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Features
Inputs and Outputs Notes
Supplied Software
Specifications
Features
Overview: The Panasonic DMC-GF1K is a digital still camera
with interchangeable lenses in an ultra-compact package. The camera kit comes
with a 14-45mm zoom lens.
Recording Media:
The DMC-GF1K records
images onto SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory Cards. The camera is compatible with
SD cards from 8 MB to 2 GB formatted using FAT 12 or FAT 16 format, and SDHC
cards from 4 GB to 32 GB using FAT 32.
Note: The camera comes with no memory cards, and does not have
built-in internal memory.
14-45mm Lens: This camera kit comes with a LUMIX G Vario
14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./Mega O.I.S. lens. The lens has a Micro Four Thirds mount
and comes with a "flower-shaped" lens hood. Its 14-45mm focal length is
equivalent to 28mm to 90mm in 35mm film photography. The focusing distance is
0.99' to infinity. The GF1K can accept other Lumix lenses with the Micro Four
Thirds mount.
Extended Optical/Digital Zoom: The 14-45mm focal length of
the supplied lens gives it an optical zoom of approximately 3.2x. The camera's
extended optical zoom can increase the zoom by a maximum of 2x. The digital zoom
can be set to 2x or 4x in the menu. Using the maximum digital zoom of 4x, the
extended optical zoom of 2x, and the optical zoom of 3.2x, the total overall
zoom possible is 25.6x.
Image Sensor: For optimal image quality, the camera uses a
4/3" (17.3mm x 13mm) Live MOS image sensor with approximately
13.06-million total pixels and 12.1-million effective pixels.
Image Recording Format:
The camera records
still images in JPEG and RAW formats. The camera can also record HD movies in
AVHCD Lite (MPEG4 video/H.264 audio) for playback on your HDTV using an HDMI
connection or SD movies in Motion JPEG format
with audio for playback on your PC.
Image Quality: You can set the image quality as follows:
- Fine: Low compression; gives priority to picture quality
- Standard: High compression; gives priority to the number of
recordable pictures
- RAW: Uncompressed; must be processed on a PC
- RAW + Standard: In addition to the RAW (uncompressed) image, the
camera takes a standard equivalent JPEG image simultaneously
- RAW + Fine: In addition to the RAW (uncompressed) image, the
camera takes a fine equivalent JPEG image simultaneously
Image Resolution/Compression:
You can change the resolution and
compression settings to suit the purpose of the image you're about to shoot.
You can choose from the
following resolutions for still images:
- 4:3 Aspect Ratio:
- 4000 x 3000 (12M): Fine, Standard, RAW, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2816 x 2112 (5.9M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2048 x 1536 (3.1M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 3:2 Aspect Ratio:
- 4000 x 2672 (10.7M): Fine, Standard, RAW, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2816 x 1880 (5.3M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2048 x 1360 (2.8M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 16:9 Aspect Ratio:
- 4000 x 2248 (9M): Fine, Standard, RAW, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2816 x 1584 (4.5M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 1920 x 1080 (2.1M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 1:1 Aspect Ratio:
- 2992 x 2992 (9M): Fine, Standard, RAW, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 2112 x 2112 (4.5M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
- 1504 x 1504 (2.3M): Fine, Standard, RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard
Motion Pictures: In addition, you can shoot motion pictures in
16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios, at the following resolutions and frame rates:
- AVCHD Lite (HD) (16:9):
- SH: 1280 x 720, 60 fps, 17 Mbps
- H: 1280 x 720, 60 fps, 13 Mbps
- L: 1280 x 720, 60 fps, 9 Mbps
- Motion JPEG:
- HD (16:9): 1280 x 720, 30 fps
- WVGA (16:9): 848 x 480, 30 fps
- VGA (4:3): 640 x 480, 30 fps
- QVGA (4:3): 320 x 240, 30 fps
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer:
MEGA O.I.S. technology helps solve the problem of unintentional hand movement
that can result in blurry images, particularly with telephoto shots. (Note:
The supplied 14-45mm lens supports the stabilizer function, however, the
optional 20mm/F1.7 lens does not.) You can
choose from the following modes:
- Mode 1: The stabilizer
operates continuously and can assist during photo composition
- Mode 2: The stabilizer
function is in standby and activates at the moment the shutter captures the
image. This mode offers a greater degree of stabilization.
