Panasonic Dmc G3 Owners Manual

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Recording
•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
•Refer to P11 for details.
[LVF DISP.STYLE]
This will set the display style of the viewfinder.
[]:Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style
[LCD DISP.STYLE]
This will set the display style of the LCD monitor.
[]:Viewfinder style
[]: LCD monitor style
[¦ BUTTON SWITCH]
It is possible to set how the [ ¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto Mode will operate.
[SINGLE PRESS]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[PRESS AND HOLD]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto Mode by pressing [ ¦] for a while.
[BUTTON]Enables/disables the motion picture button.
[OFF]/[ON]
[ REC AREA]
This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording 
and still picture recording.
[! ]
 (Picture)/[ ] (Motion picture)
[REMAINING DISP.]
This will switch display between the number of recordable 
pictures and available recording time.
[REMAINING SHOTS]:
This will display the number of recordable pictures for still 
pictures.
[REMAINING TIME]:
This will display the available recording time for motion pictures.
[PLAY ON LCD][OFF]/[ON] 
						

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•[DEFOCUS CTRL] cannot be selected when you use a lens that cannot utilize the Defocus 
Control function.
•It will display dial operation guide to the screen that is possible to perform 
Exposure Compensation, Program Shift, aperture setting, or shutter speed 
setting when set to [ON].
[TOUCH SETTINGS]
Enables/disables the Touch operation.
The corresponding touch icon is  not displayed on the screen 
when it is set to [OFF].
[TOUCH Q.MENU]:
[ ] (Touch Quick Menu) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[DEFOCUS CTRL]:
[ ] (Defocus control) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SHUTTER]:
[ ] (Touch shutter) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH DISP.]:
[ ] (display) operation
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH AF]:
Operation to focus on the touched subject
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH GUIDE]
When playing back the pictures, this allows you to set either to 
display or not display the guide screen of the touch panel.
[OFF]/[ON]
[TOUCH SCROLL]
This allows you to set the spee d of continuously forwarding or 
rewinding pictures using touch operation.
[
H]: High speed
[
L]: Low speed
[DIAL GUIDE]Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide.
[OFF]/[ON]
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Recording
•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots that do not exist in the subject get recorded.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust reduction function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on, but you can 
use this function when you see dust. (P189)
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R; optional), set it to [ON].
[MENU RESUME]
The last operated menu position is saved even if the camera is 
turned off.
[OFF]/[ON]
[PIXEL REFRESH]It will perform optimization of imaging device and image 
processing.
[SENSOR CLEANING]Dust reduction to blow off the debris and dust that have affixed to 
the front of the imaging device is performed.
[SHOOT W/O LENS]
It is possible to setup so the shutter will not operate when there is 
no lens on the unit.
[OFF]:You cannot press the shutter button when a lens is not 
attached to the camera body or is not attached 
correctly.
[ON]: Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit. 
						

