104, Set a function button to Preview. P52 | Panasonic DMC-G6

Recording

Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)

Applicable modes:

The effects of aperture and shutter speed can be checked by using the Preview Mode.

•Confirm the effects of aperture: You can check the depth of field (effective focus range) before taking a picture by closing the leaf shutter to the aperture value you set.

•Confirm the effects of shutter speed: Movement can be confirmed by displaying the actual picture that will be taken with that shutter speed. When the shutter speed is set for high speed, display in the shutter speed preview will be displayed like a time-release film. It is used in cases such as stopping the movement of running water.

1Set a function button to [Preview]. (P52)

•The following step is an example in which [Preview] is assigned to [Fn1].

2Switch to confirmation screen by pressing [Fn1].

•Screen is switched every time [Fn1] is pressed.

Normal recording screen

Effects of Aperture

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Effects of Shutter Speed

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Depth of field properties

	Aperture value	Small	Large
¢1	Focus length of the lens	Tele	Wide
	Distance to the subject	Near	Distant
Depth of field (effective focus range)		Shallow (Narrow)¢2	Deep (Wide)¢3

¢1 Recording conditions

¢2 Example: When you want to take a picture with a blurred background etc.

¢3 Example: When you want to take a picture with everything in focus including the background etc.

•It is possible to record while in Preview Mode.

•Range for shutter speed effect check is 8 seconds to 1/1000th of a second.

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Panasonic DMC-G6 owner manual 104, Set a function button to Preview. P52, Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn1

