Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gh4 Owners Manual

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For details on how to select the [Custom] menu settings, refer to  P54.
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When [Duration Time] is set to [HOLD], [Playback Operation Priority] is fixed to [ON].
Switching the display method of the viewfinder
[LVF Disp.Style] >  [ ]: viewfinder style/[ ]: monitor style
Switching the display method of the monitor
[Monitor Disp. Style]  > [ ]: viewfinder style/[ ]: monitor style
Displaying/not displaying the on-monitor recording information screen
[Monitor Info. Disp.]  > [ON]/[OFF]
Switching between the angle of view for taking pictures and the one for recording 
motion pictures
[Rec Area]  >  [ ! ]
 (Picture) /[ ] (Motion picture)
•When the aspect ratio setting is different in still and motion pictures, the angle of view 
changes at the start of motion picture recording.
When [Rec Area] is set to [ ], angle of view  during motion picture recording is displayed.
•The recording area indicated is an approximation.
Switching screens to those suitable for motion picture recording
[Video-Priority Display]
Refer to P211 for details.
Displaying a picture right after it is taken
[Auto Review]
[Duration Time]
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]/[4SEC]/[3SEC]/[2SEC]/[1SEC]/[OFF]
[Playback Operation 
Priority]
[ON] Switching the display of the playback screen, deleting 
pictures, etc. are possible during [Auto Review].
[OFF] Button operations during [Auto Review] become the 
same as those for recording. 
						

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For details on how to select the [Custom] menu settings, refer to  P54.
Buttons and dials
Assigning functions to the function buttons
[Fn Button Set]
Refer to  P317 for details.
Switching the method for setting Quick Menu items
[Q.MENU]
[PRESET]:
The default items can be set.
[CUSTOM]:
The Quick Menu will consist of desired items.  (P315)
Setting the operation methods of the rear dial and front dial
[Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)]Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed in 
Manual Exposure Mode.
[F SS]:
Assigns the aperture value to the front dial, and the shutter speed to 
the rear dial.
[SS F]:
Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial, and the aperture value to 
the rear dial.
[Rotation (F/SS)]
Changes the rotation direction of th
e dials for adjusting the aperture 
value and shutter speed.
[]/[]
[Exposure Comp.] Assigns the Exposure Compensation to the front dial or rear dial so 
that you can directly adjust it.
[]
 (Front Dial) /[ ] (Rear Dial) /[OFF] 
						

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For details on how to select the [Custom] menu settings, refer to  P54.
Enabling/disabling the motion picture button
[Video Button]  > [ON]/[OFF]
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This function is for preventing accidental operation of the button.
Touch operations and others
Changing the settings for a power zoom lens
[Power Zoom Lens]
Refer to  P165 for details.
Setting the display method and operation of manual focus when using an 
interchangeable lens with no focus ring
[Lens w/o Focus Ring]
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These items can be set only when an interchangeable lens with no focus ring is used.
[Control Dial (MF)]
[DISP.]:
Rotating the control dial allows you to switch the enlarged display (windowed/full 
screen).
[FOCUS]:
Rotating the control dial allows you to adjust the focus.
[MF Assist Display]
[FULL]:
Enlarges the display in a window on the screen.
[PIP]:
Enlarges the display in full screen.
Setting the eye sensor sensitivity and the method for switching between the 
monitor and viewfinder
[Eye Sensor]
[Sensitivity] This will set the sensitiv
ity of the eye sensor.
[HIGH]/[LOW]
[LVF/Monitor 
Switch] This will set the method for switching between the monitor and viewfinder. 
(P48)
[ ] (automatic switching between the monitor and viewfinder)/ 
[LVF] (viewfinder)/[MON] (monitor)
•If you press [LVF] to switch the displa
y, the [LVF/Monitor Switch] setting will 
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For details on how to select the [Custom] menu settings, refer to  P54.
Enabling/disabling the touch operation
[Touch Settings]
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When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is displayed on the screen.
[Touch 
Screen] All touch operations.
When set to [OFF], only button and dial operations can be used.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch Tab]
Operation to display the touch icons by touching tabs such as [ ] displayed 
on the right of the screen.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch AF]Operation to optimize the focus or both the focus and brightness for a touched 
subject.
[AF] 
(P101) /[AF+AE]  (P105)/[OFF]
[Touch Pad 
AF] Operation to move the AF area by touc
hing the monitor when the viewfinder is 
in use.  (P104)
[EXACT]/[OFFSET]/[OFF]
Switching the speed for forwarding or rewinding pictures continuously
[Touch Scroll]  >  [H]  (High speed) /[L] (Low speed)
Displaying/not displaying the selection screen when the mode dial is switched to 
.
[Menu Guide]
[ON]:
Displays the selection screen for the Creative Control Mode.
[OFF]:
Displays the recording screen of the currently selected mode of the Creative Control 
Mode.
To enable/disable the shutter release without lens.
[Shoot w/o Lens]
[ON]:
Shutter will operate regardless of the lens on the unit.
[OFF]:
Shutter will not operate when a lens is not attached to the camera body or is not 
attached correctly.
•
When using a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA 2M, DMW-MA3R: optional), set it to [ON]. 
						