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Playback/EditingPlaying Back and Editing Burst Pictures
∫About the Burst Picture Group
The pictures taken continuously with burst speed set to [SH] are 
recorded together as a burst group with the burst icon [ ˜].
A Burst icon
•Deleting and editing in a group unit is possible. (For example, if you 
delete a Burst Picture Group with [ ˜], all the pictures in that group 
are deleted.)
Note
•Burst pictures recorded after the number of pictures has exceeded 50000 will not be grouped.•Burst pictures recorded on other cameras may not be recognized as a Burst Picture Group. •Burst pictures will not be grouped if recorded without setting the clock.•If you delete all pictures except  one, that picture will be saved as a single picture instead of as 
a Burst Picture Group.
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Playback/Editing
Select a picture with a burst icon [˜], and then touch [ ] to play back.
•Pressing the cursor button  3 to allows you to playback burst pictures.
Display at the bottom right of the screen while playing back corresponds to  3/4/2/1  on the 
cursor button.
∫ Operations during Burst Picture Group playback
Operation possible while pausing the continuous playback
•
Similar operation as normal still picture playback is  possible for pictures in the Burst Picture 
Group. (Multi Playback, Playback Zoom, deleting the pictures, etc.)
•It is possible to edit pictures in the Burst Picture Group one by one with the burst playback 
menu by pressing [MENU/SET].
The following editing menu can be used.
–[TITLE EDIT]  (P151), [TEXT STAMP]  (P152), [CROPPING]  (P156), [ASPECT CONV.] 
(P157) , [FAVORITE]  (P159), [PRINT SET]  (P160), [PROTECT]  (P162)
Continuously playing back burst pictures
Continuous playback/PauseStop
Fast rewindFast forward
Rewind
(while pausing)Forward
(while pausing)
[SINGLE]Edit the pictures in the Burst Picture Group being played back one by 
one.
[MULTI]Edit the pictures in the Burst Picture Group being played back by 
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You can edit the pictures in the Burst Picture Group as single pictures or in group units 
(including all pictures in group).
•
The following editing menu can be used.–[TITLE EDIT]  (P151), [TEXT STAMP]  (P152), [CROPPING]  (P156), [ASPECT CONV.] 
(P157) , [FAVORITE]  (P159), [PRINT SET]  (P160), [PROTECT]  (P162), [FACE REC EDIT] 
(P163)
1Press [MENU/SET] to display the [PLAYBACK] menu during Normal Playback. 
(P56)
2Press  3/4  to select the [PLAYBACK] menu, and press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the item, and press [MENU/SET].
•
Some items are not displayed depending on the [PLAYBACK] menu used.•[CROPPING] and [ASPECT CONV.] is not possible at once on the Burst Picture Group 
units.
4Select the picture, and perform editing.
Note
•
By setting [FAVORITE], [PRINT SET], or [PROTECT] setting to a picture in the Burst Picture 
Group, number of settings (number of settings and total number when [PRINT SET] is set) is 
displayed on the icon for the first picture of each group.
•Pictures for which you have performed [TEXT STAMP], [CROPPING] or [ASPECT CONV.] will 
be saved separately from burst pictures.
Editing Burst Pictures
[SINGLE] Collective editing in a group unit is possible by selecting 
a picture with burst icon [˜].
•It is also possible to edit pictures not in the Burst 
Picture Group.
[MULTI]
[SINGLE IN BURST GROUP]Edit the pictures in the Burst Picture Group one by one.•Only the Burst Picture Groups with burst icon [
˜] are 
displayed.
Select a Burst Picture Group by pressing  3/4/ 2/1, 
and proceed to step 
4 by pressing [MENU/SET].
[MULTI IN BURST GROUP] 
						

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Playback/Editing
Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
Touch [ ] during Motion Picture playback using touch operation.
To u c h  [ ] .
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] 
is selected. 
Press [ ] to exit Motion Picture playback after it is 
executed.
Note
•It will be saved with [PICTURE SIZE] set to [S] (2 M), [ASPECT RATIO] set to [ W], and 
[QUALITY] set to [ ›].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality.•While recording [MOTION JPEG], using [VGA] and [QVGA], the ability to create still pictures is 
disabled.
•You may not be able to save still pictures from a motion picture taken on other equipment.•[ ] is displayed during playback of still  pictures created from motion pictures. 
						

