Digital Camera
Contents
Using the Custom Menu 150
Using the Motion Picture
110
Easily set aperture/shutter speed for
158
Using Viera Link Hdmi 184
Editing Burst Pictures 160
162
Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure
Care of the camera
Card is optional
Standard Accessories
Camera body
Names and Functions of Main Parts
Camera ON/OFF switch P27
Mode dial P29
Status indicator P27
Card/Battery door P23
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover
Lens PS14042 FS014042 Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42 mm
F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S
ASPH./MEGA O.I.S
H014 Lumix G 14 mm/F2.5 Asph
Touch Screen
Press
Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button
Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial
Four Thirds mount specification lens
Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens
Leica mount specification lens
About the Lens
Detaching the lens
Changing the Lens
Preparations Attach the lens cap
Preparations Remove the lens rear cap from the lens
Attaching the lens
Attaching the Lens Hood
Shoulder strap eyelet
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
Charging
Charging the Battery
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charge indicator turns off
Charge indicator is turned on during charging
About the Charge indicator The Charge indicator turns on
When the Charge indicator flashes
Battery indication is displayed on the screen
Battery indication
When the interchangeable lens H-PS14042 is used
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Approx min
Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor
When flash is used repeatedly
Playback when using the LCD monitor
Do not touch the connection terminals of the card
Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery
About the Card
Access to the card
About cards that can be used with this unit
Preparation
Number of recordable pictures
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Picture Size
32 GB 64 GB
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Turn the camera on
To set the display order and the time display format
Touch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen
Select the mode by rotating the mode dial
Selecting the Recording Mode
To select a Recording Mode with the mode dial
To select Intelligent Auto Mode
Program AE Mode P45
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P39
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P114
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P114
Tips for taking good pictures
When taking pictures
Detects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function
Touch the Focus Mode to select
How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFF/AFC
Taking a Still picture
Press AF/MF
AFS is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Single
Subject is moving, the focusing is performed by
Pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is
Pressed halfway
AFF/AFC
Touch SET Press the shutter button halfway
Taking a Still picture
Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter function
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Touch Touch ×
Press DISP. to change
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
LCD monitor style
About the tilt sensor display
Intelligent Auto Mode
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
When recording motion pictures
When taking pictures
Scene Detection
About the flash
Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P78
Menu
Backlight Compensation
Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
Touch the slide bar to set
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
Touch Touch × to display the setting screen
Touch the slide bar to set
Recording of pictures or motion pictures
Set the mode dial to
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Program Shift
Recording Motion Pictures
Focus Mode Continuous AF Settings
Start recording by pressing the motion picture Button
Recording Motion Pictures
Avchd
Peripheral Defocus
Motion picture
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
Priorities
Still picture
Playing Back Pictures
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback
Touch
To return to Normal Playback Touch the picture to select
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
Touch the part to enlarge firmly
Using the Playback Zoom
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Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen
Playing Back Motion Pictures
Operate control panel by touching
While pausing ¢ Reduce volume level ¢ Increase volume level
About fast forward/rewind playback
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Touch during Motion Picture playback using touch operation
Deleting Pictures
Touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete ALL
When Delete Multi is selected Touch OK
To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures
Types of menus
Setting the Menu
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial
Setting menu items
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set
Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu
Switching to other menus
Menu toggle icon
Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu
Setting the Quick Menu
Touch the menu item
Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
Motion Picture Mode menu
Recording functions
Custom menu
Perform these settings if you need to
About the Setup Menu
Setting Date/Time
Press 2/1 to select the items, Press 3/4 to set
Home
Destination Travel destination area
Your home area
World Time
Beep Volume Shutter VOL
Travel Setup
Location OFF
SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording
MODE1
„ Auto
MODE2
MODE3
Hold
Auto LCD OFF
Auto
3D Playback
Viera Link
Menu Guide
Set the language displayed on the screen
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Card is formatted
Optical Image Stabilizer
Switch
Lens which supports the stabilizer function is required
Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for
Preventing jitter camera shake
Using the zoom
Perform zoom operations by touching the slide bar
Zooming using touch operations
You can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom
Press the flash
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Open button It clicks
Applicable modes
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Set the built-in flash to match the recording
Scene Mode
Available flash settings in Recording Mode
Objects Night Portrait Night Scenery Illuminations
BABY1 BABY2 PET Party Sunset
Wide
Available flash range
Sensitivity
M 22.4 feet M 13.8 feet Feet
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting
Underexposed Properly
Compensating the Exposure
Exposed
Compensate the exposure
Depends on the capacity of the card¢3
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Speed
With RAW files Without RAW files
Focus Mode Focus Priority
Focusing in Burst Mode
Normal focusing¢2
Predicted focusing¢3
With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV
3rd picture
Touch SET Focus on the subject and take a picture
Settings
Settings
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Touch SET
Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed
Recording
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P95
About š Face Detection
When operating the touch screen
Setting up AF Tracking
When operating buttons
You can lock the subject by touching it
About Ø 1-area-focusing
About 23-area-focusing
About Pinpoint
Position and size of the AF area can be changed
When selecting
When selecting š, Ø
Touch the subject
Touch the slide bar to change the size of AF area Frame
Move the AF area easily with Direct Focus Area function
Move to a side
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Move to B side
Rotate to C side Focuses on nearby
Displaying the MF Assist
MF Assist
Changing the display of the MF Assist
Moving the enlarged area
Technique for Manual Focus
About the focus distance reference mark
100
Focus distance reference
Focus range
101
