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.
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Search from the list of function namesP9
Search from the list  of buttons and dialsP14
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For details on how to use this manual, see the next page.P3
Wi-FiR functionP249
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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 can be set by pressing [MENU/SET] butt on.
: Indicates that the Wi-Fi setting can be made by pressing [Wi-F i] button. 
: Tips for skillful use and points for recording.
: Conditions in which a particular function cannot be used.
: Continued to next page.
In this owner’s manual, steps for setting a menu item are descr ibed as follows.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [Quality] from [A] to [›]
> [Rec]  > [Quality]  > [› ]
MENU
Wi-Fi
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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 Accessories ........................................... ..................................................13
Names and Functions of Components .............................. ......................................14
About the Lens ................................................. .......................................................17
2.  Getting Started/Basic Operations
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ................................... ...............................................18
Charging the Battery ...............................................................................................19
• Charging .........................................................................................................19
• Approximate operating time and  number of recordable pictures ....................21
Inserting/Removing the Battery ................................. ..............................................24
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)......................... .........................................25
Card Information ............................................... ......................................................26
• Formatting the card (initialization) ......................... .........................................27
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recor ding time ....28
Attaching/Removing the Lens .................................... .............................................30
Opening the Monitor/Adjusting the Monitor ...................... .......................................33
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................................. ...............................................34
• Re-adjusting the clock ....................................... .............................................35
Basic Operations ............................................... ......................................................36
• Tips for taking good pictures ................................ ..........................................36
• Using the Viewfinder......................................... ..............................................37
• Shutter button (Taking pictures) ............................. ........................................39
• Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures) ............ .............................39
• Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode) ....................... ................................40
• Front Dial/Rear Dial ......................................... ...............................................41
• Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button ............................. ..................................44
• [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information) ......... .............................45
• Touch screen (Touch operations) .............................. .....................................48
• Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function ..................... ................................49
Setting menu items ............................................. ....................................................51
Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu) ........... ................................53
• Customizing the Quick Menu settings .......................... ..................................54
Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function bu ttons) ....................55
Entering Text ...........................................................................................................58 
						

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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 tone .... .....................65
Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted Aperture and Shutte r Speed 
(Program AE Mode) .............................................. ..................................................66
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/Shutter Speed ....... ..............................68
• Aperture-Priority AE Mode .............................................................................69
• Shutter-Priority AE Mode ..................................... ...........................................69
• Manual Exposure Mode ......................................... ........................................70
• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mo de) .............72
• Easily set aperture/shutter speed for suitable exposure (One  Push AE) .......73
Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded (Scene Guide Mode)..........74 • Taking panorama pictures ([Panorama Shot]) ................... .............................77
Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control  Mode) .....................79
Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shut ter speed 
(Creative Video Mode) .......................................... ..................................................85
• Minimizing operational sounds during motion picture recording ....................86
Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode) .............. .................................87
• Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settin gs) ..............87
• Recording using registered custom set ........................ ..................................88
4.  Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Adjusting Focus Automatically ................................................................................89
• Focus Mode (AFS/AFF/AFC) .........................................................................91
• Auto Focus Mode .............................................. .............................................93
• Setting up position of the AF area/changing size of the AF ar ea ...................98
• Setting the AF area position with the Touch Pad .............. ............................100
• Optimizing the focus and brightness for a touched position ... ......................101
Adjusting Focus Manually ....................................... ..............................................102
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock) ................. ...............................105
Compensating the Exposure ...................................... ...........................................106
Setting the Light Sensitivity .................................. .................................................108
Adjusting the White Balance ................................................................................. 110
5.  4K Photo and Drive Settings
Select a Drive Mode ............................................ .................................................. 114
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ............................... .......................................... 115
Recording 4K Photos ............................................ ................................................ 118
• Notes on the 4K Photo function............................... .....................................122
Selecting pictures from 4K burst file and saving ............... ....................................125 
						

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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 Time Lapse Shot/Stop Motion Animation ..... ........................136
• Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse S hot]) .............136
• Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation]) ...... ......................138
• Creating motion pictures from recorded pictures .............. ...........................140
Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracke t Recording) .....141
• Exposure Bracket .........................................................................................142
• Aperture Bracket ..........................................................................................143
• Focus Bracket ..............................................................................................143
6.  Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Image Stabilizer............................................... ......................................................144
Taking Pictures with the Zoom .................................. ............................................148
• Raising the telescopic effect ................................ .........................................149
• Zooming using touch operations (Touch zoom) .................. .........................153
Taking pictures by using the flash ............................. ............................................154
Setting the Flash Functions .................................... ..............................................156
• Changing the firing mode ..................................... ........................................156
• Changing Flash Mode .......................................... ........................................157
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro........................... ....................................159
• Adjust the flash output ...................................... ............................................160
• Synchronizing the output of the flash to the Exposure Compens ation .........160
Taking Pictures with Wireless Flashes .......................... ........................................161
• Using other settings for wireless flash recording ............ ..............................163
7.  Recording Motion Pictures
Recording Motion Picture/4K Motion Picture ..................... ...................................164
• Setting the format, size and recording frame rate ............ ............................166
• How to set focus when recording a motion picture ([Continuous  AF]) .........168
Recording Motion Pictures that Pan and Zoom While Maintaining a  
Fixed Camera Position ([4K Live Cropping]) ..................... ....................................169
Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures ....... ................................172
Recording Snap Movies .......................................... ..............................................174
8.  Playing Back and Editing Images
Playing Back Pictures ...........................................................................................177
Playing Back Motion Pictures................................... .............................................178
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture ................ ................................179
Switching the Playback Method .................................. ..........................................180
• Using the Playback Zoom ...................................... ......................................180
• Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback) ...............................................181 
						

