Panasonic DMC-G6KK User Manual

Basic Owner’s Manual

Digital Camera/

Lens Kit/Body

Model No. DMC-G6K/DMC-G6

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product,

and save this manual for future use.

More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it.

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

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Dear Customer,

Date of Purchase

Dealer Purchased From

Dealer Address

Dealer Phone No.

Model No.

Serial No.

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 information 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 source.

Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items, etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in this Owner’s Manual.

Carefully observe copyright laws.

Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for purposes

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other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

A lithium ion battery that is recyclable powers the product you have purchased. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.

Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

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Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing.

• Use only the recommended accessories.

• Do not remove covers.

• Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

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∫ Product identification marking

DMC-G6

Product Location

Digital Camera Bottom

Battery charger Bottom

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, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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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

connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, follow the attached installation

instructions and use only shielded interface cables with ferrite core when

connecting to computer or peripheral devices. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Panasonic Model No.: DMC-G6 Responsible Party:Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094

Support Contact: Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America

1-800-211-PANA (7262)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Certification and Compliance

See Camera for the certification and compliance mark specific to that device.

1 Select 2 Select 3

Contains FCC ID: VPYLBXN604

This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65. This equipment has very low levels of RF energy that are deemed to comply without testing of specific absorption ratio (SAR).

∫ About the battery pack

CAUTION

Battery pack (Lithium ion battery pack)

Use the specified unit to recharge the battery pack.

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• 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 contact with your hands or clothes, wash it off thoroughly with water. If any electrolyte should come into contact with your eyes, never rub the eyes. Rinse eyes thoroughly with water, and then consult a doctor.

[Wi-Fi]

in the [Setup] menu.

[Wi-Fi Setup]

Press

3/4 to select [Approved Regulations], and then press [MENU/SET]

in the [Wi-Fi] menu.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the type

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recommended by the manufacturer.

• When disposing the batteries, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the

correct method of disposal.

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Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with

doors and windows closed.

Warn ing

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60xC (140oF) or incinerate.

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∫ About the battery charger

CAUTION! To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another confined

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space. Ensure this unit is well ventilated.

Battery charger

This battery charger operates on AC between 110 V and 240 V. But

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In the U.S.A. and Canada, the battery charger must be connected to a 120 V AC power supply only.

• When connecting to an AC supply outside of the U.S.A. or Canada, use a plug adaptor to

suit the AC outlet configuration.

∫ Cautions for Use

• Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one or a genuine Panasonic

USB connection cable (DMW-USBC1: optional).

• Always use a genuine Panasonic HDMI mini cable (RP-CHEM15, RP-CHEM30: optional).

Part numbers: RP-CHEM15 (1.5 m) (5 feet), RP-CHEM30 (3.0 m) (10 feet)

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AV cable (DMW-AVC1: optional).

• Always use a genuine Panasonic remote shutter (DMW-RSL1: optional).

Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).

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If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.

• Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in noise adversely affecting

the pictures and/or sound.

• Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, 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.

• If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops functioning properly,

turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional). Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on.

Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.

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If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded pictures and/or sound may be adversely affected.

-If you see this symbol-

Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union

This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

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Information for Your Safety................. 2

Preparation

Reading the Owner’s Manual

(PDF format) ......................................... 7

Care of the camera .............................. 8

Standard Accessories ......................... 9

Names and Functions of

Components........................................11

Preparation ......................................... 14

• Changing the Lens........................ 14

• Attaching the Shoulder Strap ........ 14

• Charging the Battery ..................... 15

• Inserting/Removing the Battery..... 16

• Inserting/Removing the Card

(Optional) ...................................... 16

• Formatting the card

(initialization)................................. 17

• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)....... 17

• Using the Viewfinder ..................... 18

Setting the Menu................................ 19

• Setting menu items ....................... 19

Calling frequently-used menus

instantly (Quick Menu) ...................... 20

Assigning frequently used functions

to the buttons (function buttons) ..... 20

Basic

Taking a Still picture .......................... 21

Recording Motion Picture ................. 21

Playing Back Pictures/Motion

Pictures............................................... 22

• Playing Back Pictures ................... 22

• Playing Back Motion Pictures........ 22

Deleting Pictures ............................... 23

Recording

Selecting the Recording Mode ......... 24

Taking Pictures using the Automatic

Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)...... 25

• Taking a picture with a blurred

background (Defocus Control) ...... 25

• Recording images by changing the brightness or color tone

(Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) .......... 26

Taking panorama pictures

(Panorama Shot Mode)......................27

Wi-Fi/NFC

What you can do with the Wi-FiR

function............................................... 28

Controlling with a Smartphone/

Tablet................................................... 29

• Installing the smartphone/tablet app

“Panasonic Image App” ................29

• Connecting to a smartphone/

tablet .............................................29

• Taking pictures via a smartphone/

tablet (remote recording)...............31

• Saving images stored in the camera/Sending images in the

camera to an SNS.........................31

About the supplied software

About the supplied software.............32

Others

Menu list.............................................. 34

• [Rec]..............................................34

• [Motion Picture]..............................36

• [Custom]........................................36

• [Setup]...........................................38

• [Playback]...................................... 40

Specifications..................................... 41

Digital Camera Accessory System ... 46 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA and Puerto Rico

Customers) ......................................... 47

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.

