158, ROTATE/ROTATE Disp | Panasonic DMC-G3 specs

Playback/Editing

[ROTATE]/[ROTATE DISP.]

This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90o steps.

Rotate (The picture is rotated manually)

1Select [ROTATE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)

•The [ROTATE] function is disabled when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].

2Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].

•The [ROTATE] function is disabled for Burst Picture Groups.

3Press 3/4 to select the direction to rotate the picture and then press [MENU/SET].

: The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90o.

: The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90o.

•Exit the menu after it is set.

Rotate display (The picture is automatically rotated and displayed)

1Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)

2Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].

•The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].

•Exit the menu after it is set.

Note

•[ROTATE DISP.] can only be used with a lens (P14) compatible with the Direction Detection Function (P32).

•When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)”.

•It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.

•During Multi Playback the display rotation feature is disabled.

•Rotation correction is limited to 90 degrees – from horizontal to vertical or vice-versa.

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DMC-G3 specifications

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