Panasonic Dmc G7 Owners Manual

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Press [DISP.] to switch the information displayed on the 
screen.
•
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 the Exposure meter by setting th e [Expo.Meter] of the [Custom] 
menu to [ON].  (P93)
¢ 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.
[DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
In Recording Mode
With 
information¢ 1Without 
information With information 
(tilt sensor display)
¢ 1
Without 
information (tilt 
sensor 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 .
Switching the display method of the monitor
[]:  viewfinder style
[]:  monitor style
Switching the display method of the viewfinder
[]:  viewfinder style
[]:  monitor style
With information 
(detailed 
information)
¢With information With information 
(detailed 
information, tilt 
sensor display)¢
With information  (tilt sensor display)
> [Custom]  > [Monitor Disp. Style]
> [Custom]  > [LVF Disp.Style]
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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.
–When the Manual Exposure Assistance is other than [ n0] during Exposure Compensation or 
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  (P43) may not work correctly.
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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 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  (P173) referring to the histogram  (P53) 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.
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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 your eye or an object near it.
•
Eye sensor might not work properly depending on the shape of yo ur eyeglasses, the way you 
hold the camera, or bright light shining around the eyepiece. I n that case, press [LVF] to switch 
the display.
•During motion picture playback or a slide show, the camera does  not automatically switch the 
display to the Viewfinder with the eye sensor.
[LVF] button (Switching the Monitor/Viewfinder)
[LVF]/[Fn5] button can be used in two ways, as [LVF] or as 
[Fn5] (function 5).
The button can be used as the [LVF] button at the time of 
purchase.
•
Refer to  P70 for details about the function button.
Automatic viewfinder/ monitor switching
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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]
•
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 offer Manual Focus–With some Four Thirds lenses
>[Custom]  > [Eye Sensor]
[Sensitivity] This will set the sensitiv
ity of the eye sensor.
[HIGH]/[LOW]
[LVF/Monitor 
Switch] This will set the method for switching between the monitor and 
viewfinder.
[LVF/MON AUTO] (automatic switching between the monitor and 
viewfinder)/
[LVF] (viewfinder)/[MON] (monitor)
•If you press [LVF] to switch the display, the [LVF/Monitor Swit ch] setting will 
also switch.
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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)
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Fn6
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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 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  P365.
Not available in these cases:
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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]  (P157) /[AF+AE]  (P161)/[OFF]
[Touch Pad AF] Operation to move the AF area by touching the monitor when the viewfinder 
is in use. 
(P160)
[EXACT]/[OFFSET]/[OFF]
MENU