Panasonic DMC-G5 - Manual (Page 118)

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Recording
When you want to take a sharp picture of a fast moving subject, set with a faster shutter speed.
When you want to create a trail effect, set to a slower shutter speed.
1
Set the mode dial to [ ].
2
Rotate the rear dial to set the shutter speed.
• It will switch between shutter speed setting operation and Exposure Compensation operation
every time the rear dial is pressed.
• The effects of the set shutter speed will not be visible on the recording screen. To check on
the recording screen, please use [Preview].
(P115)
Note
• The brightness of the screen and the recorded pictures may differ. Check the pictures on the
playback screen.
• Rotate the rear dial to display the [Expo.Meter]. Unsuitable areas of the range are displayed in red.
• If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red and blink when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Display of the shutter speed will count down when the shutter speed is set slow and the shutter
button is pressed all the way.
• We recommend using a tripod when the shutter speed is slow.
• When the flash is activated, the fastest shutter speed that can be selected is 1/160th of a second.
(P87)
• The shutter speed slower than 1 second is not available when [Electronic Shutter] is set to [ON].
• The [Sensitivity] is automatically set to [AUTO] when you switch the Recording Mode to
Shutter-Priority AE Mode while the [Sensitivity] is set to [
] (Intelligent).
Shutter-Priority AE Mode
Shutter speed:
Slow Shutter speed:
Fast
It becomes easier to express
movement. A Shutter speed
B Exposure meter It becomes easier to freeze
movement.
SS SS SS
F
1 000
8.0 5.6 4.0
4 000 2 000
4000 4000 4000
A B