Panasonic DMC-GF3K, DMC-GF3W Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings, Programme Shift

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Recording Mode:

Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings

(Programme AE Mode)

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] Mode menu.

Set Recording Mode to [].

Note

•The shutter speed is automatically set between about 20 seconds and 1/4000th of a second in the following cases.

–When the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO160].

–When the aperture value is set to F2.5 [when the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached].

–When the aperture value is set to F3.5 [when the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042 or H-PS14042) is attached].

Programme Shift

In Programme AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. This is called Programme Shift.

You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in Programme AE Mode.

1Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen.

2While the values are displayed (about 10 seconds),

perform the Programme Shift by rotating the control

A

B

dial.

 

 

•During display of the numerical values, each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Programme Shift and Exposure Compensation.

•Rotate the control dial to display the [EXPO.METER] B.

•The Programme Shift indication A appears on the screen when Programme Shift is activated.

•To cancel Programme Shift, turn the camera off or rotate the control dial until the Programme Shift indication disappears.

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Contents Model No. DMC-GF3C/DMC-GF3K DMC-GF3X/DMC-GF3W DMC-GF3 About the battery pack Information for Your SafetyDear Customer Carefully observe copyright lawsReplace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover About the battery chargerHow to replace the Fuse VQT3Q89 ENG Contents Shoulder Strap Stylus pen Standard AccessoriesAV Cable USB Connection Cable DMC-GF3K 2/ DMC-GF3 DMC-GF3W DMC-GF3CDMC-GF3K Camera body Names and Functions of ComponentsShutter button Motion picture button Speaker Shoulder strap eyeletHdmi socket AV OUT/DIGITAL socket Microphone Lens H014 FS014042 Lumix G 14 mm/F2.5 Asph 31 34 35About the Stylus pen Touch PanelFour Thirds mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensLeica mount specification lens About the LensDetaching the lens Changing the LensPreparations Attach the lens cap Attaching the lensAttaching the Lens Hood Attaching the Shoulder Strap Charging Charging the BatteryBattery indication is displayed on the screen Battery indicationCharging time Recording conditions by Cipa standardPlayback Recording motion picturesDo not touch the connection terminals of the card Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the BatteryAbout cards that can be used with this unit Access to the cardAbout the Card Turn the camera on Setting Date/Time Clock SetTouch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen To set the display order and the time display formatTouch the Recording Mode to select Selecting the Recording ModePress MENU/SET Touch REC Mode Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Basic Intelligent Auto ModeProgramme AE Mode Advanced Aperture-Priority AE ModeTaking a Still picture Recording ModeSet Recording Mode to Taking Pictures using the Automatic FunctionRecording Mode ñ About buttonScene Detection When taking picturesWhen recording motion pictures Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Easily adjust and recordRecording of pictures or motion pictures Taking Pictures with Defocus Control FunctionProgramme Shift Taking Pictures with Your Favourite SettingsStart recording by pressing the motion picture button Recording Motion PicturePlaying Back Pictures Playing Back Pictures/Motion PicturesPlaying Back Motion Pictures Operate control panel by touching While pausing ¢ Increase volume level ¢ Reduce volume levelDeleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredPress To delete a single pictureSetting the Menu Press MENU/SET Setting menu itemsPress Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menuPress MENU/SET to set Underexposed Properly Compensating the ExposureExposed Compensate the exposureTaking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Recording Mode ±´²Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AEManual Exposure Assistance Manual Exposure ModeFor Mac For WindowsNot open Specifications Minimum Illumination Metering ModeShutter speed Metering rangeSpeed Microphone Flash synchronizationSpeaker Recording mediaInterface Digital DimensionsAnalogue video TerminalInterchangeable Lens H-H014 Lumix G 14 mm/F2.5 Asph Magnification Optical Image Stabilizer S. switchNano surface coating  Panasonic Corporation Panasonic Corporation
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