Panasonic DMC-LX2 operating instructions Taking Pictures, Take a picture, Focus range Wide Tele

Basic

Taking Pictures

The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject.

• Remove the lens cap.

1 1 Turn the camera on.

2Set the mode dial to program AE mode [L].

3Slide the focus switch to [AF].

2 1

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2 Aim the AF area 1 to the point you want to focus and then press the shutter button halfway.

1 2

A

5 3 4

•A : Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

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•The focus indication 2 is lit and then the aperture value 3 and the shutter speed 4 are displayed.

•The shutter speed is not displayed when the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO ] (P84).

•You can select the AF area when the AF mode is set to 1-area-focusing or 1- area-focusing (high speed). (P89)

•If 9-area-focusing or 3-area-focusing (High speed) is used in AF mode, the AF area does not appear until the subject is brought into focus. (P88)

•The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when using the digital zoom or when taking pictures in dark places. (P89)

•Refer to P48 for compensating the exposure 5.

•Refer to P27 for Program shift.

nFocus range

	Wide	Tele
In normal	50 cm (1.64	1.0 m (3.28
picture	feet) to Z	feet) to Z
mode
	When the	When the
	subject is not	subject is
	focused	focused
Focus	Blink (green)	On (green)
indication
AF area	Turns from	Turns from
	white to red or	white to green
	no AF area
Sound	Beeps 4 times	Beeps 2 times

3 Take a picture.

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•B : Press the shutter button fully to take the picture.

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