Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf7k Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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1.  Before Use
Care of the camera
Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure.
•The lens, monitor, or external case may be damaged if used in t he 
following conditions.
It may also malfunction or image may not be recorded if you:
–Drop or hit the camera.–Press hard on the lens or the monitor.
This camera is not dust/drip/water proof.
Avoid using the camera in places with a lot of dust, water, san d, 
etc.
•
Liquid, sand and other foreign material may get into the space around 
the lens, buttons, etc. Be particularly careful since it may no t just cause 
malfunctions, but it may also become irreparable.
–Places with a lot of sand or dust.–Places where water can come into contact with this unit, such a s when 
using it on a rainy day or at the beach.
Do not place your hands inside the mount of the digital camera 
body. Since the sensor unit is a precision apparatus, it may cause a malfunction or 
damage.
∫ About Condensation (When the lens or monitor is fogged up)
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Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity 
changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens and 
monitor stains, fungus and camera malfunction.
•If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for ab out 
2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature o f 
the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature. 
						

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Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera.
•
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. 
						

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1. Before Use
Names and Functions of Components
∫Camera body
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1Mode dial  (P40)
2Shutter button  (P38)
3Camera ON/OFF switch  (P33)
4Self-timer indicator (P170) /
AF Assist Lamp (P146)
5Intelligent Auto button  (P71)
6
Stereo microphone (P216)•Be careful not to cover the microphone with 
your finger. Doing so may make sound 
difficult to record.
7Flash (P198)
8Focus distance reference mark (P151)
9[Wi-Fi] button (P250)/[Fn1] button  (P59)
10Shoulder strap eyelet  (P19)
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Status indicator (P33)/
Wi-Fi® connection lamp  (P250)•The lamp lights green when the camera is 
turned on, and lights blue when it is 
connected to Wi-Fi.
12Intelligent Auto lamp  (P71)
13Lens fitting mark (P31)
14Sensor
15Mount
16Lens lock pin
17Lens release button  (P30)
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Speaker•Be careful not to cover the speaker with your 
finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to 
hear. 
						

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19Touch screen 
(P48)/monitor (P37)
20Flash open lever  (P198)•The flash opens, and recording with the flash 
becomes possible.
21Motion picture button  (P205)
22[(] (Playback) button  (P217)
23[HDMI] socket (P301)
24[AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket  (P302, 308, 310, 
311)
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Cursor buttons  (P42)
3/[È ] (Exposure Compensation)  (P77, 89, 
11 0 , 156)
1/[ ] (White Balance)  (P123)
2/[ ] (Auto Focus Mode)  (P137)
4/[ ] (Drive mode)  (P163)
–Single (P163)/Burst (P164) /Auto bracket 
(P167) /Self-timer  (P170)
26Control dial  (P41)
27[MENU/SET] button  (P42, 53)
28[DISP.] button (P43, 46)•Each time this is pressed, the display on the 
monitor is switched.
29[ ] (Delete) button  (P225)/
[ ] (Quick Menu/Return) button 
(P56)
30[REC. SETTING RESET] button  (P52)•Use this button to restore the default 
recording settings.
31
Tripod mount (P356)•It may not be possible to attach and securely 
fasten a tripod with a screw length of 5.5 mm 
(0.22 inch) or more to the camera. Doing so 
may also damage the camera.
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DC coupler cover (P317)•When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the 
Panasonic DC coupler (optional) and AC 
adaptor (optional) are used.
33Release lever (P25)
34Card/Battery door (P25) 
						

