Panasonic DMC-G2K manual

VQT2S 30 Before connec ting, op eratin g or ad justing this pr oduct, please read the instruction s completely . PP For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-21 1-P ANA(7262) or , contact us via the web at: http://www .panasonic.com/contactinfo For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or send e-mail to: lum[...]

VQT2 S30 2 Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choosing Panasoni c! Y ou have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable product s on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bri ng you and your f amily years of enjoym ent. Please take time to fill in the model and serial numbers in t he space below . T he serial number is on th[...]

3 VQT2 S30 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES O NL Y IN CANADA. THE FOLLOWI NG APPLIES O NL Y IN THE U.S.A. This Class B digital apparatus complies with C anadian ICES-003. FCC Note : This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provide reaso[...]

VQT2 S30 4 ∫ About the b attery pack • Do n ot heat or ex pose to flame. • Do not leave th e battery(ies ) in an automobile exposed to dire ct sunlight for a long period of time with doo rs and windows closed . ∫ About the b attery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) • Use th e spec ifi ed un i t to rec harg e th e bat[...]

5 VQT2 S30 • The batt er y charger is in th e stand by condition when the AC power supp ly cord is conn ec ted. The primary ci rc uit is always “live” as lon g as the power cord is connect ed to an electrical outl et. ∫ Care of the camera • Do not strongly sha ke or bump the camera by dr opping or hitting it. Do n ot subject to strong pre[...]

VQT2 S30 6 Contents Infor mation for Yo u r Safety.... .... .. .... .. .... ... 2 Before Use Standard Ac cessories ............................... 9 Names of the Components ..................... 11 Rotatin g the LCD M onitor ...... ...... ...... ..... 14 How to Use the Touch Panel ............... ... 15 • What can be done by touch operation .....[...]

7 VQT2 S30 Change Tone of the Color for the Picture to be taken (Fil m Mod e) ........ ..... ....... .... ..... 91 • Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired set ting ..... ....... .... .. .... .. .... .. .... 92 • Multi Film Br a cke t ......... .... .. .... .. ....... . 93 Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/Shutter Speed ..............[...]

VQT2 S30 8 • Q [RESIZE ] Reducing the picture siz e (n umber of pixel s) ... .... ...... 154 • [CROPPIN G] .... ....... ...... .... ...... . 155 • ? [ASPECT CONV.] ....... ...... ...... . 156 • N [ROTATE]/ M [ROTATE DISP.] . ... 157 • Ü [FAVORITE] ....... ..... ...... ...... ..... 1 58 • [PRINT SET] ...... ....... ...... ...... ... 159[...]

9 VQT2 S30 Before Use Before Use St anda rd Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. Product nu mbers correct as of March 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Digital Camera Body (This is r eferred to as cam era body in these operating instructions.) 2 Interchangeable Lens “LUMIX G V ARIO 14 – 42 mm/F3[...]

VQT2 S30 10 Before Use 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 13 14 15 H-FS014042 VYC1009 VYF3201 VFC4315 DMW-BLB13PP VFC4456 DE-A49B K2CA2EA00002 K1HA08CD0020 VKF4385 K1HA08AD0003 VFC4538 VGQ0C14 DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.b ook 10 ページ ２０１０年４月１３ 日　火曜日　午後９ 時２０分[...]

11 VQT2 S30 Before Use Names of the Components ∫ Camera bod y 1 Flash (P66) 2 Sensor 3 Self-timer indicator (P77) AF Assist Lamp (P138) 4 Lens release but ton (P21) 5 Lens lock pin 6 Mount 7 Lens fitting m ark (P20) • Refer t o P17 for o peration of the rear dial . 8 [L VF/ LCD] button (P42) 9 Diopter adjustment dial (P42) 10 Viewfinder (P42, 6[...]

VQT2 S30 12 Before Use Assign Menu to 4 button. It is convenient to re gi ster a Menu that is used of ten. [FOCUS AREA SE T]/[AS PECT RA TIO]/[QUALITY ]/[ME TERING MODE]/ [I.R ESOLU TIO N]/[I.E XPO SURE ]/[E X. OPT . ZOOM ]/[G UIDE L INE]/ [ REC A REA]/ [REMAINING DISP .] 1 /WB (W hite Balance) (P86) 23 Focus mode lever (P46 , 51, 52, 78, 83, 1 1 1[...]

13 VQT2 S30 Before Use 39 DC cable cover (P 181) 40 Card/B attery door (P28) 41 Release lever (P28) 42 Tripod receptacle (P189) • When you us e a tr ipod, mak e sure th e tri pod is stable wh e n the ca m er a is at tach e d to it. ∫ Lens H-FS014042 (LUMIX G V ARIO 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./MEG A O.I.S.) 43 T ele 44 Lens s urface 45 Focus[...]

VQT2 S30 14 Before Use Rota ting the LCD Moni tor At the time when this camera is purchas ed, the LCD monitor is stowed in the camera body . Bring out the LC D monitor as shown below . 1 Open the LCD monitor . (Maximum 180 o ) 2 It can be rotated 180 o fo r w a rd. 3 Return the monitor to its original position. Rot ation range of the LC D moni tor [...]

15 VQT2 S30 Before Use How to Use the T o uch Panel Y ou can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor (touch panel) with your finger . Note • The t ouch pa nel do es not op erate whe n the L CD moni tor is turned of f. • This touc h p anel is a type th at detec ts press ure . T ouch a little st ron ger if you have a commercially avail able [...]

VQT2 S30 16 Before Use By using the touch panel, you can mov e the AF area by touching the subject to focus on, or change the setting directly by touching t he icons, making it easier t o operate during recording or sett ing. Following are exam ples of what can be done by touch operation. Note • When th e guide as sho wn on th e righ t is d ispla[...]

17 VQT2 S30 Before Use Operating the Rear Dial There are 2 ways to operate t he rear dial, rotating left or right, and by pr essing. Rota ting: Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings. Pressing: Operations that are the sam e as [MENU/ SET] button, such as selection o f settings and exitin g the menu, are pe [...]

VQT2 S30 18 Before Use About the Lens This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with the Micro Four Thirds ™ System lens mount specification (Micro Four Thirds mount). Select a lens that matches the scene being recorded and yo ur use of the p ictures. ∫ “Micr o Four Thi rds Mount ” This is the lens mount standard for t he “Micro F[...]

19 VQT2 S30 Before Use Interchangeable lenses that can be used with this unit and Auto Focus/Auto Aperture Operation (As of March 2010) ( ± : Usable, ¥ : Some funct ions/features limited, —: Not usable) ¢ 1 Mount adap tor (DMW -MA1; optional) is necessary to use with this unit. ¢ 2 A Leica lens moun t adaptor (DMW -MA2M or DMW -MA 3R; optiona[...]

VQT2 S30 20 Preparation Preparation Attaching/Det aching the Lens • Check that the camera is tur ned off . • Close the flash. T urn the lens rear ca p A and th e body cap B in t he directi on of the arrow to deta ch them. • Do no t pu t y o ur ha n ds insi de th e m ou n t. Align the lens fitting marks C (red marks) o n the camera body an d t[...]

21 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion ∫ Optical Image St abilizer The lens inc luded in DMC-G2K has a stabilizer function. • There is no [O.I.S .] swi tch o n the 1 4 – 42 mm /F3 .5 – 5.6 l ens i nclude d in D MC-G2 K. Se t the [ST ABILIZER] set tings in the [RE C] Mode menu. (P129) Attach t he le ns c ap. Press the lens release button D while turning t[...]

VQT2 S30 22 Preparation Attaching the Lens Hood In bright sunlight or bac klight, the lens hood will minim ize lens flare and ghost ing. The lens hood cuts of f excess lighting and improves the picture quality . • Check that the camera is tur ned off . • Close the flash. T o attach the lens hood (flower shape) that came with the 14 – 42 mm/F3[...]

23 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion Att aching the Shoulder Strap • We recommend att aching the shoulder strap w hen using the camera to preve nt it from dropping. Pass the sho ulder strap through the shoulder strap eyelet o n the camer a body . A : Shoulder st rap eyelet Pass the end of the should er strap thr ough the ring in the direction o f the arrow a[...]

VQT2 S30 24 Preparation Charging th e Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BLB13PP. • Use the dedica ted charger and batt ery . • The camera has a function for distinguishi ng batteries which can be used safely . The dedicated battery (DMW-BLB13PP) supports this function.[...]

25 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicat or • When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes – The batt er y temperat ure is too high or too low . Pl eas e charge th e bat tery again in a temperat ure betwe en 10 o C to 30 o C (50 o F to 86 o F). – The termin als of the charger or the battery are dirty . In this case, wipe them with a dry[...]

VQT2 S30 26 Preparation ∫ Recordi ng stil l pict ures ( when usi ng the LCD monito r) (B y CIP A st andar d in Program AE Mode ) ∫ Recording still pi ctures (when us ing the viewfinder) (By CIP A st andard in Program AE Mode ) Recordi ng cond itions b y CIP A st andar d • CIP A is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Pro ducts As s ociati[...]

