Panasonic Dmc G2k Operating Instructions Manual

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[REC] Mode: ³
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
( : Program AE Mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in the [REC] menu.•Set the drive mode lever to [ ].
Set the mode dial to  [ ].
•To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to “Using the [REC] Mode Menu” (P126) or “Using the 
[CUSTOM] Menu” (P136).
Set the focus mode lever to  [AFS] or 
[AFC] .
•Refer to P52 for [AFS] and [AFC].
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too 
dark (P72)
∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red 
(P86)
∫ When recording motion pictures (P110)
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
•The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is 
focused.
•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 ¶
•
If the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO100] and th e aperture value is set to F3.5 (when the 
14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is attached), the shutter speed is 
automatically set between about 30 seconds and 1/4000th of a second.
Press the halfway pressed shutter button 
fully to take a picture.
•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.•If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is 
not focused, set [FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [OFF]. (P138)
•The access indication lights (P29) red when  pictures are being recorded on the card.•You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P54).
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Set the focus mode lever to [AFS].
•“AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”. The focus is adjusted 
when you press the shutter button halfway.
•Normally use the [AFS].•Focus during the Burst Mode is fixed at the first picture. Refer to P73 for 
details.
This mode allows you to compose a picture more easily by continuously focusing on the 
movement of the subject while the shutter button is pressed halfway.
When taking pictures of a moving subject, the camera predicts the movement of the 
subject and focuses on it. (motion prediction)
•
[AFC] will not operate with certain lenses. For details, refer to page 19.
Set the focus mode lever to [AFC].
•“AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Continuous”. The camera is 
continuously focusing on the subject while the shutter button is pressed 
halfway.
•It may take time to focus on the subject if you rotate the zoom ring from 
Wide to Tele or suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a 
nearby one.
•Focusing will continue even after the s hutter button is pressed during the 
Burst Mode. Refer to P73 for details.
•Set the [PRE AF] of [CUSTOM] menu item (P137) when you would like to set the focus before 
pressing the shutter button halfway.
•Focus sound will not be heard in [AFC] even if the subject comes into focus. Also, AF area will 
not be displayed if the AF Mode is set to [ ].
•When brightness is not enough, the mode will turn to [AFS] and in that case the AF area will be 
displayed and the focus sound will beep when the subject comes into focus.
•Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
Set the focus mode lever to [MF].
•For details, refer to P83.
Setting the Focus Mode (AFS/AFC/MF)
Fix the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway (AFS)
Continuously focusing on a subject (AFC)
Take a picture with Manual Focus (MF)
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Align the subject to the screen, and then press the shutter button halfway.
AFocus indication
B AF area (normal)
C AF area (when using the Digital Zoom or when it is dark)
D Aperture value
¢1
E Shutter speed¢1
F ISO sensitivity
¢ 1It will flash in red when appropr iate exposure is not achieved.(Except when flash is activated)
¢ 2 Sound volume can be set in [BEEP] (P35).
•When the AF Mode is set to [ ], and multiple AF areas (up to 23 areas) have turned on, all the 
AF areas that have turned on are focused. If you would like to take a picture focused on a 
certain area, switch the AF Mode to [ Ø]. (P78)
•Focus sound will not beep if the Focus Mode is set to [AFC]. Also, the AF area will not be 
displayed if the AF Mode is set to [ ].
∫Take pictures with different Focus Modes depending on the subject (P78)
∫ Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
•
Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects without contrast•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects•When it is dark or when jitter occurs•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a picture of both distant and near 
subjects
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [STABILIZER] (P129), a tripod, the self-timer 
(P77) or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; optional) (P179).
•Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow Sync.–Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction–[NIGHT PORTRAIT] and [NIGHT SCENERY] in the Advanced Scene Mode (P98)–[PARTY] in Scene Mode (P104)–When you set to a slow shutter speed
Focusing
FocusWhen the subject is 
focusedWhen the subject 
is not focused
Focus indication On Blinks
AF area Green
—
Sound¢2Beeps 2 times—
When the subject is not in focus
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
D
A
EF
B
C
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Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture automatically.
1Touch [ ] in Recording Mode.
•Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with the 
Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
2Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then 
take a picture.
•
AF area with same function as [Ø] in AF Mode is displayed 
at the position you touch, and a picture is taken when it is 
focused. (It cannot be set to edge of the screen.)
•If the histogram is displayed on top of the subject you want to 
touch, touch the subject after first moving the histogram. (P66)
3Touch [ ] to cancel the Touch Shutter function.
