Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf2 Operating Instructions

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You can set to your preferred blurriness.1Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
2Touch the slide bar to set.3Recording of pictures or motion pictures.
•It is also possible to record a picture by touching [ ]. 
•Defocus Control is canceled by touching [ ].
Note
•Blurriness may change during motion picture re cording depending on the recording conditions.•Aperture is controlled within the range of appropriate exposure during the recording of a motion 
picture, so the aperture may not actually change even when the slide bar is moved depending 
on the brightness of the subject, and the blurriness may not change. (For example, blurriness 
may not change for dark scenes, such as indoors, since the aperture is fixed to fully open.)
•Depending on the lens used, you may hear a sound from the lens when the Defocus Control is 
used, but this is due to operation of the aperture of the lens and it is not a malfunction.
•Depending on the lens used, operational sound of  the Defocus Control may be recorded during 
the recording of a motion picture when the function is used.
•Depending on the lens used, use of the Defocus Control function may not be possible.
∫ [REC] Mode menu[ASPECT RATIO]  (P129)/[PICTURE SIZE]  (P130)/[QUALITY]  (P131)/[FACE RECOG.]  (P119)/
[FOCUS MODE]  (P32)/[PICTURE ADJUST]¢1 (P137) /[STABILIZER]¢2 (P76)
¢1 [PICTURE ADJUST] can only set [COLOR] and [B/W].
¢ 2 [MODE3] is disabled. During motion picture recording [STABILIZER] is fixed to [MODE 1].
∫ [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
[REC MODE]  (P139)/[REC QUALITY]¢3 (P140) /[FOCUS MODE]  (P32)/
[CONTINUOUS AF]  (P43)/[WIND CUT]  (P141)
¢3 [WVGA] is disabled when [MOTION JPEG] is selected.
∫ [CUSTOM] menu
[HISTOGRAM]  (P68)/[GUIDE LINE]  (P67)/[REMAINING DISP.]  (P145)/
[DEFOCUS CTRL]  (P146)
∫ [SETUP] menu
[CLOCK SET]  (P28)/[WORLD TIME]  (P127)/[BEEP]  (P60)/[LCD MODE] (P61)/
[LANGUAGE]  (P65)
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[ ] or [ ] can be selected for the length of the self-timer.¢ 4 (P83)
¢ 4 It will be reset to [ ] when the Intelligent Auto  Mode is canceled or when the power is 
switched [ON]/[OFF].
Defocus control function
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
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•The settings of the following items are fixed.
¢ 1 It will be set to Multi Auto Focus Mode for motion pictures when a face cannot be detected 
while recording motion pictures.
¢ 2 The setting is fixed to [AUTO] (for motion pictures) when recording motion pictures.
•Depending on the scene detected, camera will  automatically adjust the setting of the 
[I.RESOLUTION]  (P134). [I.RESOLUTION] cannot be set via the [REC] Mode menu.
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF] of [ECONOMY]/AF/AE lock/White Balance fine adjustment/White Balance 
Bracket/[ISO LIMIT SET]/[EX. TELE CONV.]/[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[HIGHLIGHT]/[AF/AE LOCK]/
[DIRECT FOCUS AREA]/[SHOOT W/O LENS]
•The other items on the [SETUP] menu and [CUSTOM]  menu can be set in a mode such as the 
Program AE Mode. What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
∫ Flash
•Open the flash when the flash is to be used.  (P71)•While using the Intelligent Auto Mode, the flash mode is fixed.•[ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness.•When [ ] or [ ] is displayed, the Digital Red-Eye Correction is turned on.•Shutter speed will be slow when using [ ] or [ ].
ItemSettings
[ECONOMY] 
([SLEEP MODE]) (P62)[5MIN.]
[QUICK AF]  (P132) [ON]
Flash  (P71) []/[Œ]
[BURST RATE]  (P79)[H] (High speed)
[AUTO BRACKET]  (P81)[ / SETTINGS]: [ ] (burst)
[STEP]:
 [3•1/3]
[SEQUENCE]:  [0/` /_ ]
AF Mode  (P85) [š ] (Set to [ ]
¢1 when a face cannot be detected)
[WHITE BALANCE]  (P93)[AWB]
[SENSITIVITY]  (P98)[]
¢2 (Intelligent ISO)
(The maximum ISO sensitivity: [ISO800])
[METERING MODE] 
(P133) [
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[RED-EYE REMOVAL] 
(P73) [ON]
[I.DYNAMIC]  (P135) [STANDARD]
[LONG SHTR NR]  (P136)[ON]
[COLOR SPACE]  (P138)[sRGB]
[FOCUS PRIORITY] 
(P144) [ON]
[AF ASSIST LAMP]  (P144)[ON] 
						

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Basic
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
Press [(].
A[( ] button
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then touch 
[].
Touch [DELETE SINGLE].
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∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P160)  setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT 
Ü], select [YES] and delete the pictures.
Note
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Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a ba ttery with sufficient 
battery power or the AC adaptor (optional).
•If you touch [CANCEL] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.•If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected  (P163), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 100) or all the pictures
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL].
•[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Select the picture to be deleted.
(repeat this step)
•[ ] appears on the selected pictures. Touching again 
cancels the setting.
•The screen can be switched by dragging the slide bar 
up or down  (P9).
To u c h  [ O K ] .
Touch [YES]. 
						

