Panasonic Dmc G7 Owners Manual

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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.
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You can select between [ ] (monitor style) and [ ] (viewfinder style) for each of the 
monitor and the viewfinder display screen using [Monitor Disp. Style] and [LVF Disp.Style] in 
the [Custom] menu.
([ ] monitor style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of monitor display)
¢ 1 Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom]  menu is set to [ON].
It is also possible to display...

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([ ] viewfinder style)
•Screen will switch as follows:
(Example of display on viewfinder)
¢ Histograms are displayed when the [Histogram] of the [Custom] m enu is set to [ON]. (P53)
It is also possible to display the Exposure meter by setting th e [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P93)
•If approximately 1 minute elapses without an operation being per formed, the display will 
disappear.
Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make the display reappear ....

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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...

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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...

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•Screen will switch as follows:
¢ 1 If approximately 1 minute elapses without an operation being pe rformed, the display will 
disappear.
Press [DISP.] or touch the monitor to make the display reappear .
¢ 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]  (P56) in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON].
¢ 4 If no operation is performed for a...

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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.
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If there are any white saturated areas, we 
recommend compensating the exposure towards 
negative  (P173) referring to the histogram  (P53) and 
then taking the picture again. It may result in a better 
quality...

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Press [LVF] to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder.A[LVF] button
B Eye sensor
Press [LVF].
•The monitor/viewfinder will switch as follows:
¢ If [Eye Sensor AF] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the cam era automatically adjusts the 
focus as the eye sensor is activated.  (P58)
∫Notes on automatic viewfinder/monitor switching
Automatic viewfinder/monitor switching enables the eye sensor t o switch the display to the 
viewfinder automatically when y ou bring...

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Setting the eye sensor sensitivity and the automatic switching of the display 
between the Monitor and Viewfinder
Adjusting/not adjusting the focus automatically when the eye se nsor is 
activated >  [Custom]  > [Eye Sensor AF]  > [ON]/[OFF]
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Beep sounds are not emitted when the focus is achieved in [Eye  Sensor AF].•[Eye Sensor AF] may not work in dimly lit conditions.
•The [Eye Sensor AF] feature is disabled in the following conditions:–With lenses that only...

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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.
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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...

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Enabling/disabling the touch operation
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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...