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Owner’s Manual for advanced features

Digital Camera

Model No. DMC-G5

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Customers only F0612MC0 Contents 111 101Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture 139 130142 146 Using the Custom Menu 163 Using the Motion Picture Menu 159 189 Using Viera Link Hdmi 195193 197 Do not subject to strong vibration, shock, or pressure Care of the camera Card is optional Standard Accessories Camera body Names and Functions of Components Shoulder strap eyelet P20 Card/Battery door P26 Release lever P26 Lens PS14042 Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42 mm/ F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S Taking pictures at a high angle LCD MonitorTaking pictures at a low angle This touch screen detects pressure Touch screenTouch the screen Drag Rotating left or right Pressing the rear dial Rear Dial Function Lever Aperture setting is operableTo assign a function to the Function Lever Suitable for the lens in use Four Thirds mount specification lens Micro Four Thirds mount specification lensLeica mount specification lens About the Lens Detach the lens cap Changing the LensAttaching the lens Detaching the lens When using the interchangeable lens Attaching the Lens Hood Turn in the direction of the arrow until it stops Shoulder strap eyelet Attaching the Shoulder Strap Charging Charging the BatteryConnect the charger to the electrical outlet Plug-in type Charge indicator turns off Charge indicator is turned on during chargingBattery indication Battery indication is displayed on the screen Recording conditions by Cipa standard When the interchangeable lens H-PS14042 is usedApprox pictures Approx min Recording motion pictures when using the LCD monitor Approx min When the interchangeable lens H-FS014042 is used Playback when using the LCD monitorApprox min When the interchangeable lens H-FS45150 is used Do not touch the connection terminals of the card Inserting and Removing the Card optional/ the Battery About the Card Access to the cardAbout cards that can be used with this unit Number of recordable pictures Available recording time when recording motion pictures Setting Date/Time Clock Set Select Clock Set in the Setup menu. P64 Changing the Clock Setting Select the mode by rotating the mode dial Selecting the Recording ModeTo select a Recording Mode with the mode dial To select Intelligent Auto Mode Intelligent Auto Plus Mode P46 Basic Intelligent Auto Mode P42Program AE Mode P50 Advanced Aperture-Priority AE Mode P117 Detects orientation of camera Direction Detection Function Tips for taking good pictures Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder Using the ViewfinderPress LVF/LCD to switch the monitor screen About the eye sensor automatic switching About the Eye Sensor AF Setting the focus position with the Touch Pad Select Focus Mode from the Rec menu. P64 Touch the item How to set focus when taking a still picture AFS/AFF/AFCTaking a Still picture Applicable modes Press the shutter button halfway When the subject is Taking a still picture To cancel the Touch Shutter function Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter functionTouch Touch × Press DISP. to change Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screenLCD monitor style Viewfinder style Correcting tilt to the left About the tilt sensor displayCorrecting downward tilt Recording Mode Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function When recording motion pictures When taking picturesScene Detection Portrait Scenery Low Light Macro About the flash Open the flash when the flash is to be used. P84Menu Backlight Compensation Touch the example image to select image effects filters Recording with Camera-Recommended EffectsTouch Set Drag the slide bar to set Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode Setting color Touch Touch to display the setting screen Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function Touch Touch to display the setting screenDrag the slide bar to set Record pictures or motion picturesPage Set the mode dial to Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings Program Shift by rotating the rear dial Program Shift Recording Motion Picture Focus Mode Continuous AF Settings Start recording by pressing the motion picture button Recording motion picture Selected Recording Mode Recording Mode while Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures Setting motion picture and still picture prioritiesMotion picture Priorities Playing Back Pictures Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures Displaying multiple screens Multi Playback TouchTo return to Normal Playback Touch the picture Displaying Pictures by Recording Date Calendar Playback Touch the part you want to enlarge firmly Using the Playback Zoom1k2k4k8k16k Changing the information displayed on the playback screen Press DISP. to switch the monitor screen Operations performed during Motion Picture Playback Playing Back Motion PicturesMotion picture icon Motion picture recording time Touch during Motion Picture playback Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture Deleting Pictures When Delete Multi is selected Touch OKPlayback Mode, select the picture to delete and touch Touch Delete Single Setting menu items Setting the MenuPress MENU/SET Touch the menu icon Touch the Setting to set When operating buttonsTouch the menu item Switching to the Setup menu from Rec menu Press Switching to other menusTouch or another of the menu toggle icons a