Panasonic Dmc G3 Owners Manual

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Recording
Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
[You can only use the Optical Zoom in [ ], and the Optical Zoom, the Extended Tele 
Conversion in [¿] mode.]
∫ Optical Zoom
You can zoom-out to record landscapes etc.  in wide angle (Wide) or zoom-in to make 
people and objects appear closer (Tel e) by rotating the zoom ring.
∫ Extended Tele Conversion (EX)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. TELE CONV.] in the [REC] menu or the 
[MOTION PICTURE] menu to [ON].
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When the [EX. TELE CONV.] ([REC]...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Note
•Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a flash bulb.
Applicable modes: 
Set the built-in flash to match the recording.
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Open the flash.
1Select [FLASH] in the [REC] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select a mode and press [MENU/SET].
•Exit the menu after it is set.
A
To open the flash
B To close the flash
•Be sure to close the flash when not in use.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash 
is closed.
Slide...

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The flash is activated twice. The interval between the first and second flash is 
longer when [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set. The subject should not move until the 
second flash is activated.
ItemDescription of settings
‡ : AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
:
AUTO/Red-Eye 
Reduction The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make 
it necessary.
It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye...

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∫Available flash settings by Recording Mode
The available flash settings depend on the Recording Mode.
(± : Available, —: Not available,  ¥: Initial setting of Scene Mode)
¢ [ ] is displayed.•The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
•The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. However, the Scene Mode flash 
setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene Mode is changed.
•Flash will not be...

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∫Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢1 This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode.
¢ 2This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and B (Bulb) in the Manual Exposure Mode.¢3 This becomes B (Bulb) in the Manual Exposure Mode.•When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/160 of a second.•In Intelligent Auto Mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified scene.
Note
•Do not bring the flash too close to objects or close the flash...

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Recording Mode: 
Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation.
Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure.
A Exposure Compensation value
B [EXPO.METER]
•The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range 
of j5 EV to i 5 EV. When recording motion pictures, the...

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Recording
Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH]  will be recorded as a single burst group (P144).
Press 4  () .
Touch burst icon ([ ], etc.).
Select and touch the burst speed.
¢ 1 Number of recordable pictures
¢ 2 Pictures can be taken until the capacity of the card becomes full. However the burst speed 
will become slower halfway. The exact timing of this depends on the as...

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Touch [SET].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
AWhen Burst Mode is set to high speed [H].
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst Mode.
∫Focusing in Burst Mode
The focus changes depending on the setting for [FOCUS PRIORITY]  (P139) in the 
[CUSTOM] menu and the setting for [FOCUS MODE]  (P33) in [REC] Mode menu.
¢ 1 When the subject is dark or the burst speed is set to [SH], the focus is fixed on the first 
picture.
¢ 2 The burst speed may become slower because...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Maximum of 7 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the 
Exposure Compensation range every time the shutter button is pressed.
With Auto Bracket
[STEP]: [3 •1/3], [SEQUENCE]: [0/ s/r ]
Press  4  () .
Touch Auto Bracket icon ([ ], etc.).
Select and touch the step.
Touch [SET].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
A Auto Bracket indication
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the number of pictures...

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∫Changing the settings for [ / SETTINGS], [STEP] and [SEQUENCE] in Auto 
Bracket
1Select [AUTO BRACKET] in the [REC] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [ / SETTINGS], [STEP] or 
[SEQUENCE] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the setting and then press [MENU/SET].
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You can take one picture at a time when set to [ ].•You can continuously take pictures up to set numbers when set to [ ].•Exit the menu after it is set.
Note
•When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after...