LUMIX FUNCTIONS 1
Innovative LUMIX Technologies
Intelligent Auto Mode (Photo)
Press a button or turn a dial to select iA mode, and your LUMIX camera automatically activates a host of advanced functions and
technologies – described below – that make it easy to capture beautiful, clear shots.
MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
Built-in gyrosensors detect even slight camera movement caused by hand-shake. The system then compensates for the shake so you get clear, sharp photos.
Intelligent ISO Control
This system detects if the subject is moving as you shoot, and automatically adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly to help prevent motion blur.
Face Detection AF/AE
This function determines if there are any faces in the photo and adjusts the focus and
exposure to capture them correctly. When you
take shots with the flash, digital processing minimizes the red-eye effect.* *Except LS85.
Face Recognition
Face Recognition "remembers" faces that have
been registered in the camera from previous shots, and optimizes the focus and exposure
to capture them perfectly. This clever function
makes it easy to get beautiful photos of loved ones in a group of people. *Turn Face Recognition
item ON and resister the person with full-face portrait on the shooting menu in advance. Refer to back page for detail.
Intelligent Scene Selector
This function automatically sets the camera to whichever of five scene modes – Portrait, Night Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery or Macro – is best for the situation.
Intelligent Exposure
The camera corrects the brightness in parts of the image that are too dark due to insufficient lighting, backlighting or use of the flash.
AF Tracking
Once you focus on your subject, AF Tracking automatically and continuously tracks it and keeps it in focus.
Focusing Functions
A Choice of Auto Focus Modes
Choose the auto focus mode that best suits the situation. In addition to Face Detection AF and AF Tracking, you can choose from 1-area, 1-area high-speed, Spot, and Multi.
Selectable AF Area
While using 1-area, 1-area high-speed, Spot, or Multi-area AF mode, you can specify the area out of 11 AF areas. You can thereby enjoy free framing even with the subject not at the center. Some models let you set the AF area to any location within the frame.
AF Assist Lamp
For use in dim lighting, this lamp slightly illuminates the subject to help the AF system focus correctly.
Quick AF
When the camera detects that you have assumed a shooting stance, it automatically begins focusing. This system gets you ready to catch critical shots faster than systems that don't begin focusing until you press the shutter button halfway.
| | Ready to shoot | | Press the shutter button halfway |
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Normal | | | | Begins focusing | | Press the |
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Quick AF | | | | | | Press the | | |
| Begins focusing | | | | | |
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Continuous AF
The camera is always focusing, which reduces AF delays.
Manual Focus
You can manually focus with the joystick. And you can also use the assist function, which enlarges the center of the image to make focusing easier. The focusing area can be enlarged up to 4x and is movable.
Basic Functions
Light Metering
The light can be measured in three ways as a guideline for exposure: Intelligent Multiple, Center Weighted, or Spot. Simply switch the metering method to match the shooting scene or your shooting intent.
White Balance Settings
Choose from six preset white balance settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Flash, Halogen, and White Set. This is handy when there are several different light sources and it's difficult to get the exact coloration you want.
*White balance setting menu varies by model. For details, please see the specifications on pages 34 to 38.
White Balance Adjustment
When it's difficult to get the exact coloring you want, you can add bluish or reddish tones in +/-10 steps of 150 kelvins each*. Some models let you make adjustments on both the red/blue axis and the magenta/green axis in +/- 9 steps.
*In Auto mode the white balance is determined automatically and cannot be adjusted.
ISO Sensitivity Settings
You can choose the light-receiving sensitivity from Auto, I.ISO, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, or 3200*.
ISO Limit Set
When using ISO Auto mode, you can preset exactly the upper ISO limit that you want. This lets you shoot within the sensitivity range that you have set, to reflect your intentions in particular shooting situations.
Auto Bracketing
This shoots three shots at slightly graduated exposures (+/- 1/3 - 1 EV step). Pick the best of the three to keep.
Advanced Shooting Functions
Wide-Angle Shooting
A wide-angle lens captures a wider photo area than a standard 35mm lens.
This is a big advantage when you're trying to capture the grandeur of a sweeping landscape or massive building, or when you're in a small room trying to take a group photo.
Extra Optical Zoom
This function provides additional magnification, extending the zoom power by using the center part of the CCD. When compared with conventional digital zoom functions that directly enlarge the image data, it provides better image quality.
Easy Zoom Button
Press this button once and the zoom lens instantly extends to full telescopic. Press it twice and the Extra Optical Zoom also activates and extends to full telescopic. With this quick zooming, you're ready in an instant when a great opportunity arises.
Flash Synchro
You can use the flash function with 1st curtain and 2nd curtain synchro settings to add an effective nuance according to the scene. The 2nd curtain synchro activates the flash just before the shutter closes, making it appear that the light source is actually behind the subject.
Select Among 3 Aspect Ratios
In addition to the conventional 4:3 image format, you can select the 16:9 or 3:2 format to suit the shot you're composing. 16:9 images are perfect for viewing on a wide-screen TV.
*When using a plasma display to show 16:9 images recorded on an SD Memory Card, the images may not fill the entire screen.
Multi Aspect Mode
The camera takes pictures in each of the three aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, 16:9) in one go. And you can reproduce images shot with the lens set from wide end to tele end in any of three aspect ratios.
MEGA BURST Consecutive Shooting
The camera lets you snap off consecutive shots at up to 3 frames per second* with full resolution.
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting
The Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function lets you keep on shooting until the memory card is full. You can take a series of shots, then choose the one you like best and delete the rest.
Multiple Exposure
You can take up to three exposures in a single frame. You can also apply automatic gain compensation according to your requirements.
Film Mode
Much like changing the film type in a film camera, you can enjoy a wide range of expression based on six color modes and three monochromatic modes.
Color Mode / Color Effect Mode
Choose from five or seven preset Color Mode settings: Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia, Natural*, Standard*, and Vivid*. In some models, the bracketing function can provide three types of image.
Black & White | Sepia | Natural | Vivid |
Picture Adjustment
Choose from four picture adjustment settings: Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation and Noise Reduction. Each setting can be individually set to Low, Standard or High.
RAW Format Compatiblility
You can record original image data directly from the CCD without any image processing. Using SILKYPIX® Developer Studio software utility, you can develop RAW data to create an image with the effect you wanted when you took the shot.
*The "PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer-" and ArcSoft® "MediaImpression™" software utilities included in the CD-ROM are designed just to convert RAW files into JPEG images.
