Digital Camera
Contents
Easily set aperture/shutter speed for
Using the Motion Picture
Using the Custom Menu 150
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Using Viera Link Hdmi 184
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Editing Burst Pictures 160
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
Card/Battery door P23
Mode dial P29
Camera ON/OFF switch P27
Status indicator P27
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover
H014 Lumix G 14 mm/F2.5 Asph
F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S
Lens PS14042 FS014042 Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42 mm
ASPH./MEGA O.I.S
Touch Screen
Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial
Cursor buttons/MENU/SET button
Press
About the Lens
Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens
Four Thirds mount specification lens
Leica mount specification lens
Preparations Attach the lens cap
Changing the Lens
Detaching the lens
Preparations Remove the lens rear cap from the lens
Attaching the lens
Attaching the Lens Hood
Shoulder strap eyelet
Attaching the Shoulder Strap
About batteries that you can use with this unit
Charging the Battery
Charging
Connect the charger to the electrical outlet
When the Charge indicator flashes
Charge indicator is turned on during charging
Charge indicator turns off
About the Charge indicator The Charge indicator turns on
Recording conditions by Cipa standard
Battery indication
Battery indication is displayed on the screen
When the interchangeable lens H-PS14042 is used
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 cards that can be used with this unit
Access to the card
About the Card
Preparation
32 GB 64 GB
Available recording time when recording motion pictures
Number of recordable pictures
Picture Size
To set the display order and the time display format
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Clock is not set when the camera is shipped
Turn the camera on
Touch SET to set Touch SET in the confirmation screen
To select Intelligent Auto Mode
Selecting the Recording Mode
Select the mode by rotating the mode dial
To select a Recording Mode with the mode dial
Shutter-Priority AE Mode P114
Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P39
Program AE Mode P45
Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P114
Detects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function
When taking pictures
Tips for taking good pictures
Press AF/MF
How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFF/AFC
Touch the Focus Mode to select
Taking a Still picture
Pressed halfway
Subject is moving, the focusing is performed by
AFS is an abbreviation of Auto Focus Single
Pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is
AFF/AFC
Touch SET Press the shutter button halfway
Taking a Still picture
Touch Touch ×
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Touch to cancel the Touch Shutter function
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen
Press DISP. to change
LCD monitor style
About the tilt sensor display
Intelligent Auto Mode
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function
Scene Detection
When taking pictures
When recording motion pictures
Backlight Compensation
Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P78
About the flash
Menu
Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
Touch the slide bar to set
Recording of pictures or motion pictures
Touch Touch × to display the setting screen
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
Touch the slide bar to set
Set the mode dial to
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
Program Shift
Recording Motion Pictures
Focus Mode Continuous AF Settings
Avchd
Recording Motion Pictures
Start recording by pressing the motion picture Button
Peripheral Defocus
Still picture
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures
Motion picture
Priorities
Playing Back Pictures
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
To return to Normal Playback Touch the picture to select
Touch
Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback
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Using the Playback Zoom
Touch the part to enlarge firmly
Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen
Playing Back Motion Pictures
About fast forward/rewind playback
While pausing ¢ Reduce volume level ¢ Increase volume level
Operate control panel by touching
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
Touch during Motion Picture playback using touch operation
Deleting Pictures
To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures
When Delete Multi is selected Touch OK
Touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete ALL
Types of menus
Setting the Menu
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial to set
Setting menu items
Press MENU/SET or the rear dial
Menu toggle icon
Switching to other menus
Switching to the Setup menu from REC Mode menu
Touch the menu item
Setting the Quick Menu
Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu
Custom menu
Motion Picture Mode menu
Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
Recording functions
Press 2/1 to select the items, Press 3/4 to set
About the Setup Menu
Perform these settings if you need to
Setting Date/Time
World Time
Destination Travel destination area
Home
Your home area
SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording
Travel Setup
Beep Volume Shutter VOL
Location OFF
MODE3
„ Auto
MODE1
MODE2
Hold
Auto LCD OFF
Auto
Menu Guide
Viera Link
3D Playback
Card is formatted
Reset the file number of the next recording to
Set the language displayed on the screen
Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for
Switch
Optical Image Stabilizer
Lens which supports the stabilizer function is required
Preventing jitter camera shake
Using the zoom
You can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom
Zooming using touch operations
Perform zoom operations by touching the slide bar
Open button It clicks
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Press the flash
Set the built-in flash to match the recording
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
Applicable modes
BABY1 BABY2 PET Party Sunset
Available flash settings in Recording Mode
Scene Mode
Objects Night Portrait Night Scenery Illuminations
