Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc G85 Owners Manual

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Intelligent Auto Plus Mode allows you to adjust some settings such as the brightness and 
color tone while also using Intelligent Auto Mode for other set tings so that you can record 
images more suited to your preferences. To record images with m ore ease, use Intelligent 
Auto Mode.
( ± : possible,  —: not possible)
∫Auto Focus, Face/Eye Detection , and Face Recognition
The Auto Focus Mode is  automatically set to [š]. If you touch the subject, the AF tracking 
function will work....

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Recording Mode: 
When [ ] is detected while taking handheld night shots, pictures of the night scenery will 
be taken at a high burst speed and composed into a single picture.
This mode is useful if you want to take stunning night shots wi th minimal jitter and noise, 
without using a tripod.
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The angle of view will be slightly narrower.•Do not move the camera during the continuous shooting after pre ssing the shutter button.•Flash is fixed to [Œ] (forced flash off).
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Recording Mode: 
When there is, for example, strong contrast between the background and the subject, 
multiple still pictures are recorded with differing exposures and combined to create a 
single still picture rich in gradation.
[iHDR] works automatically as needed. When it does, [ ]  is displ ayed on the screen.
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The angle of view will be slightly narrower.•Do not move the camera during the continuous shooting after pre ssing the shutter button.•You cannot take the next picture...

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Recording Mode: 
1Press [Fn4] to display the setting screen.
2Set the blurriness by rotating the rear dial.
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If you press [MENU/SET], you can return to the recording screen.•Pressing [Fn4] on the blurriness setting screen will cancel the setting.
∫When operating the touch screen
1 Touch [ ].
2 Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
3 Drag the exposure meter to set the blurriness.
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If you press [MENU/SET], you can return to the recording 
screen.
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Recording Mode: 
∫Setting brightness
1Press [ ].
2Rotate the rear dial to adjust brightness.
•You can adjust the Exposure Bracket setting by pressing 
3/4 while the brightness setting screen is displayed. 
(P142)
•Press [ ] again to return to the recording screen.
∫ Setting color1Press  1 to display the setting screen.2Rotate the rear dial to adjust color.
•Press [MENU/SET] to return to the recording screen.
∫ Change the settings by using the touch screen
1 Touch [ ].
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Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted 
Aperture and Shutter Speed 
(Program AE Mode)
Recording Mode: 
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the 
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various  settings in the [Rec] 
menu.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
2Press the shutter button halfway and display 
the aperture value and shutter speed value 
on the screen.
A Aperture value
B Shutter speed
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In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without 
changing the exposure. This is called Program Shift.
You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a 
moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in 
Program AE Mode.
1Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value  and shutter 
speed value on the screen.
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Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/
Shutter Speed
Recording Mode: 
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The effects of the set aperture value and shutter speed will not be visible on the recording 
screen. To check on the recording screen, please use [Preview].  (P72)
•The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may diff er. Check the pictures on the 
playback screen.
•Rotate the front/rear dial to display the Exposure Meter. Unsui table areas of the range are 
displayed in red.
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When you set the aperture value, the camera automatically optimizes the shutter speed 
for the brightness of the subject.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
2Set the aperture value by rotating the rear 
dial or the front dial.
A Aperture value
B Exposure meter
•When using a lens having an aperture ring, set the position of  the aperture ring to [A] to activate 
the front/rear dial settings. At positions other than [A], the ring setting takes priority.
When you set the shutter speed, the...

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Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed, 
and rotate the front dial to set the aperture 
value.
AExposure meter
B Aperture value
C Shutter speed
D Manual Exposure Assistance
Optimizing the ISO sensitivity for the shutter speed and apertu re value
When the ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO], the camera sets the  ISO sensitivity 
automatically so that the exposure will...