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Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera/

Lens Kit/Double Zoom Lens Kit

Model No.

DMC-GF6X/DMC-GF6W

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,

and save this manual for future use.

More detailed
instructions on
the operation of
this camera are contained in
“Operating Instructions for
advanced features (PDF
format)” in the supplied
CD-ROM. Install it on your PC
to read it.

until

2013/6/18

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Page 1: ...lease read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in Operating Instructions for advanced features PDF format in the supplied CD ROM Install it on your PC to read it VQT4Y77 F0413YD0 ...

Page 2: ...on for Your Safety Product identification marking About the battery pack Do not heat or expose to flame Do not leave the battery ies in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed WARNING To reduce the risk of fire electric shock or product damage Do not expose this unit to rain moisture dripping or splashing Use only the recommended accessories Do not ...

Page 3: ...fire electric shock or product damage Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase built in cabinet or in another confined space Ensure this unit is well ventilated How to replace the Fuse The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC cable figures A and B Confirm the AC cable fitted and follow the instructions below Illustrations may differ from actual AC cable 1 Open the fuse co...

Page 4: ...amaged 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 disturbing the pictures and or sound If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor DMW AC8G opt...

Page 5: ...Pictures 20 Playing Back Motion Pictures 20 Deleting Pictures 21 Recording Selecting the Recording Mode 22 Taking Pictures with Yourself Included Self Shot 23 Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function Intelligent Auto Mode 24 Taking a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control 24 Recording images by changing the brightness or colour tone Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 25 Taking panorama pict...

Page 6: ...op When the Operating Instructions PDF format will not open You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to browse or print the Operating Instructions PDF format You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http get adobe com reader otherversions To uninstall the Operating Instructions PDF format De...

Page 7: ...use malfunctions but it may also become irreparable Places with a lot of sand or dust Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day or at the beach Do not place your hands inside the mount of the digital camera body Since the sensor unit is a precision apparatus it may cause a malfunction or damage About Condensation When the lens or monitor is fogged...

Page 8: ...ll the software to your PC 10 CD ROM Operating Instructions for advanced features Use it to install to your PC 11 Shoulder Strap 1 This is referred to as lens in these operating instructions 2 This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 3 This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card i...

Page 9: ...Preparation ENG VQT4Y77 VYC1113 VYF3510 VYF3201 VFC4605 H FS45150 VYC1090 DMC GF6X DMC GF6W 1 2 3 4 5 6 K1HY08YY0034 7 8 VFF1201 9 10 VFC4765 11 K2CT3YY00034 VYF3443 H PS14042 DE A98B DMW BLG10E H FS1442A ...

Page 10: ...yback button 11 MENU SET button 12 Q MENU button Fn1 button Delete Cancel button 13 Control dial 14 Wi Fi button Fn2 button 15 Wi Fi connection lamp 16 Cursor buttons 3 Exposure Compensation button 1 WB White Balance 2 AF Mode button 4 Drive Mode button This button in picture record mode will allow the user to select between the following options Single Burst Auto bracket Self timer 17 DISP button...

Page 11: ...cket 31 AV OUT DIGITAL socket 32 Tripod mount A tripod with a screw length of 5 5 mm or more may damage this unit if attached 33 Card Battery door 34 DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC11 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC8G optional are used Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC8G optional When using an AC adaptor use the AC cable supplied...

Page 12: ...asing the touch screen This is used to move the AF area operate the slide bar etc This can also be used to move to the next image during playback etc Pinch enlarge reduce Pinch the touch panel apart enlarge or together reduce with two fingers Use to enlarge reduce the played back images or AF area H PS14042 H FS1442A H FS45150 1 Lens surface 2 Tele 3 Zoom lever 4 Focus lever 5 Wide 6 Contact point...

Page 13: ...til it stops and then remove We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder strap Use the shoulder strap around your shoulder Do not wrap the strap around your neck It may result in injury or accident Do not leave the shoulder strap where an infant can reach it It may result in an accid...

Page 14: ...ator turns off The CHARGE indicator will turn off once the charging has completed without any problem Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach the battery after charging is completed Charging time The indicated charging time is for when the battery has been discharged completely The charging time may vary depending on how the battery has been used The charging time for the batt...

Page 15: ...it clicks then pull the card out upright About cards that can be used with this unit SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 32 GB SDXC Memory Card 48 GB 64 GB About the motion picture recording and SD speed class Confirm the SD Speed Class the speed standard regarding continuous writing on a card label etc when you record a motion picture Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 4 o...

Page 16: ... Set 3 Select the language 4 Touch Clock Set 5 Touch the items you wish to set Year Month Day Hours Minutes and set using 6 Touch Set to set 7 Touch Set in the confirmation screen A When closing 1 Flip up the bottom of the monitor lightly to open 2 Adjust the angle of the monitor Be careful not to catch your finger etc in the monitor When rotating the monitor be careful not to apply too much force...

Page 17: ...e menu item 4 Touch the Setting to set Depending on the menu item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Close the menu Touch or press the shutter button halfway Switching to other menus e g Switching to the Setup menu from Rec menu Touch or another of the menu toggle icons A Setting menu items A ...

