Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2K User manual

Operating Instructions
Digital Camera/Lens Kit
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Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
It is possible to enter babies' and pets' names and the names of travel destinations when
recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.)
_ Display the and • to to the character
entry screen press move
selection section.
• You can display the entry screen via the following operations.
-[NAME] of [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] (P104) in Scene Mode.
-[NAME] in [FACE RECOG.] (P120)
-[LOCATION] in [TRAVEL DATE] (P123)
-[TITLE EDIT] (P149)
Press AlVl4111_ to select text and then press
[MENU/SET] to register.
• Press [DISPLAY] to switch text between [A] (capitals), [a]
(lower case) and [&/1] (special characters and numbers).
• The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the
rear dial.
• To enter a blank, move the cursor to [SPACE], to delete an entered character, move the
cursor to [DELETE], or to stop editing during text entry, move the cursor to [CANCEL],
and press [MENU/SET].
• A maximum of 30 characters can be entered. (Maximum of 9 characters when setting
names in [FACE RECOG.])
Press A/I'/_I/I_ to move the cursor to [SET] and then press
[MENU/SET] to end text input.
• Display will return to the appropriate setting screen.
• Text can be scrolled if all of the entered text does not fit on the screen.
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Advanced (Playback)
• This unit was designed to play motion pictures and still pictures with audio using the QuickTime
Motion JPEG and AVCHD Lite formats that were taken with this model (only).
• Only [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures recorded with this unit and Panasonic digital cameras
(LUMIX) can be played back with this unit as AVCHD Lite format.
Press [{_}].
[AVCHD Lite] [MOTION JPEG]
Select a picture with a motion picture
icon (such as [_]), and then press •
to play back.
Motion picture icon
The motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback
time is displayed on the upper right of the
screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is
displayed as [8m30s].
• Some information (recording information, etc.) is not displayed for motion pictures recorded in
[AVCHD Lite].
• Operations performed during motion picture playback
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as A/V/,4/I_.
Play/Pause
Stop
@ Fast rewind, Frame-by-frame rewind I
@ Fast forward, Frame-by-frame forward _
These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode.
(_ Reduce volume level
(_) Increase volume level
• About fast forward/rewind playback
- Press • during playback to fast forward (press • to rewind). The fast forward/rewind speed
increases if you press •/• again. (The display on the screen changes from •• to _'_.)
- Press • to resume Normal Playback speed.
- When using a high capacity card, it is possible that fast rewinding may be slower than usual.
• Please note that the bundled software includes QuickTime or "PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD
Edition" to play back motion picture files created with the camera on the PC.
• QuickTime Motion JPEG motion pictures that were recorded with a PC or other equipment may
have lower image quality or may not be able to play back with this unit.
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Advanced (Playback)
Select a picture with the audio icon [[-,_]]and then press
• to play back.
_) Audio icon
• Refer to [AUDIO REC.] (P134) for information about how to create still
pictures with audio.
• Sound can be heard through the speaker. Refer to [VOLUME] (P35) for information about how
to adjust the volume in the [SETUP] menu.
• Pictures with audio recorded with other equipment may not playback on this unit.
LAYBACK] Mode: [_
reatin9 StH_ Pictures from aMotion Picture
You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
_ Press • to pause motion picture playback.
_ Press [MENU/SET].
Press • to select and then
[YES] press
[MENU/SET].
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• [QUALITY] is fixed to [.I.].
• Still pictures cannot be created from motion pictures recorded with [MOTION JPEG] set to [_]
or[_].
• You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment,
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YOU can use various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them
etc.
• With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [CROPPING] or [ASPECT CONV.], a new edited picture is
created. A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the card so we
recommend checking that there is free space and then editing the picture.
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show composed of only still pictures, only motion
pictures, only pictures of a particular category, or only favorites.
We recommend this feature when you view your pictures by connecting the camera to a
TV.
_ Select [SLIDE SHOW] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ Press i/• to select the item and then press
[MENU/SET].
• [FAVORITE] can be selected only when [FAVORITE] on the
[PLAYBACK] menu (P158)is at [ON] and there are pictures
already set as favorites.
