Panasonic DMC-GF3C manuale d’uso

VQT3Q 89-1 GC SG GH Basic Operatin g Instru ctions Digital Camera/ Lens Kit/Do uble Lens Ki t/Bo dy Model N o. DMC-GF3C/DMC-GF3K DMC-GF3X/DMC -GF3W DMC-GF3 Before us e, ple ase rea d these in stru ctions com pletel y . More detailed instructions on the ope ration of this camera are contained in “Operating Instructio ns for advanced features (PDF [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 2 Dear Customer , We would like to take this oppor tunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic Digital Camera. Please read these Operating Instructions carefully and keep them handy for future reference. Pleas e note that the actual controls and c omponents, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat diff erent[...]

3 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ∫ About the bat tery ch arger • The batt ery charger is in the st andby condition whe n the AC power suppl y cord is conne cted. The primary ci rcuit is always “live” as long as the power co rd is connected t o an electrical outlet. CAUTION! • DO NOT INST ALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUIL T-I N CABINET OR IN ANOT[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 4 ∫ Cauti ons for Use • Do no t use an y oth er A V cabl es exc ept t he su pplied one . • Do not u se any other USB c onnectio n cables except the supplie d one. • Always us e a genu ine Pa nasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP- CDHM30; op tional). Part numbers: RP- CDHM15 (1.5 m), RP-C DHM30 (3.0 m) Keep this unit as far[...]

5 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Content s Inform ation for You r Safe ty ....... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... . 2 Standard A ccessories ...................................................................................................... 6 Names and Functions of Component s . ...........[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 6 St andard Accessories Check that all the ac cessories are s upplied before using the c amera. Product numbers correct as of Septem ber 201 1. These may be subject to change. 1 Digital Camera Body (This is referred to as camera body in these ope rating instructions.) 2 Interchangeable Lens “LUM IX G 1 4 mm/F 2.5 ASP H.” (This [...]

7 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ¢ 1 Supplied in DMC-GF3C only ¢ 2 Supplie d in DMC - GF3 K only ¢ 3 Supplied in DMC-GF3X only ¢ 4 Supplie d in DMC -G F3 W onl y ¢ 5 Supplied in DMC-GF3 only 13 11 1  : K2CT39A00002 (DMC-GF3CGC)/(DMC-GF3CGH) (DMC-GF3KGC)/(DMC-GF3KGH) (DMC-GF3XGC)/(DMC-GF3XGH) (DMC-GF3WGC)/(DMC-GF3WGH) (DMC-GF3GC)/(DMC-GF3GH)  : K2CQ29A00[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 8 Names and Function s of Components ∫ Camera body 1 Sensor 2F l a s h 3 Self-timer indicator / AF Assist Lamp 4 Lens fitting mark 5 Mount 6 Lens lock pin 7 Lens release button 8 Flash open button 9 T ouch panel/LCD monitor 10 Playback button 1 1 [Q.M ENU/Fn] bu tton/ Delete/Return button 12 [MENU/SET] button 13 Control dial 14 C[...]

9 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 15 Shoulder strap eyelet • Be sure to attac h the should er strap when using th e camera to ensure tha t you will not drop it. 16 [HDM I] socket 17 [A V OUT/DIGIT AL] socket 18 Microphone • Do not cover t he microphone with your fingers . 19 Shutter button 20 Motion picture button 21 Speaker • Do not cover t he speake r with [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 10 ∫ Lens 30 Lens surface 31 Focus ring 32 Contact point 33 Lens fitting mark 34 T ele 35 Wide 36 Zoom ring 37 Focus lever Move the Fo cus l ever to the A or B . A : Focus on a subject that is close by B : Focus on a subject that is far away • S peed t o focus will change depend ing on the amo unt moved. 38 Zoom lever Move the [...]

