Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DMC-GH4 Panasonic
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2 VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Dear C ust ome r , Tha nk yo u fo r c hoo sing P anaso nic! Y ou h ave purc ha sed on e of the most so phis ti ca ted a nd re li able pr odu ct s o n the mark et toda y . Use d pro pe rly , we’ r e sure it w ill br ing yo u an d yo ur f amil y ye ars o f e njoym en t.
3 (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ P rodu ct ide ntif icat ion mark ing THE FOL LOWI NG APPL IES ON L Y IN THE U.S. A. Pro duct Location Dig ital Ca mera Bott om Ba tt er y ch ar g er B ot to m FCC Note: Thi s eq.
4 VQT5H6 8 (ENG) TH E F OLLOW ING APP LIE S O NL Y IN T HE U. S.A . THE F OLLOWING APPLIES ONL Y IN CANA DA. Ce rtifi ca tion a nd Com plianc e See Cam e ra for t he cer t ifi ca tio n an d co mpli an ce mar k sp ec ifi c to that devi ce. 1 Se l ec t [Wi-Fi] in th e [S etup] men u.
5 (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ A bout the b attery pa ck • D o not hea t or ex pose to fl a me. • Do n ot le ave th e bat ter y( ies ) in a ca r ex posed to dir ec t sunl ig ht for a lo ng pe rio d of time wit h doors and windo ws clo se d.
6 VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • Do not us e an y othe r USB con ne ction c able s ex cept th e suppl ie d one or a ge nuin e Pana so nic US B conn ec tio n ca ble (D MW-U S BC1: opti on al). • Us e a “Hi gh S pee d HDM I mi cr o ca ble ” wit h the HD M I lo go .
7 (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • B efo re cl ea n ing t he ca me ra , r e move t he b att er y or t he DC co u pler (D MW -D CC12 : optional), or disconnect the power plug from the outlet. • Do not pr ess the m onit or wi th exc es si ve for ce. • Do not pr ess the le ns with ex ces sive for ce .
8 VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Contents Inf orm ati on f or Y our Safety ... ... .... .... ... 2 • Ca u tio ns fo r U se ........ .... .... ... .... .... ... 6 Preparati on Ca re o f th is Cam era .... .... .... .... ... .... ..... 1 0 Standar d Ac cess ori es ..
9 (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T a king Pi ctu res wi th N o Shutt er So und ([Electronic Shutter]) . ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... . 56 T aking pi ctu res by using t he fl as h ... 57 • Ch an ging Fl ash Mode ..... ... .... .... ... 57 M oti on Pi c tur e Recor d ing Motio n Pi ctu re .
10 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Care of this Camer a T o avo id da ma gin g you r ca me ra an d to ex per ien ce th e ma ximu m e njo ym ent you sh o uld ex er c is e the fo ll ow in g p r ec aut io n s.
11 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 St andard Accessories Che ck that al l the acce ssor i es ar e su ppli ed befo re usin g t he c amer a. Pr oduct nu mber s co rr ect as of M arch 20 14. T hese ma y be sub ject t o chan ge . Digital Camera Body (This is referred to as cam era bo dy in thi s Owne r’ s Manu al .
12 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Names and Functio ns of Components ∫ Came ra b ody 5 1 4 29 30 26 25 28 27 15 16 15 14 12 17 18 19 20 6 7 8 9 10 11 21 22 23 24 2 3 13 1 Wi- Fi ® c on nec tio n lamp .
13 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 31 50 46 47 48 49 51 33 34 35 37 38 40 42 43 39 41 36 32 53 55 56 57 54 45 44 52 31 T ouc h scr een/mo nit or (P2 6) 32 [ ( ] (Playba ck ) bu tton (P68) 33 [L VF] bu t.
14 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) About the Lens ∫ Micro Four Thir d s™ mount sp ec ific ation len s This un it can u se the de di cate d l en se s c ompa t ib le w ith t he Mi cr o Fo ur Th ird s S ys tem le ns mount sp eci fic at ion ( Mi cro Fou r Th ird s mo unt) .
15 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Cards Compatible with this unit The fol low ing car ds w hich con fo rm to the S D st anda r d can b e us ed wit h thi s un it.
16 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Preparation • Che ck th at th e came ra is tu rne d of f. • We re commend attac hing the should er s trap whe n using the camer a to p revent it from dr oppi ng. • Per fo rm steps 1 to 4 and t he n attac h the ot he r sid e of the sho ulde r st r ap.
17 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (DMW-BLF19PP). • If you use other batteries, we cannot guarantee the quality of this product. • Being car ef ul ab out th e ba tter y o rien tation , ins er t all t he way unt il yo u he ar a lo ck ing s ou nd an d then check tha t it is locked by le ver A .
18 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • Chan ge l en ses w her e ther e is not a lot of di rt or dus t. • Do not pr es s the len s re leas e bu tton A when you attac h a lens . ∫ Detaching the len s 1 At tac h the l en s ca p. 2 Whil e pr essi ng on the lens relea se button B , rotate the lens toward the arrow until it stop s and then remove.
