Panasonic G85/Gx85 Walkthrough
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2019
- This video is going over the layout and differences of the Panasonic G85 and Gx85 cameras (Using the Gx85 for the walkthrough).
This is to help those who have just purchased either cameras learn their way around the camera body. The more you know, the less you will feel intimidated with the available features and settings!
If you have any questions I did not answer, please let me know in the comments below!
CORRECTION: 23:46 HDR = High Dynamic Range! (Where the camera processes more detail in highlights/shadows) Sometimes my mouth is faster than my brain can process XS
ALSO USB charging is not possible while using the camera, it needs to be off.
Time Stamps!
Beginning/Front & Sides : 1:22
Top of Camera: 3:30
Bottom/Back of Camera: 9:52
Menus: 21:52
INTRO MUSIC: • TheFatRat - Fly Away f...
(TheFatRat - Fly Away)
EP.1 BACKGROUND: • Video
(Itro & Tobu - Cloud 9 [NCS])
This video was published 4 years ago, but I got my GX85 just last week and this has been of great help. Thank you.
how do you like the camera? thinking of buying..
@@joliebenedict It's an easy carry and that means I have it with me more often than when I had the Nikon DSLR. The controls are easy to use. I have often used my DSLR in Aperture priority mode and shifting to the Lumix hasn't really been a challenge for me. I am travelling to Germany in a week's time, visiting my cousins and hope to use this extensively. I am sure you will have fun with this.
I got the GX85 in my hands yesterday, and have been struggling to sort out how to navigate the controls. This tutorial video is an absolute lifesaver. Wonderful clear explanations, and I learned a lot.Thank you so very much for making it.
Just bought it! Picking it up tomorrow, I've forgotten but does the lens included have manual focus on the actual lens?
I’ve had everything from Pentax to Leica, etc and just got this camera recently out of curiosity for the M43 format. I have to say, even in 2024 this camera is an incredible value. The features that come in it is everything someone could want and no extra nonsense that you wouldn’t want. Only thing I’m finding weird is the lens release button since I’m used to it on the other side of the lens mount. Will just take some time to figure out I guess. Beginning photographer or a seasoned pro, this camera is truly something unique and fun. I put the lumix 20mm f1.7 ll lens on it and talk about a serious package you want to take everywhere with you.
This is by far the best and most helpful tutorial that I’ve seen on this camera. Very detailed, thank you for taking the time to film this. Excellent!!
Fantastic review. I’ve had this camera for a few years but had no idea how to use it. Now I do - thanks!
This is a GREAT video. Thank you. I just got this camera today. I was looking for a detailed tutorial and most the videos are just garbage. This one rocks! You go girl!
I just got my GX85 earlier this week and this video has been the most helpful one out of all the Lumix GX85 videos I've watched. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the thorough, easy-to-understand camera overview. I just got the GX85 today and this video is very helpful!
Thank you for your very enthusiastic explaining. I keep coming back to this video from time to time.
Just got this for a beginners photography class, and the professor hasn’t been much help with the basics. Can’t thank you enough for the help and thoroughness!
Thanks for this! I have both the GX85 and G85 so very relevant for me. I learned a few things from your video and will keep this saved in my UA-cam library for periodic review. Very helpful.
Many Thanks, I've just got this camera, and found your demonstration / set up by far the best on YT to get me going
Thanks, this is comprehensive and well thought out. Absolute "go to" for my new camera
Nice Walkthrough... After using the GX85 for 4 months its good to have a comprehensive review of forgotten features I need to explore.
Thank you so much for this great video. Your clear, concise explanations are very much appreciated.
Very helpful, thanks! With this camera getting a little older, I was able to grab a used one with both stock lenses for a very nice price. It had all the features I wanted for a camera I can use when I don't want to carry around a big SLR, but want something more than my phone: interchangeable lenses, decent sensor size, tilting LCD, viewfinder, built in flash (with option to add an external one), and manual controls. I can't wait to play around with it!
Extremely useful video. The menu on this camera is a maze. You made it a lot simpler. Thanks
Thank you so much for your practical and easy to navigate video. Best video I have come across to explain in detail and easy to understand.
My camera is arriving tomorrow. Thank you so much for this video! Every other one seems to be comparing this camera to other cameras and their features. Not helpful if you’ve already decided. Knowing what each button does is priceless!
I just grabbed this camera the other day and this was very helpful and thorough. Thank ya thank ya
Awesome, thorough presentation, thanks for doing this!
