Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf2 Operating Instructions

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Playback/Editing
Playback in [NORMAL PLAY], [PICTURE PLAY], [AVCHD PLAY], [MOTION JPEG PLAY], 
[3D PLAY], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected.
1Select [PLAYBACK MODE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•[FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected only when [FAVORITE] on 
the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu  (P160) is at [ON] and there are 
pictures already set as favorites.
•Refer to  P167 for the method to playback [3D PLAY] pictures in 
3D.
When [CATEGORY PLAY] is selected in above step 2
3
Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the category and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns blue.•It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on the 
card.
•If you press [ ] while searching, the searching will stop 
halfway.
•Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
¢ Press  3/4/2/1 to select the person to playback and then press [MENU/SET].
Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for 
registered faces, depending on the facial expression and environment.
Also, if there are multiple faces that are already registered in the picture, it will be 
categorized only once to the person found first in the registration.
[PLAYBACK MODE]
[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. Scene Modes[CATEGORY]Recording information  e.g. Scene Modes
[FACE RECOG.]
¢[SPORTS], [PARTY]
*
[PORTRAIT], 
[i-PORTRAIT],
[SOFT SKIN], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]Î[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]
í[PET]
1[FOOD]
[TRAVEL DATE]
,
[SCENERY], 
[i-SCENERY], 
[ARCHITECTURE], 
[SUNSET],[i-SUNSET]
Í
Motion pictures
.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY], 
[i-NIGHT SCENERY], 
[ILLUMINATIONS] 
						

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You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be stamped 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P153). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be 
entered.)
1Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Enter the text.  (P128)
•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen. (The menu screen is automatically restored 
when [MULTI] is selected.)
Note
•To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input screen.•Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen.•You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.0 HD Edition” bundled 
software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time with [MULTI].•Title editing is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
[TITLE EDIT]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
[ ’] is displayed for pictures with titles 
already registered.
[MULTI] setting
Select the picture with  3/4/2/1  and 
set (repeat) by pressing [MENU/SET], 
then press 
2 a few times to select [OK], 
and execute by pressing [MENU/SET].
•The setting is canceled when [MENU/
SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures. 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the 
recorded pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictures with a picture size larger than [S] will be 
resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)
1Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4  to select [SET], and then press [MENU/SET].
5Press  3/4  to select text stamp items, and then press [MENU/SET].
[TEXT STAMP]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
[ ‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is 
stamped with text.
[MULTI] setting
Select the picture with  3/4/2/1  and 
set (repeat) by pressing [MENU/SET], 
then press 
2 a few times to select [OK], 
and execute by pressing [MENU/SET].
•The setting is canceled when [MENU/
SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures. 
						

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6Press 3/4  to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
7Press [ ] to return to the screen shown in step 4.
8Press  3/4  to select [OK]. and then press [MENU/SET].
•
When selecting [ ] or [ ], press 3 to select [YES] for stamping [AGE], and then 
press [MENU/SET] and proceed to step 9.
9Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen. (The menu screen is automatically restored 
when [MULTI] is selected.)
Note
•When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out.•Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
•The [TEXT STAMP] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title–Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
ItemSetting item
[SHOOTING DATE] [OFF]
[W/OTIME]:
Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITHTIME]: Stamp the year, month, day, hour and 
minutes.
[NAME] [OFF]
[]:
Name registered in Face Recognition will be 
stamped.
[]: Stamps names on pictures that already have 
registered name settings of [BABY1]/[BABY2] or 
[PET] in Scene Mode.
[LOCATION]
[OFF]
[ON]:
Stamps the travel destination name set under 
[LOCATION].
[TRAVEL DATE] [OFF]
[ON]:Stamps the travel date set under 
[TRAVEL DATE].
[TITLE]
[OFF]
[ON]:
Title input in the [TITLE EDIT] will be stamped. 
						

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Playback/Editing
Recorded motion picture can be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want to divide a part you need with a part you do not need.
Dividing a motion picture is permanent. Decide before you divide!
1Select [VIDEO DIVIDE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 2/1  to select the motion picture to divide, and then press [MENU/SET].
•Motion picture is played back.
4Press  4.
5Press  2 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed while processing the dividing.•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen.
Note
•Avoid trying to divide motion picture near the  very beginning or end of the motion picture.•The [VIDEO DIVIDE] feature only works on motion pictures recorded on this camera.•With [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures, the order of pictures will change if divided.
It is recommended to display these motion pictures by using Calendar Playback  (P41) or 
[MOTION JPEG PLAY] in the [PLAYBACK MODE]  (P151).
•With [AVCHD] motion pictures, the order of pictures will not change.•The [VIDEO DIVIDE] feature will be disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures with a short recording time
[VIDEO DIVIDE]
3
Press  3 at the location to divide.
•Motion picture is paused.
Motion picture is played back from the same location when  3 is 
pressed again.
•You can finely adjust the location for division by pressing  2/1 
while the motion picture is paused. 
						

