Operating Instructions
Information for Your
Safety
DMC-LX2
FCC Note U.S. only
If you see this symbol
When not using the camera for a long period of time
About Condensation When the lens is fogged up
About the Lens
About cards that can be used in this Unit
About The Mode dial
Contents
Menu Settings
Connecting to other equipment
Others
Battery Pack CGA-S005A
Standard Accessories
Text, it is indicated as Battery
Text, it is indicated as Charger
Names of the Components
18 19 2728
Insert the battery and the card. P15
Charge the battery. P13
Quick Guide
Turn the camera on to take pictures
Detach the battery after charging is complete
Charging the Battery with the Charger
About the Battery charging/number of recordable pictures
Slide the lock a to remove the battery
Inserting/Removing the Battery
Insert
Remove
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
Pass the strap through the hole at the Strap Eyelet
Attaching the Lens Cap/Strap
Lens Cap supplied
Strap supplied
Changing the clock setting
Setting Date/Time Clock Set
Initial setting
Press MENU/SET Press e/r/w/q to select the date and time
Press r to select the Setup menu icon and then press q
Setup Menu
Press MENU/SET and then press w
Press e/r to select the menu item
World Time
Menu Functions
Guide Line
Pattern
XMF Assist
Economy
2NO.RESET
9VOLUME
Reset
6BEEP
TV Aspect
Language
SET
Take a picture
Taking Pictures
Focus range Wide Tele
Press the shutter button fully to take the picture
Example of Program shift
Program shift
Direction detection function
Tips for taking good pictures
Focusing
Preventing jitter camera shake
Exposure
Basic menu settings
Taking Pictures in Auto Mode
Settings in Auto mode
Other Settings in Auto mode
Video OUT TV Aspect
You cannot set the following items in the Auto mode
When the setting for picture size is 10M 10M
Using the Optical Zoom
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Indicated zoom magnification is an approximation
Resolution and maximum zoom
Using the Extended Optical Zoom EZ
Pixels
EZ/ 2 M EZ
Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom
Press r REV
Checking the Recorded Picture Review
Rotate the zoom lever towards 3 T to enlarge the picture
Press e/r/w/q to move the position
Press w/q to select the picture
Playing Back Pictures
Select the picture with w/q
Deleting Pictures
Press a Press e to select YES and then press MENU/SET
To delete a single picture
Only when selecting Multi Delete
Screen when selecting Multi Delete
Press w/q to select the picture and then press r to set
Playback mode P36
Recording mode P26
About the LCD Monitor
Changing the information displayed
About guide line display
When is selected
Highlight display
No highlight display
Brightening the LCD Monitor Power LCD/High angle mode
Example of histogram
Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed *Histogram
Power LCD High Angle
Power LCD
Canceling High angle mode or Power LCD mode
High Angle
Press e/r or q to switch the flash setting
Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash
To close the flash Press the flash until it clicks
You can also press the shutter button halfway to finish
Available flash settings by recording mode
Flash setting Auto
Forced on
Forced OFF
Available flash range to take pictures
Shutter speed for each flash mode Flash mode Sec
Available flash range
Night Scenery P64
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
Over exposed
Compensating the Exposure
Properly Exposed
Under exposed Joystick operations
Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
MODE1
Optical Image Stabilizer Stabilizer
MODE2
Demonstration of the optical image
Taking Pictures using Burst Mode
OFF No display canceled High speed Low speed Unlimited
Number of pictures recorded in burst mode
Advanced
Move the joystick towards e/r to set the aperture value
Aperture-priority AE Shutter-priority AE
Move the joystick towards e/r to set the shutter speed
Aperture value Increase r Decrease
Manual exposure
Taking pictures by setting the exposure manually
Take the picture
Press the shutter button halfway
Aperture Value and Shutter Speed Shutter-priority AE
Aperture Value
Manual exposure
AF Auto focus AFw AF Macro mode MF Manual focus
Slide the focus switch to MF
Taking Pictures with Manual Focus
Move the joystick e/r to 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
AF/AE Lock AF Auto focus/AE Auto exposure
Setting the items to lock
Press MENU/SET Press e/r to select AF/AE Lock and press q
Press e/r to select the item and press MENU/SET
Press e/r to select the scene mode
Scene mode
Press r at a to switch to the next menu screen
About menu operations using Joystick
Technique for Soft skin mode
Mode more effective
To make this mode more effective
Technique for Sports mode
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
Recording audio
Technique for Beach mode
Take a picture
Use the flash
Turn the camera off when taking off or landing