Note
•
If [FOCUS PRIORITY] is [ON], when the Focus Mode is set to [AFS] and the Touch Shutter 
fails, AF area will disappear after turning red, and the picture will not be taken.
When set to [AFC], the picture will not be taken if the focus indication is flashing green, but if 
the subject comes into focus while keeping touching the screen, the picture will be taken.
•It will not focus automatically when the camera is set to Manual Focus, so it will take a picture 
without performing the focus function.
•Touching will perform the same  action as pressing the shutter button, even during the Burst 
Mode, Auto Bracket, or Self-timer Modes.
•Measurement of brightness is performed on the spot touched when the [METERING MODE] is 
set to [ Ù]. (P128)
•The Touch Shutter function will not work in the following cases.–During Motion Picture P Mode–In the LCD recording information display (P34)
In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture 
value and shutter speed without changing the exposure. 
This is called Program Shift.
You can make the background more blurred by 
decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject 
more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when 
taking a picture in Program AE Mode.
1Press the shutter button halfway and display the 
aperture value and shutter speed value on the screen.
2While the values are displayed (about  10 seconds), perform the Program Shift 
by rotating the rear dial.
•
It will switch between Program Shift operation and Exposure Compensation operation (P72) 
every time the rear dial is pressed while the values are displayed.
•Rotate the rear dial to display the [EXPO.METER]  B. (P139)•The Program Shift indication A appears on the screen when Program Shift is activated.•To cancel Program Shift, turn the camera off or rotate the rear dial until the Program Shift 
indication disappears.
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
Program Shift
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∫Example of Program Shift
(When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is used)
Note
•
How the Exposure Compensation is switched can be changed by [EXPO. SETTINGS] (P140) 
in the [CUSTOM] menu.
•If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfway, the aperture value 
and shutter speed turn red and blink.
•Program Shift is canceled and the camera returns to normal Program AE Mode if more than 
10 seconds pass after Program Shift is activated. However, the Program Shift setting is 
memorized.
•Depending on the brightness of the subject, Program Shift may not be activated.•Program Shift is not possible when the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ].
[REC] Mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes in wide angle.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. (P13)
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. (P13)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] to [ON] or the [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [2 k] or 
[4 k ] in the [REC] Mode menu or the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Then you can take 
larger photos.
When the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (max. 2 k) is used in still picture recording, set each image 
Aspect Ratio ( X/Y /W / ) to a picture size other than [L].
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1
Program Shift amount
2 Program Shift line chart
3 Program Shift limit
Using the Optical Zoom/using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
using the Digital Zoom 
(A)
(B)
4 2  1 1 /
2  1
/
4  1
/
8  1
/
15  1
/
30  1
/
60  1
/
125  1
/
250  1
/
500   1 /
1000  1 /
2000  1 /
4000
15
16
17
18
19
20
(Ev)
2
2.8 4
5.6 8
11
16
22
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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∫Types of zooms
¢1 When a picture size of [S] (3 M), aspect ratio of [ X] is selected.
The magnification level differs depending  on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
¢ 2 When Recording Mode [AVCHD Lite] is select ed, or Recording Mode [MOTION JPEG] is 
selected with recording quality setting [ ] or [ ]. When recording quality setting [ ] or 
[ ] is selected, Extended Optical Zoom factor will change to 4.2.
∫ Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
Example: When it is set to [ ] (equal to 3.1 million pixels), it will take the picture using 
the 3.1 million pixels in the center out of the 12 million pixels of the imaging device, 
resulting to be more of a telephoto picture.
Note
•
“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.•When the Extended Optical Zoom is used, angle of view for still pictures will be different from 
the angle of view for motion pictures because t he zoom factor is different between them. Angle 
of view for recording can be checked beforehand by matching the [ REC AREA] (P141) 
setting to the mode you wish to record in.
•If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.•When using the Digital Zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.•When using the Digital Zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P77) for taking 
pictures.
•The AF Mode is fixed to [Ø ] when using the Digital Zoom.•The Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases.–In Intelligent Auto Mode–When [QUALITY] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
FeatureOptical ZoomExtended Optical Zoom 
(EZ)Digital Zoom
Recording 
magnification
When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is used 3k 2
k
¢ 1 (when taking still 
pictures: 6k )
3.1k
¢ 2 (when recording 
motion pictures: 9.4 k) [2
k] (including Extended 
Optical Zoom)
when taking still 
pictures: 12k
¢ 1
when recording motion 
pictures: 18.7k¢ 2
[4k] (including Extended 
Optical Zoom)
when taking still 
pictures: 24k
¢ 1
when recording motion 
pictures: 37.5k¢ 2
Picture 
quality No deterioration No deterioration The higher the magnification 
level, the greater the 
deterioration.
