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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

1. vaTt2a73 117 Advanced Recording pictures siz QUALITY For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored Applicable modes P ATS IMfoust scn gt 2a on 2 sis Fine when giving priority to the picture quality ufa Standard when using the standard picture quality and increasing the number of pictures to be recorded without changing the number of pixels RAWs 2 RAW Fine In addition to the RAW settings a fine equivalent JPEG image is simultaneously created 1 RAW RAW Standard In addition to the RAW settings a standard equivalent JPEG image is simultaneously created RAW RAW file When the image is to be edited with a PC in high quality 2 1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera the corresponding JPEG image will also be deleted 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels L for each image aspect ratio Note e Refer to P183 for information about the number of recordable pictures e You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files You can save RAW files ina file format JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on your PC etc develop them and edit them using the software SILKYPIX Developer Studio by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the CD ROM Supplied e RAW images are recorded with a smaller data volume than RAWz or RAW e PRINT SET and FAVORITE cannot be set to
2. 0cccseeeeee 90 e Shutter priority AE cee 90 Taking picture by setting the exposure PIANO ANY E E E ETT 91 Confirm the effects of aperture and shutter speed Preview mode 93 e Confirm the effects of aperture 93 e Confirm the effects of shutter SO CCG orcun NEEE 93 Taking expressive portraits and landscape pictures Advanced scene mode 94 e PORTRAIT cccccccceceeeceeeeeeeenees 95 SCENERY serdeni ankie 95 SPORTS serrare enne 96 e CLOSE UP icine 96 e NIGHT PORTRAIT 0ccceeee 97 Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded Scene mode 98 S SUNSET iiser neen nn 98 Bg PARTY nannaa 99 e BABY 1 E BABY2 99 eR PEE Tl ieee 100 Taking pictures while adjusting colour My Colour MOdEe 0ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 100 Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering custom settings 101 Taking pictures in Custom mode 102 Recording Motion Picture 5 103 e Changing REC MODE and REC QUALITY wiusisscixatievecricinaesisremuwes 105 e WIND CUT 107 Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings Creative motion picture mode 108 Taking a picture with Face Recognition TUNIC WON xcy2adisssee clonal sh seaetiieiostotmeyaueo cies 110 e Face Recognition functions 110 e Face SettingS ccccssscessseessseeeseees 110 Useful
3. Advanced Recording pictures If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon e Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 59 50 Slow sync Red eye reduction background The flash is not activated in any recording conditions Forced flash OFF e Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted x The flash is activated twice The interval between the first and second flash is longer when AQ or SQ is set The subject should not move until the second flash is activated Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject E About the digital red eye correction When the flash is used with the Red eye reduction A S selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the image data e It may not be able to correct the red eye depending on the recording conditions It may also correct objects other than red eye e It can be set to OFF 44 4 S with the D RED EYE in the REC mode menu P120 e It will be fixed to ON in the intelligent auto mode E Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode O Available Not available Initial setting of advanced sc
4. NO wa we Ww KR O 0 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 9 2 6 feet 5 3 m 17 4 feet 0 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to T 1 8 feet 7 5 m 24 6 feet 0 m 3 28 feet to 60 cm 1 97 feet to 3 8 m 45 3 feet 10 7 m 35 1 feet O Nr Sr Nr Available flash range according to focal length of lens ISO sensitivity AUTO Vignetting effect occurs IS0400 due to the light of the flash ISO800 IS01600 Tele 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 5 1 m 16 7 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 2 5 m 8 20 feet 1 8 m 5 91 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 3 6 m 11 8 feet 2 6 m 8 53 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 5 1 m 16 7 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 7 2 m 23 6 feet 5 3 m 17 4 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 10 2 m 33 5 feet 7 5 m 24 6 feet 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 60 cm 1 97 feet to 14 4 m 47 2 feet 10 7 m 35 1 feet VQT2A73 67 Advanced Recording pictures When the aspect ratio is RX EOD Available flash range according to focal length of lens ee we ele 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 17 4 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 8 53 feet 1 8 m 5 91 feet 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 12 1 feet 2 6 m 8 53 feet 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 17 4 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet
5. Reduce volume level Increase volume level O f N O Riks Note e Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime or PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC e QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures that were recorded with a PC or other equipment may have lower image quality or may not be able to playback with this unit 132 vat2a73 Advanced Playback Pictures with audio Press lt gt to select a picture with the audio icon J and then press A to play back a Audio icon e Refer to AUDIO REC P124 and AUDIO DUB P146 for information about how to create still pictures with audio QR Note e Sound can be heard through the speaker Refer to VOLUME P35 for information about how to adjust the volume in the SETUP menu e Pictures with audio recorded with other equipment may not playback on this unit e When using a high capacity card it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual vaT2a73 133 Advanced Playback Using the PLAYBACK mode menu You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures set protection for them etc e With TEXT STAMP RESIZE TRIMMING or ASPECT CONV a new edited picture is created A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the card so we recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture E SLIDE SHOW
6. cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 132 e Pictures with QUCIO 00ceeeeeeee 133 Using the PLAYBACK mode menu 134 e Ey SLIDE SHOW 00000 134 e Os PLAYBACK MODE 135 e ye FAVORITE cc ceeeeeee 136 LA TITLE EDIT irissen 137 e TEXT STAMP 00 138 RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels 140 VQT2A73 7 e gt TRIMMING 0 0 eee 141 ASPECT CONV 142 BP ROTATE S ROTATE DISP 143 Pp PRINT SET 144 Om PROTECT 145 e AUDIO DUB 146 e 8E FACE RECOG oiii 147 Connecting to other equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 148 e Playing back pictures using the AV Cable Supplied cecceeeeeeeees 148 e Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot 149 e Playing back on the TV with HDMI SOCKER 149 Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures senneeneennensenenereeene enn 153 e Copy the playback image using an AY CADIE irera 153 e Copying to a PC nssssssssssssssssesnnsennnn 154 Connecting to a PC sssssssssssssssnreseennn 154 Printing the Pictures cceeeeee 157 e Single PICture ccccccseeeseeseeeeees 158 e Print Settings cccccseeeeeeeeeeeens 158 e PRINT SET DPOF 000 160 Others Using the External Flash optional 161 Using the Protector Filte
7. 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 24 6 feet 5 3 m 17 4 feet 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 0 7 m 35 1 feet 7 5 m 24 6 feet IS03200 2 5 m 8 20 feet to 0 m 3 28 feet to 60 cm 1 97 feet to 15 5 m 50 9 feet 15 1 m 49 5 feet 10 7 m 35 1 feet x When the ISO LIMIT SET P123 is set to OFF e At the time of flash photography when distance with the subject is near the flash light is interrupted with lens and a part of picture being taken becomes dark Check the distance between the camera and the subject when taking a picture The distance with subject from which the flash light is interrupted differs according to the lens used When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is attached When the aspect ratio is E or H Vignetting effect occurs due to the light of the flash Wide to 21 mm 1 0 m 3 28 feet or less 22 mm 50 cm 1 64 feet or less Tele When the aspect ratio is E Vignetting effect occurs due to the light of the flash Wide to 17 mm 1 0 m 3 28 feet or less 18 mm 50 cm 1 64 feet or less Tele When the aspect ratio is JI 2 5 m 8 20 feet or less Wide 1 0 m 3 28 feet or less 15 mm 50 cm 1 64 feet or less Tele NO 0 OO Wo 393 23 X No oo oo Ww SS S53 3 8 3 3 7 m 0m E Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
8. AVCHD AVCHD Motion pictures A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations e After NO RESET P36 in the SETUP menu has been executed e When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted Such as when pictures were taken using another make of camera e When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder E Connection in the PTP mode Windows XP Windows Vista and Mac OS X only Set USB MODE to PictBridge PTP Data can now be read only from the card into the PC e When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card the pictures may not be imported in the PTP mode e AVCHD motion picture cannot be played back in PTP mode 156 vat2a73 Connecting to other equipment o Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera s LCD monitor Preparations Turn on the camera and the printer Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the pictures a USB connection cable supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble Align the marks and insert AC adaptor supplied e Use a battery with a sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor P25 If t
9. Aspectratio w g O 5 1920x1080 pixels L 2992x2992 pixels 2 1 million pixels 9 0 million pixels ii a 8 15 32 am Paes DES DECA 1048 Picture size C uay e e a Ran 32m8 26 s2 2 a reams se tos 4 a faame ns 22 8 256MB 226 a34 17 a 512MB a 62 1e o0 1725 1 rper 507 7 Ee 142 1 4GB 3548 6704 280 2 426 4 ort 8 861 8 vat2a73 185 Others Aspectratio M 2112x2112 pixels s 1504x1504 pixels 4 5 million pixels 2 3 million pixels Picture size e 512mB 215 aa eB as 50 26B ere 1705 310 ara ase otra art ese e687 12280 631 osa roor 18523 952 C aspectratio M wa ma E m s 9 9 620 935 2 4 19 38 TT 310 471 631 952 S e r r 360 os RAWs s RAW sts RAWsEs sa a 4 10 4 mme sa 105 8 107 am 9 seme tos 219 17 19 210 390 19 Card 876 3 T ace sa s 62 268 ea ars 9 186 vaTt2473 Others E Available recording time when recording motion pictures AVCHD MOTION JPEG Recording quality sy aor S ae 1 min 1 min 1 min 3 min 2 min 2 min 7 min 512 MB 3 min 3 min 4 min 7 min 2 min 5 min 5 min 14 min 00s 00s 00s 00s 00s 00s 10s 40s 1 GB 7 min 7 min 9 min 14 min 4 min 10 min 10 min 29 min 00s 00s 00s 00s 00s 10s 40s 30s 2 GB 15min 15min 20 min 29 min 8 min
10. e DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE BUILT IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS e DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS TABLECLOTHS CURTAINS AND SIMILAR ITEMS e DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE UNIT e DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER e The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected The primary circuit is always live as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet E Care of the camera e Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it Do not subject to strong pressure The camera may malfunction recording pictures may become impossible or the lens the LCD monitor or the external case may be damaged e Be particularly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to malfunction 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 on a beach e Do not touch the lens or the sockets with dirty hands Also be careful not to allow liquids sand and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens buttons etc e This camera is not waterproof
11. 1280x720 pixels 50p recording 13 Mbps When set to L 1280 x 720 pixels 50p recording 9 Mbps MOTION JPEG With stereo audio When set to HD 1280x720 pixels 30 frames sec When set to WVGA 848 x 480 pixels 30 frames sec When set to VGA 640480 pixels 30 frames sec When set to QVGA 320x240 pixels 30 frames sec RAW RAW Fine RAW Standard Fine Standard JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard DPOF corresponding JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 21 standard QuickTime pictures with audio AVCHD QuickTime Motion JPEG USB 2 0 High Speed NTSC PAL Composite Switched by menu Audio line output stereo vat2A73 189 Others Terminal MIC REMOTE AV OUT DIGITAL HDMI DC IN Dimensions Mass Operating temperature Operating humidity p 2 5 mm jack Dedicated jack 14 pin MiniHDMI TypeC 1 3a corresponding None when using an AC adaptor use supplied DC cable Approx 124 mm W x89 6 mm H x 45 2 mm D 4 7 8 W x3 1 2 H x 1 13 16 D excluding the projecting parts Approx 385 g 13 6 oz camera body Approx 903 g 31 9 oz with the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K card and battery 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 10 to 80 AC Adaptor Panasonic DE A49C Information for your safety Input Output 110 V to 240 V 50
12. 3 Press MENU SET to magnify the MF assist screen e Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject e The enlarged area can be moved by pressing A W lt 4 P e MF assist is enlarged from 5 times to 10 times when the front dial is rotated clockwise It will return to 5 times by rotating the front dial counter clockwise SIZE amp CANCEL EY 4 Press MENU SET to close MF assist e The screen returns to the previous screen E Technique for Manual focus Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject Rotate it a little more Finely focus on the subject by rotating the focus ring slowly in reverse Q i I Pa SN 80 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures E About the focus distance reference mark When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used The focus distance reference mark is a mark used to measure the focus distance Use this when taking pictures with manual focus or taking close up pictures a Focus distance reference mark Focus distance reference line 0 5 m 1 64 feet e f you are taking close up pictures We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P76 The effective focus range depth of field is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again The resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfu
13. 4 Double click DCIM folder vat2a73 155 Connecting to other equipment Ds Using a drag and drop operation move the pictures you want to acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on the PC e Data from the PC can not be written to the camera using the USB connection cable E Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely e Proceed with the hardware removal using Safely Remove Hardware on the task tray of the PC If the icon is not displayed check that ACCESS is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the digital camera before removing the hardware Note e Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor P25 e Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed e HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected P149 E Viewing the contents of the card using the PC folder composition e Folders and images processed in the PC cannot be played back on the camera It is recommended to use the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied when you write the image from PC to a card 1 Folder number Colour space P SRGB _ AdobeRGB File number O JPG Pictures MOV Motion pictures RW2 Pictures in RAW files MISC DPOF print Favourite
14. 5 1 3 5 2 3 7 1 3 7 2 3 SEQUENCE 0 0 Note e Refer to P74 for details SELF TIMER For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can set the time for the self timer Applicable modes PLATS Miuse a izal nie OMS Note e Refer to P76 for details COLOR SPACE For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Set this when you want to correct the colour reproduction of the recorded pictures ona PC printer etc Applicable modes PAQMOAMNARVeee SRGB Colour space is set to SRGB colour space This is widely used in computer related equipment AdobeRGB Colour space is set to AdobeRGB colour space AdobeRGB is mainly used for business purposes such as professional printing because it has a greater range of reproducible colours than SRGB 122 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures Note e Depending on the colour space setting the file name of the recorded picture changes as shown P1000001 JPG Ir P sRGB _ AdobeRGB e Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar with AdobeRGB e The setting is fixed to SRGB in recording motion pictures LONG SHTR NR For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 The camera automatically removes noise that appears when the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures of night scenery etc so you can take beautiful pictures Applicable modes YASQMGHAAAVeae OFF ON Note e f you set ON th
15. 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used 0 5 m 1 64 feet to further and take the picture e A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus e The access indication P27 lights red when pictures are being recorded on the card Press the shutter button fully push it in amp E When taking pictures using the flash P65 E When taking pictures using the zoom P55 E When taking pictures with manual focus P80 vaT2a73 45 Basic Scene detection 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 A gt EJ i PORTRAIT fry i SCENERY MA i CLOSE UP i NIGHT PORTRAIT e Only when A is selected i NIGHT SCENERY e Only when O is selected i BABY F3 is set if none of the scenes are applicable and the standard settings are set e f a tripod is used for instance and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the scene mode has been identified as RR the shutter speed will be slower than normal Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures e An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking P47 e When FACE RECOG is set to ON and the face similar to the registered face is detected R is displayed in the top right of FJ M and H x When FACE RECOG is set to ON E will be displayed for birt
16. E Diopter adjustment Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that you can see the Viewfinder clearly Look at the display on the Viewfinder and rotate the diopter adjustment dial to where the screen is clearest Note e The eye cup cannot be removed Please read P169 for the cleaning and care VQT2A73 41 Basic Mode switching Selecting the REC mode and record still picture or motion picture Turn the camera on e The status indicator lights when you turn this unit on e Make sure the drive mode lever is set to _ Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Align a desired mode with part e Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each mode The mode dial rotates 360 E Basic Intelligent auto mode P45 The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera 2 Programme AE mode P51 The subjects are recorded using your own settings 42 vat2a73 Basic E Advanced f Aperture priority AE mode P90 The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set KRJ Shutter priority AE mode P90 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set 7 Manual exposure mode P91 The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed which are manually adjusted Creative motion picture mode P108 Record motion picture with manual settings Custom mode P102 Use th
17. ty E FLASH SYNCHR e For information about flash settings that can be selected refer gaa asy ADJUST to Available flash settings by recording mode P66 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Description of settings f The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 4 AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary sA SAO It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red eye AUTO Red eye phenomenon eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture and then reduction activated again for the actual recording e Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions E SELECTS The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions Forced flash ON Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions pe n Forced ON Red eye Simultaneously it reduces the red eye phenomenon reduction e Use this when your subject is back lit or under fluorescent light If you take a picture with a dark background landscape this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the S Slow sync dark background landscape will become bright e Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background VQT2A73 65
18. za fom fee 21 5 MODE1 Jitter is always compensated during REC mode MODE2 The jitter is compensated for when the shutter button is pressed MODE3 Camera shake is corrected for up down movements This mode is ideal for panning a method of taking pictures which involves turning the camera to track the movements of a subject which continues to move in a fixed direction Note e The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases When there is a lot of jitter When the zoom magnification is high When using the digital zoom When taking pictures while following a moving subject When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places vat2a73 119 Advanced Recording pictures e Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button e The panning effect in MODE3 is more difficult to achieve in the following cases In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer s day When the shutter speed is faster than 1 100th of a second When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly The background will not become a blur When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily e We recommend taking pictures with the Viewfinder when panning in MODE3 e STABILIZER cannot be selected when a lens without stabilizer function is used e The setting is fixed to MODE1 in recording motion pictures F
19. 1 to 1 4000th Oy 1 30 to 1 160th 60 3 to 1 4000th O x1 This becomes 60 seconds in shutter priority AE mode x2 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 e When the flash is activated the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1 160th of a second e In Intelligent auto mode shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene 68 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures Note e Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash while it is activated The objects may be discoloured by its heat or lighting e Do not close the flash soon after the flash is activated prior to taking pictures due to AUTO Red eye reduction etc It causes a malfunction e When you take a picture beyond the available flash range the exposure may not be adjusted properly and the picture may become bright or dark e When the flash is being charged the flash icon blinks red and you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully e The white balance may not be properly adjusted if the flash level is insufficient for the subject e When taking a picture with the flash we recommend removing the lens hood In some cases it may not allow the scene to be illuminated properly e It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture Take a picture after the access indication disappears e The red
20. AFC Auto aperture setting LUMIX G VARIO HD Spon Micro Four Thirds mount specification O lens not compatible AFS AFC to motion pictures Four Thirds mount specification lens compatible to contrast AF 1 Four Thirds mount specification lens not compatible to contrast AF x1 Mount adaptor DMW MA1 optional is necessary to use with this unit x2 When recording motion pictures the focus is continuously adjusted for both AFS and AFC P52 x3 Fewer tracking functions are compatible than with the Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens compatible with motion pictures Also the sound of auto focus operation may be recorded x4 Auto focus does not work and MF is used when recording with REC MODE set to AVCHD and REC QUALITY set to FHD A 5 The sound of aperture operation may be recorded Refer to catalogues Web pages for most current information regarding compatible lenses http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This Site is English only 16 vat2A73 Preparation Attaching Detaching the Lens e Check that the camera is turned off e Close the flash Attaching a lens to the camera body Turn the lens rear cap and the body cap in the direction of the arrow to detach them e Do not put your hands inside the mount Align the lens fitting marks red marks on the camera body and the lens and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks
21. MENU SET to enter the settings a Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen E When changing the menu settings Even if the menu settings are changed temporarily with C 1 SET1 C2 SET2 or C3 SET3 selected what has been registered will remain unchanged To change what has been registered overwrite the registered data using CUST SET MEM P101 on the CUSTOM MENU menu Note e You cannot register the settings of the following menu items as a custom mode If they are changed other recording modes will also be affected CLOCK SET TRAVEL DATE NO RESET RESET and SCENE MENU BABY 1 BABY2 or PET birthday and name settings in scene mode Data registered with FACE RECOG 102 vart2a73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode MOOOWAIGMHOOSVAaS Recording Motion Picture This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG Audio will be recorded in stereo and Dolby Digital Stereo Creator format Auto focus and automatic setting of the aperture are available even during the recording of a motion picture when the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used Refer to P15 for information about other lenses e Close the flash Select the mode Mode dial Motion picture button E Modes that can be recorded for motion picture Settings Note The camera will set the
22. RESET in above step 2 2 Press lt to select YES and press MENU SET e Adjusted value for each item returns to standard centre point E Readjust the My colour settings Return to above step 2 by pressing front dial or one of A W lt gt e SENSITIVITY P86 Fn BUTTON SET P33 or AF MODE P77 cannot be set with A V lt Make the setting with the quick menu P32 Note e During motion picture recording settings for My colour mode are used e Adjustments made with My colour mode are not in effect in other recording modes e My colour setting set is memorised even if the camera is turned off e Icons for the adjusted items are displayed in the LCD monitor viewfinder when the My Colour settings are adjusted Displayed icon is the one for direction of adjustment e Auto bracket cannot be used in My colour mode e AF tracking may not function if you adjust SATURATION to make the colour lighter REC mode MQASGMAGHMHOAAVAe Registering Personal Menu Settings Registering custom settings It is possible to register up to 3 sets of current camera settings as custom sets e Set to the mode dial to the desired mode and select the desired menu settings in advance ET Select CUST SET MEM in the CUSTOM MENU menu P30 CUST SET MEM 2 Press A F to select the custom set to register and then press MENU SET C2 SET2 C3 SET3 CANCEL SELECTS SET CUST SET MEM 83 Press A to select YES and then press O
23. Recording pictures e When using a self timer up to 3 pictures with set film will be taken if the shutter button is pressed It will operate same as So even if it is set to N a e Multi film indication f displayed on the LCD monitor Viewfinder will flash until all pictures of preset amount are taken Note e STANDARD is registered in MULTI FILM 1 MULTI FILM 2 and OFF is registered in MULTI FILM 3 at the time of purchase e White balance bracket will be disabled when the multi film bracket is set e Multi film bracket does not work while recording motion pictures REC mode PA Taking pictures by specifying the aperture shutter speed M Aperture priority AE Set the aperture value to a higher number when you want a sharp focus background Set the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background a Set the mode dial to f Rotate the front dial to set the aperture value e It will switch between aperture setting operation and exposure compensation operation every time the front dial is pressed 83 Take a picture Shutter priority AE When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster shutter speed When you want to create a trail effect set to a slower shutter speed ED Set the mode dial to J Rotate the front dial to set the shutter speed e t will switch between shutter speed setting operation and exposure compensation ope
24. SELECT EXITS Switching to other menus e g Switching to the SETUP menu 1 Press lt Tae EB ASPECT RATIO a PICTURE SIZE L ste QUALITY FACE RECOG CI METERING MODE CI SELECT gt EXITS Press V or rotate the front dial to select the SETUP menu icon eS LOCK amp WORLD TIME a ti TRAVEL DATE F Fn BUTTON SET CI ECO ECONOMY SELECT gt EXITS Press gt 12345 e Select a menu item next and set it a SE WORLD TIME a Mi TRAVEL DATE a lFnBUTTONSET C o ECO ECONOMY SELECT lt gt EXIT Gy 30 vaT2473 Preparation A Press A V or rotate the front dial to select 12345 Sd EXPOSURE en o e Select the item at the very bottom and press Y or 2 pa Ra a M rotate the front dial right to move to the next screen f AUTO BRACKET or __ SELECTS exiray Press P or the front dial T EZ EX OPT ZOON e Depending on the item its setting may not appear or it 3 DIGITAL ZOOM smun may be displayed in a different way fy BURST RATE Bi AUTO BRACKET SELECT SET Press A F or rotate the front dial to select HIGH 6S I EEX OPT ZOON D F SADIGITAL ZOOM smew v w BURST RATE or e AUTO BRACKET ___ SELECTO SET E 5 Press MENU SET or the front dial to set Jo IDP so EZ EX OPT ZOOM OFF KXDIGITAL ZOOM off or i BURST RATE H amp amp AUTO BRACKET __ SELECT EXITS RSTN Press MENU SET to close the menu e You
25. The camera becomes warm e The surface of the camera and the reverse side of the LCD monitor may become warm during use This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera The clock is reset e lf you do not use the camera for a long time the clock may be reset When the message PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears set the clock again When you take a picture before setting the clock 0 00 0 0 0 is recorded P28 The file numbers are not recorded consecutively e When you perform an operation after taking a certain action the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation P156 The file numbers are recorded in ascending order e f the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera s power off the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures Age is not displayed correctly e Check the clock P28 and birthday settings P99 182 vat2a73 Others Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the
26. You cannot press the shutter button when a lens is not attached to the camera body or is not attached correctly Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit VQT2A73 131 Advanced Playback o Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio e File formats of motion pictures still pictures with audio that can be played with this unit are QuickTime Motion JPEG or AVCHD e Motion pictures in AVCHD format that can be played back on this unit are AVCHD motion pictures that were recorded with this unit AVCHD format including AVCHD Lite motion pictures recorded with Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX only Press gt Motion pictures AVCHD MOTION JPEG Press lt gt to select a picture with a motion picture icon such as g8 and then press A to play back a Motion picture icon The motion picture recording time e After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the upper right of the screen For example 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 8m30s e Some information recording information etc is not displayed for motion pictures recorded in AVCHD E Operations performed during motion picture playback The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W lt 4 P a Play Pause Stop Fast rewind Frame by frame rewind oy Fast forward Frame by frame forward ODOF o x These operations can be performed only in the pause mode Nc ay gt
27. e DIRECT AF AREA is disabled during motion picture recording VQT2A73 79 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode MAOWOGWAGMHOONVAS 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 do not want to activate auto focus ii Set the focus mode dial to MF e Mfa 4 is displayed on a screen for about 5 seconds B Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject e Screen will be enlarged about 5 times as MF assist e The enlarged area can be moved by pressing A W lt 4 P e MF assist disappears about 10 seconds after you stop pressing A W lt P or rotating the focus ring e MF assist is enlarged from 5 times to 10 times when the front dial is rotated clockwise It will return to 5 times by rotating the front dial counter clockwise 83 Take the picture E MF ASSIST If MF ASSIST P129 of CUSTOM MENU menu is set to OFF an enlarged screen will not be displayed as MF assist even if focus ring is rotated To display the MF assist press lt 4 and then press MENU SET for enlarged display 1 Press lt to display the MF assist screen 2 Press A W lt gt to change the position of the MF assist screen e The following will return the MF assistance to the original position Switching the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Changing ASPECT RATIO or PICTURE SIZE Turning the camera off
28. e Do not press the lens release button when you attach a lens e Do not try to attach the lens when holding it at an angle to the camera body as the lens mount may get scratched e Check that the lens is attached correctly Detach the lens cap e Detach the lens cap before taking pictures VQT2A73 17 Preparation E Optical image stabilizer The 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in the DMC GH1K has a stabiliser function The optical image stabilizer function is set for activation when the lens is attached to the camera body Set the 0 1 S switch to ON e You can change the optical image stabilizer mode to MODE1 MODE2 or MODE3 using STABILIZER in the REC mode menu P119 It is set to MODE 1 at the time of purchase e We recommend setting the O 1 S switch to OFF when using a tripod If the O 1 S switch is set to OFF Worr is displayed on the LCD monitor Viewfinder Detaching a lens from the camera body d Attach the lens cap Press the lens release button while turning the lens as far as possible in the direction of the arrow to detach it e Always attach the body cap to the camera body so that dirt or dust does not get inside e Attach the lens rear cap so that the lens contact point does not get scratched Note e Change lenses where there is not a lot of dirt or dust Refer to P169 when dirt or dust gets on the lens e When you turn the camera off or carry the camera
29. flash e Be sure to firmly secure to the dedicated flash with the lock ring Select FLASH on the REC mode menu P30 Press A V to select the mode and then press MENU SET e While the external flash is connected the following icons are displayed External flash Forced ON S External flash Slow sync 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu E When using other commercially available external flashes without communication functions with the camera DMC GH1 e It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash If you want to use the external flash in auto mode use an external flash that allows you to set the aperture value and the ISO sensitivity to match the settings on the camera e Set to Aperture priority AE mode or Manual exposure mode on the camera and then set the same aperture value and ISO sensitivity on the external flash The exposure cannot be compensated adequately due to the change on the aperture value in Shutter priority AE mode and the external flash cannot control the light adequately in Programme AE mode because the aperture value cannot be fixed Note e You can set the aperture value the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even when attaching the external flash e Some commercial external flashes have synchro terminals with high voltage or reversed polarity Using such extra flashes may cause a malf
30. is pressed several times during recording e You can set the year from 2000 to 2099 e f the clock is not set the correct date cannot be printed when you stamp the date on the pictures with TEXT STAMP P138 or order a photo studio to print the pictures e f the clock is set the correct date can be printed even if the date is not displayed on the screen of the camera a Setting the Menu The camera comes with menus that allow you to set the settings for taking pictures and playing them back just as you like and menus that enable you to have more fun with the camera and use it more easily In particular the SETUP menu contains some important settings relating to the camera s clock and power Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera REC mode menu P116 to 124 amp SETUP menu P33 to 38 e This menu lets you e This menu lets you set the aspect ratio BB ASPECT RATIO perform the clock S CLOCK SET number of pixels and a QUALITY a settings select the ti TRAVEL DATE MY other aspects of the EFACERECOG OFF operating beep tone El Fn BUTTON SET Gl pictures you are I METERING MODE E settings and set Eco ECONOMY recording SELECT EXIT MEY other settings which SELECT lt gt EXIT ey make it easier for you to operate the camera e This menu lets you T e Up to 5 menu items rey set the REC used recently can be EBIASPECT RATIC MODE REC Si cxposi memorised Ite
