41VQT1U50BasicNote• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.• Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.• Do not touch the front of the lens.• When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding withanother person, a ball etc.∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P58)∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P48)∫ When taking pictures with manual focus (P72)When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned isdisplayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.• [¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal whenthe scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Takecare not to move the camera while taking pictures.• An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking (P70) .∫ Face detectionWhen [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it willadjust the focus and exposure (P70).Press the shutter button halfway to focus.• The focus indication 1 (green) lights when the subjectis focused.• The AF area 2 is displayed around the subject’s faceby the face detection function. In other cases, it isdisplayed at the point on the subject which is in focus.• The focus indication blinks when the subject is notfocused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press theshutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.• The focus range is different depending on used lens.– When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included inDMC-G1K/DMC-G1W is used: 0.3 m to ¶– When 45 – 200 mm/F4.0 –5.6 lens included inDMC-G1W is used: 1.0 m to ¶Press the shutter button fully (push it infurther), and take the picture.• A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.• The access indication (P24) lights red when picturesare being recorded on the card.Scene detection¦ > [i-PORTRAIT][i-SCENERY][i-CLOSE-UP][i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] • Only when [‡] is selected[i-NIGHT SCENERY] • Only when [Œ] is selected21