Panasonic Lumix Dc-gh5 Operating Instructions

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Basic Operations
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.
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:
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 settings when in  / / /  
modes.
Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
Control Dial
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
Program Shift Program Shift
Aperture value Aperture value
Shutter speed Shutter speed
Aperture value Shutter speed
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Press the mode dial lock button 1 to 
release the lock.
• The dial is locked if the mode dial lock button is 
depressed. Each press locks/unlocks the dial.
Rotate the mode dial  2 and adjust the 
recording mode.
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
Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
Intelligent Auto Mode (P31)
Intelligent Auto Plus Mode (P31)
Program AE Mode
Records at the aperture value and shutter speed set by the came ra.
∫Program Shift
1 Press the shutter button halfway and display the aperture value and shutter 
speed value on the screen.
2 While the values are displayed ( about 10 seconds), perform Prog ram Shift 
by rotating the rear dial or front dial.
• To cancel Program Shift, turn off this unit or rotate the fron t/rear dial until the 
Program Shift indication dis appears.
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∫Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode )
Switch to confirmation screen by pressing the preview 
button.
– Normal recording screen
– Aperture effect preview screen
– Shutter speed effect preview screen
• You can also use the button as a function button. (P29)
Aperture-Priority AE Mode
The shutter speed is automatically determined 
by the aperture value you set.
/ : Aperture value ( B) • Rotate the front/rear dial to display 
the Exposure Meter  A. Unsuitable 
areas of the range are displayed in 
red.
(Example: In Manual Exposure 
Mode)
Shutter-Priority AE Mode
The aperture value is automatically 
determined by the shutter speed you set.
/ : Shutter speed ( C)
Manual Exposure Mode
The exposure is adjusted by the aperture 
value and the shutter speed which are 
manually adjusted.
: Aperture value ( B)
: Shutter speed ( C)
Creative Video Mode (P61)
Custom Mode
Use this mode to take pictures with previously registered setti ngs.
∫Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings )
1 Set in advance the Recording Mode you wish to save and select t he desired 
menu settings on the camera.
2 Select the menu.
>   [Setup]  > [Cust.Set Mem.]  > Custom set where you 
want to register settings
• You can register up to three custom sets to   of the mode dial.
∫ To change a custom set in [ ] ([Custom Mode] menu)
1 Set the mode dial to [ ].
2 Select the menu.
>   [Custom Mode]
3 Press  3/4 to select the custom setting you want to use, and then press 
[MENU/SET].
Creative Control Mode
This mode records with additional image effects.
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24DVQX1052 (ENG) 
Press [LVF].
A[LVF] button
B Eye sensor
• The monitor/viewfinder will switch as follows: – Automatic viewfinder/monitor switching
¢
– Viewfinder display¢
– Monitor display
¢ 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].
∫ Notes on automatic viewfinder/monitor switching
Automatic viewfinder/monitor s witching enables the eye sensor to switch the display to the 
viewfinder automatically when you 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 on the monitor, [Power Save LVF Sh ooting] in [Economy] can be 
used, allowing you to reduce the battery consumption.
Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.
Switching the display method of the viewfinder/monitor
[LVF] button (Switching the Monitor/Viewfinder)
[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 the
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∫[ ] Live View Finder style display layout (Example of viewfinder  style display)
∫ [ ] Monitor style display layout (Example of monitor style displ ay)
¢1 Press  3/4 to switch between the following display modes:
– Detailed information display
– Histogram display
– Photo style, Highlight shadow display
– White balance display
– Lens information display
¢ 2 This is displayed if [Highlight] in the [Custom] ([Monitor / D isplay]) menu is set to [ON].
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Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫ To u c h
To touch and release the touch screen.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch screen apart (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
∫ Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
1To u c h   [ ] .
2Touch icon.
• To cancel the function, touch [ ] or [ ]. 
Touch screen (Touch operations)
Touch Shutter Just by touching the subject you want as your point of focus, t
he camera 
will focus on the subject and take the picture automatically.
Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then take a picture .
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Touch the subject you want to optimize the brightness for.
2 Touch [Set].
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Setting menu items
1Press [MENU/SET].
/[Intelligent Auto] (P76)These menus let you set the functions available only for 
their corresponding Recording Modes.
These menus are displayed only for their corresponding 
Recording Modes.
[Creative Video] (P76)
[Custom Mode] (P23)
[Creative Control] (P76)
[Rec] (P76)This menu lets you set picture settings.
[Motion Picture] (P77)This menu lets you set motion picture settings.
[Custom] (P77)Operation of the unit, such as displaying of the screen 
and button operations, can be set up according to your 
preferences.
[Setup] (P78)This menu lets you perform the clock settings, select the 
operating beep tone settings and set other settings which 
make it easier for you to operate the camera.
You can also configure the settings of Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 
related functions.
