Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf2 Operating Instructions

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Recording
[OFF]/[ON]Note
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Refer to P43  for details.
This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]
Note
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Sound quality will be different than usual when [WIND CUT] is set.
Set whether or not the mic leve ls are displayed on the screen.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels.
Applicable modes: 
[LEVEL1] to [LEVEL4]
The shutter speed can be fixed to reduce the flicker or striping in the motion picture.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[1/50]/[1/60]/[1/100]/[1/120]
Note
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Shutter speed for recording a motion picture will be fixed to the selected shutter speed when 
settings other than [OFF] are selected.
[CONTINUOUS AF]
[WIND CUT]
[MIC LEVEL DISP.]
[MIC LEVEL ADJ.]
[FLICKER RED.] 
						

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Perform these settings if you need to.
Using the [CUSTOM] Menu
For details on how to select the [CUSTOM] menu settings, refer to P56.
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Refer to P118  for details.
•Refer to P11 for details.
•Refer to P104 for details.
•Refer to P68  for details.
•Refer to P67 for details.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative (P78) referring to the histogram  (P68) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•There may be white saturated areas if the distance 
between the camera and the subject is too close 
when taking pictures with the flash. 
If [HIGHLIGHT] is set to [ON] in this case, the area directly illuminated by the photo flash will 
become white saturated and appear blinking in black and white.
•This does not work while in Multi Playback  (P40), Calendar Playback  (P41), or Playback Zoom  
(P42) .
[CUST. SET MEM.][]/[]/[]
[Q.MENU/Fn] —
[Fn BUTTON SET]—
[HISTOGRAM][OFF]/[ON]
[GUIDE LINE][OFF]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
[HIGHLIGHT]
When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back, 
white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ON][OFF] 
						

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Recording
•Set to [ON] to display the [EXPO.METER] when correcting exposure, 
performing program shift, setting aperture, and setting shutter speed.
•Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.•When [EXPO.METER] is not displayed, switch the display information 
for LCD monitor by touching [ ]. (P67)
•The [EXPO.METER] disappears after approximately 4 seconds if no 
operation is performed. 
•Refer to P105 for details.
•Refer to P90, 91  for details.
[EXPO.METER]
Select whether or not to display the exposure meter when the 
[REC] Mode is set to  ³/± /´ /²  etc.
[OFF]/[ON]
[AF/AE LOCK][ AE ]/[AF]/[AF/AE]
[DIRECT FOCUS 
AREA][OFF]/[ON] 
						

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•It is recommended that this feature be left on, to minimize the possibility of pictures with poor 
focus.
•[FOCUS PRIORITY] is disabled during motion picture recording.
•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached and at 
Approx. 1.0m (3.28feet) to 3.5m (11.5feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 1.0 m 
(3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
•The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by 
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
•Remove the lens hood.•When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark 
places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it will become more difficult to focus 
on the subject.
•The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is 
used, but it does not affect the performance.
•The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may become harder to focus when a lens 
with large diameter is used.
•The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY], [ARCHITECTURE], 
[NIGHT SCENERY] and [SUNSET] in Scene Mode.
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]: This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so 
you can take a picture when the shutter button is 
pressed fully.
[ON]: You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought 
into focus.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
Illuminating the subject makes it easier for the camera to focus 
when recording in low light conditions that make focusing difficult.
[OFF]:The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
[ON]: When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist 
Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed 
halfway. (Larger AF areas are displayed depending on 
the recording conditions.)
[AF+MF]
It is possible to adjust focus manually after it was adjusted 
automatically.
[OFF]
[ON]:It is possible to finely adjust the focus manually by 
rotating the focus ring while AF lock ([FOCUS MODE] 
is set to [AFS] and shutter button is half-way pressed, 
or AF lock with [AF/AE LOCK]). 
						

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Recording
•Refer to P91 for details.
•Refer to P91 for details.
•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
•Refer to P189 for details.
 [MF ASSIST][OFF]/[ON]
[MF GUIDE][OFF]/[ON]
[¦ BUTTON SWITCH]
It is possible to set how the [ ¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto Mode will operate.
[SINGLE PRESS]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[PRESS AND HOLD]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦] for a while.
[BUTTON]Enables/disables the motion picture button.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ REC AREA]
This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording 
and still picture recording.
[! ]
 (Picture)/[ ] (Motion picture)
[REMAINING DISP.]
This will switch display between the number of recordable 
pictures and available recording time.
[REMAINING SHOTS]:
This will display the number of recordable pictures for still 
pictures.
[REMAINING TIME]:
This will display the available recording time for motion pictures.
[PLAY ON LCD][OFF]/[ON] 
						

