Manual exposure, Manual Exposure Assistance | Panasonic DMC-LX1PP

		Recording pictures (advanced)

O	Manual exposure			3 Take the picture.

Decide the exposure by setting the aperture value and the shutter speed manually.

1 Set the aperture value and the shutter speed.

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F2.8 1/30

A B

•e/r: Set the aperture value A and the shutter speed B.

•w/q: Select the aperture value and the shutter speed.

2 Press the shutter button halfway.

F4.0 1/125

C

•Indication for the condition of exposure C (manual exposure assistance) appears for about 10 seconds.

•When the exposure is not adequate, set the aperture value and the shutter speed again.

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F5.6 1/125

nManual Exposure Assistance

The exposure is adequate.

Set to faster shutter speed or larger aperture value.

Set to slower shutter speed or smaller aperture value.

•The manual exposure assistance is an approximation. We recommend taking pictures and then checking them using the review function.

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Panasonic DMC-LX1PP Manual exposure, Set the aperture value and the shutter speed, Press the shutter button halfway

Contents

Operating Instructions Information for Your Safety Dear Customer FCC Note U.S. only DMC-LX1 If you see this symbol About the Lens About Condensation When the lens Is fogged upIf you will not be using the camera for Long time About illustrations of the cursor button and the joystick About These Operating InstructionsAbout illustrations in these operating instructions Contents Connecting to a PC or Printer Playback advancedOthers Shooting with the extended optical Zoom Standard Accessories Battery Pack CGA-S005ASD Memory Card 32 MB RP-SD032BVE0 Names of the Components Lens partAF Assist Lamp P77 Flash P32 18 19 2728 Charge the battery. P13 Insert the battery and the card. P15Quick Guide Turn the camera on to take pictures Charging the Battery with the Charger About the Battery Inserting/Removing the Battery Inserting/Removing the Card Access to the card About the CardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size Aspect ratio Picture size 2048×1360 pixels16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 170 Tiff Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap EyeletAttach the lens cap Lens Cap Setting Date/Time Clock Set Initial settingSelect M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D Set date and time Setup Menu Press the Menu button Select the Setup MenuRemove the lens cap and turn the camera on Select the desired item XMF Assist 5POWER Save 1 MIN./2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MINMenu Functions 9VOLUME 2NO.RESETReset 4USB Mode Xvideo OUT TV AspectOFF Language Playback mode P49 About the LCD MonitorSelecting the screen to be used LCD monitor LCD Recording guide line Highlight displayNo highlight display With highlight display Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed *Histogram HistogramExample of histogram Mode Dial Program AE mode P31Auto mode P35 Taking Pictures Take a picture Program AE To take pictures without blurring FocusingCorrect posture for taking good Pictures Exposure Jitter camera shakeDirection detection function Program shift Example of Program shift Taking Pictures in Auto Mode Settings in Auto modeZoom P78 Other Settings in Auto mode Select the desired item and set the desired value COL.EFFECT You cannot set the following items in the Auto modeVideo OUT TV Aspect Enlarge and shift the picture Checking the Recorded Picture ReviewPress r Using the Optical Zoom To make subjects appear further away use WideTele To further increase the zoom Optical zoom is set to Wide 1× when the camera is turned on Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash Slide the Open switch aSwitching to the appropriate flash Setting To open the flash Flash is not activated in any recording condition AutoForced on Forced OFF Available flash settings by recording mode ISO80 Do not stare at the photo flash from Close proximityIf you bring the flash too close to Discolored by its heat and lighting Focus on the subject to take the picture Taking Pictures with the Self-timerSwitch the self-timer setting Compensating the Exposure Over exposedCompensate the exposure toward negative Properly Exposed Under exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket MODE2 Optical Image Stabilizer StabilizerMODE1 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 screen16/25 Pictures Multi Playback Using the Playback Zoom To delete a picture during the playback zoom Deleting Pictures Select the picture to be deletedSelect Multi Delete Select the pictures to be deleted Delete the pictures Select ALL DeleteDelete all of the pictures It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once Using the Mode Dial Aperture-priority AESet the aperture value and take the picture Aperture value e Increase Decrease Shutter speed e Faster Slower Shutter-priority AESet the shutter speed and take the picture Manual exposure Set the aperture value and the shutter speedPress the shutter button halfway 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 modeSelect PICT.MODE Available recording time seconds Card16 MB 32 MB Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio RS Scene mode Night Portrait P64 Night Scenery P64Baby P65 Soft Skin P66 Candle Light P66 Party P67 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 settingBirthday 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 Using the REC mode menu Metering Mode P75Sensitivity P73 AF Assist Lamp P77 Auto White Balance For auto setting autoWhite Balance W.BALANCE Setting the White Balance manually White set p About the white balance fine adjustmentAbout the white balance 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 Digital Zoom D.ZOOM Color Effect COL.EFFECTCool Warm Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Flip Animation Flip Anim Select Flip Anim Capture pictures for flip animationSelect Picture Capture Select Create Motion Picture Select Frame Rate and set the number of frames Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animationFile number appears after creating a flip animation Playing back created flip animations Select the menu and press to enter Using the Quick settingQuick setting menu appears Slide the focus switch to MF AF Auto focus AFw Macro mode MF Manual focusTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Take the picture Prefocus MF assistanceTechnique for Manual focus AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus/AE Auto exposure Press AF/AE Lock button aAF/AE Lock AF Lock Focus range AF Macro modeSelect 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 ShowSelect ALL or Favorites setting Favorite Select on to set itDuring playback, select ALL To delete all pictures except those in your favorites list Select on to set it Example When rotating clockwise a Rotating the Picture RotateSelect the picture to be rotated and set it 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 Multi setting/To cancel all settings Cancel The protect icon c disappearsSET Protect icon c You can record the audio after taking a picture Select the picture and start audio recordingStop audio recording Select the picture and set it Select the size and set itResizing the Pictures Resize 100 Select YES or no and set itTrimming the Pictures Select the picture to trim and set it Shift the picture and press the shutter button fully to set 101Enlarge or decrease the picture When you select YES, the picture is overwritten 102Changing the Aspect Ratio Select Or h and set it Clean up the Card Clean UP Select YES to clean up103 Initializing the Card Format Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen 104Playing back pictures with Supplied cable Turn the camera and the TV off Set the TV ASPECT. P26 Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable Select USB Mode105 Select PC or PictBridge PTP Connecting to a PC 106Windows Macintosh Folder numbers are updated when About PictBridge PTP setting107 Folder Composition Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer 108 Select a picture to be printed Set the print settings109 110 Select Print Start and then print out the pictureSelect Dpof Picture Layout Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance 111 Screen Display 112Recording AF-L AF/AE Lock display P85 1000 DEC.20.2005 113 114 When you go out, bring charged spare batteries Dispose of an unusable battery115 Do not bend or drop the card This Memory Card is Protected Cancel the card lock Please Check the Card Data reading errorPlease Check the Card Data writing error Message Display 117 Troubleshooting 118 119 120 121 122 Specifications 123 124 Digital Camera Accessory System 125 Digital Camera Accessory Order Form Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price126 For USA Customers Request for Service Notice For USA Only 127 128 Limited Warranty For USA OnlyLimited Warranty Coverage Carry-In or Mail-In Service 129 Customer Services Directory For USA Only Centralized Factory Servicenter130 1705 N. Randall Road Index 131 132 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español 133Cargue la batería Reproduzca las imágenes 134 135 One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ Panasonic Puerto Rico, IncPanasonic Canada Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3