Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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∫Transferring images to a PC
Preparations:
Install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” to the PC.
1Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
•Please turn this unit on and your PC before connecting.•Turn the monitor toward you.•Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight h olding onto the plug.
(It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal  if it is plugged in obliquely 
or in wrong direction.)
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∫Copying to a PC without using “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
If you are not able to install “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”, you can copy f iles and folders to your 
PC by dragging and dropping files from this unit.
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The content (folder structure) on the card of this unit is as follows.
•A new folder is created when pictures are taken in the followin g situations.–After [No.Reset] (P82) in the [Setup] menu has been executed
–When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has...

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Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a 
Recorder
If you insert card holding content recorded with this unit into a 
Panasonic recorder, you can dub the content to a Blu-ray Disc o r 
DVD etc.
Methods to export still pictures  and motion pictures to other 
devices will vary depending on the file format. (JPEG, RAW, 
MPO, AVCHD, or MP4).
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You cannot dub 4K burst files (MP4 format) with [Aspect Ratio]  set 
to an option other than [16:9] to hard disk drives,...

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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 monitor.
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Group pictures will not be displayed as group pictures but as s ingle pictures.•Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the  camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
Preparations:
Turn on the camera and the printer....

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•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor (optional). If the remaining battery 
power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connecte d, the status indicator blinks 
and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop prin ting at once. If not printing, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
•Do not disconnect the USB connection cable while [ å] (Cable disconnect prohibit icon) is 
displayed.
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1Press 3.
2Press  3/4  to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3 to select [Print start] and then press [MENU/SET].
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [Yes], and print  the pictures.•Refer to P347 for the items which can be set before starting to print the pi ctures.
•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting a single picture and printing it
1Press 2/1  to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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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 whi ch 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 printe r. )
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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.
{Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5qk5q]89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mm k178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk 6q] 101.6 mm k152.4 mm
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∫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 want to print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper.
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 shee t of paper, set [Page Layout] 
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Enjoying 3D pictures
Attaching the 3D interchangeable lens (H-FT012: optional) to the camera allows you to 
take 3D pictures for extra impact.
To view 3D pictures, a television that supports 3D is required.
1Attach the 3D interchangeable lens to the camera.
2Bring the subject into the frame and record by pressing the shu tter 
button fully.
•Focusing is not required when recording 3D pictures.•Still pictures recorded with the 3D interchangeable lens attach ed are...