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Panasonic GH4 Quick Start Manual

Panasonic GH4 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 Quick   S tart   G uide   f or   S hooting   V ideo   w ith   t he Panasonic   G H4  ...
  • Page 2 Two   o ptions   f or   u sing   t his   c amera: • Option   1 : The   s implest   m ethod   i s   t o   u se   t he   C 1   P reset   t hat   h as   b een   entered  ...

  • Page 3: Basic Operations

    Panasonic   G H4 Option   O ne:   U sing   t he   C 1   P reset Basic   O perations...
  • Page 4 The   C 1   P reset and   B asic   O peration • The   C 1   p reset   c reates   M P4   v ideos   t hat   a re   1 920   x   1 080   3 0p   ( 29.97)   2 00   Mbps.  ...
  • Page 5 Panasonic   G H4 Step   O ne:   E rasing   P revious   I mages   a nd   V ideos...
  • Page 6 Step   O ne:   E rasing   P revious   I mages   a nd   V ideos Enter   t he   P lay   B ack   M enu Playback   C ontrols...
  • Page 7 Deleting   V ideos   f rom   t he   S D   C ard Press   T rash   b utton   w hile   i n   t he   P layback   M enu Please   E rase   a ll   y our   i mages   b efore   h anding   b ack   t he   c amera.
  • Page 8 Step   T wo:   C hange   t he   D ial   t o   t he   C 1   P reset...
  • Page 9 Step   T hree:   C hange   t he   F ocus   D ial   t o   A FC:   this   e nsures   c onstant   a uto-­‐focus   d uring   v ideo   c apture. Hold  ...
  • Page 10 AFC   i s   f or   C ontinuous   F ocus   c hange   Press   t he   s hutter   t o   s et   t he   i nitial   f ocal   p oint Set  ...
  • Page 11 Step   F our:   Stabilization:   O N   w hen   t he   c amera   i s   h andheld OFF   w hen   t he   c amera   i s   o n   a   t ripod...
  • Page 12 Step   F ive:   Press   t he   R ec.   b utton   t o   s tart  recording. Elapsed  recording  time Recording  format Rec.   I ndication Rec.   t ime Rec.   B utton remaining Audio  ...
  • Page 13 If   y ou   d o   n ot   s ee   a ll   o f   t his   i nformation   i n   t he   L CD   display,   p ress   t he   D isplay   b utton   o n   t he   b ack   o f   the  ...
  • Page 14 Panasonic   G H4 Basic   O peration:   B acking   u p   V ideos...
  • Page 15 Take   o ut   t he   S D   c ard   f rom   t he   c amera   a nd   i nto   your   M ac.   B ack   u p   t he   . MP4   f iles   o n   t o   y our   d rive.   They  ...

  • Page 16: Audio Recording

    Panasonic   G H4 Audio   R ecording Left   C hannel  Microphone Right  Channel  Microphone...
  • Page 17 Notes   o n   I mproving   A udio   R ecording • The   s tereo   m icrophone   o n   t he   c amera   c an   p ick   u p   n oise   w hen   y ou   manipulate  ...
  • Page 18 Panasonic   G H4 Option   T wo:   Creative   V ideo   M ode...
  • Page 19 Creative   V ideo   M ode This   m ode   g ives   y ou   m ore   c ontrol   o ver   t he     i mage and   4 K   V ideo   o ptions. Turn  the  Dial  ...
  • Page 20 Panasonic   G H4   C reative   V ideo   M ode Choosing   a   V ideo   R ecording   F ormat...
  • Page 21 GH4   M enu   A ccess Menu   Button Exit   M enu  Page   B utton...
  • Page 22 Choose   t he   R ec   F ormat:...
  • Page 23 There   a re   f our   R ec   F ormat   O ptions:   MP4(LPCM)   a nd   M OV   a re   t he   b est   o ptions. Adobe   P remiere   a ccepts   b oth   f ile   t ypes.
  • Page 24 A   d ecent   c omputer   i s   required   t o   e dit   t hese   t wo   f ormats.

  • Page 25: Creative V Ideo M Ode

    4K   o ptions   d o   n ot   a ppear   u nless   y ou   a re   i n   Creative   V ideo   M ode.
  • Page 26 After   c hoosing   t he   R ec   F ormat,   choose   t he   R ec   Q uality.   T his   d etermines the   i mage   s ize,   f rame   r ate   a nd   i mage   q uality.
  • Page 27 There   a re   m any   o ptions   f or   H D   v ideo   f ormats.   1920x1080  23.98p   ( 24p)   i s   t he   m ost   c ommon. The  ...
  • Page 28 Each   H D   f rame   r ate   h as   t hree   q uality   o ptions   from   b est   t o   w orst: 200   M bps,   1 00   M bps   a nd   5 0   M bps. The  ...
  • Page 29 The   H D   1 00   M bps   S ettings   h ave   a   Variable   F rame   R ate   O ption.
  • Page 30 Setting   t he   V ariable   F rame   R ate   i s   a   s eparate   menu   o ption.
  • Page 31 Shooting   w ith   a   h igher   ( variable)   f rame   r ate   creates   a   s mooth   s low   m otion   e ffect.

