Operating Instructions
Dear Customer
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Declaration of Conformity
Following Applies only in Canada
Following Applies only in the U.S.A
FCC Note
Battery charger/AC adaptor
About the battery pack
Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack
About the battery charger
Care of the camera
This symbol is only valid in the European Union
Contents
Adjusting the custom settings to
Adjusting each Film Mode to
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure
Taking Pictures while Adjusting Color
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Playing back pictures using the AV
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD
Connecting to a PC
Card is optional
Standard Accessories
Software Use it to install the software to your PC
Shoulder Strap Stylus pen
VGQ0C14
DMW-BLB13PP
Display button P58, 63
Names of the Components
Camera body
LVF/LCD button P42
Hdmi socket P163 AV OUT/DIGITAL socket P162, 168, 171
Press
Battery charger/AC adaptor P24
Vertical rotating direction
Rotating the LCD Monitor
Maximum 180o
90o
About the Stylus pen
How to Use the Touch Panel
Touch
Drag
What can be done by touch operation
Operating the Rear Dial
Switching to
Rotating Pressing
Micro Four Thirds Mount
About the Lens
About the functions of your lens
Other Micro Four
± Usable, ¥ Some functions/features limited, Not usable
Four Thirds mount Specification lens¢1 Compatible to
Specification lens Not compatible to
Detach the lens cap
Attaching/Detaching the Lens
Attaching a lens to the camera body
Lens included in DMC-G2K has a stabilizer function
Optical Image Stabilizer
Detaching a lens from the camera body
Fitting to the mark
Attaching the Lens Hood
Shoulder strap eyelet
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Connect the AC cable
Charging the Battery
Charging
Charge
About the Charge indicator
Battery indication
When the Charge indicator flashes
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
When the 14-42 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens included in DMC-G2Kis
Used
When the 14-42 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is
Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor
Playback when using the LCD monitor
When flash is used repeatedly
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
About the Card
Turn the camera on
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Changing the clock setting
Select Clock SET in the Setup menu, and press 1. P32
MY Menu
Setting the Menu
Set the mode dial to Press MENU/SET to display the menu
Setting menu items
Switching to the Setup menu
Press 1 or the rear dial
Setting the Quick Menu
When operating the touch panel
Press 3/4 or rotate the rear dial to select I.EXPOSURE
Touch to close the Quick Menu
Touch the menu item and the setup
Muted t Low u High
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Destination Travel destination area Home Your home area
… Power LCD
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
Auto LCD OFF
Auto
Hold
Scene Menu
Press MENU/SET to finish
Interlace method/progressive method
Viera Link
Card is formatted
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Set the language displayed on the screen
ENGLISH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/PORTUGUÊS
Tips for taking good pictures
Holding and using Your Camera
LCD Monitor
Direction Detection Function
Taking pictures with the camera held vertically
Taking pictures at a low angle
Diopter adjustment
Press LVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen
Press a
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Manual Exposure Mode P95
List of REC Modes Program AE Mode P51
Aperture-Priority AE Mode P94
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P94
Taking a still picture
Setting AFS or AFC Set the focus mode lever to AFS or AFC
Refer to page 52 for information about AFS and AFC
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
Set the focus mode lever to AFS or AFC
REC Mode ñ
Night Portrait Night Scenery Sunset BABY¢
When taking pictures using the flash P66
Open the flash when the flash is to be used
Scene detection
Is displayed in the lower left of the screen
When operating the touch panel Touch the subject
AF Tracking Function
Backlight Compensation
Custom menu
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
REC Mode menu
Setup menu
Burst Rate P73
Metering Mode
Economy
Flash Synchro P71
Set the drive mode lever to
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Set the mode dial to
REC Mode ³
Set the focus mode lever to MF
Setting the Focus Mode AFS/AFC/MF
Set the focus mode lever to AFS
Set the focus mode lever to AFC
When the subject is not in focus
Focusing
Preventing jitter camera shake
Program Shift
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Touch × in Recording Mode
Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter function
To make subjects appear closer use Tele
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. P13
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. P13
Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom Digital Zoom
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Press
Playing Back Pictures
Button
Rotate the rear dial left
Press Display to switch the monitor screen
Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback
You can display pictures by recording date
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
Touch the part to enlarge
Using the Playback Zoom
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Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
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Press Display to change
Switching the Display of the LCD Monitor/ Viewfinder
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
When is set
Night Portrait P102, the guide line is gray
Viewfinder display
Normal display¢1 Normal displayidetailed information¢1
No display¢1 Detailed information¢1
Examples of histogram
