Table Of Contents - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 Owner's Manual

Contents
Information for Your Safety ................. 2
• Cautions for Use.............................. 5
Preparation/Basic
Care of the camera............................... 9
Standard Accessories ....................... 10
Names and Functions of
Components ....................................... 11
Preparation ......................................... 14
• Attaching the Shoulder Strap......... 14
• Charging the Battery ..................... 14
• Inserting/Removing the Battery ..... 15
• Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional) ...................................... 15
• Formatting the card
(initialization) ................................. 16
• Attaching/Removing the Lens ....... 17
• Opening the Monitor...................... 17
• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) ....... 18
Basic Operations................................ 19
• Using the Viewfinder ..................... 19
• Shutter button (Taking pictures) .... 20
• Motion picture button
(Recording motion pictures) .......... 20
• Mode dial
(Selecting a Recording Mode)....... 21
• Cursor buttons/
[MENU/SET] button....................... 21
• Front Dial/Rear Dial....................... 22
• [LVF] button (Switching the
Monitor/Viewfinder) ....................... 23
• Touch screen
(Touch operations) .......................... 23
Setting menu items ............................ 24
Calling frequently-used menus
instantly (Quick Menu)....................... 25
Assigning frequently
used functions to the buttons
(function buttons) ................................ 25
Recording
Taking Pictures using the
Automatic Function
(Intelligent Auto Mode).......................26
• Recording night scenes
([iHandheld Night Shot]) ................26
• Combining pictures into a single
picture with rich gradation
([iHDR])..........................................27
• Taking a picture with a blurred
background (Defocus Control).......27
• Recording images by changing
the brightness (Exposure) or
color tone.......................................27
Recording motion pictures with
manually set aperture value/
shutter speed
(Creative Video Mode)........................28
Setting the Picture Quality and
Size ......................................................29
• Setting the aspect ratio of
pictures ..........................................29
• Setting the number of pixels ..........29
• Setting the compression rate of
pictures ([Quality]) .........................30
Adjusting Focus Manually .................31
Select a Drive Mode............................32
Recording 4K Photos .........................33
• Selecting pictures from
4K burst file and saving ...................34
Image Stabilizer ..................................35
Recording Motion Picture..................37
• Recording motion pictures in 4K....39
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