31. l EXPOSURE and DIGITAL ZOOM are common to both the REC mode menu and MOTION PICTURE mode menu Changing these settings in one of these menus is reflected in other menu For details refer to the explanation for the corresponding setting in REC mode menu Ea REC MODE For details on MOTION PICTURE mode menu settings refer to P30 This sets up the data format of motion pictures Applicable modes AMANOGWAIGMNHAHVAL D amp g AVCHD iE MOTION JPEG Note e Refer to P105 for details REC QUALITY For details on MOTION PICTURE mode menu settings refer to P30 This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures Applicable modes AAD AOMAGOMHAAwHVAL E When REC MODE is AVCHD FHD SH H L E When REC MODE is Hi MOTION JPEG HD WVGA VGA QVGA Note e Refer to P105 for details av EXPOSURE MODE For details on MOTION PICTURE mode menu settings refer to P30 This changes the setup in Creative motion picture mode Applicable modes P AI S M Note e Refer to P108 for details vat2a73 125 Advanced Recording pictures WIND CUT For details on MOTION PICTURE mode menu settings refer to P30 This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording Applicable modes QAO MAGMHOAVAae OFF LOW STANDARD HIGH Note e Refer to P107 for details Perform these settings if you need to Using the CUSTOM MENU e In the Intelligent auto mod
32. subjects E Number of recordable pictures Aspect ratio Picture size Quality e BEE ar 35 pt 142 286 KAE eee S am 7 faa 7 256MB 34 S2m mo 1e e Paes r ar 7768 gt oo L 4000x3000 pixels M 2816x2112 pixels F million pixels 5 9 million sib Les E 9 1023 ee Lee a 32 83 17 128 254 257 510 o 523 1023 o EEE Tor 20 216 1030 2010 212 235 Ree 432 480 651 724 869 vatT2A73 183 Others Aspect ratio ree s 2048x 1536 pixels L 4128x2752 pixels 3 1 million pixels 11 4 million pixels ee RANE 35 1eB so mes 60 T22 A oo a AT Sr 2 902 292 347 1208 391 Aspect ratio M 2928x1952 pixels S 2064x1376 pixels 5 7 million pixels 2 8 million pixels o ete RAWS a i i 85 1 8 168 16 334 33 670 67 ao 36 73 148 301 593 1 3 31 63 128 252 384 514 776 o1 E N Picture size Quality ee Ra seme e a 1 38 o aes 2 ea 6 2eme e 127 3 15 168 923 s28 128 24 ar st oa en tea 260 so ss e 670 1 3 13 27 55 409 548 826 184 vat2a73 Others L 4352x2448 pixels M 3072x1728 pixels LE 7 million pixels LM 3 million pixels a Bea Picture size Quality posi e mE eame 8 i izeme e 3 ES Pies 152 303 Card 613 Pe ae o1
33. 20 min 21 min 1h 00s 00s 00s 00s 20s 50s 40s 00 min 4 GB 30 min 30 min 40 min 1h 16 min 41 min 42 min 1h 00s 00s 00s 00 min 20s 00s 40s 58 min 46 min 46 min 1h 1h 25 min 1h 1h 3h 00s 00s 00 min 28 min 00s 02 min 05 min 00 min 1h 1h h h 33 min 1h 1h 4h 00 min OO min 20 min 54 min 30s 23 min 27 min 01 min 1 1 12 GB 1h 1h 2h 2h 50 min 2h 2h 6h 34 min 34 min 00 min 54 min 30s 06 min 11 min 04 min 16 GB 2h 2h 2h 4h 1h 2h 2h 8h 00 min OO min 40 min OO min O7 min 48 min 55min 05 min 32 GB 4h 4h 5h 8h 2h 5h 5h 00 min OO min 20min OO min 15min 38 min 51 min x Motion pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds Also motion picture recorded continuously in MOTION JPEG is up to 2 GB Example 8m 20s with n Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen Note e The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease in order e lf you set EX OPT ZOOM P121 to ON 4 is displayed on the screen when the picture size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio vat2a73 187 Others Specifications Digital Camera Body DMC GH1 Information for your safety Power Source DC 9 3 V Power Consumption 2 9 W When recording with LCD Monitor 2 7 W When recording with Viewfinder 2 0
34. 32 My colour mode adjustment P100 33 Current date and time oy Travel destination setting 4 P115 34 Custom settings P101 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 35 Programme shift P54 36 AE lock P81 37 Face recognition P110 38 AF lock P81 LCD recording information 39 Age 5 P99 Location 4 P113 21 20 23 3719 1 24 25 10 15 29 40 Name 2 5 P99 __ Number of days that have passed since the P F4 1 30 m 9 departure date 2 4 P113 17 p o 41 Self timer P76 16 30 31 AWB AUTO JEE amp 42 Spot metering target P119 22 Tal f al N 43 Audio recording P124 Ee a 44 WIND CUT P107 5 6 26 ail st 0 3 45 Digital zoom P55 121 3 4 1 I STNDARD x1 Only displayed in the LCD recording information window 57 9 2 4 18 32 x2 Only displayed in the LCD monitor x3 It is possible to switch the display between the number of recordable pictures and available recording time with the REMAINING DISP setting in the CUSTOM MENU menu In displays other than the LCD recording information display it will display 9999 when the number of recordable pictures exceeds 10000 4 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when the camera is turned on after setting the clock and after switching from playback mode to recording mode 5 This is displayed for about 5 seconds when this unit is turned on in BABY 1 BABY 2 or PET in scene mode 6 This is displayed during cou
35. AFC is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Continuous The camera is continuously focusing on the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway e It may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one e Focusing will continue even after the shutter button is pressed during the burst Refer to P72 for details e Set the PRE AF of CUSTOM MENU menu item P128 when you would like to set focus before pressing the shutter button halfway e Focus sound will not go off in AFC even if the subject comes into focus Also AF area will not be displayed if the AF mode is set to H e When brightness is not enough the mode will turn to AFS and in that case the AF area will be displayed and the focus sound will beep when the subject comes into focus e Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject Take a picture with manual focus MF Set the focus mode dial to MF e For details refer to P80 52 vat2a73 Basic Align the subject to the screen and then press the shutter button deel a a Focus indication AF area normal AF area when using the digital zoom or when it is dark Aperture value Shutter speed ISO sensitivity It will flash in red when appropriate exposure is not achieved Except when flash is activated e When the AF mode
36. Align the marks and insert AV cable supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which will cause trouble Connect the AV cable supplied to the video input and the audio input sockets on the TV B Connect the AV cable to the AV OUT socket on the camera E Turn the TV on and select external input 4 Turn the camera on and then press gt Note e Depending on the ASPECT RATIO black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures e Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one e Read the operating instructions for the TV e When you play back a picture vertically it may be blurry e You can view pictures on TVs in other countries regions which use the NTSC or PAL system when you set VIDEO OUT in the SETUP menu e Audio will be played back as stereo 2ch e The viewfinder cannot be displayed when connected with a AV cable 148 vat2a73 Connecting to other equipment Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Still pictures recorded on an SD Memory Card can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot Note e Depending on the TV model pictures may not be displayed on the full screen e Motion pictures recorded with AVCHD can be played back on Panasonic TVs VIERA with the AVCHD logo mark In all other cases connect
37. FOCUS PRIORITY P128 Focus mode e Refer to P118 for information about RAW files 72 VQT2A73 Advanced Recording pictures E Focusing in burst mode The focus changes depending on the setting for FOCUS PRIORITY P128 in the CUSTOM MENU menu and the focus mode setting At the first picture on OFF Predicted focusing x1 When subject is dark the focus is fixed on the first picture x2 The burst speed may become slower because the camera is continuously focusing on the subject 3 Burst speed takes priority and focus is estimated within possible range Note e We recommend using the remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional when you want to keep the shutter button pressed fully while taking pictures in burst mode Refer to P163 for information about the remote shutter e When the burst speed is set to H the exposure and white balance are fixed at the settings used for the first picture for the subsequent pictures as well When the burst speed is set to L they are adjusted each time you take a picture e If you are following a moving subject while taking pictures in a place landscape indoors outdoors etc where there is a large difference between the light and shade it may take time until the exposure is stable If burst is used at this time the exposure may not become optimal e Since the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places the burst speed pictures second may become slower e The auto review function is
38. If water or seawater splashes on the camera use a dry cloth to wipe the camera body carefully If the unit does not operate normally please contact the dealer where you purchased the camera or the repair service centre e 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 E About Condensation When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up e Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes Be careful of condensation since it causes lens stains fungus and camera malfunction e If condensation occurs turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature E Read together with the Cautions for Use P168 4 vat2a73 Before Use Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries R m4 These symbols on the products packaging and or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002 96 EC and 2006 66 EC By disposing of these products and batteries correctly you will help to save va
39. Q High dq VOLUME Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels e When you connect the camera to a TV the volume of the TV speakers does not change vaT2473 35 Preparation om NO RESET Reset the file number of the next recording to 0001 e The folder number is updated and the file number starts from 0001 P156 e A folder number between 100 and 999 can be assigned When the folder number reaches 999 the number cannot be reset We recommend formatting the card P38 after saving the data on a PC or elsewhere e To reset the folder number to 100 format the card first and then use this function to reset the file number A reset screen for the folder number will then appear Select YES to reset the folder number r RESET The REC or SETUP CUSTOM MENU menu settings are reset to the initial settings e When the REC mode settings are reset data registered with FACE RECOG_ will be also reset too e When SETUP CUSTOM MENU menu settings are reset the following settings are also reset In addition FAVORITE P136 in PLAYBACK mode menu is set to OFF and ROTATE DISP P143 is set to ON Film mode P87 The birthday and name settings for BABY 1 BABY2 P99 and PET P100 in scene mode The settings of TRAVEL DATE P113 departure date return date location The WORLD TIME P115 setting e The folder number and the clock setting are not changed Select the U
40. W When playing back with LCD Monitor 1 8 W When playing back with Viewfinder Camera effective pixels 12 100 000 pixels Image sensor 4 3 Live MOS sensor total pixel number 13 980 000 pixels Primary colour filter Digital zoom Max 4x Extra optical zoom ON OFF simple enlargement compatible with lenses from Except for the maximum other manufacturers picture size for each aspect ratio Focus Auto focus Manual focus Face detection AF Tracking 23 area focusing 1 area focusing Shutter system Focal plane shutter Burst recording Burst speed 3 pictures second High speed 2 pictures second Low speed Number of recordable pictures Max 7 pictures when there are RAW files Depends on the capacity of the card when there are no RAW files ISO sensitivity Standard Output Sensitivity AUTO iso 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 Shutter speed B Bulb max 4 minutes 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 3 EV to 3 EV Metering mode Multiple Centre weighted Spot LCD monitor 3 0 TFT LCD Approx 460 000 dots field of view ratio about 100 Viewfinder Colour LCD Viewfinder Approx 1 440 000 dots field of vie
41. a picture taken by RAW FACE RECOG For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Specify a person s face and use the face recognition functions Applicable modes a PATS Mius gt za lon s OFF ON MEMORY SET Note e Refer to P110 for details 118 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures METERING MODE For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed Applicable modes P A S M B o Multiple This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen automatically Usually we recommend using this method Hul Centre weighted This is the method used to focus on the subject on the centre of the screen and measure the whole screen evenly Le Spot This is the method to measure the subject in the spot metering target A Note e When the AF mode is set to i8 while 1 is selected exposure is adjusted to the face of a person and when it is set to f exposure is adjusted to the locked subject QM STABILIZER For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Using one of these modes jitter during picture taking is detected and the camera automatically compensates the jitter enabling jitter free images to be taken Check that the O 1 S switch on the lens is set to ON Applicable modes a PLATS IMa a
42. activated regardless of the auto review setting Will not enlarge hold You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When the flash is activated you can take only 1 picture e White balance bracket P85 will record 3 pictures at 1 recording so it will take longer to be able to take next picture e Maximum of 3 films will be recorded depending on the multi film bracket setting during the multi film bracket recording P89 e The burst mode is disabled during recording of the motion pictures VQT2A73 73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode MOWOWOMHOOEVe Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Maximum of 7 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the exposure compensation range every time the shutter button is pressed You can select the picture with the desired exposure among different exposures With auto bracket STEP 3 1 3 SEQUENCE 0 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd picture 0 EV 1 3 EV 1 3 EV ED Set the drive mode lever to 4 Focus on the subject and take a picture e If you press and hold the shutter button the number of pictures that you set is taken e The auto bracket indication blinks until the number of pictures that you set is taken e The picture count is reset to 0 if you change the auto bracket setting change the setting on the drive mode lever or turn the camera off before all the pictures that you set are taken
43. and the cables supplied with them Do not extend the cords or the cables Do not spray the camera with insecticides or volatile chemicals e If the camera is sprayed with such chemicals the body of the camera may be damaged and the surface finish may peel off e Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long period of time Cleaning Before cleaning the camera remove the battery or disconnect the power plug from the outlet Then wipe the camera with a dry soft cloth e When the camera is soiled badly it can be cleaned by wiping the dirt off with a wrung wet cloth and then with a dry cloth e Wipe off any dirt or dust on the zoom ring and the focus ring with a dry dustless cloth e Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner alcohol kitchen detergents etc to clean the camera since it may deteriorate the external case or the coating may peel off e When using a chemical cloth be sure to follow the accompanying instructions 168 vat2A73 Others E About dirt on the image sensor This camera features an interchangeable lens system so dirt may get inside the camera body when changing lenses Depending on the recording conditions dirt on the image sensor may appear on the recorded picture Do not change lenses where there is a lot of dust and always attach the body cap when a lens is not attached to the camera so that dirt or dust does not get inside the camera body Remove any dirt on the body c
44. are 2 or more HDMI input terminals on the TV e When the VIERA Link P37 of this unit is set to ON operation using the button on this unit will be limited e VIERA Link must be activated on the connected TV Read the operating instructions of the TV for how to set etc elf you are not using VIERA Link set VIERA Link P37 to OFF vat2a73 151 Connecting to other equipment E Other linked operations Turning the power off If you use the remote control for the TV to turn off the power the power on this unit also turns off When connecting the unit to a PC with a USB cable the power will not turn off Automatic input switching e f you connect with a HDMI mini cable and then turn on the power on this unit and then press gt the input channel on the TV automatically switches to this units screen If the TV s power is in standby status it will turn on automatically if Set has been selected for the TV s Power on link setting e Depending on the HDMI terminal on the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch the input channel For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for the TV e If VIERA Link does not work properly refer to page 181 Note e If you are unsure whether or not the TV you are using are compatible with VIERA Link read the operating instructions for the devices e Available linked operation
45. attach the lens cap to protect the surface of the lens Be careful not to lose the lens cap the lens rear cap and the body cap 18 vaT2473 Preparation Attaching the Shoulder Strap e We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder strap eyelet on the 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 e Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder strap Note e Be sure to follow the steps and attach the shoulder strap correctly e Check that the shoulder strap is firmly attached to the camera e Attach the shoulder strap so that the LUMIX LOGO is on the outside e Use the shoulder strap around your shoulder Do not wrap around your neck It may result in injury or accident e Do not leave the shoulder strap where an infant can reach it It may result in accident by mistakenly wrapping around the neck VQT2A73 19 Preparation Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or backlight the lens hood will minimise lens flare and ghosting The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improves the pic
46. button is pressed fully up to about 4 minutes The shutter closes if you release the shutter button Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of fireworks a night scene etc e f you set the shutter speed to B B is displayed on the screen e When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to B use a sufficiently charged battery P22 ve EE using a tripod or the remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional when you take pictures with the shutter speed set to B Refer to P163 for information about the remote shutter e When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to B noise may become visible To avoid picture noise we recommend setting LONG SHTR NR in the REC mode menu to ON before taking pictures P123 e The manual exposure assistance does not appear Note e It will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture Use the Creative Motion Picture Mode when you would like to record by setting the aperture or shutter speed P108 e t is possible to change the switching method of aperture and shutter speed settings with the EXPO SETTINGS P129 in the CUSTOM MENU menu e The brightness of the LCD monitor Viewfinder may differ from the brightness of the actual pictures Check the pictures using the playback screen e f the exposure is not adequate the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when the shutter button is pressed halfw
47. camera 83 Turn the TV on and switch to HDMI input Turn the camera on and then press gt e When VIERA Link P37 is set to ON and the camera is connected to a TV supporting VIERA Link input of the TV will be switched automatically and playback screen will be displayed P150 Note e Depending on the ASPECT RATIO bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures e Do not use any other cables except a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 optional Part numbers RP CDHM15 1 5 m 5 feet RP CDHM30 3 0 m 10 feet e Output from the HDMI mini cable has priority when both AV cable and HDMI mini cable are connected e HDMI output is not possible even if you connect the HDMI mini cable while the unit is connected to the PC or the printer e HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected P149 e Image is not displayed on the LCD monitor Viewfinder when the HDMI mini cable is connected e AUDIO DUB does not work when connected with a HDMI mini cable e When pictures are displayed they may not be displayed properly depending on the type of TV e Read the operating instructions for the TV e Audio will be played back as stereo 2ch Playback using VIERA Link HDMI HDAVI Control What is the VIERA Link e This function allows you to
48. can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu VQT2A73 31 Preparation o Setting the Quick Menu By using the quick menu some of the menu settings can be easily found e There are items that cannot be set depending on modes or displayed screen Press Q MENU to display the quick menu in recording Q MENU status Press A V lt 4 gt or rotate the front dial to select the menu item and the setting e Menus that can be setup are displayed in orange when selected e Setup method is different as following depending on the displayed screen during recording Refer to P61 about the displayed screen EJ LCD monitor style e Proceed to step 4 below after selecting the item and settings EXPOSURE HIGH LCD recording information window in LCD monitor style e Select the item press MENU SET and then select the settings Pr kewl _ sai iw Oe CO i EXPOSURE Bits ato BHR ek AUTO oO O _OFF LOW sawan THIGH OPE e STANDARD LA Finder style e Select the item press the front dial and then select the setting 83 Press MENU SET or the front dial to set the menu or atto Q MENU 4 Press Q MENU to close the quick menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick menu 32 vaT2473 Preparation About the Setup Menu CLOCK SET ECONOMY and AUTO REVIEW are important items Check their settings before using them e In t
49. compensate the exposure Refer to P71 for details 1 Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation 2 Rotate the front dial e The exposure compensation value appears on the lower portion of the screen e Select 0 to return to the original exposure VQT2A73 47 Basic About the flash e Open the flash when the flash is to be used P65 e i54 i4 or i 3 will appear depending on the type and brightness of the subject e Flash is activated twice Especially with i4 or i 3 digital red eye reduction P66 is executed and the time until the second flash is longer so subject should not move until the second flash is activated e Flash modes cannot be switched using the menu in the Intelligent auto mode Taking motion pictures using the automatic function It is possible to take motion pictures matching the subjects and conditions with intelligent auto mode 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 45 2 Start recording by pressing the motion picture button 3 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Jo gt e t AUTOAN R103 0s e Refer to P103 for details about recording motion pictures E Scene detection When the camera identifies the optimum scene in recording motion pictures the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds after which its colour changes to the usual red a FA PORTRAIT FY i SCENERY RJ i LOW LIGHT R i CLOSE
50. displayed image while maintaining the same zoom magnification and zoom position for the playback zoom Switch to picture select operation by pressing the front dial during playback zoom and select pictures with lt gt e It will switch between picture select operation and move zoom position operation every time the front dial is pressed during playback zoom Note e You can also delete the recording information etc on the LCD monitor Viewfinder during playback zoom by pressing DISPLAY e f you want to save the enlarged picture use the trimming function P141 e The playback zoom may not operate if pictures have been recorded with other equipment e The zoom magnification and the zoom position are cancelled when the camera is turned off including power save mode e The zoom position returns to the centre in the following images Images with different aspect ratios Images with different numbers of recorded pixels Images with a different rotation direction when ROTATE DISP is set to ON e Playback zoom cannot be used during motion picture playback or pictures with audio playback eee Deleting Pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Press gt To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then press 1 A gt button DISPLAY button T button GDELE Teen Py Press lt to select YES and then press Pe A ea MENU SET DELETE i DE
51. flash ccceeccceeeeee es 48 6 vaT2473 e Taking motion pictures using the automatic function cccceeeeeeees 48 e Settings in Intelligent auto mode 49 Taking pictures with your favourite settings Programme AE mode 51 e Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway AFS cce 52 e Continuously focusing on a subject AFC Jussin E 52 e Take a picture with manual focus IE oes Seta se teers peateacaesantaemaetasceeeeasase 52 POCUSING sicccesc cosentsusvcrgstdedsasssnisannnencs 53 e When the subject is not in focus 53 e Preventing jitter camera shake 53 e Programme Shift ccceccseeeeeee ee 54 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 55 e Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital Zoom 0 55 Playing back Pictures c ceceeeeeeee 56 e Changing the Information Displayed on the playback screen 006 57 e Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback cc cceeeeeeeeeeees 57 e Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback 58 e Using the Playback Zoom 58 Deleting Pictures ccccccsseessseeseeeeeeees 59 e To delete a single picture 59 e To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the piICtUres cc eeeeeeeeeee ee 60 Advanced Recording pictures Switching the displa
52. for each of the items other than NOISE RED P88 Take pictures in bright places Set the LONG SHTR NR to ON P123 The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene e f recording under fluorescent light the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed becomes fast This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light It is not a malfunction Reddish horizontal streaks appear on the LCD monitor during recording e This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera s pickup sensors It appears when the subject has a bright part Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas but this is not a malfunction It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures e It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light Motion picture recording stops in the middle e It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures x SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e Depending on the type of the card recording may Kon in the middle When you set the picture quality to pj rive we we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package In the event that it stops even after using a 10MB s card or higher the dat
53. for more information about the software in the CD ROM supplied and how to install it E PC that can be used Windows Macintosh 98 98SE 2000 XP Vista OS 9 OS X PHOTOfunSTUDIO be Cun used Can the AVCHD motion picture be acquired to the o Can the still pictures and MOTION JPEG motion O pictures in the digital camera be acquired to OS 9 2 2 08 X the PC using a USB 10 1 10 5 connection cable Is the installation of a USB driver required e PC with Windows 95 or older or Mac OS 8 x or older cannot be connected via USB but it can acquire the pictures if an SD memory card reader writer can be used x1 It is necessary for Internet Explorer 6 0 or newer to be installed PC with higher processing performance is required depending on the function to be used It may not playback correctly or operate correctly depending on the environment of the PC used x2 Always acquire the AVCHD motion pictures using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition Can the U I ae 154 vat2A73 Connecting to other equipment Acquiring of still pictures and MOTION JPEG motion pictures other than AVCHD motion pictures Preparations Turn the LCD monitor so the LCD will show out Turn on the camera and the PC a USB connection cable supplied e Check the directions of the connectors and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which
54. format P38 e Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card motion picture recording may stop in the middle vat2a73 173 Others A FOLDER CANNOT BE CREATED e A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used P156 gt Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P38 If you execute NO RESET in the SETUP menu after formatting the folder number is reset to 100 P36 PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 4 3 TV PICTURE IS DISPLAYED FOR 16 9 TV e The AV cable is connected to the camera Press MENU SET if you want to delete this message at once Select TV ASPECT in the SETUP menu if you want to change the TV aspect P36 e This message also appears when the USB connection cable is connected to the camera only In this case connect the other end of the USB connection cable to a PC or a printer P155 157 PRINTER BUSY PLEASE CHECK THE PRINTER e The printer cannot print gt Check the printer NO BATTERY POWER REMAINS e The remaining battery power is low gt Charge the battery THIS BATTERY CANNOT BE USED e The battery cannot be recognised by the camera gt Use a genuine Panasonic battery If this message is displayed even when a genuine Panasonic battery is used contact the dealer or your nearest Service Centre e The battery cannot be recognised as its terminal is dirty Remove any dirt etc
55. from the terminal PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN ON THE POWER OF EXTERNAL MICROPHONE e When attaching the stereo microphone DMW MS 1 optional check the battery status and make sure the power is on before use P164 174 vat2a73 Others Troubleshooting First try out the following procedures P175 182 If the problem is not resolved it may be improved by selecting RESET P36 on the SETUP menu Battery and power source The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on e The battery is not inserted correctly P24 e The battery is exhausted e Charge the battery e AC adaptor is not connected properly P25 The LCD monitor turns off while the camera is turned on els the display set to Viewfinder Press LVF LCD button to switch to LCD monitor display P41 els AUTO LCD OFF P33 of the ECONOMY mode active Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes els the LCD monitor switched off Switch the display by pressing DISPLAY P61 e The battery is exhausted e Charge the battery The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on e The battery is exhausted e Charge the battery e f you leave the camera on the battery will be exhausted Turn the camera off frequently by using the ECONOMY mode etc P33 This unit is turned off automatically e f you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable optional and turn off the
56. i FLASH ADJUST Press V to select 2ND and then press MENU SET SELECT 83 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu The normal method when taking pictures with the flash 1st curtain synchro The light source appears behind the subject and picture becomes 2nd curtain synchro dynamic Note e Set it to 1ST normally e 2nd is displayed in the flash icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder if you set FLASH SYNCHRO to 2ND e The flash sync settings are also effective when using an external flash P161 e When a fast shutter speed is set the effect of FLASH SYNCHRO may deteriorate e You cannot set A 4 Gy or SQ when FLASH SYNCHRO is set to 2ND 70 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode MOWOAIGMOOSVS Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background Look at the following examples Properly exposed Overexposed Under exposed Compensate the exposure Compensate the exposure towards positive towards negative Fr Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation Rotate the front dial to compensate the exposure a Exposure compensation value e Select 0 to return to the original exposure A 8 Take a picture Note e EV is an abbreviation of Exposure Value I
57. in various settings including set and finish a Rotating the LCD monitor At the time when this camera is purchased the LCD monitor is stowed in the camera body Bring out the LCD monitor as shown below Open the LCD monitor Maximum 180 It can be rotated 180 forwards Return the monitor to its original position 14 vat2a73 Before Use Rotation range of the LCD monitor E Horizontal opening direction Vertical rotating direction Maximum 180 180 e it can be rotated 180 forwards 90 e lt can only be rotated 90 towards you Note e Only rotate the LCD monitor after opening it wide enough and be careful not to use excessive force as it may be damaged e When holding the edge of the LCD monitor there may be some distortion however this is not a malfunction Moreover this has no effect on the taken pictures or playback e When not using the LCD monitor it is recommended that you close it with the screen facing inwards to prevent dirt and scratches About the Lens This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with the Micro Four Thirds System lens mount specification Micro Four Thirds mount such as the LUMIX G VARIO HD 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 ASPH MEGA O I S lens included in DMC GH1K Select a lens that matches the scene being recorded and your use of the pictures If you use a lens other than a dedicated interchangeable lens auto focus cannot be activated and
58. its direction and then insert it again Note e Always turn the camera off before opening the card door e Before removing the card turn the camera off and wait until the status indicator has gone off completely Otherwise this unit may no longer operate normally and the card itself may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost 26 vat2a73 Preparation About the Card Access to the card The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the card Card The following types of cards can be used with this unit These cards are indicated as card in the text SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB e Fast recording and writing speed Formatted using the FAT12 or FAT16 e Write Protect switch provided When format in compliance with the SD this switch is set to the LOCK position standard no further data writing deletion or SDHC Memory Card formatting is possible The ability to 4 GB to 32 aan write delete and format data is restored when the switch is returned to its Formatted using the FAT32 format in original position compliance with the SD standard The SDHC Memory Card is a memory card standard decided by the SD Association in 2006 for high capacity memory cards more than 2 GB You can use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is compatible with SDHC Memory Cards however you cannot use an SDHC Memory Card in equipment that is only compatible with SD Memory Cards Always re
59. menu P123 is set to 1 3 EV items of ISO sensitivity that can be set will increase 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 x When the ISO LIMIT SET of REC mode menu P123 is set to anything except OFF it is set automatically within the value set in ISO LIMIT SET It is set as following when the ISO LIMIT SET is set to OFF e When AUTO is selected ISO sensitivity is adjusted automatically depending on brightness within a maximum setting of ISO400 86 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures e When setting to Aiso ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness within the maximum setting of ISO800 ISO400 when the flash is used e The maximum ISO sensitivity during motion picture recording is ISO1600 e fiso will operate as AUTO while recording a motion picture Also ISO LIMIT SET is fixed to OFF E About fiso Intelligent ISO sensitivity control The camera automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of the scene to minimise the jitter of the subject e The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is pressed halfway It is continuously changing to match the movement of the subject until the shutter button is pressed fully Confirm the actual shutter speed on the information display for the picture being played back Note e The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced b
