Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf3 Owners Manual

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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
•Some PCs can read directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to the 
operating instructions of your PC.
•If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a message 
prompting you to format may appear. (Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased 
so do not choose to format.)
If the card is not recognized, please refer to the...

Connecting to other equipment
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AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining battery 
power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator 
blinks and the alarm beeps.
Refer to...

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Connecting to other equipment
∫Viewing the contents of the card using the PC (folder composition)
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.
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After [NO.RESET]  (P68) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed•When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
•When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Select...

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Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor.
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Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out....

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Selecting a single picture and printing it
1Press 2/1  to select the picture and then press [MENU/
SET].
2Press  3 to select [PRINT START] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P176 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
1Press  3.
2Press  3/4  to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple...

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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single 
picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing 
them” procedures.
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When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the 
camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout 
on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [PRINT...

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∫[PAPER SIZE]
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Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
∫ [PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
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An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫ Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you...

Others
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OthersOptional accessories
The MC protector (optional) is a transparent filter which affects neither the colors nor the 
amount of light, so it can always be used to protect the camera’s lens.
The ND filter (optional) reduces the amount  of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to 
adjusting the aperture value 3 increments) without affecting the color balance.
PL filter (optional) will suppress the reflected  light from a metal or non spherical surfaces 
(flat non-metallic surfaces, water...

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Others
LCD Monitor Display
∫In recording
Recording in Program AE Mode [ ] (Initial setting)
1 Recording Mode (P28)
2 Flash Mode  (P72)
3 REC MODE (when recording motion  pictures)  (P133)/Recording quality  (P134)
4 Picture size  (P124)
5 Quality  (P125)
6 Optical Image Stabilizer
¢ 1 (P69) /
: Jitter alert (P70)
7:Burst  (P77)
: Auto Bracket  (P79)
:Self-timer  (P81)
8 Battery indication  (P19)
9 Touch Quick Menu (P59)
Ô: Recording state (Flashes red.)/
Focus  (P32) (Lights green.)
10 Touch...

Others
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∫In recording (after settings)
24 Custom settings  (P114)
25 Extra Tele Conversion (when recording  motion pictures)  (P71)
26 Extra Tele Conversion (when taking still  pictures)  (P71)
27 Histogram  (P137)
28 Digital Zoom  (P71)
29 WIND CUT (P135)
30 Defocus control function  (P41)
31 Spot metering target  (P128)
32 Self-timer
¢ 4 (P81)
33White Balance Bracket  (P96)
34 Available recording time¢2  (P25) :¢3
35White Balance Fine Adjustment (P95)
36 White Balance  (P92)/: Color  (P40)
37...