Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf1c Gf1k Gf1 Operating Instructions

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Saving the recorded still pictures and motion 
pictures
Methods to export still pictures and motion pictures to other devices will vary depending on 
the file format. (JPEG, RAW, AVCHD Lite, or Motion JPEG). Here are a few suggestions.
File formats that can be used: [AVCHD Lite], [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.
1Connect this unit with the recording equipment with an AV cable (supplied)
2Start the playback of this unit3Start the recording on the recording equipment When ending the recording (copying), stop the playback on this unit after stopping the 
recording in recording equipment.
NoteWhen you play back motion pictures on 4:3 aspect ratio TV, you must set [TV ASPECT] (P35) 
on this unit to [4:3] before starting a copy. T he image will be vertically long if you play back 
motion pictures copied with [16:9] setting on a [4:3] aspect TV.
 Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.
 It is recommended to turn off the display of the screen by pressing the [DISPLAY] on the 
camera while copying. (P51)
 See the instruction manual for the recording equipment about the details of copying and playing 
back.
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
1 Yellow: to the video input socket
2 White: to the audio input socket
A
AV cable (supplied)
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File formats that can be used: [JPEG], [RAW]/[AVCHD Lite], [Motion JPEG]
It is possible to acquire still pictures and motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] or 
[MOTION JPEG] formats, or create standard quality DVD video which is not high definition 
from the motion picture that was recorded as [AVCHD Lite], using the software 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 HD Edition” in the CD-ROM (supplied). (P152)
If the files and folders related to [AVCHD Lite] 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 4.0 HD Edition” to acquire 
the [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures.
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. You can easily print out or mail the pictures you have imported. Use of the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 HD Edition” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied) is a convenient way of doing this.
 Read the separate operating instructions for the supplied software for more information about 
the software in the CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
∫ PC that can be used
PC with Windows 98/98SE 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.
¢ 1 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 play back correctly 
or operate correctly depending on the environment of the PC used.
¢ 2 Always acquire the [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 
HD Edition”.
Copying to a PC
WindowsMacintosh
98/98SEMe/2000XP/VistaOS 9/OS X
Can the 
PHOTOfunSTUDIO be 
used? —
≤
¢1—
Can the [AVCHD Lite] 
motion picture be 
acquired to the PC? —
≤
¢2—
Can the still pictures and 
[MOTION JPEG] motion 
pictures in the digital 
camera be acquired to 
the PC using a USB 
connection cable? —
≤ ≤
(OS 9.2.2/OS X  [10.1~10.5])
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Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A 
(supplied).
 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.
Press 3/4 to select [PC], and then press [MENU/SET].
If [USB MODE] (P34) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in 
advance, the camera will be auto matically connected to the PC 
without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since 
there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it 
is convenient.
 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].
When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME” 
or “Untitled” is displayed.)
Double-click [DCIM] folder.
Acquiring of still pictures and [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures 
(other than [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures)
Preparations: Turn on the camera and the PC.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
 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 may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C DC cable (DMW-DCC3; optional)
 Use a battery with sufficient battery power or  the AC adaptor (P164). 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” (P154) before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
MENU
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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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.
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safelyProceed 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.
NoteTurn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (P164).
 Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection 
cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
 HDMI connection is disabled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority 
when you connect the USB connection cable wh ile the HDMI mini cable is connected (P147).
∫Viewing the contents of the card using the PC (folder composition)Folders and images processed in the PC cannot be played back on the camera. It is 
recommended to use the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 HD Edition” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied) when you write  the image from PC to a card.
A new folder is created when pictures  are taken in the following situations.
After [NO.RESET] (P34) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed
 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)
 When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫ Connection in the PTP mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR and Mac OS X only)
Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)].
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC.
 When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP 
mode.
 [AVCHD Lite] motion picture cannot be played back in PTP mode.
1 Folder number
2 Color space P: sRGB
_: AdobeRGB
3 File number
4 JPG: Pictures
MOV: [MOTION JPEG]
RW2: Pictures in RAW files
MISC: DPOF print
Favorite
AVCHD: [AVCHD Lite] Motion 
pictures
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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.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A 
(supplied).
