Panasonic Dmc G2k Operating Instructions Manual

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Connect the camera to a PC via the USB connection cable A 
(supplied).
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of 
cables other than the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
Press  3/4 to select [PC], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•If [USB MODE] (P37) is set to [PC] in the [SETUP] menu in 
advance, the camera will be auto matically connected to the PC 
without displaying the [USB MODE] selection screen. Since 
there is no need to set this each time you connect to the PC, it 
is convenient.
•When the camera has been connected to the PC with [USB MODE] set to 
[PictBridge(PTP)], a message may appear on the PC’s screen. Select [Cancel] to close 
the screen, and disconnect the camera from the PC. Then set [USB MODE] to [PC] 
again.
Double-click on [Removable Disk] in [My Computer].
•When using a Macintosh, the drive is displayed on the desktop. (“LUMIX”, “NO_NAME” 
or “Untitled” is displayed.)
Double-click [DCIM] folder.
Acquiring of still pictures and [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures 
(other than [AVCHD Lite] motion pictures)
Preparations: Turn the LCD monitor so the LCD will show out. Turn on the camera and the PC.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug  them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C DC cable (DMW-DCC3; optional)
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or  the AC adaptor (P181). If the remaining battery 
power becomes low while the camera and the PC are communicating, the status indicator 
blinks and the alarm beeps.
Refer to 
“Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely” (P172) before disconnecting the 
USB connection cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
MENU
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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Using a drag-and-drop operation, move the pictures you want to 
acquire or the folder storing those pictures to any different folder on 
the PC.
∫Disconnecting the USB connection cable safely
•Proceed with the hardware removal using “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task tray of the 
PC. If the icon is not displayed, check that [ACCESS] is not displayed on the LCD monitor of 
the digital camera before removing the hardware.
Note
•Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (P181).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB connection 
cable. Otherwise, data may be destroyed.
∫ Viewing the contents of the card using the PC (folder composition)
Folders and images processed in the PC c annot be played back on the camera. It is 
recommended to use the “
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied) when you write the image from PC to a card.
A new folder is created when pictures  are taken in the following situations.
•
After [NO.RESET] (P39) in the [SETUP] menu has been executed•When a card containing a folder with the same folder number has been inserted (Such as when 
pictures were taken using another make of camera)
•When there is a picture with file number 999 inside the folder
∫ Connection in the PTP Mode (WindowsR XP, Windows VistaR, WindowsR 7 and 
Mac OS X only)
Set [USB MODE] to [PictBridge(PTP)].
Data can now be read only from the card into the PC.
•
When there are 1000 or more pictures on a card, the pictures may not be imported in the PTP 
mode.
•[AVCHD Lite] motion picture cannot be played back in PTP mode.
1 Folder number
2 Color space P: sRGB
_: AdobeRGB
3 File number
4 JPG: Pictures
MOV: [MOTION JPEG]
RW2: Pictures in RAW files
MISC: DPOF print
Favorite
AVCHD: [AVCHD Lite] Motion 
pictures
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Printing the Pictures
If you connect the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge, you can select the pictures to 
be printed out and instruct that printing be started on the camera’s LCD monitor.
•
Some printers can print directly from the card removed from the camera. For details, refer to 
the operating instructions of your printer.
Connect the camera to a printer via the USB connection cable A 
(supplied).
•When the camera is connected to the printer, the cable disconnect prohibit icon [ å] 
appears. Do not disconnect the USB cable while [ å] is displayed.
Press  3/4 to select [PictBridge(PTP)], and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Note
•Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one. Use of cables other than 
the supplied USB connection cable may cause malfunction.
•Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor (P181).•Before inserting or removing a card, turn the camera off, and disconnect the USB connection 
cable.
•Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD Lite] cannot be printed out.
Preparations: Turn on the camera and the printer.
Perform the print quality and other settings at the printer before printing the 
pictures.
AUSB connection cable (supplied)•Check the directions of the connectors, and plug  them straight in or unplug them straight out. 
(Otherwise the connectors may be bent out of shape which may cause malfunction.)
B Align the marks, and insert.