Hi! Just wanted to write a quick thanks for going over this stuff. I am new to having a good digital camera, and this video did help! Appreciate it!
VERY GREAT VIDEO WAS VERY HELPFUL I JUST PURCHASED A G85 and was so lost all the other videos i watched were garbage. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Fantastic review! I learned a lot and you did a great job presenting all the features.
Thank you for explaining the difference between the G85 and GX85! Now I'm going to purchase the G85
Bought my camera second hand , came without an instruction book Youve just made my day. Many thanks for the work you've put in.
Subbed 😊👍
At last clear explanation! Thank you I feel more confident now !
Just bought a gx85, and your walkthrough is really helpful!
Nice video, Thanks! Just to clarify: Aperture priority means you set the aperture and the camera sets the rest; Shutter priority means you set shutter speed and the camera sets the rest. My dad had a Pentax from the early 70s that had S and A done entirely through analog circuitry.
I, for one, like RAW - I can change colors at home.
Once again, excellent beginners video! Thank you!
Oh ... another secret most Lumix cameras have: if you look closely, you'll find a rubbery thing on the battery lid. That rubber thingy can be removed and a DC external power bank can be used with a special (available at around US$10) adapter.
Outstanding guide to using this camera! Thank you!!! 😊
Brilliant guide to this camera, thank you so much!
Thank you for this complete walkthrough, you helped me a lot with my recent purchase
Thank you so much. What a great introduction to this camera!
It was amazing explaining for me as a beginner camera holder. Thank you very much! It really helped me!
In case no one else told you, the "No Lens" option doesn't literally mean what it says. It's for when you put on a lens that can't talk to the camera. Like another manufacturer's lens, a third-party lens, a manual focus lens of some sort. The probably didn't have enough room to put up a full explanation. But, yeah, their wording is confusing, but what else could they have said that would fit the space?
Yes, it was one of those "I know in the back of my head what this means" but sometimes it doesn't click when I am doing these walkthroughs. Thank you for clearing it up for those who I did not clarify for! :)
Brilliant informative video...just want I needed, thank you SO much!!
Incredible videos. I appreciate all your hard work. Thank you so much !!!
This is super helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the great video! I bought the g85 . The past panasoniic camera i bought z model with 18x optical and digital zoom also. This camera is a different beast.! I see it has great potential which is going to take me awhile to learn. Once again thank you.
Late to party on this video. I've been looking at this camera...... the best
step by step video on this camera I've seen. You thru me over the top !! Thanks !!
This was really helpful. Thank you so much!
I bought this camera and was frustrated with the many options. The booklet provided was weak. This video was super helpful for me.
I just got this camera so it really helps. Thank you so much!
Just what I needed, thank you so much! :D
Thank you so much for this walkthrough, It was super helpful! x
Best video. Very thorough. Thank you!
So well done! You did a great job speaking!
This was very helpful! Thanks x
the best on you tube for explaining everything perfectly
Very clear explanation, thank you
I just got this camera. It's going on vacation instead of my almost 20 year old Canon Digital Rebel XT. The Rebel XT still works fantastically but it's too big to carry on cruises and shore excursions.
Awesome video. I'll definitely be referencing this a lot as I learn the camera.
Thanks a lot. This was extremely helpful
Great overview. Thanks!!
Great overview - just gifted one!
Rather late to this party, but did want to let you know that I found your video very informative. We did not agree on all settings, but most actually; we just had a few differences on personal preferences. Now that I have a baseline for settings on the GX85, I'll compare to baseline settings for two other older Panny cameras that I have: a GM5 and a G6. Thank you for making this helpful video.
That is the great thing about photography, everything is up to the preference of the photographer! There is no one correct way to set the camera or capture an image, it is a great art. So glad you found my video helpful!
Nice helpful walkthrough
Many thanks for your great video.
The best GX85 video
Super helpful! Thank you so much!
very helpful
Great video! Thank you!
Just bought the Gx85 but have not had a chance to try it out yet. Hoping it will do well for my wife's hobby of taking photos of hawks and owls in our neighborhood. She been using cell phone so far. Your review is great! Thanks.
Thanks, I learned a lot. I'm sure someone has mentioned it already, but "shoot without a lens" is for manual lenses that do not connect with your camera electrically. I have the 7 Artisans fish eye on my camera now. When that is set up, it will ask you if you want to continue shooting with the 8 mm setting when you turn the camera on.