M 22.4 feet M 13.8 feet Feet
Available flash range
Wide
Sensitivity
Flash setting
Shutter speed for each flash setting
Flash setting Shutter speed Sec
Compensate the exposure
Compensating the Exposure
Underexposed Properly
Exposed
With RAW files Without RAW files
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Depends on the capacity of the card¢3
Speed
Predicted focusing¢3
Focusing in Burst Mode
Focus Mode Focus Priority
Normal focusing¢2
3rd picture
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture
D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV
Touch SET Focus on the subject and take a picture
Settings
Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Settings
Touch SET
Recording
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P95
About š Face Detection
You can lock the subject by touching it
Setting up AF Tracking
When operating the touch screen
When operating buttons
Position and size of the AF area can be changed
About 23-area-focusing
About Ø 1-area-focusing
About Pinpoint
Touch the slide bar to change the size of AF area Frame
When selecting š, Ø
When selecting
Touch the subject
Move the AF area easily with Direct Focus Area function
Rotate to C side Focuses on nearby
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Move to a side
Move to B side
Moving the enlarged area
MF Assist
Displaying the MF Assist
Changing the display of the MF Assist
Technique for Manual Focus
Focus range
100
About the focus distance reference mark
Focus distance reference
AE lock indication
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock
101
Only the focus is locked
102
AF/AE Lock
Only the exposure is locked
AWB
Adjusting the White Balance
103
Press Touch the White Balance to select
Auto White Balance
104
Select 1 , 2 and then touch White SET
Setting the White Balance manually
Setting the color temperature
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Finely adjusting the White Balance
To set the bracket
107
White Balance Bracket
Jitter of the subject
Setting the Light Sensitivity
108
Press Touch the ISO sensitivity to select Touch SET
About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control
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Using the function button
REC Mode menu/Recording functions
Touch Touch Fn3 or Fn4
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Continuing to press the function button
Set the Fn Button SET of the Custom menu to ONE Push AE
How to tell if the exposure is not adequate
When exposure is not adequate Press Fn1
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Depth of field properties
113
Shutter-priority AE
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
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Aperture-priority AE
About B Bulb
Manual Exposure Mode
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Manual Exposure Assistance
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Press MENU/SET to set
Set the mode dial to Press 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene Mode
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being
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Architecture
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Soft Skin
Scenery
Peripheral Defocus
Setting the AF area Touch the subject to move the AF area
Technique for Flower Mode
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Night Portrait
120
Food
Objects
Night Scenery
Technique for Night Scenery Mode
Technique for Illuminations Mode
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Entering Text on P135
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BABY1/BABY2
Party
Technique for Party Mode
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PET
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Taking Pictures with different image effects
Creative Control Items that can be set
Adjust the effect to fit your preferences
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Touch the in-focus portion
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Set the type of blurring for Miniature Effect
Touch To set the recording Orientation defocus orientation
127
Taking Pictures in Custom Set
SET
Settings are registered for on the mode dial
Custom set Description of settings
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Setup menu Custom menu
Recording using registered custom set
Set the mode dial to
When changing the menu settings
Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Recording Mode
Playback Mode
Face RECOG. only works when the AF Mode is set to š
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Face Settings
Point of recording when registering the face images
MENU/SET
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Select item with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET
HIGH/NORMAL/LOW
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
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NEW Person
134
Auto Registration
Add the picture, and then press MENU/SET
Display the entry screen
Entering Text
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Photo Style
Using the REC Mode Menu
For details on REC Mode menu settings, refer to P62
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Press 4 to select Custom setting and then press MENU/SET
Picture Size
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Aspect Ratio
Face Recog
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Quality
OFF/ON Note
Metering Mode
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Quick AF
Flash Synchro
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Flash
RED-EYE Removal
Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control
Flash Adjust
Resolution
142
Long Shtr NR
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ISO Limit SET
ISO Increments
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Stabilizer
SELF-TIMER
145
Color Space
146
Using the Motion Picture Mode Menu
REC Mode
REC Quality
When Avchd is selected
When MP4 is selected
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Wind CUT
Picture Mode
148
Continuous AF
MIC Level ADJ
Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels
149
MIC Level Disp
CUST. SET MEM
Using the Custom Menu
150
Position can be set by dragging the histogram
This does not affect the recorded image
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OFF Position can be set by dragging the on the guide line
White saturated areas appear blinking in black and white
AE/AF/AF/AE
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MF Assist
153
AF Assist Lamp
AF+MF
154
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing
Enables/disables the motion picture button
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Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide
157
About the Burst Picture Group
Playing Back Burst Pictures
158
Drag horizontally to transfer between images
159
Continuously playing back burst pictures
Operations during Burst Picture Group playback
160
Editing Burst Pictures
Favorite Print SET Protect
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Using the Playback Mode Menu
2D/3D Settings
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched
Operations performed during slide show
Changing the slide show settings
Setup
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Recording information Scene Modes
Playback Mode
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Single Multi
165
Title Edit
Text Stamp
166
Press Press 3/4 to select OK and then press MENU/SET
Press 3/4 to select the settings, and then press MENU/SET
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Video Divide
168
Press 2/1 to select the picture, and then press Menu
Multi setting
169
Resize
Rear dial right Enlargement Rear dial left Reduction
170
Cropping
Aspect Conv
171
Press 2/1 to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
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ROTATE/ROTATE Disp
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to
When Multi has been selected
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Favorite
Press 2/1 to select Press 3/4/2/1 to Picture
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Print SET
Single Multi MENU/SET
To print the date
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Protect
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Face REC Edit
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3D picture
Enjoying 3D pictures
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Taking 3D pictures
Aspect ratio Picture size
REC Mode menu
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Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording
Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures
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Playing back 3D pictures
Saving 3D pictures Copying to a PC
181
To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
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Connect the camera and a TV
183
SUB Menu
Using Viera Link Hdmi
What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control?
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Automatic input switching
Other linked operations Turning the power off
File formats that can be used JPEG, Avchd
Saving the Recorded Still Pictures and Motion Pictures
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Copy by inserting the SD card into the recorder
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Copy the playback image using an AV cable
188
Copying to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC Connect camera to PC
Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO
PC that can be used
Connecting to a PC
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Preparations Turn on the camera and the PC
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Press 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET
Operate the PC
Desktop
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Printing the Pictures
Press 3 to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
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You can set the number of prints up to
194
Print with Date
NUM. of Prints
Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
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Paper Size
Optional Live Viewfinder
Optional accessories
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Monitor priority
197
External flash Slow Sync
Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional
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External Flash optional
Protector/Filter optional
199
AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional
200
Remote Shutter optional
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Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Initial setting
LCD Monitor Display
202
Recording after settings
Histogram display
203
Playback
Detailed information display
204
Removing dirt on the image sensor
205
About dirt on the image sensor
Dust reduction function
About the Lens
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About the LCD monitor/Optional Live Viewfinder
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About the personal information
209
Card
Do not bend or drop the card
About tripods or unipods
When not using the camera for a long period of time
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About the picture data
211
Message Display
Insert SD Card AGAIN/TRY Another Card
Memory Card Parameter ERROR/THIS Memory Card Cannot be Used
Read ERROR/WRITE Error Please Check the Card
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This Battery Cannot be Used
Recording
Troubleshooting
Battery and power source
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Subject cannot be locked. AF tracking not possible
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Bright spot not in subject is recorded
You cannot compensate the exposure
Motion pictures
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Flash is not activated
218
Lens
Flash
LCD monitor/Optional Live Viewfinder
219
Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures
220
Playback
TV, PC and printer
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Card is not recognized by the PC. Sdxc memory card is used
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Viera Link does not work
Card is not recognized by the PC
Others
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File numbers are recorded with previously used numbers
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File numbers are not recorded consecutively