Panasonic Dmc G7 Owners Manual

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Applicable modes: 
When the exposure setting is too bright or too dark, you can use one push AE to achieve a 
suitable exposure setting.
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The exposure meter is displayed, and the aperture and shutter s peed are changed to give 
a suitable exposure.
•In the following cases, suitable exposure cannot be set.
–When the subject is extremely dark and it is not possible to ac hieve adequate exposure 
by changing the aperture value or shutter speed
–When recording using the flash
–In...

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Taking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
Recording Mode: 
Consecutive photos taken while the camera is moved are combined to form a panorama.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
•After the screen that asks you to check the recording direction is displayed, the 
horizontal/vertical guidelines will be displayed.
2Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
3Press the shutter button fully and move the camera in a small c ircle 
in the direction of the arrow on the screen.
Recording from...

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4Press the shutter button once again to end the picture recording.
•Recording can also be ended by keeping the camera still while recording.
•Recording can also be ended by moving the camera to the end of  the guide.
∫Changing the recording direction and angle of view (image size)  of panorama 
pictures
>
 [Rec] >[Panorama Settings]
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The number of recording pixels in the horizontal and vertical directions of the panorama picture 
varies depending on the image size,
 the recording...

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∫About playback
Pressing  3 will start scrolling playback automatically in the 
same direction as the recording.
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The following operations can be performed during scrolling 
playback.
¢ When the playback is paused, you can scroll forwards and backwa rds by dragging the 
screen.
When the scroll bar is touched, the playback position jumps to  the touched position.
•The optimal speed for moving the camera varies depending on the lens being used.•When the focal length is long, such as...

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Taking Pictures that match the Scene being 
recorded
 (Scene Guide Mode)
Recording Mode: 
If you select a scene to suit the subject and recording conditions with reference to the 
example images, the camera will set optimal exposure, color, an d focus, allowing you to 
record in a manner appropriate to the scene.
1Set the mode dial to  [ ].
2Press  2/1 to select the scene.
•The scene can also be selected by dragging an example 
image or the slide bar.
3Press [MENU/SET] to set.
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∫Switching the scene selection screen display
Press [DISP.] to switch the monitor screen.
•When it is set to the guide display, tips for creating picture  effects suitable for each scene, etc. 
is displayed.
•To change the Scene Guide Mode, select the [ ] tab on the menu s creen, select [Scene 
Switch] , and then press [MENU/SET]. You can return to step2 on  P105 .
•The following items cannot be set in Scene Guide Mode because t he camera automatically 
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For details on “Scene Guide Mode” settings, refer to P105.
[Clear Portrait]
The brightness of the face is adjusted and the background is 
defocused to create a clear portrait.Tips
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If you are using a lens with the zoom function, you can enhance  
the effect by zooming in as much as possible and closing the 
distance between the camera and the subject.
[Silky Skin]
Brighter face and softer skin color creates a healthy younger 
look.Tips
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If you are using a lens with the zoom...

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[Clear in Backlight]Outdoors, the flash will be used to more evenly illuminate the 
subject’s face.Tips
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Open the flash. (You can set to [  ‰ ].)•White saturation can occur if the subject is too close.
•Flash pictures taken closer or beyond the flash’s rated distanc e 
may appear too bright or too dark.
•When [Silent Mode]  is set to  [ON] , the flash is not activated.
[Relaxing Tone]
The warm color tone creates an image with a relaxing mood.
[Sweet Child's Face]Moderate...

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[Distinct Scenery]Saturation of sky and trees creates more distinct scenery.
[Bright Blue Sky]On a sunny day, the overall sc reen brightness is increased to 
create a vibrant image of the blue sky.
[Romantic Sunset Glow]
The enhanced purple tone creates a romantic image of the 
sky just after sunset. 

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[Vivid Sunset Glow]Red is enhanced to create a vivid image of the sunset.
[Glistening Water]The glisten of the water is enhanced to look brighter and 
slightly bluish.
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Display of the recording screen will be delayed more than usual  
and the screen will look as if frames are dropping.
•Star filter used in this mode may cause glistening effects on t he 
objects other than water surface.
[Clear Nightscape]
Color saturation of the night light is increased to accentuate 
the...