Panasonic Lumix G9 round-up: EVERY FUNCTION I use for everyday photography and how to set them up. 

Thank you Andrew, brilliant and well structured video, bringing the elements together. Great work.

I've only just discovered this video after 2 years of using my G9. I wish I'd found it sooner! Thank you.

Here's a tip I'm not sure you know about, it doesn't work on my Olympus cameras but it does on my Panasonic GX7. In the menu there's an AF/AE lock HOLD setting, turning this on lets you lock focus using the AF/AE button on the back, pressing the button again will release focus allowing you to focus with the shutter button.

I bought the G9 three days ago and i was really struggling to set it up reading the manual is a poor second to actually being shown how to use the camera settings. I have watched a few videos made by Panasonic Ambassadors and i have to say that your video has helped me the most thank you for your extremely informative video please keep up the good work you are doing

That faint burp in the backgrournd at 16:11 😅..great tutorial

Many thanks Andrew for that succinct round up, very valuable to know these things as a starting point and as a way to help get to know your camera a little better if it's new, much appreciated.

Thank you Andrew for a great video about the G9 settings.

The most helpful video I've come across for the G9 in a long time - will be using it to set up mine. Particularly liked the end section where you pulled it all together.

Andrew, the best of its class. Thank you for the time you put in to this.

Absolutely amazing video!

Thank you for the great video. I just bought a G9 and needed this exact content.

A nice summary of capabilities and options. I like how the Lumix cameras I've looked at share many similar controls and menu setups.

Great video. I’ve had my G9 for more than a year and a half now, and I absolutely love it! And, I’m always learning more about it thanks to very nice people like you for sharing your tips and knowledge. I know I greatly appreciate it. Thanks! (BTW, I’ve also added the GX9, primarily for street use, and when I don’t want to bother to switch lenses.)

Very well explained, thanks for your time and sharing your knowledge

A clear, easy to follow summary. Very helpful. Thank you

Great video Andrew, thanks for sharing with us!

Thanks Andrew; a great guide, not only for beginners. I've had my G9 some time now but I definitely will look into using your recommended settings. Your summary at the end was very useful. Still looking forward to meeting you when Anna relaxes the 'social interaction' parameters and the Australia Zoo workshops can resume. Keep on keeping on. Mike in Oz

Just Brought the G9. Great video helped me loads just Subscribed Thank you

I knew my G9 had a constant preview feature, but I didn’t really understand what the point of it was. I have a feeling I will soon be wondering how I ever lived without it. Thanks for making this video!

I was looking for a quick and dirty rundown on this camera and this video is perfect. Thank you

Andrew, thank you for a very well structured and clear explanation. I most enjoyed the topical summaries at the end. I learnt quite a lot. I expect to reuse this regularly. As a G7 user it is still very applicable, we will be moving to a G85 the video will still be very useful.

A great preview for someone like me who hopes to buy a G9 soon. Much thanks.

Wow! I just got my new G9 with the latest Firmware 2.6. Great help to set it up, thank you so much!

Thanks so much...This video really helped me to finally remove all doubts about my decision to buy G9 once the lockdown is removed. These settings showed me I can definitely look upon G9 as well professional camera with its various capabilities for wildlife and landscape...my fav genres that I shoot.

Thanks a lot for this great video! My G9 is 3 months old now, and I learned more about it in these 18 minutes than in the whole three months. Excellent job!

Thank's again, you have made setting up my G9 a pleasure.

Thank you so much for this. Just got the Panasonic Leica 100-400 and I’m looking at this in anticipation 😂

Andrew thank you thank you for this video i just got my G9 and my previous camera was an Olympus em5 mark1 from 2012... :) lovely little camera and the G9 is simply lightyears ahead... this video is a blessing thanks again.

Love this video, just rediscovering my G9

Thanks for this very practical video. I use the settings for my G85. And switched from Aperture to Manual. Still practising…lots of fun🍀

This helped me a lot, thanks for making this video!

I made it to the end! A huge thanks. I think most of this applies to my GH5. I consider myself a beginner.

Thank you for a real professional report!

I've learned a lot in that video. Thanks. I will try to play with the photo styles asap.

Well done, clear and succinct with good explanations of why you use each setting. With regard to back button focus, I used BBF extensively with my Nikon prior to switching to LUMIX. I found that I took much better photos without BBF when using the LUMIX. Thanks for your time and effort.

I am so thankful, superb video! I´ve started to pick up photography again after many years"before" digital cams were introduced. Got myself the G9 as this camera seems to suit my needs in the type of photography I use. A lot outdoors. Once again, very BIG thanx to you, it think this video really helps people like me, wanting to get back to a passion or simply helping someone who´s just uppgraded to this particular camera.

Nice video! The g9 is still an incredible camera. I love mine 👍

Thanks that was a great Vlog with lots of useful information,

AWESOME Video! Thank you so much for sharing! I have learned so much about my G9 and photography thanks to you. You are much appreciated!

I’ve just traded up from a GX80 to a G9. This is a great video. I particularly appreciated your logical approach (e.g. setup and forget). Thank you.

