Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Connecting to other equipment
∫Viewing the contents of the card using the PC (folder composition)
A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the following situations.
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After [NO.RESET]  (P73) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed•When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
•When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Select...

Connecting to other equipment
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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 LCD monitor.
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Burst pictures will be displayed as a list, and not as a group.•Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
A USB connection cable (supplied)
•Check the directions of the...

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Selecting a single picture and printing it
1Press 2/1  to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2Press  3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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Refer to  P194 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pictures.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
1Press  3.
2Press  3/4  to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT]...

Connecting to other equipment
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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a single 
picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multiple pictures and printing 
them” procedures.
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When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is not supported by the 
camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout 
on the printer. (For details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [PRINT...

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∫[PAPER SIZE]
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Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
∫ [PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
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An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫ Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you...

Others
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OthersOptional accessories
When using the Optional Live Viewfinder (DMW-LVF2; optional), you can view the 
recording screen even when taking pictures with a low camera angle.
Preparations:
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Turn off the camera.•Remove the hot shoe cover that is attached to the camera. (P9)
Insert the Optional Live Viewfinder fully and securely into the hot 
shoe.
Switch [ON] the camera.
Switch to and from the Optional Live Viewfinder by pressing 
[LVF/LCD].
Optional Live Viewfinder
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You can switch...

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Others
∫Monitor priority
When [PLAY ON LCD] is set to [ON] on the [CUSTOM] menu  (P156), the LCD monitor is 
turned on 
when switching from Recording Mode to Playback Mode.You can save the time it would take to switch the display to the LCD monitor even when 
using the Live Viewfinder to record.
Note
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When attaching and detaching the Optional Live  Viewfinder, be sure to do so slowly and 
carefully.
•The Optional Live Viewfinder cannot  be used with the external flash.•When a strap is fitted, do...

Others
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After attaching the external flash (DMW-FL220, DMW-FL360, DMW-FL500; optional), the 
effective range will be increased when compared to the camera’s built in flash.
Preparations:
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Turn off the camera and close the built-in flash.•Remove the hot shoe cover that is attached to the camera. (P9)
∫Using the dedicated flash (DMW-FL220; optional)
Attach the dedicated flash to the hot shoe and then turn on the 
camera and the dedicated flash.
Select [FLASH] on the [REC] Mode menu.  (P62)
Press...

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Others
Note
•This cannot be used simultaneously with the Optional Live Viewfinder.•You can set the aperture value, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even 
when attaching the external flash.
•Some commercial external flashes have synchro terminals with high-voltage or reversed 
polarity. Using such extra flashes may cause a malfunction or the camera may not operate 
normally.
•If you use commercially available external flashes with communication functions other than the...

Others
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If you use the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional), you can avoid jitter (camera shake) 
when using a tripod and you can keep the shutter pressed fully when taking pictures with 
[B] (Bulb) or Burst Mode. The remote shutte r works similar to the shutter button on the 
camera.
Note
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Always use a genuine Panasonic remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional).•You cannot operate the camera with the remote shutter in the following cases.–When the Sleep Mode is canceled–When starting/ending the...