Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Gx8 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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3Press [MENU/SET] and set.
•You can also complete this step by performing either of the operations below:–Press the shutter button halfway
–Press [Fn13]
•Items that are temporarily assigned to the front/rear dials can be used only while the guide 
(step1) or setting screen (step2) is displayed.
Setting the operation methods of the front dial and rear dial
> [Custom]  > [Dial Set.]
[Assign Dial (F/SS)] Assigns the operations of the aperture value and shutter speed 
in Manual Exposure Mode.
[F SS]:
Assigns the aperture value to the front dial, and the shutter 
speed to the rear dial.
[SS F]:
Assigns the shutter speed to the front dial, and the aperture 
value to the rear dial.
[Rotation (F/SS)]
Changes the rotation direction of the dials for adjusting the 
aperture value and shutter speed.
[]/[]
[Exp Comp Setup] 
(P167)Allows you to expand the exposure compensation range with 
the front or rear dial. (Only when the exposure compensation 
dial is set to [
j3] or [ i3].)
[]  (Front Dial) /[ ] (Rear Dial) /[OFF]
[Dial Operation Switch 
Setup] Sets the items to be assigned temporarily to the front/rear dia
ls 
when you press the function button to which [Dial Operation 
Switch] is assigned.
[]  ([Front Dial Operation]) /[ ] ([Rear Dial Operation])
•Items that can be set are as follows.
–[Sensitivity]  (P168)
–[White Balance]  (P129)–[Drive Mode] (P174)–[AF Mode/MF]  (P144)
–[Photo Style] (P123)–[Filter Select]  (P107, 125)–[Aspect Ratio]  (P133)
–[4K PHOTO] (P178)–[Highlight Shadow]  (P128)–[i.Dynamic] (P136)
–[i.Resolution]  (P136)–[Flash Mode] (P229)–[Flash Adjust.]  (P232)
•[Highlight Shadow] uses the two dials. It will be automatically  
assigned to both of the dials when you assign i t to either of them.
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Pressing the cursor button:
Selection of items or setting of values etc., is performed.
Pressing [MENU/SET]:
Confirmation of setting contents, etc., is performed.
•
This owner’s manual expresses the up, down, left, and right of 
the cursor button as 3/4/2 /1.
Even when the camera is operated using the touch screen, it 
is possible to operate with the cursor button and [MENU/SET] 
button if a guide like the one shown on the right is displayed.
Even on menu screens etc. on which the guide is not 
displayed, you can make settings and selections by operating 
the buttons.
•
By assigning [Cursor Button Lock] to a function button, you can  
disable the cursor buttons and the [MENU/SET] button.  (P70)
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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.Switching the display method of the viewfinder/monitor
[ ] (viewfinder style): Scales down images slightly so that you  can better review the 
composition of the images.
[ ] (monitor style): Scales images to fill the entire screen so  that you can see their 
details.
•
The viewfinder screen is switched as shown below. (Examples for  the viewfinder style [ ])
[DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
In Recording Mode
> [Custom]  > [LVF Disp.Style]
> [Custom]  > [Monitor Disp. Style]
With information 
(detailed 
information)
¢ 1With information With information 
(detailed 
information, tilt 
sensor display)¢ 1
With information 
(tilt sensor 
display)
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•The monitor screen is switched as shown below. (Examples for the monitor style [ ])
¢ 1 Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom]  menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting th e [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P95)
¢ 2 It is displayed when the [Monitor Info. Disp.] of the [Custom]  menu is set to [ON].
Settings can be adjusted directly by touching each of the items  displayed on the screen.
•If you assign [LVF/Monitor Disp. Style] to [Fn Button Set] (P70) in the [Custom] menu, each 
time you press the assigned function button, you can change the  display style of the monitor or 
viewfinder ([ ]/[ ]), whichever is currently in use.
•If no operation is performed, the information on the screen wil l gradually become darker after 
approximately 10 seconds has passed, and will no longer be disp layed after approximately 1 
minute has passed.
Pressing the [DISP.] button or touching the monitor will make t he display reappear.
This operation is to prevent screen burn-in and is not a malfun ction.
With 
information
¢ 1Without 
information With information 
(tilt sensor display)
¢ 1
Without 
information (tilt 
sensor display)
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recording 
information
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Displaying/not displaying the histogram
You can set the position by pressing 3/4/2 /1.•Direct touch operation is also possible from the recording scre en.
•A histogram is a graph that displays brightness along the 
horizontal axis (black to white) and the number of pixels at each 
brightness level on the vertical axis.
It allows you to easily check a picture’s exposure.
A dark
B bright
•When the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each o ther under the 
following conditions, the histogram is displayed in orange.
–During Exposure Compensation, or when the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [ n0] 
in the Manual Exposure Mode.
–When the flash is activated
–When suitable exposure is not achieved–When the brightness of the screen is not correctly displayed in  dark places•The histogram is an approximation in the Recording Mode.
