AnexhaustedDMW-BLC12Ebatterymustbechargedforapproximatelytwohours
and15minutespriortobeingreinsertedintoyourdevice.Itisimportanttonotethat
overallchargingtimewillalwaysdependonthefrequencywithwhichthebattery
packisusedortheenvironmentinwhichthedeviceisusedandstored.
12.InsertingtheBattery
Thebatterychamberislocatedtothelowerrightsideofthecamera.Openthe
chamberbyslidingthedoorlockdowntowards‘OPEN’.Thebatteryshouldthenbe
turnedwiththearrowfacingupandinandthebatteryinsertedintothedesignated
slotuntilalockingsoundisheardtoconfirmthatthebatteryissecurelyinplace.
Theusershouldcheckthattheleverontheoutsideofthebatterychamberishooked
securelyoverthebattery.Closethechamberdoorthereafterbeforethedeviceis
poweredon.
13.CompatibleMemoryCards
UsersoftheLumixGX8cameraareencouragedtouseonlySD(512MBto2GB),
SDHC(4GBto32GB)andSDXC(48GBto128GB)memorycardsinthedevice.
14.InsertingtheMemoryCard
Theslotforthememorycardcanbefoundtothetopofthebatterychamberonthe
lowerrightsideofthecamera.Toinsertyourcard,openthechamberbyslidingthe
doorlockdowntowards‘OPEN’.Thecardshouldthenberotatedtoensurethatthe
terminalisfacedupandintowardsthechambertheninsertedintothedesignated
slot.Closethechamberdoorthereafterbeforethedeviceispoweredon.
15.FormattingtheMemoryCard
UsersoftheLumixFZ300kareaskedtoformatthememorycardofchosenpriorto
savingimagesorvideosfromthedevice.Tocorrectlyformatyourmemorycard,
presstheMENU/SETbuttonlocatedtorearrightofthecameraandenterthe
MENUoption.Fromtheoptionsdisplayed,selectthesetupicon followedbythe
‘Format’option.
16.ShutterReleaseButton
ThefeatureislocatedtothetoprightoftheFZ300kandservestwoprimary
functions.Presstheshutterreleasebuttonhalfwaydowntoachievefocusforthe
intendedshotaswellastodisplaythecurrentaperturevalueandshutterspeedon
themonitor.Whentheshutterbuttonispressedallthewaydown,theactionis
completedandthedisplayedimagescaptured.
17.Monitor
TheLumixFZ300kcameracomesequippedwithathree-inchOLEDfree-angle
touchpanel.Themonitorisdesignedwith1040kdotresolutionandhastheability
totiltandswivelformaximizeduseduringshoots.Thedesignalsoallowsforthe