Technique for Aerial photo mode
Please SET the Birthday
Age display setting
Date and then press q
Press e/r to select Travel
Press r to select SET and then
Press e/r/w/q to select the date
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
Rotate the zoom lever towards To display multiple screens
Displaying Multiple Screens Multi Playback
Press e/r/w/q to select a picture
Examples of 25 screens
Press e/r/w/q to select a picture Then press MENU/SET
Press e/r/w/q to select the date to be played back
Calendar is displayed monthly
Select the date Select the month
Using the Playback Zoom
To stop using the playback zoom
To delete a picture during Playback zoom
Motion pictures
Playing Back Pictures with Audio/Motion pictures
To pause
Pictures with audio
About menu operations using the joystick
Using the REC mode menu
Press MENU/SET Press e/r to select the menu item
There are 4 menu screens 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4
Using the Quick setting
Keep pressing the joystick when recording
Adjusting the hue for a more natural picture
Balance
Auto White Balance
Setting the white balance manually White set
On the center of the screen turns white
Then press MENU/SET
Press e/r/w/q to adjust the white balance finely
WB Adjust
Finely Adjusting the White Balance
Setting the light sensitivity
ISO sensitivity Setting contents
125 ISO800
30 ISO200
Number of pixels
PICT.SIZE/QUALITY
3168×2376 pixels
Quality
Audio REC
Audio DUB Resize Trimming
Recording still pictures with audio
AF Mode
Metering Mode
Setting the focus method
Deciding the method to measure brightness
Spot-focusing
This is fixed to 1-area-focusing in Auto mode
About AF area selection
Focusing in low light conditions becomes easier
Continuously focusing on a subject
CONT.AF
AF Assist Lamp
Adjusting the picture quality for the recorded pictures
Setting color effects for the recorded pictures
COL.EFFECT
PICT.ADJ
Flip Anim
Connecting images to create a motion picture file
Press e/r to select Flip ANIM. and then press q
Select Picture Capture and then press q
Select Frame Rate and then press q
Setting the date, time and display
Press e/r to select 5fps or 10fps and then press MENU/ SET
Clock SET
Press q
Using the Play mode menu
There are 3 menu screens 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3
3Press the joystick to close the menu
Press e/r to select ALL or and then press MENU/SET
Slide Show
Press e to select Start and then press MENU/SET
By pressing the r, the Slide Show stops
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
Press e to select YES and then
100
Protect
Preventing Accidental Erasure of the Picture
101
Multi setting/To cancel all settings
Audio DUB
Press r to stop recording
Resize
102
Press e/r to select YES or no and then press MENU/SET
Press w/q to select the size and then press r
103
Trimming
Press the shutter button
Aspect Conv
104
Press e/r to select or h and then press Menu
Press w/q to select a picture and then press r
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
Turn on the camera and the printer Set the mode dial to
Connecting to a PictBridge-compliant Printer
110
To connect
Press w/q to select the picture and then press MENU/SET
111
Press e to select Print Start and then press MENU/SET
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing Press e
112
Setting the date printing with the Dpof print in advance
Disconnect the USB connection cable after printing
Layout
113
When printing different pictures on 1 sheet of paper
Card Size
Letter
114
Playing Back Pictures with a TV Screen
Turn the TV on and select external input Turn the camera on
Playing back pictures with the supplied cable
Screen Display
115
Recording
Age display P69
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117
Picture In Motion picture mode P80 Flip animation P92
Motion picture recording time P80
Audio playback P80
Optimal Use of the Camera
118
Dispose of an unusable battery
119
Charger
Message Display
Cancel the card lock. P18
120
Remove Lens CAP and Press q
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
131
Available recording time In Motion picture mode
30fps 10fps 15fps
169L 169H
132
Specifications
133
134
135
Digital Camera Accessory System
Accessory # Description Price Each Quantity Total Price
Digital Camera Accessory Order Form
136
For USA Customers
137
Request for Service Notice For USA Only
Limited Warranty For USA Only
Limited Warranty Coverage
138
139
Carry-In or Mail-In Service
Centralized Factory Servicenter
Customer Services Directory For USA Only
Service in Puerto Rico
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Index
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Spanish Quick Use Guide/Guía rápida en español
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc
One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ
Panasonic Canada Inc
Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2T3