27 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion ∫ Recordi ng motion pict ures (wh en using the LCD monitor ) – [A VCHD Li te] ( Recor ding with p ictur e qua lity set to [SH ] ([ ])) – [MOTION JPEG ] (Recording with picture qualit y set to [HD] ([ ])) • These times are for an ambien t temperatu re of 23 o C (73.4 o F) and a humidity of 50%. Please be aware that t[...]

VQT2 S30 28 Preparation Inserting and Remo ving the Card (opti onal)/the Battery • Check that this unit is tu rned off . • Close the flash. • We rec ommend using a Panas on ic card. Slide the rele ase lever in the direction of the arrow an d open the ca rd/battery door . • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLB13PP). • If you use[...]

29 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion About the Card Access to the card The access indication lights red when pictures are being recorded on the card. The following cards which conform to the SD video standard can be used with this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in the text.) • Only cards bear ing the SDHC logo (indic at ing that the ca rd c onforms[...]

VQT2 S30 30 Preparation Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock i s not set when th e camera is shi p ped. T urn the came ra on. A [MENU /SET] b utton Press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to se lect the items (year , month, day , hour , minute, displa y seque nce or time display form at), and press 3 / 4 to set. A : T ime at the home area B : T ime at[...]

31 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion Note • The cloc k is di spla yed when [DIS PLA Y] is pr essed sev eral ti mes dur ing re cor ding. • Y ou can set t he year from 200 0 to 20 99. • If the cl oc k is not set , the correct date canno t be pr inted when you stamp th e date on the pictur es with [TEXT ST AMP] (P15 0) or ord er a photo st udio to print t h[...]

VQT2 S30 32 Preparation This section describes how to select the [REC] Mode m enu settings, and the same setting procedure can be used for the [MOTION P I CTURE] Mode menu, [CUSTOM] menu, [SETUP] menu, [MY MEN U] menu and [PLA YBACK] Mode menu as well. • If you s et [MENU RESUME] (P142) in the [CUS TOM] menu t o [ON], the scre en shows t he la st[...]

33 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion Press [ME NU/SET] to clos e the menu. • Y ou can also pre ss the shut te r button half way to close t he menu. Setting the Quick Menu By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found. • The featur es that can be ad justed using Q uick Menu are dete rmined by the mod e or a display style the cam era[...]

VQT2 S30 34 Preparation T ouch the me nu item and th e setup. A Item B Setti ngs T ouch [ ] to close the Quic k Menu. ∫ When operating buttons The Quick M enu can be set by pressing the [Q.ME NU] button. T o close the Quick Menu, press the [ Q.MENU] button again. • Setup method i s dif ferent depending on the display ed scree n during recording[...]

35 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion Perform these settings if you need to. About the Setup Menu [CLOCK SET], [ECONOMY ] and [AUTO REVIEW] are important items. Check their settings before using them. • In th e In tell i gent Auto Mode, onl y [CLOCK SET], [WORL D TIME] , [BEEP] , [LCD MODE] and [LANG UAGE] c an be s et. For det ail s on how to se le c t the [[...]

VQT2 S30 36 Preparation • The brigh tn ess of the pictu res displaye d on the LCD monitor is inc r eas ed so some subj ec ts may ap pear dif ferent ly from a ctuality on the LCD monitor . However , this d oes not a ffect the record ed pictures. • The LCD monitor aut oma tically retu rns to normal bright nes s after 30 seconds when recording in [...]

37 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion • If it is set to [HOLD] when the cam era is set to [ ] (P51) or [ ] (P77), switching of the playba ck screen di splay (P 58) or enlarg ement by rotating the rea r dial is possible d uring Auto Review . • The Auto Review func tion is activa ted re gard less of i ts setti ng whe n set to [H ] for Burst Mode (P73), for Au[...]

VQT2 S30 38 Preparation • Interlace method/progr essive method i= inte rlace scann ing is scan ning the s creen with hal f of t he effe ctive scann ing lines every 1/6 0 seconds , where p= progr essive scann ing is a high densit y image signal that is scanning t he screen with all the eff ective sca nnin g lines every 1/ 60 seconds. The [HDMI] te[...]

39 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion • If you set a di f ferent language by mist ake, sele ct [ ~ ] fro m the menu ic ons to set the desi r e d language. • [–. – ] is display ed as t he lens firmware wh en the lens is n ot mount ed. • The fold er numb er is updated and the file numbe r start s from 0001. (P172) • A folder numb er between 100 and 99[...]

VQT2 S30 40 Preparation Holding and using Y our Came ra • The [L VF/LC D AUTO] (P141) is set to [ON] initially . It will switch to viewfinder display and the LCD monitor will be turne d off when the re is a hand or ob ject near the eye sensor . • Do not c over t he flash, the AF As sist Lamp A or the microphone B with yo u r fin ger s or o th e[...]

41 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion ∫ T aki ng pictures with th e camera held verti cally Open the LCD monitor and rotate it to an angle that makes it easy to see. • Do not cover t he AF Assist Lamp , the microph one with your finge rs or other obje c ts. T aking pictures at a normal angle Pictures recorde d with the c amera held vertically a re played ba[...]

VQT2 S30 42 Preparation ∫ About the ey e sensor auto matic switching Eye sensor is active when the [L VF/LC D AUT O] (P141) in the [CUSTOM] m enu is set to [ON], switching automatically to viewfinder di splay when an eye or object is mo ved closer to the viewfinder, and to LC D monitor display when it is moved a way . • When the LCD monit or tu[...]

43 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion Mode switching Selecting the [REC] Mode, and Recording Still Pictures or Motion Picture s ∫ T o select Intelligent Auto Mode Press [ ¦ ] A . • [ ¦ ] butt on will ligh t up when it is switched to Intelligent Aut o Mode. ∫ T o select a [REC] Mod e with the mode dial Switching the mode by rot ating the mode dia l. Alig[...]

VQT2 S30 44 Preparation ∫ List of [REC ] Modes ∫ Advanced Scene Mode Progr am AE Mode (P51) The subjects are recorded usi ng your own settings. Aperture-Priority AE Mode (P94) The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set. Shutter-Priority AE Mode (P94) The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter [...]

45 VQT2 S30 Preparat ion ∫ Setting [AF S] or [AFC ] Set the focus mode lever to [AFS] or [AFC] . • Refer to p age 52 for i nformati on about [AFS] and [A FC]. • Make sure the d rive mode lever is set to [ ]. 1 Press the shutter button halfway to focus. 2 Press the shutter but ton fully (push it in further), and take the picture. • Y ou can [...]

VQT2 S30 46 Basic [REC] Mode : ñ Basic T aking Pic tures using the A utomatic Function ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to ma tch the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the c amera and take pictures easily . • The f[...]

47 VQT2 S30 Basic ∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P66) • Open the fl ash when the fl ash is to be used. • [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] is set depend ing on the type of subject and brig htness. • When [ ] or [ ] is displayed, th e Digital Red-E ye correction is turned on. • Shutter sp eed will be slow when using [ ] or [ ]. • Flash modes[...]

VQT2 S30 48 Basic Note • Due to con ditions suc h as the ones below , a differe nt scene may be ide ntifi ed fo r the same subject . – Subject conditions: When t he face is bright or dark, the siz e of the subject , the color of th e subject, the distanc e to the su bjec t, the cont ras t of the subje ct, when th e su bject is movin g – Recor[...]

49 VQT2 S30 Basic 3 Press the shutter button h alfway to focus a nd then press it fully to take the picture. Note • [F ACE RECOG .] does not work d uring AF t racking . • Use AF T racking with the T ouch Shutter func t ion cance led. • Please rea d the Note regarding the AF track i ng on P81. • Only the foll owing functions can be set in th[...]

VQT2 S30 50 Basic • The sett ings of th e fol lowing items are f ixed. ¢ 4 It will be set t o Multi Auto Foc us Mode for motion pic tures when a fac e c annot be det ected while recording motion pict ures. ¢ 5 The setting is fixed to [AUT O] when recordin g motion picture s. • The following function s cann ot be u sed. – [AUT O LCD OFF] of [...]

51 VQT2 S30 Basic [REC] Mode: ³ T aking Pictures with Y our Favorite Settings ( : Program AE Mode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to t he brightness of the s ubject. Y ou can take pictur es with gre ater freedom by changi ng various s etting s in the [REC] men u. • Set the dri ve mode lever to [ [...]

VQT2 S30 52 Basic Set the focus mode lever t o [AFS]. • “AFS” is an abb reviation of “Auto Focus Si ngle”. The f oc us is adjuste d when you pre ss the shutte r button half way . • Normally use th e [AFS]. • Focus during t he Burs t Mode i s fix ed at the first pictur e. Refer to P73 f or details. This mode allows you to compos e a pi[...]

53 VQT2 S30 Basic Align the subject to the screen, and then press the shutter button halfway . A Focus indication B AF area (normal) C AF area (when usi ng the Digit al Zoom or when it is dark) D Aperture value ¢ 1 E Shutte r speed ¢ 1 F ISO sensitivity ¢ 1 It will flash in red when appropr iate exposure is not achieved. (Except when flash is ac[...]

VQT2 S30 54 Basic Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture automati cally . 1 T ouch [ ] in Recording Mode. • Icon wil l change to [ ], and t aking a picture with the T ouch Shu tter funct ion becomes pos sible. 2 T o uch the subject you wish to focu s on, and then t ake a picture. • AF ar ea with[...]

