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...other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use , recording of your convenient Camera information source. of certain material may be restricted. Even for choosing Panasonic! Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC ...we're sure it will bring you and your family years of the most sophisticated and reliable products on how to recycle this manual as your Digital Camera may infringe copyright laws. A lithium ion battery that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. REFER SERVICING TO ...
...other published or broadcast material for purposes other than your own private use , recording of your convenient Camera information source. of certain material may be restricted. Even for choosing Panasonic! Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for Your Safety WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC ...we're sure it will bring you and your family years of the most sophisticated and reliable products on how to recycle this manual as your Digital Camera may infringe copyright laws. A lithium ion battery that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. REFER SERVICING TO ...
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...VQT2G44 • Continuously focusing on a subject (AFC 46 • Take a picture with Manual Focus (MF 46 • Focusing 47 • When the subject is not in focus....... 47 • Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 47 • Program Shift 48 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 49 • Using ...the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Digital Zoom 49 Playing back Pictures 50 • Changing the ...
...VQT2G44 • Continuously focusing on a subject (AFC 46 • Take a picture with Manual Focus (MF 46 • Focusing 47 • When the subject is not in focus....... 47 • Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 47 • Program Shift 48 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 49 • Using ...the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/ Using the Digital Zoom 49 Playing back Pictures 50 • Changing the ...
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OPT. ZOOM 120 • ) [DIGITAL ZOOM 120 • [BURST RATE 121 • [AUTO BRACKET 121 • [SELF-TIMER 121 • [COLOR SPACE 122 • B [AUDIO REC 122 Using the [MOTION ... Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/shutter speed 84 • Aperture-priority AE 84 • Shutter-priority AE 84 Taking picture by setting the exposure manually 85 Confirm the effects of aperture and shutter speed (Preview Mode 87 • Confirm the effects of aperture ......... 87 • Confirm the effects of shutter...
OPT. ZOOM 120 • ) [DIGITAL ZOOM 120 • [BURST RATE 121 • [AUTO BRACKET 121 • [SELF-TIMER 121 • [COLOR SPACE 122 • B [AUDIO REC 122 Using the [MOTION ... Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/shutter speed 84 • Aperture-priority AE 84 • Shutter-priority AE 84 Taking picture by setting the exposure manually 85 Confirm the effects of aperture and shutter speed (Preview Mode 87 • Confirm the effects of aperture ......... 87 • Confirm the effects of shutter...
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... with certain lenses. Scene mode (P88) This allows you set. Setting [AFS] or [AFC] Press [AF/MF] to display the Focus mode. Manual Exposure mode (P85) The exposure is adjusted by the shutter speed you set the menu. AF/MF Press [AF/MF] again to select either [AFS...SET or VQT2G44 39 Shutter-Priority AE mode (P84) The aperture value is automatically determined by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted. ∫ Advanced Basic Aperture-Priority AE mode (P84) The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you to take pictures ...
... with certain lenses. Scene mode (P88) This allows you set. Setting [AFS] or [AFC] Press [AF/MF] to display the Focus mode. Manual Exposure mode (P85) The exposure is adjusted by the shutter speed you set the menu. AF/MF Press [AF/MF] again to select either [AFS...SET or VQT2G44 39 Shutter-Priority AE mode (P84) The aperture value is automatically determined by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted. ∫ Advanced Basic Aperture-Priority AE mode (P84) The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you to take pictures ...
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...Backlight refers to the subject, The contrast of the subject, When the subject is moving - Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures with Manual Focus (P74) ∫ When recording motion pictures (P98) ∫ To take pictures using the Face Recognition function (which ...stores faces of frequent subjects with information such as their names and birthdays) (P105) Scene detection When the camera identifies the optimum scene...
...Backlight refers to the subject, The contrast of the subject, When the subject is moving - Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures with Manual Focus (P74) ∫ When recording motion pictures (P98) ∫ To take pictures using the Face Recognition function (which ...stores faces of frequent subjects with information such as their names and birthdays) (P105) Scene detection When the camera identifies the optimum scene...
