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.
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Search from the list  of buttons and dialsP16
Search from the list of screens and iconsP321
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Wi-Fi® function/Bluetooth® functionP264
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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.
• Black icons: Applicable modes
• Gray icons: Unavailable modes
,   and   will differ depending on the Recording Modes registered  under 
custom settings.
: Indicates that the menu can be set by pressing [MENU/SET] butt on.
: Indicates that the Wi-Fi setting can be made by pressing [Wi-F i] button. 
: Tips for skillful use and points for recording.
: Conditions in which a particular function cannot be used. : Continued to next page.
In this owner’s manual, steps for setting a menu item are descr ibed as follows.
Example: In the [Rec] menu, change [Quality] from [
A] to [›]
> [Rec]  > [Quality]  > [› ]
MENU
Wi-Fi
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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 Accessories ........................................... ..................................................15
Names and Functions of Components .............................. ......................................16
About the Lens ................................................. .......................................................19
2.  Getting Started/Basic Operations
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ................................... ...............................................20
Charging the Battery ...............................................................................................21
• Charging .........................................................................................................21
• Approximate operating time and  number of recordable pictures ....................23
Inserting/Removing the Battery ................................. ..............................................27
Inserting/Removing the Card (Optional)......................... .........................................28
Card Information ............................................... ......................................................30
• Formatting the card (initialization) ......................... .........................................31
• Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recor ding time ....32
Attaching/Removing the Lens .................................... .............................................34
Opening the Monitor ............................................ ...................................................38
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................................. ...............................................39
• Re-adjusting the clock ....................................... .............................................40
Basic Operations ............................................... ......................................................41
• Tips for taking good pictures ................................ ..........................................41
• Using the Viewfinder......................................... ..............................................42
• Shutter button (Taking pictures) ............................. ........................................43
• Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures) ............ .............................44
• Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode) ....................... ................................44
• Front Dial/Rear Dial ......................................... ...............................................45
• Control Dial................................................. ....................................................47
• Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button ............................. ..................................48
• Joystick ...........................................................................................................48
• [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information) ......... .............................49
• Touch screen (Touch operations) .............................. .....................................52
• Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function ..................... ................................53
Setting menu items ............................................. ....................................................55
Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu) ........... ................................58
• Customizing the Quick Menu settings .......................... ..................................59
Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function bu ttons) ....................60
Entering Text ...........................................................................................................64 
						

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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 Mode) .............................................. ..................................................70
Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/Shutter Speed ....... ..............................72
• Aperture-Priority AE Mode .............................................................................73
• Shutter-Priority AE Mode ..................................... ...........................................73
• Manual Exposure Mode ......................................... ........................................74
• Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mo de) .............76
• Easily set aperture/shutter speed for suitable exposure (One  Push AE) .......77
Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control  Mode) .....................78
Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode) .............. .................................84
• Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settin gs) ..............84
• Recording using registered custom set ........................ ..................................85
4.  Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
Adjusting Focus Automatically ................................................................................86
Setting the Focus Mode (AFS/AFF/AFC) ........................... .....................................88
• Customizing the operation setti ngs of Auto Focus for picture taking..............89
Setting the Auto Focus Mode .................................... ..............................................91
Specifying the AF area position ................................ ..............................................95
• Specifying the AF area position on the setting screen ........ ...........................96
• Specifying the AF area position with the joystick ............ ................................98
• Specifying the AF area position with the Touch Pad ........... ...........................99
• Specifying the AF area position with the Touch Function ...... .......................100
Adjusting Focus Manually ....................................... ..............................................101
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock) ................. ...............................104
Compensating the Exposure ...................................... ...........................................105
Setting the Light Sensitivity .................................. .................................................107
Adjusting the White Balance .................................................................................109
5.  6K/4K Photo and Drive Settings
Select a Drive Mode ............................................ .................................................. 112
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode ............................... .......................................... 113
Recording 6K/4K Photos ......................................... .............................................. 116
• Notes on the 6K/4K Photo function ............................ ..................................120
Selecting pictures from 6K/4K burst file and saving ............ ..................................123
• Correcting 6K/4K Photos After Recording (Post-Recording Refin ement) ....124
• Operations during selecting pictures/Selecting pictures on th e 
TV screen ...................................................... ...............................................125
Controlling Focus After Recording (Post Focus/Focus Stacking) .. .......................128 
						