55 VQT2 S30 Basic ∫ Example of Program Shift (When the 1 4 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens incl uded in DMC-G2K is us ed) Note • How the Exposure Compensat ion is s witched c an be cha nged by [EXPO. SETTINGS] (P1 40) in the [CUST OM] menu. • If the expo sure is not adequ ate when the s hut ter butto n is pressed half way , the aperture v alue an[...]

VQT2 S30 56 Basic ∫ T yp es of zoom s ¢ 1 When a picture size of [S] (3 M), as pect ratio of [ X ] is selected. The magnificat io n level dif fers depe ndin g on [PICT URE SIZE] and [ASPECT RA TIO] sett ing. ¢ 2 When Recor ding Mode [A VCHD Lite] is sel ect ed, or Reco rding Mode [MOTION JPEG] is selected with r ecording q uality settin g [ ] o[...]

57 VQT2 S30 Basic • [DIGIT AL ZOOM] cannot be used in t he following ca ses. – In Intelligent Aut o Mode – In Adv anced S cene Mode – In Sce ne Mode – When [ QUALITY ] is s et to [ ], [ ] o r [ ] Playing Back Pictures Forward or rewind th e image by dragging (P15) the scre en h or izon tally . Forward: dra g from rig ht to left Rewind: dr[...]

VQT2 S30 58 Basic Press [DISPLA Y] to switch the mo nitor screen. A [DISP LA Y] butto n • When the menu scree n appe ars, the [D ISPLA Y] but ton is not activat ed. During Playba ck Zoom (P60), while pla ying back moti on pic tures (P145) an d during a sl ide s how (P147), you can only select “Normal displa y B ” or “No display F ”. • R[...]

59 VQT2 S30 Basic Y ou can display pictures by recording date. Note • The recordin g date of the picture selec te d in the playba ck screen beco mes the date se lec ted when the ca lend ar screen is fir st displayed. • If there are multiple pictu res with the sa me recording dat e, the firs t picture record ed on that day is displayed. • Y ou[...]

VQT2 S30 60 Basic ∫ Switching the displayed i mage while main tai ning the P layback Zoom Y ou can switch the displayed image while maintaining the same zoom magnification and zoom position for the Playback Zoom. Switch to pi cture sel ect operation b y pressi ng the rear dial d uring Playbac k Zoom, and select pictures wi th 2 / 1 . • It wil l[...]

61 VQT2 S30 Basic Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Press [ ( ]. T o delete a si ngle picture Select the pic ture to be deleted, and then press [ ‚ ]. A [ ( ] butto n B [DIS PLA Y] button C [ ‚ ] but ton Press 2 to select [Y ES] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. T o delete mu ltiple pictures (up to 50) or a ll the pict ure[...]

VQT2 S30 62 Basic ∫ When [DE LETE A LL] has been selected with the [F A VORI TE] (P158 ) setting The selection screen is displayed again. Select [DELETE ALL] or [ ALL D ELETE EX CEPT Ü ], pre ss 3 to select [YE S] and delete the pictures . ([ALL DELE TE EXCEPT Ü ] c annot be selected if no pictures have be en set as [F A VORIT E].) Note • Do [...]

63 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Switching the Display of th e LCD Monitor/ Viewfinder Press [DISPLA Y] to change. A [DIS PLA Y] button • When th e menu scr een appea rs , the [DI SP LA Y] button is no t activat ed. With the [LCD DISP .STYLE] (P140) of t he [CUSTOM] menu, you can choose the displayed scre[...]

VQT2 S30 64 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) With the [L VF DISP .STYLE] (P1 40) of the [ CUSTOM] menu, you can c hoose the displayed screen on the viewfinder to display in [ ] (viewfinder style) or [ ] (LCD monitor style). When [ ] is set When [ ] is set ¢ 1 Guide li nes are d i s played when t he [GUIDE LINE] of the [CUSTOM] menu is se t to anyt [...]

65 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ Recordi ng guide lin e When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guide lines or the cross point of these lines, you can take pictures wi th well -designed compos ition by viewing the size, the slope and the balance of the subject. ∫ Set the posit ion o f the guide l ine with [ ] • [...]

VQT2 S30 66 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ∫ Set the position of th e histogram • Set t he [HIS TOGRAM] in the [CUST OM] menu t o [ON]. (P136) T ouch the histogra m and d rag it to the positi on you want to move it to (P15). • Y ou can also s et the positio n of the histogr am with 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 in the Quick Menu (P 34) while in button oper [...]

67 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Press 3 / 4 to select a mode and press [MENU/SET]. • For i nformation about flash s ettings that c an be selected, refer to “ Available flash settings by Reco rding Mode ” . ( P68) Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu. • Y ou can also pre ss the shut te r button half way to close t he menu. The flas[...]

VQT2 S30 68 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ∫ About t he Digi ta l Red-E ye Corr ection When [RED-EYE REMO V AL] (P130) has been set to [ON] and Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) is selected, Digit al Red-Eye Correction is performed whenever t he flash is used. The camera automatically detects red-eye and corrects the picture. (Only available whe[...]

69 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ The available fl ash range to t ake pictures • The a vailable fla sh range is an approximatio n. ¢ When the [I SO LIMIT SET] (P131) is set to [ OFF] • At the time of flash pho to graphy , when dist ance with th e subject is nea r , the fla sh light is interrup ted with the len s and a part of t h[...]

VQT2 S30 70 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • When yo u use cer t ain le nses, ligh t from th e flash may be blocked o r fail t o cover t he lens field of view , causing dark areas to appear in the resulting pictures. • When t aking a pict ure with the fl ash, we recommen d removing the l en s hood. In some case s it m ay not allow th e scene t[...]

71 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Applicable modes: 2nd curtain synch ro activates the flash just before the shutter closes when taking pictures of moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed. Select [FLASH SYNCHRO] in the [REC] Mode me nu. (P32) Press 4 to select [2 ND] and the n press [MENU/SET]. Press [MENU/SET] to close the[...]

VQT2 S30 72 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode : Compensating the E xposure Use this function when you cannot ac hieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the backg round. Look at the f ollowing examples. Note • EV is an abbr eviation of [E xposure V alue]. It re fers to the amoun t of light gi[...]

73 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • In the Quick Me nu (P34 ) whi le in butt on oper ati on, if set to [ ] (LCD monit or st yle) , e xpos ure compensat ion can be set with 3 / 4 af te r selectin g to di splay ex posure comp ensation with 2 / 1 or the rear dial. • In the Quic k Menu (P34) while in butt on operation, if s et to [ ] (vie[...]

VQT2 S30 74 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • First bur st speed ha s no relation with t he transf er s peed of the card. • The burst speed values gi ven above apply when the shutte r speed is 1/60 or f aster and when the flash is not activated . • The Burst Mode speed may become sl ower depending on the following settin gs. – [SEN S IT IV [...]

75 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures using Auto Bracke t Maximum of 7 pictures will be record ed with dif ferent exposure settings following the Exposure Compensa tion range every time the shutter button is pressed. Y ou can s elect the picture with the desired exposure am ong di fferent exposures. With Auto Brac[...]

VQT2 S30 76 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ∫ Changing th e settings for [STEP] and [SEQUENCE] i n Auto Bracket 1 Select [AUTO BRACKET] in the [REC] Mode menu. (P32) 2 Press 3 / 4 to selec t [STEP] o r [SEQUE NCE] and th en press 1 . 3 Press 3 / 4 to select the setting and then press [MENU/SE T ]. 4 Press [MENU/ SET] twice t o close the me nu. ?[...]

77 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: T aking Pictures with the Self-timer Set the drive m ode lever to [ ë ]. Press the shut ter button ha lfway to focus and then pr ess it fully to ta ke the pictur e. A When self -ti mer is set to [ ]. • A pictu r e is not taken unt il the subject is brought into focus. Focus and exposure wil[...]

VQT2 S30 78 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • Operat ion will be same as [ ] even if it is se t t o [ ] while Mult i Film Bracket re cording (P9 3). • Use the Quick Menu (P33) to set when in Intellige nt Auto Mode. • Self-timer cann ot be set to [ ] in Intelligent Auto Mode. • The self- timer will be disabl ed during reco rding of the motio[...]

79 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Note • When the su bject is not in t he center of the composition in [ Ø ] , you c an bring the s ubject into the AF area, fix the focus and e xposure by pressin g the s hutter button halfway , move t he camera to the composit ion you want with the s hutt er bu tton pr es sed hal fway , and t hen t ake[...]

VQT2 S30 80 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) AF area can be moved when [ š ] is selected. The size of AF ar ea can also be changed. 1 T o uch the subject. • AF area sett i ng s creen is displa yed. • Press and hold t he [Q.MENU] bu tton until the AF area setting scr ee n is displayed . AF area can the n also be moved by pressing the c ursor b u[...]

81 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ When operat i ng the touc h p ane l 1 T o uch the subject . • The AF area t urns yellow and th e subject is lock ed. It will conti nuously ad jus t the focus and expos u re automatic all y foll owing the mov ement o f the subject. (Dynamic T r acking) • Lock is cancele d when [CANCEL] is touc h ed[...]

