Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx7 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Playback/Editing
You can stamp the recording date/time, name, location, travel date or title onto the 
recorded pictures.
1Select the menu.
3Press 3/4  to select [Set], and then press [MENU/SET].
[Text Stamp]
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Text Stamp] >[Single]/[Multi]
2Select an image you wish to stamp with text.
•[‘ ] appears on screen if the picture is stamped with text.
[Single] setting
1 Press  2/1  to select the picture.
2 Press [MENU/SET].
[Multi] setting
1 Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the picture and then press 
[MENU/SET] (repeat).
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The setting is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed 
again.
2 Press 2 to select [OK], and then press [MENU/SET] 
to execute.
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4Press 3/4  to select text stamp items, and then press [MENU/SET].
5Press  3/4  to select the settings, and then press [MENU/SET].
6Press [ ].
7Press  3 to select [OK], and then press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
ItemDescription of settings
[Shooting Date]
[W/O TIME]:Stamp the year, month and date.
[WITH TIME]:Stamp the year, month, day, hour and minutes.
[OFF]
[Name] []:
([Face 
Recognition])
Name registered in [Face Recog.] will be 
stamped.
[]:
([Baby/Pet]) Name registered in [Profile Setup] will be 
stamped.
[OFF]
[Location]
[ON]:Stamps the travel destination name set under 
[Location].
[OFF]
[Travel Date][ON]:Stamps the travel date set under [Travel Date].
[OFF]
[Title][ON]:Title input in the [Title Edit] will be stamped.
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•When you print pictures stamped with text, the date will be printed over the stamped text if you 
specify printing of the date at the photo shop or on the printer.
•You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [Multi].
•The picture quality may deteriorate when text stamping is carried out.•Depending on the printer being used, some characters may be cut at printing. Check before 
printing.
•When you stamp pictures in a group, the stamped ones are saved separately from the original 
ones in the group.
Not available in these cases:
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You cannot use [Text Stamp] for the following pictures.–Motion pictures
–Pictures taken with [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode–Pictures recorded without setting the clock and title–Pictures that were previously stamped with [Text Stamp]
–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ] 
						

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Recorded motion picture can be divided in two. It is recommended for when you want to 
divide a part you need with a part you do not need.
Dividing a motion picture is permanent. Decide before you divide!
1Select the menu.
2Press 2/1  to select the motion picture to divide, and then press [MENU/SET].
•
With [MP4] motion pictures, the order  of pictures will change if divided.
It is recommended to search these motion pictures by using Calendar Playback  (P239) or 
[Video Only] in the [Playback Mode].
Not available in these cases:
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Avoid trying to divide motion picture near the  very beginning or end of the motion picture.•You cannot use [Video Divide] for the following pictures.–Motion pictures with a short recording time
[Video Divide]
[MENU]>[Playback] >[Video Divide]
3Press  3 at the location to divide.
•Motion picture is played back from the same location when 
3  is pressed again.
•You can finely adjust the location for division by pressing  2/
1  while the motion picture is paused.
4Press  4.
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•Motion picture may be lost if the card or battery is removed while processing the dividing. 
						

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This function allows you to create a motion picture from a picture group recorded with 
[Time Lapse Shot]. The created motion picture is saved in MP4 recording format.
1Select the menu.
2Select the [Time Lapse Shot] picture group with  2/1 , and then press [MENU/
SET].
3Select items and settings.
4Select [OK] with  3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when 
[Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•If you select an image quality in which the aspect ratio is different from the one for the picture 
group, black strips will appear on the top and bottom or left and right of the image.
•If a recorded image quality with a resolution higher than the group pictures has been selected, 
the image will become blurry.
•When creating motion pictures, we recommend you use the sufficiently-charged battery or the 
AC adaptor (optional).
•If power supply is lost by unplugging the AC  adaptor or due to a blackout while creating a 
motion picture with the AC adaptor, the motion picture you are creating will not be recorded.
•A motion picture that exceeds the recording time of 29 minutes and 59 seconds and a motion 
picture that exceeds the file size of 4 GB cannot be created.
•A motion picture shorter than 1 second is displayed as “0s” on the motion picture recording time 
(P77) .
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If only one picture was taken with [Time Lapse Shot], the picture cannot be selected.
[Time Lapse Video]
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Time Lapse Video]
ItemDescription of settings
[Rec Quality]Sets the quality of a motion picture.
[FHD/60p]/[FHD/30p]/[HD/30p]/[VGA/30p]
[Frame Rate]
Sets the number of frames per second. The larger the number 
is, the smoother the motion picture will be.
[60fps]¢/[30fps]/[15fps]/[10fps]/[7.5fps]/[6fps]/[3fps]/[1fps]
¢ Only when set to [FHD/60p]
[Sequence]
[NORMAL]:
Splices pictures together in recording order.
[REVERSE]:
Splices pictures together in reverse recording order. 
						