Page 18: ...er button halfway Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons function buttons You can assign recording functions etc to specific buttons and icons To use those functions press Fn1 or Fn2 or touch Fn3 or Fn4 1 Select the function buttons you want to assign the function from the Fn Button Set in the Custom menu 2 Touch the function you want to assign Assign your favourite functions to each o...

Page 19: ...cture Recording Motion Picture This camera can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or motion pictures recorded in MP4 Audio will be recorded in stereo 1 Start recording by pressing the motion picture button A Elapsed recording time B Available recording time The recording state indicator red C will flash while recording motion pictures 2 Stop the recording ...

Page 20: ...k Mode select a picture with the motion picture icon and touch in the middle of the screen A Motion picture recording time After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the screen Operations during Motion Picture Playback Playing Back Pictures Playing Back Motion Pictures 3 Play Pause 4 Stop 2 Fast rewind 1 Fast forward Frame by frame rewind while pausing Frame by frame forward w...

Page 21: ...pictures up to 100 or all the pictures 1 In Playback Mode touch 2 Touch Delete Multi or Delete All Delete All Confirmation screen is displayed Pictures are deleted by selecting Yes It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set as favourite when All Delete Except Favorite is selected with the Delete All set 3 When Delete Multi is selected Touch the picture to be deleted repeat this step...

Page 22: ...Records at the aperture value and shutter speed set by the camera Aperture Priority AE Mode The shutter speed is automatically determined 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 and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Creative Vide...

Page 23: ...ing with the Touch Shutter function also becomes available 3 Decide on your poses while looking at the monitor The AF area is displayed around the subject s face by the Face Detection function 4 Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture Countdown starts and recording takes place when it ends If multiple pictures are set to be recorded the recording conti...

Page 24: ... with the subject When the camera identifies the optimum scene the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds after which its colour changes to the usual red Depending on the identified scene the camera may display which allows you to select the camera recommended effects When the subject is touched AF Tracking function works It is also possible by pressing the cursor button to...

Page 25: ...ch 2 Touch to display the setting screen 3 Drag the slide bar to set This will adjust the brightness of the image Touch again to return to the recording screen 1 Touch 2 Touch to display the setting screen 3 Drag the slide bar to set This will adjust the colour of the image from a reddish colour to a bluish colour Touch again to return to the recording screen Recording images by changing the brigh...

Page 26: ...in to end the still picture recording Recording can also be ended by keeping the camera still while recording Recording can also be ended by moving the camera to the end of the guide Technique for Panorama Shot Mode Recording from left to right Move the camera at a constant speed Pictures may not be able to be recorded properly if the camera is moved too fast or slow A Recording direction and pann...

Page 27: ... can also transfer images easily Displaying pictures on a TV When sending images to Printer When sending images to AV device You can send pictures and motion pictures to AV devices in your house home AV devices You can also send them to the devices external AV devices of your family or friends living away from you via LUMIX CLUB When sending images to PC Using Web services You can send pictures an...

Page 28: ...sword required for directly connecting your smartphone tablet to this unit is displayed Except for when connecting for the first time the screen from the previous connection is displayed Installing the smartphone tablet app Panasonic Image App For AndroidTM apps For iOS apps Version 1 5 or higher OS Android 2 2 Android 4 2 iOS 4 3 iOS 6 1 Installation procedure 1 Connect your Android device to a n...

Page 29: ...ion 2 Select the SSID that matches the one displayed on the screen of this unit and then enter the password 3 Start Image App P28 When the connection is complete live images being captured by the camera are displayed on the smartphone tablet Connecting to a smartphone tablet by using the NFC function Compatible models This function can be used with the NFC compatible device with Android OS version...

Page 30: ...cannot be played back 1 Play back the picture you want to transfer to the smartphone tablet in the camera 2 Launch Image App on the smartphone tablet at the transfer destination The screen for selecting the connection destination is displayed after the launch 3 While is displayed on the connection screen of the Image App touch the smartphone tablet to of this unit It may take time to complete the ...

Page 31: ...mat JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on a personal computer LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP Vista 7 8 LoiLoScope is a video editing software where that draws out the full power of your PC Creating videos is as easy as organizing cards on top of a desk Use your music picture and video files to create videos to share with your friends and family by burning it to a DVD uploading it...

Page 32: ...WindowsR 7 64bit WindowsR 8 64bit Free hard disk space 450 MB or more for installing software Refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfunSTUDIO PDF for further operating environment For details on SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3 1 SE please read the support site given on P31 2 Insert the CD ROM with the supplied software When you insert the supplied CD ROM the install menu will start 3 Click on th...

Page 33: ...ty to be set Focus Mode Sets the focus method Metering Mode Sets the light metering method for measuring brightness Burst Rate Sets the burst speed for burst recording Auto Bracket Sets single burst recording compensation range and recording sequence for Auto Bracket recording Self Timer Set the time delay for the self timer recording i Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control Adjusts the contras...

