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Panasonic DMC-G6 owner manual P322, P325, P326, P328, P330

Contents

Digital Camera Customers only F0513WT0 P326 P322P325 P328 About the indication of the applicable mode Applicable modes About the symbols in the text Contents Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function106 110 131 119129 133 176 161171 178 Recording Motion Picture 211 Using the Motion Picture Menu 219Using the Playback Menu 222 About Connections 280 Wi-Fi Setup Menu 288Registering to the Lumix Club 274 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC 298 Others 310 Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure Standard Accessories Card is optional Names and Functions of Components Camera body Speaker P57 Diopter adjustment dial P66Focus distance reference mark P175 Stereo microphone P221 FS014042 Lumix G Vario 14-42 mm/ F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S FS45150 Lumix G Vario 45-150 mm/ F4.0-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S Taking pictures at a high angle MonitorFree angle shooting Taking pictures at a low angle Drag Touch screenTouch Pinch enlarge/reduce ON/OFF Not available in these casesCan be used Displayed on the right of the screen Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial Cursor buttons/MENU/SET buttonRear Dial Move the lever to left or right to operate Aperture setting is operableFunction Lever Zoom operations are operable Leica mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensFour Thirds mount specification lens About the Lens About the lens and functions Preparations Remove the lens rear cap from the lens Changing the LensAttaching the lens Preparations Attach the lens cap To enable/disable the shutter release without lensDetaching the lens Menu CustomShoot w/o Lens Attaching the Lens Hood Fitting to the mark Preparation Attaching the Shoulder Strap Shoulder strap eyelet Connect the charger to the electrical outlet Charging the BatteryCharging About batteries that you can use with this unit Battery indication Charge indicator is turned on during chargingCharge indicator turns off Charging time When the interchangeable lens H-FS14140 is used Approx pictures When the interchangeable lens H-FS1442A is used Recording conditions by Cipa standard Approx min Recording motion pictures when using the monitorWhen the interchangeable lens H-FS45150 is used MP4 Recording with picture quality set to FHD/30p Playback when using the monitor Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Preparation About cards that can be used with this unit Access to the cardAbout the Card About the motion picture recording and SD speed class Formatting the card initialization Available recording time when recording motion pictures Number of recordable pictures Remaining Time Menu CustomRemaining Disp Setting Date/Time Clock Set Changing the Clock Setting Select Clock Set in the Setup menu. P43 Press MENU/SET Setting the MenuSetting menu items Touch the menu icon When operating buttons Touch the menu item Touch the Setting to set Menu RecQuality› Touch or another of the menu toggle icons a Press Switching to other menusSwitching to the Setup menu from Rec menu Close the menu Touch or press the shutter button halfway Setting the menu screen background Setting the menu screen backgroundSetting the top menu screen background On-monitor recording information in Monitor style P72 Calling frequently-used menus instantly Quick MenuPress Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu Press Q.MENU to exit the menu once the setting is complete When using the viewfinderRotate the rear dial to select the setting, then press Items that have been selected in advance can be set Rec menu/Recording functions Change the Quick Menu to your preferred itemSelect the menu in the top row and drag it to Bottom row Touch Exit Motion Picture menuCustom menu Touch the function you want to assign You can assign frequently-used functions toParticular buttons or icons Select Fn Button Set in the Custom menu. P43 Making the function button settings for recording Playback Menu/Playback functions Making the function button settings for playbackTouch Touch Fn6 or Fn7 Home Your home area Configuring basic settings of this unit Setup MenuDestination Travel destination area Clock Set Location Travel SetupWi-Fi Function/Wi-Fi Setup SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording Brightness Beep Volume Shutter Vol High Low OFFTouch the item Drag the slide bar to adjust Contrast · Saturation …3 MODE3 „ Auto…1 MODE1 Make the monitor darker 5MIN./2MIN./1MIN Sleep Mode10MIN./5MIN./2MIN./1MIN./OFF Auto LVF/Monitor Off Select on connection 1080i 1691080p 720p Menu Resume Viera Link3D Playback Menu Information Set the language displayed on the screen Reset the file number of the next recording toRecording or setup/custom settings are reset to the default Pixel Refresh Sensor CleaningCard is formatted Format Touch Set Entering TextEnter characters Tips for taking good pictures Detects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function About the eye sensor automatic switching Using the ViewfinderSwitching the Monitor/Viewfinder Diopter adjustment On the Touch Pad Setting the focus position with the Touch PadAbout the Eye Sensor AF Pad Taking a Still picture Aperture value B Shutter speed Hold Touch Touch × Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter functionTo cancel the Touch Shutter function Recording Motion Picture Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Monitor style Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screenPress DISP. to change Viewfinder style Viewfinder style Monitor style Guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot Mode Correcting downward tilt About the tilt sensor displayCorrecting tilt to the left Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Playing Back Pictures