Panasonic Dmc G3 Owners Manual

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Playback/Editing
You can add text (comments) to pictures. After text has been registered, it can be stamped 
in prints using [TEXT STAMP] (P152).
1Select [TITLE EDIT] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Collective editing in a group unit is possible by selecting a picture with burst icon [˜ ].
For [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP] and [MULTI IN BURST GROUP], refer to P146.
4Enter the text.  (P122)
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Note
•To delete the title, erase all the text in the text input screen.•You can print out texts (comments) using the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied).
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time with [MULTI].•Title editing is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
[TITLE EDIT]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
[ ’] is displayed for pictures with titles 
already registered.
[MULTI] setting
Select the picture with  3/4/2/1  and 
set (repeat) by pressing [MENU/SET], 
then press 
2 a few times to select [OK], 
and execute by pressing [MENU/SET].
•The setting is canceled when 
[MENU/SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures. 
						

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You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the 
recorded pictures.
1Select [TEXT STAMP] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Collective editing in a group unit is possible by selecting a picture with burst icon [˜ ].
For [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP] and [MULTI IN BURST GROUP], refer to P146.
4Press  3/4  to select [SET], and then press [MENU/SET].5Press  3/4  to select text stamp items, and then press [MENU/SET].
[TEXT STAMP]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
[ ‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is 
stamped with text.
[MULTI] setting
Select the picture with  3/4/2/1  and 
set (repeat) by pressing [MENU/SET], 
then press 
2 a few times to select [OK], 
and execute by pressing [MENU/SET].
•The setting is canceled when 
[MENU/SET] is pressed again.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures. 
						

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Playback/Editing
6Press 3/4  to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
7Press [ ].8Press  3/4  to select [OK] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
Note
•When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out.•Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
•The [TEXT STAMP] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title–Pictures that were previously stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]–Pictures recorded with other equipment
ItemSetting item
[SHOOTING DATE]
[OFF]
[W/OTIME]:
Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITHTIME]:Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes.
[NAME]
[OFF]
[]: Name registered in Face Recognition will be 
stamped.
[]: Stamps names on pictures that already have 
been registered name settings of [BABY1]/
[BABY2] or [PET] in Scene Mode.
[LOCATION]
[OFF]
[ON]:
Stamps the travel destination name set under 
[LOCATION].
[TRAVEL DATE]
[OFF]
[ON]:
Stamps the travel date set under 
[TRAVEL DATE].
[TITLE]
[OFF]
[ON]:
Title input in the [TITLE EDIT] will be stamped. 
						

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Recorded motion picture can be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want to divide a part you need with a part you do not need.
Dividing a motion picture is permanent. Decide before you divide!
1Select [VIDEO DIVIDE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 2/1  to select the motion picture to divide, and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  4.
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed while processing the dividing.
Note
•Avoid trying to divide motion picture near the  very beginning or end of the motion picture.•The [VIDEO DIVIDE] feature only works on motion pictures recorded on this camera.•With [MOTION JPEG] motion pictures, the order of pictures will change if divided.
It is recommended to display these motion pictures by using Calendar Playback  (P50) or 
[MOTION JPEG PLAY] in the [PLAYBACK MODE]  (P150).
•With [AVCHD] motion pictures, the order of pictures will not change.•The [VIDEO DIVIDE] feature will be disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures with a short recording time
[VIDEO DIVIDE]
3
Press  3 at the location to divide.
•Motion picture is played back from the same location when  3 is 
pressed again.
•You can finely adjust the location for division by pressing  2/1 
while the motion picture is paused. 
						

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Playback/Editing
To allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of 
pixels) is reduced.
1Select [RESIZE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
Note
•
You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [MULTI].•The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.•It may not be possible to resize pictures recorded with other equipment.•The [RESIZE] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Burst Picture Group–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]
[RESIZE]
3
Select the picture and size.
[SINGLE] setting
1 Press  2/1 to select the picture, and then press [MENU/
SET].
2 Press  2/1 to select the size, and then press [MENU/SET].
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is 
selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
[MULTI] setting
1 Press  3/4 to select the size, and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Select the picture with 
3/4/2/1 and set (repeat) by 
pressing [MENU/SET], then press 2 a few times to select 
[OK], and execute by pressing [MENU/SET].
•
The setting is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed again.•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is 
selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed. 
						

