Panasonic DMC-GX1 User Manual

2012 LUMIX® G SERIES

DMC-GX1 Compact System Camera (Body Only)

Screen image simulated.

Optional Highresolution EVF

BUILT-IN FLASH, HOTSHOE AND TRADITIONAL-MODE DIAL

Giving you the ash capabilities and control of a traditional DSLR camera.

3.0” SMARTPHONE-LIKE TOUCH SCREEN

Easy, intuitive and customizable operation with just the touch of a nger.

FULL HD VIDEO 1080/60i (AVCHD/MP4) WITH STEREO SOUND

Record videos with outstanding natural clarity and ne detail across the entire image.

NEW OPTIONAL HIGH-RESOLUTION LIVE VIEWFINDER

Compose shots from creative angles by tilting or shifting the eyepiece.

• 16MP DSLR-like Image Quality, Features

and Lens Options

• LUMIX Light Speed Focusing and Pinpoint

Focusing Control

• Hotshoe and Built-in Flash

• New AFF Focus Mode Detects Movement

and Refocuses

• Over 14 Interchangeable LUMIX Lens Options

to Choose From

• New One-Push AE Correction

• New Level Gauge

• Optional High-resolution EVF (LVF2)

• 1080/60i HD Stereo Video (AVCHD/MP4)

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2012 LUMIX® G SERIES

DMC-GX1 Compact System Camera (Body Only)

TYPE

Type Digital interchangeable lens system camera

Recording Media SD memor y card, SDHC mem ory card, SDXC mem ory card

Image Sens or Size 17.3 x 13.0mm (in 4:3 aspect r atio)

Lens Mount Micro Fou r Thirds mount

IMAGE SENSOR

Type Live MOS S ensor

Total Pixels 16.68 Megapixels

Camera Effective Pixels 16.0 Megapixels

Color Filter Primary c olor ﬁlter

Dust Reduction System Supersonic wave ﬁlter

RECORDING SYSTEM

Recording File Format Still Imag e: JPEG (DCF, Exi f 2.3), RAW,

Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1

Image Quality RAW, RAW +Fine, RAW+S tandard, Fine, St andard, MPO+ Fine, MPO+S tandard

Color Space sRGB, Adobe RGB

File Size

Still Image [4:3] 459 2x3448 (L) / 3232x 2424(M) / 2272 x1704(S) / 1824x1368

(Pixels)

Motion

MP4*1 NTSC [Full HD ] 1920 x 1080, 30fps ( sensor output is 3 0p) (Approx. 2 0Mbps)

Image

AVCHD* 2 NTSC [Full HD ] 1920×1080, 60i (sens or output is 30p) ( FSH: 17Mbps, F H:13Mbps)

Continuous Recordable Time (Motion Images)

Actual Re cordable Time ( Motion Images) AVCHD wi th picture qualit y set to [FSH ]: Approx. 70 min. wi th H-PS14042 / A pprox. 65 min.

FOCUS

Type Contrast AF system

Focus Mo de A FS (Single) / AF F (Flexible) / AF C (Continuous) / M F

AF Mode Face detec tion / AF Tracking / 23 -area-focusing / 1-are a-focusing/ Pinpoint

AF Detec tive Range EV 0-18 (IS O100 equivalent)

AF Assist Lamp YES

AF Lock Set the Fn bu tton in custom men u to AF/AE lock or S hutter butto n halfway press ed in AFS mode

Others Quick AF, Cont inuous AF (durin g motion image reco rding), AF+MF, Touch shu tter, Touch MF Assis t

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Light Metering System 144-zone multi-pattern sensing system

Light Met ering Mode Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot

Metering Range EV 0-18 (F2.0 l ens, ISO100 equiv alent)

Exposure Mode Progr am AE, Apertu re Priority AE , Shutter Prior ity AE, Manual, A uto

ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity) Auto / Inte lligent ISO / 160 / 20 0 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 32 00 / 6400 / 1280 0

Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV St ep ±5EV

AE Lock Set the Fn but ton in custom menu to A F/AE lock

AE Bracket 3, 5, 7 frame, in 1/ 3, 2/3 or 1 EV St ep, ±3 EV

WHITE BALANCE

White Balance Auto / Dayli ght / Cloudy / Shade / In candescent / Fla sh / White Set 1, 2

White Bal ance Adjustment Blue/amber bias, Magenta/green bias

Color Temperature Setting 2500-10000K in 100K

White Bal ance Bracket 3 exposures i n blue/amber axis or i n magenta/green a xis

SHUTTER

Type Focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed Still I mages: 1/4000 ~ 60 a nd Bulb (up to approx. 2 min .)

