Panasonic DMC-GF2CS User manual

2011 LUMIX®G SERIES
DMC-GF2C (14mm Lens Kit)
Compact System Camera
Flat, CompaCt miCro Body design
Traditional DSLR image quality in a stylish, easy-to-carry size that lets you go and
shoot anywhere.
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A simple LCD touch control allows you to aim, shoot, and view your photos with the
touch of your nger.
Creative shooting modes
Stylize any shot through focus and color with the touch of your nger.
3d lens CompatiBle
Captures breathtaking 3D images with the interchangeable LUMIX 3D lens, plus
Full HD video and has multiple compact lens options.
•Intuitively Simple 3.0" LCD with
Touch-to-Shoot Control Features
(460k pixels)
•12.1 MP Live MOS Sensor with
6,400 ISO Maximum Sensitivity
•External Intelligent Auto (iA)
Button for Automated Simplicity
•New Intelligent Dynamic Range
and Intelligent Resolution (iR)
Features
•Creative Touch Controlled Full
Focus in Video Mode
•Built in Creative Color Effects
•Built in Sound MIC
•Over 10 Interchangeable LUMIX
Lens Options to Choose from
•Lens Mount: Micro Four Thirds
plus 3D Lens Ready
At 2.7" tall by 4.5" wide, the GF2 is
more compact than standard DSLRs.
2.7"
4.5"
Screen image simulated.
Touch

03/11 Specifications subject to change without notice.
2011 LUMIX®G SERIES
DMC-GF2C (14mm Lens Kit) Compact System Camera
TYPE
Type Digital interchangeable lens system camera
Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
Image Sensor Size 17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
Lens Mount Micro Four Thirds mount
IMAGE SENSOR
Type Live MOS Sensor
Total Pixels 13.06 Megapixels
Camera Effective Pixels 12.10 Megapixels
Color Filter Primary color filter
Dust Reduction System Supersonic wave filter
RECORDING SYSTEM
Recording File Format Still Image: JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.3), RAW, DPOF compatible, MPO
(When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds standard)
Motion Image: AVCHD / QuickTime Motion JPEG
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
Image Quality RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard, MPO+Fine, MPO+Standard
(with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds System standard)
Color Space sRGB, Adobe RGB
File Size
(Pixels)
Still Image [4:3] 4000 x 3000(L) / 2816 x 2112(M) / 2048 x 1536(S) / 1600 x 1200
(When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Third System standard)
[3:2] 4000 x 2672(L) / 2816 x 1880(M) / 2048 x 1360(S) / 1600 x 1064
(When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Third System standard)
[16:9] 4000 x 2248(L) / 2816 x 1584(M) / 1920 x 1080(S) / 1600 x 904
(When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Third System standard)
[1:1] 2992 x 2992 (L) / 2112 x 2112 (M) / 1504 x 1504 (S) / 1440x1440
(When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Third System standard)
Motion
Image
Motion JPEG [4:3] QVGA: 320 x 240, 30fps / VGA: 640 x 480, 30fps
[16:9] WVGA: 848 x 480, 30fps
[HD] 1280 x 720, 30fps
AVCHD*2 NTSC [Full HD] 1920 x 1080, 60i (sensor output is 30p) (FSH:17Mbps, FH:13Mbps)
[HD] 1280 x 720, 60p (sensor output is 30p) (SH:17Mbps, H:13Mbps)
[Full HD] 1920 x 1080, 50i (sensor output is 25p) (FSH:17Mbps, FH:13Mbps)
PAL [Full HD] 1920 x 1080, 50i (sensor output is 25p) (FSH:17Mbps, FH:13Mbps)
[HD] 1280 x 720, 50p (sensor output is 25p) (SH:17Mbps, H:13Mbps)
Continuous Recordable Time (Motion
Images)
AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 120 min with H-FS014042 /
Approx. 130 min with H-H014
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 130 min with H-FS014042 /
Approx. 140 min with H-H014
Actual Recordable Time (Motion Images) AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 60 min with H-FS014042 /
Approx. 70 min with H-H014
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 65 min with H-FS014042 /
Approx. 75 min with H-H014
FOCUS
Type Contrast AF system
Focus Mode AFS/ AFC/ MF
AF Mode Face detection/ AF Tracking/ 23-area-focusing/ 1-area-focusing Touch
(1- area-focusing in Face detection/ AF Tracking/ Multi-area-focusing/ 1-area-focusing)
AF Detective Range EV 0 – 18 (F3.5 lens, ISO 100)
AF Assist Lamp YES
AF Lock Set the Fn button in custom menu to AF lock
Others Quick AF, Continuous AF (during motion image recording), AF+MF, Touch shutter, Touch MF Assist
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Light Metering System 144-zone multi-pattern sensing system
Light Metering Mode Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot
Metering Range EV 0 - 18 (F2.0 lens, ISO 100)
Exposure Mode Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) Auto/ Intelligent ISO/ 100/ 200/ 400/ 800/ 1600/ 3200/ 6400
Exposure Compensation 1/3EV Step ±3EV
AE Lock Set the Fn button in custom menu to AE lock
AE Bracket 3,5 frame, in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Step, ±4/3 EV
WHITE BALANCE
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set 1, 2 / Color temperature setting
White Balance Adjustment Blue/amber bias, Magenta/green bias
Color Temperature Setting 2500 – 10000K in 100K
SHUTTER
Type Focal-plane shutter
Shutter Speed Still Images: 1/4000 ~ 60
Self Timer 10sec, 3 images/ 2sec/ 10sec
SCENE MODE
Still Image SCN Mode Portrait/ Soft Skin/ Scenery/ Architecture/ Sports/ Peripheral Defocus/ Flower/ Food/
Objects/ Night Portrait/ Night Scenery/ Illiminatioms/ Baby 1, 2/ Pet/ Party/ Sunset
Movie SCN Mode Portrait/ Soft Skin/ Scenery/ Architecture/ Sports/ Flower/ Food/ Objects/ Low-light/ Party/
Sunset, (Activated by selecting Still Image SCN mode then pressing Movie Button. Still
Image SCN modes without corresponding Movie SCN mode is recorded in mode suitable for
the recording situation.)
