Panasonic DMC-GF3C, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ra are contained in Owner s Manual for advanced features PDF format in the supplied CD ROM Install it on your PC to read it VQT3Q61 PP For USA and Puerto Rico assistance please call 1 800 211 PANA 726...

Page 2: ...adcast material for purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws Even for the purpose of private use recording of certain material may be restricted Information for Your Safety...

Page 3: ...es Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is...

Page 4: ...yes Rinse eyes thoroughly with water and then consult a doctor CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufactu...

Page 5: ...istorted by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by microprocessors may adversely affect this unit disturbing the pictures and or sound I...

Page 6: ...and record Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 28 Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function 29 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Program AE Mode 30 Recording Motion Picture 31 Playing Back Pictu...

Page 7: ...eable lens at the time of purchase 8 Body Cap This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase 9 Battery Pack Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text Charge the battery before use...

Page 8: ...in DMC GF3K only 3 Supplied in DMC GF3 only 4 5 6 7 DMW BLE9PP 14 VFF0831 15 VFC4710 16 VGQ0C14 K1HY08YY0020 K1HY08YY0019 2 3 H H014 VYF3371 H FS014042 VYC1009 VYF3201 VFC4315 8 VKF4385 DMC GF3C 1 DMC...

Page 9: ...utton 9 Touch panel LCD monitor 10 Playback button 11 Q MENU Fn button Delete Return button 12 MENU SET button 13 Control dial 14 Cursor buttons 3 Exposure Compensation button 1 WB White Balance 2 AF...

Page 10: ...ndicator 26 Tripod receptacle 27 Card Battery door 28 DC coupler cover When using an AC adaptor ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler DMW DCC11 optional and AC adaptor DMW AC8PP optional are used Alway...

Page 11: ...30 Lens surface 31 Focus ring 32 Contact point 33 Lens fitting mark 34 Tele 35 Wide 36 Zoom ring H H014 LUMIX G 14 mm F2 5 ASPH H FS014042 LUMIX G VARIO 14 42 mm F3 5 5 6 ASPH MEGA O I S 32 33 31 30 3...

Page 12: ...pens Do not operate with your fingernails Wipe the LCD monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others Do not scratch or press the LCD monitor too hard About the Stylus pe...

Page 13: ...th the Four Thirds mount specification can be used by using the mount adaptor DMW MA1 optional Leica mount specification lens When you use the M mount adaptor or R mount adaptor DMW MA2M DMW MA3R opti...

Page 14: ...he arrow until it stops and then remove Align the lens fitting marks B red marks and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks Do not press the lens release button A when you...

Page 15: ...tector optional to protect the lens surface when carrying In bright sunlight or backlight the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improves the pi...

Page 16: ...en pass it through the stopper Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the hole on the other side of the stopper Pull the other side of the shoulder strap and then check that it will not come out P...

Page 17: ...are dirty In this case wipe them with a dry cloth It has been found that counterfeit battery packs which look very similar to the genuine product are made available to purchase in some markets Some of...

Page 18: ...mory Card 2 GB Using the supplied battery Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording Turning the camera off ever...

Page 19: ...GB Only the maximum recordable time for 2 GB is displayed on the screen Playback When the interchangeable lens H H014 is used Recordable time Approx 150 min Actual recordable time Approx 75 min When...

Page 20: ...g careful about the battery orientation insert all the way until you hear a locking sound and then check that it is locked by lever A Pull the lever A in the direction of the arrow to remove the batte...

Page 21: ...vibration impact or static electricity perform the operation again Please confirm the latest information on the following website http panasonic jp support global cs dsc This Site is English only Not...

Page 22: ...witch the settings by continuously touching 3 4 Touch CANCEL to cancel the date and time settings without setting a date and time To set the display order and the time display format Touch STYLE to di...

Page 23: ...display the screen listing the Recording Mode by touching the Recording Mode icon in Recording Mode Touch the Recording Mode to select is turned on when is touched and a description of the Recording...

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

Page 25: ...ocus A Aperture 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 f...

Page 26: ...pressing the button you can switch between the Intelligent Auto or Mode of the Recording Mode and other modes When the Recording Mode is or the button lights up Light turns off during recording Set Re...

Page 27: ...ter speed will be slower than normal Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking When FACE RECOG is set to...

Page 28: ...elligent Auto Plus Mode is identical to Intelligent Auto Mode 1 Press 3 to display the setting screen 2 Touch the slide bar to set This will adjust the brightness of the image Setting can also be perf...

Page 29: ...of the background while checking the screen Touch to display the setting screen Touch the slide bar to set Setting can also be performed by rotating the control dial Recording of pictures or motion pi...

Page 30: ...t aperture value and shutter speed without changing the exposure This is called Program Shift You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a moving subject more...

Page 31: ...tes 20 seconds Screen will only display up to 13 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds However the recording may stop before that depending on the remaining battery level Motion picture recorded continuously in...

Page 32: ...image by pressing 2 1 of the cursor button Speed of picture forwarding rewinding changes depending on the playback status You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by keeping your finger on the...

Page 33: ...Playing Back Motion Pictures Press Select a picture with a Motion Picture icon and then touch to play back A Motion picture icon B The motion picture recording time After playback starts the elapsed...

Page 34: ...by frame forward while pausing Increase volume level Reduce volume level Not displayed when playing back motion pictures recorded with MINIATURE EFFECT in Creative Control Mode About fast forward rew...

Page 35: ...g Pictures Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Press To delete a single picture Select the picture to be deleted and then touch Touch DELETE SINGLE Confirmation screen is displayed Picture is de...

Page 36: ...of settings REC This menu lets you set the aspect ratio number of pixels and other aspects of the pictures you are recording MOTION PICTURE This menu lets you set the REC MODE REC QUALITY and other a...

Page 37: ...e menu by pressing 3 4 2 1 or by rotating the control dial It can also be set by the touch operation Press MENU SET to display the menu Select the menu item by pressing 3 4 or by rotating the control...

Page 38: ...menu from REC Mode menu 1 Press 2 A Menu toggle icon 2 Press 4 or rotate the control dial to select the SETUP menu icon 3 Press 1 Select a menu item next and set it Select the settings by pressing 3...

Page 39: ...g examples Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive Compensate the exposure towards negative Press 3 to switch to Exposure Compensation operation Rotate the c...

Page 40: ...o set the aperture value Each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Aperture Setting and Exposure Compensation When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject set with a faster...

Page 41: ...d shutter speed Each press of the cursor button 3 switches between Aperture Setting and Shutter Speed Setting A Manual Exposure Assistance Manual Exposure Assistance The Manual Exposure Assistance is...

Page 42: ...r or Adobe Reader 7 0 or later to browse or print the Owner s Manual PDF format Insert the CD ROM containing the Owner s Manual supplied click A and then follow the messages on the screen to install C...

Page 43: ...y color filter Digital Zoom Max 4k Extended Tele Conversion Except for the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio ON OFF simple enlargement compatible with lenses from other manufacturers Focus Au...

Page 44: ...rture priority AE A Shutter priority AE S Manual exposure M AUTO Exposure Compensation 1 3 EV Step j3 EV to i3 EV Metering Mode Multiple Center weighted Spot LCD monitor 3 0q TFT LCD 3 2 Approx 460 00...

Page 45: ...tio setting is 2992k2992 pixels 2112k2112 pixels 1504k1504 pixels Recording quality Motion pictures AVCHD With audio When set to FSH 1920k1080 pixels 60i recording Approx 17 Mbps When set to SH 1280k7...

Page 46: ...mm W k67 1 mm H k32 5 mm D 4 24q W k2 64q H k1 28q D excluding the projecting parts Mass weight Approx 319 g 0 70 lb with the Interchangeable lens H H014 card and battery Approx 429 g 0 95 lb with th...

Page 47: ...oups 3 aspherical lenses In focus distance 0 18 m 0 59 feet to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 1k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 2k Optical Image Stabilizer None O...

Page 48: ...1 aspherical lens In focus distance 0 3 m 0 99 feet to from the focus distance reference line Maximum image magnification 0 16k 35 mm film camera equivalent 0 32k Optical Image Stabilizer Available O...

Page 49: ...MI mini Cable RP CDHM15 RP CDHM30 Interchangeable Lens H VS014140 H FS014042 H FS014045 H FS045200 H F007014 H ES045 H H020 H F008 H H014 H FS100300 H FT012 Mount Adaptor DMW MA1 DMW MA2M DMW MA3R Cla...

Page 50: ...H H014 H FS014042 please use the optional accessories compatible with that lens 6 Use if the attached lens is in contact with the tripod pedestal Read P13 for information about other lenses that can b...

Page 51: ...Y ORDER OFFICE 20421 84th Avenue South Kent WA 98032 Ship To Mr Mrs Ms First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone Day Night 4 Shipping information UPS delivery requires complete street address Ple...

Page 52: ...oduct with new or refurbished parts b replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product or c refund your purchase price The decision to repair replace or refund will be made by the warra...

Page 53: ...tion set up adjustments misadjustment of consumer controls improper maintenance power line surge lightning damage modification introduction of sand humidity or liquids commercial use such as hotel off...

Page 54: ...9pm Saturday Sunday 10am 7pm EST For hearing or speech impaired TTY users TTY 1 877 833 8855 Accessory Purchases United States and Puerto Rico Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online f...

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