Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gm5 Owners Manual

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Switching the method for setting Quick Menu items>  [Custom]  > [Q.MENU]
[PRESET]:
The default items can be set.
[CUSTOM]:
The Quick Menu will consist of desired items.  (P62)
MENU 

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When [Q.MENU] (P61) 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  4 to select [ ] and then press [MENU/
SET].
2Press  3/4/2/1 to select the menu item in the top 
row and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  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....

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4Press [ ].
•It will return to screen of step1.
Press [MENU/SET] to switch to the recording screen.
[Motion Picture] menu
–[Snap Movie]  (P221)–[Motion Pic. Set]
([Rec Format]  (P217)/[Rec Quality] 
(P217) )–[Picture Mode]  (P220)
[Custom] menu
–[Silent Mode] (P186)
–[Peaking] (P158)–[Histogram]  (P47)–[Guide Line]  (P47)
–[Zebra Pattern]  (P193)
–[Monochrome Live View]  (P194)
–[Rec Area] (P215)–[Step Zoom]  (P201)–[Zoom Speed]  (P201)
–[Touch Screen]  (P54) 

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Assigning frequently used functions to the 
buttons 
(function buttons)
You can assign recording functions, etc. to specific buttons and icons.
1Select the menu.
2Press 3/4  to select the function button you want 
to assign a function to and then press [MENU/
SET].
3Press  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.
>  [Custom]  > [Fn Button Set]
[Rec]...

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¢Function button settings at the time of purchase.
(At the time of purchase, function button settings are not assi gned to [Fn7].)
•Exit the menu after it is set.
∫Configuring the function button settings from the on-monitor recording 
information screen
Touching [Fn] on the on-monitor recording information screen  (P45) also allows you to 
display the screen in step
2.
∫ Using function buttons with touch operations
[Fn3], [Fn4], [Fn5], [Fn6] and [Fn7] are used by...

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Configuring basic settings of this unit 
(Setup Menu)
For details on how to select the [Setup] menu settings, refer to P57 .
[Clock Set] and [Economy] are important items.
Check their settings before using them.
•
Refer to P36  for details.
•Press 3 if you are using Daylight Savings [ ]. (The time will move forw ard by 1 hour.)
Press  3 once more to return to the normal time.
•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displaye d on the screen, set by...

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•The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the DVD (supplied).
•The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setti ng and the departure date you set. 
If you set [World Time] to the travel destination, the travel d ate is calculated using the date in 
the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The [Travel Date] feature is dis abled when recording [AVCHD]...

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•When [Silent Mode] is set to [ON], [Beep Volume] and [Shutter Vol.] is set to [OFF].
•When [Live View Mode] is set to [30fps] the image quality on the recording screen may be 
worse than when it is set to [60fps], but this does not affect  the recorded image.
•In a dark environment, the frame rate may become slower.
•The viewfinder is fixed to [60fps].•When using the AC adaptor (optional), [Live View Mode] is fixed  to [60fps].
•It will adjust the monitor when the...

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•The brightness of pictures displayed on the monitor is enhanced, so some subjects on the 
monitor may appear different from the actual subjects. However, this enhancement does not 
affect recorded pictures.
•The monitor automatically returns to standard brightness if no  operations are performed for 
30 seconds when recording in [MODE1]. It will light up brightly  again with button or touch 
operation.
•When [AUTO] or [MODE1] is set, the usage time is...

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[USB Mode]
Select the USB communication system when connecting the 
camera to your PC or your printer with the USB connection cable 
(supplied).
y  [Select on connection]:
Select either [PC] or [PictBridge(PTP)] if you connected the 
camera to a PC or a printer supporting PictBridge.
{  [PictBridge(PTP)]:
Set when connecting to a printer supporting PictBridge.
z  [PC]:
Set when connecting to a PC.
[TV Connection]
This sets how the unit connects to a television etc....