Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Operating Instructions Manual

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VQT2S306ContentsInformation for Your Safety....................... 2Before UseStandard Accessories............................... 9Names of the Components..................... 11Rotating the LCD Monitor ....................... 14How to Use the Touch Panel.................. 15• What can be done by touchoperation .......................................... 16Operating the Rear Dial.......................... 17About the Lens ....................................... 18PreparationAttaching/Detaching the Lens................. 20Attaching the Lens Hood ........................ 22Attaching the Shoulder Strap.................. 23Charging the Battery............................... 24• Approximate operating time andnumber of recordable pictures ......... 26Inserting and Removing the Card(optional)/the Battery .............................. 28About the Card ....................................... 29Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ................ 30• Changing the clock setting ............... 30Setting the Menu .................................... 31• Setting menu items........................... 32Setting the Quick Menu .......................... 33About the Setup Menu............................ 35Holding and using Your Camera ............ 40Selecting the [REC] Mode, andRecording Still Pictures or MotionPictures................................................... 43BasicTaking Pictures using the AutomaticFunction (Intelligent Auto Mode)............. 46• Scene detection................................ 47• AF Tracking Function ....................... 48• Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode ...... 49Taking Pictures with Your FavoriteSettings (Program AE Mode).................. 51• Setting the Focus Mode(AFS/AFC/MF) ................................. 52• Focusing ........................................... 53• When the subject is not in focus....... 53• Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 53• Taking pictures using the TouchShutter function ................................ 54• Program Shift.................................... 54Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 55• Using the Optical Zoom/using theExtended Optical Zoom (EZ)/using the Digital Zoom ..................... 55Playing Back Pictures............................. 57• Changing the information displayedon the playback screen ........................58• Displaying multiple screens(Multi Playback)................................ 58• Displaying Pictures by RecordingDate (Calendar Playback) ................ 59• Using the Playback Zoom................. 60Deleting Pictures .................................... 61• To delete a single picture ................. 61• To delete multiple pictures (up to 50)or all the pictures ..................................61Advanced (Recording pictures)Switching the Display of the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ...................................................63• Switching the Information Displayedon the recording screen........................63Taking Pictures using the Built-inFlash....................................................... 66• Switching to the appropriate flashsetting............................................... 66• Adjust the flash output ...................... 70• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro... 71Compensating the Exposure .................. 72Taking Pictures using Burst Mode.......... 73Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket........ 75Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ......... 77Setting the Method used to Focus(AF Mode)............................................... 78Taking Pictures with Manual Focus........ 83Fixing the Focus and the Exposure(AF/AE Lock) .......................................... 85Adjusting the White Balance................... 86• Setting the White Balance manually .....87• Setting the color temperature ........... 88• Finely adjusting the White Balance.......88• White Balance Bracket ..................... 89Setting the Light Sensitivity .................... 89