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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Advanced (Playback)
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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