Panasonic DMCGX1XK manual

Befor e connec ting, oper ating or adj usting th is prod uct, please read the instru ctions com pletely . More detailed instructions on the ope ration of this camera are contained in “Owner ’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-RO M. Inst al l it on your PC to read it. VQT3T96 PP For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, [...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 2 Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choosing P anasoni c! Y ou have purchased one of t he most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it will bri ng you and your f amily years of enjoyment. Please take time to fil l in the information on the below . The serial number is on the tag located[...]

3 (ENG) VQT3 T96 ∫ Product identif ication marking THE FOL LOWI NG AP PLIE S ON L Y IN TH E U. S.A. Product Location Digital Camera Bottom Batter y charger Bottom FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These li m i ts are designed to provide[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 4 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expos e to flam e. • Do not leave th e bat tery(ies) in an automobil e exposed to direct su nlig ht for a long period of time with doors and wind ows closed. ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion b attery pack) • Use t he speci fied uni t to r echa rge t [...]

5 (ENG) VQT3 T96 ∫ Ca uti ons f o r Us e • Do not use any ot her USB connection cabl es excep t the suppl ied one. • Always use a genuine Pana s onic HDMI mi ni cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; optional). Part number s: RP-CDHM15 (1 . 5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet) • Always use a gen uine Panasonic A V cable (DMW-A VC1; opti onal). [...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 6 Contents Infor m ation for Your Sa f ety ...... ........ ......... .. ........ .. ......... .......... ......... ........ .. ......... .. ........ ...2 Care of the camera ....... ........... ........ ........... ........ ......... ...... ........ ........... ........ ......... ...... .....7 Standard Access ories ..................[...]

7 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure. • The lens, LCD monitor , or external case may be d amaged if used in below conditi on s. It may also malfunct i on or ima ge may not be recorded . – If you drop or hit the c amera. – If you pre ss har d on the len s or th e LC D moni t or. This camera[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 8 St andard Accesso ries Check that all the ac cessories are s upplied before using the c amera. Product numbers correct as of October 201 1. These may be subject to change. 1 Digital Camera Body (This is referred to as camera bod y in this Owner ’s Manual.) 2 Interchangeable Lens “LUMIX G X V A RIO PZ 14–42 mm/ F3.5–5.6 ASP[...]

9 (ENG) VQT3 T96 ¢ 2 Supplied in DMC-GX1X on ly ¢ 3 Supplied in DMC-GX1K on ly ¢ 4 Supplied in DMC-GX1 only DMW-BLD10PP 12 13 14 15 VKF4970 VFC4765 VFF0866 16 17 18 DE-A93B K1HY08YY0017 DMC-GX1X 2 3 VYF3443 H-PS14042 4 VFC4605 5 VKF4385 67 8 9 VYC1009 VYF3201 VFC4315 H-FS014042 DMC-GX1K 3 10 VKF4385 DMC-GX1 4 11 VKF4385 1 2 DMC-GX1X&GX1K&[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 10 Names and Function s of Main Parts ∫ Camera body 1 Sensor 2 Self-timer indicator / AF Assist Lamp 3F l a s h 4 Lens fitting mark 5 Mount 6 Lens lock pin 7 Lens release button 8 Flash open button 9 Playback button 10 [AF/AE LOCK] button/ [Fn2] button 1 1 Rear dial 12 T ouch screen/LCD m onitor 13 [Fn1] button 14 [Q.MENU] button/[...]

11 (ENG) VQT3 T96 19 S t ereo microphone 20 Mode dial 21 Shutter button 22 Motion picture button 23 Focus dis tance reference mark 24 Hot shoe cover • Keep the Hot Shoe Cover out of reach of children to prevent swal lowing. 25 Camera O N/O F F switch 26 S tatus indi cator 27 Intelligent Auto button 28 Speaker • Do not cover t he speaker with yo[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 12 ∫ Lens H-PS14042 (LUMIX G X V ARIO PZ 14–42 mm/ F3.5–5.6 ASPH./POWER O .I.S.) H-FS014042 (LUM I X G V A R I O 1 4 – 42 mm/F 3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I .S.) 37 Lens surface 38 Zoom lever 39 Focus lever 40 Contact point 41 Lens fitting mark 42 T ele 43 Focus ring 44 Wide 45 Zoom ring 40 41 39 38 37 42 37 43 44 45 40 41 DMC-[...]

13 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Changing the Lens By changing the lens, you will increase your p icture taking-options and further your enjoyment of the camera. Change the lens using the following procedure. • Check that the camer a is turned of f. While pressing o n the le ns rele as e button B , rotate the lens tow ard the arrow until i t stops a nd then rem[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 14 Att a ching the Shoulder Strap • We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping. Pass the s houlder strap through the shoulder stra p eyelet on the c amera body . A : Shoulder strap eyelet Pass the e nd of the shoulder strap th rough the ring in the direction of the arrow a nd then p[...]

15 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Charging the Bat tery ∫ About ba tteries th a t you can u se with thi s unit The batt ery that can b e used with th is unit is DMW-BLD10PP. • The battery is no t charged when the c amera is shippe d. Charge the battery before use. • Charge the bat tery with the charger in door s. ∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator The [CHARGE][...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 16 Inserting and Remov ing the Card (optional)/ the Battery • Check t hat this unit is turned o ff. • We recomme nd us ing a Panasonic card. Slide the r elease le ver in the d irection of the arrow and open the card/ battery door . • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLD10PP) . • If you use othe r batteries, we can[...]

17 (ENG) VQT3 T96 About the Card The following cards which conform to the SD video standard can be used wi t h this unit. (These cards are indicated as card in the text.) ¢ SD S peed Cla ss is the speed stan dard regarding continuous writing . Check via t h e label on the card , etc. Note • Keep the Memor y Card out of reach of childr en to prev[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 18 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is n o t set when th e camera is shipped. T urn the camera on. • The stat us indicator 1 ligh t s when you turn this unit on. T ouch [CLOCK SET]. T ouch the item s you wis h to set (Y ear/Month/ Day/Hours/Min utes), and set us ing [ 3 ]/[ 4 ]. • Y ou can continue to switch the set t[...]

19 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Selecting the Recording Mode ∫ T o select a Re cording Mode w ith the mode d ial Select the mo de by rota ting the mode dial. • Rot ate the mode d ial slow ly to select th e desi red mod e A . ∫ T o select Intelligent Auto Mode Press [ ¦ ]. • [ ¦ ] butto n will light up when it is s witched to Inte lligent Auto Mode. •[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 20 ∫ Scene Mode ∫ Creative Control Mo de [PORTRAIT] This mode allows you to im prove the appearance of the persons concerned and make their skin tones look healthier . [SOFT SKIN] This mode enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer than with [POR TRAIT]. (It is effective when taking pictures of people from the ches[...]

21 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Applicable modes: T aking a S till picture Selecting the Recording Mode. Just by t ouching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture au toma tical ly . 1 T ouch [ ]. 2 T ouch [ ]. • Icon will change to [ ] , and t aking a picture with the T ouch Shut ter function bec ome s possible. 3 T o uch the su[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 22 T aking Pictures using the Au tomatic Function (Intelligent Au to Mode) In this mode, the camera makes the optimal settings for the subject and scene, so we recommend it when you wish to leave the settings to t he camera and record without thinking about them. Press [ ¦ ]. • [ ¦ ] button will light up wh en it is switche d to[...]

23 (ENG) VQT3 T96 The brightness and color optimally set by the ca mera can be easily matched t o your preferences. This mode is useful for those who would lik e the settings made by t he camera to match their preferences but do not like dealing wit h detailed settings. Press [MENU/SET] w hen in Intelligent Auto Mode. Pr ess 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 24 Applicable modes: T aking Pictures with Defocus Control Function Y ou can easily set the blurriness of t he background while chec king the screen. T ouch [ ]. T ouch [ ] to dis play the setting scree n. T ouch the slide b ar to set. • Setting c an als o be performed by rota ting the rear dial. Recording of p ictures or motion p[...]

25 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Applicable modes: Recording Motion Pictures S till pictures can be recorded even while re cording a motion picture. (simultaneous recording) • Screen he r e is an examp l e of whe n the Recordi n g Mode is set to [ ] (Program AE Mode). St art recording by pres sing the mot ion picture button. A Elapse d rec ording time B Avail a[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 26 Applicable modes: Compensating the Ex posure Use this function when you cannot ac hieve ap propriate exposure due to the diff erence in brightness between t he subject and the backg round. Look at t he following examples. Press the rear dial to switch to Exposur e Compe nsation ope r ation. Rot ate the rea r dial to compens a te [...]

27 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Easily set a suitable exposure (one push AE) With one push AE , you can easily achieve a s uitable exposure setting when the exposure setting is to o bright or too dark . ( , , modes only) At purchase, one push AE is assigned to the [Fn1] button. • The exp os ure met er is dis pl ayed, and th e a perture an d sh utt er spee d a [...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 28 Playing Back Pictu res/Motion Picture s Press [ ( ]. Forward or rew ind the image by dra gging the screen horiz ontally . Forwar d: drag from ri ght t o lef t Rewind: drag fr om left to right Playing B ack Pictures Using the Playback Zoom T o uch t he part to enl arg e fir mly . 1 k > 2 k > 4 k > 8 k > 16 k A The zoom[...]

