Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 C User manual

Panasonic
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera/Lens Kit
Body
Model No. DMC-GF1C/DMC-GF1K
DMC-GF1
LUMIXTM
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MICRO
FOURTHIRDS
HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE
assistance, please call. 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or
send e-mail to:[email protected]
,Puerto RIco assistance, please call" 1-800-211-PANA(7262)
or,
the web at http.l/www panasonlc com/contactlnfo
For Canadla
For
USA an
contact us
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Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.
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Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing Panasonic!
You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market
today. Used properly, we're sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment.
Please take time to fill
in the information on the below. The serial number is on the tag
located on the underside
of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your
convenient Camera information source. Please note that the actual controls and
components, menu items, etc.
of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from
those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions.
Carefully observe copyright laws.
•Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes
other than your
own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private
use, recording of certain material may be restricted.
Model No.
Serial No.
Alithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have
purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to
recycle this battery.
( Information for Your Safety
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE,
•DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR
SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES,
SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.
•USE ONLY THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES.
•DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK); THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
THE SOCKET OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND SHALL
BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
Product Identification Marking is located on the bottom of units.
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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA.
IThis Class Bdigital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.
FCC Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for aClass Bdigital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in aresidential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communiceJtions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television n~ception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on acircuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
-Consult thl3 dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation
instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when
connecting to computer or peripheral devices.
Any changl :3s or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: Panasonic
Model No.: DMC-GF1
Responsiblie party: Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company 1-800-211-PANA (7262)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
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• About the battery pack
CAUTION
Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)
•Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.
•
Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit.
•
Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals.
•
Do not touch the plug terminals (+ and -) with metal objects.
•
Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire.
If
any electrolyte should come into contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off
thoroughly with water.
If
any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse
eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult adoctor.
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries
according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
•Do not heat or expose to flame.
•
Do not leave the battery(ies) in an automobile exposed to direct sunlight for along period of
time with doors and windows closed.
Warning
Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60°C (140 OF) or
incinerate.
• About the battery charger
CAUTION!
•DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN ABOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN
ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS
WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO
OVERHEATIN~ ENSURE THAT
CURTAINS AND
ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION
VENTS.
•DO NOT
OBSTRUCT THE UNIT'S VENTILATION OPENINGS WITH NEWSPAPERS,
TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND
SIMILAR ITEMS.
•
DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE
UNIT.
•DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MANNER.
Battery charger/AC adaptor
This battery charger/AC adaptor operates on AC between 110 Vand 240 V.
But
• In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger/AC adaptor must be connected to a120 V
AC power supply only.
•When connecting
to an AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use aplug adaptor to
suit the AC outlet configuration.
•When connecting to asupply
of greater than AC 125 V, ensure the cord you use is suited to
the voltage of the
AC supply and the rated current of the battery charger/AC adaptor.
•Contact
an electrical parts distributor for assistance in selecting asuitable AC plug adaptor
or AC cord set.
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•The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected.
The primary circuit
is always "live" as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical
outlet.
•Care of the camera
•Do not stre,ngly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it. Do not subject to
strong pre~i;sure.
The camera may malfunction, recording pictures may become impossible, or the lens, the LCD
monitor
or tile external case may be damaged.
• Be particuliuly careful in the following places as they may cause this unit to
malfunction.
-Places with alot of sand or dust.
-Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using
it on arainy day
or
on abeach.
• Do not tOUGh the lens or the sockets with dirty hands. Also, be careful not to allow
liquids, sand and other foreign matter to get into the space around the lens, buttons etc.
•
This camera is not waterproof. If water or seawater splashes on the camera, use a dry
cloth to wipe the camera body carefully.
If the unit does not operate normally, please contact the dealer where you purchased the
camera or l!:he repair service center.
• Do not place your hands inside the mount of the digital camera body. Since the sensor
unit is a prt:~cision apparatus, it may cause a malfunction or damage.
• About CClndensation (When the lens or the Viewfinder is fogged up)
-Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of
condensation since it causes lens stains, fungus and camera malfunction.
-If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2hours. The fog will
disappear naturally when the temperature
of the camera becomes close to the ambient
temperaturE!.
•Read togl~ther with the "Cautions for Use". (P168)
-If you see this symbol-
Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union
This symbol is only valid in the European Union.
If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local
authorities
or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.