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•[DEFOCUS CTRL] cannot be selected when you use a lens that cannot utilize the Defocus 
Control function.
[TOUCH Q.MENU]
Enables/disables the [ ] (Touch Quick Menu icon).
[OFF]:[ ] is not displayed on the screen, and Quick Menu 
cannot be displayed by the touch operation. 
[ON]: [ ] is displayed on the screen, and Quick Menu can 
be displayed by touch operation.
[DEFOCUS CTRL]
Enables/disables the Touch Defocus Control function.
[OFF]: [ ] is not displayed on the screen, and Defocus 
Control cannot be used. 
[ON]: [ ] is displayed on the screen, and Defocus Control 
can be used when [ ] is touched. 
[TOUCH SHUTTER]
Enables/disables the Touch Shutter function.
[OFF]: [ ] or [ ] is not displayed on the screen, and 
Touch Shutter function cannot be used. 
[ON]: [ ] or [ ]is displayed on the screen and [ON]/
[OFF] of the Touch Shutter function can be switched 
when [ ] or [ ] is touched.
[TOUCH GUIDE]
When playing back the pictures, this allows you to set either to 
display or not display the guide screen of the touch panel.
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SCROLL]
This allows you to set the spee d of continuously forwarding or 
rewinding pictures using touch operation.
[
H]: High speed
[
L]: Low speed
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Recording
•It will display dial operation guide to the screen that is possible to 
perform Exposure Compensation, Program Shift, aperture setting, or 
shutter speed setting when set to [ON].
A Dial operation guide
•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots not in subject get recorded, and it is bothering you.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust reduction function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on, but you can 
use this function when you see dust.  (P197)
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R; optional), set it to [ON].
[DIAL GUIDE]
Select whether or not to display the operation switch guide when the [REC] Mode is set to ³/± /´ /² etc.
[OFF]/[ON]
[MENU RESUME]
The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is 
turned off.
[OFF]/[ON]
[PIXEL REFRESH]It will perform optimization of imaging device and image 
processing.
[SENSOR CLEANING]Dust reduction to blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to 
the front of the imaging device is performed.
[SHOOT W/O LENS]
It is possible to setup so the shutter will not operate when there is 
no lens on the unit.
[OFF]: You cannot press the shutter button when a lens is not 
attached to the camera body or is not attached 
correctly.
[ON]: Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit.
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							Playback/Editing
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Playback/EditingCreating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
Touch [ ] during Motion Picture 
playback by touch operation.
•Motion picture is paused.
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [YES].
Touch [ ] to finish.
Note
•It will be saved with [PICTURE SIZE] set to [S] (2 M), [ASPECT RATIO] set to [ W], and 
[QUALITY] set to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality.•While recording [MOTION JPEG], using [VGA] and [QVGA], the ability to create still pictures is 
disabled.
•You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.•[ ] is displayed during playback of still  pictures created from motion pictures. 
						

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Playback/Editing
Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
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With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [CROPPING] or [ASPECT CONV.], a new edited picture is 
created. A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the card so we 
recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture.
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched.
•This is a menu that is only displayed when 3D display is possible. Refer to  P167 for details.
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can 
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed  interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show co mposed of only still pictures, only motion 
pictures, only 3D pictures, only pictures of  a particular category, or only favorites.
We recommend this feature when you view your  pictures by connecting the camera to a 
TV.
1Select [SLIDE SHOW] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)
2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•[FAVORITE] can be selected only when [FAVORITE] on the 
[PLAYBACK] Mode menu (P160)  is at [ON] and there are 
pictures already set as favorites.
•During [CATEGORY SELECTION], press 3/ 4/2/1 to select a 
category, and then press [MENU/SET] to proceed to step 3.
For details on categories, refer to  P151.
•Refer to P167 for the method to playback [3D] pictures in 3D.3Press  3 to select [START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
4Press  4 to finish the slide show.
•Normal Playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
[2D/3D SETTINGS]
[SLIDE SHOW] 
						

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∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2/ 1.
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The menu screen is restored when [ ] is pressed.•When it is setup not to display the display information of the playback screen, the cursor can be 
displayed by pressing [MENU/SET] during playback of the slide show.
∫ Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for sl ide show playback by selecting 
[EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from 
one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
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When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
•[AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures 
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
•[EFFECT] is set to [OFF] when playing a slide show with motion pictures only.•While viewing pictures in Portrait Mode (vertical) some selections in the [EFFECT] feature are 
disabled.
[SETUP]
[DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.
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[DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.
Note
•It is not possible to add new music.
A
Play/Pause
B Stop
C Back to previous picture
¢
DAhead to next picture¢
¢ These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode or 
during motion picture playback.
E Reduce volume level
F Increase volume level
ItemSettings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT] OFF/ON
[SOUND] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]:
Music is played when the still pictures are played 
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures 
are played back.
[MUSIC]: Music is played back.
[AUDIO]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back.