Playback/Editing

[Cropping]

You can enlarge and then clip the important part of the recorded picture.

1Select [Cropping] on the [Playback] menu. (P60)

2Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Set].

3Select the parts to be cropped. Touch [ ]: Enlarge

Touch [ ]: Reduce

Drag: Move

You can also move using the cursor buttons 3/4/2/1.

Enlarge/reduce can also be performed by rotating the control dial.

4Touch [Set].

Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected. Exit the menu after it is executed.

Note

The picture quality of the cropped picture will deteriorate.

It may not be possible to crop pictures recorded with other equipment.

The [Cropping] feature is disabled during the following conditions:

Motion pictures

Pictures stamped with [Text Stamp]

Pictures taken with [ ], [ ] or [ ]

Information regarding the Face Recognition in the original picture will not be copied to images having undergone [Cropping].

[Rotate]

You can manually rotate the images by 90o each time.

1Select [Rotate] on the [Playback] menu. (P60)

The [Rotate] function is disabled when [Rotate Disp.] in the [Setup] menu is set to [OFF].

2Drag the screen horizontally to select an image, and then touch [Set].

3Select the rotation direction.

Touch :

The picture rotates clockwise in steps of 90o.

Touch :

The picture rotates counter-clockwise in steps of 90o.

Exit the menu after it is set.

Note

When you play back pictures on a PC, they cannot be displayed in the rotated direction unless the OS or software is compatible with Exif. Exif is a file format for still pictures which allows recording information etc. to be added. It was established by “JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)”.

It may not be possible to rotate pictures that have been recorded with other equipment.

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Panasonic DMC-GF5 owner manual 168, Cropping, Select Rotate on the Playback menu. P60

DMC-GF5 specifications

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