[Lvf] Button (Switching The Monitor/Viewfinder) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Owner's Manual

2. Getting Started/Basic Operations

[LVF] button (Switching the Monitor/Viewfinder)

Press [LVF] to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder.
A Eye sensor
[LVF]/[Fn5] button can be used in two ways, as [LVF] or as
[Fn5] (function 5). At the time of purchase, it is initially set
to [LVF/Monitor Switch].
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Refer to P317 for details about the function button.
Press [LVF].
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The monitor/viewfinder will switch as follows:
Automatic viewfinder/
monitor switching
¢ If [Eye Sensor AF] in the [Custom] menu is set to [ON], the camera automatically adjusts the
focus as the eye sensor is activated.
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You can also switch between the viewfinder and the monitor in [LVF/Monitor Switch] in [Eye
Sensor] in the [Custom] menu.
Using the eye sensor to switch between the Monitor and Viewfinder
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Automatic viewfinder/monitor switching enables the eye sensor to switch the display to the
viewfinder automatically when you bring your eye or an object near it.
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[ ] will be displayed for a few seconds after you have enabled automatic viewfinder/monitor
switching or performed certain other operations.
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Eye sensor might not work properly depending on the shape of your eyeglasses, the way you
hold the camera, or bright light shining around the eyepiece. In that case, press [LVF] to switch
the display.
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During motion picture playback or a slide show, the camera does not automatically switch the
display to the Viewfinder with the eye sensor.
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You can set the eye sensor sensitivity in [Eye Sensor] in the [Custom] menu.
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When the viewfinder surface becomes dirty, remove the eyecup, blow away the dust with a
blower (commercially available), and wipe the surface lightly with a dry, soft cloth.
Viewfinder display
¢
(P306)
(P313)
¢
48
Fn5
Monitor display
(P313)