User manual PANASONIC DMC-GX1K

[. . . ] Basic Operating Instructions Digital Camera/ Lens Kit/Body Model No. DMC-GX1X/DMC-GX1K DMC-GX1 Before use, please read these instructions completely. More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in "Operating Instructions for advanced features (PDF format)" in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it. Web Site: http://www. panasonic-europe. com Model number suffix "EB" denotes UK model. EB VQT3U05 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. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. [. . . ] Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures Still pictures can be recorded even while recording a motion picture. (simultaneous recording) During motion picture recording, press the shutter button fully to record a still picture. · Simultaneous recording indicator A is displayed while · You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function. A recording still pictures. (ENG) VQT3U05 27 Applicable modes: Compensating the Exposure Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive. Compensate the exposure towards negative. Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation. Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure. A Exposure Compensation value B [EXPO. METER] A B · Select [0] to return to the original exposure. · Rotate the rear dial to display the [EXPO. METER]. 28 VQT3U05 (ENG) Easily set a suitable exposure (one push AE) With one push AE, you can easily achieve a suitable exposure setting when the exposure setting is too bright or too dark. ( , , modes only) At purchase, one push AE is assigned to the [Fn1] button. How to tell if the exposure is not adequate · If the aperture values and shutter speed blink red A when the shutter button is pressed halfway. when in mode. · If the Manual Exposure Assistance is anything other than A 1 2 Set the [Fn BUTTON SET] of the [CUSTOM] menu to [ONE PUSH AE]. (When exposure is not adequate) Press [Fn1]. · The exposure meter is displayed, and the aperture and shutter speed are changed to give a suitable exposure. Which items of the settings change will depend on the Recording Mode. (ENG) VQT3U05 29 Using the function button The recording functions etc. registered in the [Fn BUTTON SET] of the [CUSTOM] menu can be assigned to the [Fn1], [Fn2] (function) buttons, [Fn3] and [Fn4] icon. You can use the assigned functions by pressing the buttons for [Fn1] and [Fn2] and by touching the icons for [Fn3] and [Fn4]. · To use [Fn2], set the [AF/AE LOCK /Fn2] of the [CUSTOM] menu to [Fn2]. Select [Fn1], [Fn2], [Fn3] or [Fn4] from the [Fn BUTTON SET] in the [CUSTOM] menu and press [MENU/SET]. Select the function you want to assign and press [MENU/SET]. · Assign your favourite function to [Fn1], [Fn2], [Fn3] and [Fn4]. · Exit the menu after it is set. 30 VQT3U05 (ENG) Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Playing Back Pictures Press [(]. Forward or rewind the image by dragging the screen horizontally. Forward: drag from right to left Rewind: drag from left to right Using the Playback Zoom Touch the part to enlarge firmly. 1k>2k>4k>8k>16k A The zoom position indication · You can also enlarge/reduce the picture by rotating the rear dial. · The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates. A · You can move the enlarged part by dragging the image. · Picture will return to the original size (1k) by touching [ ]. · When you touch [ ], the magnification becomes lower. (ENG) VQT3U05 31 Playing Back Motion Pictures The motion picture file formats that can be played back on this unit are AVCHD recorded on a Panasonic Digital Camera (LUMIX) (excluding AVCHD Progressive), MP4, and QuickTime Motion JPEG. Press [(]. Select a picture with a Motion Picture icon ([ and then touch [ ] to play back. A Motion picture icon B The motion picture recording time ]) A B · After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the screen. For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s]. Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback Play/Pause Fast rewind Frame-by-frame rewind (while pausing) Reduce volume level Stop Fast forward Frame-by-frame forward (while pausing) Increase volume level 32 VQT3U05 (ENG) Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted, and then touch [ ]. Touch [DELETE SINGLE]. · Confirmation screen is displayed. Picture is deleted by selecting [YES]. To delete multiple pictures (up to 100¢) or all the pictures ¢ Burst group will be treated as a single picture. (All the pictures in the selected burst group will be deleted. ) Touch [ ]. Touch [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL]. · [DELETE ALL] > Confirmation screen is displayed. [. . . ] 1. 0 m (3. 29 feet) to 6. 8 m (22. 4 feet) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is mounted, WIDE, [ISO AUTO] is set] AUTO, AUTO/Red-Eye Reduction, Forced ON, Forced ON/ Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Sync. , Slow Sync. /Red-Eye Reduction, Forced OFF Shutter speed Metering range White Balance Exposure (AE) Metering Mode LCD monitor Flash (ENG) VQT3U05 47 Flash synchronization speed Microphone Speaker Recording media Picture size Still picture Equal to or smaller than 1/160th of a second Stereo Monaural SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card When the aspect ratio setting is [X] 4592k3448 pixels, 3232k2424 pixels, 2272k1704 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is [Y] 4576k3056 pixels, 3232k2160 pixels, 2272k1520 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is [W] 4576k2576 pixels, 3232k1824 pixels, 1920k1080 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is [ ] 3424k3424 pixels, 2416k2416 pixels, 1712k1712 pixels [AVCHD] When set to [FSH]: 1920k1080 pixels (50i¢ recording/ Approx. 17 Mbps)/ When set to [SH]: 1280k720 pixels (50p¢ recording/ Approx. 17 Mbps) (¢Sensor output is 25 frames/sec. ) [MP4] When set to [FHD]: 1920k1080 pixels (25 frames/sec. , Approx. 4 Mbps) RAW/RAWiFine/RAWiStandard/Fine/Standard/MPOiFine/ MPOiStandard RAW/JPEG (based on "Design rule for Camera File system", based on "Exif 2. 3" standard, DPOF corresponding)/MPO AVCHD/MP4 AVCHD MP4 Dolby Digital (2 ch) AAC (2 ch) Recording quality Motion pictures Quality Recording file format Still Picture Motion pictures Audio compression 48 VQT3U05 (ENG) Interface Digital "USB 2. 0" (High Speed) ¢ Data from the PC can not be written to the camera using the USB connection cable. Analogue video/ audio Terminal [REMOTE] [AV OUT/DIGITAL] [HDMI] Dimensions NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu) Audio line output (monaural) 2. 5 mm jack Dedicated jack (8 pin) MiniHDMI TypeC Approx. [. . . ]