Basic

[REC] mode: ³

Taking pictures with your favorite settings

(: Program AE mode)

Many more menu items can be set and you can take pictures with greater freedom than when you take pictures in the Intelligent auto mode (P40).

Set the drive mode lever to [ ].

Set the mode dial to [].

To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to Using the [REC] Mode Menu(P98) or Using the [CUSTOM MENU](P105).

Set the focus mode dial to [AFS] or [AFC].

Refer to P45 for [AFS] and [AFC].

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

The focus indication blinks when the subject is not focused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.

The focus range is different depending on used lens.

When 14–45 mm/F3.5–5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to

If the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO100] and the aperture value is set to F3.5 (when 14–45 mm/

F3.5–5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is attached), the shutter speed is automatically set between about

8 seconds and 1/4000th of a second.

Press the halfway pressed shutter button fully to take a picture.

A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.

If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is not focused, set [FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [OFF]. (P107)

The access indication lights (P24) red when pictures are being recorded on the card.

To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too dark (P63)

To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red (P76)

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Panasonic DMC-G1K operating instructions Taking pictures with your favorite settings, Set the mode dial to, REC mode ³