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VQT3N40

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Basic Owner’s Manual

Digital Camera/

Lens Kit/Double Zoom Lens Kit/Body

Model No.

DMC-G3K/DMC-G3W

DMC-G3

until
2011/5/11

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Summary of Contents for Lumix DMC-G3

Page 1: ...ntained in Owner s Manual for advanced features PDF format in the supplied CD ROM Install it on your PC to read it VQT3N40 PP For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 7262 or cont...

Page 2: ...adcast 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 Information for Your Safety...

Page 3: ...res 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...

Page 4: ...yes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufactu...

Page 5: ...be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect this unit distur...

Page 6: ...rding using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 29 Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function 30 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Program AE Mode 31 Recording Motion Pictures 32 Playing Back Pict...

Page 7: ...ed to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 9 Lens Rear Cap This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 10 Battery Pack Indicated as battery pack or battery in the...

Page 8: ...plied in DMC G3W only double zoom lens kit product 10 11 12 13 14 DMW BLD10PP DE A93B K1HY08YY0016 K1HY08YY0015 VKF4385 15 16 17 18 VFF0805 VFC4634 VGQ0C14 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 H FS045200 VYC0986 VYF3201...

Page 9: ...button 12 Motion picture button 13 Camera ON OFF switch 14 Rear dial 15 DISP Fn1 button 16 Eye Cup 17 Touch panel LCD monitor 18 Q MENU Fn2 button Delete Return button 19 MENU SET button 20 Cursor but...

Page 10: ...DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC9 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optional are used Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optiona...

Page 11: ...Focus ring 41 Wide 42 Zoom ring 43 Contact point 44 Lens fitting mark 45 O I S switch H FS014042 LUMIX G VARIO 14 42 mm F3 5 5 6 ASPH MEGA O I S H FS045200 LUMIX G VARIO 45 200 mm F4 0 5 6 MEGA O I S...

Page 12: ...pens Do not operate with your fingernails Wipe the LCD monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others Do not scratch or press the LCD monitor too hard About the Stylus pe...

Page 13: ...th the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using the mount adaptor DMW MA1 optional Leica mount specification lens When you use the M mount adaptor or R mount adaptor DMW MA2M DMW MA3R opti...

Page 14: ...them Do not put your hands inside the mount Align 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...

Page 15: ...remove 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 It is recommended to...

Page 16: ...Insert the lens hood into the lens with the short sides at the top and bottom and turn in the direction of the arrow until it stops A Fitting to the mark To attach the lens hood that came with the int...

Page 17: ...en pass it through the stopper Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the hole on the other side of the stopper Pull the other side of the shoulder strap and then check that it will not come out P...

Page 18: ...are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of...

Page 19: ...a Panasonic SD Memory Card 2 GB Using the supplied battery Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording Turning th...

Page 20: ...ly the maximum recordable time for 2 GB is displayed on the screen Playback when using the LCD monitor When the interchangeable lens H FS014042 is used Recordable time Approx 110 min Actual recordable...

Page 21: ...attery Being careful about the battery orientation insert all the way until you hear a locking sound and then check that it is locked by lever A Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remov...

Page 22: ...vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Not...

Page 23: ...ch the settings by continuously touching 3 4 Touch CANCEL to cancel the date and time settings without setting a date and time To set the display order and the time display format Touch STYLE to displ...

Page 24: ...e by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part A Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode To select Intelligent Auto Mode Press button will light up when it is switche...

Page 25: ...by the aperture value you set Shutter Priority AE Mode The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual Exposure Mode The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value a...

Page 26: ...ocus A Aperture value B Shutter speed Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed It will flash in red if the correct exposure is not achieved except when set to flash When the image is correctly f...

Page 27: ...ither the most recently used of Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode At the time of purchase the mode is set to Intelligent Auto Mode button will light up when it is switched to Intelli...

Page 28: ...at camera shake is minimal when the Scene Mode has been identified as the shutter speed will be slower than normal Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures An optimum scene for the speci...