19 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. 1 T ur n the ca mera o n. • The sta tus indicator 1 lights when you turn t his unit on. 2 Pr ess [ MEN U/ SET ]. 3 Pr ess 2 / 1 t o sele ct th e ite ms (y ea r , month , da y , hour , mi nu te) , an d p r es s 3 / 4 to set .
20 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Basic Operations Hold the camera gently with both hands, keep your arms st ill at your sid e and st a nd with your f eet sli ghtly apar t. • Do not co ve r the f la sh, the AF a ssi st lamp A , the microphone B (P 12) or S pea ker w it h your f ingers or other objects.
21 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 The sh utter bu tto n w orks in two s teps. T o ta ke a pi cture , p re ss i t. Press the shut ter butt on halfway to focus. A Apertu re v alue B Shu t ter sp eed C Fo cu s i nd ica ti on • Aper tu re v alue a nd s hu tter s pe ed are di spl ayed .
22 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Rot ate th e mode di al to swit ch the R ec ord in g Mode . Press t he mode di al l ock button 1 to release t he lock. • Th e dial i s lock ed i f the mode dia l lock but t on is depr es se d. E ac h pr es s loc ks/ un loc ks t he d ial.
23 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Rotating: Sele ctio n o f it em s or sett ing o f val ues is p erf orm ed d ur ing t h e vari ous s etti ngs. • This Own er ’s Ma nua l des cr ibe op era tio ns of the re ar dial/ fr ont di al as fol lows: Allows y ou to set the aperture, shu tter speed, and other setting s when in / / / mo des .
24 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Even when th e ca mera is ope rat ed usi ng th e tou ch scr een, it is possi bl e t o oper a te wit h the cu rs or bu t ton a nd [ MENU /SE T] butt on if a gu i de l ike t he one show n on th e r igh t i s di spla ye d. Even on me nu s cre en s etc.
25 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • Screen will sw itch as f ollows: ¢ 1 If no ope rati on is per form e d, part of the i nfor mat ion on th e scre en w ill gr ad uall y becom e darker after approximately 10 seconds has passed, and will no longer be displa yed after approximately 1 min ute has passed.
26 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ∫ Usi ng the ey e sens or to sw i tch betw een t he Mo nit or a nd Viewfin de r Aut omati c v ie wfind er /mo ni tor swi tc hing ena bles th e ey e se nsor to swi tc h the dis play to the viewf inde r auto mati ca lly wh e n y o u b rin g yo ur ey e or an ob je ct n ea r it .
27 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Optical Image S tabilizer The ca mera de tec ts j i tte r du rin g r eco rdi ng and a ut omat i call y c orr ect s it, so you can re cord im ages wit h r educe d j itt er . • W hen u sing an in terchange able len s with O.
28 Prep aration VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Setting menu items 1 Press [MENU/ SET]. 2 Press 3 / 4 of the curso r button to sel ect the menu item a nd p ress [ MENU/SET].
29 Prep aration (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Configuring basic settings of this unit (S etup Me nu) The [Setu p] me nu co ntains so m e im port ant set tin gs r elating to the ca me ra’s clock an d p owe r . Ch ec k th e s et tin gs o f t hi s me nu b efo re pr o c ee di ng t o use t h e ca me r a .
30 Ea sy R ec or ding VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures us ing the Automatic Function (Intelligent A uto Mo de) I n this mode, the came ra ma kes the optimal sett ings for the subject and scene, so we reco mmend it whe n you wis h to leave th e settings to the cam e ra and rec ord w ithout thinking abo ut them .
31 Ea sy R ec or ding (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ Fun ctions tha t wo rk automa tically • The f oll owi ng funct i ons are per f ormed aut omat ic all y to al l ow t he camera t o make t he opt i mal sett i ngs. ∫ A uto Foc us, F ac e/E ye D etec tion , and Fac e Recog nit ion The Au to Focus Mode is auto mati call y set to [ š ].
32 Ea sy R ec or ding VQT5H6 8 (ENG) W hen [iHD R ] is se t to [ON ] and th ere is, f or ex amp le , str ong c ontr ast be twe en th e backg r ound a nd the su bj ec t, mul t ipl e st ill pic t ures are r ec ord ed wi th di f fer ing exp os ure s and co mbi ne d to cr eat e a sin gl e sti ll pi ctur e ri ch in gr adat i on.
33 Ea sy R ec or ding (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T aking P ictures with diffe rent image effects (Creative C ontrol Mode) Th is m o de rec o r ds w i th ad di tio na l imag e ef fect s. Y ou can set the e ffec ts to a dd by sele cting exam ple imag es and ch eckin g the m on the scree n.
34 Ea sy R ec or ding VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures Us ing the T ouch Fun ction Jus t by to uc hing th e subj ec t y ou wa nt as yo ur poi nt of fo cu s, th e camer a wil l foc us o n the su bj ect a nd take th e p ictu re au toma tic a lly . ∫ T o cance l th e T o uch S hutter fu nction T ouch [ ] .
35 Ea sy R ec or ding (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Y o u c an ea sily o pti m iz e th e b rig ht ne ss fo r a t ouch ed p os iti on . W he n th e f ac e o f th e s u bj ec t appe ar s dar k , you ca n b rig ht en th e sc reen acc ord in g to t he brig ht ness of the fa ce .
