Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5X Basic Operating Instructions Manual page 172

Manual Exposure Assistance
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The exposure is adequate.
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Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.
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Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.
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The Manual Exposure Assistance is an approximation. We recommend checking the pictures on the
playback screen.
About [B] (Bulb)
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If you set the shutter speed to [B], the shutter stays open while the shutter button is pressed
fully (up to about 120 seconds).
The shutter closes if you release the shutter button.
Use this when you want to keep the shutter open for a long time to take pictures of fireworks, a
night scene etc.
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We recommend using a tripod or the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1: optional) when you take pictures
with the shutter speed set to [B]. Refer to
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If you set the shutter speed to [B], [B] is displayed on the screen.
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When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], use a sufficiently charged battery.
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When you take pictures with the shutter speed set to [B], noise may become visible. To avoid picture
noise, we recommend setting [Long Shtr NR] in the [Rec] menu to [ON] before taking pictures.
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The Manual Exposure Assistance does not appear.
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This cannot be used when [Electronic Shutter] is set to [ON].
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The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the
playback screen.
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Rotate the rear dial to display the [Expo.Meter]. Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.
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If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
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Display of the shutter speed will count down when the shutter speed is set to slow and the shutter
button is pressed all the way.
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We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
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When the flash is activated, the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/160th of a second.
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The shutter speed slower than 1 second is not available when [Electronic Shutter] is set to [ON].
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The [Sensitivity] is automatically set to [ISO160] when you switch the Recording Mode to Manual
exposure while the [Sensitivity] is set to [AUTO] or [
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When you use a lens with an aperture ring, the aperture ring setting takes priority.
Recording
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