29 (ENG) VQT3 T96 The motion pict ure file formats that can be played back on this unit are A VCHD recorded on a Panasonic Digital Camera (LUMIX) (excluding A VCHD Progressive), MP4, and QuickTime Motion JPEG . ∫ Operations performed during Motion Picture Playb ack Playing Back Motion Pictures Pr es s [ ( ]. Select a pictu re with a Motion Pictu [...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 30 Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. ¢ Burst group will be treat ed as a sin gle picture. (A ll the pictu res in the sele cted burst gr oup will be deleted. ) T o delete a singl e pic ture Select the pictu re to be deleted, and then to uch [] . T ouch [DELETE SINGLE]. • Confirmatio n s creen is dis p [...]

31 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Switching the display of the LCD Monitor Press [DISP .] to change. (In Recor din g Mode) • Screen will switch as follows: (Example of LCD monit or dis pl ay) A With infor mation B Without inf ormation C With inf ormation (ti lt sensor dis play) D Without information (tilt sensor display) (In Playback Mode) • Screen will switch[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 32 Setting the Menu ∫ Close the menu Press [ ] several times or press the shutter button h alfway . ∫ Switchi ng to other menus e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] menu from [REC] Mode menu 1 Press 2 . A Menu toggle icon 2 Press 4 or rotate the rear d ial to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ]. 3 Press 1 or the rear di al. • Select a [...]

33 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Setting the Quick Menu By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found. Pr es s [Q .MEN U] to d ispl ay th e Qui ck M en u. T ouch the menu item. • Menu it em can be swi tched by t ouching [ ]/[ ]. Select and tou ch the setting. T ouch [EXIT] to ex it menu once the setting is completed. ∫ Change the Quic[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 34 T ypes of me nus ∫ [REC] Mo de Menu This menu lets you set the aspect ratio, number of pixels and other aspec ts of the pictures you are recording. • [PHO TO STYL E ], [ME TE R IN G MOD E] , [I. RESO LU T I ON ], [I.D YNA M IC ] and [DI GITAL ZOO M ] are common to both t he [REC] Mode menu and [MOTI O N PICTURE] Mode menu . C[...]

35 (ENG) VQT3 T96 ∫ [MOTION PICTURE] Mode Menu This menu lets you set the [ REC MODE], [REC Q UALI TY], and other aspects for motion picture recording. • [PHO TO STY LE] , [MET ERIN G M ODE], [I.RE SOLU TION], [I.DY NAM IC] and [DIG IT AL ZOO M] are co mmon to both t he [REC] Mo de menu a nd [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Changi ng these set t ing[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 36 ∫ [CU ST OM] Men u Operation of the unit , such as displaying of the screen and button operations, can be set up according to your preferences. Also, it is possible to register the m odified settings. [CUST . SET MEM.] Registers t he current camera settings as custom set. [AF/AE LOCK /Fn2] Assigns AF /AE lock or Fn2 (function b[...]

37 (ENG) VQT3 T96 [ ¦ BUTTON SWITCH] It is possible t o set how the [ ¦ ] button to t oggle to Intelligent Auto Mode will operate. [ BUTTON] Enables/disables the motion picture bu tton. [ REC AREA] This changes the angle of view during motion picture recor ding and still picture recording. [REMAINING DISP .] This will switch display bet ween the [...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 38 ∫ Setu p Menu This menu lets you perform t he clock settings, select the ope rating beep tone settings and set other set tings which make it easier for y ou to operate the cam era. [CLOCK SET] Setting Date/T ime. [WORLD TIME] Sets the times for the region w here you live and your holiday destination. [TR A VEL DA T E] Departure[...]

39 (ENG) VQT3 T96 ∫ [PLA YBACK ] Mode Menu This menu lets you set the Protection, Cropping or Print Settings, etc. of recorded p ictures. [2D/3D SETTINGS] Switches the playback method for 3D images. [SLIDE SHOW] Selects the type etc. of t he images and plays back in order . [PLA YBACK MODE ] Selects the type et c. of the images and plays back onl[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 40 About the su pplied sof tware The supplied CD-ROM includes the fo llowing software. Insta ll the sof tware on to your comput er befo re us e. • PHOTOfunSTUDIO 7.0 HD Editi on (Windows XP/Vist a/7) This soft ware allo ws you to acquir e pictures to the PC, and also catego rize these acquired pictures by t heir reco rdin g dat e [...]

41 (ENG) VQT3 T96 • Before ins ert ing the CD-ROM, close all runnin g applications. Check the environm ent of your PC. • Operati ng enviro nment of “PHOTOfunST UDIO 7.0 HD Editio n” – OS: Windows R XP (32bit ) SP2/SP3, Windows Vista R (32bi t) or SP1/SP2, Windows R 7 ( 32bit/64bit) o r SP1 – CPU: Penti um R III 500 MHz or hi ghe r (Wind[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 42 Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) More detailed instructio ns on the operati on of this came ra are contained in “Owne r’s Manual for advanced features (PDF for mat)” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to rea d it. ∫ For W indows T u rn the PC on and i nsert the C D-ROM con tain ing t he Own er ’s M[...]