VQT2 S30 82 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • AF areas up t o a maximum of 23 are lit when the shut te r button is pr essed halfway , and each AF area c an be brought in to focus. The 23 AF areas can be divided into 9 ar eas and the selected areas c an be also brought into focus. T o uch the screen to display the AF area setting screen, and selec[...]

83 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC ] M o d e : T aking Pictures with Manual Focus Use this function when you want to f ix the focus or when the distance bet ween the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want t o activate Auto Focus. Set the focus mode lever to [MF]. Rot ate the focus ring to focus on th e subject. • Whe[...]

VQT2 S30 84 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) 3 Press [MENU/ SET] and enl arge the MF Assi st position sett ing screen. • MF Assist is enl arged fro m 5 times to 10 times whe n the r ear dial i s rotated right. It will return to 5 ti mes by rotat ing the rear dial left. • For the oper ations while di splaying the MF As sist, refe r to step 2 o f [...]

85 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: Fixing the Focus and the E xposure (AF/AE Lock) This is useful when you want to t ake a pict ure of a subject outsi de the AF area or t he contrast is too strong and you c annot achieve appropriate exposure. ∫ Fixing the exposure onl y Align the scree n with the subje ct. Press and hold [AF/[...]

VQT2 S30 86 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Note • If you set [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] in the [CUST OM] menu to [O N], you can fix th e focus and the exposure even if you rel ease [AF/AE LOCK ] afte r pressing it. (P137) • The brightn ess of the image displayed on the LCD monitor/vie w fin der (Live View) will be also locked when t he AE lock is perfo[...]

87 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ Auto White Ba lance Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictur es are taken, the pictures may take on a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto White Balance may n ot function properly . [...]

VQT2 S30 88 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Y ou can set the color tem perature manually for taking natural pictures in different lighting conditions. The c olor of light is meas ured as a num ber in degrees K elvin. As the color temperature increases, the pi cture becomes more bluish. As the color temperature decreases, the picture becomes more re[...]

89 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • The White Balan ce fine adjustment level returns t o the st an dard setti ng (c enter point ) in the following cases. – When you reset t he White Balanc e in [ ] or [ ] – When you reset t he color temper at ure manual ly in [ ] Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the Wh[...]

VQT2 S30 90 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ¢ When the [ISO LIMIT SET] of [RE C] Mode menu (P131) is se t to anyt hing except [OFF], it is set autom ati cally wi th in the value set in [ISO LIMIT SET]. It is set as foll owing w hen th e [ISO LIMI T SET] is se t to [O FF]. • When [AUT O] is s elected, ISO sensi tivity is adjuste d automat ically [...]

91 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: Change T one of th e Color for the Pic ture to be t aken (Film Mode) [Y ou can only select [ST ANDARD] and [ST ANDARD] ( ) in [ ], [ ¿ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] and [ ] Mode.] Just as each type of film for film cameras has it s own color tone and contrast characteristics, Film Mode allows you to [...]

VQT2 S30 92 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) T ouch the item . T ouch the slid e bar . • Registered s ettings are memoriz ed even if the camera is turned of f. T ouch [MEMORY]. T ouch [MY FILM 1] or [MY FILM 2]. • Y ou can registe r 2 settings . ([MY FILM 1] and [MY F ILM 2]) (Afte r registerin g, the Film Mode n ame that was registere d prev io[...]

93 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) It will take pictures changing t he type of film in accordanc e with the setting ev ery time the shutter button is pressed. (Up to 3 pictures) To u c h [ 2 ]/[ 1 ] to selec t [MUL TI FILM]. Select [MUL TI FILM 1], [MUL TI FILM 2], or [MUL TI FILM 3], and then touch [ 2 ]/[ 1 ] to select the fi lm to be se[...]

VQT2 S30 94 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode : ±´ T aking Pic tures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Set the aperture value to a higher number w hen you want a sharp focus backgro und. Set the aperture value to a lower number w hen you want a soft focus background. Set the mode dial to [ ]. Rot ate the rear dial to set the ap e[...]

95 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • Set th e ap erture value t o a high er n umber when the s ubjec t is too b righ t in Apert ure-Pri orit y AE Mode. Set the ap erture value to a lower number when the subje ct is too dim. • When you use a lens with an apert ure ri ng, th e sett ing fo r th e rear dial be comes ef fe ctiv e if yo u ro[...]

VQT2 S30 96 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ∫ Manual Ex posure Assistance • The Manua l Exposure Assis t ance is an app roximation . We re co mmend checking the pictur es on the play back scr een. ∫ About [B] (Bulb) If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter s tays open while the shutter but ton is pressed fully (up to about 4 minutes).[...]

97 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode) Y ou can c heck the depth of field (effective focus range) before taking a picture by c losing the leaf shutter to the aperture value you set. Press [ ] A (p review button). • Preview screen is dis played. It will return to pre[...]

VQT2 S30 98 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode : T aking Ex pressive Portrai t s and Landscape Pictures (Advan ced Scene Mode) Y ou can take high-quality pictures of such subjects as people, scenery , sporting events and activities, flowers and people in night s cenes in accordance with t he surrounding conditions. Set the mode dial. Press [...]

99 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) The person stands out from the backg round and has a healt hier complexion. ∫ T echnique for Por trait Mode T o m ake this mode mo re effec tive : 1 Rotate the zoom ring as f ar as possible to T ele. 2 Move close to the subject to m ake this mod e more effective. Note • In motion picture recording, [N[...]

VQT2 S30 100 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape. Note • In motion picture recording, [NORMAL SCENERY] , [NA TURE] and [ARCHITECTURE] produce motion pictures using corre sponding settings. [CREA TIVE SCENERY] produ ces motion pict ures usin g settings sui tab le for recordi ng scenery . • The fla[...]

101 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when t aking pictures of flowers. (The distance from the subject when you t ake close-up pictures diff ers depending on the lens you are using.) Note • During motion pict ure recording, the mo tion picture w ill reflect the settings for [...]

VQT2 S30 102 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) This allows you to take pictures o f a person and t he background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T ech nique for Night Portrait Mode • Since t he s hutter speed be comes slow er , we recommend using a t ripod and the self -timer for taking pictures. • When [NI GHT PORTRAIT] is select ed, k eep t[...]

103 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: ¿ T aking Pictures that match the Sc ene being recorded ( : Scene Mode) When you select a Scene Mode to match the subject and recording situation, the camera sets the optimal exposur e and hue to obtain the desired picture. Set the mode dial to [ ]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e Scene M[...]

VQT2 S30 104 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Select this when you want to t ake pictures at a wedding reception, an indoor party etc. This allows you to take pict ures of people and the background with near real-life brightness. ∫ T ech nique for Party M ode • Open t he fl ash. ( Y ou can se t to [ ] or [ ].) • We rec ommend using a tr ipo d [...]

105 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Select this when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a ca t. Y ou can set your pet’s birthday and name. Y ou c an select to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on the recor ded image using [TE XT ST AMP] (P150). For inform ation about [AGE] o r [NAME], refer [...]

VQT2 S30 106 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode: T aking Pic tures while Adjus ting Color ( : My Color Mode) Y ou can take pictures with a desired ef fect by previewing the subject on t he LCD monitor or viewfinder (Live View) and setting the desired ef fect. Set the mode dial to [ ]. T ouch [ 2 ]/[ 1 ] to select an item. ¢ For [C USTOM] s[...]

107 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Note • During Motion Picture Recording, settings for My Color Mode a re used. • My Color setti ngs are memorized ev en if the camera is tur ned off . • Auto Brac k et cannot be us ed in My Color Mode. • ISO sensitivity wil l be fixed to [ AUTO]. • [I.EXP OSURE ], [CO LOR SP A CE] c an be se t o[...]

VQT2 S30 108 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode : Registering Person al Menu Settings (Registering custo m settings) It is possible t o register up to 3 sets of current cam era settings as custom sets. • Set to t he mode dial to the des ired mode and sele ct the desire d menu settings in advance. Select [CUST . SET MEM .] in the [CUSTO M][...]

109 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC ] M o d e : T aking Pictures in Custom Mode Y ou can select one of your own custom settings sav ed with [CUST . SET MEM.] to suit the picture-taking conditions. Initial setting of the Program AE Mode is registered as the c ustom settings initially . Set the mode dial to [ ]. A Display custom setting[...]

VQT2 S30 110 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) [REC] Mode: Advanced (Recordi ng pictures) Recording Motion Picture Y ou can record motion pictures in high-definition format com pliant with the A VCHD standard or in M otion JPEG format . Sound is recorded in mono. Audio can also be recorded in stereo when the stereo microphone (DMW-MS1; optional) is m[...]

111 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ About the Focus Mode settings Focusing changes depending on the F ocus Mode setting and the [CONTINUOUS AF] setting (P135) in the [MOTION PICTURE] M ode menu. • Depending on the record ing con ditions or le ns used, ope rationa l sound may be rec or ded when the Auto Focus is operate d while record[...]