- Mode 3: Camera shake is corrected for up/down
movements. This mode ideal for panning.
- Off: When image stabilization is not desired or when using the camera with a
tripod
Battery: The GF1K is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
(DMW-BLB13PP). When used with the supplied 14-45mm lens, you get approximately
175 minutes of recording time, or
about 350 images, using the 3.0" LCD monitor. Playback time
using the LCD monitor is approximately 290 minutes. The battery takes
approximately 155 minutes to fully charge with the supplied DE-A49B battery
charger. You can also operate the camera on standard household current when the
optional DMW-DCC3 DC cable is attached to the camera and battery charger.
LCD Monitor: The DMC-GF1K has a 3" TFT color LCD
monitor featuring approximately 460,000 pixels. It has approximately 100% field
of view.
Optional External Viewfinder: An optional external live
viewfinder (DMW-LVF1, sold separately) attaches to the camera's hot shoe and
allows you to hold the camera up to your eye to frame your subject as you
record. The LVF1 has a 0° to 90° adjustable
angle so you can view the subject even when shooting at a low camera angle. A
built-in diopter allows you to adjust the focus of the viewfinder to suit your
vision. Because the LVF1 uses the hot shoe, you cannot use the external
viewfinder with an external flash.
Pop-up Flash: The GF1K has a pop-up flash with a range of
approximately 3.28' to 11.2' when the 14-45mm lens is used. (The flash range is
greater when the optional 20mm/F1.7 lens is used.) Available flash modes
include:
- Auto: The flash is automatically activated when the recording
conditions make it necessary.
- Auto/Red-eye Reduction: A pre-flash is activated before the main
flash to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.
- Forced Flash On: The flash is activated every time regardless of
the recording conditions.
- Forced Flash On/Red-eye Reduction: The flash is activated every
time with a pre-flash to reduce red-eye effect.
- Slow Sync: When taking pictures against a dark background
landscape, this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is
activated to make the background appear brighter.
- Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction: Same as Slow Sync, but with
pre-flash to reduce red-eye effect.
- Forced Flash Off: Flash is not activated regardless of the
recording conditions.
Mode Dial: The top-mounted mode dial allows
you to choose from the following camera modes:
- Intelligent Auto Mode: the camera will set the most appropriate
settings to match the subject and recording conditions. Recommended for
beginners.
- Program AE: the camera
automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the
brightness of the subject
- Aperture-priority AE: the
shutter speed is automatically determined by the aperture value you set
- Shutter-priority AE: the
aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set
- Manual Exposure: the
exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the shutter speed, which are
manually adjusted
- Custom Mode: allows you to take pictures with one of two sets
of previously selected settings (C1, C2)
- Motion Picture Mode: this
mode allows you to record motion images with audio
- Scene Mode: allows you to select from 16 different scene modes
using the menu:
- Portrait: allows you
to make the subject stand out from an unfocused background and adjust
the exposure and the hue to achieve a healthy complexion on the subject
- Soft Skin: use for taking pictures of people outdoors
during the daytime; enables the texture of their skin to appear even softer
than with Portrait mode
- Scenery: allows you to
take a picture of a wide landscape
- Architecture: for taking sharp pictures of
architecture. Guide lines are displayed.
- Sports: allows you to
take pictures of a fast moving subject or sports scenes
- Peripheral Defocus: This mode makes it easy to pick out
the subject on which to focus, and blurs the background to make the subject
stand out.
- Flower: for taking pictures of flowers outdoors with
natural colors in macro settings; use of a tripod and self-timer recommended
- Food: for taking pictures of food with a natural hue without
being affected by the ambient light in restaurants, etc.