Great summary. Thank you. I bought my G9 4 months ago and spent alot of time trying to familiarize myself with its myriad features. Your video has provided a succint summary that at least now I'm able to understand. The G9 was my first digital camera beleive it or not. It replaced my old Nikon F3 HP which had been put away for years. But, I did save 4 very beautiful Nikkor AI lenses from the mid '80s and am amazed at how nice they are in obvious manual mode on the G9 with an adapter.

Well done Andrew I have watched this video a few times now and have found it extremely useful thank you for your videos on the G9 they have been most infomitive.

Great info. Concise and to the point. Love it! Just what I needed. Thank you! I just bought G9 + Pan/Leica 100-400mm combo. Awesome gear! I moved away from Canon DSLR.

have my G9 for about half a year now after having the GX9 which is an excellent street photography camera. This Video really helps with the basic settings and understanding the G9 functions.. Thanks....The G9 is an awesome camera with a lot of options that you have to learn and explore..

Thanks Andrew; just full of great advice. I have come back to this video a number of times; thanks for taking the time putting it together!

Thank you for your recommandations/advises !

Whilst I think the G9 is a fantastic camera, for myself, the worst aspect of the G9 is the manual. I have spent hours wading through it usually when some setting has been accidentally turned on and I search endlessly and desperately to turn it off. Your video gives some clues about where to find the settings. I can give one example: I wanted to turn off focus peaking when shooting autumnal landscapes. I expect to find it around focus settings, NOT display. Doing a search for peaking in the manual eventually shows how to set the options for peaking but how to turn it on and off is in a different section of the manual. Why? thanks for the comprehensive video. I have subscribed.

Hi Andrew, I just bought a second-hand G9 and I'm working my way through your helpful videos. It's a super camera - the only thing I am struggling with is the shutter button. Maybe I'm just heavy handed, but I've taken quite a few photos that I had no intention of taking! I might look at back button focus....

Great video.

Great video to combine all of your most common settings for your most common shooting scenarios! I have a G85 (would love a G9, but can't afford one currently!) and most of the settings are the same as you have them, but the G9 has a few advanced settings that the G85 does not -- and the AF seems a good bit better. I shoot JPEG+RAW and mostly I am shooting family photos and some landscape -- it's definitely easy to edit the JPEG files quickly and distribute to family and friends. For the more "important" photos (to me anyway!) I take the RAW and fully edit those. Thanks! Stay safe!

Excellent......most helpful.

Excellent review Andrew. I’m convinced the G9 is an fantastic camera. Just have justify a third camera. As just retired, that should not be to hard!! Cheers from LaTrobe Valley. 👍🏻🍷🇦🇺

Ordered my G9. Can't wait to get it in my hands...

Fantastic explanations, very helpful for me to simplify things on a very complex camera. Thank you.

Hi Andrew, reviewing your terrific videos another time. I had to RESET the camera (except wifi settings) yesterday. I had my camera all set how I like it and used it on a workshop in the Tetons National Park (Wyoming) then put it in its backpack which has been in my room since last October. Pulled it out to get going again and nothing was working (actually I was sitting on a dune in front of a beautiful lighthouse) and no focus -checked all the usual suspects and had my hubby check my settings. Was not on manual focus-but even manual was not working. Makes no sense. Came home days later and sat down to figure it out. Got a bit of focus happening but then it recorded black-if it recorded anything (still photos). That’s beyond my ability to debug. So I did the RESET in the menu system. Works fine now. But I did have to go through the menu system and fix all the settings back to where I want them. The default mode came back as med quality jpeg which would have made me cry if I had not noticed that on the display (there’s way too much info on that PIP screen-but at least its all there-just need to be careful to check it all out and not ‘see past it’ all the time. Your videos helped me make certain everything is as it should be. Thank you so much.

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

Brilliant video. Your photos are superb too BTW.

One of the best video out there thanks

Fantastic video, thanks

Quite helpful. Thanks for the video.

Excellent! Just what I needed to properly set up my G9. Thank you!!

Thanks! That was great!! I’m curious about exposure and when I need to concern myself with that

Aloha from Capt. Glenn in Hawaii, after two years of owning my G9. , I realized it was much more than a “point and shoot” . I have dedicated the week to getting organized and learning my camera options and suggested usages. Way to go! You made going thru the menus as painless as possible . I need to find a way to “buy you a cup of coffee”!

Well done, thank you.

Very helpful! Thank you

Great job! Thank you 🙏

I've been shooting the GH5 for over 3 years and just recently got myself a G9 and I can tell anyone new to these cameras these settings tips are spot on. You may have a few variations based on your subject matter but, this is a great starting point. I do use A for my surf photography as the lighting changes too often and quickly for manual. Great video.

thank you for demystifying the G9 for me

Hi Andrew. I have a G9 and use it a lot for aircraft/bird photos. The manual is...crap basically. Typically written by someone who understands the tech but can't get it across. I need to start shooting manually more to give me control of prop/rotor blur and high vibe situations like air to air/air to ground, and I am also after birds in flight. I could never quite work out why AFC never cut it until I watched this and you used the multi area. The 100_400 Leica is staggering combined with the stab on this kit so the AF was a bind being hit and miss. Constant preview and pre burst also look ideal. Cheers chap, the mist is clearing!!!

just bought my g9 yesterday.. and now watching tons of videos on youtube how to use it. thanks for sharing this valuable info.

thanks for this great video!

