Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Focus and Exposure Settings
Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified 
Area 
(Touch AE)
Applicable modes: 
You can easily optimize the brightness for a touched position. When the face of the subject 
appears dark, you can brighten the screen according to the brightness of the face.
You can optimize just the brightness for a touched position or by optimizing the brightness 
when using Touch AF, you can optimize both the focus and brightness for the touched 
position.
∫ Canceling the Touch AE function
Touch [ ] .
•
[Metering Mode] returns to the original setting, and the brightness optimization position is 
canceled.
Not available in these cases:
•[Touch AE] is not available in the following cases.–When using the Digital Zoom.–When [Touch AF] in [Touch Settings] of the [Custom] menu has been set to  [AF+AE].  (P172)
Optimizing only the brightness for a touched position
1Touch [ ].
2Touch [ ].
•The setting screen for the brightness optimization position 
is displayed.
•[Metering Mode] is set to [ ] , which is used exclusively 
for the Touch AE.
3Touch the subject you want to optimize the 
brightness for.
•Touching [Reset] will bring the brightness optimization 
position back to the center.
4Touch [Set].
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1Select the menu.
2Select [Touch AF] and then touch [AF+AE].
3Touch the subject you want to optimize the 
brightness for.
•AF area setting screen is displayed. (P153)•The brightness optimization position is displayed on the 
center of the AF area. The position follows the movement 
of the AF area.
•[Metering Mode] is set to [ ] , which is used exclusively for the Touch AE.
•Touching [Reset] returns the brightness optimization position and the AF area to the 
center.
4Touch [Set].
•The AF area with the same function as [ Ø] is displayed on the touched position.•Touching [ ] returns  [Metering Mode] to the original setting and cancels the 
brightness optimization position. The AF area setting is also canceled.
•Touching [ ] returns [Metering Mode] to the original setting and  cancels the 
brightness optimization position.
Optimizing the focus and brightness for a touched position
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Touch Settings]
When the background has become too bright, etc., the 
brightness contrast with the background can be 
adjusted by compensating the exposure.
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Focus and Exposure Settings
•When recording with the Touch Shutter, the focus and brightness are optimized for the touched 
position before recording takes place.
•At the edge of the screen, the metering may be affected by the brightness around the touched 
location.
Not available in these cases:
•
[AF+AE], which optimizes the focus and brightness, does not work in the following cases.
–In Manual Focus–When using the Digital Zoom.–When the AF area has been set by using the cursor button 
						

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Focus and Exposure Settings
Setting the Light Sensitivity
Applicable modes: 
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark plac es without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
1Press  3 ().
2Select the ISO sensitivity by rotating the rear 
dial.
•You can switch the functions between the rear dial and 
the front dial by pressing [DISP.].
3Rotate the front dial to set the upper limit of 
ISO sensitivity.
•It will work when the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].
4Press the rear dial to set.
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¢1 When the [ISO Limit Set]  (P176) of [Rec] menu is set to anything except [OFF], it is set 
automatically within the value set in [ISO Limit Set].
¢ 2 Only available when [Extended ISO] is set.
Characteristics of the ISO sensitivity
•
For the focus range of flash when [AUTO] is set, refer to  P217.•When [Electronic Shutter] is set to [ON], the lSO sensitivity can be set up to [ISO 3200].•When [Direct Focus Area] (P155)  is set to [ON], the operations on the cursor buttons translate 
to movements of the AF area. Set using the Quick Menu  (P43).
•Setting items below will be selectable in Creative Video Mode.
[AUTO]/[200] to [3200]
ISO sensitivityDescription of settings
AUTO The ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted according to the 
brightness.
•Maximum [ISO3200] (With the flash on [ISO1600])¢
1
(Intelligent) The camera detects movement of the subject and then 
automatically sets the optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter 
speed to suit the movement of the subject and brightness of 
the scene to minimize the jitter of the subject.•Maximum [ISO3200] (With the flash on [ISO1600])¢
1
•The shutter speed is not fixed when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway. It is continuously changing to match the 
movement of the subject until the shutter button is pressed 
fully.
125¢2/200/400/800/1600/3200/
6400/12800/25600 The ISO sensitivity is fixed to various settings.•When the [ISO Increments] in [Rec] menu 
(P176) is set to 
[1/3 EV], items of ISO sensitivity that can be set will 
increase.
200 25600
Recording location 
(recommended) When it is light (outdoors) When it is dark
Shutter speed
SlowFast
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Applicable modes: 
It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of 
the subject.
Settings: [400]/[800]/[1600]/[3200]/[6400]/[12800]/[25600]/[OFF]
•
It will work when the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].
Not available in these cases:
•
[ISO Limit Set] is disabled in the following cases:–[Clear Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing Nightscape] (Scene Guide Mode)
–When recording motion pictures
Applicable modes: 
You can adjust the ISO sensitivity settings for every 1/3 EV.
¢ Only available when [Extended ISO] is set.
•When the setting is changed from [1/3 EV] to [1 EV ], [Sensitivity] will be set to value closest to 
the value set during the [1/3 EV]. (Set value will not restore when the setting is changed back to 
[1/3 EV]. It will stay as the setting selected for [1 EV].)
Setting the upper limit on ISO sensitivity
[MENU] >[Rec] >[ISO Limit Set]
Setting the step increment of ISO sensitivity
[MENU] >[Rec] >[ISO Increments]
Settings
[1/3 EV] [L.125]
¢/[L.160]¢/[200 ]/[250 ]/[320 ]/[400]/[500 ]/[640 ]/[800 ]/[1000 ]/[1250 ]/[1600 ]/
[2000 ]/[2500 ]/[3200 ]/[4000 ]/[5000 ]/[6400 ]/[8000 ]/[10000 ]/[12800 ]/[16000]/
[20000]/[25600]
[1 EV] [L.125]¢/[200 ]/[400]/[800 ]/[1600 ]/[3200 ]/[6400 ]/[12800 ]/[25600] 
						

