Panasonic DMC-GH1 Operating Instructions

AF Tracking

Continuous Auto Focus

2009 LUMIX®

DMC-GH1 Digital Camera

28 to 280mm Lens

Full HD

Movie recording in ACVHD

• LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm lens

• Creative Movie Mode

• Advanced iA Mode

• Full-time Live View

• Live View Finder

• 12.1 Megapixel Live MOS Sensor

• Venus Engine HD

Notice: VIERA™ Link is a new name for EZ Sync™. Not All 2008 VIERA Link™ features are compatible with all 2006/2007 EZ Sync™ products.

2009 LUMIX® DMC-GH1 Digital Camera Specifications

DMC-GH1

TYPE

Type Digital interchangeable lens system camera
Recording media SD memory card, SDHC memory card
Image sensor size 17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds mount

IMAGE SENSOR

Type Live MOS Sensor
Total pixels 14.0 Megapixels
Camera effective pixels 12.1 Megapixels
Color filter Primary color filter
Dust reduction system Supersonic wave filter

RECORDING

SYSTEM

Recording file format

Still Image: JPEG(DCF, Exif 2.21), RAW, DPOF compatible
Still Image with Audio: JPEG(DCF, Exif 2.21) + Quicktime

Motion Image: AVCHD / QuickTime Motion JPEG
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1 (Multi-aspect recording except 1:1)
Image quality RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard
Color space sRGB, Adobe RGB

File size (Pixels)

Still Image

[4:3] 4000 x 3000(L), 2816 x 2112(M), 2048 x 1536(S)
[3:2] 4128 x 2752(L), 2928 x 1952(M), 2064 x 1376(S)
[16:9] 4352 x 2448(L), 3072 x 1728(M), 1920 x 1080(S)
[1:1] 2992 x 2992(L), 2112 x 2112(M), 1504 x 1504(S)

Motion Image

Motion JPEG

[4:3] QVGA : 320 x 240, 30fps / VGA : 640 x 480, 30fps

[16:9] WVGA : 848 x 480, 30fps

[HD] 1280 x 720, 30fps

AVCHD

NTSC [Full HD] 1920 x 1080, 60i (sensor output is 24fps)(FHD: 17Mbps)

[HD] 1280 x 720, 60p (SH: 17Mbps, H: 13Mbps, L: 9Mbps)

PAL

[Full HD] 1920 x 1080, 50i (sensor output is 25fps)(FHD: 17Mbps)

[HD] 1280 x 720, 50p (SH: 17Mbps, H: 13Mbps, L: 9Mbps)

VIEWFINDER

Type Live View Finder (1,440,000 dots equivalent)
Field of view Approx. 100%
Magnification Approx. 1.4x / 0.7x (35mm camera equivalent) with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1
Eye point Approx.17.5mm from eyepiece lens
Diopter adjustment -4.0 ~ +4.0 m-1

FOCUS

Type Contrast AF system
Focus mode AFs/AFc/MF
AF mode Face detection/ AF Tracking / 23-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing
AF detective range EV 0-18 (F3.5 lens, ISO 100)
AF assist lamp YES
AF lock

AF/AE LOCK button or Shutter button halfway pressed in AFs mode

Others Pre AF (Quick AF/Continuous AF), AF+MF, MF Assist (5x, 10x)

EXPOSURE

CONTROL

Light metering system 144-zone multi-pattern sensing system
Light metering mode Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Metering range

EV 0-18 (F2.0 lens, ISO 100)
Exposure mode Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
ISO sensitivity(Standard Output Sensitivity) Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / Intelligent ISO
Exposure compensation 1/3EV Step ±3EV
AE lock AF/AE LOCK button or Shutter button halfway pressed

AE bracket 3,5,7 frame, in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Step, ±2 EV

WHITE

bALANCE

White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set 1,2 / Color temperature setting

White balance adjustment Blue/amber bias, Magenta/green bias
Color temperature setting 2500-10000K in 100K
White balance bracket 3 exposures in blue/amber axis or in magenta/green axis

SHUTTER

Type

Focal-plane shutter

Shutter speed Still Images: 1/4000 ~ 60 and Bulb (up to approx. 4minutes)
Self timer 2sec / 10sec / 10sec, 3 images
Remote control

Remote control with bulb function by DMW-RSL1 (Optional)

