Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7, Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...d these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in Operating Instructions for adva...

Page 2: ...ing About the battery pack Do not heat or expose to flame Do not leave the battery ies in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed WARNING To reduce the...

Page 3: ...se adversely affecting the pictures and or sound Recorded data may be damaged or pictures may be distorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation...

Page 4: ...king a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control 31 Recording images by changing the brightness or colour tone 31 Taking Pictures with Your Favourite Settings Programme AE Mode 32 Taking Pictu...

Page 5: ...ating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture 60 Removing unnecessary parts Clear Retouch 60 Wi Fi NFC What you can do with the Wi FiR function 61 Controlling with a Smartphone Tablet 62 Installing the s...

Page 6: ...p When the Operating Instructions PDF format will not open You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or later or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to browse or print the Operating Instructions PDF format You can...

Page 7: ...ns but it may also become irreparable Places with a lot of sand or dust Places where water can come into contact with this unit such as when using it on a rainy day or at the beach Do not place your h...

Page 8: ...ons for advanced features Use it to install to your PC 12 Shoulder Strap 13 Hot shoe cover 4 A Black B Silver 1 This is referred to as lens in these operating instructions 2 This is attached to the in...

Page 9: ...9 Preparation ENG VQT5B20 VFF1227 VFC5059 DE A98A K1HY08YY0034 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DMW BLG10E 13 K2CJ2YY00052 DMC GX7K DMC GX7 1 2 3 4 5 VYC1113 VYF3510 VFC4605 H FS1442A VKF4971 VKF4971 VKF5259 VKF5260...

Page 10: ...CK button P46 16 Rear dial 17 Touch screen monitor P12 18 Q MENU button P20 Fn1 button P21 19 Playback button P26 20 Delete Cancel button P29 Fn2 button P21 21 MENU SET button P18 22 Wi Fi button P63...

Page 11: ...a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor DMW AC8G optional When using an AC adaptor use the AC cable supplied with the AC adaptor It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor when recording m...

Page 12: ...t without releasing the touch screen This is used to move the AF area operate the slide bar etc This can also be used to move to the next image during playback etc Pinch enlarge reduce Pinch the touch...

Page 13: ...arrow until it stops and then remove We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder str...

Page 14: ...tor turns off The CHARGE indicator will turn off once the charging has completed without any problem Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach the battery after charging is complete...

Page 15: ...t clicks then pull the card out upright About cards that can be used with this unit SD Memory Card 8 MB to 2 GB SDHC Memory Card 4 GB to 32 GB SDXC Memory Card 48 GB 64 GB About the motion picture rec...

Page 16: ...ation screen is displayed It is executed when Yes is selected The clock is not set when the camera is shipped 1 Turn the camera on The status indicator 1 lights when you turn this unit on 2 Press MENU...

Page 17: ...om menu is set to ON and your eye or an object is brought close to the viewfinder the display automatically switches to the viewfinder display A Eye sensor B LVF Fn4 button Switching the Monitor Viewf...

Page 18: ...e recording Custom 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 modified settings Setup...

Page 19: ...pending on the menu item its setting may not appear or it may be displayed in a different way Close the menu Press or press the shutter button halfway Switching to other menus e g Switching to the Set...

Page 20: ...o display the Quick Menu 2 Rotate the rear dial to select the menu item then press the rear dial 3 Rotate the rear dial to select the setting 4 Press Q MENU to exit the menu once the setting is comple...

Page 21: ...EC mode or Setting in PLAY mode and then press MENU SET 3 Press 3 4 to select the function button you want to assign a function to and then press MENU SET 4 Press 3 4 to select the function you want t...

Page 22: ...value B Shutter speed Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed It will flash in red if the correct exposure is not achieved except when set to flash When the image is correctly focused the pictu...

Page 23: ...SP or touch the monitor to make the display reappear Release the motion picture button right after you press it 2 Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again Maximum time to record...

Page 24: ...P33 The shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set Shutter Priority AE Mode P33 The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set Manual Exposur...

Page 25: ...E On monitor recording information F Turned off It is displayed when the Monitor Info Disp of the Custom menu is set to ON Settings can be adjusted directly by touching each of the items displayed on...

Page 26: ...econd You can move the enlarged part by pressing 3 4 2 1 of the cursor button or dragging the screen P12 You can also enlarge 2k the image by double touching the part you want to enlarge If you double...

