Panasonic Lumix DC-GX800K Basic Operation Instructions Download

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DVQX1123ZB

F1216HA1067

Basic Operating Instructions

Digital Camera/

Lens Kit

Model No.

DC-GX800K

Please read these instructions carefully before using this
product, and save this manual for future use.

More detailed operating instructions are available in “Operating
Instructions for advanced features (PDF format)”. To read it, download
it from the website. (P82)

Web Site: http://www.panasonic.com

Model number suffix “EB” denotes UK model.

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Page 1: ...carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use More detailed operating instructions are available in Operating Instructions for advanced features PDF format To read it downlo...

Page 2: ...or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose of private use recording of certain material may be restricted Information for Your...

Page 3: ...from our DoC server http www doc panasonic de Contact to Authorized Representative Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH Panasonic Testing Centre Winsbergring 15 22525 Hamburg Germany Wireless transmitter F...

Page 4: ...ic equipment and stops functioning properly turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor supplied AC adaptor DMW AC10E optional Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor...

Page 5: ...If the temperature is too high or too low the operating time of the battery will become shorter The battery becomes warm after using and during and after charging The camera also becomes warm during u...

Page 6: ...29 Adjusting Focus Automatically 33 Adjusting Focus Manually 34 Recording 4K Photos 36 Controlling Focus After Recording Post Focus Focus Stacking 39 Using Burst Self Timer Drive Mode 43 Taking Pictur...

Page 7: ...monitor wipe them off with a dry soft cloth Not doing so may cause the monitor to respond incorrectly to touch operations Keep objects sensitive to magnetic fields credit cards etc away from the camer...

Page 8: ...a body at the time of purchase microSD Memory Card microSDHC Memory Card and microSDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text The card is optional Description in these operating instructions is...

Page 9: ...ly Refer to the Operating Instructions for advanced features PDF format to check the number of recordable pictures and the available recording time for motion pictures Keep the memory card out of reac...

Page 10: ...entation 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 1 Attaching the Shoulder Str...

Page 11: ...are for this camera only Do not use them with other devices Check that this unit is turned off USB CHARGE socket A Charging lamp B AC adaptor supplied C To power outlet D PC Turned on E USB connection...

Page 12: ...lied and this camera with the USB connection cable supplied and insert the AC adaptor supplied into the power outlet The camera consumes a small amount of power even after it is turned off by setting...

Page 13: ...ching or detaching the interchangeable lens H FS12032 retract the lens barrel Change lenses where there is not a lot of dirt or dust Do not press the lens release button A when you attach a lens Detac...

Page 14: ...1 to select the items year month day hour minute and press 3 4 to set 4 Press MENU SET to set 5 When The clock setting has been completed is displayed press MENU SET 6 When Please set the home area is...

Page 15: ...he lens barrel is retracted images cannot be recorded C The lens is retracted How to Retract the Lens Rotate the zoom ring in the direction of arrow 2 from position B 12 mm to 32 mm H FS12032 to posit...

Page 16: ...e dial to The settings of the main functions are adjusted automatically 1 Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly apart Do not cover...

Page 17: ...When the subject is not in focus the indication flashes 3 Press the shutter button fully push it in further and take the picture Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button Wh...

Page 18: ...mode button P36 Fn1 button P27 6 Stereo microphone Be careful not to cover the microphone with your finger Doing so may make sound difficult to record 7 Flash 8 Focus distance reference mark 9 Post Fo...

Page 19: ...cursor button Selection of items or setting of values etc is performed These operating instructions expresses the up down left and right of the cursor button as 3 4 2 1 3 Exposure Compensation Use thi...

Page 20: ...e camera Doing so may also damage the camera 31 DC coupler cover P81 When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC15A optional and AC adaptor DMW AC10E optional are used The op...

Page 21: ...Preparation Basic 21 ENG DVQX1123 Lens H FS12032 1 Lens surface 2 Tele 3 Zoom ring 4 Wide 5 Contact point 6 Lens fitting mark P13 3 4 5 6 1 2 DC GX800EB DVQX1123_eng book 21...