Using the Playback Zoom To return to Normal Playback Touch the picture TouchDisplaying multiple screens Multi Playback Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Touch CAL on the Multi Playback screen Increase volume level While pausingReduce volume level Playing Back Motion Pictures Playing Back Group Pictures Creating Still Pictures from a Motion PictureTouch during Motion Picture playback Playing back each Group Pictures Touch the group picture iconContinuously playing back Group Pictures Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen Changing the information displayed on the playback screen If there are any white saturated areas, we Playback Mode, select the picture to delete and touch Once deleted, pictures cannot be recoveredDeleting Pictures Touch Delete Single To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures When Delete Multi is selected Touch OKPlayback Mode, touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete All Press Selecting the Recording ModeSelect the mode by rotating the mode dial Panorama Shot Mode P106 Creative Video Mode P217Custom Mode P129 Scene Guide Mode P110 It will switch to Intelligent Auto or Mode by pressing Taking Pictures using the Automatic FunctionRecording Mode Align the screen with the subject Portrait Scenery Low Light Macro When recording motion picturesScene Detection When taking pictures Backlight Compensation Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P139About the flash Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects Touch the example image to select image effects filters Drag the slide bar to set Touch Touch to display the setting screenTaking a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control Record pictures or motion pictures Setting brightness Setting color Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Program AE Mode Setting shutter speed Program Shift Aperture value Reduces Increases It becomes easier to Aperture-Priority AE ModeTaking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Defocus Shutter speed Slow Fast It becomes easier to Shutter-Priority AE Mode100 Express movement Freeze movement Reduces Increases Manual Exposure Mode101 Slow Fast +3 Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value 102Manual Exposure Assistance About B Bulb 103 Set a function button to Preview. P52 Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn1104 Depth of field properties 105 How to tell if the exposure is not adequateWhen exposure is not adequate Press Fn1 Set a function button to One Push AE. P52 106 Taking panorama pictures Panorama Shot ModeSet the mode dial to Check the recording direction, and then touch Start Touch Set 107Adding an image effect Recording from left to right Technique for Panorama Shot Mode 108 109 About playback It is also possible to display Taking Pictures that match the Scene being110 To enjoy a variety of picture effects Silky Skin 111Clear Portrait Backlit Softness Relaxing Tone 112Clear in Backlight Sweet Childs Face Bright Blue Sky 113Distinct Scenery Romantic Sunset Glow Clear Nightscape 114Glistening Water Cool Night Sky Artistic Nightscape 115Warm Glowing Nightscape Glittering Illuminations Soft Image of a Flower 116Clear Night Portrait Soft focus creates a diffused image Cute Dessert 117Appetizing Food Freeze Animal Motion Monochrome 118Clear Sports Shot Monochrome image captures the mood of the moment Effects filters Taking Pictures with different image effects119 Taking a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control Adjust the effect to fit your preferences120 Retro 121Expressive Old Days Sepia 122Low Key Dynamic Monochrome Cross Process 123High Dynamic Toy Effect Bleach Bypass 124Toy Pop Miniature Effect Setting the type of defocus125 Pinch out/pinch in P17 to change the size In-focus portion Fantasy 126Soft Focus Star Filter One Point Color Touch the part where you want to leave the color127 Sunshine 128 Setting the light sourcePoint for when placing the center of the light source You can change the position and size of the light source Custom set Description of settings Registering your preferred settings Custom ModeSettings are registered for on the mode dial 129 Rec menu Setup menu Custom menu Recording using registered custom setChanging the settings 130 Optical Image Stabilizer 131 132 Side Taking Pictures with the Zoom133 Enlarges distant subject Ex. Tele Conv 134Raising the telescopic effect 135 OFF Photo 136Position Video 137 Digital Zoom Perform zoom operations by dragging the slide bar Zooming using touch operations138 You can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom Taking pictures by using the flash 139 Using the flash skillfully 140 Set the built-in flash to match the recording Changing Flash Mode141 Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingAvailable flash settings by Recording Mode Flash setting Mode 143Scene Guide Clear Nightscape Becomes dynamic Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro144 Adjust the flash output 145 Setting the wireless flash 146 Manual Flash Adjust Firing ModeFlash Adjust 147 148 Controllable range of the wireless flashPlacement example Properly UnderexposedOverexposed Exposed Compensating the Exposure149 Compensate the exposure 150 Set a function button to Touch AE. P52 Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area151 Touch Touch AE6 152 Optimizing the focus and brightness for a touched position 153 Setting the Light Sensitivity 154 Characteristics of the ISO sensitivity 155 Press Select the White Balance by rotating the rear dial Adjusting the White Balance156 157 Auto White Balance 158 Setting the White Balance manuallySetting the color temperature Select 1 , 2 and then touch Select White Set 159 Finely adjusting the White BalanceSelect the White Balance and then touch Adjust Horizontal a to B Vertical G to M 160White Balance Bracket 161 Set the Focus