Just ordered this body for a backup for my Panasonic G9. With the great reviews I couldn't pass it up for 290 bucks brand new.
It is on for a FANTASTIC sale right now at over 50% off, so why not!
Very helpful, thanks!
Thanks going to keep this for future reference.
4:3 uses the whole sensor - other proportions use less area. Use 4:3 and cut it later.
Multi exposure is very useful - it takes 3 photos being one at the set exposure and two others below and above that point (how much above/bellow can be set by the user)
Also known as bracketing :)
thanks a great intro to my new second-hand camera in jan 2021
'Shoot without lens' is mainly used when you're using something like a vintage lens on an adapter. Old lenses don't have the electronic contacts to tell the camera that you've connected a lens, so the camera thinks that you don't have one attached.
I have come across this in using Nikon film camera lenses on new digital bodies, it didn't click when it came to doing this walkthrough! Thank you for clarifying!
Thanks so much for this video
The peak detection is useful but I can't use it properly yet. It detects areas that have the lighting level above the sensor's max - and has some way to show which areas are under that situation by painting a zebra pattern.
this video is awesome, just had a question, what would be the best settings for this camera to use in studio with lighting and white background for product photography? Thanks!
amazing video thank you. it hepped me so much to understanding the camera since it's my first one. I have a question. do I need a setting to not make the camera turn off ? I'm wondering because I would like to use the camera to livestream with it. Also any suggestion for a nice (made a little economic) lence with a nice Field of view 90° or more? Thank you again and sorry for my grammatic errors.
If you go into the menu into your custom settings, and find sleep mode, you may be able to turn it off. Let me know if you are unable to find it and I can give you step by step instructions. The angle your asking for for that sensor size would be either the Panasonic or Olympus 7-14mm lens. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Excellent.
Great video
I know this vid is a few years old but I got this camera a few days ago as a beginner for a decent price. This was extremely helpful!!! At 29:14 I turned "Constant Preview" ON. Any downside to using live/constant preview? I find it very useful for a beginner photographer like me to make sure my shot looks the way i want it to, especially in Manual/Priority modes. Really helped me put all the exposure triangle knowledge into practice & get used to it better/learn it.
Very helpful! THanks so much. What are your thoughts on having this as an A camera and the G7 as the B. I'm considering getting the G7 just because the G85 doesn't have mic port. Thoughts?
The G7's video is probably the worst out of the line so personally I would move up to the G85 or G95 for the mic option! I hope this helps!
Thank you very much!
thank you!!
Brilliant thanks.
Awesome video, I just thought there was some good irony when you said today’s cameras have good auto WB and as you said that your filming camera completely changed the white balance of this constant shot. Haha
Omg your right, it made it just a bit cooler lol! The metering and white balance can be tricky when your working with a black camera and white background, working on getting a grey background for those reasons, but kudos for catching that! Lol
Omg I'm so overwhelmed by this new camera! But I'm so thankful for this video! I bought it to shoot my son's sports do you have any certain ways you'd set it up for that ? Thank you so much for making this video
Glad I could help! What sports and what time of day?
Thanks!
I'm a newbie if it's mirrorless is there lenses I can add tho them. Mainly like 600mm lenses if so which brand will I need attachments
Yes you can change the lens on this camera. If you want a 600mm equivalent, just look for an Olympus or Panasonic lens that goes to 300mm (as with the sensor size, it will double the reach of the lens)
Very informative video as the handbook is 88 pages!!
Exactly why I started this UA-cam channel! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for making the tutorial, I’m struggling with exporting the photos through Wi-Fi onto an iPad, do you have any insight? TIA
Try reinstalling the app and following these steps! Hope it helps! ua-cam.com/video/Bnik3B9H-Js/v-deo.htmlsi=lewKQQ3kFrC-WKIZ
Hi Heather, Thank you for the video. I have just bought a 2nd hand GX9 but the shortcut buttons (for ISO, white balance, metering etc) dont work, when I press them they just act like arrow cursor buttons for the focus point. Could it be they have been de-activated by the previous user? Regards Rich
Yes this is a possibility. I would go into the menu, go to the wrench symbol and reset your settings. This should reset the camera to out of the box settings.
@@Shutterbug101 thank you so much Heather for the quick response, just tried it and shortcuts working now :-))
Love it, I think it is better without bgm,
Thank you!! This was so helpful! I just have a question. How can I get that blurry background? I tried many times but could not adjust the camera to blur the background.