Page 27: ...o play back A Motion picture recording time After playback starts the elapsed playback time is displayed on the screen Operations during Motion Picture Playback Playing Back Motion Pictures 3 Play Pau...

Page 28: ...f approximately 1 minute elapses without an operation being performed part of the display will disappear Press DISP or touch the monitor to make the display reappear 2 This is displayed if Highlight i...

Page 29: ...ss MENU SET Delete All Confirmation screen is displayed Pictures are deleted by selecting Yes It is possible to delete all pictures except the ones set as favourite when All Delete Except Favorite is...

Page 30: ...of purchase the mode is set to Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 2 Align the screen with the subject When the camera identifies the optimum scene the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 s...

Page 31: ...ictures Recording Mode This mode enables you to change the brightness and colour tone to your preferred settings from the ones set by the camera 1 Press the rear dial to display the setting screen Eac...

Page 32: ...ds perform Programme Shift by rotating the rear dial or front dial The Programme Shift indication A appears on the screen To cancel Programme Shift turn off this unit or rotate the front rear dial unt...

Page 33: ...reen To check on the recording screen please use Preview P35 When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster shutter speed When you want to create a trail effect set t...

Page 34: ...r a long time to take pictures of fireworks a night scene etc When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to B noise may become visible To avoid picture noise we recommend setting Long Shtr NR i...

Page 35: ...ding conditions with reference to the example images the camera will set optimal exposure colour and focus allowing you to record in a manner appropriate to the scene 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press 2...

Page 36: ...them on the screen 1 Set the mode dial to 2 Press 3 4 to select the image effects filters The image effect of the selected example image will be applied in a preview display A You can also select the...

Page 37: ...s displayed It is executed when Yes is selected Exit the menu after it is executed You can easily call up the settings you have registered using Cust Set Mem Set the mode dial to or The custom set reg...

Page 38: ...ord It is possible to adjust the items such as colour or picture quality of the effect to your desire This is disabled when Intelligent Auto Plus Mode is selected MENU Rec Photo Style Settings Descrip...

Page 39: ...d the darkness in the picture s Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture Sharpness r The picture is sharply defined s The picture is softly focused Saturation r...

Page 40: ...tom setting will be registered to Custom1 Custom2 Custom3 Adjustments can also be made by dragging the graph 4 Press MENU SET The screen display can be switched by pressing DISP on the brightness adju...

Page 41: ...rotating the rear dial 3 Press the rear dial to set Setting the Picture Quality and Size Applicable modes This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback me...

Page 42: ...cture Size When the aspect ratio is 4 3 When the aspect ratio is 3 2 Settings Image size Settings Image size L 16M 4592k3448 L 14M 4592k3064 M 8M 3232k2424 M 7M 3232k2160 S 4M 2272k1704 S 3 5M 2272k15...

Page 43: ...ble modes This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be selected 1 Set the focus mode lever to AF 2 Set AFS AFF AFC in the Custom menu to AFS AFF or AFC P44...

Page 44: ...ct and the scene you are recording The set focus mode will be assigned to AF of the focus mode lever About the focus mode AFS AFF AFC MENU Custom AFS AFF AFC Item The movement of the subject and the s...

Page 45: ...n the screen You can check whether the point of focus is to the near side or the far side Displaying the MF Assist It can be displayed by rotating the focus ring moving the focus lever pinching out P1...

Page 46: ...he MF Assist It will close when the shutter button is pressed halfway You can also close MF Assist by pressing MENU SET or touching Exit When displayed by moving the focus lever or rotating the focus...

Page 47: ...ue Select n0 to return to the original exposure Setting the Light Sensitivity Applicable modes This allows the sensitivity to light ISO sensitivity to be set Setting to a higher figure enables picture...

Page 48: ...ttings for each drive mode can be changed by pressing 3 Drive mode Description of settings 1 Single P22 When the shutter button is pressed only one picture is recorded 2 Burst P49 Recordings are made...

Page 49: ...continuously while the shutter button is pressed Pictures taken with a burst speed of SH will be recorded as a single burst group 1 Press 4 2 Press 2 1 to select the burst icon etc and then press 3 3...

Page 50: ...e None Available Available 1 With RAW files 9 3 4 Without RAW files Max 80 Depends on the capacity of the card 4 1 Number of recordable pictures 2 The electronic shutter will operate 3 Depending on th...