Page 34: ... this region will be corrected Ex Tele Conv When the number of pixels is set to anything other than L the Tele effect is increased without degradation in image quality Digital Zoom Increases the Tele effect The higher the level of magnification the greater the degradation in image quality Color Space Set this when you want to correct the colour reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC printer...

Page 35: ...automatically Custom Cust Set Mem Registers the current camera settings as custom set AF AE Lock Sets the fixed content for focusing and exposure when the AF AE lock is on Quick AF Speeds up the focusing that takes place when you press the shutter button Pinpoint AF Time Sets the time for which the screen is enlarged when the shutter button is pressed halfway with Auto Focus Mode set to AF Assist ...

Page 36: ...nction Lever You can set the function to assign to the function lever Q MENU Switch the setting method of Quick Menu iA Button Switch It is possible to set how the button to toggle to Intelligent Auto or Mode will operate Video Button Enables disables the motion picture button Power Zoom Lens Sets the screen display and lens operations when using an interchangeable lens that is compatible with pow...

Page 37: ...suit the amount of surrounding light Economy Suppresses the unit s power consumption to prevent the battery from being run down USB Mode Sets the communication method when connecting using the USB connection cable supplied Output This sets how the unit connects to a television etc VIERA Link Equipment that supports the VIERA Link will connect automatically 3D Playback Set the output method for 3D ...

Page 38: ...n the pictures taken Title Edit Input texts comments on the recorded pictures Text Stamp Stamps the recorded pictures with recording date and time names travel destination travel date etc Video Divide Splits the recorded motion picture in two Stop Motion Video Creates a motion picture from the Stop Motion Animation group Resize Reduces the image size number of pixels Cropping Crops the recorded im...

Page 39: ...s H FS45150 is used Camera effective pixels 16 000 000 pixels Image sensor 4 3q Live MOS sensor total pixel number 16 680 000 pixels Primary colour filter Digital Zoom Max 4k Extra Tele Conversion When taking still pictures Max 2k When a picture size of S 4 M aspect ratio of 4 3 is selected When recording motion pictures 3 6k 4 8k Focus Auto Focus Manual Focus Face Detection AF Tracking 23 area fo...

Page 40: ...60 seconds to 1 4000th of a second Metering range EV 0 to EV 18 White Balance Auto White Balance Daylight Cloudy Shade Incandescent lights Flash White set1 White set2 White Balance K set Exposure AE Programme AE P Aperture priority AE A Shutter priority AE S Manual exposure M AUTO Exposure Compensation 1 3 EV Step j3 EV to i3 EV Metering Mode Multiple Centre weighted Spot Monitor 3 0q TFT LCD 3 2 ...

Page 41: ... setting is 3424k3424 pixels 2416k2416 pixels 1712k1712 pixels Recording quality Motion pictures AVCHD 1920k1080 50i 17 Mbps 1280k720 50p 17 Mbps Sensor output is 25 frames sec MP4 1920k1080 25p 20 Mbps 1280k720 25p 10 Mbps 640k480 25p 4 Mbps Quality RAW RAWiFine RAWiStandard Fine Standard MPOiFine MPOiStandard Recording file format Still Picture RAW JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File syste...

Page 42: ...geable lens H PS14042 card and battery Approx 432 g with the Interchangeable lens H FS1442A card and battery Approx 523 g with the Interchangeable lens H FS45150 card and battery Operating temperature 0 oC to 40 oC Operating humidity 10 RH to 80 RH Compliance standard IEEE 802 11b g n standard wireless LAN protocol Frequency range used central frequency 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz 1 to 11ch Encryption me...

Page 43: ...ng Yes In focus distance 0 2 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 14 mm to 20 mm 0 3 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 21 mm to 42 mm Maximum image magnification 0 17k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 34k Optical Image Stabiliser Available O I S switch None Setting of the Stabilizer is done in Rec menu Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of view 75x Wide to...

Page 44: ...nses In focus distance 0 2 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 14 mm to 20 mm 0 3 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 21 mm to 42 mm Maximum image magnification 0 17k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 34k Optical Image Stabiliser Available O I S switch None Setting of the Stabilizer is done in Rec menu Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of view 75x Wide to 2...

Page 45: ...ruction 12 elements in 9 groups 2 aspherical lenses 1 UHR Lens In focus distance 0 9 m to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 17k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 35k Optical Image Stabiliser Available O I S switch None Setting of the Stabilizer is done in Rec menu Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of view 27x Wide to 8 2x Tele Filter diameter 52 mm Max diameter Ap...

Page 46: ...f March 2013 These may be subject to change Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary between countries Consult your local dealer For lens related optional accessories such as compatible lenses and filters refer to catalogues Web pages etc Description Accessory Lithum Ion Battery DMW BLG10 AC Adaptor 1 DMW AC8 DC Coupler 1 DMW D...

Page 47: ...Olympus Imaging Corporation in Japan the United States the European Union and other countries Four Thirds and Four Thirds Logo marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Olympus Imaging Corporation in Japan the United States the European Union and other countries SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Manufa...

Page 48: ...rk Alliance This product uses DynaFont from DynaComware Corporation DynaFont is a registered trademark of DynaComware Taiwan Inc Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and...

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