Panasonic Dmc G2k Operating Instructions Manual

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∫Taking pictures with the camera held vertically
Open the LCD monitor and rotate it to an angle that makes it easy to see.
•
Do not cover the AF Assist Lamp, the microphone with your fingers or other objects.
Taking pictures at a normal angle
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only 
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P157) is set to [ON])
•
The Direction Detection Function may not operate correctly if recording is performed with the 
camera aimed up or down.
•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.•You can only use the Direction Detection Function when using a compatible lens.
(Refer to the catalogue, website etc. for compatible lenses.)
Taking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle
Direction Detection Function
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∫About the eye sensor automatic switching
Eye sensor is active when the [LVF/LCD AUT O] (P141) in the [CUSTOM] menu is set to 
[ON], switching automatically to viewfinder di splay when an eye or object is moved closer 
to the viewfinder, and to LCD monitor display when it is moved away.
•
When the LCD monitor turns on, the 
viewfinder turns off (and vice versa).
•Eye sensor might not work properly depending 
on the shape of your eyeglasses, the way you 
hold the camera, or bright light shining around 
the eyepiece. Switch manually in that case.
•The eye sensor automatic switching works 
when the sensor recognizes things that come 
closer to it, therefore it is recommended that 
[LVF/LCD AUTO] be set to [OFF] in [ECONOMY] (P36).•The eye sensor is disabled during motion picture playback, slide show, and output to TV.
Press [LVF/LCD] to switch the 
monitor screen.
A Viewfinder
B Eye sensor
C LCD monitor
D [LVF/LCD] button
E Eye cup
•It is possible to switch between the LCD (LCD 
monitor) and LVF (viewfinder) display 
manually.
∫Diopter adjustment
Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that 
you can see the viewfinder clearly.
Look at the display on the viewfinder and 
rotate the diopter adjustment dial to 
where the screen is clearest.
Note
•
The eye cup cannot be removed. Please read P186 for the cleaning and care.
Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder
9 9P
PAWB
AWB
AWB00AUTO AUTO AUTOAFS
AFS AFS
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Mode switching
Selecting the [REC] Mode, and Recording Still 
Pictures or Motion Pictures
∫To select Intelligent Auto Mode
Press [¦ ] A.
•[¦] button will light up when it is switched to Intelligent Auto Mode.
∫ To select a [REC] Mode with the mode dial
Switching the mode by rotating the mode dial.
Align a desired mode with part  B.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly to adjust to each mode. (The mode dial 
rotates 360 o)•The Recording Mode selected by the mode dial is disabled while the [¦] 
button is lit.
Intelligent Auto Mode (P46)
The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera.
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∫List of [REC] Modes
∫ Advanced Scene Mode
Program AE Mode (P51)
The subjects are recorded using your own settings.
Aperture-Priority AE Mode (P94)
The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set.
Shutter-Priority AE Mode (P94)
The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set.
Manual Exposure Mode (P95)
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture  value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
Custom Mode (P109)
Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered settings.
Motion Picture P Mode (P115)
Use this mode to record motion  pictures with the desired settings.
Scene Mode (P103)
This allows you to take pictures that match the scene being recorded.
My Color Mode (P106)
Use this mode to check coloring effects, select a Color Mode from among eight Color 
Modes, and then take pictures.
Portrait Mode (P99)
Use this mode to take pictures of people.
Scenery Mode (P100)
Use this mode to take pictures of scenery.
Sports Mode (P100)
Use this mode to take pictur es of sporting events, etc.
Close-up Mode (P101)
Use this mode to take pict ures of a close-by subject.
Night portrait Mode (P102)
Use this mode to take pictures of night  scenes and people against night time scenery.
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∫Setting [AFS] or [AFC]
Set the focus mode lever to  [AFS] or [AFC] .
•
Refer to page 52 for information about [AFS] and [AFC].
•Make sure the drive mode lever is set to [ ].
1Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
2Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), and take the picture.
•You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P54).
∫ For more details, refer to the explanation of each Recording Mode.
1Press the motion picture button to start the recording.
