Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf5 Owners Manual

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Using the [Motion Picture] Menu
For details on [Motion Picture] menu settings, refer to P60.
•[Photo Style], [Focus Mode], [Metering Mode], [i.R esolution], [i.Dynamic] and [Digital Zoom] are 
common to both the [Rec] menu and [Motion Picture] menu. Changing these settings in one of 
these menus is reflected in other menu.
–For details, refer to the explanation for the corresponding setting in the [Rec] menu.
Applicable modes: 
This sets up the data format of motion pictures.
[Rec...

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Applicable modes: 
This sets up the picture quality of motion pictures.
When [AVCHD] is selected
When [MP4] is selectedNote
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What is bit rate
This is the volume of data for a definite period of time, and the quality becomes higher when the 
number gets bigger. This unit is using the “VBR” recording method. “VBR” is an abbreviation for 
“Variable Bit Rate”, and the bit rate (volume of data for definite period of time) is changed 
automatically depending on the subject to record....

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[ON]/[OFF]Note
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Refer to P76  for details.
Applicable modes: 
This prevents the recording of wind-noise automatically.
[AUTO]/[OFF]
Note
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Sound quality may be different than usual when [Wind Cut] is set.•Not available with [Miniature Effect] in Creative Control Mode.
Applicable modes: 
Set whether or not the mic leve ls are displayed on the screen.
[ON]/[OFF]
Note
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Not available with [Miniature Effect] in Creative Control Mode.
Applicable modes: 
Adjust the sound input level to 4...

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Perform these settings if you need to.
Using the [Custom] Menu
For details on how to select the [Custom] menu settings, refer to P60.
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Refer to P132 for details.
•Refer to P65  for details.
•Refer to P103 for details.
•When the recorded picture and the hi stogram do not match each other under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [ n0] during Exposure Compensation or 
in the Manual Exposure Mode
–When the...

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•When you align the subject on the horizontal and vertical guidelines or the cross point of these 
lines, you can take pictures with well-designed composition by viewing the size, the slope and 
the balance of the subject.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative (P83) referring to the histogram  (P154) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•This does not work while in  Multi Playback,...

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•When set to [OFF], please be aware that focus may not be achieved even with [Focus Mode] 
set to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC].
•[Focus Priority] is disabled during motion picture recording.
•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different depending on the lens used.–When the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042, H-FS014042) is attached and at Wide: Approx. 
1.0m (3.29feet) to 3.0m (9.85feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-H014) is attached: Approx. 1.0 m (3.29 feet) to 3.5 m 
(11.5...

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•Refer to P96 for details.
•Refer to P96 for details.
 [MF Assist][ON]/[OFF]
[MF Guide][ON]/[OFF]
[Power Zoom Lens]
This may only be selected when using a lens that is compatible 
with power zoom (electrically operated zoom). 
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The interchangeable lens (H-PS14042) is compatible with power 
zoom.
–The interchangeable lenses (H-FS014042, H-H014) are not 
compatible with power zoom.
(For compatible lenses, please refer to our website)
[Disp Focal Length]:
When you zoom, the focal distance...

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•The recording area indicated is a guide line.
[iA Button Switch]
It is possible to set how the [¦] button to toggle to Intelligent 
Auto (  or  ) Mode will operate.
[Single Press]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode by pressing [ ¦].
[Press and hold]:
It will switch to Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode by pressing [ ¦] 
for a while.
[Video Button]Enables/disables the motion picture button.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Rec Area]
This changes the angle of view during motion picture recording...

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•Imaging device and image processing is optimized when the camera is purchased. Use this 
function when bright spots that do not exist in the subject get recorded.
•Turn the camera off and on after the pixels are corrected.
•Dust Reduction Function will operate automatically when the camera is turned on, but you can 
use this function when you see dust. (P195)
•When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, DMW-MA3R: optional), set it to [ON].
[Touch Scroll]
This allows you to set the...

Playback/Editing
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Playback/EditingUsing the [Playback] Menu
With this menu, you can use various playback functions such as cropping and other 
editing of recorded images, protect settings, etc.
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With [Text Stamp], [Resize] or [Cropping], a new edited picture is created. A new picture cannot 
be created if there is no free space on the card so we recommend checking that there is free 
space before editing the picture.
Playback methods for the 3D pictures can be switched.
•This is a menu that is...