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 
recording.
  [MOTION PICTURE]
  (P146  to 149)This menu lets you set the [REC MODE], [REC 
QUALITY], and other aspects for motion picture 
recording.
  [CUSTOM]
  (P150  to 157)Operation of the unit, such as displaying of the 
screen and button operations, can be set up 
according to your preferences. Also, it is possible 
to register the modified settings.
 [SETUP]
  (P66  to 73)This menu lets you perform the clock settings, 
select the operating beep tone settings and set 
other settings which make it easier for you to 
operate the camera.
 [PLAYBACK]
  (P162  to 177)This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or 
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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 the rear dial.
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a 
different way.
Select the settings by pressing  3/4 or by 
rotating the rear dial.
•The figure on the right is an example of setting 
[I.DYNAMIC] from [OFF] to [HIGH].
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to set.
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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.
•When the item is dragged from the bottom row to the 
top row, the setting will be canceled and that space will 
become empty.
•Menu item or Settings can be switched by touching [ ]/[ ].•Items that can be set are as follows:
3Touch [EXIT].
•It will return to screen of above step 1. Touch [EXIT] to switch to the recording screen.
[REC] Mode menu
•[PHOTO STYLE]  (P136)•[PICTURE SETTING]  (P138)•[QUALITY] (P139)•[METERING MODE]  (P140)•[FLASH] (P78)•[FLASH ADJUST.]  (P142)
•[I.RESOLUTION] (P142)•[I.DYNAMIC] (P142)•[EX. TELE CONV.] 
(still pictures/motion pictures)  (P76)
•[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P76)•[STABILIZER] (P74)
Recording functions[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
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[AF MODE]  (P91)•[SENSITIVITY]  (P108)•[WHITE BALANCE]  (P103)•[DRIVE MODE] (Single  (P35)/Burst  (P84)/
Auto bracket  (P86)/Self-timer (P89) )
•[MOTION PIC. SET]  (P146 , 147)•[PICTURE MODE]  (P148)
 [CUSTOM] menu
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[HISTOGRAM]  (P150)•[GUIDE LINE] (P151)•[ REC AREA]  (P155)
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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 display order and the 
time display format is displayed by 
selecting [STYLE] and then pressing 
[MENU/SET].
2Press [MENU/SET] to set.
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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 
select an area, and press [MENU/SET] to set.
•
Set [HOME] first thing after purchasing. [DESTINATION] can be set 
after setting up [HOME].
“  [DESTINATION]:
Travel destination area
A Current time of the destination 
area
B Time difference from home area
–  [HOME]:
Your home area
C  Current time
D  Time difference from GMT 
(Greenwich Mean Time)
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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 before the departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the number 
of days that have passed is not recorded.
•If the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in wh ite, there is a time difference that involves date 
change between the [HOME] and [DESTINATION]. (It will be recorded)
•The [TRAVEL DATE] feature is disabled when recording [AVCHD] motion pictures.•While recording motion pictures, the [LOCATION] feature is disabled.
•The [E-SHUTTER VOL] only works when set to [SH] for Burst Mode.
—  [TRAVEL DATE]
Departure date and return date of the travel as well as the name 
of the travel destination can be set.
You can display the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures 
with [TEXT STAMP] (P166) .
[TRAVEL SETUP]:
[OFF]: Elapsed days are not recorded.
[SET]: Departure date and return date are set. Elapsed days 
(how many days after) of the travel are recorded.
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The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after 
the return date.If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is set to [OFF], [LOCATION] 
will be also set to [OFF].
[LOCATION]:
[OFF]
[SET]: Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording.
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For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on 
P135 .
[BEEP]
Set the volume for electronic noises and the electronic shutter 
noise.
 [BEEP VOLUME]:
[s ] (Muted)
[t ] (Low)
[u ] (High)  [E-SHUTTER VOL]:
[ ] (Muted)
[] (Low)
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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 monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to standard brightness after 30 seconds when recording 
in [MODE1]. It will light up brightly again by button or touch operation.
•If the screen is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc. shining on it, use your hand or 
another object to block the light.
•The number of recordable pictures decreases in [AUTO] and [MODE1].•[AUTO] is only available in the Recording Mode.•[AUTO] is disabled during motion picture recording.•When the menu screen is displayed in a dark environment etc., the LCD monitor becomes 
darker even if [LCD MODE] is set to [MODE2].
•The initial setting when using the AC adaptor (optional) is [MODE2].
u  [VOLUME]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels.
 [LCD DISPLAY]/
[VIEWFINDER]
Brightness, color, or red or blue tint of the LCD monitor/Optional 
Live Viewfinder is adjusted.
1Select the settings by pressing  3/
4, and adjust with  2/1  or the rear 
dial.
2Press [MENU/SET] to set.
 [LCD MODE]
The brightness of the LCD monitor can be adjusted.
„  [AUTO]:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright 
it is around the camera.
 [MODE1]:
Make the LCD monitor brighter.
 [MODE2]:
Set the LCD monitor to the standard brightness.
 [MODE3]:
Make the LCD monitor darker.
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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 screen 
display or enlargement by rotating the rear dial is possible during Auto Review.
•Regardless of the Auto Review setting, pictures will automatically be reviewed when taking 
burst pictures with [SH] or [H] set, and recording with Auto Bracket. (Will not hold)
•[AUTO REVIEW] is disabled when Burst Mode is set to [M] or [L].•When [AUTO REGISTRATION] in [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [AUTO REVIEW] can only be 
set to [3SEC.] or [5SEC.].
q  [ECONOMY]
You can conserve the battery life by setting these menus.
Also, it will turn off the LCD monitor automatically when not in use 
to prevent discharge of the battery.
p [SLEEP MODE]:
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[OFF]/[1MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[10MIN.]
 [AUTO LCD OFF]:
The LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the camera has not 
been used for the time selected on the setting.
[OFF]/[15SEC.]/[30SEC.]
o  [AUTO REVIEW]
Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking the 
still picture.
[OFF]/[1SEC.]/[3SEC.]/[5SEC.]
[HOLD]:
The pictures are displayed until shutter button is pressed halfway.