36 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures w ith Auto Focus B y se tting th e op tim um Focu s Mode o r Auto Fo cus M ode f or the s ub ject or reco rdi ng condi t ion, yo u can le t th e ca mera auto mat ical l y adju st focu s in vari ous sc en es.
37 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 This allow s the foc using m etho d that suits the po sitions and nu m be r of the subject s to be selected . 1 Press [] .
38 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ∫ Ch angi ng t he ey e to be i n f ocu s T o uch the eye t o be in focus. • T ouc h the eye in the yellow fr ame. If you t ouc h an y othe r location, the AF ar ea setting screen w ill be displayed. (P38 ) • If yo u t ouc h [ ] or pr e ss [ MEN U/SE T], th e ey e fo cu s set ting wi ll be ca nce led.
39 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 4 Pr ess [ MEN U/ SET ] to set . • A F area with the sam e func tion as [ Ø ] is dis played in the t ouche d p ositi on, w he n th e [ š ] is se le cted . Setti ng of the AF ar ea is clear ed when [M EN U/S ET ] is pres se d or [ ] is t ouche d.
40 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures w ith Manual Focus Us e th is func ti on w h en y ou w ant t o f ix the foc u s or w he n t he di sta nce be twe en th e lens and t he su b ject is dete rm in ed an d you do not w ant to a ctiv at e A uto Fo c us.
41 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Select a Drive Mode Y o u ca n c h ange w h at the c am e ra w ill d o w h en y ou p res s th e sh utt er bu tto n. Rot ating the drive mode dial. T aking P ictures using Bu rst Mode • Pictures t aken with a b urst speed of [SH] w ill be recorded as a single burst group.
42 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures us ing Auto Bracket 1 Set the drive m ode dial to [ ] . 2 Focus on t he subject and t ake a pict ure. • I f y ou p res s an d hol d th e s hu t te r bu tt on, th e nu mb er of pictur es that you set is taken .
43 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T aking P ictures Automatic ally at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot]) If yo u set th e st art tim e o f r ecor d in g, the rec ord in g i nte rv al and th e nu m be r of .
44 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) 8 P res s t h e sh utt er bu t ton f ull y . • Th e re co rdi n g st a rt s au to mat i ca ll y . • Duri n g re cordi n g stand by , the po we r w ill t ur n off au to mat icall y i f no op era tio n i s perf or med for a c er tain pe riod .
45 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Creating Stop Motio n Pic tures ([Stop M otion Anim ation ]) A st op mo tio n pi ctu r e is c rea ted b y spl i ci ng pic tu res to ge ther . • Set the d ate and time set ti ngs in ad vanc e. (P19) • Pict ur es take n wit h [Stop Mot ion An imat ion] are disp lay ed as a set of gro up p icture s.
46 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) 10 T ouch [ ] t o en d t he rec ordi ng. • It can al so be ende d by sele cti ng [Time Lapse /Anim a tio n] fro m the [R ec] me nu an d th en p res sing [MEN U/SET ]. • When [Auto Sho oti ng] is s et to [ON] , s elect [E nd] o n th e conf irm a tio n scre en.
47 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Setting the Picture Quality and Size This allow s you to select the aspe ct ratio of the pictures to suit printi ng or the play back m ethod . • The e nds of t he rec ord ed p ict ur es m a y be c ut at p rint ing s o c heck b ef ore p rinti ng .
48 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Set the co mpr essi on rat e at w hich th e pi ctu res ar e to be sto red . ¢ 1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPE G image w ill also b e de l et ed . ¢ 2 It is f ixed to ma ximum r ecord abl e pixe ls ([ L]) f or ea ch ima ge as pe ct rat io.
49 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Setting the Light Sensitivit y This a llow s th e sens it iv ity t o l ight (ISO s ens iti vity ) to b e set. Set tin g to a h ig her fi gu re ena bl es pi ct ur es to b e tak en ev en in d ark pl ac e s wi th ou t th e r e sul t ing p ic tu r es com in g ou t dar k.
50 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Adjusting the White B alance In sun li gh t, u nd er in ca ndesc en t l ight s or in othe r s uch co nd it ions wh ere the co lo r of whit e take s on a red dish or b luis h ting e, thi s item adj us ts to the colo r of whi te wh ic h is c lose st to what is see n b y th e eye i n ac co rdan ce wit h the li ght so urc e.
51 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T aking P ictures with Y our Favorite Settings (Progr am AE Mode) The ca mera a utom ati call y sets the s hu tter spe e d and th e ap ert ure v alue acc ord in g to the br ig htn es s o f th e su bj ec t.
52 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) T a king Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed • The effect s o f the s et aperture v alue and shutter spe ed w ill not b e visible on the recording scr een . T o ch eck on the recor di ng scree n, p leas e use [ Prev iew ].
53 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Op t im iz ing t he IS O se ns iti vi ty for the sh u tte r sp ee d and a per tu r e val ue W h en th e IS O s en sitiv ity is s et to [ A U T O] , th e ca m er a s e t s th e IS O se nsit iv ity a uto ma tica lly so th at t he ex p os u re w ill b e a pp ropr iate for th e s hutte r s p ee d a nd ap ertur er va lu e.
54 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Compensating the E xposure Use t his fun ct ion w he n you c ann ot achi ev e ap pro pr iat e e xpo sur e du e to t he dif fe ren ce in bri gh tnes s be twe en the su bj ec t and t he ba ckgr ou nd. 1 Press [ ]. 2 Rot ate the rear dial or the f ront dial to compens ate t he exposure.
55 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Fixing the Focus and the E xposure (A F/A E Lock) Th is i s us ef ul w he n yo u wan t to t a ke a pi ct ure o f a s ub jec t ou tsi de th e A F ar ea o r th e con t ra st is to o st ron g an d y o u c a nn ot ac hi ev e ap pro pr iat e e x po su re .
56 Recording VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Disabling Operatio nal Sounds and th e Output of Light at once ([ Silent M ode]) This fu ncti on is u sef ul f or r ec ordi ng im ages i n a q ui et en vi ronm en t, pu bl ic faci li ty , et c. or r ec ord in g im ages o f s ub je c ts s uc h as b ab ie s or an im al s.
57 Recording (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T aking p ictures by using the flash T ak in g a pict ure usin g t he f la sh b ec om e s p os sib le by op en in g th e bu ilt -in flas h. A T o op en the f las h T urn t he ca me ra o n, and p res s th e fla sh ope n but to n.
58 Motion Pictur e VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Recording Motion Pi cture This can record f ull high d efinition motion p ictures compa tible with the A VCHD forma t or moti on p ictu res reco rded in MP 4, M OV .
59 Motio n Pict ure (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Y o u ca n cre a te fi nel y- detail ed mot io n pic tu r es in 4K by rec ord in g m oti on pic tur es wi th th eir siz e se t t o [4K] or [C4 K] i n [ Rec Qu ality ]. • Y ou c an r ecord mo tio n pic tures in 4K only in Cre at ive V id eo Mo de.
60 Motion Pictur e VQT5H6 8 (ENG) When [A VCHD] is se lected ( ± : Availab l e, —: No t availa bl e) ¢ 1 A VCHD Progress ive ¢ 2 Fr am es/se con d When [MP 4] is se lect e d ( ± : Availab l e, —: No t availa bl e) ¢ 3 T hese c an be set onl y in Cr eati ve Video Mo de .
61 Motio n Pict ure (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 When [MP4 (LPC M)], [MO V] is s elected ( ± : Avai lable , —: Not av ail ab le) ¢ 1 These c an b e s et on l y in Cr eat iv e V ide o Mo de .
62 Motion Pictur e VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Focu sin g chan ge s de pend in g o n the F oc us Mo de set ti ng (P 36 ) and th e [C onti n uous A F] se tti ng in th e [Moti on Pi ct ure ] me nu .
63 Motio n Pict ure (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Th e oper a ti on al so u nd of th e z o om o r b utt on op er ati on m ay b e rec ord e d wh en i t i s oper a ted d uri ng the r eco rdi ng of a mo ti on pi ct ure . Usi ng touc h ic on s al low s si lent op era ti on w hile r ecor di ng m oti on p ic tur es .
64 Motion Pictur e VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Using Advanced Se ttings and Record ing Functions for Motion Pictures Y ou ca n se t th e lumi na nc e ran ge for mo tio n pi ctu re s. Wh en you com bi ne m ulti ple ma t er ia ls in to a si ng le m oti on p ic tur e, se t a r a ng e tha t c o ve rs al l m a ter ial s.
65 Motio n Pict ure (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Duri ng HDM I out pu t, yo u ca n rec ord wh ile moni t ori ng m oti on pi ct ur es on t he TV , etc. • R efer to P8 7 on h ow to co nnect w ith TV by u sing H DM I m icr o ca ble.
66 Motion Pictur e VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • This functi on i s avai labl e when [Ex posure Mode] i s set to eit her [S] or [M] i n Creati ve Video Mode. 1 S elect the m en u. ( P28) 2 S elect [O N] w it h 3 / 4 , a nd t hen pr e ss [ MEN U/ SET ] . 3 Select Shu tter Speed wi th 2 / 1 , and then pr ess [MENU/S ET] .
67 Motio n Pict ure (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ T o can cel [ V ari abl e Fr ame Rat e] Sele ct the [ O FF] sett in g i n ste p 4 . ∫ T o cha nge t he f ram e rat e Se le ct th e [ S ET ] s et t ing i n st ep 4 . • When [ Re c For mat ] is set to [A VCHD] , you c ann ot set a fr ame rat e wit h a nu mber of fra m es great er tha n 60f ps.
68 Play back/E diting VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Playing Back Pic tures 1 Press [ ( ]. 2 Press 2 / 1 . • If yo u press and hold 2 / 1 , yo u ca n pla y ba ck th e pictur es in suc ces sio n. ∫ T o f ini sh pl ay back Pre ss [ ( ] agai n, pr ess the sh ut te r but t o n half way or pre ss th e mo ti on p ic tu re but t on .