C DC cable (DMW-DCC3; optional)
•Use a battery with sufficient battery power or  the AC adaptor (P181). If the remaining battery 
power becomes low while the camera and the printer are connected, the status indicator blinks 
and the alarm beeps. If this happens during printing, stop printing at once. If not printing, 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
USB MODE
SELECT SET
PLEASE SELECT 
THE USB MODE
MENU
PictBridge(PTP)PC
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¢Only when [FAVORITE] is at [ON] and when there are pictures set as favorites. (P158)
Selecting a single picture and printing it
Press 2/ 1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•The message disappears in about 2 seconds.
Press 3 to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Refer to P175 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
•Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing halfway.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
Selecting multiple pictures and printing them
Press 3.
Press 3/ 4 to select an item and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•If the print check screen has appeared, select [YES], and print 
the pictures.
ItemDescription of settings
[MULTI SELECT] Multiple pictures are printed at one time.
•Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to select the pictures, and then When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed, [é] appears on the pictures to be printed. (When [DISPLAY] is 
pressed again, the setting is canceled.)
•After the pictures have been selected, press [MENU/SET].
[SELECT ALL] Prints all the stored pictures.
[PRINT SET 
(DPOF)] Prints the pictures set in [PRINT SET] only. (P159)
[FAVORITE]
¢Prints the pictures set as favorites only. (P158)
Press 3  to select [PRINT START] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•Refer to P175 for the items which can be set before starting to 
print the pictures.
•Press [MENU/SET] to cancel printing.•Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing.
PictBridge
MULTI PRINT
100 _
0001100100__00010001100 _
0001
PLEASE SELECT
THE PICTURE TO PRINT
SELECTPRINTMENU
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECTSET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
SINGLE SELECT
MENU
CANCEL
SELECT SETMENU
MULTI SELECT
SELECT ALL 
PRINT SET (DPOF) 
FAVORITEPictBridge
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECTSET
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINTS
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUT
MENU
MULTI SELECT
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Select and set the items both on the screen in step 2 of the 
“Selecting a single picture and printing it” and in step 3 of the 
“Selecting multiple pictures and printing them” procedures.
•
When you want to print pictures on a paper size or a layout which is 
not supported by the camera, set [PAPER SIZE] or [PAGE LAYOUT] 
to [ {] and then set the paper size or the layout on the printer. (For 
details, refer to the operating instructions of the printer.)
•When [PRINT SET (DPOF)] has been selected, the [PRINT WITH DATE] and 
[NUM. OF PRINTS] items are not displayed.
•If the printer does not support date printing, the date cannot be printed on the picture.•Since the printer’s settings may take precedence over the print with date setting, check the 
printer’s print with date setting as well.
•When printing images with a text stamp, please remember to set print with date to [OFF] or the 
date will print on top.
•In some printers, the picture date for pictures taken with the aspect ratio set to [ ] will be 
printed vertically.
NoteWhen asking the photo shop to print the pictures•By stamping the date using [TEXT STAMP] (P150) or setting date printing at the time of the 
[PRINT SET] (P159) setting before going to a photo shop, the dates can be printed at the photo 
shop.
You can set the number of prints up to 999.
•You can also use the rear dial to set.
Print Settings
[PRINT WITH DATE]
ItemDescription of settings
[OFF] Date is not printed.
[ON] Date is printed.
[NUM. OF PRINTS]
OFF
1
CANCEL SELECT
PRINT START
PRINT WITH DATE
NUM. OF PRINT S
PAPER SIZE
PAGE LAYOUTMULTI SELECT
EXITMENU
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•Paper sizes not supported by the printer will not be displayed.
•An item cannot be selected if the printer does not support the page layout.
∫Layout printing
When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print the same picture 4 times on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 4 for the picture that you 
want to print.
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
For example, if you want to print 4 different pictures on 1 sheet of paper, set 
[PAGE LAYOUT] to [ ä] and then set [NUM. OF PRINTS] to 1 for each of the 4 pictures.
Note
•
The camera is receiving an error message from the printer when the [¥] indication lights orange 
during printing. After finishing printing, make sure there are no problems with the printer.
