Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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5Press the shutter button halfway.
•The assist screen will close. The recording screen will be displayed.
•You can also close the assist screen by pressing [MENU/SET].•If you have enlarged the picture by rotating the focus ring or moving the focus lever, the 
assist screen will close approximately 10 seconds after the operation.
•MF Assist or MF guide may not display depending on the lens use d, but you can display MF 
Assist by direct operation of the...

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∫About the focus distance reference mark
Achieving focus quickly using Auto Focus
If [AF/AE LOCK] is pressed in Manual Focus, Auto Focus will wor k.
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Auto Focus works at the center of the frame.•If Auto Focus is used while the MF Assist screen is displayed, 
the center of the MF Assist screen will be focused.
•Auto Focus also works with the following operations.–Pressing the function button to which [AF-ON] is assigned–Touching [ ]
–Dragging the monitor...

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Setting the display method of the MF Assist (enlarged screen)
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Available settings vary depending on the lens used.
Displaying/not displaying the MF Guide
A Indicator for  ¶ (infinity)
When [MF Guide] on the [Custom] menu is set to [ON] and 
you focus manually, the MF guide is displayed on the screen. 
You can check whether the point of focus is to the near side 
or the far side. >
 [Custom]  > [MF Assist]
When an interchangeable lens having a focus ring...

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Highlighting/not highlighting in-focus portions
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When [Peaking] is set, [ ] ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) or [ ] ([Dete ct Level]: [LOW]) will 
be displayed.
•Each time [ ] in [ ] is touched, the setting is switched in order  of [ON] ([Detect Level]: 
[LOW]) > [ON] ([Detect Level]: [HIGH]) > [OFF].•Each time the set function button is pressed when [Peaking] is set to [Fn Button Set] (P70) in 
the [Custom] menu, the peaking setting switches in order of [ON ]...

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes: 
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the 
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate expos ure.
1Align the screen with the subject.
2Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus 
or exposure.
•If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.•Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move...

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Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]
Maintaining/not maintaining the lock when [AF/AE LOCK]  is released
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AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposu re Mode.•AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
•The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button  halfway even when AE is 
locked.
•Program Shift can be set even w hen AE is locked.
> [Custom]  > [AF/AE Lock]
[AE LOCK] Only the exposure is...

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Compensating the Exposure
Applicable modes: 
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background.
∫ Expanding the exposure compensation range 
Using the exposure compensation dial and front or rear dial, yo u can expand the exposure 
compensation range down to  j5 EV and up to  i5EV.
1Select the menu.  (P63)
2Press 3/4  to select the setting and then press [MENU/SET].
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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 places 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.].
A ISO sensitivity
B ISO Limit Set
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¢1 When the [ISO Limit Set]  (P170) 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.
•[ ] is not available in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and Manual Expo sure Mode.•[AUTO] and [ ] are not available when taking pictures with the shutter speed set to [B] (Bulb) 
in Manual Exposure Mode.
•When [Multi Exp.] is set, the maximum setting is [ISO3200].•In...

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Applicable modes: 
It will select optimal ISO sensitivity with set value as limit depending on the brightness of 
the subject.
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It will work when the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [ ].
Settings: [400]/[800]/[1600]/[3200]/[6400]/[12800]/[25600]/[OFF ]
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following cases:–When recording motion pictures
Applicable modes: 
You can adjust the ISO sensitivity settings for every 1/3 EV.
¢ Only...