Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf5 Owners Manual

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Note
•There are functions that cannot be set or used depending on the modes or menu settings being 
used on the camera due to the specifications.
(When operating buttons)
Press  3/4/2 /1 of the cursor button or rotate the 
control dial to select the menu, and press [MENU/SET].
Touch the menu item.
•The explanation  A for the touched menu item is 
displayed.
•The page can be changed by touching [ ]/[ ].
(When operating buttons)
Press  3/4 of the cursor button or rotate the control 
dial to select the menu item, and press [MENU/SET].
•Select the item at the very bottom, and press  4 or rotate 
the control dial to move to the next screen.
•You can also move to the next screen by pressing [DISP.].
Touch the Setting to set.
•The explanation for the content of the touched setting is 
displayed.
•The figure on the right is an example of setting 
[i.Dynamic] from [OFF] to [HIGH].
•Depending on the menu item, its setting may not appear 
or it may be displayed in a different way.
(When operating buttons)
Press  3/4 of the cursor button or rotate the control 
dial to select the settings, and press [MENU/SET].
Description of the icon is displayed by touching the icon for menu item/setting in steps 3 
and 4.
–It will be set when you release your finger.–It will not be set when you move your finger to the position where there is no icon, and then 
release your finger.
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∫Close the menu
Touch [ ] or press the shutter button halfway.
(When operating buttons)
Press [ ].
∫ Switching to other menus
e.g.: Switching to the [Setup] menu from [Rec] menu
Touch [ ] or another of the menu toggle icons  A.
•Select a menu item next and set it.
(When operating buttons)
1
Press 2 of the cursor button.2Press  4 of the cursor button or rotate the control dial to select the [Setup] 
menu icon [ ].
3Press  1 of the cursor button.
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You can set the background for the menu screen according to your preferences. You can 
also set one of the recorded still images as the background on the top menu screen.
1Press [MENU/SET] to display the top menu.
2Touch [Background Image].
3Touch the item.
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Touch [From internal memory], [Registered image] or [No static image] to change to the 
selected background.
4(When [From SD card] is selected) Drag the screen 
horizontally and select an image.
5(When [From SD card] is selected) Touch [Set].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] 
is selected.
Note
•Images recorded using another device cannot be used as the background.
Setting the menu screen background
Setting the top menu screen background
[From SD card] Select a background from the recorded images. The selected 
image is registered in this unit. (Only 1 image can be registered. If 
an image has already been registered, it will be overwritten.)
[From internal 
memory]
Selects an image already held on this unit as the background.
[Registered image]
Sets the last image selected from the SD card as the background.
[No static image]Sets a background without an image. 
						

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1Select [Menu Background] on the [Setup] menu. (P60)
2Select and touch background color.
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Exit the menu after it is set.
Setting the menu screen background 
						

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Setting the Quick Menu
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easily found.
•The features that can be adjusted using Quick Menu are determined by the mode or a display 
style the camera is in. Items that cannot be used are displayed in gray.
Press [Q.MENU/Fn1] to display the Quick Menu.
Touch the menu item.
•Menu item can be switched by touching [ ]/[ ].
Select and touch the setting.
Touch [Exit] to exit menu once the setting is completed.
Note
When [Touch Q.Menu] in [Touch Settings] on the Custom Menu is 
set to [ON], you can display the Quick Menu by a touch operation.
When [Miniature Effect] or [One Point Color] in Creative Control 
Mode is set or when the [Q.MENU/Fn1] on the Custom Menu is set 
to [Fn1], touch [ ] to display the Quick Menu. [Q.MENU/Fn1] button can be used in two ways, as [Q.MENU] (Quick Menu) or as [Fn1] 
(function button). At the time of purchase, it is initially set to Quick Menu.
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To switch the setting, select using [Q.MENU/Fn1] in [Custom] menu.–Some of the menus can be called up easily when [Q.MENU] (Quick Menu) is selected.–Some of the functions can be called up easily when [Fn1] (function button) is selected. 
Refer to 
P103 for details about the function button. 
						