Page 22: ...This is convenient as it allows you to take pictures from various angles by adjusting the monitor Pressing the cursor button Selection of items or setting of values etc is performed Pressing MENU SET...

Page 23: ...e 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...

Page 24: ...image during playback etc Pinch enlarge reduce Pinch the touch screen apart enlarge or together reduce with two fingers Touch screen Touch operations Touch Shutter Just by touching the subject the ca...

Page 25: ...ngs are reset the following setting is also reset Drive mode The Face Recog and Profile Setup settings are not reset Setting menu items 1 Press MENU SET REC SETTING RESET button Resetting the recordin...

Page 26: ...menu item and press 4 or 3 3 Rotate the control dial to select the setting 4 Press to exit the menu once the setting is complete Switching to other menus 1 Press 2 2 Press 3 4 to select a menu select...

Page 27: ...in Step 3 above can be displayed by holding a function button Fn1 to Fn3 for 2 seconds Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function Intelligent Auto Mode Recording Mode In this mode the camera makes t...

Page 28: ...he subject multiple still pictures are recorded with differing exposures and combined to create a single still picture rich in gradation Switching between Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Au...

Page 29: ...ding screen Taking Pictures of Yourself Self Shot Applicable modes If you rotate the monitor Self Shot Mode is activated You can easily take pictures of yourself while looking at the screen 1 Rotate t...

Page 30: ...rectly Soft Skin Makes people s faces look brighter and their skin tones look softer Filter Select Adds an image effect filter suited for Self Shot Mode Background Control Changes the defocus setting...

Page 31: ...aking pictures with the Fn3 button The Fn3 button works as a shutter button in Self Shot Mode It can only be pressed fully The button allows you to take pictures of yourself while holding the camera w...

Page 32: ...a moment 3 When you move your hand away and the yellow frame appears the shutter is released The shutter is released when two faces detected by the Face Eye Detection function move closer to each othe...

Page 33: ...en pets etc AFF is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Flexible In this mode focusing is performed automatically when the shutter button is pressed halfway If the subject moves while the shutter button is p...

Page 34: ...to Focus 1 Select the menu P25 2 Press 2 When using an interchangeable lens with no focus ring H FS12032 Press 1 Focuses on nearby subject Press 2 Focuses on distant subjects A Slide bar These operati...

Page 35: ...interchangeable lens with no focus ring you can perform these operations after pressing 4 to display the screen that lets you set the area to be enlarged 5 Press the shutter button halfway The assist...

Page 36: ...d by pressing the button 4 using 2 1 to select a 4K photo icon etc and pressing 3 P43 2 Select the recording method with 2 1 and then press MENU SET 4K Burst For capturing the best shot of a fast movi...

Page 37: ...When 4K Pre Burst is set the battery drains faster and the camera temperature rises Select 4K Pre Burst only when recording The camera stops operating for self protection in the manner described belo...

Page 38: ...en and press 3 If the image was recorded with 4K Pre Burst proceed to step 3 2 Drag the slide bar to make a rough selection of scenes 3 Drag the frames to select the frame you want to save as a pictur...

Page 39: ...MENU SET 3 Decide on the composition and press the shutter button halfway Auto Focus will detect focus areas on the screen Excluding the edges of the screen If no areas on the screen can be brought i...

Page 40: ...with the icon on the playback screen and press 3 2 Touch the desired focus area If a picture that is in focus is not available for the selected area a red frame will be displayed You cannot save a pic...

Page 41: ...s Stacking Auto Merging Automatically selects pictures that are suited to be merged and merges them into a single picture Priority will be given to pictures with closer focus Pictures will be merged i...

Page 42: ...nments of pictures caused by camera shake If they are corrected the angle of view becomes slightly narrower when pictures are merged An unnatural picture may be created if a subject moves during recor...

Page 43: ...the drive mode Select Single or in step 2 1 Single When the shutter button is pressed only one picture is recorded 2 Burst Recordings are made in succession while the shutter button is pressed 3 4K PH...