11 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 This touch panel is a type that detects pressure. Note • If you use a commercia lly availab le liquid cr ystal prot ection shee t, please fo llow the ins tructi ons that acc ompa ny the sheet . (Some liquid crystal pr otection sheet s may impair visibility or operabilit y .) • If a commerciall y availab le prote ction sheet is[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 12 About the Lens ∫ Micro Fou r Third s™ mount sp ecific ati on lens This unit can us e the dedicated lenses compatible with the Micro Four Thirds Sys tem lens mount specif ication (Micro Four Thirds mount). ∫ Four Thi rds™ mount s pecifi cation le ns Lens with the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using the mo[...]

13 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Changing the Lens By changing the lens, you will increase your picture taking-options and further your enjoyment of the camera. Change the lens using the following procedure. • Check that the camera is turned of f. • Change lens es where there is not a lot of dirt or du st. While pressin g on the l ens release button A , rot a[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 14 Not e • Do not ins ert you r fing ers into the mount when t he lens and bo dy cap are removed fr om the came ra body . • T o prevent dust or debr is from adh ering to internal pa rts of the camera body , fit th e body cap or a len s to the mount on th e camera body . • T o pr event s cratc hing o f the c ont act p oint s, [...]

15 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Att aching the Shoulder Strap • We recommend a tta ching the shoul der strap w hen using the c amera to prevent i t from dropping. Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulde r strap eye let on the ca mera bod y . A : Sho ulder strap eyelet Pass the end of the sh oulder strap throu gh the ring in the direction of the arrow an d [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 16 Charging the Battery ∫ About batteries that you can use with this unit The bat tery t hat can be us ed wi th thi s unit is DM W-BLE 9E. • Use the dedi cated charger and ba ttery . • The batter y is not charg ed when the cam era is ship ped. Charg e the battery befor e use. • Charge the batter y with the charge r indoors [...]

17 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ∫ Chargi ng time • The indicated ch arging time is for when the battery has been discharged c ompletely . The charging time may vary depen ding on how the b attery has been used. The charging time f or the battery in ho t/col d enviro nment s or a bat tery that h as not been used f or a long time may be longer than normal. ∫[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 18 ∫ Recording motion pictures – [A VCHD] (Recording with pictu re qualit y set to [FSH]) – [MOT ION JPEG] (Rec ordi ng wit h pic ture qua lity s et to [ HD]) • These time s ar e fo r an ambie nt tempe rature of 23 o C and a humidit y of 50%RH. Pl ease be aware that th ese times ar e approximat e. • Actual record able tim[...]

19 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Inserting and Removing t he Card (optional)/t he Battery • Check that this unit is turn ed off . • We reco mmend using a Pan asonic card. Slide the re lease leve r in the di rectio n of the arrow and open the card/battery door . • Always use genui ne Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLE9E ). • If you use other b atteries, we cann [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 20 About 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 te xt.) ¢ SD S peed Class is the speed st andard reg arding c ontinuous writing. Check via the lab el on the ca rd, e tc. Access to the card The access indicat ion lights red when pictu[...]

21 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The cl ock is no t set when the c amera is shippe d. T urn the camera on. • The st atus indicator 1 light s when you turn t his unit on. T ouch [LANGUAGE SET]. Select the lan guage. T ouch [CLOCK SET]. T ouch the items you w ish to set (Y ear/Month/ Day/Hours/Minute s), and set using [ 3 ]/[ 4 ][...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 22 Selecting the Recor ding Mode Press [MENU/SET]. T ouch [REC MODE]. • A screen list ing the Record ing Mode is display ed. • It is also pos sible to displa y the scr een listing th e Recordi ng Mode by touchin g the Rec ording Mode icon in Re cordin g Mode. T ouch the Rec ording Mo de to select. • [ ] is turn ed on when [ ][...]

23 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ∫ Basic ∫ Advanced Intelligent Au to Mod e The subjects are recorded using settings automatically selected by the camera. Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Easily matc h settings selected by the cam era to your preferences and record. Programme AE Mode The subjects are recorded using your own settings. Aperture-Priority AE Mod e The [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 24 Recording Mode: T aking a Still picture • Set the driv e mode to [ ] by pressi ng 4 () . Selecti ng the Rec ording Mo de. Press the shu tter button h alfway to focus . A Apertur e value B Shutt er speed • Apertu re value and shut ter speed ar e displayed . (It will flash i n red if the corr ec t exposure is not achieved, exc[...]

