Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf1c Gf1k Gf1 Operating Instructions

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Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
> Set the TV input to external input mode.
 Output from the  [HDMI] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or the printer.
> Connect it only to the TV.
 Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they 
may be displayed with their edges cut off.
 Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of 
the TV?
> Connect the camera to the TV with the AV  cable (supplied), or with the HDMI mini cable 
(optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera. (P146, 147)
> Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] can be played back on Panasonic televisions 
(VIERA) with the AVCHD logo.
> Check [TV ASPECT] setting. (P35)
 Is it connected properly with the HDMI mini cable (optional)? (P147)
> Confirm that the HDMI mini-cable (optional) is firmly fitted.
> Press [ (] on this unit.
 Is the [VIERA Link] on this unit set to [ON]? (P35)
> Depending on HDMI terminal of the TV, the input channel may not switch automatically. In 
this case, use the remote control for the TV to switch input. (For details on how to switch 
input, please read the operating instructions for the TV.)
> Check the VIERA Link setting on the connected device.
> Turn the power to the unit off and then back on again.
> Set [VIERA Link] to [Off] on the TV and then turn it back to [On]. (Refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV for details.)
 Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?
 Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
> Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P34, 153)
> Disconnect the USB connection ca ble. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the 
camera.
 Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
> Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE]. (P34, 155)
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
VIERA Link does not work.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC.
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
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>When using a printer with a trimming or borderle ss printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
 It is a sound of lens movement or aperture operation when the power is turned [ON] or [OFF], 
and it is not a malfunction.
 You may hear a sound from the lens and image in the LCD monitor may suddenly change when 
the brightness has changed by zoom operation or moving the camera, but there is no effect on 
recording.
The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
> Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language. (P36)
 This is a highlight function showing the white saturated area. (P33)
 Is the [HIGHLIGHT] set to [ON]?
 In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P126) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
 Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [CUSTOM MENU] menu set to [ON]? (P126)
 The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
 The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance 
or quality of the camera.
 If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
> When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you 
take a picture before setting the clock, [AM12:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. (P26)
 When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in 
folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. (P154)
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
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There is a sound from lens unit.
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
Part of the picture is flashing in black and white.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The clock is reset.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.
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If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder 
and file numbers for the pictures taken will not  be stored in the memory. When the power is 
then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which 
should have been assigned to previous pictures.
 Check the clock (P26) and birthday settings (P92).
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
Age is not displayed correctly.
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OthersNumber of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
The number of recordable pictures and the ava ilable recording time are an approximation. 
(These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)
 The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on the 
subjects.
∫ Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratioX
Picture size: 4000 k3000 pixels
(12 million pixels): 2816 k2112 pixels
(5.9 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB370161411
64 MB7162 315313 3
128 MB17 35 5 6 32 64 6 7
256 MB34 71 11 13 63 125 13 14
512 MB70 140 22 26 125 250 26 29
1GB140 280 45 54 250 510 52 59
2GB290 570 92 110 520 1020 105 120
4GB570 1130 180 210 1030 2010 210 230
6GB870 1720 270 320 1560 3050 320 350
