Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf3 Owners Manual

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.
Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
Touch the slide bar to set.
•Setting can also be performed by rotating the control dial.
Recording of pictures or motion pictures.
•It is also possible to record a picture by touching [ ]. 
•Defocus Control operation can be ended by touching [ ].
Note
•On the Defocus Control setting screen of Intelligent Auto (ñ...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
(Program AE Mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] Mode 
menu.
Set Recording Mode to [ ].
•For details on setting up Recording Mode, refer to  P28.
Note
•The shutter speed is automatically set between about 20 seconds 
and 1/4000th of a second in the following cases....

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In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without 
changing the exposure. This is called Program Shift.
You can make the background more blurred by  decreasing the aperture value or record a 
moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in 
Program AE Mode.
1Press the shutter button halfway and display the 
aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen.
2While the values are displayed (about 10 seconds),...

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Recording Mode: 
Recording Motion Picture
This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG.
Audio will be recorded in monaural.
The functions available when recording motion pictures differ according to the lens you are 
using, and 
the operational sound of the lens may be recorded.Refer to page 12  for details.
Focusing varies depending on the settings of the [FOCUS MODE] and the 
[CONTINUOUS AF] in the [MOTION...

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Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible.
Recording Motion Picture
•Screen here is an example of when the Recording Mode is set to [ ] (Program AE 
Mode).
Start recording by pressing the motion picture 
button.
A Elapsed recording time
B  Available recording time
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while recording 
motion pictures.
•When recording a motion picture, do not cover the microphone 
with your fingers or other objects.
•For the setting of the...

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Note
•Audio will not be recorded for 0.5 seconds after it starts recording if the motion picture button is 
kept pressed. Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
•The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated 
during the recording of a motion picture.
•The available recording time will be accurately updated at the end of each recording.•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after...

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Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
Press [(].
Forward or rewind the image by dragging  (P10) 
the screen horizontally.
Forward: drag from right to left
Rewind: drag from left to right
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by pressing 
2 /1  of the cursor button.
•Speed of picture forwarding /rewinding changes depending on the playback status.•You can forward or rewind pictures continuous ly by keeping your finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after...

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Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
To u c h  [ ] .
•It is possible to switch the playback screen by touching the 
following icons.
–[ ]: 1 screen–[ ]: 12 screens–[ ]: 30 screens
–[ ]: Calendar screen display
•Playback screen can also be switched by rotating the control 
dial.
•Switch the screen by touching [3]/[4] if these are displayed on 
the slide bar.
•Screen can be switched by dragging the slide bar up or down 
(P10) .
A Slide bar
•The screen can be switched gradually by...

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Note
•The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the Calendar screen is first displayed.
•If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
•You can display the Calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.•If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2011.•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the...

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Touch [ ] to switch the monitor screen.
•Screen will switch as follows:–With information–Detailed information display¢1 (P181)–Histogram display¢ 1 (P181)
–Without information (Highlight display)¢ 1, 2, 3
–Without information ( A)¢3
¢1 It is not displayed during the Playback Zoom, while playing 
back a motion picture, or during slide show.
¢ 2 This is displayed if [HIGHLIGHT]  (P138) in the [CUSTOM] 
menu is set to [ON].
¢ 3 If it is not operated for a certain length of time, [ ] alone will...