Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf6 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Before Use
Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera.
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The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera 
was purchased.
For details on the accessories, refer to “Basic Owner’s Manual”.
•Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery  in the text.
•Battery Charger is indicated as  battery charger or charger  in the text.•SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and  SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the 
text.
•The card is optional.•Description in this owner’s manual is based on the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042).•If any accessories are lost, customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic’s 
parts department at 1-800-833-9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1-800-99-LUMIX 
(1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts. 
						

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Names and Functions of Components
∫Camera body
1 Sensor
2 Flash  (P130)
3 Self-timer indicator  (P170)/
AF Assist Lamp  (P155)
4 Lens fitting mark (P21)
5 Mount
6 Lens lock pin
7 Lens release button  (P22)
8 Flash open button (P130)
•The flash opens, and recording with the flash 
becomes possible.
9 Touch screen/monitor  (P16)
10 [ (] (Playback) button  (P64)
11 [MENU/SET] button  (P18, 38)
12 [Q.MENU] button (P43) /[Fn1] button (P46)/
[ ] (Delete/Cancel) button  (P72)
13 Control dial  (P18)
14 [Wi-Fi] button  (P224)/[Fn2] button  (P46)
15 Wi-Fi
® connection lamp  (P224)
16 Cursor buttons  (P18)
3 /Exposure Compensation button  (P84, 89,  90, 91, 138)
1 /WB (White Balance)  (P142)
2 /AF Mode button (P147)
4 /[Drive Mode] button
This button in picture record mode will allow the user to select between the 
following options.
Single  (P58) /Burst  (P164) /Auto bracket  (P167) /Self-timer  (P170)
17 [DISP.] button (P62 , 70)
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Each time this is pressed, the display on the monitor is switched.
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18 Stereo microphone (P201)
•Be careful not to cover the microphone with your 
finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to 
record.
19 Shutter button  (P58)
20 Function lever  (P19, 124,  138)
21 Motion picture button  (P194)
22 Speaker  (P50)
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Be careful not to cover the speaker with your 
finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to hear.
23 Focus distance reference mark  (P160)
24 Mode dial (P74)
25 Camera ON/OFF switch  (P36)
26 Status indicator  (P36)
27 Intelligent Auto button  (P78)
28 Shoulder strap eyelet (P24)
•Be sure to attach the shoulder strap when using 
the camera to ensure that you will not drop it.
29 NFC antenna [ ]  (P230)
30 [HDMI] socket  (P273)
31 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket  (P273, 280 , 283, 
284)
32 Tripod mount  (P332)
•A tripod with a screw length of 5.5 mm 
(0.22 inch) or more may damage this unit if 
attached.
33 Card/Battery door  (P30)
34 DC coupler cover •
When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the 
Panasonic DC coupler (optional) and AC adaptor (optional) are used.  (P289)
35 Release lever (P30)
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25 21
19 20
18
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∫Lens
H-PS14042
(LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14 – 42 mm/
F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.) H-FS1442A
(LUMIX G VARIO 14 – 42 mm/
F3.5–5.6 
II ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.)
H-FS45150
(LUMIX G VARIO 45 – 150 mm/
F4.0 – 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.)
1 Lens surface
2Tele
3 Zoom lever  (P124)
4 Focus lever (P157)
5Wide
6 Contact point
7 Lens fitting mark (P21)
8 Focus ring  (P157)
9 Zoom ring (P124)
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You can adjust the angle of the monitor.
AWhen closing
1Flip up the bottom of the monitor lightly to open.
2 Adjust the angle of the monitor.
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Be careful not to catch your finger, etc. in the monitor.•When rotating the monitor, be careful not to apply too much force. This may cause 
scratches and malfunctions.
•When not using this unit, close the monitor completely back to the original position.
∫ Recording from a variety of angles
The monitor can be rotated to suit your needs. Th is is convenient as it allows you to take 
pictures from various angles by adjusting the monitor.
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Do not cover the AF Assist Lamp with your fingers or other objects.
Monitor
Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle
Self portrait shot
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If the monitor is rotated as shown in the illustration, the Self Portrait Mode starts.  (P76) 
						

