Panasonic Dmc G3 Owners Manual

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Recording
When the screen periphery darkens as a result of the lens characteristics, you can record 
pictures with the brightness of the screen periphery corrected.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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This feature may be automatically disabled, depending on the recording conditions.•Noise in the periphery of the picture may stand out with higher ISO sensitivity.•Adjustment is not possible for the following cases:–When recording motion pictures.–Recording still pictures while  recording a motion...

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[]/[ ]/[]Note
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Refer to P81  for details.
Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC, 
printer etc.
Applicable modes: 
Note
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Depending on the color space setting, the file name of the recorded picture changes as shown.
•Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar with AdobeRGB.•The setting is fixed to [sRGB] when recording motion pictures.
[OFF]/[ ]/ []
Note
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Refer to P69  for details.
[SELF-TIMER]
[COLOR SPACE]
[sRGB] Color space is set to...

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Recording
Using the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu
For details on [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu settings, refer to P56.
•[PHOTO STYLE], [FOCUS MODE], [METERING MODE], [I.DYNAMIC] and [DIGITAL ZOOM] 
are common to both the [REC] Mode menu  and [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Changing 
these settings in one of these menus is reflected in other menu.
–For details, refer to the explanation for the corresponding setting in [REC] Mode menu.
This sets up the data format of motion pictures.
Applicable modes:...

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This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
Applicable modes: 
When [AVCHD] is selected
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What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation of 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed 
automatically depending on the subject to record. Therefore, the recording time is...

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Recording
[ ] (Motion picture priorities)/[ ] (Still picture priorities)Note
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Refer to P115  for details.
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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Refer to P45  for details.
[OFF]/[ON]
Note
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Refer to P71  for details.
This reduces the wind noise in the audio recording.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]
Note
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Sound quality will be different than usual when [WIND CUT] is set.
Set whether or not the mic leve ls are displayed on the screen.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[ON]
Adjust the sound input level to 4...

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The shutter speed can be fixed to reduce the flicker or striping in the motion picture.
Applicable modes: 
[OFF]/[1/50]/[1/60]/[1/100]/[1/120]Note
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Shutter speed for recording a motion picture will be fixed to the selected shutter speed when 
settings other than [OFF] are selected.
[FLICKER RED.] 

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Recording
Perform these settings if you need to.
Using the [CUSTOM] Menu
For details on how to select the [CUSTOM] menu settings, refer to P56.
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Refer to P114  for details.
•Refer to P37 for details.
•Refer to P59 for details.
•Refer to P99 for details.
•When the recorded picture and the hi stogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [ n0] during Exposure Compensation or 
in the Manual...

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•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these 
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and 
the balance of the subject.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative (P76) referring to the histogram  (P137) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•There may be white saturated areas if the...

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Recording
•Refer to P100 for details.
•Refer to P88, 90  for details.
•It is recommended that this feature be left on, to minimize the possibility of pictures with poor 
focus.
•[FOCUS PRIORITY] is disabled during motion picture recording.
[AF/AE LOCK][ AE ]/[AF]/[AF/AE]
[AF/AE LOCK HOLD]
This will set the operation of [Fn1] button when taking a picture 
with fixed focus or exposure.
[OFF]: The focus and the exposure are fixed only while you 
are pressing [Fn1].  (P100)
If you release [Fn1],...

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•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on used lens.–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 1.0 m 
(3.28 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS045200) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 1.0 m 
(3.28 feet) to 2.5 m (8.20 feet)
•The AF Assist Lamp is valid only for the subject in the center of the screen. Use it by 
positioning the subject in the center of the screen.
•Remove the lens hood.•When you do...