Panasonic DMC-LX100 Depth of field characteristic, Assign Preview to the function button →37

Recording mode

Taking pictures after setting the aperture value and shutter speed

Checking the effects of the aperture value and shutter speed ([Preview] Mode)

Recording mode:

You can use [Preview] Mode to check the effects of the selected aperture value and shutter speed.

••Checking the effect of the selected aperture value: This enables you to check the depth of field (focus range) by physically narrowing the lens aperture blades to the aperture value used for the actual recording.

••Checking the effect of the selected shutter speed: This allows you to check motion in a scene by displaying the screen at the shutter speed used for the actual recording. When the shutter speed is increased, the screen is displayed like a frame dropping.

Use this function to check the effect when you want to capture an image in a scene by stopping the motion, for example, when you take a picture of water flowing.

1Assign [Preview] to the function button (→37)

••The following step is an example of assigning [Preview] to the [Fn1] button.

2Press the [Fn1] button to switch the confirmation screen

••Every time you press the [Fn1] button, the screen switches.

Normal recording screen Effect of aperture value Effect of shutter speed

Shtr Speed Effect On Fn1

Shtr Speed Effect Off Fn1

Depth of field characteristic

Recording		Aperture value	Small	Large
		Focal length	Telephoto	Wide-angle
conditions
		Distance to a subject	Close	Far
			Shallow (narrow)	Deep (wide)
	Depth of field		Example:	Example:
			To take a picture by	To take a picture by adjusting
	(Focus range)
			deliberately blurring the	the focus while including the
			background	background

●●You can take a picture even when [Preview] Mode is activated.

●●The range in which you can check the effect of a selected shutter speed is between 8 seconds and 1/16000 seconds.

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