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You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
1Select [CROPPING] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•
The Burst Picture Group cannot be edited with [SINGLE]. Use 
[SINGLE IN BURST GROUP]  (P146).3Press  2/1  to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET].
4Use the rear dial and press 3 /4 /2/ 1 to select the parts to be cropped.
5Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
Note
•The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate.•It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment.•The [CROPPING] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]•Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images 
having undergone [CROPPING].
[CROPPING]
Rear dial (right): Enlargement
Rear dial (left): Reduction
3 /4 /2/ 1: Move 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can convert pictures taken with a [W] aspect ratio to a [ Y], a [ X] or a [ ] aspect 
ratio.
1Select [ASPECT CONV.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP], and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•
The Burst Picture Group cannot be edited with [SINGLE]. Use 
[SINGLE IN BURST GROUP]  (P146).3Press  3/4  to select [ Y], [X ] or [ ] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  2/1  to select a picture taken with [ W] aspect ratio, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
5Press  2/1 to determine the horizontal position, and press 
[MENU/SET] to set.
•
Use  3/4 to set the frame position for pictures rotated vertically.•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is 
selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
Note
•After converting the aspect ratio, the picture size may become larger than that of the original 
picture.
•You may not be able to convert pictures taken on other equipment.•The [ASPECT CONV.] feature is disabled during the following conditions:–Motion pictures–Pictures stamped with [TEXT STAMP]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]•Information regarding the face recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images 
having undergone [ASPECT CONV.].
[ASPECT CONV.] 
						

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This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded 
holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 o steps.
1Select [ROTATE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu. (P56)
•The [ROTATE] function is disabled when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [OFF].2Press  2/1  to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
•The [ROTATE] function is disabled for Burst Picture Groups.
3Press  3/4 to select the direction to rotate the picture and 
then press [MENU/SET].
•
Exit the menu after it is set.
1Select [ROTATE DISP.] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 4 to select [ON] and then press [MENU/SET].
•The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].•Exit the menu after it is set.
Note
•[ROTATE DISP.] can only be used with a lens  (P14) compatible with the Direction Detection 
Function  (P32).
•When you play back pictures on a PC, they canno t be displayed in the rotated direction unless 
the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif  is a file format for still pictures which allows 
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries Association)”.
•It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.•During Multi Playback the display rotation feature is disabled.•Rotation correction is limited to 90 degrees – from horizontal to vertical or vice-versa.
[ROTATE]/[ROTATE DISP.]
Rotate (The picture is rotated manually)
: The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 o.
: The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90 o.
Rotate display (The picture is automatically rotated and displayed) 
						

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Playback/Editing
You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as 
favorites.
•
Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.•Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([FAVORITE PLAY])•Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([ALL DELETE EXCEPT Ü])
1Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Collective editing in a group unit is possible by selecting a picture with burst icon [˜ ].
For [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP] and [MULTI IN BURST GROUP], refer to P146.
∫ Canceling all the [FAVORITE] settings1Select [FAVORITE] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.
2Press  3/4  to select [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•In [PLAYBACK MODE] the [CANCEL] Mode is disabled.
Note
•You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites.•You may not be able to set pictures taken with other equipment as favorites.•The [FAVORITE] feature is disabled for pictures taken with the [QUALITY] set to [ ].
[FAVORITE]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•
[ Ü ] is displayed on pictures that are 
already registered as favorites.
When [MULTI] has been selected
•Repeat the above procedure.•If [MENU/SET] is pressed again, the 
favorite setting is canceled.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
[SINGLE] [MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures. 
						

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DPOF “Digital Print Order Format” is a system that allows the user to select which pictures 
to print, how many copies of each picture to  print and whether or not to print the recording 
date on the pictures when using a DPOF compatible photo printer or photo printing store. 
For details, ask at your photo printing store.
For more information visit:
http://panasonic.jp/dc/dpof_110/white_e.htm
1Select [PRINT SET] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.  (P56)2Press 3/4  to select [SINGLE] or [MULTI] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Collective editing in a group unit is possible by selecting a picture with burst icon [˜ ].
For [SINGLE IN BURST GROUP] and [MULTI IN BURST GROUP], refer to P146.
4Press  3/4  to set the number of prints, and then press [MENU/SET] to set.
•When [MULTI] has been selected–repeat steps 3 and 4 for each picture. •Exit the menu after it is set.
∫ Canceling all the [PRINT SET] settings1Select [PRINT SET] on the [PLAYBACK] Mode menu.2Press  3/4  to select [CANCEL] and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [YES] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
[PRINT SET]
3
Select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET]. [SINGLE]
[MULTI]
Press  2/1 to select 
the picture. Press 
3/4 /2 /1 to 
select the pictures.