Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc G5 Owners Manual

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Selecting the Recording Mode
∫To select a Recording Mode with the mode dial
Select the mode by rotating the mode dial.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly to select the desired mode  A.
∫To select Intelligent Auto Mode
Press [ ¦].
•[¦] button will light up when it is switched to Intelligent Auto 
Mode.
•The Recording Mode selected by the mode dial is disabled 
while the [¦] button is lit. 

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∫Basic
∫ Advanced
Intelligent Auto Mode  (P42)
The subjects are recorded using settings  automatically selected by the camera.
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode (P46)
The subjects are recorded usi ng settings automatically set by the camera, but color, 
brightness and defocus effect can be adjusted.
Program AE Mode  (P50)
The subjects are recorded  using your own settings.
Aperture-Priority AE Mode (P117)
The shutter speed is automatically det ermined by the aperture value you set.
Shutter-Priority...

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Tips for taking good pictures
Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side and 
stand with your feet slightly apart.
•Do not cover the flash, the AF assist lamp A or the microphone  B with your fingers or other 
objects.
•Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.•When taking pictures, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with 
another person, an object etc.
This function detects the vertical orientation...

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Using the Viewfinder
∫About the eye sensor automatic switching
When [LVF/LCD Auto] of [Eye Sensor]  (P170) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON] and your eye 
or an object is brought close to the viewfinder , the display automatically switches to the 
viewfinder display.
Sensitivity of the eye sens or can be set to [HIGH] or [LOW] with [Sensitivity].
•
Eye sensor might not work properly depending on  the shape of your eyeglasses, the way you hold 
the camera, or bright light shining around the...

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If [Eye Sensor AF] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the camera automatically adjusts the 
focus as the eye sensor is activated.
Note
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Beep sounds are not emitted when the focus is achieved in [Eye Sensor AF].•[Eye Sensor AF] may not work in dimly lit conditions.•The [Eye Sensor AF] feature is disabled in the following conditions:
–With lenses that only offer Manual Focus–With some Four Third lenses
If you set [Touch Pad AF] of [Touch Settings]  (P171) in the [Custom] menu to [ON] when...

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Taking a Still picture
Applicable modes: 
•When recording using [AFF], [AFC]
–It may take time to focus on the subject when you operate the zoom from Wide to Tele or 
suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
–Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to focus on the subject.
–While the shutter button is pressed halfway, shake may be seen on the screen.•Depending on the lens used, [AFF] and [AFC] may not operate. Refer to the website on P16.•Exit the...

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3Press the shutter button halfway.
¢1 When AF Mode is set to [ ], the first AF area at which focus is achieved may be 
displayed momentarily while pressing halfway.
¢ 2 A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the pressing halfway.
•When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if [AFS] has 
been set. In this case, the display will change to the yellow [AFS].
Note
•If you zoom in/out after focusing on a subject, the focus may lose its...

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•Set the drive mode to [ ] by pressing 4().
1Select the Recording Mode.
Taking a still picture
2Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
AAperture value
B Shutter speed
•Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed. (It will 
flash in red if the correct exposure is not achieved, except 
when set to flash.)
•When the image is correctly focused, the picture will 
be taken, since the [Focus Priority]  (P167) is set 
initially to [ON].
3Press the shutter button fully (push it in 
further),...

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Just by touching the subject you want as your point of focus, the camera will focus on the 
subject and take the picture automatically.
∫To cancel the Touch Shutter function
Touch [ ] .
Note
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If [Focus Priority] is [ON], when the [Focus Mode] is set to [AFS] and the Touch Shutter fails, if the 
AF area briefly turns red and disappears, this signifies that the picture cannot be taken under the 
current conditions.
When set to [AFF] or [AFC], the picture will not be ta ken if the focus...

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Press [DISP.] to change.
•You can select between [ ] (LCD monitor style) and [ ] 
(viewfinder style) for each of the LCD monitor and the viewfinder 
display screen using [LCD Disp.Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] in the 
[Custom] menu.
([ ] LCD monitor style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of LCD monitor display)
A With information
¢
BWithout information
C With information (tilt sensor display)¢
DWithout information (tilt sensor display)
E Turned off
([ ] viewfinder style)
•Screen will...