Panasonic Dmc G10k Operating Instructions Manual

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•When you use certain lenses, light from the flash may be blocked or fail to cover the lens 
field of view, causing dark areas to appear in the resulting pictures.
•When taking a picture with the flash, we recommend removing the lens hood. In some 
cases it may not allow the scene to be illuminated properly.
•It may take time to charge the flash if you repeat taking a picture. Take a picture after the 
access indication disappears.
•The Red-Eye Reduction effect...

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Applicable modes: 
2nd curtain synchro activates the flash just before the shutter closes when taking pictures 
of moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed.
Select [FLASH SYNCHRO] in the [REC] Mode menu. (P28)
Press 4 to select [2ND] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Press [MENU/SET]  to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the 
menu.
Note
•Set it to [1ST] normally.•[2nd] is displayed in the flash icon on the screen if you...

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[REC] Mode: 
Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the backg round. Look at the following examples.
Note
•
EV is an abbreviation of [Exposure Value]. It refers to the amount of light given to the CCD by 
the aperture value and the shutter speed.
•The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the exposure 
value during the...

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[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Select the ones you really like from among the pictures you have taken.
Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
A When Burst Mode is set to high speed [H].
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the 
Burst Mode.
∫Changing the burst speed
1Select [BURST RATE] in the [REC] Mode menu. (P28)2Press  3/4 to select...

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∫Focusing in Burst Mode
The focus changes depending on the setting for [FOCUS PRIORITY] (P126) in the 
[CUSTOM] menu and the Focus Mode setting.
¢ 1 When subject is dark, the focus is fixed on the first picture.
¢ 2 The burst speed may become slower because the camera is continuously focusing on the 
subject.
¢ 3 Burst speed takes priority, and focus is estimated within possible range.
Note
•We recommend using the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) when you want...

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[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Maximum of 7 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the 
Exposure Compensation range every ti me the shutter button is pressed.
You can select the picture with the des ired exposure among different exposures.
With Auto Bracket
[STEP]: [3 •1/3], [SEQUENCE]: [0/ s/r ]
Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the...

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∫Changing the settings for [STEP] and [SEQUENCE] in Auto Bracket
1Select [AUTO BRACKET] in the [REC] Mode menu. (P28)2Press  3/4 to select [STEP] or [SEQUENCE] and then 
press  1.
3Press  3/4 to select the setting and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Note
•When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after setting the Exposure Compensation range, the 
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[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Set the drive mode lever to [ë].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to take the picture.
A When self-timer is set to [ ].
•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into 
focus. Focus and exposure will be set when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
•
If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a 
picture even when the subject is not focused, set [FOCUS...

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•Operation will be same as [ ] even if it is set to [ ] while Multi Film Bracket recording 
(P83).
•Use the Quick Menu (P30) to set when in Intelligent Auto Mode.•Self-timer cannot be set to [ ] in Intelligent Auto Mode.
[REC] Mode: 
Setting the Method used to Focus (AF Mode)
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition.
Set the focus...

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Note
•When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [ Ø], you can bring the subject into 
the AF area, fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway, move the 
camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed halfway, and then take the 
picture. (Only when the focus mode dial is set to [AFS])
•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas using [ ] when multiple AF areas (max. 23 areas) 
light at the same time. If...