Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf5 Owners Manual

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Recording Mode: 
Easily adjust and record
(Intelligent Auto Plus Mode)
The brightness and color optimally set by the camera can be easily matched to your 
preferences. This mode is useful  if you do not like dealing with detailed settings but like the 
settings made automatically by the  camera to match your preferences.
Set Recording Mode to [ ].
•For details on setting up Recording Mode, refer to  P29.•Except for allowing setting of the brightness and color, 
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode is...

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1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
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The settings screen can also be displayed from the 
recording screen by pressing cursor button 1.
3Drag the slide bar to set.
•This will adjust the color of the image from a reddish color 
to a bluish color.
•Setting can also be performed by rotating the control dial.
•Touch [ ] again to return to the recording screen. You 
can also return to the recording screen by pressing the 
cursor button 1.
Note
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It is also possible to record a...

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Applicable modes: 
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function
You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.
To u c h  [ ] .
Touch [ ] to display the setting screen.
Drag the slide bar to set.
•Setting can also be performed by rotating the control 
dial.
Recording of pictures or motion pictures.
•Defocus Control operation can be ended by touching [ ].
•It is also possible to record a picture by touching [ ]. 

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Note
•On the Defocus Control setting screen of Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode, the AF Mode is 
[ Ø ].
You can set the location of the AF area by touching the screen. (Size cannot be changed)
•After beginning motion picture recording, the amount of defocus will vary depending on the 
recording conditions.
•Aperture is controlled within the range of appropriate exposure during the recording of a motion 
picture, so the aperture may not actually change even when the slide bar is moved depending...

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Recording Mode: 
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
(Program AE 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.
Set Recording Mode to [ ].
•For details on setting up Recording Mode, refer to  P29.
Note
•The shutter speed is automatically set between about 20 seconds and 1/4000th of a second in 
the following cases....

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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.
2While the values are displayed (about 10 seconds),...

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Applicable modes: 
Recording Motion Picture
This can record full high definition motion pictures compatible with the AVCHD format or 
motion pictures recorded in MP4.
Audio will be recorded in stereo.
The functions available when recording motion pictures differ according to the lens you are 
using, and the operational sound of the lens may be recorded.
Refer to page 12  for details.
Focusing varies depending on the settings of the [Focus Mode] and the [Continuous AF] in 
the [Motion...

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•Screen here is an example of when the Recording Mode is set to [ ] (Program AE 
Mode).
Start recording by pressing the motion 
picture button.
A Elapsed recording time
B  Available recording time
•Recording of motion picture appropriate for each 
mode is possible.
•The recording state indicator (red)  C will flash while recording 
motion pictures.
•If approximately 1 minute elapses without an operation being 
performed, part of the display will disappear. Press [DISP.] or 
touch the LCD...

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Note
•The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be recorded when it is operated 
during the recording of a motion picture.
•When using the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042), if you take your finger off the zoom lever or 
focus lever during recording of a motion picture, the sound of the lever returning may be 
recorded. When returning the lever to its starting position, do so quietly.
•When using the interchangeable lens (H-PS14042), zoom speed may be slower than normal 
when...

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Still pictures can be recorded even while recording a motion picture. (Simultaneous 
recording)Note
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Pictures will be recorded with a picture size of [S] (2 M). The picture quality may be different to 
[S] (2 M) of standard pictures.
•Only JPEG images are recorded when [Quality] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]. (When set 
to [ ], still pictures will be recorded in [Quality] of [ A].)
•Up to 3 still pictures can be recorded during recording of the motion picture.•The picture aspect ratio will be...