Camera Menus
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The GH1 fits its many options onto 20 pages of menus. These are divided into six categories: Record, Motion Picture, Custom Menu, Setup, the customizable My Menu and Playback. Generally you'll find all the options where you'd expect them and, after a short while with the GH1, navigating the menus is easy. Note that you get a much smaller subset of menus in full Auto mode. |
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Record menu
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Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
Aspect Ratio | 4:3 3:2 16:9 1:1 |
- 4000 x 3000/2816 x 2112/2048 x 1536 - 4128 x 2752/2928 x 1952/2064 x 1376 |
Picture Size | Large Medium Small |
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Quality | Fine Standard RAW + Fine RAW + Standard RAW |
RAW mode stores only the maximum number of pixels of your chosen aspect ratio, not necessarily the entire sensor. |
Face Recognition | Off On Memory Set |
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Metering Mode | Multiple Center weighted Spot |
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Stabilizer | Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 |
Mode 1 is always active. Mode 2 only when the shutter is pressed. Mode 3 is used when horizontally panning. |
Flash | Auto Auto with Red-eye correction On On with Red-eye correction Slow sync Slow sync with Red-eye correction |
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D.Red-eye | On Off |
Camera tries to digitally remove red eyes from images. |
Flash Syncro | 1st 2nd |
Flash fires at start or end of exposure |
Flash Adjust | +/- 2 EV in 0.3 EV steps | |
i.Exposure | Off Low Standard High |
Exposure and contrast are adjusted to compensate for scenes requiring a wide dynamic range |
Ex. Opt. Zoom | On Off |
"Extra Optical Zoom" - crops the image to simulate additional zoom |
Digital Zoom | Off 2X 4X |
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Burst Rate | H L |
Selects 3 or 2 fps shooting |
Auto Bracket | Steps![]() ![]() Sequence: ![]() ![]() |
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Self-Timer | 10 sec 10 sec (3 images) 2 sec |
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Color Space | sRGB AdobeRGB |
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Long Shtr NR | On Off |
Takes a second, dark-frame to allow subtraction of long exposure noise |
ISO Limit Set | Off 200 400 800 1600 |
Sets the maximum limit to which Auto or i.ISO settings will set the sensitivity. |
ISO Increments | 1 EV 1/3 EV |
Motion picture menu
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Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
Rec Mode | AVCHD Motion JPEG |
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Rec Quality | Rec Mode: AVCHD |
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Exposure Mode | P A S M |
This option is only active in creative motion picture mode |
Metering Mode | Multiple Center weighted Spot |
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i.Exposure | Off Low Standard High |
Exposure and contrast are adjusted to compensate for scenes requiring a wide dynamic range |
Digital Zoom | Off 2X 4X |
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Wind Cut | Off Low Standard High |
Reduces wind noise in motion picture recording |
Custom menu
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Option | Values / Actions | Notes |
Cust. Set Mem. | • C1: Set 1 • C2: Set 2 • C3: Set 3 |
Assigns current settings to one of three custom memories |
LVF Disp. Style | Finder style LCD Monitor style |
Electronic Viewfinder display style |
LCD Disp. Style | Finder style LCD Monitor style |
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LCD Info. Disp. | 1 (Brown) 2 (Red) 3 (Black) |
Selects the status view color scheme. |
EVF/LCD Auto | Off On |
Uses the proximity sensor to switch between EVF and LCD. |
Histogram | Off On |
Provides a histogram on the shooting screen |
Guide lines | Off Thirds Center Movable |
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AF/AE Lock | AE AF AF/AE |
Which parameters are locked by the AL/AE lock button |
AF/AE Lock Hold | Off On |
Is the action of the AF/AE Lock button retained? |
Preview Hold | Off On |
Is the action of the preview button retained upon button release? |
Pre AF | Off Quick AF Continuous AF |
Quick AF will start to try to achieve focus when it detects the camera is being held steadily. |
Direct AF Area | Off On |
On allows the AF point to be moved when in single-point AF mode |
Focus Priority | Off On |
Does the camera wait for focus before allowing shutter release |
AF Assist Lamp | Off On |
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AF + MF | Off On |
Allows manual fine-tuning of focus once AF lock has been achieved |
MF Assist | Off On |
Zooms in the view to allow high-precision manual focus |
Expo. Settings | Switch by pressing front dial Switch by holding EVF/LCD button |
Dictates how to toggle between the command dial's functions |
Rec Area | Stills Movies |
Changes the angle of view during motion picture and still picture recording |
Remaining Disp | Stills (frames) Movies (time) |
Switches between number of recordable pictures and available recording time |
Movie button | Off On |
Enables/disables the movie button |
Dial Guide | Off On |
Gives cues to the dial's function in the viewfinder after a change |
Menu Resume | Off On |
Menus return to last-used position |
Pixel Refresh | Start processing![]() ![]() |
Checks the sensor for malfunctioning pixels |
Sensor cleaning | Start processing![]() ![]() |
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Shoot W/O Lens | Off On |
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