Page 51: ...number of pictures that you set is taken The Auto Bracket indication blinks until the number of pictures that you set is taken The picture count is reset to 0 if you change the Auto Bracket setting o...

Page 52: ...ss the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the picture Item Description of settings Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed After 10 seconds the camera takes 3...

Page 53: ...cal Image Stabiliser function Only the Optical Image Stabiliser function of the lens will be enabled P54 Not supporting the Optical Image Stabiliser function Only the Optical Image Stabiliser function...

Page 54: ...of a lens A lens based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard Four Thirds System standard equipped with the Optical Image Stabiliser function is required P53 MENU Rec Stabilizer Operation Mode Item...

Page 55: ...P56 If a lens not based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard Four Thirds System standard is in use when the Optical Image Stabiliser of this unit is available a confirmation message for the focal...

Page 56: ...setting for your lens is not found select a value close to the focal length of your lens If your lens is a zoom lens select a value according to the focal length at the time of recording 4 Press MENU...

Page 57: ...Ratio setting 2 When recording quality setting FHD 50p FHD 50i FHD 25p or FHD 24p is selected Feature Optical Zoom Extra Tele Conversion EX P80 Digital Zoom P80 Recording magnification Different depen...

Page 58: ...open lever B To close the flash Press the flash until it clicks Make sure to close the built in flash when it is not in use The flash setting is fixed to while the flash is closed Applicable modes Set...

Page 59: ...ate the rear dial left to display the Calendar screen 2 Press 3 4 2 1 to select the date to be played back If there were no pictures recorded during a month that month is not displayed 3 Press MENU SE...

Page 60: ...n the pictures taken The erasure operation can only be performed by touching Clear Retouch automatically enables the touch operation 1 Select the menu 2 Press 2 1 to select a picture and then press ME...

Page 61: ...ction Displaying pictures on a TV When sending images to Printer When sending images to AV device You can send pictures and motion pictures to AV devices in your house home AV devices You can also sen...

Page 62: ...the app on a mobile network high packet communication fees may be incurred depending on the details of your contract Connecting to this unit with Wi Fi Direct requires Android OS 4 0 or higher and Wi...

Page 63: ...screen can be displayed by selecting the following menu items To change the connection method press DISP and then select the connection method 2 Operate the smartphone tablet Connecting to a smartpho...

Page 64: ...icture will be transferred to the smartphone tablet P66 Connecting to a smartphone tablet by using the NFC function Compatible models This function can be used with the NFC compatible device with Andr...

Page 65: ...ffers depending on the operating system 1 Connect to a smartphone tablet P63 2 Select on the smartphone tablet 3 Drag an image The function can be assigned to the top bottom left or right according to...

Page 66: ...the transfer destination 3 While is displayed on the connection screen of the Image App touch the smartphone tablet to of this unit It may take time to complete the connection If a connection attempt...

Page 67: ...ection method press DISP and then select the connection method Changing the connection method Connection method Description of settings Via Network Connects via a wireless access point P68 Direct Your...

Page 68: ...i Protected SetupTM with a WPS mark Press the wireless access point WPS button until it switches to WPS mode Refer to the wireless access point instruction manual for details e g WPS PIN code Save PIN...

Page 69: ...connecting by Manual Connection select Manual Input 2 Enter the SSID of the wireless access point you are connecting to then select Set 3 Select the network authentication type For information on netw...

Page 70: ...Select the device to connect to Read the operating instructions of your device for details WPS Connection WPS Push Button 1 Select WPS Push Button 2 Set the device to WPS mode You can wait longer for...

Page 71: ...at JPEG TIFF etc that can be displayed on a personal computer LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP Vista 7 8 LoiLoScope is a video editing software where that draws out the full power of yo...

Page 72: ...indowsR 7 64bit WindowsR 8 64bit Free hard disk space 450 MB or more for installing software Refer to the operating instructions of PHOTOfunSTUDIO PDF for further operating environment For details on...

Page 73: ...Flash Mode Flash Extra Tele Conversion when recording motion pictures Recording format Recording quality Picture size Aspect Ratio Extra Tele Conversion when taking still pictures 98 98 98 200 00 200...

Page 74: ...s Mode AF Mode Face Recognition AF Lock Burst Auto Bracket Self timer Battery indication Picture Mode Still picture priorities Optical Image Stabiliser Jitter alert Recording state Flashes red Focus L...