SCENE MODE

Still Image SCN mode

Portrait (Normal/Soft Skin/Outdoor/Indoor/Creative) / Scenery (Normal/Nature/Architecture/Creative) / Sports (Normal/Outdoor/Indoor/Creative) /
Close-up (Flower/Food/Objects/Creative) / Night Portrait (Night Portrait/Night Scenery/Illuminations/Creative) / SCN (Sunset/Party/Baby 1,2/Pet)

Movie SCN mode

Portrait / Scenery / Sports / Low Light / Close-up (Flower/Food/Objects/Macro) / SCN (Sunset/Party/Portrait)

(Activated by selecting Still Image SCN mode then pressing Movie Button. Still Image SCN modes without corresponding Movie SCN mode is recorded in Normal mode.)

bURST

SHOOTING

Burst speed 3 frames/sec (High speed) or 2 frames/sec (Low speed)

Number of recordable images

7 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed)
Unlimited consecutive shooting (when there are no RAW files)

bUILT-IN-FLASH

Type

TTL Built-in-Flash, GN11 equivalent (ISO 100 ・m), Built-in Pop-up
Flash mode Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction,
Synchronization speed Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Flash output adjustment Less than 1/160 second
Flash synchronization 1/3EV Step ±2EV
Hot shoe 1st. Curtain Sync, 2nd Curtain Sync.

LCD MONITOR

Type Low temperature Polycrystalline TFT LCD
Monitor size Free-angle 3.0inch / 3:2 Aspect / Wide viewing angle
Pixels

460K dots
Field of view Approx. 100%
Brightness adjustment Auto, Power LCD, Manual (7 levels)

LIVE VIEW

Digital zoom 2x, 4x

Extra optical zoom

Max.2x

(Not effective with L size recording. Magnification ratio depends on the recording pixels and aspect ratio.)

Other functions

Guide Lines (3 patterns)

Real-time Histogram

FILM MODE

Color Standard / Dynamic / Nature / Smooth / Nostalgic / Vibrant
Black and white Standard / Dynamic / Smooth
Others My Film1 / My Film2 / Multi Film

PLAYbACk

Playback mode

Normal playback, 30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x Max.), Slideshow (duration & effect is selectable),

Playback Mode (Normal/Picture/AVCHD/Motion JPEG/Face Recognition/Favorite), Title Edit, Text Stamp, Resize, Trimming, Aspect Conversion, Rotate, Rotate Display, Print Set, Protect, Audio Dubbing

IMAGE PROTECTION/

ERASE

Protection Single / Multi or Cancel
Erase Single / Multi / All / Except Favorite

PRINT

Direct print PictBridge compatible・Print size, Layout, Date setting is selectable ・

INTERFACE

USB

USB 2.0 High Speed

HDMI

miniHDMI TypeC (1.3b corresponding)

Video: Auto / 1080i / 720p / 480p (576p in PAL system)

Audio: Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator"

Audio video output

"Stereo Type, NTSC/PAL, NTSC only for North America

*Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the products that are available in your market.
Remote/External microphone input ・2.5mm. stereo mini jack
Microphone Stereo, Wind-cut: Off / Low / Standard / High
Speaker YES

LANGUAGE

OSD language

English,German,French,Italian,Spanish,Polish,Czech,Hungarian,Russian,Chinese(Traditional),

Chinese(Simplified),Dutch,Thai,Korean,Turkish,Portuguese,Arabic,Persian,Japanese,Swedish,Danish,Finnish

POWER

Battery

ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1250mAh) (Included)

Battery Charger/AC Adapter (Input: 110-240V AC)

Battery life

Still Images CIPA Standard : Approx. 300 images(LCD)

LVF : Approx. 320 images with LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.

Motion Images Approx. 120 minutes (LCD)

Recording time capacity in AVCHD SH mode

DIMENSIONS/

WEIGHT

Dimensions (W x H x D) 124 x 89.6 x 45.2mm / 4.88 x 3.29 x 1.78 in
Weight Approx. 385g / 13.58 oz ・Body only・

OPERATING

ENVIRONMENT

Operating temperature 0・ to 40・ (32°F to 104°F)

Operating humidity 10% to 80・

STANDARD

ACCESSORIES

Software

PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.1 HD Edition

SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 3.0 SE

USB Driver

Standard accessories AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, DC Cable, Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM