Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these 
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and 
the balance of the subject.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative (P83) referring to the histogram  (P150) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•This does not work while in  Multi Playback, Calendar 
Playback, or Playback Zoom.
•Set to [ON] to display the [EXPO.METER] when correcting 
exposure, performing Program Shift, setting aperture, and setting 
shutter speed.
•Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.•When [EXPO.METER] is not displayed, switch the display 
information for LCD monitor by pressing [DISP.].  (P37)
•The [EXPO.METER] disappears after approximately 4 seconds if no operation is performed.
[GUIDE LINE]This will set the pattern of guide lines displayed when taking a picture.
[OFF]/[ ]/[ ]
[]:
Position can be set by dragging the 
[ ] on the guide line.
•
When it is difficult to move the guide line on 
the screen edge by touch operation, use the 
cursor button to set the position.
•Direct touch operation is also possible from 
the recording screen.
[HIGHLIGHT]
When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back, 
white saturated areas appear blinking in black and white.
This does not affect the recorded image.
[OFF]/[ON]
[EXPO.METER]Set whether or not to display the exposure meter.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ON]
[OFF] 
						

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•Refer to P101 for details.
•Refer to P96, 98  for details.
•When set to [OFF], please be aware that focus may not be achieved even with the Focus Mode 
set to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC].
•[FOCUS PRIORITY] is disabled during motion picture recording.
[AF/AE LOCK][ AE ]/[AF]/[AF/AE]
[AF/AE LOCK HOLD]
This will set the operation of [AF/AE LOCK] button when taking a 
picture with fixed focus or exposure.
[OFF]: The focus and the exposure are fixed only while you 
are pressing [AF/AE LOCK].  (P101)
If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
[ON]: The focus and the exposure remain fixed even if you 
release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it.
If you press [AF/AE LOCK] again, AF/AE Lock is 
canceled.
[DIRECT FOCUS 
AREA][OFF]/[ON]
[FOCUS PRIORITY]
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus.
[OFF]:This gives priority to the best time to take a picture so 
you can take a picture when the shutter button is 
pressed fully.
[ON]: You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought 
into focus.
[SHUTTER AF]
Set whether or not the focus is  adjusted automatically when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
[OFF]/[ON]
[PINPOINT AF TIME]
Sets the time for which the screen is enlarged when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway with Auto Focus Mode set to [ ].
[LONG] (Approx. 1.5 seconds) /[MID] (Approx. 1.0 seconds) /
[SHORT] (Approx. 0.5 seconds) 
						

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•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.–When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042, H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 
1.0m (3.29feet) to 3.0m (9.85feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached: Approx. 1.0 m (3.29 feet) to 3.5 m 
(11.5 feet)
•The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by 
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
•Remove the lens hood.•When you do not want to use the AF Assist Lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in dark 
places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In th is case, it will become more difficult to focus 
on the subject.
•The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042, 
H-FS014042) is used, but it does not affect the performance.
•The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may become harder to focus when a lens 
with large diameter is used.
•The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [OFF] in [SCENERY], [ARCHITECTURE], 
[NIGHT SCENERY] and [SUNSET] in Scene Mode.
•Refer to P97  for details.
•Refer to P97 for details.
[AF ASSIST LAMP]
AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter button 
is pressed half-way making it easier for the camera to focus when 
recording in low light conditions. (Larger AF area is displayed 
depending on the recording conditions.)
[OFF]/[ON]
[AF+MF]
It is possible to adjust focus manually after it was adjusted 
automatically.
[OFF]
[ON]:When AF lock is ON (press the shutter button halfway 
with the Focus Mode set to [AFS] or set AF lock using 
[AF/AE LOCK]), you can make fine adjustments to the 
focus manually.
[MF ASSIST][OFF]/[ON]
[MF GUIDE][OFF]/[ON] 
						

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[POWER ZOOM LENS]
This may only be selected when using a lens that is compatible 
with power zoom (electrically operated zoom). –
The interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is compatible with power 
zoom.
–The interchangeable lenses (H-FS014042, H-H014) are not 
compatible with power zoom.
(For compatible lenses, please refer to our website)
[DISP FOCAL LENGTH]:
When you zoom, the focal distance is 
displayed and you can confirm the 
zoom position.
A Current focal distance[OFF]/[ON] [e.g.: When the 
interchangeable lens  (H-PS14042) is used]
[STEP ZOOM]:
When you operate the zoom with this 
setting [ON], the zoom will stop at 
positions corresponding to 
predetermined distances.
•
[STEP ZOOM] is disabled during motion 
picture recording.
[OFF]/[ON] [e.g.: When the 
interchangeable lens  (H-PS14042) is used]
[ZOOM RESUME]:
When you switch the power switch [ON], the zoom positions when 
you last switched [OFF] are automatically restored.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ZOOM SPEED]:
You can set the zoom speed for zoom lever operations.
•
If you set [STEP ZOOM] to [ON], the zoom speed will not change.
[PHOTO]:
[H]  (High speed),  [M] (Middle speed), [L] (Low speed)
[VIDEO]:
[H]  (High speed),  [M] (Middle speed), [L] (Low speed)
[ZOOM RING]:
This may only be selected when a power zoom-compatible lens 
with a zoom lever and zoom ring is attached. When set to [OFF], 
the operations controlled by the zoom ring are disabled to prevent 
accidental operation.
[OFF]/[ON]
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•This setting is only available when the Optional Live Viewfinder is attached.•Refer to P37 for details.
•Refer to P37 for details.
•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
[LVF DISP.STYLE]
This will set the display style of the Optional Live Viewfinder.
[]:Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style
[LCD DISP.STYLE]
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor.
[]:Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style
[¦ BUTTON SWITCH]
It is possible to set how the [ ¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto Mode will operate.
[SINGLE PRESS]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[PRESS AND HOLD]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦] for a while.
[BUTTON]Enables/disables the motion picture button.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ REC AREA]
This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording 
and still picture recording.
[! ]
 (Picture)/[ ] (Motion picture) 
						

