Panasonic Dmc G5 Basic Owners Manual

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22 Focus distance reference mark
23 Flash open lever
24 Stereo microphone•
Be careful not to cover the microphone with 
your finger. Doing so may make sound 
difficult to record.
25 Hot shoe
26 Mode dial
27 Shutter button
28 Function lever
29 Speaker•
Be careful not to cover the speaker with your finger. Doing so may make sound difficult to 
hear.
30 Camera ON/OFF switch
31 Status indicator
32 Intelligent Auto button
33 Motion picture button
34 Tripod mount•
A tripod with a screw length...

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∫Lens
This touch screen is a type that detects pressure. H-PS14042 H-FS014042
1 Lens surface
2 Zoom lever
3 Focus lever
4 Contact point
5 Lens fitting mark
6 Focus ring
7 Zoom ring
Touch screen
Touch the screen
To touch and release the touch screen.Drag
A movement without releasing the touch 
screen.
Use this to perform tasks such as selecting 
icons or images displayed on the touch 
screen.
•
When selecting features using the touch 
screen, be sure to touch the center of the 
desired...

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Changing the Lens
•Check that the camera is turned off.
Align the lens fitting marks A (red marks) and 
then rotate the lens in the direction of the arrow 
until it clicks.
•Do not press the lens release button  B when you attach a 
lens.
While pressing on the lens release button  B, 
rotate the lens toward the arrow until it stops and 
then remove.
Attaching the lens
Preparations: Remove the lens  rear cap from the lens, and the body cap from the 
camera.
Detaching the lens...

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Attaching the Shoulder Strap
•We recommend attaching the shoulder strap when using the camera to prevent it from 
dropping.
1Pass the shoulder strap through the shoulder 
strap eyelet on the camera body.
A: Shoulder strap eyelet
2Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the 
ring in the direction of the arrow and then pass it 
through the stopper.
3Pass the end of the shoulder strap through the 
hole on the other side of the stopper.
4Pull the other side of the shoulder 
strap and then...

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Charging the Battery
∫About batteries that you can use with this unit
The battery that can be used with this unit is DMW-BLC12PP.
•
The battery is not charged when the camera is shipped. Charge the battery before use.
•Charge the battery with the charger indoors.
∫  About the [CHARGE] indicator
The [CHARGE] indicator turns on:
The [CHARGE] indicator is turned on during charging.
The [CHARGE] indicator turns off:
The [CHARGE] indicator will turn off once the charging has completed without...

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Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/
the Battery
•Check that this unit is turned off.•We recommend using a Panasonic card.
1Slide the release lever in the direction 
of the arrow and open the card/battery 
door.
•Always use genuine Panasonic batteries 
(DMW-BLC12PP).
•If you use other batteries, we cannot 
guarantee the quality of this product.
2Battery: Being careful about the battery 
orientation, insert all the way until you 
hear a locking sound and then check 
that it is...

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About the Card
The following cards which conform to the SD video standard can be used with this unit.
(These cards are indicated as  card in the text.)
¢SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing. Check via the label on 
the card, etc.
•Please confirm the latest information on the following website.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/(This Site is English only.)
Note
•Keep the Memory Card out of reach of children to prevent swallowing.
About cards that can...

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Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
•The clock is not set when the camera is shipped.
1Turn the camera on.
•The status indicator 1 lights when you turn 
this unit on.
2Touch [Clock Set].
3Touch the items you wish to set (Year/Month/
Day/Hours/Minutes), and set using [ ]/[ ].
•You can continue to switch the settings by continuously 
touching [ ]/[ ].
•Touch [ ] to cancel the date and time settings without setting a date and time.
To set the display order and the time display format.
•Touch...

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Selecting the Recording Mode
∫To select a Recording Mode with the mode dial
Select the mode by rotating the 
mode dial.
•Rotate the mode dial slowly to select the 
desired mode  A.
∫To select Intelligent Auto Mode
Press [ ¦].
•[¦] button will light up when it  is switched to Intelligent 
Auto Mode.
•The Recording Mode selected by the mode dial is 
disabled while the [
¦] button is lit.
Intelligent Auto Mode
The subjects are recorded using settings  automatically selected by the camera....

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Taking a Still picture
Applicable modes: 
1Select the Recording Mode.
Just by touching the subject to focus, it will focus on the subject and take the picture 
automatically.
∫To cancel the Touch Shutter function
Touch [ ] .
2Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
A Aperture value
B Shutter speed
•Aperture value and shutter speed are displayed. (It 
will flash in red if the correc t exposure is not achieved, 
except when set to flash.)
•When the image is correctly focused, the...