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
AE lock indication
AF/AE Lock
102
Only the exposure is locked
Only the focus is locked
103
Adjusting the White Balance
Press Touch the White Balance to select
AWB
Auto White Balance
104
Setting the color temperature
Setting the White Balance manually
105
Select 1 , 2 and then touch White SET
106
Finely adjusting the White Balance
White Balance Bracket
107
To set the bracket
108
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Press Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET
Jitter of the subject
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
109
REC Mode menu/Recording functions
Using the function button
110
Continuing to press the function button
111
Touch Touch Fn3 or Fn4
When exposure is not adequate Press Fn1
How to tell if the exposure is not adequate
112
Set the Fn Button SET of the Custom menu to ONE Push AE
Depth of field properties
113
114
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AE
115
Manual Exposure Mode
Manual Exposure Assistance
About B Bulb
116
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
117
Press MENU/SET to set
Soft Skin
118
Scenery
Architecture
Technique for Flower Mode
Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF area
119
Peripheral Defocus
Food
120
Objects
Night Portrait
Technique for Illuminations Mode
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
121
Night Scenery
BABY1/BABY2
122
Entering Text on P135
123
Technique for Party Mode
PET
Party
124
Taking Pictures with different image effects
125
Adjust the effect to fit your preferences
Creative Control Items that can be set
Set the type of blurring for Miniature Effect
126
Touch To set the recording Orientation defocus orientation
Touch the in-focus portion
127
Taking Pictures in Custom Set
Custom set Description of settings
Settings are registered for on the mode dial
128
SET
Set the mode dial to
Recording using registered custom set
When changing the menu settings
Setup menu Custom menu
Playback Mode
Recording Mode
Face RECOG. only works when the AF Mode is set to š
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Point of recording when registering the face images
Face Settings
131
Select item with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET
132
MENU/SET
133
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Auto Registration
134
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
NEW Person
135
Entering Text
Display the entry screen
For details on REC Mode menu settings, refer to P62
Using the REC Mode Menu
136
Photo Style
137
Press 4 to select Custom setting and then press MENU/SET
Aspect Ratio
138
Picture Size
Quality
139
Face Recog
140
Metering Mode
Quick AF
OFF/ON Note
Flash
141
RED-EYE Removal
Flash Synchro
Resolution
Flash Adjust
142
Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control
ISO Limit SET
143
ISO Increments
Long Shtr NR
144
145
SELF-TIMER
Color Space
Stabilizer
REC Mode
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
146
When MP4 is selected
When Avchd is selected
147
REC Quality
148
Picture Mode
Continuous AF
Wind CUT
149
Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels
MIC Level Disp
MIC Level ADJ
150
Using the Custom Menu
Position can be set by dragging the histogram
CUST. SET MEM
OFF Position can be set by dragging the on the guide line
151
White saturated areas appear blinking in black and white
This does not affect the recorded image
AE/AF/AF/AE
152
AF Assist Lamp
153
AF+MF
MF Assist
154
Enables/disables the motion picture button
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing
155
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor
156
Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide
157
158
Playing Back Burst Pictures
About the Burst Picture Group
Continuously playing back burst pictures
159
Operations during Burst Picture Group playback
Drag horizontally to transfer between images
160
Editing Burst Pictures
Favorite Print SET Protect
161
2D/3D Settings
Using the Playback Mode Menu
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched
162
Setup
Changing the slide show settings
163
Operations performed during slide show
164
Playback Mode
Recording information Scene Modes
Title Edit
165
Single Multi
Text Stamp
166
167
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
Press Press 3/4 to select OK and then press MENU/SET
Video Divide
168
169
Multi setting
Resize
Press 2/1 to select the picture, and then press Menu
Cropping
170
Rear dial right Enlargement Rear dial left Reduction
Aspect Conv
171
ROTATE/ROTATE Disp
172
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
173
When Multi has been selected
Favorite
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to
Print SET
174
Single Multi MENU/SET
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Picture
To print the date
175
Protect
176
Face REC Edit
177
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Enjoying 3D pictures
Taking 3D pictures
3D picture
179
REC Mode menu
Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Aspect ratio Picture size
Playing back 3D pictures
180
Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures
Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC
181
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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Connect the camera and a TV
To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional
183
What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control?
Using Viera Link Hdmi
184
SUB Menu
Other linked operations Turning the power off
Automatic input switching
185
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Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
File formats that can be used JPEG, Avchd
187
Copy the playback image using an AV cable
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC Connect camera to PC
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
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Connecting to a PC
PC that can be used
Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
190
Operate the PC
Preparations Turn on the camera and the PC
Desktop
191
192
Printing the Pictures
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
193
Print with Date
194
NUM. of Prints
You can set the number of prints up to
195
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Paper Size
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
196
Optional accessories
Optional Live Viewfinder
Monitor priority
197
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Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional
External Flash optional
External flash Slow Sync
Protector/Filter optional
199
Remote Shutter optional
200
AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional
LCD Monitor Display
Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
201
202
Recording after settings
Playback
203
Detailed information display
Histogram display
204
About dirt on the image sensor
205
Dust reduction function
Removing dirt on the image sensor
About the LCD monitor/Optional Live Viewfinder
206
About the Lens
207
208
Card
209
Do not bend or drop the card
About the personal information
210
When not using the camera for a long period of time
About the picture data
About tripods or unipods
211
Message Display
Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card
Memory Card Parameter ERROR/THIS Memory Card Cannot be Used
212
Insert SD Card AGAIN/TRY Another Card
213
This Battery Cannot be Used
Battery and power source
Troubleshooting
214
Recording
215
Bright spot not in subject is recorded
216
You cannot compensate the exposure
Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible
Motion pictures
217
Lens
218
Flash
Flash is not activated
LCD monitor/Optional Live Viewfinder
219
Playback
220
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
TV, PC and printer
221
Viera Link does not work
222
Card is not recognized by the PC
Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
Others
223
File numbers are not recorded consecutively
224
File numbers are recorded with previously used numbers