Menu Settings

Press [MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P81)

[WB ADJUST.]

LFinely Adjusting the White Balance

When you cannot acquire the desired hue by setting the white balance, you can finely adjust the white balance.

1Press e/r/w/q to adjust the white balance finely.

WB ADJUST.

AUTO

ADJUST.

SET MENU

w : A (amber: orange tint)

q: B (blue: bluish)

e : G+ (green: greenish)

r : M- (magenta: reddish)

When white balance is finely adjusted in A (amber) or B (blue) direction, the white balance icon displayed on the LCD Monitor turns to the finely adjusted color.

When white balance is finely adjusted in G+ (green) or M- (magenta)

direction, [+] (e.g.: ) or [-] (e.g.: ) is added to the white balance icon displayed on the LCD Monitor.

When you do not adjust white balance finely, select the central point.

2 Press [MENU/SET] twice to close the menu.

You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish.

You can set the value independently for each of the modes in white balance.

The setting on the fine adjustment of the white balance is reflected to the picture when taking a picture with the flash.

The white balance fine adjustment setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.

When you change white balance setting in set mode [], fine adjustment levels for [}] and [~] return to the standard (central point).

When the color effect is set to any of [COOL], [WARM], [B/W] or [SEPIA] (P91), you cannot finely adjust the white balance.

You can also use the joystick for these operations.

J[SENSITIVITY]

Setting the light sensitivity

ISO sensitivity represents the sensitivity of the image sensor to light. If you set the ISO sensitivity higher, the camera becomes more suitable for recording in dark places.

ISO sensitivity

100

 

 

1600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use in bright

 

 

Not

places

Suitable

suitable

(e.g. outdoors)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use in dark

Not

Suitable

places

suitable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed

Slow

Fast

 

 

 

 

 

Noise

Less

Increased

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-LX2 WB Adjust, Press e/r/w/q to adjust the white balance finely, Sensitivity, Setting the light sensitivity