Contents

Digital Camera Customers only F0513WT0 P322 P325P326 P328 About the indication of the applicable mode Applicable modes About the symbols in the text Contents Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function 106Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded 110 119 129131 133 161 171176 178 Recording Motion Picture 211 Using the Motion Picture Menu 219Using the Playback Menu 222 Wi-Fi Setup Menu 288 Registering to the Lumix Club 274About Connections 280 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC 298 Others 310 Care of the camera Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure Standard Accessories Card is optional Names and Functions of Components Camera body Diopter adjustment dial P66 Focus distance reference mark P175Speaker P57 Stereo microphone P221 FS014042 Lumix G Vario 14-42 mm/ F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S FS45150 Lumix G Vario 45-150 mm/ F4.0-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S Monitor Free angle shootingTaking pictures at a high angle Taking pictures at a low angle Touch screen TouchDrag Pinch enlarge/reduce Not available in these cases Can be usedON/OFF Displayed on the right of the screen Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial Cursor buttons/MENU/SET buttonRear Dial Aperture setting is operable Function LeverMove the lever to left or right to operate Zoom operations are operable Micro Four Thirds mount specification lens Four Thirds mount specification lensLeica mount specification lens About the Lens About the lens and functions Preparations Remove the lens rear cap from the lens Changing the LensAttaching the lens To enable/disable the shutter release without lens Detaching the lensPreparations Attach the lens cap Menu CustomShoot w/o Lens Attaching the Lens Hood Fitting to the mark Preparation Attaching the Shoulder Strap Shoulder strap eyelet Charging the Battery ChargingConnect the charger to the electrical outlet About batteries that you can use with this unit Charge indicator is turned on during charging Charge indicator turns offBattery indication Charging time When the interchangeable lens H-FS14140 is used Approx pictures When the interchangeable lens H-FS1442A is used Recording conditions by Cipa standard Approx min Recording motion pictures when using the monitorWhen the interchangeable lens H-FS45150 is used MP4 Recording with picture quality set to FHD/30p Playback when using the monitor Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Preparation Access to the card About the CardAbout cards that can be used with this unit About the motion picture recording and SD speed class Formatting the card initialization Available recording time when recording motion pictures Number of recordable pictures Remaining Time Menu CustomRemaining Disp Setting Date/Time Clock Set Changing the Clock Setting Select Clock Set in the Setup menu. P43 Setting the Menu Setting menu itemsPress MENU/SET Touch the menu icon When operating buttons Touch the menu item Touch the Setting to set Menu RecQuality› Press Switching to other menus Switching to the Setup menu from Rec menuTouch or another of the menu toggle icons a Close the menu Touch or press the shutter button halfway Setting the menu screen background Setting the menu screen backgroundSetting the top menu screen background On-monitor recording information in Monitor style P72 Calling frequently-used menus instantly Quick MenuPress Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu When using the viewfinder Rotate the rear dial to select the setting, then pressPress Q.MENU to exit the menu once the setting is complete Items that have been selected in advance can be set Rec menu/Recording functions Change the Quick Menu to your preferred itemSelect the menu in the top row and drag it to Bottom row Touch Exit Motion Picture menuCustom menu You can assign frequently-used functions to Particular buttons or iconsTouch the function you want to assign Select Fn Button Set in the Custom menu. P43 Making the function button settings for recording Playback Menu/Playback functions Making the function button settings for playbackTouch Touch Fn6 or Fn7 Configuring basic settings of this unit Setup Menu Destination Travel destination areaHome Your home area Clock Set Travel Setup Wi-Fi Function/Wi-Fi SetupLocation SET Travel destination is recorded at the time of recording Beep Volume Shutter Vol High Low OFF Touch the item Drag the slide bar to adjustBrightness Contrast · Saturation „ Auto …1 MODE1…3 MODE3 Make the monitor darker Sleep Mode 10MIN./5MIN./2MIN./1MIN./OFF Auto LVF/Monitor Off5MIN./2MIN./1MIN Select on connection 169 1080p1080i 720p Viera Link 3D PlaybackMenu Resume Menu Information Set the language displayed on the screen Reset the file number of the next recording toRecording or setup/custom settings are reset to the default Sensor Cleaning Card is formattedPixel Refresh Format Touch Set Entering TextEnter characters Tips for taking good pictures Detects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function Using the Viewfinder Switching the Monitor/ViewfinderAbout the eye sensor automatic switching Diopter adjustment Setting the focus position with the Touch Pad About the Eye Sensor AFOn the Touch Pad Pad Taking a Still picture Aperture value B Shutter speed Hold Touch Touch × Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter functionTo cancel the Touch Shutter function Recording Motion Picture Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Monitor style Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screenPress DISP. to change Viewfinder style Viewfinder style Monitor style Guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot Mode Correcting downward tilt About the tilt sensor displayCorrecting tilt to the left Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Playing Back Pictures