VQT2 S30 112 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • The operationa l sound of the zoom o r button o perati on may be recor ded when i t is o perated during the r ecording of a mo tion pic ture. • Audio will not be re corded fo r 0.5 seco nds af ter it st art s recordin g if the motio n picture bu tton is kept pressed. Release the mot ion pict ure bu[...]

113 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ Scene detecti on When the cam era identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue fo r 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if no ne of the scene s are applica ble, and the st andard se tt ings are se t. • When [ ] is select[...]

VQT2 S30 114 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Press 3 / 4 to select [REC QUALITY] and then press 1 . Press 3 / 4 to select the item and the n press [MENU /SET]. When [A V CHD Lite] is selected in step 2 ¢ 1 What is bit rate This is the volume of dat a f or definite period of t ime, and the quali ty becomes higher when the number gets bigger . This [...]

115 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Note • The motion pic ture recording may stop in the middle when any of the follo wing c ards are used. – Cards on which rec ord ing and deletin g have been repe ate d many times – Cards which hav e been formatt ed using a PC or other eq uipment Before t aking pictures, for mat (P39) the card in th[...]

VQT2 S30 116 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Rot a te the r ea r dial to ch ange the set tings. Press the mo tion picture butto n to st art the reco rding. Sto p the recording by pressing th e motion picture button again. • If the ca rd bec omes full in the middl e of recordin g, the camera stop s recor ding automaticall y . • Y ou can also sta[...]

117 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC] Mode: T aking a Picture with Face Recog nition Function Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and prioritizes focus and exposure aut omatically . Ev en if the person is locat ed towards the back or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still [...]

VQT2 S30 118 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Y ou can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 people. Registration can be facilitated by t aking multiple face images of each person. (up to 3 pictures/registration) Face Setti ngs ∫ Point of recording when registering the face images • Face fron t with eyes ope[...]

119 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Select [F ACE RECOG .] on th e [REC] Mode menu a nd then pr ess 1 . (P32) Press 3 / 4 to selec t [MEMOR Y ] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e Face Recognitio n frame that is not regis tered, and then pr ess [MENU/SET]. T ake the pictu re adjusti ng the face with the guide. ?[...]

VQT2 S30 120 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Select item to edit with 3 / 4 , a nd then p ress 1 . • Y ou can regis te r up to 3 face image s. Press the shu tter button halfway to close the menu. ∫ About the inform ation • When [D IS PLA Y] is pressed on the re cording scree n describe d in s tep 4 on P1 19, an explan ation appears for taki n[...]

121 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) Y ou can m odify the pictures or information of an a lready registered per son. Y ou can also delete the information of the registered person. 1 Select [F ACE RECOG .] from the [REC] Mode menu, and then press 1 . ( P32) 2 Press 4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET]. 3 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th[...]

VQT2 S30 122 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) When [AUTO REG IST RA TION] is set to [ON], t he registration screen will display automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a high number of appearances. • Regist rat ion screen is displa yed af ter approxim at ely 3 pictures . (It is not count ed when Burst Mode , Auto Brack et, Whi te B[...]

123 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) [REC ] M o d e : Useful Functions at T ravel Destinations For details on th e [SETUP] m enu settings, refer to P 32. If you set the departure date or the t ravel destination of the vacation in advance, the number of days t hat have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) is reco[...]

VQT2 S30 124 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) ∫ Canceling the travel date The travel date is automatically canceled if the c urrent date is after the return date. If you want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, select [OFF] on the screen shown in step 3 or 7 and then press [MENU/ SET] twice. If the [TRA VEL SETUP] is set to [[...]

125 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) For details on th e [SETUP] m enu settings, refer to P 32. Y ou can display the local times a t the travel destinations and reco rd them on the pictures you take. • Select [CLOCK SET] to set t he curr ent date and ti me in adv ance. (P30 ) Note • Retu rn the settin g to [ HOME] when t he v acati on i[...]

VQT2 S30 126 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Using the [REC] Mode Menu • [METER ING MODE], [I.EXP OSUR E], [ EX. OPT . ZOO M], a nd [DIG IT AL ZO OM] ar e comm on to both th e [REC] Mode menu and [ MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Chang ing t hese settin gs in one of the se menus is refl ected in oth er menu. For det ails on [RE C] Mode m enu set tings[...]

127 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) ∫ When the aspect ratio i s [ W ]. ∫ When the aspect ratio i s [ ]. Note • If you set [EX . OPT . ZOOM] (P132) to [ON], [ ] is disp layed on the scr een when the pictu re size is set to a s ize other than the ma ximum pic ture si ze for ea ch aspec t ratio . “EZ” is an abbrevia tion of “Exte [...]

VQT2 S30 128 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Note • Refer to P2 01 for informatio n about the numb er of recorda ble pictures. • Y ou can enj oy more advanced pic ture editin g if you use RA W file s. Y ou can save RA W files in a file fo rmat (JPEG , TIFF e tc.) th at can be d isplayed on your PC et c., develo p them an d edit them using t he [...]

129 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) For det ail s on [R EC ] Mode menu setti ngs, ref e r to P32. Using one of these modes, jitter during picture taking is detected, and t he camera automatically compensates the jitter , enabling jitter-free images to be taken. Applicable modes: Note ¢ This can be selecte d only when using a lens with out[...]

VQT2 S30 130 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) For det ails on [RE C] Mode m enu set tings, refer to P32. When the flash is used with t he Red-Eye Reduction ( [ ], [ ], [ ] ) selected, it will automatically detect a nd correct the r ed-eye in the im age data. Applicable modes: [OFF]/ [ON] Note • It may not be able to correc t the red-eye de pending[...]

131 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) For det ail s on [R EC ] Mode menu setti ngs, ref e r to P32. Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatic all y when there is a big dif ference in brightness between the background and su bject, to bring the ima ge close to how you see. Applicable modes: [OFF]/[LOW]/[ST AN DARD]/[HIGH] Note • Even[...]

VQT2 S30 132 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) For det ails on [RE C] Mode m enu set tings, refer to P32. The camera automatically removes no ise that appears when the shutter s peed becomes slower to take pictures of night scenery et c. so you c an take beautiful pictures. Applicable modes: [OFF]/ [ON] Note • If you set [O N], the co unt down sc r[...]

133 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) For det ail s on [R EC ] Mode menu setti ngs, ref e r to P32. Y ou can s et the compensation range of the exposure and the brack et order . Applicable modes: Note • Refer to P 7 5 fo r deta ils. For det ail s on [R EC ] Mode menu setti ngs, ref e r to P32. Y ou can s et the time for the self-timer . Ap[...]

VQT2 S30 134 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) For det ails on [RE C] Mode m enu set tings, refer to P32. Audio can be recorded simultaneously with the im age. Y ou can record the convers ation during the shooting or the si tuation as a memo. Applicable modes: • If you pres s [MENU/SET] duri ng aud io recording , the audio record ing is canceled . [...]

135 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) For det ail s on [MO TION PICTURE] Mod e menu setting s, refer t o P32. This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures. Applicable modes: ∫ When [RE C MODE] is [ [A V CHD Lite]]. [] / [] / [] ∫ When [RE C MODE] i s [ [MOTION JPEG]]. [] / [ ] / [] / [ ] Note • Refer to P 1 13 for details . For [...]

VQT2 S30 136 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Perform these settings if you need to. Using the [CUSTOM] Menu • In the Inte llige nt auto mode, only [GUIDE LINE], [LCD INFO.DISP .] and [REMAI NI NG DISP .] can be set. For details o n how to select the [CUSTOM] menu settings, refer to P32. • Refer to P1 08 for details . • When set to [ FOCUS ARE[...]

137 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • If ther e are any white saturat ed areas, we recommend compensating the ex posure t owards negativ e (P72) referring t o the histogram (P 65) and then t ak ing the pict ure aga in. I t may res ult in a b etter quality p icture. • There may be whit e saturat ed are as if the dis tance between th e c[...]

VQT2 S30 138 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Note • The battery will be consumed faster th an usual. • Press the shutter bu tton half wa y again when it is dif ficult t o focus on the subj ect. • When [PRE AF] is set to [ ], it may t ake time to foc us on the subject if you rotat e the zoom ring f r om Wide to T ele or suddenly change th e su[...]

139 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • Refer to P 8 3 fo r deta ils. • Refer to P 8 3 fo r deta ils. • Set to [ON] to disp lay the [EXP O.METE R] wh en cor rectin g expo sure, perfor ming progra m shift, setting apertu re, an d settin g shutte r s peed. • Unsuit able areas of th e range are di sp layed in red. • The Exposure Meter[...]

VQT2 S30 140 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Setting items for each [REC] Mo de • Y ou cannot switch betwe en LCD monit or and viewfi nder by pre ssing [L VF/LCD] whe n it is set to [SWIT CH BY PRES SI NG THE L VF/LC D BUTTO N]. • [EXPO . SETTINGS] is di s abled when you set [L VF/LCD AUTO] to [ OFF]. • Refer to P 64 for detail s. • Refer t[...]

141 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • LCD moni tor display and v iewfinder display can be s witched ma nually by pressin g [L VF/LCD]. (P42) • The recordin g area indicated is a guid e line. [L VF/LCD AUTO] It will switch automatically to viewfi nder display when an eye or object gets near the viewfi nder usi ng an eye sensor . It will[...]

