Operating Instructions
Information for Your
Safety
DMC-LX2
FCC Note U.S. only
If you see this symbol
About cards that can be used in this Unit
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
When not using the camera for a long period of time
About the Lens
About The Mode dial
Contents
Menu Settings
Connecting to other equipment
Others
Text, it is indicated as Charger
Standard Accessories
Battery Pack CGA-S005A
Text, it is indicated as Battery
Names of the Components
18 19 2728
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Charge the battery. P13
Insert the battery and the card. P15
Quick Guide
Detach the battery after charging is complete
Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery charging/number of recordable pictures
Remove
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Slide the lock a to remove the battery
Insert
Inserting/Removing the Card Optional
Slide the card/battery door to open it Insert
Icons displayed on the screen
About the Built-in Memory/the Card
MultiMediaCard optional
SD Memory Card
About handling a card
Strap supplied
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eyelet
Lens Cap supplied
Press MENU/SET Press e/r/w/q to select the date and time
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Changing the clock setting
Initial setting
Press e/r to select the menu item
Setup Menu
Press r to select the Setup menu icon and then press q
Press MENU/SET and then press w
Pattern
Menu Functions
World Time
Guide Line
XMF Assist
Economy
6BEEP
9VOLUME
2NO.RESET
Reset
TV Aspect
Language
SET
Press the shutter button fully to take the picture
Taking Pictures
Take a picture
Focus range Wide Tele
Example of Program shift
Program shift
Direction detection function
Tips for taking good pictures
Focusing
Preventing jitter camera shake
Exposure
Other Settings in Auto mode
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
Basic menu settings
Settings in Auto mode
Video OUT TV Aspect
You cannot set the following items in the Auto mode
Indicated zoom magnification is an approximation
Using the Optical Zoom
When the setting for picture size is 10M 10M
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
EZ/ 2 M EZ
Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Resolution and maximum zoom
Pixels
Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom
Press e/r/w/q to move the position
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Press r REV
Rotate the zoom lever towards 3 T to enlarge the picture
Press w/q to select the picture
Playing Back Pictures
To delete a single picture
Deleting Pictures
Select the picture with w/q
Press a Press e to select YES and then press MENU/SET
Only when selecting Multi Delete
Screen when selecting Multi Delete
Press w/q to select the picture and then press r to set
Changing the information displayed
Recording mode P26
Playback mode P36
About the LCD Monitor
No highlight display
When is selected
About guide line display
Highlight display
Brightening the LCD Monitor Power LCD/High angle mode
Example of histogram
Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed *Histogram
High Angle
Power LCD
Power LCD High Angle
Canceling High angle mode or Power LCD mode
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
Press e/r or q to switch the flash setting
To close the flash Press the flash until it clicks
Forced OFF
Flash setting Auto
Available flash settings by recording mode
Forced on
Night Scenery P64
Shutter speed for each flash mode Flash mode Sec
Available flash range to take pictures
Available flash range
Press MENU/SET to finish
Adjusting flash output
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press e/r or w to switch the self-timer mode
Press w
Under exposed Joystick operations
Compensating the Exposure
Over exposed
Properly Exposed
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Demonstration of the optical image
Optical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer
MODE1
MODE2
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
OFF No display canceled High speed Low speed Unlimited
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
Advanced
Aperture value Increase r Decrease
Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE
Move the joystick towards e/r to set the aperture value
Move the joystick towards e/r to set the shutter speed
Press the shutter button halfway
Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually
Manual exposure
Take the picture
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Shutter-priority AE
Aperture Value
Manual exposure
Move the joystick e/r to focus
Slide the focus switch to MF
AF Auto focus AFw AF Macro mode MF Manual focus
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Press e/r to select MF Assist
Then press q
Press e/r to select MF1 or MF2 and then press Menu
Prefocus
Technique for Manual focus
Select AFw with the focus switch
Taking Close-up pictures
Focus range
Setting the aspect ratio
Slide the aspect ratio switch to change the setting
Computer monitor
Press e/r to select the item and press MENU/SET
Setting the items to lock
AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus/AE Auto exposure
Press MENU/SET Press e/r to select AF/AE Lock and press q
About menu operations using Joystick
Scene mode
Press e/r to select the scene mode
Press r at a to switch to the next menu screen
Technique for Sports mode
Mode more effective
Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective
Technique for Night portrait mode Open the flash. P43
Technique for Night scenery mode
This mode allows you to take a picture of yourself
Focus range is 5 cm 0.16 feet Wide/30 cm 0.98 feet Tele to Z
Technique for Party mode Open the flash. P43
Technique for Fireworks mode
Technique for Candle light mode
Use the flash
Technique for Beach mode
Recording audio
Take a picture
Turn the camera off when taking off or landing
