Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc G5 Owners Manual

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This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD, MP4 and QuickTime Motion 
JPEG formats.
In Playback Mode, select a picture with the motion picture 
icon ([ ]) and touch [ ] in the middle of the screen.
AMotion picture icon
B The motion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed on the screen.
•For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not displayed for motion...

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You can create a single still picture from a recorded motion picture.
1Touch [ ] during Motion Picture playback.
2Touch [ ].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is 
selected.
Note
•It will be saved with [Picture Size] set to [S] (2 M), [Aspect Ratio] set to [ W], and [Quality] set to 
[ › ].
•Still pictures created from a motion picture may be coarser than with normal picture quality.•While recording [MP4], using [VGA], the ability to create still pictures is...

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Deleting Pictures
Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered.
•Pictures that are not in the DCF standard or those that are protected cannot be deleted.
¢ Burst group will be treated as a single picture. (All the pictures in the selected burst group will be 
deleted.)
Note
•Do not turn the camera off while deleting. Use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC 
adaptor (optional).
•Depending on the number of pictures to be deleted, it may take some time to delete them.
To delete a...

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Setting the Menu
This camera offers menu selections that allow you to customize its operation to maximize your 
picture taking experience.
In particular, the [Setup] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock 
and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.
You can set the menus using two types of operation - touch operations in which you touch the 
screen, and button operations in which you press the cursor button and rotate the rear...

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Note
•There are functions that cannot be set or used  depending on the modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
(When operating buttons)
Press  3/4/ 2/1 of the cursor button to select the menu 
and press [MENU/SET], or rotate the rear dial to select 
the menu, and press the rear dial.
3Touch the menu item.
•The page can be changed by touching [ ]/[ ].
(When operating buttons)
Press  3/4  of the cursor button to select the menu item 
and press [MENU/SET], or...

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∫Close the menu
Touch [ ] or press the shutter button halfway.
(When operating buttons)
Press [ ].
∫ Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [Setup] menu from [Rec] menu.
Touch [ ] or another of the menu toggle icons  A.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
(When operating buttons)
1Press 2 of the cursor button.2Press  4 of the cursor button or rotate the rear dial to select the [Setup] menu icon 
[].
3Press  1 of the cursor button or press the rear dial.
A 

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You can set the background for the menu screen according to your preferences. You can also 
set one of the recorded still images as the background on the top menu screen.
1Press [MENU/SET] to display the top menu.
2Touch [Background Image].
3Touch the item.
•
Touch [From internal memory], [Registered image] or [No static image] to change to the 
selected background.
4(When [From SD card] is selected) Drag the screen 
horizontally and select an image.
5(When [From SD card] is selected) Touch...

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Setting the Quick Menu
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display style 
the camera is in.
1Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu.
2Touch the menu item.
3Touch the setting.
4Touch [Exit] to exit menu once the setting is 
completed.
A Item
B Settings
•You can close the menu by pressing the shutter button halfway.
∫When using the viewfinder1Press [Q.MENU] to display the...

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When [Q.MENU] (P163) in the [Custom] menu is set to [CUSTOM], the Quick Menu can be 
changed as desired. Up to 15 items can be set to the Quick Menu.
1Touch [ ].
2Select the menu in the top row and drag it to the bottom 
row.
A Items that can be set up as Quick Menus.
B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu screen.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, drag it into the menu 
item to be replaced.
•New item can be set replacing the old item.•When the item is dragged from the...

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About the Setup Menu
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P64.
[Clock Set] and [Economy] are important item s. Check their settings before using them.
•
Refer to P29  for details.
•Touch [ ] if you are using Summer Time. (The ti me will move forward by 1 hour.) Touch again 
return to standard time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
[Clock Set] —
[World Time]
Set the time...