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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 1 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分
Operating Instructions
Digital Camera/Lens Kit
Model No. DMC-G2K
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read the instructions completely.
For USA and Puerto Rico assistance, please call: 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or,
contact us via the web at: http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo
For Canadian assistance, please call: 1-800-99-LUMIX (1-800-995-8649) or
send e-mail to: lumixconcierge
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 2 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing Panasonic! You have purchased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, we’re sure it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fill in the model and serial numbers in the space below. The serial number is on the tag located on the underside of your Camera. Be sure to retain this manual as your convenient Camera information
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 3 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN CANADA. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. FCC Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 4 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 ∫ About the battery pack CAUTION Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack) � Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack. � Do not use the battery pack with equipment other than the specified unit. � Do not get dirt, sand, liquids, or other foreign matter on the terminals. � Do not touch the plug terminals (i and j) with metal objects. � Do not disassemble, remodel, heat or throw into fire. If any electrolyte should come into contac
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 5 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 � The battery charger is in the standby condition when the AC power supply cord is connected. The primary circuit is always “live” as long as the power cord is connected to an electrical outlet. ∫ Care of the camera � Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it. Do not subject to strong pressure. The camera may malfunction, recording pictures may become impossible, or the lens, the LCD monitor or the external ca
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 6 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 • Focusing........................................... 53 Contents • When the subject is not in focus....... 53 • Preventing jitter (camera shake)....... 53 Information for Your Safety....................... 2 • Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function................................ 54 Before Use • Program Shift.................................... 54 Taking Pictures with the Zoom ............... 55 • Using the Optical Zoom/using
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 7 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 • Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Change Tone of the Color for the Picture Travel Destinations (World Time) ...125 to be taken (Film Mode) ............................. 91 Using the [REC] Mode Menu ................126 • Adjusting each Film Mode to the • ? [ASPECT RATIO].....................126 desired setting ..................................92 • @ [PICTURE SIZE].......................126 • Multi Film Bracket .......................
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 8 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 • Q [RESIZE] Reducing the picture Specifications ....................................... 206 size (number of pixels)............. 154 Digital Camera Accessory System ....... 210 • [CROPPING]............................155 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form • ? [ASPECT CONV.] .................... 156 (For USA and Puerto Rico Customers).....212 • N [ROTATE]/M [ROTATE DISP.] ....157 Limited Warranty • Ü [FAVORITE]..........................
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 9 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Before Use Standard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. Product numbers correct as of March 2010. These may be subject to change. 1 Digital Camera Body (This is referred to as camera body in these operating instructions.) 2 Interchangeable Lens “LUMIX G VARIO 14–42 mm/F3.5–5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.” (This is referred to as lens in these operating instructions.) 3 Lens Hood 4 Lens Cap (Th
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 10 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use 12 3 4 5 H-FS014042 VYC1009 VYF3201 VFC4315 67 8 9 10 VFC4456 DMW-BLB13PP DE-A49B K2CA2EA00002 K1HA08CD0020 11 12 13 14 15 K1HA08AD0003 VKF4385 VFC4538 VGQ0C14 10 VQT2S30
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 11 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Names of the Components ∫ Camera body 123 1 Flash (P66) 2 Sensor 3 Self-timer indicator (P77) AF Assist Lamp (P138) 4 Lens release button (P21) 5 Lens lock pin 6 Mount 7 Lens fitting mark (P20) 76 5 4 Rear dial is described as follows in these operating instructions. e.g.: Rotating left or right e.g.: Pressing the rear dial • Refer to P17 for operation of the rear dial. 8 [LVF/LCD] button (P42) 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 Diopte
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AFS AFC DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 12 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Assign Menu to 4 button. It is convenient to register a Menu that is used often. [FOCUS AREA SET]/[ASPECT RATIO]/[QUALITY]/[METERING MODE]/ [I.RESOLUTION]/[I.EXPOSURE]/[EX. OPT. ZOOM]/[GUIDE LINE]/[ REC AREA]/ [REMAINING DISP.] 1/WB (White Balance) (P86) In these operating instructions, the cursor buttons are described as shown in the figure below or described with 3/4/2/1. e.g.: When you press the 4 (down) button MEN
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 13 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use 39 DC cable cover (P181) 39 40 Card/Battery door (P28) 41 Release lever (P28) 42 Tripod receptacle (P189) • When you use a tripod, make sure the tripod is stable when the camera is attached to it. 40 41 42 ∫ Lens H-FS014042 (LUMIX G VARIO 14–42 mm/F3.5–5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.) 43 Tele 44 Lens surface 45 Focus ring (P83) 46 Wide 47 Zoom ring (P55) 48 Contact point 49 Lens fitting mark (P20) 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 ∫ Battery charger
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 14 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Rotating the LCD Monitor At the time when this camera is purchased, the LCD monitor is stowed in the camera body. Bring out the LCD monitor as shown below. 1 Open the LCD monitor. (Maximum 180o) 2 It can be rotated 180o forward. 3 Return the monitor to its original position. Rotation range of the LCD monitor ∫ Horizontal opening direction ∫ Vertical rotating direction 4 Maximum 180o 5 180o • It can be rotated 180o forward. 6
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 15 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use How to Use the Touch Panel You can operate by directly touching the LCD monitor (touch panel) with your finger. ∫ Touch To touch and release the touch panel. It is used to select an icon or picture. • It may not operate properly when multiple icons are touched simultaneously, so try to touch the center of the icon. ∫ Drag A movement without releasing the touch panel. It is used to change the range of displayed pictures, or s
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 16 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use What can be done by touch operation By using the touch panel, you can move the AF area by touching the subject to focus on, or change the setting directly by touching the icons, making it easier to operate during recording or setting. Following are examples of what can be done by touch operation. When recording Touch Tracking (P48, 81) Touch Shutter (P54) Guide Line Position Touch 1-area AF (P82) During recording, a picture
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 17 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Operating the Rear Dial There are 2 ways to operate the rear dial, rotating left or right, and by pressing. Rotating: Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings. Pressing: Operations that are the same as [MENU/SET] button, such as selection of settings and exiting the menu, are performed during the various settings. Example of operation during Recording/ Playback screen 1 “Rotating” 2 “Pr
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 18 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use About the Lens This unit can use the dedicated lenses compatible with the Micro Four Thirds™ System lens mount specification (Micro Four Thirds mount). Select a lens that matches the scene being recorded and your use of the pictures. ∫ “Micro Four Thirds Mount” This is the lens mount standard for the “Micro Four Thirds System”. This was newly developed as an interchangeable lens mount dedicated for digital cameras. ∫ About
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 19 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Before Use Interchangeable lenses that can be used with this unit and Auto Focus/Auto Aperture Operation (As of March 2010) (±: Usable, ¥: Some functions/features limited, —: Not usable) when recording still while recording pictures motion pictures Lens type Auto Auto Auto Auto aperture aperture Focus Focus setting setting Micro Four Thirds The Lens included mount specification in DMC-G2K. lens (H-FS014042) ± ¢4, 5 ¢7 ([AFS], ±¥
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DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 20 ページ ２０１０年４月１３日 火曜日 午後９時２０分 Preparation Preparation Attaching/Detaching the Lens • Check that the camera is turned off. • Close the flash. Attaching a lens to the camera body Turn the lens rear cap A and the body cap B in the direction of the arrow to detach them. • Do not put your hands inside the mount. Align the lens fitting marks C (red marks) on the camera body and the lens and then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. • Do not pr
