Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Functions Customized for Various Subjects and Purposes
You can modify the pictures or information of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Press  4 to select [MEMORY] and press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the face image to edit or delete and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•
Exit the menu after it is set.
Change or delete the information for a registered person
ItemDescription of settings
[Info Edit]Changing the information of  an already registered person.
Perform step 
4 in “Face Settings”.
[Priority]
The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for 
higher-priority faces.
Press  3/4/2/1  to select the priority and then press  
[MENU/SET].
[Delete]Deleting information of a registered person.
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is 
selected. 
						

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Functions Customized for Various Subjects and Purposes
Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on Images
Applicable modes: 
By setting the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their 
name and age in months and years on images.
You can display them during playback or stamp them on recorded images using [Text 
Sta mp]   (P251).
∫ Setting [Age] or [Name]
1Select the menu.
Settings: [ ] ([Baby1])/[ ] ([Baby2])/[ ] ([Pet])/[OFF]/[SET]
2Press  3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select [Baby1], [Baby2] or [Pet] and then press [MENU/SET].
4Press  3/4  to select [Age] or [Name] and then press  
[MENU/SET].
5Press  3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/
SET].
6Press  4 to select [Exit] and then press [MENU/SET] to finish.
∫ To cancel [Age] and [Name]
Select the [OFF] setting in step 
1.
•
The age and name can be printed out using the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied).
Not available in these cases:
•
Still pictures recorded during motion picture recording ([ ] (motion picture priorities))  (P233) 
will not record age or name.
[MENU] >[Rec] >[Profile Setup]
Enter [Age] (birthday)
2 /1 : Select the items (year/month/day)
3 /4 : Setting
[MENU/SET]: Set
Enter [Name]
For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering 
Text” on  P61. 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Optical Image Stabilizer
The camera detects jitter during recording and automatically corrects it, so you can record 
images with reduced jitter.
There are two types of Optical Image Stabilizers, the one built into a lens and the one built 
into this unit. The Optical Image Stabilizer of either a lens or this unit will be enabled.
∫Compatible Optical Image Stabilizers
The Optical Image Stabilizer of either a lens or this unit works depending on the lens in 
use.
Lens in useOptical Image Stabilizer 
function
Micro Four 
Thirds mount 
specification 
lens
Supporting the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function
•The interchangeable lens 
(H-FS1442A) supports the Optical 
Image Stabilizer function.Only the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of the lens 
will be enabled. P204
Not supporting the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function
•The interchangeable lens 
(H-H020A) does not support the 
Optical Image Stabilizer function.Only the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of this unit 
will be enabled.P206
Four Thirds 
mount 
specification 
lens
•Use a mount 
adaptor 
(DMW-MA1: 
optional). 
Supporting the Optical Image 
Stabilizer functionOnly the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of the lens 
will be enabled.P204
Not supporting the Optical Image 
Stabilizer functionOnly the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of this unit 
will be enabled.P206
Leica mount specification lens
•
Use a Leica lens mount adaptor (DMW-MA2M, 
DMW-MA3R: optional).
Only the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of this unit 
will be enabled.P206
Lenses other than those listed above that can be 
attached to this unitOnly the Optical Image 
Stabilizer function of this unit 
will be enabled.
P206 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Applicable modes: 
1Select the menu.
2Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer], a tripod, the self-timer  (P186) or the 
shutter remote control (DMW-RSL1: optional)
  (P333).
•Shutter speed will be slower part icularly in the following cases. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears on the screen. We recommend 
using a tripod.
–Slow Sync.–Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction
–[Clear Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing Nightscape]/[Artistic Nightscape]/
[Glittering Illuminations]/[Clear  Night Portrait] (Scene Guide Mode)
–When you set to a slow shutter speed
Using the Optical Image Stabilizer function of a lens
A lens based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds System 
standard equipped with the Optical Image Stabilizer function is required. 
 (P203)
[MENU] >[Rec] >[Stabilizer] >[Operation Mode]
ItemDescription of settings
[]
([Normal])Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for.
[]
([Panning])Camera shake is corrected for up/down movements. This mode is ideal 
for panning (a method of taking pictures which involves turning the 
camera to track the movements of a subject which continues to move 
in a fixed direction).
[OFF][Stabilizer] does not work.
(This can be selected only when using a lens without the [O.I.S.] 
switch.) 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
•The Optical Image Stabilizer may produce operational sound or cause vibration during 
its operation, but these are not malfunctions.
•When using an optional interchangeable lens with an O.I.S. switch, it is possible to set to 
enable the Optical Image Stabilizer by switching the O.I.S. switch on the lens to [ON]. (At the 
time of purchase, it is initially set to [ ].)
•When a tripod is used, we recommended that [Operation Mode] be set to [OFF].
•We recommend taking pictures with the viewfinder when panning in [ ].
Not available in these cases:
•
When [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode is set, [ ] of the Optical Image Stabilizer 
cannot be used.
•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases. Be careful of camera jitter 
when you press the shutter button.
–When there is a lot of jitter.–When the zoom magnification is high.
–When using the Digital Zoom.–When taking pictures while following a moving subject.–When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places.
•The panning effect in [ ] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.–In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day.–When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second.
–When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly. (The 
background will not become a blur.)
–When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily. 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Applicable modes: 
1Select the menu.
2Press 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Using the Optical Image Stabilizer function of this unit
If your lens does not support the Optical Image Stabilizer function or is not based 
on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds System standard, the 
Optical Image Stabilizer of this unit can be used.  (P203)
•
The Optical Image Stabilizer of this unit works only when taking pictures.
