Panasonic DMCGX1KBODY, DMC-GX1, DMCGX1SBODY, DMCGX1XS owner manual Contents

Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera	5
Standard Accessories	6
Names and Functions of Main Parts	7
About the Lens	13
Preparation
Changing the Lens	14
Attaching the Shoulder Strap	17
Charging the Battery	18
• Charging	18
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures	20
Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
the Battery	23
About the Card	24
• About cards that can be used with
this unit	24
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and available recording time	26
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)	27
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode	29
Tips for taking good pictures	31
• Detects orientation of camera
(Direction Detection Function)	31
Taking a Still picture	32
• How to set focus when taking a still
picture (AFS/AFF/AFC)	32
• Taking a Still picture	35
• Taking pictures using the Touch
Shutter function	36
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen	37

Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode)	39
• Recording using Intelligent Auto
Plus Mode	42
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control
Function	44
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings (Program AE Mode)	45
Recording Motion Pictures	47
• How to set focus when recording a
motion picture (Continuous AF)	47
• Recording Motion Pictures	48
• Recording still pictures while
recording motion pictures	50
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures	51
• Playing Back Pictures	51
• Changing the information displayed
on the playback screen	55
• Playing Back Motion Pictures	56
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion
Picture	58
Deleting Pictures	59
Setting the Menu	61
• Setting menu items	62
Setting the Quick Menu	64
About the Setup Menu	66
Recording
Optical Image Stabilizer	74
Using the zoom	76
• Zooming using touch operations	77
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash	78
• Switching to the appropriate flash
setting	79
Compensating the Exposure	83
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode	84
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket	86
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer	89
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus	91
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus	97
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)	101
Adjusting the White Balance	103
Setting the Light Sensitivity	108

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