Page 29: ...Press 1 to select and then press MENU SET 1 Press the rear dial to display the setting screen Each press of the rear dial switches among brightness setting Defocus Control and end operation 2 Touch th...

Page 30: ...viewfinder press the rear dial several times to display the Defocus Control setting screen Touch the slide bar to set Setting can also be performed by rotating the rear dial Recording of pictures or m...

Page 31: ...ture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure This is called Program Shift You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more dynami...

Page 32: ...ures continuously with AVCHD is 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds Screen will only display up to 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds However the recording may stop before that depending on the remaining battery...

Page 33: ...image by pressing 2 1 of the cursor button Speed of picture forwarding rewinding changes depending on the playback status You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by keeping your finger on the...

Page 34: ...Playing Back Motion Pictures Press Select a picture with a Motion Picture icon and then touch to play back A Motion picture icon B The motion picture recording time After playback starts the elapsed...

Page 35: ...st forward Frame by frame rewind while pausing Frame by frame forward while pausing Increase volume level Reduce volume level About fast forward rewind playback Touch during playback to fast forward t...

Page 36: ...g Pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Press To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then touch Touch DELETE SINGLE Confirmation screen is displayed Picture is de...

Page 37: ...sing 3 4 2 1 or by rotating the rear dial Menu Description of settings REC This menu lets you set the aspect ratio number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording MOTION PICTURE T...

Page 38: ...at the very bottom and press 4 or rotate the rear dial right to move to the next screen Press MENU SET or the rear dial Depending on the menu item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in...

Page 39: ...to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu from REC menu 1 Press 2 A Menu toggle icon 2 Press 4 or rotate the rear dial to select the SETUP menu icon 3 Press 1 or the rear dial Select a menu item...

Page 40: ...l to compensate the exposure A Exposure Compensation value B EXPO METER The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j5 EV to i5 EV When recording motion pictures the Exposure Compensa...

Page 41: ...will switch between aperture setting operation and Exposure Compensation operation every time the rear dial is pressed When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster...

Page 42: ...and shutter speed It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the rear dial is pressed A Manual Exposure Assistance Manual Exposure Assistance The...

Page 43: ...r or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to browse or print the Owner s Manual PDF format Insert the CD ROM containing the Owner s Manual supplied click A and then follow the messages on the screen to install C...

Page 44: ...680 000 pixels Primary color filter Digital Zoom Max 4k Extended Tele Conversion Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio ON OFF simple enlargement compatible with lenses from other m...

Page 45: ...priority AE A Shutter priority AE S Manual exposure M AUTO Exposure Compensation 1 3 EV Step j5 EV to i5 EV Metering Mode Multiple Center weighted Spot LCD monitor 3 0q TFT LCD 3 2 Approx 460 000 dot...

Page 46: ...to QVGA 320k240 pixels 30 frames sec Quality RAW RAWiFine RAWiStandard Fine Standard MPOiFine MPOiStandard Recording file format Still Picture RAW JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system base...

Page 47: ...iaphragm 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 refer...

Page 48: ...ts in 13 groups no aspherical lens In focus distance 1 0 m 3 28 feet to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 19k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 38k Optical Image Stabil...

Page 49: ...30 Interchangeable Lens H VS014140 H FS014042 H FS014045 H FS045200 H F007014 H ES045 H H020 H F008 H H014 H FS100300 H FT012 Mount Adaptor DMW MA1 DMW MA2M DMW MA3R Class 10 64 GB SDXC Memory Card Cl...

Page 50: ...optional accessories compatible with that lens 3 Use if the attached lens is in contact with the tripod pedestal Read P13 for information about other lenses that can be used Refer to P18 for informati...

Page 51: ...Y ORDER 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 Ple...

Page 52: ...oduct with new or refurbished parts b replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product or c refund your purchase price The decision to repair replace or refund will be made by the warra...

Page 53: ...tion set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification introduction of sand humidity or liquids commercial use such as hotel off...

Page 54: ...9pm Saturday Sunday 10am 7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online f...

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