Self Timer 10sec., 3 images / 2 sec. / 10sec.

Remote Control R emote control wit h bulb function by DM W-RSL1 (Option al)

SCENE MODE

Still Imag e SCN Mode Po rtrait / Soft S kin / Scenery / A rchitecture / Spo rts / Peripheral D efocus / Flower / Fo od /

Movie SC N Mode Portra it / Soft Skin / Sc enery / Archite cture / Sports / F lower / Food / Objec ts / Low-light /

CREATIVE CONTROL

Creative Control (Still image & Moti on image) Express ive / Retro / High key / Lo w key / Sepia / High Dyna mic /

BURST SHOOTING

Burst Speed SH: 20 frames /sec., H: 4.2 frames /sec. (when in AF S mode), M: 3 frames/ sec. (with Live

Number of Recordable Images SH: 20 fra mes/sec., H: 4.2 fra mes/sec. (when in A FS mode), M: 3 frame s/sec. (with Li ve

*1 Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class6” or higher *2 Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class4” or higher

(Compat ible with UHS- I standard SDH C/SDXC memor y cards)

MPO ( When attaching 3 D lens in Micro Four T hirds standard )

Motion Im age: AVCHD (Aud io format: Dolby® Digital 2c h) / MP4 (Audio forma t AAC 2ch)

(with 3D l ens in Micro Four Thir ds System stand ard)

(Whe n attaching 3D lens i n Micro Four Third S ystem standard )

[3:2] 45 76x3056( L) / 3232x 2160(M) / 22 72x1520(S) / 1824x1216 (Whe n attaching 3D len s in Micro Four Third S ystem standar d)

[16:9] 4576 x2576(L ) / 3232x1824(M ) / 1920x1080( S) / 1824x1024 (Whe n attaching 3D len s in Micro Four Third S ystem standar d)

[1:1] 3424 x 3423 (L ) / 2416 x 2416 (M) / 1712 x 1712 (S) / 1712x1712 (Whe n attaching 3D lens i n Micro Four Third S ystem standard )

[HD] 128 0 x 720, 30fps (sens or output is 30p) ( Approx. 10Mbp s)

[VG A] 640x480 , 30fps (sensor o utput is 30p) (A pprox. 4Mbps)

[HD] 128 0 x 720, 60p (sensor o utput is 30p) SH :17Mbps, H :13Mbps)

AVCHD wi th picture qualit y set to [FSH ]: Approx. 140 min. w ith H-PS140 42 / Approx. 130 min. with H-F S014042 / App rox. 150 min. with H- H014

with H-F S014042 / Appr ox. 75 min. with H-H 014

Touch (1-area-fo cusing in Face detec tion / AF Tracking / Mul ti-area-focusin g / 1-area-focus ing / Pinpoint)

(Changea ble to 1/3 EV step)

/ Color temp erature settin g

Motion ima ge: 1/16000 ~ 1/30 ( NTSC)

Objects / N ight Portrait / N ight Scenery / Ill uminations / Baby 1, 2 / Pet / Pa rty / Sunset

Party / S unset (Activa ted by selecting S till Image SCN mod e and then pressing M ovie Button. Still Imag e SCN mode witho ut correspondin g Movie SCN mode is r ecorded in mode sui table for the recording situation.)

Toy effect / Miniature effect

View), L: 2 f rames/sec. (wit h Live View)

View), L: 2 f rames/sec. (wit h Live View) Unlim ited consecutive s hooting (when the re are no RAW ﬁles ) (depending on memor y card size, batte ry power, picture size a nd compression)

BUILT-IN-FLASH

Type TTL B uilt-in-Flash, G N7.6 equival ent (ISO 160m), Bu ilt-in Pop-up

Flash Mod e Auto, Auto/ Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction,

Synchronization Speed Less than 1/ 160 sec.

