Panasonic G6 Manual

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Before Use
Care of the camera
Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure.
•The lens, monitor, or external case may be damaged if used in the 
following conditions. 
It may also malfunction or image may not be recorded if you:
–Drop or hit the camera.–Press hard on the lens or the monitor.
This camera is not dust/drip/water proof.
Avoid using the camera in places with a lot of dust, water, sand, 
etc.
•
Liquid, sand and other foreign material may get into the space around 
the lens, buttons, etc. Be particularly careful since it may not just cause 
malfunctions, but it may also become irreparable.
–Places with a lot of sand or dust.–Places where water can come into contact with this unit, such as when 
using it on a rainy day or at the beach.
Do not place your hands inside the mount of the digital camera 
body. Since the sensor unit is a precision apparatus, it may cause a malfunction or 
damage.
∫About Condensation (When the lens, the viewfinder or 
monitor is fogged up)
•
Condensation occurs when the am bient temperature or humidity 
changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens, 
viewfinder and monitor stains, fungus and camera malfunction.
•If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 
2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally when the temperature of 
the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature.
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Before Use
Standard Accessories
Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera.
•
The accessories and their shape will differ depending on the country or area where the camera 
was purchased.
For details on the accessories, refer to “Basic Owner’s Manual”.
•Battery Pack is indicated as battery pack or battery  in the text.
•Battery Charger is indicated as  battery charger or charger  in the text.•SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and  SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the 
text.
•The card is optional.•Description in this owner’s manual is based on the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042).•If any accessories are lost, customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic’s 
parts department at 1-800-833-9626 and customers in Canada should contact 1-800-99-LUMIX 
(1-800-995-8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts.
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Before Use
Names and Functions of Components
∫Camera body
1 Self-timer indicator  (P184)/
AF Assist Lamp  (P170)
2 Sensor
3 Flash  (P139)
4 Lens fitting mark  (P23)
5 Mount
6 Lens lock pin
7 Lens release button  (P24)
8 [MIC] socket  (P312)
9 [LVF] button (P66)/[Fn5] button  (P52)
10 Flash open button  (P139)
•
The flash opens, and recording with the flash 
becomes possible.
11 Viewfinder  (P66)
12 Eye Cup  (P348)
13 Eye sensor  (P66)
14 [Q.MENU] button (P48) /[Fn1] button (P52)
15 [AF/AE LOCK] button  (P176)/
[Fn2] button (P52)
16 Rear dial (P19)
17 Touch screen/monitor  (P17)
18 [ (] (Playback) button  (P76)
19 [ ] (Delete/Cancel) button  (P85)/[Fn3] button  (P52)
20 [MENU/SET] button  (P19, 43)
21 [Wi-Fi] button  (P245)/[Fn4] button  (P52)
22 Wi-Fi
® connection lamp  (P245)
23 Cursor buttons  (P19)
3 /ISO button  (P154)
1 /WB (White Balance)  (P156)
2 /AF Mode button (P161)
4 /[Drive Mode] button
This button in picture record mode will allow the user to select between the 
following options.
Single  (P68) /Burst  (P179) /Auto bracket  (P182) /Self-timer  (P184)
24 [DISP.] button (P72 , 83)
•
Each time this is pressed, the display on the monitor is switched.
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25 Focus distance reference mark (P175)
26 Speaker  (P57)
•
Be careful not to cover the speaker with your 
finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to 
hear.
27 Stereo microphone  (P221)
•Be careful not to cover the microphone with 
your finger. Doing so may make sound 
difficult to record.
28 Hot shoe  (P310)
29 Status indicator  (P41)
30 Shutter button  (P68)
31 Function lever  (P20, 133,  150)
32 Mode dial (P87)
33 Camera ON/OFF switch  (P41)
34 Intelligent Auto button  (P89)
35 Motion picture button  (P214)
36 Tripod mount (P354)
•A tripod with a screw length of 5.5 mm 
(0.22 inch) or more may damage this unit if 
attached.
37 Card/Battery door  (P35)
38 Release lever  (P35)
39 Shoulder strap eyelet  (P27)
•Be sure to attach the shoulder strap when 
using the camera to ensure that you will not 
drop it.
40 Diopter adjustment dial  (P66)
41 NFC antenna [ ]  (P251)
42 [REMOTE] socket  (P312)
43 [HDMI] socket  (P294)
44 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket  (P294, 301 , 304,  305)
45 DC coupler cover •
When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (optional) and AC 
adaptor (optional) are used.  (P313)
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∫Lens
H-PS14042
(LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14 – 42 mm/
F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.) H-FS14140
(LUMIX G VARIO 14–140 mm/
F3.5–5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.)