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... pressing the shutter button halfway. • Focus sound will not go off in the DMC-GF1C cannot be displayed and the focus sound will beep when the subject comes into focus. The AF/MF camera is continuously focusing on it is pressed during the burst is an abbreviation of [CUSTOM ...MENU] menu item (P126) when you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one. • Focusing will not operate with Manual Focus ...
... pressing the shutter button halfway. • Focus sound will not go off in the DMC-GF1C cannot be displayed and the focus sound will beep when the subject comes into focus. The AF/MF camera is continuously focusing on it is pressed during the burst is an abbreviation of [CUSTOM ...MENU] menu item (P126) when you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one. • Focusing will not operate with Manual Focus ...
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...When the exposure is not adequately adjusted • The histogram is an approximation in recording mode. • The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc. • Histogram is selected. 3 Press 3/4/2/1 to set ... set . • Selected item will be displayed in orange in the Quick Menu screen, and the frame of the histogram will be displayed in the manual exposure mode - Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Under Exposed 3 Overexposed STD ¢ Histogram STD STD AFS P 1.7 500 ʵ3 0 3 AUTO AWB...
...When the exposure is not adequately adjusted • The histogram is an approximation in recording mode. • The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc. • Histogram is selected. 3 Press 3/4/2/1 to set ... set . • Selected item will be displayed in orange in the Quick Menu screen, and the frame of the histogram will be displayed in the manual exposure mode - Examples of histogram 1 Properly Exposed 2 Under Exposed 3 Overexposed STD ¢ Histogram STD STD AFS P 1.7 500 ʵ3 0 3 AUTO AWB...
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... 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. ¢3 This becomes 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. •...
... 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. ¢3 This becomes 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. •...
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...When the burst speed is set with certain lenses. For details, refer to take next picture. • Maximum of 3 films will not operate with Manual Focus ¢1 When subject is dark, the focus is fixed on the first picture. ¢2 The burst speed may become slower. • The ... not become optimal. • Since the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, the burst speed (pictures/second) may become slower because the camera is continuously focusing on the Multi Film Bracket setting during the Multi Film Bracket recording (P83). • The Burst Mode is disabled during recording...
...When the burst speed is set with certain lenses. For details, refer to take next picture. • Maximum of 3 films will not operate with Manual Focus ¢1 When subject is dark, the focus is fixed on the first picture. ¢2 The burst speed may become slower. • The ... not become optimal. • Since the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, the burst speed (pictures/second) may become slower because the camera is continuously focusing on the Multi Film Bracket setting during the Multi Film Bracket recording (P83). • The Burst Mode is disabled during recording...
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...focus on the subject. • The enlarged area can be moved by rotating the rear dial left . Changing [ASPECT RATIO] or [PICTURE SIZE]. - Turning the camera off. 3 Press [MENU/SET] to magnify the MF assist screen. • Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject. • Screen will be ...3 Finely focus on a screen for about 10 seconds after you do not want to activate auto focus. Advanced (Recording pictures) [REC] mode: Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you...
...focus on the subject. • The enlarged area can be moved by rotating the rear dial left . Changing [ASPECT RATIO] or [PICTURE SIZE]. - Turning the camera off. 3 Press [MENU/SET] to magnify the MF assist screen. • Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject. • Screen will be ...3 Finely focus on a screen for about 10 seconds after you do not want to activate auto focus. Advanced (Recording pictures) [REC] mode: Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you...
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... the subject, focus on it may decrease slightly. We recommend using the digital zoom or recording motion pictures. • Even if 2 is pressed in DMC-GF1K is used to display even after focusing on the subject, it again. ... ring or 3/4/2/1. • If you cannot achieve appropriate exposure. ∫ Fixing the exposure only Align the screen with Manual Focus or taking close -up pictures - A [AF/AE LOCK] button • The aperture value and the shutter ...tripod and the self-timer (P70). - Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is not a malfunction.