Flash Output Adjustment 1/3EV S tep ±2EV

Flash Synchronization 1st Cur tain Sync / 2nd Cur tain Sync

Hot Shoe TTL Auto w ith FL220 / FL 360 / FL50 0 (Optional)

LCD MONITOR

Type TFT LC D with Touch panel

Monitor Size 3.0 in. / 3 :2 Aspect / Wide vie wing angle

Pixels 460K d ots

Field of View Approx. 100%

Monitor Adjustment Brightness (7 l evels), Contrast a nd Saturation ( 7 levels), Red tint ( 7 levels), Blue tint

LIVE V IEW Functi ons Gui de Lines (3 patte rns)

ZOOM

Additional Zoom Operation Touch Zoom (when using power zoom lenses*) *H-PS14042 lens and H-PS45175 lens

Digital Z oom 2x, 4x

EXTR A TELE CONVE RSION

Extra Tele Conversion S till image: Max. 2 x (Not effecti ve with L-size recording. Ma gniﬁcation rati o depends on the

LEVEL G AUGE

Level Gauge Yes (Built-in 3-shaft accelerometer sensor)

DIRECTION DETECTION FUNCTION

Direction Detection Function YES

FUNCTION BUTTON

Fn1, Fn2, Fn3*, Fn4* * Fn3 and Fn4 are Touch icons on LCD monitor

CUSTOM MENU

C1, C 2-1/2 /3 Yes (Registering Personal Menu Settings)

PLAYBACK

Playback Mode N ormal playback, 30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed

IMAGE PRO TECTION / ER ASE

Protection Single / Mu lti, Single-in Bur st Group / Multi-in B urst Group, Canc el

Erase Singl e / Multi / All / Excep t Favorite

Direct Print PictB ridge-compatible (Print size, Layout, Date setting are selectable)

INTERFACE

USB USB 2.0 Hig h Speed

HDMI mini HDM I Ty peC

Audio Video Output Mon aural Type, NTSC * Check the website of t he Panasonic sale s company in your count ry

Remote 2.5mm. stereo mini jack

Microphone S tereo, Wind-cut : Off / Auto

Speaker M onaural

LANGUAGE

OSD Language English, Spanish

POWER

Battery Li-ion Ba ttery Pack (7.2V, 1010m Ah) (Included ), Battery Cha rger

Batter y Life (CIPA sta ndard) Approx. 3 10 images with H-PS 14042, Approx. 3 00 images with H- FS014042

DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT

Dimension s (W x H x D) 116.3 x 67.8 x 39.4mm / 4.5 8 x 2.67 x 1.55 in. (excluding pr otrusions)

Weight Approx . 318g / 11.22 oz. (S D card, Batter y, Body)

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity 10% RH to 8 0% RH

STANDARD ACCESSORIES

Software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 7.0 HD Edition

Standard Accessories Batte ry Charger, Body Ca p (DMC-G X1K and DMC-GX1 o nly)

Slow Syn c., Slow Sync./ Red-eye Reduct ion, Forced Of f

(7 levels)

Real-time Histogram

recordin g pixels and aspect ra tio.) Motion image: M ax. 4.8x (Magni ﬁcation ratio de pends on the record ing quality and asp ect ratio.)

One Push A E /Preview / Level G auge / Focus Area S et / Photo Style / A spect Ratio / Pict ure Size / Quali ty / Metering Mod e / Flash / Flash Adjus t. / I.Resolutio n / I.Dynamic / Ex . Tele Conv. / Digit al Zoom / Stabilize r / Sensitivity / W hite Balance / A F Mode /Drive Mo de / Motion Pi c. Set / Picture Mod e / Histogram / Guide L ine / Rec Area

playback ( 16x Max.), Slidesho w (duration & effec t are selectable), P layback Mode (N ormal/ Picture/Video/3D Play/Category/Favorite), Title Edit, Text Stamp, Video Divide, Resize, Cropping , Aspect Conver sion, Rotate, Rot ate Display, Favorite, P rint set, Protect , Face Recognition Edit

Video: Au to / 1080i / 720p / 48 0p Audio: Lin ear PCM

or region fo r details on the produ cts that are availab le in your market.

Micropho ne level adjustabl e: Lv1 / Lv2 / Lv3 / Lv4

Approx. 3 40 images with H- H014

Approx. 2 72g / 9.59 oz. (Bod y only) Approx. 3 73g / 13.16 oz. (SD c ard, Battery, H- H014 lens included ) Approx. 413g / 14.5 9 oz. (SD card, Bat tery, H-PS140 42 lens included) Approx. 4 83g / 17.04 oz. (SD card, B attery, H-FS 014042 lens includ ed)

0°C to 40° C (32°F to 10 4°F)

SILKYPIX® Develope r Studio 3.1 SE LoiLoScope (trial version)

USB Dri ver

USB Co nnection Cable, S houlder Strap, C D-ROM * Body cap not includ ed for DMC-G X1X kit and DMC-G X1W kit ** Lens re ar cap of H-H014 lens n ot included for DMC -GX1W Kit

02/12 Speciﬁcations subject to change without notice.