Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gh2h Gh2k Gh2 Operating Instructions

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Preparation
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
•The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
Turn the camera on.
•The status indicator 1 lights when you turn this unit 
on.
A [MENU/SET] button
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  2/1 to select the items (year, month, 
day, hour, minute, display sequence or time 
display format), and press  3/4 to set.
A: Time at the home area
B: Time at the travel destination (P115)
‚: Cancel without setting the clock.
Press [MENU/SET] to set.
Press [MENU/SET].
•After...

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Mode switching
BasicSelecting the [REC] Mode
AMode dial
B [Fn1] button
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial.
Align a desired mode with part  C.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly and surely to adjust to each 
mode.
•[INTELLIGENT AUTO] is initially assigned to the [Fn1] 
button. It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode when the [Fn1] 
button is pressed, disabling the Recording Mode selected by 
the mode dial. It is possible to change the function assigned 
to the buttons with [Fn BUTTON...

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Basic
∫Advanced
∫ Advanced Scene Mode
Aperture-Priority AE Mode (P92)
The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set.
Shutter-Priority AE Mode (P92)
The aperture value is automatically  determined by the shutter speed you set.
Manual Exposure Mode (P93)
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture  value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
Custom Mode (P104)
Use this mode to take pictures wit h previously registered settings.
Creative Motion Picture Mode...

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Taking a Still picture
1Select the focus mode.
•Normally use the [AFS].
2Press the shutter button halfway.
(Focusing action for [AFS])
Note
•
Focus sound will not beep if the Focus Mode is set to [AFC]. Also, the AF area will not be 
displayed if the AF Mode is set to [ ].
•The focus range is different depending on the lens used.–When the 14 – 140 mm/F4.0 – 5.8 lens supplied in DMC-GH2H is used: 0.5 m (1.64 feet) to ¶
–When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens supplied in DMC-GH2K is used: 0.3...

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Basic
∫Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
•Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
The camera automatically sets the shutter  speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with...

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Basic
AAF assist lamp
•Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with 
your fingers or other objects.
•Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your 
arms still at your side and stand with your feet slightly 
apart.
•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the 
shutter button.
•When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable 
and there is no danger of colliding with another 
person, an object etc.
•You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation.
∫Direction...

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Basic
In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture 
value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. 
This is called Program Shift.
You can make the background more blurred by 
decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject 
more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when 
taking a picture in Program AE Mode.
1Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter 
speed value on the screen.
2While the values are displayed (about 10 seconds),...

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Basic
Applicable modes: 
Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture 
automatically.
1Touch [ ] in Recording Mode.
•Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with the 
Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
2Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then 
take a picture.
ARough indication of the area that can be focused with 
the Touch Shutter
•AF area with same function as [ Ø] in AF Mode is 
displayed at the position you touch, and a...

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Basic
Playing Back Pictures
Forward or rewind the image by dragging (P15) 
the screen horizontally.
Forward: drag from right to left
Rewind: drag from left to right
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by pressing 
2/1 of the cursor button.
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously  by keeping your finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures...

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Basic
Press [DISPLAY] to switch the monitor screen.
A[DISPLAY] button
•During Playback Zoom (P42), while playing back motion 
pictures (P46) and during a slide show (P140), you can only 
select “Normal display  B” or “No display  F”.
•Histogram  D is displayed in R (red), G (green), B (blue), and 
Y (luminance) during the playback.
B Normal display
C Detailed information display
D Histogram display
E Highlight display
¢
FNo display
¢ This is displayed if [HIGHLIGHT] (P129)  in the [CUSTOM] menu...