- Objects: for taking clear and vivid pictures of
accessories or small objects in a collection; use of a tripod and self-timer
recommended
- Night Portrait: allows you to take pictures against a
night landscape. The subject can be recorded with brightness in real life by
using the flash and the slow shutter speed; use of a tripod recommended
- Night Scenery: for taking vivid pictures of a landscape
at night; use of a tripod recommended
- Illuminations: for photographing illuminations; use of
a tripod recommended
- Baby1/Baby2: two selectable settings for taking pictures of a
baby; you can use text stamp to show baby's name, birthday, or age
- Pet: for photographing your pet; you can use text stamp
to show pet's name or age
- Party: allows you to
take a picture in a dim room (e.g. a wedding reception, a party, a
banquet in a bar, etc.) clearly. The shutter speed or the exposure is
automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the room.
- Sunset: for taking pictures of a sunset (red colors
accentuated)
- My Color Mode: Once the Mode Dial is set to My Color Mode, you
can use the rear dial to choose from the following:
- Expressive: A pop-art style image effect that emphasizes colors.
- Retro: A soft image effect that give the appearance of a
tarnished photograph.
- Pure: Uses a cool bright light to give a feeling of freshness.
- Elegant: Creates a tranquil atmosphere and projects a feeling of
stateliness
- Monochrome: Uses tones characteristic of black and white
photography.
- Dynamic Art: An impressive image effect that pictures dark areas
to bright areas with appropriate brightness, together with enhancements on
colors.
- Silhouette: Enhances the subject in the shade as a black
silhouette by utilizing the background colors of the sky or sunset.
- Custom: The color effects can be set according to your
preferences.
Self Timer: The self timer is
useful when you want to include yourself in the picture when recording still
images. The delay time for single shots can be set to 10 seconds or 2 seconds.
You can also set the self timer to take 3 pictures after a 10 second delay. The
second and third picture are taken in two second intervals after the first.
Exposure Compensation: If you
are shooting against a bright background or strong backlight, you may need to
correct the exposure so that the subject doesn't come out too dark. You can set
the adjustments from -3 to +3 in 1/3-step increments.
Auto Bracket: In this mode, a maximum of 7 pictures are
automatically recorded by each press of the shutter button according to the
compensation range of the exposure. You can choose from the following:
- Steps: 1/3 EV or 2/3 EV
- Number of pictures: 3, 5, or 7
- Sequences: [0 / - / +] or [- / 0 / +]
Burst Mode: Pictures are taken continuously while the
shutter button is pressed. You can choose a High burst rate of 3 pictures per
second or a Low burst rate of 2 pictures per second. When no RAW files are
taken, you can shoot up to the capacity of the memory card. When RAW files are
used, the camera can take between 4 and 7 total pictures.
White Balance: You can choose
from the following white balance modes:
- Auto: automatically
adjusts the white balance
- Daylight: for recording
outdoors on a bright day
- Cloudy: for recording
under a cloudy or shaded area sky
- Shade: for recording outdoors in the shade on a bright day
- Incandescent: for recording
under incandescent lighting
- Flash: for taking a
picture with flash only
- White Set 1/White Set 2: for using a stored white
balance setting taken manually
- Preset: for using a preset white balance
- Preset Color Temperature: for using a preset color
temperature
- Fine Adjustment: you can finely adjust the white
balance toward Amber, Blue, Green, or Magenta
- White Balance Bracketing: The bracket setting is based
on the adjustment values for the WB Fine Adjustment. Three pictures with
different colors are automatically recorded when the shutter button is
pressed once.
ISO Sensitivity:
ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity to light in values. If you set the
ISO sensitivity higher, the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark
places. When setting to Auto, the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted from
ISO100 to ISO3200 according to the brightness. In the intelligent ISO setting,
the camera will automatically set the optimal ISO sensitivity and the shutter
speed according to the movement of the subject and the surrounding brightness.
In the Preset ISO mode, you can select 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, or 3200 with
the ISO increments set to 1EV. When set to 1/3 EV, you can select 100, 125, 160,
200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, or 3200.
