Operating Instructions
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DMC-LX1
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About the Lens
About Condensation When the lens Is fogged up
If you will not be using the camera for Long time
About illustrations of the cursor button and the joystick
About These Operating Instructions
About illustrations in these operating instructions
Contents
Others
Connecting to a PC or Printer
Playback advanced
Shooting with the extended optical Zoom
SD Memory Card 32 MB
Standard Accessories
Battery Pack CGA-S005A
RP-SD032BVE0
AF Assist Lamp P77
Names of the Components
Lens part
Flash P32
18 19 2728
Quick Guide
Charge the battery. P13
Insert the battery and the card. P15
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Inserting/Removing the Card
About handling a card
Access to the card
About the Card
SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional
Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size
16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Aspect ratio Picture size
2048×1360 pixels
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Tiff
Attach the lens cap
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eyelet
Lens Cap
Select M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Initial setting
Set date and time
Remove the lens cap and turn the camera on
Setup Menu
Press the Menu button Select the Setup Menu
Select the desired item
XMF Assist
5POWER Save 1 MIN./2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN
Menu Functions
Reset
9VOLUME
2NO.RESET
4USB Mode
OFF
Xvideo OUT
TV Aspect
Language
Selecting the screen to be used
Playback mode P49
About the LCD Monitor
LCD monitor LCD
No highlight display
Recording guide line
Highlight display
With highlight display
Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed *Histogram
Histogram
Example of histogram
Auto mode P35
Mode Dial
Program AE mode P31
Taking Pictures
Take a picture
Program AE
To take pictures without blurring
Focusing
Correct posture for taking good Pictures
Exposure
Jitter camera shake
Direction detection function
Program shift
Example of Program shift
Zoom P78 Other Settings in Auto mode
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
Settings in Auto mode
Select the desired item and set the desired value
COL.EFFECT
You cannot set the following items in the Auto mode
Video OUT TV Aspect
Enlarge and shift the picture
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Press r
Tele
Using the Optical Zoom
To make subjects appear further away use Wide
To further increase the zoom
Optical zoom is set to Wide 1× when the camera is turned on
Switching to the appropriate flash Setting
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Slide the Open switch a
To open the flash
Flash is not activated in any recording condition
Auto
Forced on Forced OFF
Available flash settings by recording mode
ISO80
If you bring the flash too close to
Do not stare at the photo flash from
Close proximity
Discolored by its heat and lighting
Focus on the subject to take the picture
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Switch the self-timer setting
Compensate the exposure toward negative
Compensating the Exposure
Over exposed
Properly Exposed Under exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
MODE2
Optical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer
MODE1
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
Transfer speed of the card has no effect on the burst speed
Playing Back Pictures
Select the picture
Select the pictures
Switch to multi screen
16/25 Pictures Multi Playback
Using the Playback Zoom
To delete a picture during the playback zoom
Select Multi Delete
Deleting Pictures
Select the picture to be deleted
Select the pictures to be deleted
Delete all of the pictures
Delete the pictures
Select ALL Delete
It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once
Set the aperture value and take the picture
Using the Mode Dial
Aperture-priority AE
Aperture value e Increase Decrease
Shutter speed e Faster Slower
Shutter-priority AE
Set the shutter speed and take the picture
Press the shutter button halfway
Manual exposure
Set the aperture value and the shutter speed
Manual Exposure Assistance
Recording pictures advanced
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE
Shutter-priority AE
Press the shutter button fully to start the recording
Motion picture mode
Select PICT.MODE
16 MB 32 MB
Available recording time seconds
Card
Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio
Baby P65 Soft Skin P66 Candle Light P66 Party P67
RS Scene mode
Night Portrait P64 Night Scenery P64
Fireworks P67
Portrait mode Sports mode
Technique for Sports mode
Food mode Scenery mode
Technique for Night portrait mode
Technique for Night scenery mode
To not show age, select Without AGE, and press q
Age display setting
Birthday setting
Soft skin mode Candle light mode
Technique for Candle light mode
Technique for Party mode
Technique for Fireworks mode
Setting the shutter speed
Technique for Starry sky mode
This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself
Technique for Self-portrait mode
Sensitivity P73
Using the REC mode menu
Metering Mode P75
AF Assist Lamp P77
Auto White Balance
For auto setting auto
White Balance W.BALANCE
About the white balance
Setting the White Balance manually White set p
About the white balance fine adjustment
About the white set
ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity
Picture Size PICT.SIZE
Quality Quality
Audio REC Audio DUB Resize Trimming
Metering Mode
Audio Recording Audio REC
AF Mode AF Mode
High speed AF H mode
Continuous AF CONT.AF
AF Assist Lamp
Cool
Digital Zoom D.ZOOM
Color Effect COL.EFFECT
Warm
Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ
Flip Animation Flip Anim
Select Picture Capture
Select Flip Anim
Capture pictures for flip animation
Select Create Motion Picture
File number appears after creating a flip animation
Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames
Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation
Playing back created flip animations
Select the menu and press to enter
Using the Quick setting
Quick setting menu appears
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Slide the focus switch to MF
AF Auto focus AFw Macro mode MF Manual focus
Take the picture
Prefocus
MF assistance
Technique for Manual focus
AF/AE Lock
AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus/AE Auto exposure
Press AF/AE Lock button a
AF Lock
Focus range
AF Macro mode
Select AF w with the focus switch
Setting the aspect ratio
Shooting with the extended optical zoom
Move the zoom lever toward T
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures
To pause
Using the Play mode menu
Select Start
Playing Back with Slide Show
Select ALL or
During playback, select ALL
Favorites setting Favorite
Select on to set it
To delete all pictures except those in your favorites list
Select on to set it
Select the picture to be rotated and set it
Example When rotating clockwise a
Rotating the Picture Rotate
Select the direction to rotate the picture
Setting the Picture to be
Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel
To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings
To print the date
SET
Multi setting/To cancel all settings
Cancel The protect icon c disappears
Protect icon c
You can record the audio after taking a picture
Select the picture and start audio recording
Stop audio recording
Select the picture and set it
Select the size and set it
Resizing the Pictures Resize
Trimming the Pictures
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Select YES or no and set it
Select the picture to trim and set it
Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to set
101
Enlarge or decrease the picture
Changing the Aspect Ratio
When you select YES, the picture is overwritten
102
Select Or h and set it
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Clean up the Card Clean UP
Select YES to clean up
Initializing the Card Format
Playing back pictures with Supplied cable
Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen
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Turn the camera and the TV off Set the TV ASPECT. P26
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Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable
Select USB Mode
Select PC or PictBridge PTP
Windows
Connecting to a PC
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Macintosh
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Folder numbers are updated when
About PictBridge PTP setting
Folder Composition
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
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Select a picture to be printed
Set the print settings
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Select Dpof Picture
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Select Print Start and then print out the picture
Layout
Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance
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Recording
Screen Display
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AF-L AF/AE Lock display P85
1000 DEC.20.2005
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When you go out, bring charged spare batteries
Dispose of an unusable battery
Do not bend or drop the card
Please Check the Card Data writing error
This Memory Card is Protected Cancel the card lock
Please Check the Card Data reading error
Message Display
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Troubleshooting
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Specifications
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Digital Camera Accessory System
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Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price
For USA Customers
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
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Limited Warranty For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
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Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Servicenter
1705 N. Randall Road
Index
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Cargue la batería
Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
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Reproduzca las imágenes
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