Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Gh4 Owners Manual

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Select a Drive Mode
You can change what the camera will do when you press the shutter button.
Rotating the drive mode dial.
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
•Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH] will be recorded as a single burst group.
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst Mode.
∫Changing the burst speed
1Select the menu. (P28)
2Press  3/4 to select the burst speed and then...

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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
•The Auto Bracket indication blinks until the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
∫Changing the settings for [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] and [Sequence] in Auto Bracket
1Select the menu. (P28)
2Press 3/4 to select [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] or [Sequence] and then...

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Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals 
([Time Lapse Shot])
If you set the start time of recording, the recording interval and the number of pictures, the 
camera can automatically take pictures of subjects such as animals or plants as time 
elapses and create a motion picture.
•
Set the date and time settings in advance. (P19)
•Pictures taken with Time Lapse Shot are displayed as a set of group pictures.
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Press [MENU/SET].
•The screen...

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8Press the shutter button fully.
•The recording starts automatically.
•During recording standby, the power will turn off automatically if no operation is performed 
for a certain period. The Time Lapse Shot is continued even with the power turned off. 
When the recording start time arrives, the power turns on automatically.
To turn on the power manually, press the shutter button halfway.
•If [Fn1] is pressed or [ ] is touched while this unit is turned on, a selection screen...

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Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
A stop motion picture is created by splicing pictures together.
•Set the date and time settings in advance. (P19)
•Pictures taken with [Stop Motion Animation] are displayed as a set of group pictures.
1Set the drive mode dial to [ ] .
2Press [MENU/SET].
•The screen selected with [Time Lapse/Animation] in the 
recording menu will be displayed. (The screen will be 
displayed only when you press [MENU/SET] for the first...

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10Touch [ ] to end the recording.
•It can also be ended by selecting [Time Lapse/Animation] 
from the [Rec] menu and then pressing [MENU/SET].
•When [Auto Shooting] is set to  [ON], select [End] on the 
confirmation screen.
(If [Pause]  has been selected, press the shutter button fully 
to resume the recording.)
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is ended when [Yes] is selected.
•Confirmation screen for creating a motion picture is displayed next, so select [Yes].
11Select...

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Setting the Picture Quality and Size
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback method.
•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets.
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When [Ex. Tele Conv.] (P100) is set, [ ] is displayed on the picture sizes of each aspect ratio...

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Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
¢1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also be 
deleted.
¢ 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.
Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality])
Applicable modes: 
> [Rec] > [Quality]
SettingsFile formatDescription of settings
[A ]
JPEG A JPEG image in which image quality was given priority.[
› ] A standard image quality JPEG...

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Setting the Light Sensitivity
This allows the sensitivity to light (ISO sensitivity) to be set. Setting to a higher figure 
enables pictures to be taken even in dark places without the resulting pictures coming out 
dark.
1Press [ ].
2Select the ISO sensitivity by rotating the rear 
dial or the front dial.
3Press [ ] to set.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
¢ Only available when [Extended ISO] is set.
•Setting items below will be selectable in Creative...

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Adjusting the White Balance
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the color of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in accordance with the light source.
1Press [ ].
2Rotate the rear dial or front dial to select the 
White Balance.
3Press [ ] to set.
•You can also press the shutter button halfway to set.
¢  It will operate as [AWB] during motion picture...