[My Menu] (P85)
This menu lets you register frequently-used menus.
[Playback] (P78)This menu lets you set the playback and editing settings 
for images.
2Press 
3/4 of the cursor button to select the menu item and press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4 of the cursor button to select 
the setting and press [MENU/SET].
• Depending on the menu item, its setting may not 
appear or it may be displayed in a different way.
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• Menu items that are not available are displayed in gray. When a 
gray item is selected, if you press [MENU/SET], a message 
indicating that the item cannot be set is displayed along with  the 
reason why it cannot be set under certain conditions.
Calling frequently-u sed menus instantly 
(Quick Menu)
By using the Quick Menu, some of the menu settings can be easil y found.
1Press [Q.MENU] to display the Quick Menu.
2Rotate the front dial to select the menu item.3Rotate the rear dial to select the setting.
4Press [Q.MENU] to exit the menu once the setting is 
complete.
∫
Switching to other menus
1Press  2.
2Press  3/4 to select a menu selector icon, such as 
[].
• You can also select the menu toggle icons by rotating the 
front dial.
3Press [MENU/SET].
∫ Close the menu
Press [ ] or press the shutter button halfway.
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Assigning frequently used functions to the 
buttons (function buttons)
You can assign recording functions, etc. to specific buttons and icons.• Some functions cannot be assigned depending on the function bu tton.
1Select the menu. (P27)
2Press 3/4 to select the function button you want to 
assign a function to and then press [MENU/SET].
• To select a button from [Fn12] to [Fn20] in [Setting in REC 
mode], press [DISP.]  to switch the screen.
3Press  3/4 to select the function you want to assign and then press [MENU/
SET].
• If you press and hold a function button (any of [Fn1] to [Fn6]  or [Fn12] to [Fn20]) for 2 seconds, 
you can display the button assignment screen displayed in step 
3, allowing you to assign the 
desired function quickly.
>  [Custom] >   [Operation]  > [Fn Button Set]  > [Setting in 
REC mode]/[Setting in PLAY mode]MENU
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∫Functions that can be assigned in [Setting in REC mode]
¢ Function button settings at the time of purchase.
• By default, [Off] is assigned to the buttons [Fn10] to [Fn20].
[Rec] menu
– [Wi-Fi] (P88): [Fn7]¢
– [Q.MENU] (P28): [Fn2]¢
– [LVF/Monitor Switch] (P24): [Fn5]¢
– [LVF/Monitor Disp. Style] (P24)
– [AF/AE LOCK] (P38)
–[AF-ON]
– [Preview] (P23): [Fn6]
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– [One Push AE]
– [Touch AE] (P26)
– [Level Gauge]: [Fn4]
¢
– [Focus Area Set]
– [Zoom Control] (P54)
–[1Shot RAW+JPG]
– [1 Shot Spot Metering]
– [Operation Lock]
– [Dial Operation Switch]: [Fn1]
¢
– [Photo Style]
– [Filter Effect]
– [Aspect Ratio] (P78)
– [Picture Size] (P79)
– [Quality] (P79) – [AFS/AFF] (P33)
– [Metering Mode] (P80)
–[Burst Rate]
– [6K/4K PHOTO] (P41): [Fn9]
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– [Self Timer]
– [Bracket] (P49)
– [Highlight Shadow]
– [i.Dynamic]
– [i.Resolution]
– [Post Focus] (P45)
– [HDR]
– [Shutter Type] (P81)
– [Flash Mode] (P55)
– [Flash Adjust.]
– [Wireless Flash Setup]
–[Ex. Tele Conv.]
(still pictures/motion pictures) (P54)
– [Digital Zoom]
– [Stabilizer] (P52)
– [Silent Mode] (P80)
[Motion Picture] menu
– [4K Live Cropping] (P65)
– [Motion Pic. Rec Format] (P57)
– [Motion Pic. Rec Quality] (P57)
– [Variable Frame Rate] (P62)
– [Picture Mode in Rec.]
– [Synchro Scan] (P64)
– [Time Code Display] (P59) – [Mic. Directivity Adjust]
– [Color Bars]
– [WFM/Vector Scope]
– [LUT Monitor Display]
– [LUT HDMI Display] (P69)
– [Focus Transition] (P64)
[Custom] menu
– [Peaking]
– [Histogram]: [Fn8]
¢
– [Guide Line]
– [Zebra Pattern] (P82)
– [Monochrome Live View] – [Rec Area]
– [Video-Priority Display]
– [Step Zoom]
– [Zoom Speed]
Recording functions
– [ON]/[OFF] of each item in [White Balance]  (P40)
– [ON]/[OFF] of each item in [Photo Style]
– [AF Mode/MF] (P34, 37): [Fn3]
¢
– [Rec / Playback Switch]
–[Off]
– [Restore to Default]
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