Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf7k Basic Owners Manual

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Recording
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Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
Recording Mode: 
In this mode, the camera makes the optimal settings for the subject and scene, so we recommend it 
when you wish to leave the settings to the camera and record without thinking about them.
1Press  [¦].
•The camera will switch to either the most recently used 
of Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode.
At the time of purchase, the mode is set to Intelligent 
Auto Plus Mode.
•The Intelligent Auto lamp lights up when you set the 
camera to Intelligent Auto Mode.
•If you press the button again, the Intelligent Auto lamp will g o off, and the camera will be 
set to the Recording Mode selected with the mode dial.
2Align the screen with the subject.
•When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the 
icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 
2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual 
red. (Automatic scene detection)
∫ Switching between Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Au to Mode1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 2.3Press 3/4 to select the [ ] or [ ] tab.
4Press  1 to select [ ] or [ ] and then press  
[MENU/SET].
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If [DISP.]  is pressed, the description of the selected mode 
will be displayed.
When [iHandheld Night Shot] is set to [ON] and [ ] is detected while taking handheld night shots, 
pictures of the night scenery will be taken at a high burst spe ed and composed into a single picture.
This mode is useful if you want to take stunning night shots with minimal jitter and noise, 
without using a tripod.
Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot])
>  [Rec] > [iHandheld Night Shot]  > [ON]/[OFF]
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When [iHDR] is set to [ON] and there is, for example, strong contrast between the 
background and the subject, multiple still pictures are recorded with differing exposures 
and combined to create a single still picture rich in gradation.
[iHDR] works automatically as needed. When it does, [ ]  is displ ayed on the screen.
Recording Mode: 
You can easily set the blurrine ss of the background while checking the screen.
1Press 3 to display the setting screen.
•Each time  3 is pressed in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, the camera switches  between 
brightness setting operation, Defocus Control operation, and normal operation.
•Each time  3 is pressed in Intelligent Auto Mode, the camera switches betwe en Defocus 
Control operation and normal operation.
2Rotate the control dial to set the blurriness.
Recording Mode: 
This mode enables you to change the brightness and color tone t o your preferred settings 
from the ones set by the camera.
∫ Setting brightness
1Press 3 to display the setting screen.
•Each press of  3 switches among brightness setting, 
Defocus Control and end operation.
2Rotate the control dial to adjust brightness.
∫ Setting color
1Press  1 to display the setting screen.2Rotate the control dial to adjust color.
•This will adjust the color of the image from a reddish color 
to a bluish color.
•Press [MENU/SET] to return to the recording screen.
Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([ iHDR])
>  [Rec] > [iHDR]  > [ON]/[OFF]
Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control)
Recording images by changing the brightness or color tone
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Recording
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Taking Pictures of Yourself ([Self Shot])
Applicable modes: 
If you rotate the monitor, Self Shot Mode is activated.
You can easily take pictures of yourself while looking at the screen.
1Rotate the monitor as shown in the figure.
•When you rotate the monitor, a mirror image will be 
displayed on the monitor.
2Touch the item.
¢Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual  and the screen will 
look as if frames are dropping.
3Decide on your poses while looking at the monitor.
4Press the shutter button halfway to focus and 
then press it fully to take the picture.
•Look at the lens when recording.•Be careful not to look at the light from the flash and the 
AF Assist Lamp directly.
([Soft Skin] ) Makes people’s faces look brighter and their skin tones look so
fter.
[ ] (Off), [ ] (Low), [ ] (Medium)¢,  [ ] (High)¢
([Defocusing]) Blurs the background of detected faces. (Note that the faces fu
rther 
back in the image will be blurred with the background.)
[ ] (Off), [ ] (On)¢
([Sliming 
Mode]) Makes people look slimmer.
[ ] (Off), [ ](Low), [ ] (High)
([Shutter] )
Sets the way the shutter is released.
[ ] (Shutter button only), [ ] (Touch),
[ ] (Buddy), [ ] (Face)
([Shots])Sets the number of pictures to be taken in succession.[] (1 picture)/[ ] (2 pictures)/[ ] (3 pictures)/[ ] (4 pictures)
([Countdown])
Takes a picture after a countdown.
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Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens 
and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate Auto Focus.
1Select the menu.
2Press 2 ().
3Press 3/4 /2/ 1 to adjust the focus position, 
and press [MENU/SET].
•The assist screen is displayed, enlarging the area. (MF Assist)•Pressing [DISP.] resets the focus position back to the center. 
4Adjust the focus.
