Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gh3 Owners Manual

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2Turn on the TV and select the input to match the connector in use.
3Turn the camera on and then press [(].
•Input of the TV will switch automatically  and playback screen is displayed when 
connected to a VIERA Link compatible TV using an HDMI mini cable with the [VIERA 
Link]  (P50)  set to [ON].  (P252)
•Depending on the [Aspect Ratio], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the 
left and right of the pictures.
•Change the screen mode on your TV if the...

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1Connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with 
a HDMI mini cable (optional) (P250).
2Turn the camera on and then press [ (].
3Operate with the remote control for the TV.
•Operate with reference to the operation icons displayed on the screen.
•To play back the audio of the motion pictures, set the [Sound] in the Slide Show setting screen 
to [AUTO] or [Audio].
•It is recommended to connect this unit to an HDMI terminal other than the HDMI1 if there...

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∫Other linked operations
Turning this unit off:
If you use the remote control for the TV to turn the TV off, this unit is also turned off.
Automatic input switching:
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If you connect with a HDMI mini cable and then turn this unit on, and then press [ (], the input 
channel on the TV automatically switches to this unit’s screen. If the TV’s power is in standby 
status, it will turn on automatically (if [Set] has been selected for the TV’s [Power on link] 
setting)....

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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...

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The supplied CD-ROM includes the following software.
Install the software on to your computer before use.
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PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.5 PE (Windows XP/Vista/7)
This software allows you to acquire pictures to the PC, and also categorize these acquired 
pictures by their recording date or the model name of the camera used. You can resize pictures 
and add effects to the pictures. Various printing functions, such as layout printing, and writing 
function to CD-R
¢ are supported too....

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∫Installing supplied software
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Before inserting the CD-ROM, close all running applications.
1Check the environment of your PC.
•Operating environment of “PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.5 PE ”
–OS:
WindowsR XP (32bit) SP3,
Windows VistaR (32bit) SP2,
WindowsR 7 (32bit/64bit) or SP1
–CPU:
PentiumR III 500 MHz or higher (WindowsR XP),
PentiumR III 800 MHz or higher (Windows VistaR),
PentiumR III 1 GHz or higher (WindowsR 7)
–Display:
1024k768 pixels or more (1920k 1080 pixels or more...

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∫Transferring pictures to a PC
1Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Please turn this unit on and your PC before connecting.•Turn the monitor toward you.•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 or a genuine 
Panasonic USB...

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∫Copying to a PC without using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
If you are not able to install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, you can copy files and folders to your 
PC by dragging and dropping files from this unit.
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The content (folder structure) on the card of this unit is as follows.
•AVCHD motion pictures may not be imported correctly when copied as files or folder.  We 
recommend using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” on the CD-ROM (supplied) for importing files. Refer to 
P254  for details.
•A new...

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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, MP4 or MOV).
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See the operating instructions for the recorder about the details about copying and playing 
back.
∫ Dubbing with...

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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 monitor.
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Grouped pictures are displayed individually.•Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
1Connect the printer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Turn the monitor...