60. monitor Viewfinder will be slightly darker than usual at first However the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor Viewfinder screen However there may be some dark or bright spots red blue or green on the screen This is not a malfunction The LCD monitor Viewfinder screen has more than 99 99 effective pixels with a mere 0 01 of the pixels inactive or always lit The spots will not be recorded on pictures on a card vaT2Aa73 169 Others About the Lens e Do not press the lens with excessive force e Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction Also be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window e When there is dirt water oil and fingerprints etc on the surface of the lens the picture may be affected Lightly wipe the surface of the lens with a soft dry cloth before and after taking pictures e Do not place the lens mount facing downwards Do not allow the lens mount contacts to become dirty Battery The battery is a rechargeable lithium ion battery Its ability to generate power comes from the chemical reaction that takes place inside it This reaction is susceptible to the surrounding temperature and humidity If the temperature is too high or too low the operating time of the battery will become sh
61. of the stereo microphone for details Screen Display e The following images are examples of when the display screen is set to 7 LCD monitor style in the LCD monitor E In recording Recording in programme AE mode 3J Initial setting 1 Flash mode P65 2 Film mode P87 3 Optical image stabilizer P119 o Jitter alert P53 4 E Single P51 EH Burst P72 5d Auto bracket P74 S Self timer P76 5 ae P105 Recording quality Pao 30 2 2A0TOme E 6 Picture size P117 7 Quality P118 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 8 LCD mode P35 9 Intelligent Exposure P121 10 Battery indication P22 11 Card P27 displayed only during recording 12 Recording state Flashes red Focus P53 Lights green 13 AF area P53 77 14 Dial operation guide P130 Elapsed recording time P104 15 Number of recordable pictures P183 16 White balance P83 17 ISO sensitivity P86 18 Exposure compensation value P71 Manual exposure assistance P91 19 Shutter speed P53 20 Aperture value P53 21 Recording mode 22 Metering mode P119 23 AF mode P77 vaT2a73 165 Others E In recording after settings 24 Flash output adjustment P69 25 2nd curtain synchro P70 26 Extra optical zoom P55 121 27 Histogram P64 28 Travel date P113 AF tracking operation P47 78 29 Available recording time P104 R8m30s 30 White balance fine adjustment P85 31 White balance bracket P85
62. on the LCD monitor Viewfinder will change to blue e f you finely adjust the white balance to G green or M magenta green or magenta appears beside the white balance icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder e Press 1 to return to the centre point e Select the centre point if you are not finely adjusting the white balance e The white balance fine adjustment setting is reflected in the picture when using the flash e You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item e The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off e The white balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting centre point in the following cases When you reset the white balance in J or Z When you reset the colour temperature manually in k White balance bracket Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the white balance fine adjustment and 3 pictures with different colours are automatically recorded when the shutter button is pressed once WB ADJUST Finely adjust the white balance in step 2 of the Finely adjusting the white balance procedure and rotate the front dial to set the bracket Front dial clockwise Horizontal A to B ADJUST c BKTa gt EXITS Front dial counter clockwise Vertical G to M E B Press MENU SET e You can also use the front dial to set Note e BKT is displayed in white ba
63. or a cabinet e Check all the parts before taking pictures when you have not used the camera for a long period of time vaT2a73 171 Others About the picture data e Recorded data may be damaged or lost if the camera breaks down due to inappropriate handling Panasonic will not be liable for any damage suffered due to loss of recorded data About tripods e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when this unit is attached to it e You may not be able to remove the battery when using a tripod e Make sure that the screw on the tripod is not at an angle when attaching or detaching the camera You may damage the screw on the camera if you use excessive force when turning it Also the camera body and the rating label may be damaged or scratched if the camera is attached too tightly to the tripod e Read the operating instructions for the tripod carefully About the shoulder strap e f you attach a heavy interchangeable lens more than about 1 kg to the camera body do not carry the camera by the soulder strap Hold the camera and the lens when carrying them Message Display Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases The major messages are described below as examples THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED The Write Protect switch on the SD Memory Card and the SDHC Memory Card are moved to LOCK Move the switch back to unlock it P27 NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY
64. original time Press MENU SET to close the menu vat2a73 115 Advanced Recording pictures Note e Return the setting to HOME when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1 2 and 3 e If HOME is already set change only the travel destination and use e f you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen set by the time difference from the home area e Except for the motion pictures recorded in AVCHD the pictures recorded at travel destination will display gt on the screen when played back Using the REC Mode Menu e METERING MODE EXPOSURE and DIGITAL ZOOM are common to both the REC mode menu and MOTION PICTURE mode menu Changing these settings in one of these menus is reflected in other menu k ASPECT RATIO For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method Applicable modes a P ATS IMa gt za loaf e rs EE ASPECT RATIO of a 4 3 TV E ASPECT RATIO of a 35 mm film camera HA1 ASPECT RATIO of a high definition TV etc fH Square aspect ratio 4 3 Note e The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing P181 116 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures s PICTURE SIZE For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Set the number of pixels The higher the numbers of pixels
65. possibility that these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion Please be advised that we are not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of use of a counterfeit battery pack To ensure that safe products are used we would recommend that a genuine Panasonic battery pack is used e Use the dedicated charger and battery e This unit has a function that can distinguish useable batteries Exclusive batteries DMW BLB13E are supported by this function Conventional batteries not supported by this function cannot be used e The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped Charge the battery before use e Charge the battery with the charger indoors e Charge the battery in a temperature between 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F The battery temperature should also be the same Connect the AC mains lead e The battery cannot be charged when the DC cable is connected to the AC adaptor Attach the battery with attention to the direction of the battery e Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator lights green 8 Detach the battery after charging is completed e Charging is complete when the CHARGE indicator turns off VQT2A73 21 Preparation E When the CHARGE indicator flashes e The battery temperature is excessively high or low The charging time will be longer than normal Also charging may not be completed e The terminals of the charger or the battery are dirty In this case w
66. see Applicable modes P A S M B OFF LOW STANDARD HIGH Note e Even when the SENSITIVITY is set to ISO100 ISO125 SENSITIVITY may be set higher than ISO100 ISO125 if the picture is taken with LEXPOSURE set to valid e Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions e Q in the screen turns to yellow when I EXPOSURE is in effect e LOW STANDARD or HIGH represents the maximum range of effect For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Enlarging a picture with no picture quality deterioration Applicable modes PTALS Miuse izal nis OFF ON Note e Refer to P55 for details For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 This can enlarge subjects even more than the optical zoom or extra optical zoom Applicable modes P A S M B OFF 2x 4x Note e Refer to P55 for details e f camera shake jitter is a problem during zooming it is recommended that STABILIZER be set to MODE1 VQT2A73 121 Advanced Recording pictures BURST RATE For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can set the burst speed Applicable modes PTALS Miuse izal nls H L Note e Refer to P72 for details za AUTO BRACKET For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can set the compensation range of the exposure and the bracket order Applicable modes PLATS Miuse i izal onl ie STEP 3 1 3 3 2 3
67. that will be taken with that shutter speed When the shutter speed is set for high speed display in the shutter speed preview will be displayed like a time release film It is used in cases such as stopping the movement of running water Press DISPLAY while displaying the preview screen e Shutter speed preview screen is Q Rew displayed It will return to previous screen by pressing DISPLAY again SHTR SPEED EFFECT ON SHTR SPEED EFFECT OFF OREM aow 9 GS A E E OT 9 Note e Operation method of D can be changed with PREVIEW HOLD of CUSTOM MENU menu P128 e It is possible to record while in preview mode e Range for shutter speed effect check is 8 seconds to 1 1000th of a second VaT2A73 93 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode QMO BS Taking expressive portraits and landscape pictures Advanced scene mode You can take high quality pictures of such subjects as people scenery sporting events and activities flowers and people in night scenes in accordance with the surrounding conditions ia Set the mode dial PORTRAIT amp EBS EA a 3 D SELECT lt i OSM SET Press lt gt to select the advanced scene mode e You can also use the front dial to select Press MENU SET to set e The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected advanced scene mode E About the information H DTe B p we elf yo Jo DISPLAY when selecting an advanced scene mode in i NORMAL PO
68. the auto review function is activated e AUTO REVIEW does not work in recording motion pictures When the auto review function is activated or when playing back HIGHLIGHT white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white OFF ON e f there are any white saturated areas we recommend compensating the exposure towards negative P71 referring to the histogram P64 and then taking the picture again It may result in a better quality picture e There may be white saturated areas if the distance between the camera and the subject is too close when taking pictures with the flash If HIGHLIGHT is set to ON in this case the area directly illuminated by the photo flash will become white saturated and appear blinking in black and white e This does not work while in multi playback P57 calendar playback P58 or playback zoom P58 34 vat2A73 Preparation 34 MONITOR Brightness colour or red or blue tint of the LCD monitor VIEWFINDER viewfinder is adjusted e Adjust the brightness of the screen with A contrast and saturation 3 MONITOR with lt 4 or the front dial e When DISPLAY is pressed in screen shown right it will switch to the colour adjustment screen Adjust between red and green with A F or between orange and blue with lt gt or the front dial e It will adjust the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is in use and the viewfinder when the viewfinder is in use These menu set
69. the bag case that you inserted the camera in as the shock may cause damage to the camera lens or LCD monitor e Do not use a paper bag as it can easily rip causing the camera to fall and be damaged e We strongly recommend you purchase a good camera bag case from your local dealer to protect your camera Keep the camera as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment such as microwave ovens TVs video games etc e f you use the camera on top of or near a TV the pictures and sound on the camera may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation e Do not use the camera near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting the pictures and sound e Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors e Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect the camera disturbing the pictures and sound e f the camera is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly turn the camera off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn the camera on Do not use the camera near radio transmitters or high voltage lines e If you record near radio transmitters or high voltage lines the recorded pictures and sound may be adversely affected Always use the supplied cords and cables If you use optional accessories use the cords
70. the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets Applicable modes 2 PLATS Miuse a 2a fox fee 215 E When the aspect ratio is ZR 4000x3000 pixels 12 million pixels IM o 2816x2112 pixels 5 9 million pixels B 2048x 1536 pixels 3 1 million pixels E When the aspect ratio is Iw 4128x2752 pixels 11 4 million pixels 2928x 1952 pixels 5 7 million pixels G 2064x 1376 pixels 2 8 million pixels E When the aspect ratio is X1 4352x2448 pixels 10 7 million pixels EM 3072x1728 pixels 5 3 million pixels is 1920x 1080 pixels 2 1 million pixels E When the aspect ratio is ff 2992x2992 pixels 9 0 million pixels Mo 2112x2112 pixels 4 5 million pixels BS 1504x1504 pixels 2 3 million pixels Note e lf you set EX OPT ZOOM P121 to ON 4 is displayed on the screen when the picture size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio EZ is an abbreviation of Extra optical Zoom e A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels The higher the numbers of pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor a Many pixels Fine Few pixels Rough x These pictures are examples to show the effect f you change the aspect ratio set the picture size again e Refer to P183 for information about the number of recordable pictures
71. the type of data for playback e The type of data for playback changes in the order of ALL O D amp g gt EH ALL im ee Pa IS Select the picture with A V lt 4 gt and press OK for one Lumix See screen display e You can set the slide show etc when you press OPTION 2 One screen display Select the image with lt P gt Recording information is displayed with A You can return to multi playback 1 with V e Slideshow 3 will start if OK is pressed when using one screen display from ALL or e Playback of the motion picture will start when you press OK when one screen display is performed from or HH Use lt 4 for forward back and to stop playback Operation icons 3 Slide show Press OK to start pause the slide show Select the image with lt P gt in the pause mode The screen will be returned to one screen display 2 by pressing V to finish the slide show e Playing audio in the slideshow If ALL is selected when playing motion picture audio in the slideshow press OPTION set EFFECT to Off and AUDIO to On in the slideshow to play audio in the slideshow e Turning control icon display on and off Operation icons can be hidden when you press EXIT Also operation icons will be displayed when you press OPTION while the operation icons are hidden Note e It is recommended to connect this unit to an HDMI terminal other than the HDMI if there
72. there are pictures AT m already set as favourites Saharaa e Refer to P56 for information about how to play back pictures VaT2A73 135 Advanced Playback You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as favourites e Play back the pictures set as favourites only as a slide show e Play back only the pictures set as favourites FAVORITE PLAY e Delete all the pictures not set as favourites ALL DELETE EXCEPT EJ select FAVORITE on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 PLAYBACK B Press V to select ON and then press SLIDE SHOW MENU SET Oz PLAYBACK MOD e You cannot set pictures as favourites if FAVORITE is set to SoC St a OFF Also x will not appear when FAVORITE is set to OFF even if it was previously set to ON Press MENU SET to close the menu SELECTO 4 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V to set it during playback e Repeat the above procedure e If V is pressed again the favourite setting is cancelled E Cancelling all the FAVORITE settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set as a favourite Note e You can set up to 999 pictures as favourites e When printing pictures at a photo printing store ALL DELETE EXCEPT x P60 i
73. to take pictures of a person and the background with near real life brightness NIGHT PORTRAIT Uses when taking photographs of people with night scenery as a background e Open the flash You can set to S e The initial setting for AF MODE is NIGHT SCENERY Night scenery is vividly photographed with a slow shutter e The flash setting is fixed to ILLUMINATIONS Illuminations are photographed beautifully e The flash setting is fixed to O CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY The aperture value P90 can be changed in the NIGHT SCENERY setting e The flash setting is fixed to E Technique for Night portrait mode e Since the shutter speed becomes slower we recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures e When NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture Note e During motion picture recording low light settings are used which will provide better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places e The shutter may remain closed after taking the picture This is due to signal processing and is not a malfunction VQT2A73 97 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode Qi Taking pictures that match the scene being recorded M Scene mode When you select a scene mode to match the subject and recording situation the camera sets the optimal exposure and hue to obtain th
74. to the travel destination the travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting e The travel date setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off e f TRAVEL DATE is set to OFF the number of days that have passed since the departure date will not be recorded even if you set the travel date or the return date Even if TRAVEL DATE is set to SET after taking the pictures which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed e f you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date minus is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation that you took the picture is not recorded e f the travel date is displayed as minus in white there is a time difference that involves date change between the HOME and DESTINATION It will be recorded e The text set as LOCATION can be edited later with TITLE EDIT e The name for BABY 1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode will not be recorded when LOCATION is set e TRAVEL DATE cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures e TRAVEL DATE cannot be set in the Intelligent auto mode Setting of other recording mode will be reflected 114 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures Recording Dates Times at Overseas Travel Destinations World Time For details on the SETUP menu settings refer to P30 You can display the local times at the travel destinations and record them on the p
75. too dark In this case adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness and then reset the white balance Setting the colour temperature You can set the colour temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions The colour of light is measured as a number in degrees Kelvin As the colour temperature becomes high the picture becomes bluish and as the colour temperature becomes low the picture becomes reddish e You can also set from the quick menu P32 4K WB K SET dy Select sk and then press A 2500K Press A V to select the colour temperature and then press MENU SET e You can set a colour temperature from 2500K to 10000K e You can also use the front dial to set K ADJUSTS 84 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures Finely adjusting the white balance ja You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance e You can also set from the quick menu P32 WB ADJUST _ a Select the white balance and then press V Press A V lt P to adjust the white balance and then press MENU SET ADJUST O KT EXITS lt A AMBER ORANGE gt B BLUE BLUISH A G GREEN GREENISH V M MAGENTA REDDISH Note If you finely adjust the white balance to A amber the white balance icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder will change to orange If you finely adjust the white balance to B blue the white balance icon
76. use your remote control for the Panasonic TV for easy operations when this unit has been connected to a VIERA Link compatible device using a HDMI mini cable optional for automatic linked operations Not all operations are possible e VIERA Link is a unique Panasonic function built on a HDMI control function using the standard HDMI CEC Consumer Electronics Control specification Linked operations with HDMI CEC compatible devices made by other companies are not guaranteed When using devices made by other companies that are compatible with VIERA Link refer to the operating instructions for the respective devices e This unit is compatible with VIERA Link Ver 4 VIERA Link Ver 4 is the newest Panasonic version and is also compatible with existing Panasonic VIERA Link devices As of December 2008 Preparations Set the VIERA Link to ON P37 Connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini cable optional P149 2 Turn the camera on and then press gt 8 Operate with the remote control for the TV 150 vat2a73 Connecting to other equipment Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link OPTION button EXIT button OK button x The shape of the remote control varies depending on the region Operate following the TV guide displayed on screen E Usable functions Operate with the remote control for the TV 1 Multi playback Press Red on the TV remote control to switch
77. will adjust the focus automatically and the focus adjustment when the shutter button is pressed becomes faster It is effective when you do not want to miss the photo opportunity Note e The battery will be consumed faster than usual e Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject e When PRE AF is set to Caf it may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom ring from Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one e PRE AF does not work during the preview mode e PRE AF function does not work with lenses without the AF function Also Car can only be used when a compatible lens P15 is used Position and size of the AF area can be modified easily during recording DIRECT AF AREA OFF ON AF area can be moved freely with A lt when is selected e Refer to P79 for details It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so you can take a picture when the shutter button is FOCUS PRIORITY Ka lll You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into focus 128 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures e f you set OFF be careful as the picture may not be properly focused even if AFS or AFC in focus mode is set e This does not operate during motion picture recording Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the cam
78. 144 setting before going to a photo shop the dates can be printed at the photo shop 158 vat2A73 Connecting to other equipment NUM OF PRINTS You can set the number of prints up to 999 e You can also use the front dial to set PAPER SIZE tem scription oFsettings Be _____ Setings onthe pinerare prone LSS 2L T ma foemmaosm O ma pomem O C iparmmaazomm oe ie t07 e Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed PAGE LAYOUT Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit item Description of settings ae Settings on the printer are prioritised O A 1 picture with no frame on 1 page 1 picture with a frame on 1 page T oo e An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout vaT2a73 159 Connecting to other equipment PRINT SET DPOF e Set the print setting on the camera in advance P144 PictBridge a Press W to select PRINT SET DPOF and then press MENU SET PRINT SET DPOF SELECT SET GED PRINT SET DPOF Press A V to select PRINT START and then PRINT START press MENU SET nR mea e You cannot select PRINT START when the print setting is not DROP se set Select DPOF SET and then set the print setting P144 CANCEL SELECTO SETS e Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway ao e Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing E Layout printing When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet o
79. 2 Bes AF MODE aly Select and then press V e AF area setting screen is displayed It will return to previous screen by pressing DISPLAY B Press A V lt 4 gt to move the AF area e You can set to arbitrary position of the screen It cannot be set to edge of the screen e The AF area returns to the centre when jj is pressed 8 Rotate the front dial to change the size of AF area Front dial clockwise Enlarge Front dial counter clockwise Shrink e It can be changed to 4 different sizes of spot normal large and extra large iG Press MENU SET to set E Move the AF area easily while taking pictures When the DIRECT AF AREA P128 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to ON while is selected it is possible to move the AF area directly with A V lt 4 gt It is also possible to change the size of AF area by rotating the front dial in the screen to set the position e SENSITIVITY P86 Fn BUTTON SET P33 AF MODE P77 or WHITE BALANCE P83 cannot be set with A W lt Make the setting with the quick menu P32 Note e The spot metering target can also be moved to match the AF area when using L P119 e Set the size of AF area to normal large or extra large when it is hard to focus using the spot e The DIRECT AF AREA will be fixed to OFF when advanced scene mode scene mode or My colour mode is selected
80. 29 in the CUSTOM MENU menu e If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfway the aperture value and shutter speed turn red and blink e Programme shift is cancelled and the camera returns to normal programme AE mode if more than 10 seconds pass after programme shift is activated However the programme shift setting is memorised e Depending on the brightness of the subject programme shift may not be activated e Programme shift is not possible when the SENSITIVITY is set to fiso 5A vat2a73 Basic REC mode MOWOWAIGMHOOSVAaS Taking Pictures with the Zoom Using the Optical Zoom Using the Extra Optical Zoom EZ Using the Digital Zoom You can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle To make subjects appear closer use Tele Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele P13 To make subjects appear further away use Wide Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide P13 To enlarge further set the EX OPT ZOOM in the REC mode menu to ON or set the DIGITAL ZOOM to 2x or 4x for further enlargement When the EX OPT ZOOM max 2 times is used set the aspect ratio B E Se H to numbers of recordable pixels other than L E Types of zooms When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used Optical zoom Extra optical zoom EZ Digital zoom Focus range 14 mm to 140 mm 2x 2 40x including optical zoom 10x Maxi
81. 60 Hz 0 3 A DIGITAL CAMERA 9 3 V 1 2A CHARGE 8 4 V 0 65 A Battery Pack lithium ion Panasonic DMW BLB13E Information for your safety Voltage capacity Minimum 190 vat2a73 7 2 V 1250 mAh Others Interchangeable Lens H VS014140 LUMIX G VARIO HD 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 ASPH MEGA O I S Focal length f 14 mm to 140 mm 35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to 280 mm Aperture type 7 leaf shutters iris diaphragm circular diaphragm Aperture range F4 0 Wide to F5 8 Tele Minimum aperture value F22 Lens construction 17 elements in 13 groups 4 non spherical lenses 2 ED lenses In focus distance 0 5 m 1 64 feet to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 2x 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 4 Optical image stabilizer Available Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount Angle of view 75 Wide to 8 8 Tele Filter diameter 62 mm 2 44 inch Max diameter Approx 70 mm 2 76 inch Overall length Approx 84 mm 3 31 inch from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount Mass Approx 460 g 16 2 oz vVaT2A73 191 e G MICRO SYSTEM is a lens exchange type digital Lumix camera system of LUMIX based on a Micro Four Thirds System standard e Micro Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds Logo marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Olympus Imaging Corporation in Japan the United States the European Union and other countries e Four Thirds and Four
82. AL SCENERY The focus adjusts onto far away subjects as a priority P NATURE The best setting for photographing natural scenery ARCHITECTURE This setting takes sharp photographs of architecture The guide lines are displayed P63 CREATIVE SCENERY The shutter speed P90 can be changed in the NORMAL SCENERY setting VQT2A73 95 Advanced Recording pictures Note e During motion picture recording settings for SCENERY are used e The flash setting is fixed to SPORTS Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast moving events NORMAL SPORTS Controls the ISO sensitivity while stopping movement with a high shutter speed OUTDOOR SPORTS Fast shutter speed for stopping movement when taking photographs outdoors in good weather INDOOR SPORTS Increases the ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed to prevent blurring for indoor photography CREATIVE SPORTS The shutter speed P90 can be changed in the NORMAL SPORTS setting Note e During motion picture recording settings for SPORTS are used CLOSE UP This mode allows you to take close up pictures of a subject e g when taking pictures of flowers The distance from the subject that you can take close up pictures differs depending on the lens you are using FLOWER Flowers outdoor are recorded with natural colours in macro settings The guide lines are displayed P63 K FOOD You can take p
83. AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13 AMPERE SOCKET If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as stated below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician Before Use E IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black or Blue The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Brown or Red WARNING DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E BY THE EARTH SYMBOL OR COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN YELLOW THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF KEEP DRY E Before use Remove the connector cover E How to replace the fuse The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC mains plug figures A and B Confirm the AC mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug 1 Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver 2 Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover 5S ampere VQT2A73 3 Before Use E About the battery charger CAUTION
84. C cable Note e Do not use any other AC cables except the supplied one e Do not use any other DC cables except the supplied one If you use other DC cables it may cause a malfunction e The camera becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e Disconnect the charger AC adaptor and DC cable when the camera is not in use e It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor when recording motion pictures e f while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor the power supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded e The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adaptor is connected The primary circuit is always live as long as the AC adaptor is connected to an electrical outlet VaT2A73 25 Preparation Inserting Removing the Card Optional e Check that this unit is turned off e Close the flash e We recommend using a Panasonic card ED Slide the card door to open it Push it fully until it clicks being careful about the direction you insert it To remove the card push the card until it clicks then pull the card out upright a Do not touch the connection terminals of the card e The card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted 8B Close the card door Slide the card door to the end and then close it firmly e f the card door cannot be completely closed remove the card check
85. CHD logo The picture is not displayed fully on the TV Check TV ASPECT setting P36 VIERA Link does not work e s it connected properly with the HDMI mini cable optional P149 Confirm that the HDMI mini cable optional is firmly fitted Press on this unit e Is the VIERA Link on this unit set to ON P37 Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV the input channel may not switch automatically In this case use the remote control for the TV to switch input For details on how to switch input please read the operating instructions for the TV Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device Turn the power to the unit off and then back on again Set VIERA Link to Off on the TV and then turn it back to On Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for details Check VIDEO OUT setting P36 The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC els the camera connected to the PC correctly els the camera recognised by the PC correctly Set to PC in USB MODE P36 155 The card is not recognised by the PC gt Disconnect the USB connection cable Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer e Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge Set to PictBridge PTP in USB MODE P36 157 The ends of the
86. E Changing the settings for STEP and SEQUENCE in auto bracket 1 Select AUTO BRACKET in the REC mode menu P30 SBAUTO BRACKET 2 Press A V to select STEP or SEQUENCE and then press P SEQUENCE O e 0 1 2 CANCEL tf SELECT gt 74 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures 3 Press A F to select the setting and then press MENU SET 3 1 3 3 pictures O SEQUENCE 0 32 3 3 pictures 5 1 3 5 pictures 52 3 5 pictures 7 1 3 7 pictures 7 2 3 7 pictures STEP 4 Press MENU SET twice to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Note e When taking pictures using auto bracket after setting the exposure compensation range the pictures taken are based on the selected exposure compensation range e The exposure may not be compensated with auto bracket depending on the brightness of the subject e The auto review function is activated regardless of the auto review setting Will not enlarge hold You cannot set the auto review function in the SETUP menu e When the flash is activated you can take only 1 picture e Set number of pictures cannot be recorded if the recordable number of pictures is less than set number of pictures e Settings for multi film bracket have priority during the multi film bracket recording P89 e The auto bracket will be disabled during recording of the motion pictures vaT2a73 75 Advance
87. ENU button P32 33 FILM MODE button P87 34 MIC REMOTE socket P163 164 35 Shoulder strap eyelet P19 e Be sure to attach the shoulder strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it 36 HDMI socket P149 150 37 AV OUT DIGITAL socket P148 153 155 157 38 Card door P26 39 DC cable cover P25 12 vat2A73 40 42 Before Use Battery door P24 Release lever P24 Tripod receptacle e When you use a tripod make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it E Lens H VS014140 LUMIX G VARIO HD 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 ASPH MEGA O I S 43 Tele Lens surface Focus ring P80 Wide Zoom ring P55 O 1 S switch P18 Contact point Lens fitting mark P17 E Battery charger AC adaptor P21 25 51 52 53 54 Power input socket AC IN CHARGE indicator Power output socket DC OUT Battery holder VQT2A73 13 Before Use o Operating the Front Dial There are 2 ways to operate the front dial rotating left or right and deciding by pressing Example of operation Adjustments of Compensating the programme shift exposure P47 71 P54 aperture etc P90 shutter speed P90 etc Multi calendar Normal playback playback P57 while multi playback zoom playback move P58 images while zoomed while playback zoom a Front dial x1 Recording x2 Playback 3 It functions in the same way as MENU SET button