•The in-focus portions will be highlighted. (Peaking)•You can check whether the point of focus is to the near 
side or to the far side. (MF Guide)
You can perform the following operations:
¢When using an interchangeable l ens with no focus ring, you can perform these operations after 
pressing 4 to display the screen that lets  you set the area to be enlarged.
5Press the shutter button halfway.
•The assist screen will close. The recording screen will be disp layed.•You can also close the assist screen by pressing [MENU/SET].
When using an interchangeable lens (H-FS12032) with no focus ri ng
Press  1: Focuses on close-up subjects
Press  2: Focuses on distant subjects
A Slide bar•These operations are possible only on the focus 
adjustment screen.
•Pressing and holding 2/1 will increase the focus speed.
•Focus can also be adjusted by dragging the slide bar.
>  [Rec] > [Focus Mode] > [MF]
A Indicator for ¶  (infinity)BMF Assist (enlarged screen)
CPeaking DMF Guide
Button operationTouch operationDescription of operation
3/4/2 /1¢Dragging Moves the enlarged area
sPinching out/in Enlarges/reduces the screen in small steps.
sEnlarges/reduces the screen in large steps.
sSwitches the enlarged display (windowed/full screen)
[DISP.]¢[Reset]¢Resets the area to be enlarged back to the center.
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Recording
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Recording Motion Picture
Applicable modes: 
This camera can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD 
format or motion pictures recorded in MP4.
Audio will be recorded in stereo.
1Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
AElapsed recording time
B Available recording time
•Recording of motion picture appropriate for each 
mode is possible.
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while 
recording motion pictures.
•If approximately 1 minute elapses without an 
operation being performed, part of the display will 
disappear. Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make 
the display reappear.
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
2Stop the recording by pressing the motion 
picture button again.
•Still picture recording is also possible during the motion pict ure recording by fully 
pressing the shutter button.
•When a high ambient temperature, continuous recording or other  conditions cause the camera 
to overheat, the following restrictions will occur to protect the camera. Wait until the camera 
cools down.
–Continuous recording, motion picture recording, and the Wi-Fi c onnection will be temporarily 
disabled.
–If you continue recording even when [ ] is flashing on the scree n, a message will be 
displayed and the camera will turn off automatically.
•It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor  (DMW-AC10PP: optional) when 
recording motion pictures.
•If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor (DMW-AC 10PP: optional) the power 
supply is cut off due to a power cut or if the AC adaptor (DMW- AC10PP: optional) is 
disconnected etc., the motion picture will not be recorded.
•Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4]  is 29 minutes 59 seconds or 
up to 4 GB.
(For [FHD/28M/60p]/[FHD/20M/30p] in [MP4] format, the file size  is large and so the recordable 
time will drop below 29 minutes 59 seconds.)
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Recording Snap Movies
Applicable modes: 
You can specify the recording time in advance and record motion pictures casually like you 
take snapshots. The function also allows you to shift a focus a t the start of recording and 
add fade in/out effects in advance.
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Motion pictures will be recorded with [FHD/20M/30p] in [MP4].•Using the smartphone/tablet app “ Panasonic Image App ”, you can  combine motion pictures 
recorded with the camera. Music can be added and various editin g operations can be 
performed when you combine them. In addition, you can send the  combined motion picture to a 
web service. (P32)
1Select the menu. (P20)
2Select [SET] with  3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
3Press 3/ 4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [ ].
5Press [MENU/SET].
6Select [ON] with  3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
•Press the shutter button halfway to exit the menu.•If [Pull Focus] is set to [ON], set its focus.
7Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
A Elapsed recording time
B Set recording time
•Release the motion picture button right after you press it.•You cannot stop motion picture recording in the 
middle.The recording will stop automatically when the set 
recording time has elapsed.
∫To deactivate Snap Movie
Select [OFF] in step 2.
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For details, refer to the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features  (PDF  format)”.
> [Motion Picture]  > [Snap Movie]
[Record time] Sets the recording time of motion pictures.
[Pull Focus]Allows dramatic imaging expression by shifting focus gradually 
at 
the start of recording.
[Fade] Adds a fade-in (gradual appearance) effect to an image and audi
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as recording starts or adds a fade-out (gradual disappearance) 
effect to them as recording ends.
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Playback
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Playing Back Pictures
1Press [(].
2Press 2/1.
Playing Back Motion Pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD,  MP4 and QuickTime 
Motion JPEG formats.
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Motion pictures are displayed with the motion picture icon 
([ ]).
Press  3 to play back.
