Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf3 Owners Manual

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Recording
•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
[¦ BUTTON SWITCH]
It is possible to set how the [ ¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto (ñ or   ) Mode will operate.
[SINGLE PRESS]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto (ñ or   ) Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[PRESS AND HOLD]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto (ñ or   ) Mode by pressing [ ¦] 
for a while.
[BUTTON]Enables/disables the motion picture button.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ REC AREA]
This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording 
and still picture recording.
[! ]
 (Picture)/[ ] (Motion picture)
[REMAINING DISP.]
This will switch display between the number of recordable 
pictures and available recording time.
[REMAINING SHOTS]:
This will display the number of recordable pictures for still 
pictures.
[REMAINING TIME]:
This will display the available recording time for motion pictures. 
						

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•[DEFOCUS CTRL] cannot be selected when you use a lens that cannot utilize the Defocus 
Control function.
[TOUCH SETTINGS]
Enables/disables the Touch operation.
The corresponding touch icon is  not displayed on the screen 
when it is set to [OFF].
[TOUCH Q.MENU]:
[ ] (Touch Quick Menu) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[DEFOCUS CTRL]:
[ ] (Defocus control) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SHUTTER]:
[ ] (Touch shutter) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH AF]:
Operation to focus on the touched subject
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH GUIDE]
When playing back the pictures, this allows you to set either to 
display or not display the guide screen of the touch panel.
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SCROLL]
This allows you to set the spee d of continuously forwarding or 
rewinding pictures using touch operation.
[
H]: High speed
[
L]: Low speed
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Recording
•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots that do not exist in the subject get recorded.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust Reduction Function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on, but you can 
use this function when you see dust. (P183)
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R; optional), set it to [ON].
[MENU RESUME]
The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is 
turned off.
[OFF]/[ON]
[PIXEL REFRESH]It will perform optimization of imaging device and image 
processing.
[SENSOR CLEANING]Dust reduction to blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to 
the front of the imaging device is performed.
[SHOOT W/O LENS]
It is possible to setup so the shutter will not operate when there is 
no lens on the unit.
[OFF]:You cannot press the shutter button when a lens is not 
attached to the camera body or is not attached 
correctly.
[ON]: Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit. 
						

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Playback/EditingUsing the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
You can use various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
•
With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [CROPPING] or [ASPECT CONV.], a new edited picture is 
created. A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the card so we 
recommend checking that there is free space before editing the picture.
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched.
•This is a menu that is only displayed when 3D display is possible. Refer to  P162 for details.
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can 
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed  interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show co mposed of only still pictures, only motion 
pictures, only 3D pictures etc.
We recommend this feature when you view your  pictures by connecting the camera to a 
TV.
1Select [SLIDE SHOW] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P57)
2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P162 for the method to playback [3D] pictures in 3D.•During [CATEGORY SELECTION], press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
category, and then press [MENU/SET] to proceed to step 3.
For details on categories, refer to  P146.
3Press 3 to select [START] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press  4 to finish the slide show.
•Normal Playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
[2D/3D SETTINGS]
[SLIDE SHOW] 
						

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Playback/Editing
∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2/ 1.
¢ These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode or during motion picture 
playback.
•The menu screen is restored when [ ] is pressed.
∫Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] 
on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
•
When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
•[AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures 
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
•[EFFECT] is set to [OFF] when playing a slide show with motion pictures only.•While viewing pictures in Portrait Mode (vertical) some selections in the [EFFECT] feature are 
disabled.
[SETUP]
[DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.
•
[DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.
3Play/Pause
4Stop
2Back to previous picture¢
1Ahead to next picture¢
Control dialVolume adjustment
ItemSettings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT] OFF/ON
[SOUND] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]:
Music is played when the still pictures are played 
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures 
are played back.
[MUSIC]: Music is played back.
[AUDIO]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back. 
						

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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. (P57)2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P162 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.•Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
¢ Press  3/4/2/1  to select the person to play back and then press [MENU/SET].
[PLAYBACK MODE]
Recording information 
e.g. Scene ModesRecording 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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Playback/Editing
You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be stamped 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P148).
1Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P57)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Enter the text.  (P121)
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Note
•To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input screen.•You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” 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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You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the 
recorded pictures.
1Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P57)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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Playback/Editing
6Press 3/4  to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
7Press [ ].8Press  3/4  to select [OK] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
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 
been 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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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.  (P57)2Press 2/1  to select the motion picture to divide, and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  4.
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed while processing the dividing.
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  (P49) or 
[MOTION JPEG PLAY] in the [PLAYBACK MODE]  (P146).
•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 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.