88. EPT 4 is selected 60 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures Switching the display of the LCD Monitor Viewfinder Switching the displayed information Press DISPLAY to change DISPLAY button e When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated LCD monitor display With the LCD DISP STYLE P126 of the CUSTOM MENU menu you can choose the displayed screen on the LCD monitor to display in 7 LCD monitor style or RJ viewfinder style When 7 is set Om M0 Sie fe P Normal display 1 2 No display 1 LCD INFO DISP 3 Turned off When __ is set AWB AUTO ge a A amp N 2f TS lid 5 1 2 Normal display detailed information Normal display LCD INFO DISP 3 Turned off VQT2A73 61 Advanced Recording pictures Viewfinder display With the LVF DISP STYLE P126 of the CUSTOM MENU menu you can choose the displayed screen on the viewfinder to display in LJ viewfinder style or 7 LCD monitor style When _ is set Normal display 1 Normal display detailed information 2 When is set No display Detailed information 2 Omm M x1 Guide lines are displayed when the GUIDE LINE of the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to anything except OFF It is possible to move the position of t
89. Functions at Travel Destinations 113 e Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture 113 e Recording Dates Times at Overseas Travel Destinations World Time 115 Using the REC Mode Menu 116 e fe ASPECT RATIO 00 116 e Gs PICTURE SIZE 08 117 e s a QUALITY ccccccceeeee sees 118 e FACE RECOG 008 118 METERING MODE 119 W STABILIZER 119 E FLASH isein 120 e D RED EYE ccee 120 e FLASH SYNCHRO 120 e FLASH ADJUST 00 121 e Q I EXPOSURE 00 121 Ez EX OPT ZOOM 04 121 e DIGITAL ZOOM 4 121 e BURST RATE 122 e AUTO BRACKET 066 122 e X SELF TIMER 0000 122 e COLOR SPACE aeaaaee 122 e LONG SHTR NR 55 123 e iso ISO LIMIT SET 0 00 0008 123 e iso ISO INCREMENTS 123 e AUDIO REC ee 124 Using the MOTION PICTURE Mode DVT ese soar tec AEE N E A 125 e ise REC MODE 125 e REC QUALITY 00 125 84 EXPOSURE MODE 125 e Jb WIND CUT ee 126 Using the CUSTOM MENU 126 Advanced Playback Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio sa cndissdecusecsccecsadnscsawacincenesiuadeed 132 e Motion PiCtures
90. H1K Using the Remote Shutter optional If you use the remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional you can avoid jitter camera shake when using a tripod and you can keep the shutter pressed fully when taking pictures with B Bulb or burst mode The remote shutter works similar to the shutter button on the camera Firmly connect the remote shutter to the REMOTE socket on the camera as far as it will go Take a picture Press the button lightly to press halfway Press the button fully to take the picture Press it as far as it will go E About LOCK on the remote shutter e You can keep the shutter button pressed fully This is effective when taking pictures with B Bulb P92 or in burst mode P72 e While pressing the shutter button fully slide it to the LOCK side e Slide it to the other side to cancel LOCK vaT2a73 163 Others Note e Do not use any other remote shutters except DMW RSL1 optional e You cannot operate the camera with the remote shutter in the following cases When the power save mode is cancelled e Record with Creative motion picture mode when using for motion picture recording e The remote shutter cannot be used while the stereo microphone DMW MS1 optional is in use Using the External Microphone optional If you use the stereo microphone DMW MS1 optional you can switch to either stereo or monaural sound recording It is also possible to reduce the wind
91. In PARTY in scene mode P98 When you set to a slow shutter speed vaTt2A73 53 Basic Programme shift In programme AE mode you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure This is called programme shift You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in programme AE mode l Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen 2 While the values are displayed about 10 seconds perform the programme shift by rotating the front dial e It will switch between programme shift operation and exposure compensation operation P71 every time the front dial is pressed while the values are displayed e The programme shift indication appears on the screen when programme shift is activated e To cancel programme shift turn the camera off or rotate the front dial until the programme shift indication disappears E Example of programme shift When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used A Aperture value 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 Ev B Shutter speed Programme shift amount Programme shift line chart Programme shift limit 4 2 1 th 114 1s T tin o tog 1 250 T 114000 ibina 114000 B Note e How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by EXPO SETTINGS P1
92. LASH For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can switch the flash setting Applicable modes YAO CusT SCN gt vA oA Vis VL E Visse Note e Refer to P65 for details D RED EYE For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 When the flash is used with the Red eye reduction A Gy S selected it will automatically detect and correct the red eye in the image data Applicable modes P NOW a aD ZaloR he ta OFF ON Note e t may not be able to correct the red eye depending on the recording conditions It may also correct objects other than red eye FLASH SYNCHRO For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can set to the 2nd curtain synchro Applicable modes P A S M 1ST 2ND Note e Refer to P70 for details 120 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures FLASH ADJUST For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 You can adjust the flash output Applicable modes PARQ GHANABwVee 2 EV 1 2 3 EV 1 1 3 EVJ 1 EV 2 3 EV 1 3 EV 0 EV 1 3 EV 2 3 EV 1 EV 1 1 3 EV 1 2 3 EV 2 EV Note e Refer to P69 for details Q I EXPOSURE Intelligent exposure adjustment For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatically when there is a big difference in brightness between the background and subject to bring the image close to how you
93. LETE MULTI MaR DELETE ALL lm Sal E TON AAT 2i SER vaT2a73 59 Basic To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures ED Press 1 2M Press A F to select DELETE MULTI or DELETE ALL and then press MENU SET e DELETE ALL step 5 3 Press A V lt 4 gt to select the picture EP DELETE MULTI A and then press DISPLAY to set lt Q Repeat this step v m appears on the selected pictures If DISPLAY NY i i CANCEL OK is pressed again the setting is cancelled SELECT SET CANCEL DSP DISPLAY 4 Press MENU SET 5 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to set E When DELETE ALL has been selected with the FAVORITE P136 setting The selection screen is displayed again Select DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x press A to select YES and delete the pictures ALL DELETE EXCEPT x cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as FAVORITE Note e Do not turn the camera off while deleting while jj is displayed Use a battery with a sufficient power or the AC adaptor P25 e f you press MENU SET while deleting pictures using DELETE MULTI DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXCEPT x the deleting will stop halfway e Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted it may take some time to delete them e f pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected P145 they will not be deleted even if DELETE ALL or ALL DELETE EXC
94. N and then press MENU SET Pid RESIZE gt TRIMMING e The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you FBI ASPECT CONV select OFF EMS e Refer to P56 for information about how to play back pictures 8 Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e ROTATE DISP can only be used with the lens compatible P15 with the direction detection function P40 e When you play back pictures on a PC they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc to be added It was established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association e t may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment e The picture will not rotate display when multi playback P57 or calendar playback P58 is selected e Pictures recorded with the camera upside down will not be displayed rotated VQT2A73 143 Advanced Playback DA PRINT SET DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a system that allows the user to select which pictures to print how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store For details ask at your photo printing store ED Select PRINT SET on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 PLAYBACK B Press A V to selec
95. NU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e f you press MENU SET while cancelling protection the cancelling will stop halfway Note e The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment e Even if you protect pictures on a card they will be deleted if the card is formatted e Even if you do not protect pictures on an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card they cannot be deleted when the card s Write Protect switch is set to LOCK vat2a73 145 Advanced Playback AUDIO DUB You can add the audio after taking a picture d Select AUDIO DUB on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET to start audio recording e The message OVERWRITE AUDIO DATA screen appears when audio has already been recorded Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET to start audio recording The original audio is overwritten e Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera e If you press jj the audio dubbing is cancelled 83 Press MENU SET to stop recording e t will automatically stop after recording about 10 seconds without pressing MENU SET Press 1 to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e Audio dubbing may not work properly on pictures recorded by other equipment e Audio dubbing does not work on motion pictures protected picture
96. ON SET f Eco ECONOMY SELECT EXITS is TRAVEL DATE TRAVEL SETUP OFF LOCATION OFF CANCEL tm SELECT gt EXITES is TRAVEL DATE LOCATION TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE DEPARTURE DATE a DEC 2009 CANCEL SELECT gt SETE TRAVEL DATE PLEASE SET THE RETURN DATE A CANCELf SELECT gt SET VaT2A73 113 Advanced Recording pictures i Press V to select LOCATION and then press gt NSS0e CANCEL SELECTS EXITES Press V to select SET and then press L MENU SET 8 Enter the location e For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P137 O Press MENU SET twice to close the menu Take a picture e The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc after setting the travel date or when the travel date is set e When the travel date is set iff appears on the lower right of the screen E Cancelling the travel date The travel date is automatically cancelled if the current date is after the return date If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation select OFF on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 and then press MENU SET twice If the TRAVEL SETUP is set to OFF in step 3 LOCATION will be also set to OFF Note e The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set If you set WORLD TIME P115
97. OOM cannot be used in the following cases In Intelligent auto mode n advanced scene mode In scene mode When fiso is set When QUALITY is set to RAWs RAW amp or RAW Playing back Pictures ay Press gt a P button a Press lt gt to select the picture er lt s Aa nN i ad K PP A ey i SN f gt lt 4 Play back the previous picture gt Play back the next picture e Speed of picture forwarding rewinding changes depending on the playback status e If you press and hold lt you can play back the pictures in succession E To finish playback Press gt again press the motion picture button or press the shutter button halfway Note e This camera complies with the DCF standard Design rule for Camera File system established by JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and with Exif Exchangeable Image File Format Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot be played back 56 vaT2473 Basic Changing the Information Displayed on the playback screen Press DISPLAY to switch the monitor screen DISPLAY button e When the menu screen appears the DISPLAY button is not activated During playback zoom P58 while playing back motion pictures P132 and during a slide show P134 you can only select Normal display or No display e Refer to P64 for information about t
98. OTS REMAINING DISP __ This will display the number of recordable pictures for still pictures 8 REMAINING TIME This will display the available recording time for motion pictures Enables disables the motion picture button BUTTON OFF ON Sets if the operation switch guide when the mode dial is switched DIAL GUIDE to 3 FY amp and f is to be displayed or not OFF ON e It will display dial operation guide to the screen that is possible to perform exposure compensation programme shift aperture setting or shutter speed setting when set to ON a Dial operation guide 130 vat2a73 Advanced ee Advanced Recording pictures pictures The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is turned off TOFFVION PIXEL REFRESH It will perform optimization of imaging device and image processing e Imaging device and image processing is optimised when the camera is purchased and it needs to be optimised annually after the purchase e Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected SENSOR CLEANING Dust reduction to blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to the front of the imaging device is performed e Dust reduction function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on but you can use this function when you see dust P169 It is possible to setup so the shutter will not operate when there is no lens on the unit SHOOT W O LENS
99. Panasonic Operating Instructions Digital Camera Lens Kit voin DMIC GH1K LUMIx D2 HD MICRO VIESA Before use please read these instructions completely Web Site http www panasonic europe com VQT2A73 Before Use Dear Customer We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference Please note that the actual controls and components menu items etc of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions Carefully observe copyright laws e Recording of pre recorded tapes or discs or other published 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 Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE e 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 e USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES e DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR BACK THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE Product I
100. Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel POWER SAVE e POWER SAVE is set to 5MIN in the Intelligent auto mode e POWER SAVE is fixed to 2MIN when AUTO LCD OFF is set to 15SEC or 30SEC e Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again e It is recommended to use this mode with LVF LCD AUTO P127 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to OFF e ECONOMY does not work in the following cases When using the AC adaptor When connecting to a PC or a printer When recording or playing back motion pictures During a slide show Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking it REVIEW OFF 1SEC 3SEC 5SEC HOLD 2 AUTO REVIEW The pictures are displayed until shutter button is pressed halfway ZOOM The picture enlarged 4x is displayed OFF 1SEC 3SEC 5SEC e f REVIEW is set to HOLD the playback screen display can be switched P57 during auto review when taking pictures with the drive mode lever set to C P51 or P76 e When HOLD has been selected the zoom time cannot be set e The auto review function is activated regardless of its setting when using burst mode P72 or auto bracket P74 and when recording still pictures with audio P124 Will not enlarge hold Also you cannot set the auto review function e If HIGHLIGHT P34 is set to ON white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white when
101. RTRAIT step explanations about each advanced scene mode are displayed Impressive portrait with rich flesh tone With telephoto If you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the screen shown lens tele setting is in step recommended for best results CANCEL DISPLAY SET Note e To change the advanced scene mode press MENU SET and return to above step 2 by pressing gt while selecting the advanced scene mode menu sty by pressing A W lt gt e The advanced scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the advanced scene mode is changed and then used e When you take a picture with a advanced scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene e The following items cannot be set in advanced scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting SENSITIVITY Items other than STANDARD and STANDARD EA in film mode METERING MODE FLASH SYNCHRO J lLEXPOSURE DIGITAL ZOOM ISO LIMIT SET E About the aperture value and the shutter speed when you select a creative seming e You can change the aperture value and the shutter speed if you select a creative setting in advanced scene mode If you cannot get an adequate exposure when you rotate the front dial the aperture value and the shutter speed or the selection cursor will turn red e You can also press lt gt to set e It will switch between aperture se
102. SB communication system after or before connecting the camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable supplied a1 SELECT ON CONNECTION USB MODE Select either PC or PictBridge PTP if you connected the camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge PC Set after or before connecting to a PC da PictBridge PTP Set after or before connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge e When PC is selected the camera is connected via the USB Mass Storage communication system e When PictBridge PTP is selected the camera is connected via the PTP Picture Transfer Protocol communication system Set to match the colour television system in each country to match the colour television Set to match the colour television system in each country in each country VIDEO OUT NTSC Video output is set to NTSC system PAL Video output is set to PAL system e This will operate when the AV cable or HDMI mini cable optional is connected Set to match the type of TV EA TV ASPECT EXA When connecting to a 16 9 screen TV EE When connecting to a 4 3 screen TV e This will work when the AV cable is connected 36 vaT2473 Preparation Set the format for the HDMI output when playing back on the HDMI compatible high definition TV connected with this unit using the HDMI mini cable optional AUTO The output resolution is automatically set based on th
103. Thirds Logo marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Olympus V C_ i TM Imaging Corporation in Japan the United States the European Union and other countries e SDHC Logo is a trademark e AVCHD and the AVCHD Logo are trademarks of X DOLBY Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories STEREO EOR Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories e HDMI the HDMI Logo and the High Definition Multimedia Interface are the registered trademarks or Q MICRO SYSTEM trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC e HDAVI Control is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation QuickTime e QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc used under license therefrom e Adobe is a trademark or registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries e Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation e Other names company names and product names printed in these instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies concerned This product is licensed under the AVC patent portfolio license for the personal and non commercial use of a consumer to i encode video in compliance with the AVC Standard AVC Video and or ii decode AVC Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non commercial activity and or was
104. ULTI e Depending on the printer being used some characters may be cut at printing Check before printing e Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases Motion pictures Pictures with audio Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title Pictures that were previously stamped with TEXT STAMP Pictures taken with RAWs s RAW t Or RAW Pictures recorded with other equipment VaT2A73 139 Advanced Playback RESIZE Reducing the picture size number of pixels We recommend resizing to S if you want to attach a picture to an e mail or use it on a website Pictures set to the minimum number of pixels for ASPECT RATIO cannot be further reduced in size ED Select RESIZE on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 Press A V to select SINGLE or MULTI and then a prse press MENU SET gt TRIMMING E ASPECT CONV Bit ROTATE Bia ROTATE DISP ON SELECT SETS Select the picture and size SINGLE setting SINGLE 1 Press lt gt to select the picture and EY SG then press MENU SET ety 1 00mo00 2 Press lt gt to select the size and then press MENU SET pA x Only the sizes to which the pictures can be resized is displayed MULTI setting 1 Press A F to select the size and then al ti Sal EC gt CANCEIRT SELECI SEP press MENU SET PR REDUCED SIZE Pi RESIZE 2 Press A lt gt to select the picture ismeusccue Bg lee
105. UP e FJ is set if none of the scenes are applicable and the standard settings are set E Face detection When FJ is selected the camera automatically detects a person s face and it will adjust the focus and exposure P78 E The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this case the subject will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture automatically Backlight Compensation will work automatically when a face is recognised with the E Note e Due to conditions a different scene may be identified for the same subject Please read the Note regarding the Scene detection P46 for details e Functions enabled for motion picture recording are different to those enabled for still picture recording 48 vat2a73 Basic Settings in Intelligent auto mode e Only the following functions can be set in this mode REC mode menu ASPECT RATIO P116 PICTURE SIZE P117 QUALITY P118 FACE RECOG P118 STABILIZER P119 1 Only MODE1 or MODE2 can be set MOTION PICTURE mode menu REC MODE P105 REC QUALITY 2 P105 WIND CUT P107 im for MOTION JPEG cannot be set CUSTOM MENU menu CUST SET MEM P102 LCD INFO DISP P126 GUIDE LINE P127 REMAINING DISP P130 SETUP menu CLOCK SET WORLD TIME BEEP LANGUAGE e Only STANDARD and STANDARD EET i
106. VER WRITE CURRENT MENU SET crouse e When YES is selected the settings that were previously stored are overwritten e You cannot save the following menu items because they affect other recording modes CLOCK SET TRAVEL DATE NO RESET RESET and SCENE MENU BABY 1 BABY 2 or PET birthday and name settings in scene mode Data registered with FACE RECOG 4 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu NO vat2a73 101 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode Taking pictures in Custom mode You can select one of your own custom settings saved with CUST SET MEM to suit the picture taking conditions Initial setting of the programme AE mode is registered as the custom settings initially Set the mode dial to M a Display custom settings B Press MENU SET to display the menu Press A F to select the custom settings you want to use e Press or the front dial to display the settings for each menu item Press lt to return to the selection screen e Only some of the menu items are displayed Refer to the following for the menu items that are displayed AEL AF AE LOCK AF PRE AF HOLD 0 ave TAF AE LOCK HOLD Fn BUTTON SET 35a Jo HOLD aE AF MF AUTO REVIEW MF Focus FOCUS PRIORITY LONG SHTR NR AF AF ASSIST LAMP 3 SHOOT W O LENS Press
107. You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music and you can do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures Furthermore you can play back still pictures only motion pictures only pictures set as favourite or pictures registered with face recognition as a slide show This playback method is recommended when you have connected the camera to a TV set to view the pictures you have taken EJ select SLIDE SHOW on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 7 yy SLIDE SHOW Press A V to select the item and then press PICTURE ONLY MENU SET MOTION PIC ONLY e FAVORITE can be selected only when FAVORITE on the E REOG PLAYBACK menu P136 is at ON and there are pictures already set as favourites CANCEL SELECTS SETE ALL SLIDE SHOW Press A to select START and then press MENU SET EFFECT SETUP Press V to finish the slide show CANCEL SELECT SETE e Normal playback resumes after the slide show finishes E Operations performed during slide show The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A W lt 4 gt e The menu screen is restored when jj is pressed a Play Pause Stop Back to previous picture oy Ahead to next picture OVWOG oO x These operations can be performed only in the pause mode or during XG motion picture playback Reduce volume level F Increase volume level atta 134 vat2a73 Advanced Playback E C
108. a picture e FACE RECOG only works when 8 is set VQT2A73 77 Advanced Recording pictures e It is not possible to set in the following cases In FOOD in CLOSE UP In NIGHT SCENERY and ILLUMINATIONS in NIGHT PORTRAIT e The AF MODE is fixed to when using the digital zoom E About 2 When the camera detects a person s face the following colour AF area is displayed Yellow When the shutter button is pressed halfway the frame turns green when the camera is focused White Displayed when more than one face is detected Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused e When 8 is selected and METERING MODE is set to multiple 1 the camera will adjust the exposure to suit the person s face e Under certain picture taking conditions including the following cases the facial recognition function may fail to work making it impossible to detect faces AF MODE is switched to E When the face is not facing the camera When the face is at an angle When the face is extremely bright or dark When there is little contrast on the faces When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses etc When the face appears small on the screen When there is rapid movement When the subject is other than a human being When the camera is shaking Setting up its AF Tracking Before lockin
109. a writing speed has deteriorated so it is recommended to make a backup and then format P38 You cannot compensate the exposure e Are you in exposure compensation operation Press the front dial to switch to exposure compensation operation P71 Subject cannot be locked AF tracking not possible e Set the AF area to the distinctive colour of the subject if there is a part that is different from the surrounding colour P78 vaT2a73 177 Others Lens Recorded image may be warped or nonexistent colour is surrounding the subject e Depending on the lens used picture may be warped slightly or see colours in the edge depending on the zoom factor due to the characteristics of the lens Also the peripherals of the image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used This is not a malfunction The flash is not activated e Is the flash closed gt Slide the 4 OPEN lever to open the flash P65 The flash is activated 2 times e The flash is activated 2 times The interval between the first and second flash is longer when Red eye reduction P66 is set so the subject should not move until the second flash is activated LCD monitor Viewfinder The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on e The LCD monitor turns off when AUTO LCD OFF P33 is selected for the ECONOMY mode This does not happen when using the AC adaptor P25 If the remainin
110. accurate metering is not possible Also some functions will not work E Micro Four Thirds Mount This is the lens mount standard for the Micro Four Thirds System ee Ley This was newly developed as interchangeable lens dedicated for digital MICRO MICRO cameras FOURTHIRDS VaT2A73 15 Before Use E When using lenses other than the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K e Depending on the type of lens you may not be able to use some functions such as the direction detection function P40 STABILIZER P119 Quick AF P128 and Continuous AF P128 e The available flash range etc differs depending on the aperture value of the lens you are using e Take some test pictures with the lens you are using e Lens with the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using the mount i adaptor DOMW MA1 optional Because of its Me Me structure Micro Four Thirds mount specification lenses cannot be used on the FOURTHIRDS Four Thirds mount specification cameras It can only be used on the Micro Four Thirds mount specification cameras Interchangeable lens that can be used with this unit and compatibility of the functions O Usable Some functions features limited Not usable when recording still pictures paste Ae ape still pictures while recording motion pictures Lens type Auto aperture setting Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens compatible to O motion pictures AFS
111. ad the operating instructions for the equipment being used e You can only use cards with SDHC logo indicating compliance with the SD standard if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity e It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This Site is English only Note e Do not turn off the power or remove the battery card or the DC cable when the AC adaptor is in use while the access indicator is lit while writing reading or deleting the picture formatting P38 etc Also do not apply vibration shock or static electricity to the unit The card or the data on the card may be damaged and this unit may no longer operate normally If operation fails due to vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again e The data on the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card We recommend storing important data on a PC etc e Do not format the card on your PC or other equipment Format it on the camera only to ensure proper operation P38 e Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing VaT2A73 27 Preparation Setting Date Time Clock Set e The clock is not set when th
112. also recorded simultaneously from the built in microphone on this unit Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio e The recording state indicator red will flash while recording motion pictures e Press the shutter button halfway when it is difficult to focus on the subject e You can also set the focus manually by rotating the focus mode dial to MF P80 e Check the battery status and make sure the power is on when using the stereo microphone DMW MS 1 optional P164 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again e If the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automatically Note e The flash setting is fixed to O e Available recording time is displayed when the REMAINING DISP P130 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to REMAINING TIME e Refer to P187 for information about the available recording time e The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly e Depending on the type of the card the card access indication may appear for a while after recording motion pictures This is not a malfunction e The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated during the recording of a motion picture e The screen may be blacked out momentarily or the unit may record noise due to static electricity or electromagnetic waves etc depending on the environment of the motion picture recording e W
113. ances depending on the facial expression and environment When the face is not facing the camera When the face is at an angle When the face is extremely bright or dark Hidden by sunglasses glasses reflecting light hair hat etc When the face appears small on the screen The entire face is not in the screen When distinctive facial features have changed with age Facial expression is very different When there is little contrast on the faces When there is rapid movement When the camera is shaking When digital zoom is used e During the burst mode FACE RECOG picture information can be attached to only the first picture e After pressing the shutter button halfway down a different person s picture information may be added when the camera is turned to a different subject to take the photograph e When a person who is registered is not recognised correct by re registering e FACE RECOG_ cannot be used with the FOOD in CLOSE UP NIGHT SCENERY and ILLUMINATIONS in NIGHT PORTRAIT and in recording motion pictures e The data registered with FACE RECOG_ will be reset when the REC menu settings are reset with RESET e Name registered with FACE RECOG does not display for an image with names set in BABY 1 BABY 2 and PET of the scene mode LOCATION in travel date or characters set in TITLE EDIT e Software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition in the CD ROM supplied all
114. ap before attaching it Dust reduction function This unit has a dust reduction function that will blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to the front of the imaging device This function will function automatically when the camera is turned on but if you see dust perform the SENSOR CLEANING P131 in the CUSTOM MENU menu Removing dirt on the image sensor The image sensor is very precise and delicate so be sure to observe the following when you do have to clean it yourself e Blow off the dust on the surface of the image sensor with a commercially available blower brush Be careful not to blow too strongly e Do not put the blower brush further inside than the lens mount e Do not let the blower brush touch the image sensor as the image sensor may get scratched e Do not use any objects except a blower brush to clean the image sensor e If you cannot remove the dirt or dust with the blower consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre For care of the eye cup on the viewfinder e As the eye cup cannot be removed gently wipe it with a dry and soft cloth and be careful not to remove it e f you wipe the eye cup too hard and it is removed consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre About the LCD monitor Viewfinder e Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force Uneven colours may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction e f the camera is cold when you turn it on the picture on the LCD
115. ay ZA A S and S for flash cannot be set e The SENSITIVITY is automatically set to I SQO100 when you switch the recording mode to Manual exposure while the SENSITIVITY is set to AUTO or piso Intelligent e f you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow the shutter speed on the screen counts down e When you use a lens with an aperture ring the aperture ring setting takes priority 92 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode HOH OUWUGMHASVAS Confirm the effects of aperture and shutter speed Preview mode Confirm the effects of aperture You can check the depth of field effective focus range before taking a picture by closing the leaf shutter to the aperture value you set Press Q preview button ADIN TEE e Preview screen is displayed It will return to previous screen when is pressed SHTR SPEED EFECT ON DPM TA 2d ir 9 E Depth of field properties Aperture value Small Large Focus length of the lens Tele Wide Distance to the subject Near Distant Depth of field effective focus range Shallow Narrow Deep Wide x1 Recording conditions x2 Example When you want to take a picture with a blurred background etc x3 Example When you want to take a picture with everything in focus including the background etc Confirm the effects of shutter speed Movement can be confirmed by displaying the actual picture
116. ayed back with Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX Motion pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera LUMIX can be played back on this model x Models launched before December 2008 and some models launched in 2009 FS LS series WIND CUT Wind noise can be reduced efficiently Use this when the wind noise is bothersome Select WIND CUT from the MOTION PICTURE mode menu and press P P30 B Press A F to select the item and then press MENU SET MOTION PICTURE 8 Press MENU SET to close the menu Oi DIGITAL ZOOM oF 2 OFF e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the 4 LOW menu SELECT lt lt Note e Sound quality will be different than usual when WIND CUT is set e WIND CUT does not function with still pictures with audio or when audio dubbing vat2A73 107 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode Recording Motion Picture with Manual Settings Gj Creative motion picture mode It is possible to manually change the aperture and shutter speed and record motion pictures Switching the EXPOSURE MODE allows you to use settings such as those when mode dial is switched to J A G3 and M including changing items that can be set with the front dial during recording ED Set the mode dial to EJ B Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Select EXPOSURE MODE from the MOTION PICTURE mode menu and press gt P30 MOTION PICTURE Press A F to se
117. back Press A V lt P to select SHOOTING DATE AGE TRAVEL DATE or TITLE and then press MENU SET to set each item SHOOTING DATE W OTIME Stamp the year month and date WITHTIME Stamp the year month day hour and minutes AGE P99 If this is set to ON AGE is stamped on the pictures TRAVEL DATE If this is set to ON TRAVEL DATE is stamped on the pictures TITLE Text is printed together with the image for pictures that have already been recorded with text in FACE RECOG or BABY 1 BABY2 and PET name settings in scene mode LOCATION in travel date or TITLE EDIT 5 Press MENU SET e If you set TEXT STAMP for a picture with a picture size larger than S the picture size will become smaller as shown below t M gt s Dee e The picture becomes slightly rougher SiN A 6 Press A to select YES and then press TAE n ONT MENU SET PICTURE RESIZED s SAVE NEW PICTURES e The message SAVE NEW PICTURES appears if the picture was recorded with a picture size S NO ANG wi SELECTS Ei a gt K Press 7 to return to the menu screen k The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e When you print pictures stamped with text the date will be printed over the stamped text if you specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in M
