Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf3 Owners Manual

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Recording
With [MINIATURE EFFECT] you can make the subject stand out by intentionally creating 
defocused and in-focus portions. You can set the recording orientation (defocus 
orientation) and the position and size of the in-focus portion.
1Touch [MINIATURE EFFECT] using Step 2 on  P110 .2Touch [SET].3Touch the screen to display the setting screen.
•You can also display the setting screen by pressing [Q.MENU/Fn  （）].
Adjust the [MINIATURE EFFECT] settings as desired
4Touch [ ] to set the...

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Note
•When recording using [MINIATURE EFFECT]–Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual and the screen will look as if 
frames are being dropped.
–Auto Focus Mode is fixed to [ Ø].–Burst Mode, Auto Bracket, Defocus Control or Digital Zoom cannot be used.–No sound is recorded in motion pictures.–Approximately 1/10 of the time period is recorded.
(If you record for 10 minutes, the resulting motion picture recording will be approximately 
1 minute long)
•Pressing...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
You can select one of your own custom settings saved with [CUST. SET MEM.] to suit the 
picture-taking conditions.
Initial setting of the Program AE Mode is registered as the custom settings initially.
Set Recording Mode to [ ].
•For details on setting up Recording Mode, refer to P28.
Select and touch the custom settings.
•Settings for the selected custom set are displayed.•Only some of the menu items are displayed. (Refer to the following...

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∫Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings)
It is possible to register up to 3 sets of current camera settings as custom sets.
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Set in advance the Recording Mode you wish to save and select the desired menu settings on 
the camera.
1Select [CUST. SET MEM.] in the [CUSTOM] menu.  (P57)2Press 3/4  to select the custom set to register and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is...

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Recording
Recording Mode: 
RecordingTaking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and 
prioritizes focus and exposure automatically.  Even if the person is located towards the 
back or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still take a clear picture.
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The following functions will also work with the Face Recognition 
function.
In Recording Mode
–Display of corresponding name when camera detects a...

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You can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 
people.
Registration can be facilitated by taking multiple face images of each person. (up to 3 
pictures/registration)
Face Settings
∫ Point of recording when registering the face images
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Face front with eyes open and mouth closed, making sure the 
outline of the face, the eyes, or the eyebrows are not covered with 
hair when registering.
•Make sure there is no extreme shading on the face when...

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Recording
∫Registering face image of new person
Select [FACE RECOG.] on the [REC] Mode menu and then press 
[MENU/SET].  (P57)
Press  3
/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].
Press  3/4/2/ 1 to select the face recognition 
frame that is not registered, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide.
•The faces of subjects other than people (pets, etc.) cannot be 
registered.
•An information for taking face images is displayed when  1 is 
pressed....

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Select item with 3/4, and then press [MENU/SET].
•You can register up to 3 face images.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
ItemDescription of settings
[NAME]
It is possible to register names.1Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Enter the name.
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” 
section on  P121.
[AGE]
It is possible to register the birthday.1Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press 2/1 to select the items (Year/Month/Day),...

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∫Change or delete the information for a registered person
You can modify the pictures or information  of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu, and then press [MENU/SET]. 
(P57)
2Press  4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET].3Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the face image to edit or delete and then press 
[MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
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Exit the...

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∫Auto Registration
When [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON], the registration screen will display 
automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a high number of appearances.
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Registration screen is displayed after approximately 3 pictures.•It may be extremely hard to recognize only with [AUTO REGISTRATION], so register the face 
images with [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu beforehand.
∫ Registering from the automatic registration screen1Press  3 to select [YES] and then...