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Focus and Exposure Settings
Applicable modes: 
ISO sensitivity can be set up to minimum [ISO125].
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Extending ISO sensitivity
[MENU]>[Rec] >[Extended ISO] 
						

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Shutter (Drive) Settings
Select a Drive Mode
Applicable modes: 
Selecting the drive mode allows you to switch the operation, such as burst recording or the 
self-timer, for when you press the shutter button.
1Press  4 ().
2Press 2/1 to select the drive mode, and then 
press [MENU/SET]
.
A Drive mode
•To cancel the drive mode, select [ ]. The setting will switch to [Single].•Settings for each drive mode can be changed by pressing  3.
Not available in these cases:
•
Not available with [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode.
Drive modeDescription of settings
1[Single]  (P65) When the shutter button is pressed, only one picture is 
recorded.
2[Burst] 
(P179) Recordings are made in succession while the shutter 
button is pressed.
3[Auto Bracket] 
(P183)Each time the shutter button is pressed, recordings 
are made with different exposure settings according to 
the Exposure Compensation range.
4[Self Timer] (P186)
When the shutter button is pressed, recording takes 
place after the set time has elapsed.
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Shutter (Drive) Settings
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Applicable modes: 
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
•
Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH] will be recorded as a single burst group (P240).
1Press 4 () .
2Press 2/1 to select the burst icon ([ ], 
etc.), and then press  3.
3Select the burst speed with  2/1, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
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Shutter (Drive) Settings
•The Burst speed may become slower depending on the following settings.–[Picture Size] (P139)/[Quality] (P140)/[Sensitivity]  (P174)/[AFS/AFF/AFC]  (P147)/
[Focus/Release Priority]  (P157)
•Burst speed can also be set with [Burst Rate] in the [Rec] menu.•Refer to P140 for information about RAW files.
4Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst 
Mode.
∫Canceling the Burst Mode
Select  [ ] (single picture recording) or [ ] from among the drive modes. 
(P178)
[SH]¢ 2 
(Super high 
speed)[H] 
(High 
speed)[M] 
(Middle 
speed)[L] 
(Low speed)
Burst 
speed 
(pictures/ second)Electronic 
shutter [ON] 4010
42
Electronic 
shutter [OFF] 542
Live View during Burst 
Mode None None Available Available
¢
1
With RAW files —
9¢3, 4
Without RAW 
files Max. 80Depends on the capacity of the card¢
4
¢1 Number of recordable pictures
¢ 2 The electronic shutter will operate.
¢ 3 Depending on the recording conditions, the number of frames in a burst may be 
reduced. (For example, when you set [i .Resolution] of the recording menu, the 
number of frames in a burst may be reduced)
¢ 4 Pictures can be taken until the capacity of the card becomes full. However the burst 
speed will become slower halfway. The exact timing of this depends on the aspect 
ratio, the picture size, the setting for the quality and the type of card used.
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