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