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A Motion picture is created from group pictures taken with [Stop Motion Animation]. 
Created motion pictures are saved in MP4 recording format.
1Select the menu.
2Select the Stop Motion Animation group with 2/1, and then press [MENU/SET] .3Create a motion picture by selecting the methods for creating it.
•The steps are the same as those for creating a motion picture following the recording of 
[Stop Motion Animation] .
Refer to step 
8 onwards on  P193 for details.
Also refer to the notes on  P194 for created motion pictures.
•If only one picture was taken with [Stop Motion Animation], the picture cannot be selected.
[Stop Motion Video]
[MENU]>[Playback] >[Stop Motion Video] 
						

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To allow easy posting to web pages, attachment to e-mail etc., picture size (number of 
pixels) is reduced.
1Select the menu.
•
You can set up to 100 pictures at one time in [Multi].
•The picture quality of the resized picture will deteriorate.
Not available in these cases:
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You cannot use [Resize] for the following pictures.–Motion pictures–Pictures taken with [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode
–Group Pictures–Pictures stamped with [Text Stamp]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]
[Resize]
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Resize] >[Single]/[Multi]
2Select the picture and size.
[Single] setting
1 Press  2/1  to select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
2 Press  3/4  to select the size, and then press [MENU/
SET].
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when 
[Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
[Multi] setting
1 Press  3/4  to select the size, and then press [MENU/
SET].
2 Press  3/4 /2/ 1 to select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set (repeat).
•
The setting is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed 
again.
3 Press 2 to select [OK], and then press [MENU/SET] to 
execute.
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when 
[Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
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You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.
1Select the menu.
2Press 2/1  to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET].
3Use the rear dial and press 3 /4 /2/ 1 to select the parts to be cropped.
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You can also touch [ ]/[ ] to enlarge/reduce.•You can also move by dragging on the screen.
4Press [MENU/SET].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate.•Crop one picture at a time when you want to cr op the pictures in a picture group. (You cannot 
edit all pictures in a group at once.)
•When you crop pictures in a group, the cropped ones are saved separately from the original 
ones in the group.
•Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images 
having undergone [Cropping].
Not available in these cases:
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You cannot use [Cropping] for the following pictures.–Motion pictures
–Pictures taken with [Panorama Shot] in Scene Guide Mode–Pictures stamped with [Text Stamp]–Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]
[Cropping]
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Cropping]
Rear dial (right): Enlargement
Rear dial (left): Reduction
3 /4 /2 /1 : Move 
						

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This mode allows you to automatically display pictures vertically if they were recorded 
holding the camera vertically or rotate pictures manually in 90 o steps.
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The [Rotate] function is disabled when [Rotate Disp.] is set to [OFF].
1Select the menu.
2Press  2/1  to select the picture and then press [MENU/SET].
•The [Rotate] function is disabled for Group Pictures.
3Press  3/4  to select the direction to rotate the 
picture and then press [MENU/SET]. :
The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90 o.
:
The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90 o.
•
Exit the menu after it is set.
Select the menu.
•
The pictures are displayed without being rotated when you select [OFF].•Exit the menu after it is set.
Not available in these cases:
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When you play back pictures on a PC, they canno t be displayed in the rotated direction unless 
the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif  is a file format for still pictures which allows 
recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and 
Information Technology Industries Association)”.
•[Rotate Disp.] may not work on a screen that plays back multiple pictures, such as the one 
displayed after [Delete Multi] is selected. 
[Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.]
[Rotate] (The picture is rotated manually)
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Rotate]
[Rotate Disp.] (The picture is automatically rotated and displayed)
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You can do the following if a mark has been added to pictures and they have been set as 
favorites.
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Play back the pictures set as favorites only as a slide show.
•Play back only the pictures set as favorites. ([Favorite Play])•Delete all the pictures not set as favorites. ([All Delete Except Favorite])
1Select the menu.
∫ Canceling all the [Favorite] settings
Select the menu.
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. 
Exit the menu after it is executed.
•In [Playback Mode], the [Cancel] is disabled.
•You can set up to 999 pictures as favorites.•When you set pictures in a group as [Favorite], the number of your [Favorite] pictures is 
displayed on the [Favorite] icon of the group’s top picture.
Not available in these cases:
•
You cannot use [Favorite] for the following pictures.–Pictures taken with [ ]
[Favorite]
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Favorite] >[Single]/[Multi]
2Select the picture.
[Single] setting
Press  2/1  to select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•
The setting is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed again.•Exit the menu after it is set.
[Multi] setting
Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the picture, and then press 
[MENU/SET] to set (repeat).
•
The setting is canceled when [MENU/SET] is pressed again.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
[MENU] >[Playback] >[Favorite] >[Cancel]
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