Table Of Contents - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8WC Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Contents
Information for Your Safety .................2
• Cautions for Use ..............................4
Preparation/Basic
Care of the camera ...............................8
Standard Accessories ..........................9
Names and Functions of
Components........................................10
Preparation..........................................14
• Attaching the Shoulder Strap .........14
• Charging the Battery ......................15
• Inserting/Removing the Battery......16
• Inserting/Removing the Card
(Optional).......................................16
• Formatting the card
(initialisation)..................................17
• Attaching/Removing the Lens ........18
• Opening the Monitor ......................18
• Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) .......19
Basic Operations ................................20
• Using the Viewfinder ......................20
• Shutter button (Taking pictures) .....21
• Motion picture button
(Recording motion pictures) ..........21
• Mode dial
(Selecting a Recording Mode) .......22
• Cursor buttons/
[MENU/SET] button .......................22
• Front Dial/Rear Dial .......................23
• [LVF] button (Switching the
Monitor/Viewfinder)........................24
• Touch screen (Touch operations)...24
Setting menu items ............................25
Calling frequently-used menus
instantly (Quick Menu) .......................26
Assigning frequently used
functions to the buttons
(function buttons) ...............................26
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Recording
Taking Pictures using the Automatic
Function (Intelligent Auto Mode) ...... 27
• Recording night scenes
([iHandheld Night Shot])................ 27
• Combining pictures into a single
picture with rich gradation
([iHDR]) ......................................... 28
• Taking a picture with a blurred
background (Defocus Control) ...... 28
• Recording images by changing
the brightness (Exposure) or
colour tone .................................... 28
Recording motion pictures with
manually set aperture value/
shutter speed
(Creative Video Mode) ....................... 29
Setting the Picture Quality
and Size .............................................. 30
• Setting the aspect ratio of
pictures ......................................... 30
• Setting the number of pixels ......... 30
• Setting the compression rate of
pictures ([Quality])......................... 31
Adjusting Focus Manually ................ 32
Select a Drive Mode ........................... 33
Recording 4K Photos ........................ 34
• Selecting pictures from
4K burst file and saving................. 35
Image Stabiliser.................................. 36
Recording Motion Picture ................. 38
• Recording motion pictures in 4K ... 40