Panasonic DMC-LX100 owner manual Recording mode

Recording mode

Taking pictures after setting the aperture value and shutter speed

Recording mode:

You can set the exposure using the aperture ring and shutter speed dial settings. Using the [Rec] menu to change settings and set up your own recording environment. You can also record pictures by applying picture effects. (→89)

1Turn the aperture ring and shutter speed dial to set your preferred recording mode.

Align with the indicator

Set the aperture ring where it clicks.

Recording mode	Aperture ring	Shutter speed dial
[Program AE] Mode (→81)	[A] (AUTO)	[A] (AUTO)
[Aperture-Priority] Mode (→83)	Your preferred settings∗1	[A] (AUTO)
[Shutter-Priority] Mode (→84)	[A] (AUTO)	Your preferred settings∗2
[Manual Exposure] Mode (→86)	Your preferred settings∗1	Your preferred settings∗2

••In [Aperture-Priority] Mode, [Shutter-Priority] Mode, and [Manual Exposure] Mode, the effect of the aperture value and shutter speed you have set is not applied to the recording screen. To check the effect on the recording screen, use [Preview] Mode. (→88)

The brightness of the screen may vary from the actual pictures recorded. Check the brightness of pictures using the playback screen.

A faster shutter speed than the set shutter speed may be used when you record a motion picture.

∗1 You can set the aperture values between F1.7 and F16.

You may not be able to select some values depending on zoom position. ∗2 You can set the shutter speed between 1 second and 1/4000 seconds.

Turn the control ring or control dial to set the shutter speed in the following cases.

••Higher speed than 1/4000 seconds or slower shutter speed than 1 second

••Shutter speed setting in 1/3 EV steps

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