Panasonic DMC-G3 owner manual 202, LCD monitor/Viewfinder

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LCD monitor/Viewfinder

The LCD monitor/Viewfinder is too bright or dark.

>Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor/viewfinder to a proper level. (P64)

•Check [LCD MODE] setting. (P64)

It may flicker for an instant or the brightness of the screen may change significantly for an instant.

•This occurs due to the aperture of the lens changing when the shutter button is pressed half-way, or when the brightness of the subject changes. This is not a malfunction.

The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor.

•Does the picture appear on the viewfinder?

>Press [LVF/LCD] to switch to LCD monitor display. (P11)

LCD monitor and viewfinder do not switch when [LVF/LCD] is pressed.

•It is only displayed on the LCD monitor when the camera is connected to a PC or printer.

Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.

•This is not a malfunction.

These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

Noise appears on the LCD monitor.

•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor.

You see red, green, or blue flashes when you move your eyes in the viewfinder, or when the camera is moved rapidly.

•This is a characteristic of the drive system of the viewfinder of this unit, and it is not a malfunction. There will be no problem with the recorded image.

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Contents Digital Camera Contents Using the Motion Picture Taking Pictures in Custom Mode 113Entering Text 122 Using the REC Mode Menu 123 Using the Custom Menu 137Connecting to a PC 175 Copy the playback image usingCopying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Saving the Recorded Still Pictures Motion PicturesCare of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressureStandard Accessories Card is optionalNames and Functions of Components Diopter adjustment dial P11Camera body Release lever P24 Card/Battery door P24 Shoulder strap eyelet P18LCD Monitor Lens FS014042 FS045200 Lumix G Vario 14- 42 mm/F3.5-5.6ASPH./MEGA O.I.S Mega O.I.S Lumix G Vario 45- 200 mm/F4.0-5.6Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angleViewfinder Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder Press LVF/LCD to switch the monitor screenMonitor priority Touch Panel About the Stylus penPress Cursor buttons/MENU/SET buttonRotating left or right Pressing the rear dial Leica mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensFour Thirds mount specification lens About the LensDetach the lens cap Attaching/Detaching the LensAttaching a lens to the camera body Detaching a lens from the camera body Attaching the Lens Hood Attaching the Shoulder Strap Shoulder strap eyeletConnect the charger to Electrical outlet Charging the BatteryCharging About batteries that you can use with this unitCharging time Charging timeBattery indication is displayed on the screen Battery indicationRecording conditions by Cipa standard Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor Approx minWhen flash is used repeatedly Playback when using the LCD monitorApprox min When the interchangeable lens H-FS045200 is used Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery Do not touch the connection terminals of the cardAbout cards that can be used with this unit Access to the cardAbout the Card JpegPreparation Picture Size REC QualityTurn the camera on Setting Date/Time Clock SetClock is not set when the camera is shipped To set the display order and the time display formatTouch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial Selecting the Recording ModePress Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P102 Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P38Program AE Mode P43 Shutter-Priority AE Mode P102Tips for taking good pictures Direction Detection FunctionTaking a Still picture How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFCRecording Mode Set the focus manually by rotating the focus ring. P89AFS AFCTaking a Still picture Touch × in Recording Mode Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter functionTouch to cancel the Touch Shutter function LCD monitor style Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screenPress DISP. to change Viewfinder styleREC Taking Pictures using the Automatic FunctionSetup Motion PictureAbout the flash When taking picturesWhen recording motion pictures Scene DetectionBacklight Compensation Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Touch the slide bar to setTouch × To display the setting screenTaking Pictures with Defocus Control Function Touch the slide bar to setTaking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Set the mode dial toProgram Shift Focus Mode Continuous AF Settings Recording Motion PicturesRecording Motion Pictures Start recording by pressing the motion picture ButtonNight Portrait Night Scenery Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Playing Back PicturesDisplaying multiple screens Multi Playback TouchTo return to Normal Playback Touch the picture to select Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Touch the part to enlarge firmly Press DISP. to switch the monitor screenUsing the Playback Zoom Changing the information displayed on the playback screenPlaying Back Motion Pictures Operate control panel by touching About fast forward/rewind playbackDeleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredTo delete a single picture Touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete ALL When Delete Multi is selected Touch OKTo delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures Setting the Menu Setting menu itemsPress MENU/SET or the rear dial Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to setSwitching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu Switching to other menusPress 1 or the rear dial Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu Setting the Quick MenuTouch the menu item Recording functions Motion Picture Mode menuChange the Quick Menu to your preferred item Custom menuSetting Date/Time About the Setup MenuPerform these settings if you need to Press 2/1 to select the items, Press 3/4 to setYour home area Destination Travel destination areaHome World TimeLocation OFF Travel SetupBeep Volume Shutter VOL SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording„ Auto Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levelsLCD Mode …1 MODE1Auto LCD OFF HoldAuto 3D Playback Press MENU/SET to finishViera Link Scene MenuSet the language displayed on the screen Reset the file number of the next recording toCard is formatted ¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode SwitchJitter is always compensated during Recording Mode Optical Image StabilizerPreventing jitter camera shake Extended Tele Conversion EX Taking Pictures with the ZoomOptical Zoom Digital ZoomSwitching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashApplicable modes Slow Sync AUTO/Red-EyeReduction Landscape will appear brighterAvailable flash range Available flash settings by Recording ModeSensitivity Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingFlash setting Exposed Compensating the ExposureUnderexposed Properly Compensate the exposureSpeed Taking Pictures using Burst ModePress Touch burst icon Etc Select and touch the burst speed With RAW files To 7¢2 Without RAW filesNormal focusing¢2 Focusing in Burst ModeFocus Mode Focus Priority Predicted focusing¢3D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV Taking Pictures using Auto BracketWith Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture 3rd pictureSettings Taking Pictures with the Self-timer SettingsRecording Set the Focus Mode to AFS or AFC P33 Press Touch the item Taking Pictures with Auto FocusAbout š Face Detection Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P87When operating buttons Setting up AF TrackingWhen operating