Using the Playback Zoom To return to Normal Playback Touch the picture TouchDisplaying multiple screens Multi Playback Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Touch CAL on the Multi Playback screen While pausing Reduce volume levelIncrease volume level Playing Back Motion Pictures Playing Back Group Pictures Creating Still Pictures from a Motion PictureTouch during Motion Picture playback Playing back each Group Pictures Touch the group picture iconContinuously playing back Group Pictures Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen Changing the information displayed on the playback screen If there are any white saturated areas, we Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered Deleting PicturesPlayback Mode, select the picture to delete and touch Touch Delete Single To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures When Delete Multi is selected Touch OKPlayback Mode, touch Touch Delete Multi or Delete All Press Selecting the Recording ModeSelect the mode by rotating the mode dial Creative Video Mode P217 Custom Mode P129Panorama Shot Mode P106 Scene Guide Mode P110 Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function Recording ModeIt will switch to Intelligent Auto or Mode by pressing Align the screen with the subject Portrait Scenery Low Light Macro When recording motion picturesScene Detection When taking pictures Backlight Compensation Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P139About the flash Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects Touch the example image to select image effects filters Touch Touch to display the setting screen Taking a picture with a blurred background Defocus ControlDrag the slide bar to set Record pictures or motion pictures Setting brightness Setting color Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Program AE Mode Setting shutter speed Program Shift Aperture-Priority AE Mode Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter SpeedAperture value Reduces Increases It becomes easier to Defocus Shutter-Priority AE Mode 100Shutter speed Slow Fast It becomes easier to Express movement Freeze movement Manual Exposure Mode 101Reduces Increases Slow Fast 102 Manual Exposure Assistance+3 Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value About B Bulb 103 Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn1 104Set a function button to Preview. P52 Depth of field properties How to tell if the exposure is not adequate When exposure is not adequate Press Fn1105 Set a function button to One Push AE. P52 Taking panorama pictures Panorama Shot Mode Set the mode dial to106 Check the recording direction, and then touch Start 107 Adding an image effectTouch Set Recording from left to right Technique for Panorama Shot Mode 108 109 About playback Taking Pictures that match the Scene being 110It is also possible to display To enjoy a variety of picture effects 111 Clear PortraitSilky Skin Backlit Softness 112 Clear in BacklightRelaxing Tone Sweet Childs Face 113 Distinct SceneryBright Blue Sky Romantic Sunset Glow 114 Glistening WaterClear Nightscape Cool Night Sky 115 Warm Glowing NightscapeArtistic Nightscape Glittering Illuminations 116 Clear Night PortraitSoft Image of a Flower Soft focus creates a diffused image 117 Appetizing FoodCute Dessert Freeze Animal Motion 118 Clear Sports ShotMonochrome Monochrome image captures the mood of the moment Effects filters Taking Pictures with different image effects119 Taking a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control Adjust the effect to fit your preferences120 121 ExpressiveRetro Old Days 122 Low KeySepia Dynamic Monochrome 123 High DynamicCross Process Toy Effect Bleach Bypass 124Toy Pop Setting the type of defocus 125Miniature Effect Pinch out/pinch in P17 to change the size In-focus portion 126 Soft FocusFantasy Star Filter Touch the part where you want to leave the color 127One Point Color Sunshine Setting the light source Point for when placing the center of the light source128 You can change the position and size of the light source Registering your preferred settings Custom Mode Settings are registered for on the mode dialCustom set Description of settings 129 Recording using registered custom set Changing the settingsRec menu Setup menu Custom menu 130 Optical Image Stabilizer 131 132 Taking Pictures with the Zoom 133Side Enlarges distant subject Ex. Tele Conv 134Raising the telescopic effect 135 OFF 136 PositionPhoto Video 137 Digital Zoom Zooming using touch operations 138Perform zoom operations by dragging the slide bar You can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom Taking pictures by using the flash 139 Using the flash skillfully 140 Set the built-in flash to match the recording Changing Flash Mode141 Shutter speed for each flash setting Available flash settings by Recording ModeFlash setting Shutter speed Sec Flash setting 143 Scene GuideMode Clear Nightscape Becomes dynamic Setting to the 2nd Curtain Synchro144 Adjust the flash output 145 Setting the wireless flash 146 Firing Mode Flash AdjustManual Flash Adjust 147 148 Controllable range of the wireless flashPlacement example Compensating the Exposure 149Properly UnderexposedOverexposed Exposed Compensate the exposure 150 Easily Optimizing the Brightness for a Specified Area 151Set a function button to Touch AE. P52 Touch Touch AE6 152 Optimizing the focus and brightness for a touched position 153 Setting the Light Sensitivity 154 Characteristics of the ISO sensitivity 155 Press Select the White Balance by rotating the rear dial Adjusting the White Balance156 157 Auto White Balance Setting the White Balance manually Setting the color temperature158 Select 1 , 2 and then touch Select White Set 159 Finely adjusting the White BalanceSelect the White Balance and then touch Adjust Horizontal a to B Vertical G to M 160White Balance Bracket Set the