Close the menu Touch or press the shutter button halfway From SD card Setting the menu screen backgroundAlready been registered, it will be overwritten When using the viewfinder Setting the Quick MenuPress Q.MENU to exit the menu once the setting is complete Rec menu/Recording functions Change the Quick Menu to your preferred itemMotion Picture menu Touch Exit Home Your home area About the Setup MenuClock Set World Time Beep Volume Shutter Vol High Low OFF Travel SetupAdjust the volume of the speaker to any of the 7 levels Location Brightness Touch the item Drag the slide bar to adjustContrast · Saturation Red Tint 10MIN./5MIN./2MIN./1MIN./OFF Auto LCD Off Sleep Mode30MIN./5MIN./2MIN./1MIN Select on connection 1080p 1691080i 480p Viera Link ON/OFF3D Playback Menu Resume Set the language displayed on the screen Reset the file number of the next recording to Card is formatted Sensor CleaningPixel Refresh Format Lens which supports the stabilizer function is required Optical Image stabilizerDirection Stabilizer does not work Recording Taking Pictures with the Zoom When recording motionTypes of zooms and recording magnification Pictures Move to W side About the zoom operations with interchangeable lensOptical Zoom is operable Rotate to T side Rotate to W side Recording Perform zoom operations by dragging the slide bar Zooming using touch operationsYou can perform zoom operations by touching. Touch zoom Switching to the appropriate flash setting Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSelect Flash in the Rec menu. P64 Touch the item Available flash settings by Recording Mode Available flash range When the interchangeable lensWide Tele Auto Flash setting Shutter speed Sec Shutter speed for each flash settingFlash setting Compensate the exposure Compensating the ExposureTowards positive Towards negative Press Touch burst icon , etc Touch the burst speed Taking Pictures using Burst ModeDepends on the capacity of the card¢3 Focus Mode Focus Priority Focusing in Burst ModeNormal focusing¢2 Predicted focusing¢3 With Auto Bracket Sequence 0/s/r 1st picture 2nd picture Taking Pictures using Auto BracketD0 EV J1/3 EV I1/3 EV Burst `/0 Focus on the subject and take a picture Settings Taking Pictures with the Self-timerPicture is taken 10 seconds after shutter is pressed Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed Recording Taking Pictures with Auto Focus Set the Focus Mode to AFS, AFF or AFC P36 Position and size of the AF area can be changed. P99 About š Face Detection When operating buttons Setting up AF Tracking About Ø 1-Area About 23-AreaAbout Pinpoint Focus position can be set on an enlarged screen. P100 When selecting When selecting š, ØPosition and size of the AF area can be changed Touch the subject Move the AF area easily with Direct Focus Area function 100 Taking Pictures with Manual Focus Set the Focus Mode in the Rec menu to MF. P64101 Rotate to C side Displaying the MF Assist 102Changing the display of the MF Assist Moving the enlarged area Technique for Manual Focus 103About the focus distance reference mark Focus distance reference mark is 104 Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock AF/AE Lock 105Only the exposure is locked Only the focus is locked 106 Adjusting the White BalancePress Touch the White Balance Auto White Balance 107 Setting the color temperature Setting the White Balance manually108 Select 1 , 2 and then touch White Set 109 Finely adjusting the White Balance White Balance Bracket 110To set the bracket Horizontal a to B Vertical G to Mj 111 Setting the Light SensitivityPress Touch the ISO sensitivity About Intelligent ISO sensitivity control 112 113 Using the function button 114 115 Switch to confirmation screen by pressing Fn2Set Fn Button Set in the Custom menu to Preview Depth of field properties When exposure is not adequate Press Fn1 How to tell if the exposure is not adequate116 Set the Fn Button Set of the Custom menu to One Push AE Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed Aperture-Priority AE Mode117 Aperture value Reduces 118 Shutter-Priority AE ModeShutter speed Slow Shutter speed Fast 119 Manual Exposure ModeReduces Increases Slow Fast Manual Exposure Assistance 120+3 Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value About B Bulb 121 Taking Pictures that match the Scene beingTo enjoy a variety of picture effects Clear Portrait 122Silky Skin Backlit Softness Clear in Backlight 123Relaxing Tone Sweet Childs Face Distinct Scenery 124Bright Blue Sky Romantic Sunset Glow Glistening Water 125Clear Nightscape Cool Night Sky Warm Glowing Nightscape 126Artistic Nightscape Glittering Illuminations Clear Night Portrait 127Soft Image of a Flower Soft focus creates a diffused image Appetizing Food 128Cute Dessert Freeze Animal Motion 129Clear Sports Shot Monochrome Taking Pictures with different image effects Adjust the effect to fit your preferences130 131 Expressive 132Retro High Key Sepia 133Dynamic Monochrome Impressive Art Cross Process 134Toy Effect This effect gives your photo a dramatic color look 135 Setting the type of defocusMiniature Effect Touch to set the recording orientation defocus orientation Touch the in-focus portion 136Drag the slide bar to change the size of in-focus portion Soft Focus 137Star Filter One Point Color 138 Touch the part where you want to leave the colorSet the color to leave Taking Pictures in Custom Set Make settings Register139 Refer to P140 for details about steps 1 Custom set Description of settings Settings are registered for on the mode dial140 Set the mode dial to Recording