User manual PANASONIC DMC-GH2

[. . . ] Operating Instructions Digital Camera/ Lens Kit/Body Model No. DMC-GH2H/DMC-GH2K DMC-GH2 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@ca. panasonic. com PP VQT3A36 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. [. . . ] Press 2/1 to select the home area, and then press [MENU/SET]. A 3. A Current time B Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home area, press B 3. Press 3 again to return to the original time. The daylight saving time setting only applies to your "home area". 4 Press 3 to select [DESTINATION] and then press [MENU/SET] to set. C Depending on the setting, the time at the travel destination area or the home area is displayed. C 5 Press 2/1 to select the area the travel destination is in D and then press [MENU/SET] to set. D Current time of the destination area E Time difference If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel destination, E press 3. (The time advances by one hour. ) Press 3 again to return to the original time. Note Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3. If [HOME] is already set, change only the travel destination, and use. If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time difference from the home area. VQT3A36 115 Recording Entering Text It is possible to enter babies' and pets' names and the names of travel destinations when recording. (Only alphabetical characters and symbols can be entered. ) Display the entry screen and press 4 to move to the character selection section. You can display the entry screen via the following operations. [NAME] of [BABY1]/[BABY2] or [PET] (P100) in Scene Mode. [NAME] in [FACE RECOG. ] (P111) [LOCATION] in [TRAVEL DATE] (P114) [TITLE EDIT] (P143) Press 3/4/2/1 to select text and then press [MENU/SET] to register. Press [DISPLAY] to switch text between [A] (capitals), [a] (lower case) and [&/1] (special characters and numbers). The entry position cursor can be moved left and right with the rear dial. The following operations can be performed by moving the cursor to the item and pressing [MENU/SET]: [SPACE]: Enter a blank [DELETE]: Delete a character [CANCEL]: Cancel entry/cancel edit A maximum of 30 characters can be entered. (Maximum of 9 characters when setting names in [FACE RECOG. ]) Press 3/4/2/1 to move the cursor to [SET] and then press [MENU/SET] to end text input. Display will return to the appropriate setting screen. Note Text can be scrolled if all of the entered text does not fit on the screen. 116 VQT3A36 Recording Using the [REC] Mode Menu [FILM MODE], [METERING MODE], [I. DYNAMIC], [EX. TELE CONV. ], and [DIGITAL ZOOM] are common to both the [REC] Mode menu and [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. Changing these settings in one of these menus is reflected in other menu. For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P55. [FILM MODE] You can select up to 10 different color tones and contrasts for the recorded pictures to match the recording conditions and aspects, as you would select different films for film cameras. Applicable modes: [You can only select [STANDARD] (COLOR) and [STANDARD] ( [ ] and [ ] mode. ] ) in [ ], [], [ ], [STANDARD] (COLOR)/[DYNAMIC] (COLOR)/[SMOOTH] (COLOR)/[NATURE] (COLOR)/ [NOSTALGIC] (COLOR)/[VIBRANT] (COLOR)/[STANDARD] ( )/[DYNAMIC] ( )/ [SMOOTH] ( )/[MY FILM 1]/[MY FILM 2]/[MULTI FILM]/[CINEMA] (COLOR) Note In Film Mode, the camera may do something equivalent to pull processing or push processing to create a picture with particular characteristics. The shutter speed may become very slow at this time. Use the Quick Menu (P56) to set when in Intelligent Auto Mode. 1 Touch [2]/[1] to select an item. When you touch [ ] on the screen shown right, explanations about each Film Mode are displayed. (When you touch [CANCEL], the screen returns to the previous screen. ) 2 Touch [SET]. Adjusting each Film Mode to the desired setting 1 2 3 4 Touch the item. Registered settings are memorized even if the camera is turned off. Touch [MEMORY]. ([MY FILM 1] and [MY FILM 2]) (After registering, the Film Mode name that was registered previously is displayed. ) [STANDARD] is registered in [MY FILM 1] and [MY FILM 2] at the time of purchase. 5 Touch [SET]. VQT3A36 117 Recording Item Effect Increases the difference between the brightness and the [r] darkness in the picture. [s] Decreases the difference between the brightness and the darkness in the picture. [CONTRAST] S [SHARPNESS] [r] The picture is sharply defined. [. . . ] 180 SD Card Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Service Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]