Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Setting the Menu
This camera offers menu selections that allow you to customize its operation to maximize 
your picture taking experience.
In particular, the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s 
clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
∫Types of menus
Menu Description of settings
  [REC]
  (P136  to 145)This menu lets you set the aspect ratio, number of 
pixels and other aspects of  the pictures you are...

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•If you set [MENU RESUME] (P157) in the [CUSTOM] menu to [ON], the screen shows the last 
selected menu item when the camera was turned off.
It is set to [ON] at the time of purchase.
∫ Close the menu
Press [ ] several times or press the shutter button halfway.
Setting menu items
Press [MENU/SET].
Select the menu item by pressing  3/4 or 
by rotating the rear dial.
•Select the item at the very bottom, and press  4 or 
rotate the rear dial right to move to the next screen.
Press [MENU/SET] or...

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∫Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] menu from [REC] Mode menu
1Press  2.A Menu toggle icon
2Press  4 or rotate the rear dial to select the 
[SETUP] menu icon [ ].
3Press  1 or the rear dial.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
Note
•There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
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Setting the Quick Menu
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display 
style the camera is in. Items that cannot be used are displayed in gray.
Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu.
Touch the menu item.
•Menu item can be switched by touching [ ]/[ ].
Select and touch the setting.
Touch [EXIT] to exit menu once the setting is completed.
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∫ Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
Up to 15 items to be used can be setup  as Quick Menus. Set the menu items depending 
on the recording conditions, etc.
1Touch [ ].
2Select the menu in the top row and drag it to the 
bottom row.
A Items that can be setup as Quick Menus.
B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu 
screen.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, drag it into 
the menu item to be replaced.
New item can be set replacing the old item.
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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their 
settings before using them.
For details on how to select the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P62.
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Refer to “Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)” on  P27  for other information.
U [CLOCK SET]
Setting Date/Time.
1Press  2/1 to select the items, and 
press  3/4  to set.
A [WORLD TIME] setting
To set the display order and the time 
display format.
•Setup screen for...

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•Setup/cancel of summer time [ ] can be performed by pressing 3 at the time the area is 
selected.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
 [WORLD TIME]
Set the time in your home area and travel destination.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and 
record them on the pictures you take.
After selecting [DESTINATION] or [HOME], press  2/1 to 
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•The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [WORLD TIME] to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in 
the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•On pictures taken...

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•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
•It will adjust the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is in use, and the viewfinder when Optional 
Live Viewfinder (P196) is in use.
•Some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor/viewfinder. However, 
this does not affect the recorded pictures.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the  LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear differently from actuality on the LCD...

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•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel [SLEEP MODE].•[SLEEP MODE] is fixed to [2MIN.] when [AUTO LCD OFF] is set to [15SEC.] or [30SEC.].•Press any button to turn on the LCD monitor again.•[SLEEP MODE] does not work in the following cases.–When using the AC adaptor–When connecting to a PC or a printer–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a slide show
•If it is set to [HOLD] when the camera is set to [ ] or [ ], switching of the playback...