Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc G85 Owners Manual

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Applicable modes: 
You can optimize the focus and brightness for the position you have touched.
1Select the menu. (P51)
2Touch the subject you want to optimize the 
brightness for.
•The brightness optimization position is displayed on the 
center of the AF area. The position follows the movement 
of the AF area.
•[Metering Mode] is set to [ ] , which is used exclusively 
for the Touch AE.
•Touching [Reset] returns the brightness optimization...

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Adjusting Focus Manually
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you want to fix the focus or when the distance between the lens 
and the subject is determined and you do not want to activate A uto Focus.
1Set the focus mode lever to [MF].
2Press 2 ().
3Press 3/ 4/2/1 to adjust the focus position, and press [MENU/SET].
•The assist screen is displayed, enlarging the area. (MF 
Assist)
•You can also enlarge the area by rotating the focus ring,...

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AMF Assist (enlarged screen)
B Peaking
C MF Guide
•The in-focus portions will be highlighted. (Peaking)•You can check whether the point of focus is to the near 
side or to the far side. (MF Guide)
You can perform the following operations:
¢ When using an interchangeable lens with no focus ring, you can perform these 
operations after pressing 4 to display the screen that lets you set the area to be 
enlarged.
•When the picture is displayed in...

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5Press the shutter button halfway.
•You can also perform the same operation by pressing [MENU/SET].
•If you have enlarged the picture by rotating the focus ring or moving the focus lever, the 
assist screen will close approximately 10 seconds after the oper ation.
•MF Assist or MF guide may not display depending on the lens use d, but you can display MF 
Assist by direct operation of the camera, using the touch scree n or a button.
•The focus...

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes: 
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate expos ure.
1Align the screen with the subject.
2Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus 
or exposure.
•If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.•Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3While pressing [AF/AE...

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Compensating the Exposure
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background.
1Press [ ].
•You can also use the button as a function button.  (P55)
2Rotate the rear dial to compensate the 
exposure.
AExposure Bracket
B Exposure Compensation
C [Flash Adjust.]
•You can perform the operations below while the 
exposure compensation screen is...

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•You can set the exposure compensation value in the range between j5 EV and i5 EV.
You can set a value between 
j3 EV and i3 EV while recording motion picture or performing 
recording with the 4K Photo or Post Focus function.
•When [Auto Exposure Comp.] in [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set  to [ON], the brightness of the 
flash will automatically be set to the level appropriate to the  selected Exposure Compensation. 
(P160)
•When the exposure...

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Setting the Light Sensitivity
Applicable modes: 
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set.
Setting to a higher figure enables pictures to be taken even in  dark places without the 
resulting pictures coming out dark.
1Press  3 ( ).
2Select the ISO sensitivit y by rotating the rear 
dial.
•You can switch the functions between the rear dial and 
the front dial by pressing [DISP.].
A ISO Limit Set
B ISO sensitivity
3Rotate...

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¢1 When the [ISO Limit Set]  (P199) of [Rec] menu is set to anything except [OFF], it is set 
automatically within the value set in [ISO Limit Set].
¢ 2 Only available when [Extended ISO] is set.
•For information on the focus range of flash when [AUTO] is set,  refer to P155.•Cannot select [ ] in the following cases:
–Shutter-Priority AE Mode–Manual Exposure Mode•When [Multi Exp.] is set, the maximum setting is [ISO3200].
•You can use the...

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Adjusting the White Balance
Applicable modes: 
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the co lor of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in acc ordance with the light source.
1Press 1 ( ).
2Rotate the rear dial or front dial to select the 
White Balance.
¢[AWB] is applied when you record motion picture or perform reco...