Panasonic Dmc G1 Operating Instructions Manual

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You can display pictures by recording date.Note

The recording date of the picture selected in the playback screen becomes the date selected 
when the calendar screen is first displayed.
If there are multiple pictures with the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that day 
is displayed.
You can display the calendar between January 2000 and December 2099.If the date is not set in the camera, the recording date is set as January 1st, 2008.If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the pictures are 
displayed by the dates at the travel destination in calendar playback.
Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback)
Rotate the front dial left to display the 
calendar screen.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the date to be played back.
3/ 4: Select the month
2/ 1: Select the date

If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is not displayed.
Press [MENU/SET] or the front dial to 
display the pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
Rotate the front dial left to return to the calendar 
screen display.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET].
The picture that was selected will appear.
Using the Playback Zoom
Rotate the front dial right.
1 k> 2k > 4k> 8k > 16k
When you rotate the front dial left after enlarging the picture, 
the magnification becomes lower.
When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication  A appears for about 1 second, and the position of 
the enlarged section can be moved by pressing  3/4/ 2/1.
The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality 
deteriorates.
When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom 
position indication appears for about 1 second.
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∫Switching the displayed image while maintaining the playback zoom
You can switch the displayed image while ma intaining the same zoom magnification and 
zoom position for the playback zoom.
Switch to picture select operation by pressing 
the front dial during playback zoom, and select 
pictures with  2/1.
It will switch between picture select operation and move 
zoom position operation every time the front dial is pressed 
during playback zoom.
Note
You can also delete the recording information etc. on the LCD monitor/Viewfinder during 
playback zoom by pressing [DISPLAY].
If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the trimming function. (P116)The playback zoom may not operate if pict ures have been recorded with other equipment.The zoom magnification and the zoom position are canceled when the camera is turned off 
(including power save mode).
The zoom position returns to the center in the following images.–Images with different aspect ratios–Images with different numbers of recorded pixels–Images with a different rotation direction (when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON])
Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. 
Press [(].
To delete a single picture
Select the picture to be deleted, and then 
press [ ‚].
A [( ] button
B [DISPLAY] button
C [
‚] button
Press 2 to select [YES] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
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∫When [DELETE ALL] has been selected with the [FAVORITE] (P111) setting
The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or 
[ ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü], press  3 to select [YES] and delete the pictures. 
([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] cannot be selected if no pictures have been set as 
[FAVORITE].)
Note

Do not turn the camera off while deleting (while [ ‚] is displayed). Use a battery with a sufficient 
power or the AC adaptor (P132).
If you press [MENU/SET] while deleting pictures using [DELETE MULTI], [DELETE ALL] or 
[ALL DELETE EXCEPT  Ü], the deleting will stop halfway.
Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.If pictures do not conform to the DCF standard or are protected (P114), they will not be deleted 
even if [DELETE ALL] or [ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü] is selected.
To delete multiple pictures (up to 50) or all the pictures
Press [ ‚].
Press  3/4 to select [DELETE MULTI] or [DELETE ALL] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
[DELETE ALL]  > step5.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the picture, 
and then press [DISPLAY] to set.  (Repeat 
this step.)
[ ‚ ] appears on the selected pictures. If [DISPLAY] 
is pressed again, the setting is canceled.
Press [MENU/SET].
Press  3 to select [YES] and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Advanced (Recording pictures)Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Viewfinder
Press [DISPLAY] to change.
When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not activated.
With the [LCD DISP.STYLE] (P105) of the [CUSTOM MENU] menu, you can choose the 
displayed screen on the LCD monitor to display in [ ] (LCD monitor style) or [ ] 
(viewfinder style).
When [ ] is set
When [ ] is set
Switching the displayed information
LCD monitor display
ANormal display¢1, 2
B No display¢1
C[LCD INFO.DISP.]¢3
D Turned off
E Normal display idetailed 
information
¢ 1, 2
F Normal display¢1
G[LCD INFO.DISP.]¢3
H Turned off
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With the [LVF DISP.STYLE] (P105) of the [CUSTOM MENU] menu, you can choose the 
displayed screen on the viewfinder to display in [ ] (viewfinder style) or [ ] (LCD 
monitor style).
When [ ] is set
When [ ] is set
¢ 1 Guide lines are displayed when the [GUIDE LINE] of the [CUSTOM MENU] menu is set to 
anything except [OFF].
It is possible to move the position of the guide line using the quick menu when it is set to 
[ ]. (P56)
¢ 2 Histograms are displayed when the [HISTOGRAM] of the [CUSTOM MENU] menu is set to 
[ON].
It is possible to move the position of the histogram using the quick menu. (P57)
¢ 3 It is displayed when the [LCD INFO.DISP.] of the [CUSTOM MENU] menu is set to anything 
except [OFF]. Color of the screen can be selected from 3 colors of 
blue, red or black. (P105)
Note
In  [NIGHT PORTRAIT] (P91),  the guide line is gray.
∫ Recording guide line
When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of 
these lines, you can take pictures with well -designed composition by viewing the size, the 
slope and the balance of the subject.
Viewfinder display
A Normal display¢1
B Normal display idetailed 
information¢ 1, 2
C No display¢1
DDetailed information¢ 1, 2
A []: This is used when dividing the entire screen into 3 k3 for taking pictures with a 
well-balanced composition.
B []: This is used when you want to position the subject at the exact center of the 
screen.
C []: Position of the guide line can be set. It is used to take well balanced pictures of 
subjects off the center of the image.
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∫Set the position of the guide line with [ ]
Set the [GUIDE LINE] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ ]. (P106)
1 Press [Q.MENU] to display the quick menu. (P29)
2 Press  2/1  to select guide line, and then press [MENU/
SET].

