Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf1c Gf1k Gf1 Operating Instructions

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 
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.
Press [AF/MF] to set [AFS] or [AFC].
[AFS] or [AFC] will not operate with certain lenses. For details, refer to page 16.
Press  2 ( ) and then press  2/1 to select AF 
mode.
 You can also use the rear dial to select.
Press [MENU/SET] to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
It is not possible to set [š ] in the following cases.
– [FOOD], [NIGHT SCENERY] and [ILLUMINATIONS] in the Scene Mode.
 The [AF MODE] is fixed to [Ø ] when using the digital zoom.
 AF area will be fixed to a small point in [PERIPHERAL DEFOCUS] in Scene Mode.
∫ About [ š] (Face Detection)
When the camera detects a person’s face, the following color AF 
area is displayed.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green 
when the camera is...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
AF Tracking will not operate when it has failed to AF track. AF mode will be switched to [ Ø] in 
that case.
 [FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active.
 In the following cases, [ ] operates as [ Ø]
– When the film mode is [STANDARD]( ), [DYNAMIC]( ), [SMOOTH]( )
– When My Color Mode is [MONOCHROME]
 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...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens 
and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate auto focus.
Press [AF/MF] to set [MF].
[ ] is displayed on a screen for about 5 seconds.
Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject.
Screen will be enlarged about 5 times as MF assist.
 The enlarged area can be moved by pressing  3/4 /2/ 1.
 MF assist disappears about...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫About the focus distance reference mark
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 (With the flash is closed)
B Focus distance reference line
C 20 cm (0.66 feet) (
When 
20 mm/F1.7  lens included in 
DMC-GF1C is used)
D 30 cm (0.99 feet) (When 
14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens 
included in DMC-GF1K is 
used)
 If you are...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the 
camera as you compose the picture.
BAE lock indication
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
on the subject and then press it fully.
∫Fixing the focus or the focus/the exposure
1Select [AF/AE LOCK] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P28)2Press 3/4 to select [AF] or [AF/AE] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Taking pictures when [AF] or...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 
Adjusting the White Balance
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
Press  1 ().
Press  2/1 to select the white balance and then 
press [MENU/SET] to set.
 You can also use the rear dial to set.
 You can also press the shutter button halfway to...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
NoteThe optimal white balance will differ depending on the type of halogen lighting being recorded 
under so use [AWB], [ ] or [ ].
 The white balance might not be adjusted for a subject that the flash cannot reach when the 
flash is used.
 The white balance setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. (However, the white 
balance setting for a Scene Mode returns to [AWB] when the Scene Mode is changed.)
 White Balance is fixed to [AWB] in following...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
You can finely adjust the white balance when you cannot acquire the desired hue by 
setting the white balance.
Select the white balance and then press 4.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to adjust the white balance and 
then press [MENU/SET].
Note If you finely adjust the white balance to A (amber), the white balance icon on the LCD monitor/
optional external viewfinder will change to orange. If you finely adjust the white balance to B 
(blue), the white balance icon on the LCD...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note[ ] is displayed in white balance icon in the LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder when 
the White Balance Bracket is set.
 The White Balance Bracket setting is released when the power has been turned off (including 
power save mode).
 Pictures can be taken with White Balance Bracket regardless of the drive mode settings.
 You will only hear the shutter sound once.
 White Balance Bracket cannot be set when the [QUALITY] is set to [ ], [ ], or [ ].
 White...