Minggu, 20 Juli 2014

Setting up the GH4, Part 4, Switching Setups


Picture Gardens,  Broome, Western Australia

One of the advantages  of a highly configurable camera like the GH4 is that it can be quickly transformed from a deliberative low light landscape recorder into a high speed sport/action shooter. The challenge is to make the switch from one setup to the next with the least number of actions and a high degree of reliability, so that one does not forget some vital setting in the heat of the moment.
Every photographer will have his or her favourite subject types and therefore different requirements for camera setups.
In this post I provide by way of example the way I set up my GH4 for the capture scenarios which I usually encounter. These are General hand held photography, Hand held sport/action, Tripod-good light and Tripod low light.
The most efficient way to switch the camera from settings optimal for one circumstance to those which best suit a different circumstance is to use the Custom Modes.
The GH4 also has hard, labelled controls for OIS (on lenses with an OIS switch on the barrel), Drive Mode (dial) and Focus Mode (lever).  These cannot be included in a Custom Mode, but everything else can.
The procedure for setting a Custom Mode is described on Page 321 of the Manual. It is quite straightforward. You do need to be careful that every Menu, Q Menu and Button is set exactly as you want it before committing to a Custom Mode AND just before capture, remember to set the Drive Mode and Focus Mode to the positions required for the new circumstance.

Lumix GH4 Custom Mode Settings (Example)

 
 
Standard
Hand--held
General photography
C-1 Hand-held Sport/action
C-2 Tripod
Good Light
SS < 1 sec
C-3-1 Tripod Low Light
SS > 1 sec
Labelled Hard Controls
Main Mode Dial
A
S>C1
SS-- 1/1600
A>C2
Apert--f5.6
A>C3
Apert--f5.6
 
Drive Mode Dial
Single
Burst
Timer 2 sec
Single
 
Focus Mode lever
AFS
AFC
AFS
AFS
 
Lens OIS lever
On
On
Off
Off
Top Buttons
WB
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
 
ISO
Auto
Auto
200
200
 
Exp.Comp
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Q Menu/Fn2
OIS
OIS-Normal
OIS-Normal
OIS-Off
OIS-Off
Fn buttons
Fn1
RAW
RAW or JPG
RAW
RAW
 
Fn3/AF Mode
1-Area
1-Area
1-Area
1-Area
 
Fn4/Level
Off
Off
On
On
 
Fn5/E-Shutter
On
Off
On
Off
Rec Menu
Shutter Delay 4s
Off
Off
Off
On

 The table above  summarises essential details of the Custom Menus which I have set for the GH4.  This stuff is inclined to be a strain on the brain at first but once mastered enables very streamlined use of the camera.  I have this printed out as a small card which lives in my camera bag to remind me of the settings.

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