H-FS1442A
(LUMIX G VARIO 14 – 42 mm/
F3.5–5.6  II ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.) H-FS014042
(LUMIX G VARIO 14 – 42 mm/
F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.)
H-FS45150
(LUMIX G VARIO 45 – 150 mm/
F4.0 – 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.)
1 Lens surface
2Tele
3 Zoom lever  (P133)
4 Focus lever (P171)
5Wide
6 Contact point
7 Lens fitting mark (P23)
8 Focus ring  (P171)
9 Zoom ring (P133)
10 [O.I.S.] switch  (P131)
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At the time when this camera is purchased, the monitor is stowed in the camera body. 
Bring out the monitor as shown below.
1Open the monitor. (Maximum 180 o)
2 It can be rotated 180 o forward.
3 Return the monitor to its original position.
•
Only rotate the monitor after opening it wide enough, and be careful not to use 
excessive force as it may be damaged.
∫ Free angle shooting
The monitor can be rotated to suit your needs. Th is is convenient as it allows you to take 
pictures from various angles by adjusting the monitor.
•
Do not cover the AF Assist Lamp with your fingers or other objects.
•When not using the monitor it is recommended that you close it with the screen facing inward to 
prevent dirt and scratches.
Monitor
Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle
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Touch panel of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
Use for selecting items or icons.
•
When selecting features using the touch screen, be sure to 
touch the center of the desired icon.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
This is used to move the AF area, operate the slide bar, 
etc.
This can also be used to move to the next image during 
playback, etc.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch panel apar t (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
Use to enlarge/reduce the played back images or AF 
area. Touch screen
AEFn6
Fn7
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•Touch the panel with the clean and dry finger.•If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please follow the instructions that 
accompany the sheet. (Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibility or operability.)
•Do not press on the monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens.•Do not operate with your fingernails.•Wipe the monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others.
•Do not scratch or press the monitor too hard.•For information about the icons displayed on the touch screen, refer to “Monitor Display/
Viewfinder Display” on  P314.
Not available in these cases:
•
The touch panel may not function normally in the following cases.
–When touched by a gloved hand–When touched by a wet hand (water or hand cream, etc.)–When the touch panel is wet
–When you use a commercially available monitor protect sheet–When touched by multiple hands or fingers at the same time
Enabling/disabling the touch operation
•
When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is displayed on the screen.
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Touch Settings]
ItemDescription of settings
[Touch 
Screen]All touch operations. When set to [OFF] , only button and dial operations 
can be used.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch Tab]Operation to display the touch icons  by touching tabs such as [ ] 
displayed on the right of the screen.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch AF]Operation to optimize the focus or both the focus and brightness for a 
touched subject.
[AF]  (P167) /[AF+AE]  (P152)/[OFF]
[Touch Pad 
AF]Using the monitor as a touch pad when the viewfinder is in use.  (P67)
[EXACT]/[OFFSET]/[OFF]
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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
•
This owner’s manual express the up, down, left, and right of the 
cursor button as 3/4/2 /1.
Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen, it 
is possible to operate with the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button if a guide like the one shown on the right is displayed.
Even on menu screens etc. on which the guide is not 
displayed, you can make settings and selections by operating 
the buttons.
There are 2 ways to operate the rear dial, rotating left or right, and deciding by pressing.
Rotating:
Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings.
Pressing:
Operations that are the same as [MENU/SET] button, such as determine settings, 
etc., are performed during the various settings.
•
Rear dial is described as follows in this owner’s manual.
Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
Rear Dial
e.g.: Rotating left or right e.g.: Pressing the rear dial
Displaying/not displaying the operation guide
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Dial Guide] >[ON]/[OFF]
•
When [ON] is set, the operation guide for dials, buttons, levers, 
etc. is displayed on the recording screen.
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ZOOM
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Function lever can be used in 2 ways, for zoom operations 
(P133) and for Exposure Compensation  (P150).
Move the lever to left or right to operate.
To assign a function to the Function Lever
You can assign a function to the function lever. The default setting is [AUTO]. Function Lever
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Function Lever]
ItemDescription of settings
[AUTO]
When the lens is replaced, the camera  automatically assigns the setting 
suitable for the lens in use.
•
When using an interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) that supports the power 
zoom (electrically operated zoom), the camera assigns the [ZOOM] 
operation.
•When using an interchangeable lens (H-FS14140, H-FS1442A, 
H-FS014042, H-FS45150) that does not support the power zoom, the 
camera assigns the [EXP.] operation.
[ZOOM]Zoom operations are operable.
[EXP.]Exposure compensation is operable.  (In the Manual Exposure Mode: 
Aperture setting is operable.)
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