69 Play back/ Editing (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Switching the Playback Method Rot ate the r ear di al rig ht. 1 k 2 k 4 k 8 k 16 k • If the re ar di a l is rot ated t o th e left after the ima ge is enlar ged , the magnification will b e reduced.
70 Play back/E diting VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Deleting Pictures On ce de le ted , p ictu res cann ot be rec over ed. 1 In Pla yback Mod e, selec t the pi cture t o delet e and then pres s [ ]. • The s ame op era tio n ca n be p erfor med by t ouchi ng [] . 2 Press 3 to select [Delete Single] and th en press [MENU/ SET].
71 Play back/ Editing (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Using the [Playback] Men u Y ou can pr ocess the pi ctures ta ke n in RA W form at. Th e proc essed picture s will b e saved in JP EG fo rm at. 1 Sele ct t he menu . (P2 8) 2 Sel ec t R A W imag es wi th 2 / 1 , and t he n p re ss [ ME NU/ SET] .
72 Play back/E diting VQT5H6 8 (ENG) On t he comp a ris on scr een, yo u can us e the fo ll owi ng ope r ati on s to mak e ad ju stme nt s : A Current settin g • If you touch t he picture at the c enter , it w ill be enlarged. If y ou tou ch [ ], t he p icture will be redu ce d to the o rigi nal size.
73 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Wi-Fi R function/NFC function ∫ Use t he ca me ra as a wi rel es s LA N de vice W hen usin g equ ipm en t or com pute r system s t hat req uire m ore reli able se curity than w ireless LAN de vices , ensure tha t t he a pp ropriate me asure s are take n for safety des igns and d efe cts for the system s us ed.
74 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ∫ About th e Wi-Fi conn ection lamp • Th e ca mera can not be u sed to connec t to a publ ic wirele ss LAN c onn ec tio n. • Use a IEE E802 .1 1b, IEE E802 .1 1g or I EEE8 02. 1 1n com patib l e devi c e when us i ng a wirele ss acce ss p oin t.
75 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 What you c an do with the [Wi -Fi] butto n wh en co nnec ted to W i-Fi • Follow i ng items can be s elec te d. What you can do with the Wi-Fi funct ion • This Own er ’s Ma nua l ref er t o both smar tp hon es and ta blet s as “s m artph one s” from thi s poin t on unl es s note d othe rw ise.
76 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Controlling with a S martphone/T ablet T he “ I ma ge A p p ” i s an ap pl ic at io n p rov i de d b y Pa na so ni c. • OS( As of Ma rch 20 14) • Us e th e lat es t ver si o n. • Read the [Hel p] i n the “ Ima ge App ” menu f or furth er d etails on ho w t o ope rate .
77 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 1 Pre ss and hol d [Wi-Fi] on the camera . 2 Start “ Im ag e App ” on you r sm artp hon e/tabl et. 3 Sel ec t [Q R cod e], and then se lect [O K] . 4 Us ing “ I mage App ”, sc an t he Q R c ode dis pla ye d on t he sc r een o f th e cam er a.
78 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • If [ ] is no t displ a yed on t he smar tphon e, the NF C fun cti on of the s mart phon e i s disabl e d. Read the ope rat ing inst ru ction s of your s mart ph one and enab le i t. • Th is fu nctio n ca n be use d wit h the NF C com pati ble de vic e wit h Andr oi d ( OS ver sio n 2.
79 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 1 Pre ss and hol d [Wi-Fi] on the camera . 2 T urn on the Wi- Fi f unc tion in the sett i ng me nu of the smar tp h one/ t ab let . 3 Se le ct t he SSI D dis p la ye d on th e scree n of the came ra. A SS ID and pass w ord 4 En ter t he pass w or d dis pla ye d o n t he sc ree n o f th e came ra.
80 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) 1 Conn ect to a sm artphone. (P76) 2 Op er a te th e sm art ph o ne. 1 Conn ect to a sm artphone. (P76) 2 Op er a te th e sm art ph o ne.
81 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 1 Pl ay ba ck the p i ctu r e in t he ca me r a . 2 Laun ch “ Im a ge A pp ” o n th e sm artph on e. 3 While [ ] is displ ay ed on the c onn ec tion scre en of the “ Im ag e App ” , touc h the sma rtpho ne to [ ] of th e ca mer a.
82 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Y ou ca n se nd lo ca tion in for mat ion acq ui red wit h a s mart phon e t o the came ra. Af t er sendi ng the i nf orm at ion, yo u can al so wri te it on image s st o red i n the came ra.
83 Wi-F i /NF C (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Setting up a connection to a PC via a wirel ess access point Pr epa re fold er s fo r re cei vi ng im ag es o n the P C be fo re se nd ing a p ic tu re t o the PC.
84 Wi -Fi /N FC VQT5H6 8 (ENG) 1 P res s [ W i-Fi ] . 2 S ele ct [ New Conn ecti o n]. 3 S elect the c onn ection m eth od. 4 S elect [PC ]. 5 S elect the c onn ection m eth od. Example: Sel ecting [WPS (Push-Button)] to set up a co nnection 1 Sel ect [Via Net wo rk] .
