Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf2 Operating Instructions

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Recording
[OFF]/[ON]Note
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Refer to P43  for details.
This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]
Note
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Sound quality will be different than usual when [WIND CUT] is set.
Set whether or not the mic leve ls are displayed on the screen.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Adjust the sound input level to 4 different levels.
Applicable modes: 
[LEVEL1] to [LEVEL4]
The shutter speed can be fixed to reduce the flicker or striping in the motion...

Recording
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Perform these settings if you need to.
Using the [CUSTOM] Menu
For details on how to select the [CUSTOM] menu settings, refer to P56.
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Refer to P118  for details.
•Refer to P11 for details.
•Refer to P104 for details.
•Refer to P68  for details.
•Refer to P67 for details.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative (P78) referring to the histogram  (P68) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality...

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Recording
•Set to [ON] to display the [EXPO.METER] when correcting exposure, 
performing program shift, setting aperture, and setting shutter speed.
•Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.•When [EXPO.METER] is not displayed, switch the display information 
for LCD monitor by touching [ ]. (P67)
•The [EXPO.METER] disappears after approximately 4 seconds if no 
operation is performed. 
•Refer to P105 for details.
•Refer to P90, 91  for details.
[EXPO.METER]
Select whether or not to...

Recording
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•It is recommended that this feature be left on, to minimize the possibility of pictures with poor 
focus.
•[FOCUS PRIORITY] is disabled during motion picture recording.
•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached and at 
Approx. 1.0m (3.28feet) to 3.5m (11.5feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 1.0 m 
(3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
•The AF Assist Lamp is...

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Recording
•Refer to P91 for details.
•Refer to P91 for details.
•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
•Refer to P189 for details.
 [MF ASSIST][OFF]/[ON]
[MF GUIDE][OFF]/[ON]
[¦ BUTTON SWITCH]
It is possible to set how the [ ¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto Mode will operate.
[SINGLE PRESS]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[PRESS AND HOLD]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦] for a while.
[BUTTON]Enables/disables the motion picture...

Recording
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•[DEFOCUS CTRL] cannot be selected when you use a lens that cannot utilize the Defocus 
Control function.
[TOUCH Q.MENU]
Enables/disables the [ ] (Touch Quick Menu icon).
[OFF]:[ ] is not displayed on the screen, and Quick Menu 
cannot be displayed by the touch operation. 
[ON]: [ ] is displayed on the screen, and Quick Menu can 
be displayed by touch operation.
[DEFOCUS CTRL]
Enables/disables the Touch Defocus Control function.
[OFF]: [ ] is not displayed on the screen, and Defocus...

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Recording
•It will display dial operation guide to the screen that is possible to 
perform Exposure Compensation, Program Shift, aperture setting, or 
shutter speed setting when set to [ON].
A Dial operation guide
•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots not in subject get recorded, and it is bothering you.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust reduction function will operate automatically when...

Playback/Editing
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Playback/EditingCreating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
Touch [ ] during Motion Picture 
playback by touch operation.
•Motion picture is paused.
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [YES].
Touch [ ] to finish.
Note
•It will be saved with [PICTURE SIZE] set to [S] (2 M), [ASPECT RATIO] set to [ W], and 
[QUALITY] set to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture...

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Playback/Editing
Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
You can use various functions in playback mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
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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.
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched.
•This is a menu that is only displayed when 3D display...

Playback/Editing
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∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2/ 1.
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The menu screen is restored when [ ] is pressed.•When it is setup not to display the display information of the playback screen, the cursor can be 
displayed by pressing [MENU/SET] during playback of the slide show.
∫ Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for sl ide show playback by selecting 
[EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]...