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Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera/

Lens Kit/Double Lens Kit/Body

Model No. 

DMC-GX1X/DMC-GX1W

DMC-GX1

until 

2011/11/21

Before use, please read these instructions completely.

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.

DMC-GX1X&GX1W&GX1_VQT3U07_eng.book  1 ページ  ２０１１年１０月２６日　水曜日　午前１０時１分

Summary of Contents for Lumix DMC-GX1X

Page 1: ...t Body Model No DMC GX1X DMC GX1W DMC GX1 Before use please read these instructions completely 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 ...

Page 2: ...xpose to flame Do not leave the battery ies in an automobile 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 APPARATUS TO RAIN MOISTURE DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSOR...

Page 3: ...R MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE UNIT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER How to replace the Fuse The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC cable figures A and B Confirm t...

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: ...s using the Automatic Function Intelligent Auto Mode 21 Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 22 Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function 23 Recording Motion Pictures 24 Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures 24 Compensating the Exposure 25 Easily set a suitable exposure one push AE 26 Using the function button 26 Playing Back Pictures Motion Pictures 27 Playing Back Pi...

Page 6: ...ut it may become unrepairable Do not use in places with a lot of sand or dust Do not use in places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day or on 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 the LCD mon...

Page 7: ...ens LUMIX G 14 mm F2 5 ASPH This is referred to as lens in these operating instructions This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase 12 Lens Cap This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 13 Lens Rear Cap 1 14 Body Cap This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase 15 Battery Pack Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text Charge the batt...

Page 8: ... 4 Supplied in DMC GX1 only 17 15 16 DMW BLD10E DE A94B 19 VFF0868 VKF4970 VFC4765 20 21 22 K1HY08YY0017 18 K2CT39A00002 DMC GX1XGC DMC GX1XGH DMC GX1WGC DMC GX1WGH DMC GX1GC DMC GX1GH K2CQ29A00002 DMC GX1XGC DMC GX1WGC DMC GX1GC VYF3371 DMC GX1X 2 3 H PS14042 VYF3443 4 VFC4605 VFC4605 5 VKF4385 6 7 11 12 8 13 9 H H014 VYC1009 VYF3201 VFC4315 H FS014042 DMC GX1W 3 10 VKF4385 14 VKF4385 1 2 DMC GX1...

Page 9: ... AE LOCK button Fn2 button 11 Rear dial 12 Touch screen LCD monitor 13 Fn1 button 14 Q MENU button Delete Return button 15 MENU SET button 16 AF MF button 17 Cursor buttons 3 ISO 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 18 DISP button 4 5 6 7 2 3 1 8 9 ...

Page 10: ...pod receptacle 34 Card Battery door 35 DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC9 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC8G optional are used Do not attempt to use AC adaptor in other devices Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC8G optional When using an AC adaptor use the AC cable supplied with the AC adaptor It is recommended to use a fully charged ...

Page 11: ...OWER O I S H FS014042 LUMIX G VARIO 14 42 mm F3 5 5 6 ASPH MEGA O I S H H014 LUMIX G 14 mm F2 5 ASPH 37 Lens surface 38 Zoom lever 39 Focus lever 40 Contact point 41 Lens fitting mark 42 Tele 43 Focus ring 44 Wide 45 Zoom ring 40 41 39 38 37 42 37 43 44 45 40 41 40 41 43 37 ...

Page 12: ...on the lens release button B rotate the lens toward the arrow until it stops and then remove Align the lens fitting marks A red marks and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks Do not press the lens release button B when you attach a lens Detaching the lens Preparations Attach the lens cap Attaching the lens Preparations Remove the lens rear cap from the lens If the bod...

Page 13: ...he camera body A Shoulder strap eyelet Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the ring in the direction of the arrow and then 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 Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder strap ...

Page 14: ...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 battery in hot cold environments or a battery that...

Page 15: ...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 remove the battery Card Push it securely all the way until you hear a click while being careful about the direction in which you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the car...

Page 16: ...ory Card 8 MB to 2 GB Use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 4 or higher when recording motion pictures SDHC Memory Card can be used with SDHC Memory Card or SDXC Memory Card compatible equipment SDXC Memory Card can only be used with SDXC Memory Card compatible equipment Check that the PC and other equipment are compatible when using the SDXC Memory Cards http panasonic net avc sdcard informat...

Page 17: ...can continue to switch the settings by continuously touching 3 4 Touch RETURN 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 display the settings screen for setting display order time display format Touch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen The clock can be setup with the following procedure at th...

