Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Tips for taking good pictures
Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep 
your arms still at your side and stand with your 
feet slightly apart.
•Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp A with your 
fingers or other objects.
•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.
•Using the Optional Live Viewfinder, you can adju st the viewfinder angle when recording with a 
low camera angle. This feature is convenient for recording low-lying subjects such as flowers, 
etc.  (P196)
This function detects the vertical orientati on when you record with the camera vertically 
orientated. When you play back the recording,  the recording is automatically displayed in 
vertical orientation. (Only available when [ROTATE DISP.]  (P172)  is set to [ON].)
•
When recording with this unit, Direction Detection can be performed even if you are using a 
lens that is not compatible with the Direction Detection Function.
•When the camera is held vertically and tilted si gnificantly up or down to record, the Direction 
Detection Function may not work correctly.
•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.•You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation.
Detects orientation of camera  (Direction Detection Function)
When taking pictures
When playing back pictures 
						

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Applicable modes: 
Taking a Still picture
Press [AF/MF].
Touch the Focus Mode to select.
•You can also select a Focus Mode by continuously pressing 
[AF/MF]. When you press the shutter button halfway, the 
camera is set to the selected Focus Mode. This is convenient 
when, for example, you are using the Optional Live 
Viewfinder. 
How to set focus when taking  a still picture (AFS/AFF/AFC)
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•Select the Focus Mode according to the movement of the subject and the scene you are 
recording.
•When recording using [AFF], [AFC]–It may take time to focus on the subject when operate the zoom from Wide to Tele or 
suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
–Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.–While the shutter button pressed halfway, shake may be seen on the screen.•Depending on the lens used, [AFF] and [AFC] may not operate. Refer to the website on 
P13.
AFS
Subject is still
(Scenery, anniversary 
photograph, etc.)
“AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”.
Focus is set automatically when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is 
pressed halfway.
AFF
Movement cannot be 
predicted
(Children, pets, etc.)“AFF” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Flexible”. In 
this mode, focusing is performed automatically when 
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
If the subject moves while the shutter button is 
pressed halfway, the focus is corrected to match the 
movement automatically.
AFC
Subject is moving
(Sport, trains, etc.)“AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus 
Continuous”. In this mode, while the shutter button is 
pressed halfway, focusing is constantly performed to 
match the movement of the subject. When the 
subject is moving, the focusing is performed by 
predicting the subject position at the time of 
recording. (Movement prediction)
MFSet the focus manually.  (P97) 
						

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Touch [SET].
Press the shutter button halfway.
¢1 When AF Mode is set to [ ], the first AF area at which focus is achieved may be 
displayed momentarily while pressing halfway.
¢ 2 A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the pressing halfway.
•When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if 
[AFS] has been set. In this case, the display will change to the yellow [AFS].
Focus ModeAFS
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject is not 
focused
Focus indication AOn Blinks
AF area BGreen —
Sound Beeps 2 times—
Focus ModeAFF/AFC
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject is not 
focused
Focus indication AOn Blinks or Off
AF area B
Green
¢1—
Sound Beeps 2 times
¢2—
B
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Note
•The focus range is different depending on the lens used.–When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is used: 0.2 m (0.66 feet) (Wide to focal length 
20 mm) to  ¶, 0.3m (0.99feet) (focal length 21 mm to Tele) to  ¶
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to ¶
–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is used: 0.18 m (0.59 feet) to ¶
∫ 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
•Set the drive mode to [ ] by pressing  4().
Selecting the Recording Mode.
Taking a Still picture
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
AAperture value
B Shutter speed
•Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed. (It 
will flash in red if the correc t exposure is not achieved, 
except when set to flash.)
•When the image is correctly focused, the picture 
will be taken, since the [FOCUS PRIORITY]  (P152) 
is set initially to [ON].
Press the shutter button fully (push it in 
further), and take the picture.
AB 
						

