Panasonic DC-BGH1 User manual

DVQX2130ZA

M1020KZ0

Operating Instructions

<Basic>

Digital Camera

Model No. DC-BGH1

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save

this manual for future use.

More detailed operating instructions are available in “Operating

Instructions” (HTML/PDF).

https://panasonic.jp/support/dsc/oi/BGH1/

2DVQX2130 (ENG)

Dear Customer,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this Panasonic

Digital Camera. Please read this document carefully and keep it handy for future

reference. Please note that the actual controls and components, menu items,

etc. of your Digital Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the

illustrations in this document.

Carefully observe copyright laws.

Recording of pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material for

purposes other than your own private use may infringe copyright laws. Even for the

purpose of private use, recording of certain material may be restricted.

Before Use

• No Compensation Regarding Recording

Please note that compensation cannot be provided in the event that recording

could not be performed due to a problem with the camera or a card.

• Be Careful with Regard to Copyrights

Under copyright law, you may not use the images and audio you have recorded for

other than personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder.

Be careful because there are cases where restrictions apply to recording even for

the purpose of personal enjoyment.

• Also Refer to the Cautions for Use in the “Operating Instructions” (HTML/

PDF)

DVQX2130 (ENG)

About This Camera

This unit does not have a monitor.

To check the menu settings or recording screen, connect an external

monitor or use a PC software “LUMIX Tether” below.

• For details on the connection cables, please check the interface of the

“Specifications”. (16)

Remote Control Software/App

https://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/ (English only)

LUMIX Tether

This is a PC software that allows you to record and make settings while controlling

the camera and checking the live view. (You can record photos (still images) using

this software.)

LUMIX Sync

This is a smartphone app that allows you to perform remote recordings

as well as check/save images that are saved in the camera with a

smartphone.

4DVQX2130 (ENG)

Information for Your Safety

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

• Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing.

• Use the recommended accessories.

• Do not remove covers.

• Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified service

personnel.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be

easily accessible.

■Product identification marking

Product Location

Digital Camera Rear (Battery installing place)

AC adaptor Bottom

Contents

Before Use................................................................................................................2

Information for Your Safety ....................................................................................4

Cautions for Use................................................................................................ 7

Standard Accessories............................................................................................. 9

Optional Accessories ....................................................................................... 10

Names of Parts ...................................................................................................... 11

Getting Started.......................................................................................................13

Power supply ................................................................................................... 13

Connecting the external monitor...................................................................... 13

Menu Operation Methods ..................................................................................... 14

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 14

Specifications ........................................................................................................15

Trademarks and Licenses..................................................................................... 19

DVQX2130 (ENG)

Information for Your Safety

For Singapore only

Complies with

IMDA Standards

DB01017

For Thailand only

This telecommunication equipment conforms to NTC/NBTC technical requirement.

■About the battery pack

• Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (AG-VBR59, AG-VBR89, AG-VBR118).

• If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product.

CAUTION

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the type

recommended by the manufacturer.

• When disposing of the batteries, please contact your local authorities or dealer

and ask for the correct method of disposal.

• Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of

time with doors and windows closed.

• Do not expose to low air pressure at high altitudes.

• Do not expose to extremely low air pressure, as this may result in explosions or

leakage of flammable liquids and gases.

Warning

Risk of fire, explosion and burns. Do not disassemble, heat above 60 °C or

incinerate.

6DVQX2130 (ENG)

Information for Your Safety

■About the AC adaptor (supplied)

CAUTION!

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

• Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another

confined space. Ensure this unit is well ventilated.

• The AC adaptor is in the standby condition when the mains plug is connected.

The primary circuit is always “live” as long as the mains plug is connected to an

electrical outlet.

For the AC cable plug of three pins

■How to replace the Fuse

The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC cable (figures A and B).

Confirm the AC cable fitted and follow the instructions below.

Illustrations may differ from actual AC cable.

1Open the fuse cover with a

screwdriver.

Fuse cover

Figure A Figure B

2Replace the fuse and close

or attach the fuse cover. Figure A Figure B

Fuse

(5 ampere)

Fuse

(5 ampere)

DVQX2130 (ENG)

Information for Your Safety

Cautions for Use

• Do not use any other AC cables except the supplied one.

• Use a high speed HDMI cable (Type A - Type A plug) that is compatible with 4K and

has an HDMI logo.

• For the USB connection cable, use one that is a shielded product with a ferrite core

compliant to USB Type C (USB3.1) that is less than 1.5 m (4.9 feet).

• When connecting a BNC cable to the [GENLOCK IN] terminal or [TC IN/OUT]

terminal, use one that is less than 2.8 m (9.1 feet). It is recommended to use a

double shielded BNC cable equivalent to 5C-FB.

• For the cable that connects to the LAN terminal, use the one below.

LAN cable (STP (Shielded Twisted Pair), category 5e or above, maximum 100 m

(328 feet))

• Do not use the Headphone cables with the length of 3 m (9.8 feet) or more.

• Do not use the Stereo microphone cables with the length of 3 m (9.8 feet) or more.

Keep this unit as far away as possible from electromagnetic

equipment (such as microwave ovens, TVs, video games etc.).

• If you use this unit on top of or near a TV, the pictures and/or sound on this unit

may be disrupted by electromagnetic wave radiation.

