Basic
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
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The focus indication 1 (green) lights when the subject
is focused.
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The AF area 2 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.
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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.
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The focus range is different depending on used lens.
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When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in
DMC-G1K is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to
Press the shutter button fully (push it in
further), and take the picture.
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A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into
focus.
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The access indication (P25) lights red when pictures
are being recorded on the card.
Note
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Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.
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Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.
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Do not touch the front of the lens.
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When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with
another person, a ball etc.
∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P59)
∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P49)
∫ When taking pictures with manual focus (P73)
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.
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>
[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-CLOSE-UP]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
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[ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
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If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when
the scene mode has been identified as [
care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
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An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking
∫ Face detection
When [
] or [
] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person's face, and it will
adjust the focus and exposure (P71).
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Scene detection
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Only when [‡] is selected
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Only when [Œ] is selected
], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take
1
2
(P71)
.