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∫ Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
Up to 10 items to be used can be setup  as Quick Menus. Set the menu items depending 
on the recording conditions, etc.
1Touch [ ].
2Select the menu in the top row and drag it to the 
bottom row.
A Items that can be set up as Quick Menus.
B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu screen.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, drag it into the 
menu item to be replaced.
New item can be set replacing the old item.
•When the item is dragged from the bottom row to the top 
row, the setting will be canceled and that space will become 
empty.
•Menu item or Settings can be switched by touching [ ]/[ ].•Items that can be set are as follows:
3Touch [Exit].
•It will return to screen of above step 1. Touch [Exit] to switch to the recording screen.
[Rec] menu
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[Photo Style] (P139)•[Picture Setting]  (P141)•[Quality] (P142)•[Sensitivity] (P143)•[Focus Mode]  (P32)•[Metering Mode]  (P146)•[Flash] (P79)
•[i.Resolution]  (P147)•[i.Dynamic] (P148)•[Ex. Tele Conv.] 
(still pictures/motion pictures)  (P76)
•[Digital Zoom] (P76)•[Stabilizer] (P74)
[Motion Picture] menu [Custom] menu
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[Motion Pic. Set]  (P151 , 152)•[Histogram]  (P154)•[Guide Line]  (P155)•[Step Zoom] (P157)•[Zoom Speed]  (P157)•[Rec Area] (P158)
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Perform these settings if you need to.
About the Setup Menu
[Clock Set], [Economy] and [Auto Review] are important items. Check their settings before 
using them.
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P60.
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Refer to P27  for details.
•Touch [ ] if you are using Summer Time. (The time will move forward by 1 hour.) Touch 
again return to standard time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
[Clock Set] —
[World Time]
Set the time in your home area and travel destination.
You can display the local times at the travel destinations and 
record them on the pictures you take.
After selecting [Destination] or [Home], select your area with 
[ ]/[ ] and touch [Set].
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Set [Home] first thing after purchasing. [Destination] can be set after 
setting up [Home].
“  [Destination]:
Travel destination area
A Current time of the destination area
B Time difference from home area
–  [Home]:
Your home area
C Current time
D Time difference from GMT 
(Greenwich Mean Time)
A
B
C
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•The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [World Time] to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the date in 
the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•On pictures taken before the departure date, [-] (minus) is displayed in orange and the number 
of days that have passed is not recorded.
•If the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in wh ite, there is a time difference that involves date 
change between the [Home] and [Destination]. (It will be recorded)
•The [Travel Date] feature is disabled  when recording [AVCHD] motion pictures.•While recording motion pictures, the [Location] feature is disabled.
•When you connect the camera to a TV, the volume of the TV speakers does not change.
[Travel Date]
Departure date and return date of the trip as well as the name of 
the travel destination can be set.
You can display the number of days that have passed when 
playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures 
with [Text Stamp] (P164).
[Travel Setup]:
[SET]:Departure date and return date are set. Elapsed days 
(how many days after) of the trip are recorded.
[OFF]
•The travel date is automatically canceled if the current date is after 
the return date. If the [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], [Location] will 
also be set to [OFF].
[Location]:
[SET]:Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording.
[OFF]
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on 
P138 .
[Beep]
Set the volume of the focus confirmation beep, the self-timer beep 
and the alarm beep.
[u] (High)
[t ] (Low)
[s ] (Muted)
[Volume]Adjust the volume of the speaker to any of the 7 levels. 
						

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•Some subjects may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor. However, this does 
not affect the recorded pictures.
•The brightness of the pictures displayed on the LCD monitor is increased so some subjects 
may appear differently from actuality on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the 
recorded pictures.
•The LCD monitor automatically returns to standard brightness if no operations are performed 
for 30 seconds when recording in [MODE1]. It will light up brightly again with button or touch 
operation.
•When [AUTO] or [MODE1] is set, the usage time is reduced.•[AUTO] is only available in the Recording Mode.•When the menu screen is displayed in a dark environment etc., the LCD monitor becomes 
darker even if [LCD Mode] is set to [MODE2].
•The initial setting when using the AC adaptor (optional) is [MODE2].
[LCD Display]
Brightness, color, or red or blue tint of the LCD monitor is 
adjusted.
[ ] ([Brightness]):
Adjust the brightness.
[ ] ([Contrast · Saturation]):
Adjust the contrast or clarity of colors.
[ ] ([Red Tint]):
 Adjust the red tint.
[ ] ([Blue Tint]):
 Adjust the blue tint.
1Select and touch the setting.
2Drag the slide bar to adjust.
•Adjusting can also be performed by 
rotating the control dial.
3Touch [Set].
[LCD Mode]
The brightness of the LCD monitor can be adjusted depending on 
how bright it is around the camera.
„  [AUTO]:
The brightness is adjusted automatically depending on how bright 
it is around the camera.
 [MODE1]:
Make the LCD monitor brighter.
 [MODE2]:
Set the LCD monitor to the standard brightness.
 [MODE3]:
Make the LCD monitor darker.
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•Press the shutter button halfway or turn the camera off and on to cancel [Sleep Mode].•To turn the LCD monitor on again, press any button or touch the LCD monitor.•[Sleep Mode] does not work in the following cases.–When using the AC adaptor (optional)–When connecting to a PC or a printer–When recording or playing back motion pictures–During a slide show•When [Live View Mode] is set to [ECO] the image quality on the recording screen may be 
worse than when it is set to [NORMAL], but this does not affect the recorded image.
•When [Live View Mode] is set to [NORMAL], the usage time is reduced.
•If it is set to [HOLD] when the camera is set to [ ] or [ ], switching of the playback screen 
display or enlargement by rotating the control dial is possible during Auto Review.
•Regardless of the Auto Review setting, pictures will automatically be reviewed when taking 
burst pictures with [H] set, and recording with Auto Bracket. (Will not hold)
•[Auto Review] is disabled when Burst Mode is set to [M] or [L].
[Economy]
The unit can be set up to prevent unnecessary battery 
consumption. You can set up the unit to automatically switch off 
the power, automatically switch off the LCD monitor, or display in 
such a way that the power consumption of the LCD monitor is 
reduced.
[Sleep Mode]:
The camera is automatically turned off if the camera has not been 
used for the time selected on the setting.
[10MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[1MIN.]/[OFF]
[Auto LCD Off]:
The LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the camera has not 
been used for the time selected on the setting.
[30MIN.]/[5MIN.]/[2MIN.]/[1MIN.]
[Live View Mode]:
Sets the LCD monitor to display in such a way that power 
consumption is reduced.
[NORMAL]/[ECO]
[Auto Review]
Set the length of time that the picture is displayed after taking the 
still picture.
[HOLD]:
The pictures are displayed until shutter button is pressed halfway.
[5SEC]/[3SEC]/[1SEC]/[OFF]