How to use the iHDR feature.

Applicable Recording modes

  When there is, for example, strong contrast between the background and the subject, [

iHDR

] records multiple still pictures with differing exposures and combines them to create a single still picture rich in gradation.

  • [ iHDR ] works automatically as needed. When activated, [ HDR ] will be displayed on the screen.

Turning on iHDR

  • Press [ MENU ] → [ Intelligent Auto ] / [ Intelligent Auto Plus ] → [ iHDR ] → [ ON / OFF ]
  • For models DMC-FZ300, DMC-G7, DMC-GF7, DC-ZS70
    • Press [ MENU ] → [ Rec ] → [ iHDR ] → [ ON ] / [ OFF ]

Notes

  • The angle of view becomes narrow slightly
  • After the shutter button has been pressed, do not move the camera during the burst operation.
  • Since a burst of still pictures are combined after they have been recorded, it will be a few moments before you can record another picture.
  • In the case of composition from a burst, afterimages may appear if the subject was moving.
  • You cannot take the next picture until the combination of pictures is complete.
  • A moving subject may be recorded with unnatural blurs.
  • iHDR is not available in the following cases:
    • [ iHandheld Night Shot ] / [ iHDR ] does not work for the pictures taken during a motion picture recording.
    • When recording 4K photos
    • When recording with [ Post Focus ]
    • When using [ Burst ] mode
    • When recording using the [ Bracket ] / [ Auto Bracket ] function
    • When [ Quality ] is set to:
      • [ Raw / Jpeg ]
      • [ Raw / High Quality Jpeg ]
      • [ Raw ]
    • When using [ Time Lapse Shot ]
    • When using [ Stop Motion Animation ] (only when [ Auto Shooting ] is set)
    • When recording using the flash
    • For models DC-G9, DC-GH5
      • When recording 6K photos
    • For models DC-G9, DC-GH5, DC-GH5S, DC-GX9
      • When [ Ex. Tele Conv. ] in the [ Rec ] menu is set

DC-G9, DC-GH5, DC-GH5S, DC-GX9, DMC-ZS100, DMC-ZS60, DMC-FZ300, DMC-G7, DMC-GF7, DC-G100, DC-ZS70