• During [CATEGORY SELECTION], press i,/V/-,9/ll_ to select
a category, and then press [MENU/SET] to proceed to step 3.
For details on categories, refer to P149.
_Press •to select [START] and then press
[MENU/SET].
_ Press to finish the slide show.
• Normal Playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
• Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as i!V!_/li,,-.
• The menu screen is restored when [_] is pressed.
_) Play/Pause
(_) Stop
(_) Back to previous picture _
@ Ahead to next picture _
These operations can be performed only in the Pause Mode or
during motion picture playback.
(_) Reduce volume level
(_) Increase volume level db-_ _,,..J----<b
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Advanced (Playback)
• Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting
[EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from
one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
• When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen
effect.
• [AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
• [EFFECT] is set to [OFF] when playing a slide show with motion pictures only.
• Some [EFFECT] will not operate when playing back pictures displayed vertically.
[SETUP]
DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.
Item I Settings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT]
[SOUND]
OFF/ON
[OFF]:
[AUTO]:
[MUSIC]:
[AUDIO]:
There will be no sound.
Music is played when the still pictures are played
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures
or still pictures with audio are played back.
Music is played back.
Audio (only for motion pictures and still pictures with
audio) is played back.
• [DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.
• It is not possible to add new music.
Playback in [NORMAL PLAY], [PICTURE PLAY], [AVCHD Lite PLAY],
[MOTION JPEG PLAY], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected.
_ Select [PLAYBACK MODE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ Press All' to select the item and then press
[MENU/SET].
• [FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected only when [FAVORITE] on
the [PLAYBACK] menu (P158) is at [ON] and there are pictures
already set as favorites.
• Refer to P57 for information about how to play back pictures in
[NORMAL PLAY], [PICTURE PLAY], [AVCHD Lite PLAY], [MOTION JPEG PLAY] or
[FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected.
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When [CATEGORY PLAY] is selected in step 2
_ Press AI,14111_ to select the and then
category
press [MENU/SET] to set.
• If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns blue.
• It may take time to search the picture files if there are a lot on
the card.
• If you press %] while searching, the searching will stop
halfway.
Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
[CATEGORY] Recording information
.e.g. Scene Modes
_:_ [FACE RECOG.] I []
[PORTRAIT],
[i-PORTRAIT],
[NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[] [i-NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[BABY1]/[BABY2],
[i-BABY]
[SCENERY],
[i-SCENERY], [SUNSET],
[i-SUNSET]
[NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT],
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
[SPORTS], [PARTY]
[CATEGORY] Recording information
• e.g. Scene Modes
[BABY1]/[BABY2],
[i-BABY]
[PET]
[]
[FOOD]
[]
[TRAVEL DATE]
[]
[AVCH D Lite],
[] [MOTION JPEG]
:Press A/V/_I/I_ to select the person to playback and then press [MENU/SET].
Face Recognition may not be possible or may not recognize faces correctly even for
registered faces, depending on the facial expression and environment.
Also, if there are multiple faces that are already registered in the picture, it will be
categorized only once to the person found first in the registration.
You can add text (comments) to pictures• After text has been registered, it can be included
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P150). (Only alphabetic characters and symbols can be
entered•)
_ Select [TITLE EDIT] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press All' to select and then
[SINGLE] or [MULTI]
press [MENU/SET],
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_ Select the and then
picture,
press [MENU/SET] to set.
• [_] is displayed for pictures with titles
already registered.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), and
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press ,_/11_to select Press A/T!_/ll- to
the picture, select the pictures.
• The setting is canceled when [DISPLAY] is pressed again.
_ Enter the text. (P144)
_ Press to return to the screen. _
[-_] menu
The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input screen.
• Text can be scrolled if all of the registered text does not fit on the screen.
• You can print out texts (comments) using the "PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition" bundled
software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time with [MULTI].
• You cannot use title edit for the following pictures.
- Motion pictures
- Protected pictures
-Pictures taken with [RAW."="*-"],[RAW-*.] or [RAW]
- Pictures recorded with other equipment
You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the
recorded pictures.
It is suitable for regular size printing. (Pictures with a picture size larger than [S] will be
resized when stamping the date etc. on them.)
_ Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ Press lIT to select and then
[SINGLE] or [MULTI]
press [MENU/SET],
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_ Select the and then
picture,
press [MENU/SET] to set.
• [F_.._.] appears on screen if the picture is
stamped with text.
[MULTI] setting
Press [DISPLAY] to set (repeat), and
then press [MENU/SET] to set.
• The setting is canceled when
[DISPLAY] is pressed again.
_ Press to select text stamp items, and then press
Air I_.
_ Press to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
Air
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press ,_!1_ to select Press i!V!-4!ll,- to
the picture, select the pictures.
Item ISetting item
[OFF]
[SHOOTING DATE] [W/OTIME]: Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITHTIME]: Stamp the year, month, day, hour and
minutes.
[OFF]
[:=°:i]: Name registered in Face Recognition will be
stamped.
Stamps names on pictures that already have
been registered name settings of [BABY1]/
[BABY2] or [PET] in Scene Mode.
[NAME] 1_@,,,'_1:
[OFF]
[LOCATION] [ON]: Stamps the travel destination name set under
[LOCATION].
[OFF]
[TRAVEL DATE] [ON]: Stamps the travel date set under
[TRAVEL DATE].
[OFF]
[TITLE] [ON]: Title input in the [TITLE EDIT] will be stamped.
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_ Press [MENU/SET].
•If you set [TEXT STAMP] for a picture with a picture size larger than [S], the picture size
will become smaller as shown below.
[] _i_ _ []
• When selecting ['_1i1 or [_#_,,"_], press • to select [YES] for stamping [AGE], and then
press [MENU/SET] and proceed to step 7.
_ Press • to select and then
[YES] press
[MENU/SET].
• The message [SAVE NEW PICTURES?] appears if the picture
was recorded with a picture size [S].
_ Press to return to the screen. #
[_] menu
The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].
• The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out.
• Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before
printing.
• Text and dates cannot be stamped on the pictures in the following cases.
- Motion pictures
- Pictures with audio
- Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title
-Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]
-Pictures taken with [RAW.-'.=.-],[RAW-*.] or [RAW ]
- Pictures recorded with other equipment
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Advanced (Playback)
Recorded motion picture can be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want to
divide a part you need with a part you do not need.
Motion picture before the dividing will be deleted.
_ Select [VIDEO DIVIDE] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press •/1_ to select the motion to
picture divide,
and then press [MENU/SET].
• Motion picture is played back.
|Press • at the location to divide.
• Motion picture is paused.
Motion picture is played back from the same location when • is
pressed again.
|
|
|
Press • to execute divide.
Press • to select [YES] and then press
[MENU/SET].
• Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed while
processing the dividing.
Press [@] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• The [PRINT SET] setting is canceled when the motion picture set in [PRINT SET] is divided.
• Motion pictures cannot be divided at a location close to the start or end of the motion picture.
• [VIDEO DIVIDE] may not be performed on motion pictures recorded with other equipment.
• With [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures, the order of pictures will change if divided.
It is recommended to display these motion pictures by using Calendar Playback (P59) or
[MOTION JPEG PLAY] in the [PLAYBACK MODE] (P148).
• With [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures, the order of pictures will not change.
• Motion pictures cannot be divided in the following cases.
- Motion pictures set as [FAVORITE]
-Protected motion pictures
- Motion pictures with a short recording time
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Advanced (Playback)
Toallow easy posting toweb pages, attachment toe-mail etc., picture size (numberof
pixels) is reduced.
_ Select [RESIZE] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press All' to select and then
[SINGLE] or [MULTI]
press [MENU/SET],
_ Select the and size.
picture
[SINGLE] setting
|Press "_/1_ to select the picture, and
then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press "_/1_ to select the size I , and
then press [MENU/SET].
Only the sizes to which the pictures can be
resized is displayed.
[MULTI] setting
|Press Air to select the size, and then
press [MENU/SET]. _'_%:__
2 Press AITI_III_ to select the picture,
and then press [DISPLAY].
•Repeat this step for each picture, and
press [MENU/SET] to set.
_ Press • to select and then
[YES] press
[MENU/SET].