VQT2 S30 142 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) • It wil l display dial op eration guide to t he screen that is possible to perfo rm Exp osure C ompen sation , Prog ram S hift, ape rture setting , or shutt er speed set ting when set to [O N]. A Dial operation gu ide • Imaging de vice and image proc essing is optimiz ed when the camera is purc ha s[...]

143 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Recor ding pictures ) • When using a Leica lens mount ada ptor (DMW -MA 2M, DMW-MA3R; optional ), set it to [O N]. [SHOOT W/O LENS] It is possible to setup so t he shutter will not operate when the re is no lens on t he unit. [OFF]: Y ou cannot press the shutter button when a lens is no t attached to the camera body or is n[...]

VQT2 S30 144 Advanced (Recor ding picture s) Entering T e xt It is possible to ent er babies’ and pets’ names and the names of travel destinations when recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered.) Display the entry scr ee n and pre ss 4 to mov e to the character select ion section. • Y ou can display the entry scr een[...]

145 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Advanced (P layback) Playing Back Mo tion Pictures/Pictures wit h Audio • This unit was desi gned to play motio n pictures and s till pictures wi th audio using the QuickT ime Motion JPEG and A VCHD Lite format s that wer e taken with this mo del (only). • Only [A VCHD Lite] motion pic tures recor ded wit h thi[...]

VQT2 S30 146 Advanced (Pl ayback) Note • Sound c an be heard th rough th e speaker . Refer to [V OLUME] (P35) f or informat ion about how to adju st the volum e in th e [SET UP] me nu. • Pictu res with audio re corded with ot he r equipment may not playback on thi s unit. [PLA YBACK] Mode: ¸ Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Y ou c[...]

147 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Using the [PLA YBACK] Mode Menu Y ou can us e various functions in Playback Mode to rotate pictures, set protection for them etc. • With [T EXT ST AMP], [RESIZ E], [C ROPPI NG] o r [ASP ECT C ONV .], a ne w edi ted pic ture i s create d. A new pictu r e ca nnot be crea ted if there is no free spac e on the card s[...]

VQT2 S30 148 Advanced (Pl ayback) ∫ Changing the slide show settings Y ou can change the setting s for slide show playbac k by select ing [EFFECT] or [SETUP] on the slide show menu screen. [EFF ECT] This allows you to select the sc reen effects when switching from one picture to t he next. [NA TURAL], [SLOW], [SW ING], [URBAN], [OFF] , [AUTO] •[...]

149 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) When [C A TEGO R Y PLA Y] i s selected in step 2 Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select th e category an d then press [MENU/SET] to set. • If a pictur e is found in a cate gory , the category icon turns blue. • It may t ake time to search the pic ture files if ther e are a lot on the card. • If you press [ ‚ ] while[...]

VQT2 S30 150 Advanced (Pl ayback) Enter the t ext. (P144) Press [ ‚ ] to ret urn to the menu screen. ¢ ¢ The menu scre en is automatically re stored when [MUL TI] is selected. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close the menu. Note • T o delete the tit le, era se all t he text in the text in put scre en. • T ext can be scrolled if all of the register[...]

151 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press 3 / 4 to select text st amp items , and then pr ess 1 . Press 3 / 4 to select the settin gs, and then pr ess [MENU/SET]. Select the pic ture, and then press [MENU/SET] to set. • [ ‘ ] appe ars on screen if the pi cture is st amped with text. [MUL TI] setting Press [DISPL A Y] to set (repeat) , and then pr[...]

VQT2 S30 152 Advanced (Pl ayback) Press [MENU/SET]. • If you set [T EXT S T AMP] for a pic ture with a pict ure size larg er than [ S], t he p ictu re si ze will become smaller as shown below . • When select ing [ ] or [ ], press 3 to s elect [YE S] fo r s tamp ing [ AGE] , and the n press [MEN U/ SE T] and proc ee d to step 7 . Press 3 to sele[...]

153 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Recorded motion picture can be divide d in two. It is recommended for when you want to divide a p art you need with a p art you do not need. Motion picture befor e the div iding w ill be delete d. Select [VIDEO DIVIDE] on the [PLA YB ACK] Mode menu. (P32) Press [ ‚ ] to return to th e menu scree n. • Press [M E[...]

VQT2 S30 154 Advanced (Pl ayback) T o allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of pixels) is reduced . Select [RESIZE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P32) Press 3 to select [YES] an d then press [MENU/SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to ret urn to the menu screen. ¢ ¢ The menu screen is automatically restored when [MUL [...]

155 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can enlarge and then clip the im portant part of the recorded pict ure. Select [CROPPING] on the [P LA YBACK] Mode menu. (P32 ) Press [MENU/SET]. Press 3 to select [Y ES] and then pres s [MENU/SET]. Press [ ‚ ] to return to th e menu scree n. • Press [M E N U /S ET ] t o cl os e th e menu . Note • Depend[...]

VQT2 S30 156 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can convert pictures taken with a [ W ] aspect ratio to a [ Y ], a [ X ] or a [ ] aspect ratio. Select [ASPECT CONV .] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P32) Press [ ‚ ] to ret urn to the menu screen. • Press [MENU/S ET] to close the menu. Note • Aft er converti ng the aspec t ratio, t he picture siz e may [...]

157 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) This mode allows you to automat ically display pictures vertically if they were recorded holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 o steps. Select [ROT A TE] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P32) • The [R OT A TE] functi on is disab led whe n [ROT A TE DISP .] is se t to [O FF]. Press 2 / 1 to[...]

VQT2 S30 158 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can do the following if a mar k has been added to pictures and they have been set as favor ites. • Play back the pictur es set as fav orites only a s a slide show . • Play back only the pict ures set a s favorites. ([F A VORITE PLA Y]) • Delete all t he pic tures not se t as favorites . ([ALL DELETE EXCE[...]

159 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) 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 pict ures when using a DPOF compat ible photo printe r or photo printing store. For details, ask at your photo prin[...]

VQT2 S30 160 Advanced (Pl ayback) Note • The numbe r of print s can be set from 0 to 999 . • With a print er support ing Pi ctBridge, the d ate prin t settin gs of t he print er may take precedence so check if this is the case. • It may not be po ssible t o use t he pr int se tting s with o ther equ ipmen t. I n this case, c ance l all t he s[...]

161 VQT2 S30 Advanced (Pl ayback) Y ou can c lear and replace all informat ion relating to Face Recognition in selected ima ges. Select [F ACE REC EDIT] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P3 2) Note • Cleared info rmation re gard ing the [F ACE RECOG .] cannot be restored. • When all Face Recogniti on information in a pict ure has bee n canceled, t[...]

VQT2 S30 162 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to other equ ipment Playing Back Pic tures on a TV Scr een 1 Y ellow: to the video input socket 2 White: to the audio input socket A Align t he marks, and ins ert. B A V cable (s upplied) • Check the dir ections of the c onnecto rs, and plug them s traight in or unp lug t hem straigh t out . ([...]

163 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment The recorded still pictures can be played back on a TV with an SD Memory Card slot. Note • Depending on t he TV model, pi ctures may not be displ ayed on the f ull screen. • Motion p ictures recorded with [A VCHD Lite] can b e played b ack on Pana sonic TVs (VIERA) with the A VCHD logo mark. In all ot[...]

VQT2 S30 164 Connecting to other equipment Note • Depending on the [ASPECT RA TIO] , bands may be d isplayed o n the t op and b ottom or the lef t and right of the pictur es . • Do not use any other cables exc ept a g enuine Pan asonic HDMI mini cab le (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optiona l). Part numbe rs: RP-CDHM15 (1. 5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 ( 3.[...]

165 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment Connect this un it to a Pan asonic T V com p atible with VIERA Link with a HDMI mini c able (optional ) (P163). T urn the camer a on and th en press [ ( ]. Operate with the rem ote control for the TV . Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link ¢ The shape of the remote cont rol varies depen ding on the reg[...]

VQT2 S30 166 Connecting to other equipment ∫ Usabl e functi ons Operate with the remote control for the T V . Note • Operat ion icons are hidde n by pressing [ RE T URN], or if no operatio n is performed for a while when the ope ration icon s are displayed. Op erat ion icons are dis played when one of the foll owing button s is pressed whil e t[...]

167 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment ∫ Other lin k ed operatio ns T u rning the po wer off: If you use the remote control for the TV to t urn off the power , the power on this unit also turns off. (When connecting the uni t to a PC with a USB cable, t he power will not turn of f.) Automatic input switching: • If you conn ec t with a HDMI[...]

VQT2 S30 168 Connecting to other equipment Saving the Recorde d Still Pictures and Motion Pictures Methods to export still pictures and mot ion pictures to other devices will vary depending on the file format. (JPEG , RA W , A VCHD Lite, or Motion JPEG). Here are a few suggestions. File formats t hat can be used: [A VCHD Lite], [Motion JPEG] Copy i[...]

169 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment File formats that can be used: [ JPEG], [RAW]/[A VCHD Lite], [Motion JPEG] It is possible to acquire still pictures and motion pictures recorded in [A VC HD Lite] or [MOTION JP EG] formats, or cr eate conventional standard quality DVD vi deo from the motion picture t hat was recorded a s [A VCHD Lite], us[...]