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Change the Quick Menu to your preferred item
When [Q.MENU]  (P312) in the [Custom] menu is set to [CUSTOM], the Quick Menu can 
be changed as desired.
Up to 15 items can be set to the Quick Menu.
1Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu.2Press  4 to select [ ] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the menu item in the top 
row and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  2/1  to select the empty space in the bottom 
row and then press [MENU/SET].
A Items that can be setup as Quick Menus.
B Items that can be displayed in the Quick Menu screen.
•You can also set the menu item by dragging it from the top 
row to the bottom row.
•If there is no empty space in the bottom row, you can 
replace an existing item with a new select item by selecting 
the existing item.
•To cancel the setting, move to the bottom row by pressing 4  and select an item to cancel, 
and then press [MENU/SET].
•Items that can be set are as follows:
[Rec] menu/Recording functions
–[Photo Style] (P140)–[Picture Setting]
([Aspect Ratio]  (P129)/[Picture Size] 
(P129) )
–[Quality]  (P130)–[AFS/AFF]  (P93)
–[Metering Mode]  (P161)–[Burst Rate] (P113)–[Auto Bracket]  (P117)
–[Self Timer] (P119)–[i.Dynamic] (P144)
–[i.Resolution]  (P144)–[HDR] (P145)–[Electronic Shutter]  (P171)
–[Flash Mode] (P183)–[Flash Adjust.]  (P186)–[Ex. Tele Conv.]
(still pictures/motion pictures)  (P163)
–[Digital Zoom] (P165)–[Stabilizer] (P51)
–[AF Mode]  (P91)
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5Press [ ].
•It will return to screen of step1.
Press [MENU/SET] to switch to the recording screen.
[Motion Picture] menu [Custom] menu
–[Motion Pic. Rec Format] (P193)–[Motion Pic. Rec Quality]  (P193)–[Variable Frame Rate] (P215)
–[Picture Mode] (P200)–[Synchro Scan] (P218)–[Time Code Display]  (P214)
–[Silent Mode] (P170)–[Peaking] ( P 111 )–[Histogram]  (P309)
–[Guide Line]  (P309)–[Zebra Pattern] (P210)–[Monochrome Live View]  (P211)
–[Rec Area] (P311)–[Video-Priority Display]  (P211)–[Step Zoom] (P166)
–[Zoom Speed]  (P166)–[Touch Screen]  (P314) 
						

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Assigning frequently used functions to the 
buttons 
(function buttons)
You can assign frequently-used functions to particular buttons or icons.
1Select the menu.  (P54)
2Press 3/4  to select [Setting in REC mode] or [Setting in PLAY mode] and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the function button you want to 
assign a function to and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4 to select the function you want to assign 
and then press [MENU/SET].
•
Some functions cannot be assigned depending on the 
function button.
•Refer to P318  for [Setting in REC mode] and  P320 for 
[Setting in PLAY mode].
> [Custom]  > [Fn Button Set]MENU 
						

