Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gm5 Owners Manual

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Recording Mode: 
You can easily set the blurriness of the background while checking the screen.
1Press the rear dial to display the setting screen.
•Each time the rear dial is pressed in Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, the camera switches 
between brightness setting operation  (P82), Defocus Control operation, and normal 
operation.
•Each time the rear dial is pressed in Intelligent Auto Mode, th e camera switches between 
Defocus Control operation and normal operation.
2Set the...

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Recording Mode: 
This mode enables you to change the brightness and color tone to your preferred settings 
from the ones set by the camera.
1Press the rear dial to display the setting screen.
•Each press of the rear dial switches among brightness setting,  Defocus Control (P81) and 
end operation.
2Rotate the rear dial to adjust brightness.
1Press  1 to display the setting screen.2Rotate the rear dial to adjust color.
•This will adjust the color of the image from a reddish 
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∫Switching between Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Au to Mode1Press [MENU/SET].
2Press 2.3Press  3/4  to select the [ ] or [ ] tab.
4Press  2/1  to select [ ] or [ ] and then 
press  [MENU/SET].
•
If [DISP.]  is pressed, the description of the selected 
mode will be displayed.
About Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Auto Mode
It is also possible to display the 
selection screen by touching the 
Recording Mode icon in recording 
screen. 

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∫Menus that can be set
Only the following menus can be set.
  Intelligent Auto Plus Mode
MenuItem
[Rec] [Photo Style]/[Aspect Ratio]/[Picture Size]/[Quality]/[AFS/AFF]
/[Burst Rate]/
[Auto Bracket]/[Self Timer]/[iHandheld Night Shot]/[iHDR]/[Time L apse Shot]/
[Stop Motion Animation]/[Shutter Type]/[Ex. Tele Conv.]/[Color  Space]/
[Stabilizer]/[Face Recog.]/[Profile Setup]
[Motion 
Picture] [Photo Style]/[Snap Movie]/[Rec Format]/[Rec Quality]/[AFS/AFF]
/[Continuous 
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Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings 
(Program AE Mode)
Recording 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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In Program AE Mode, you can change the preset aperture value and shutter speed without 
changing the exposure. This is called Program Shift.
You can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record a 
moving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture in 
Program AE Mode.
1Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value  and shutter 
speed value on the screen.
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Example of Program Shift
[When the interchangeable lens (H-FS12032) is used]
(A): Aperture value
(B): Shutter speed
1Program 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 combinat ion you can change with 
Program Shift at each exposure value.
3 Program Shift limitRepresents the range of the aperture and shutter speed you can  select when...

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Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/
Shutter Speed
Recording Mode: 
•
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].  (P93)
•The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may diff er. Check the pictures on the 
playback screen.
When you set the aperture value, the camera automatically optim izes the shutter speed 
for the brightness of the subject.
Set the...

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When you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically optimizes the aperture value 
for the brightness of the subject.
When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set with a faster shutter 
speed. When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slower  shutter speed.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
2Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter 
speed.
AShutter speed
B Exposure meter
•It will switch between shutter speed setting operation 
and Exposure Compensation...

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Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.
The Manual Exposure Assistance appears on the lower portion of  the screen to indicate 
the exposure.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Rotate the rear dial to set the aperture 
value and shutter speed.
A Exposure meter
B Aperture value
C Shutter speed
D Manual Exposure Assistance
•It will switch between aperture setting operation and 
shutter speed setting operation every time the rear dial 
is pressed....