Panasonic Dmc G3 Owners Manual

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The brightness and color optimally set by the camera can be easily matched to your 
preferences.
This mode is useful for those who would like the settings made by the camera to match 
their preferences but do not like dealing with detailed settings.
Press [MENU/SET] when in Intelligent 
Auto Mode.
Select [iA MODE] and then press [MENU/SET].
Press 1  to select [ ] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
1
Press the rear dial to display the setting screen.
•Each press of the rear dial switches among...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.
Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
•When using the viewfinder, press the rear dial several 
times to display the Defocus Control setting screen.
Touch the slide bar to set.
•Setting can also be performed by rotating the rear dial.
Recording of pictures or motion 
pictures.
•It is also possible to record a picture by touching [ ]. 
•Defocus...

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Recording Mode: 
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 [REC] Mode 
menu.
Set the mode dial to  [ ].
Note
•The shutter speed is automatically set between about 20 seconds and 1/4000th of a second in 
the following cases.
–When the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO160].–When the...

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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),...

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Recording Mode: 
Recording Motion Pictures
This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG.
Audio will be recorded in stereo.
The functions available when recording motion pictures differ according to the lens you are 
using, and 
the operational sound of the lens may be recorded.Refer to page 14  for details.
Focusing varies depending on the settings of the [FOCUS MODE] and the 
[CONTINUOUS AF] in the [MOTION...

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Recording of motion picture appropriate for each mode is possible.
Recording Motion Pictures
•Screen here is an example of when the Recording Mode is set to 
[³ ] (Program AE Mode).
Start recording by pressing the motion picture 
button.
A  Elapsed recording time
B  Available recording time
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while recording 
motion pictures.
•For the setting of the [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY], refer 
to  P133 .
Stop the recording by pressing the motion...

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Note
•Audio will not be recorded for 0.5 seconds after it starts recording if the motion picture button is 
kept pressed. Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
•The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated 
during the recording of a motion picture.
•The available recording time will be accurately updated at the end of each recording.•Depending on the type of the card, the card access indication may appear for a while after...

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Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures
Press [(].
Forward or rewind the image by dragging  (P12) 
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 continuous ly by keeping your finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after...

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Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback)
To u c h  [ ] .
•It is possible to switch the playback screen by touching the 
following icons.
–[ ]: 1 screen–[ ]: 12 screens–[ ]: 30 screens
–[ ]: Calendar screen display
•Playback screen can also be switched by rotating the rear dial.•If you select a picture with the Burst icon [˜], and press 
[MENU/SET], the pictures from within that Burst Picture Group 
will be played back using Multi Playback.
A Burst icon [ ˜]
•Switch the screen by touching...

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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, 2011.•If you take pictures after setting the travel destination in [WORLD TIME], the...