Panasonic DMC-G5 User Manual
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Scene Detection
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene
concerned is displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes
to the usual red.
Depending on the identified scene, the camera may display [
], which
allows you to select the camera-recommended effects. For details, refer to
“Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects” on
When taking pictures
¢1 Only when [
] (AUTO) is selected.
¢2 When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], [
] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces already
set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
When recording motion pictures
•
[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
•
When [
], [
] or [
] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will
adjust the focus and exposure. (Face Detection)
•
If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the
Scene detection has been identified as [
], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take care
not to move the camera while taking pictures.
•
An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking.
•
When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] is
displayed in the top right of [
], [
] and [
].
•
Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same subject.
–
Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the subject,
the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
–
Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is
shaken, when zoom is used
•
To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate
Recording Mode.
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Macro]
[i-Night Portrait]
¢1
[i-Night Scenery]
[i-Baby]
¢2
[i-Sunset]
¦
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Low Light]
[i-Macro]