• Do not use this unit near cell phones because doing so may result in noise

adversely affecting the pictures and/or sound.

• Recorded data may be damaged, or pictures may be distorted, by strong magnetic

fields created by speakers or large motors.

• Electromagnetic wave radiation may adversely affect this unit, disturbing the

pictures and/or sound.

• If this unit is adversely affected by electromagnetic equipment and stops

functioning properly, turn this unit off and remove the battery or disconnect AC

adaptor. Then reinsert the battery or reconnect AC adaptor and turn this unit on.

Do not use this unit near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines.

• If you record near radio transmitters or high-voltage lines, the recorded pictures

and/or sound may be adversely affected.

8DVQX2130 (ENG)

Information for Your Safety

• To clean your camera, remove the battery or a card, or disconnect the power

plug from the outlet, and wipe with a soft, dry cloth.

• Do not press the lens with excessive force.

• Do not allow camera to come into contact with pesticides or volatile

substances (can cause surface damage or coating to peel).

• Do not keep rubber or plastic products in contact with the camera for a long

period of time.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, alcohol, kitchen detergents,

etc., to clean the camera, since it may deteriorate the external case or the

coating may peel off.

• Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun, as rays of light from the

sun may cause it to malfunction.

• Always use the supplied cords and cables.

• Do not extend the supplied cord or cable.

• The data on the card may be damaged or lost due to electromagnetic waves,

static electricity or breakdown of the camera or the card. We recommend storing

important data on a PC etc.

• Do not leave any metal items (such as clips) near the contact areas of the

power plug or near the batteries.

-If you see this symbol-

Disposal of Old Equipment and

Batteries

Only for European Union and countries

with recycle systems

These symbols are only valid in the

European Union and countries with

recycle systems.

If you wish to discard this product,

please contact your local authorities or

dealer and ask for the correct method of

disposal.

DVQX2130 (ENG)

Standard Accessories

Digital camera body

(Digital camera body is referred to as camera in this document.)

Check that all the accessories are supplied before using the camera.

(Product numbers correct as of October 2020.)

AC adaptor

• This is used for power supply.

SAE0011A

AC cable

• In Saudi Arabia, always use .

• : For GC

• : For GW

: K2CT3YY00034

: K2CQ2YY00082

: K2CJ2YY00152 : K2CP2YY00122

Cable lock band

1AC1MC551Z

Body cap1

VKF4971

Hot shoe cover1

DVYE1121Z

BNC terminal cover1

DVKJ1044Z/K

HDMI terminal cover1

DVKJ1045Z/K

AUDIO terminal cover1

DVKJ1046Z/K

DC IN terminal cover1

DVKJ1047Y/K

REMOTE terminal cover1

DVKJ1048Z/K

1 This is attached to the camera at the time of purchase but it’s removable.

10 DVQX2130 (ENG)

Standard Accessories

• The battery pack is optional.

The battery that can be used with the camera is AG-VBR59/AG-VBR89/

AG-VBR118. (As of October 2020)

• The memory card is optional.

Keep the memory card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.

• The Interchangeable lens is optional.

• Consult the dealer or Panasonic if you lose the supplied accessories. (You can

purchase the accessories separately.)

• Please dispose of all packaging appropriately.

• Keep small parts in a safe place out of the reach of children.

Optional Accessories

Product numbers correct as of October 2020.

Battery Pack AG-VBR59, AG-VBR89, AG-VBR118

Battery Charger AG-BRD50

LED Video Light VW-LED1

Stereo Shotgun Microphone DMW-MS2

Stereo Microphone VW-VMS10

XLR Microphone Adaptor DMW-XLR1

Body cap DMW-BDC1

Mount Adaptor DMW-MA1, DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R

Tripod adaptor2DMW-TA1

2 Use if the attached lens is in contact with the tripod pedestal.

• Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries.

Other manuals for DC-BGH1

Table of contents

Other Panasonic Digital Camera manuals

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GM5K Installation and service instructions

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 Installation and service instructions

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DC-G9P User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ95 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2EB User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS85 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1GN User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic BM-ET330 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZX3 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC33PP User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic AJHDC27V - CAMERA VTR User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX150 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUXIM DC-G90 Technical specifications

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Installation and service instructions

Panasonic

Panasonic DMCFZ8K - Lumix Digital Camera Instruction Manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FS12 Technical specifications

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LS2PP User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2K User manual

Panasonic

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FH20 Technical specifications

Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 Installation and service instructions

Popular Digital Camera manuals by other brands

Mercury

Mercury 350K user manual

Pentax

Pentax Optio LS 465 operating manual

Sanyo

Sanyo VPC-S1085 instruction manual

GE SMART A1255 user manual

Point Grey

Point Grey Gazelle Getting started

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX A Reference manual

Pentax

Pentax P-5 manual

BlazeVideo

BlazeVideo A280 instruction manual

Sony

Sony MCA-20 manual

Sony

Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 instruction manual

ATIK Cameras

ATIK Cameras One user manual

CohuHD Costar

CohuHD Costar 3930 Series Installation and operation manual

Leica

Leica M10-R quick start guide

FujiFilm

FujiFilm FinePix A700 owner's manual

Lorex

Lorex LNZ81P25 Series quick start guide

GE J1470S user manual

Sony

Sony A6700 Startup guide

Canon

Canon EOS ELAN7 instructions