Page 75: ...ilent Mode AE Lock Metering Mode Programme Shift 1 7 Aperture value 60 Shutter speed Exposure compensation value Brightness Manual Exposure Assistance ISO sensitivity 98 98 98 200 00 200 200 60 60 60...

Page 76: ...ction button Fn6 Function button Fn7 Function button Fn8 Function button Fn9 Function button Colour Defocus control function Brightness Type of defocus Miniature Effect AE Fn5 Fn6 Fn7 Fn8 Fn9 One poin...

Page 77: ...sed playback time 1 2 Picture size Aspect Ratio Recording format Recording quality A Quality Battery indication 1 98 Picture number Total pictures Number of pictures in burst Motion picture recording...

Page 78: ...0 WB WB ISO ISO AWB STD STD STD L 4 3 1 Recording information Intelligent Dynamic Range Control 1 HDR 2 Intelligent Resolution Shading Compensation 2 2 Recorded date and time World Time 3 Picture size...

Page 79: ...r measuring brightness Burst Rate Sets the burst speed for burst recording Auto Bracket Sets single burst recording compensation range and recording sequence for Auto Bracket recording P51 Self Timer...

Page 80: ...ps of 1 3 EV or 1 EV Extended ISO ISO sensitivity can be set up to minimum ISO125 Long Shtr NR You can eliminate the noise caused by recording with a slower shutter speed Shading Comp If the screen pe...

Page 81: ...e aperture value and shutter speed in Creative Video Mode Picture Mode Sets the recording method for still pictures during motion picture recording Continuous AF Continues to focus on the subject for...

Page 82: ...ject when the shutter button is pressed half way making it easier for the camera to focus when recording in low light conditions Direct Focus Area Moves the AF area or MF assist using the cursor butto...

Page 83: ...on Set You can assign frequently used functions to particular buttons or icons P21 Q MENU Switch the setting method of Quick Menu P20 Dial Set Changes the operation methods of the front dial and rear...

Page 84: ...volume of the speaker to any of 7 levels Monitor Display Viewfinder Brightness colour or red or blue tint of the Monitor viewfinder is adjusted Monitor Luminance Set the monitor brightness to suit the...

Page 85: ...ncel the self timer when this unit is turned off No Reset Returns the image file number to 0001 Reset The recording or setup custom settings are reset to the default Reset Wi Fi Settings Reset all set...

Page 86: ...travel date etc Video Divide Splits the recorded motion picture in two Time Lapse Video Creates a motion picture from a set of group pictures recorded with the Time Lapse Shot Stop Motion Video Creat...

Page 87: ...erchangeable lens H FS1442A is used Camera effective pixels 16 000 000 pixels Image sensor 4 3q Live MOS sensor total pixel number 16 840 000 pixels Primary colour filter Digital Zoom Max 4k Extra Tel...

Page 88: ...e Interchangeable lens H FS1442A is used Shutter speed B Bulb Max approx 120 seconds 60 seconds to 1 8000th of a second Taking still pictures during motion picture recording Motion picture priorities...

Page 89: ...of a second When external flashes are used Equal to or smaller than 1 250th of a second Microphone Stereo Speaker Monaural Recording media SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card SDXC Memory Card UHS I compa...

Page 90: ...AWiFine RAWiStandard Fine Standard MPOiFine MPOiStandard Recording file format Still Picture RAW JPEG based on Design rule for Camera File system based on Exif 2 3 standard DPOF corresponding MPO Moti...

Page 91: ...g camera body Approx 512 g with the Interchangeable lens H FS1442A card and battery Operating temperature 0 oC to 40 oC Operating humidity 10 RH to 80 RH Compliance standard IEEE 802 11b g n standard...

Page 92: ...ses In focus distance 0 2 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 14 mm to 20 mm 0 3 m to from the focus distance reference line focal length 21 mm to 42 mm Maximum image magnificatio...

Page 93: ...ccessories may not be available in some countries NOTE Accessories and or model numbers may vary between countries Consult your local dealer For lens related optional accessories such as compatible le...

Page 94: ...o below and use the Service Centre Locator for the name address of the nearest Authorised Service Centre Send or take the product to a Panasonic Authorised Service Centre together with your proof of p...

Page 95: ...Corporation in Japan the United States the European Union and other countries Four Thirds and Four Thirds Logo marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Olympus Imaging Corporation in Japan the...

Page 96: ...k Alliance This product uses DynaFont from DynaComware Corporation DynaFont is a registered trademark of DynaComware Taiwan Inc Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are...