AND PUERTO RICO) .......................... 48

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Preparation

Reading the Owner’s Manual (PDF format)

More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied CD-ROM. Install it on your PC to read it.

∫ For Windows

Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Owner’s

Manual (supplied).

Select the desired language and then click

[Owner’s Manual] to install.

Double click the “Owner’s Manual”

shortcut icon on the desktop.

∫ When the Owner’s Manual (PDF format) will not open

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later or Adobe Reader 7.0 or later to browse or print the Owner’s Manual (PDF format).

You can download and install a version of Adobe Reader that you can use with your OS from

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the following Web Site.

http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions

∫ To uninstall the Owner’s Manual (PDF format)

Delete the PDF file from the “Program Files\Panasonic\Lumix\” folder.

∫ For Mac

Turn the PC on and insert the CD-ROM containing the Owner’s

Manual (supplied).

Open the “Manual” folder in the CD-ROM and then copy the PDF file

with the desired language inside the folder.

Double click the PDF file to open it.

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Care of the camera

Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure.

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The lens, monitor, or external case may be damaged if used in the following conditions. It may also malfunction or image may not be recorded if you:

– Drop or hit the camera. – Press hard on the lens or the monitor.

This camera is not dust/drip/water proof. Avoid using the camera in places with a lot of dust, water, sand, etc.

Liquid, sand and other foreign material may get into the space around the lens, buttons, etc. Be

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particularly careful since it may not just cause malfunctions, but it may also become irreparable.

– Places with a lot of sand or dust. – Places where water can come into contact with this unit, such as when using it on a rainy day

or at the beach.

Do not place your hands inside the mount of the digital camera body. Since the sensor unit is a precision apparatus, it may cause a malfunction or damage.

∫ About Condensation (When the lens, the viewfinder or monitor is fogged up)

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Condensation occurs when the ambient temperature or humidity changes. Be careful of condensation since it causes lens, viewfinder and monitor stains, fungus and camera malfunction.

• If condensation occurs, turn the camera off and leave it for about 2 hours. The fog will

disappear naturally when the temperature of the camera becomes close to the ambient temperature.

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Standard Accessories

Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera. Product numbers correct as of April 2013. These may be subject to change.

Digital Camera Body (This is referred to as camera body in this owner’s manual.)

(±: Included, —: Not included)

DMC-G6K DMC-G6

1 Interchangeable

Lens

¢1

2 Lens Hood 3 Lens Cap 4 Lens Rear Cap ± 5 Body Cap 6Battery Pack

(Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text) Charge the battery before use.

7 Battery Charger

(Indicated as battery charger or charger in the text) 8 USB Connection Cable 9 CD-ROM

Software:

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Use it to install the software to your PC.

10 CD-ROM

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Owner’s Manual for advanced features: Use it to install to your PC.

11 Shoulder Strap

¢1 This is referred to as lens in this owner’s manual. ¢2 This is attached to the interchangeable lens at the time of purchase. ¢3 This is attached to the camera body at the time of purchase.

• SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card and SDXC Memory Card are indicated as card in the

text.

• The card is optional.

• Description in this owner’s manual is based on the interchangeable lens (H-FS1442A).

• If any accessories are lost, customers should contact Panasonic’s parts department at

1-800-833-9626 for further information about obtaining replacement parts.

± —

¢2

¢3

—

¢3

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DMW-BLC12PP

K1HY08YY0032

VFF1208

VFC4765

DE-A79B

VKF4971

DMC-G6K DMC-G6

VYC1113

VYF3510

VKF4971

VFC4605

H-FS1442A

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Names and Functions of Components

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2418 19 20 21 22 23

13 1514 16

∫ Camera body

1 Self-timer indicator/

AF Assist Lamp 2 Sensor 3Flash 4 Lens fitting mark 5 Mount 6 Lens lock pin 7 Lens release button 8[MIC] socket

9 [LVF] button/[Fn5] button 10 Flash open button

The flash opens, and recording with the flash

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becomes possible.

11 Viewfinder 12 Eye Cup 13 Eye sensor 14 [Q.MENU] button/[Fn1] button 15 [AF/AE LOCK] button/

[Fn2] button 16 Rear dial 17 Touch screen/monitor 18 [(] (Playback) button 19 [ ] (Delete/Cancel) button/

[Fn3] button 20 [MENU/SET] button 21 [Wi-Fi] button/[Fn4] button 22 Wi-Fi 23 Cursor buttons

24 [DISP.] button

connection lamp

3/ISO button

1/WB (White Balance)

2/AF Mode button

4/[Drive Mode] button

This button in picture record mode will allow the user to select between the

following options.