43 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Specifications Digital Camera Body (DMC-GX1): Informa tion for your safet y Power S ource: DC 8.4 V Po we r Con sum pt i o n: 2.6 W (When recording with LCD Monitor) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is used] 2.7 W (When recording with LCD Monitor) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is used] 1.6 W (When playing b[...]

VQT3 T96 (E NG ) 44 ISO sensitivity (S t andard Out put Sensi tivit y) AUTO/ /160/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/12800 (1/3 EV step change possible) Minimum Illumination Approx . 9 lx (when i-Low light is used, the shutter speed is 1/30th of a second) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is used] Approx. 9 lx (when i-Low light is used, the shutte[...]

45 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Flash synchronizati on speed Equal to or smaller than 1/160th of a second Micropho ne Stereo Speaker Monaural Recording media SD M emory Card/SDHC M emory Card/SDXC M emory Card Picture size Still pic tu re When the aspect ratio setting is [ X ] 4592 k 3448 pixels, 3232 k 2424 pixels, 2272 k 1704 pixels When the aspect ratio setti[...]

VQT3 T96 (E NG ) 46 Battery Charger (P anasonic DE-A93B): Information for your safety Battery Pa ck (lithium-ion) (Panasonic DMW-BLD10PP): Information for your safety Interface Digit al “USB 2.0” (High S peed) Analog video/audio NTSC Audio line output (monaura l) T erminal [REMOTE] φ 2. 5 mm jack [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] Dedicated jack (8 pin) [HDMI[...]

47 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Interchangeable Lens (H-PS14 042) “LUMIX G X V ARIO PZ 14–42 mm/F3.5–5.6 ASP H./PO WER O .I.S.” Focal le ngth f=14 m m to 42 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 84 mm) Aperture type 7 diaphragm blades/circular aperture diaphragm Aperture range F3.5 (Wide) to F 5.6 (T ele) Minimum a perture val ue F22 Lens co nstruct[...]

VQT3 T96 (E NG ) 48 Interchangeable Lens (H-FS014042) “LUMIX G V ARIO 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S .” Focal l ength f= 14 mm to 42 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 84 m m) Aperture type 7 diaphragm blades/circular ap erture diaphragm Aperture range F3.5 (Wide) to F5.6 (T ele) Minimum aperture value F22 Lens co nstr uctio[...]

49 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Digit al C amera Accessory Syste m Product number s correct as of October 201 1. T hese may be subject to change. Descripti on Accessory # Lithum Ion Ba ttery DMW-B LD10 AC Adapt or ¢ 1 DMW-AC8 DC Coupler ¢ 1 DMW -DCC9 Live Vi ewfinder DMW-L VF2 Flash DMW-FL2 20, DMW-FL360, DMW -FL500 Remote Shutter DMW-RSL1 Zoom Lever DMW-ZL1 ?[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 50 ¢ 1 The AC Adaptor (optio nal) can only be used with the desi gna ted Panasonic DC Coupler (optional). T he AC adaptor (optional) cann ot be used by i t self. Do not a ttempt to u s e AC adapt or in oth er devices . ¢ 2 The intercha ngeable lens ( H -PS14042) is not used. ¢ 3 When the interch ang eable lens (H-PS140 42) is use[...]

51 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Digit al C amera Accessory Orde r Form (For USA and Pue rto Rico Customers) In CANADA, please contact your local Dealer for more information about accessories. 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 ACCESSOR Y ORDER LINE A T 1-800[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 52 Limited W ar ranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A. AND PUERTO RICO) Panasonic Consumer Electron ic s Company , Division of Panaso nic Corporation of Nor th America One Panas onic Way , Secaucus, New Jersey 070 94 Panasonic Digit al St i ll Camera Product s Limited W arranty Limited Warranty Coverage (For USA and Puerto Rico On ly) If your pr o[...]

53 (ENG) VQT3 T96 Mail-In Service For assist ance in the U.S.A. and Pue rto Rico in obtaining rep air s, please ship the produ ct prepa i d to : Panasonic Exchange Center 4900 Georg e McVay Dr ive Suite B McAllen, T X 7850 3 pa nacare @ us.p anasonic.co m When shipping the unit, ca refully pack, incl ude all accessories, and send it pr epaid, adequ[...]

VQT3 T96 (ENG ) 54 As of December 2010 Customer Servi ces Directory (United State s and Puerto Rico ) Obt ain Product Infor m ation an d Operati ng Assist ance; locate your nearest Dea ler or Servic e C enter ; p urchas e Parts and Ac ces sories; or make Custo me r Serv ic e and Literature requ est s by visiting ou r Web Site at: http:// www .panas[...]

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