 When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] is displayed.
Press  3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Note 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.
 Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (P164).
 Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
 HDMI connection is dis abled and connection with the USB connection cable will take priority 
when you connect the USB connection cable while the HDMI mini cable is connected (P147).
 Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] cannot be printed out.
Preparations: Turn on the camera and the printer.
Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the 
pictures.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)
 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 may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C DC cable (DMW-DCC3; optional)
 Use a battery with sufficient battery power or  the AC adaptor (P164). If the 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.
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
MENU
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favorites. (P134)
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Refer to P157 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
 Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.
 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press 3.
Press 3/ 4 to select an item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print 
the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.

Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the pictures, and then When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed, [
é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
 After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. (P142)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only. (P134)
Press 3  to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
 Refer to P157 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
 Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.
 Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
PictBridge
MENUMULITI PRINT
100 _
0001100100__00010001100 _
0001
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
SELECTPRINT
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECTSET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
SINGLE SELECT
MENU
CANCEL
SELECT SETMENU
MULTI SELECT
SELECT ALL 
PRINT SET (DPOF) 
FAVORITEPictBridge
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECTSET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MENU
MULTI SELECT
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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the 
“Selecting a single picture and printing it ” and in step 3 of the 
“Selecting multiple pictures and printing them ” procedures.
 When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is 
not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] 
to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For 
details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
 When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] and 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
 If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.
 Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the 
printer’s print with date setting as well.
 When printing images with a text stamp, please remember to set print with date to [OFF] or the 
date will print on top.
 In some printers, the picture date for pictures taken with the aspect ratio set to [ ] will be 
printed vertically.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures
By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P136) or setting date printing at the time of the 
[PRINT SET] (P142) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo 
shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.You can also use the rear dial to set.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{   Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECT
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINT S
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUTMULTI SELECT
EXITMENU
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Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
 An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫ Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] 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
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
 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.
 If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the 
remaining number of prints indicate d may differ from the number set.
 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.
[4
qk 6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk 10q ] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm
[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{   Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á   1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â   1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã  2pictures on 1page
ä  4pictures on 1page
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OthersUsing the Optional External Viewfinder
When using the external live viewfinder (DMW-LVF1; optional), you can view the recording 
screen even when taking pictures with a low camera angle.
Preparations: 
Turn off the camera.
 Remove the hot shoe cover that is attached to the camera. (P14)
Insert the optional external viewfinder fully and securely into the hot 
shoe
 Press the lower part of the external viewfinder with your 
finger, and securely insert the connector as well.
(Do not press on the viewfinder part)
A Hot shoe
B Dedicated connector for external viewfinder
C [LVF/LCD]
D Finder
Switch [ON] the camera.
[  ] is displayed on the LCD monitor.It may not be connected properly if it does not display.
Switch to and from the optional external viewfinder by pressing [LVF/
LCD].
 You can switch between LCD (LCD monitor) display and LVF (Viewfinder) display.
 Switching via the [LVF/LCD] button will be maintained even when the power of the 
digital camera is turned [OFF].
∫ To remove the optional external viewfinder
1Switch the power [OFF]2Return the angle of the external viewfinder to its 
original position if it has changed.
3Pull in the direction of the arrow and removeReattach the hot shoe cover in its original position.
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∫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.
A diopter adjustment dial
B [LVF/LCD]
∫ About the settings for recording with a low camera angle
Based on the camera angle, set the angle of the optional 
external viewfinder for easy viewing 
(from approximately 0 o - 90o)
Do not open beyond 90o. Doing so may cause damage.
Note
When attaching and detaching the optional external viewfinder, be sure to do so slowly and 
carefully.
 The optional external viewfinder cannot be used with the external flash.
 When a strap is fitted, do not allow it to snag on the optional external viewfinder.
 When attaching the optional external viewfinder , do not hold only the optional external 
viewfinder because it may detach from the camera.
 As the eye cup cannot be removed, gently wipe it with a dry and soft cloth, and be careful not to 
remove it.
 If you wipe the eye cup too hard and it is removed, consult the dealer or your nearest Service 
Center.For details, refer to the operating instructions of the optional external viewfinder.
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