Page 44: ...u press and hold the shutter button recording will be performed continuously until a specified number of pictures are taken Rec Bracket Bracket Type Exposure Bracket Press the shutter button to perfor...

Page 45: ...ions will occur to protect the camera Wait until the camera cools down If you continue recording even when is flashing on the screen a message will be displayed and the camera will turn off automatica...

Page 46: ...en the camera temperature rises due to for example high ambient temperature or continuous motion picture recording the maximum available continuous recording time may become shorter Setting the format...

Page 47: ...840k2160 24p 24 frames second 100 Mbps FHD 28M 60p 1920k1080 60p 60 frames second 28 Mbps FHD 28M 50p 1920k1080 50p 50 frames second 28 Mbps FHD 20M 30p 1920k1080 30p 30 frames second 20 Mbps FHD 20M...

Page 48: ...back 1 The fast forward rewind speed increases if you press 1 2 again 2 When a motion picture recorded with AVCHD is rewound frame by frame its frames will be shown in intervals of approximately 0 5 s...

Page 49: ...elected Press 2 to select OK and then press MENU SET to execute To delete a single picture 1 In Playback Mode select the picture to delete and then press The same operation can be performed by touchin...

Page 50: ...enu screen A Explanations of the menu Rec This menu lets you set the aspect ratio number of pixels 4K Photo and other aspects of the pictures you are recording Photo Style i Dynamic ISO Limit Set Filt...

Page 51: ...splaying of the screen and button operations can be set up according to your preferences Silent Mode MF Guide Auto Review AF AE Lock Peaking Fn Button Set AF AE Lock Hold Histogram Lens Position Resum...

Page 52: ...s Travel Date Menu Background Pixel Refresh Wi Fi Menu Information Sensor Cleaning Beep Language Level Gauge Adjust Monitor Display Version Disp Demo Mode Monitor Luminance Exposure Comp Reset Format...

Page 53: ...n they are printed onto large sheets Aspect Ratio Rec Aspect Ratio 4 3 Aspect Ratio of a 4 3 TV 3 2 Aspect Ratio of a 35 mm film camera 16 9 Aspect Ratio of a high definition TV etc 1 1 Square aspect...

Page 54: ...KYPIX Developer Studio P65 by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory to process and edit RAW files on a PC When the aspect ratio is 16 9 When the aspect ratio is 1 1 Settings Image size Settings Image size L 12M 45...

Page 55: ...you to the screen in step 2 To set other items repeat steps 2 through 4 5 Select Begin Processing with 3 4 and then press MENU SET How to set each item When you select an item the setting screen will...

Page 56: ...eration Touch operation Description of operation 2 1 Dragging Selects a setting 3 WB K Set Displays the screen that lets you set the colour temperature only when White Balance is set to 4 Adjust Displ...

Page 57: ...ess 3 4 to select a setting and press MENU SET Select multiple frames that you wish to combine from 4K burst files Parts of the image that are brighter than the preceding frame will be superimposed on...

Page 58: ...u select more frames for combining Goes back to step 1 Reselect Discards the frame selected immediately before and lets you select a different image Save Ends frame selection 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to...

Page 59: ...unction button P27 Steps for pressing Wi Fi 1 Touch 2 Touch Controlling with a Smartphone Tablet P60 Recording with a smartphone P62 Playing back pictures in the camera P63 Saving images stored in the...

Page 60: ...ge App Some of the screens and information provided in these operating instructions may differ from your device depending on the supported OS and Image App version The service may not be able to be us...

Page 61: ...era select Yes to connect For first time connection only Connecting to a smartphone tablet Connecting without using the password On the camera Setup Wi Fi Wi Fi Function New Connection Remote Shooting...

Page 62: ...smartphone Terminating the connection Setup Wi Fi Wi Fi Function Yes If you are using an iOS device On the screen of Image App press the home button to close the app If you are using an Android devic...

Page 63: ...arge it Saving images stored in the camera 1 Select 2 Touch and hold an image and drag it to save it RAW pictures AVCHD motion pictures MP4 motion pictures for which the Rec Quality size is 4K 4K burs...

