Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gm1 Owners Manual

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5. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
Applicable modes: 
You can combine 3 pictures with different levels of exposure into a single picture with rich 
gradation.
You can minimize the loss of gradations in bright areas and dark areas when, for example, 
the contrast between the 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.
Combining pictures with...

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5. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
•Do not move the unit during the continuous shooting after pressing the shutter button.•You cannot take the next picture until the combination of pictures is complete.
•A moving subject may be recorded with unnatural blurs.
•The angle of view becomes narrow slightly when [Auto Align] is set to [ON].•Flash is fixed to [Œ] (forced flash off).
Not available in these cases:
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[HDR] does not work for the pictures taken during a motion picture recording.
•This...

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5. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
Applicable modes: 
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,...

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5. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
Applicable modes: 
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])
[MENU]>  [Rec] > [Color Space]
[sRGB] Color space is set to sRGB color space.
This is widely used in computer related equipment.
[AdobeRGB] Color space...

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6.Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
Applicable modes: 
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
1Set the focus mode lever to [AFS] or [AFC] 
(P136).
2Press 2 ().
3Press  2/1 to select AF Mode and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•AF area selection screen is displayed when  4 is pressed 
while [ š], [ ], [ Ø], or [ ] is selected.
For operation in the AF area selection screen, refer to 
P141 .
•The setting is...

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6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Applicable modes: 
The method for achieving focus when the shutter button is pressed halfway is set.
About the focus mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)
Focus modeThe movement of the 
subject and the scene
(recommended)Description of settings
[AFS] Subject is still
(Scenery, anniversary 
photograph, etc.) “AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”.
Focus is set automatically when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is pressed 
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6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
•When the brightness is insufficient for [AFF] or [AFC], the camera will operate as if [AFS] has 
been set. In this case, the display will change to the yellow [AFS].
Not available in these cases:
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Depending on the lens used, [AFF] and [AFC] may not operate. Refer to the website on  P19.
•When the interchangeable lens (H-H020A) is used, [AFF] and [AFC] cannot be set.
Changing the focus mode assigned to [AFS] of the focus mode lever
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6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
The camera automatically detects the person’s face. The focus 
and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter 
what portion of the picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
When the camera detects a person’s face, the AF area is 
displayed.
Ye l l o w :
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance 
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6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Focus and exposure can be adjusted to a specified subject. Focus and exposure will keep 
on following the subject even if it moves. (Dynamic tracking)
∫When operating buttons
Place the subject in the AF tracking frame, and press the 
shutter button halfway to lock the subject.
A AF tracking frame
•AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject.
•The AF area turns yellow when the shutter button is released.•Lock is canceled when [MENU/SET ] is...

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6. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Up to 23 AF areas can be focused.
This is effective when a subject is not in the center of the screen.
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The 23 AF areas can be divided into 9 areas and the area to be focused can be set. 
(P141)
The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen.
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Position and size of the AF area can be changed. (P141)
•When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [ Ø], you can bring the subject into 
the AF area, fix the focus and...