Mode to AFS, AFF or AFC. P162Taking Pictures with Auto Focus Press Touch the item 162 About the focus mode AFS/AFF/AFCSelect Focus Mode from the Rec menu. P43 Touch the item When recording using AFF, AFC 163 About š Face Detection Type of the Auto Focus Mode164 Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P167 When operating buttons Setting up AF TrackingWhen operating the touch screen 165 About 1-Area 166About 23-Area About Pinpoint 167 When selecting š, ØWhen selecting Position and size of the AF area can be changed 168 Setting the desired focus method 169 170 Release Taking Pictures with Manual Focus 171 Enlarge by pressing 172Pressing MF Assist is not displayed Changing the display of the MF Assist 173Displaying the MF Assist Moving the enlarged area 174 Technique for Manual Focus Focus range 175About the focus distance reference mark While pressing AF/AE LOCK, move Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock176 Camera as you compose the picture and then 177 178 Select a Drive ModePress Select a drive mode Depends on the capacity of the card¢3 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode179 Focus Mode Focus/Release Priority Normal focusing¢2Predicted focusing¢3 180 181 With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket182 D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV Settings Burst `/0 183 Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed Taking Pictures with the Self-timer184 Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed 185 Photo Style Using the Rec Menu186 187 Adjusting the picture qualityTouch Custom setting Touch / to select the type of Photo Style Picture Size 188Aspect Ratio Quality Focus Mode189 190 Metering ModeSelf Timer Burst Rate Settings HIGH/STANDARD/LOW/EXTENDED/OFF ResolutionSettings AUTO/HIGH/STANDARD/LOW/OFF 191 Dynamic Range What is HDR?192 Auto Align You can shoot up to four exposures per image 193Multi Exp Session Combining RAW images in the card About Automatic Gain Control setting194 195 Time Lapse Shot 196 Touch Start Press the shutter button fully 197 Stop Motion Animation 198 Touch OK Panorama Settings199 Adding pictures to the Stop Motion Animation group Electronic Shutter Settings ON/OFF200 Flash Red-Eye Removal Settings 200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/12800/OFF201 ISO Limit Set ISO Increments ISO sensitivity can be set up to maximum ISO25600202 Extended ISO Shading Comp 203Long Shtr NR Digital Zoom 204Ex. Tele Conv Color Space Face Recog Playback Mode205 Face Recog. only works when the AF Mode is set to š 206 Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide Face SettingsPoint of recording when registering the face images 207 Touch the face image to delete 208Set the item 209 Change or delete the information for a registered person Recommended Filter Profile Setup210 Enter Name 211 Setting the format, size and frame rateThis data format is suitable for when playing back on a High-definition TV, etc 212 When Avchd is selectedWhen MP4 is selected About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures Indication of the icon Camera automatically keeps focusing on subjects during213 Recording.¢ 214 Recording Motion Picture Selected Recording Mode Recording Mode while 215 Motion picture Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures216 Priorities Stop recording 217Start recording Drag the slide bar to set Touch icon to display the setting screen218 Using the Motion Picture Menu 219 Rec Highlight Settings 1/50/1/60/1/100/1/120/OFF220 Flkr Decrease Mic Level Adj 221Mic Level Disp Special Mic 222 Using the Playback Menu2D/3D Settings Slide Show Operations during a slide show Changing the slide show settings223 Dial Duration 224Duration or Repeat can be set Repeat Playback Mode 225 226 Location Logging Erasing details enlarging the display 227Clear Retouch Touch Save 228 229 Single settingMulti setting Title Edit 230 Text Stamp Touch Touch OK 231Select the item to stamp 232 Touch at the location to divide 233Video Divide Is, the smoother the motion picture will be 234Time Lapse Video 235 Stop Motion Video Touch the size you wish to change Touch a picture. repeat 236Resize Touch Enlarge Touch Reduce Drag Move 237Cropping Rotate The picture is rotated manually 238Rotate/Rotate Disp Select the rotation direction 239 Favorite Touch / to set the number of prints, and then touch Set 240Print Set 241 To print the date Protect Multi setting Touch the picture you wish to protect242 Delete Confirmation 243Face Rec Edit 244 Wi-FiRfunction/NFC functionUse the camera as a wireless LAN device Before Use 245 About the Wi-Fi connection lampAbout the Wi-Fi button This unit is compatible with NFC Describing method Wi-Fi New ConnectionRemote Shooting & View 246 What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 247 248 Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image AppControlling with a Smartphone/Tablet Image App is an application provided by Panasonic 249 Connecting to a smartphone/tabletPress and hold Wi-Fi Changing the connection method When connecting with Via Network250 Preparation On the camera On your smartphone/tablet Connecting to a smartphone/tablet by using the NFC function251 Launch Image App on your smartphone/tablet 252 Saving images stored in the camera 253Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording 254 Drag an image to send it to an SNS, etc 255Sending images in the camera to an SNS Click the followings to jump to the beginning of each menu 256Methods for sending and images that can be sent Take pictures 257Select a device you want to connect Sending selected images Send Images Stored in the Camera Multi Select setting Select the picture. repeat258 Select Single Select or Multi Select Take or play back pictures on this unit Displaying pictures on a TV259 Sending selected images Send Images Stored in the Camera When sending images to Printer260 261 