Panasonic DMC-LX100 owner manual Using the level gauge, Press DISP. button to switch the display

Basics

Switching the display information on the recording screen

Using the level gauge

If you want to make sure that the camera is not slanted or tilted, for example, when you take a picture of a landscape, use the level gauge indication as a reference.

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Press [DISP.] button to switch the display

Press the button to switch the display. Press the button until the level gauge is displayed.

Correct camera angle

■■Using the level gauge

The yellow line indicates the current angle. Correct the angle of the camera so that it matches the white line.

Tilting up or down

••In this case, it is facing upward.

Tilting left or right

••In this case, the right side has dropped.

••When the camera is tilted very little or not at all, the level gauge will turn green. ••When pictures are taken in portrait orientation, the level gauge is automatically

switched to one for portrait orientation.

●●Even when angle is more or less corrected, there may be an error of about ±1 degree.

●●When [Level Gauge] is assigned to a function button, you can turn the level gauge on and off every time you press the function button.

Not available in the following cases:

●●When the camera is being moved, the level gauge may not be displayed correctly.

●●The level gauge may not be displayed correctly or the direction detect function (→53) may not operate correctly if the pictures are taken with the camera pointing sharply up or down.

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