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Touch panel of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
Use for selecting items or icons.
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When selecting features using the touch screen, be sure to 
touch the center of the desired icon.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
This is used to move the AF area, operate the slide bar, 
etc.
This can also be used to move to the next image during 
playback, etc.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch panel apar t (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
Use to enlarge/reduce the played back images or AF 
area. Touch screen
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•Touch the panel with the clean and dry finger.•If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please follow the instructions that 
accompany the sheet. (Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibility or operability.)
•Do not press on the monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens.•Do not operate with your fingernails.•Wipe the monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others.
•Do not scratch or press the monitor too hard.•For information about the icons displayed on the touch screen, refer to “Monitor Display” on 
P291 .
Not available in these cases:
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The touch panel may not function normally in the following cases.
–When touched by a gloved hand–When touched by a wet hand (water or hand cream, etc.)–When the touch panel is wet
–When you use a commercially available monitor protect sheet–When touched by multiple hands or fingers at the same time
Enabling/disabling the touch operation
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When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is displayed on the screen.
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Touch Settings]
ItemDescription of settings
[Touch 
Screen]All touch operations. When set to [OFF] , only button and dial operations 
can be used.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch Tab]
Operation to display the touch icons  by touching tabs such as [ ] 
displayed on the right of the screen.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch AF]Operation to optimize the focus or both the focus and brightness for a 
touched subject.
[AF]  (P153) /[AF+AE]  (P139)/[OFF] 
						

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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
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This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of the cursor button as 3/4/2 /1.
Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen, it 
is possible to operate with the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button if a guide like the one shown on the right is displayed.
Even on menu screens etc. on which the guide is not 
displayed, you can make settings and selections by operating 
the buttons.
Rotating the control dial:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
In this owner’s manual, turning the control dial is indicated as follows. Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
Control Dial 
						

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Function lever can be used in 2 ways, for zoom operations 
(P124) and for Exposure Compensation  (P138).
Move the lever to left or right to operate.
To assign a function to the Function Lever
You can assign a function to the function lever. The default setting is [AUTO]. Function Lever
[MENU] >[Custom] >
[Function Lever]
ItemDescription of settings
[AUTO]
When the lens is replaced, the camera automatically assigns the setting 
suitable for the lens in use.
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When using an interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) that supports the power 
zoom (electrically operated zoom), the camera assigns the [ZOOM] operation.
•When using an interchangeable lens (H-FS1442A, H-FS45150) that does not 
support the power zoom, the camera assigns the [EXP.] operation.
[ZOOM]Zoom operations are operable.
[EXP.]Exposure compensation is operable. (In the Manual Exposure Mode: 
Aperture setting is operable.)
Displaying/not displaying the operation guide
[MENU] >[Custom] >
[Dial Guide]>[ON]/[OFF]
•When [ON] is set, the operation guide for dials, buttons, levers, 
etc. is displayed on the recording screen.
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About the Lens
∫Micro Four Thirds™ mount specification lens
This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with 
the Micro Four Thirds System lens mount specification 
(Micro Four Thirds mount).
∫ Four Thirds™ mount specification lens
Lens with the Four Thirds mount specification can be 
used by using the mount adaptor (DMW-MA1: optional).
∫ Leica mount specification lens
When you use the M mount adaptor or R mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R:  
optional), you can use Leica M Mount or Leica R Mount interchangeable lenses.
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For certain lenses, the actual distance at which th e subject is in focus may differ slightly from 
the rated distance.
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor, set [Shoot w/o Lens]  (P22) to [ON].
There are functions that cannot be used,  or the operation may be different depending on 
the lens used.
Auto Focus
¢/Auto aperture setting¢/Defocus control function  (P82)/[Stabilizer]  (P122)/
[Power Zoom Lens]  (P127)/Touch zoom  (P129)/[Quick AF]  (P155)/[Shading Comp.] 
(P184)
¢ The interchangeable lens (H-PS14042, H-FS1442A or H-FS45150) is compatible with the 
Auto Focus and automatic Aperture operation during the recording of motion pictures. With 
the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042), when using the power zoom (electrically operated 
zoom); you can record motion pictures even more smoothly and quietly thanks to the 
powerful high AF following performance and silence design.
For details on the lens used, refer to the website. 
•The available flash range etc. differs depending on the aperture value of the lens you are using.•The focal length noted on the lens in use is equivalent to double when converted to the 35 mm 
film camera. (It will be equivalent to 100 mm lens when a 50mm lens is used.)
Refer to the website for details about the 3D interchangeable lens.
About the lens and functions
Refer to catalogs/Web pages for most current information regarding compatible lenses.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
 (This Site is English only.)