Panasonic Dmc G2k Operating Instructions Manual

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∫When operating the touch panel
1Touch the subject.
•The AF area turns yellow and the subject is locked.
It will continuously adjust the focus and exposure automatically 
following the movement of the subject. (Dynamic Tracking)
•Lock is canceled when [CANCEL] is touched.2Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it 
fully to take the picture.
∫ When operating buttons
Note
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If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Try to lock...

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•AF areas up to a maximum of 23 are lit when the shutter button is pressed halfway, and each 
AF area can be brought into focus.
The 23 AF areas can be divided into 9 areas and the selected areas can be also brought 
into focus.
Touch the screen to display the AF area setting 
screen, and select the AF area frame as shown in the 
figure on the right.
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After releasing you finger from the touch panel for a while, 
AF area frame will disappear, and only [ i] display...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens 
and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate Auto Focus.
Set the focus mode lever to [MF].
Rotate the focus ring to focus on the subject.
•When the [MF ASSIST] (P139) in the [CUSTOM] menu is set 
to [ON], screen will be enlarged about 5 times as MF assist.
•MF guide A is displayed on the screen when the focus ring...

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3Press [MENU/SET] and enlarge the MF Assist position setting screen.
•MF Assist is enlarged from 5 times to 10 times when the rear dial is rotated right. It will 
return to 5 times by rotating the rear dial left.
•For the operations while displaying the MF Assist, refer to step 2 of the “Taking Pictures 
with Manual Focus” procedure.4Press [MENU/SET] to close MF Assist.
•The screen returns to the previous screen.
∫ Move the MF Assist easily with button operations...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
∫ Fixing the exposure only
Align the screen with the subject.
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the 
exposure.
A [AF/AE LOCK] button
•The aperture value and the shutter speed light.•If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AE Lock is canceled.
While pressing...

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Note
•If you set [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [ON], you can fix the focus and the 
exposure even if you release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it. (P137)
•The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor/viewfinder (Live View) will be also 
locked when the AE lock is performed.
•AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.•AE Lock only is effective during Manual Focus or Preview Mode.•AE Lock and AF lock can be used...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictur es are taken, the pictures may take on 
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being 
used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto White Balance may not function 
properly. In a case like this, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1 Auto White Balance will work within this range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
4 Shade
5...

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You can set the color temperature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting 
conditions. The color of light is measured  as a number in degrees Kelvin. As the color 
temperature increases, the pi cture becomes more bluish. As the color temperature 
decreases, the picture becomes more reddish.
Select [ ] and then touch [WB K SET].
•The color temperature setting screen can also be 
displayed by pressing the cursor button toward 3.
Touch the color...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
•The White Balance fine adjustment level returns to the standard setting (center point) in the 
following cases.
–When you reset the White Balance in [ ] or [ ]–When you reset the color temperature manually in [ ]
Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the White Balance fine 
adjustment, and 3 pictures with different colors are automatically recorded when the 
shutter button is pressed once.
Finely adjust the White Balance in step 2 of the...

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
¢When the [ISO LIMIT SET] of [REC] Mode menu (P131) is set to anything except [OFF], 
it is set automatically within the value set in [ISO LIMIT SET].
It is set as following when the [ISO LIMIT SET] is set to [OFF].
•When [AUTO] is selected, ISO sensitivity is adjusted automatically depending on 
brightness within a maximum setting of [ISO400].
•When setting to [ ], ISO sensitivity will adjust automatically depending on brightness 
within the maximum setting of...