Recording guide line
Set the position of the guide line with
About the Histogram
Set the position of the histogram
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Select Flash in the REC Mode menu. P32
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
±¢ - - ±
Available flash range to take pictures
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Auto
Adjust the flash output
Effect
Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro
Normal method when taking
Dynamic
Exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Take a picture
Underexposed Properly
High speed
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Predicted focusing¢3
Focusing in Burst Mode
Focus Mode Focus Priority
Normal focusing¢2
3rd picture
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV
`/0
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Seconds
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Seconds/3 pictures
Setting the Method used to Focus AF Mode
About š Face Detection
Touch SET
Touch the slide bar to change the size of the AF Area frame
Before locking
Touch SET Move the AF area easily with button operations
About 23-area-focusing
About Ø 1-area-focusing
Touch the subject to move the AF area
MF Assist
Touch Cancel to close MF assist
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Take the picture
About the focus distance reference mark
Press MENU/SET to close MF Assist
Move the MF Assist easily with button operations
Technique for Manual Focus
AE lock indication
Taking pictures when AF or AF/AE is set
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
Fixing the exposure only
Press Touch the White Balance to select Touch SET
Adjusting the White Balance
Select 1 or 2 and then touch White SET
Setting the White Balance manually
Auto White Balance
Finely adjusting the White Balance
Setting the color temperature
Or rear dial left Vertical Gi to Mj
Setting the Light Sensitivity
White Balance Bracket
Press Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET
AUTO¢
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Press Touch 2/1 to select an item
Change Tone of the Color for the Picture to be
Touch the item Touch the slide bar
Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired setting
Touch Memory Touch MY Film 1 or MY Film
OFF can be selected only for Multi Film
Multi Film Bracket
Shutter-priority AE
REC Mode ±´
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
Aperture-priority AE
REC Mode ²
Taking Picture by Setting the Exposure Manually
Press the shutter button halfway
About B Bulb
Manual Exposure Assistance
Press a preview button
Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed
Press Display while displaying the preview screen
About the information
Taking Expressive Portraits and Landscape
You can also use the rear dial to select
Portrait
Sports
Scenery
Objects
CLOSE-UP
Flower
Food
Illuminations
Night Portrait
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
REC Mode ¿
¢ Can be set only when Peripheral Defocus is set
BABY1/ BABY2
Technique for Party Mode
Press MENU/SET to finish To cancel AGE and Name
Party
Take the picture
Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF area
PET
Peripheral Defocus
Set the mode dial to Touch 2/1 to select an item
Taking Pictures while Adjusting Color
Readjust the My Color settings
Touch 2/1 to select Custom Touch the item
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Touch the slide bar Touch SET
Registering custom settings
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
Taking Pictures in Custom Mode
When changing the menu settings
Set the focus mode
Select the mode
Recording Motion Picture
Continuous AF
About the Focus Mode settings
Focus Mode
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
Face RECOG./ISO Limit SET
When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
Recording format Features
Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
Scene detection
¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
¢1 What is bit rate
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
Recording Motion Pictures with the Desired
Settings Motion Picture P Mode
Press ‚
About the Flicker Reduction Function
Rotate the rear dial
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Playback Mode
Point of recording when registering the face images
Face Settings
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
MENU/SET
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Additional Image
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
NEW Person
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the Setup menu settings, refer to P32
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
? Aspect Ratio
Using the REC Mode Menu
@ Picture Size
Quality
When the aspect ratio is W
9M 4000k2248 pixels 5M 2816k1584 pixels 2M 1920k1080 pixels
Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
Metering Mode
Center weighted
Face Recog
Applicable modes OFF¢
You can switch the flash setting
Stabilizer
Flash
Flash Synchro
Flash Adjust
Resolution
RED-EYE Removal
Applicable modes OFF/200/400/800/1600
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
ISO Limit SET
ISO Increments
Burst Rate
Long Shtr NR
EX. OPT. Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Bracket
SELF-TIMER
Color Space
This sets up the data format of motion pictures
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
Audio REC
This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording
REC Quality
Continuous AF
Wind CUT
OFF
Using the Custom Menu
OFF
P65
PRE AF
AF/AE
Quick AF Continuous AF About
Lamp lights while the shutter button is pressed
When taking pictures in dark places, the AF Assist
Move the AF area or MF assist easily during recording
AF Assist Lamp does not turn on
Preview Hold
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor
Setting items for each REC Mode
This will set the display style of the viewfinder
Viewfinder style
Remaining Shots
