Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx85 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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7. Recording Motion Pictures
Recording Motion Pictures that Pan and Zoom 
While Maintaining a Fixed Camera Position 
([4K Live Cropping])
Recording Mode: 
By cropping your motion picture down from the 4K angle of view to Full High Definition, 
you can record a motion picture that pans and zooms in/out whil e leaving the camera in a 
fixed position.
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Hold the camera firmly in place while recording.•A motion picture will be recorded at [FHD/20M/30p] under [MP4].
•When you want to zoom in/out, set...

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3Set the cropping start frame.
ACropping start frame•When making settings for the first time, a cropping start 
frame of size 1920 k1080 is displayed. (After setting the 
cropping start frame and end frame, the start frame and 
end frame that you set immediately before will be 
displayed.)
•The camera will remember the frame position and size 
even when the camera is turned off.
4Repeat step  3, and then set the cropping end 
frame.
B Cropping end frame•The setting of the...

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5Press the motion picture button (or shutter 
button) to start recording.
AElapsed recording time
B Set operating time
•Immediately release the motion picture button (or the 
shutter button) after pressing it.
•When the set operating time has elapsed, recording 
automatically ends.
To end recording midway, press the motion picture 
button (or the shutter button) again.
∫Changing the position and size of a crop frame
Press [Fn3] while the recording screen is displayed, and...

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Recording still pictures while recording motion 
pictures
Applicable modes: 
You can record still pictures while recording a motion picture. (Simultaneous recording)
∫ Setting the motion picture priority or still picture priority m ode
Applicable modes: 
Select the menu.  (P54)
During motion picture recording, press the 
shutter button fully to record a still picture.
•Simultaneous recording indicator is displayed while recording 
still pictures.
•Recording with the Touch...

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•The picture aspect ratio will be fixed to [16:9].
Not available in these cases:
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This function is not available in the following cases:
–When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA/4M/30p] for MP4 motion pictur es–When [Rec Quality] is set to [4K/100M/24p] for MP4 motion picture or [FHD/24M/24p] for 
AVCHD motion pictures (only when [ ] ([Photo Priority]) is selec ted)
–When the drive mode is set to 4K Photo (only when [ ] ([Photo Pr iority]) is set)–When using [Ex. Tele Conv.]...

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Recording Snap Movies
Applicable modes: 
You can specify the recording time in advance and record motion pictures casually like you 
take snapshots. The function also allows you to shift a focus at the start of recording and 
add fade in/out effects in advance.
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Motion pictures will be recorded with [FHD/20M/30p] in [MP4].•Using the smartphone/tablet app “ Panasonic Image App ”, you can  combine motion pictures 
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∫Changing the Snap Movie settings
Select the menu.  (P54)
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Motion pictures recorded with [WHITE-IN] or [BLACK-IN] are disp layed as all-white or all-black 
thumbnails in Playback Mode.
•If you assign [Snap Movie] to [Fn Button Set]  (P58), you can display a screen that lets you 
switch [Snap Movie] between [ON]/[OFF] by pressing the assigned  function button. If you press 
[DISP.] while the screen is displayed, you can change the setti ngs for Snap Movie.
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Set the frames that specify the positions where the [Pull 
Focus] starts (first position) and stops (second position).
1Press 2.2Press 3/4/2/1 to move the AF area frame, and 
press [MENU/SET]. (First position)
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If you press [DISP.] before pressing [MENU/SET], the frame will  return to the center.
3Repeat step 2. (Second position)
•If you press [MENU/SET], the frame settings will be canceled.
Touch a subject (first position), drag your finger to the desir ed location...

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8.  Playing Back and Editing Images
Playing Back Pictures
1Press [ (].
2Press  2/1.
•If you press and hold  2/1, you can play back the 
pictures in succession.
•Pictures can also be forwarded or rewound by rotating the front  dial or dragging the 
screen horizontally.  (P51)
•You can forward or rewind pictures continuously by keeping your  finger on the left or 
right sides of the screen after forwarding/rewinding a picture.
(Pictures are displayed reduced in size)
∫ To finish playback
Press [(]...

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Playing Back Motion Pictures
This unit was designed to play motion pictures using the AVCHD and MP4 formats.
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Motion pictures are displayed with the motion picture icon 
([ ]).
Press 3 to play back.
AMotion picture recording time
•After playback starts, the elapsed playback time is displayed o n 
the screen.
For example, 8 minutes and 30 seconds is displayed as [8m30s].
•Some information (recording information, etc.) is not displayed  for motion pictures recorded...