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∫Lens
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The interchangeable lens (H-FS12032) does not have a focus ring , but you can use manual 
focus by operating the camera. Refer to  P148 for details.
H-FS12032 1 Lens surface
2Tele
3 Zoom ring (P192)
4Wide
5 Contact point
6 Lens fitting mark  (P31)
7 Focus ring  (P148)
8 Zoom lever  (P192)
9 Focus lever  (P148)
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About the Lens
This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with 
the Micro Four ThirdsTM System lens mount specification 
(Micro Four Thirds mount).
You can also use a lens of any of the following 
standards by attaching a mount adaptor.
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For certain lenses, the actual distance at which the subject is  in focus may differ slightly from 
the rated distance.
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor, set [Shoot w/o Lens]  (P30) to [ON].
There are functions that cannot be used, or the operation may b e different depending on 
the lens used.
Auto Focus/Auto aperture setting/Defocus control function  (P76)/[Shading Comp.]  (P131)/
[Pull Focus] ([Snap Movie])  (P214)/[Quick AF]  (P145)/[Shutter Type]  (P161)/[Stabilizer] 
(P190) /[Power Zoom Lens]  (P196)/Touch zoom  (P197)
For details on the lens used, refer to the website.
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The available flash range etc. differs depending on the apertur e value of the lens you are using.•The focal length noted on the lens in use is equivalent to doub le when converted to the 35 mm 
film camera.
(It will be equivalent to 100 mm lens when a 50 mm lens is used.)
Refer to the website for details about the 3D interchangeable l ens.
LensMount adaptor
Four Thirds™ mount specification 
lens Mount Adaptor (DMW-MA1: optional)
Leica M Mount interchangeable lens M Mount Adaptor (DMW-MA2M: optional)
Leica R Mount interchangeable lens R Mount Adaptor (DMW-MA3R: optional)
About the lens and functions
Refer to catalogs/Web pages for most current information regard ing compatible lenses.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
(This Site is English only.) 
						

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1. Before Use
For smoother recording, we recommend updating the firmware of the interchangeable lens 
to the latest version.
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To view the latest information on the firmware or to download t he firmware, visit the 
support site below:
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
(This Site is English only.)•To check the firmware version of the interchangeable lens, atta ch it to the camera body and 
select [Version Disp.] in the [Setup] menu.
About the firmware of your interchangeable lens 
						

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Cards Compatible with this unit
The following cards which conform to the SD standard can be used with this unit.
(These cards are indicated as  card in the text.)
∫ About the motion picture recording and SD speed class
Confirm the SD Speed Class (the speed standard regarding contin uous writing) on a card 
label etc. when you record a motion picture.
Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 4” or more for [AVCHD ]/[MP4] motion picture 
recording.
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Please confirm the latest information on the following website.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/
(This Site is English only.)
SD Memory Card
(8 MB to 2 GB)•SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards can be 
used only with their compatible devices.
•Check that the PC and other equipment are compatible when 
using the SDXC Memory Cards.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
•This unit is compatible with UHS- I standard SDHC/SDXC 
memory cards.
•Only the cards with capacity listed left can be used.
SDHC Memory Card
(4 GB to 32 GB)
SDXC Memory Card
(48GB, 64GB)
e.g.: 
						

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2.  Getting Started/Basic Operations
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
•We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera  to prevent it from 
dropping.
1Pass the shoulder strap through the 
shoulder strap eyelet on the camera body.
A : Shoulder strap eyelet
2Pass the end of the shoulder strap through 
the ring in the direction of the arrow and then 
pass it through the stopper.
3Pass the end of the shoulder strap through 
the hole on the other side of the stopper.
4Pull the other side of the 
shoulder strap and then 
check that it will not come 
out.
•Perform steps 1 to 4 and then 
attach the other side of the 
shoulder strap.
•Use the shoulder strap around your shoulder.–Do not wrap the strap around your neck.
It may result in injury or accident.
•Do not leave the shoulder strap where an infant can reach it.–It may result in an accident by mistakenly wrapping around the  neck.
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Charging the Battery
∫About batteries that you can use with this unit
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Use the dedicated charger and battery.
•The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge t he battery before use.•Charge the battery with the charger indoors.
It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the 
genuine product are made available for purchase in some markets . Some of 
these battery packs are not adequately protected with internal  protection to meet 
the requirements of appropriate safety standards. There is a po ssibility that 
these battery packs may lead to fire or explosion. Please be ad vised that we are 
not liable for any accident or failure occurring as a result of  use of a counterfeit 
battery pack. To ensure that safe products are used, we recomme nd that a 
genuine Panasonic battery pack is used.
Charging
1Attach the battery paying 
attention to the direction of 
the battery.
2Connect the charger to the 
electrical outlet.
•The [CHARGE] indicator  A lights 
up and charging begins.
plug-in type inlet type