Metering Modes:
You can select from the following metering modes:
- Multiple: camera measures
the most suitable exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the
whole screen automatically
- Center Weighted: used to
focus on the subject on the center of the screen and measure the whole
screen evenly
- Spot: camera measures the
subject in the spot metering target
Auto Focus Mode:
You can choose one of the following AF modes:
- Face Detection: Camera automatically detects a person's face,
adjusting the exposure and focus to fit the face, regardless of what portion
of the picture it is in. (maximum of 15 areas)
- AF Tracking (Dynamic Tracking): Focus and exposure can
be adjusted to a specified subject. Focus and exposure will follow the
subject, even if it moves.
- 23-area Focusing: Up to 23 points for each AF area can
be focused. This is effective when the subject isn't in the center of the
screen.
- 1-area Focusing: Camera
focuses on the subject in AF area on the center of the screen. Position and
size of AF area can be changed.
Manual Focus: You can focus manually by rotating the focus
ring on the lens. This is useful when you want to fix the focus, or when the
distance between the lens and the subject is determined and you do not want to
activate auto focus.
Still Image Playback: You can manually display images one at
a time, 12 at a time, or 30 images at a time.
Calendar Playback: You can display pictures by recording
date using the calendar playback function. If there are multiple pictures with
the same recording date, the first picture recorded on that date is displayed.
Playback Zoom: You can view the picture at the original size, or
enlarge the picture to 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x. Using the arrow buttons, you can move
the position of the zoomed picture in the monitor.
Auto Review: After an image
is recorded, it will appear in the LCD screen for a preset number of seconds
for reviewing. Auto Review lets you choose one of the following settings: Off, 1
second, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or Hold. You can also view pictures at 4x zoom for
1, 3, or 5 seconds, if desired.
Resizing Pictures:
This function is useful if you want to reduce the file size of the picture in
cases when it needs to be attached to an e-mail or uploaded to a website. Once
an image is resized, you can choose to keep the original image. You can set up
to 50 pictures to be resized at one time.
Trimming Pictures:
This function lets you trim unnecessary parts of the recorded picture. Motion
pictures, pictures with audio, pictures with text stamps, and RAW images
(include RAW + Standard and RAW + Fine) cannot be trimmed.
Power Save: The camera is
automatically turned off if it has not been used for a predetermined amount of
time. The amount of time can be set to 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, or 10
minutes.
PictBridge
Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this
camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is the standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge
compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints,
regardless of brand.
Lens Hood: In bright sunlight
or backlight, the lens hood will minimize lens flare and ghosting. The lens hood
cuts off excess lighting and improves the picture quality.
Inputs and
Outputs Notes
HDMI: The GF1K has a mini-HDMI (Type C) for connecting the
camera to an HDMI-compatible TV. A mini-HDMI to full-size HDMI cable is
necessary to connect the camera to an HDMI-compatible TV. If connected to a
VIERA Link-compatible Panasonic TV, you can control the camera using the TV's
remote control. The unit is compatible with VIERA Link Ver. 4.
Digital/AV Out:
This micro-USB jack allows you to connect the camera to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
You can also connect the camera to a TV or other A/V device using the supplied
audio/video
cable.
Remote: A 2.5mm sub-mini jack is provided for use with the
optional DMW-RSL1 remote shutter release. The remote shutter release helps you
avoid camera shake when using a tripod, and allows you to to keep the shutter
pressed fully when taking pictures in the Bulb or Burst mode.
Supplied Software
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 HD Edition (Windows XP/Vista only): This
software allows you to acquire pictures to the PC, and categorize the
acquired pictures by their recording date or the model name of the camera used. You can also resize pictures and
add effects.
Operating Environment for PHOTOfunSTUDIO:
- PC: IBM PC/AT compatible having Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or
higher
(Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher if using Windows Vista)
- Recommended environment for AVCHD Lite:
- Intel Core2 Duo 2.16 GHz Pentium D 3.2 GHz or higher (motion picture
playback)
- Intel Core2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher (motion picture editing)
- Minimum requirement: Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or higher
- OS: Windows XP Pro or Home SP2/SP3, or
Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Home Premium, or Home Basic SP1/SP2
- Display: High color 16-bit or more (32-bit or more
recommended). Desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 or more (1280 x 1024 recommended)
- Graphics Card: DirectX 9.0c for XP, DirectX 10 for
Vista; DirectDraw Overlay support PCI Express x 16 is recommended for
XP/Vista.