85 Customization (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Change the Quick Menu to your preferred ite m Whe n [ Q.M ENU ] (P 10 4) in th e [ Cus to m] m enu is s et to [CU STOM ], t he Qui ck M e nu c an be c h an ge d a s de s ire d. Up to 15 i tems can b e se t to th e Q uick Men u.
86 Customization VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Registering your pr eferred settings ( Custom M ode) Y ou ca n re gi ster the c ur ren t came ra se tt ing s as cus tom se tt ing s. I f y ou th en re c ord in C u st om M od e , y ou c an us e th e reg is ter ed s ett in gs .
87 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Playi n g Back Pi ct ures on a TV Scree n 1 Connect t he cam era and a TV . • Chec k the di rect ion of th e term in als an d plu g in /out stra i ght hol d ing on to the plug. (It may result in malfunction by the d eforming of the terminal if it is plugged in obliquely or i n wr ong direc ti on.
88 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Saving still picture s and motion pict ures on your PC ∫ PC t h at ca n b e use d The un it can be con ne cted to any PC ca p ab le of reco gn iz ing a ma ss sto rag e de vice . The su pp li ed D VD incl ud es the f ol low in g sof t ware .
89 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ Ins talling s upp lie d softwa re • Bef ore inse rti ng the D V D, cl ose al l ru nnin g app l ica tion s. 1 Ch eck t he envi ro nmen t of your PC .
90 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ∫ T ransf e rr ing pi ctu res t o a PC 1 Connect th e compu ter an d came ra wit h the USB c onnection cable (suppl ied). • Pleas e tu rn thi s uni t on and you r P C befo re c onn ectin g. • Check th e dire cti on of the term inals and plug i n/ou t s trai gh t hol ding ont o the plug .
91 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 ∫ C opying to a PC without us ing “ P HOTOfunST U DIO ” If y ou a re no t abl e t o inst all “ PHOT Ofun S TUDI O ”, you ca n co py fil e s an d fol de rs to your PC by d rag gi ng an d dro pp in g fil es fr om th is u ni t.
92 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Monitor Display/Viewfinder Display • The following images are examples of when the display screen is set to [ ] (monitor s tyle) i n the m on itor. • Plea se als o r ef er to t he “O wn er ’s Manu al for a dva nced f eat ur es (P D F f orm at)”, w hic h d es cri bes more deta iled information.
93 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 In r ecor d ing 2 A › Quality (P99) Fo cu s M od e (P 37 , 40 ) š Ø AF M ode (P36) Fa ce Rec ogn itio n (P 10 0) AF Loc k (P55) Burs t (P4 1) Auto Brac ket (P 42) Self -t imer ( P 42) T im e Laps e Shot (P 43) S t op Mot i on A ni mat i on ( P 45 ) Batte ry in di catio n 98 98 98 2 00 00 2 00 2 00 60 60 60 3.
94 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ¢ 1 This is displayed o nly when [Vide o-Priority Display] (P104) in the [Custo m] m enu is set to [O N]. ¢ 2 h: hour, m: minut e, s: se cond ¢ 3 Only a vai lable w he n a lens that s up ports the Stab ilizer f u nction i s at tache d.
95 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • Only dis played i n the mo nitor. In r ecor d ing × × Fn9 Fn9 Fn9 Fn9 Fn10 Fn10 Fn10 Fn10 Fn7 Fn7 Fn7 Fn7 Fn6 Fn6 Fn6 Fn6 Fn8 Fn8 Fn8 Fn8 I S O ISO SS SS SS F F T o u.
96 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) On -mo nito r r ecor ding in f orm ati on In recording 1 Rec ord ing M od e (P22 ) F2 .8 Ape rt ure valu e (P 21 ) 1/60 S hut ter sp ee d (P 21) 11 d Sh utter sp eed (ang l e.
97 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Message Display Con fir mat io n messa ge s or e rro r mes sag es wil l be di sp la yed on t he scr ee n in so me cas es. Th e ma jo r m e ss ag es a r e de scr i be d b el ow as e xa m pl es.
98 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) [Th is bat ter y ca nn ot b e used] • Us e a gen uine Pa nason i c batt ery . If this mes sa ge is displa ye d ev en when a gen ui ne Pa nas on ic ba tter y is used, contac t the deale r or P an asoni c. • If the bat t ery te rmi na l is di rty , cle an it and re mov e any obje ct s.
99 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Menu list • [P hoto S tyle] , [ AFS/AFF] , [ Met erin g Mode] , [ High light Shad ow], [i.D yna mic], [i. Reso lutio n] a nd [Digi tal Zoom] ar e com mon to both t he [Rec ] me nu a nd [M oti on Pict ure ] me nu . Chan ging th es e s et ti ngs in o ne o f th es e me n us is r efl ecte d in ot her m en u.
100 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) [Mul ti Exp .] Giv es an effec t lik e m ulti e xposu re . (u p to 4 tim es eq ui val ent pe r a single ima ge) [Electronic Shutt er] T h e sh ut te r so und can be tu rn ed of f for re co rd in g i n a qui et en vi r on me nt .