Focus Mode to AFS, AFF or AFC. P162 Taking Pictures with Auto Focus161 Press Touch the item 162 About the focus mode AFS/AFF/AFCSelect Focus Mode from the Rec menu. P43 Touch the item When recording using AFF, AFC 163 Type of the Auto Focus Mode 164About š Face Detection Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P167 Setting up AF Tracking When operating the touch screenWhen operating buttons 165 166 About 23-AreaAbout 1-Area About Pinpoint When selecting š, Ø When selecting167 Position and size of the AF area can be changed 168 Setting the desired focus method 169 170 Release Taking Pictures with Manual Focus 171 172 PressingEnlarge by pressing MF Assist is not displayed 173 Displaying the MF AssistChanging the display of the MF Assist Moving the enlarged area 174 Technique for Manual Focus Focus range 175About the focus distance reference mark Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock 176While pressing AF/AE LOCK, move Camera as you compose the picture and then 177 178 Select a Drive ModePress Select a drive mode Depends on the capacity of the card¢3 Taking Pictures using Burst Mode179 Normal focusing¢2 Predicted focusing¢3Focus Mode Focus/Release Priority 180 181 Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket 182With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture D0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV Settings Burst `/0 183 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 184Picture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed 185 Photo Style Using the Rec Menu186 Adjusting the picture quality Touch Custom setting187 Touch / to select the type of Photo Style Picture Size 188Aspect Ratio Quality Focus Mode189 Metering Mode Self Timer190 Burst Rate Resolution Settings AUTO/HIGH/STANDARD/LOW/OFFSettings HIGH/STANDARD/LOW/EXTENDED/OFF 191 What is HDR? 192Dynamic Range Auto Align 193 Multi ExpYou can shoot up to four exposures per image Session Combining RAW images in the card About Automatic Gain Control setting194 195 Time Lapse Shot 196 Touch Start Press the shutter button fully 197 Stop Motion Animation 198 Panorama Settings 199Touch OK Adding pictures to the Stop Motion Animation group Settings ON/OFF 200Electronic Shutter Flash Settings 200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/12800/OFF 201Red-Eye Removal ISO Limit Set ISO sensitivity can be set up to maximum ISO25600 202ISO Increments Extended ISO Shading Comp 203Long Shtr NR 204 Ex. Tele ConvDigital Zoom Color Space Face Recog Playback Mode205 Face Recog. only works when the AF Mode is set to š 206 Face Settings Point of recording when registering the face imagesTake the picture adjusting the face with the guide 207 Touch the face image to delete 208Set the item 209 Change or delete the information for a registered person Profile Setup 210Recommended Filter Enter Name Setting the format, size and frame rate This data format is suitable for when playing back on a211 High-definition TV, etc When Avchd is selected When MP4 is selected212 About the compatibility of the recorded motion pictures Camera automatically keeps focusing on subjects during 213Indication of the icon Recording.¢ 214 Recording Motion Picture Selected Recording Mode Recording Mode while 215 Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures 216Motion picture Priorities Stop recording 217Start recording Drag the slide bar to set Touch icon to display the setting screen218 Using the Motion Picture Menu 219 Settings 1/50/1/60/1/100/1/120/OFF 220Rec Highlight Flkr Decrease 221 Mic Level DispMic Level Adj Special Mic Using the Playback Menu 2D/3D Settings222 Slide Show Changing the slide show settings 223Operations during a slide show Dial 224 Duration or Repeat can be setDuration Repeat Playback Mode 225 226 Location Logging 227 Clear RetouchErasing details enlarging the display Touch Save 228 Single setting Multi setting229 Title Edit 230 Text Stamp Touch Touch OK 231Select the item to stamp 232 Touch at the location to divide 233Video Divide Is, the smoother the motion picture will be 234Time Lapse Video 235 Stop Motion Video Touch the size you wish to change Touch a picture. repeat 236Resize Touch Enlarge Touch Reduce Drag Move 237Cropping 238 Rotate/Rotate DispRotate The picture is rotated manually Select the rotation direction 239 Favorite Touch / to set the number of prints, and then touch Set 240Print Set 241 To print the date Protect Multi setting Touch the picture you wish to protect242 Delete Confirmation 243Face Rec Edit Wi-FiRfunction/NFC function Use the camera as a wireless LAN device244 Before Use About the Wi-Fi connection lamp About the Wi-Fi button245 This unit is compatible with NFC Describing method Wi-Fi New ConnectionRemote Shooting & View 246 What you can do with the Wi-Fi function 247 Installing the smartphone/tablet app Panasonic Image App Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet248 Image App is an application provided by Panasonic 249 Connecting to a smartphone/tabletPress and hold Wi-Fi Changing the connection method When connecting with Via Network250 Connecting to a smartphone/tablet by using the NFC function 251Preparation On the camera On your smartphone/tablet Launch Image App on your smartphone/tablet 252 Saving images stored in the camera 253Taking pictures via a smartphone/tablet remote recording 254 Drag an image to send it to an SNS, etc 255Sending images in the camera to an SNS Click the followings to jump to the beginning of each menu 256Methods for sending and images that can be sent Take pictures 257Select a device you want to connect Multi Select setting Select the picture. repeat 258Sending selected images Send Images Stored in the Camera Select Single Select or Multi Select Take or play back pictures on this unit Displaying pictures on a TV259 Sending selected images Send Images Stored in the Camera When sending images