Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

Owner’s Manual
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DMC-GX7
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and save this manual for future use.
VQT5B23-1
F0713YK1073
until 
2013/6/18
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Components
” [Rec].......................................
P345
[Motion Picture] ...................... P348
[Custom]................................. P349...

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Contents
Finding the information you need.......................................................................2
How to use this manual .......................................................................................3
Before Use
Care of the camera .............................................................................................10
Standard Accessories ........................................................................................ 11
Names and Functions of Components...

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Selecting the Recording Mode ..........................................................................69
Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen .....................71
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures ............................................................75• Playing Back Pictures ..................................................................................75
• Playing Back Motion Pictures ......................................................................77
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• Correcting the brightness on the screen periphery [Shading Comp.] ........144
• Setting the color space [Color Space] ........................................................145
Focus and Exposure Settings
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus ....................................................................146• About the focus mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)......................................................147
• Type of the Auto Focus Mode ....................................................................149...

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Taking pictures by using the flash..................................................................217• Changing Flash Mode ................................................................................219
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro ............................................................222
• Adjust the flash output ...............................................................................223
• Synchronizing the output of the built-in flash to 
the Exposure Compensation...

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• [Stop Motion Video] ....................................................................................256
• [Resize] ......................................................................................................257
• [Cropping] ..................................................................................................258
• [Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.]................................................................................259
• [Favorite]...

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Printing the Pictures ........................................................................................326
Others
Optional accessories .......................................................................................331
Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display................................................................334
Message Display...............................................................................................341
Menu list...

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Before Use
Care of the camera
Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure.
•The lens, monitor, or external case may be damaged if used in the 
following conditions. 
It may also malfunction or image may not be recorded if you:
–Drop or hit the camera.–Press hard on the lens or the monitor.
This camera is not dust/drip/water proof.
Avoid using the camera in places with a lot of dust, water, sand, 
etc.
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Liquid, sand and other foreign material may get into the space around 
the lens,...