25 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Recording Mode: ñ T aking Pictures using the Automatic Functi on (Intelligent Auto Mode) The camera will set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those who want to leave the settings to the camera and take pictures easily . ∫ About [ ¦ ] butt[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 26 ∫ Scene Detection When the camera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of the scene concerned is display ed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red. When taking p ictures ¢ When [F ACE RECOG .] i s se t to [O N], [ ] will be displayed f or birt hdays of regi stered fac es already set on ly wh[...]

27 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Recording Mode: Easily adjust and recor d (Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) The brightness and colour optimally set by the camera can be easily matc hed to your preferences. This mode is useful if you do not like dealing with detailed setti ngs but like the settings made automatically by the camera to match your preferences. Set Record[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 28 Recording Mode: T aking Pic tures with Defocus Control F unction Y ou can easily set the blurriness of t he background while checking t he screen. T ouch [ ] to display the se tting screen. T ouch the sli de bar to set. • Setting c an also be pe rformed by rota ting th e control d ial. Recording of p ictures or motio n picture[...]

29 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Recording Mode: T aking Pictures with Y our Favour ite Settings (Programm e AE Mode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pict ures with greater f reedom by cha nging various settings in [RE C] Mode menu. Set Recording M ode to [ ]. Note ?[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 30 Recording Mode: Recording Motion Pic ture This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the A V CHD format or motion pictures re corded in M otion JPEG . Audio will be recorded in monaural. The functions available when recording motion pict ures differ according to the lens you are using, and the operation[...]

31 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Playing Back Pictures/ Motion Pictures Pr ess [ ( ]. Forward or rewind th e image by dragg ing the screen ho rizont ally . Forward: drag from right to left Rewind: drag from left to right • It is also possi ble to forwar d or rewind the image by pressing 2 / 1 of the cursor button . • S peed of pic ture f orwardin g/rewind ing[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 32 • This unit was de signed to play motio n picture s using the A VCHD and QuickT ime Motion J PEG format s that were t aken with this model (only ). • Motion pictures in A VCHD format that can be played back on th is unit are [A VCHD] motion pictures that were recorded with this unit, A VCHD format (including [A VCHD Lite]) m[...]

33 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ∫ Operations performed during Motion Picture Playb ack 1 Display control panel by touch ing screen. • If n o oper ation is performe d for 2 s econds, it wil l ret urn to original sta tus. 2 Operate cont rol p anel by touching . Play/Pause St o p Fast rewind Fast fo rward Frame-by-frame rewind (while pausing) Frame-by-fram e fo[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 34 Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. Press [ ( ]. T o delete a singl e pictur e Select the pictu re to be delete d, and then to uch [] . T ouch [DELETE SINGLE]. • Confirmatio n screen is display ed. Picture is dele ted by selec ting [YES] . DMC-GF3C&GF3K&GF3W&GF3_ VQT3Q89_eng.book 34 ペ?[...]

35 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Setting the Menu When [MENU/SET] is presse d, [REC MODE] A and 5 menus B ([REC], [MOTION PICTURE], [CUSTOM], [SETUP] , and [PLA YBACK]) are displayed. In the 5 different menus, there are menus that allow you to setup the rec ording or playback to your pref erence, or make it more fun and easier to use the camera. In particular , t[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 36 • If you set [ MENU RESUME] in th e [CUSTO M] menu to [ON] , the scr een shows th e last selected menu item when t he came ra was t urned of f . It is set to [ON ] at t he t ime of purch ase. Setting menu i tems Press [MENU/SET]. Select the m enu by p ressing 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 or by rot ating th e control d ial. • It can also be[...]

37 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 ∫ Close the men u Press [ ] several times o r press the sh utter button halfway . ∫ Switc hing to other menus e.g.: Switching to the [SETUP] m enu from [REC] Mode menu 1 Press 2 . A Menu toggle icon 2 Press 4 or rotate th e control dial to select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ]. 3 Press 1 . • Select a menu it em next and set it . [...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 38 Recording Mode: Compensating the Ex posure Use this function when you cannot achieve ap propriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between t he subject and the backg round. Look at the following examples. Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards p ositive. Compensa te the exposure tow[...]

