Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx85 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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5. 4K Photo and Drive Settings
Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals 
([Time Lapse Shot])
Applicable modes: 
The camera can automatically take pictures of subjects such as animals or plants as time 
elapses and create a motion picture.
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Set the date and time settings in advance.  (P35)•Pictures taken with Time Lapse Shot are displayed as a set of g roup pictures. (P184)
1Select the menu.  (P54)
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Recording may not be consistent with the set recording interval  or the set number of 
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4Select the methods for creating a motion picture.
•The recording format is set to [MP4].
5Select [OK] with 3/4, and then press [MENU/SET] .
•Motion pictures can also be created from [Time Lapse Video] in  the [Playback] menu. 
(P243)
•This function is not for use in a security camera.•[Time Lapse Shot] is paused in the following cases.
–When the charge on the battery runs out–Turning the camera off
During [Time Lapse Shot], you can replace the battery and the c ard,...

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Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion 
Animation])
Applicable modes: 
A stop motion picture is created by splicing pictures together.
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Set the date and time settings in advance.  (P35)
•Pictures taken with [Stop Motion Animation] are displayed as a set of group pictures. (P184)
1Select the menu. (P54)
2Press 3/4  to select [Start] and then press [MENU/SET].
3Press 3/4 to select [New] and then press [MENU/SET].4Press the shutter button fully.
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6Touch [ ] to end the recording.
•It can also be ended by selecting [Stop Motion Animation] 
from the [Rec] menu and then pressing [MENU/SET].
•When [Auto Shooting] is set to  [ON], select [End] on the 
confirmation screen.
(If [Pause]  has been selected, press the shutter button 
fully to resume the recording.)
7Select the methods for creating a motion picture.
•The recording format is set to [MP4].
8Press 3/4  to select [OK] and then press [MENU/SET].
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•Automatic recording may not take place at set intervals because recording takes time under 
certain recording conditions, such as when the flash is used fo r recording.
•When creating motion pictures with a [Rec Quality] setting of [4K/30p] or [4K/24p], recording 
times are limited to 29 minutes and 59 seconds.
–When using an SDHC Memory Card, you cannot create motion pictur es with a file size 
exceeding 4 GB.
–When using an SDXC Memory Card, you can create motion...

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6.  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, you can use the 5-Axis Hybrid Ima ge Stabilizer, which makes 
use of the In-Lens Image Stabiliz er, In-Body Image Stabilizer, and Electronic Image 
Stabilizer.
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The image stabilizers to be activated differ depending on your  lens. The icon for the...

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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)
Select the menu. (P54)
Preventing jitter (camera shake)
When the jitter alert [ ] appears, use [Stabilizer], a tripod or the self-timer  (P137).
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Shutter speed will be slower particularly in the following case s. Keep the camera still from the 
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1Select the menu. (P54)
2Select the focal length of your lens with  2/1.
•A focal length ranging from 8 mm to 1000 mm can be set.•If the focal length setting for your lens is not found, select  a 
value close to the focal length of your lens.
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.].
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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.•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
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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-FS12032/
H-FS35100/
H-FS14140)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...