VQT2 S30 170 Connecting to other equipment Connecting to a PC Y ou can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC. • Some PCs can read directly from t he card removed f rom the camera. F or details, refer to the oper ati ng instruc t ions of your PC . • If the computer being used does not supp ort SDXC Memor y Cards, [...]

171 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment Connect the ca mera to a PC via the USB co nnection cab le A (supplied) . • Do not use any ot he r USB connection cab les except the su pplied one. Use of cables other than the supplied USB connec tion cable may c ause malfunction. Press 3 / 4 to select [PC], and the n press [MENU/SET]. • If [USB MODE[...]

VQT2 S30 172 Connecting to other equipment Using a drag-a nd-drop operation , move the pictures y ou want to acquire or the folder sto ring those pictu res to an y different folde r on the PC. ∫ Disconnecting th e USB connection cable safely • Procee d with the hardware r emov al us ing “Safely Remov e Hard ware” on the t ask tray of the PC[...]

173 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment Printing the Pictures If you connect the camera to a printer supportin g PictBridge, you can select the pictures to be printed out and instruct that printi ng be started on the camera’ s LCD monitor . • Some printers can print directly from t he card removed from th e ca mera. For details , refer to t[...]

VQT2 S30 174 Connecting to other equipment ¢ Only when [F A VORI TE ] is at [ON] and when ther e are pi ctures set as favorite s. (P158) Selecting a s ingle pi cture and printin g it Press 2 / 1 to s ele ct the p ictu re an d the n pr ess [MENU/SET]. • The message disa ppears in abou t 2 seconds. Press 3 to select [PRINT ST ART] and th en press [...]

175 VQT2 S30 Connecting to other equi pment Select and set the items b oth on the screen in step 2 of the “Selecting a si ngle picture an d printing it” and in step 3 of the “Selecting multi ple pictures and p rinting them” procedures. • When you want to pr int pictur es on a pape r size or a layout which is not supp orted by th e camera,[...]

VQT2 S30 176 Connecting to other equipment • Paper size s not support ed by the printer will not be di splayed. • An item ca nnot be selected if the printer do es not support the page lay o ut. ∫ Lay o ut p r in ting When printing a picture several times on 1 sheet of paper For example, if you want to print t he same picture 4 times on 1 shee[...]

177 VQT2 S30 Others Others Using an External Flash (optional) After attaching t he external flash, the e ffective range wil l be increased when compared to the camera’s built in flash. Preparations: • T urn of f the camer a and c lose the buil t-in flash . ∫ Using the dedicated flash (DMW-FL220; optional) Att ach the ded icated fl ash to the [...]

VQT2 S30 178 Others • When att aching the external fla sh, the bui lt- in flash can not be acti va ted. • Do not open t he bui lt-in fla sh when an externa l flash is at t ached. • The camera will be co me unstable whe n attachin g th e external flash, it is recommended to us e a trip od when taking pictur e. • T urn of f the camera when re[...]

179 VQT2 S30 Others Using the Remote Shutter (o ptional) If you use the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1; op tional), you can avoid j i tter (c amera shake) when using a t ripod and you can k eep the shutter presse d fully when taking pictures with [B] (Bulb) or Burst Mode. T he remote shutter works similar t o the shutter b utton on the camera . Firmly co[...]

VQT2 S30 180 Others Using the External Microphone (option al) If you use the stereo microphone (DMW-MS1; optional ), you can swit ch to either stereo or monaural sound r ecording. It is also poss ible to reduce the w ind noise efficiently by switching the [W IND CUT OFF/ ON] swi tch to [ ON]. Preparations: T urn off the camera and close the built-i[...]

181 VQT2 S30 Others Using the AC Adaptor Y ou can us e the camera witho ut worrying about battery discharge when it is connected to a PC or a printer if you use the DC cable (DMW -DCC3; optional) to connect the camera to the battery charger/AC adaptor and c onnect the AC c able. • Check t hat the c amera is t urned of f. • Close the flash. Conn[...]

VQT2 S30 182 Others LCD Monitor Display /Viewfinder Display • The follo w ing images are examples of when the dis p lay screen is set to [ ] (LCD monitor style) in the LCD monitor . ∫ In rec ording Recordi ng in Program AE Mod e [ ] (Ini ti al setti ng) 1 Flash Mode (P66) 2 Film Mode (P91) 3 Optical Image S tabilizer (P129)/ : Jitter alert (P53[...]

183 VQT2 S30 Others ∫ In recording (af ter settings) 28 Flash output adjustment (P70) 29 2nd curtain synchro (P71) 30 Audio rec ording (P134) 31 Extended O ptical Zoom (when rec ording motion pictu res) (P55, 132) 32 Extended O ptical Zoom (when taking s till pictures) (P55, 132) 33 Histogram ( P65) 34 Travel date (P123) AF tracking operation (P4[...]

VQT2 S30 184 Others ∫ In playback 1 Playback Mode (P57) 2 Film Mode (P91) 3 Protected picture (P160) 4 Number of prints (P159) 5 Picture size (P126) REC MODE (when recording motion pictures) (P1 13)/ : Recor ding quality (P1 13) 6 Quality (P127) 7 Intelligent Exposure (P131) 8 Intelligent Resolution (P130) 9 Battery indication (P25) 10 Picture nu[...]

185 VQT2 S30 Others Cautions for Use T ake care not to drop or knock the unit or put a lot of pressure on it. • T ake care not to knoc k or drop the bag/c ase that yo u inserted the c amera in as the sho ck may cause damage to the camera , len s or LCD monito r . • Do not use a p aper bag as it can eas ily rip causing the camera to fall and be [...]

VQT2 S30 186 Others ∫ About dirt on the image sensor This camer a features an interchangeable lens system so dirt may get inside the ca mera body when changing lenses. Depending on the recording co nditions, dirt on the image sensor may appear on the recorded picture. Do not change lenses where there is a lot of dust, and al ways attach t he body[...]

187 VQT2 S30 Others • Do not press t he lens with excessive f orce. • Do not lea ve the camer a with the l ens facing the sun a s rays of light from the sun may ca use it to malfunct ion. Also, be c areful when placing the camera out side or near a windo w . • When there is dirt (water , oil, and fingerpr ints, etc .) on the surf ac e of the [...]

VQT2 S30 188 Others Do not leave the card where the temperature is high, where el ectromagneti c waves or stati c electricity are easily generated or exposed to direct sunlight. Do not bend or dr op t he card. • The card may be damaged or the reco rded conte nt may be damaged or delet ed. • Put t he car d in the card case o r the s torage bag a[...]

189 VQT2 S30 Others • Recorded data may be damage d or lost if the came ra bre aks down due to inap propriate handli ng. Panasonic will not be liab le for any damage suf fered due t o loss of recorded da ta. • When you use a tr ipod, make s ure the tripod is st able when this unit is attac hed to it. • Y ou may not be able t o remove the card[...]

VQT2 S30 190 Others [NO ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS CAN BE MADE] • The number of pi c tures, which can be set at one ti me when [MUL TI] has been selec ted for [DELETE MUL TI] (P 61), [F A VOR IT E] ( P158), [TITLE E DIT] ( P1 49), [TEXT ST AMP] (P15 0) o r [RESIZE] (P154 ) has been excee ded. > Reduce t he numb er of pictu res set, and t hen repeat[...]

191 VQT2 S30 Others [MOTION RECORDING W AS CANCELLED DUE TO THE L IMIT A TION OF T HE WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD] • Use a card with SD S peed Class ¢ with “Class 4” or higher when recordin g motion pict ures in [A VCHD Lite]. Also, use a card with SD S peed Cl ass with “Class 6” or higher when record ing motion pic tures in [ MOTION JPEG][...]

VQT2 S30 192 Others T roublesh ooting First, try out the following procedures (P 192–200). • The bat te ry is not insert ed correctl y . (P28) • The bat te ry is exhaus ted . • Charge t he batt ery . • AC a daptor is not connected properly . (P181) • Is the display set t o viewfi nder? > Press [L V F/LCD] butto n to s witch t o LCD m[...]

193 VQT2 S30 Others • Is the subj ect foc used? > [FOCUS PRIORITY] is set to [ON] at th e time o f purcha se , and so y ou ca nnot t ake p ict ur es until the subje ct is in focus. If you want to be able to t ake a pictu re when you pres s the shutte r butto n full y ev en if th e sub ject is not fo cused, set [FO CUS PRIO RITY] in the [CUSTOM[...]

VQT2 S30 194 Others • Is the ISO s ensitivit y high or the shutter speed slo w? (ISO sens it ivity is set to [AUTO] when the c amer a is shipped . T here fore, when t a king pict ures indoors etc. n oise will app ear .) > Decrea se the ISO s ensitiv ity . (P 89) > Increase the set ting fo r [NOISE REDUCTION] in [ FILM MODE] or lower t he se[...]

195 VQT2 S30 Others • Use a card with SD S pee d Class ¢ with “ Cl as s 4” or hig h er whe n re c o rd i n g m o tion pi c t ur e s in [A VCHD Lite ]. Also, use a c ard with SD S peed Class with “Cla ss 6” or higher when rec ord ing motion pi c tures in [ MOTION JPEG ]. ¢ SD S peed Class is t he s peed standa rd regardi ng c ontinuous w[...]