118. ck P81 applied in inappropriate way 2 or 3 pictures are taken at one time gt Unset the settings of white balance bracket P85 The subject is not focused properly e The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera P51 e There is camera shake jitter or the subject is moving slightly P53 els FOCUS PRIORITY in the CUSTOM MENU menu set to OFF P128 In this case the picture may not be properly focused even if AFS or AFC in focus mode is set els the AF lock P81 applied in inappropriate way The recorded picture is blurred The optical image stabilizer is not effective e The shutter speed will become slower and the optical image stabilizer function may not work properly when taking pictures especially in dark places We recommend holding the camera firmly with both hands when taking pictures P39 We recommend using a tripod and the self timer P76 when taking pictures with a slow shutter speed Taking pictures using white balance bracket is not possible els the number of recordable pictures 2 or less 176 vat2a73 Others The recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture e Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO when the camera is shipped Therefore when taking pictures indoors etc noise will appear Decrease the ISO sensitivity P86 Increase the setting for NOISE RED in FILM MODE or lower the setting
119. cts other than people pets etc cannot be registered e Take a picture of a face from the front 110 vaTt2a73 Advanced Recording pictures 5 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 6 Press A V to select the item and then press P NAME It is possible to register names For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P137 a Face image FACE RECOG lt I9 PRIORITY AGE CANCEL SELECT gt SETS Edit screen PRIORITY The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for higher priority faces The priority can be changed in following operation Press A V lt 4 to select the priority and then press MENU SET AGE Press lt gt to select the items and then press A V to set and then press MENU SET e Face image can be retaken by selecting by pressing lt in the edit screen and then pressing MENU SET Return to step 4 by selecting YES with A and pressing MENU SET Press MENU SET to close the menu E Changing information for registered faces 1 In Step 3 of Registering from the REC mode menu FACE RECOG select SET and then press MENU SET DELETE 2 Press A V to select EDIT and then press MENU SET AUTO REGISTRATION off 3 Select the face you wish to edit with A W lt P press MENU SET and proceed from step 6 in Registering CANCEL SELECTS SET from the REC mode menu E Registering from the automatic regis
120. d Recording pictures REC mode MAAS WOMHOOEVAaS Taking Pictures with the Self timer iy Set the drive mode lever to X Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture When self timer is set to S e A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus e If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is not focused set FOCUS PRIORITY in the CUSTOM MENU menu to OFF P128 e The self timer indicator blinks and the shutter is activated after 10 seconds or 2 seconds e If you press MENU SET while taking a picture with the self timer it is cancelled e When Sa is selected the self timer indicator blinks again after the first and the second pictures are taken and the shutter is activated 2 seconds after it blinks E Changing the time setting for the self timer 1 Select SELF TIMER in the REC mode menu P30 2 Press A F to select the mode and then press MENU SET I COLOR SPACE Item Settings I RELONG SHIR NR 10 seconds Bsc so INCREMENTS A Xs 10 seconds 3 pictures SELECT X 2 seconds e If you set X 5 after 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Note e When using a tripod etc setting the self timer to 2 seconds is a conven
121. de and stand with your feet slightly apart e Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button e Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects e Do not touch the front of the lens P170 e When taking pictures make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with another person a ball etc LCD Monitor This is convenient as it allows you to take pictures from various angles by adjusting the LCD monitor P14 E Taking pictures at a normal angle E Taking pictures at a high angle E Taking pictures at a low angle Open the LCD monitor 180 toward you Open the LCD monitor 180 toward you and adjust the angle and adjust the angle e This is convenient when there is someone in front This is convenient when taking pictures of of you and you cannot get close to the subject flowers etc that are in a low position VaT2A73 39 Preparation E Taking pictures with the camera held vertically Open the LCD monitor and rotate it to an angle that makes it easy to see e Do not cover the AF assist lamp P11 with your fingers or other objects Taking pictures at a normal angle Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically rotated Only when ROTATE DISP P143 is set to ON e The direction detection function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the camera aim
122. dentification Marking is located on the bottom of units E About the battery pack CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions e Do not heat or expose to flame e 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 Risk of fire explosion and burns Do not disassemble heat above 60 C or incinerate ae ee a a a 2 VQT2A73 Caution for AC mains lead For your safety please read the following text carefully This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 5 ampere fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark amp or the BSI mark Y on the body of the fuse If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local dealer CAUTION IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF
123. e and the quality becomes higher when the number gets bigger This unit is using the VBR recording method VBR is an abbreviation of Variable Bit Rate and the bit rate volume of data for definite period of time is changed automatically depending on the subject to record Therefore the recording time is shortened when a subject with fast movement is recorded x2 What is Mbps This is an abbreviation of Megabit Per Second and it represents the speed of transmission When MOTION JPEG is selected in step 2 High quality Sen ee pixels 640x480 pixels 320 240 pixels 3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent auto mode e With the AVCHD or tm for MOTION JPEG high quality motion picture can be enjoyed on the TV by using the HDMI mini cable optional For details see Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket on P149 5 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Note e It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class 1 with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures x1 The SD Speed Class Rating is the speed standard for successive writes 106 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures e When you set the picture quality to fp fied or fil we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e Motion pictures can b
124. e information from the connected TV 1080i Hom HDMI MODE The interlace method with 1080 available scan lines is used for output 720p The progressive method with 720 available scan lines is used for output 576p 480p 2 The progressive method with 576 480 available scan lines is used for output x1 When VIDEO OUT is set to PAL x2 When VIDEO OUT is set to NTSC e interlace method progressive method i interlace scanning is scanning the screen with half of the effective scanning lines every 1 50 seconds where p progressive scanning is a high density image signal that is scanning the screen with all the effective scanning lines every 1 50 seconds The HDMI terminal on this unit is compatible with high definition output 1080i It is necessary to have a compatible TV to enjoy progressive and high definition images e f the images are not output on the TV when the setting is AUTO match with the image format your TV can display and select number of effective scanning lines Please read the operating instructions for the TV e This will work when the HDMI mini cable optional is connected e Refer to P149 for details Setup so this unit can be controlled by the remote control of the VIERA by automatically coupling this unit with the VIERA Link compatible equipment using HDMI mini cable optional With VIERA Link Operation is performed with the buttons on this unit Link Remote control opera
125. e only CUST SET MEM LCD INFO DISP GUIDE LINE and REMAINING DISP can be set For details on how to select the CUSTOM MENU menu settings refer to P30 Up to 3 current camera settings can be registered as custom settings e Refer to P102 for details CUST SET MEM This will set the display style of the viewfinder LVF DISP STYLE LJ Viewfinder style ET LCD monitor style e Refer to P62 for details This will set the display style of the LCD monitor LCD DISP STYLE LJ Viewfinder style ETT LCD monitor style e Refer to P61 for details This will set the colour of the information display screen on the LCD monitor P61 OFF LCD INFO DISP E Brown colours E Red colours EJ Black colours 126 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures It will switch automatically to viewfinder display when an eye or object gets near the viewfinder using an eye sensor It will return LVF LCD AUTO to LCD monitor display when it goes away OFF ON e LCD monitor display and viewfinder display can be switched manually by pressing LVF LCD P41 This allows you to set either to display or not display the histogram P64 HISTOGRAM OFF ON Position of the histogram can be set Refer to P64 on how to set This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a picture P63 GUIDE LINE OFFIS EY Position of the guide line can be set Refer to P63 on h
126. e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Taking pictures when AF or AF AE is set Aim the lens at the subject Press and hold AF AE LOCK to fix the focus and the exposure e When AF is selected AFL the focus indication aperture value the shutter speed light when the subject is focused e When AF AE is selected AFL AEL the focus indication aperture value and the shutter speed light when the subject is focused and the exposure is set e If you release AF AE LOCK AF AE Lock is cancelled While pressing AF AE LOCK move the camera to the composition you would like to take and then press the shutter button fully Note e f you set AF AE LOCK HOLD in the CUSTOM MENU menu to ON you can fix the focus and the exposure even if you release AF AE LOCK after pressing it P127 e The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor viewfinder Live View will be also locked when the AE lock is performed e AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in manual exposure mode e AE Lock only is effective during manual focus or preview mode e AE lock and AF lock can be used during motion picture recording but AE AF lock cannot be performed again during motion picture recording During motion picture recording only cancellation of AE AF lock can be performed e The exposure is set even if the brightness of the subject changes e The subject can be focused again by pressing the
127. e a normal motion picture recording during the motion picture recording e The initial setting for the AF assist lamp is OFF e Intelligent ISO sensitivity control is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO800 e The initial setting for AF MODE is z e Refer to BABY 1 BABY2 for other information about this mode REC mode amp Taking pictures while adjusting colour My colour mode Easily confirm the subject on the LCD monitor or viewfinder Live View and adjust the colour brightness or saturation before taking a picture ED Set the mode dial to H Press A V to select an item and press lt gt to adjust the item e You can also use the front dial to set Item Adjustment contents This will adjust the colour of the EY COLOR image from red light to blue light 11 steps in 5 This will adjust the brightness of BRIGHTNESS the image 11 steps in 5 This will adjust the colour intensity of the image from black SATURATION and white to vivid colour 11 steps in 5 RESET Return all settings to default e Description of adjustment is displayed by pressing DISPLAY It will return to selection screen when it is pressed again Press MENU SET to set e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set e Recording screen is displayed 100 vatz2a73 Advanced Recording pictures E Return My colour settings to default 1 Select
128. e camera is shipped ED Turn the camera on MENU SET button B Press MENU SET PLEASE SET THE CLOCK CLOCK SETS 8B Press lt gt to select the items year month amp day hour minute display sequence or time display format and press A F to set Time at the home area aat Time at the travel destination P115 CHE Cancel without setting the clock EZE EZIB e Select either 24HRS or AM PM for the time display format CANCEL SELECT SETE e AM PM is displayed when AM PM is selected e When AM PM is selected as the time display format midnight is displayed as AM 12 00 and noon is displayed as PM 12 00 This display format is common in the US and elsewhere 4 Press MENU SET to set e Turn the camera off after finishing setting the clock Then turn it on and check that the clock setting is correct e When MENU SET has been pressed to complete the settings without the clock having been set set the clock correctly by following the Changing the clock setting procedure below Changing the clock setting Select CLOCK SET in the SETUP menu and press P P30 elt can be changed in steps 3 and 4 to set the clock e The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built in clock battery even without the battery Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24 hours to charge the built in battery 28 vaT2473 Preparation Note e The clock is displayed when DISPLAY
129. e countdown screen is displayed when the shutter button is pressed Do not move the camera at this time After the countdown is finished PLEASE WAIT is displayed for the same time as the selected shutter speed for signal processing e We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slowed to take pictures e This does not operate during motion picture recording so ISO LIMIT SET For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of the subject Applicable modes YAO OFF 200 400 800 1600 Note e The upper limit of the ISO sensitivity can be set e The higher the value set for the ISO sensitivity the more the jitter is reduced but the greater the amount of picture noise e It will work when the SENSITIVITY is set to AUTO or fiso iso ISO INCREMENTS For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 ISO sensitivity settings between ISO100 and ISO3200 are changed for every 1 3 EV Applicable modes PLATS Miuse 3 za or ef s2 1 3 EV 100 125 160 2001 250 320 400 500 640 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 3200 1 EV 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 VQT2A73 123 Advanced Recording pictures Note e When the setting is changed from 1 3 EV to 1 EV ISO sensitivity will be set to value closest to the value set during the 1 3 EV Set value will no
130. e desired picture ED Set the mode dial to Press lt P gt to select the scene mode e You can also use the front dial to select Press MENU SET to set e The menu screen is switched to the recording screen in the selected scene mode i _ SCENE MODE E About the information H e f you press DISPLAY when selecting a scene mode in step 2 i BABY1 EG explanations about each scene mode are displayed If you press a E A DISPLAY again the screen returns to the scene mode menu Age can be displayed with pictures if you set the birthday CANCEL DISPLAY SET Note e To change the scene mode press MENU SET and return to above step 2 by pressing gt while selecting the scene mode menu SCN by pressing A V lt gt e The scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the scene mode is changed and then used e When you take a picture with a scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose the hue of the picture may differ from the actual scene e The following items cannot be set in scene mode because the camera automatically adjusts them to the optimal setting SENSITIVITY Items other than STANDARD and STANDARD EA in film mode METERING MODE FLASH SYNCHROJ l LEXPOSURE DIGITAL ZOOM ISO LIMIT SET SUNSET Select this when you want to take pictures of a sunset view This allows you to take vivid pictures of the red colour of the sun Note e During motion p
131. e is disrupted when HDMI MODE P37 is set to AUTO or 1080i change the setting to 720p 152 vat2A73 Connecting to other equipment Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures Method to acquire into other equipment is different for the still pictures and motion pictures recorded with this unit depending on their file format JPEG RAW AVCHD or Motion JPEG Select the following methods depending on the equipment to be used Copy the playback image using an AV cable File formats that can be used AVCHD Motion JPEG Copy images played back with this unit to DVD disc hard disk or video using a DVD recorder or video This can be played back with equipment that is not compatible with high definition AVCHD so it is convenient for distributing copies Image will be standard quality instead of high definition at this time Yellow to the video input socket White to the audio input socket Red to the audio input socket a AV cable supplied 1 Connect this unit with the recording equipment with an AV cable supplied 2 Start the playback of this unit 3 Start the recording on the recording equipment e When ending the recording copying stop the playback on this unit after stopping the recording in recording equipment Note e When you play back motion pictures on 4 3 aspect ratio TV you must set TV ASPECT P36 on this unit to 4 3 before starting a copy The image will be vert
132. e recorded continuously for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds Also motion picture recorded continuously in MOTION JPEG is up to 2 GB Example 8m 20s with fn Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen e Recording and deleting repeatedly may cause the recordable time on the card to be reduced In this case format P38 the card in the unit Because formatting will delete all data recorded on the card save important data beforehand on the computer e Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD or MOTION JPEG may be played back with poor picture or sound quality or playback may not be possible even when played back with equipment compatible with these formats Also the recording information may not be displayed properly In this case use this unit For details on AVCHD compatible devices refer to the support sites below http panasonic co jp pavc global cs This Site is English only e Motion picture recorded in AVCHD 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 the action e Motion picture recorded in AVCHD does not comply with the DCF Exif so some information will not display while playback e The sound recording specifications on this model have been changed to improve audio quality For this reason some motion pictures recorded in MOTION JPEG and pictures with audio may not be pl
133. ed Up to 3 pictures Note e In film mode the camera may do something equivalent to pull processing or push processing to create a picture with particular characteristics The shutter speed may become very slow at this time Adjusting each film mode to the desired setting e You can also set from the quick menu P32 _ CONTRAST d Press lt gt to select a film B Press A F to select an item and lt gt to adjust e You can also use the front dial to adjust im ETE e Registered settings are memorised even if the camera is turned off BF FILM MODE Press FILM MODE press A F to select an item SELECT MY FILM 1 OR 2 and then press MENU SET E Ni MY FILM 2 STANDARD 88 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures e You can register 2 settings MY FILM 1 and MY FILM 2 After registering the film mode name that was registered previously is displayed e STANDARD is registered in MY FILM 1 and MY FILM 2 at the time of purchase Item Effect Increases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture CONTRAST Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture The picture is sharply defined SHARPNESS The picture is softly focused The colours in the picture become vivid SATURATION The colours in the picture become natural The noise reduction effect is enhanced Picture r
134. ed up or down e Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically e You can only use the direction detection function when using a compatible lens P15 Refer to the catalogue website etc for compatible lenses 40 vat2a73 Preparation Switching the LCD monitor Viewfinder E About the eye sensor automatic switching Eye sensor is active when the LVF LCD AUTO P127 in the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to ON switching automatically to viewfinder display when an eye or object is moved closer to the viewfinder and to LCD monitor display when it is moved away a AF assist lamp e When the LCD monitor turns on the Viewfinder turns off and vice versa e Eye sensor might not work properly depending on the shape of your eyeglasses the way you hold the camera or bright light shining around the eyepiece Switch manually in that case e The eye sensor automatic switching works when the sensor recognises things that come closer to it therefore it is recommended that LVF LCD AUTO be set to OFF in ECONOMY P33 e The eye sensor is disabled during motion picture playback Press LVF LCD to switch the monitor screen e t is possible to switch between the LCD LCD monitor and LVF viewfinder display manually LVF is abbreviation of Live View Finder and it represents the viewfinder display Viewfinder Eye sensor LCD monitor LVF LCD button F Eye cup
135. en the subject is not in the centre of the screen AF area frame will be same as image aspect ratio setting 2 23 area focusing The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the 1 area focusing screen Position and size of the AF area can be changed 8 Press MENU SET to close e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close Note e When the subject is not in the centre of the composition in you can bring the subject into the AF area fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway move the camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed halfway and then take the picture Only when the focus mode dial is set to AFS e The camera is focusing on all the AF areas using E when multiple AF areas max 23 areas light at the same time If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures switch the AF mode to e f the AF mode is set to 18 or E the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus Also if you set the focus mode to AFC in E AF area will not be displayed even if the subject comes into focus e When it is set to or E during motion picture recording it will switch to Multi auto focus mode for motion pictures AF area is not displayed at this time e The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face In this case switch the AF mode to any modes other than 82 and then take
136. ene mode and scene mode __ A jao or ss jiso S ae eS e KA E x When A is selected i54 i58 or i8 is set depending on the type of subject and brightness 66 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures e The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed Set the flash setting again if necessary e The flash setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off However the advanced scene mode or the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting if the advanced scene mode or the scene mode is changed and then used e Available flash settings are those that were set for still picture recording e Flash will not be activated when recording motion picture E The available flash range to take pictures When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used e The available flash range is an approximation When the aspect ratio is F or H Available flash range according to focal length of lens AUTO Vignetting effect occurs IS0400 due to the light of the flash ISO800 IS01600 When the aspect ratio is Ika Tele D 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 8 m 15 8 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 4 m 7 87 feet 1 8 m 5 91 feet 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 4 m 11 2 feet 2 6 m 8 53 feet 0 m 3 28 feet to 50 cm 1 64 feet to 8 m 15 8 feet 3 7 m 12 1 feet m 3 m 2 m 3 m 3 3
137. ens included in the DMC GH1K e Consult the dealer or your nearest Service Centre if you lose the supplied accessories You can purchase the accessories separately VQT2A73 9 Before Use VKF4385 VY C0997 E Optional Accessories e Battery Pack DMW BLB13E e Interchangeable Lens H FS045200 H FS014045 H F007014 Read P15 for information about other lenses that can be used e Flash DMW FL220 DMW FL360 DMW FL500 e MC Protector DMW LMCH62 e ND Filter DMW LND62 e PL Filter Circular Type DMW LPL62 e Remote Shutter DMW RSL1 e Stereo Microphone DMW MS1 e Soft Bag DMW BAG1 e Shoulder Strap DMW SSTG1 DMW SSTG2 DMW SSTG3 10 vat2a73 VYF3250 VFC4315 VFC4430 e HDMI mini cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 e Mount Adaptor DMW MA1 e SDHC Memory Card 32 GB RP SDV32GE1K 16 GB RP SDV16GE1K 12 GB RP SDM12GE1K 8 GB RP SDVO8GE1K 6 GB RP SDMO6GE1K 4 GB RP SDM04GE1K RP SDV04GE1K e SD Memory Card 2 GB RP SDM02GE1A RP SDV02GE1A 1 GB RP SDRO1GE1A e CardBus PC Card Adapter BN SDPC3E Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries Before Use Names of the Components E Camera body 1 Flash P65 2 Sensor 3 Self timer indicator P76 AF assist lamp P129 4 Lens release button P18 5 Lens lock pin 6 Mount 7 Lens fitting mark P17 8 Front dial P47 54 57 58 71 79 85 90 91 Front dial is described as following in these operating instructions e g Rotatin
138. era to focus when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult AF ASSIST LAMP OFF The AF assist lamp does not turn on ON When taking pictures in dark places the AF assist lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed halfway Larger AF areas are now displayed e The effective range of the AF assist lamp is different depending on used lens When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is attached and at Wide Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 3 0 m 9 84 feet e When you do not want to use the AF assist lamp e g when taking pictures of animals in dark places set the AF ASSIST LAMP to OFF In this case it will become more difficult to focus on the subject e Remove the lens hood e When you use a lens with a large filter diameter that obscures the AF assist lamp shadows may appear on the picture and the performance of the camera may deteriorate e The setting for the AF ASSIST LAMP is fixed to OFF in SCENERY mode NIGHT SCENERY or CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY in NIGHT PORTRAIT mode and SUNSET in scene mode It is possible to adjust focus manually after it was adjusted automatically It is possible to fine adjust the focus manually by rotating the focus ring while AF lock focus mode is set to AFS and shutter button is half way pressed or AF lock with AF AE LOCk e This does not operate during motion picture recording In manual focus the assistance screen appears on t
139. esolution may deteriorate slightly NOISE RED The noise reduction effect is reduced You can obtain pictures with higher resolution Note e Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places To avoid picture noise we recommend setting NOISE RED towards or setting the items except NOISE RED towards to take pictures e f you adjust a film mode is displayed beside the film mode icon on the LCD monitor Viewfinder e You cannot adjust SATURATION in the black and white settings in film mode e Film mode cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent auto mode advanced scene mode and scene mode Multi film bracket It will take pictures changing the type of film in accordance with the setting every time the shutter button is pressed Up to 3 pictures e You can also set from the quick menu P32 d Press lt gt to select MULTI FILM BeF FILM MODE Select either MULTI FILM 1 MULTI FILM 2 or MULTI FILM 3 with A V and then select the film Wyehinyeaeerers to be set for each with lt gt MULTI FILM 3_oFF e You can also use the front dial to set po e OFF can be selected only for MULTI FILM 3 Press MENU SET to set e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Focus on the subject and take a picture e t will continuously take pictures by keeping the shutter button pressed when it is set to burst mode Up to 3 pictures vaT2a73 89 Advanced
140. eye reduction effect differs between people Also if the subject was far away from the camera or was not looking at the first flash the effect may not be evident e When you attach an external flash it takes priority over the built in flash Refer to P161 for the external flash Adjust the flash output Applicable modes PLATS Miuse Daane Adjust the flash output when the subject is small or the reflectivity is very high or low ED Select FLASH ADJUST in the REC mode menu P30 FLASH ADJUST Press lt gt to set the flash output and then press sc EmA MENU SET PA e You can adjust from 2 EV to 2 EV in steps of 1 3 EV R ee e Select 0 EV to return to the original flash output CANCELE SELECTO SETI e You can also use the front dial to set 8 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Note e or is displayed on the flash icon in the LCD monitor viewfinder when the flash level is adjusted e The flash output setting is memorised even if the camera is turned off VaT2A73 69 Advanced Recording pictures Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro Applicable modes P A S M 2nd curtain synchro activates the flash just before the shutter closes when taking pictures of moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed Select FLASH SYNCHRO in the REC mode A E MODE 1 menu P30 a FLASH A gt D RED EYE ON
141. f paper For example if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to 8 and then set NUM OF PRINTS to 4 for the picture that you want to print When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper only in print setting For example if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper set PAGE LAYOUT to RR and then set COUNT in PRINT SET P144 to 1 for each of the 4 pictures Note e The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the indication lights orange during printing After finishing printing make sure there are no problems with the printer e If the total number of prints or the number of pictures printed is high pictures may be printed several times in print setting The remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set This is not a malfunction e When the pictures in RAW files are to be printed the JPEG pictures recorded simultaneously by the camera will be printed If JPEG pictures do not exist RAW file pictures cannot be printed 160 vat2A73 Others Using the External Flash optional After attaching the external flash the effective range will be increased when compared to the camera s built in flash Preparations Turn off the camera and close the built in flash E Using the dedicated flash DMW FL220 optional Attach the dedicated flash to the hot shoe and then turn on the camera and the dedicated
142. for each mode e The other items on the SETUP menu and CUSTOM MENU menu can be set in a mode such as the programme AE mode What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent auto mode 50 vat2a73 Basic REC mode x Taking pictures with your favourite settings 0 Programme AE mode The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in REC menu e Set the drive mode lever to _ Set the mode dial to 2 e To change the setting while taking pictures refer to Using the REC Mode Menu P116 or Using the CUSTOM MENU P126 2 Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC e Refer to P52 for AFS and AFC Press the shutter button halfway to focus e The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused e The focus indication blinks when the subject is not focused In this case a picture is not taken Press the pe as a0 9 ight E shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again e The focus range is different depending on used lens When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used 0 5 m 1 64 feet to e If the SENSITIVITY is set to IS0100 and the aperture value is set to F4 0 when 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is attached the shutter speed is automatically set between about 30 seco
143. g Locked ii Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock the subject a AF tracking frame White AF tracking frame Yellow e When the subject is recognised AF area will turn green and the subject will be locked Focus and exposure will be fixed automatically and continuously in accordance with the movement of the subject when you release the shutter button Dynamic tracking AF area will be displayed in yellow in this case e AF tracking is cancelled when MENU SET or lt is pressed 2 Take the picture Note e If it fails to lock AF area will flash in red and disappear Try to lock again 78 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures e AF Tracking will not operate when it has failed to AF track AF mode will be switched to in that case e FACE RECOG does not work when AF tracking is active e Tz will operate as in the STANDARD ENJ DYNAMIC EFA or SMOOTH ERA in film mode e Dynamic tracking function may not work in the following cases When the subject is too small When the recording location is too dark or bright When the subject is moving too fast When the background has the same or similar colour to the subject When jitter is occurring When zoom is operated Setting the AF area AF area can be moved when is selected The size of AF area can also be changed e You can also set from the quick menu P3
144. g battery power is low it may take longer for the flash to be charged and the time during which the LCD monitor is turned off may become longer e It will switch to viewfinder display if there is hand or object near the eye sensor P41 The LCD monitor Viewfinder is too bright or dark Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor viewfinder to a proper level P35 e POWER LCD is activated P35 The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor e Does the picture appear on the Viewfinder Press LVF LCD to switch to LCD monitor display P41 e Is the LCD monitor switched off gt Switch the display by pressing DISPLAY P61 LCD monitor and viewfinder do not switch when LVF LCD is pressed els the EXPO SETTINGS set to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF LCD BUTTON P129 e It is only displayed on the LCD monitor when the camera is connected to a PC or printer Black red blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor e This is not a malfunction These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures 178 vat2a73 Others Noise appears on the LCD monitor e ln dark places noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor This does not affect the pictures you are recording The LCD monitor flickers indoors e The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light This is not a malfunction A flickering horizontal line appears on the LCD monitor under fl
145. g left or right e g Pressing the front dial by er gt K e gt a e Refer to P14 for operation of the front dial 9 LVF LCD button P41 10 Diopter adjustment dial P41 11 Viewfinder P41 62 165 12 Eye sensor P41 13 Playback button P56 59 132 148 149 150 14 AF AE LOCK button P81 15 Camera ON OFF switch P28 16 Motion picture button P44 17 Eye Cup P169 18 LCD monitor P39 57 61 165 19 DISPLAY button P57 61 93 17 18 1920 21 22 20 Delete button P59 Preview button P93 21 MENU SET button P28 22 Cursor buttons A ISO P86 lt q AF mode P77 V Function button P33 Assign Menu to button It is convenient to register Menu that is used often ASPECT RATIOJ QUALITY METERING MODE l EXPOSURE GUIDE LINE REC AREA REMAINING DISP gt WB White balance P83 VQT2A73 11 Before Use In these operating instructions the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with A W lt gt e g When you press the Y down button an D gt Do0 Press V C v 23 Focus mode dial P44 45 51 52 77 80 104 108 24 Flash open lever P65 25 Stereo microphone P104 124 146 26 Drive mode lever Single P51 L Burst P72 Hi Auto bracket P74 tgi Self timer P76 X 27 Shutter button P44 28 Focus distance reference mark P81 29 Hot shoe P161 164 ae es 30 Mode dial P42 31 Status indicator P42 28 29 303132 33 32 Q M