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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 Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse S hot]) .............134
• Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation]) ...... ......................136
• Creating motion pictures from recorded pictures .............. ...........................138
Taking Pictures While Adjusting a Setting Automatically (Bracke t Recording) .....139
• Exposure Bracket .........................................................................................140
• Aperture Bracket ..........................................................................................141
• Focus Bracket ..............................................................................................141
• White Balance Bracket ........................................ .........................................142
• White Balance Bracket (Color Temperature) .................... ............................142
6.  Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
Image Stabilizer.....................................................................................................143
Taking Pictures with the Zoom .................................. ............................................147
• Raising the telescopic effect ................................ .........................................148
• Zooming using touch operations (Touch zoom) .................. .........................152
Taking Pictures with the External Flash (Optional)............. ...................................153
Setting the Flash Functions .................................... ..............................................155
• Changing the firing mode ..................................... ........................................155
• Changing Flash Mode .......................................... ........................................156
• Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro........................... ....................................157
• Adjust the flash output ...................................... ............................................158
• Synchronizing the output of the flash to the Exposure Compens ation .........158
Taking Pictures with Wireless Flashes .......................... ........................................159
• Using other settings for wireless flash recording ............ ..............................161
7.  Recording Motion Pictures
Recording Motion Picture ......................................................................................162
• Setting the format, size and frame rate ........................................................163
• How to set focus when recording a motion picture ([Continuous  AF]) .........167
• Customizing the operation settings of Auto Focus for motion p icture 
recording ([AF Custom Setting(Video)]) ......................... ..............................167
• Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures ..... ..........................168
• Setting the recording method of time code.................... ...............................169
• Displaying/setting the sound input level ..................... ..................................170
• Recording images with superimposed recording dates  ([Time Stamp Rec]) ......................................................................................171
• Displaying color bars/Outputting a test tone................. ................................172
Recording Motion Pictures in Creative Video Mode............... ...............................173
• Recording with minimum white saturation by compressing overex posed 
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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 ........................................ ..........................................182
Recording Motion Pictures Using a Connected External Device .... ......................187
• External monitor/recorder (HDMI output during recording) ..... .....................187
• External Microphone (optional) ............................... .....................................192
• XLR Microphone Adaptor (optional) ............................ .................................194
• Headphone .................................................... ...............................................195
8.  Playing Back and Editing Images
Playing Back Pictures .......................................... .................................................196
Playing Back Motion Pictures................................... .............................................197
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture ................ ................................198
Switching the Playback Method .................................. ..........................................199
• Using the Playback Zoom ...................................... ......................................199
• Displaying multiple screens (Multi Playback) ...............................................200
• Displaying Pictures by Recording Date (Calendar Playback) .... ..................200
Playing Back Group Pictures .................................... ............................................201
Deleting Pictures .............................................. .....................................................203
9.  Using Menu Functions
Menu list ................................................................................................................204
• Menus that are only available  for particular Recording Modes. ....................204
• [Rec] menu ...................................................................................................205
• [Motion Picture] menu ........................................ ..........................................221
• [Custom] menu ................................................ .............................................223
• [Setup] menu ................................................................................................235
• [My Menu] menu............................................... ............................................245
• [Playback] menu .............................................. .............................................246
10.  Using the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth function
What you can do with the Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® function ...........................................264
Wi-Fi function/Bluetooth function .............................. ............................................265
Connecting to a smartphone/tablet .............................. .........................................267
• Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ” ............. ..........................267
• Using a smartphones that supports Bluetooth low energy ....... ....................268
• Using a smartphone that does not support Bluetooth low energy ................270
• Changing the Wi-Fi connection method ......................... ..............................272
• Terminating the Wi-Fi connection ............................. ....................................273
Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet ........................... ........................................274
• Turning on/off the camera with a smartphone .................. ............................274
• Taking images via a smartphone (remote recording) ............ .......................275 
						