•If the number of prints is high, the pictures may be printed several times. In this case, the 
remaining number of prints indicated may differ from the number set.
•When the pictures in RAW files are to be printed, the JPEG pictures recorded simultaneously by 
the camera will be printed. If JPEG pictures do not exist, RAW file pictures cannot be printed.
[PAPER SIZE]
ItemDescription of settings
{   Settings on the printer are prioritized.
[L/3.5 qk5q]
89 mmk127 mm
[2L/5 qk7q] 127 mmk178 mm
[POSTCARD] 100 mmk148 mm
[16:9] 101.6 mmk180.6 mm
[A4] 210 mmk297 mm
[A3] 297 mmk420 mm
[10 k15cm] 100 mmk150 mm
[4 qk 6q] 101.6 mmk152.4 mm
[8 qk 10q ] 203.2 mmk254 mm
[LETTER] 216 mmk279.4 mm
[CARD SIZE] 54 mmk85.6 mm
[PAGE LAYOUT] (Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit)
ItemDescription of settings
{   Settings on the printer are prioritized.
á   1 picture with no frame on 1 page
â   1 picture with a frame on 1 page
ã  2pictures on 1page
ä  4pictures on 1page
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OthersUsing an External Flash (optional)
After attaching the external flash, the effective range will be increased when compared to 
the camera’s built in flash.
Preparations: 
•
Turn off the camera and close the built-in flash.
∫ Using the dedicated flash (DMW-FL220; optional)
Attach the dedicated flash to the hot shoe  A 
and then turn on the camera and the dedicated 
flash.
•Be sure to firmly secure to the dedicated flash with the lock 
ring  B.
Select [FLASH] on the [REC] Mode menu. (P32)
Press  3/4 to select the mode and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•While the external flash is connected, the following icons are 
displayed.
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
∫ When using other commercially available external flashes without 
communication functions with the camera (DMC-G2)
•
It is necessary to set the exposure on the external flash. If you want to use the external flash in 
Auto Mode, use an external flash that allows you to set the aperture value and the ISO 
sensitivity to match the settings on the camera.
•Set to Aperture-Priority AE Mode or Manual Exposure Mode on the camera and then set the 
same aperture value and ISO sensitivity on the external flash. (The exposure cannot be 
compensated adequately due to the change on the aperture value in Shutter-Priority AE Mode 
and the external flash cannot control the light adequately in Program AE Mode because the 
aperture value cannot be fixed.)
Note
•You can set the aperture value, the shutter speed and the ISO sensitivity on the camera even 
when attaching the external flash.
•Some commercial external flashes have synchro terminals with high-voltage or reversed polarity. 
Using such extra flashes may cause a malfunction or the camera may not operate normally.
•If you use commercially available external flashes with communication functions other than the 
dedicated one, they may not operate normally or they may be damaged. Do not use them.
•Even if the external flash is turned off, the camera may enter the external flash mode when the 
external flash is attached. When you are not using the external flash, detach it.
: External flash Forced ON
: External flash Slow Sync.
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•When attaching the external flash, the built-in flash cannot be activated.•Do not open the built-in flash when an external flash is attached.•The camera will become unstable when attaching the external flash, it is recommended to use 
a tripod when taking picture.
•Turn off the camera when removing the external flash.•Detach the external flash when carrying the camera.•When attaching the external flash, do not hold only the external flash because it may detach 
from the camera.
•If you use the external flash when the White Balance is set to [ ] finely adjust the White 
Balance depending on the picture quality. (P88)
•If you take pictures close to the subject in Wide, the vignetting effect may appear on the bottom 
of the recorded picture.
•The external flash cannot be used while the stereo microphone (DMW-MS1; optional) is in use.•Read the operating instructions of the external flash for details.
Using the Protector/Filter (optional)
The MC protector (optional) is a transparent filter which affects neither the colors nor the 
amount of light, so it can always be used to protect the camera’s lens.
The ND filter (optional) reduces the amount of light to approximately 1/8th (equal to 
adjusting the aperture value 3 increments) without affecting the color balance.