146. gt Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED gt Delete the picture after cancelling the protect setting P145 THIS PICTURE CANNOT BE DELETED SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE DELETED e Pictures not based on the DCF standard cannot be deleted gt If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P38 NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE e The number of pictures which can be set at one time when MULTI has been selected for DELETE MULTI P60 FAVORITE P136 TITLE EDIT P137 TEXT STAMP P138 or RESIZE P140 has been exceeded gt Reduce the number of pictures set and then repeat the operation e More than 999 favourites have been set 172 vat2A73 Others CANNOT BE SET ON THIS PICTURE e TITLE EDIT TEXT STAMP or PRINT SET cannot be set for pictures not based on the DCF standard MEMORY CARD ERROR FORMAT THIS CARD e This card has a format which is not recognised by the camera Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc P38 PLEASE CHECK THAT THE LENS IS ATTACHED CORRECTLY e Do not press the lens release button e Check that the lens is attached correctly and then turn the camera off and on If the message persists contact the dealer or your nearest Service Centre THE LENS IS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY e Detach the lens and then a
147. hanging the slide show settings E ALL SLIDE SHOW You can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting START EFFECT or SETUP on the slide show menu screen ERREG EFFECT This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from CANCEL SELECT gt EXITE one picture to the next NATURAL SWING URBAN OFF e When URBAN has been selected the picture may appear in black and white as a screen effect e EFFECT is set to OFF when playing slide show with motion pictures only SETUP DURATION or REPEAT can be set CS etngs REPEAT a e DURATION can be set only when OFF has been selected as the EFFECT setting e AUDIO can be set only when OFF has been selected as the MUSIC setting Audio will be played along with the still picture with audio or audio of the motion picture by setting the AUDIO to ON Note e Music effects cannot be played back simultaneously with motion pictures or still pictures with audio elt is not possible to add new music effects Ose PLAYBACK MODE Playback in NORMAL PLAY PICTURE PLAY AVCHD PLAY MOTION JPEG PLAY FACE RECOG PLAY or FAVORITE PLAY can be selected dy Select PLAYBACK MODE on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 Press A V to select the item and then press EE MENU SET PICTURE PLAY iB AVCHD PLAY e FAVORITE PLAY can be selected only when FAVORITE on FAMOTION JPEG PN the PLAYBACK menu P136 is at ON and
148. hdays of registered faces already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected E Face detection When D H or E is selected the camera automatically detects a person s face and it will adjust the focus and exposure P78 Note e Due to conditions such as the ones below a different scene may be identified for the same subject Subject conditions When the face is bright or dark The size of the subject The distance to the subject The contrast of the subject When the subject is moving Recording conditions Sunset Sunrise Under low brightness conditions When the camera is shaken When zoom is used e To take pictures in an intended scene it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate recording mode AF TRACKING lt 4 RTO SNEEN E The Backlight Compensation Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject In this case the subject will become dark so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture automatically Backlight compensation is automatically applied in Intelligent auto mode 46 vaT2473 Basic Face Recognition Face of the person that is taken often can be registered along with information such as name and birthday a When a picture is taken with FACE RECOG turned ON it will ere Sane YES search for the face similar to the registered face setting the focus and exposure preferentially It is al
149. he Intelligent auto mode only CLOCK SET WORLD TIME BEEP and LANGUAGE can be set For details on how to select the SETUP menu settings refer to P30 CLOCK SET Setting Date Time e Refer to P28 for details Set the time in your home area and travel destination or DESTINATION amp WORLD TIME Travel destination area A HOME Your home area e Refer to P115 for details Set the departure date and the return date of the vacation ii TRAVEL DATE TRAVEL SETUP LOCATION OFF SET OFF SET e Refer to P113 for details Assign REC mode menu or CUSTOM MENU menu to Y button It is convenient to register functions that are used often Fn BUTTON SET ASPECT RATIO QUALITY METERING MODE LEXPOSURE GUIDE LINE REC AREA REMAINING DISP e Refer to P116 for details about REC mode menu e Refer to P126 for details about CUSTOM MENU You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus Also it will turn off the LCD monitor automatically when not in use to prevent discharge of the battery cr POWER SAVE The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been ECO ECONOMY used for the time selected on the setting OFF 1MIN 2MIN 5MIN 10MIN AUTO LCD OFF The LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the camera has not been used for the time selected on the setting OFF 15SEC 30SEC vaT2A73 33 Preparation e
150. he guide line using the quick menu when it is set to EH P63 x2 Histograms are displayed when the HISTOGRAM of the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to ON It is possible to move the position of the histogram using the quick menu P64 3 It is displayed when the LCD INFO DISP of the CUSTOM MENU menu is set to anything except OFF Colour of the screen can be selected from 3 colours of brown red or black P126 Note e In NIGHT PORTRAIT P97 the guide line is grey 62 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures E Recording guide line When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines you can take pictures with well designed composition by viewing the size the slope and the balance of the subject H8 This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3X3 for taking pictures with a well balanced composition XK This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact centre of the screen HH Position of the guide line can be set It is used to take well balanced pictures of subjects off the centre of the image E Set the position of the guide line with HH e Set the GUIDE LINE in the CUSTOM MENU menu to Eq P127 1 Press Q MENU to display the quick menu P32 2 Press lt P gt to select guide line and then press MENU SET e You can also use the front dial to set e Selected item will be displayed in orange in the quick men
151. he histogram F4 0 10 Zz to a Ey so 100 AFS A F4 0 30 P STANDARD Wa iGe 10 00 1 DEC 2009 o sowo Y yall RGB 100 0001 1 9 100 0001 Normal display Detailed information display Histogram display Highlight display No display x This is displayed if HIGHLIGHT P34 in the SETUP menu is set to ON Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback Rotate the front dial left pes 1 screen 12 screens 30 screens Calendar screen a display a Number of the selected picture and the total number of recorded pictures CANCEL 8 e Rotate the front dial right to return to the previous screen e Pictures are not rotated for display E To return to normal playback 1 Press A W lt gt to select a picture e An icon will be displayed depending on the recorded picture and the settings 2 Press MENU SET or the front dial e The picture that was selected will appear VaT2A73 57 Basic Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback You can display pictures by recording date Rotate the front dial left to display the calendar screen Rik Press A V lt 4 gt to select the date to be played back A V Select the month lt gt Select the date e f there were no pictures recorded during a month the month is not displayed or Press MENU SET or the front dial to display the pictures that were recorded on the selected date e Rota
152. he remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps If this happens during printing stop printing at once If not printing disconnect the USB connection cable Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable supplied e When the camera is connected to the printer the cable disconnect prohibit icon Z appears Do not disconnect the USB cable while X is displayed Press A V to select PictBridge PTP and then 27 press MENU SET ewes Sloe a PictBridge PTP SELECT SET ep Note e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction e Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor P25 e Before inserting or removing a card turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection cable e HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected P149 e Motion pictures recorded with AVCHD cannot be printed vaT2a73 157 Connecting to other equipment Single picture PictBridge er Press A to select SINGLE PICTURE and then press MENU SET SELECT SET Sep Press lt gt to select the picture and then press V E 400 0001 e The message disappears in abou
153. he screen to facilitate focusing on the subject MF ASSIST OFF ON Centre of the screen will be enlarged automatically when the focus ring is rotated e Refer to P80 for details Change the method of exposure compensation setting switching when the mode dial is set to 3 FY amp and M SWITCH BY PRESSING THE FRONT DIAL EXPO SETTINGS Press the front dial to switch between exposure compensation programme shift aperture setting and shutter speed setting SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF LCD BUTTON Press LVF LCD to switch between exposure compensation programme shift aperture setting and shutter speed setting vaT2a73 129 Advanced Recording pictures e Switchable setting items differ depending on the REC mode e You cannot switch between LCD monitor and viewfinder by pressing LVF LCD when it is set to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF LCD BUTTON e EXPO SETTINGS is disabled when you set LVF LCD AUTO to OFF Setting items for each REC mode 2 aa 6a P programme shift exposure compensation A aperture exposure compensation s shutter speed exposure compensation M ster ses This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording 2 REC AREA and still picture recording 6 Picture Motion picture e The recording area indicated is a guide line This will switch display between the number of recordable pictures and available recording time o REMAINING SH
154. he trimmed picture may become smaller than that of the original picture e The picture quality of the trimmed picture will deteriorate e t may not be possible to trim pictures recorded with other equipment e Motion pictures pictures with audio pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP and pictures taken with RAWz 2 RAW or RAW cannot be trimmed e Information regarding the face recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone TRIMMING VQT2A73 141 Advanced Playback ASPECT CONV You can convert pictures taken with a R1 aspect ratio to a EA a ZR or a RJ aspect ratio ED Select ASPECT CONV on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 PLAYBACK B Press A F to select mwa EE or iH and then Mi RESIZE press MENU SET ea ASPECT CO BP ROTATE Bia ROTATE DISP SELECTO EB ASPECT 8B Press lt gt to select a picture taken with IX1 CONV aspect ratio and then press MENU SET Ca CANCER SELECTS 4 Press lt gt to determine the horizontal position and press MENU SET to set e Use A F to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically he a ADJUST SET E ASPECT CONV Press A to select YES and then press MEA MENU SET SAVE NEW PICTURES NO TZAN CANCEP EG SELECT y Press to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e After converting the aspect ratio the picture size may become larger than
155. hen operating the zoom in recording motion pictures it may take time to come into focus e If the Extra optical zoom was used before pressing the motion picture button those settings will be cleared so the focus range will change dramatically e When the aspect ratio setting is different in still and motion pictures the angle of view changes at the start of motion picture recording When S REC AREA P130 is set to 8 angle of view during motion picture recording is displayed e fiso will operate as AUTO while recording a motion picture and the maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO1600 e In recording motion pictures STABILIZER is fixed to MODE 1 e In recording motion pictures the following functions cannot be used itn and in AF MODE Direction detection function FACE RECOG EX OPT ZOOM ISO LIMIT SET DIRECT AF AREA e It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor when recording motion pictures 104 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures e f while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor the power supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc the motion picture being recorded will not be recorded e When recording fast moving subjects in the jf setting some afterimages or distortion may be particularly noticeable during playback e When you attach the stereo microphone DMW MS 1 optional it takes priority over the bui
156. ically long if you play back motion pictures copied with 16 9 setting on a 4 3 aspect TV e Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one e It is recommended to turn off the display of the screen by pressing the DISPLAY on the camera while copying P57 e See the instruction manual for the recording equipment about the details of copying and playing back vaT2a73 153 Connecting to other equipment Copying to a PC File formats that can be used JPEG RAW AVCHD Motion JPEG It is possible to acquire still pictures and motion pictures recorded in AVCHD or MOTION JPEG formats or create standard quality DVD video which is not high definition from the motion picture that was recorded as AVCHD using the software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition in the CD ROM supplied P154 e f the files and folders related to AVCHD motion pictures are deleted modified or moved by the Windows Explorer or similar it becomes unable to perform playback edit etc so always use PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition to acquire the AVCHD motion pictures ee Connecting to a PC You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC e You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported Use of the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied is a convenient way of doing this e Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software
157. ick menu e Position of the histogram can be set from the CUSTOM MENU menu too Note e When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the following conditions the histogram is displayed in orange When the manual exposure assistance is other than OEV during exposure compensation or in the manual exposure mode When the flash is activated When the flash is closed e When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark places e When the exposure is not adequately adjusted e The histogram is an approximation in recording mode e The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc e Histogram is displayed in R red G green B blue and Y luminance during the playback ui B Go POSITION gt 64 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode WRAKI B Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash a To open the flash Slide the flash open lever To close the flash Press the flash until it clicks e Be sure to close the flash when not in use e The flash setting is fixed to while the flash is closed Switching to the appropriate flash setting Applicable modes PIAIS Miuse D aR Set the built in flash to match the recording e Open the flash ED Select FLASH in the REC mode menu P30 2 Press A V to select a mode and press a to STA MENU SET al D RED EYE l s
158. icture recording settings for SUNSET are used e The flash setting is fixed to 9 98 vatT2A73 Advanced Recording pictures PARTY Select this when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception an indoor party etc This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real life brightness E Technique for Party mode e Open the flash You can set to S or G e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer for taking pictures Note e During motion picture recording settings for PARTY are used e The initial setting for AF MODE is 1 BABY 1 E BABY2 This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion When you use the flash the light from it is weaker than usual It is possible to set different birthdays and names for BABY 1 and BABY2 You can select to have these appear at the time of playback or have them stamped on the recorded image using TEXT STAMP P138 E Birthday Name setting 1 Press A F to select AGE or NAME and then press P 2 Press A V to select SET and then press MENU SET 3 Enter the birthday or name Birthday lt gt Select the items year month day A V Setting MENU SET Exit Name For details on how to enter characters read the TITLE EDIT section on P137 e When the birthday or name is set AGE or NAME is automatically set to ON e If ON is selected when the birthday or name has not been registered the setti
159. ictures REC mode MAAS WOMHOOSVAeEe Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed Select the ones you really like from among the pictures you have taken ED Set the drive mode lever to J Focus on the subject and take a picture a When burst mode is set to high speed H e Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the burst mode E Changing the burst speed 1 Select BURST RATE in the REC mode menu P30 2 Press A to select the burst speed and then press e OPT MENU SET K DIGITAL ZOOM ora 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu AUTO BRACKE L e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu SELECT SET CO sp LJ Low speed With RAW files x1 Without RAW files Depends on the remaining capacity of the card x1 Number of recordable pictures k2 Pictures can be taken until the capacity of the card becomes full However the burst speed will become slower halfway The exact timing of this depends on the aspect ratio the picture size the setting for the quality and the type of card used e First burst speed has no relation with the transfer speed of the card e The burst speed values given above apply when the shutter speed is 1 60 or faster and when the flash is not activated e The burst mode speed may become slower depending on the following settings SENSITIVITY P86 PICTURE SIZE P117 QUALITY P118
160. ictures you take e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P28 SETUP 12345 Select WORLD TIME from the SETUP menu a CLOCK SET WORLO TIME and then press P a a ee e When first using the camera after purchasing it the PLEASE af i e SET THE HOME AREA message appears Press MENU SET and set the home area on the screen in step 3 E EXITS WORLD TIME Press V to select HOME and then press MENU SET gt r DESTINATION 10 00 1 DEC 2009 CANCELf SELECTS SETE J Press lt gt to select the home area and then OEB press MENU SET a Current time ee Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time Eo e If daylight saving time J is used at the home area Mna R el press A Press A again to return to the original time e The daylight saving time setting for the home area does not advance the current time Advance the clock setting by one hour amp WORLD TIME Press A to select DESTINATION and then press MENU SET to set Depending on the setting the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed e CANCEL tf SELECT Press lt P gt to select the area the travel destination is in and then press MENU SET to set Current time of the destination area Gm Time difference e If daylight saving time EJ is used at the travel destination press A The time advances by one hour Press A again to return to the
161. ictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc OBJECTS You can take clear and vivid pictures of accessories or small objects in a collection CREATIVE CLOSE UP You can change the degree of blurring of the background by changing the aperture value in the macro settings P90 Note e During motion picture recording the motion picture will reflect the settings for each mode with FLOWER FOOD and OBJECTS CREATIVE CLOSE UP is suitable for near distance motion picture recording 96 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures e We recommend using a tripod and the self timer e We recommend setting the flash to when you take pictures at close range e Refer to About the focus distance reference mark on P81 for the focus range e When a subject is close to the camera the effective focus range is significantly narrowed Therefore if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject it may become difficult to focus on it again e Close up mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera so it takes longer to focus on the further subjects e When you take pictures at close range the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly This is not a malfunction e If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprints or dust the lens may not be able to focus on the subject correctly NIGHT PORTRAIT This allows you
162. ient way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter button e We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self timer e Depending on the recording conditions the recording interval may become more than 2 seconds when Xs is selected e The flash output may not be constant when 8 is set e Operation will be same as X even if it is set to a while multi film bracket recording P89 e Self timer cannot be set to X or X35 in Intelligent auto mode e The self timer will be disabled during recording of the motion pictures 76 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode FHWOWAIGMHOOSVS Setting the method used to focus AF mode This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be selected Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition a Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC Ge AF MODE Press lt F J and then press lt P to select AF mode e You can also use the front dial to select The camera automatically detects the person s face The 2 Face detection focus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in max 15 areas Focus and exposure can be adjusted to a specified subject T AF Tracking Focus and exposure will keep on following the subject even if it moves Dynamic tracking Up to 23 points for each AF area can be focused This is effective wh
163. ing on the operating conditions and storing condition of the battery Playback time E Charging Charging time Approx 155 min e 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 has not been used for long time may be longer than normal When the charging has been completed successfully the CHARGE indicator turns off Charging time and number of recordable pictures with the optional battery pack DMW BLB13E are the same as above Note e The battery may swell and its operating time may become shorter as the number of times it is charged increases For long term battery use we recommend you do not frequently charge the battery before it is exhausted e The performance of the battery may temporarily deteriorate and the operating time may become shorter in low temperature conditions e g skiing snowboarding VaT2A73 23 Preparation Inserting Removing the Battery e Check that this unit is turned off e Close the flash Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow OPEN side and then open the battery door e Always use genuine Panasonic batteries DMW BLB13E e If you use other batteries we cannot guarantee the quality of this product Insert until it is locked by the lever being careful about the direction you inse
164. ipe them with a dry cloth Note e Do not use any other AC cables except the supplied one e Disconnect the charger from the power outlet after the charging is completed e The battery becomes warm after using it and during and after charging The camera also becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e The battery will be exhausted if left for a long period of time after being charged e The battery can be recharged even when it still has some charge left but it is not recommended that the battery charge be frequently topped up while the battery is fully charged The battery has characteristics that will reduce its operating duration and cause the battery to swell up e When the operating time of the camera becomes extremely short even after properly charging the battery the life of the battery may have expired Buy a new battery e Do not leave any metal items such as clips near the contact areas of the power plug Otherwise a fire and or electric shocks may be caused by short circuiting or the resulting heat generated About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures E Battery indication The battery indication is displayed on the LCD monitor Viewfinder It does not appear when you use the camera with the AC adaptor P25 connected d and blinks if the remaining battery power is exhausted The status indicator also blinks Recharge the battery or replace it with a fully charged battery E The battery
165. irect damage from the alteration or vanishing of information or personal information When requesting a repair transferring to another party or disposing e Reset the settings to protect the personal information P36 e Remove the memory card from the camera when requesting a repair e Settings may return to factory default when camera is repaired e Please contact the dealer where you purchased the camera or your nearest Service Centre if above operations are not possible due to malfunction When transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card please refer to Notice for when transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card on P171 When not using the camera for a long period of time e Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature Recommended temperature 15 C to 25 C 59 F to 77 F Recommended humidity 40 to 60 e Always remove the battery and the card from the camera e If the battery is left inserted in the camera it will discharge even if the camera is turned off If the battery continues to be left in the camera it will discharge excessively and may become unusable even if charged e When storing the battery for a long period of time we recommend charging it once a year Remove the battery from the camera and store it again after it has completely discharged e We recommend storing the camera with a desiccant silica gel when you keep it in a closet
166. is mode to take pictures with previously registered settings i Scene mode P98 This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded B My colour mode P100 Easily check the colour of light brightness and vividness of colour when the picture is taken E Advanced scene mode Q Portrait mode P95 Use this mode to take pictures of people Scenery mode P95 Use this mode to take pictures of scenery VN Sports mode P96 Use this mode to take pictures of sporting events etc Close up mode P96 Use this mode to take picture of close by subject Night portrait mode P97 Use this mode to take pictures of night scenes and people with night time scenery VaT2A73 43 Basic 83 Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC a Shutter button Motion picture button button e Refer to P52 for AFS and AFC Taking the still picture ED Press the shutter button halfway to focus the picture Press the shutter button fully push it in further and take amp E For more details refer to the explanation of each recording mode Recording the motion picture ii Press the motion picture button to start the recording 2 Press the motion picture button again to stop the recording E Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible S For more details refer to Taking motion pictures using the automatic function P48 Recording Motion Pic
167. is set to E and multiple AF areas up to 23 areas have turned on all the AF areas that have turned on are focused If you would like to take a picture focused to certain area switch the AF mode to P77 e Focus sound will not beep if the focus mode is set to AFC Also the AF area will not be displayed if the AF mode is set to E When the subject is not in focus If the subject is not in the centre of composition when the AF mode is set to it is possible to move the AF area P79 E Take picture with different focus modes depending on the subject P77 E Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus e Fast moving subjects extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast e When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects e When it is dark or when jitter occurs e When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near subjects Preventing jitter camera shake When the jitter alert NICI appears use STABILIZER P119 a tripod the self timer P76 or the remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional P163 e Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases Keep the camera still from the moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen We recommend using a tripod Slow sync Slow sync Red eye reduction NIGHT PORTRAIT and NIGHT SCENERY in the advanced scene mode P94
168. lance icon in the LCD monitor viewfinder when the white balance bracket is set VQT2A73 85 Advanced Recording pictures e The white balance bracket setting is released when the power has been turned off including power save mode e Pictures can be taken with white balance bracket regardless of the drive mode settings e You will only hear the shutter sound once e White balance bracket cannot be set when the QUALITY is set to RAWs RAW or RAW e White balance bracket does not work when recording motion picture REC mode FHAOMAG Setting the Light Sensitivity This allows the sensitivity to light ISO sensitivity to be set Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting pictures coming out dark fs SENSITIVITY ED Press A ISO Bis0 2M Press A lt gt to select the ISO sensitivity and then press MENU SET to set e You can also use the front dial to set e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set SELECT ISO sensitivity 100 m 3200 Recorang location When it is light outdoors When it is dark recommended Shutter speed Slow Fast AUTO The ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the brightness piso j The ISO sensitivity is adjusted according to the movement of Intelligent the subject and the brightness The ISO sensitivity is fixed to various settings When the ISO INCREMENTS in REC mode
169. ldn t be simpler e Also available through our Internet is direct shopping for a wide range of finished products take a browse on our website for further details Interested in purchasing an extended guarantee Please call 0870 240 6284 or visit our website www panasonic co uk quarantee Before Use Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera 1 Digital Camera Body This is referred to as camera body in these operating instructions 2 Interchangeable Lens LUMIX G VARIO HD 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 ASPH MEGA O 1 S This is referred to as lens in these operating instructions 3 Battery Pack This is referred to as battery in these operating instructions Charge the battery before use Battery Charger AC Adaptor This is referred to as charger in these operating instructions AC Mains Lead DC Cable AV Cable USB Connection Cable CD ROM e Software Use it to install the software to your PC 10 Shoulder Strap 11 Body Cap This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase 12 Lens Hood 13 Lens Cap This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 14 Lens Rear Cap This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase 15 Lens Storage Bag iN O ONO O1 e SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text e The card is optional e Description in these operating instructions is based on the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 l
170. lect the colour tone of the pictures from 9 types in the same way as you would select different films for film Cameras Select different settings in film mode to match the recording situation and your picture of the recording Press FILM MODE FILM MODE button VQT2A73 87 Advanced Recording pictures A Press lt gt to select an item ee e You can also use the front dial to select e When you press DISPLAY on the screen shown right explanations about each film mode are displayed When you press DISPLAY again the screen returns to the previous screen Press MENU SET to set e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set Item Effect STANDARD COLOUR This is the standard setting DYNAMIC COLOUR The saturation and contrast of the stored colours are increased NATURE COLOUR Brighter red green and blue Enhanced beauty of nature SMOOTH COLOUR The contrast is lowered for smoother and clearer colour NOSTALGIC COLOUR Lower saturation and contrast Reflecting passage of time VIBRANT COLOUR Higher saturation and contrast than dynamic STANDARD 7 4 This is the standard setting DYNAMIC EA The contrast is increased SMOOTH CF7 Smooths the picture without losing the skin texture MY FILM 1 MY FILM 2 The saved setting is used It will take pictures changing the type of film in accordance with MULTI FILM the setting every time the shutter button is press
171. lect the item and then press Fg REC MODE MENU SET REC QUALITY fia LI METERING M i EXPOSURE SELECT lt lt Items that can be set EN 5 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu Rotate the front dial to change setting e Items that can be set will switch every time the front dial is pressed Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again e f the card becomes full in the middle of recording the camera stops recording automatically 108 vat2a73 Advanced Recording pictures E Setting the aperture value and shutter speed for each EXPOSURE MODE When 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is used EXPOSURE MODE Aperture value Shutter speed Sec 7 romano i ee eee OOO M O F4 0 Wide F5 8 Tele to F22 Note e Aperture value Set the aperture value to a higher number when you want a sharp focus background Set the aperture value to a lower number when you want a soft focus background e Shutter speed When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster shutter speed When you want to create a trail effect set to a slower shutter speed Manually setting a higher shutter speed may increase the noise on screen due to the higher sensitivity Colour or brightness of the image may change o
172. life Number of Approx recordable i s 300 pictures pictures By CIPA standard in programme AE mode f P Approx Recording time Recording conditions by CIPA standard e CIPA is an abbreviation of Camera amp Imaging Products Association e Temperature 23 C 73 4 F Humidity 50 when LCD monitor is on e Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card 512 MB e Using the supplied battery e Use the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K e Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on When the optical image stabilizer function is set to MODE1 e Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording e Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases x The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto power LCD mode or Power LCD mode P35 22 VQT2A73 Preparation The number of recordable pictures varies depending on the recording interval time If the recording interval time becomes longer the number of recordable pictures decreases e g When recording once every 2 minutes the number of recordable pictures decreases to about 75 When using the viewfinder Number of recordable Approx i 320 pictures pictures By CIPA standard in programme AE mode Approx Recording time Playback time when using the LCD monitor Approx 260 min The number of recordable pictures and playback time will vary depend
173. lt gt to select text and then press ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOP MENU SET to register QRSTUVWXYZAAACEE e Press DISPLAY to switch text between A capitals a S SPACE DELETE EXIT small case and amp 1 special characters and numbers CANCEL SELECTO i e The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the front dial e To enter a blank move the cursor to SPACE or to delete an entered character move the cursor to DELETE and press MENU SET e To stop editing at any time during text entry press 1 e A maximum of 30 characters can be entered Maximum of 9 characters when setting names in FACE RECOG Press A V lt to move the cursor to EXIT and then press MENU SET to end text input Press to return to the menu screen k The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected e Press MENU SET to close the menu VQT2A73 137 Advanced Playback E Delete the title SINGLE setting 1 In step 4 delete all the texts select EXIT and press MENU SET 2 Press jj 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu MULTI setting 1 In step 4 delete all the texts select EXIT and press MENU SET 2 Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen e The name setting of FACE RECOG_ or BABY 1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode or LOCATION in travel date can also be registered by using the opera