101 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 [Moti on Pict ure] [Photo Style] Y o u ca n sel ect effec ts to matc h the t yp e of ima ge y ou wi sh to rec or d. Y o u ca n adju st th e co lor an d im age qua lity of the effects. [R ec F or ma t] Se ts the fi le fo rma t for t he m otion pi ctur es you recor d.
102 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) [Sound Output] Sets the sou nd output met hod for th e co nnect ed headp hon e set (com mer cia ll y avail ab le). The sett ing al so ap pl ies to the sou nd to be dis pla yed as a mic leve l. [Si len t Ope r atio n] En a ble s to uc h op er at io ns to a ll o w si len t u s e w hi le re co rd in g mot i on pic tures .
103 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 [Pi np oi nt AF T ime ] Se ts the t im e for wh i ch the sc ree n is en larg ed w hen the shut te r but to n is pr esse d half w ay wi th Au to Fo cus Mod e se t to [ ] .
104 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) [Vide o-P ri ori ty D isp lay] Swit ch es sc ree ns to t hose s ui table f or mot ion pi ctur e rec or ding . [Auto Review] Di sp lay s a pi ctur e im medi a tel y afte r it is take n. [Fn B utto n Set ] Y ou c an as si gn freq uen t ly-u sed fu nctio ns to par ticul a r butt on s or icons.
105 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 [Headphone V olum e] Adjust the vo lum e o f the c onn ecte d hea dpho ne set (co mmer cial ly av ail ab l e) in 1 6 s t ep s .
106 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) [Playbac k] [2D/3D Settings] Swit ch es the p lay bac k m e thod f or 3 D image s. [Slide Show ] Selec ts the type et c. of the im ag es and pl a ys bac k in or de r . [ Pla y bac k M od e] Selec ts the type et c . of the i mag es a nd pla ys back on ly par tic ula r image s.
107 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 T roubles hooting Fir st , tr y out t he fol l owi ng proc ed ur es (P 107 – P1 12 ). • Pleas e also re f er to the “Ow ne r ’s Ma nua l for ad van ce d f ea ture s (P DF fo rmat )”, wh ich de sc rib es mor e detai led inf or mat ion .
108 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • If you con tinu e t o use th e sa me ca rd af ter ch ang ing [ Sys tem Freq uen cy] ( P105 ), motio n pic ture s may not be record ed. T o rec or d wit h th e sa me ca rd , rese t [Sy ste m F req uen cy] to the ori gina l set t ing.
109 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • Is th e ca r d ins er t e d? • Is ther e a pi ctu re on the car d? • Is thi s a fol der or pi ctur e whic h w as proc es sed i n the P C? If it is , it can not be pla ye d back by thi s uni t.
110 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ∫ General ti ps for using a Wi-Fi connecti on • Use with in th e com mun icat ion ran ge of th e dev ic e to be co nne cted .
111 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 • The def ault wo rk gro up na me is set to “W OR KGRO UP ”. If yo u chan ged the wor kgrou p nam e , the PC w ill not be recog nized. In [C han ge Workg ro up Na me] in [P C Conn ec t ion] of the [Wi - Fi Se tup] menu, ch ang e the work gro up n am e to th at o f the PC you are c onn ectin g to .
112 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) • Are you trying to pla y ba ck the m oti on pic ture s by dire ctl y in se rting t he c ard in the car d slo t of the TV? > Conne ct the camer a to the TV w ith t he A V cable (o pti onal ), or with t he H DMI micr o ca ble, and t he n play bac k the motio n pi ctur es on t he c amer a.
113 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Cautions for Use • Pleas e also re f er to the “Ow ne r ’s Ma nua l for ad van ce d f ea ture s (P DF fo rmat )”, wh ich de sc rib es mor e detai led inf or mat ion .
114 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Re mov ing dirt on the imag e senso r The i mag e se ns or is very p r ecis e and de li cate , so be sure to obs e rv e th e fol l owi ng when you do hav e t o clea n it your se lf. • Blow o ff t he d us t on t he surf ac e of t he im a ge s ens or w ith a co mm erc iall y a va il able b lowe r brus h.
115 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Always re move the ba ttery after use. • Place the removed battery in a plastic bag, and store or keep away from metallic objects (clip s, etc. ). If you d ro p t he ba tter y a cc identally , ch ec k t o see if the bo dy of the batt ery a nd the te rmi n al s a re da ma ge d.
116 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Specifications S pe ci fic at ions are su bj ec t to ch an ge w itho ut noti ce . Digital Ca mera Body (DMC-GH4): I nfo rm at io n f or y o ur sa fe ty Power Sour ce: DC 8.4 V Pow er Con s um pt ion : 2.7 W ( W he n re c ord in g w ith M on ito r) [W he n the I nt er cha ng eabl e l en s (H-H S1 20 35) i s us ed ] 1.
117 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Burst recording Bu rst spee d 40 pic tur es /sec ond (Su pe r hi gh s peed ), 12 pic tures /s ec ond ( Hig h sp ee d, AF S) , 7 pi ct ure s/se co nd ( Hi gh s pe ed, AF C).
