Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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11. Using the Wi-Fi/NFC Function
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” section on P84.•Make a copy of password.
If you forget the password, you can reset it with [Reset Wi-Fi  Settings] in the [Setup] menu, 
however other settings will also be reset. (excluding [LUMIX CL UB] )
•A “MAC Address” is a unique address that is used to identify ne twork equipment.•“IP address” refers to a number that identifies a PC connected to a network such as the 
Internet. Usually, the...

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Watching 4K motion pictures on a TV/ 
Saving 4K motion pictures on your PC or 
recorder
∫ Playing Back on a TV Screen
By connecting the camera to a TV that supports motion pictures  in 
4K and playing back motion pictures recorded with their size se t to 
[4K] in [Rec Quality], you can enjoy finely-detailed motion pic tures 
in 4K. Even though the output resolution will be lower, you can  also 
play them back by connecting the camera to a TV that does not s upport...

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∫Storing on a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures  to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
Refer to  P338 for details.
∫ Storing on a Hard Disk or DVD
You cannot dub motion pictures recorded with their size set to  [4K] in [Rec Quality] to 
Blu-ray discs and DVDs with Panasonic recorders. (As of July 20 15)
With the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” software on the DVD (supplied), you c an convert 4K motion 
pictures into smaller sized motion pictures or copy 4K motion p...

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Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
Pictures recorded with this unit can be played back on a TV scr een.
Preparations:
Turn this unit and the TV off.
1Connect the camera and a TV.
•Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight h olding onto the plug.
(It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal  if it is plugged in obliquely 
or in wrong direction.)
Do not connect devices to incorrect terminals. Doing so may cau se malfunction....

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2Turn on the TV and select the input to match the connector in use.
3Turn the camera on and then press [(].
•Input of the TV will switch automatically and playback screen i s displayed when 
connected to a VIERA Link compatible TV using an HDMI micro cab le with the [VIERA 
Link] set to [ON].  (P336)
•Depending on the [Aspect Ratio], black bands may be displayed o n the top and bottom or the 
left and right of the pictures.
•Change the screen mode on your TV if the...

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Preparations:
Set the [VIERA Link] to [ON]. (P81)
1Connect this unit to a Panasonic TV compatible with VIERA Link with 
an HDMI micro cable  (P334).
2Turn the camera on and then press [ (].
3Operate with the remote control for the TV.
•Operate with reference to the operation icons displayed on the  screen.
•To play back the sound of a film during a slide show, set [Sound] to [AUTO] or [Audio] on the 
Slide Show setting screen.
•It is recommended to connec t this unit...

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∫Other linked operations
Turning this unit off:
If you use the remote control for the TV to turn the TV off, this unit is also turned off.
Automatic input switching:
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If you connect with an HDMI micro cable and then turn this unit  on, and then press [(], the 
input channel on the TV automatically switches to this unit’s s creen. If the TV’s power is in 
standby status, it will turn on automatically (if [Set] has bee n selected for the TV’s [Power on 
link]...

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Saving still pictures and motion pictures on 
your PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC by connecting the camera and the PC.
•Some PCs can read directly from the card removed from the camer a. For details, refer to the 
operating instructions of your PC.
•If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards,  a message 
prompting you to format may appear.
(Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased so do not cho ose to format.)
If the card is...

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The supplied DVD includes the following software.
Install the software on to your computer before use.
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PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 PE (Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1)
This software allows you to manage images. For example, you can  send pictures and motion 
pictures to a PC and sort them by recording date or model name.  You can also perform 
operations such as writing images to a DVD, processing and corr ecting images, and editing 
motion pictures.
•SILKYPIX...

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∫Installing supplied software
•Before inserting the DVD, close all running applications.
1Check the environment of your PC.
•Operating environment of “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ”
–OS:
Windows VistaR (32bit) SP2,
WindowsR 7 (32bit/64bit) SP1,
WindowsR 8 (32bit/64bit),
WindowsR 8.1 (32bit/64bit)–CPU:
PentiumR III 800 MHz or higher (Windows VistaR),
PentiumR III 1 GHz or higher (WindowsR 7/WindowsR 8/WindowsR 8.1)–Display:
1024k 768 pixels or more (1920 k1080 pixels or more...