Removing the Hot Shoe Cover | Panasonic DMCGX1SBODY, DMC-GX1

Before Use

∫Removing the Hot Shoe Cover

The camera comes with a hot shoe cover attached to the hot shoe.

To use the Optional Live Viewfinder (P196) or External Flash (P198), please remove the hot shoe cover.

Remove the hot shoe cover by pulling it in the direction indicated by arrow 2 while pressing it in the direction indicated by arrow 1.

Note

•When the Optional Live Viewfinder or External Flash is not being used, please ensure that the hot shoe cover is attached.

•Please be careful not to lose the hot shoe cover.

•When the hot shoe cover is not attached, be careful not to let liquid, dirt, sand, or any other foreign matter enter the connection terminal.

•Keep the Hot Shoe Cover out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

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Panasonic DMCGX1SBODY, DMC-GX1, DMCGX1KBODY, DMCGX1XS owner manual Removing the Hot Shoe Cover

Contents

Digital Camera Contents Using the Custom Menu 150 Using the Motion Picture110 Easily set aperture/shutter speed for 158 Using Viera Link Hdmi 184Editing 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 P29Status 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.SASPH./MEGA O.I.S H014 Lumix G 14 mm/F2.5 Asph Touch Screen Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button PressRotating left or right Pressing the rear dial Four Thirds mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensLeica mount specification lens About the Lens Changing the Lens Detaching the lensPreparations 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 BatteryConnect 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 chargingAbout the Charge indicator The Charge indicator turns on When the Charge indicator flashes Battery indication is displayed on the screen Battery indicationWhen 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 Access to the card About the CardAbout cards that can be used with this unit Preparation Number of recordable pictures Available recording time when recording motion picturesPicture Size 32 GB 64 GB Clock is not set when the camera is shipped Setting Date/Time Clock SetTurn 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 ModeTo select a Recording Mode with the mode dial To select Intelligent Auto Mode Program AE Mode P45 Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P39Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P114 Shutter-Priority AE Mode P114 When taking pictures Tips for taking good picturesDetects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function Touch the Focus Mode to select How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFF/AFCTaking a Still picture Press AF/MF AFS is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Single Subject is moving, the focusing is performed byPressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is Pressed halfway AFF/AFC Touch SET Press the shutter button halfway Taking a Still picture Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter functionTouch Touch × Press DISP. to change Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screenLCD monitor style  About the tilt sensor display Intelligent Auto Mode Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function When taking pictures When recording motion picturesScene Detection About the flash Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P78Menu 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 screenTouch 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 Recording Motion Pictures Start recording by pressing the motion picture ButtonAvchd Peripheral Defocus Motion picture Recording still pictures while recording motion picturesPriorities Still picture Playing Back Pictures Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Touch Displaying multiple screens Multi PlaybackTo return to Normal Playback Touch the picture to select Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Using the Playback Zoom Touch the part to enlarge firmly1k2k4k8k16k Changing the information displayed on the playback screen Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen Playing Back Motion Pictures While pausing ¢ Reduce volume level ¢ Increase volume level Operate control panel by touchingAbout fast forward/rewind playback Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Touch during Motion Picture playback using touch operation Deleting Pictures When Delete Multi is selected Touch OK Touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete ALLTo delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures Types of menus Setting the Menu Setting menu items Press MENU/SET or the rear dialPress MENU/SET or the rear dial to set Switching to other menus Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menuMenu toggle icon Setting the Quick Menu Press Q.MENU to display the Quick MenuTouch the menu item Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item Motion Picture Mode menuRecording functions Custom menu Perform these settings if you need to About the Setup MenuSetting Date/Time Press 2/1 to select the items, Press 3/4 to set Home Destination Travel destination areaYour home area World Time Beep Volume Shutter VOL Travel SetupLocation OFF SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording MODE1 „ AutoMODE2 MODE3 Hold Auto LCD OFF Auto Viera Link 3D PlaybackMenu Guide Reset the file number of the next recording to Set the language displayed on the screenCard is formatted Optical Image Stabilizer SwitchLens which supports the stabilizer function is required Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for Preventing jitter camera shake Using the zoom Zooming using touch operations Perform zoom operations by touching the slide barYou can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Press the flashOpen button It clicks Switching to the appropriate flash setting Applicable modesSet the built-in flash to match the recording Scene Mode Available flash settings in Recording ModeObjects Night Portrait Night Scenery Illuminations BABY1 BABY2 PET Party Sunset Wide Available flash rangeSensitivity M 22.4 feet M 13.8 feet Feet Shutter speed for each flash setting Flash setting Shutter speed SecFlash setting Underexposed Properly Compensating the ExposureExposed Compensate the exposure Depends on the capacity of the card¢3 Taking Pictures using Burst ModeSpeed With RAW files Without RAW files Focus Mode Focus Priority Focusing in Burst ModeNormal focusing¢2 Predicted focusing¢3 With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture Taking Pictures using Auto BracketD0 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-timerTouch 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 TrackingWhen operating buttons You can lock the subject by touching it About Ø 1-area-focusing About 23-area-focusingAbout Pinpoint Position and size of the AF area can be changed When selecting When selecting š, ØTouch 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 FocusMove to B side Rotate to C side Focuses on