PL filter (optional) will suppress the reflected  light from a metal or non spherical surfaces 
(flat non-metallic surfaces, water vapour or invisible particles in the air), making it possible 
to take a picture with enhanced contrast.
Attach the filter.
Note
•Do not attach multiple filters at the same time.•If the filter is tightened too much, you may not be able to remove it. Do not tighten it too much.•If the filter is dropped, it may be destroyed. Be careful not to drop it when attaching it to the camera.•Be careful not to get a fingerprint, dirt, etc., on the filter when it is attached, otherwise the focus 
may be adjusted to the lens, resulting in the subject being out of focus.
•You can attach the lens cap or the lens hood when the filter is attached.•Refer to the instructions for each filter for details.•MCu“Multi-coated”
NDu“Neutral Density”
•Accessories other than filters, such as conversion lenses, cannot be mounted. It may cause 
malfunction. A
MC protector
B ND filter
C PL filter
•It is recommended to use the MC protector (DMW-LMC52; optional), the ND filter (DMW-LND52; 
optional), or the PL filter (DMW-LPL52; optional) with the lens included in DMC-G2K.
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Using the Remote Shutter (optional)
If you use the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional), you can avoid jitter (camera shake) 
when using a tripod and you can keep the shutter pressed fully when taking pictures with 
[B] (Bulb) or Burst Mode. The remote shutter works similar to the shutter button on the 
camera.
Firmly connect the remote shutter to 
the [REMOTE] socket on the camera as 
far as it will go.
Take a picture.
1 Press the button lightly to press halfway.
2 Press the button fully to take the picture. 
(Press it as far as it will go.)
∫ About [LOCK] on the remote shutter
•
You can keep the shutter button pressed fully. This is 
effective when taking pictures with Burst Mode (P73) or 
in [B] (Bulb) (P96).
•While pressing the shutter button fully, slide it to the 
[LOCK] side.
•Slide it to the other side to cancel [LOCK].
Note
•Do not use any other remote shutters except DMW-RSL1 (optional).•You cannot operate the camera with the remote shutter in the following cases.–When the Sleep Mode is canceled•Record with Motion Picture P Mode (P115) when using for motion picture recording. Motion 
picture recording can be started/stopped with the remote shutter.
•The remote shutter cannot be used while the stereo microphone (DMW-MS1; optional) is in 
use.
REMOTE MIC
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Using the External Microphone (optional)
If you use the stereo microphone (DMW-MS1; optional), you can switch to either stereo or 
monaural sound recording.
It is also possible to reduce the wind noise efficiently by switching the [WIND CUT OFF/
ON] switch to [ON].
Preparations: Turn off the camera and close the built-in flash.
Attach the stereo microphone to the hot 
shoe A.
•Be sure to firmly secure to the stereo microphone with 
the lock ring B.
Firmly connect the stereo mini-plug cord to 
the [MIC] socket on the camera as far as it 
will go.
Turn on the camera and the stereo 
microphone.
•While the external microphone is connected, [ ] is 
displayed on the screen.
∫About the Off/On Mode Selector Switch
Battery Check Lamp [BATTERY]
•
When the Off/On Mode Selector Switch is changed from [OFF] to [MONO] or [STEREO], the 
Battery Check Lamp [BATTERY] will light temporarily if there is still plenty of power in the 
battery. If the Battery Check Lamp [BATTERY] does not light temporarily, replace the battery 
with a new one.
Note
•When attaching the stereo microphone, do not hold only the stereo microphone because it may 
detach from the camera.
•Set the wind noise reduction only on the stereo microphone side.•Do not open the built-in flash when the stereo microphone is attached.•The stereo microphone cannot be used while the external flash (optional) is in use.•The stereo microphone cannot be used while the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) is in use.•To playback audio in stereo, use the HDMI mini  cable (optional) and playback by connecting to 
a TV or playback with a PC.
•Read the operating instructions of the stereo microphone for details.
[OFF] : Turn off the stereo microphone power.
[MONO] : Records sound in front of the digital 
camera in monaural.
[STEREO] : Records sound in a wide area in stereo.
REMOTEMIC
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