- RAM: 256 MB or more for XP; 512 MB or more if using
Windows Vista; 1 GB or more for AVCHD Lite motion picture function
- Free Hard Disk Space: Ultra DMA-100 or higher;
450MB or more for installing software
- Necessary Software:
- DirectX 9.0c for XP; DirectX 10 for Vista
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or more
- Other Requirements: CD-ROM drive (required for
installation), Compatible drive and media required for DVD writing,
Windows-compatible sound device, USB Port, Mouse or other pointing
device
SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 SE: This is software to edit RAW format images.
Using RAW files recorded on this camera allows images to be edited with a higher
quality and saved in a format (JPEG, TIFF) that can be displayed on a PC.
Operating Environment for SILKYPIX Developer Studio (Windows):
- PC: Intel Pentium compatible processors (Pentium 4 or higher
recommended)
- OS: Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or
Windows Vista (2000, XP, or Vista recommended)
- Display: XGA (1024 x 768) and Full-Color (24 bits) or more
- RAM: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended or
if using Windows Vista)
- Free Hard Disk Space: 100 MB or more for install and
activation
- Other Requirements: CD-ROM drive (required for
installation), Keyboard, Mouse or equivalent input device
Operating Environment for SILKYPIX Developer Studio (Macintosh):
- PC: Power PC G4 or its dual-processor (G5 or later
recommended) compatible with Intel Core Duo and Universal Binary
- OS: Mac OS X v10.2 (v10.3 or later recommended)
- Display: Display that supports 1024 x 768 or more. Display
and video card capable of displaying 16-bit color or more (24-bit color
or more recommended)
- RAM: 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
- Free Hard Disk Space: 100 MB or more required for
installation and activation
- Other Requirements: CD-ROM drive (required for
installation), Keyboard, Mouse or equivalent input device
QuickTime (Windows XP/Vista): This software allows you to
playback still pictures with audio and motion pictures (QuickTime Motion JPEG
format: .MOV extension) recorded on a digital camera.
- Included as standard in Macintosh OSs.
- For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000, download "QuickTime 6.5.2 for Windows" from
the Apple website (URL included in manual) and install
- Purchase Apple QuickTime Pro recommended for editing movies created with
the camera.
Specifications
Estimated Still Image Capacity: The number of recordable pictures
(Fine Quality):
| Aspect Ratio |
4:3 |
3:2 |
16:9 |
| Picture Size |
12M |
5.9M |
3.1M |
10.7M |
5.3M |
2.8M |
9M |
4.5M |
2.1M |
| SD Card 256MB |
34 |
63 |
150 |
38 |
68 |
170 |
43 |
105 |
220 |
| SD Card 1GB |
140 |
250 |
600 |
155 |
270 |
680 |
175 |
430 |
900 |
| SD Card 4GB |
570 |
1030 |
2410 |
620 |
1090 |
2680 |
70 |
1720 |
3540 |
Estimated Moving Image Capacity: The available recording
time:
| Recording Format |
AVCHD
Lite |
Motion
JPEG |
| Picture Size |
1280 x 720 |
1280 x 720 |
848 x 480 |
640 x 480 |
320 x 240 |
| Recording/Frame Rate |
SH 17 Mbps |
H 13 Mbps |
L 9 Mbps |
30fps |
30fps |
30fps |
30fps |
| SD Card 1GB |
7 min 20 sec |
9 min 30 sec |
14 min 00 sec |
4 min 00 sec |
10 min 20 sec |
10 min 50 sec |
31 min 20 sec |
| SD Card 2GB |
15 min 20 sec |
20 min 00 sec |
29 min 00 sec |
8 min 20 sec |
21 min 20 sec |
22 min 10 sec |
1 hour 04 min |
| SD Card 4GB |
30 min 30 sec |
40 min 00 sec |
1 hour 00 min |
16 min 30 sec |
41 min 50 sec |
43 min 40 sec |
2 hrs 05 min |