Great question! To achieve a nice blurry background with the kit lens can actually be pretty tricky. You really want to invest in a lens that has an aperture, or F number, 2.8 or lower. This stands for the physical opening in the lens that controls light intake and either a blurry background or sharpness throughout the image. The lower that number is, the blurrier the background is. Take a look at how aperture works in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/89zYdzs-doA/v-deo.html
@@Shutterbug101 thank you!
Thank you for a thorough and thoughtful explanation. You should write a manual. Well done! Thanks 😉
I enjoy a lot of your detailed walkthrough and is extremely helpful. Could you advise any tips of how to shoot moon photos? Thank you.
Thank you for the kind comment, I am glad my videos can help you! When it comes to moon photography, you need a good zoom, something that provides between 200-600mm range. (On this camera, you will want the lens to range between 100 and 300, because the sensor will allow you to capture 2x the distance!) You will also want to use your P mode, set your metering to center (if you want the moon in the center of your photos, or spot if you want it off to the side of the frame), and focusing may be set to AFS or if it’s easier you can use manual focus as well by switching it to MF. These tips should definitely help you get a great moon shot!
@@Shutterbug101 Thanks for your prompt and detailed instructions. I forgot to mention that we also bought this long len at 45-150 (0.9m/3.0 ft). for capturing distant photography. Shall I follow the same directives using this long len? Thank you!
Exactly! It’s a great lens for moon shots!
An excellent video, very clearly explaing all the buttons and features. However just one minor point. I would prefer not to have any background music as I find it very distracting when I'm listening to the commentary.
I'm trying to figure out how to use flash while recording. Plz help I have the gx85
The flash is for photography only, not for video. If you would like to add light for video, you will need an LED light with hotshoe attatchment. Something like this: amzn.to/3cnG3Nc
Hope this helps!
How do you do that long exposure photo with the fireworks and circular lights
Try this out: ua-cam.com/video/Cj7HDvP0B6Y/v-deo.html
Wow! Great! Would you please say something about the location of the sound entry to the camera, or mic hole? Where is it located?
Yes, the built in Mic on this model is the 2 little holes on top of the camera in front of the hotshoe! Let me know if you have any other questions!
Got it, found them, and problem solved!!! Thank you, beautiful blonde!!!
Hola! Quiero saber si hay manera de poder ver en la pantalla de la cámara. Como quedará la foto al momento de tomarla, es decir en la pantalla de la cámara lo veo nítido pero cuando tomo la foto me sale oscura o desenfocado , no guarda relación con lo que veía en la pantalla.
Eso es muy extraño, ya que debería mostrarle automáticamente resultados precisos antes de tomar su foto. Intente restablecer su configuración en el menú debajo de la pestaña de llave inglesa y vea si eso ayuda. Además, asegúrese de que su sujeto no cambie mientras toma la foto, ya que a veces el movimiento puede cambiar el resultado.
Shoot w/o lens: shut off when you attach lens adaptor for use of other lenses, e.g. Nikon
Yes! Thank you for clarifying! I knew that in the back of my head but didnt hit me until after I posted. Thank you!
shoot w/o lens is useful if you are using an old school slr lens that does not have auto functions.
selecting quiet mode will turn off the mechanical shutter
selecting 4K mode will also disable mechanical shutter
if mechanical shutter mode is off then the flash will not work.
just a few gotchas that I have learned the hard way.
Hey Heather shutterbug how's my girl doing hey thanks for this wonderful platform you set on the Panasonic g85 I had the G7 and I like it a lot but the g85 seems special because of that waterproof seiling and I believe the stabilizer may be better but I never had trouble with mine and it takes beautiful pictures I'm a big fan of Chris Nichols and Jordan they do a lot of videos on cameras but thank you so much really enjoyed it you're my best friend
The g85 definitely has a better build/stabilization than the G7 and is an excellent upgrade! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!
you can't charge the gx85 while its running. it gives you a message to turn it off before it starts charging. But you can buy a battery adapter that puts a cable out of the compartment and use it that way. There's even a hole built in for the cord to go through. You can also set your sleep timer for 2 mins and after 2 minutes of not using it, youll start charging right away.
Yes! I did notice the charging while running after I posted the video, and put a correction in the description. It really could be fixed with a firmware upgrade and I have let my Panasonic rep know so hopefully in future cameras it will be a feature. Your ideas of the battery with the ac cord and also using the sleep timer are great as well until they do make this an option! Thank you for commenting!
thak you