Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx85 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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3. Recording Modes
Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
Recording Mode: 
Up to 3 sets of current camera settings can be registered using [Cust.Set Mem.]. 
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Initial setting of the Program AE Mode is registered as the cus tom settings initially.
Preparations:
Set in advance the Recording Mode you wish to save and select t he desired menu 
settings on the camera.
Select the menu.  (P54)
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The following menu items are not registered as custom settings.
Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings )
> [Custom]  > [Cust.Set Mem.]  >
Custom set where you want to register settings
[Rec] menu[Setup] menu
–Data registered with [Face Recog.]
–The [Profile Setup] setting
–All menus
[Custom] menu[Playback] menu
–[Touch Scroll]
–[Menu Guide]
–[Rotate Disp.]
–[Picture Sort]–[Delete Confirmation]
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 You can easily call up the settings you have registered using [Cust.Set Mem.].
Set the mode dial to [ ].
•The custom set you used last time will be called up.
∫To change a custom set
1Set the mode dial to [ ].2Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.3Press  2/1  to select the custom setting you want to use, and then press [ MENU/
SET].
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Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on the screen.
∫ Changing the registered content
Registered contents do not change when the menu setting is chan ged temporarily with the 
mode dial set to  . To change the r egistered settings, overwrite the registered content 
using [Cust.Set Mem.] on the custom settings menu.
Recording using registered custom set
It is also possible to display the selection screen by touching  the 
Recording Mode icon in recording screen.C2
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4.  Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and 
Color tone Settings
Adjusting Focus Automatically
By setting the optimum Focus Mode or Auto Focus Mode for the subject or recording 
condition, you can let the camera automatically adjust focus in  various scenes.
1Set the [Focus Mode] to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC].
•The Focus Mode will be set. (P95)
2Press 2 ().
3Press  2/1 to select AF Mode and then press 
[MENU/SET].
•The Auto Focus Mode will be set.  (P97)
4Press the shutter button halfway.
•Auto Focus will be activated.
•The focus indication is displayed as [ ] in a dark environment,  and focusing may take 
longer than usual.
•If the camera detects stars in the night sky after displaying [ ], Starlight AF will be 
activated. When focus is achieved, the focus indication [ ] and  AF areas in focus are 
displayed.
(Detection with Starlight AF works only for approximately 1/3 o f the center area of the 
screen.)
FocusWhen the subject is  focusedWhen the subject is not  focused
Focus indication  A On Blinks
AF area  B Green —
Sound Beeps 2 times —
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•If you zoom in/out after focusing on a subject, the focus may lose its accuracy. In that case, 
re-adjust the focus.
•When the Focus Mode is set to [AFF] or [AFC].
–A beep will be emitted when focus is first achieved during the  pressing halfway.–If AF Mode is set to [Custom Multi], such as [ ] or [ ], the AF a rea is displayed for a 
moment only when focus is achieved for the first time by pressi ng the shutter button halfway.
Subjects and recording conditions which are difficult to focus
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Fast-moving subjects, extremely bright subjects or subjects wit hout contrast.
•When recording subjects through windows or near shiny objects.•When it is dark or when jitter occurs.•When the camera is too close to the subject or when taking a pi cture of both distant and near 
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4. Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Applicable modes: 
The method for achieving focus when the shutter button is pressed halfway is set.
Focus Mode (AFS/AFF/AFC)
> [Rec] > [Focus Mode]
ItemScene (recommended)
[AFS]
(Auto Focus 
Single) Subject is still
(Scenery, anniversary photograph, etc.)
“AFS” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Single”.
Focus is set automatically when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway. Focus will be fixed while it is pressed 
halfway.
[AFF]
(Auto Focus  Flexible) Movement cannot be predicted
(Children, pets, etc.)
“AFF” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Flexible”.
In this mode, focusing is performed automatically when 
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
If the subject moves while the shutter button is pressed halfwa
y, the focus is 
corrected to match the movement automatically.
[AFC]
(Auto Focus 
Continuous) Subject is moving
(Sport, trains, etc.)
“AFC” is an abbreviation of “Auto Focus Continuous”.
In this mode, while the shutter button is pressed halfway, 
focusing is constantly performed to match the 
movement of the subject.
When the subject is moving, the focusing is performed by predic
ting the 
subject position at the time of recording. (Movement prediction )
[MF]Set the focus manually.  (P106)
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•[AFF] and [AFC] are not available in the following situations. In this case, the display will 
change to the yellow [AFS].
–Creative Video Mode
–When recording with [ ] ([4K Burst(S/S)]) of the 4K Photo functi on–In low light situations•In Panorama Shot Mode, [AFF] and [AFC] cannot be set.
•When the interchangeable lens (H-H020A) is used, [AFF] and [AFC ] cannot be set.•[AFF] is not available when recording 4K photos. [Continuous AF] works during recording.•The Focus Mode cannot be set when recording using [Post Focus].
When recording using [AFF], [AFC]
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It may take time to focus on the subject when you operate the z oom from Wide to Tele or 
suddenly change the subject from a distant one to a nearby one.
