Operating Instructions
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Dear Customer
Following Applies only in Canada
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Declaration of Conformity
About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
About the battery charger
Battery charger/AC adaptor
This symbol is only valid in the European Union
Care of the camera
Contents
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure
Taking Pictures while Adjusting Color
Adjusting the custom settings to
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Playing back pictures using the AV
Connecting to a PC
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Limited Warranty
Card is optional
Standard Accessories
Shoulder Strap
DMW-BLB13PP
Names of the Components
Camera body
LVF/LCD button P36
Eye Cup P166
DC cable cover P161
Press
Hdmi socket P147 AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P146, 152
Battery charger/AC adaptor P21
Operating the Rear Dial
Rotating Pressing
About the functions of your lens
About the Lens
Micro Four Thirds Mount
± Usable, ¥ Some functions/features limited, Not usable
Four Thirds mount Specification lens¢1 Compatible to
Specification lens Not compatible to
Other Micro Four
Attaching a lens to the camera body
Attaching/Detaching the Lens
Detach the lens cap
Example when a lens with the O.I.S. switch is mounted
Optical Image Stabilizer
Lens included in DMC-G10K has a stabilizer function
Detaching a lens from the camera body
Attaching the Lens Hood
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Shoulder strap eyelet
Charging
Charging the Battery
Connect the AC cable
About the Charge indicator
Battery indication
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charge
Playback when using the LCD monitor
When flash is used repeatedly
When the 14-42 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens included in DMC-G10K is
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
About the Card
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the Setup menu, and press 1. P28
Turn the camera on
Setting the Menu
MY Menu
Switching to the Setup menu
Setting menu items
Set the mode dial to Press MENU/SET to display the menu
Press 3/4 or rotate the rear dial to select I.EXPOSURE
Press 1 or the rear dial
Finder style
Setting the Quick Menu
LCD monitor style
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Destination Travel destination area Home Your home area
Muted t Low u High
Auto LCD OFF
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
OFF/1SEC./3SEC./5SEC
Hold
Select on Connection
PictBridgePTP
Auto
1080i
720p
576p¢1/480p¢2
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Set the language displayed on the screen
ENGLISH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/PORTUGUÊS
Card is formatted
Holding and using Your Camera
Press LVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen
Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Tips for taking good pictures
Press a
Selecting the REC Mode
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
List of REC Modes Program AE Mode P43
Aperture-Priority AE Mode P84
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P84
Manual Exposure Mode P85
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
Set the focus mode dial to AFS or AFC
REC Mode ñ
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
When taking pictures using the flash P57
Open the flash when the flash is to be used
Scene detection
Night Portrait Night Scenery Sunset BABY¢
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
AF Tracking Function
Metering Mode
Economy
Flash Synchro P62
Burst Rate P64
REC Mode ³
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Set the mode dial to
Setting the Focus Mode AFS/AFC/MF
Set the focus mode dial to AFS
Set the focus mode dial to AFC
Set the focus mode dial to MF
Preventing jitter camera shake
Focusing
When the subject is not in focus
Program Shift
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. P13
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. P13
To make subjects appear closer use Tele
Feature Optical Zoom
Types of zooms
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Digital Zoom
Playing Back Pictures
Press
Press 2/1 to select the picture
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Press Display to switch the monitor screen
Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback
Rotate the rear dial left
Using the Playback Zoom
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
You can display pictures by recording date
Rotate the rear dial right k2k4k8k16k
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
To delete multiple pictures up to 50 or all the pictures
Switching the Display of the LCD Monitor/ Viewfinder
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
When is set
Press Display to change
Viewfinder display
About LCD priority playback
Recording guide line
Set the position of the guide line with
Press 3/4/2/1 to set the position
About the Histogram
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Select Flash in the REC Mode menu. P28
Set the position of the histogram
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon
Press 3/4 to select a mode and press MENU/SET
Background landscape will appear brighter
¥ ± - ±
Available flash settings by Recording Mode
About the Digital Red-Eye Correction
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Available flash range to take pictures
ISO sensitivity Available flash range Wide Tele
Adjust the flash output
Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro
Normal method when taking
Dynamic
Effect
Compensating the Exposure
Take a picture
Underexposed Properly
Exposed
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Focusing in Burst Mode
Focus Mode Focus Priority
AFC ¢1 Normal focusing ¢2
Predicted focusing ¢3
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV
3rd picture
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Seconds/3 pictures
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Seconds
Setting the Method used to Focus AF Mode
Press MENU/SET to close
About š Face Detection
Before locking
Setting up AF Tracking
Take the picture
Setting the AF area
Select Ø and then press
Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area
Rotate the rear dial to change the size of the AF area
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject
MF Assist
Press MENU/SET to close MF Assist
Technique for Manual Focus
About the focus distance reference mark
Fixing the exposure only
Taking pictures when AF or AF/AE is set
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
Adjusting the White Balance
Setting the White Balance manually
Auto White Balance
Setting the color temperature
Finely adjusting the White Balance
Press MENU/SET
Setting the Light Sensitivity
White Balance Bracket
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
AUTO¢
Change Tone of the Color for the Picture to be
Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired setting
Multi Film Bracket
Press MENU/SET to set Press MENU/SET to close the menu
REC Mode ±´
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AE
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure Manually
REC Mode ²
Press the shutter button halfway
Manual Exposure Assistance
About B Bulb
Press Display while displaying the preview screen
Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed
Press a preview button
Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape
About the information
Portrait
Scenery
Sports
CLOSE-UP
Flower
Food
Objects
Night Portrait
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Illuminations
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
