Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Review: 11. Menus: Digital Photography Review

Camera Menus

The G1 fits its many options onto 16 pages of menus. These are further broken down into five categories: Record, Custom Menu, Setup, the customizable My Menu and Playback.

It's unusual to find options where you don't expect them, helping to minimize your use of the menu system.

Note that you get a much smaller set of menus in full Auto mode.

Record menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Aspect Ratio	• 4:3 • 3:2 • 16:9	- 4000 x 3000/2816 x 2112/2048 x 1536 - 4000 x 2672/2816 x 1880/2048 x 1360 - 4000 x 2248/2816 x 1584/1920 x 1080
Picture Size	• Large • Medium • Small
Quality	• Fine • Standard • RAW + Fine • RAW + Standard • RAW	RAW mode stores only the maximum number of pixels of your chosen aspect ratio, not necessarily the entire sensor.
Metering Mode	• Multiple • Center weighted • Spot
Stabilizer	• Mode 1 • Mode 2 • Mode 3	Mode 1 is always active. Mode 2 only when the shutter is pressed. Mode 3 is used when horizontally panning.
Flash	• Auto • Auto with Red-eye correction • On • On with Red-eye correction • Slow sync • Slow sync with Red-eye correction
D.Red-eye	• On • Off	Camera tries to digitally remove red eyes from images.
Flash Syncro	• 1st • 2nd	Flash fires at start or end of exposure
Flash Adjust	+/- 2 EV in 0.3 EV steps
i.Exposure	• Off • Low • Standard • High	Exposure and contrast are adjusted to compensate for scenes requiring a wide dynamic range
Ex. Opt. Zoom	• On • Off	"Extra Optical Zoom" - crops the image to simulate additional zoom
Digital Zoom	• Off • 2X • 4X
Burst Rate	• H • L	Selects 3 or 2 fps shooting
Auto Bracket	• Steps 3, 5 or 7 frames 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps • Sequence: 0/-/+ -/0/+
Self-Timer	• 10 sec • 10 sec (3 images) • 2 sec
Multi-Expo	• Start Next Retake Exit • Auto gain On Off	Builds up an image from multiple exposures. Auto gain corrects the brightness
Color Space	• sRGB • AdobeRGB
Long Shtr NR	• On • Off	Takes a second, dark-frame to allow subtraction of long exposure noise
ISO Limit Set	• Off • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600	Sets the maximum limit to which Auto or i.ISO settings will set the sensitivity.
ISO Increments	• 1 EV • 1/3 EV

Custom menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Cust. Set Mem.	• C1: Set 1 • C2: Set 2 • C3: Set 3	Assigns current settings to one of three custom memories
EVF Disp. Style	• Finder style • LCD Monitor style
LCD Disp. Style	• Finder style • LCD Monitor style
LCD Info. Disp.	• 1 (Blue) • 2 (Red) • 3 (Black)	Selects the status view color scheme.
EVF/LCD Auto	• Off • On	Uses the proximity sensor to switch between EVF and LCD.
Histogram	• Off • On	Provides a histogram on the shooting screen
Guide lines	• Off • Thirds • Center • Movable
AF/AE Lock	• AE • AF • AF/AE	Which parameters are locked by the AL/AE lock button
AF/AE Lock Hold	• Off • On	Is the action of the AF/AE Lock button retained?
Preview Hold	• Off • On	Is the action of the preview button retained upon button release?
Pre AF	• Off • Quick AF • Continuous AF	Quick AF will start to try to achieve focus when it detects the camera is being held steadily.
Direct AF Area	• Off • On	On allows the AF point to be moved when in single-point AF mode
Focus Priority	• Off • On	Does the camera wait for focus before allowing shutter release
AF Assist Lamp	• Off • On
AF + MF	• Off • On	Allows manual fine-tuning of focus once AF lock has been achieved
MF Assist	• Off • On	Zooms in the view to allow high-precision manual focus
Expo. Settings	• Switch by pressing front dial • Switch by holding EVF/LCD button	Dictates how to toggle between the command dial's functions
Dial Guide	• Off • On	Gives cues to the dial's function in the viewfinder after a change
Menu Resume	• Off • On	Menus return to last-used position
Pixel Refresh	Start processing Yes No	Checks the sensor for malfunctioning pixels
Shoot W/O Lens	• Off • On

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