to Printer260 261 When sending images to AV deviceWireless access point AV device Home When sending images to External, the following are required 262 Select the picture. repeat Multi Select setting263 When sending images to PC 264 265 To create a folder that receives images 266 Select the folder you want to send 267 Using Web services When sending images to web serviceWireless access point Web service Cloud Sync. Service 268 269 Registering web services 270 271 When sending images to Cloud Sync. Service 272 273 Acquiring a new login ID New account Registering to the Lumix Club274 About the Lumix Club Enter a password Check the login ID and select OKBe sure to make a note of the login ID and password 275 Select the item to change Enter the login ID or password276 Check the Lumix Club terms of use Check the details if the terms of use have been updated277 Delete your login ID and account from the Lumix Club Select Yes in the login ID delete confirmation screen278 Select Next Change or delete information on registered AV device Configuring the external AV device settings279 Direct Your device connects directly to this unit About Connections280 Connecting from your house via the network 281 Select the wireless access point you are connecting to When connecting with Manual InputSelect the network authentication type 282 283 Press Wi-Fi 284Select item Registering records as favorites Save frequently-used Wi-Fi connection settings as favorites 285Editing the items registered to favorites Checking the connection detail of a record or favorite About settings for sending images 286Send Images While Recording Send Images Stored in the Camera Changing the settings for sending images 287 Wi-Fi Setup Menu 288 289 DeleteDisplays the MAC address and IP address of this unit Displays the certification number for radio regulations Enjoying 3D pictures 290Taking 3D pictures You cannot record 3D pictures in vertical orientation 291 Functions that cannot be used during 3D recordingRecording functions Rec menu Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures 292Playing back 3D pictures 293 Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen 294Connect the camera and a TV To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional 295 Using Viera Link Hdmi What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control?296 Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P61 Other linked operations Turning this unit off Automatic input switching297 PC that can be used Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your298 299 About the supplied softwarePHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 PE Windows XP/Vista/7/8 LoiLoScope 30 day full trial version Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Click on the Recommended Installation Installing supplied software300 Check the environment of your PC Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Preparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC301 Touch PC on the screen of this unit Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 302For Windows For Mac Drive Noname is displayed on the desktop Connection in the PTP Mode Set USB Mode to PictBridgePTP 303 Dubbing with non-compatible equipment Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder304 Touch PictBridgePTP Printing the Pictures305 306 Selecting a single picture and printing itTouch Print start Selecting multiple pictures and printing them Print Settings 307Print with Date Num.of prints Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit 308Paper Size When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper 309 External Flash optional Optional accessories310 311 Remote Shutter optional 312External Microphone optional 313 AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optionalConversion lens optional Filters optional Recording Recording in Program AE Mode Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display314 On-monitor recording information 315 Recording after settingsSimultaneous recording indicator P216 Peaking P172 316 Detailed information Histogram display 317Display Message Display 318This picture is protected Cannot be set on this picture Read Error/Write Error Please check the card 319Insert SD card again/Try another card Folder cannot be created No picture to send This battery cannot be used320 Login failed. Please check Login ID and Password 321Connection failed Cannot connect to server Rec Menu list322 323 324 325 Motion Picture 326 Custom 327 Setup 328 329 330 Playback 331 TroubleshootingBattery and power source 332 Recording Recorded picture looks rough Noise appears on the picture Taking pictures using White Balance Bracket is not possible333 334 335 Motion pictures 336 LensFlash is not activated Flash is activated 2 times Monitor and viewfinder do not switch when LVF is pressed 337Monitor/Viewfinder Monitor/Viewfinder is too bright or dark 338 Noise appears on the monitorColor tone of the viewfinder differs from the actual tone Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures 339 Playback sound or operation sound is too lowThumbnail is displayed appears on the screen Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black Wi-Fi function 340 Have forgotten the login ID or password for the Lumix Club Images cannot be transmitted to the web serviceIt takes time to transmit an image to the web service 341 Have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi 342There is an image that could not be transmitted Transmission of the image fails midway 343 TV, PC and printer 344 345 Others 346 347 Optimal use of the camera Cleaning 348 About the Lens 349About the Monitor/Viewfinder Charger Battery350 351 About 3D Do not bend or drop the card 352Card Disclaimer 353About the personal information When not using the camera for a long period of time 354About the picture data About tripods or unipods 355