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 orientation when you record 
with the camera vertically orientated.
When you play back the recording, the recording is 
automatically displayed in vertical orientation.
(Only available when [Rotate Disp.]  (P263)  is set to [ON].)
• When the camera is held vertically and tilted significantly up  or down to record, the Direction 
Detection Function may not work correctly.
• Motion pictures, 6K/4K burst files, and images recorded with the Post Focus function cannot be 
displayed vertically.
Tips for taking good pictures
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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 achieved with [Eye Sensor AF].
Using the Viewfinder
Diopter adjustment
Switching the Monitor/Viewfinder
Automatic viewfinder/ monitor switching¢Viewfinder display¢Monitor display
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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 consumption.
• Eye sensor might not work properly depending on the shape of y our eyeglasses, the way you 
hold the camera, or bright light shining around the eyepiece. I n that case, press [LVF] to switch 
the display.
• During motion picture playback or a slide show, the camera doe s not automatically switch the 
display to the Viewfinder with the eye sensor.
• The eye sensor does not work depending on the angle of the mon itor.
The shutter button works in two steps. To take a picture, press it.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
AAperture value
B Shutter speed
C Focus indication
• Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed.
(It will flash in red if the correct exposure is not achieved,  except 
when set to flash.)
• Once the subject is in focus, the focus indication is displayed. 
(When the subject is not in focus, the indication flashes.)
Press the shutter button fully (push it in further), 
and take the picture.
Shutter button (Taking pictures)
• Pictures cannot be taken until focus is achieved when [Focus/R elease Priority] (P226) 
is set to [FOCUS].
• Even during menu operation or image playback, if you press the  shutter button halfway, you 
can instantly set the camera ready for recording.
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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 Recording Mode)
Intelligent Auto Mode  (P65)
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode  (P66)
Program AE Mode (P70)
Aperture-Priority AE Mode  (P73)
Shutter-Priority AE Mode (P73)
Manual Exposure Mode (P74)
Creative Video Mode (P173)
Custom Mode (P84)
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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 e.g.: When rotating the rear dial to the left 
or right
Mode dialFront dialRear Dial
  (P70) Program Shift Program Shift
  (P73) Aperture value Aperture value
  (P73) Shutter speed Shutter speed
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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]) menu. 
(P47)
1Press [Fn1] .• A guide will be displayed showing the items temporarily  assigned to the front/rear dials.
• If no operations are performed, the guide will disappear in  a few seconds.
2Rotate the front/rear dials while the guide is 
displayed.
• The settings of the items assigned to the dials will change.
3Press [MENU/SET] and set.• You can also complete this step by performing either of the op erations below:
– Press the shutter button halfway
– Press [Fn1]
• Items that are temporarily assigned to the front/rear dials ca n be used only while the guide 
(step
1) or setting screen (step2) is displayed.
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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]:
Assigns the aperture value to the front dial, and the shutter 
speed to the rear dial.
[SS F]:
Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial, and the aperture 
value to the rear dial.
[Rotation (F/SS)]
Changes the rotation direction of the dials for adjusting the 
aperture value and shutter speed.
[]/[]
[Exposure Comp.]Assigns the Exposure Compensation to the front dial or rear 
dial so that you can directly adjust it.
[]
 (Front Dial) /[ ] (Rear Dial) /[OFF]
[Dial Operation Switch 
Setup] Sets the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/rear dia
ls 
when you press the function button to which [Dial Operation 
Switch] is assigned.
[]  ([Front Dial Operation])/[ ]  ([Rear Dial Operation])
• Items that can be set are as follows.
– [Photo Style]  (P208)
– [Filter Effect] (P78 , 210)
–[Aspect Ratio]  (P205)
– [AF Mode]  (P91)
– [6K/4K PHOTO]  (P116)
– [Highlight Shadow]  (P212)– [i.Dynamic] 
(P213)
– [i.Resolution]  (P213)
– [Flash Mode]  (P156)
– [Flash Adjust.]  (P158)
– [Sensitivity]  (P107)
– [White Balance]  (P109)
• [Highlight Shadow] uses the two dials.
Control Dial
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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 can be pressed.
The joystick provides the same functions as the cursor 
buttons/[MENU/SET] button.
Moving:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is 
performed.
Pressing:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is 
performed.
• In this owner’s manual, the up, down, left and right of the 
joystick are expressed as  3/4/2/1.
Moving Pressing
>  [Custom]  >  [Operation]  > [Joystick Setting]
[D.FOCUS Movement] Allows you to move the display positions of the AF area and MF 
Assist. 
(P98, 101)
[Fn] Uses a function assigned in [Fn Button Set].  (P60)
[MENU]Displays the menu when the joystick is pressed.
• Operations that can be performed by moving the joystick are 
disabled.
[OFF] Disables the joystick.
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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 
composition of the images.
[] (monitor style)Scales images to fill the entire screen so that you can see their 
details.
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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.
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• If you assign [LVF/Monitor Disp. Style] to [Fn Button Set]  (P60) in the [Custom] ([Operation]) 
menu, each time you press the assigned function button, you can  change the display style of 
the monitor or viewfinder ([ ]/[ ]), whichever is currently in us e.
A Horizontal direction : Correcting tilt to the left
B Vertical direction : Correcting downward tilt
• Even after correcting the tilt, there may still be an error of  approximately n1°.
• When tilted significantly upwards or downwards to record, the  tilt sensor display may not be 
displayed correctly, and the Direction Detection Function  (P41) may not work correctly.
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