[SINGLE]
[MULTI]
_ Press to return to the screen. #
[_] menu
The menu screen is automatically restored when [MULTI] is
selected.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can set up to 50 pictures at one time in [MULTI].
• The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.
• It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.
• Motion pictures, pictures with audio, pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] and pictures taken
with [RAWm_m],[RAW..*.] or [RAW] cannot be resized.
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YOU can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
_ Select [CROPPING] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press _1/1_ select the and then
to picture, press
[MENU/SET].
Use the rear dial and press
AI,14111_ to select the parts
to be cropped.
V
Rear dial (right):
Enlargement
Rear dial (left): Reduction
A/V/,_/l_: Move
Reduction Enlargement
Move the position
_ Press [MENU/SET].
_ ress • to select [YES] and then press
[MENU/SET].
_ Press [-_] to return to the menu screen.
•Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• Depending on the cut size, the picture size of the cropped picture may become smaller than
that of the original picture.
• The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate.
• It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment.
• Motion pictures, pictures with audio, pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] and pictures taken
with [RAW_-"], [RAW-*.] or [RAW] cannot be cropped.
• Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images
having undergone [CROPPING].
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Advanced (Playback)
YOU can convert pictures taken with a [i1_1_] aspect ratio to a [1_!_1], a [Lqlk"l]or a [[tm] aspect
ratio.
_ Select [ASPECT CONV.] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press •/I' to select and then
[1_1], [_1] [_] or
press [MENU/SET].
Press _1/1_ to select a picture taken with [_1_]
aspect ratio, and then press [MENU/SET].
_ Press _1/1_ to determine the horizontal position,
and press [MENU/SET] to set.
•Use ,L/V to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically.
_ress to select [YES] and then press
[MENU/SET].
_ Press to return to the
[_] menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• After converting the aspect ratio, the picture size may become larger than that of the original
picture.
• You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment.
• The [ASPECT CONV.] cannot be performed on the motion pictures, pictures with audio,
pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP] and pictures taken with [RAW-_], [RAW._] or [RAW ].
• Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images
having undergone [ASPECT CONV.].
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Advanced (Playback)
This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded
holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 ° steps.
_ Select [ROTATE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
• The [ROTATE] function is disabled when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].
_ Press _1/1_-to select the and then
picture press
[MENU/SET].
• Motion pictures and protected pictures cannot be rotated.
_ress AI,/V to select the direction to rotate the
picture and then press [MENU/SETI.
f,_-: The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90°.
_,,_: The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90°.
_ ress [-_] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
_ Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ress to select [ON] and then press
[MENU/SET].
• The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you
select [OFF].
• Refer to P57 for information about how to play back pictures.
_ Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• [ROTATE DISE] can only be used with the lens (P18) compatible with the Direction Detection
Function (P41).
• When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless
the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by "JEITA (Japan Electronics and
Information Technology Industries Association)".
• It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.
• The display is not rotated during Multi Playback (P58).
• Pictures recorded with the camera upside down will not be displayed rotated.
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Advanced (Playback)
You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as
favorites.
• Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.
• Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([FAVORITE PLAY])
• Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT-_])
_ Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ress to select [ON] and then press
[MENU/SET].
• You cannot set pictures as favorites if [FAVORITE] is set to
[OFF]. Also [-A-]will not appear when [FAVORITE] is set to [OFF]
even if it was previously set to [ON].
_ Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
_ Press _1/1_ select the and then •
to picture press
to set it during playback.
• Repeat the above procedure.
• If • is pressed again, the favorite setting is canceled.
• Canceling all the [FAVORITE] settings
1Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press • to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if not even one picture has been set as a favorite.
• [CANCEL] cannot be selected when in [PLAYBACK MODE].
• You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites.
• When printing pictures at a photo printing store, [ALL DELETE EXCEPT-k] (P61) is useful so
only the pictures you want to be printed remain on the card.
• You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites.
• The pictures that were taken with the [QUALITY] set to [RAW ] cannot be set to [FAVORITE].
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DPOF "Digital Print Order Format" is a system that allows the user to select which pictures
to print, how many copies of each picture to print and whether or not to print the recording
date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store.
For details, ask at your photo printing store.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_l 10/white_e.htm
_ Select [PRINT SET] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P32)
_ Press to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then
All'
press [MENU/SET].