Page 18: ...omatically selected by the camera Programme AE Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings 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...

Page 19: ...ke vivid pictures of the nightscape ILLUMINATIONS Illuminations are photographed beautifully BABY1 For recording with settings optimised for the recording of babies and pets In addition for setting birthdays and names and having these appear when you play back the recording BABY2 PET PARTY For recording with more natural colours when recording inside SUNSET This allows you to take vivid pictures o...

Page 20: ...e is displayed at the position you touch and picture is taken when it is focused when the AF mode is set to š or Ø 4 Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter function Press the shutter button halfway to focus 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 focu...

Page 21: ... button is turned off during recording to prevent the light reflecting on glass or similar but this is not a malfunction button is turned off when it is pressed again and it will be set to the REC Modes selected by the mode dial Defocus control can be set by touching on the recording screen and then touching When the subject is touched AF Tracking function works Scene Detection When the camera ide...

Page 22: ...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 the slide bar to set Setting can also be performed by rotating the rear dial 1 Press 1 to display the setting screen 2 Touch the slide bar to set This will adjust the colour of the image from a reddish colour to a bluish col...

Page 23: ... of the background while checking the screen Touch Touch to display the setting screen Touch the slide bar to set Setting can also be performed by rotating the rear dial Recording of pictures or motion pictures It is also possible to record a picture by touching Defocus Control operation can be ended by touching ...

Page 24: ...ble recording time Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible The recording state indicator red C will flash while recording motion pictures Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures During motion picture recording press the shutter button fully to record a still picture Simultaneous recording indi...

Page 25: ... at the following examples Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure A Exposure Compensation value B EXPO METER Select 0 to return to the original exposure Rotate the rear dial to display the EXPO METER Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensate the exposure towards negative A ...

Page 26: ...con You can use the assigned functions by pressing the buttons for Fn1 and Fn2 and by touching the icons for Fn3 and Fn4 To use Fn2 set the AF AE LOCK Fn2 of the CUSTOM menu to Fn2 Select Fn1 Fn2 Fn3 or Fn4 from the Fn BUTTON SET in the CUSTOM menu and press MENU SET Select the function you want to assign and press MENU SET Assign your favourite function to Fn1 Fn2 Fn3 and Fn4 Exit the menu after ...

Page 27: ...Pictures Using the Playback Zoom Touch the part to enlarge firmly 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k A The zoom position indication You can also enlarge reduce the picture by rotating the rear dial The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates You can move the enlarged part by dragging the image Picture will return to the original size 1k by touching When you touch the magnification becomes lower ...

Page 28: ...ing 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 playback time is displayed on the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s Play Pause Stop Fast rewind Fast forward Frame by frame rewind while pausing Frame by frame forward while...

Page 29: ...ete multiple pictures up to 100 or all the pictures Touch Touch DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL DELETE ALL Confirmation screen is displayed Picture is deleted by selecting YES It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set as favourite when ALL DELETE EXCEPTÜ is selected with the DELETE ALL set When DELETE MULTI is selected Touch the picture to be deleted repeat this step appears on the sele...

Page 30: ...ut information tilt sensor display In Playback Mode Screen will switch as follows Example of LCD monitor display A With information B Detailed information display C Histogram display D Without information DISP 98 98 98 AFS AFS AFS L 0 0 98 98 98 AFS AFS AFS L 0 0 100 0001 F3 5 60 P 10 00 1 DEC 2011 s RGB AFS 160 0 WB WB ISO ISO AWB STD STD STD F3 5 60 1 98 ISO160 0 100 0001 60 60 60 F3 5 F3 5 F3 5...

Page 31: ...next and set it Press MENU SET Select the menu item by pressing 3 4 or by rotating the rear dial Select the item 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 a different way Select the settings by pressing 3 4 or by rotating the rear dial The fi...

Page 32: ...em 1 Touch 2 Select the menu in the top row and drag it to the bottom row A Items that can be setup as Quick Menus B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu screen If there is no empty space in the bottom row drag it into the menu item to be replaced New item can be set replacing the old item When the item is dragged from the bottom row to the top row the setting will be cancelled and that s...

Page 33: ...place when you press the shutter button METERING MODE Sets the light metering method for measuring brightness FLASH Sets the manner in which the flash works RED EYE REMOVAL Automatically detects red eye caused by the flash and corrects the image data accordingly FLASH SYNCHRO Sets the flash synchronisation method FLASH ADJUST Adjusts the amount of light released by the flash I RESOLUTION Records p...

