Panasonic G6 Manual

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•You can set the aperture value, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even 
when attaching the external flash.
•Some commercial external flashes have synchro terminals with high-voltage or reversed 
polarity. Using such extra flashes may cause a malfunction or the camera may not operate 
normally.
•If you use commercially available external flashes with communication functions other than the 
dedicated one, they may not operate normally or they may be damaged. Do not use...

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Using the stereo shotgun microphone (DMW-MS2: optional), you can switch between the 
gun (ultra-directional) recording and the wide range stereo recording.
Preparations:
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Close the built-in flash, and then turn this unit off.
1Attach the dedicated stereo shotgun microphone to this unit, and then turn this 
unit on.
2Select [Special Mic.] on the [Motion Picture] menu. (P43)
•The menu items are displayed only when the stereo shotgun microphone is connected.
3Touch the item.
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By connecting the AC adaptor (optional), and then plugging them into an electrical socket, 
you can connect this unit to a PC or printer and use without worrying about the capacity of 
the battery. To use the AC adaptor, a DC coupler (optional) is required.
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Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (optional).•When using an AC adaptor, use the AC  cable supplied with the AC adaptor.
•Also read the operating instructions for the AC adaptor and DC coupler.
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Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display
•The following images are examples of when the display screen is set to [ ] (monitor 
style) in the monitor.
∫In recording
Recording in Program AE Mode [ ] On-monitor recording information
1 Recording Mode (P87)
2 Photo Style  (P186)
3 Flash Mode  (P141)
4 Recording format/Recording quality  (P211)
5 Picture size/Aspect Ratio (P188) : Extended Tele Conversion (when 
taking still pictures)  (P134)
6 Quality  (P189)
7 Focus Mode  (P162)
8AF Mode  (P161)
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∫In recording (after settings)
31 Custom settings  (P129)
32 Creative control adjustment display 
(P120)
33 Flash  (P144, 146)
34 Extended Tele Conversion (when 
recording motion pictures)  (P133)
35 Electronic shutter  (P200)
36 Picture Mode (Still picture priorities) 
(P216)
37 AF Lock  (P176)
38 Face Recognition  (P205)
39 Histogram  (P74)
40 Color
¢ 3 (P95)
41 Defocus control function¢ 3 (P93)
42 Brightness¢ 3 (P94)
43 Touch tab ( )¢ 3 (P18 , 94)
44 : Type of defocus ([Miniature  Effect])...

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¢1 Displayed only on the on-monitor recording information screen.
¢ 2 Only available when a lens that supports the Stabilizer function is attached.
¢ 3 Only displayed in the monitor.
¢ 4 It is possible to switch the display between th e number of recordable pictures and available 
recording time with the [Remaining Disp.] setting in the [Custom] menu.
¢ 5 “h” is an abbreviation for hour, “m” for minute and “s” for second.
¢ 6 This is displayed during countdown.
¢ 7 This is displayed for about...

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∫In playback Detailed information 
display Histogram display
1 Playback Mode (P225)
2 Motion picture playback  (P80)
Play panorama (P109)
Continuous Burst Picture Group 
Playback  (P82)
Continuous [Time Lapse Shot] Picture 
Group Playback  (P82)
Continuous playback of the Stop 
Motion Animation Group  (P82)
3 Protected picture  (P242)
4 Number of prints  (P240)
5 Picture size/Aspect Ratio (P188) Recording format/ : Recording quality  (P211)
6 Quality  (P189)
7 Battery indication  (P29)
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Message Display
Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.
The major messages are described below as examples.
[This picture is protected]
>Delete the picture after canceling the protect setting.  (P242)
[This picture cannot be deleted]/[Some pictures cannot be deleted]
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This feature can only be used with pictures that comply with the DCF standard.
> Perform formatting  (P63) on this unit after saving necessary data on a PC, etc.
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[Memory Card Error]/[Memory card parameter error]/[This memory card cannot be 
used]
>Use a card compatible with this unit.  (P37)
•SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB)•SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB)•SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB)
[Insert SD card again]/[Try another card]
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An error has occurred accessing the card.
> Insert the card again.
> Insert a different card.
[Read Error/Write Error 
Please check the card]
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It has failed to read or write data.
> Remove the card after turning this unit off....

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[Editing operation cannot proceed as information processing is ongoing.]
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When there are too many image files, the currently retrieving information icon ( [ ] or 
[ ]) may be displayed on the playback screen for a long period of time. During this time, 
deletion and use of the [Playback] menu are not possible.
•If this unit is turned off while acquiring information, only the pictures that have already 
acquired the information are saved as a group. When you switch on again, the information...