•Press the shutter button halfway again when it is difficult to  focus on the subject.•While the shutter button is pressed halfway, shake may be seen  on the screen. 
						

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Applicable modes: 
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Auto Focus Mode
([Face/Eye 
Detection]) The camera automatically detects the person’s face 
and eyes.
An eye closer to the camera will be in focus, while 
the exposure will be optimized for the face.
(When [Metering Mode] is set to [ ])•Up to 15 faces can be detected. Eyes that can be 
detected are only those of the face that is in focus.
•You can change the eye to be in focus. 
(P99)
•Position and size of the AF area can be changed.  (P102)
([Tracking])The camera focuses on the subject you specify.
The exposure will be optimized for the subject.
(When [Metering Mode] is set to [ ].)
Focus and exposure will keep on following the 
subject even if it moves. (Dynamic tracking) 
(P99)
([49-Area])Up to 49 AF areas can be focused.
This is effective when a subject is not in the center 
of the screen.•You can select areas to be in focus. 
(P103)
, etc.
([Custom Multi]) From among 49 AF areas, you can freely set the 
optimum shape of the AF area for the subject. 
(P100)
([1-Area])The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area 
on the screen.•Position and size of the AF area can be changed. 
(P102)
([Pinpoint]) You can achieve a more precise focus on a point 
that is smaller than [
Ø].
If you press the shutter button halfway, the screen 
that lets you check the focus will be enlarged.•The focus position can be set on an enlarged 
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∫Restrictions on Auto Focus Mode
•The AF Mode is fixed to [Ø ] in the following cases.–When using the Digital Zoom
–[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)•Setting cannot be made during recording in [Post Focus] or when  [4K Live Cropping] is set.
([Face/Eye Detection])
•It cannot be set to [ š] in the following cases.–[Clear Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing Nightscape]/[ Artistic Nightscape]/
[Glittering Illuminations]/[Handheld Night Shot]/[Appetizing Fo od]/[Cute Dessert] (Scene 
Guide Mode)
([Tracking])
•[ ] cannot be used with [Time Lapse Shot].•In the following cases, [ ] operates as [ Ø].–[Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/[Soft Image of a  Flower]/[Monochrome] (Scene 
Guide Mode)
–[Sepia]/[Monochrome]/[Dynamic Monochrome]/[Rough Monochrome]/[S ilky Monochrome]/
[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] (Creative Control Mode)
–[Monochrome]/[L.Monochrome] ([Photo Style])
([Pinpoint])
•In the following case, [ ] operates as [ Ø].–When recording motion pictures–When recording 4K photos
•It cannot be set to [ ] in the following cases.–[AFF]/[AFC] (focus mode)
Pressing the shutter button halfway to adjust the composition
When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [ Ø], you can bring the 
subject into the AF area, fix t he focus and exposure by pressin g the shutter button 
halfway, move the camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed 
halfway, and then take the picture.
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When the camera detects a face, the AF area and the mark 
indicating the eye to be in focus are displayed.
AThe eye to be in focus
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces 
that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF a reas are also focused.
∫ Changing the eye to be in focus
Touch the eye to be in focus.
•Touch the eye in the yellow frame. If you touch any other 
location, the AF area setting screen will be displayed.  (P102)
•If you touch [ ] or press [MENU/SET], the eye focus setting 
will be canceled.
•The Eye Detection cannot be changed when [4K Live Cropping] is  set.•The camera may not detect faces in certain situations, such as when the subjects are moving 
fast. In such situations, the camera performs the operation of  [].
Aim the AF tracking frame over the subject, and press 
the shutter button halfway.
AAF tracking frame
•AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject.
•The AF area turns yellow when the shutter button is released.•Lock is canceled when [MENU/SET ] is pressed.
Touch the subject.
•Perform the operation after canceling the touch shutter functio n.•The AF area turns yellow while the subject is locked.•Lock is canceled when [ ] is touched.
•If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disappear.•In situations where AF Tracking does not work correctly due to  certain recording conditions, 
such as when the subject is small or the location is dark, the  operation of [Ø] is performed.
About [ š] ([Face/Eye Detection])
Locking the subject to be tracked ( [Tracking])
Button operation
Touch operation
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Selecting from 49 AF areas, you can freely set the optimum shape of the AF area for the 
subject.
1Press  2 ().
2Select a Custom Multi icon ([ ], etc.), and press 3.3Press  2/1  to select a setting.A The current shape of the AF area
4Press  4.
•AF area setting screen is displayed.
5Select AF areas.
•The selected AF areas are displayed in yellow.
Setting the shape of the AF area ([Custom Multi])
([Horizontal 
Pattern]) Horizontal line
This shape is 
convenient for taking 
panning shots or 
similar shots.
([Vertical 
Pattern]) Vertical line
This shape is 
convenient for 
recording objects, 
such as buildings.
([Central 
Pattern])Cluster placed at the 
center
This shape is 
convenient when you 
want to bring the 
center area into focus.
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[Custom2]/
[Custom3]) You can select a customized setting.
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