Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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3Press [MENU/SET] and set.
•You can also complete this step by performing either of the operations below:–Press the shutter button halfway
–Press [Fn13]
•Items that are temporarily assigned to the front/rear dials can be used only while the guide 
(step1) or setting screen (step2) is displayed.
Setting the operation methods of the front dial and rear dial
> [Custom]  > [Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)] Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed...

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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
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This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of 
the cursor button as 3/4/2 /1.
Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen, it 
is possible to operate with the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button if a guide like the one shown on the right is displayed.
Even on menu screens...

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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.Switching the display method of the viewfinder/monitor
[ ] (viewfinder style): Scales down images slightly so that you  can better review the 
composition of the images.
[ ] (monitor style): Scales images to fill the entire screen so  that you can see their 
details.
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The viewfinder screen is switched as shown below. (Examples for  the viewfinder style [ ])
[DISP.] button (Switching the displayed...

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•The monitor screen is switched as shown below. (Examples for the monitor style [ ])
¢ 1 Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom]  menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting th e [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P95)
¢ 2 It is displayed when the [Monitor Info. Disp.] of the [Custom]  menu is set to [ON].
Settings can be adjusted directly by touching each of the items  displayed on the screen....

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Displaying/not displaying the histogram
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2 /1.•Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording scre en.
•A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the 
horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
A dark
B bright
•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each o ther under the...

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∫About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt  of the camera etc.
1Press [DISP.] to display the tilt sensor.2Check the tilt of the camera.
AHorizontal direction:
Correcting tilt to the left
B Vertical direction:
Correcting downward tilt
•When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes to  green.
•When recording with a vertical orientation, the display automat ically switches to a 
vertically orientated...

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•Screen will switch as follows:
¢ 1 If approximately 10 seconds elapses without an operation being  performed, the display will 
disappear.
Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make the display reappear .
This operation is to prevent screen burn-in and is not a malfun ction.
¢ 2 Not displayed while using the playback zoom or during motion p icture playback, sequential 
playback, panorama playback or a slide show.
¢ 3 This is displayed if [Highlight]  (P58) in the...

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Displaying/not displaying white saturated areas>  [Custom]  > [Highlight]  > [ON]/[OFF]
When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back , white saturated areas 
appear blinking in black and white.
This does not affect the recorded image.
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If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative  (P167) referring to the histogram  (P55) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality...

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Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫ Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
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When selecting features using the touch screen, be sure 
to touch the center of the desired icon.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
This can also be used to move to the next image during 
playback, etc.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch screen apart (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
Touch...

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Enabling/disabling the touch operation
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When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is  displayed on the screen.
•Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger.•If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please follow the instructions that 
accompany the sheet.
(Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibility or operab ility.)
•Do not press on the monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens.•Do not operate with...