DMC-GF1K
Dear Customer
Information for Your Safety
About the battery pack
Carefully observe copyright laws
About the battery charger
Care of the camera
Read together with the Cautions for Use. P171
VQT2G62
Contents
Adjusting the custom settings to
Adjusting each Film Mode to
Taking picture by setting the exposure
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Using the Remote Shutter optional 166
Using the Playback mode menu 134
Using the Optional
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Standard Accessories
Software Use it to install the software to your PC
Card is optional
DMC-GF1C
DMC-GF1K
1819
Preview button P88
Names of the Components
Camera body
WB White balance P77
Press
DC cable cover P167
Battery charger/AC adaptor P20
Lens H020 Lumix G 20 mm/F1.7 Asph
FS014045 Lumix G Vario 14-45 mm/F3.5- 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S
Example of operation
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover
Operating the Rear Dial
Rotating Pressing ¢3
About the Lens
Micro Four Thirds Mount
About the functions of your lens
Four Thirds mount Contrast AF Specification lens¢1
± Usable, ¥ Some functions/features limited, Not usable
Four Thirds mount Specification lens
Lens included
Attaching/Detaching the Lens
Detach the lens cap
Attaching a lens to the camera body
Lens which supports the stabilizer function is required
Set the O.I.S. switch to on
Optical Image Stabilizer
Detaching a lens from the camera body
Attaching the Lens Hood
Fitting to the mark
Attach the lens cap
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Shoulder strap eyelet
Charging starts when the Charge indicator a lights green
Charging the Battery
Detach the battery after charging is completed
Charging is complete when the Charge indicator a turns off
When 20 mm/F1.7 lens When 14-45 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication
Charging
Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor
Playback when using the LCD monitor
Preparation
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/the Battery
Remove the battery after use
Card may be damaged if it is not fully inserted
About the Card
Access to the card
Type of card Characteristics SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB
Card
Turn the camera on
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Changing the clock setting
Press MENU/SET
Motion Picture mode menu
Setting the Menu
REC mode menu P115 to Setup menu P31 to
Custom Menu P126 to Playback mode menu P134 to
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
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set the menu
Setting the Quick Menu
Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu in recording
Press Q.MENU to close the Quick Menu
About the Setup Menu
Travel Setup Location OFF/SET
Auto LCD OFF
Zoom
Review
Hold
OFF
Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels
OFF „ Auto Power LCD
… Power LCD
Muted t Low u High
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Select on Connection
PictBridgePTP
720p
Auto
1080i
576p¢1/480p¢2
Set the language displayed on the screen
ENGLISH/DEUTSCH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL/ITALIANO/ ¢
Card is formatted
Taking Pictures with a Low Camera Angle
Holding and using your camera
Tips for taking good pictures
AF assist lamp
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P41
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial
Align a desired mode with part E
Programme AE mode P45
Setting AFS or AFC
Press AF/MF to display the Focus mode
Press AF/MF again to select either AFS or AFC
Playback the recorded still pictures or motion picture
Taking a still picture
Recording a motion picture
Press Press 2/1 to select the picture
REC mode ñ
Taking pictures using the automatic function
Set the mode dial to Press AF/MF to set AFS or AFC
When taking pictures using the flash P60
Night Portrait Night Scenery BABY¢
Scene detection
Portrait Scenery
Macro
Settings in Intelligent auto mode
AF Tracking Function
White Balance P77 AWB Sensitivity P80
Metering Mode
White Balance P77 AWB Sensitivity P80 Auto Metering Mode
RED-EYE Removal
REC mode ³
Taking pictures with your favourite settings
Set the mode dial to
Set the drive mode lever to
Continuously focusing on a subject AFC
Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway AFS
Take a picture with Manual Focus MF
Focusing
When the subject is not in focus
Preventing jitter camera shake
Programme Shift
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. P12
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. P12
Play back the previous picture Play back the next picture
Playing back Pictures
Press
To finish playback
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
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
You can display pictures by recording date
Select the month Select the date
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the rear dial right k2k4k8k16k
Select the picture to be deleted, and then press ‚
