Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf3 Owners Manual

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•This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD and QuickTime Motion JPEG 
formats that were taken with this model (only).
•Motion pictures in AVCHD format that can be played back on this unit are [AVCHD] motion 
pictures that were recorded with this unit, AV CHD format (including [AVCHD Lite]) motion 
pictures recorded with Panasonic digital cameras (LUMIX) only.
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Press [ (].
Select a picture with a Motion Picture icon ([ ], 
[ ]) and then touch [ ] to play back.
A Motion picture icon
B The motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on 
the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as 
[8m30s].
•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not displayed for motion pictures 
recorded in [AVCHD].
•Pressing the cursor button  3 to allows you to play back motion pictures.
Display at the bottom right of the screen while playing back corresponds to  3/4/ 2/1 
on the cursor button.
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∫Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback1Display control panel by touching screen.
•If no operation is performed for 2 second s, it will return to original status.2Operate control panel by touching.
Note
•
To play back the motion pictures recorded by this unit on a PC, use the “QuickTime” or the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Motion pictures recorded with other camera may not be able to play back on this unit.•Motion pictures recorded with [MINIATURE EFFECT] in Creative Control Mode play back at 
approximately 10 times speed.
Play/PauseStop
Fast rewindFast forward
Frame-by-frame rewind
(while pausing)Frame-by-frame forward
(while pausing)
¢Increase volume level¢Reduce volume level
¢ Not displayed when playing back motion pictures recorded with [MINIATURE EFFECT] 
in Creative Control Mode.
•About fast forward/rewind playback
–Touch [ ] during playback to fast forward (touch [ ] to fast rewind). The fast 
forward/rewind speed increases if you touch [ ]/[ ] again. (The display on the 
screen changes from [ 5] to [ ].)
–Touch [ ] to resume normal playback speed.–When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than 
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You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
Touch [ ] during Motion Picture playback using touch operation.
To u c h  [ ] .
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] 
is selected. 
Touch [ ] to exit Motion Picture playback after it is executed.
Note
•It will be saved with [PICTURE SIZE] set to [S] (2 M), [ASPECT RATIO] set to [ W], and 
[QUALITY] set to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality.•While recording [MOTION JPEG], using [VGA] and [QVGA], the ability to create still pictures is 
disabled.
•You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.•[ ] is displayed during playback of still  pictures created from motion pictures.
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture 
						

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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
Press [(].
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then touch 
[].
Touch [DELETE SINGLE].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
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Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC 
adaptor (optional).
•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, 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]  > Confirmation screen is displayed. 
Picture is deleted by selecting [YES].
•It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set as favorite when 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected with the [DELETE ALL] set.
(When [DELETE MULTI] is selected) Touch the 
picture to be deleted.
(repeat this step)
•[‚ ] appears on the selected pictures. Touching again cancels 
the setting.
(When [DELETE MULTI] is selected) Touch [OK].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Picture is deleted by selecting [YES]. 
						

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Setting the Menu
When [MENU/SET] is pressed, [REC MODE] A and 5 menus 
B  ([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.
Menu Description of settings
  [REC]
  (P122  to 132)This menu lets you set the aspect ratio, number of 
pixels and other aspects of  the pictures you are 
recording.
  [MOTION PICTURE]
  (P133  to 136)This menu lets you set the [REC MODE], [REC 
QUALITY], and other aspects for motion picture 
recording.
  [CUSTOM]
  (P137  to 143)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.
 [SETUP]
  (P61  to 68)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.
 [PLAYBACK]
  (P144  to 159)This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or 
Print Settings, etc. of recorded pictures.
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•If you set [MENU RESUME] (P143) 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 control dial.
•It can also be set by the touch operation.
Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
Select the menu item by pressing  3/4 or 
by rotating the control dial.
•Select the item at the very bottom, and press  4 or 
rotate the control dial to move to the next screen.
Press [MENU/SET].
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a 
different way.
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∫Close the menu
Press [ ] several times or press the shutter button halfway.
∫ 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 control dial to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ].
3Press  1.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
Note
•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.
Select the settings by pressing  3/4 or by 
rotating the control dial.
•The figure on the right is an example of setting 
[I.DYNAMIC] from [OFF] to [HIGH].
Press [MENU/SET] to set.
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Setting the Quick Menu
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•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.
•You can also display the Quick Menu by touching [ ].
Touch the menu item.
•Menu item can be switched by touching [ ]/[ ].
Select and touch the setting.
Touch [EXIT] to exit menu once the setting is completed.
Note
•When [MINIATURE EFFECT] in Creative Control Mode is set or when the [Q.MENU/Fn] is set 
to [Fn], touch [ ] to display the Quick Menu.
[Q.MENU/Fn] button can be used in two ways, as [Q.MENU] (Quick 
Menu) or as [Fn] (function button). At  the time of purchase, it is initially 
set to Quick Menu.
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To switch the setting, select using [Q.MENU/Fn] in [CUSTOM] menu.–Some of the menus can be called up easily when [Q.MENU] (Quick 
Menu) is selected.
–Some of the functions can be called up easily when [Fn] (function button) 
is selected. Refer to  P97 for details about the function button.
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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.
A Items that can be setup as Quick Menus.
B 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 [ ]/[ ]. •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]  (P123, 124)•[QUALITY]  (P125)•[SENSITIVITY]  (P126)•[FOCUS MODE]  (P31)•[METERING MODE]  (P128)•[FLASH] (P72)•[I.RESOLUTION]  (P129)
•[I.DYNAMIC] (P130)•[EX. TELE CONV.] 
(still pictures/motion pictures)  (P71)
•[BURST RATE] (P77)•[AUTO BRACKET]  (P79)•[SELF-TIMER] (P81)•[STABILIZER] (P69)
Recording functions[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
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[AF MODE]  (P83)•[WHITE BALANCE]  (P92)•Exposure Compensation  (P76)•[APERTURE VALUE] (P100)•[SHUTTER SPEED] (P100)•[DRIVE MODE] (Single  (P33)/Burst  (P77)/
Auto bracket  (P79)/Self-timer (P81) )
•[MOTION PIC. SET]  (P133 , 134)
 [CUSTOM] menu
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[HISTOGRAM]  (P137)•[GUIDE LINE] (P138)•[REMAINING DISP.]  (P141)
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