BURST SHOOTING
Burst Speed H: 3.2 frames/sec, M: 2.6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View)
Number of Recordable Images 7 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed) Unlimited consecutive
shooting (when there are no RAW files) (depending on memory card size, battery power,
picture size, and compression)
BUILT-IN-FLASH
Type TTL Built-in-Flash, GN6.0 equivalent (ISO 100 m), Built-in Pop-up
Flash Mode Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync.,
Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Synchronization Speed Less than 1/160 second
Flash Synchronization TTL Auto with FL220/FL360/FL500 (Optional)
Hot Shoe TFT LCD with Touch panel
LCD MONITOR
Type TFT LCD with Touch panel
Monitor Size 3.0 inch / 3:2 Aspect / Wide-viewing angle
Pixels 460K dots
Field of View Approx. 100%
Monitor Adjustment Brightness (7 levels), Color (7 levels)
LIVE VIEW
Digital Zoom 2x, 4x
Extra Optical Zoom Still image: Max.2x (Not effective with L size recording. Magnification ratio depends on the
recording pixels and aspect ratio.)
Motion image: 3.1x (SH/H in AVCHD and HD/WVGA in Motion JPEG), 4.2x (VGA/QVGA in
Motion JPEG)
Other Functions Guide Lines (3 patterns)
Real-time Histogram
MY COLOR MODE
My Color Mode (Still image & Movie) Expressive/ Retro/ Pure/ Elegant/ Cinema/ Monochrome/ Dynamic Art/
Silhouette/ Custom (Color/Brightness/Saturation/ Contrast adjustable)
PLAYBACK
Playback Mode Normal playback, 30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed
playback (16x Max.), Slideshow (duration & effect is selectable), Playback Mode (Normal/
Picture/AVCHD/Motion JPEG/3D Play/Category/Favorite), Title Edit, Text Stamp, Video
Divide, Resize, Cropping, Aspect Conversion, Rotate, Rotate Display, Favorite, Protect, Face
Recognition Edit
IMAGE PROTECTION / ERASE
Protection Single/ Multi or Cancel
Erase Single/ Multi/ All/ Except Favorite
PRINT
Direct Print PictBridge compatible (Print size, Layout, Date setting is selectable)
INTERFACE
USB USB 2.0 High Speed
HDMI miniHDMI TypeC, Video: Auto/ 1080i/ 720p/ 480p (576p in PAL system), Audio: Dolby®
Digital Stereo Creator
Audio Video Output Stereo Type, NTSC, NTSC only for North America
*Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on
the products that are available in your market.
Microphone Stereo, Wind-cut: Off/ Low/ Standard/ High
Microphone level adjustable: Lv1/ Lv2/ Lv3/ Lv4
Speaker Monaural
LANGUAGE
OSD Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese
(Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), utch, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian,
Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek
*Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on
the OSD languages on the products that are available in your market.
POWER
Battery ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1010mAh) (Included)
Battery Charger
Battery Life (CIPA standard) Approx. 300 images with H-FS014042
Approx. 320 images with H-H014
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT
Dimensions (W x H x D) 112.8 x 67.8 x 32.8 mm / 4.44 x 2.67 x 1.29 in. (excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx.475g / 16.75 oz., SD card, Battery, H-FS014042 lens included
Approx. 365g / 12.87 oz., SD card, Battery, H-H014 lens included
Approx. 265g / 9.35 oz., Body only
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Operating Humidity 10% to 80%
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
Software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.0 HD Edition, SILKYPIX®Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Super LoiloScope
(trial version), USB Driver
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battey Case, Body Cap, Hot Shoe Cover, AV Cable, USB
Connection Cable, Shoulder Strap, Stylus pen, CD-ROM