the touch panel You can lock the subject by touching itAbout Pinpoint About 23-area-focusingAbout Ø 1-area-focusing Touch the subjectPosition and size of the AF area can be changed When selecting š, ØWhen selecting Touch the slide bar to change the size AF area frameMove the AF area easily with Direct Focus Area function Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Changing the display of the MF Assist MF AssistDisplaying the MF Assist Moving the enlarged areaFocus distance reference mark is a mark used Technique for Manual FocusAbout the focus distance reference mark Focus rangePress Touch the White Balance to select Adjusting the White BalanceAWB Auto White Balance Setting the color temperature Setting the White Balance manuallySelect 1 , 2 and then touch White SET Finely adjusting the White Balance White Balance Bracket To set the bracketJitter of the subject Setting the Light SensitivityPress Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET AUTO¢About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control Using the function button REC Mode menu/Recording functionsFixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock 100AF/AE Lock 101 Depth of field properties102 Recording Mode ±´²Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AEManual Exposure Assistance Manual Exposure Mode103 About B Bulb104 Taking Pictures that match the Scene being Set the mode dial to Touch the Scene Mode to selectTechnique for Portrait Mode 105Scenery 106Soft Skin Architecture107 Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF areaTechnique for Flower Mode Peripheral DefocusObjects 108Food Night Portrait109 Technique for Night Scenery ModeTechnique for Illuminations Mode Night SceneryBABY1/BABY2 110Entering Text on P122 PET Technique for Party Mode111 PartyTaking Pictures with different image effects Set the mode dial to Touch the item112 Set the mode dial to or Taking Pictures in Custom Mode113 REC menu/Recording functions Setup menu Custom menu When changing the menu settings114 Motion picture Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures115 PrioritiesFace RECOG. only works when the AF Mode is set to š Recording ModePlayback Mode Taking a Picture with Face Recognition FunctionPoint of recording when registering the face images Face Settings117 118 Registering face image of new personSelect item with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET 119MENU/SET 120 HIGH/NORMAL/LOWAdd the picture, and then press MENU/SET 121Auto Registration NEW Person122 Entering TextDisplay the entry screen 123 Using the REC Mode MenuPhoto Style 124 Press 3/4 to select the items, and then press 2/1 to adjustPress 4 to select Custom setting and then press MENU/SET Aspect RatioWhen the aspect ratio is W When the aspect ratio isWhen the aspect ratio is Y 125Quality Focus Mode126 Face RecogQuick AF Metering Mode127 Applicable modes OFF/ONRED-EYE Removal 128Flash Flash Synchro129 Flash AdjustResolution Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range controlISO Increments 130ISO Limit SET Long Shtr NR131 Color Space SELF-TIMER132 Stabilizer133 Using the Motion Picture Mode MenuREC Mode Applicable modes Avchd134 Applicable modes When Avchd is selectedWhen Motion Jpeg is selected REC Quality135 Flicker RED 136Applicable modes OFF/1/50/1/60/1/100/1/120 Position can be set by dragging the histogram P12 Using the Custom Menu137 CUST. SET MEMGuide Line 138Set whether or not to display the exposure meter Highlight139 AE/AF/AF/AEAF+MF 140AF Assist Lamp MF AssistRemaining Shots 141Picture/ Motion picture Remaining Time142 Attached to the camera body or is not attached 143No lens on the unit Correctly144 Playing Back and Editing Burst PicturesAbout the Burst Picture Group Continuously playing back burst pictures Operation possible while pausing the continuous playback145 Operations during Burst Picture Group playbackSingle in Burst Group 146Editing Burst Pictures Select the picture, and perform editingCreating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Touch during Motion Picture playback using touch operation147 Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched Using the Playback Mode Menu2D/3D Settings 148Operations performed during slide show Changing the slide show settings149 Effect150 Playback ModeRecording information Scene Modes Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set 151Title Edit Enter the text. P122Text Stamp 152Single Multi Otime Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET153 Withtime154 Video DivideResize Multi setting155 Press 2/1 to select the picture, and then press MenuCropping 156Rear dial right Enlargement Rear dial left Reduction 157 Aspect ConvROTATE/ROTATE Disp 158Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET Favorite When Multi has been selected159 Select the picture, and then press MENU/SETPrint SET 160Single Multi MENU/SET 161 To print the date162 Protect163 Face REC EditTaking 3D pictures Enjoying 3D pictures164 3D pictureFunctions that cannot be used during 3D recording REC Mode menu165 Aspect ratio Picture sizePlaying back 3D pictures 166Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures 167 Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC168 Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenConnect the camera and a TV 169 Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link 170Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P67 SUB MenuOther linked operations Turning the power off Automatic input switching171 Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures172 File formats that can be used JPEG, AvchdCopy the playback image using an AV cable 173Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIOInstall PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC 174175 Connecting to a PCPC that can be used Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET 176Operate the PC 177 Desktop178 Printing the PicturesPress 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET 179 Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SETNUM. of Prints 180Print with Date You can set the number of prints up toPaper Size When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper181 Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit182 Optional accessoriesUsing the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional External Flash optionalProtector/Filter optional 183MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density Remote Shutter optional 184AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional LCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting185 Available recording time¢2 P27 ¢3 Recording after settings186 ¢1 Only displayed in the LCD monitorDetailed information display 187Playback Histogram display188 Dust reduction function 189About dirt on the image sensor Removing dirt on the image sensorAbout the LCD monitor/Viewfinder 190About the Lens 191 192 Do not bend or drop the card 193Card About the personal informationAbout the picture data When not using the camera for a long period of time194 About tripods or unipodsMessage Display 195Insert SD Card AGAIN/TRY Another Card Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card196 Folder Cannot be Created197 TroubleshootingBattery and power source Recording198 You cannot compensate the exposure 199Bright spot not in subject is recorded Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible200 Motion picturesFlash 201Lens Flash is not activated202 LCD monitor/ViewfinderPlayback 203Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures 204 TV, PC and printerCard is not recognized by the PC 205Viera Link does not work Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used206 OthersFile numbers are recorded with previously used numbers 207File numbers are not recorded consecutively Different thing gets selected from what you touched
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DMC-G3 specifications

