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