Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx85 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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[Quick AF]Speeds up the focusing that takes place when you press 
the shutter button.•The battery will be consumed faster than usual.•This function is not available in the following cases:
–In Preview Mode–In low light situations s
[Eye Sensor AF]
The camera automatically adjusts the focus when the eye 
sensor is active.
•[Eye Sensor AF] may not work in dimly lit conditions. s
[Pinpoint AF Time]
Sets the time for which the screen is enlarged when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway with Auto Focus Mode 
set to [ ]. s
[Pinpoint AF Display]Sets whether to display the assist screen that appears 
when Auto Focus Mode is set to  [ ] in a window or full 
screen.
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[AF Assist Lamp]AF assist lamp will illuminate the subject when the shutter 
button is pressed half-way making it easier for the camera 
to focus when recording in low light conditions.
•The effective range of the AF Assist Lamp is different 
depending on the lens used.
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS12032) is 
attached and at Wide:
Approx. 1.0 m (3.3 feet) to 3.0 m (9.8 feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS35100) is 
attached and at Wide:
Approx. 1.0 m (3.3 feet) to 3.0 m (9.8 feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-H020A) is attached:
Approx. 1.0 m (3.3 feet) to 5.0 m (16 feet)
–When the interchangeable lens (H-FS14140) is 
attached and at Wide:
Approx. 1.0 m (3.3 feet) to 3.0 m (9.8 feet)
•Remove the lens hood. s
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[AF Assist Lamp]
(continued)
•The AF Assist Lamp gets slightly blocked when the 
interchangeable lens (H-FS12032/H-FS35100/H-H020A) 
is used, but it does not affect the performance.
•The AF Assist Lamp may be greatly blocked, and it may 
become harder to focus when a lens with large diameter 
is used (such as H-FS14140).
•The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases.–[Distinct Scenery]/[Bright Blue Sky]/[Romantic Sunset 
Glow]/[Vivid Sunset Glow]/[Glistening Water]/[Clear 
Nightscape]/[Cool Night Sky]/[Warm Glowing 
Nightscape]/[Artistic Nightscape]/[Handheld Night Shot] 
(Scene Guide Mode)
–When [Silent Mode] is set to [ON]s
[Direct Focus Area]
Moves the AF area or MF assist using the cursor button 
when recording.
•When [
š], [ ], [ ], or [ Ø] is selected, the AF area 
can be moved; when  [ ]  is selected, the enlarged 
position can be moved.
•To set the items that use the cursor buttons like [Drive 
Mode], [White Balance], or [Sensitivity], use the Quick 
Menu  (P56) instead.
•[Direct Focus Area] is fixed to [OFF] in the following cases:–[Glistening Water] (Scene Guide Mode)
–Creative Control Mode–When [4K Live Cropping] is set s
[Focus/Release Priority]
It will set so no picture can be taken when it is out of focus. s
[AF+MF]When AF Lock is ON (press the shutter button halfway with 
the focus mode set to [AFS] or set AF Lock using [AF/AE 
LOCK]), you can make fine adjustments to the focus 
manually. s
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[MF Assist]Sets the display method of MF Assist (enlarged screen).
When an interchangeable lens with no focus ring is 
used (H-FS12032) 
[ON]/[OFF]
When an interchangeable lens having a focus ring 
(H-FS35100/H-H020A/H-FS14140) is used
[]:The screen is enlarged by operating the focus ring or the 
focus lever of the lens or by pressing 
2().
[]:The screen is enlarged by operating the focus ring or the 
focus lever of the lens.
[]: The screen is enlarged by pressing 2().
[OFF]:The screen is not be enlarged.
•MF Assist is not displayed in the following cases:–When recording motion pictures–When recording with [ ] ([4K Pre-Burst]) of the 4K 
Photo function
–When using the Digital Zoom s
[MF Assist Display]
Sets whether MF Assist (enlarged screen) will appear in a 
windowed screen display or in a full screen display. s
[MF Guide]When you set the focus 
manually, an MF guide 
that allows you to check 
the direction to achieve 
focus is displayed.
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[Peaking]In-focus portions (portions on the screen with clear 
outlines) are highlighted when focus is being adjusted 
manually.
•When [Detect Level] in [SET]
 is set to [HIGH], portions to 
be highlighted are reduced, allowing you to achieve a 
more precise focus.
•Changing the [Detect Level] setting also changes the 
[Display Color] setting as follows.
•Each time [ ] in [ ] is touched, the setting is switched 
in order of [ON] ([Detect Level]: [LOW]) > [ON] 
(
[Detect Level]: [HIGH]) > [OFF].•[Peaking] does not work with [Rough Monochrome] in 
Creative Control Mode. s
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[Detect Level]
[HIGH] [LOW]
[Display Color]
[ ] (Light blue) [ ] (Blue)
[ ] (Yellow) [ ] (Orange)
[] 
(Yellow-green)[ ] (Green)
[] (Pink)[] (Red)
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[Histogram]This allows you to set either to display or not display the 
histogram.
You can set the position by pressing 
3/4/ 2/1.
•Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording 
screen.
•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 other under the following conditions, the 
histogram is displayed in orange.
–During Exposure Compensation–When the flash is activated–When the correct exposure is not achieved, such as 
when the lighting is low.
•The histogram is an approximation in the Recording 
Mode. s
[Guide Line]
This will set the pattern of 
guide lines displayed when 
taking a picture.
When [ ]  is set, guideline positions can be set by 
pressing  3/4/2/1.•You can also set the position directly by touching [ ] on 
the guideline of the recording screen.
