Panasonic Gh5 Manual

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Basic Operations
Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms still at your side 
and stand with your feet slightly apart.
• Do not cover the AF Assist lamp A, or microphone B with your fingers or other objects.
• Make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of col liding with another person or 
object in the vicinity while taking pictures.
∫ Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function)
This function detects the vertical...

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Adjust the diopter to suit your vision so that you can see 
the characters displayed in the viewfinder clearly.
Press [LVF] to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder.
A[LVF] button
B Eye sensor
• You can also use the button as a function button.  (P60)
Press [LVF].
¢If [Eye Sensor AF] in the [Custom] ([Focus / Release Shutter]) menu is set to [ON], the 
camera automatically adjusts the focus as the eye sensor is act ivated. The camera does not 
beep when focus is...

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∫Notes on automatic viewfinder/monitor switching
Automatic viewfinder/monitor switching enables the eye sensor t o switch the display to the 
viewfinder automatically when y ou bring your eye or an object near it.
• If you enable the automatic viewfinder/monitor switching funct ion and display the On-monitor 
recording information screen  (P50) on the monitor, [Power Save LVF Shooting] in [Economy] 
(P237)  can be used, allowing you to reduce the battery...

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Start recording by pressing the motion picture 
button.
• Release the motion picture button right after you press it.
Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture 
button again.
Press the mode dial lock button 1 to 
release the lock.
• The dial is locked if the m ode dial lock button is 
depressed. Each press locks/unlocks the dial.
Rotate the mode dial  2 and adjust the 
recording mode.
Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
Mode dial (Selecting a...

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Rotating:
Selection of items or setting of values is performed during the various settings.
• This owner’s manual describe operations of the front dial/rear dial as follows:
Allows you to set the aperture, shutter speed, and other settin gs when in /// 
modes.
• In [Dial Set.] in the [Custom] ([Operation]) menu, you can cha nge the operation methods of the 
front dial and rear dial.  (P47)
Front Dial/Rear Dial
e.g.: When rotating the front dial to the left 
or right...

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Temporarily changing the items assigned to the front/rear dials ([Dial Operation 
Switch])
You can temporarily change the items assigned to the front/
rear dials using the function button to which [Dial Operation 
Switch] is assigned.
[Dial Operation Switch] is assigned to [Fn1] at the time of 
purchase.  (P60)
• You can set the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/
rear dials in [Dial Operation Switch Setup] in [Dial Set.] in t he [Custom] ([Operation])...

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∫Setting the operation methods of the front dial and rear dial
Rotating the control dial:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
• The operation of rotating the control dial is illustrated as b elow in 
this owner’s manual.
Example: When rotating the control dial to the left or right:
>  [Custom]  >  [Operation]  > [Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)] Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed 
in Manual Exposure Mode.
[F SS]:...

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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
• This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of 
the cursor button as  3/4/2 /1.
∫ Changing the function to be used while the recording screen is  displayed
Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
Joystick
The joystick can be operated in two ways: it can be 
moved up, down, left or right, or it...

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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.Switching the display method of the viewfinder/monitor
∫ [ ] Live View Finder style display layout (Example of viewfinder  style display)
[DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
In Recording Mode
> [Custom]  >  [Monitor / Display]  > [LVF/Monitor Disp. Set]  >
[LVF Disp. Set]/[Monitor Disp. Set]
[] (viewfinder style) Scales down images slightly so that you can better review the...

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∫[ ] Monitor style display layout (Example of monitor style displ ay)
¢When the on-monitor recording information screen is displayed,  you can touch the desired 
item and change its setting directly.
∫ About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt  of the camera etc.
• When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes t o green.
With information
Without 
information With information 
(tilt sensor display)...