Big thanks, i recieve my G9 tomoroww

Just purchased the G9 and thought there something wrong with me! Old age and bad eyesight..... Man thanks so much for the video. Constant preview is a God send and the ISO increments change also helps. What a great video..... I'm still learning the menus but thx so much. Subscribed

This was super helpful since I just got my camera! Thank you!

Thank you very interesting, informative!

Very helpful. Any advice on sunrises or sunsets in a nature area? Thank you!!

I wish I had this years ago (all the LUMIX cameras work pretty much the same), as it is probably the most compact and well-reasoned strategy and explanation I have seen. I’ve found you can have your cake, and eat it too with back button focus: simply engage the AF/AE Lock as described and don’t change anything else. When you want BBF, press the AF/AE Lock button. The rest of the time I half press the shutter button.

Great vid mate :)

Thanks for video ^^

My GX9 is set up in a similar fashion except that I use back button focus. However you're tempting me to go for a G9 and sell off my DSLR gear but keep the GX9 (great camera) That GX9 is so handy to use relative to the clumsy DSLRs that I reckon it's big brother would be a dream Cheers for the video

Great video Andrew. Very clear and easy to follow. I also have a G9 and use pretty much the same settings as you, other than a couple of things: I almost always use the custom white balance rather than AWB (which I find helpful because it often gives you a better and more consistent starting point for editing in post, particularly for video) and I shoot in Raw + JPG, rather than just RAW. Like you I generally use the RAW files but I find it helpful to use the JPGs in my workflow to identify which photos I want to edit, then I open the RAW to develop/edit. It's also handy to have the JPG versions in camera for occasional instant transfer for sharing. 🙂

Thanks buddy , such an informative video .. i used to shoot only in auto mode 😶.. 🙏

I use exactly the same settings!

Hi thanks for this amazing video. I have a question, is there also no focus. Focus on the whole shot?

Thank you sooo much!

Gr8 video , but i will watch it once i got G9 ..

A protip. When using portrait mode you can actually select which eye to focus on by touching the screen. Depending on posture it can be quite handy at times, great video btw.

Thanks for your informative Video👍🏻. I recommend to don’t shoot just RAW because the image quality in preview mode isn’t good and unsharp and you can‘t evaluate if your shot was a good one. It’s better to shoot both, RAW and jpeg👍🏻

Is it possible to set shutter speed on front dial, ISO on top dial and aputure on the back dial?

Do you use the Custom Settings button for any specific purpose?

Host: "The G9 has one of the worlds best image stabilizer systems" Olympus : "Am I dead to you?"

Was it me or did someone burp at around 16:10... Hahahahaha. Loved the video though as I do own this camera

Have you tried the Animal AF? I think it works pretty well for BIF (as much or better than the other modes on the G9). I also find it very helpful to have the front buttons mapped to front/back focus pulling.

Can anyone who has the camera say how many degrees the rear LCD screen rotates? I'm not sure if it goes up to 270 degrees or just 225 degrees. Thx

Great video and excellent explanations. I have had the G9 camera and firmware now is 2.1. But right from day one I've had a problem where the camera will not focus frequently until I point at something else focus and then return the original subject and re-focus. If this happens to be a bird and most often it is the bird is long gone. Has anyone got this problem? The lens I use is the 100-400mm lens.

Intresting video, thanks. New subscriber. I guess some of it’s habit like not using back button focus but I was a little puzzled by reversing the aperture & shutter speed dials. Just seems to make sense to me the aperture dial being the front, as it’s closer to the lens & where the aperture is in front of the shutter, and the SS dial at the back, kind of where the shutter is. Just me tho. Also curious how it differs and why you don’t use the Tracking focus setting? I tend to just leave mine on the first (people & animals) setting too. Cheers!

Very good informative video. Would love to know what lens you have used to get those portrait images 8:40 & 8:44

Another thing I found to be really handy is setting the menu dial to changing the ISO instead of the headphone volume, especially if you mainly take photos. Edit: I have a question about Constant Preview: My screen gets massive fps drops when I enable it. Is this normal or do you have something else enabled?

Hi Andrew. I use quite a few of the same settings as you describe in the video, and I want to thank you for the constant preview one. Until this point, I'd always been using the front bottom button to turn it on - which is a pain to always do. I suppose I should have just looked deeper into the menu to realize I could have it always on :). One thing I'd like to point out to you is in regards to the picture mode you use. Since you are always shooting RAW, it makes absolutely no difference which one of the modes you choose. Those modes exist exclusively for in-camera processed JPG files. So, if you are shooting RAW+JPG or just JPG, then the picture mode you choose matters. If you're shooting only RAW, it makes zero difference. So, don't worry if you forget to change from "Standard" to "Portrait" mode.

hi, I purchased G9, just a technical question, while in manual mode, you can not change the aperture from the camera, you only set the aperture from the lens. is that correct? thank you.