2Press the motion picture button again to stop the recording.
•Sound will be heard when pressing the motion picture button indicating start/
stop of motion picture recording.
Sound volume can be set in [BEEP] (P35).
∫Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible. For more 
details, refer to “Recording Motion Picture” (P110).
Taking a still picture
A Shutter button
B Motion picture button
C Drive mode lever
Recording a motion picture
MFAFCAFS
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[REC] Mode: ñ
BasicTaking Pictures using the Automatic Function 
(ñ: Intelligent Auto Mode)
The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording 
conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the 
settings to the camera and take pictures easily.
•
The following functions are activated automatically.–Scene Detection /[RED-EYE REMOVAL]/ Face Detect ion /Intelligent ISO sensitivity control/
[I.EXPOSURE]/[LONG SHTR NR]/ Quick AF/ [FO CUS PRIORITY]/Backlight Compensation/
[I.RESOLUTION]
Press [ ¦] A.
•[¦] button will light up when it is switched to Intelligent Auto Mode.
[¦] button is turned off during recording to prevent the light reflecting on glass or 
similar, but this is not a malfunction.
•[¦] button is turned off when it is pressed again, and it will be set to the [REC] Modes 
selected by the mode dial.
•When the mode dial is set to [ ], motion  pictures will reflect the setting of Intelligent 
Auto Mode. (P112)
•AF Mode will be set to [ š] regardless of the setting of the auto focus mode dial.
Set the focus mode lever to  [AFS] or [AFC] .
•Refer to P52 for [AFS] and [AFC].
•The status indicator  3 lights when you turn this 
unit on 2. ( 1: Shutter button)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
•The focus indication  1 (green) lights when the subject 
is focused.
•The AF area  2 is displayed around the subject’s face 
by the Face Detection Function. In other cases, it is 
displayed at the point on the subject which is in focus.
•The focus indication blinks when the subject is not 
focused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press the 
shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.
•The focus range is different depending on the lens used.–When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in 
DMC-G2K is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to ¶
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OFF
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∫When taking pictures using the flash (P66)
•Open the flash when the flash is to be used.•[ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depending on the type of subject and brightness.•When [ ] or [ ] is displayed, the Digital Red-Eye correction is turned on.•Shutter speed will be slow when using [ ] or [ ].•Flash modes cannot be switched using the menu in the Intelligent Auto Mode.∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P55)
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark (P72)
∫ When taking pictures with Manual Focus (P83)
∫ When recording motion pictures (P110)
∫ To take pictures using the Face Recognition function (which stores faces of 
frequent subjects with information such as their names and birthdays) (P117)
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is 
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
•
[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.•When [ ],[ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will 
adjust the focus and exposure.  (Face Detection) (P79)
•If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when 
the Scene Mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take 
care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
•An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF Tracking (P48).•Depending on the scene detected, camera will automatically adjust the setting of the 
[I.RESOLUTION] (P130). [I.RESOLUTION] cannot be set via the [REC] Mode menu.
•When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] 
is displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ].
¢ When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces 
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
Press the shutter button fully (push it in 
further), and take the picture.
•In Intelligent Auto Mode, [FOCUS PRIORITY] (P138) is fixed to [ON]. This means you 
cannot take pictures until the subject is in focus.
•The access indication (P29) lights red when pictures are being recorded on the card.•You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P54).
Scene detection
¦
>[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] •Only when [ ] is selected
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
[i-SUNSET]
[i-BABY]
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Note
•Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same 
subject.
–Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the 
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
–Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is 
shaken, when zoom is used
•To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the 
appropriate Recording Mode.
•The Backlight Compensation–Backlight refers to when light comes from the  back of a subject. In this case, the subject will 
become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the 
picture automatically. Backlight compensation is automatically applied in Intelligent Auto 
Mode.
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the specified subject. Focus and exposure 
will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.
∫ When operating the touch panel
1Touch the subject.
•[ ] is displayed in the lower left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame will be displayed in yellow, and it 
will determine the most appropriate scene for the 
locked subject.