174. lt in microphone Refer to P164 for the stereo microphone Changing REC MODE and REC QUALITY ED Select REC MODE from the MOTION PICTURE E mode menu and press P P30 a Pi wy METERING MODE f i 1 EXPOSURE OFF my SELECTS EXITS Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET IEI MOTION JPEG BEST REC MODE FOR PLAYING ON TV IN HD CANCEL tm SELECT gt SET This is the data format appropriate to playback on the high 8 AVCHD definition TV etc High definition motion picture can be recorded for long time This is the data format appropriate to playback on the PC etc It can be recorded with small picture size making it H MOTION JPEG convenient when there is not much space left on the memory card or when you want to attach the motion picture to an e mail on the PC later MOTION PICTURE 3 Press A V to select REC QUALITY and then Ba REC WOKE press P wv EXPOSURE MO ii fy CI METERING MOD iO EXPOSURE me SELECTO 4 Press A V to select the item and then press MENU SET vat2a73 105 Advanced Recording pictures When AVCHD is selected in step 2 50i 1920x1080 pixels Full high Sensor High isin FHD 17 Mbps 2 definition output is quality 25 fps 1280x720 pixels 1280x720 pixels High Sensor Longer if CH 13 Mbps 2 definition n ti S a BILD 1280x720 pixels j L 9 Mbps x1 What is bit rate This is the volume of data for definite period of tim
175. luable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislation For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union These symbols are only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard these items please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal Note for the battery symbol bottom two symbol examples This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol In this case it complies with the requirement set by the Directive for the chemical involved VQT2A73 5 Contents Before Use Information for Your Safety 000 2 Accessories sisiiccicistindsectecsntenistenanbectneaxncens 9 Names of the Components 6 11 Operating the Front Dial 08 14 Rotating the LCD monitor 00 14 About the Lens cccccsecsssseeseseeeseaeeees 15 Pre
176. ly after picture taking or did you take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above P38 Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them Therefore check well before formatting vat2A73 179 Others Images with different date as recorded date are played back in the Calendar Playback e Is the clock in the camera set properly P28 e Images edited on a PC or images recorded on other cameras might display a different date to the recorded date during the Calendar Playback White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture e f you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air This is not a malfunction A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED appears on the screen e s it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment In such cases these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality Red part of the recorded image has changed colour to black e When the flash is set to red eye reduction A S and if you take a picture of subject with red colour surrounded by a skin tone colour that red part may be corrected to black by the digital red eye reduction functi
177. most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so you can leave piteligent auko moade the settings to the camera and take motion pictures easily P48 Record motion pictures by automatically setting aperture DAVE mode and shutter speed Creative motion picture Record motion pictures by manually setting aperture and mode shutter speed Record motion pictures with selected custom mode Record motion pictures that match the scene being recorded P98 to 100 PORTRAIT Record motion pictures with PORTRAIT setting SCENERY Record motion pictures with SCENERY setting SPORTS Record motion pictures with SPORTS setting This mode allows you to record motion pictures suitable for CLOSE UP FLOWER FOOD and OBJECTS modes and for near distance recording NIGHT PORTRAIT Record clear motion pictures with low light setting inside dim rooms or at dusk My colour mode Record motion pictures in My colour mode setting vat2A73 103 Advanced Recording pictures B Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC e When recording motion pictures the focus is continuously adjusted for both AFS and AFC Start recording by pressing the motion picture button a Elapsed recording time Available recording time e Release the motion picture button right after you press it Audio will not be recorded for few second after it starts recording if it is kept pressed e The audio is
178. ms PICTURE i QUALITY and other METERING MODE used a lot can be aspects for motion i EXPOSURE F recalled easily picture recording SELECTS EXITS SELECT EXIT Hey e Operation of the unit such as displaying of e This menu lets you make the protection the screen and Le DIP VLE m trimming or print pari moe button operations LCD INFo 0ISP settings DPOF etc CA TITLE EDIT can be set up LVF LCD AUTO ON of recorded pictures CJ TEXT STAMP according to your SELECT EXITS SELECT EXITS preferences Also it is possible to register the modified settings Note e There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu settings being used on the camera due to the specifications VQT2A73 29 Preparation Setting menu items This section describes how to select the REC mode menu settings and the same setting can be used for the MOTION PICTURE mode menu CUSTOM MENU menu SETUP menu MY MENU menu and PLAYBACK mode menu as well e f you set MENU RESUME P131 in the CUSTOM MENU menu to ON the screen shows the last selected menu item when the camera was turned off Example Setting I EXPOSURE from OFF to HIGH in the programme AE mode Turn the camera on MENU SET button Mode dial B Set the mode dial to 2 8 Press MENU SET to display the menu y PICTURE SIZE Me sts QUALITY A SEFACE RECOG m GIMETERING MODE C
179. mum 28 mm to x1 180x including extra optical magnification 280 mm 1 SAO AG MN zoom 2x Picture The higher the magnification ualit No deterioration No deterioration level the greater the q y deterioration Set the EX OPT ZOOM in REC d i a ON menu S DIGITAL ZOOM P121 on Conditions None celei number of the REC mode menu is set to recordable pixels with 2x or 4x 4 P117 x1 This is the equivalent value for a 35 mm film camera x2 The magnification level differs depending on PICTURE SIZE and ASPECT RATIO setting E Extra optical zoom mechanism Example When it is set to Sez equal to 3 1 million pixels it will take the picture using the 3 1 million pixels in the centre out of the 12 million pixels of the imaging device resulting to be more of a telephoto picture Note e EZ is an abbreviation of Extra optical Zoom e f you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again e When using the digital zoom STABILIZER may not be effective e When using the digital zoom we recommend using a tripod and the self timer P76 for taking pictures VaT2A73 55 Basic e The AF MODE is fixed to when using the digital zoom e The extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases In Intelligent auto mode In Creative motion picture mode When recording motion pictures When QUALITY is set to RAWs s RAW s or RAW e DIGITAL Z
180. n film mode P87 can be selected e In recording still pictures the settings of the following items are fixed Settings POWER SAVE P33 AUTO BRACKET P74 SEQUENCE 0 SELF TIMER P76 AF MODE P77 8 Set to E when a face cannot be detected WHITE BALANCE P83 AWB SENSITIVITY P86 Bso Intelligent ISO The maximum ISO sensitivity ISO800 METERING MODE P119 D RED EYE P120 ON I EXPOSURE P121 STANDARD COLOR SPACE P122 sRGB LONG SHTR NR P123 pream w ooo P128 AF ASSIST LAWP PI29 ON O OOOO VQT2A73 49 Basic e ln recording motion pictures the settings of the following items are fixed AF MODE P77 2 This mode is set to Multi auto focus mode for motion pictures when a face cannot be detected WHITE BALANCE P3 SENSITIVITY P86 AUTO The maximum ISO sensitivity 1501600 METERING MODE P119 STABILIZER P119 MODE1 lLEXPOSURE P121 STANDARD e The following functions cannot be used AUTO LCD OFF of ECONOMY HIGHLIGHT AF AE lock White balance fine adjustment White balance bracket Multi film bracket Flash output adjustment EX OPT ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM ISO LIMIT SET AUDIO REC AF AE LOCK AF AE LOCK HOLD DIRECT AF AREA SHOOT W O LENS e During motion picture recording the functions disabled in other recording modes are also disabled For details refer to the explanations
181. n in shutter priority AE mode S and S cannot be set for shutter priority AE mode e The SENSITIVITY is automatically set to AUTO when you switch the recording mode to shutter priority AE mode while the SENSITIVITY is set to fiso Intelligent REC mode M REC mod D o O Taking picture by setting the exposure manually Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed ED Set the mode dial to M B Rotate the front dial to set the aperture and shutter speed e t will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the front dial is pressed e You can also set the focus manually by rotating the focus mode dial to MF P80 83 Press the shutter button halfway e The manual exposure assistance A appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure e Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again when the exposure is not adequate 4 Take the picture asta VQT2A73 91 Advanced Recording pictures E Manual Exposure Assistance The exposure is adequate Jou 1 a Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value e The manual exposure assistance is an approximation We recommend checking the pictures on the playback screen E About B Bulb If you set the shutter speed to B the shutter stays open while the shutter
182. nction Note e When the MF assist is started by lt MF assist will continue to display even after 10 seconds has past without operating the focus ring or A W lt 4 gt e f you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject focus on the subject again e The MF assist does not appear when using the digital zoom or recording motion pictures e Even if lt 4 is pressed in My Colour mode the MF assist screen is not displayed e After cancelling power save mode focus on the subject again REC mode FHOWAIGMHOOSVAaS Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF AE Lock This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure E Fixing the exposure only aly Align the screen with the subject B Press and hold AF AE LOCK to fix the exposure AF AE LOCK button e The aperture value and the shutter speed light e If you release AF AE LOCK AE Lock is cancelled VQT2A73 81 Advanced Recording pictures While pressing AF AE LOCK move the camera as you compose the picture AE lock indication Press the shutter button halfway to focus pamo e on the subject and then press it fully Ses E Fixing the focus or the focus the exposure 1 Select AF AE LOCK in the CUSTOM MENU menu P30 CUSTOM MENU 2 Press A F to select AF or AF AE and then press ieee MENU SET S 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu
183. nds and 1 4000th of a second Press the halfway pressed shutter button i fully to take a picture O e A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus e If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is not focused set FOCUS PRIORITY in the CUSTOM MENU menu to OFF P128 e The access indication lights P27 red when pictures are being recorded on the card E To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark P71 E To adjust the colours and take pictures at times when the image appears too red P83 E When recording motion pictures P103 VaT2A73 51 Basic Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway AFS Set the focus mode dial to AFS e AFS is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Single The focus is fixed when you press the shutter button halfway e Normally use the AFS e Focus during the burst is fixed at the first picture Refer to P72 for details e When recording motion pictures the focus is continuously adjusted for both AFS and AFC Continuously focusing on a subject AFC This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by continuously focusing on the movement of the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway When taking pictures of a moving subject the camera predicts the movement of the subject and focuses on it motion prediction Set the focus mode dial to AFC e
184. ng screen appears automatically 4 Press MENU SET to finish e You can also use the front dial to set E To cancel AGE and NAME Select the OFF setting in step 2 of the Birthday Name setting procedure Note e During motion picture recording settings for PORTRAIT are used e The age and name can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied e f AGE or NAME is set to OFF even when the birthday or name has been set the age or name will not be displayed Before taking pictures set AGE or NAME to ON e Intelligent ISO sensitivity control is activated and maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO400 e f the camera is turned on with BABY 1 BABY2 set the age and name are displayed at the lower left of the screen for about 5 seconds along with the current date and time e f the age is not properly displayed check the clock and birthday settings e The birthday setting and name setting can be reset with RESET e The initial setting for AF MODE is 1 VaT2A73 99 Advanced Recording pictures Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat You can set your pet s birthday and name You can select to have these appear at the time of playback or have them stamped on the recorded image using TEXT STAMP P138 For information about AGE or NAME refer to BABY 1 BABY2 on P99 Note e It will b
185. noise efficiently by switching the WIND CUT OFF ON switch to ON Preparations Turn off the camera and close the built in flash Attach the stereo microphone to the hot shoe e Be sure to firmly secure to the stereo microphone with the lock ring Firmly connect the stereo mini plug cord to the MIC socket on the camera as far as it will go Turn on the camera and the stereo microphone e While the external microphone is connected is displayed on the screen E About the Off On Mode Selector Switch OFF Turn off the stereo microphone power MONO Records sound in front of the digital camera in monaural STEREO Records sound in a wide area in stereo Battery Check Lamp BATTERY e When the Off On Mode Selector Switch is changed from OFF to MONO or STEREO the Battery Check Lamp BATTERY will light temporarily if there is still plenty of power in the battery If the Battery Check Lamp BATTERY does not light temporarily replace the battery with a new one 164 vat2a73 Others Note e When attaching the stereo microphone do not hold only the stereo microphone because it may detach from the camera e Set the wind noise reduction only on the stereo microphone side e The stereo microphone cannot be used while the external flash optional is in use e The stereo microphone cannot be used while the remote shutter DMW RSL1 optional is in use e Read the operating instructions
186. ntdown 166 vat2A73 E In playback oRWDND 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Playback mode P56 Film mode P87 Protected picture P145 Number of prints P144 REC MODE P105 Recording quality P105 Picture size P117 Quality P118 LCD mode P35 Battery indication P22 Picture number Total pictures Elapsed playback time P132 8m30s Motion picture recording time P132 8m30s Favourites settings P136 Recording information Age P99 Name P99 Location P113 Title P137 Number of days that have passed since the departure date P113 Audio playback P133 8 4 Motion picture playback P132 Stamped with text indication P138 Favourites P136 Cable disconnection warning icon P157 Recorded date and time Travel destination setting P115 Folder File number P156 Colour space P122 Histogram P64 7 This is not displayed for motion pictures recorded in AVCHD Others E B T TS Ar a 2 20 E ese IRS 10 19 18 16 E 15 M 2 monins 10deys 14 13 Detailed information display 14 F4 0 30 4 to we xe Lh iso 100 AFS W oe 21 56 7 23 14 m e mem m o m fel te at eae 100 000 1 5 VQT2A73 167 Others Cautions for Use Optimal use of the camera Take care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it e Take care not to knock or drop
187. obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC Video No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA LLC See http www mpegla com EU Panasonic Corporation Web Site http panasonic net Pursuant to at the directive 2004 108 EC article 9 2 Panasonic Testing Centre Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH VQT2A73 Winsbergring 15 22525 Hamburg Germany FO409SMO Panasonic Corporation 2009
188. on It is recommended to take picture with the D RED EYE set to OFF P120 A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures e This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording A clicking sound may occur at this time depending on the lens and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures This is not a malfunction e The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated during the recording of a motion picture TV PC and printer The picture does not appear on the television e ls the camera connected to the TV correctly Set the TV input to external input mode e Output from the HDMI socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or the printer Connect it only to the TV The display areas on the TV screen and the camera s LCD monitor are different e Depending on the TV model the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV e Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable supplied or with the HDMI mini cable optional and then play back the motion pictures on the camera P148 149 180 vat2a73 Others Motion pictures recorded in AVCHD can be played back on Panasonic televisions VIERA with the AV
189. orter Always remove the battery after use If you drop the battery accidentally check to see if the body of the battery and the terminals are damaged e Inserting a damaged battery in the camera will damage the camera Bring charged spare batteries when going out e Be aware that the operating time of the battery becomes shorter in low temperature conditions such as at a ski resort e When you travel do not forget to bring the battery charger supplied and the AC mains lead Supplied so that you can charge the battery in the country that you are travelling in Dispose of unusable battery e The battery has a limited life e Do not throw the battery into fire because it may cause an explosion Do not allow battery terminals to come into contact with metal objects such as necklaces hairpins etc e This can cause short circuiting or heat generation and you may be badly burned if you touch a battery Charger e f you use the battery charger near a radio the radio reception may be disturbed e Keep the charger 1 m 3 28 feet or more away from radios e The charger may generate whirring sounds when it is being used This is not a malfunction e After use be sure to disconnect the power supply device from the electrical outlet A very small amount of current is consumed if it is left connected e Keep the terminals of the charger and battery clean 170 vat2a73 Others Card Do not leave the card where the temperat
190. ow to set This will set what will be fixed by the AF AE LOCK button when taking a picture with fixed focus or exposure AF AE LOCK AE Only the exposure is locked AF Only the focus is locked AF AE Both focus and exposure are locked e Refer to P81 for details This will set the operation of AF AE LOCK button when taking a picture with fixed focus or exposure The focus and the exposure are fixed only while you are pressing AF AE LOCK P81 If you release AF AE LOCK AF AE Lock is cancelled AF AE LOCK HOLD The focus and the exposure remain fixed even if you release AF AE LOCK after pressing it If you press AF AE LOCK again AF AE Lock is cancelled vVaQT2A73 127 Advanced Recording pictures This will set the operation of the D button when displaying the preview screen Preview screen is displayed only when the is pressed PREVIEW HOLD It will return to previous screen when is released Preview screen is displayed even after the D is released after pressing P93 It will return to previous screen when D is pressed again Depending on the setting camera will adjust the focus automatically before pressing the shutter button halfway OFF Oar Quick AF CaF Continuous AF About Qaf and Car Qaf will adjust the focus automatically when the jitter of the camera gets small CaF will adjust the focus at all times continuous AF operation The camera
191. ows to check information of up to 3 people registered in one picture 112 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode AQAA NADAB Useful Functions at Travel Destinations Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture For details on the SETUP menu settings refer to P30 If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance the number of days that have passed since the departure date which day of the vacation it is is recorded when you take the picture You can display the number of days that have passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with TEXT STAMP P138 e The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied e Select CLOCK SET to set the current date and time in advance P28 a Select TRAVEL DATE from the SETUP menu and then press P Press A to select TRAVEL SETUP and then press gt Press V to select SET and then press MENU SET fe Press A V lt P to set the departure date year month day and then press MENU SET a B Press A V lt gt to set the return date year month day and then press MENU SET e If you do not want to set the return date press MENU SET while the date bar is displayed SETUP 12345 CLOCK SET WORLD TIME a o MM TRAVEL DATE gt F Fn BUTT
192. paration Attaching Detaching the Lens 17 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 19 Attaching the Lens Hood 008 20 Charging the Battery ccceeeeeees 21 e About the Battery charging number of recordable pictures 00 22 Inserting Removing the Battery 24 Using the AC Adaptor ceceeees 25 Inserting Removing the Card Optional 26 About the Card cccccecsseeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 27 Setting Date Time Clock Set 28 e Changing the clock setting 28 Setting the Menu cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 29 e Setting menu iteMS eeeees 30 Setting the Quick Menu c00 32 About the Setup Menu cccce 33 About how to hold and LCD monitor Viewfinder viccccecicesissinsncistinswieniessninenies 39 Basic Selecting the REC mode and record still picture or motion picture 42 e Taking the still picture 44 e Recording the motion picture 44 e Playback the recorded still pictures Or MOTION picture cece eeeeeeeeee ee 44 Taking pictures using the automatic function Intelligent Auto Mode 45 e Scene detection cccccssseceesseeeees 46 e Face Recognition cccccsseeseseeeeees 47 e AF Tracking Function 008 47 e Compensating the Exposure 47 e About the
193. pictures are cut at printing When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function cancel this function before printing For details refer to the operating instructions for the printer When you order photo studios to print pictures ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends There is a sound from lens unit elt is a sound of lens movement or aperture operation when the power is turned ON or OFF and it is not a malfunction e You may hear a sound from the lens and image in the LCD monitor may suddenly change when the brightness has changed by zoom operation or moving the camera but there is no effect on recording The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture This is not a malfunction vaTt2a73 181 Others An unreadable language was selected by mistake Press MENU SET select the SETUP menu icon and then select the 3 icon to set the desired language P38 Part of the picture is flashing in black and white e This is a highlight function showing the white saturated area P34 e Is the HIGHLIGHT set to ON A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway e In dark places the AF assist lamp P129 lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject The AF assist lamp does not turn on e Is AF ASSIST LAMP on the CUSTOM MENU menu set to ON P129 e The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places
194. power on the TV with the remote control for the TV the power on this unit also turns off If you are not using VIERA Link set VIERA Link to OFF P37 The CHARGE lamp flashes e Is the temperature of the battery excessively high or low If it is it will take longer than usual to charge the battery or charging may remain incomplete e Are the terminals of the charger or battery dirty Wipe off the dirt using a dry cloth vat2a73 175 Others The picture cannot be recorded The shutter does not activate e ls the mode dial correctly set e Is the card inserted els there any memory remaining on the card Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase the available memory P59 els the subject focused At the time of purchase the camera is set so that you cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into focus If you want to be able to take a picture when you press the shutter button fully even if the subject is not focused set FOCUS PRIORITY in the CUSTOM MENU menu to OFF P128 The recorded picture is whitish e Picture might look whitish when lens or image sensor gets dirty with finger print or similar gt If the lens is dirty turn the camera off and then gently wipe the lens surface with a soft dry cloth Refer to P169 when the image sensor gets dirty The recorded picture is too bright or dark Check that the exposure is correctly compensated P71 els the AE lo
195. r optional 162 Using the Remote Shutter optional 163 Using the External Microphone OPTOMA siscsicsccecorinanecurtadcrdrsasavanrsseaanis 164 Screen Display cccccsscccsssseeesseeees 165 Cautions for USC cccceceseeeeeeeeeeees 168 Message Display ccccssccsssseesseeees 172 TrOUDIGSNOOTING ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 175 Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time 05 183 Specifications ccecccc cece cece eeeeeeeee ees 188 8 vat2A73 Sales and Support Information Customer Care Centre e For customers within the UK 0844 844 3852 e For customers within the Republic of Ireland 01 289 8333 e Visit our website for product information e E mail customer care panasonic co uk Technical Support for AV Software e For customers within the UK 0844 844 3869 e For customers within the Republic of Ireland 01 289 8333 Direct Sales at Panasonic UK e For customers 0844 844 3856 e Order accessory and consumable items for your product with ease and confidence by phoning our Customer Care Centre Monday Thursday 9 00 a m 5 30 p m Friday 9 30 a m 5 30 p m Excluding public holidays e Or go on line through our Internet Accessory ordering application at WwWw panasonic co uk e Most major credit and debit cards accepted e All enquiries transactions and distribution facilities are provided directly by Panasonic UK Ltd e It cou
196. r you may see horizontal bars on the sides of the image when the subject is recorded in an extremely bright place or under fluorescent light mercury light sodium light etc In this case record in another recording mode or manually adjust the shutter speed to 1 60 or 1 100 e The AF MODE is automatically set to when you switch the recording mode to Creative motion picture mode while the AF MODE is set to T REC AREA P130 is fixed to e REMAINING DISP P130 is fixed to REMAINING TIME e t is possible to press the shutter button and record motion pictures e You can change the settings and switch settable items even during motion picture recording However please note that operating sounds may be recorded e Refer to Recording Motion Picture on P103 for other settings and operations for recording motion pictures e The sound recording specifications on this model have been changed to improve audio quality For this reason some motion pictures recorded in MOTION JPEG and pictures with audio may not be played back with Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX Motion pictures recorded with a Panasonic digital camera LUMIX can be played back on this model x Models launched before December 2008 and some models launched in 2009 FS LS series vat2a73 109 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode AM HOWGMHOOSVAe Taking a picture with Face Recognition function For details on REC mode men
197. ration every time the front dial is pressed 3 Take a picture Rib 90 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures Note e it will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture Use the Creative Motion Picture Mode when you would like to record by setting the aperture or shutter speed P108 e How the exposure compensation is switched can be changed by EXPO SETTINGS P129 in the CUSTOM MENU menu e The brightness of the LCD monitor Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ Check the pictures on the playback screen e Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright in aperture priority AE mode Set the aperture value to a lower number when the subject is too dim e When you use a lens with an aperture ring the setting for the front dial becomes effective if you rotate the aperture ring to the A position and the aperture ring setting takes priority if you rotate the aperture ring to a position other than A in aperture priority AE mode e The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red and blink when the exposure is not adequate e We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow e When the flash is activated the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1 160th of a second in shutter priority AE mode P68 e f you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow the shutter speed on the screen counts dow
198. rt it Pull the lever in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery 83 Close the battery door Slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow LOCK side and then close it firmly Note e Remove the battery after use e Do not remove the battery while the power is on as the settings on the camera may not be stored properly e The supplied battery is designed only for the camera Do not use it with any other equipment e Before removing the battery turn the camera off and wait until the status indicator has gone off completely Otherwise this unit may no longer operate normally and the card itself may be damaged or the recorded pictures may be lost 24 vat2a73 Preparation Using the AC Adaptor You can use the camera without worrying about battery discharge when it is connected to a PC or a printer if you use the DC cable to connect the camera to the battery charger AC adaptor and connect the AC mains lead e Check that the camera is turned off e Close the flash d Connect the AC mains lead Connect the DC cable e Pull open the DC cable cover Q and then connect the DC cable to the camera body using the same steps as Inserting Removing the Battery P24 Pull the DC cable through the opening as shown in the illustration and then close the battery door e Be careful not to catch the DC cable when closing the battery door e You cannot charge the battery if you connect the D
199. s and then press DISPLAY Y N F ie y e Repeat this step for each picture and CANCEL ti press MENU SET to set CANCEL fm SELECT SETS SELECT lt gt SET CANCEL DS Press A to select YES and then press pe re on MENU SET S SAVE NEW PICTURES A NO i Press to return to the menu screen CANCER ete Set k The menu screen is automatically restored when MULTI is selected e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in MULTI e The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate e t may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment e Motion pictures pictures with audio pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP and pictures taken with RAWzz RAW Or RAW cannot be resized 140 vat2a73 Advanced Playback You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture ay Select TRIMMING on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 B Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET Reduction F Use the front dial and press A lV lt gt to select the parts to be trimmed Rik Front dial clockwise Enlargement Front dial counter clockwise Reduction A V lt P Move 4 Press MENU SET Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET Press 1 to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e Depending on the cut size the picture size of t
200. s and pictures taken with RAWs RAW z Or RAW e The sound recording specifications on this model have been changed to improve audio quality For this reason some motion pictures recorded in MOTION JPEG and pictures with audio may not be played back with Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX x Models launched before December 2008 and some models launched in 2009 FS LS series 146 vaT2473 Advanced Playback FACE RECOG All the information regarding the FACE RECOG of the selected image will be cleared d Select FACE RECOG on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 S FACEARECOG ZZ Press lt gt to select the picture and then press OGE A g 08 000 MENU SET i saat Press A to select YES and then press GRe RI a MENU SET Press 1 to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Note e Cleared information regarding the FACE RECOG cannot be restored e mages cleared of FACE RECOG will not be categorized for face recognition for SLIDE SHOW and PLAYBACK MODE e Clearing of FACE RECOG cannot be done of the protected image VQT2A73 147 Connecting to other equipment o Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied Preparations Set the TV ASPECT P36 Turn this unit and the TV off Yellow to the video input socket White to the audio input socket Red to the audio input socket a
201. s between this unit and a Panasonic TV is different depending on the types of Panasonic TVs even if they are compatible with VIERA Link Refer to the operating instructions of the TV for the operations that support on the TV e Operation is not possible with a cable that is not based on the HDMI standard Do not use any other cables except a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 optional Part numbers RP CDHM15 1 5 m 5 feet RP CDHM30 3 0 m 10 feet e VIERA Link will not work even if you connect the HDMI mini cable while the unit is connected to the PC or the printer e HDMI MODE P37 1080i is valid only for the following conditions Outputting to HDMI During playback of motion pictures recorded with fh When PICTURE PLAY is selected in the PLAYBACK MODE When PICTURE ONLY is selected in the SLIDE SHOW When the VIERA Link is set to ON During playback of still pictures on one screen after selecting displayed on the TV screen During playback of motion pictures recorded with fh after selecting displayed on the TV screen When PICTURE ONLY is selected for the SLIDE SHOW It will be output as 720p except for the above conditions e The screen will be blacked out for a while when displaying in 1 screen the HDMI MODE P37 of the camera is set to AUTO or 1080i and displayed on the TV screen is selected but this is not a malfunction e If the pictur
202. s useful so only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card e You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favourites e The motion pictures recorded in AVCHD and pictures that were taken with the QUALITY set to RAW cannot be set to FAVORITE e You can perform check and cancel the settings of images as favourites using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied 136 vat2A73 Advanced Playback You can add text comments to pictures After text has been registered it can be included in prints using TEXT STAMP P138 Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be entered Names set in BABY1 BABY2 and PET in scene mode or LOCATION in travel date are also recorded as the titles d Select TITLE EDIT on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then BAK press MENU SET FAVORITE o CJ TEXT STAMP SELECTO SINGLE MULTI Select the picture and then So Za sa f G T press MENU SET to set oR ee A a e X is displayed for pictures with titles already registered et is i f N oN x OK SALECY SER SELECT lt gt SET CANCEL DSF a MULTI setting CANCEL fi Press DISPLAY to set repeat and then press MENU SET to set Press lt gt to select Press A W lt gt to the picture select the pictures e The setting is cancelled when DISPLAY is pressed again Press A V
203. shutter button halfway even when AE is locked e Programme shift can be set even when AE is locked 82 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures REC mode BAOD Adjusting the White Balance In sunlight under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the colour of white takes on a reddish or bluish tinge this item adjusts to the colour of white which is closest to what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source WHITE BALANCE d Press gt WB BEOR ca NT SELECT lt gt z WB WHITE BALANCE Press lt gt to select the white balance and then AWB eel a 0 EE eK press MENU SET to set e You can also use the front dial to set e You can also press the shutter button halfway to set SELECT gt m em Rerang onations AWB Automatic adjustment 41 When aking pictures outdoors under a coudy sky 181 Wren takina pictures outdoors nthe shade zr It will operate as AWB during motion picture recording WE Auto white balance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge Furthermore when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a colour close to white auto white balance may not function properly In a case like this set the white balance to a mode other than AWB Auto white balance will work within this range Blue sky Cloudy sky Rain Shade TV screen Sunlight Whi
