Recording pictures advanced | Panasonic DMC-LX1PP specification

Recording pictures (advanced)

•Refer to P58 for the available range of the aperture value and the shutter speed.

•You cannot set the following items in manual exposure.

–Slow sync./Red-eye reduction [u] (P41)

–[AUTO] in ISO sensitivity (P73) (When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] even

though it was set to [AUTO] beforehand.) –Compensating the Exposure (P45)

•The brightness of the LCD may differ from the brightness of pictures you take. Check the picture with review or play mode.

•If the exposure is not adequate, the aperture value and the shutter speed turn red when pressing the shutter button halfway.

•When the shutter speed is slow, we recommend using a tripod.

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Panasonic DMC-LX1PP operating instructions Recording pictures advanced

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Operating Instructions Dear Customer Information for Your Safety DMC-LX1 FCC Note U.S. only If you see this symbol About Condensation When the lens Is fogged up If you will not be using the camera for Long timeAbout the Lens About These Operating Instructions About illustrations in these operating instructionsAbout illustrations of the cursor button and the joystick Contents Playback advanced Connecting to a PC or PrinterOthers Shooting with the extended optical Zoom Battery Pack CGA-S005A Standard AccessoriesSD Memory Card 32 MB RP-SD032BVE0 Lens part Names of the ComponentsAF Assist Lamp P77 Flash P32 18 19 2728 Insert the battery and the card. P15 Charge the battery. P13Quick 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 About the Card Access to the cardAbout handling a card SD Memory Card supplied MultiMediaCard optional Approximate number of recordable pictures and the size 2048×1360 pixels Aspect ratio Picture size16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 170 Tiff Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eyelet Attaching the Lens Cap/StrapAttach the lens cap Lens Cap Initial setting Setting Date/Time Clock SetSelect M/D/Y, D/M/Y or Y/M/D Set date and time Press the Menu button Select the Setup Menu Setup MenuRemove the lens cap and turn the camera on Select the desired item 5POWER Save 1 MIN./2 MIN./5 MIN./10 MIN Menu FunctionsXMF Assist 2NO.RESET 9VOLUMEReset 4USB Mode TV Aspect Xvideo OUTOFF Language About the LCD Monitor Playback mode P49Selecting the screen to be used LCD monitor LCD Highlight display Recording guide lineNo highlight display With highlight display Histogram Example of histogramUnder Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed *Histogram Program AE mode P31 Mode DialAuto mode P35 Taking Pictures Program AE Take a picture Focusing Correct posture for taking good PicturesTo take pictures without blurring Jitter camera shake Direction detection functionExposure Example of Program shift Program shift Settings in Auto mode Taking Pictures in Auto ModeZoom P78 Other Settings in Auto mode Select the desired item and set the desired value You cannot set the following items in the Auto mode Video OUT TV AspectCOL.EFFECT Checking the Recorded Picture Review Press rEnlarge and shift the picture To make subjects appear further away use Wide Using the Optical ZoomTele To further increase the zoom Optical zoom is set to Wide 1× when the camera is turned on Slide the Open switch a Taking Pictures using the Built-in FlashSwitching to the appropriate flash Setting To open the flash Auto Forced on Forced OFFFlash is not activated in any recording condition ISO80 Available flash settings by recording mode Close proximity Do not stare at the photo flash fromIf you bring the flash too close to Discolored by its heat and lighting Taking Pictures with the Self-timer Switch the self-timer settingFocus on the subject to take the picture Over exposed Compensating the ExposureCompensate the exposure toward negative Properly Exposed Under exposed Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket Optical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer MODE1MODE2 Transfer speed of the card has no effect on the burst speed Taking Pictures using Burst Mode Select the picture Playing Back Pictures Switch to multi screen 16/25 Pictures Multi PlaybackSelect the pictures To delete a picture during the playback zoom Using the Playback Zoom Select the picture to be deleted Deleting PicturesSelect Multi Delete Select the pictures to be deleted Select ALL Delete Delete the picturesDelete all of the pictures It is possible to delete up to 50 pictures all at once Aperture-priority AE Using the Mode DialSet the aperture value and take the picture Aperture value e Increase Decrease Shutter-priority AE Set the shutter speed and take the pictureShutter speed e Faster Slower Set the aperture value and the shutter speed Manual exposurePress the shutter button halfway Manual Exposure Assistance Recording pictures advanced Shutter-priority AE Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Aperture-priority AE Motion picture mode Select