Panasonic DMC-GF1K operating instructions Contents

Contents
Information for Your Safety	2
Before Use
Standard Accessories	8
Names of the Components	10
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover	13
Operating the Rear Dial	13
About the Lens	14
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens	16
Attaching the Lens Hood	18
Attaching the Shoulder Strap	19
Charging the Battery	20
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures	21
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery	24
About the Card	25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	26
• Changing the clock setting	26
Setting the Menu	27
• Setting menu items	28
Setting the Quick Menu	30
About the Setup Menu	31
Holding and using your camera	37
Basic
Selecting the [REC] mode, and record
still pictures or motion pictures	38
• Setting [AFS] or [AFC]	39
• Taking a still picture	40
• Recording a motion picture	40
• Playback the recorded still pictures
or motion picture	40
Taking pictures using the automatic
function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)	41
• Scene detection	42
• AF Tracking Function	43
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode	43
Taking pictures with your favourite
settings (Programme AE mode)	45

• Fix the focus by pressing the shutter
button halfway (AFS)	46
• Continuously focusing on a subject
(AFC)	46
• Take a picture with Manual Focus
(MF)	46
• Focusing	47
• When the subject is not in focus	47
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)	47
• Programme Shift	48
Taking Pictures with the Zoom	49

•Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical zoom (EZ)/

Using the Digital Zoom	49
Playing back Pictures	50
• Changing the Information Displayed
on the playback screen	51
• Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback)	51
• Displaying Pictures by Recording
Date (Calendar Playback)	52
• Using the Playback Zoom	53
Deleting Pictures	54
• To delete a single picture	54
• To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures	54
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Optional External Viewfinder	56
• Switching the displayed information ....	56
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash	60
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting	60
• Adjust the flash output	63
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro ...	64
Compensating the Exposure	65
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode	66
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket	68
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	70
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode)	71
• Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)	72
• Setting the AF area	73
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus	74
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)	75
Adjusting the White Balance	77
• Setting the white balance manually	78

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