Page 64: ...e smartphone 1 Connect to a smartphone P61 2 Select 3 Select Geotagging 4 Select an icon Adding location information to images stored in the camera from a smartphone tablet Start stop recording locati...

Page 65: ...or advanced features PDF format or the operating instructions for the respective software programmes PHOTOfunSTUDIO is not compatible with Mac This is software to edit RAW format images Edited images...

Page 66: ...Flash Mode Flash Extra Tele Conversion when recording motion pictures Recording format Recording quality P46 Snap Movie Picture size Aspect Ratio P53 Extra Tele Conversion when taking still pictures...

Page 67: ...nd time Travel destination setting 4 Exposure meter Focal distance display Step zoom AFS AFF AFC MF AFL LOW STAR 4 AF area Spot metering target Centre marker display Self timer Mic level display Silen...

Page 68: ...after setting the clock and after switching from Playback Mode to Recording Mode Touch tab Touch zoom Touch Shutter Touch AE Peaking In Self Shot Mode P29 Function button P27 Colour P28 Defocus contr...

Page 69: ...tery drains faster Select 4K Pre Burst only when recording The camera stops operating for self protection in the manner described below when overheated due to for example high ambient temperature or c...

Page 70: ...e flicker or striping is seen under lighting such as a fluorescent or LED lighting fixture when recording motion pictures you can reduce the flicker or striping by setting up Flkr Decrease and fixing...

Page 71: ...device to be connected Is any device such as microwave oven cordless phone etc that uses 2 4 GHz frequency operated nearby Radio waves may get interrupted when used simultaneously Use them sufficientl...

Page 72: ...er name and password for the local account If you haven t set up a local account please create one The default workgroup name is set to WORKGROUP If you changed the workgroup name the PC will not be r...

Page 73: ...off and it is not a malfunction The sound which is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture is heard when the brightness has changed due to for example zooming or the movement of the camera...

Page 74: ...000 000 pixels Image sensor 4 3q Live MOS sensor total pixel number 16 840 000 pixels Primary colour filter Digital Zoom Max 4k Extra Tele Conversion When taking still pictures Max 2k When a picture...

Page 75: ...or higher pictures When there are no RAW files 100 or higher pictures When recording is performed under the test conditions specified by Panasonic ISO sensitivity Standard Output Sensitivity AUTO 100...

Page 76: ...t 100 Touch screen Flash Built in pop up flash GN 5 6 equivalent ISO200 m GN 4 0 equivalent ISO100 m Flash range Approx 0 4 m 1 3 feet to 4 5 m 15 feet When the Interchangeable lens H FS12032 is mount...

Page 77: ...Mbps 50i recording 1920k1080 FHD 25p 24 Mbps 50i recording 1920k1080 FHD 24p 24 Mbps 24p recording Sensor output is 25 frames sec MP4 3840k2160 4K 30p 100 Mbps 3840k2160 4K 25p 100 Mbps 3840k2160 4K 2...

Page 78: ...ions Approx 106 5 mm W k64 6 mm H k33 3 mm D 4 2q W k2 55q H k1 32q D excluding the projecting parts Mass Approx 269 g 0 60 lb with the card and battery Approx 239 g 0 53 lb camera body Approx 336 g 0...

Page 79: ...present the following 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 method Wi Fi compliant WPATM...

Page 80: ...focus distance reference line focal length 12 mm to 20 mm 0 3 m 0 98 feet to from the focus distance reference line focal length 21 mm to 32 mm Maximum image magnification 0 13k 35 mm film camera equi...

Page 81: ...within Ireland 01 289 8333 Monday Friday 9 00 am 5 00 pm Excluding public holidays For further support on your product please visit our website www panasonic co uk Direct Sales at Panasonic UK Order...

Page 82: ...URL and QR code on the camera Select the menu P25 You will need Adobe Reader to browse or print the Operating Instructions for advanced features PDF format You can download and install a version of A...

Page 83: ...ited States the European Union and other countries microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC AVCHD AVCHD Progressive and the AVCHD Progressive logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Co...

Page 84: ...rademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal use of a consumer or other uses in which i...

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