Table Of Contents - Panasonic DMC-G1K Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Before Use
Information for Your Safety ....................... 2
Standard Accessories ............................... 7
Names of the Components ....................... 9
Rotating the LCD monitor ....................... 12
About the Lens........................................ 13
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 14
Attaching the Strap ................................. 16
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 17
Charging the Battery ............................... 19
About the Battery (charging/number of
recordable pictures) ................................ 20
Inserting/Removing the Battery .............. 22
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)..... 23
About the Card........................................ 24
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 25
• Changing the clock setting.................... 25
Setting the Menu..................................... 26
• Setting menu items ............................... 27
Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 29
About the Setup Menu ............................ 30
About LCD monitor/Viewfinder ............... 35
• LCD Monitor.......................................... 35
• Direction detection function................... 36
• Switching the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder............................................. 37
Selecting the [REC] Mode ...................... 38
Taking pictures using the automatic
function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............. 40
• Scene detection .................................... 41
• AF Tracking Function............................ 42
• Compensating the Exposure................. 42
• About the flash ...................................... 42
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode........... 43
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode) ............. 44
• Fix the focus by pressing the shutter
button halfway (AFS) ............................ 45
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC) .................................................... 45
• Take a picture with manual focus
(MF) ...................................................... 45
• Focusing ............................................... 46
• When the subject is not in focus ........... 46
Basic
• Preventing jitter (camera shake) ........... 46
• Programme shift.................................... 47
Taking Pictures with the Zoom................ 48
• Using the Optical Zoom/
Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom ......................... 48
Playing back Pictures ............................. 49
• Changing the Information Displayed on
the playback screen.............................. 50
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) .................................... 50
• Displaying Pictures by Recording Date
(Calendar Playback) ............................. 51
• Using the Playback Zoom ..................... 51
Deleting Pictures..................................... 52
• To delete a single picture...................... 52
• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or
all the pictures ...................................... 53
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD
Monitor/Viewfinder .................................. 54
• Switching the displayed information...... 54
Taking Pictures using the Built-in
Flash ....................................................... 58
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting ................................................... 58
• Adjust the flash output .......................... 61
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro ....... 62
Compensating the Exposure .................. 63
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 64
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket ........ 66
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 68
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode) ............................................... 69
• Setting up [
• Setting the AF area ............................... 71
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ........ 72
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 74
Adjusting the White Balance ................... 76
• Setting the white balance manually ...... 77
• Setting the colour temperature.............. 77
• Finely adjusting the white balance ........ 77
• White balance bracket .......................... 78
Setting the Light Sensitivity..................... 79
Change tone of the colour for the picture
to be taken (Film mode) .......................... 81
• Adjusting each film mode to the
desired setting ...................................... 82
• Multi film bracket ................................... 83
Taking pictures by specifying the
aperture/shutter speed............................ 84
] (AF Tracking) .............. 70
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