When sending images to AV deviceWireless access point AV device Home When sending images to External, the following are required 262 Select the picture. repeat Multi Select setting263 When sending images to PC 264 265 To create a folder that receives images 266 Select the folder you want to send 267 Wireless access point Web service Cloud Sync. Service Using Web servicesWhen sending images to web service 268 269 Registering web services 270 271 When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service 272 273 274 Acquiring a new login ID New accountRegistering to the Lumix Club About the Lumix Club Be sure to make a note of the login ID and password Enter a passwordCheck the login ID and select OK 275 Select the item to change Enter the login ID or password276 Check the Lumix Club terms of use Check the details if the terms of use have been updated277 278 Delete your login ID and account from the Lumix ClubSelect Yes in the login ID delete confirmation screen Select Next Change or delete information on registered AV device Configuring the external AV device settings279 Direct Your device connects directly to this unit About Connections280 Connecting from your house via the network 281 Select the network authentication type Select the wireless access point you are connecting toWhen connecting with Manual Input 282 283 Select item Press Wi-Fi284 Registering records as favorites Editing the items registered to favorites Save frequently-used Wi-Fi connection settings as favorites285 Checking the connection detail of a record or favorite Send Images While Recording About settings for sending images286 Send Images Stored in the Camera Changing the settings for sending images 287 Wi-Fi Setup Menu 288 Displays the MAC address and IP address of this unit 289Delete Displays the certification number for radio regulations Taking 3D pictures Enjoying 3D pictures290 You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation Recording functions 291Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording Rec menu Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures 292Playing back 3D pictures 293 Connect the camera and a TV Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen294 To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional 295 296 Using Viera Link HdmiWhat is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control? Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P61 Other linked operations Turning this unit off Automatic input switching297 PC that can be used Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your298 PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 PE Windows XP/Vista/7/8 299About the supplied software LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP/Vista/7/8 300 Click on the Recommended InstallationInstalling supplied software Check the environment of your PC 301 Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIOPreparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC Touch PC on the screen of this unit For Windows Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO302 For Mac Drive Noname is displayed on the desktop Connection in the PTP Mode Set USB Mode to PictBridgePTP 303 Dubbing with non-compatible equipment Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder304 Touch PictBridgePTP Printing the Pictures305 Touch Print start 306Selecting a single picture and printing it Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Print with Date Print Settings307 Num.of prints Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 308Paper Size When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper 309 External Flash optional Optional accessories310 311 Remote Shutter optional 312External Microphone optional Conversion lens optional 313AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional Filters optional 314 Recording Recording in Program AE ModeMonitor Display/Viewfinder Display On-monitor recording information 315 Recording after settingsSimultaneous recording indicator P216 Peaking P172 316 Detailed information Histogram display 317Display This picture is protected Message Display318 Cannot be set on this picture Insert SD card again/Try another card Read Error/Write Error Please check the card319 Folder cannot be created No picture to send This battery cannot be used320 Connection failed Login failed. Please check Login ID and Password321 Cannot connect to server Rec Menu list322 323 324 325 Motion Picture 326 Custom 327 Setup 328 329 330 Playback 331 TroubleshootingBattery and power source 332 Recording Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Taking pictures using White Balance Bracket is not possible333 334 335 Motion pictures Flash is not activated 336Lens Flash is activated 2 times Monitor/Viewfinder Monitor and viewfinder do not switch when LVF is pressed337 Monitor/Viewfinder is too bright or dark Color tone of the viewfinder differs from the actual tone 338Noise appears on the monitor Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures Thumbnail is displayed appears on the screen 339Playback sound or operation sound is too low Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black Wi-Fi function 340 It takes time to transmit an image to the web service Have forgotten the login ID or password for the Lumix ClubImages cannot be transmitted to the web service 341 There is an image that could not be transmitted Have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi342 Transmission of the image fails midway 343 TV, PC and printer 344 345 Others 346 347 Optimal use of the camera Cleaning 348 About the Lens 349About the Monitor/Viewfinder Charger Battery350 351 About 3D Do not bend or drop the card 352Card Disclaimer 353About the personal information About the picture data When not using the camera for a long period of time354 About tripods or unipods 355

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