Changing The System Frequency - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Owner's Manual

8. Recording Motion Pictures

Changing the system frequency

Applicable modes:
You can change the system frequency of the motion pictures you record and play back.
When creating a motion picture that has a broadcasting system different from your region
or when recording a motion picture for a film, change the system frequency.
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Select the menu.
>
MENU
2
Press 3/4 to select an item and then press [MENU/SET].
[59.94 Hz (NTSC)]
[50.00 Hz (PAL)]
[24.00 Hz (CINEMA)]
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A message prompting you to restart the camera will be displayed. Turn off and on the
camera.
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By default, the system frequency is set to the broadcasting system of your purchase region,
[59.94 Hz (NTSC)] or [50.00 Hz (PAL)].
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When [System Frequency] is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your
region, images may not be played back correctly on the TV.
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If you are not familiar with broadcasting systems or will not be creating any motion
pictures for films, we recommend that you use the default setting.
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If you changed the setting but are not sure about the system frequency for the broadcasting
system of your region, perform [Reset] in the [Setup] menu (P58).
Once you change the system frequency
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After changing the [System Frequency] setting, motion pictures may not be recorded or
played back if you continue to use the card that was inserted in the camera. We
recommend that you replace the card with another one and format
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If you continue to use the card that was inserted in the camera before you changed the setting,
the camera will operate as follows:
[Rec Format]
[AVCHD]
[MP4]/[MP4 (LPCM)]/[MOV] Recording is possible
(P54)
[Setup] > [System Frequency]
For regions where the TV broadcasting system is NTSC
For regions where the TV broadcasting system is PAL
This system frequency is for creating films
[Rec]
Recording is not
possible
You cannot play back motion pictures
recorded before you changed the
setting.
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Motion pictures recorded with a
different [System Frequency] setting
cannot be played back.
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(P58) it on the camera.
[Playback]