nearby Displaying the MF Assist MF AssistChanging the display of the MF Assist Moving the enlarged area Technique for Manual Focus About the focus distance reference mark 100Focus distance reference Focus range Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock 101AE lock indication AF/AE Lock 102Only the exposure is locked Only the focus is locked 103 Adjusting the White BalancePress Touch the White Balance to select AWB Auto White Balance 104 Setting the color temperature Setting the White Balance manually105 Select 1 , 2 and then touch White SET 106 Finely adjusting the White Balance 107 White Balance BracketTo set the bracket 108 Setting the Light SensitivityPress Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET Jitter of the subject About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control 109 Using the function button REC Mode menu/Recording functions110 111 Continuing to press the function buttonTouch Touch Fn3 or Fn4 When exposure is not adequate Press Fn1 How to tell if the exposure is not adequate112 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 SpeedAperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE 115 Manual Exposure ModeManual 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 Mode117 Press MENU/SET to set Soft Skin 118Scenery Architecture Technique for Flower Mode Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF area119 Peripheral Defocus Food 120Objects Night Portrait Technique for Illuminations Mode Technique for Night Scenery Mode121 Night Scenery 122 BABY1/BABY2Entering Text on P135 123 Technique for Party ModePET Party 124 Taking Pictures with different image effects Adjust the effect to fit your preferences 125Creative Control Items that can be set Set the type of blurring for Miniature Effect 126Touch 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 dial128 SET Set the mode dial to Recording using registered custom setWhen changing the menu settings Setup menu Custom menu Playback Mode Recording ModeFace RECOG. only works when the AF Mode is set to š Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function Face Settings Point of recording when registering the face images131 132 Select item with 3/4, and then press MENU/SETMENU/SET Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity 133HIGH/NORMAL/LOW Auto Registration 134Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET NEW Person Entering Text 135Display the entry screen For details on REC Mode menu settings, refer to P62 Using the REC Mode Menu136 Photo Style 137 Press 4 to select Custom setting and then press MENU/SET 138 Aspect RatioPicture Size 139 QualityFace Recog 140 Metering ModeQuick AF OFF/ON Note Flash 141RED-EYE Removal Flash Synchro Resolution Flash Adjust142 Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control ISO Limit SET 143ISO Increments Long Shtr NR 144 145 SELF-TIMERColor Space Stabilizer Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu REC Mode146 When MP4 is selected When Avchd is selected147 REC Quality 148 Picture ModeContinuous AF Wind CUT 149 Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levelsMIC Level Disp MIC Level ADJ 150 Using the Custom MenuPosition can be set by dragging the histogram CUST. SET MEM OFF Position can be set by dragging the on the guide line 151White saturated areas appear blinking in black and white This does not affect the recorded image AE/AF/AF/AE 152 AF Assist Lamp 153AF+MF MF Assist 154 Enables/disables the motion picture button It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing155 This will set the display style of the LCD monitor 156 Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide 157 Playing Back Burst Pictures 158About the Burst Picture Group Continuously playing back burst pictures 159Operations 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 MenuPlayback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched 162 Setup Changing the slide show settings163 Operations performed during slide show Playback Mode 164Recording information Scene Modes 165 Title EditSingle Multi Text Stamp 166 Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET 167Press Press 3/4 to select OK and then press MENU/SET Video Divide 168 169 Multi settingResize Press 2/1 to select the picture, and then press Menu 170 CroppingRear dial right Enlargement Rear dial left Reduction Aspect Conv 171 172 ROTATE/ROTATE DispPress 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET 173 When Multi has been selectedFavorite Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Print SET 174Single 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 177 178 Enjoying 3D picturesTaking 3D pictures 3D picture 179 REC Mode menuFunctions that cannot be used during 3D recording Aspect ratio Picture size 180 Playing back 3D picturesFunctions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC 181 182 Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenConnect 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 Hdmi184 SUB Menu Automatic input switching Other linked operations Turning the power off185 186 Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion PicturesCopy 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 PHOTOfunSTUDIOCopy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 188 Connecting to a PC 189PC that can be used Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET 190Operate 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 194NUM. of Prints You can set the number of prints up to 195 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperPaper Size Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Optional accessories 196Optional Live Viewfinder Monitor priority 197 198 Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optionalExternal Flash optional External flash Slow Sync Protector/Filter optional 199 200 Remote Shutter optionalAC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting LCD Monitor Display201 202 Recording after settings Playback 203Detailed information display Histogram display 204 About dirt on the image sensor 205Dust reduction function Removing dirt on the image sensor 206 About the LCD monitor/Optional Live ViewfinderAbout the Lens 207 208 Card 209Do not bend or drop the card About the personal information 210 When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout 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 Used212 Insert SD Card AGAIN/TRY Another Card 213 This Battery Cannot be Used Battery and power source Troubleshooting214 Recording 215 Bright spot not in subject is recorded 216You cannot compensate the exposure Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible Motion pictures 217 Lens 218Flash Flash is not activated LCD monitor/Optional Live Viewfinder 219 220 PlaybackPicture is not played back There are no recorded pictures TV, PC and printer 221 Viera Link does not work 222Card is not recognized by the PC Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used Others 223 224 File numbers are not recorded consecutivelyFile numbers are recorded with previously used numbers