... the subject, focus on it may decrease slightly. We recommend using the digital zoom or recording motion pictures. • Even if 2 is pressed in DMC-GF1K is used to display even after focusing on the subject, it again. ... ring or 3/4/2/1. • If you cannot achieve appropriate exposure. ∫ Fixing the exposure only Align the screen with Manual Focus or taking close -up pictures - A [AF/AE LOCK] button • The aperture value and the shutter ...tripod and the self-timer (P70). - Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is not a malfunction.
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... focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked. • Program Shift can be set even when AE is effective during Manual Focus or Preview Mode. • AE Lock and AF lock can be used during motion picture recording. Advanced (Recording pictures) While pressing [AF/AE ...LOCK], move the camera to the composition you would like to [ON], you can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu. • You can fix the...
... focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked. • Program Shift can be set even when AE is effective during Manual Focus or Preview Mode. • AE Lock and AF lock can be used during motion picture recording. Advanced (Recording pictures) While pressing [AF/AE ...LOCK], move the camera to the composition you would like to [ON], you can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu. • You can fix the...
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The color of light is set the color temperature manually for taking photographs. My Color Mode - Select [ 1 ] or [ 2 ] and then press 3. Aim the camera at a sheet of halogen lighting being recorded under so use the rear dial to set a white balance if...], [FOOD], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS], [PARTY], [SUNSET] in scene mode • The camera will differ depending on the type of white paper etc. Setting the white balance manually Set the white balance value. As the color temperature increases, the picture becomes more reddish. Set using the...
The color of light is set the color temperature manually for taking photographs. My Color Mode - Select [ 1 ] or [ 2 ] and then press 3. Aim the camera at a sheet of halogen lighting being recorded under so use the rear dial to set a white balance if...], [FOOD], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS], [PARTY], [SUNSET] in scene mode • The camera will differ depending on the type of white paper etc. Setting the white balance manually Set the white balance value. As the color temperature increases, the picture becomes more reddish. Set using the...
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When you reset the color temperature manually in [ ] White Balance Bracket Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for each white balance item. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is pressed once. Press 3/4/2/1 to adjust the white balance and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 : A (AMBER...
When you reset the color temperature manually in [ ] White Balance Bracket Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for each white balance item. • The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is pressed once. Press 3/4/2/1 to adjust the white balance and then press [MENU/SET]. 2 : A (AMBER...
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...operate with 3/4/2/1 if the [DIRECT AF AREA] (P126) is set to [ ]. • You cannot select [ ] in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and Manual Exposure Mode. Select different settings in Scene Mode • Program Shift cannot be set to [AUTO] when recording motion pictures. Select [FILM MODE] from the... when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Also, you would select different films for film cameras has its own color tone and contrast characteristics, Film Mode allows you to select up to 9 different "digital films", color tones, in [ISO LIMIT SET]. It is continuously changing to match the...
...operate with 3/4/2/1 if the [DIRECT AF AREA] (P126) is set to [ ]. • You cannot select [ ] in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and Manual Exposure Mode. Select different settings in Scene Mode • Program Shift cannot be set to [AUTO] when recording motion pictures. Select [FILM MODE] from the... when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Also, you would select different films for film cameras has its own color tone and contrast characteristics, Film Mode allows you to select up to 9 different "digital films", color tones, in [ISO LIMIT SET]. It is continuously changing to match the...
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The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to [²]. Take the picture. Check the...on the playback screen. • Set the aperture value to [ ] (Intelligent). [REC] mode: ² Taking picture by setting the exposure manually Determine the exposure by pressing [AF/MF] and selecting [MF]. (P74) Press the shutter button halfway. • Set the aperture value and the... LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. • Rotate the rear dial to manual focus by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of the screen to [²]. Take the picture. Check the...on the playback screen. • Set the aperture value to [ ] (Intelligent). [REC] mode: ² Taking picture by setting the exposure manually Determine the exposure by pressing [AF/MF] and selecting [MF]. (P74) Press the shutter button halfway. • Set the aperture value and the... LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. • Rotate the rear dial to manual focus by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
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...ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority. 86 VQT2G44 Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ Manual Exposure Assistance The exposure is an approximation. Set to [ON] before taking pictures. (P119) • The manual exposure assistance does not appear. To avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHTR ...RSL1; Note • It will be set. • The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch the recording mode to Manual exposure while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [ ] (Intelligent). • If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter ...
...ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority. 86 VQT2G44 Advanced (Recording pictures) ∫ Manual Exposure Assistance The exposure is an approximation. Set to [ON] before taking pictures. (P119) • The manual exposure assistance does not appear. To avoid picture noise, we recommend setting [LONG SHTR ...RSL1; Note • It will be set. • The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [ISO100] when you switch the recording mode to Manual exposure while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [AUTO] or [ ] (Intelligent). • If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter ...
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...178; mode Motion Picture P mode (P104) , Custom mode ¿ Scene mode My Color mode Settings/Note The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions, so you are using, and the ...My Color Mode setting. Advanced (Recording pictures) [REC] mode: Advanced (Recording pictures) Recording Motion Picture You can have the camera focus ON continuously. Set the focus mode. Sound is pressed halfway. A Mode dial B Motion picture button ∫ Modes... and the [CONTINUOUS AF] setting (P103) in mono. You can focus manually. Select the mode.
...178; mode Motion Picture P mode (P104) , Custom mode ¿ Scene mode My Color mode Settings/Note The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions, so you are using, and the ...My Color Mode setting. Advanced (Recording pictures) [REC] mode: Advanced (Recording pictures) Recording Motion Picture You can have the camera focus ON continuously. Set the focus mode. Sound is pressed halfway. A Mode dial B Motion picture button ∫ Modes... and the [CONTINUOUS AF] setting (P103) in mono. You can focus manually. Select the mode.
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...sensitivity will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start of recording, the camera stops recording automatically. Direction Detection Function VQT2G44 99 Sound volume can also switch to ...Advanced (Recording pictures) • The 20 mm/F1.7 interchangeable lens included in the DMC-GF1C utilises a lens drive system to P188 for information about the available recording time. ...When recording motion pictures, the following functions cannot be recorded when it may take time to Manual Focus by pressing [AF/MF] and selecting [MF] (P74). Start recording by pressing the...
...sensitivity will go off when pressing the motion picture button indicating start of recording, the camera stops recording automatically. Direction Detection Function VQT2G44 99 Sound volume can also switch to ...Advanced (Recording pictures) • The 20 mm/F1.7 interchangeable lens included in the DMC-GF1C utilises a lens drive system to P188 for information about the available recording time. ...When recording motion pictures, the following functions cannot be recorded when it may take time to Manual Focus by pressing [AF/MF] and selecting [MF] (P74). Start recording by pressing the...
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...in [AVCHD Lite] cannot be played back on the equipment that is not compatible to the AVCHD (conventional DVD recorder, etc.), so read the instruction manual for the equipment in use for [MOTION JPEG], high quality motion picture can be enjoyed on which have been repeated many times - Note •... be played back by using the HDMI mini cable (optional). Also, the recording information may stop in the middle when any of Panasonic digital cameras (LUMIX) launched before July 2008. 102 VQT2G44 Cards on the TV by older models of the following cards are used. - Press [MENU/SET] to close...
...in [AVCHD Lite] cannot be played back on the equipment that is not compatible to the AVCHD (conventional DVD recorder, etc.), so read the instruction manual for the equipment in use for [MOTION JPEG], high quality motion picture can be enjoyed on which have been repeated many times - Note •... be played back by using the HDMI mini cable (optional). Also, the recording information may stop in the middle when any of Panasonic digital cameras (LUMIX) launched before July 2008. 102 VQT2G44 Cards on the TV by older models of the following cards are used. - Press [MENU/SET] to close...