Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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5. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
Setting the Metering Mode
Applicable modes: 
Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be change d.
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Those menu items are shared by the [Rec] menu and the [Motion P icture] menu. When the 
setting for either of the two is changed, the setting for the o ther is also changed.
> [Rec] > [Metering Mode]
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(Multiple) This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitab
le 
exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole...

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6.  Shutter and Drive Settings
Setting the Shutter Type 
([Electronic Shutter])
Applicable modes: 
You can use either of the two shutters to take pictures: the me chanical shutter or the 
electronic shutter.
¢ 1 This setting is available only in Manual Exposure Mode.  (P99)
¢ 2 Up to an ISO sensitivity of [ISO3200]. When the setting is hig her than [ISO3200], the shutter 
speed will be faster than 1 second.
¢ 3 The mechanical shutter sound cannot be muted.
¢ 4 Electronic shutter sound settings can be...

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Minimizing vibration of the shutter
Applicable modes: 
To reduce the influence of hand shake or shutter vibration, shutter is released after the 
specified time has passed.
Select the menu. (P63)
Settings: [8SEC]/[4SEC]/[2SEC]/[1SEC]/[OFF]
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following cases:
–When recording motion pictures–When recording 4K photos–When [HDR] is set to [ON]
> [Rec] > [Shutter Delay]MENU 

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Select a Drive Mode
Applicable modes: 
You can change what the camera will do 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.
1[Single]When the shutter button is pressed, only one picture is 
recorded.
2[Burst] 
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Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Applicable modes: 
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
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Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH] will be recorded as a  single burst group (P257).
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].
¢ 1 Number of recordable pictures
¢ 2 When recording is performed under the test conditions specifie d by...

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•The picture size will be fixed to [S] when [Burst Rate] is set to [SH].•The burst speed may become slower depending on the following settings.
–[Picture Size] (P133)/[Quality] (P134)/[Sensitivity]  (P168)/Focus Mode  (P142)/[Focus/
Release Priority]  (P157)
•Burst speed can also be set with [Burst Rate] in the [Rec] menu .
•Refer to P134 for information about RAW files.
4Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst...

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•We recommend using the shutter remote control (DMW-RSL1: optional) when you want to 
keep the shutter button pressed fully while taking pictures in  Burst Mode. Refer to P354 for 
information about the shutter remote control.
•When the burst speed is set to [SH] or [H] (when focus mode is  [AFS] or [MF]), the exposure 
and White Balance are fixed at the settings used for the first  picture for the subsequent pictures 
as well.
When the burst speed is set to [H] (when...

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Recording 4K Photos
Applicable modes: 
Press the shutter button to record a 4K photo. You can select the desired moment from a 
burst of pictures taken at 30 frames/second and save that moment  as a picture of 8 million 
pixels (approx.).
1 Record a 4K photo.
2 Select and save pictures.
3 The picture is complete.
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Use a UHS Speed Class 3 card to record 4K photos.  (P22)
•When recording 4K photos, the angle of view is narrower.
1Press 4 ().
2Press  2/1 to select 4K Photo...

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¢ Audio is not played back when you perform playback with the ca mera.
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[4K Burst] 
(P181)
For capturing the best shot of a 
fast-moving subject (e.g., sports, 
aeroplanes, trains)
Burst recording is performed while the 
shutter button is pressed and held.
The shutter sound will be heard repeatedly.
A Press and hold
B Recording is performed
Audio recording: Not available
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[4K Burst(S/S)] 
(P182)
“S/S” is an 
abbreviation of 
“Start/Stop”.
For capturing unpredictable...

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4Press the shutter button to perform recording. 
•After the 4K burst photo recording, a 4K burst file will be saved. 
4K burst files are saved as motion pictures in MP4 format.
∫ Canceling 4K Photo
Select  [ ] ([Single]) or [ ] from among the drive modes.  (P174)
Recording with [ ] ([4K Burst]) (P181)
Recording with [ ] ([4K Burst(S/S)])   (P182)
Recording with [ ] ([4K Pre-Burst])  (P184)
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