New Lumix G7 user here. Having some basic trouble.

stonehedge007 wrote:

I was using my new G7 yesterday for the first time. Couldn't get to adjust shutter speed or aperture while shooting ! Tried fiddling around and in one particular mode i could adjust the shutter speed and aperture but it was having no effect on the video. Whatttttt !!!! So perplexed. Im having to use it like an auto point and shoot. Coming from years of canon DSLR usage, you always had full control during pre-shot and during the recording also. Also the shutter speed didn't want to go beyond 1/250, that normal.

All this in video as im only interested in video. To top it all off this camera shoots video in all mode dial positions too and in what seem to be photo modes too. This means each of these modes offers different kind of control over the video ? Just realized it has shot even bright rooms with lots of light @3200 ISO. On its own. Am i missing something here ? How do i get into a video mode where i can see the LCD panel and adjust my shutter/aperture/iso and be done with it. I would also like to be able to see the shutter speed/aperture/iso as its recording and maybe change it as its recording just as i can with my canon DSLR.

I don't have a G7 (I have a GX85), but it also has a movie mode (AKA Creative Video Mode) on the mode dial. It's the symbol with a movie camera and an "M". This is the only mode that actually controls all the video settings.

Note that in all the PASM modes on the mode dial, you can still press record button, but the settings you choose do not effect the video (rather video is full auto).

Once in the Creative Video Mode, you can tap the top right corner on touch screen and it'll allow you to switch between P A S M for your video settings (alternatively you can go in Menu > Motion Picture > Exposure Mode). See page 126.

ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/camera/om/dmc-g7_adv_en_om.pdf

You can then change aperture/shutter speed/ISO etc as you do with stills. You can also use the touch screen menu on the right side to change these settings if you want to minimize noise from the buttons.