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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 ........ .......................282
• Synchronizing the camera’s clock with a smartphone ........... .......................283
• Saving the camera’s setup information to a smartphone ........ .....................283
Displaying pictures on a TV .................................... ..............................................284
Sending images ................................................. ...................................................285
Sending images to a smartphone/tablet................................................................287
Printing Wirelessly............................................ .....................................................288
Sending images to AV device ...............................................................................289
Sending images to PC ........................................... ...............................................290
Using Web services ............................................. .................................................292
• When sending images to web service ........................... ...............................292
• When sending images to [Cloud Sync. Service] ................. .........................295
• About the [LUMIX CLUB] ....................................... ......................................296
About Wi-Fi connections .......................................................................................299 • Connecting via a wireless access point (via the network) ..... .......................300
• Connecting the camera and another device directly (direct con nection) ......302
• Connecting quickly with the same settings as the previous one s 
([Select a destination from History]/[Select a destination from  Favorite]) ....303
[Wi-Fi Setup] Menu ............................................. ..................................................305
11.  Connecting to other equipment
Watching 4K motion pictures on a TV/ Saving 4K motion pictures  on your PC or 
recorder .................................................................................................................307 • Watching motion pictures in 4K ....................................................................307
• Storing 4K motion pictures ................................... ........................................307
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen ........................... ......................................308
• Using VIERA Link (HDMI) ....................................... .....................................309
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC ........... .................................310
• Downloading software ......................................... ......................................... 311
• Transferring images to a PC.................................. .......................................313
Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder ........ ...............................315
Printing the Pictures ..............................................................................................316 
						

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12.  Others
Optional accessories .............................................................................................319
Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display ............................. ..........................................321
Message Display ................................................ ...................................................328
Troubleshooting ................................................ ....................................................330
Cautions for Use ............................................... ....................................................339 
						

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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
[Reduce Rolling Shutter] ............... P124
[6K/4K PHOTO Noise Reduction].... P124
[Post Focus] .................................. P128
Focus (AF/MF) [Focus Mode] ................................... P88
[AF Custom Setting(Photo)] ...........   P89
[AF Mode] ........................................ P91
Adjusting the AF area position ........ P95
Manual Focus ................................ P101
[AF/AE Lock] ................................. P104
[AF Custom Setting(Video)] ..........   P167
Drive [Drive Mode] .................................. P112
[Burst] ............................................ P113
Maximum number of pictures that 
can be taken continuously ............. P114
[Self Timer] .................................... P133Picture Quality and Color Tone
[Sensitivity]..................................... P107
[White Balance].............................. P109
[Picture Size].................................. P206
[Quality].......................................... P207
[Photo Style] .................................. P208
[Filter Settings] ............................... P210
[Color Space] ................................. P211
[Highlight Shadow] ......................... P212
[i.Dynamic] ..................................... P213
[i.Resolution] .................................. P213
[Long Shtr NR] ............................... P215
[Shading Comp.] ............................ P215
[Diffraction Compensation] ............ P216
[HDR] ............................................. P219
Exposure [Touch AE] ....................................... P54
[One Push AE] ................................. P77
[AF/AE Lock] .................................. P104
Exposure Compensation ............... P105
Exposure Bracket .......................... P140
[Metering Mode] .............................P212
Stabilizer Dual I.S. ......................................... P143
5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilizer....... P143
Flash [Flash Mode] ..................................P156
2nd curtain synchro ....................... P157
[

Flash Adjust.] ................................ P158
Wireless flash settings ................... P159
Recording