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing
Enables/disables the motion picture button
Picture/ Motion picture
Touch Scroll
Sensor Cleaning
Touch Shutter
Touch Guide
Shoot W/O Lens
No lens on the unit
Attached to the camera body or is not attached
Correctly
Entering Text
Motion Jpeg
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Avchd Lite
Picture size
Playback Mode ¸
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Pictures with audio
Cursor displayed during playback is the same as 3/4/2/1
Using the Playback Mode Menu
Slide Show
Operations performed during slide show
Effect
Playback Mode
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Recording information
When Category Play is selected in step
Title Edit
Category
Text Stamp
Multi setting
Select the picture, and then
Enter the text. P144 Press ‚ to return to the menu screen.¢
Name
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
OFF Shooting Date Otime
Withtime
Aspect ratio setting Picture size
Motion picture before the dividing will be deleted
Video Divide
Press 3 at the location to divide
Press ‚ to return to the menu screen
Multi
Single setting
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Single
Cropping
? Aspect Conv
Rotate The picture is rotated manually
Select Rotate on the Playback Mode menu. P32
ROTATE/M Rotate Disp
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Favorite
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Print SET
To print the date
Protect
When Multi has been selected
Repeat these steps for each picture
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
Align the marks, and insert. B AV cable supplied
Playing back pictures on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot
What is HDMI?
Playing back on the TV with Hdmi socket
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Return
Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P38
Panasonic TV compatible with Viera Link
SUB Menu
Usable functions
This is displayed initially when using the Viera Link
Press Red button during one screen display
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
For details on connecting, refer to Connecting to a PC P170
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition to the PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition
PC that can be used
Connecting to a PC
Double-click Dcim folder
If USB Mode P37 is set to PC in the Setup menu
Press 3/ 4 to select PC, and then press
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 Press 3/4 to select an item 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
You can set the number of prints up to
Print Settings
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
Paper Size
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
Turn off the camera and close the built-in flash
Using an External Flash optional
Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional
External flash Forced on External flash Slow Sync
Attach the filter
Using the Protector/Filter optional
MCuMulti-coated NDuNeutral Density
About Lock on the remote shutter
Using the Remote Shutter optional
Attach the stereo microphone to the hot shoe a
Using the External Microphone optional
About the Off/On Mode Selector Switch
Battery Check Lamp Battery
Connect the AC cable Connect the DC cable a
Using the AC Adaptor
Pictures P113/Recording quality P113 Picture size P126
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
REC Mode when recording motion
LCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display
LCD recording information
Recording after settings
White Balance Fine Adjustment P88 White Balance Bracket P89
Available recording time¢3 P111 R8m30s
Motion picture playback P145
Playback
Detailed information display
Histogram display
Others
For care of the eye cup on the viewfinder
About dirt on the image sensor
Dust reduction function
Removing dirt on the image sensor
About the Lens
Battery
Bring charged spare batteries when going out
Dispose of unusable battery
About the personal information
Do not bend or drop the card
Disclaimer
This Picture is Protected
Message Display
This Memory Card is WRITE-PROTECTED
No Valid Picture to Play
No Additional Selections can be Made
Memory Card Error Format this CARD?
Memory Card Parameter ERROR/THIS Memory Card Cannot be Used
Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card
Battery cannot be recognized by the camera
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Remaining battery power is low Charge the battery
Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
Recording
Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible
Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture
Bright spot not in subject is recorded
You cannot compensate the exposure
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Lens
Object seems to be warped
LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
Playback
TV, PC and printer
Others
File numbers are not recorded consecutively
Clock is reset
AF Assist Lamp does not turn on
Camera becomes warm
Number of recordable pictures
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Aspect ratio Picture size 10.5M Quality
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio Quality
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Specifications
Flash
Metering Mode
Exposure AE
Viewfinder
AV OUT/DIGITAL
MIC/REMOTE
Hdmi
Minimum aperture Value
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 Coverage For USA and Puerto Rico Only
Limited Warranty
Product or Part Name Parts Labor
Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions
Mail-In Service
For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY
Pana Monday-Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-7pm EST
137
Color Temperature Setting
AC Adaptor
138
176
172
141
Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
198
Recording Quality Setting Motion Picture Mode
White Balance Fine Adjustment
143
Others
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