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You can use assigned functions  by pressing a function button when recording.
•The following functions can be assigned to the button [Fn1], [Fn2], [Fn3], [Fn4], or [Fn5]; or the 
icon [Fn6], [Fn7], [Fn8], [Fn9], or [Fn10].
¢ Function button settings at the time of purchase.
(At the time of purchase, function button settings are not assigned to [Fn8], [Fn9] and 
[Fn10].)
Making the function button settings for recording
[Rec] menu/Recording functions
–[Wi-Fi]  (P255): [Fn1]¢
–[Q.MENU]  (P53): [Fn2]¢
–[LVF/Monitor Switch]  (P48): [Fn5]¢
–[AF/AE LOCK]  (P160)
–[AF-ON] (P109, 160)–[Preview]  (P155): [Fn4]¢
–[One Push AE]  (P156)
–[Touch AE] (P90)–[Level Gauge]  (P46): [Fn6]¢
–[Focus Area Set] (P319)
–[Zoom Control]  (P162)–[1 Shot RAW+JPG]–[1 Shot Spot Metering]
–[Cursor Button Lock]–[Photo Style] (P140)–[Aspect Ratio] (P129)
–[Picture Size]  (P129)–[Quality] (P130)
–[AFS/AFF]  (P91)
–[Metering Mode]  (P161)–[Burst Rate] (P113)–[Auto Bracket]  (P117)
–[Self Timer] (P119)–[Highlight Shadow]  (P142)–[i.Dynamic] (P144)
–[i.Resolution]  (P144)–[HDR] (P145)–[Electronic Shutter]  (P171)
–[Flash Mode] (P183)–[Flash Adjust.]  (P186)–[Ex. Tele Conv.]
(still pictures/motion pictures)  (P163)
–[Digital Zoom] (P165)–[Stabilizer] (P51)
–[AF Mode/MF]  (P91): [Fn3]¢
–[Restore to Default]  (P319)
 [Motion Picture] menu
–[Motion Pic. Rec Format]  (P191)–[Motion Pic. Rec Quality] (P193)–[Variable Frame Rate] (P215)
–[Picture Mode] (P200)
–[Synchro Scan] (P218)–[Time Code Display]  (P214)–[Mic. Directivity Adjust] (P350)
–[Color Bars] (P219)
 [Custom] menu
–[Silent Mode]  (P170)
–[Peaking] (P309)–[Histogram]  (P309): [Fn7]¢
–[Guide Line]  (P309)
–[Zebra Pattern] (P210)–[Monochrome Live View]  (P211)
–[Rec Area] (P311)
–[Video-Priority Display]  (P211)–[Step Zoom] (P166)–[Zoom Speed]  (P166)
–[Touch Screen]  (P314) 
						

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∫Configuring the function button settings from the on-monitor recording 
information screen
Touching [Fn] on the on-monitor recording information screen  (P44) also allows you to 
display the screen in step
3.
∫ Using function buttons with touch operations
[Fn6], [Fn7], [Fn8], [Fn9], and [Fn10] are used by touching function buttons.
1Touch [ ].2Touch [Fn6], [Fn7], [Fn8], [Fn9] or [Fn10].
•The assigned function will operate.
•Some functions cannot be used depending on the mode or displayed screen.•When set to [Focus Area Set], it is possible to display the position setting screen of either AF 
area or MF Assist.
•When [1 Shot RAW+JPG] is set, it will record the RAW file and a fine JPEG image 
simultaneously once only. It will return  to original quality after recording.
•When [1 Shot Spot Metering] is set, it will record with [Metering Mode] set to [ ] (spot) once 
only. It will return to original Metering Mode after recording.
•Operations of the cursor button, [MENU/SET],  and the control dial are disabled when [Cursor 
Button Lock] is set. Press the function button again to enable them.
•When [Restore to Default] is set, function button settings return to the default configuration.
Not available in these cases:
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[Fn4] cannot be used in the following cases.–Intelligent Auto Mode–Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
–Creative Control Mode–When using [Multi Exp.]•[Fn1] cannot be used during Time Lapse Shooting.
•[Fn6], [Fn7], [Fn8], [Fn9], and [Fn10] cannot be used when the viewfinder is in use.
Fn7 Fn7
Fn7 Fn6
Fn8
Fn9
Fn10 
						

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You can directly set an assigned function to a selected image by pressing the function 
button during playback.
•
The following functions can be assigned to the button [Fn1], [Fn2] or [Fn5].
¢ Function button settings at the time of purchase.
•When [Restore to Default] is set, function button settings return to the default configuration.
∫Using the function buttons during playback
Example: When [Fn2] is set to [Favorite]
1 Press  2/1 to select the picture.
2 Press [Fn2], and then set the image as [Favorite].
•
When assigning [Print Set], set the number of pictures to be 
printed next.
•When assigning [Delete Single], select [Yes] on the 
confirmation screen.
Making the function button settings for playback
[Playback] Menu/Playback functions
–[Favorite]  (P248): [Fn2]¢
–[Print Set]  (P249)–[Protect] (P251)
–[Delete Single]  (P227)
–[Off]: [Fn1]¢/[Fn5]¢
–[Restore to Default]
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