118 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Flas h Bui lt - in po p up f l ash GN 1 7. 0 equi va le nt ( ISO2 00 · m) [G N 12 .0 eq ui vale nt (IS O1 00 · m)] Fl ash rang e: Appro x.
119 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Recor di ng qualit y Mo ti on pi ct ur es [A V CHD] Whe n [Syst em F req ue ncy ] is s et to [5 9 .94 H z (N T SC)] 1920 k 1080 /5 9.9 4p ( 28 Mbp s) ,19 20 k 10 80 /59. 9 4i ( 1 7 M bp s) , 1920 k 1080 /5 9.9 4i ¢ ( 24 M bps) ,1 92 0 k 1080 / 23.
120 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Qua lity RAW /RAW i F i ne/R A W i S tan dar d/ Fi ne/ S tand ar d/MP O i Fine/ MP O i Standa rd Recording fil e format Still Pi ctu re RA W/JPE G (bas ed on “De sign ru le for Ca mera Fi le syste m”, based on “Exif 2.
121 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Wire less tra ns mitt er NFC Dimens io ns A pp r ox. 1 32 .9 m m ( W) k 93. 4 mm (H) k 83 . 9 mm (D) [5 .2 3 q (W) k 3. 68 q (H) k 3. 3 0 q (D) ] (exc lu di ng th e pro je ct ing par t s) Mass (we ight) Appro x. 56 0 g /1.
122 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Ba tt e ry C h arg er ( Pan as on i c D MW- BT C 10 PP) : I nfo rm at io n f or y o ur sa fe ty Batte ry Pack (lithium-io n) (Panaso nic DMW-BLF 19PP): I nfo rm at io n f or y o ur sa fe ty Inpu t : 1 10 V t o 24 0 V , 5 0/6 0 Hz, 0.
123 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Digital Camera Accessory System ¢ 1 Th e AC A dap tor (op t iona l) can onl y be us ed with the des i gnate d P ana soni c DC C oup ler (opt ion al ). T he AC adap tor (op t iona l) canno t be use d by itsel f. ¢ 2 Use if th e attac he d lens is in co ntact wit h the t ripo d ped es tal.
124 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Reading the Owner ’ s Manual (PDF format) • Plea se als o r ef er to t he “O wn er ’s Manu al for a dva nced f eat ur es (P D F f orm at)”, w hic h d es cri bes more deta iled information.
125 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form (For USA Customers) Ship T o: Mr . Mrs. Ms. First Last Street Address City State Zip Phone#: Day ( ) Night () 4. Shipping information (UPS delivery requires complete street address) Please photocopy this form when placing an order .
126 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) Limited Warranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Pan as on ic Prod uc ts Limite d W a rran ty Limited W ar ranty Coverage (For USA Only) If yo ur pr o duct doe s no t wo rk pr ope rl y b.
127 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Mail-In Service --O n lin e Re pair R equ est Onl ine Re pair Re que st T o s u bmit a ne w re pai r r e qu est and f or q ui ck r e pa ir s tat us v isit ou r Web Si te at ww w .
128 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) ALL E XPRESS AND IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE W ARRAN TY OF MERC HANT ABILITY , ARE LIMITED TO THE PERI OD OF THE LIMITED W ARRANTY . W ARRANTOR’S L IABI LI TY UNDE R THI S LI MIT ED W ARRANTY SHAL L BE LI MI TED SO LEL Y TO T HE COST OF ANY NE CES SARY REP A IR S OR REPLACEM EN TS OF THI S PRODUCT .
129 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Limited Warranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Pa nasonic Cana da Inc . 577 0 A mbler Dr iv e, Mi ssi ssau ga , On tar io L4 W 2 T3 P ANASONIC PR ODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Pan aso nic C ana da I nc .
130 Other s VQT5H6 8 (ENG) LIMIT A TIONS AND EXCLUSI ONS T hi s w arr a nt y ON L Y CO VE R S fa il ur e s du e t o de f ect s in m at er i als o r wo r k ma nsh ip , a nd DOES N OT COVE R no rmal wear a nd tea r or cos me tic da ma ge .
131 Other s (ENG ) VQ T5H6 8 Th is pr oduc t i nc orp o r ate s t h e f ol lo win g s oft w are : (1) t he s oftwa re dev elop ed in depe nde nt ly by or fo r Pan as onic Co rpo rati on , (2) t he s o.
• Quic kTime and t he Q uic kTime log o are tr ade mark s o r regi ste red tra dema rk s of A pple Inc. , used unde r l ice nse ther ef rom. • Win dow s and Wi n dows Vista are eithe r re gi ster ed trad emar ks or trade mar ks of Micr osoft Corpor at ion i n the U nit ed S t at es and /o r ot he r co u nt rie s.
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If you have not bought Panasonic DMC-GH4 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Panasonic DMC-GH4 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Panasonic DMC-GH4 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Panasonic DMC-GH4 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Panasonic DMC-GH4, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Panasonic DMC-GH4.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Panasonic DMC-GH4. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Panasonic DMC-GH4 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
