Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf6 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes: 
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you c annot achieve appropriate exposure.
1Set [Fn Button Set] in the [Custom] menu to [AF/AE LOCK].  (P46)
•The [AF/AE LOCK] cannot be assigned to [Fn3] and [Fn4].•The following step is an example in which [AF/AE LOCK] is assigned to [Fn1].
2Align the screen with the subject.
3Press [Fn1] to fix the focus or...

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•When AE lock is performed, the brightness of the recording screen that appears on the screen 
is fixed.
•AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
•AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.•Only the AF lock is active during motion picture recording. Once you cancel the AF lock during 
the recording, the AF lock cannot be reactivated.
•The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.•The subject can be focused again by...

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Select a Drive Mode
Applicable modes: 
Selecting the drive mode allows you to switch the operation, such as burst recording or the 
self-timer, for when you press the shutter button.
1Press  4 ().
2Select a drive mode.
•Touching [More settings]  allows you to change the settings for each drive mode.
3Touch [Set].
A When this is touched, drive mode is returned to default (Single).
B Drive mode
Drive modeDescription of settings
1[Single]  (P58) When the shutter button is pressed, only one...

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Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Applicable modes: 
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH] will be recorded as a single burst group  (P68).
1Press  4 () .
2Select burst icon ([ ], etc.), and then touch 
[More settings].
3Touch the burst speed.
¢1 Number of recordable pictures
¢ 2 Depending on the recording conditions, the number of frames in a burst may be 
reduced. (For example, when you set [i.Resolution] of the...

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•The Burst Mode speed may become slower depending on the following settings.
–[Picture Size] (P174)/[Quality] (P175)/[Sensitivity]  (P140)/[Focus Mode]  (P148)/
[Focus/Release Priority]  (P156)
•Burst speed can also be set with [Burst Rate] in the [Rec] menu.
•Refer to P175 for information about RAW files.
4Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst 
Mode.
∫Canceling the Burst Mode
Select  [ ] (single picture recording) or [ ] from...

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•When the burst speed is set to [SH] or [H] (when [Focus Mode] is [AFS] or [MF]), the exposure 
and White Balance are fixed at the settings used for the first picture for the subsequent pictures 
as well. Depending on the brightness of the subject, the second picture and subsequent 
pictures may be brighter or darker. When the burst speed is set to [H] (when [Focus Mode] is 
[AFF] or [AFC]), [M] or [L], they are adjusted each time you take a picture.
•Since the shutter speed becomes slower...

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Applicable modes: 
Maximum of 5 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the 
Exposure Compensation range every time the shutter button is pressed.
With Auto Bracket
[Step]: [3 •1/3], [Sequence]: [0/ s/r ]
1Press  4 () .
2Select the Auto Bracket icon ([ ], etc.), and 
then touch [More settings].
3Touch the step.
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4Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
•The Auto Bracket indication blinks until the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
•The picture count is reset to [0] if you change the Auto Bracket setting or turn the 
camera off before all the pictures that you set are taken.
∫Canceling the Auto Bracket
Select  [ ] (single picture recording) or [ ] from among the drive modes. 
(P163)
∫ Changing the...

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•When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after setting the Exposure Compensation range, the 
pictures taken are based on the selected Exposure Compensation range.
Not available in these cases:
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The exposure may be compensated incorrectly, depending on the brightness of the subject.•Auto Bracket is disabled in the following cases.
–[Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/ [Soft Image of a Flower] (Scene Guide Mode)–[Miniature Effect]/[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] (Creative...

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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Applicable modes: 
1Press 4 ().
2Select the self-timer icon ([ ], etc.), and 
then touch [More settings].
3Touch the time setting for the self-timer.
ItemDescription of settings
Picture is taken 10 seconds  after shutter is pressed.
After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 seconds intervals.
Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed.
•When using a tripod, etc., this setting is a convenient way to avoid the jitter 
caused by...