204. so possible during face recognition to make the camera CANCEL e remember people s faces to detect faces that have been taken more often than others and to display the face recognition registration screen of that face P110 Note e FACE RECOG will find a face similar to the registered face and does not guarantee secure recognition of a person e Faces with similar distinctive features such as those of parents and children or siblings may not be correctly recognised e Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognise distinctive facial features than regular face detection AF Tracking Function It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the specified subject Focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves 1 Press lt e T is displayed in the lower left of the screen e AF Tracking frame is displayed in the centre of the screen e Press lt again to cancel LOCK amp VaCANCEL 4 i pS Oawe 9 2 Place the subject in the Tracking frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock the subject e AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject e AF tracking frame will turn yellow when you release the shutter button and the optimum scene for the locked subject will be identified e Press lt to cancel Note e FACE RECOG does not work during AF tracking e Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on P78 Compensating the Exposure You can
205. t SINGLE or MULTI and then press MENU SET AUDIO DUBE FACE RECOG SELECT SINGLE MULTI 8 Select the picture and then oe press MENU SET pes fg E s T era J e gt W9 16 DATED DATED CWE 3 y SET CANCEL SET Press lt gt to select Press A V lt gt to the picture select the pictures 4 Press A V to set the number of prints and then press MENU SET to set e When MULTI has been selected repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture It is not possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures 5 Press to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu E Cancelling all the PRINT SET settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press MENU SET 2 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET 3 Press MENU SET to close the menu e You cannot select CANCEL if not even one picture has been set for printing E To print the date After setting the number of prints set cancel printing with the recording date by pressing DISPLAY e When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing be sure to order the printing of the date additionally if required e Depending on the photo printing store or the printer the date may not be printed even if you set to print the date For further information ask at your photo printing store or refer to the operating instructions for the printer e The date cannot be printed on pictures s
206. t 2 seconds PLEASE SELECT THE PICTURE TO PRINT SINGLE PICTURE Press A V to select PRINT START and then PRINT START zai PRINT WITH DATE OFF press MENU SET NUM OFPRINTS 1 e Press MENU SET to cancel printing halfway ae e Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing CANCELO SELECTS SETER Print Settings Select and set the items both on the screen in step 3 of the SINGLE PICTURE Sj j d PRINT START Single picture procedures o RaW WH DATE OE e When you want to print pictures in a paper size or a layout which is not NUM OF PRINTS 1 supported by the camera set PAPER SIZE or PAGE LAYOUT to PAPER SIZE Ep d and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer For PADE LALOUI details refer to the operating instructions of the printer CANCEL SELECTO EXIT ED PRINT WITH DATE item Description of settings OFF Date is not printed ONT Date is printed e If the printer does not support date printing the date cannot be printed on the picture e Since the printer s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting check the printer s print with date setting as well e When printing images with a text stamp please remember to set print with date to OFF or the date will print on top Note When asking the photo shop to print the pictures e By stamping the date using TEXT STAMP P138 or setting date printing at the time of the PRINT SET P
207. t filter which affects neither the colours nor the amount of light so it can always be used to protect the camera s lens The ND filter DMW LND62 optional reduces the amount of light to approximately 1 8th equal to adjusting the aperture value 3 increments without affecting the colour balance PL filter DMW LPL62 optional will suppress the reflected light from a metal or non spherical surfaces flat non metallic surfaces water vapour or invisible particles in the air making it possible to take a picture with enhanced contrast Attach the filter a MC protector ND filter PL filter Note e Do not attach multiple filters at the same time e If the filter is tightened too much you may not be able to remove it Do not tighten it too much e If the filter is dropped it may be destroyed Be careful not to drop it when attaching it to the camera e Be careful not to get a fingerprint dirt etc on the filter when it is attached otherwise the focus may be adjusted to the lens resulting in the subject being out of focus e You can attach the lens cap or the lens hood when the filter is attached e Refer to the instructions for each filter for details 162 vart2A73 Others e MC Multi coated ND Neutral Density e It is recommended to use the MC protector DMW LMCH62 optional the ND filter DMW LND62 optional or the PL filter DMW LPL62 optional with the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC G
208. t refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by the aperture value and the shutter speed e The set exposure value is memorised even if the camera is turned off However the exposure value during the Intelligent auto mode is not memorised e The compensation range of the exposure will be limited depending on the brightness of the subject e Rotate the dial slowly but surely e When the aperture and shutter speed values are displayed in the screen in the programme AE mode programme shift operation and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed e In the aperture priority AE mode aperture setting operation P90 and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed e In the shutter priority AE mode shutter speed setting operation P90 and exposure compensation operation is switched every time the front dial is pressed e Operation method can be changed with EXPO SETTINGS in the CUSTOM MENU menu P129 e In quick menu P32 in f LCD monitor style after selecting the exposure compensation display using lt or the front dial you can compensate the exposure with A V e In quick menu in L Finder style after selecting the exposure compensation display using the front dial or lt gt pressing the front dial or MENU SET will allow you to compensate the exposure with the front dial or lt P gt A UTiOvawe VQT2A73 71 Advanced Recording p
209. t restore when the setting is changed back to 1 3 EV It will stay as the setting selected for 1 EV amp AUDIO REC For details on REC mode menu settings refer to P30 Audio can be recorded simultaneously with the image You can record the conversation during the shooting or the situation as a memo Applicable modes PLATS Miuse i izal onl ie OFF Audio will not be recorded ON is displayed on the screen Audio will be recorded as soon as the image is recorded It will stop in 5 seconds e f you press MENU SET during audio recording the audio recording is cancelled Note e Audio is recorded from the built in microphone on the camera e Audio recorded with this unit may not playback on other equipment e The sound recording specifications on this model have been changed to improve audio quality For this reason some motion pictures recorded in MOTION JPEG and pictures with audio may not be played back with Panasonic digital cameras LUMIX x Models launched before December 2008 and some models launched in 2009 FS LS series e AUDIO REC cannot be set in the following cases When recording with Auto Bracket During burst shooting When recording with White balance bracket When recording with Multi film bracket When QUALITY is set to RAWs RAW amp or RAW 124 vat2A73 Advanced Recording pictures Using the MOTION PICTURE Mode Menu e METERING MODE
210. tamped with text 144 vat2A73 Advanced Playback Note e The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999 e With a printer supporting PictBridge the date print settings of the printer may take precedence so check if this is the case e t may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment In this case cancel all the settings and reset the settings e If the file is not based on the DCF standard the print setting cannot be set e PRINT SET cannot be set for motion pictures recorded in AVCHD and pictures that were taken with the QUALITY set to RAW On PROTECT You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake a Select PROTECT on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 PLAYBACK 2M Press A F to select SINGLE or MULTI and then P PRINT SET press MENU SET AUDIO DUB FACE RECOG SELECT SETS SINGLE MULTI Select the picture and then press MENU SET SE E A o E aAa i When MULTI has been selected TE e Repeat these steps for each picture gt amp dhao e The settings are cancelled when ITA a EXIT MENU SET is pressed again EGK gt SET ANCE SELECT lt gt SET CANCEL Press lt gt to select Press A V lt gt to the picture select the pictures Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu E Cancelling all the PROTECT settings 1 Select CANCEL on the screen shown in step 2 and then press ME
211. te fluorescent light Incandescent light bulb Sunrise and sunset 10 Candlelight K Kelvin colour Temperature OONDAARWDNDH vaTt2A73 83 Advanced Recording pictures Note e The optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded under so use AWB 1 or 4 e The white balance might not be adjusted for the subject where the flash does not reach when the flash is used e The white balance is memorised even if the camera is turned off but WHITE BALANCE for the advanced scene mode or the scene mode is set to AWB when the advanced scene mode or the scene mode is changed and then used e White balance is fixed to AWB in following conditions In Intelligent auto mode In OUTDOOR PORTRAIT and INDOOR PORTRAIT in PORTRAIT In SCENERY In OUTDOOR SPORTS and INDOOR SPORTS in SPORTS In FOOD in CLOSE UP In NIGHT PORTRAIT In SUNSET or PARTY in scene mode My colour mode Setting the white balance manually Set the white balance value Use to match the condition when taking photographs e You can also set from the quick menu P32 ED Select _ 4 or 4 and then press A Aim the camera at a sheet of white paper etc so that the frame in the centre is filled by the white CANCEL object only and then press MENU SET Note e You may not be able to properly set a white balance if the subject is too bright or
212. te the front dial left to return to the calendar screen display atto Press A V lt 4 gt to select a picture and then press MENU SET or the front dial e The picture that was selected will appear Note e The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected when the calendar screen is first displayed e f there are multiple pictures with the same recording date the first picture recorded on that day is displayed e You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099 e If the date is not set in the camera the recording date is set as the 1st January 2009 e If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in WORLD TIME the pictures are displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback Using the Playback Zoom Rotate the front dial right 1X 32x 4 X 8 xX 16x e When you rotate the front dial left after enlarging the picture the magnification becomes lower e When you change the magnification the zoom position indication a appears for about 1 second and the position of the enlarged section can be moved by pressing A V lt gt e The more a picture is enlarged the more its quality deteriorates e When you move the position to be displayed the zoom position indication appears for about 1 second asta 58 vat2a73 Basic E Switching the displayed image while maintaining the playback zoom You can switch the
213. that of the original picture e You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment e The ASPECT CONV cannot be performed on the motion pictures pictures with audio pictures stamped with TEXT STAMP and pictures taken with RAWst RAW amp or RAW e Information regarding the face recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone ASPECT CONV 142 vat2A73 Advanced Playback Fy ROTATE Ra ROTATE DISP This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 steps Rotate The picture is rotated manually a Select ROTATE on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 e The ROTATE function is disabled when ROTATE DISP is set to OFF aP ROTATE Wy lias 77A 100 0001 A Te 1 9 i Press lt gt to select the picture and then press MENU SET e Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated CANS SE SESS mi SET Press A V to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press MENU SET fr The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 lt 4 The picture rotates counter clockwise in steps of 90 Press jj to return to the menu screen e Press MENU SET to close the menu Rotate display The picture is automatically rotated and displayed EJ select ROTATE DISP on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 PLAYBACK B Press V to select O
214. the camera to the TV using the AV cable Supplied and playback the motion picture e You cannot play back pictures on SDHC cards if the TV does not support these cards Playing back on the TV with HDMI socket You can enjoy high quality pictures and motion pictures on the TV by connecting the camera with the HDMI compatible high definition TV using HDMI mini cable optional What is HDMI HDMI is the interface for digital devices When this unit is connected to a HDMI compatible device the image and audio can be output with a digital signal If you connect this unit to a HDMI compatible high definition TV and then play back the recorded high definition images you can enjoy them in high resolution with high quality sound If you connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link linked operations VIERA Link are possible P150 Preparations Check the HDMI MODE P37 Turn this unit and the TV off HDMI socket TV with HDMI socket HDMI mini C type a Align the marks and insert HDMI mini cable optional e Check the direction of the terminals and plug in out straight holding onto the plug It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal if it is plugged in obliquely or in wrong direction Connect the HDMI mini cable optional to the HDMI input socket on the TV vat2A73 149 Connecting to other equipment a Connect the HDMI mini cable to the HDMI socket on the
215. tings make it easier to see the LCD monitor when you are in bright places OFF AX AUTO POWER LCD LCD MODE The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright it is around the camera POWER LCD The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see even when taking pictures outdoors COLOR ADJUST GSA x CANCEL SELECT lt gt e The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor However this does not affect the recorded pictures e The LCD monitor automatically returns to normal brightness after 30 seconds when recording in Power LCD mode Press any button to make the LCD monitor bright again e f the screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc shining on it use your hand or another object to block the light e The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto power LCD and Power LCD modes e AUTO POWER LCD cannot be selected when playing back pictures e AUTO POWER LCD is disabled during motion picture recording Set the screen that is displayed when the mode dial is set to CN 8 O B and The recording screen in the currently selected SCENE MENU advanced scene mode P94 or scene mode P98 appears The advanced scene mode or scene mode menu screen appears Set the focus confirmation beep the self timer beep and the alarm beep w BEEP X Muted Q Low
216. tion in steps 4 and following e The name setting of BABY 1 BABY2 or PET in scene mode LOCATION in travel date and TITLE EDIT cannot be registered at the same time e You can print out texts comments using the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3 1 HD Edition bundled software on the CD ROM supplied e You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with MULTI e You cannot use title edit for the following pictures Motion pictures Protected pictures Pictures taken with RAWs s RAW or RAW Pictures recorded with other equipment You can stamp the recording date time age travel date or title onto the recorded pictures It is suitable for regular size printing Pictures with a picture size larger than S will be resized when stamping the date etc on them ED Select TEXT STAMP on the PLAYBACK mode menu P30 Press A V to select SINGLE or MULTI and then PLAYBACK SLIDE SHOW Os PLAYBACK MODE I press MENU SET A FAVORITE ON C4 TITLE EDIT SINGLE MULTI Select the picture and then eae press MENU SET to set es So ELN m appears on screen if the picture is p stamped with text 1 E TEN MULTI setting CANCER Zo Sen SELECTO SET CANCEL BSE Press DISPLAY to set repeat and is lt gt p A V ar then press MENU SET to set es eee lee z e The setting is cancelled when the picture select the pictures DISPLAY is pressed again 138 vart2A73 Advanced Play
217. tion of the VIERA Link compatible equipment is enabled Not all operations are possible Button operation of the main unit will be limited e This will work when the HDMI mini cable optional is connected e Refer to P150 for details VERSION DISP Na the firmware versions of the camera and lens to be e is displayed as the lens firmware when the lens is not mounted VQT2A73 OF Preparation Set the language displayed on the screen LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANGAIS ESPANOL ITALIANO HAE e If you set a different language by mistake select R8 from the menu icons to set the desired language The card is formatted gt FORMAT Formatting irretrievably deletes all the data so check the data carefully before formatting e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor P25 when formatting Do not turn the camera off during formatting e f the card has been formatted on a PC or other equipment format it on the camera again e If the card cannot be formatted consult your nearest Service Centre 38 vaT2473 Preparation About how to hold and LCD monitor Viewfinder e The LVF LCD AUTO P127 is set to ON initially It will switch to viewfinder display and LCD monitor will be turned off when there is a hand or object near the eye sensor Tips for taking good pictures a AF assist lamp e Hold the camera gently with both hands keep your arms still at your si
218. tration screen When the AUTO REGISTRATION is set to ON in step 2 of the Changing information for registered faces the registration screen will display automatically after taking the picture of a face that has high number of appearance Registration screen is displayed after approximately 5 pictures It is not counted when the burst mode auto bracket white balance bracket multi film bracket or AUDIO REC is set 1 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET e Selection screen is displayed again when NO is selected and n when YES is selected with A AUTO REGISTRATION will be 2 ER lak HERSONG set to OFF 2 Use the operation in Step 6 and following in Registering from the REC mode menu CANCEL tm SELECT SET e Automatic register screen is not displayed when there are 6 people already registered vat2a73 111 Advanced Recording pictures E Deleting information for registered faces 1 In Step 2 of Changing information for registered faces FACE RECOG select DELETE and then press MENU SET CES 2 2 Press A W lt gt to select the image of the person to WHO TO DELETE delete and then press MENU SET 4 5 6 3 Press A to select YES and then press MENU SET CANCEL SELECT SET Note e FACE RECOG only works when AF MODE is set to e Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognise faces correctly even for registered faces in the following inst
219. ttach it again P17 MEMORY CARD PARAMETER ERROR THIS MEMORY CARD CANNOT BE USED Use a card compatible with this unit P27 e You can only use an SDHC Memory Card if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity MEMORY CARD ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e An error has occurred accessing the card Insert the card again gt Insert a different card READ ERROR WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD e It has failed to read or write data Remove the card after turning the power OFF Insert the card again turn the power on and try to read or write the data again e The card may be broken gt Insert a different card CANNOT RECORD DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT NTSC PAL DATA ON THIS CARD If you want to delete some pictures format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc P38 gt Insert a different card MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD e It is recommended to use a card with SD Speed Class with Class 6 or higher when recording motion pictures SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing e When you set the picture quality to fep 1 tai or f we recommend using a high speed card with 10MB s or greater displayed on the package e In the event that it stops even after using a 10MB s card or higher the data writing speed has deteriorated so it is recommended to make a backup and then
220. tting or shutter speed setting operation and exposure compensation operation when the front dial is pressed 94 vaT2473 Advanced Recording pictures The person stands out from the background and has a healthier complexion EJ NORMAL PORTRAIT Shades the background and photographs skin colour beautifully SOFT SKIN Makes the skin surface appear especially smooth e When SOFT SKIN is selected if a part of the background etc is a colour close to skin colour this part is also smoothed e When SOFT SKIN is selected this mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness Ea OUTDOOR PORTRAIT Prevents faces from appearing dark when photographing outside fy INDOOR PORTRAIT Sets the ISO sensitivity setting to the appropriate setting to prevent blurring of photo subject for indoor photography CREATIVE PORTRAIT You can change the amount of background blurring by changing the aperture value P90 E Technique for Portrait mode To make this mode more effective Rotate the zoom ring as far as possible to Tele Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective Note e During motion picture recording settings for PORTRAIT are used e In INDOOR PORTRAIT the Intelligent ISO sensitivity control operates and the maximum ISO sensitivity level becomes ISO400 e The initial setting for AF MODE is 1 SCENERY This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape NORM
221. ture P103 Playback the recorded still pictures or motion picture ii Press gt 2 Press lt gt to select the picture E For more details refer to Playing back Pictures P56 Playing Back Motion Pictures Pictures with Audio P132 44 vat2a73 Basic REC mode Taking pictures using the automatic function fia Intelligent Auto Mode The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily e The following functions are activated automatically Scene detection D RED EYE Face detection Intelligent ISO sensitivity control l EXPOSURE LONG SHTR NR QUICK AF FOCUS PRIORITY Backlight Compensation a Set the mode dial to fia Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC e Refer to P52 for AFS and AFC Press the shutter button halfway to focus e The focus indication green lights when the subject is focused e The AF area is displayed around the subject s face by the face detection function In other cases it is displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus e The focus indication blinks when the subject is not focused In this case a picture is not taken Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again e The focus range is different depending on used lens When 14 140 mm F4 0
222. ture quality e Check that the camera is turned off e Close the flash 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 E Temporarily storing the lens hood 1 Turn the lens hood in the direction of the arrow to detach it 2 Reverse the lens hood and then attach it in the same way as shown previously e Attach the lens cap e When temporarily storing the lens hood check that it is firmly attached and that it does not appear in the picture Note e Hold the short sides of the flower shape lens hood when attaching or detaching it e When taking pictures with flash with the lens hood attached the lower portion of the photo may turn dark vignetting effect and the control of the flash may be disabled because the photo flash may be obscured by the lens hood We recommend detaching the lens hood e When using the AF assist lamp in the dark detach the lens hood 20 vat2a73 Preparation Charging the Battery E About batteries that you can use with this unit The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW BLB13E 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 these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal protection to meet the requirements of appropriate safety standards There is a
223. u screen and the guide line itself will be displayed in orange when the guide line is selected 3 Press A W lt gt to set the position e The guide line returns to the centre when jj is pressed 4 Press MENU SET to finish the setting 5 Press Q MENU to close the quick menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick famo EXITS menu e Position of the guide line can be set from the CUSTOM MENU menu too vaT2A73 63 Advanced Recording pictures E About the Histogram A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the horizontal axis black to white and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis It allows you to easily check a picture s exposure Examples of histogram Properly Exposed Under Exposed Overexposed To ae Histogram 7 amp T E Set the position of the histogram e Set the HISTOGRAM in the CUSTOM MENU menu to ON P127 1 Press Q MENU to display the quick menu P32 2 Press lt P gt to select histogram and then press MENU SET e You can also use the front dial to set e Selected item will be displayed in orange in the quick menu screen and the frame of the histogram will be displayed in orange when the histogram is selected Press A V lt gt to set the position Press MENU SET to finish the setting Press Q MENU to close the quick menu e You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the qu
224. u settings refer to P30 Face Recognition functions When AF MODE is set to 8 the following FACE RECOG functions will work when FACE RECOG in REC mode menu is set to ON e It will search for the face similar to the registered face setting the focus and exposure preferentially e If a name is set for a registered face the name is displayed when the camera detects the registered face and e The camera will remember the face during the face recognition when the AUTO REGISTRATION is set to ON and detect the face that the picture is taken for many times automatically displaying the face recognition registration screen elt is possible to display the name during playback Face settings Up to 6 face images can be registered together with information such as name and birthday It makes the recognition easier by registering multiple images of same person LISA a AUTO AWB E Registering from the REC mode menu ED Press lt and then press lt gt to set AF MODE to 18 Select FACE RECOG on the REC mode menu and then press P P30 8 Press A V to select MEMORY and then press f Ee ASPECT A MENU SET a it PICTURE SIZE e A list of registered people is displayed when there are 6 people bs already registered Select the person to be replaced Information of the person that was replaced will be deleted 4 Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide e The faces of subje
225. unction or the camera may not operate normally If you use commercially available external flashes with communication functions other than the dedicated one they may not operate normally or they may be damaged Do not use them vaT2a73 161 Others e Even if the external flash is turned off the camera may enter the external flash mode when the external flash is attached When you are not using the external flash detach it e When attaching the external flash the built in flash cannot be activated e Do not open the built in flash when an external flash is attached e The camera will become unstable when attaching the external flash it is recommended to use a tripod when taking picture e Turn off the camera when removing the external flash e Detach the external flash when carrying the camera e When attaching the external flash do not hold only the external flash because it may detach from the camera e If you use the external flash when the white balance is set to 5 finely adjust the white balance depending on the picture quality P85 e If you take pictures close to the subject in Wide the vignetting effect may appear on the bottom of the recorded picture e The external flash cannot be used while the stereo microphone DMW MS 1 optional is in use e Read the operating instructions of the external flash for details Using the Protector Filter optional The MC protector DMW LMCH62 optional is a transparen
226. uorescent light e This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera s pickup sensors This is not a malfunction You see red green or blue flashes when you move your eyes in the viewfinder or when the camera is moved rapidly e This is a characteristic of the drive system of the viewfinder of this unit and it is nota malfunction There will be no problem with the recorded image Playback The picture being played back is not rotated or is rotated in an unexpected direction when displayed e You can display the pictures without being rotated when ROTATE DISP P143 is set to OFF e You can rotate pictures with the ROTATE function P143 e You can only display the pictures rotated if you use a lens P15 that supports the direction detection function P40 and ROTATE DISP is set to ON The picture is not played back e Did you press els the card inserted els there a picture on the card els this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC If it is it cannot be played back by this unit The recorded pictures are not displayed e Has PLAYBACK MODE been set for playback Change to NORMAL PLAY P135 The folder number and the file number are displayed as and the screen turns black els this a non standard picture a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which was taken by another make of digital camera e Did you remove the battery immediate
227. ure is high where electromagnetic waves or static electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight Do not bend or drop the card e The card may be damaged or the recorded content may be damaged or deleted e Put the card in the card case or the storage bag after use and when storing or carrying the card e Do not allow dirt dust or water to get into the terminals on the back of the card and do not touch the terminals with your fingers Notice for when transferring to another party or disposing of the memory card e Format or delete using the camera or a PC will only modify the file management information and it will not erase the data in the memory card completely It is recommended to physically destroy the memory card or use the commercially available computer data deletion software to completely erase the data in the memory card before transferring to another party or disposing Management of data in the memory card is the responsibility of the user About the personal information If a name or birthday is set for BABY 1 BABY2 face recognition function this personal information is kept in the camera and included in the recorded image Disclaimer e Information including personal information may be altered or vanish due to erroneous operation effect of static electricity accident malfunction repair or other handlings Please note in advance that Panasonic is not liable in any way for any direct or ind
228. ut the greater the amount of picture noise e Refer to P67 for the flash range e Depending on the brightness and how fast the subject is moving jitter may not be avoided even if fiso is selected e Movements may not be detected when a moving subject is small when a moving subject is at the edge of the screen or when a subject has moved at the very moment when the shutter button was pressed fully e The setting is fixed to fiso in the following cases In BABY 1 BABY 2 and PET in scene mode In INDOOR PORTRAIT NORMAL SPORTS OUTDOOR SPORTS and INDOOR SPORTS in advanced scene mode e Programme shift cannot be activated when the ISO sensitivity is set to fiso e You cannot select fiso in shutter priority AE mode and manual exposure mode Also you cannot select AUTO in manual exposure mode e To avoid picture noise we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity setting NOISE RED in FILM MODE towards or setting the items except NOISE RED towards to take pictures P88 e If you want to set ISO sensitivity and record a motion picture use the Creative motion picture mode P108 REC mode HO OOGWAIGMHOORVS Change tone of the colour for the picture to be taken Film mode You can only select STANDARD and STANDARD ETJ in fia 0 891 A EQ G3 and K mode Every type of film for film cameras has its own colour tone and contrast characteristics In film mode you can se
229. w ratio about 100 with diopter adjustment 4 to 4 diopter 188 vat2A73 Flash Flash synchronization speed Microphone Speaker Recording media Picture size Still picture Recording quality Motion pictures Quality Recording file format Still Picture Pictures with audio Motion pictures with audio Interface Digital Analogue video audio Others Built in pop up flash GN 11 equivalent ISO100 m Flash range Approx 1 0 m 3 28 feet to 4 8 m 15 8 feet When the 14 140 mm F4 0 5 8 lens included in DMC GH1K is mounted focal length is 22 mm ISO AUTO is set and the aspect ratio is set to ZRK AUTO AUTO Red eye reduction Forced ON Forced ON Red eye reduction Slow sync Slow sync Red eye reduction Forced OFF Equal to or smaller than 1 160th of a second Stereo Monaural SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card When the aspect ratio setting is ZR 4000 3000 pixels 2816x2112 pixels 2048x 1536 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is IE 4128x2752 pixels 2928 x 1952 pixels 2064 1376 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is EX1 4352x2448 pixels 3072 1728 pixels 1920x 1080 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is fl 2992 x 2992 pixels 2112x2112 pixels 1504 1504 pixels AVCHD With stereo audio When set to FHD 1920x 1080 pixels 50i recording 17 Mbps Sensor output is 25 frames sec When set to SH 1280 720 pixels 50p recording 17 Mbps When set to H
230. will cause trouble Align the marks and insert AC adaptor supplied e Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor P25 If the remaining battery power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating the status indicator blinks and the alarm beeps Refer to Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely P156 before disconnecting the USB connection cable Otherwise data may be destroyed Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable supplied e Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one Use of cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction sb USB MODE Press A F to select PC and then press MENU SET e If USB MODE P36 is set to PC in the SETUP menu in THE USB MODE PC advance the camera will be automatically connected to the PC without displaying the USB MODE selection screen Since a there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC it SELECT Q SET GD is convenient e When the camera has been connected to the PC with USB MODE set to PictBridge PTP a message may appear on the PC s screen Select Cancel to close the screen and disconnect the camera from the PC Then set USB MODE to PC again Double click on Removable Disk in My Computer e When using a Macintosh the drive is displayed on the desktop LUMIX NO _NAME or Untitled is displayed
231. y of the LCD Monitor Viewfinder cccccseeeeeeeeeeeee 61 e Switching the displayed information 61 Taking Pictures using the Built in Flash 65 e Switching to the appropriate flash SENO cctssatceanrceancddasoraiiansacaeiunanenncanes 65 e Adjust the flash output 0 69 e Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro 70 Compensating the Exposure 71 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 72 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 14 Taking Pictures with the Self timer 76 Setting the method used to focus AF MOQO ciisssiccnsiasasnisancrianiarteeteinnnnenia 77 e Setting up te AF Tracking 78 Taking Pictures with Manual Focus 80 Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF AE LOCK siecornsepanecccsmccideretettastecaenisnedes 81 Adjusting the White Balance 83 e Setting the white balance manually 84 e Setting the colour temperature 84 e Finely adjusting the white balance 85 e White balance bracket 06 85 Setting the Light Sensitivity 86 Change tone of the colour for the picture to be taken Film mode 0 ccee 87 e Adjusting each film mode to the desired Setting ccccccsssseessseeeseseees 88 e Multi film bracket ccceceeeeeeees 89 Taking pictures by specifying the aperture shutter speed ccceceeeee eee 90 e Aperture priority AE

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