Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features page 382

13. Others
When recording a motion picture, the screen may go dark.
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When recording a motion picture, the screen may go dark after a certain period to reduce
battery consumption, but this will not affect the recorded motion picture.
The screen may be blacked out momentarily, or the unit may record noise.
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Depending on the environment at the time of motion picture recording, the screen may be
blacked out momentarily or the unit may record noise due to static electricity or powerful
electromagnetic waves (radio towers, high voltage power lines, etc.).
Sometimes it is difficult to focus with Auto Focus when recording 4K motion
pictures.
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This phenomenon occurs when the camera is trying to record with highly accurate focus at a
reduced Auto Focus speed, and is not a malfunction.
In motion pictures, abnormal clicking and buzzing sounds are recorded.
The recorded sound is very quiet.
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With recording in a quiet environment, depending on the lenses used, the sound of aperture
and focus actions may be recorded in motion pictures.
Focus operation can be set to [OFF] in [Continuous AF] (P243).
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Use of [Silent Operation] is recommended if you are concerned about operational sounds.
(P120)
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While recording motion pictures, plugging the aperture of the microphone with a finger may
reduce the level of audio recording or audio may not record at all. Also be careful because the
operation sound of lenses can easily be recorded at this time.
An operation sound is recorded at the end of a motion picture.
Since motion picture recording stops only after you press the motion picture button, the
sound of the operation may be noticeable. If the sound bothers you, try the following:
> Divide the last part of the motion picture using [Video Divide]
menu.
The motion picture may not be divided near the very end of it. To avoid this, record
approximately 3 seconds longer.
> Set the camera to Creative Video Mode, and use a shutter remote control (optional) to
record motion pictures. (P354)
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