PICT.MODEPress the shutter button fully to start the recording Card Available recording time seconds16 MB 32 MB Motion pictures cannot be recorded without audio Night Portrait P64 Night Scenery P64 RS Scene modeBaby P65 Soft Skin P66 Candle Light P66 Party P67 Fireworks P67 Technique for Sports mode Portrait mode Sports mode Food mode Scenery mode Technique for Night scenery mode Technique for Night portrait mode Age display setting Birthday settingTo not show age, select Without AGE, and press q Technique for Candle light mode Soft skin mode Candle light mode Technique for Fireworks mode Technique for Party mode Technique for Starry sky mode Setting the shutter speed Technique for Self-portrait mode This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself Metering Mode P75 Using the REC mode menuSensitivity P73 AF Assist Lamp P77 For auto setting auto White Balance W.BALANCEAuto White Balance About the white balance fine adjustment Setting the White Balance manually White set pAbout the white balance About the white set Picture Size PICT.SIZE ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity Audio REC Audio DUB Resize Trimming Quality Quality Audio Recording Audio REC Metering Mode High speed AF H mode AF Mode AF Mode AF Assist Lamp Continuous AF CONT.AF Color Effect COL.EFFECT Digital Zoom D.ZOOMCool Warm Flip Animation Flip Anim Picture Adjustment PICT.ADJ Capture pictures for flip animation Select Flip AnimSelect Picture Capture Select Create Motion Picture Select Create Motion Picture and create a flip animation Select Frame Rate and set the number of framesFile number appears after creating a flip animation Playing back created flip animations Using the Quick setting Quick setting menu appearsSelect the menu and press to enter AF Auto focus AFw Macro mode MF Manual focus Slide the focus switch to MFTaking Pictures with Manual Focus Take the picture MF assistance Technique for Manual focusPrefocus Press AF/AE Lock button a AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus/AE Auto exposureAF/AE Lock AF Lock AF Macro mode Select AF w with the focus switchFocus range Setting the aspect ratio Move the zoom lever toward T Shooting with the extended optical zoom To pause Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures Using the Play mode menu Playing Back with Slide Show Select ALL orSelect Start Select on to set it Favorites setting FavoriteDuring playback, select ALL To delete all pictures except those in your favorites list Select on to set it Rotating the Picture Rotate Example When rotating clockwise aSelect the picture to be rotated and set it Select the direction to rotate the picture Select SINGLE, Multi or Cancel Setting the Picture to be To print the date To cancel all settings Select YES to cancel all settings Cancel The protect icon c disappears Multi setting/To cancel all settingsSET Protect icon c Select the picture and start audio recording Stop audio recordingYou can record the audio after taking a picture Select the size and set it Resizing the Pictures ResizeSelect the picture and set it Select YES or no and set it 100Trimming the Pictures Select the picture to trim and set it 101 Enlarge or decrease the pictureShift the picture and press the shutter button fully to set 102 When you select YES, the picture is overwrittenChanging the Aspect Ratio Select Or h and set it Select YES to clean up Clean up the Card Clean UP103 Initializing the Card Format 104 Playing Back Pictures with a TV ScreenPlaying back pictures with Supplied cable Turn the camera and the TV off Set the TV ASPECT. P26 Select USB Mode Before Connecting with USB Connection Cable105 Select PC or PictBridge PTP 106 Connecting to a PCWindows Macintosh About PictBridge PTP setting Folder numbers are updated when107 Folder Composition 108 Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer Set the print settings 109Select a picture to be printed Select Print Start and then print out the picture 110Select Dpof Picture Layout 111 Setting the date printing with Dpof print in advance 112 Screen DisplayRecording AF-L AF/AE Lock display P85 113 1000 DEC.20.2005 114 Dispose of an unusable battery When you go out, bring charged spare batteries115 Do not bend or drop the card Please Check the Card Data reading error This Memory Card is Protected Cancel the card lockPlease Check the Card Data writing error Message Display 117 118 Troubleshooting 119 120 121 122 123 Specifications 124 125 Digital Camera Accessory System Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price Digital Camera Accessory Order Form126 For USA Customers 127 Request for Service Notice For USA Only Limited Warranty For USA Only Limited Warranty Coverage128 129 Carry-In or Mail-In Service Centralized Factory Servicenter Customer Services Directory For USA Only130 1705 N. Randall Road 131 Index 132 133 Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en españolCargue la batería Reproduzca las imágenes 134 135 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJPanasonic Canada Inc Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3