Panasonic DMCG5 DMCG5 User Guide - Page 2

Contents Before Use Care of the camera ...7 Standard Accessories 8 Names and Functions of Components 9 About the Lens ...16 Preparation Changing the Lens ...17 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 20 Charging the Battery 21 • Charging ...21 • Approximate operating time and number of recordable pictures 23 Inserting and Removing the Card (optional)/ the Battery...26 About the Card ...27 • About cards that can be used with this unit 27 • Approximate number of recordable pictures and available recording time......... 28 Setting Date/Time (Clock Set 29 • Changing the Clock Setting 30 Basic Selecting the Recording Mode 31 Tips for taking good pictures 33 • Detects orientation of camera (Direction Detection Function 33 Using the Viewfinder 34 • Switching the LCD monitor/Viewfinder 34 • About the Eye Sensor AF 35 • Setting the focus position with the Touch Pad 35 Taking a Still picture 36 • How to set focus when taking a still picture (AFS/AFF/AFC 36 • Taking a still picture 38 • Taking pictures using the Touch Shutter function 39 • Switching the Information Displayed on the recording screen 40 Taking Pictures using the Automatic Function (Intelligent Auto Mode 42 • Recording with Camera-Recommended Effects 45 • Recording using Intelligent Auto Plus Mode 46 Taking Pictures with Defocus Control Function 48 Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings (Program AE Mode 50 Recording Motion Picture 52 • How to set focus when recording a motion picture (Continuous AF 52 • Recording motion picture 53 • Recording still pictures while recording motion pictures 55 Playing Back Pictures/Motion Pictures 56 - 2 -