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Using the [PLAYBACK] Mode Menu
You can use various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them 
etc.
•
With [TEXT STAMP], [RESIZE], [CROPPING] or [ASPECT CONV.], a new edited picture is 
created. A new picture cannot be created if there is no free space on the card so we 
recommend checking that there is free space before editing the picture.
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched.
•This is a menu that is only displayed when 3D display is possible. Refer to  P166 for details.
You can play back the pictures you have taken in synchronisation with music, and you can 
do this in sequence while leaving a fixed  interval between each of the pictures.
You can also put together a slide show co mposed of only still pictures, only motion 
pictures, only 3D pictures etc.
We recommend this feature when you view your  pictures by connecting the camera to a 
TV.
1Select [SLIDE SHOW] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)
2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P166 for the method to playback [3D] pictures in 3D.•During [CATEGORY SELECTION], press 3/4/2/1 to select a 
category, and then press [MENU/SET] to proceed to step 3.
For details on categories, refer to  P150.
3Press 3 to select [START] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press  4 to finish the slide show.
•Normal Playback resumes after the slide show finishes.
[2D/3D SETTINGS]
[SLIDE SHOW] 
						

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Playback/Editing
∫Operations performed during slide show
The cursor displayed during playback is the same as  3/4 /2/ 1.
¢ These operations can be performed only in the P ause Mode, during motion picture and Burst 
Picture Group playback.
•The menu screen is restored when [ ] is pressed.
∫ Changing the slide show settings
You can change the settings for slide show playback by selecting [EFFECT] or [SETUP] 
on the slide show menu screen.
[EFFECT]
This allows you to select the screen effects when switching from one picture to the next.
[NATURAL], [SLOW], [SWING], [URBAN], [OFF], [AUTO]
•
When [URBAN] has been selected, the picture may appear in black and white as a screen 
effect.
•[AUTO] can be used only when [CATEGORY SELECTION] has been selected. The pictures 
are played back with the recommended effects in each category.
•[EFFECT] is fixed to [OFF] when in [VIDEO ONLY] or during the slide show for [ ] in 
[CATEGORY SELECTION].
•Even if [EFFECT] is set, it does not work during a slide show of Burst Picture Group.•While viewing pictures in Portrait Mode (vertical) some selections in the [EFFECT] feature are 
disabled.
[SETUP]
[DURATION] or [REPEAT] can be set.
•
[DURATION] can be set only when [OFF] has been selected as the [EFFECT] setting.•Even if [DURATION] is set, it does not work duri ng a slide show of motion pictures only or slide 
show of Burst Picture Group.
3Play/Pause
4Stop
2Back to previous picture¢
1Ahead to next picture¢
Rear dial (left)Reduce volume level
Rear dial (right)Increase volume level
ItemSettings
[DURATION] 1SEC./2SEC./3SEC./5SEC.
[REPEAT] OFF/ON
[SOUND] [OFF]: There will be no sound.
[AUTO]:
Music is played when the still pictures are played 
back, and audio is played when the motion pictures 
are played back.
[MUSIC]: Music is played back.
[AUDIO]: Audio (only for motion pictures) is played back. 
						

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Playback in [NORMAL PLAY], [PICTURE PLAY], [AVCHD PLAY], [MOTION JPEG PLAY], 
[3D PLAY], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] can be selected.
1Select [PLAYBACK MODE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Refer to  P166 for the method to playback [3D PLAY] pictures in 3D.
When [CATEGORY PLAY] is selected in above step 2
3
Press  3/4 /2 /1 to select the category and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
If a picture is found in a category, the category icon turns blue.•Pictures are sorted into the categories shown below.
¢ Press  3/4/2/1  to select the person to play back and then press [MENU/SET].
[PLAYBACK MODE]
Recording information 
e.g. Scene ModesRecording information  e.g. Scene Modes
[FACE RECOG.]
¢[SPORTS], [PARTY]
*
[PORTRAIT], 
[i-PORTRAIT],
[SOFT SKIN], 
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]Î[BABY1]/[BABY2], 
[i-BABY]
í[PET]
1[FOOD]
[TRAVEL DATE]
,
[SCENERY], 
[i-SCENERY], 
[ARCHITECTURE], 
[SUNSET],[i-SUNSET]
Í
Motion pictures
.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT], 
[NIGHT SCENERY], 
[i-NIGHT SCENERY], 
[ILLUMINATIONS] Still pictures recorded 
continuously with burst 
speed set to [SH]