Panasonic DMC-LX2 Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually, Manual exposure

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Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually

O Manual exposure 3 Take the picture.

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

1Move the joystick towards e/r/w/ q to set the aperture value and the shutter speed.

ISO100

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AB

•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.

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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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.

•Refer to P55 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] (P43)

–[AUTO] or [ ISO ] in ISO sensitivity (P84) (When the recording mode is switched to Manual exposure, the ISO sensitivity is automatically set to [ISO100] even

though it was set to [AUTO] or [ ISO ] beforehand.)

–Compensating the Exposure (P48)

•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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