VQT2 S30 196 Others • Is the flas h clos ed? > Slide the [ OPEN] lever to open the flas h . (P66) • The fla sh is activate d 2 times. The interv al betw e en the first and second fla sh is longer when Red-Eye Reduc tion (P68) is set so the subject shou ld not move unt il th e second fl as h is acti vated. • The LCD monit or turns of f when[...]

197 VQT2 S30 Others • This is a charac t eristic of the driv e system of the viewfinder of th is unit, and it is not a malfunctio n. There will be no proble m with the recorded ima ge. • Y ou can display th e pictures with out being ro t ate d when [ ROT A T E DISP .] (P157) is set to [OFF]. • Y ou can rot ate pic tures with the [ ROT A TE] f[...]

VQT2 S30 198 Others • Is it a picture t ha t has be en record ed wit h other e quipment? I n such c as es, thes e pictur es may be displa ye d with a deteriora ted picture qua lit y . • When Digit al Red-Eye Corre ction ( [] , [] , [] ) is in ope rati on, if you tak e a pic ture of subj ect with red color surrounded by a s kin tone color , that[...]

199 VQT2 S30 Others • Is the camer a connected to the PC correct ly? • Is the camer a recogniz ed by the PC correc tly? > Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P37, 171) > Disconnect th e USB connec tio n ca ble. Conne ct it again whil e the card is inserte d in the camera. > Check if your PC is comp atible with SDXC memory cards. http:// pana s[...]

VQT2 S30 200 Others • Is [AF ASSI ST LAM P ] on th e [C US TOM ] men u set to [ON ]? ( P 13 8 ) • The AF Ass ist La mp doe s no t tur n o n in br i g ht plac es . • The surfa ce of the camera and the reverse side of the LCD monitor may become warm during use. This does not af fect the per formance or quality of t he c amera. • If you do not[...]

201 VQT2 S30 Others Others Number of Recordable Pic tures and A vailable Recording Time • The number of recordabl e pictures and t he avai lable recording time are an approximatio n. (These va ry depending on the recordi ng condi tions and th e type of card. ) • The number of recordabl e pictures and t he avail able recordin g time v aries d ep[...]

VQT2 S30 202 Others Aspect ratio X Y Pict ur e size (3M) (10.5M) Qualit y A › A › Card 256 MB 100 200 14 15 38 77 12 14 512 MB 200 400 28 30 77 1 50 24 29 1G B 400 800 57 61 155 310 50 60 2G B 820 161 0 1 15 125 3 10 620 100 1 20 4G B 1620 317 0 220 240 6 20 1220 200 240 6G B 2470 482 0 340 370 9 40 1870 300 360 8G B 3310 646 0 460 500 1 270 25[...]

203 VQT2 S30 Others Aspect ratio W Picture s ize (9M) (4.5 M) Quality A › A › Card 256 MB 43 86 14 17 73 145 16 19 512 MB 86 170 29 35 145 290 33 38 1G B 17 5 340 58 70 29 0 580 68 77 2G B 35 0 700 115 140 60 0 1 180 135 155 4G B 70 0 1380 23 0 28 0 1180 231 0 270 300 6G B 10 60 2100 35 0 43 0 179 0 352 0 410 460 8G B 14 20 2820 48 0 57 0 240 0[...]

VQT2 S30 204 Others Aspect ratio Pict ur e size (4.5M) (2M) Qualit y A › A › Card 256 MB 85 165 16 19 2 10 3 90 19 20 512 MB 170 330 34 37 410 790 38 40 1G B 340 670 68 76 830 1 580 77 81 2G B 690 1360 135 150 1650 3070 155 165 4G B 1360 268 0 270 300 3 260 6030 300 320 6G B 2080 407 0 410 460 4 950 9170 470 490 8G B 2780 545 0 550 610 6 630 12[...]

205 VQT2 S30 Others ∫ Avai lable recording time (when reco rding motion pictures) • Motion pi c ture recor ded c ontinuously in [MOTION JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only the max i mum recorda ble time for 2 GB is displayed on the s creen. • Maximum time to recor d motion pictu res continu ously with [ A VCHD Lite ] i s 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds. [...]

VQT2 S30 206 Others Specifications Digit al Camera Body (DMC-G2): Inform ation for your safety Power Source: DC 9.3 V Power C onsumpt ion: 2.6 W (W hen recording with LCD Monitor) (When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is used) 1.6 W (W hen playing back with LCD Monitor) (When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC[...]

207 VQT2 S30 Others Expos ure (AE ): Pr ogram AE (P)/A perture-priority AE (A) /Shutter-priority AE (S) / Manual Exposure (M)/A UTO Exposure Compensation (1/3 EV S tep, j 3E V t o i 3E V ) Metering Mode : Multiple/Center weighted/Spot LCD monitor: 3.0 q TFT LCD (Approx. 460,000 dots) (field of v iew ratio about 100%) T ouc h panel Viewfinder: Color[...]

VQT2 S30 208 Others Recording file format St ill Pict ure: JPEG (ba sed on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF cor responding Pictur e s wit h audio: JPEG (ba sed on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based on “Exif 2.21” s tandard) r “Qui ckT ime” Motion picture s with audio: A V CHD Lit[...]

209 VQT2 S30 Others Interchangeable Lens (H-FS 014042) “LUMIX G V ARIO 14 – 42 mm/F 3 .5 – 5.6 ASPH./MEG A O.I.S. ” Focal l ength: f=14 mm to 42 m m (35 mm film camer a equivalent: 28 m m to 84 mm) Aperture type: 7 leaf shutters/i ris diaphragm/circular diaphragm Aperture range: F3.5 (Wide) to F5.6 (T ele) Minimum apertu re value: F22 Lens [...]

VQT2 S30 210 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory System Shoulder Strap DMW-SSTL1 DMW-SSTG1 DMW-SSTG2 DMW-SSTG3 DMW-BAG1 Soft Bag DMW-BAL1 Leather Bag DMW-DCC3 DC Cable Accessory# Description Figure DMW-FL220 DMW-FL360 DMW-FL500 H-H020 H-FS014045 H-FS045200 H-VS014140 H-F007014 H-ES045 Flash DMW-BLB13PP Lithum Ion Battery Interchangeable Lens DM[...]

211 VQT2 S30 Others Product nu mbers correct as of March 2010. These may be subject to change. ¢ 1 W e recommen d to use these f ilters for the le ns included in DMC-G2K . If you ar e us ing other lens es , please use t he filte rs compati ble with that le ns. ¢ 2 When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is used ¢ 3 Use if the[...]

VQT2 S30 212 Others Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Ric o Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Deal er for mor e information about a ccessories. TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE AT 1-800[...]

213 VQT2 S30 Others Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consum er Electronics Com p any , Division of P anasonic Corporation of N orth America One Panaso nic W ay , Secau cus, New Jersey 0709 4 Panasonic Digital Still Camera Product s Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico O nly) If yo ur pro[...]

VQT2 S30 214 Others Mail -In Serv ice For assis t ance in the U.S.A. and Pu ert o Rico in obt aini ng repa irs, pleas e ship the produc t prepa i d to : Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McV ay Dri ve Suite B McAlle n, TX 78503 p anacare @ us.panaso nic. com When sh ipping th e unit, carefu lly pa ck, incl ude all accessories , and send it p r[...]

215 VQT2 S30 Others As of November 200 9 Cu stom er Ser vic es Di rect ory (Unit ed S tate s an d Pue rto R ico ) Obtain Product Information and Operating Ass ist ance; locate your ne arest Dealer or Service Center; p urchase Part s and Accessori es; or m ake Cust omer Ser vice and Literature requests by v isiting our Web Site at: htt p:// www.pan [...]

Others VQT2 S30 216 Othe rs Index A AC Adaptor .................. .. .. ... 171, 17 3, 181 Access In dicati on ......... .... ... .... .. ...... .... .. . 29 Advanced Scene Mode ......................... 98 AF Assi st La mp ....... ...... ....... .... ...... .... . 138 AF Mode ........................................... ..... 78 AF Trac king ......[...]

Others 217 VQT2 S30 Focus Prio r ity ...... .. .... .. ..... .. .... .. ...... .... .. 138 Folder Com position ....... ....... ...... .... ...... 172 Folder Num ber ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... 39, 172 Formattin g ....... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ...... 39 G Guide Li ne ......... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... 65, 136 H HDMI[...]

Others VQT2 S30 218 Q Quality ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... . 127, 201 Quick A F ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... . 137 Quick M enu ........... .... ...... ....... .... ...... ..... 33 R RAW ..... .... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... .... ... 127 RAW i Fine ...... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ....[...]

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• G MICR O SYST EM i s a le ns ex ch an ge t ype di gi t a l ca mera sys te m of LU MIX b ased on a Mic ro Fo ur Thir ds Sy st em st anda rd. • Micro Four Thir ds™ and Micro Four Third s Logo marks are trademark s or register ed trade mark s of Olympus Imaging Corpor ation, in Ja pan, th e United S t ates, t he Europe an Union and other cou n[...]