  • Page 32: About F Rame R Ates

    About   F rame   R ates: • The   m ore   f rames   p er   s econd,   t he   m ore   d etail   i n   m otion   a nd   t he   l ess   blur  ...
  • Page 33 If   y ou   s ee   o nly   2 5p   a nd   5 0p   ( PAL)   f rame   r ates   change   t he   S ystem   F requency   t o   5 9.94   H z   ( NTSC).
  • Page 34 Changing   t he   S ystem   F requency   t o   2 4.00  Hz   ( Cinema)   w ill   g ive   you   t rue   2 4   f ps.   T his   i s   d ifferent   f rom   2 3.97   f ps.   A ll   T Vs,   V ideo   Media  ...
  • Page 35 Video   R ecording   T ime   o n   6 4   G B   S D   c ards. • MOV   a nd   M P4   ( LPCM)   f ormat: • 4K   3 0p,24p   :   1 h   2 5   m in •...
  • Page 36 Video   R ecording   T ime   o n   6 4   G B   S D   c ards   f or the   t wo   l ower   q uality   v ideo   f ormats •...
  • Page 37 Format   a nd   R ec.   T ime   I nformation   on   t he   D isplay: Creative   v ideo   mode Programmed   exposure Rec   F ormat  and  Frame   R ate Recording  time  on  card With  that  ...
  • Page 38 Panasonic   G H4   C reative   V ideo   M ode Exposure   S ettings   i n   C reative   V ideo   M ode...
  • Page 39 In   C reative   V ideo   M ode: Choosing   a n   E xposure   M ode   i n   t he   M enu...
  • Page 40 In   C reative   V ideo   M ode: Choosing   a n   E xposure   M ode   o n   t he   T ouch   S creen...

  • Page 41: Exposure Modes

    Exposure   M odes • P (Program):  only   I SO   c hanges   c an   b e   m ade   ( set   I SO   t o   A uto   i f   you   w ish)– aperture   a nd   s hutter   s peed   a re   s et   a utomatically   – the   simplest  ...
  • Page 42 Adjusting   E xposure   o n   t he   C amera ISO   a djustment  (then   back   w heel) Shutter  Adjustment Aperture   Adjustment...
  • Page 43 Exposure   S ettings   i n   t he   D isplay   in   M anual   E xposure   M ode Creative   V ideo   Mode Manual  Exposure aperture Shutter  speed...
  • Page 44 Adjusting   E xposure   o n   t he   T ouch   S creen F:   A perture SS:  Shutter  Speed F:   A perture Sound   Levels SS:  Shutter  Speed Touch  Screen  Menu Sound   Levels...
  • Page 45 Exposure   t erminology • Aperture:   a n   o pening   i n   t he   l ens   t o   a llow   m ore   o r   l ess   l ight • Aperture   a lso   e ffects   h ow   m uch   o f   a n   i mage   i s   i n   f ocus   ( depth   o f   field) •...
  • Page 46 Exposure   t erminology • Shutter:   t he   l ength   o f   t ime  for   e ach   s ingle   e xposure   – each   f rame   o f   the   v ideo   i s   e xposed   f or   t his   a mount   o f   t ime •...
  • Page 47 Exposure   t erminology • ISO:  the   c amera’s   s ensitivity  to   l ight • A   h igher   I SO   n umber   m eans   a   g reater   s ensitivity   t o   l ight:  an   e xposure   is  ...
  • Page 48 Exposure   t erminology • All   t hree   o f   t hese   e lements   ( Aperture,   S hutter   S peed   a nd   I SO)   coordinate   t o   d etermine   t he   e xposure •...
  • Page 49 Examples   o f   d epth   o f   f ield   c hanges • In   t he   f ollowing   e xamples   n ote   h ow   t he   f ocus   a rea   ( depth   o f   f ield)   narrows  ...
  • Page 56 The   L ED   s creen   i n   v ery   a ccurate   a nd   d etailed!   Use   Z ebra   S tripes   t o   i ndicate   o verexposure. These   a re   t urned   o n   b y   d efault.
  • Page 57 Panasonic   G H4 Focus...
  • Page 58 Use   A FC   f or   c ontinuous   a uto   f ocus   w hile   s hooting. Press   t he   s hutter   t o   s et   t he   i nitial   f ocal   p oint. Set  ...

  • Page 59: Manual Focus

    Manual   F ocus: Set   t he   l ever   t o  ...
  • Page 60 The   m anual   F ocus   r ing   a ctivates   a   m agnified   w indow   i n   the   L CD:   u se   t his   t o   s et   t he   i nitial   f ocal   p oint. Two  ...
  • Page 61 Panasonic   G H4   C reative   V ideo   M ode   Check   L ist • Erase   a ll  images   a nd   v ideo   o n   t he   S D   c ard   f rom   p revious   u sers •...
  • Page 62 Panasonic   G H4 Menu   O ptions Here   a re   t he   f ollowing   m enu   o ptions   I   h ave selected   f or   e ase   o f   u se.
  • Page 63 The   W hite   B alance   i s   o n   a utomatic   b y   d efault.

  • Page 64: Motion P Icture M Enu

    Motion   P icture   M enu: • Photo   S tyle:   S TD (Standard)   – it   i s   m uch   e asier   t o   m anipulate   t he   image   a fter   s hooting   -­‐ Cinelike D   i s   a   g ood   o ption   a s   w ell. •...
  • Page 65 Motion   P icture   M enu   c ontinued… • Mic   L evel   D isp.:  ON   – you   c an   s ee   a udio   l evels   i n   t he   L CD •...
  • Page 66 Custom   M enu   S ettings:   here   a re   a   f ew   i mportant   s ettings • Cust Set   M em.:  this   i s   w ere   y ou   c an   c reate   y our   o wn   c ustom   s et-­‐ups   in  ...
  • Page 67 Panasonic   G H4 Appendix   f rom   t he   m anual Resolutions   a nd   Q uality   b y   V ideo   F ormat...