GH-5 image in viewscreen dims at DVinfo.net

Steve Siegel · May 6th, 2018, 09:05 AM

I have been getting used to my new GH-5, and find an annoying behavior every time I use it. After about 30 seconds into shooting a scene, the image in the view screen automatically darkens. It may be half a stop, maybe a full stop. It is very noticeable, and happens even if I am not touching the camera. It happens with every new clip. Reviewing the actual footage shows no such changes. Is this some way the camera is trying to save battery power? Whatever it is, I would like to get rid of it. Can someone suggest how?

Ron Evans · May 6th, 2018, 10:27 AM

On the wrench menu turn OFF "Economy" , page 2/4 and on the cWrench menu page 4/6 make sure constant preview in On

Steve Siegel · May 8th, 2018, 11:22 PM

Thanks Ron. I'll try it.

Steve Siegel · May 12th, 2018, 04:47 PM

Ron,

I took your suggestion. All it did was to activate that awful function where the viewfinder goes on and the monitor screen goes off when something passes close to the camera (like my face).

Any other ideas?

Ron Evans · May 12th, 2018, 06:42 PM

Fn5 button on the left side of the viewfinder set whether the viewfinder or monitor is set. You may have pressed this to set on auto. Page 42 in the manual. Also look at pages 238 and 239 I have mode 2 selected

Cliff Totten · May 12th, 2018, 08:56 PM

My GH5 does this too. After about 30 seconds of not touching anything, my screen dimms quite a bit. If you touch the screen or any button, it jumps back into full brightness.

No economy setting seems to disable this feature.

Ron Evans · May 13th, 2018, 06:39 AM

You have the monitor set to auto or mode 1 Cliff. You can adjust the standard birghtness to taste too. page 238 in manual. In mode 1 the monitor will reset to standard brightness after 30 sec. If you touch anything it will brighten up again. Standard , mode 2 setting will not adjust to ambient light though so you will need to manually set how you want it to look.

May 6th, 2018, 09:05 AM	#1
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	GH-5 image in viewscreen dims I have been getting used to my new GH-5, and find an annoying behavior every time I use it. After about 30 seconds into shooting a scene, the image in the view screen automatically darkens. It may be half a stop, maybe a full stop. It is very noticeable, and happens even if I am not touching the camera. It happens with every new clip. Reviewing the actual footage shows no such changes. Is this some way the camera is trying to save battery power? Whatever it is, I would like to get rid of it. Can someone suggest how?

May 6th, 2018, 10:27 AM	#2
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,220	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims On the wrench menu turn OFF "Economy" , page 2/4 and on the cWrench menu page 4/6 make sure constant preview in On

May 8th, 2018, 11:22 PM	#3
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims Thanks Ron. I'll try it.

May 12th, 2018, 04:47 PM	#4
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 840	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims Ron, I took your suggestion. All it did was to activate that awful function where the viewfinder goes on and the monitor screen goes off when something passes close to the camera (like my face). Any other ideas?

May 12th, 2018, 06:42 PM	#5
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,220	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims Fn5 button on the left side of the viewfinder set whether the viewfinder or monitor is set. You may have pressed this to set on auto. Page 42 in the manual. Also look at pages 238 and 239 I have mode 2 selected

May 12th, 2018, 08:56 PM	#6
Cliff Totten Trustee Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,197	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims My GH5 does this too. After about 30 seconds of not touching anything, my screen dimms quite a bit. If you touch the screen or any button, it jumps back into full brightness. No economy setting seems to disable this feature.

May 13th, 2018, 06:39 AM	#7
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,220	Re: GH-5 image in viewscreen dims You have the monitor set to auto or mode 1 Cliff. You can adjust the standard birghtness to taste too. page 238 in manual. In mode 1 the monitor will reset to standard brightness after 30 sec. If you touch anything it will brighten up again. Standard , mode 2 setting will not adjust to ambient light though so you will need to manually set how you want it to look.