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Contents
Information for Your Safety 2
Before Use
Standard Accessories 9
Names ofthe Components 11
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover 14
Operating the Rear Dial 14
About the Lens 15
Preparation
Attaching/Detaching the Lens 17
Attaching the Lens Hood 19
Attaching the Shoulder Strap 20
Charging the Battery 21
•Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures 22
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery 24
About the Card 25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) 26
•Changing the clock setting 26
Setting the Menu 27
•Setting menu items 28
Setting the Quick Menu 30
About the Setup Menu 31
Holding and using your camera 37
Basic
Selecting the [REC] mode, and record
still pictures or motion pictures 38
•Setting [AFS] or [AFC] 39
•Taking astill picture 39
•Recording amotion picture 40
•Playback the recorded still pictures
or motion picture 40
Taking pictures using the automatic
function
(I ntelligent Auto Mode) 41
•Scene detection 42
AF T k' Ft'
•rac Ing unc Ion 43
•Settings in Intelligent auto mode 43
Taking pictures with your favorite
settings (Program AE mode) 45
•Fix the focus by pressing the shutter
button halfway (AFS) 46
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•Continuously focusing on asubject
(AFC) 46
•Take apicture with Manual Focus
(MF) 46
•Focusing 47
•When the subject is not in focus 47
•Preventing jitter (camera shake) 47
•Program Shift.. 48
Taking Pictures with the Zoom 49
•Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
U' th D' 't I Z
sing e Igi aoom 49
Playing back Pictures 50
•Changing the Information Displayed
on the playback screen 51
•Displaying Multiple Screens
(Multi Playback) 51
•Displaying Pictures by Recording
Date (Calendar Playback) 52
•Using the Playback Zoom 52
D I l' P' t
e e Ing IC ures 53
•To delete asingle picture 53
•To delete multiple pictures
(up to 50) or all the pictures 54
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Optional External Viewfinder 55
•Switching the displayed information 55
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash 59
•Switching to the appropriate flash
setting 59
•Adjust the flash output. 63
•Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro 64
Compensating the Exposure 65
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode 66
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket.. 68
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 70
Setting the method used to focus
(AF mode) 71
•Setting up [r~:~] (AF Tracking) 72
•Setting the AF area 73
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus 74
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock) 75
Adjusting the White Balance 77
•Setting the white balance
manually 78
•Setting the color temperature 78

•Finely adjusting the white balance 79
•White Balance Bracket.. 79
Setting the Light Sensitivity 80
Change tone!! of the color for the picture
to be taken (Film Mode) 81
•Adjustinfl each Film Mode to the
desired setting 82
•Multi Film Bracket 83
Taking pictul'es by specifying
the aperture/shutter speed 84
•Aperture-priority AE 84
•Shutter-priority AE 84
Taking picture by setting the exposure
manually "85
Confirm the effects of aperture and
shutter speed (Preview Mode) 87
•Confirm the effects of aperture 87
•Confirm the effects of shutter
speed "87
Taking pictul"es that match the scene
being recorCied (Scene mode) 88
• I?] [PORTRAIT] 88
• If?) [SOFT SKIN] 89
· E! [SCENERY] 89
·m [ARCHITECTURE] 89
· E3 [SPORTS] 89
• ~ [PERIPHERAL DEFOCUS] 89
·m[FLOWER] 90
·m [FOOD] 90
·n [OBJECTS] 90
• ~ [NIGHT PORTRAIT] 90
.11I [NIGHT SCENERy] 91
•JlI [ILLUMINATIONS] 91
• ~ [BABY1]/~ [BABY2] 91
• ~ [PE'T] 92
·n [PARTY] 92
• ~ [SUNSET] 93
Taking pictures while adjusting color
(My Color Mode) 93
•Adjustinq the custom settings to
achieve desired effects 94
Registering Personal Menu Settings
(Registering custom settings) 95
Taking pictures in Custom mode 97
Recording f\,'lotion Picture 98
•Changinlg [REC MODE] and [REC
QUALITY] 100
•[CONTIINUOUS AF] 103
•[WIND CUT] 103
Recording motion pictures with the
desired settings
(Motion Picture Pmode) 104
Taking apicture with Face Recognition
function 105
•Face Settings 106
•Auto Registration 109
•Sensitivity 110
Useful Functions at
Travel Destinations 111
•Recording which Day of the
Vacation You Take the Picture ....... 111
•Recording Dates/Times at
Overseas Travel Destinations
(World Time) 113
Using the [REC] Mode Menu 114
·.1Ii [FILM MODE] 114
• I!EI [ASPECT RATIO] 115
•!il [PICTURE SIZE] 115
·:5: [QUALITY] 116
• ~5 [FACE RECOG.] 117
•Ill)) [STABILIZER] 117
· rn [FLASH] 118
• @~ [RED-EYE REMOVAL] 118
