Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf2 Operating Instructions

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Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Applicable modes: 
¢1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also be 
deleted.
¢ 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.
Note
•Refer to P27  for information about the number of recordable pictures.•You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files. You can save RAW files in a 
file format (JPEG, TIFF etc.) that can be displayed on...

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Applicable modes: 
[AFS]/[AFC]/[MF]
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Refer to P32 for details.
As long as the camera is held steady, the camera will automatically adjust the focus and 
focus adjustment will then be quicker when the shut ter is pressed. This is useful when you 
do not want to miss a picture-taking opportunity.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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The battery will be consumed faster than usual.•Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.•The [QUICK AF] feature...

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Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed.
Applicable modes: Note
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When the AF Mode is set to [ š] while [C] is selected, exposure is adjusted to the face of a 
person, and when it is set to [ ], exposure is adjusted to the locked subject.
[METERING MODE]
[ C ]: Multiple
This is the method in which the camera measures the most 
suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the 
whole screen automatically. Usually, we recommend using this 
method.
[...

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[‡]/[ ]/[‰]/[]/[]/[]
Note
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Refer to P71  for details.
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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Refer to P73  for details.
Pictures with sharp profile and resolution can be taken by utilising the Intelligent 
Resolution Technology.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]/[EXTENDED]
Note
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[EXTENDED] allows you to take natural pictures with a higher resolution.•The speed of burst and continuous recording becomes slower when [EXTENDED] is used.•[EXTENDED] does not work during motion picture recording....

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Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatically when there is a big difference in 
brightness between the background and subject, to bring the image close to how you see.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]Note
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This feature may be automatically disa bled, depending on the lighting conditions.•[ ] in the screen turns to yellow when [I.DYNAMIC] is in effect.•[LOW], [STANDARD], or [HIGH] represents the maximum range of effect.
It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with...

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The camera automatically removes noise that appears when the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures of night scenery etc. so you can take beautiful pictures.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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If you set [ON], the countdown screen is displayed when the shutter button is pressed. Do not 
move the camera at this time. After the countdown is finished, [PLEASE WAIT...] is displayed 
for the same time as the selected shutter speed for signal processing.
•We recommend using a tripod...

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[]/[ ]/[]Note
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Refer to P83  for details.
Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures.
Applicable modes:
1Press 2/1  to select [COLOR] or [B/W].2Press  3/4 to select the items, and then press 2 /1 to adjust.
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If you adjust the picture quality, [ _] is displayed beside the picture quality adjustment icon on the screen.•[SATURATION] cannot be adjusted when [B/W] is selected.•Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent Auto Mode and the Scene Mode.
3Press...

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Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC, 
printer etc.
Applicable modes: 
Note
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Depending on the color space setting, the file name of the recorded picture changes as shown.
•Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar with AdobeRGB.•The setting is fixed to [sRGB] when recording motion pictures.
[OFF]/[MODE1] /[MODE2] /[MODE3]
Note
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Refer to P76  for details.
[COLOR SPACE]
[sRGB]: Color space is set to sRGB color space.
This is widely...

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Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu
For details on [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu settings, refer to P56.
•[FOCUS MODE], [METERING MODE], [I.DYNAMIC], [EX. TELE CONV.], and 
[DIGITAL ZOOM] are common to both the [R EC] Mode menu and [MOTION PICTURE] Mode 
menu. Changing these settings in one of these menus is reflected in other menu.
–For details, refer to the explanation for the corresponding setting in [REC] Mode menu.
This sets up the data format of motion pictures.
Applicable modes: 
[...

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This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
Applicable modes: When [AVCHD(1080i)] is selected
When [AVCHD(720p)] is selected
¢1What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher 
when the number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” 
is an abbreviation of “Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite 
period of time) is changed automatically depending on the subject to record....