Confirm The Effects Of Aperture And Shutter Speed (Preview Mode) - Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

3. Recording Modes

Confirm the Effects of Aperture and Shutter Speed (Preview Mode)

Applicable modes:
• Confirm the effects of aperture: You can check the depth of field (effective focus range)
before taking a picture by closing the diaphragm blades to the aperture value you set.
• Confirm the effects of shutter speed: Movement can be confirmed by displaying the actual
picture that will be taken with that shutter speed.
Switch to confirmation screen by pressing the preview
button.
Normal recording screen
Depth of field properties
Aperture value
¢1 Focus length of the lens
Distance to the subject
Depth of field (effective focus range)
¢1 Recording conditions
¢2 Example: When you want to take a picture with a blurred background etc.
¢3 Example: When you want to take a picture with everything in focus including the background
etc.
• It is possible to record while in Preview Mode.
• Range for shutter speed effect check is 8 seconds to 1/32000th of a second.
Not available in these cases:
• Preview Mode is not available when recording with [6K/4K Pre-Burst].
Aperture effect preview
screen
Aperture effect: ±
Shutter speed effect: —
Fn5
Small
Shallow (Narrow)
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Shutter speed effect
preview screen
Aperture effect: ±
Shutter speed effect: ±
Fn5
Tele
Near
¢2 Deep (Wide)
Large
Wide
Distant
¢3