Panasonic Gh5 Manual

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Owner’s Manual
for advanced features
Digital Camera
Model No. DC-GH5
D V Q P 111 7 Z A
F0317HN0
until 
2017/3/23
Message Display P328
Troubleshooting P330
Finding the information you need P2
Contents P4
Contents by Function P10
Menu list P204
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Finding the information you need
In this “Owner’s Manual for advanced features”, you can find the information you need 
from the following pages.
By clicking a page number, you can jump to the linked page and  quickly find the 
information.
Search from “Contents”
Click this icon to jump to “Contents”.P4
Search from the list of function namesP10
Search from the list  of buttons and dialsP16
Search from the list of screens and iconsP321
Search from “Message Display”P328
Search from “Menu list”...

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How to use this manual
∫About the symbols in the text
• Click a cross reference in the text to jump to the correspondi ng page.
• Description in this owner’s manual is based on the interchange able lens (H-ES12060).
• The screen illustrations in this owner’s manual assume that [S tyle] in [Clock Set] (P39) is set to 
[Y.M.D] and [System Frequency]  (P240) is set to [24.00Hz (CINEMA)].
About the indication of the applicable mode
Applicable modes: 
The icons indicate the modes available for a function.
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Contents
Finding the information you need ..............................................................................2
How to use this manual ......................................... ....................................................3
Contents by Function ........................................... ...................................................10
1.  Before Use
Care of the camera .................................................................................................13
Standard...

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3.  Recording Modes
Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ...................65
• [Intelligent Auto] menu...................................... ..............................................68
• Taking pictures with customized color, defocus control, and b rightness 
settings ...........................................................................................................69
Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted Aperture and Shutte r Speed 
(Program AE...

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• Recording with the Post Focus function .......................................................128
• Selecting the desired focus area and saving a picture ........ .........................130
• Merging multiple pictures to widen the focus range (Focus Sta cking)..........131
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ............................ ............................................133
Taking Pictures with Time Lapse Shot/Stop Motion Animation ..... ........................134
• Taking Pictures...

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• Recording in Slow or Fast Motion ([Variable Frame Rate]) ..........................176
• Moving the focus position smoothly to a registered position 
([Focus Transition]) ......................................................................................178
• Recording Motion Pictures that Pan and Zoom While Maintaining  a 
Fixed Camera Position ([4K Live Cropping]) ..................... ...........................179
• [Creative Video] menu ...........................................

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• Playing back/saving images stored on the camera, or uploading them on 
social media sites .........................................................................................277
• Transferring recorded images to a smartphone automatically ... ..................278
• Backing up images to a Cloud Storage automatically  (Auto Cloud Backup) ............................................ ........................................279
• Recording location information to the camera’s images ...........

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12.  Others
Optional accessories .............................................................................................319
Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display ............................. ..........................................321
Message Display ................................................ ...................................................328
Troubleshooting ................................................ ....................................................330
Cautions for Use...

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Contents by Function
RecordingRecording Mode .............................. P44
[Preview].......................................... P76
[Time Lapse Shot] ......................... P134
[Stop Motion Animation] ................ P136
Aperture Bracket ........................... P141
Focus Bracket ............................... P141
[Silent Mode] ................................. P216
[Multi Exp.]..................................... P220
6K/4K photo [6K/4K PHOTO] ............................. P116...