•AF Tracking 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
1Press and hold [Q.MENU] button until AF 
Tracking frame is displayed.
•
[ ] is displayed in the lower left of the screen.•AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the 
screen.
•AF Tracking is canceled when [MENU/SET] is 
pressed.
•When the [FOCUS AREA SET] is set to [Fn BUTTON SET] (P136), AF Tracking frame 
can also be displayed by pressing  4.
2Place the subject in the Tracking frame, and press the shutter button 
halfway to lock the subject.
•
AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject.•AF Tracking frame will turn yellow when you release the shutter button and 
the optimum scene for the locked subject will be identified.
•Press [MENU/SET] to cancel.
AF Tracking Function
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3Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to 
take the picture.
Note
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[FACE RECOG.] does not work during AF tracking.•Use AF Tracking with the Touch Shutter function canceled.•Please read the Note regarding the AF tracking on P81.
•Only the following functions can be set in this mode.
[REC] Mode menu
–[ASPECT RATIO] (P126)/[PICTURE SIZE] (P126)/[QUALITY] (P127)/[FACE RECOG.] 
(P128)/[STABILIZER]¢ 1 (P129)¢1 It cannot be set to [MODE3]. It will be fixe d to [MODE1] when recording a motion picture 
even if it is set to [MODE2].
[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu
–[REC MODE] (P113)/[REC QUALITY]¢ 2 (P113)/[CONTINUOUS AF] (P135)/[WIND CUT] 
(P135)
¢ 2 [ ] for [MOTION JPEG] cannot be set.
[CUSTOM] menu
–[GUIDE LINE] (P136)/[LCD INFO.DISP.] (P140)/[REMAINING DISP.] (P141)
[SETUP] menu
–[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[BEEP]/[LCD MODE]/[LANGUAGE]•Only [STANDARD] and [STANDARD] ( ) in Film Mode (P91) can be selected.
•Use the Quick Menu (P33) to set the [ ] and [ ] for the [SELF-TIMER]¢ 3 (P77).
¢ 3 It will be reset to [ ] when the Intelligent Auto Mode is canceled or when the power is 
switched [ON]/[OFF].
Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode
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•The settings of the following items are fixed.
¢ 4 It will be set to Multi Auto Focus Mode for motion pictures when a face cannot be detected 
while recording motion pictures.
¢ 5 The setting is fixed to [AUTO] when recording motion pictures.
•The following functions cannot be used.–[AUTO LCD OFF] of [ECONOMY]/AF/AE lock/White Balance fine adjustment/White Balance 
Bracket/Multi Film Bracket/Flash output adjustment /[ISO LIMIT SET]/[EX. OPT. ZOOM]/
[DIGITAL ZOOM]/[AUDIO REC.]/[HIGHLIGHT]/[AF/AE LOCK]/[AF/AE LOCK HOLD]/
[DIRECT FOCUS AREA]/[SHOOT W/O LENS]
•The other items on the [SETUP] menu and [CUSTOM]  menu can be set in a mode such as the 
Program AE Mode. What is set will be reflected in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
ItemSettings
[ECONOMY] 
([SLEEP MODE]) (P36) [5MIN.]
Flash (P66) /Œ
[FLASH SYNCHRO] (P71) [1ST]
[BURST RATE] (P73) [H] (High speed)
[AUTO BRACKET] (P75) [STEP]
:  [3•1/3]
[SEQUENCE]:  [0/`/_]
AF Mode (P78) š (Set to [ ]
¢4 when a face cannot be detected)
[WHITE BALANCE] (P86) [AWB]
[SENSITIVITY] (P89)
¢ 5 (Intelligent ISO)
(The maximum ISO sensitivity: ISO800)
[METERING MODE] 
(P128)
C
[RED-EYE REMOVAL] 
(P130) [ON]
[I.EXPOSURE] (P131) [STANDARD]
[LONG SHTR NR] (P132) [ON]
[COLOR SPACE] (P133) [sRGB]
[PRE AF] (P137)
[FOCUS PRIORITY] 
(P138) [ON]
[AF ASSIST LAMP] (P138) [ON]
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