•The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histogram s displayed by picture editing 
software used in PCs etc.
Displaying/not displaying the guide lines
•
The guideline is not displayed in the Panorama Shot Mode.
When [ ]  is set, guideline positions can be set by pressing  3/4/2/
1.
•You can also set the position directly by touching [ ] on the gu ideline 
of the recording screen.
Displaying/not displaying the on-monitor recording information  screen
>
 [Custom]  > [Histogram]  > [ON]/[OFF]
>  [Custom]  > [Guide Line]  > [ ]/[ ]/[ ]/[OFF]
> [Custom]  > [Monitor Info. Disp.]  > [ON]/[OFF]
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∫About the tilt sensor display
With the tilt sensor displayed, it is easy to correct the tilt  of the camera etc.
1Press [DISP.] to display the tilt sensor.2Check the tilt of the camera.
AHorizontal direction:
Correcting tilt to the left
B Vertical direction:
Correcting downward tilt
•When the tilt of the camera is little, the indicator changes to  green.
•When recording with a vertical orientation, the display automat ically switches to a 
vertically orientated display.
•Even after correcting the tilt, there may still be an error of  approximately n1°.•When a function button is set to [Level Gauge], the tilt sensor  display can be switched on/off by 
pressing the function button.
Not available in these cases:
•
Tilt sensor display may not be displayed correctly when this un it is in motion.•When tilted significantly upwards or downwards to record, the t ilt sensor display may not be 
displayed correctly, and the Direction Detection Function  (P42) may not work correctly.
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•Screen will switch as follows:
¢ 1 If approximately 10 seconds elapses without an operation being  performed, the display will 
disappear.
Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make the display reappear .
This operation is to prevent screen burn-in and is not a malfun ction.
¢ 2 Not displayed while using the playback zoom or during motion p icture playback, sequential 
playback, panorama playback or a slide show.
¢ 3 This is displayed if [Highlight]  (P58) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
¢ 4 If no operation is performed for a number of seconds, [ ] and o ther touch icons will 
disappear.
•Histogram is displayed in R (red), G (green), B (blue), and Y ( luminance) during the playback.
In Playback Mode
With 
information¢ 1
Detailed 
information 
display
¢ 2
Histogram 
display¢ 2
Without 
information  (Highlight 
display)
¢ 1, 2, 3, 4
Without 
information¢ 4
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Displaying/not displaying white saturated areas>  [Custom]  > [Highlight]  > [ON]/[OFF]
When the Auto Review function is activated or when playing back , white saturated areas 
appear blinking in black and white.
This does not affect the recorded image.
•
If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative  (P167) referring to the histogram  (P55) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality picture.
•This does not work while in Multi Playback, Calendar 
Playback, or Playback Zoom.
MENU
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Touch screen of this unit is capacitive. Touch the panel directly with your bare finger.
∫ Touch
To touch and release the touch screen.
•
When selecting features using the touch screen, be sure 
to touch the center of the desired icon.
∫ Drag
A movement without releasing the touch screen.
This can also be used to move to the next image during 
playback, etc.
∫ Pinch (enlarge/reduce)
Pinch the touch screen apart (enlarge) or together 
(reduce) with two fingers.
Touch screen (Touch operations)
Fn9
Fn8
Fn10
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Enabling/disabling the touch operation
•
When set to [OFF], no corresponding touch tab or touch icon is  displayed on the screen.
•Touch the screen with the clean and dry finger.•If you use a commercially available monitor protection sheet, please follow the instructions that 
accompany the sheet.
(Some monitor protection sheets may impair visibility or operab ility.)
•Do not press on the monitor with hard pointed tips, such as ball point pens.•Do not operate with your fingernails.
•Wipe the monitor with dry soft cloth when it gets dirty with finger prints and others.•Do not scratch or press the monitor too hard.•For information about the icons displayed on the touch screen,  refer to “Monitor Display/
Viewfinder Display
” on  P356.
Not available in these cases:
•
The touch screen may not function normally in the following cas es.–When touched by a gloved hand–When touched by a wet hand (water or hand cream, etc.)
–When the touch screen is wet–When you use a commercially available monitor protect sheet–When touched by multiple hands or fingers at the same time
> [Custom]  > [Touch Settings]
[Touch Screen] All touch operations.
When set to [OFF], only button and dial operations can be used.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch Tab]Operation to display the touch icons by touching tabs such as [
] displayed 
on the right of the screen.
[ON]/[OFF]
[Touch AF] Operation to optimize the focus or both the focus and brightnes
s for a 
touched subject.
[AF]  (P150) /[AF+AE]  (P154)/[OFF]
[Touch Pad AF] Operation to move the AF area by touching the monitor when the viewfinder 
is in use. 
(P153)
[EXACT]/[OFFSET]/[OFF]
MENU