Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf5 Owners Manual

- 181 -
Connecting to other equipment
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your 
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...

Connecting to other equipment
- 182 -
Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Please turn on the power to this unit and your PC before connecting.•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them 
straight out. (Otherwise, the connectors may bend out of shape, which will cause a 
malfunction.)
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables 
other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause...

- 183 -
Connecting to other equipment
Note
•“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” is not compatible with Mac.•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 
“Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely”  (P184)  before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
•Before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor...

Connecting to other equipment
- 184 -
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Select the [ ] icon in the task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject 
DMC-XXX] (XXX varies by model).
•
Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.•If the icon is not displayed, check that [Access] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of the 
digital camera before removing the hardware.
∫ Connection in the PTP Mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR, WindowsR 7, and 
Mac OS X only)
Set [USB Mode]...

- 185 -
Connecting to other equipment
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a 
Recorder
If you insert card holding content recorded with this unit into a Panasonic recorder, you 
can dub the content to a Blu-ray Disc or DVD etc.
Methods to export still pictures and motion pictures to other devices will vary depending on 
the file format. (JPEG, RAW, MPO, AVCHD, or MP4).
•
See the operating instructions for the recorder about the details about copying and playing 
back.
•Note that the equipment...

Connecting to other equipment
- 186 -
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.
•
Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
Connect the printer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them...

- 187 -
Connecting to other equipment
1Touch [Multi Print].
2Touch the item.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
1Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then 
touch [Print].
2Touch [Print start].
•Refer to P188 for the items that can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
ItemDescription of settings
[Multi Select] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Select the picture you...

Connecting to other equipment
- 188 -
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.
•
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...

- 189 -
Connecting to other equipment
∫[Paper Size]
•
Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
∫ [Page Layout] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
•
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
- 190 -
OthersOptional accessories
You can easily widen the range of expression of the unit by installing a compatible lens.
•
We recommend that you use a conversion lens that is compatible with this unit. Use of a 
non-compatible conversion lens or adaptor may result in breakage or damage to the lens.
•For details, refer to the operating instructions of the relevant conversion lenses.
The MC protector is a transparent filter whic h affects neither the colors nor the amount of 
light, so it can...