•The guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot 
Mode. s
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[Highlight]When the Auto Review function is 
activated or when playing back, white 
saturated areas appear blinking in 
black and white.
•If there are any white saturated 
areas, we recommend compensating the exposure 
towards negative 
(P110) referring to the histogram  (P215) 
and then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•This function is disabled during 4K photo playback, 
playback of pictures taken with Post Focus, Multi 
Playback, Calendar Playback, or Playback Zoom. s
[Zebra Pattern]Indicates parts that may be whited out through 
overexposure in a zebra pattern.
Select [SET] to 
set the brightness to be processed as a 
zebra pattern
.
•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. The smaller 
the value is, the wider the brightness range to be 
processed as a zebra pattern will be.
•If there are any white saturated areas, we recommend 
compensating the exposure towards negative  (P110) 
referring to the histogram  (P215) and then taking the 
picture.
•Displayed zebra patterns will not be recorded.•If you assign [Zebra Pattern] to [Fn Button Set]  (P58) 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. s
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[Monochrome Live 
View]You can display the recording screen in black and white. 
This function is convenient when a black and white screen 
will make it easier to set focus with Manual Focus.
•Even if you use the HDMI output during recording, this 
function will not work for the connected device.
•Recorded images will not be affected.
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[Constant Preview]
You can check the effects of the chosen aperture and 
shutter speed on the recording screen in Manual Exposure 
Mode.
•This function does not work when using the flash. Close 
the flash. s
[Expo.Meter]Set whether or not to 
display the exposure meter.
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Exposure meter•Set to [ON] to display the Exposure meter when 
performing Program Shift, setting aperture, and setting 
shutter speed.
•Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.•When the Exposure meter is not displayed, switch the 
display information for screen by pressing [DISP.].
•If no operations are performed for approximately 
4 seconds, the Exposure meter disappears. s
[Dial Guide]
Set whether or not to 
display the dial operation 
guide.
s
[LVF Disp.Style]
This will set the display style of the viewfinder. P48
[Monitor Disp. Style]This will set the display style of the monitor. P49
[Monitor Info. Disp.]Display the recording information screen. (P49)s
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[Rec Area]This changes the angle of view during motion picture 
recording and still picture recording.•The recording area indicated is an approximation.•[Rec Area] is not available for 4K photo or [Post Focus] 
recording. s
[Remaining Disp.]
This will switch display betwe
en the number of recordable 
pictures and available recording time.•[9999 i] is displayed if there are 10000 or more pictures 
remaining. s
[Auto Review]Displays a picture immediately after it is taken.
If you set [Duration Time] to [HOLD], the picture is 
displayed until you press the shutter button halfway.
If you set [Playback Operation Priority] to [ON], you can 
perform certain playback operations during Auto Review. 
For example, you can switch between different types of 
playback screens or delete pictures.•When [Duration Time] is set to [HOLD], [Playback 
Operation Priority] is fixed to [ON].
•When recording with the 4K Photo function or [Post 
Focus], settings available for [Duration Time] in [Auto 
Review] change to [ON] and [OFF]. [Playback Operation 
Priority] is fixed to [ON].
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[Fn Button Set]
You can assign various recording and other functions to 
the function buttons.
P58
[Q.MENU]If you select [CUSTOM], you can customize the Quick 
Menu settings. P57
[Dial Set.]Changes the operation methods of the front dial and rear 
dial. P46
[Video Button]
Enables/disables the motion picture button. s
[Power Zoom Lens]Sets the screen display and lens operations when using an 
interchangeable lens that is compatible with power zoom 
(electrically operated zoom).
P154
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[Eye Sensor]Setting the eye sensor sensitivity and the method for 
switching between the monitor and viewfinder.
P41
[Touch Settings]Enables/disables the Touch operation.
[Touch Screen]:All touch operations.
[Touch Tab]:Operations of tabs, such as [ ] on the right side of the 
screen.
[Touch AF]:Operation to bring the subject you touch into focus ([AF]) 
or adjust the focus and brightness ([AF+AE]).
[Touch Pad AF]:Operation to move the AF area by touching the monitor 
when the viewfinder is in use. 
(P104) s
[Touch Scroll]
This allows you to set the speed of continuously forwarding 
or rewinding pictures using touch operation. s
[Menu Guide]Sets whether or not to display a selection screen when you 
set the mode dial to [ ]/[ ].
s
[Shoot w/o Lens]Sets whether or not the shutter can be released when no 
lens is attached to the main body.
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: [Setup] menu
> [Setup]
[Online Manual][URL display]/[QR Code display]s
[Clock Set] Setting Date/Time. P35
[World Time]Sets the times for the region where you live and your 
holiday destination.
•[Destination] can be set after setting up [Home].
After selecting [Destination] or [Home], press 
2/1  
to select an area, and press [MENU/SET] to set.
“  [Destination]:
Travel destination area
A Current time of the 
destination area
B Time difference from 
home area
–  [Home]:
Your home area
C Current time
D Time difference from 
GMT (Greenwich 
Mean Time) s
[Travel Date]
If you set [Travel Setup], elapsed days of your trip (i.e. 
which day of the trip) based on its departure and return 
dates will be recorded.
•The travel date is automatically canceled if the current 
date is after the return date.
If the [Travel Setup] is set to
 [OFF], [Location] will also be 
set to [OFF].
If you set [Destination], the name of the travel desination 
that you enter will be recorded.
•For information on how to enter characters, refer to  P61. s
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