Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc G85 Owners Manual

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•Attach the lens cap.
While pressing on the lens release button A, 
rotate the lens toward the arrow until it stops and 
then remove.
•To prevent dust and other particles from accumulating on or ent ering the camera or lens, be 
sure to attach the body cap to the camera and the lens rear cap  to the lens after detaching it 
from the camera.
When using the interchangeable lens (H-FS12060/
H-FS14140/H-FS1442A)
Rotate the zoom ring of the lens.
Detaching the lens
Zoom...

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When recording into strong backlight, irregular reflection may occur within the lens. The 
lens hood reduces the inclusion of unwanted light in the recorded images and lowers the 
drop in contrast. The lens hood cuts off excess lighting and improves the picture quality.
To attach the lens hood (flower shape) that came with the inter changeable lenses 
(H-FS12060/H-FS14140/H-FS1442A)
Hold the lens hood by placing your fingers as 
shown in the figure.
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Do not hold...

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Opening the Monitor/Adjusting the Monitor
At the time when this camera is purchased, the monitor is stowed in the camera body.
Bring out the monitor as shown below.
1 Open the monitor. (Maximum 180 o)
2 It can be rotated 180 o forward.
3 Return the monitor to its original position.
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Only rotate the monitor after opening it wide enough, and be ca reful not to use 
excessive force as it may be damaged.
∫ Free angle shooting
The monitor can be rotated to suit your...

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
•The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
1Turn the camera on.
•When the camera is turned on, the status indicator 1 
lights up green.
•If the language select screen is not displayed, proceed to 
step4.
2Press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 to select the language, and press 
[MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET].
5Press  2/1 to select the items (year, month, 
day, hour, minute), and press  3/4 to set.
A : Time at the home area
B : Time at the...

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7When [The clock setting has been completed.] is displayed, press 
[MENU/SET].
8When [Please set the home area] is displayed, press [MENU/SET].
9Press  2/1 to select the home area, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
Select [Clock Set] in the [Setup] menu.  (P51)
•The clock can be reset as shown in steps 5 and 6 on  P34 .
•The clock setting is maintained for 3 months using the built-in  clock battery even 
without the battery.
(Leave the charged battery in the unit for 24...

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Basic Operations
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, AF Assist lamp A, microphone  B, or speaker  C with your 
fingers or other objects.
•Make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of coll iding with another person or 
object in the vicinity while taking pictures.
∫ Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function)
This function detects...

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Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that you can see 
the characters displayed in the viewfinder clearly.
Press [LVF] to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder.
A[LVF] button
B Eye sensor
•You can also use the button as a function button.  (P55)
Press [LVF].
¢If [Eye Sensor AF] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the cam era automatically adjusts the 
focus as the eye sens or is activated. The c amera does not beep  when focus is achieved with 
[Eye Sensor...

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∫Notes on automatic viewfinder/monitor switching
Automatic viewfinder/monitor switching enables the eye sensor t o switch the display to the 
viewfinder automatically when y ou bring your eye or an object near it.
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If you enable the automatic viewfinder/monitor switching function and display the “On-monitor 
recording information screen”  (P46) on the monitor, [Power Save LVF Shooting] in [Economy] 
(P222)  can be used, allowing you to reduce the battery...

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The shutter button works in two steps. To take a picture, press it.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
AAperture value
B Shutter speed
C Focus indication
•Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed.
(It will flash in red if the correct exposure is not achieved,  except 
when set to flash.)
•Once the subject is in focus, the focus indication is displayed . 
(When the subject is not in focus, the indication flashes.)
Press the shutter button fully (push it...

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Select the mode by rotating the mode dial.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly to select the desired mode.
Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
Intelligent Auto Mode (P59)
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode  (P60)
Program AE Mode (P66)
Aperture-Priority AE Mode  (P69)
Shutter-Priority AE Mode (P69)
Manual Exposure Mode (P70)
Creative Video Mode (P85)
/Custom Mode  (P87)
Scene Guide Mode  (P74)
Creative Control Mode  (P79)