Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gh4 Owners Manual

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Taking Pictures with No Shutter Sound 
([Electronic Shutter])
The shutter sound can be turned off for reco rding in a quiet environment. The mechanical 
shutter is disabled, making it easier to take pictures with minimized blur.
We recommended making a trial recording in advance because distorted subjects and 
horizontal stripes may be recorded depending on the recording conditions.
Select the menu.  (P54)
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Flash is fixed to [ Œ]...

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Minimizing vibration of the shutter
To reduce the influence of hand shake or shutte r vibration, shutter is released after the 
specified time has passed.
Select the menu.  (P54)
Settings: [8SEC]/[4SEC]/[2SEC]/[1SEC]/[OFF]
Not available in these cases:
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[Shutter Delay] is not available in the following cases.–When [HDR] is set to [ON]
Applicable modes: 
>[Rec] > [Shutter Delay]
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Taking Clear Pictures by Registering Faces ([Face 
Recog.])
Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and 
prioritizes focus and exposure automatically.  Even if the person is located towards the 
back or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still take a clear picture.
Select the menu.  (P54)
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]/[MEMORY]
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[Face Recog.] will turn [ON] automatically when the face image 
is registered....

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•[Face Recog.] only works when the AF Mode is set to [ š].•During the Burst Mode, [Face Recog.] picture information can be attached to only the first 
picture.
•When group pictures are played back, the name of the first picture of the set is displayed.•Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognize distinctive facial features than 
regular Face/Eye Detection.
•Even when face recognition information has been  registered, pictures taken with...

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You can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 
people.
1Press  3/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the Face Recognition 
frame that is not registered, and then press [MENU/
SET].
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[New] will not display if there are 6 people already 
registered. Delete a person already registered to register a 
new person.
3Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide.
•Confirmation...

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4Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•You can register up to 3 face images.
[Name] It is possible to register names.1
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Enter the name.
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For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” 
section on  P57.
[Age] It is possible to register the birthday.1
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  2/1  to select the items (Year/Month/Day), and then...

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You can modify the pictures or information  of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Press  4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the face image to edit or delete and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
Change or delete the information for a registered person
[Info Edit] Changing the information of 
an already registered...

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Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on 
Images
By setting the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their 
name and age in months and years on images.
You can display them during playback or st amp them on recorded images using [Text 
Sta mp]   (P239).
∫ Setting [Age] or [Name]
1Select the menu.  (P54)
Settings: [ ]  ([Baby1])/[ ] ([Baby2]) /[ ] ([Pet]) /[OFF]/[SET]
2Press 3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press...

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∫ To cancel [Age] and [Name]
Select the [OFF] setting in step 
1.
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The age and name can be printed out using the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the 
DVD (supplied).
Not available in these cases:
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Still pictures recorded during motion picture recording ([ ] (motion picture priorities))  (P200) 
will not record age or name. 

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7.Flash
Taking pictures by using the flash
Taking a picture using the flash becomes possible by opening 
the built-in flash.
A To open the flash
Turn the camera on, and press the flash open button.
BTo close the flash
Push the top part of the built-in flash from directly above.
•Forcibly closing the flash can damage the camera.•Make sure to close the built-in flash when it is not in use.•The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ] while the flash is closed.
•Be careful not to catch a finger when closing a...