·m [FLASH SYNCHRO] 118
•[TIl [FLASH ADJUST.] 118
• [8] [METERING MODE] 119
• i() [I.EXPOSURE] (Intelligent
exposure adjustment) 119
• ~ [LONG SHTR NR] 119
• XISO [ISO LIMIT SET] 120
• ISO [ISO INCREMENTS] 120
•[IT] [EX. OPT. ZOOM] 120
• DJ [DIGITAL ZOOM] 120
• r.lA [BURST RATE] 121
• ~ [AUTO BRACKET] 121
• ~ [SELF-TIMER] 121
• ~ [COLOR SPACE] 122
• !J [AUDIO REC.] 122
Using the [MOTION PICTURE]
Mode Menu 123
• Ell .. [REC MODE] 123
• ~:. [REC QUALITY] 123
• M
AF
[CONTINUOUS AF] 123
• ~o!J [WIND CUT] 124
Using the [CUSTOM MENU] 124
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Advanced (Playback)
Playing Back Motion Pictures/Pictures
with Audio 129
•Motion pictures 129
•Pictures with audio 130
Using the [PLAYBACK] mode menu 130
• ~ [SLIDE SHOW] 130
· 0. [PLAYBACK MODE] 132
·* [FAVORITE] 134
• ~ [TITLE EDIT] 135
· D [TEXT STAMP] 136
• ~ [RESIZE] Reducing the picture
size (number of pixels) 138
• >€ [TRIMMING] 139
·ffi [ASPECT CONV.] 140
• Eb~ [ROTATEl/
BJ'\A [ROTATE DISP.] 141
• .,~ [PRINT SET] 142
• o-n [PROTECT] 143
• t!J [AUDIO DUB.] 144
• ~§ [FACE REC EDIT] 145
Connecting to other equipment
Playing Back Pictures on
aTV Screen 146
•Playing back pictures using the AV
cable (supplied) 146
•Playing back pictures on aTV with an
SO Memory Card slo1.. 147
•Playing back on the TV with HDMI
socket 147
Saving the recorded still pictures and
motion pictures 151
•Copy the playback image using an
AV cable 151
•Copying to aPC 152
Connecting to a PC 152
Printing the Pictures 155
•Selecting asingle picture and
printing it.. 156
•Selecting multiple pictures and
printing them 156
•Print Settings 157
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Others
Using the optional External
Viewfinder 159
Using an external flash (optional) 161
Using the Protector/Filter (optional) 162
Using the Remote Shutter (optional) 163
Using the AC Adaptor 164
Screen Display/ optional external
viewfinder 165
Cautions for Use 168
Message Display 172
Troubleshooting 175
Number of Recordable Pictures and
Available Recording Time 184
Specifications 189
Digital Camera Accessory System 193
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
(For USA and Puerto Rico
Customers) 195
Request for Service Notice
(For USA and Puerto Rico Only) 196
Limited Warranty (For USA and Puerto
Rico Only) 197
Customer Services Directory (For USA
and Puerto Rico Only) 199
Index 200
Useful Information (For Latin American
Countries Only) 203

Stand'~d Accessories
Before Use
)
Check that Edl the accessories are included before using the camera.
Product numbers correct as of September 2009. These may be subject to change.
1Digital Camera Body
(This is referred to as camera body in these operating instructions.)
2Interchcmgeable Lens*1
"LUMIX G20
mm/F1.7 ASPH."
(This is referred to as lens
in these operating instructions.)
3Lens
Cc:lp*1
(This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase.)
4Lens Rear
Cap*1
(This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase.)
5Lens Storage Bag* 1
6InterchElngeable
Lens*2
"LUMIX G VARia 14-45 mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH.lMEGA O.I.S."
7Lens Hood
*2
8Lens Cap*2
(This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase.)
9Lens Rear Cap
*2
(This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase.)
10 Lens Storage
Bag*2
11 Battery Pack
(Indicatnd as battery pack
or battery in the text)
Charge the battery before use.
12 Battery Charger/AC
Adaptor
(Indicah~d as battery charger or charger in the text)
13
AC Cable
14 AV Cable
15 USB Connection Cable
16 CD-ROIVI
•
SOftWcl re:
Use it to install the software to your PC.
17 Shoulder Strap
18 Body Cap
(This is attached to the camera body at the time
of purchase.)
19 Hot shoe cover
(This is attached to the camera body at the time
of purchase.)
* 1 DMC-GF1
Conly
*2 DMC-GF1Konly
•
SO Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card are indicated as card in the text.
• The card i!:i optional.
• Description in these operating instructions is based on the 20 mm/F1.7 lens included in the DMC-GF1 C.
About unava lable functions such as STABILIZER (P18), Direction Detection function (P37), description in
these operating instructions is based on the 14 mm-45 mm/F3.5-5.6Iens included in the DMC-GF1 K.
• For information about optional accessories, refer to the "Digital Camera Accessory System". (P193)
•If any accessories are lost, customers in the USA and Puerto Rico should contact Panasonic's
parts department at 1800 833-9626 and customers
in Canada should contact 1800 99-LUMIX
(1-800-995--8649) for further information about obtaining replacement parts.
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