8GB1160 2310 370 440 2090 4090 430 480
12 GB1760 3490 550 660 3160 6170 650 720
16 GB2350 4660 740 880 4220 8230 860 960
32 GB4710 9350 1490 1770 8470 16520 1740 1930
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Aspect ratioXY
Picture size: 2048k1536 pixels
(3.1 million pixels): 4000 k2672 pixels
(10.7 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB1735113811
64 MB37 74 3 3 8 18 2 3
128 MB77 150 7 8 18 39 6 7
256 MB150 290 15 15 38 77 12 14
512 MB300 590 30 31 77 155 24 29
1GB600 1180 60 63 155 310 50 60
2GB1220 2360 120 125 310 620 100 120
4GB2410 4640 240 250 620 1230 200 240
6GB3660 7050 360 380 940 1870 300 360
8GB4910 9440 490 510 1270 2500 410 490
12 GB7400 14240 730 770 1910 3770 620 740
16 GB9880 19000 980 1030 2550 5040 830 980
32 GB19820 38120 1970 2070 5130 10110 1660 1980
Aspect ratioY
Picture size: 2816 k1880 pixels
(5.3 million pixels): 2048 k1360 pixels
(2.8 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB7151 120391 2
64 MB16 33 3 3 42 82 4 4
128 MB34 69 7 8 87 165 8 9
256 MB68 135 14 16 170 330 16 17
512 MB135 270 29 32 340 650 33 35
1GB270 540 58 65 680 1310 67 71
2GB550 1070 115 130 1360 2560 135 140
4GB1090 2110 230 260 2680 5020 260 280
6GB1660 3210 350 390 4070 7640 410 430
8GB2230 4300 470 530 5450 10230 540 570
12 GB3360 6490 720 800 8230 15430 820 860
16 GB4490 8660 960 1070 10980 20590 1100 1150
32 GB9010 17390 1930 2150 22020 41300 2210 2320
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Aspect ratioW
Picture size: 4000k2248 pixels
(9.0 million pixels): 2816k 1584 pixels
(4.5 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB4 9 1 1 12 25 2 2
64 MB9203 426534 4
128 MB21 43 7 8 54 105 9 10
256 MB43 86 14 17 105 210 18 20
512 MB86 170 29 35 210 420 36 40
1GB175 340 58 70 430 850 73 80
2GB350 700 115 140 870 1700 145 160
4GB700 1380 230 280 1720 3350 290 320
6GB1060 2100 350 430 2620 5090 440 480
8GB1420 2820 480 570 3500 6820 600 650
12 GB2150 4250 720 860 5290 10290 900 980
16 GB2870 5670 960 1150 7050 13720 1200 1310
32 GB5760 11390 1930 2320 14160 27530 2420 2640
Aspect ratioW
Picture size: 1920 k1080 pixels
(2.1 million pixels): 2992k 2992 pixels
(9.0 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB26 52 2 2 4 10 1 1
64 MB56 105 5 5 10 23 3 4
128 MB115 220 10 10 23 48 7 8
256 MB220 430 20 21 47 95 14 17
512 MB440 860 40 42 95 185 29 34
1GB900 1720 81 84 190 380 59 70
2GB1800 3410 160 170 390 760 120 140
4GB3540 6700 320 330 760 1500 230 270
6GB5390 10190 490 510 1160 2290 350 420
8GB7220 13640 650 680 1560 3060 480 560
12 GB10890 20580 990 1030 2350 4620 720 850
16 GB14530 27450 1320 1380 3140 6170 970 1140
32 GB29150 55070 2650 2770 6310 12390 1940 2290
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Aspect ratio
Picture size: 2112k2112 pixels
(4.5 million pixels): 1504 k1504 pixels
(2.3 million pixels)
QualityA›A›
Card
32 MB12 25 1 2 24 48 2 2
64 MB26 53 4 4 52 100 4 5
128 MB54 105 8 9 105 200 9 10
256 MB105 210 17 19 210 390 19 20
512 MB210 420 35 38 410 790 38 40
1GB430 850 71 78 830 1580 77 81
2GB870 1700 145 155 1660 3070 155 165
4GB1720 3350 280 310 3260 6030 310 320
6GB2620 5090 430 470 4950 9170 470 490
8GB3500 6820 580 630 6630 12280 630 660
12 GB5290 10290 870 950 10010 18520 950 990
16 GB7050 13720 1170 1270 13350 24700 1270 1320
32 GB14160 27530 2340 2550 26790 49560 2540 2660
Aspect ratioXYW
Quality
Card
32 MB2222
64 MB4455
128 MB8 9 11 11
256 MB16 18 22 21
512 MB33 37 44 42
1GB67 75 89 86
2GB135 150 180 170
4GB260 300 350 340
6GB400 450 540 520
8GB540 610 720 690
12 GB820 920 1090 1050
16 GB1090 1220 1450 1400
32 GB2190 2460 2920 2810
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∫Available recording time (when recording motion pictures)
Note
The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen 
may not decrease in order.
 If you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (P120) to [ON], [ ] is displayed on the screen when the picture 
size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio.
File format[AVCHD Lite][MOTION JPEG]
Recording quality 
setting
Card
32 MB
Cannot be guaranteed in  operation. 4s 16s 17s 55s
64 MB12 s 37 s 38 s
1min 
57 s
128 MB29 s 1min 
18 s 1min 
21 s 4min 
00 s
256 MB59 s 2min 
35 s 2min 
40 s 7min 
50 s
512 MB3min 
45 s 4min 
50 s 7min 
10 s 2min 
00 s 5min 
10 s 5min 
20 s 15 min 
40 s
1GB7min 20 s 9min 
30 s 14 min 
00 s 4min 
00 s 10 min 
20 s 10 min 
50 s 31 min 
20 s
2GB15 min  20 s 20 min 
00 s 29 min 
00 s 8min 
20 s 21 min 
20 s 22 min 
10 s 1h 
04 min
4GB30 min 
30 s 40 min 
00 s 1h 
00 min 16 min 
30 s 41 min 
50 s 43 min 
40 s 2h 
05 min
6GB46 min  40 s 1h 
01 min 1h 
28 min 25 min 
10 s 1h 
03 min 1h 
06 min 3h 
11 m i n
8GB1h 
02 min 1h 
22 min 1h 
58 min 33 min 
40 s 1h 
25 min 1h 
28 min 4h 
15 min
12 GB1h 
34 min 2h 
04 min 2h 
59 min 50 min 
50 s 2h 
08 min 2h 
14 min 6h 
26 min
16 GB2h 
06 min 2h 
45 min 4h 
00 min 1h 
08 min 2h 
52 min 2h 
59 min 8h 
35 min
32 GB4h 
14 min 5h 
32 min 8h 
00 min 2h 
16 min 5h 
45 min 5h 
59 min 17 h 
13 min
 Motion picture recorded continuously in [MOTION JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only the maximum 
recordable time for 2 GB is displayed on the screen. [AVCHD Lite] can be recorded to the 
capacity of the card.
