Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc G85 Owners Manual

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Rotating:
Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings.
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This owner’s manual describe operations of the front dial/rear  dial as follows:
Allows you to set the aperture, shutter speed, and other settings when in /// 
modes.
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In [Dial Set.] in the [Custom] menu, you can change the operati on methods of the front dial and 
rear dial.  (P43)
Front Dial/Rear Dial
e.g.: When rotating the front dial to the left 
or right e.g.: When rotating the rear dial to the left 
or right
Mode dialFront dialRear Dial
  (P66) Program Shift Program Shift
  (P69) Aperture value Aperture value
  (P69) Shutter speed Shutter speed
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Temporarily changing the items assigned to the front/rear dials ([Dial Operation 
Switch])
You can temporarily change the items assigned to the front/
rear dials using the function button to which [Dial Operation 
Switch] is assigned.
[Dial Operation Switch] is assigned to [Fn11] at the time of 
purchase.  (P55)
AFunction button [Fn11]
•You can set the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/r ear dials in [Dial Operation Switch 
Setup] in [Dial Set.] in the [Custom] menu.  (P43)
1Press [Fn11] .
•A guide will be displayed showing the items temporarily 
assigned to the front/rear dials.
•If no operations are performed, the guide will disappear in 
a few seconds.
2Rotate the front/rear dials while the guide is 
displayed.
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The settings of the items assigned to the dials will change.
3Press [MENU/SET] and set.
•You can also complete this step by performing either of the ope rations below:–Press the shutter button halfway
–Press [Fn11]
•Items that are temporarily assigned to the front/rear dials can be used only while the guide 
(step1) or setting screen (step2) is displayed.
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∫Setting the operation methods of the front dial and rear dial
>  [Custom]  > [Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)] Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed 
in Manual Exposure Mode.
[F SS]:
Assigns the aperture value to the front dial, and the shutter 
speed to the rear dial.
[SS F]:
Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial, and the aperture 
value to the rear dial.
[Rotation (F/SS)]
Changes the rotation direction of the dials for adjusting the 
aperture value and shutter speed.
[]/[]
[Exposure Comp.]Assigns the Exposure Compensation to the front dial or rear 
dial so that you can directly adjust it.
[]
 (Front Dial) /[ ] (Rear Dial) /[OFF]
[Dial Operation Switch 
Setup] Sets the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/rear dia
ls 
when you press the function button to which [Dial Operation 
Switch] is assigned.
[]  ([Front Dial Operation])/[ ]  ([Rear Dial Operation])
•Items that can be set are as follows.
–[Photo Style] (P186)–[Filter Effect] (P79, 188)–[Aspect Ratio]  (P189)
–[AF Mode] (P93)–[4K PHOTO]  (P118)–[Highlight Shadow]  (P193)
–[i.Dynamic] (P194)–[i.Resolution]  (P194)–[Flash Mode] (P157)
–[Flash Adjust.]  (P160)–[Sensitivity] (P108)–[White Balance]  (P110)
•[Highlight Shadow] uses the two dials. It will be automatically  
assigned to both of the dials when you assign it to either of 
them.
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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
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This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of 
the cursor button as 3/4/2 /1.
•By assigning [Cursor Button Lock] to a function button, you can  disable the cursor buttons and 
the [MENU/SET] button.  (P55)
Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.
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If the information on the screen is not displayed any longer 
because no operation was performed for some time, press the 
[DISP.] button or touch the screen to display the information 
again.
Switching the display method of the viewfinder/monitor
[ ] (viewfinder style): Scales down images slightly so that you  can better review the 
composition of the images.
[ ] (monitor style): Scales images to fill the entire screen so  that you can see their 
details.
∫ [ ] Live View Finder style display layout (Example of viewfinder  style display)
[DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
In Recording Mode
> [Custom]  > [LVF Disp.Style]
> [Custom]  > [Monitor Disp. Style]
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∫[ ] Monitor style display layout (Example of monitor style displ ay)
¢When the on-monitor recording information screen is displayed,  you can touch the desired 
item and change its setting directly.
•If you assign [LVF/Monitor Disp. Style] to [Fn Button Set]  (P55) in the [Custom] menu, each 
time you press the assigned function button, you can change the  display style of the monitor or 
viewfinder ([ ]/[ ]), whichever is currently in use.
∫ About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt  of the camera etc.
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When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes to  green.
•Even after correcting the tilt, there may still be an error of approximately n1°.•When tilted significantly upwards or downwards to record, the t ilt sensor display may not be 
displayed correctly, and the Direction Detection Function  (P36) may not work correctly.
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information With information 
(tilt sensor display) Without 
information (tilt 
sensor display)
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recording 
information
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B Vertical direction : Correcting downward tilt
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¢This is displayed if [Highlight]  (P215) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
•Some of the screens cannot be displayed for certain files that you play back, such as motion 
pictures and 4K burst files.
In Playback Mode
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information  display Histogram 
display Without 
information 
(Highlight display)
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Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫ Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch screen apart (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
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Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger.•If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, p lease follow the instructions that 
accompany the sheet.
(Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibility or operab ility.)
Not available in these cases:
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The touch screen may not function normally in the following cas es.–When touched by a gloved hand
–When the touch screen is wet
Touch screen (Touch operations)
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Applicable modes: 
Just by touching the subject you want as your point of focus, the camera will focus on the 
subject and take the picture automatically.
∫ To cancel the Touch Shutter function
Touch [ ] .
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If shooting with the touch shutter fails, the AF area turns red  and disappears.
Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
•Icon will change to [ ], and taking a picture with the 
Touch Shutter function becomes possible.
3Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and 
then take a picture.
•The picture is taken when the focus is achieved.
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Applicable modes: 
You can easily optimize the brightness for a touched position. When the face of the subject 
appears dark, you can brighten the screen according to the brig htness of the face.
∫ Canceling the Touch AE function
Touch [ ] .
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[Metering Mode] returns to the original setting, and the bright ness optimization position is 
canceled.
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following cases:–When using the Digital Zoom
–When [4K Live Cropping] is set–When [Touch AF] in [Touch Settings] of the [Custom] menu has be en set to  [AF+AE] (P101)
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area (Touch AE )
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
•The setting screen for the brightness optimization 
position is displayed.
•[Metering Mode] is set to [ ] , which is used 
exclusively for the Touch AE.
3Touch the subject you want to optimize the 
brightness for.
•Touching [Reset] will bring the brightness optimization 
position back to the center.
4Touch [Set].
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