39 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Recording Mode: ±´² T aking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Set the aper ture value to a higher number wh en you want a sharp focus background. Set the aperture v alue to a lower nu mber when you want a s oft focus background. Set Recording M ode to [ ]. Rot ate the control dia l to set the aperture value. ?[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 40 Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed. The Manual Exposu re Assistance appears on th e lower portion of the s creen to indicate the exposure. Set Record ing Mode to [ ]. Rot ate the co ntrol dial to set the ape rture and shutter s peed. • Each pres s of the curs or button 3 s witch[...]

41 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Reading the Operating In structions (PDF for mat) More detailed instructions on the operation of this c amera are contained in “O perating Instructions for ad vanced features (PDF format)” in the s upplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC t o read it. ∫ For Wind ows T urn the PC on a nd inse rt the CD-RO M cont ain ing the O pe[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 42 Specifications Digital Camera Body (D MC-GF3): Information for your safety Power So urce: DC 8.4 V Power Cons umpti on: 2.3 W ( When recordin g) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-H014) is used] 2.4 W (W hen recording) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-FS014042) is used] 2.3 W (W hen recording) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-P[...]

43 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Minimum Ill uminat ion Approx. 6 lx ( when i-Low light is used, the shutter s peed is 1/25th of a second) [When the Interchangeable lens (H-H014) is us ed] Approx. 1 1 lx (when i-Low light is used, the s hutter speed is 1/25th of a second) [When the interchange able lens (H-FS01 4042 or H-P S14042) is used] Shutter speed 60 second[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 44 Flash synchronization speed Equal to or smaller than 1/160th of a second Microp hone Monaural Speaker Monaural Recording media SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card Picture size St ill pict ure When the aspect ratio setting is [ X ] 4000 k 3000 pixels, 2816 k 21 12 pixels, 2048 k 1536 pixels When the aspect ratio sett[...]

45 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Battery Charger (Panaso nic DE-A98B) (DMC-GF3CGC/DMC-GF3KGC/DMC-GF3XGC/DMC-GF3W GC/DMC-GF3GC/ DMC-GF3CGH/DMC-GF3KGH/DMC-GF3XGH /DMC-GF3WGH/DMC-GF3GH): Informa tion for your safet y Battery Charger (Panaso nic DE-A98E) (DMC-G F3WSG): Informa tion for your safet y Battery Pack (lithium-io n) (Panasonic DMW-BLE9E): Informa tion for y[...]

VQT 3Q89 (E NG ) 46 Interchangeable Lens (H-H014) “LUM IX G 1 4 mm/ F2.5 ASP H.” Focal l ength f=14 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm) Aperture type 7 diaphragm blades/circular ap erture diaphragm Aperture range F2.5 Minimum aperture value F22 Lens co nstr uctio n 6 elements in 5 groups (3 aspherical lenses ) In focus distan ce 0. 18 m to[...]

47 (ENG) VQT 3Q89 Interchangeable Lens (H-FS014042) “LUMIX G V ARIO 1 4 – 42 mm/F 3.5 – 5.6 ASPH./M EGA O.I.S .” Interchangeable Lens (H-PS14042) “LUMIX G X V ARIO PZ 14 – 42 mm/F3 .5 – 5.6 ASPH./POWE R O.I. S.” Focal le ngth f=14 mm t o 42 mm (35 mm f ilm camera equiva lent: 28 mm to 84 mm ) Aperture type 7 diaphragm blades/circula[...]

• G MICRO SYSTEM is a lens exchang e type digital ca mera system of LUMIX ba sed on a M icro F our Thirds S ystem st andard. • Micro F our Third s™ and Micro Four Thi rds Logo mar ks are trademar ks or regis tered trad emarks of Ol ympus Imag ing Corpor ation, in Jap an, th e United S t ates , the Eur opean Union and oth er countri es. • Fo[...]