Conditions NoneSet the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] 
(P132) in [REC] Mode 
menu or 
[MOTION PICTURE] 
Mode menu to [ON], and 
then when taking still 
pictures select number of 
recordable pixels with 
[ ] (P126). [DIGITAL ZOOM] (P132) on 
the [REC] Mode menu or 
[MOTION PICTURE] Mode 
menu is set to [2
k] or [4 k].
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•[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.–In Intelligent Auto Mode–In Advanced Scene Mode–In Scene Mode–When [QUALITY] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
Playing Back Pictures
Forward or rewind the image by dragging (P15) 
the screen horizontally.
Forward: drag from right to left
Rewind: drag from left to right
•It is also possible to forward or rewind the image by pressing 
2/1 of the cursor button.
•Speed of picture forwarding/rewinding changes depending on the playback status.•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously  by keeping your finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures are displayed reduced in size)
∫ To finish playback
Press [
(] again, press the motion picture button or press the shutter button 
halfway.
Note
•
This camera complies with the DCF standard “Design rule for Camera File system” established 
by JEITA “Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association” and with Exif 
“Exchangeable Image File Format”. Files which do not comply with the DCF standard cannot 
be played back.
Press [( ].
A[( ] button
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Press [DISPLAY] to switch the monitor screen.
A[DISPLAY] button
•When the menu screen appears, the [DISPLAY] button is not 
activated. During Playback Zoom (P60), while playing back 
motion pictures (P145) and during a slide show (P147), you 
can only select “Normal display  B” or “No display  F”.
•Refer to P65 for information about the histogram  D.
B Normal display
C Detailed information display
D Histogram display
E Highlight display
¢
FNo display
¢ This is displayed if [HIGHLIGHT] (P136)  in the [CUSTOM] menu is set to [ON].
Rotate the rear dial left.
1 screen>12 screens >30 screens >Calendar screen 
display
A Number of the selected picture and the total number of 
recorded pictures
B Slide bar
•Rotate the rear dial right to return to the previous screen.•Screen can be switched by dragging the slide bar up or down (P15).•The screen can be switched gradually by dragging the screen up or down  (P15).•Pictures are not rotated for display.•Pictures displayed using [ ] cannot be played back.
∫To return to Normal Playback
Touch the picture to select.
•
You can also return to the one screen display by choosing images pressing the cursor button 
toward  3/4/2 /1, and then pressing [MENU/SET] or the rear dial.
Changing the information displayed on the playback screen
Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
F3.5 30
1/9ISO1000100-000130 30
30P
P
STD
STD
STD
100100100F3.5
F3.5
F3.50
1/9
1/9
1/9
0AWB
AWB
AWB100-0001
F3.5
30
P10:00  DEC.  1.2010s
RGBSTANDARDAFS1000WB
WBISO
ISOAWB
A
B
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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, 2010.•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 rear dial left to display the 
calendar screen.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select the date to be played back.
•If there were no pictures recorded during a month, the month is not displayed.
Press [MENU/SET] or the rear dial to 
display the pictures that were recorded on 
the selected date.
•Rotate the rear dial left to return to the calendar 
screen display.
Press  3/4/ 2/1 to select a picture and then press [MENU/SET] or 
the rear dial.
•The picture that was selected will appear.
or
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∫Switching the displayed image while maintaining the Playback Zoom
You can switch the displayed image while maintaining the same zoom magnification and 
zoom position for the Playback Zoom.
Switch to picture select operation by pressing 
the rear 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 rear dial is pressed 
during Playback Zoom.
Note
•You can also delete the recording information etc. on the screen during Playback Zoom by 
pressing [DISPLAY].
•If you want to save the enlarged picture, use the Cropping function. (P155)•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 Sleep 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])•Playback Zoom cannot be used during motion pict ure playback or pictures with audio playback.
Using the Playback Zoom
Touch the part to enlarge.
1 k> 2k> 4k > 8k> 16k
•Portion that is touched will be enlarged.•Picture can be enlarged also by  rotating the  rear dial right.•When you change the magnification, the zoom position 
indication A appears for about 1 second.
•The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.
Move the position to be displayed by dragging the 
picture (P15).
•When you move the position to be displayed, the zoom position 
indication A appears for about 1 second.
•Position of the enlarged part can be also moved by pressing 
3/4/2/1  of the cursor button.
•Picture will return to the original size (1k) by touching [ ].•Also, when you touch [ ]  or rotate the rear dial left, the 
magnification becomes lower.
A
k1.0
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