Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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7. Functions Customized for Various Subjects and Purposes
You can modify the pictures or information of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Press 3/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the face image to edit or delete and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
Change or delete the information for a registered person
[Info Edit] Changing the information of a
n already registered person.Perform step 4 in “Face Settings”.
[Priority]The focus and exposure are preferentially adjusted for 
higher-priority faces.Press 
3/4/2/1  to select the priority and then press  
[MENU/SET].
[Delete] Deleting information of a registered person.•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is 
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Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on 
Images
Applicable modes: 
If you set the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their name 
and age in months and years in the images.
You can display these at playback or stamp the recorded images  using [Text Stamp] (P271).
∫Setting [Age] or [Name]1Select the menu.  (P63)
2Press 3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select [Baby1], [Baby2] or [Pet] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press  3/4  to select [Age] or [Name] and then press  
[MENU/SET].
5Press 3/4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
6Press  4 to select [Exit] and then press [MENU/SET] to finish.
∫ To cancel [Age] and [Name]
Select the [OFF] setting in step 
1.
•
The age and name can be printed out using the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the 
DVD (supplied).
Not available in these cases:
•
[Profile Setup] is not available for 4K photo recording.•Ages and names are not recorded in the following cases:–When recording motion pictures
–Still pictures recorded during motion picture recording ([ ] ([V ideo Priority])) (P244) 
>  [Rec] > [Profile Setup]
Settings: [ ] ([Baby1])/[ ] ([Baby2])/[ ] ([Pet])/[OFF]/[SET]
Enter [Age] (birthday) 2/ 1: Select the items (year/month/day)
3/ 4: Setting
[MENU/SET]: Set
Enter [Name]
For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering 
Text” on  P84.
JOELUCKY
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Using screens and displays suitable for 
recording
The center of the recording screen will be displayed as [+]. 
This is convenient for operating the zoom while keeping the 
subject at the center of the screen.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Applicable modes: 
You can check areas that may be white saturated by displaying areas above a certain 
luminance level in a zebra pattern. You can also set the minimu m luminance level 
(brightness) to be processed as a zebra pattern.
Displaying the center of the screen ([Center Marker])
Applicable modes: 
> [Custom]  > [Center Marker]
Checking areas that may be white saturated ([Zebra Pattern])
> [Custom]  > [Zebra Pattern]
[ZEBRA1] Displays areas above a certain luminance level by a 
right-leaning zebra pattern.
[ZEBRA2]Displays areas above a certain luminance level by a 
left-leaning zebra pattern.
[OFF]
—
[SET]Sets the minimum brightness level for each zebra pattern.
[Zebra 1]/[Zebra 2]
Press 
3/4 to select the brightness, and press [MENU/SET].
•You can select a brightness value between [50%] and [105%]. In  [Zebra 2], 
you can select [OFF]. If you select [100%] or [105%], only the  areas that 
are already white saturated are displayed in a zebra pattern. T he smaller 
the value is, the wider the brightness range to be processed as  a zebra 
pattern will be.
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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.
•Displayed zebra patterns will not be recorded.•If you assign [Zebra Pattern] to [Fn Button Set]  (P70) in the [Custom] menu, each time you 
press the function button to which the setting is assigned, the  zebra pattern toggles as follows:
[Zebra 1] 
> [Zebra 2] > [OFF].
When [Zebra 2] is set to [OFF], the setting toggles in the order  of [Zebra 1] > [OFF], allowing 
you to switch the setting quickly.
Applicable modes: 
You can display the recording screen in black and white. This f unction is convenient when 
a black and white screen will make it easier to set focus with  Manual Focus.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
•
Even if you use the HDMI output during recording, this function  will not work for the connected 
device.
•Recorded images will not be affected.
Displaying the recording screen in black and white ([Monochrome  Live View])
> [Custom]  > [Monochrome Live View]
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Recording while monitoring camera images
Applicable modes: 
When using the HDMI output, you can take pictures while 
monitoring the camera image on a TV, etc.
Refer to P334 on how to connect with TV by using HDMI 
micro cable.
•
The camera image is not output to the TV during motion picture 
recording.
∫ Switching the information displayed
You can change the display shown during HDMI output using [HDMI  Info Display (Rec)] 
(P81)  in [TV Connection] on the [Setup] menu.
•
When using the Auto Focus Mode [ ] or MF assist, the screen cann ot be enlarged in 
windowed mode.
•[Aspect Ratio] in the [Rec] menu is fixed to [16:9].
•Electronic sounds and electronic shutter sounds are muted.•If you set up a Wi-Fi connection while using the HDMI output, n o image will be displayed on the 
camera monitor. 
•Images are not output through the HDMI connection in panorama p icture recording.•When recording with the 4K Photo function, it is not possible to use the HDMI output.
[ON]:The camera display is output as is.
[OFF]:Only images are output. 
						

