Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Creating Stop Motion Pictures [Stop Motion Animation]
Applicable modes: 
A stop motion picture is created by splicing pictures together.
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Set the date and time settings in advance. (P38)•Pictures taken with [Stop Motion Animation] are displayed as a set of group pictures.  (P240)
1Select the menu.Before creating a motion picture with [Stop Motion Animation]
With [Stop Motion Animation], you can make  a motion picture in which objects appear to...

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2Press 3/4 to select the recording method, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select [Start] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press 3/4 to select [New] and then press [MENU/SET].5Press the shutter button fully.
•Up to 9999 frames can be recorded.
6Move the subject to decide on the composition.
•Repeat recording in the same way.•If the camera is turned off during recording, a message for 
resuming the recording is displayed when the camera is...

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7Touch [ ] to end the recording.
•It can also be ended by selecting [Stop Motion Animation] 
from the [Rec] menu and then pressing [MENU/SET].
•When [Auto Shooting] is set to  [ON], select [End] on the 
confirmation screen.
(If [Pause]  has been selected, press the shutter button fully 
to resume the recording.)
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is ended when [Yes] is selected.•Confirmation screen for creating a motion picture is displayed...

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∫Adding pictures to the Stop Motion Animation group
Selecting [Additional] in step 
4 will display group pictures recorded with [Stop Motion 
Animation]. Select a set of group pictures, press [MENU/SET], and then select [Yes] on the 
confirmation screen.
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Automatic recording may not take place at set intervals because recording takes time under 
certain recording conditions, such as when the flash is used for recording.
•When a picture quality...

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Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output of 
Light at once 
[Silent Mode]
Applicable modes: 
This function is useful for recording images in a quiet environment, public facility, etc. or 
recording images of subjects such as babies or animals.
Select the menu.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
•Operational sounds are muted, and the flash and the AF Assist lamp are forced off. The 
following settings are fixed.
–[Electronic Shutter]: [ON]
–[Flash Mode]: [...

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Taking Pictures with No Shutter Sound 
[Electronic Shutter]
Applicable modes: 
The shutter sound can be turned off for recording in a quiet environment. The mechanical 
shutter is disabled, making it easier to take pictures with minimized blur. We 
recommended making a trial recording in advance because distorted subjects and 
horizontal stripes may be recorded depending on the recording conditions.
Select the menu.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Flash...

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Taking Clear Pictures by Registering Faces 
[Face Recog.]
Applicable modes: 
Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and 
prioritizes focus and exposure automatically. Even if the person is located towards the 
back or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still take a clear picture.
Select the menu.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]/[MEMORY]
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The following functions will also work with the Face...

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•[Face Recog.] only works when the AF Mode is set to [š].•During the Burst Mode, [Face Recog.] picture information can be attached to only the first 
picture.
•Similarity in facial features can result in one person being recognized as another.•Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognize distinctive facial features than 
regular Face Detection.
•Even when face recognition information has been  registered, pictures taken with [Name]...

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You can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 
people.
Registration can be facilitated by taking multiple face images of each person (up to 3 
pictures/registration).
1Press 3/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the Face Recognition 
frame that is not registered, and then press [MENU/
SET].
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[New] will not display if there are 6 people already 
registered. Delete a...

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4Press 3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•You can register up to 3 face images.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
ItemDescription of settings
[Name]
It is possible to register names.
1 Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Enter the name.
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For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” 
section on  P61.
[Age]
It is possible to register the birthday.
1Press  4 to select [SET] and then press...