Panasonic DMC-GM1 owner manual Contents

Contents
	Finding the information you need	2
	How to use this manual	3
1.	Before Use
	Care of the camera	10
	Standard Accessories	11
	Names and Functions of Components	12
	About the Lens	18
2.	Preparations before Recording
	Changing the Lens	20
	Attaching the Shoulder Strap	22
	Charging the Battery	24
	• Charging	24
	• Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures	26
	Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
	the Battery	29
	About the Card	31
	• About cards that can be used with this unit	31
	• Formatting the card (initialization)	32
	• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording
	time	33
	Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	35
	• Changing the Clock Setting	36
	Setting the Menu	37
	• Setting menu items	37
	Calling frequently-used menus instantly
	(Quick Menu)	40
	• Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item	41
	Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons)	43
	Configuring basic settings of this unit
	(Setup Menu)	45
	Entering Text	54
3.	Basic Operation
	Tips for taking good pictures	55
	• Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function)	56
	Taking a Still picture	57
	• Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function	59
	Recording Motion Picture	60
	Selecting the Recording Mode	61
	Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen	62
	Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures	65

4