Digital Camera Body, F0314WT0 | Panasonic DMC-GH4 instruction

Basic Owner’s Manual

Digital Camera/

Body

Model No. DMC-GH4

Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.

More detailed instructions on the operation of this camera are contained in “Owner’s Manual for advanced features (PDF format)” in the supplied DVD. Install it on your PC to read it.

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Panasonic DMC-GH4 owner manual Digital Camera Body, F0314WT0

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F0314WT0 Digital Camera Body Dear Customer Information for Your SafetyCarefully observe copyright laws Product identification marking Digital Camera Bottom Battery chargerFCC Note Declaration of Conformity Following Applies only in Canada Certification and Compliance Battery pack Lithium ion battery pack About the battery packBattery charger VQT5H68 ENG ENG VQT5H68 Contents Setting up a connection to a PC via a What you can do with the Wi-FiRegistering Personal Menu Settings Recording using registered Splash Proof Care of this CameraCondensation For U.S.A. only Standard AccessoriesFor Canada only Camera body Names and Functions of ComponentsWhite Balance button P50 Front dial P23 Shutter button P21 Hot shoe Hot shoe cover Control dial P23 Battery door P17 Release lever P17Prevent swallowing Four Thirds mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensLeica mount specification lens About the Lens About the motion picture recording and speed class Cards Compatible with this unitAvchd MOV Charge indicator turns off Charging the BatteryPreparation Attaching the Shoulder Strap Inserting/Removing the Card Optional Inserting/Removing the Battery Opening the Monitor Changing the Lens Diopter adjustment Setting Date/Time Clock SetTurn the camera on Press 2/1 to select the home area, and then press MENU/SET Tips for taking good pictures Basic OperationsZoom operations Rotate the zoom ring of the lens Press the shutter button halfway to focus Shutter button Taking picturesMotion picture button Recording motion pictures Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Press the mode dial lock button 1 to release the lock Mode dial Selecting a Recording ModeRotate the mode dial 2 and adjust the recording mode Rotate the mode dial to switch the Recording Mode Mode dial Rear Dial When rotating the rear dial to the leftRear Dial/Front Dial Control Dial Recording Mode DISP. button Switching the displayed informationWith information Without Information With information Tilt sensor display Playback Mode LVF button Switching the Monitor/ViewfinderPress LVF to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder Press LVF Touch Touch panel Touch operationsTo touch and release the touch screen Drag Calling frequently-used menus instantly Optical Image StabilizerQuick Menu Lens which supports the stabilizer function is required Setting and press MENU/SET Setting menu itemsPress MENU/SET Press 3/ 4 of the cursor button to select Restoring the default settings Reset Configuring basic settings of this unit Setup MenuConserving the battery life Economy Formatting the card initialization Intelligent Auto Mode Taking Pictures using the Automatic FunctionSet the mode dial to ¢1 Only displayed when the built-in flash is open Functions that work automatically Recording night scenes iHandheld Night ShotAuto Focus, Face/Eye Detection, and Face Recognition About the flash Taking a picture with a blurred background Defocus Control Setting color Press Rotate the rear dial to adjust colorRecording images by changing the brightness or color tone Rec iHDR ON/OFF Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen Creative Control ModeSwitching the image effect filter selection screen display Taking Pictures with different image effects Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function Taking Pictures Using the Touch FunctionTo cancel the Touch Shutter function Touch Touch × Touch Touch AE Canceling the Touch AE function TouchTouch the subject you want to optimize the brightness for Touch Set Set the focus mode lever to AFS/AFF or AFC Selecting the Focus Mode AFS/AFF/AFCAbout AFS/AFF of the focus mode lever Taking Pictures with Auto Focus Press Press 2/ 1 to select AF Mode and then press Selecting the Auto Focus Mode Touch the eye to be in focus When selecting š, ØChanging the eye to be in focus Press Select š or Ø and press Setting the AF area position with the Touch Pad Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Adjust the focusPress the shutter button halfway Rotate to a side Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Select a Drive ModeRotating the drive mode dial Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals Set the drive mode dial to Press MENU/SETTime Lapse Shot Start time by pressing 3/ 4, and then press Press the shutter button fully Changing the Time Lapse Shot settingsSelect the methods for creating a motion picture Select OK with 3/4, and then press MENU/SET To set it, and press MENU/SET Creating Stop Motion Pictures Stop Motion Animation Touch To end the recording Changing the settings of Stop Motion AnimationPress 3/4 to select OK and then press MENU/SET Adding pictures to the Stop Motion Animation group Setting the aspect ratio of pictures Setting the Picture Quality and SizeSetting the number of pixels Rec Aspect Ratio Settings Setting the compression rate of pictures QualityDescription of settings Rec Quality Auto Setting the Light Sensitivity AWB Adjusting the White Balance Program AE Mode Taking Pictures with Your Favorite SettingsOn the screen Program Shift Shutter-Priority AE Mode Aperture-Priority AE ModeManual Exposure Mode Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Manual Exposure Assistance Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn4About B Bulb Applicable modes Set a function button to Preview. P85 Rec Metering Mode Metering ModeCompensating the Exposure Selecting the Method for Measuring Brightness Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock Setting the functions of AF/AE Lock Custom AF/AE LockCustom AF/AE Lock Hold ON/OFF Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output Light at once Silent ModeTaking Pictures with No Shutter Sound Select the menu. P28 Changing Flash Mode Taking pictures by using the flashTurn the camera on, and press the flash open button Push the top part of the built-in flash from directly above Recording Motion