using registered custom setWhen changing the menu settings Rec menu Setup menu Custom menu Playback Mode Recording ModeFace Recog. only works when the AF Mode is set to š Taking a Picture with Face Recognition Function Face Settings Take the picture adjusting the face with the guidePoint of recording when registering the face images 143 Set the item 144 145 Perform in Face SettingsChange or delete the information for a registered person Touch the position you wish to change in the order 146 Entering TextDisplay the entry screen Enter characters 147 Using the Rec MenuPhoto Style Touch the items Drag the slide bar to adjust Adjusting the picture qualityTouch Custom setting 148 Aspect Ratio 149Picture Size 12M 3456k3456 2448k2448 1744k1744 Settings AFS/AFF/AFC/MF Focus Mode150 Quality Settings ON/OFF What Is HDR? Metering Mode151 Dynamic Intelligent dynamic range control 152Flash Red-Eye Removal 153 Flash AdjustFlash Synchro 1ST 154 ResolutionISO Limit Set ISO Increments Long Shtr NR 155Shading Comp 156 157 Settings / /OFFColor Space Stabilizer 158 Profile SetupRecommended Filter Enter Name Rec Mode Using the Motion Picture MenuFor details on Motion Picture menu settings, refer to P64 Hdtv using an Hdmi connection When MP4 is selected When Avchd is selected160 Rec Quality 161 Picture ModeContinuous AF Ex. Tele Conv 162 Settings 1/50/1/60/1/100/1/120/OFFMic Level Disp Mic Level Adj Switch the setting method of Quick Menu Using the Custom Menu163 Quick Menu will consist of desired items P69 Position can be set by dragging the histogram 164It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure Histogram Position can be set by dragging the on the guide line 1655SEC/3SEC/1SEC/OFF White saturated areas appear blinking in black and white AE/AF/AF/AE 166AF/AE Lock AF/AE Lock Hold Eye Sensor AF ON/OFF 167You cannot take a picture until the subject is brought into Focus AF Assist Lamp 168MF Assist MF Guide 169 170 LVF/LCD Auto Enables/disables the eye sensor ON/OFFSensitivity Single Press 171 Set whether or not to display the dial operation guide 172 173 Playing Back Burst Pictures 174 Editing Burst Pictures 2D/3D Settings Using the Playback Menu175 Slide Show 176 Changing the slide show settingsEffect Duration or Repeat can be set 177 Playback Mode Multi setting Single setting178 Title Edit Text Stamp 179Touch Set Select the item to stamp Touch Touch OK 180 Video Divide 181 Resize 182Touch the size you wish to change Touch a picture repeat Cropping 183Touch Reduce Drag Move Rotate 184You can manually rotate the images by 90o each time Select Rotate on the Playback menu. P64 Select the picture. Single setting Select the picture and touch Set/Cancel185 Favorite 186 Multi setting Touch the picture you wish to printPrint Set Touch / to set the number of prints, and then touch Set To print the date 187 188 Multi setting Touch the picture you wish to protectProtect Face Rec Edit 189 Enjoying 3D picturesTaking 3D pictures 3D picture Functions that cannot be used during 3D recording 190Recording functions Rec menu Playing back 3D pictures 191Functions that cannot be set/do not work with 3D pictures 192 193 Playing Back Pictures on a TV ScreenConnect the camera and a TV To connect with an Hdmi mini cable optional 194 What is the Viera Link Hdmi Hdavi Control? Using Viera Link Hdmi195 Preparations Set the Viera Link to ON. P75 196 Automatic input switchingOther linked operations Turning this unit off 197 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on yourPC that can be used 198 Copy the images to a PC using PHOTOfunSTUDIOTouch PC on the screen of this unit 199 Copying to a PC without using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 200 Connection in the PTP Mode Set USB Mode to PictBridgePTP 201 Saving still pictures and motion pictures on a RecorderDubbing with non-compatible equipment 202 Printing the PicturesTouch PictBridgePTP Touch Print start 203 Print with Date 204Num.of prints You can set the number of prints up to 205 When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paperPaper Size Layout Layouts for printing that can be set with this unit Using the dedicated flash DMW-FL220 optional Optional accessories206 External Flash optional Conversion lens optional 207 Filters optional 208Remote Shutter optional AC adaptor optional/DC coupler optional Recording Mode P31 Photo Style P147 Flash Mode P84 Recording Recording in Program AE ModeLCD Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display 209 210 Recording after settings Detailed information display 211Histogram display 212 213 214 Bring charged spare batteries when going outAbout the LCD monitor/Viewfinder About the Lens 215 Dispose of unusable batteryCharger About the personal information 216Disclaimer 217 When not using the camera for a long period of timeAbout the picture data About tripods or unipods 218 Message Display 219 Read Error/Write Error Please check the cardInsert SD card again/Try another card Folder cannot be created 220 This battery cannot be used Battery and power source Troubleshooting221 Recording 222 Bright spot not in subject is recorded 223You cannot compensate the exposure Function lever does not work Motion pictures 224 Lens 225Flash is not activated Flash is activated 2 times LCD monitor/Viewfinder 226 Playback 227Picture is not played back There are no recorded pictures Playback sound or operation sound is too low TV, PC and printer 228 229 Others 230 231 Clock is resetCamera becomes warm File numbers are not recorded consecutively

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