB 900 1720 81 84 2 GB 1800 3410 160 170 4 GB 3540 6700 320 330 6 GB 5390 10190 490 510 8 GB 7220 13640 650 680 12 GB 10890 20580 990 1030 16 GB 14530 27450 1320 1380 32 GB 29150 55070 2650 2770 Aspect ratio X Y W Quality Card 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 ...

Page 156: ...em Focal plane shutter Burst recording Burst speed 3 pictures second High speed 2 pictures second Low 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 ISO sensitivity AUTO 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 Shutter speed B Bulb max 4 minutes 60 seconds to 1 4000th of a second Metering range EV 0 to EV 18 White balanc...

Page 157: ...els 2816k1880 pixels 2048k1360 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is W 4000k2248 pixels 2816k1584 pixels 1920k1080 pixels Quality RAW RAWiFine RAWiStandard Fine Standard Recording file format JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard DPOF corresponding Interface Digital USB 2 0 High Speed Analog video NTSC Terminal REMOTE φ 2 5 mm jack DIGITAL V OUT Dedicated j...

Page 158: ...e type 7 leaf shutters iris diaphragm circular diaphragm Aperture range F3 5 Wide to F5 6 Tele Minimum aperture value F22 Lens construction 12 elements in 9 groups 1 aspherical lens In focus distance 0 3 m 0 99 feet to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 17k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 34k Optical image stabilizer Available Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of...

Page 159: ...ption Figure DMW FL500 DMW FL360 DMW FL220 H FS045200 Flash DMW BLB13PP Lithum Ion Battery Shoulder Strap DMW DCC3 DMW RSL1 DMW SSTG1 DMW SSTG2 DMW SSTG3 DC Cable Remote Shutter RP SDV32GU1K RP SDV16GU1K RP SDM12GU1K RP SDV08GU1K RP SDM06GU1K RP SDM04GU1K RP SDV04GU1K RP SDM02GU1A RP SDV02GU1A HDMI mini Cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 DMW LMC52 DMW LND52 DMW LPL52 MC Protector ND Filter PL Filter Circul...

Page 160: ...ER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Please photocopy this form when placing an order 3 Method of payment check one Check of Money Order enclosed NO C O D SHIPMENTS VISA MasterCard Make Check or Money Order to PANASONIC ACCESSORIES Please do not...

Page 161: ...ouhy Ave Elk Grove Village IL 60007 Request for Service Notice USA Only Please photocopy this form when making a request for service notice In the unlikely event this product needs service Please include your proof of purchase Failure to do so will delay your repair To further speed your repair please provide an explanation of what wrong with the unit and any symptom it is exhibiting ...

Page 162: ...ce it with a new or refurbished product The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warrantor During the Labor warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product during the warranty period If non rechargeable batteries are included they are not warranted This warranty only applies ...

Page 163: ...ANTIES EXCEPT 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 illustratio...

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Page 165: ...C Cable 118 120 132 DCF standard 49 Deleting Pictures 52 Dial Guide 109 Digital Red eye Compensation 101 Digital Zoom 48 102 Diopter Adjustment 37 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 ...

Page 166: ...ixel Refresh 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 Q Quality 99 153 154 155 Quick AF 106 Quick Menu 29 R RAW 99 RAWiFine 99 RAWiStandard 99 Remote Shutter 131 Reset of Setting 32 Resizing 115 Rotate 112 Rotate Display 112 S Scene Detection 41 Sc...

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