Picture Recording motion pictures in 4K Setting the format, size and recording frame ratePress 3/4 to select the item and then press MENU/SET Ntsc When Avchd is selected FHD/ALL-I¢2 Ntsc PAL Press 3/ 4 to select P, A, S or M, and then press MENU/SET Motion Picture Exposure ModeStart recording Stop recording Start recording Touch Touch icon Mic level adjustmentDrag the slide bar to set Set Silent Operation in the Motion Picture menu to on Luminance Level Motion Picture Luminance Level Settings 0s255/16s235/16s255Checking areas that may be white saturated Zebra Pattern Custom Zebra Pattern Recording while monitoring camera images Recording in Slow or Fast Motion Variable Frame Rate Canceling Synchro Scan Select the OFF setting in step Changing the system frequency Select the SET setting in stepTo change the frame rate Once you change the system frequency Playing Back Motion Pictures Playing Back PicturesPress Press 2/1 Press 3 to play back Using the Playback Zoom Switching the Playback MethodDisplaying multiple screens Multi Playback Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Playback Mode, select the picture to delete Then press Deleting PicturesPress 3 to select Delete Single and then press MENU/SET To delete multiple pictures up to 100¢ or all the pictures RAW Processing Using the Playback Menu Press 3/4 to select a setting, and press MENU/SET Setup settingVideo Divide Use the camera as a wireless LAN device Wi-FiRfunction/NFC functionBefore Use This unit is compatible with NFC Pressing Wi-Fi before connecting to Wi-Fi About the Wi-Fi connection lamp Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet P76 What you can do with the Wi-Fi function Connecting to a smartphone/tablet Installing the smartphone/tablet app Image AppControlling with a Smartphone/Tablet Image App is an application provided by Panasonic Install the profile of Image APP Press and hold Wi-Fi on the cameraQR code Enlarging it Setting up a connection using the NFC function If you are using an Android device Enter the password displayed on the screen of the cameraSsid and password On the smartphone/tablet, start Image App Playing back images in the camera Taking images via a smartphone/tablet remote recordingSaving images stored in the camera Connect to a smartphone. P76 Operate the smartphone Sending images in the camera to an SNS Image is sent to a web service such as an SNSSmartphone to of the camera Sending and writing location information Select GeotaggingSelect Select Geotagging Setting up a connection to a PC via a wireless access point Select PC Select the connection method Select and send the images Send Images Stored in the CameraCharacters Assigning frequently used functions to Change the Quick Menu to your preferred itemButtons function buttons Press Q.MENU to display the Quick Menu Recording using registered custom set Registering your preferred settings Custom ModeSet the mode dial to , or Preparations Turn this unit and the TV off Connect the camera and a TVTo connect with an Hdmi micro cable To connect with an AV cable optional About the supplied software Saving still pictures and motion pictures on yourPC that can be used Click on the Recommended Installation Installing supplied softwareCheck the environment of your PC Not available in these cases Preparations Install PHOTOfunSTUDIO to the PC Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIOPress 3/4 to select PC, and then press MENU/SET Transferring pictures to a PC Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO Custom settings P86 Recording Mode P22Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display Recording Quality P99 0dB 11dR20 Touch zoom Only displayed in the monitorTouch AE P35 Fn6 Function button P85 Battery indication Wi-FiRecording On-monitor recording information F2.8 Memory Card Error Format this card? Memory Card Error/This memory card cannot be usedRead Error/Write Error Please check the card Message Display Check following regarding the wireless access point This battery cannot be usedNo picture to send Connection failed Menu list Assigns AFS or AFF to AFS/AFF of the focus mode leverRec HDR Profile Setup Shutter DelayMulti Exp Electronic Shutter Creative Video Mode, in 31 steps Motion PictureSets the time code Custom Sets the sound recording method when a stereo shotgunMicrophone optional is connected AF+MF Menu Setup Grip, you can set that which battery should be used first Playback First, try out the following procedures P107 -P112 TroubleshootingSubject is not focused properly Recording motion pictures is not possible Monitor and viewfinder do not switch when LVF is pressedFlash is not activated Cannot play back motion pictures Picture is not played back There are no recorded picturesThumbnail is displayed appears on the screen Images cannot be transmitted to a PC About a wireless access point Cannot be connected using NFC Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV Clock is resetViera Link does not work There is a sound from lens unit Dust reduction function About dirt on the image sensor For care of the viewfinder/eye cup Removing dirt on the image sensorAbout the Lens Before you remove stains on the viewfiner Bring charged spare batteries when going out Battery Always remove the battery after useDispose of unusable battery Specifications Burst recording Burst speed Light metering modeNumber Recordable pictures Flash synchronization FlashSpeed Microphone Speaker Recording quality Motion pictures Recording file format Still Picture QualityAudio compression Interface Digital Mass weight DimensionsWireless transmitter Compliance standard Access method Voltage/capacity V/1860 mAh Battery Charger Panasonic DMW-BTC10PP Description Accessory# Digital Camera Accessory System Shortcut icon on the desktop Select the desired language and then clickOpen the Manual folder in the DVD For Windows For USA Customers Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Limited Warranty Coverage For USA Only Limited Warranty only for U.S.AProduct or Part Name Parts Labor Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions Mail-InService--Online Repair Request Accessory Purchases United States Customer Services Directory United StatesFor hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY As of April Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 Limited Warranty only for Canada Limitations and Exclusions This product incorporates the following software