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Please SET the Birthday
Age display setting
Press e/r/w/q to select the date
Press e/r to select Travel
Date and then press q
Press r to select SET and then
Press MENU/SET twice to close the menu
Canceling the travel date
Displaying the time at the travel destination
Press MENU/SET Press w
Press e/r to select World Time and then press q
Cities that are displayed Press MENU/SET to close the menu
Finishing setting the home area
Listed location name
Location candidates for World Time settings
Motion picture mode
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording
Press e/r to select the item and then press MENU/SET
SD Memory
Examples of 25 screens
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Rotate the zoom lever towards To display multiple screens
Press e/r/w/q to select a picture
Select the date Select the month
Press e/r/w/q to select the date to be played back
Press e/r/w/q to select a picture Then press MENU/SET
Calendar is displayed monthly
Using the Playback Zoom
To stop using the playback zoom
To delete a picture during Playback zoom
Pictures with audio
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures
Motion pictures
To pause
There are 4 menu screens 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4
Using the REC mode menu
About menu operations using the joystick
Press MENU/SET Press e/r to select the menu item
Balance
Keep pressing the joystick when recording
Using the Quick setting
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
Then press MENU/SET
Setting the white balance manually White set
Auto White Balance
On the center of the screen turns white
Setting the light sensitivity
WB Adjust
Press e/r/w/q to adjust the white balance finely
Finely Adjusting the White Balance
ISO sensitivity Setting contents
125 ISO800
30 ISO200
Quality
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
Number of pixels
3168×2376 pixels
Audio REC
Audio DUB Resize Trimming
Recording still pictures with audio
Deciding the method to measure brightness
Metering Mode
AF Mode
Setting the focus method
Spot-focusing
This is fixed to 1-area-focusing in Auto mode
About AF area selection
AF Assist Lamp
Continuously focusing on a subject
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
CONT.AF
PICT.ADJ
Setting color effects for the recorded pictures
Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures
COL.EFFECT
Select Picture Capture and then press q
Connecting images to create a motion picture file
Flip Anim
Press e/r to select Flip ANIM. and then press q
Clock SET
Setting the date, time and display
Select Frame Rate and then press q
Press e/r to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET
3Press the joystick to close the menu
Using the Play mode menu
Press q
There are 3 menu screens 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3
By pressing the r, the Slide Show stops
Slide Show
Press e/r to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET
Press e to select Start and then press MENU/SET
Setting your favorite pictures
Favorite
Press r to select on and then press MENU/SET
Canceling all favorites
Press w/q to select the picture then press e
MENU/SET
Example When rotating clockwise a
Press w/q to select the picture and then press r
Rotate Picture is rotated manually
Single setting
Multi setting
Dpof Print
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture
100
Press e to select YES and then
Protect
Press r to stop recording
Multi setting/To cancel all settings
101
Audio DUB
Press w/q to select the size and then press r
102
Resize
Press e/r to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
103
Trimming
Press the shutter button
Press w/q to select a picture and then press r
104
Aspect Conv
Press e/r to select or h and then press Menu
105
Copy
Copying the picture data
106
Format
Initializing the built-in memory or a card
107
Connecting to a PC
108
Folder Composition
Conditions under which a different folder number is used
109
To connect
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
Turn on the camera and the printer Set the mode dial to
110
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing Press e
111
Press w/q to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
Press e to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Layout
Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance
112
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
Letter
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
113
Card Size
Playing back pictures with the supplied cable
Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen
114
Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on
Screen Display
115
Recording
Age display P69
116
Audio playback P80
Picture In Motion picture mode P80 Flip animation P92
117
Motion picture recording time P80
Optimal Use of the Camera
118
Dispose of an unusable battery
119
Charger
Remove Lens CAP and Press q
Cancel the card lock. P18
Message Display
120
Please Check the Card Data reading error
Please Check the Card Data writing error
121
122
Troubleshooting
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Number of recordable pictures and available recording time
128
Number of recordable pictures
129
130
169L 169H
Available recording time In Motion picture mode
131
30fps 10fps 15fps
132
Specifications
133
134
135
Digital Camera Accessory System
For USA Customers
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price
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137
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
138
139
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
140
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Centralized Factory Servicenter
Service in Puerto Rico
141
Index
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
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