Single/Burst/Auto bracket/Self-timer

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Each time this is pressed, the display on the monitor is switched.

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32 33

42 43 44 45

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25 Focus distance reference mark 26 Speaker

Be careful not to cover the speaker with your

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finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to hear.

27 Stereo microphone

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Be careful not to cover the microphone with your finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to record.

28 Hot shoe 29 Status indicator 30 Shutter button 31 Function lever 32 Mode dial 33 Camera ON/OFF switch 34 Intelligent Auto button 35 Motion picture button

36 Tripod mount

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A tripod with a screw length of 5.5 mm (0.22 inch) or more may damage this unit if attached.

37 Card/Battery door 38 Release lever

39 Shoulder strap eyelet

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Be sure to attach the shoulder strap when using the camera to ensure that you will not drop it.

40 Diopter adjustment dial 41 NFC antenna [ ] 42 [REMOTE] socket 43 [HDMI] socket 44 [AV OUT/DIGITAL] socket 45 DC coupler cover

When using an AC adaptor, ensure that the Panasonic DC coupler (DMW-DCC8:

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optional) and AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional) are used.

• Always use a genuine Panasonic AC adaptor (DMW-AC8PP: optional).

• It is recommended to use a fully charged battery or AC adaptor when recording motion

pictures.

• If while recording motion pictures using the AC adaptor and the power supply is cut off

due to a power outage or if the AC adaptor is disconnected etc., the motion picture will not be recorded.

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Preparation

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Fn6

Fn7

2.0X

∫ Lens

1 Lens surface

H-FS1442A

2Tele 3Wide 4 Contact point 5 Lens fitting mark 6 Focus ring 7 Zoom ring

Touch screen

Touch panel of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.

∫ Touch

To touch and release the touch screen. Use for selecting items or icons.

When selecting features using the touch screen, be sure to

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touch the center of the desired icon.

∫ Drag

A movement without releasing the touch screen. This is used to move the AF area, operate the slide bar, etc. This can also be used to move to the next image during playback, etc.

2.0X2.0X

∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)

2.0X

Pinch the touch panel apart (enlarge) or together (reduce) with two fingers. Use to enlarge/reduce the played back images or AF area.

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Preparation

• Check that the camera is turned off.

Changing the Lens

• Change lenses where there is not a lot of dirt or dust.

Attaching the lens

• Do not press the lens release button A when you attach a lens.

∫ Detaching the lens

1 Attach the lens cap. 2 While pressing on the lens release button B, rotate

the lens toward the arrow until it stops and then remove.

Attaching the Shoulder Strap

We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from dropping.

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• Perform steps 1 to 4 and then attach the other side of the shoulder strap.

• Use the shoulder strap around your shoulder. – Do not wrap the strap around your neck. – It may result in injury or accident.

• Do not leave the shoulder strap where an infant can reach it. – It may result in an accident by mistakenly wrapping around the neck.

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90°

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Charging the Battery

The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BLC12PP.

1 Attach the battery paying attention to the direction of the battery. 2 Connect the charger to the electrical outlet.

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The [CHARGE] indicator A lights up and charging begins.

∫ About the [CHARGE] indicator The [CHARGE] indicator turns on:

The [CHARGE] indicator is turned on during charging.

The [CHARGE] indicator turns off:

The [CHARGE] indicator will turn off once the charging has completed without any problem. (Disconnect the charger from the electrical socket and detach the battery after charging is completed.)

∫ Charging time

Charging time Approx. 140 min

The indicated charging time is for when the battery has been discharged completely.

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The charging time may vary depending on how the battery has been used. The charging time for the battery in hot/cold environments or a battery that has not been used for a long time may be longer than normal.

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Inserting/Removing the Battery

• Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLC12PP).

• If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product.

• Being 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 battery.

Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)

• Push it securely all the way until you hear a “click” while being careful about the direction in

which you insert it. To remove the card, push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright.

∫ About cards that can be used with this unit

SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB) SDXC Memory Card (48 GB, 64 GB)

∫ About the motion picture recording and SD speed class

Confirm the SD Speed Class (the speed standard regarding continuous writing) on a card label etc. when you record a motion picture. Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 4” or more for [AVCHD]/[MP4] motion picture recording.

e.g.:

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Please confirm the latest information on the following website.

http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/

(This Site is English only.)

• Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

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Panasonic DMC-G6KK User Manual

Information for Your Safety

Contents

Preparation

Reading the Owner’s Manual (PDF format)

Care of the camera

Standard Accessories

Names and Functions of Components

Preparation

Changing the Lens

Attaching the Shoulder Strap

Charging the Battery

Inserting/Removing the Battery

Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)