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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 ...................................................................................................185
• [Motion Picture] menu ........................................ ..........................................206
• [Custom] menu ................................................ .............................................209
• [Setup] menu ................................................................................................219
• [Playback] menu .............................................. .............................................227
10.  Using the Wi-Fi function
What you can do with the Wi-FiR function.............................................................249
Wi-Fi function ................................................. .......................................................250
Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet ........................... ........................................252
• Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ” ............. ..........................252
• Connecting to a smartphone/tablet............................ ...................................253
• Taking images via a smartphone/tablet (remote recording)..... .....................257
• Playing back images in the camera............................ ..................................258
• Saving images stored in the camera ........................... .................................258
• Sending images in the camera to an SNS ....................... ............................259
• Adding location information to images stored in the camera fr om a 
smartphone/tablet .............................................. ..........................................259
• Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according  to your 
preference on a smartphone/tablet .............................. ................................261
Displaying pictures on a TV .................................... ..............................................262
Sending images ................................................. ...................................................263
Sending images to a smartphone/tablet................................................................267
Printing Wirelessly............................................ .....................................................268
Sending images to AV device ...............................................................................269
Sending images to PC ........................................... ...............................................270
Using Web services ............................................. .................................................272
• When sending images to web service ........................... ...............................272
• When sending images to [Cloud Sync. Service] ................. .........................275
Registering to the “LUMIX CLUB” ................................ .........................................276
• About the [LUMIX CLUB] ....................................... ......................................276
About Connections .............................................. ..................................................280
• Connecting via a wireless access point (via the network) ..... .......................281
• Connecting the camera and another device directly (direct con nection) ......283
• Connecting quickly with the same settings as the previous one s 
([Select a destination from History]/[Select a destination from  Favorite]) ....284
[Wi-Fi Setup] Menu ............................................. ..................................................286 
						

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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 ........................... ......................................290
• Using VIERA Link (HDMI) ....................................... .....................................293
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC ........... .................................294
• Downloading software ......................................... .........................................295
• Transferring images to a PC.................................. .......................................297
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder ........ ...............................299
Printing the Pictures ..............................................................................................300
Enjoying 3D pictures ........................................... ..................................................303
12.  Others
Optional accessories .............................................................................................306
Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display ............................. .......................................... 311
Message Display ................................................ ...................................................318
Troubleshooting ................................................ ....................................................320
Cautions for Use ............................................... ....................................................329 
						

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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 .................................. P303
4K photo [4K PHOTO] .................................. P118
[Post Focus] .................................. P129
Focus (AF/MF) [Focus Mode] ................................... P91
[AF Mode] ........................................ P93
Adjusting the AF area position ........ P98
Manual Focus ................................ P102
[AF/AE Lock] ................................. P105
Drive [Drive Mode] .................................. P114
[Burst] ............................................ P115
Maximum number of pictures that 
can be taken continuously ............. P116
[Self Timer] .................................... P135Picture Quality and Color Tone
[Sensitivity]..................................... P108
[White Balance].............................. P110
[Photo Style] .................................. P186
[Filter Settings] ............................... P188
[Picture Size].................................. P190
[Quality].......................................... P191
[Highlight Shadow] ......................... P193
[i.Dynamic] ..................................... P194
[i.Resolution] .................................. P194
[HDR] ............................................. P195
[Long Shtr NR] ............................... P200
[Shading Comp.] ............................ P200
[Diffraction Compensation] ............ P201
[Color Space] ................................. P201
Exposure [Touch AE] ....................................... P50
[One Push AE] ................................. P73
[AF/AE Lock] .................................. P105
Exposure Compensation ............... P106
Exposure Bracket .......................... P142
[Metering Mode] .............................P192
Stabilizer Dual I.S. ......................................... P144
5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilizer....... P144
Flash [Flash Mode] ..................................P157
2nd curtain synchro ....................... P159
[Flash Adjust.] ................................ P160
Wireless flash settings ................... P1
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Monitoring HDMI output while recording ......... P291
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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] ......................... P206Audio
[Mic Level Adj.] .............................. P207
[Mic Level Limiter] .......................... P207
[Wind Noise Canceller] .................. P208
[Lens Noise Cut] ............................ P208
[Wind Cut] ...................................... P308
Screen settings [Mic Level Disp.] ............................ P207
[Center Marker] .............................. P214
[Zebra Pattern] ............................... P215
[Monochrome Live View] ............... P216
Basic settings [Format] ........................................... P27
[Clock Set] ....................................... P34
Display switching ............................. P45
How to set menu items .................... P51
[Q.MENU] ........................................ P53
[Beep] ............................................ P220
[Economy] ..................................... P222[Reset] (initialization) .....................
P225
[Sensor Cleaning] .......................... P226
Customization [CUSTOM]
 in the Quick Menu ......... P54
Function buttons .............................. P55
Custom Mode .................................. P87
[Custom] menu .............................. P209
Playback Picture playback ............................ P177
Motion picture playback ................. P178
Playback Zoom .............................. P180
Multi Playback ............................... P181
Delete ............................................ P184
[Auto Review] ................................ P217
Playback/display settings
[Slide Show] .................................. P229
[Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.] ................... P244Edit
Focus Stacking .............................. P133
[RAW Processing].......................... P233
[4K PHOTO Bulk Saving]............... P235
[Light Composition] ........................ P236
[Clear Retouch] .............................. P237
[Resize] .......................................... P242
[Cropping] ......................................P243
Adding information [Location Logging] ......................... P232
[Title Edit] ....................................... P238
[Text Stamp] .................................. P239
Image settings [Favorite] ........................................ P245
[Print Set] ....................................... P246
[Protect] ......................................... P247
Motion Picture
Setup/Custom
Playback