A Motion picture recording time
∫Operations during Motion Picture Playback 2: Play back the previous picture
1: Play back the next picture
Sending an image to a web service
If you press 
4 when displaying images one by one, you can easily send an imag e to a 
web service.
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For details, refer to the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features  (PDF  format)”.
Button 
operationTouch 
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operationTouch 
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Frame-by-frame 
rewind
(while pausing)Frame-by-frame 
forward
(while pausing)
Reduce volume levelIncrease volume 
level
¢  The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you press  1/2 again.
•If you press [MENU/SET] during a pause, you can create a pictur e from a motion picture.
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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
¢Picture groups are treated as a single picture.
(All the pictures in the selected picture group will be deleted .)
To delete a single picture
1In Playback Mode, select the picture to 
delete and then press [ ].
•The same operation can be performed by touching [ ].
2Press 3 to select [Delete Single] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Picture is deleted by selecting [Yes].
To delete multiple pictures (up to 100¢) or all the pictures
1In Playback Mode, press [ ].
2Press 3/4 to select [Delete Multi] or [Delete All] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•[Delete All]  > Confirmation screen is displayed.
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
•It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set as fa vorite when  [All Delete 
Except Favorite]  is selected with the [Delete All] set.
3(When [Delete Multi] is selected)
Press 3/ 4/2/1 to select the picture, and 
then press [MENU/SET] to set.  (Repeat this 
step.)
•[ ‚ ] appears on the selected pictures.
If [MENU/SET] is pressed again, the setting is canceled.
4(When [Delete Multi] is selected)
Press 2 to select [OK], and then press [MENU/SET] to execute.
•Confirmation screen is displayed.
Pictures are deleted by selecting [Yes].
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Wi-Fi
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What you can do with the Wi-FiR function
•The camera cannot be used to connect to a public wireless LAN connection.
Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet (P31)
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Recording with a smartphone (P31)
•Playing back pictures in the camera (P31)•Saving images stored in the camera (P31)•Sending images to an SNS (P31)
•Writing location information on images stored in the camera 
(P32)
•Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according to  your preference on a 
smartphone/tablet (P32)
Displaying pictures on a TV
Printing Wirelessly
When sending images to AV device
When sending images to PC
Using Web services
This owner’s manual refer to both smartphones and tablets as “s martphones” from this 
point on unless noted otherwise.
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For details, refer to the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features  (PDF  format)”.
Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ”
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App for AndroidTM: Android 2.3.3 or higher¢
>Search the Google PlayTM Store for “ Panasonic Image App ” or “ LUMIX ”, and install the 
app.
App for iOS: iOS 6.0 or higher (Please note that the iPhone 3GS  is not supported.)>Search the App StoreSM for “ Panasonic Image App ” or “ LUMIX ”, and install the app.
¢ Connecting to this unit with [Wi-Fi Direct] requires  Android OS  4.0 or higher and Wi-Fi 
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R support.•Use the latest version.
•Supported OSs are current as of January 2015 and are subject to  change.•Read the [Help] in the “ Image App ” menu for further details on how to operate.•The service may not be able to be used properly depending on the type of smartphone being 
used.
For information on the “ Image App ”, refer to the support site below.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
(This Site is English only.)•When downloading the app on a mobile network, high packet commu nication fees may be 
incurred depending on the details of your contract.
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Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
You can directly connect the camera to a smartphone with ease by pressing [Wi-Fi].
1Press [Wi-Fi] on the camera.
2Turn on the Wi-Fi function in the setting menu of 
the smartphone.
3Select the SSID displayed on the screen of the 
camera.
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4On the smartphone, start “ Image App ”.
•The connection confirmation screen is displayed on the 
camera. Select [Yes]. (Only when connecting for the first 
time)
When [Wi-Fi Password] is set to the default setting [OFF], 
third parties may intercept Wi-Fi radio waves and collect the 
content of communications. Set [Wi-Fi Password] to [ON] to enab le the password.
•For details, refer to the “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF  format)”.
After use, terminate the connection to the smartphone.
1Press [Wi-Fi] on the camera.
[Terminate the Connection] >[Yes]
2On the smartphone, close “ Image App ”.
For both iOS devices (iPhone/iPod touch/iPad) and Android devic es
Connecting without entering the password
For both iOS devices (iPhone/iPod touch/iPad) and Android devices
Terminating the connection
(If you are using an iOS device)
On the screen of “ Image App ”, press the home button to close th e app.
(If you are using an Android device)On the screen of “ Image App ”, press the return button twice to close the app.
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