REC Mode ¿
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being
Sunset
Technique for Party Mode
To cancel AGE and Name
Party
BABY1/ BABY2
Setting the AF area Move the AF area using 3/4/2/1
PET
Peripheral Defocus
Take the picture
Readjust the My Color settings
Taking Pictures while Adjusting Color
Set the mode dial to Press 2/1 to select an item
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Reset
Color
Brightness
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Registering custom settings
When changing the menu settings
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
Motion Picture Mode
Set the mode dial to n
Set the Focus Mode
Continuous AF
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Changing the settings for the recording quality
Face Recog
Advanced Recording pictures
Playback Mode
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Example of faces that are hard to recognize
Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
Registering face image of new person
Select item to edit with 3/4, and then press
Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
MENU/SET
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
NEW Person
Additional Image
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P28
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
Canceling the travel date
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Press 3 to select Destination and then press MENU/SET to set
Using the REC Mode Menu
Film Mode
For details on REC Mode menu settings, refer to P28
? Aspect Ratio
Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
When the aspect ratio is W
@ Picture Size
Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
Quality
Face Recog
You can switch the flash setting
Stabilizer
Flash
Applicable modes OFF¢
Flash Adjust
RED-EYE Removal
Flash Synchro
Applicable modes OFF/ON
Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
Metering Mode
Resolution
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
ISO Limit SET
ISO Increments
Applicable modes OFF/200/400/800/1600
Long Shtr NR
EX. OPT. Zoom
Digital Zoom
Burst Rate
Color Space
SELF-TIMER
Auto Bracket
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
Only when the mode dial is set to
Audio REC
REC Quality
Using the Custom Menu
Continuous AF
Wind CUT
OFF/ON Note
AF/AE
OFF
OFF
PRE AF
Quick AF Continuous AF About
Recording
AF area can be moved freely with 3/4/2/1 when
When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist
Facilitate focusing on the subject
When the focus ring is rotated
AF Assist Lamp does not turn on
Preview Hold
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing
Last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is
Turned off
No lens on the unit
Entering Text
About fast forward/rewind playback
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Slide Show
Using the Playback Mode Menu
Pictures with audio
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Operations performed during slide show
Effect
Playback Mode
When Category Play is selected in step
Category
Recording information
Favorite
Multi setting
Title Edit
Enter the text. P129 Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢
Then press MENU/SET to set
Text Stamp
Press 3/4 to select text stamp items, and then press
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Picture
Press Display to set repeat, and then press MENU/SET to set
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
OFF Shooting Date Otime
Withtime
Name
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Single setting
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Single
Multi
Cropping
? Aspect Conv
Select Rotate on the Playback Mode menu. P28
ROTATE/M Rotate Disp
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Rotate The picture is rotated manually
To print the date
Print SET
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
When Multi has been selected
Protect
Face REC Edit
Press 2/1 to select the person and then press MENU/SET
Playing back pictures using the AV cable supplied
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
What is HDMI?
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
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Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P34
Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
SUB Menu
Return
Press Red button during one screen display
This is displayed initially when using the Viera Link
Usable functions
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Preparations Turn on the camera and the PC
Connecting to a PC
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
Printing the Pictures
Press 3/4 to select PictBridgePTP, and then press MENU/SET
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press Press 3/4 to select an item and then press MENU/SET
Print Settings
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
You can set the number of prints up to
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Paper Size
External flash Forced on External flash Slow Sync
Using an External Flash optional
Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional
MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density
Using the Protector/Filter optional
Attach the filter
Using the Remote Shutter optional
About Lock on the remote shutter
Using the AC Adaptor
Connect the AC cable Connect the DC cable a
LCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
Intelligent Exposure P119 Intelligent Resolution P118
Recording after settings
Available recording time P100 R8m30s
Histogram display
Playback
Detailed information display
Others
About dirt on the image sensor
Dust reduction function
Removing dirt on the image sensor
For care of the eye cup on the viewfinder
Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
About the Lens
Disclaimer
Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
Message Display
This Memory Card is WRITE-PROTECTED
No Valid Picture to Play
This Picture is Protected
Memory Card Error Format this CARD?
Memory Card Parameter ERROR/THIS Memory Card Cannot be Used
Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card
No Additional Selections can be Made
Folder Cannot be Created
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
Recording
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Bright spot not in subject is recorded
You cannot compensate the exposure
Subject cannot be locked. AF Tracking not possible
Object seems to be warped
Lens
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Playback
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
TV, PC and printer
Others
Clock is reset
AF Assist Lamp does not turn on
Camera becomes warm
File numbers are not recorded consecutively
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
Aspect ratio Picture size 10.5M Quality
1420 2820 480 570 2400 4720 550 620
Aspect ratio Quality
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Specifications
LCD monitor
Viewfinder
Flash
Flash synchronization Speed
Battery Pack lithium-ion Panasonic DMW-BLB13PP
AC Adaptor Panasonic DE-A49B
Input
Output
S. switch
Mass weight
Aperture type
Aperture range
Digital Camera Accessory System
Accessory# Description
RP-CDHM15
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
For USA and Puerto Rico Customers
Product or Part Name Parts Labor
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Mail-In Service
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY As of November
AC Adaptor
126
125
141
124
119
Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
157
Recording Quality Setting Motion Picture Mode
White Balance Fine Adjustment
139
136
Others
F0410SM0
United States, the European Union and other countries