Page 34: ...equence for Auto Bracket recording SELF TIMER Sets the time until recording for self timer recording COLOR SPACE Set this when you want to correct the colour reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC printer etc STABILIZER When camera shake is sensed during recording the camera corrects it automatically REC MODE Sets the file format for the motion pictures you record REC QUALITY This sets up t...

Page 35: ...tent for focusing and exposure when the AF AE lock is on AF AE LOCK HOLD This will set the operation of AF AE LOCK button when taking a picture with fixed focus or exposure DIRECT FOCUS AREA Moves the AF area or MF assist using the cursor button when recording FOCUS PRIORITY It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus SHUTTER AF Set whether or not the focus is adjusted automatic...

Page 36: ...witch display between the number of recordable pictures and available recording time PLAY ON LCD When you switch from Recording Mode to Playback Mode the LCD monitor switches on TOUCH SETTINGS Enables disables the Touch operation TOUCH SCROLL This allows you to set the speed of continuously forwarding or rewinding pictures using touch operation DIAL GUIDE Set whether or not to display the dial ope...

Page 37: ...era ECONOMY Suppresses the unit power consumption to prevent the battery being run down AUTO REVIEW Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking the still picture USB MODE Sets the communication method when connecting using the USB connection cable supplied VIDEO OUT Set to match the colour television system in each country TV ASPECT Set to match the type of TV HDMI MODE Sets ...

Page 38: ...travel date etc VIDEO DIVIDE Splits the recorded motion picture in two RESIZE Reduces the image size number of pixels CROPPING Crops the recorded image ASPECT CONV Changes the aspect ratio of images recorded with an aspect ratio of 16 9 for printing ROTATE Rotate pictures manually in 90o steps ROTATE DISP This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holdi...

Page 39: ...ension recorded on a digital camera This is included as standard in Mac OSs SILKYPIX Developer Studio Windows XP Vista 7 Mac OS X v10 4 v10 5 v10 6 v10 7 This is software to edit RAW format images Using RAW files recorded on this camera allows images to be edited with a higher quality Edited images can be saved in a format JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on a personal computer LoiLoScope 30 da...

Page 40: ... or more for installing software Refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfunSTUDIO 7 0 HD Edition PDF for further operating environment For details on SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3 1 SE please read the support site given on P39 Insert the CD ROM with the supplied software When you insert the supplied CD ROM the install menu will start Click on the Recommended Installation Proceed with installati...

Page 41: ...0 or later or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to browse or print the Operating Instructions PDF format Insert the CD ROM containing the Operating Instructions supplied click A and then follow the messages on the screen to install Compatible OS Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from the following Web Site http g...

Page 42: ...en the Interchangeable lens H H014 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 Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio ON OFF simple enlargement compatible with lenses from other manufacturers Focus Auto Focus Manual Focus Face Detection AF ...

Page 43: ...Shutter speed B Bulb Max approx 120 seconds 60 seconds to 1 4000th of a second Taking still pictures during motion picture recording Motion picture priorities 1 25th of a second to 1 16000th of a second Still picture priorities B Bulb Max approx 120 seconds 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 Fla...

Page 44: ...ording media SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card Picture size Still picture When the aspect ratio setting is X 4592k3448 pixels 3232k2424 pixels 2272k1704 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is Y 4576k3056 pixels 3232k2160 pixels 2272k1520 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is W 4576k2576 pixels 3232k1824 pixels 1920k1080 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is 3424k3424 pixels 241...

Page 45: ...ue video audio NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output monaural Terminal REMOTE φ 2 5 mm jack AV OUT DIGITAL Dedicated jack 8 pin HDMI MiniHDMI TypeC Dimensions Approx 116 3 mm W k67 8 mm H k39 4 mm D excluding the projecting parts Mass Approx 318 g with the card and battery Approx 272 g camera body Approx 413 g with the Interchangeable lens H PS14042 card and battery Approx 483 g wi...

Page 46: ... Yes In focus distance 0 2 m Wide to focal length 20 mm to from the focus distance reference line 0 3 m focal length 21 mm to Tele to from the focus distance reference line 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 29x...

Page 47: ...enu Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of view 75x Wide to 29x Tele Filter diameter 52 mm Max diameter Approx 60 6 mm Overall length Approx 63 6 mm from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount Mass Approx 165 g Focal length f 14 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm Aperture type 7 diaphragm blades circular aperture diaphragm Aperture range F2 5 Minimum aperture value F22 Lens cons...

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