Panasonic DMC-GF5 owner manual

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Owner’s Manual

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Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-GF5

VQT4G00

F0412YS0

Contents

Main Contents Before Use Preparation Basic Recording Playback/Editing Connecting to other equipment Others Care of the camera Standard Accessories Names and Functions of Components 1 1213 14 2 3 4567 16 17 18 2322 24 25 2120 28 29 3027 19 26 34 35333231 36 37 38 39 34 3531 34 353631 Page Page About the Lens Changing the Lens Page Page Attaching the Shoulder Strap Charging the Battery Page Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures Recording motion pictures Page Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery About the Card About cards that can be used with this unit Page Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time Page Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) Page Selecting the Recording Mode Press [MENU/SET]. Touch [Rec Mode]. Touch the Recording Mode to select. Page Tips for taking good pictures Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function) Taking a Still picture Press the shutter button halfway. Page Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function Touch [ ]. Touch [ ]. Touch the subject you wish to focus on, and then take a picture. Note Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen Press [DISP.] to change. Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) Page Page Touch the [ ], which is automatically displayed after automatic detection. Select an image effect (filters) with reference to the example images, and touch. Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects Easily adjust and record (Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) Page Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function Page Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode) 1 2 (A) (B) Recording Motion Picture How to set focus when recording a motion picture (Continuous AF) Start recording by pressing the motion picture button. Stop the recording by pressing the motion picture button again. Recording Motion Picture Page Page Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Playing Back Pictures Press [(]. Forward or rewind the image by dragging the screen horizontally. Touc h [ ]. Touch [ ] on the Multi Playback screen. Touch [ ]/[ ] to select the month to be played back. Press [DISP.] to switch the monitor screen. Using the Playback Zoom Touch the part you want to enlarge firmly. 1k>2k>4k>8k>16k Picture will return to the original size (1 k Page 1 2 Touch [ ] during Motion Picture playback. Touc h [ ]. Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Deleting Pictures Page Setting the Menu Press [MENU/SET]. Setting menu items Touch the menu icon. Touch the menu item. Touch the Setting to set. Page Page Page Setting the Quick Menu Press [Q.MENU/Fn1] to display the Quick Menu. Touch the menu item. Select and touch the setting. Touch [Exit] to exit menu once the setting is completed. 2 3 About the Setup Menu Page 1 2 Page Page Page Page Optical Image Stabilizer 1 Page Taking Pictures with the Zoom Page Page Taking Pictures using the Flash 1 Switching to the appropriate flash setting Scene Guide Mode Page Page Compensating the Exposure Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Press 4 (). Touch burst icon ([ ], etc.). Select and touch the burst speed. Focus on the subject and take a picture. Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Press 4 (). Touch Auto Bracket icon ([ ], etc.). Select and touch the step. Focus on the subject and take a picture. 1 2 3 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Press the shutter button halfway to focus and then press it fully to take the p i cture. Taking Pictures with Auto Focus Set the [Focus Mode] to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC] (P32). Press 2 (). Touc h th e it em. Page Page Page 1 2 1 2 Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Page Page Adjusting the White Balance Press 1 (). Touch the White Balance to select. Page Page 1 2 1 Finely adjust the White Balance in step 2 2 Using the function button Page 1 2 3 4 Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock) 1 2 Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode) Easily set aperture/shutter speed for suitable exposure (One Push AE) 1 2 Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Rotate the control dial to set the aperture value. Aperture-priority AE Rotate the control dial to set the shutter speed. Shutter-priority AE Rotate the control dial to set the aperture and shutter speed. Manual Exposure Mode Page Taking Pictures that match the Scene being recorded Page [Clear Portrait] [Silky Skin] [Backlit Softness] [Clear in Backlight] [Relaxing Tone] [Sweet Child's Face] Touch the face. Page [Glistening Water] [Clear Nightscape] [Cool Night Sky] [Warm Glowing Nightscape] [Artistic Nightscape] [Glittering Illuminations] [Clear Night Portrait] [Soft Image of a Flower] [Appetizing Food] [Cute Dessert] Page Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode) Page Page [Expressive] [Retro] [High Key] [Low Key] Page [Cross Process] [Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect] 3 4 5 6 [Soft Focus] [Star Filter] [One Point Color] Page Taking Pictures in Custom Set 1 2 Registering Personal Menu Settings (Registering custom settings) Select and touch the custom settings. Recording using registered custom set Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function Select [Face Recog.] on the [Rec] menu. Touch [MEMORY]. Touch [New]. Take the picture adjusting the face with the guide. Set the item. 1 2 1 2 3 4 Entering Text Display the entry screen. Enter characters. Using the [Rec] Menu [Photo Style] 1 2 3 4 [Aspect Ratio] [Picture Size] [Quality] [Sensitivity] [ISO Limit Set] [ISO Increments] [Face Recog.] [Extended ISO] Page [Focus Mode] [Quick AF] [Metering Mode] [Flash] [Red-Eye Removal] [i.Resolution] [i.Dynamic] (Intelligent dynamic range control) [Long Shtr NR] [Shading Comp.] Page [Color Space] [Stabilizer] [Recommended Filter] P1000001.JPG P : sRGB _ Using the [Motion Picture] Menu [Rec Mode] [Rec Quality] [Continuous AF] [Ex. Tele Conv.] [Wind Cut] [Mic Level Disp.] [Flkr Decrease] [Mic Level Adj.] Using the [Custom] Menu [ON] [OFF] Page Page Page Using the [Playback] Menu 1 2 3 [2D/3D Settings] [Slide Show] Page 1 2 * 3 . , 1 4 [Title Edit] 3 Page 5 6 7 1 2 [Video Divide] 3 4 1 [Resize] 3 1 2 3 4 [Rotate] 1 2 3 1 [Favorite] 1 4 1 [Print Set] 1 [Protect] Page Enjoying 3D pictures Page 1 2 Page Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Connect the camera and a TV. Page Using VIERA Link (HDMI) Page Saving still pictures and motion pictures on your PC Connect the computer and camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Touch [PC] on the screen of this unit. Copy the images to a PC usin g PHOTOfunSTUDI O. AVCHD DCIM 100_PANA MISC 101_PANA 999_PANA P1000001.JPG P1000002.JPG P1000999.JPG PRI VATE Page Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a Recorder 1 2 3 Printing the Pictures Connect the printer and camera with the USB connection cable (supplied). Touch [PictBridge(PTP)]. 1 2 3 Page Page Optional accessories LCD Monitor Display Page 1/981/981/98 100-0001 F3.5 60 100-0001 P F3.5 60 1/98 Cautions for Use Page Page Page Page Page Page Message Display Page Troubleshooting Battery and power source Recording Page Page Motion pictures Lens Flash LCD monitor Playback TV, PC and printer Page Others