Panasonic Lumix GX8 User Manual
Dmc-gx8, Owner’s manual for advanced features, Digital camera
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Finding the information you need
- How to use this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- Contents by Function
- 1. Before Use
- 2. Getting Started/Basic Operations
- Attaching the Shoulder Strap
- Charging the Battery
- Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery
- Attaching/Removing the Lens
- Opening the Monitor/Adjusting the Monitor
- Setting Date/Time (Clock Set)
- Basic Operations
- Tips for taking good pictures
- Using the Viewfinder
- Shutter button (Taking pictures)
- Motion picture button (Recording motion pictures)
- Mode dial (Selecting a Recording Mode)
- Front Dial/Rear Dial
- Cursor buttons/[MENU/SET] button
- [DISP.] button (Switching the displayed information)
- Touch screen (Touch operations)
- Taking Pictures Using the Touch Function
- Setting menu items
- Calling frequently-used menus instantly (Quick Menu)
- Assigning frequently used functions to the buttons (function buttons)
- Configuring basic settings of this unit (Setup Menu)
- Entering Text
- 3. Recording Modes
- Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- Recording night scenes ([iHandheld Night Shot])
- Combining pictures into a single picture with rich gradation ([iHDR])
- Taking a picture with a blurred background (Defocus Control)
- Recording images by changing the brightness (Exposure) or color tone
- About Intelligent Auto Plus Mode and Intelligent Auto Mode
- Taking Pictures with Automatically Adjusted Aperture and Shutter Speed (Program AE Mode)
- Taking Pictures by Specifying the Aperture/ Shutter Speed
- Taking panorama pictures (Panorama Shot Mode)
- Taking Pictures with different image effects (Creative Control Mode)
- Recording motion pictures with manually set aperture value/shutter speed (Creative Video Mode)
- Registering your preferred settings (Custom Mode)
- Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode)
- 4. Picture Quality and Color Tone Settings
- Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an Effect ([Photo Style])
- Recording Images with Image Effects ([Filter Settings])
- Adjusting Bright/Dark Portions ([Highlight Shadow])
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Setting the Picture Quality and Size
- Using Image Correction Functions
- Compensating the contrast and exposure ([i.Dynamic])
- Raising the resolution ([i.Resolution])
- Combining pictures with different exposures ([HDR])
- Reducing the long shutter noise ([Long Shtr NR])
- Correcting the brightness on the screen periphery ([Shading Comp.])
- Raising the resolution when the aperture is closed ([Diffraction Compensation])
- Setting the color space ([Color Space])
- 5. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings
- 6. Shutter and Drive Settings
- 7. Functions Customized for Various Subjects and Purposes
- Taking Pictures Automatically at Set Intervals ([Time Lapse Shot])
- Creating Stop Motion Pictures ([Stop Motion Animation])
- Making Multiple Exposures on One Picture ([Multi Exp.])
- Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output of Light at once ([Silent Mode])
- Taking Pictures with the Face Recognition Function ([Face Recog.])
- Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on Images
- Using screens and displays suitable for recording
- Recording while monitoring camera images
- 8. Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
- 9. Recording Motion Pictures
- 10. Playing Back and Editing Images
- Playing Back Pictures
- Playing Back Motion Pictures
- Switching the Playback Method
- Deleting Pictures
- Using the [Playback] Menu
- [2D/3D Settings]
- [Slide Show]
- [Playback Mode]
- [Location Logging]
- [RAW Processing]
- [Clear Retouch]
- [Title Edit]
- [Text Stamp]
- [Video Divide]
- [Time Lapse Video]
- [Stop Motion Video]
- [Resize]
- [Cropping]
- [Rotate]/[Rotate Disp.]
- [Favorite]
- [Print Set]
- [Protect]
- [Face Rec Edit]
- [Picture Sort]
- [Delete Confirmation]
- 11. Using the Wi-Fi/NFC Function
- What you can do with the Wi-Fi function
- Wi-Fi function/NFC Function
- Controlling with a Smartphone/Tablet
- Installing the smartphone/tablet app “ Image App ”
- Connecting to a smartphone/tablet
- Taking images via a smartphone/tablet (remote recording)
- Playing back images in the camera
- Saving images stored in the camera
- Sending images in the camera to an SNS
- Adding location information to images stored in the camera from a smartphone/tablet
- Combining motion pictures recorded with Snap Movie according to your preference on a smartphone/tablet
- Displaying pictures on a TV
- Sending images
- Sending images to a smartphone/tablet
- Printing Wirelessly
- When sending images to AV device
- When sending images to PC
- Using Web services
- Registering to the “LUMIX CLUB”
- About Connections
- [Wi-Fi Setup] Menu
- 12. Connecting to other equipment
- 13. Others