Advanced (Recording pictures)

Note

It will be a normal motion picture recording when recording a motion picture. Use the Creative Motion Picture Mode when you would like to record by setting the aperture or shutter speed. (P108)

How the Exposure Compensation is switched can be changed by [EXPO. SETTINGS] (P129) in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu.

The brightness of the LCD monitor/Viewfinder and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the playback screen.

Set the aperture value to a higher number when the subject is too bright in Aperture-priority AE Mode. Set the aperture value to a lower number when the subject is too dim.

When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the setting for the front dial becomes effective if you rotate the aperture ring to the [A] position and the aperture ring setting takes priority if you rotate the aperture ring to a position other than [A] in Aperture-priority AE Mode.

The aperture value and the shutter speed displayed on the screen turn red and blink when the exposure is not adequate.

We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.

When the flash is activated, the shutter speed cannot be set to faster than 1/160th of a second in Shutter-priority AE Mode. (P68)

If you press the shutter button fully when the shutter speed is slow, the shutter speed on the screen counts down in Shutter-priority AE Mode.

[ ] and [ ] cannot be set for Shutter-priority AE Mode.

The [SENSITIVITY] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the recording mode to Shutter-priority AE Mode while the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ ] (Intelligent).

[REC] mode: ²

Taking picture by setting the exposure manually

Determine the exposure by manually setting the aperture value and the shutter speed.

Set the mode dial to [²].

Rotate the front dial to set the aperture and shutter speed.

It will switch between aperture setting operation and shutter speed setting operation every time the front dial is pressed.

You can also set the focus manually by rotating the focus mode dial to [MF]. (P80)

Press the shutter button halfway.

The manual exposure assistance A appears on the lower portion of the screen to indicate the exposure.

Set the aperture value and the shutter speed again

when the exposure is not adequate.

Take the picture.

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-GH1K Taking picture by setting the exposure manually, Press the shutter button halfway, REC mode ²