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To allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of 
pixels) is reduced.
1Select [RESIZE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen. (The menu screen is automatically restored 
when [MULTI] is selected.)
Note
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.•It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.•The [RESIZE] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]
[RESIZE] Reducing the picture size (number of pixels)
3
Select the picture and size.
[SINGLE] setting
1 Press  2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  2/1 to select the size
¢, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
¢ Only the sizes to which the pictures can 
be resized is displayed.
[SINGLE]
[MULTI] setting
1 Press  3/4 to select the size, and 
then press [MENU/SET].
2 Select the picture with 
3/4 /2/ 1 and 
set (repeat) by pressing [MENU/
SET], then press 
2 a few times to 
select [OK], and execute by pressing 
[MENU/SET]. [MULTI] 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
1Select [CROPPING] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 2/1  to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET].3Use the rear dial and press 3 /4 /2/ 1 to select the parts to be cropped.
4Press [MENU/SET].5Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen.
Note
•Depending on the cut size, the picture size of the cropped picture may become smaller than 
that of the original picture.
•The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate.•It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment.•The [CROPPING] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]•Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images 
having undergone [CROPPING].
[CROPPING]
Rear dial (right): Enlargement
Rear dial (left): Reduction
3 /4 /2/ 1: Move 
						

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You can convert pictures taken with a [W] aspect ratio to a [ Y], a [ X] or a [ ] aspect 
ratio.
1Select [ASPECT CONV.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [ Y], [X ] or [ ] and then press [MENU/SET].3Press  2/1  to select a picture taken with [ W] aspect ratio, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
5Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Press [ ] to return to the menu screen.
Note
•After converting the aspect ratio, the picture size may become larger than that of the original 
picture.
•You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment.•The [ASPECT CONV.] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]•Information regarding the face recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images 
having undergone [ASPECT CONV.].
[ASPECT CONV.]
4
Press  2/1  to determine the horizontal position, and press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
Use  3/4 to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically. 
						

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Playback/Editing
This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded 
holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 o steps.
1Select [ROTATE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)
•The [ROTATE] function is disabled when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].2Press  2/1  to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 to select the direction to rotate the picture and 
then press [MENU/SET].
•
Press [ ] to return to the menu screen.
1Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)
2Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
•The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].
Note
•[ROTATE DISP.] can only be used with the lens  (P12) compatible with the Direction Detection 
Function  (P35).
•When you play back pictures on a PC, they canno t be displayed in the rotated direction unless 
the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif  is a file format for still pictures which allows 
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries Association)”.
•It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.•During Multi Playback  (P40) the display rotation feature is disabled.•Rotation correction is limited to 90 degrees – from horizontal to vertical or vice-versa.
[ROTATE]/[ROTATE DISP.]
Rotate (The picture is rotated manually)
: The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 o.
: The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90 o.
Rotate display (The picture is automatically rotated and displayed) 
						

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You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as 
favorites.
•
Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.•Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([FAVORITE PLAY])•Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü])
1Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
•You cannot set pictures as favorites if [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]. Also [ Ü] will not appear 
when [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF] even if it was previously set to [ON].
•When [CANCEL] is selected, see “Canceling all the [FAVORITE] settings”.
∫ Canceling all the [FAVORITE] settings
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
•At least one picture must be designated as [F AVORITE], otherwise the [CANCEL] feature will 
be disabled.
•In [PLAYBACK MODE] the [CANCEL] Mode is disabled.
Note
•You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites.•When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] (P54)  is useful so 
only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.
•You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites.•The [FAVORITE] feature is disabled for pictures taken with the [QUALITY] set to [ ].
[FAVORITE]
3
Press [ ] to close the menu.4Press  2/1  to select the picture and then touch [ ]  to set 
it during playback.
•
[ Ü ] is displayed on pictures that are already registered as 
favorites.
•Repeat the above procedure.•If [ ] is touched again, the favorite setting is canceled.•You can also set/cancel favorites by pressing  4.