¢
¢ The recording may stop even if there is more space left in the card depending on the life of 
the battery. (P23)
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Specifications
Digital Camera Body 
(DMC-GF1):Information for your safety
Power Source: DC 9.3 V
Power Consumption: 2.4 W (When recording with LCD Monitor)
[
When 20 mm/F1.7  lens included in DMC-GF1C is used]
2.7 W (When recording with LCD Monitor)
[
When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-GF1K is used]1.5 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor)
[When the 20 mm/F1.7  lens included in DMC-GF1C]
1.8 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor)
[
When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-GF1K is used]
Camera effective pixels: 12,100,000 pixels
Image sensor: 4/3q Live MOS sensor, total pixel number 13,060,000 pixels, 
Primary color filter
Digital zoom: Max. 4k
Extended Optical Zoom:(Except for the maximum 
picture size for each 
aspect ratio)ON/OFF simple enlargement (compatible with lenses from 
other manufacturers)
Focus: Auto focus/Manual Focus, Face detection/AF Tracking/
23-area-focusing/1-area-focusing
Shutter system: Focal-plane shutter
Burst recording Burst speed: 3 pictures/second (High speed),
2 pictures/second (Low speed)
Number of recordable 
pictures: Max. 7 pictures  (when there are RAW files)
Depends on the capacity of the card
(when there are no RAW files)
ISO sensitivity (Standard 
Output Sensitivity):AUTO/ /100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Shutter speed: B (Bulb) (max. 4 minutes), 60 seconds to 1/4000th of a second
Metering range: EV 0 to EV 18
White balance: Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Incandescent lights/
Flash/White set1/White set2/White balance K set
Exposure (AE): Program AE (P)/Aperture-priority AE (A)/Shutter-priority AE (S)/
Manual exposure (M)/AUTO
Exposure Compensation (1/3 EV Step,  j3EV to i3EV)
Metering mode: Multiple/Center weighted/Spot
LCD monitor: 3.0q TFT LCD
(Approx. 460,000 dots) (field of view ratio about 100%)
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Flash:Built-in pop up flash
GN 6 equivalent (ISO100 · m)
Flash range:
Approx. 40 cm (1.32 feet) to 7.0 m (23.0 feet)
(When the 20 mm/F1.7  lens included in DMC-GF1C is 
mounted, [ISO AUTO] is set)
Flash range:
Approx. 1.0 m (3.28 feet) to 3.4 m (11.2 feet)
(When the 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-GF1K 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
Flash synchronization 
speed: Equal to or smaller than 1/160th of a second
Microphone: Monaural
Speaker: Monaural
Recording media: SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card
Picture size Still picture: When the aspect ratio setting is [ X]
4000k 3000 pixels, 2816 k2112 pixels, 2048k1536 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ Y]
4000k 2672 pixels, 2816 k1880 pixels, 2048 k1360 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ W]
4000k 2248 pixels, 2816 k1584 pixels, 1920 k1080 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
2992k 2992 pixels, 2112 k2112 pixels, 1504k1504 pixels
Recording quality Motion pictures: [AVCHD Lite] (With audio)
When set to [SH]: 1280k720 pixels (60p
 recording¢/17 Mbps)/
When set to [H]: 1280 k720 pixels (60p recording¢/13 Mbps)/
When set to [L]: 1280 k720 pixels (60p recording¢/9 Mbps)
 (¢Sensor output is 30 frames/sec.)
[MOTION JPEG] (With audio)
When set to [HD]: 1280k720 pixels (30 frames/sec.)/
When set to [ WVGA]: 848 k480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)/
When set to [VGA]: 640 k480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)/
When set to [QVGA]: 320 k240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Quality: RAW/RAWiFine/RAW iStandard/Fine/Standard
Recording file format Still Picture: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF corresponding
Pictures with audio: JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)r“QuickTime” (pictures with audio)
Motion pictures with 
audio: AVCHD Lite/QuickTime Motion JPEG
Interface Digital: “USB 2.0” (High Speed)
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