You can get a manual here
<http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/support/Cameras-Camcorders/Digital-Cameras/Lumix-Digital-Cameras/model.DMC-GF1C-K>
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/18/2010 3:52 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> That's it! I didn't know that the thumbwheel was pressure sensitive. Thanks
> mate.
> They had no manual to give me and there isn't one online yet.
> I was photographing a 'one man band' in the street and he had a golf umbrella
> over him (attached) and a bright street behind him. With the sun in or out,
> in A mode or iA (intelligent auto), with or without flash (piss weak) he was
> around 2 stops underexposed - centre weighted metering. Indoor shots fine
> unless there's a window behind and then it's silhouette time. Time for spot
> metering today methinks.
> This is the bane of reviewing - it takes a while to get used to a camera and
> you miss shots. But I tend to expect better out of the box.
> I had a similar experience with the GF1 when it appeared but my E--2, the
> E-P1 and E-PL1 never caused me such grief. Neither have other Panny models.
>
> Andrew Fildes
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>
>
> On 18/12/2010, at 11:39 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Hmm, I've always said that the GF1's exposure is pretty good, especially in
>> low light or with its flash; it's great for the student parties.
>>
>> The exposure compensation on the GF1 is accessed with the thumbwheel: click
>> it to switch from aperture/speed control (depending on the mode selected) to
>> compensation, both values viewed on the bottom of the screen; each changes
>> colour to indicate that it is being controlled.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 18 Dec 2010, at 11:49, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>
>>> My first is that the fish is sharp but the 14mm not so much. But I'm having
>>> the same problem as I had with the GF1 - exposure all over the place and
>>> copes VERY badly with back light. I'll have to experiment with exposure
>>> target settings but I cannot find any exposure compensation control
>>> anywhere!
>>
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