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•Refer to P197 for details.
[REMAINING DISP.]
This will switch display between the number of recordable 
pictures and available recording time.[REMAINING SHOTS]:
This will display the number of recordable pictures for still 
pictures.
[REMAINING TIME]:
This will display the available recording time for motion pictures.
[PLAY ON LCD][OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SETTINGS]
Enables/disables the Touch operation.
When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is 
displayed on the screen.
[TOUCH SCREEN]:
All touch operations. When set to [OFF], only button and dial 
operations can be used.
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH TAB]:
Touch tab operations for displaying [ ] (Touch zoom), [ ] 
(Defocus control), [ ] (Touch shutter), [Fn3] and [Fn4] icons.
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH AF]:
Operation to focus on the touched subject
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SCROLL]
This allows you to set the spee d of continuously forwarding or 
rewinding pictures using touch operation.
[
H]: High speed
[
L]: Low speed
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•When it is set to [ON], pressing the rear dial displays a dial operation guide on 
a screen that allows changes to operations.
•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots that do not exist in the subject get recorded.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust Reduction Function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on, but you can 
use this function when you see dust. (P205)
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R; optional), set it to [ON].
[DIAL GUIDE]Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide.
[OFF]/[ON]
[MENU RESUME]
The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is 
turned off.
[OFF]/[ON]
[PIXEL REFRESH]It will perform optimization of imaging device and image 
processing.
[SENSOR CLEANING]Dust reduction to blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to 
the front of the imaging device is performed.
[SHOOT W/O LENS]
It is possible to setup so the shutter will not operate when there is 
no lens on the unit.
[OFF]:You cannot press the shutter button when a lens is not 
attached to the camera body or is not attached 
correctly.
[ON]: Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit. 
						

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Playback/EditingPlaying Back Burst Pictures
∫About the Burst Picture Group
The pictures taken continuously with burst speed set to [SH] are 
recorded together as a burst group with the burst icon [ ˜].
A Burst icon
•Deleting and editing in a group unit is possible. (For example, if you 
delete a Burst Picture Group with [ ˜], all the pictures in that group 
are deleted.)
Note
•Burst pictures recorded after the number of pictures has exceeded 50000 will not be grouped.•Burst pictures recorded on other cameras may not be recognized as a Burst Picture Group. •Burst pictures will not be grouped if recorded without setting the clock.•If you delete all pictures except  one, that picture will be saved as a single picture instead of as 
a Burst Picture Group.
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Playback/Editing
Select a picture with a burst icon [˜], and then touch [ ] to play back.
•Pressing the cursor button  3 to allows you to play back burst pictures.
Display at the right of the screen while playing back corresponds to  3/4/2 /1 on the cursor 
button.
∫ Operations during Burst Picture Group playback
1Select a picture with a burst icon [ ˜], and then touch 
[].
•
The same operation can be performed by pressing  4 of the 
cursor buttons.
2Drag horizontally to transfer between images.
•You can also transfer between images by pressing  2/1 .•Touch [ ] or press  4 again to return to the normal playback screen.•The same playback controls used for normal pictures can be used for pictures within the 
burst picture group. (Such as Multi Playback, Playback Zoom and deleting images)
Continuously playing back burst pictures
Continuous playback/PauseStop
Fast rewindFast forward
Rewind
(while pausing)Forward
(while pausing)
Playing back each burst picture 
						

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Playback/EditingEditing Burst Pictures
You can edit the pictures in the Burst Picture Group as single pictures or in group units 
(including all pictures in group).
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The following editing menu can be used.–[TITLE EDIT]  (P165), [TEXT STAMP]  (P166), [CROPPING]¢1 (P170) , [ASPECT CONV.]¢1 
(P171) , [ROTATE DISP.]  (P172), [FAVORITE]  (P173), [PRINT SET]  (P174), [PROTECT] 
(P176) , [FACE REC EDIT]
¢2 (P177)
¢ 1 Cannot be used for the entire burst picture group.
¢ 2 Cannot be used for single pictures within a burst picture group.
1Press [MENU/SET] during playback to display the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. 
(P62)
2Press  3/4  to select item, and press [MENU/SET].3Select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].4Select an image with burst icon [ ˜], and perform editing.
1Select a picture with a burst icon [ ˜], and then touch 
[].
2Press [MENU/SET] to display the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.3Press  3/4  to select item, and press [MENU/SET].
4Select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].5Select the picture, and perform editing.
Editing in burst picture group units (All pictures in the burst picture group)
Editing single pictures within a burst picture group