Deleting Pictures
To delete a single picture
Press 2 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Basic
Press Display to change
Switching the displayed information
When is set
LCD monitor display
Optional external viewfinder display P162
Normal display¢1 Normal displayidetailed information¢1
No display¢1 Detailed information¢1
Set the position of the guide line with
Guide line returns to the centre when ‚ is pressed
Recording guide line
Press 3/4/2/1 to set the position
Set the position of the histogram
About the Histogram
Properly Exposed Under Exposed
Examples of histogram
Applicable modes
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon
Available flash settings by recording mode
Background landscape will appear brighter
About the Digital Red-Eye Correction
When 20 mm/F1.7 lens When 14- 45 mm/F3.5-5.6 lens
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Available flash range to take pictures
Adjust the flash output
Dynamic
Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro
Normal method when taking
Effect
Under exposed Properly
Compensating the Exposure
Take a picture
Exposed
To 7¢2
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
High speed Low speed Burst speed pictures/second
Without RAW files
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
`/0
Seconds/3 pictures
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Seconds
When
Setting the method used to focus AF mode
Press 2 and then press 2/1 to select 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 AF area
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject
MF Assist
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
About the focus distance reference mark
Fixing the exposure only
Taking pictures when AF or AF/AE is set
Programme Shift can be set even when AE is locked
AE lock indication
Adjusting the White Balance
Setting the white balance manually
Setting the colour temperature
Finely adjusting the white balance
White Balance Bracket
ISO sensitivity
Setting the Light Sensitivity
ISO sensitivity 100 3200
Brightness
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
Change tone of the colour for the picture to be
Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired setting
Press 3/4 to select the Memory and then press MENU/SET
Multi Film Bracket
REC mode ±´
Taking pictures by specifying the aperture/ shutter speed
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AE
Taking picture by setting the exposure manually
REC mode ²
Press the shutter button halfway
Manual Exposure Assistance
About B Bulb
Press a preview button
Confirm the effects of aperture and shutter speed
Confirm the effects of aperture
Confirm the effects of shutter speed
Taking pictures that match the scene being
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the scene mode
Technique for Portrait Mode
Portrait
Architecture
+ Soft Skin
Scenery
Sports
Objects
Flower
Food
Night Portrait
Night Scenery
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
Technique for Illuminations Mode
Illuminations
Party
To cancel AGE and Name
PET
Title Edit section on P138
Technique for Party mode
Taking pictures while adjusting colour
Set the mode dial to Press 2/1 to select an item
Sunset
Color
Adjusting the custom settings to achieve desired effects
Reset
Brightness
Registering Personal Menu Settings
Press 3 to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Press MENU/SET to enter the settings
Taking pictures in Custom mode
Set the mode dial to or
When changing the menu settings
Recording Motion Picture
Select the mode
Set the focus mode
Continuous AF
Start recording by pressing the motion picture button
Scene detection
Changing REC Mode and REC Quality
When set to Intelligent Auto Mode
Portrait Scenery LOW Light Macro
¢1 What is bit rate
Playback on your Hdtv using an Hdmi connection
When Avchd Lite is selected in step
Press 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET
High
When Motion Jpeg is selected in step
¢3 This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode
Fps
Continuous AF
Wind CUT
Picture button again
Recording motion pictures with the desired
Recording Stop the recording by pressing the motion
About the flicker reduction function
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 recognise
Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide
Change the information for a registered person
Deleting information of a registered person
To add a face image, go to step
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Sensitivity
Set when recognition is difficult
Set when the frequency of mistaken recognition is high
Mistaken recognition
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
Cancelling the travel date
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu Take a picture
Select World Time from the Setup menu, and then press
Current time Time difference from GMT Greenwich Mean Time
For details on REC mode menu settings, refer to P28
Using the REC Mode Menu
Film Mode
You can only select Standard and Standard in , ¿ mode
