Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc G85 Owners Manual

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Owner’s Manual
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-G85
DVQP1003ZA
F0916HN0
until 
2016/11/14
Message Display P318
Troubleshooting P320
Finding the information you need P2
Contents P4
Contents by Function P9
Menu list P185
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Finding the information you need
In this “Owner’s Manual for advanced features”, you can find the information you need 
from the following pages.
By clicking a page number, you can jump to the linked page and  quickly find the 
information.
Search from “Contents”
Click this icon to jump to “Contents”.P4
Search from the list of function namesP9
Search from the list  of buttons and dialsP14
Search from the list of screens and iconsP311
Search from “Message Display”P318
Search from “Menu list”...

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How to use this manual
∫About the symbols in the text
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Click a cross reference in the text to jump to the correspondin g page.
•Description in this owner’s manual is based on the interchangea ble lens (H-FS12060).
About the indication of the applicable mode
Applicable modes: 
The icons indicate the modes available for a function.•Black icons: Applicable modes•Gray icons: Unavailable modes
 and   will differ depending on the Recording Modes registered u nder custom 
settings.
: Indicates that the menu...

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Contents
Finding the information you need ..............................................................................2
How to use this manual ......................................... ....................................................3
Contents by Function ........................................... .....................................................9
1.  Before Use
Care of the camera .................................................................................................12
Standard...

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3.  Recording Modes
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function 
(Intelligent Auto Mode) ............................................................................................59
• Taking handheld shots of night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot]) . ..................62
• Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation  ([iHDR]).............63
• Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control) . ......................64
• Recording images by changing the brightness or color...

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Controlling Focus After Recording (Post Focus/Focus Stacking) .........................129
• Recording with the Post Focus function ....................... ................................130
• Selecting the desired focus area and saving a picture ........ .........................132
• Merging multiple pictures to widen the focus range (Focus Sta cking)..........133
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ............................ ............................................135
Taking Pictures with...

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• Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback) ......................181
Playing Back Group Pictures .................................... ............................................182
Deleting Pictures .............................................. .....................................................184
9.  Using Menu Functions
Menu list ................................................................................................................185
• [Rec] menu...

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11.  Connecting to other equipment
Watching 4K motion pictures on a TV/ Saving 4K motion pictures on your PC or 
recorder .................................................................................................................288 • Watching motion pictures in 4K ....................................................................288
• Storing 4K motion pictures ................................... ........................................289
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen...

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Contents by Function
RecordingRecording Mode .............................. P40
[Preview].......................................... P72
[Panorama Shot] ............................. P77
[Time Lapse Shot] ......................... P136
[Stop Motion Animation] ................ P138
Aperture Bracket ........................... P143
Focus Bracket ............................... P143
[Multi Exp.]..................................... P196
[Silent Mode] ................................. P209
3D recording...

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Motion PictureCreative Video Mode ....................... P85
[Silent Operation]............................. P86
[Rec Format].................................. P166
[Rec Quality] .................................. P166
Motion pictures in 4K ..................... P164
[4K Live Cropping] ......................... P169
Recording still pictures while
recording motion pictures .............. P172
[Snap Movie] ................................. P174
Image [Luminance Level] ............................