Panasonic DMC-GF1 User Manual

VQT2G44

Information for Your Safety....................... 2

Standard Accessories............................... 9
Names of the Components..................... 11
Removing the Hot Shoe Cover............... 14
Operating the Rear Dial .......................... 14
About the Lens ....................................... 15

Attaching/Detaching the Lens................. 17
Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 19
Attaching the Shoulder Strap.................. 20
Charging the Battery............................... 21

• Approximate operating time and 

number of recordable pictures ......... 22

Inserting and Removing the Card 
(optional)/the Battery .............................. 24
About the Card ....................................... 25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 26

• Changing the clock setting ............... 26

Setting the Menu .................................... 27

• Setting menu items........................... 28

Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 30
About the Setup Menu ............................ 31
Holding and using your camera .............. 37

Selecting the [REC] mode, and record 
still pictures or motion pictures ............... 38

• Setting [AFS] or [AFC] ...................... 39
• Taking a still picture.......................... 39
• Recording a motion picture............... 40
• Playback the recorded still pictures 

or motion picture .............................. 40

Taking pictures using the automatic 
function 
(Intelligent Auto Mode) ........................... 41

• Scene detection................................ 42
• AF Tracking Function ....................... 43
• Settings in Intelligent auto mode ...... 43

Taking pictures with your favorite 
settings (Program AE mode) .................. 45

• Fix the focus by pressing the shutter 

button halfway (AFS)........................ 46

• Continuously focusing on a subject 

(AFC)................................................ 46

• Take a picture with Manual Focus 

(MF).................................................. 46

• Focusing ........................................... 47
• When the subject is not in focus....... 47
• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 47
• Program Shift.................................... 48

Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 49

• Using the Optical Zoom/Using the 

Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom..................... 49

Playing back Pictures ............................. 50

• Changing the Information Displayed 

on the playback screen .................... 51

• Displaying Multiple Screens 

(Multi Playback)................................ 51

• Displaying Pictures by Recording 

Date (Calendar Playback) ................ 52

• Using the Playback Zoom................. 52

Deleting Pictures .................................... 53

• To delete a single picture ................. 53
• To delete multiple pictures 

(up to 50) or all the pictures ............. 54

Switching the display of the LCD Monitor/
Optional External Viewfinder .................. 55

• Switching the displayed information .... 55

Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash..... 59

• Switching to the appropriate flash 

setting............................................... 59

• Adjust the flash output ...................... 63
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro... 64

Compensating the Exposure .................. 65
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode .......... 66
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 68
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 70
Setting the method used to focus 
(AF mode)............................................... 71

• Setting up [

] (AF Tracking) .......... 72

• Setting the AF area........................... 73

Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........ 74
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure 
(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 75
Adjusting the White Balance................... 77

• Setting the white balance 

manually........................................... 78

• Setting the color temperature ........... 78

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