? Aspect Ratio
When the aspect ratio is W
Applicable modes When the aspect ratio is
When the aspect ratio is Y
@ Picture Size
Stabilizer
Quality
Face Recog
Applicable modes OFF/ON/MEMORY/SET
¢A lens which supports the Stabilizer function is required
Flash
RED-EYE Removal
Applicable modes ‡/ /‰
Flash Synchro
Flash Adjust
Metering Mode
You can set to the 2nd curtain synchro
ISO Limit SET
Exposure Intelligent exposure adjustment
Long Shtr NR
Applicable modes OFF/LOW/STANDARD/HIGH
Digital Zoom
ISO Increments
EX. OPT. Zoom
Burst Rate
SELF-TIMER
Auto Bracket
Color Space
Audio REC
REC Quality
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
Refer to P100 for details
Using the Custom Menu
OFF
Only the focus is locked
Taking a picture with fixed focus or exposure
Only the exposure is locked
AF/AE
Preview Hold
PRE AF
Quick AF Continuous AF About
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
Picture/ Motion picture
Remaining Shots
Remaining Time
Viewfinder style LCD monitor style
P162
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures with Audio
Motion pictures
Avchd Lite
Pictures with audio
Audio icon
Slide Show
Using the Playback mode menu
When Category Selection has been selected in step
Press 3 to select Start and then press Menu
Operations performed during slide show
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
Effect
Playback Mode
When Category Play is selected in step
Recording information
Favorite
Select the picture, and then press MENU/SET to set
Multi setting
Title Edit
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Picture
Text Stamp
‘ appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text
If this is set to ON, AGE is stamped on the pictures
Shooting Date
AGE P92
Travel Date
Resize Reducing the picture size number of pixels
Single
Multi
Trimming
? 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
Repeat these steps for each picture
Audio DUB
Press MENU/SET to stop recording
You can add the audio after taking a picture
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
Align the marks, and insert. B 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
Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P35
Operate with the remote control for the TV
Usable functions
Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
Saving the recorded still pictures and motion pictures
AV cable supplied
Connecting to a PC
Copying to a PC
PC that can be used
Double-click Dcim folder
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Double-click on Removable Disk in My Computer
Preparations Turn on the camera and the PC
Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
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
Qk6 q 101.6 mmk152.4 mm Qk10 q 203.2 mmk254 mm
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
216 mmk279.4 mm
It may not be connected properly if it does not display
Using the Optional External Viewfinder
Switch on the camera
Is displayed on the LCD monitor
Diopter adjustment
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
Using the Remote Shutter optional
NDuNeutral Density
Using the AC Adaptor
Connect the AC cable Connect the DC cable a
About Lock on the remote shutter
Recording Recording in Programme AE mode Initial setting
Screen Display/optional external viewfinder
Picture size P117 Quality P118
Available recording time¢3 P99 R8m30s
Recording after settings
White Balance Fine Adjustment P79 White Balance Bracket P79
¢2 Only displayed in the LCD monitor
Playback
Detailed information display
Histogram display
Others
Removing dirt on the image sensor
About dirt on the image sensor
Dust reduction function
About the LCD monitor/Optional external 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 Locked
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
Cannot be SET on this Picture
Folder Cannot be Created
No Battery Power Remains
This Battery Cannot be Used
Printer BUSY/PLEASE Check the Printer
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
Motion picture recording stops in the middle
Flash is not activated
Lens
Object seems to be warped
Flash is activated 2 times
LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder
Playback
Thumbnail is Displayed appears on the screen
Picture is not played back
Recorded pictures are not displayed
Red part of the recorded image has changed colour to black
TV, PC and printer
Others
Check the clock P26 and birthday settings P93
File numbers are recorded in ascending order
Age is not displayed correctly
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available Recording Time
Number of recordable pictures
32 MB 64 MB
32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Aspect ratio Quality
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
32 MB
Specifications
Microphone
Flash
Flash synchronization Speed
Speaker
Hdmi
Remote
AV OUT/DIGITAL
Digital Camera Charge 8.4
Aperture range
Focal length
Aperture type
Minimum aperture Value
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