Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gh4 Owners Manual

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2Press  3/4  to select the items, and then press 2 /1  to adjust.
¢1 [Color Tone] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. In other cases, 
[Saturation] will be displayed.
¢ 2 [Filter Effect] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected. In other cases, [Hue] will 
be displayed.
•If you adjust the picture quality, [ _] is displayed beside the Photo Style icon on the screen.
3Press [MENU/SET].
∫ Registering settings to [Custom]
Adjust the picture...

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Adjusting Bright/Dark Portions ([Highlight Shadow])
You can adjust the brightness of bright and dark portions on an image while checking the 
brightness on the screen.
1Select the menu.  (P54)
2Press 2/1 to select the item.
3Rotate the front/rear dial to adjust the 
brightness of bright/dark portions.
A Bright portion
B Dark portion
C Preview display
•The rear dial is for adjusting dark areas, and the front dial 
is for adjusting bright areas.
•To register a...

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•The screen display can be switched by pressing [DISP.] on the brightness adjustment screen.
•Settings registered to  / / will be stored even after this unit is turned off.
•Turning off this unit will return the setting adjusted with  / / back to the default setting.•Those menu items are shared by the [Rec] menu and the [Motion Picture] menu. When the 
setting for either of the two is changed, the setting for the other is also changed.
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Using Image Correction Functions
Contrast and exposure are compensated when the brightness difference between the 
background and subject is great, etc.
Settings: [AUTO]/[HIGH]/[STANDARD]/[LOW]/[OFF]
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[AUTO] automatically sets the intensity of the effect according to the recording conditions.
•Those menu items are shared by the [Rec] menu and the [Motion Picture] menu. When the 
setting for either of the two is changed, the setting for the other is also...

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You can combine 3 pictures with different levels of exposure into a single picture with rich 
gradation. You can minimize the loss of gradat ions in bright areas and dark areas when, 
for example, the contrast between t he background and the subject is large.
An image combined by HDR is recorded in JPEG.
∫ What is HDR?
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and refers to a technique for expressing a wide 
contrast range.
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Do not move the camera during the...

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The camera automatically removes noise  that appears when the shutter speed becomes 
slower to take pictures of night scenery  etc. so you can take beautiful pictures.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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[Long shutter noise reduction ongoing] is displayed for the same time as the shutter speed for 
signal processing.
•We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slowed to take pictures.
Not available in these cases:
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In the following cases, [Long Shtr NR] does...

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Set this when you want to correct the color  reproduction of the recorded pictures on a PC, 
printer etc.
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Set to sRGB if you are not very familiar with AdobeRGB.•The setting is fixed to [sRGB] in the following case.–When recording motion pictures
Setting the color space ([Color Space])
Applicable modes: 
> [Rec] > [Color Space]
[sRGB] Color space is set to sRGB color space.
This is widely used in computer related equipment.
[AdobeRGB] Color space is set to...

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6.Recording Suited for the Subject and Scene
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.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
2Press the shutter button halfway and display 
the aperture value and shutter speed value 
on the screen.
A Aperture value
B Shutter speed
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Example of Program Shift
[When the interchangeable lens (H-HS12035) is used]
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1 Program Shift line chart
Represents the aperture and shutter speed set automatically by the camera at each 
exposure value.
2Program Shift amountRepresents the range of the aperture and shutter speed combination you can change with 
Program Shift at each exposure value.
3Program Shift limitRepresents the range of the aperture and shutter...

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Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/
Shutter Speed
•The effects of the set aperture value and shutter speed will not be visible on the recording 
screen. To check on the recording screen, please use [Preview].  (P155)
•The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the 
playback screen.
When you set the aperture value, the camera automatically optimizes the shutter speed 
for the brightness of the subject....