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8.  Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Image Stabilizer
The camera can activate either  the In-Lens Image Stabilizer or  In-Body Image Stabilizer, or 
it can activate both of them and reduce jitter even more effect ively. (Dual I.S.)
For motion picture recording, the 5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilize r is available. It uses both 
the optical stabilizer of the lens and the electronic stabilize r of the camera’s sensor.
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The image stabilizers to be activated differ depending on your  lens. The icon for the currently 
activated image stabilizer is displayed on the recording screen .
¢ When [E-Stabilization (Video)] is set to  [ON]
When taking picturesWhen recording 
motion pictures
Panasonic lenses compatible with Dual I.S. 
(Based on the Micro Four Thirds System 
standard)  (P20)
•For the latest information on compatible 
lenses, please refer to our website.
•If [ ] or [ ] is not displayed even when a 
compatible lens is used, update the lens 
firmware to the latest version.
 (P21)
Lens + Body 
(Dual I.S.) ( / ) Lens ( )
5-Axis Hybrid
()
¢
Lenses compatible with the image stabilizer 
function 
(Based on the Micro Four Thirds System 
standard/Four Thirds System standard)
Lens ( / )
Lens ( )
5-Axis Hybrid
()
¢
Lenses not compatible with the image 
stabilizer function 
(Based on the Micro Four Thirds System 
standard/Four Thirds System standard)
Body ( / )—
()
When using a Leica lens mount adaptor 
(optional) or mount adaptor made by 
another manufacturer
•Set [Shoot w/o Lens] to [ON].  (P37) 
						

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Applicable modes: 
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When using an interchangeable lens with O.I.S. switch (such as H-FS14140), stabilizer 
function is activated if the O.I.S. switch of the lens is set t o [ON]. ([ ] is set at the time of 
purchase)
1Select the menu. (P63)
2Press  3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
•Exit the menu after it is set.
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer], a tripod, t he self-timer (P195) or the 
shutter remote control (DMW-RSL1: optional)  (P354).
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following case s. Keep the camera still from the 
moment the shutter button is pressed until the picture appears  on the screen.
We recommend using a tripod.
–Slow Sync.–Slow Sync./Red-Eye Reduction–When you set to a slow shutter speed
>  [Rec] > [Stabilizer]
[Operation 
Mode] []
([Normal])
Vertical and horizontal shake are 
compensated for.
[]
([Panning]) Camera shake is corrected for up/down 
movements.
This mode is ideal for panning (a method 
of taking pictures which involves turning 
the camera to track the movements of a 
subject which continues to move in a fixed direction).
[OFF] [Stabilizer] does not work.
•When using a lens with an O.I.S. switch, set the switch to 
[OFF].
[E-Stabilizat
ion (Video)] Jitter during motion picture recording is corrected along the v
ertical, 
horizontal, roll, pitch, and yaw axes (5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilizer).
[ON]/[OFF]
•When [ON] is selected, the angle of view of recorded motion pic tures may 
become narrower.
[Focal 
Length Set] If your lens is compatible with the In-Body Image Stabilizer an
d the focal 
length is not set automatically, you can set it manually.  (P218)
•When a manually selected focal length is set, a confirmation sc reen asking 
you to change the focal length setting is displayed after you t urn on the 
camera. Selecting [Yes] allows you to set [Focal Length Set] in  [Stabilizer].
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1Select the menu. (P63)
2Select the focal length of your lens with 2/1.
•A focal length ranging from 8 mm to 1000 mm can be set.•Set a focal length written on the body of your lens, etc.•If the focal length setting for your lens is not found, select  a 
value close to the focal length of your lens.
•If your lens is a zoom lens, select a value according to the 
focal length at the time of recording.
3Press [MENU/SET].
∫ Registering a focal length
1Perform step 2 in “Setting the focal length of a lens”.
2Press 4.
3Press  2/1 to select the focal length to be 
overwritten and then press [DISP.].
•
Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] 
is selected.
•Up to 3 focal length settings can be registered.
•Exit the menu after it is set.
∫ Setting a registered focal length
1On the screen in step 2 of “Setting the focal length of a lens”, press  4.2Press  2/1 to select the registered focal length and then press [MENU/SET] .
Setting the focal length of a lens
>[Rec] > [Stabilizer]  > [Focal Length Set]
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•The Image Stabilizer may produce operational sound or cause vibration during its 
operation, but these are not malfunctions.
•It is recommended to disable the Image Stabilizer when using a tripod. [ ] is displayed on the 
screen at that time.
•We recommend taking pictures with  the viewfinder when panning in [ ].
Not available in these cases:
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[ ] is not available in Panorama Shot Mode.
•The Dual I.S. and In-Body Image S tabilizer function is not available in the following cases:–When the shutter speed is set to [B] (Bulb)–When the shutter speed exceeds 2 seconds 
–When [Burst Rate] is set to [SH]–Recording still pictures while recording a motion picture [only  when set to [ ] (motion 
picture priorities)].
–When recording 4K photos•The 5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabiliz er function is not available in the following cases:–When [Rec Format] is set to [MP4]  and [Rec Quality] is set to [4K/100M/30p], [4K/100M/24p] 
or [VGA/4M/30p]
–When using the Digital Zoom•The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following c ases.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
–When there is a lot of jitter–When the zoom magnification is high
–When using the Digital Zoom–When taking pictures while following a moving subject
–When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places•The panning effect in [ ] is more difficult to achieve in the fo llowing cases.–In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer ’s day
–When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second–When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is movi ng slowly (The 
background will not become a blur)
–When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactoril y 
						

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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Applicable modes: 
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record 
landscapes, etc.
Optical zoom
T side: Enlarges distant subject
W side: Widens angle of view
Interchangeable lens 
with a zoom ring 
(H-FS14140/
H-HS12035/
H-FS1442A)Rotate the zoom ring.
Interchangeable lens 
that supports the 
power zoom 
(electrically operated 
zoom)
Move the zoom lever.
(The zoom speed varies depending on 
how far you move the lever.)
•
If you assign [Zoom Control] to a function 
button, you can operate the optical zoom 
slowly by pressing  2/1 or fast by 
pressing  3/4.
For information on how to operate, refer to step 
2 and the 
subsequent steps on.  (P222)
Interchangeable lens 
that does not support 
the zoomThe optical zoom is not available.
T
W
T
W