Panasonic DMC-GF5 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Contents
Before Use
Care of the camera ...................................5
Standard Accessories ...............................6
Names and Functions of Components......7
About the Lens........................................12
Preparation
Changing the Lens..................................13
Attaching the Shoulder Strap ..................16
Charging the Battery...............................17
• Charging ...........................................17
• Approximate operating time and
number of recordable pictures..........19
Inserting and Removing the Card
(optional)/the Battery...............................22
About the Card........................................23
• About cards that can be used with
this unit .............................................23
• Approximate number of recordable
pictures and available recording
time...................................................25
Setting Date/Time (Clock Set).................27
• Changing the Clock Setting ..............28
Basic
Selecting the Recording Mode................29
Tips for taking good pictures...................31
• Detects orientation of camera
(Direction Detection Function) ..........31
Taking a Still picture................................32
• How to set focus when taking a still
picture (AFS/AFF/AFC).....................32
• Taking a Still picture..........................34
• Taking pictures using the Touch
Shutter function.................................35
• Switching the Information Displayed
on the recording screen....................36
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) .............37
Recording with Camera-Recommended
Effects...............................................40
Easily adjust and record
(Intelligent Auto Plus Mode) ....................41
Taking Pictures with Defocus Control
Function...................................................43
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite
Settings (Program AE Mode) ..................45
Recording Motion Picture........................47
• How to set focus when recording a
motion picture (Continuous AF) ........47
• Recording Motion Picture..................48
Recording still pictures while recording
motion pictures..................................50
Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures....51
• Playing Back Pictures .......................51
• Changing the information displayed
on the playback screen.....................54
• Playing Back Motion Pictures............55
• Creating Still Pictures from a Motion
Picture...............................................57
Deleting Pictures.....................................58
Setting the Menu.....................................60
• Setting menu items ...........................60
• Setting the menu screen
background .......................................63
Setting the Quick Menu...........................65
About the Setup Menu.............................67