Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gf5 Owners Manual

- 81 -
Recording
•The flash setting may change if the Recording Mode is changed. Set the flash setting again if 
necessary.
•The flash setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off. When changing scene using 
Scene Guide Mode, the Scene Guide Mode flash setting is returned to the default value with 
each change of scene.
•Flash will not be activated when recording motion picture.
∫The available flash range
If the distance to the subject is close when  taking a picture using a flash, part of the...

Recording
- 82 -
∫Shutter speed for each flash setting
¢This becomes 60 seconds in Shutter-Priority AE Mode and 60 seconds in the Manual Exposure 
Mode.
•When the flash is activated the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/160 of a second.•In Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode, shutter speed changes depending on the identified 
scene.
Note
•When recording with the flash, white saturation can occur if the subject is too close. If 
[Highlight] of the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], regions of white...

- 83 -
Recording
Applicable modes: 
Compensating the Exposure
Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in 
brightness between the subject and the background. Look at the following examples.
•
Select [0] to return to the original exposure.•Rotate the control dial to display the [Expo.Meter].  (P155) (However, it does not appear 
in  Mode.)
Note
•The set exposure value is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•The compensation range of the exposure will be...

Recording
- 84 -
Applicable modes: 
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
Press 4  () .
Touch burst icon ([ ], etc.).
Select and touch the burst speed.
¢ 1 Number of recordable pictures
¢ 2 Depending on the recording conditions, the number of frames in a burst may be reduced. 
(For example, when [i.Resolution] of the recording menu is set to [EXTENDED], the number 
of frames in a burst may be reduced)
¢ 3 Pictures can be taken until the...

- 85 -
Recording
Touch [Set].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
AWhen Burst Mode is set to high speed [H].
•Hold down the shutter button fully to activate the Burst Mode.
∫Focusing in Burst Mode
The focus changes depending on the setting for [Focus Priority]  (P156) in the [Custom] 
menu and the setting for [Focus Mode]  (P32) in the [Rec] menu.
¢ 1 When subject is dark, the focus is fixed on the first picture.
¢ 2 The burst speed may become slower because the camera is continuously focusing on...

Recording
- 86 -
Applicable modes: 
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Maximum of 5 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the 
Exposure Compensation range every time the shutter button is pressed.
With Auto Bracket
[Step]: [3 •1/3], [Sequence]: [0/ s/r ]
Press  4  () .
Touch Auto Bracket icon ([ ], etc.).
Select and touch the step.
Touch [Set].
Focus on the subject and take a picture.
A Auto Bracket indication
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the number of...

- 87 -
Recording
∫Changing the settings for [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] and [Sequence] in Auto 
Bracket
1Select [Auto Bracket] in the [Rec] menu.  (P60)
2Touch [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] or [Sequence].3Touch the setting.
•
You can take one picture at a time when set to [ ].•You can continuously take pictures up to set numbers when set to [ ].•Exit the menu after it is set.
Note
•When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after setting the Exposure Compensation range, the 
pictures taken are based...

Recording
- 88 -
Applicable modes: 
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press 4 ().
Touch self-timer icon ([ ], etc.).
Select and touch the time setting for the self 
timer.
Touch [Set].
ItemSettings
Picture is taken 10 seconds  after shutter is pressed.
After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals.
Picture is taken 2 seconds  after shutter is pressed.
•
When using a tripod, etc., this setting is a convenient way to avoid the jitter 
caused by pressing the shutter button.
10 

- 89 -
Recording
Press the shutter button halfway to focus and 
then press it fully to take the picture.
AWhen self-timer is set to [ ].
•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus. 
Focus and exposure will be set when the shutter button is 
pressed halfway.
•If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture 
even when the subject is not focused, set [Focus Priority] in 
the [Custom] menu to [OFF].  (P156)
•The self-timer indicator B blinks and the shutter is activated...

Recording
- 90 -
Applicable modes: 
Taking Pictures with Auto Focus
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be 
selected.
Also, it is possible to set the focus to the subject specified on the touch screen.
(Set the [Touch AF] of the [Touch Settings] in the [Custom] menu to [ON].)
Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition.
Set the [Focus Mode] to [AFS], [AFF] or [AFC] (P32).
Press  2 ().
To u c h  t h e  i t e m .
•AF area...