You can also use the front dial to set.Selected item will be displayed in orange in the quick menu 
screen, and the guide line itself will be displayed in orange when 
the guide line is selected.
3 Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to set the position.
4 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.
5 Press [Q.MENU] to close the quick menu. 
You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick 
menu.
Position of the guide line can be set from the [CUSTOM MENU] 
menu too.
∫About the Histogram
A histogram is a graph that displays brightne ss along the horizontal axis (black to white) 
and the number of pixels at each brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
1 Dark area, mid-tone, and bright  area are balanced out evenly, making it suitable to take 
a picture.
2 The picture will become underexposed with more dark area. The pictures with mostly 
dark area, such as night scenery, will also have a histogram like this.
3 The picture will become overexposed with more bright area. The pictures with mostly 
white area will also have a histogram like this.
Examples of histogram
1 Properly Exposed
2 Under Exposed
3 Overexposed
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∫Set the position of the histogram
Set the [HISTOGRAM] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ON]. (P105)
1 Press [Q.MENU] to display the quick menu. (P29)
2 Press  2/1 to select histogram, and then press [MENU/
SET].

You can also use the front dial to set.Selected item will be displayed in orange in the quick menu 
screen, and the histogram itself will be displayed in orange when 
the histogram is selected.
3 Press  3/4/2 /1  to set the position.
4 Press [MENU/SET] to finish the setting.
5 Press [Q.MENU] to close the quick menu. 
You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the quick 
menu.
Position of the histogram can be set from the [CUSTOM MENU] 
menu too.
Note
When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the manual exposure assistance is other than [ n0EV] during exposure compensation 
or in the manual exposure mode
–When the flash is activated–When the flash is closedWhen the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in dark placesWhen the exposure is not adequately adjustedThe histogram is an approximation in recording mode.The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc. 
						

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[REC] mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
ATo open the flashSlide the flash open lever.
BTo close the flashPress the flash until it clicks.
Be sure to close the flash when not in use.The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash is 
closed.
Set the built-in flash to match the recording.
Open the flash.
Select [FLASH] in the [REC] mode menu. (P27)
Press 3/ 4 to select a mode and press [MENU/
SET].
For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer 
to “Available flash settings by recording mode”. (P59)
Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Switching to the appropriate flash setting
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
 ( ): 
AUTO/Red-eye 
reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye 
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then 
activated again for the actual recording.
Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting 
conditions.
‰ : Forced flash ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
 (): 
Forced ON/Red-eye 
reduction The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions.
Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon.
Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light.
: Slow sync. If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright.
Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
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¢The flash is activated twice. The interval between the first and second flash is longer 
when [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set. The subject should not move until the second 
flash is activated.
Flash interval depends on the brightness of the subject.
∫About the digital red-eye correction
When the flash is used with the Red-eye reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will 
automatically detect and correct the red-eye in the image data. 

It may not be able to correct the red-eye depending on the recording conditions. It may also 
correct objects other than red-eye. 
It can be set to [OFF] ([ ], [ ], [ ]) with the [D.RED-EYE] in the [REC] mode menu 
(P101).
∫ Available flash settings by recording mode
The available flash settings depend on the recording mode.
(± : Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Initial setting of advanced scene mode and scene 
mode)
¢ When [ ‡] is selected, [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and 
brightness.  (): 
Slow sync./Red-eye 
reduction If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will 
slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark 
background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the 
red-eye phenomenon.
Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark 
background.
Π: 
Forced flash OFFThe flash is not activated in any recording conditions.Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the 
flash is not permitted.
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The flash setting may change if the recording mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the advanced scene 
mode or the scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the advanced scene 
mode or the scene mode is changed.
∫The available flash range to take pictures
The available flash range is an approximation.
¢ When the [ISO LIMIT SET] (P104) is set to [OFF]
At the time of flash photography, when distance with the subject is near, the flash light is 
interrupted with lens and a part of picture being taken becomes dark. Check the distance 
between the camera and the subject when taki ng a picture. The distance with subject from 
which the flash light is interrupted differs according to the lens used.
–When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is attached: 45 cm (1.48 feet) or less 
(Wide)/30 cm (0.99 feet) or less (Tele).
∫ Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-priority AE mode
¢ 2 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-priority AE mode and B (Bulb) in the manual exposure 
mode.
When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a second.In Intelligent auto mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.
ISO sensitivity
When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is used
Available flash range
WideTe l e
AUTO 45 cm (1.48 feet) to 6.2 m 
(20.3 feet)
¢30 cm (0.99 feet) to 3.9 m 
(12.8 feet)¢
ISO100
45 cm (1.48 feet) to 3.1 m (10.2 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 1.9 m (6.23 feet)
ISO200 45 cm (1.48 feet) to 4.4 m (14.4 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 2.7 m (8.85 feet)
ISO400 45 cm (1.48 feet) to 6.2 m (20.3 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 3.9 m (12.8 feet)
ISO800 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 8.8 m (28.9 feet) 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 5.5 m (18.0 feet)
ISO1600 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 12.5 m 
(41.0 feet)
60 cm (1.97 feet) to 7.8 m (25.6 feet)
ISO3200 90 cm (2.95 feet) to 17.7 m 
(58.1 feet) 75 cm (2.46 feet) to 11.1 m 
(36.4 feet)
Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)Flash settingShutter speed (Sec.)
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