The Panasonic DMC-G3 is a notable addition to the micro four-thirds camera lineup, introducing innovative features and technologies that cater to both amateur and professional photographers. As a versatile and compact camera, it offers an impressive blend of functionality and portability.

At the heart of the DMC-G3 is a 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor, which delivers high-resolution images with excellent detail and vibrant colors. This sensor works in conjunction with the advanced Venus Engine FHD image processor, ensuring fast performance, improved noise reduction, and high-quality image output, even in challenging lighting conditions. The camera is capable of shooting at ISO settings ranging from 160 to 12,800, providing flexibility in various shooting environments.

The DMC-G3 boasts a 3-inch articulating touchscreen LCD that allows for easy framing and reviewing of images from different angles. The touchscreen interface enhances user experience with intuitive controls, making it easy to focus and capture images with a simple tap. In addition to the LCD, the camera features a 1,440,000-dot electronic viewfinder, offering a clear and detailed view of subjects, even in bright sunlight.

In terms of autofocus capabilities, the DMC-G3 is equipped with a fast and accurate contrast-detection AF system that supports various AF modes, including Face Detection and Tracking AF. This makes it easier to capture fast-moving subjects with precision. The camera also includes a burst shooting mode that enables continuous shooting at up to 4 frames per second, making it suitable for capturing action shots.

The DMC-G3 supports Full HD 1080p video recording at 60i, offering impressive video performance with high-quality audio recording. The camera's built-in stereo microphone and the option for an external microphone ensure optimal sound quality for videos. With the addition of creative video effects and filters, users can further enhance their videography.

Ergonomically designed, the DMC-G3 features a comfortable grip and a lightweight body, making it easy to carry for extended periods. It is compatible with a wide range of Micro Four Thirds lenses, providing flexibility in capturing diverse types of photography, from landscapes to portraits.

Overall, the Panasonic DMC-G3 stands out for its combination of advanced imaging technologies, user-friendly interface, and compact design, making it an excellent choice for photographers seeking quality performance in a portable package.
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