Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc G5 Owners Manual

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Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed.
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You can combine 3 pictures with different levels  of exposure into a single picture with rich 
gradation. You can minimize the loss of gradati ons in bright areas and dark areas when, for 
example, the contrast between the background and the subject is large.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
∫ What Is HDR?
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and refers to an image combination technique for...

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Contrast and exposure will be adjusted automatically when there is a big difference in 
brightness between the background and subject, to bring the image close to how you see.
Settings: [HIGH]/[STANDARD]/[LOW]/[OFF]Note
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This feature may be automatically disabled, depending on the lighting conditions.
•[HIGH], [STANDARD], or [LOW] represents the maximum range of effect.•[i.Dynamic] does not work when [HDR] is set to [ON].
Settings: [‰]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
Note
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Refer to P84...

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2nd curtain synchro activates the flash just before the shutter closes when taking pictures of 
moving objects such as cars using a slow shutter speed.
Note
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Set it to [1ST] for normal use.•[2nd] is displayed in the flash icon on the screen if you set [Flash Synchro] to [2ND].
•The flash sync. settings are also effective when using an external flash.  (P206)•When a fast shutter speed is set, the effect of [Flash Synchro] may deteriorate.•You cannot set [ ] or [ ]...

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Pictures with sharp profile and resolution can be taken by using the Intelligent Resolution 
Technology.
Settings: [HIGH]/[STANDARD]/[LOW]/[EXTENDED]/[OFF]Note
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[EXTENDED] allows you to take natural pictures with a higher resolution.•The speed of burst and continuous recording becomes slower when [EXTENDED] is used.
•When recording a motion picture, [EXTENDED] changes to [LOW].
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It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit...

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The camera automatically removes noise that appears when the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures of night scenery etc. so you can take beautiful pictures.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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If you set [ON], the countdown screen is displayed when the shutter button is pressed. Do not move 
the camera at this time. After the countdown is finished, [Please wait...] is displayed for the same 
time as the selected shutter speed for signal processing.
•We recommend...

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Settings: [4t]/[2 t]/[OFF]
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Refer to P80  for details.
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The electronic shutter can reduce the picture blur . Moreover, you can take pictures without the 
shutter sound when the camera is used in a quiet location.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Flash is fixed to [ Œ] ([Forced Flash Off]).•If a subject is moving or your hands are shakin g, the subject may appear distorted on the picture 
taken. Use of a tripod is recommended.
•[Electronic Shutter] is disabled when...

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Set this when you want to correct the color reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC, 
printer etc.Note
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Depending on the color space setting, the file  name of the recorded picture changes as shown.
•Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar with AdobeRGB.
•The setting is fixed to [sRGB] when recording motion pictures.
Settings: [ ]/[ ]/[OFF]
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Refer to P78  for details.
•Refer to P142 for details.
[Color Space]
SettingsDescription of settings
[sRGB] Color...

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If you set the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their name and 
age in months and years in the images.
You can display these at playback or stamp the recorded images using [Text Stamp]  (P179).
Settings: [ ] ([Baby1])/[ ] ([Baby2])/[ ] ([Pet])/[OFF]/[SET]
∫ Setting [Age] or [Name]
1Touch [SET] .
2Touch [Baby1], [Baby2] or [Pet].
3Touch [Age] or [Name].
4Touch [SET] .
5Touch [Exit].
∫ To cancel [Age] and [Name]
Select the [OFF] setting...

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Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to P64.
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[Photo Style], [Focus Mode], [Metering Mode], [i.Dynamic], [i.Resolution] and [Digital Zoom] are 
common to both the [Rec] menu and [Motion Picture] menu. Changing these settings in one of these 
menus is reflected in other menu.
–For details, refer to the explanation for the corresponding setting in the [Rec] menu.•[Motion Picture] menu is not displayed in the following cases.–[Glistening...

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This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
When [AVCHD] is selected
When [MP4] is selectedNote
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What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation for 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed 
automatically depending on the subject to record....