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Setting the Menu
When [MENU/SET] is pressed, [REC MODE] and 5 menus ([REC], 
[MOTION PICTURE], [CUSTOM], [SETUP], and [PLAYBACK]) are 
displayed.
In the 5 different menus, there are menus that allow you to setup 
the recording or playback to your preference, or make it more fun 
and easier to use the camera.
In particular, the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings 
relating to the camera’s clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before 
proceeding to use the camera.Note
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There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
[REC MODE] [CUSTOM] menu (P142  to 147)
•For details on 
setting up [REC] 
Mode, refer to  P30.•Operation of the unit, 
such as displaying of 
the screen and 
button operations, 
can be set up 
according to your 
preferences. Also, it 
is possible to register the modified settings.
 [REC] Mode menu  (P129 to 138) [SETUP] menu  (P60 to 66)
•This menu lets you 
set the aspect ratio, 
number of pixels and 
other aspects of the 
pictures you are 
recording.•This menu lets you 
perform the clock 
settings, select the 
operating beep tone 
settings and set 
other settings which 
make it easier for 
you to operate the camera.
 [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
 (P139 to  141) [PLAYBACK] Mode menu  (P149 to 164)
•This menu lets you 
set the [REC 
MODE], [REC 
QUALITY], and other 
aspects for motion 
picture recording.•This menu lets you 
set the Protection, 
Cropping or Print 
Settings, etc. of 
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This section describes how to setup the menu items. 
•If you set [MENU RESUME] (P147) in the [CUSTOM] menu to [ON], the screen shows the last 
selected menu item when the camera was turned off.
It is set to [ON] at the time of purchase.
Setting menu items
Press [MENU/SET]. Select the menu by pressing  3/4/ 2/1 or 
by rotating the rear dial.
•Press [ ] to return to the recording screen.•It can also be set by the touch operation.
Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
A Menu item
B Settings
Select the menu item by pressing  3/4 or 
by rotating the rear dial.
•Select the item at the very bottom, and press  4 or 
rotate the rear dial right to move to the next screen.
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial.
•Depending on the item, its setting may not appear or it 
may be displayed in a different way.
•The figure on the right is an example of selecting 
[I.DYNAMIC] in the Program AE Mode.
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∫Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] menu from [REC] mode menu
1Press  2.A Menu toggle icon
2Press  4 or rotate the rear dial to 
select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ].
3Press  1 or the rear dial.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
Select the settings by pressing  3/4 or by 
rotating the rear dial.
•The figure on the right is an example of setting 
[I.DYNAMIC] from [OFF] to [HIGH].
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set.
Press [ ] to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
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Setting the Quick Menu
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•It is possible to operate with the cursor button and rear dial.•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display 
style the camera is in. Items that cannot be used are displayed in gray.
Press [Q.MENU/Fn] to display the Quick Menu.
A Touch Quick Menu icon•Quick Menu can also be displayed by touching [ ]. 
When [Q.MENU/Fn] in the [CUSTOM] menu is set to 
[Fn], use [ ]. 
Touch the menu item.
BMenu item•Menu item can be switched by touching [ 2]/[1].
Select and touch the setting.
C Settings
Touch [EXIT] to exit menu once the setting is completed.
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∫ Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item.
Up to 10 items to be used can be setup  as Quick Menus. Set the menu items depending 
on the recording conditions, etc.
1Touch [ ].
2Select the menu in the top row and drag it to the 
bottom row.
D Items that can be setup as Quick Menus.
E Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu 
screen.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, drag it into 
the menu item to be replaced. 
New item can be set replacing the old item. 
•When the item is dragged from the bottom row to the 
top row, the setting will be canceled and that space will 
become empty. 
•Menu item or Settings can be switched by touching [ 2]/[1]. •Items that can be set are as follows: 
3Touch [EXIT].
•It will return to screen of above step 1. Touch [EXIT] to switch to the recording screen.
[REC] Mode menu
•[PICTURE SETTING]  (P129, 130) /[QUALITY]  (P131)/[FOCUS MODE]  (P32)/
[METERING MODE]  (P133)/[FLASH]  (P71)/[I.RESOLUTION]  (P134)/[I.DYNAMIC]  (P135)/
[EX. TELE CONV.]  (P69)/[BURST RATE]  (P79)/[AUTO BRACKET]  (P81)/[SELF-TIMER] 
(P83) /[STABILIZER]  (P76)
Recording functions[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
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[AF MODE]  (P85)/[SENSITIVITY]  (P98)/
[WHITE BALANCE]  (P93)/Exposure 
Compensation  (P78)/[APERTURE VALUE] 
(P100) /[SHUTTER SPEED]  (P100)/
[DRIVE MODE] (Single  (P34)/Burst  (P79)/
Auto bracket  (P81)/Self-timer (P83) )•[MOTION PIC. SET] (P139 , 140)
 [CUSTOM] menu
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[HISTOGRAM]  (P68)/[GUIDE LINE]  (P68)/
[REMAINING DISP.]  (P145)
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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their 
settings before using them.
For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P56.
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Refer to “Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)” on  P28  for other information.
•Refer to P127 for details.
•Refer to P125 for details.
•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
U [CLOCK SET]
1Press  2/1 to select the 
items, and press 3 /4  to 
set.
A Time at the home area
B Time at the travel destination 
(P127)
•[ ]: Cancel without setting 
the clock.
To set the display 
order and the time display 
format.
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Setup screen for display 
order and the time display 
format is displayed by 
selecting [STYLE] and then 
pressing [MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to set.
 [WORLD TIME]“  [DESTINATION]/ – [HOME]
— [TRAVEL DATE][TRAVEL SETUP]/[LOCATION]
[BEEP]
Set the volume of the focus confirmation beep, the self-timer beep 
and the alarm beep.
[s ] (Muted)
[t ] (Low)
[u ] (High)
u [VOLUME]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels.
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