_ elect the picture, and then
press [MENU/SET].
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press ,_!1_ to select Press A/T!,_!I_ to
the picture, select the pictures.
_ Press to set the number of prints, and then press [MENU/SET]
All'
to set.
• When [MULTI] has been selected, repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture. (It is not
possible to use the same setting for a multiple number of pictures.)
_ ress [-_] to return to the menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• Canceling all the [PRINT SET] settings
|Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press • to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You cannot select [CANCEL] if not even one picture has been set for printing.
• To print the date
After setting the number of prints, set/cancel printing with the recording date by pressing
[DISPLAY].
• When you go to a photo printing store for digital printing, be sure to order the printing of the
date additionally if required.
• Depending on the photo printing store or the printer, the date may not be printed even if you set
to print the date. For further information, ask at your photo printing store or refer to the
operating instructions for the printer.
• The date cannot be printed on pictures stamped with text.
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• The number of prints can be set from 0 to 999.
• With a printer supporting PictBridge, the date print settings of the printer may take precedence
so check if this is the case.
• It may not be possible to use the print settings with other equipment. In this case, cancel all the
settings, and reset the settings.
• If the file is not based on the DCF standard, the print setting cannot be set.
• [PRINT SET] cannot be set for motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] and pictures that were
taken with the [QUALITY] set to [RAW].
You can set protection for pictures you do not want to be deleted by mistake.
_ Select [PROTECT] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
the Mode
_ Press i/I' to select and then _'_'
[SINGLE] or [MULTI]
press [MENU/SET],
_ Select the and then
picture,
press [MENU/SET].
When [MULTI] has been selected
• Repeat these steps for each picture.
• The settings are canceled when
[MENU/SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press ,_/11_to select Press •!V!_/ll,- to
the picture, select the pictures.
_ Press to return to the
[-_] menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• Canceling all the [PROTECT] settings
|Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press • to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• If you press [MENU/SET] while canceling protection, the canceling win stop halfway.
• The protect setting may not be effective on other equipment.
• Even if you protect pictures on a card, they will be deleted if the card is formatted.
• Even if you do not protect pictures on a card, they cannot be deleted when the card's
Write-Protect switch is set to [LOCK].
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YOU can clear and replace all information relating to Face Recognition in selected images.
_ Select [FACE EDIT] on [PLAYBACK] menu. (P32)
REC the Mode
_ Press A/V to select and _' _<:_
[REPLACE] [DELETE]or
then press [MENU/SET].
_Press _1/1_ to select the and then
picture press
[MENU/SET].
•You cannot select pictures for which Face Recognition
information has not been registered.
_ Press _1/1_ to select the and then
person press
[MENU/SET].
• [DELETE] _ step 6.
• You cannot select a person who has not been registered.
_ Press AI,14111_ to select the to
person replace
and then press [MENU/SET].
_ Press • to select and then
[YES] press
[MENU/SET].
_ Press to return to the
[_] menu screen.
• Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• Cleared information regarding the [FACE RECOG.] cannot be restored.
• When all Face Recognition information in a picture has been canceled, the picture will not be
categorised using Face Recognition in [CATEGORY PLAY].
• You cannot edit the Face Recognition information of protected pictures.
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Connecting to other equipment
Preparations: Set the [TVASPECT]. (P37)
Turn this unit and the TV off.
OYellow: to the video input socket
OWhite: to the audio input socket
_) Align the marks, and insert.
(_) AV cable (supplied)
• Check the directions of the connectors, and plug them straight in or unplug them straight out.
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
_ onnect the AV cable (_ (supplied) to the video input and the audio
input sockets on the TV.
_ Connect the AV cable to the [AV OUT] socket on the camera.
_Turn the TV on and select external input.
_Turn the camera on and then press [[_].
• Depending on the [ASPECT RATIO], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or
the left and right of the pictures.
• Do not use any other AV cables except the supplied one.
• Read the operating instructions for the TV.
• When you play back a picture vertically, it may be blurry.
• Audio will be played back in monaural.
• You cannot operate if you touch the Touch icon displayed on the TV screen.
• The viewfinder cannot be displayed when connected with a AV cable.
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