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Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture 
automatically.
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
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Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with the 
Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
3Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then 
take a picture.
•
AF area with same function as [Ø] in AF mode is 
displayed at the position you touch, and picture is taken 
when it is focused when the AF mode is set to [ š], [ ], [ ], or [ Ø].
•The position you touched is enlarged and picture is taken when it is focused when the AF 
mode is set to [ ]. (Cannot be set at the edge of the screen)
•If the histogram is displayed on top of the subject you want to touch, touch the subject 
after first moving the histogram by dragging it  (P11).
4Touch [ ] to cancel the Touch Shutter function.
Note
•
If [FOCUS PRIORITY] is [ON], when the Focus Mode is set to [AFS] and the Touch Shutter 
fails, if the AF area briefly turns red and disappears, this signifies that the picture cannot be 
taken under the current conditions.
When set to [AFF] or [AFC], the picture will not be taken if the focus indication is flashing green, 
but if the subject comes into focus while you are touching the screen, the picture will be taken.
•Measurement of brightness is performed on t he spot touched when the [METERING MODE] 
(P140)  is set to [ Ù]. At the edge of the screen, the metering may be affected by the brightness 
around the touched location.
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
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Press [DISP.] to change.
•You can select between [ ] (LCD monitor style) and [ ] 
(viewfinder style) for each of the LCD monitor and the Optional Live 
Viewfinder display screen using [LCD DISP.STYLE] and [LVF 
DISP.STYLE] in the [CUSTOM] menu.
[LVF DISP.STYLE] can only be selected when the Optional Live 
Viewfinder is attached.
([ ] LCD monitor style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of LCD monitor display)
A With information
¢
BWithout information
C With information (tilt sensor display)¢
DWithout information (tilt sensor display)
([ ] viewfinder style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of display on Optional Live Viewfinder)
E With information (detailed information)
¢
FWith information
G With information (detailed information, tilt sensor display)¢
HWith information (tilt sensor display)
¢ Histograms are displayed when the [HISTOGRAM] of the [CUSTOM] menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting the [EXPO.METER] of the 
[CUSTOM] menu to [ON].  (P151)
Note
•Guide lines are displayed when the [GUIDE LINE] of the [CUSTOM] menu is set to anything 
except [OFF].
•Refer to P38  for details about the tilt sensor display.
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
DISP.
989898AFSAFSAFS
L
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L
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 \b 
98 98
98AFS
AFS
AFS0
098
98
98AFS
AFS
AFS0
098
98
98AFS
AFS
AFS0
098
98
98AFS
AFS
AFS0
098
98
98AFS
AFS
AFS0
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98
98AFS
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AFS0
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∫About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt of the camera etc.
1Press [DISP.] several times to display the tilt sensor.2Check the tilt of the camera.
A Horizontal direction:Correcting tilt to the leftBVertical direction:Correcting downward tilt
•When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes to green.•When recording with a vertical orientation, the display automatically switches to a 
vertically orientated display.
Note
•Even after correcting the tilt, there may still be an error of approximately ± 1°.•When [Fn BUTTON SET] of the [CUSTOM] menu is set to [LEVEL GAUGE], you can switch 
the tilt sensor display on/off by pressing function button.
•When tilted significantly upwards or downwards to record, the tilt sensor display may not be 
displayed correctly, and the Direction Detection Function (P31)  may not work correctly. 
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Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function 
(Intelligent Auto Mode)
In this mode, the camera makes the optimal settings for the subject and scene, so we 
recommend it when you wish to leave the settings to the camera and record without 
thinking about them.
Press [¦].
•The camera will switch to either the most recently used of Intelligent 
Auto Mode or Intelligent Auto Plus Mode.  (P42) At the time of 
purchase, the mode is set to Intelligent Auto Mode.
•[¦] button will light up when it is switched to Intelligent Auto Mode.
[¦] button is turned off during recording to prevent the light reflecting 
on glass or similar, but this is not a malfunction.
•[¦] button is turned off when it is pressed again, and it will be set to 
the [REC] Modes selected by the mode dial.
•Defocus control can be set by touching [ ] on the recording screen 
and then touching [ ].  (P44)
•When the subject is touched, AF Tracking function works. It is also 
possible by pressing the cursor button towards  2, and then pressing 
the shutter button halfway. For details, refer to  P93.
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∫Scene Detection
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene 
concerned is displayed in blue for  2 seconds, after which its color 
changes to the usual red.
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it 
will adjust the focus and exposure.  (Face Detection)
•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the Scene Mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take 
care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
•An optimum scene for the specified subjec t will be chosen when set to AF tracking.•When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] 
is displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ].
•Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same 
subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the 
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
–Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is 
shaken, when zoom is used
•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate Recording Mode.
¦>[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]•
Only when [ ] (AUTO) is selected
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
[i-BABY]¢
[i-SUNSET]
¢
When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be displayed for birthdays of 
registered faces already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or 
younger is detected.
¦>[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-LOW LIGHT]
[i-MACRO]