If your lens is not based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds 
System standard, make the following settings:
•
Set the [Shoot w/o Lens] to [ON].  (P23)•Set the focal length of your lens in [Focal Length Set].  (P207)–If a lens not based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds System standard 
is in use when the Optical Image Stabilizer of this unit is available, a confirmation message 
for the focal length setting is displayed after this unit is turned on. Selecting [Yes] enables 
you to set [Focal Length Set] in [Stabilizer].
[MENU] >[Rec] >[Stabilizer]
ItemDescription of settings
[Operation 
Mode] []
([Normal])
Vertical and horizontal shake are compensated for.
[]
([Panning])
Camera shake is corrected for up/down movements. This 
mode is ideal for panning (a method of taking pictures 
which involves turning the camera to track the 
movements of a subject which continues to move in a 
fixed direction).
[OFF][Stabilizer] does not work.
[Focal 
Length Set]¢The focal length of your lens can be set or registered. 
(P207)
¢ This item can be set only when your lens is not based on the Micro Four Thirds System 
standard/Four Thirds System standard. 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
•When a lens based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds System standard is in 
use, a focal length is set automatically.
•If your lens is based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard/Four Thirds System standard 
but does not have a communication function with the camera, set the focal length of the lens.
1Select the menu.
2Press  3/4  to select [Focal Length Set] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Select the focal length of your lens with  2/1.
•A focal length ranging from 8 mm to 1000 mm can be set.
•Set a focal length written on the body of your lens, etc.•If the focal length setting for your lens is not found, select a 
value close to the focal length of your lens.
•If your lens is a zoom lens, select a value according to the 
focal length at the time of recording.
4Press [MENU/SET].
∫ Registering a focal length
1Perform step 3 in “Setting the focal length of a lens”.
2Press 4.
3Press  2/1 to select the focal length to be 
overwritten and then press [DISP.].
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] 
is selected.
•Up to 3 focal length settings can be registered.•Exit the menu after it is set.
∫ Setting a registered focal length1On the screen in step 3 of “Setting the focal length of a lens”, press 4 .
2Press 2/1 to select the registered focal length and then press [MENU/SET].
Setting the focal length of a lens
Preparations: Set the [Shoot w/o Lens] to [ON].  (P23)
[MENU] >[Rec] >[Stabilizer] 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
•The Optical Image Stabilizer may produce operational sound or cause vibration during 
its operation, but these are not malfunctions.
•When a tripod is used, we recommended that [Operation Mode] be set to [OFF].
•We recommend taking pictures with the viewfinder when panning in [ ].•The Optical Image Stabilizer operates only while a picture is being recorded.•The longer the focal length is, the weaker the effect of the Optical Image Stabilizer will be.
Not available in these cases:
•
When [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode is set, [ ] of the Optical Image Stabilizer 
cannot be used.
•Optical Image Stabilizer is not available in the following cases.–When the shutter speed is set to [B] (Bulb)
–When the shutter speed exceeds 2 seconds –When [Burst Rate] is set to [SH]–When recording motion pictures
–Recording still pictures while recording a mo tion picture [only when set to [ ] (motion 
picture priorities)].
•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases. Be careful of camera jitter 
when you press the shutter button.
–When there is a lot of jitter.–When the zoom magnification is high.
–When using the Digital Zoom.–When taking pictures while following a moving subject.–When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places.
•The panning effect in [ ] is more diffi cult to achieve in the following cases.–In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day.
–When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second.–When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly. (The 
background will not become a blur.)
–When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily. 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Applicable modes: 
To reduce the influence of hand shake or shutter vibration, shutter is released after the 
specified time has passed.
Select the menu.
Settings: [8SEC]/[4SEC]/[2SEC]/[1SEC]/[OFF]
Not available in these cases:
•
[Shutter Delay] is not available in the following cases.–[Panorama Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)
–When [HDR] is set to [ON]
Minimizing vibration of the shutter
[MENU] >[Rec] >[Shutter Delay] 
						

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Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Applicable modes: 
You can zoom-out to record landscapes etc. in wide angle (Wide) or zoom-in to make 
people and objects appear closer (Tele).
¢1 The zoom speed varies depending on how far you move the lever.
¢ 2 When operating the zoom with the cursor buttons, press the function button to which [Zoom 
Control] in [Fn Button Set]   (P47) of the [Custom] menu has been set. The zoom operation is 
terminated when the function button is pressed again or a certain amount of time passes.
¢ 3 Zoom quickly with  3/4, and zoom slowly with  2/1.
¢ 4 Operation with the cursor buttons is available only when  [Ex. Tele Conv.]  in the [Rec] menu 
is set to [ZOOM].
When using the interchangeable lens 
that supports the power zoom 
(electrically operated zoom) Zoom lever of an 
interchangeable lens
¢ 1Cursor buttons of this 
unit¢2, 3
When using the interchangeable lens 
(H-FS1442A) that does not support 
the power zoom Zoom ring of an 
interchangeable lens
Cursor buttons of this 
unit¢2, 4
When using the interchangeable lens 
(H-H020A) that does not support the 
zoom
Cursor buttons of this unit¢2, 4
T side:
Enlarges distant subject
W side:
Widens angle of view 3/
1:
Enlarges distant subject
4/ 2:
Widens angle of view
T
W
T
W